The Canada Public Service Agency (CPSA), formerly the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada (PSHRMAC) was created on December 12, 2003, to ensure that the government's agenda for renewal of human resources management throughout the public service was carried out. Following ministerial approval, effective May 1, 2007, PSHRMAC adopted a new applied organization title–Canada Public Service Agency (CPSA)–which serves to identify the goal of its work more simply and helps strengthen clients' recognition of the Agency.