Office of the Auditor General of CanadaOAG reports published in the past are available through Publications.gc.ca.
2004 March Report of the Auditor General of Canada Exhibit 7.10—Recent management initiatives
2004 March Report of the Auditor General of Canada
Exhibit 7.10—Recent management initiatives
Initiatives under Results for Canadians: A Management Framework for the Government of Canada (2000)
- Citizen-Centred Service Delivery. To improve Canadians' access to a wide range of government services and citizen satisfaction with the quality of those services.
- Government of Canada On-Line. To be the government most connected to its citizens and, using information and communications technologies, to provide Canadians with direct, on-line access to its information and services in both official languages.
- Modern Comptrollership. To strengthen government-wide policies and processes through more effective decision making, greater accountability, a mature approach to risk management, results-based control systems, and shared values and ethics.
- Improved Reporting to Parliament. To consult with parliamentarians on tailoring information to better meet their needs, improve channels of access and timeliness, and strengthen financial accountability by linking costs to results.
- Program Integrity. To identify critical risks to the existing program base for the Treasury Board and Cabinet and recommend strategies that will help departments ensure their continued achievement of results.
- Developing an Exemplary Workplace. Fostering public service adherence to values such as integrity, transparency, respect for diversity, and recognition of both official languages.
Other initiatives
- Human Resources Modernization. To update several critical components of the public service human resources management system (staffing, accountability, labour-management relations, and development).
- Integrated Risk Management Framework. To enable employees and organizations to better understand the nature of risk and to manage it more systematically.
- Adoption of full accrual accounting, and study of accrual-based budgeting and appropriations. To provide a more comprehensive accounting of the government's assets and liabilities, present a more transparent picture of its financial position, and enhance accountability, the management of liabilities, and the stewardship of assets.
- Policy and Reporting Review Project. To reduce the number and enhance the relevance of policy instruments and reports.
- Revised Policy on the Management of Government Information. To ensure that information under the control of the Government of Canada is managed effectively and efficiently throughout its life cycle.
- Management Accountability Framework. To reinforce sound management in the public service by providing public service managers with a comprehensive and integrated model for management and for management improvement.
- Values and Ethics Code for the Public Service. To guide and support public servants in all their professional activities, to maintain and enhance public confidence in the integrity of the public service, and to strengthen respect for, and appreciation of, the role played by the public service within Canadian democracy.
Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and related publications, Report on Plans and Priorities, 2001–02