The Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) was created on February 6, 2006 through the merger of Social Development Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. HRSDC includes the Service Canada initiative. The Government of Canada announced the creation of Service Canada in its February 2005 Budget as the focal point for Canadians to receive all of their government programs and services. The implementation of Service Canada will take place over a three-year period. The HRSDC Info Source chapter has been divided into two sections: Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Service Canada to reflect this new structure.