Access to Information Review Task Force
Description: Information relating to the work and administration of the Task Force, including the Terms of Reference of the Task Force.
Note: This information holding will be integrated under the Program Record Number TBS CIO145.
Topics: Act - Administration; Committees - Assistant Deputy Minister Advisory Committee, External Advisory Committee; Communications - Briefing Notes, House Cards, Media Coverage, Press Releases, Speeches; Consultations - Departmental, Private Enterprises, Provincial Governments, Public; Correspondence - Incoming, Outgoing, Reports and Recommendations; Research; Submissions - Acknowledgements, Relating to the Act; Terms of Reference; Other Jurisdictions - Countries, Provinces; Questions and Answers; Much of this information is available on the Task Force web site at www.atirtf-geai.gc.ca.
Program Record Number: TBS CIOB 001

Chief Information Officer Branch

Alignment and Stewardship (A & S) (Formerly Part of IT/IM Stewardship Division)
Description: Information on the Alignment and Stewardship Division (A & S) that provides direction on the sound management of Government of Canada IT/IM assets and expenditures, and ensures the alignment of departmental IT/IM enabled projects and programs with TBS policies and government - wide priorities.
Topics: IT/IM Stewardship; IT/IM Assets-Asset Management Systems, Asset Overview, Financial Assets; Stewardship strategies, initiatives and projects (SSIP)-General, Capability maturity model (CMM), Enhanced management framework (EMF), Support to Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) activities-General, Active Monitoring, Departmental Assessments, Departmental Management Assessment, Departmental project and initiatives. Long term Capital Plans, Memorandum to Cabinet Briefing notes, portfolio teams, program integrity, TBS policies, TBS Submissions, Outcome Management.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 080

Business and Service Strategies Division (Formerly Policy and Service Transformation Sector and Service Transformation Division)
Description: Information on the Business and Services Strategies Division that is responsible for the Government of Canada (GC) Service Policy framework for internal and external services and their delivery, setting government-wide direction for and coordinating external service transformation activities, and citizen-centered research and analysis.
Topics: PST contracts, division administration, framework and strategy, governance, liaison, core departments and agencies, international, non-core departments and agencies, program/project management, GOL material prior to move to PWGSC, Research and Analysis, communication, environmental monitoring and research, Service Strategy, Service Delivery-general, improvement general, facilitation; Service Transformation Business and Service Strategies-general, Service Strategy, Service delivery-general, improvement-general, facilitation; service transformation, service policy.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 063

Chief Information Officer
Description: Information related to the mandate and functions of the office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) of the Government of Canada.
Topics: Chief Information Officer (CIO)- auditor general report, briefing notes, committees-change management, communications, conferences, meetings, seminars-bilateral, staff meetings, liaison-corporations, companies, firms, group, departments and agencies; organization; plans and programs, presentations-decks, resource centre; Year2000 (Y2K)-departments and agencies; Outcome management; framework and strategy, governance, liaison, international. Obsolete Primaries: Post Y2K-Post Implementation Assessment Reports, departmental readiness group (DRG) project completion, government online (GOL), planning presentations, reports, and Y2K expenditures. Y2K learning models; Year 2000 (Y2K)-departments and agencies; Policy and service transformation (PST)-framework and strategy, governance, liaison-core departments and agencies, international; CPR-communication-general, departmental (internal), international and domestic delegations, media lines, question period cards (QP cards) and questions and answers (Q & A's), public products; internet-general, intranet, procedures, public service, reports and statistics, strategic plans, world-wide web (WWW).
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 040

Enterprise Architecture and Standards Division (Formerly Architecture, Standards, and Engineering Division)
Description: Information on the Enterprise Architecture and Standards Division (EASD) that provides Government of Canada leadership in architectural design of GC programs, policies and services through a coherent collection of policies, standards, guidelines, frameworks, reference models and support service to ensure the goals of interoperability and common infrastructure.
Topics: EASD-business plan, CIO tracking, committees and meetings- communications, funding, governance, policies, forums-international, national, liaison-government on-line (GOL), stewardship, status reports, research; Ad Hoc Material, Program Management-General, Architecture Review Board, Core Architecture Team, GOC architectural framework, GOC Standards Framework, architectural review Procedures, S11 requirement process, standards review Procedures, TRA (Threat and Risk Assessment) Procedures, Architecture and Standards Assessment, Architecture and Standards Monitoring; Enterprise Modelling; System Modelling; TBITS; ITS Standards; Architecture-Accessibility, Authentication, Business, Identity Management Information, IT Communications, Operations, Security, Services; architecture Pilots; Common Look and Feel (CLF) Architectural Requirements; Open Source Software (OSS); COMPASS; Government Services Reference Model; Secure Message Handling Systems (SMHS); Federated Architecture Program; Application Domain Team; Directories Domain Team; e-Forms Domain Team; Messaging Domain Team; Network Domain Tem; Security Domain Team; PSEPC interoperability project, IT security secretariat; Business Transformation Engagement Program (BTEP)-General, Planning, Provisioning Services Evaluation, Services Commissioning/Change/Decommissioning, Historical; BTEP Program Service Delivery-General, Business Problem Assessment, Transformation Business Case Determination, Vision, Strategic Design Alignment Demonstration, Strategies Formulation, GC Business Design, Transformation Implementation Planning, Service Provisioning Delivery (SPD)-general Service Case Management, Service Environment, Service Configuration, Service Evaluation, Service Planning.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 002

Information Management Strategies Division (IMSD) (Formerly Information Management Division)
Description: Information on the Information Management Strategies Division (IMSD) including management of information in the Government of Canada the Management of Government Information (MGI) policy and associated standards, guidelines; principles, best practices, governance, and accountability structures. IMSD leads the development of the Government of Canada IM Program to ensure information interoperability in the design of programs and services and maintains an inventory of GC IM initiatives.
Topics: IM strategies and plans services (IMSD)-general, IM community outreach and communications service, MGI policy implementation and compliance support services metadata service, IM program strategic business design service, Framework for the management of information service; Information Policy Division general, corporate information management; records management.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 005

Information, Privacy and Security Policy Division (IPSPD)
Description: Information on the Information, Privacy and Security Policy Division (IPSPD), that administers information, privacy, security, identity management, accessibility, and proactive disclosure policies on behalf of the President of the Treasury Board, ensuring consistent application of policies, and providing ongoing advice and interpretation to institutions. The IPSPD is also responsible for providing interpretation and support of the Common Look and Feel Standards to departments; and the annual update to the Info Source publications.
Topics: ISPD Committees: Communications-Internal, External; Database Management; Plans and Priorities; identity management Projects-TBS Policy Suite Review; Web Site-Access to information and privacy policy, common look and feel, proactive disclosure, security policy; Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP); Acts and Legislation-US Patriot; Federal court cases; Access to Information (ATI) administrative reform (20002002)-government response, Institutional annual and statistical reports; Legislative reform-ATIA section 67.1, Privacy Act; Access to Information 2004 Legislative reform-crown corporations; Advice and Guidance-external, internal; ATIP- Committees-general, ADM Privacy Committee, Internet advisory committee (IAC) Internet forum; Senior ATIP Coordinators Committee (SACC); ATIP Community Development-General, Annual Conference, Awards, Community Meetings, HR Renewal, Training and Development-calendar and notices, institution specific training, lunch and learn sessions, workshops; ATIP-Complaints; ATIP-Cooperation and Liaison-international, federal institutions, specific departments; ATIP-Electronic Management Systems-General, Coordination of Access to Information Requests System (CAIRS); ATIP-Info Source Publications-General, Institutional Chapter Submissions, Sources of Federal Government Information, Sources of Federal Employee Information, Directory of Federal Government Enquiry Points, Access to Information Act and Privacy Bulletin; Program records; ATIP-Personal Information Bank (PIB); ATIP-Policy Development-Access to Information , Common look and feel-general, internet, intranet/ extranet, information management, Privacy; Privacy impact assessment (PIA), Proactive disclosure; ATIP-Projects- Info Source Publications Review, consultations, interdepartmental review committee; Social insurance numbers (SIN) and Data Matching; ATIP-general, briefings, and presentations, bulletins, contracts, evaluation, institutions, printing, production and distribution, provinces and other countries, reports; ATIP-Access-general, issues and legislation, register; ATIP-privacy-general, index, issues and legislation; Security-general, business resumption planning (BRP), Implementation, other countries, Personnel screening-personnel policy branch (PPB), Policy-general, comprehensive; Security-Acts and Legislation-General, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Act-section 29 amendments, Human Rights Act, Security of Information Act (SOIA), Security-Advice and Guidance-External, Internal; Security-Committees-General, Federal Association of security officials, Government Security Policy Steering Committees, Information Technology Standard Committee (ITSC), Advisory committee on physical security (ACOPS); Security-Community development-general, annual conference , departmental security officer (DSO) meetings, security awareness week; Security-co-operation and liaison-federal government institutions, international-general, North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO) Security-Information technology (IT) security-general, public key infrastructure, secure channel; Security -Monitoring and evaluation-general, departmental security office visitations, institutional audits, security audit and self assessment guidelines, security impact analysis studies; Security-Policy and Standards Development-General, Government Security Policy (GSP) 1994; Government Security Policy (GSP) (2002); Security Program/ Governance, Sharing of information and other assets, security outside of Canada, contracting, security training, awareness and briefings, identification of assets, security risk management, access limitations, security screening, protection of employees, physical security, information technology, security in emergency and increased threat situations, business continuity planning, investigation of security incidents, sanctions, notification, glossary of terms, agreements, Security-Research and development, Security incidents, training and development.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 030

Internal Services Modernization Program (ISMP) (Formerly part of IT/IM Stewardship Division)
Description: Information on the Internal Services Modernization Program (ISMP) that provides policy direction to streamline and standardize business processes, practices, systems, and services to improve the delivery of internal-to government services.
Topics: Shared services; Shared Systems (SS)-General, Administrative systems steering committee (ASSC), Liaisons, Shared system policy, Comptrollership shared system domain; HR shared system domain, IM shared system domain, Shared systems strategy; Horizontal Review, Internal Services Modernization Program (ISMP), IT Shared Services, Corporate and Administrative Shared Services.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 777

Strategic Planning and Coordination Division
Description: Information on the Strategic Planning and Coordination Division, which coordinates and supports the work of CIOB interdepartmental committees, CIOB strategic and operational planning exercises, events and liaison services supports the government-wide use of Official Languages in the area of information management and technology, CIOB web content management, and administers the CIOB budget, human resources, and accommodations requirements.
Topics: Strategic planning and coordination (SPC)-committees-General, Advisory committee for information management (ACIM) architecture review board (ARB), Chief Information Officer Council (CIOC), Electronic service delivery committee (ESDC), GOL Human Resources, GOL Leads, Heads of IT for small departments and agencies, Information Management and Policies Committee (IMPC), Public service chief information officer council (PSCIOC), public sector service delivery council (PSSDC), Service and Information Management/Information Technology Management Board (SIMB), Service Transformation Committee (STC), TBSAC Information Management Sub-Committee (TIMS); Conferences, Meetings, Symposia Government-on-line (GOL), Symposia-association of public sector information professionals (DPI),heads of IT Conference, Lac Carling, On-Line Executive Summit, Technology in Government Week (GTEC); Strategic Planning-General, CIOB Business Plans, CIOB Decision Tracking Tool (CDTT), Procedures and Backgrounders, Reports and Statistics; Access to information and privacy, associations, clubs, societies, correspondence management, forms management, information management, library services, mail and messenger services, security, translation services, visits and tours, budget Human Resources Management.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 175

Technology Strategies (TS) (Formerly Part of IM/IT Stewardship Division)
Description: Information on Government of Canada Technology Strategies (TS) that is responsible for the government of Canada Management of IT Policy and associated application strategies; directives, guidelines, and tools. TS conducts government-wide performance measurement and reporting of GC IT services and expenditures.
Topics: Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL), ISS Major Investment Oversight, Office automation (OA) strategy, Strategic management opportunities; Application Architecture, Technology Architecture, Management of IT.
Program Record Number: TBS CIO 424

Climate Change Review and Sustainable Development Sector
Description: The Climate Change Review and Sustainable Development Sector supports the review of climate change programs as well as sustainable development strategies.
Topics: Climate Change Review and sustainable development sector-general; Climate Change Science, Horizontal Policy, Impacts and Adaptation, International, Mitigation, Public education and outreach, technology and innovation, sustainable development-general.
Program Record Number: TBS CCRSD 001

Corporate Administrative Shared Services Initiative
Description: The Corporate Administrative Shared Services (CASS) initiative was established to explore the feasibility of adopting a shared services approach to deliver internal corporate and administrative functions-including human resources, finance and materiel management, as well as the information systems and services that support these activities-across multiple government departments and agencies.
Topics: Corporate Administration Shared Services Initiatives-Committees and Working groups, Organization, Plans and programs, Projects, Reports, Research; Finance-Committees and Working groups, Organization, Plans and programs, Projects, Reports, Research; Human Resources-Committees and Working groups, Organization, plans and programs, Projects, Reports, Research; Integration-Committees and Working Groups, Organization, Plans and programs, Projects, Reports, Research; Information, Services and Technology-Committees and Working groups, Organization, Plans and programs, Projects Reports, Research; Material Management-Committees and Working groups, Organization, Plans and programs, Projects, Reports, Research.
Program Record Number: TBS CASS 001

Office of the Comptroller General
Description: Responsible for co-ordinating organizational and administrative requirements for the Office of the Comptroller General.
Topics: General information relating to Office of the Comptroller General. Committees, boards, panels conferences, symposia, meetings and task forces - Treasury Board administrative coordinators committee (TBACC), federal budget input strategic and business planning, performance measurement, performance reporting; Forward planning calendar; Liaison - departments agencies, other countries; Organization; Parliamentary matters. Presentations; Reviews audits Strategic planning (key activities); General information generated by the former Office of the Comptroller General; Auditor general - study of procedures in cost effectiveness (SPICE); Committees; Conferences, meetings and seminars; Parliamentary matters.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 665

Financial Information Strategy (FIS) (Prior to April 2002)
Description: FIS is a long-term, major project consisting of a series of phased initiatives to address the management and provision of corporate financial information. FIS will implement a new model of accounting in government.
Topics: General information relating to Financial information strategy; Associations and organizations; Conferences- committees- councils- meetings- symposia; Departments, agencies and crown corporations; Reports and plans; Training and development; Functional requirements; Working groups; Systems; Consultants; OCG/FIS and SSC/FIS Projects.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 040

Capacity Building and Community: (Formerly Financial Management Community Development)
Description: Provides strategic direction and co-ordination of key initiatives for community development and capacity building for the Financial Management and Internal Audit communities. The Sector is broadening its services to integrate functional communities through recruitment activities, mobility, career progression, training and learning, and professional development.
Topics: Financial management and analysis sector (FMAS)-Accounting practices; Accounting and control of expenditures; Accounting and control of revenue and accounts receivable -collection of debts due to the Crown-collection methods (revenue guidelines master agreements), deletion of debts due to the crown -standing interdepartmental committee on uncollectible debts, interdepartmental settlements, standing advances; Advice and assistance; Annual Canada/US Colloquium on financial management for national governments; Circular guides and information bulletin maintenance; Claims and ex gratia payments; Classification organization and staffing-staffing and selection; Committees and meetings-branch management team; management committee meeting; Committee management; Conference planning; Conferences meetings and symposiums; Departmental performance report (DPR); External charging policy; FAA and regulations maintenance; Acts-Adjustments of Accounts Act, Financial Administration Act amendments(prior to 1985);Financial policy development and management; Grants and contributions; International colloquium on financial management for national governments; Liaison; Political donations; Real property community; Special projects management; Terrorism; Training and development; Travel; Government accounting policy-Accounting standards policies and procedures, Accrual budgeting and appropriations, chart of accounts, communications and committees; financial reporting, professional accounting associations, public accounts-capital assets, Canadian institute of chartered accountants/public sector accounting board (CICA/PSAAC), crown corporations, environmental liabilities-contaminated sites and solid waste landfills, fixed assets, revolving and working capital advances, standing committee on public accounts, superannuation, valuation of recorded assets.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 005

Financial Management and Accounting Policy Directorate (Prior to Reorganization of 2005)
Description: Provides the policy framework and advice to support modern comptrollership across the Government of Canada in the areas of financial management policies, Financial Information Strategy (FIS), government accounting policies and standards, management and collection of receivables, external charging.
Topics: Alternative service delivery; Banking; Cash management; Cheque issue security and bank losses; Comptrollership; Corporate credit cards; Cost recovery; Crown corporations - acts, legislation and regulations; Departmental bank accounts; Departmental enquiries; Guide on financial administration for departments and agencies of the Government of Canada; Improvement of management practices and controls; Increased ministerial authority and accountability (IMAA); Pay; Payables at year end (PAYE); Petty cash; Projects; Review of collective agreements; Special Operating Agencies (SOAS); Standard payment period and interest payment policies; Travel; Treasury Board manual on financial management; Treasury Board Accounting Standards (TBAS), Departmental financial statements, - senior management committee, General information on Financial management policy; Advisory services; General information on Accounts receivable- project office (ARPO)- National master standing offer; PCA's; Policy on receivables management - advisory committee, departmental consultations, financial analysis, information sharing, legal authorities, policy chapter; Practitioner's guide; Reports and studies; Voluntary Sector Project Office.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 585

Internal Audit Sector (IAS)
Description: Through a consultative process with departments, the Centre leads and supports the continuing implementation of the revised Treasury Board (TB) Policy on Internal Audit (IA), which took effect on April 1, 2001, by: providing advice to deputy heads, heads of internal audit, and internal audit practitioners on the implementation of the policy, development of departmental internal audit policies and annual audit plans, and application of professional standards; performing an active monitoring function to provide timely information to Treasury Board on significant issues of risk, control, or other problems with management practices in departments; developing human resources strategies for the internal audit community to support departments in implementing the policy; establishing frameworks to guide on-going evaluation of the effectiveness of this policy; providing assistance to departments in the performance of their internal audit functions; and providing leadership in the support and promotion of the Internal Audit function.
Topics: Internal Audit Sector- Active monitoring; Audit related ATIP issues; Audit reports summaries and internal audit report, departmental audits plans - summaries analysis, departmental liaison - visits and advice; Business case review; Certification of pension funds; Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Committees and meetings-public accounts committee (PAC); Communications plan; Community Development - classification, competency profile, demographic profile, learning strategy, liaison with departments and agencies, teaching institutions (colleges, universities, etc); Comptrollership community network; Conferences presentations workshops seminars and communications; Evaluation framework; Grants and contributions; AD/OCG internal audit manual; Liaison - companies corporations firms, departments and agencies, foreign countries, provinces and territories, societies, institutes, organizations; Office of the Auditor General; annual audit of the office of the Auditor General; Policy interpretation - exposure drafts, guides, interpretation bulletins, studies; Recruitment; Research projects; Risk based audit frameworks; Strategy plan; TBS portfolio team - liaison, reports; Transfer policy and practitioners guide; Website.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 020

Risk Management Directorate
Description: Information and interpretation of the Treasury Board's policy on risk management and the Integrated Risk Management Framework including understanding, managing and communicating risk. Stewardship and proactive leadership of Integrated Risk Management Framework implementation; strategic advice and guidance to government departments and agencies on the application of an integrated approach to risk management; assistance in building and strengthening federal risk management capacity.
Topics: General information relating to risk management; Strategic overview; Committees and councils; Risk management policy; Integrated risk management - framework development and implementation; Centre of expertise decks and presentations; TB policies and guidance; RMD initiatives projects and contracts; TBS initiatives and projects; Departments and agencies; Risk management training; Associations organizations and companies; Conferences seminars, workshops and symposiums; Countries; Provinces and territories; Management of risk - Compensation/ restoration, underwriting.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 670

Financial Systems Acceptance Authority to Directorate (FSAAD)
Description: The FSAAD seeks to support and assist the comptrollership systems community in achieving its objectives and plans, and in accomplishing specific government-wide objectives related to comptrollership systems by facilitating progress, overcoming barriers to success, and identifying and facilitating opportunities to reduce costs and improve productivity; and by influencing the strategies, plans and direction of the community. FSAAD's role is to ensure that the Office Comptroller General meets the needs and expectations of departments and agencies, and of its various partners such as Human Resources Branch and the Chief Information Officer Branch, in the evolution of shared administrative systems in the Government of Canada.
Topics: Financial systems acceptance authority directorate (FSAAD)-Clusters-AMMIS, D=CDFS (Common Departmental Financial System), Free balance, GX, IFMS (Integrated Financial Management System), Peoplesoft, SAFAG (Small Agencies Financial Action Group), SMS (Salary Management System); Committees-internal TBS and external government wide; Projects - horizontal projects - application service provider, common business number, electronic supply chain, government travel modernization, grants and contributions, interdepartmental settlements, secure channel; Integrated financial and materiel system (IFMS) program.
Program Record Number: TBS CGO 025

Corporate Priorities and Planning Sector

Comptrollership Modernization Directorate
Description: To support the Comptroller General in leading modernization by implementing the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Review Panel on Modernization of Comptrollership in the Government of Canada from the Panel; develop integrated initiative along four main elements: financial and non-financial performance information, integrated risk management, values and ethics, and appropriate control systems; provide support for modernization efforts of organizations and individuals; work with external parties to forge alliances; work with other central agencies to create meaningful incentives for excellence and remove unnecessary barriers and burdens; support committees that will provide direction and stamina to the modernization efforts including: secretariat support for Modernization's governing bodies: ADMs' Comptrollership Council (CC); Standards Advisory Board (SAB); Small Agency Modernization Council; and DGs' working group; and develop and support the new Management Accountability Framework.
Topics: Comptrollership modernization office; Action plan - reports, status of exercises, summary analysis, tools and guidance- Awards and recognition-awards Capacity assessments - reports, status of exercises, summary analysis, tools and guidance; Committees and councils; Communication - database, newsletter, website, work plan; Departmental liaison and partners; Evaluation and reporting; Funding - comfort letters, deliverable tracking, department/agency fund request, launch letter and responses, national master standing offer (NMSO) management, templates and forms, vote 10 allotments, Governance - agency heads modernization committee (AHMC), comptrollership council (CC), modernization task force (MTF), small agency modernization council, standards advisory council; committees and meetings; Key projects and initiatives; Learning; Conferences, colloquiums, symposia and seminars; Pilot phase-results statements, evaluation, lessons learned; Projects - proposals, reports, summary analysis, themes; Report on state of modern comptrollership-departmental performance reports (DPR), annual reports; Work plan; Directing and sustaining mechanisms; Initiatives; Key group/ partners in modernization; Substance - capacity (common learning priorities for the Comptrollership community); standards.
Program Record Number: TBS CPP 010

Management Accountability Framework Directorate (MAF)
Description: MAF is a vision for management excellence that supports strengthened management capabilities in departments and agencies. MAF is also an instrument of comprehensive management assessment that supports both Deputy Minister's (DM's) in the management of their departments and Treasury Board in its responsibilities for modernized oversight. In addition, MAF assessments contribute to public accountability on the state of management across government. MAF supports the vision of modern, integrated, fully effective federal organizations by providing a government-wide management standard. The MAF Directorate is responsible for the continuous improvement of the MAF, its measures, findings and application, and for its integration into the management culture. The MAF Directorate is engaged in three key commitments and broad areas of work: DM's oversight and departmental management practices are enhanced through better understanding, ownership and use of MAF; TBS' oversight is strengthened through better indicators of management performance, processes for assessing performance and capacity to analyze, interpret and apply findings; TBS' contribution to departmental and government-wide management performance is enhanced through the application of its MAF findings to decision-making by the Secretariat, Privy Council Office, Treasury Board, Cabinet and departments.
Topics: General information on MAF and management accountability; MAF indicators and ratings; MAF Maturity Model; Framework for tracking the performance of Public Service management government-wide; MAF assessment process and bilaterals; MAF Presentations; MAF analysis; MAF Communications; MAF workshops; Enhancements to MAF database; learning and training, reporting; MAF Directorate Management; Bilaterals-secretary's visits-analysis-ranking, follow-up letters, letters to DM, schedules, profiles; Assistant secretaries' visits-analysis-ranking, follow-up letters, letters to DM, Schedules, profiles; Decks, presentations, workshops, DM forum, exco, seminars, conferences, colloquiums and symposia; Expectations, indicators, development and integration; Learning, Canadian school of public service (CSPS); Results and reporting.
Program Record Number: TBS CPP 001

Policy Renewal Directorate
Description: The Policy Renewal Directorate (PRD) is responsible to establish a renewed, streamlined and consolidated Treasury Board Policy Suite. Policy frameworks provide the architecture for the renewed Policy Suite. The PRD is also responsible for coordinating all aspects of policy development within the Treasury Board (TB) Portfolio. As such it gives strategic policy advice and support to TB Portfolio policy centres, through development of tools, templates, lexicons, communications products, editing services, presentations, and learning events. The Directorate provides overall project management, planning and reporting, and serves as the secretariat to the Policy Renewal Senor Management Committee and the Policy Renewal Steering Committee. The Directorate also provides regular updates on policy renewal to TBS' Executive Committee (EXCO) and the Policy Oversight committee.
Topics: Policy Renewal Directorate-general; Committees-EXCO; Committees-Policy Oversight Committee (POC); Committees-Senior Management Committee (SMC); Committees-Steering Committee (SC); Communications and Editing; Framework-Assets and Acquired Services; Framework-Enterprise Service Delivery; Framework-Financial Management; Framework-Foundation; Framework-Information Technology Stewardship; Framework-Official languages; Framework-People; Learning Events; Lexicon, Dictionary, Definitions; Planning and Reporting; Presentations and Speeches; Research.
Program Record Number: TBS CPP 002

Strategic Planning
Description: Provides direction, co-ordination and implementation of TBS's Strategic Planning agenda and initiatives, focused on three core areas: Strategic analysis-ensuring corporate priorities, strategies and plans are developed, implemented and reported upon also overseeing the management of the annual TBS Planning and Reporting cycle; Corporate and Portfolio Coordination-facilitating an effective governance structure that supports TBS corporate decision-making and implementation of corporate priorities through support to internal, portfolio and external committees; and Learning and Knowledge Management-enhancing core learning and knowledge management effectiveness across TBS.
Topics: Strategic planning-general; TBS RPP, RBP DPR, business planning; strategic analysis corporate and portfolio coordination, Integrated Management Agenda; Committees and meetings-general, executive committee, senior management committee, policy committee, management committee; planning network, staff meetings; Strategic planning cycle; Strategic planning results framework; Briefing books to secretary/president; Conferences, meetings, seminars; Committees, EXCO, Internal audit and evaluation committee (IAEC), Management and infrastructure committee (MIC), Policy and oversight committee (POC), Portfolio committee (PC), Treasury Board strategy committee (TBSC), Service transformation advisory committee (STAC), Treasury Board sub-committee on Service Canada (TB SE); Corporate roles/ responsibilities; Departmental performance report (DPR); Environmental scanning; TBS forward agenda; Government-wide roles/responsibilities-CCMD internal services roundtable; Learning and knowledge management; Program activity architecture (PAA); Strategic planning cycle; Strategic planning/results framework; Secretariat to secretariat; TBS reports on plans and priorities (RPP).
Program Record Number: TBS CPP 275

Strategic Policy
Description: Strategic Policy provides integrated policy advice and leadership on matters of strategic importance to the President, Treasury Board, Secretary, and Associate Secretaries. It maintains a comprehensive body of knowledge on advancements, trends and pressures in public sector management. The division undertakes strategic policy development and provides advice on the over-all direction of the TBS policy agenda, ensures cohesion and integration and articulates the longer-term strategic policy agenda. Finally, the division is responsible for secretariat-wide strategic initiatives and projects.
Topics: Policy and integration; Corporate-TBS policies; Directed research-international public service reform, -Canadian public management; Engagement strategy; Forward TBS agenda; Improved reporting; Governance; Management issues; Ministerial accountability review teams; Modern management framework; Policies; Policy framework; Policy network; Policy review; Special projects; Reports and presentations; TB policy agenda.
Program Record Number: TBS CPP 595

Economic Sector
Description: Provides advice to senior management and Treasury Board Ministers on a broad range of policy and program design issues and financial and management practices. The sector is divided into three divisions; Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources; Industry, Science, Regional Development and Regulatory Issues; and Environment and Transport. The sector is also the focal point for the TBS Sustainable Development strategy.
Topics: Administration; Active monitoring; Annual Reference Level Updates (ARLU); Audit and evaluation; Business plan; Climate project office; Classification of Accounts/Allotments; Committees; Conferences, meetings and seminars; Corporate plans for crown corporations; Corporate management group; Departmental Projects; Departmental Performance Report; Estimates; Expenditure Review Committee; Expenditure management; Financial assistance; Financial Reviews; Financial management and comptrollership issues; Financial Services; Government wide initiatives - climate change, sustainable development, cities; water, biotechnology; Grants and Contributions; Learning and knowledge management; Long Term Capital Plans; Main estimates; Management Accountability Framework; Operating budgets; Organization; Plans and programs; Planning, Reporting and Accountability Structure (PRAS); Program Activity Architecture (PAA) Policy, Program Integrity; Program Review; Programs and expenditure proposals from departments and agencies; knowledge management group; Report on Plans and Priorities; Regulatory issues; Treasury Board initiatives; Revenue Retention; Studies and surveys; Supplementary Estimates; Treasury Board initiatives; Treasury Board submission coordination; Year 2000. Main estimates; Multi-year operational plans (MYOP)-spring; new expenditure management system (NEMS); Corporate management; Departmental Projects; Increased ministerial authority and accountability (IMAA).
Program Record Number: TBS ECO 001

Expenditure Management Sector (EMS)

Expenditure Analysis and Compensation Planning Division (EACPD)
Description: The Expenditure Analysis and Compensation Planning Division is responsible for carrying out research and analysis on expenditure trends to support expenditure planning, resource allocation and decision-making. The division is also responsible for research and analysis to support federal government compensation planning and collective bargaining.
Topics: Expenditure analysis and compensation planning division (EACPD)-capital analysis, classification costing, committees and councils, compensation-Canadian forces-RCMP, external surveys, pension and benefits, research development, EMIS, Compensation-Salary, compensation policy, data and statistics, employment analysis, expenditure reviews, fiscal analysis, horizontal expenditure analysis, Human resources analysis, lapse analysis, liaison-consultants, departmental data requests, embassies, internal treasury board data requests, provinces and territories; negotiations, operating budget analysis, pay equity, programs, public accounts, personnel cost analysis, special studies and other surveys, transfer payments Universal Classification Standard (UCS) analysis-5k.
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 115

Expenditure Management
Description: The Expenditure Management Sector (EMS) provides a central focus within the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) for the functions that support and strengthen the TBS's role in the government's broader expenditure management system. The work of EMS covers the entire expenditure management cycle-from expenditure analysis, forecasting and expenditure management strategies, policies and operations through to results-based budgeting, evaluation, strong integration role in planning and coordinating the expenditure management initiatives and providing a whole-of-government perspective on matters related to direct program spending and management of reserves. The sector has responsibility to develop the expenditure management information system (EMIS) to its full maturity and for implementation of the Management Resources and Results Structure Policy.
Topics: Expenditure management Sector-general, accrual budgeting, budget office, committee, communications, conferences, meetings, seminars, staff meetings, TB meetings; expenditure management system (EMS), organization, plans and priorities, procedures and guidelines, questions period (QP) cards, resources/reallocation/reporting requirements/ PRAS; expenditure management operational policy division (EMOPD)-, accrual budgeting, annual state of the A base report, coordinating committee of deputy ministers (CCDM) budget, changes to the form and content of the estimates planned spending vote/TB vote 5, communications, expenditure review committee; operating principles to guide TB and TBS, organization of economic cooperation and development (OECD), reallocation, reporting to Parliament and Canadians, reserve management, roles and responsibilities, stewardship coordination, expenditure management review (EMR)-general, communications, Departmental 2003-Fisheries and Oceans, Justice, Statistics, PWGSC; Horizontal 2003-biotechnology, Canadian Heritage Culture Capital Asset Management, common infrastructure and service delivery, public security and antiterrorism; meetings, process and planning, TB and cabinet training; Expenditure Policy Analysis and Information (EPAI) committees- coaches corner; active monitoring-cb coordination centre.
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 014

Expenditure Management Information System (EMIS)
Description: The Expenditure Management Information System (EMIS) is a government-wide information system that will align information on the federal government's policies, planned and actual expenditures and the results being achieved with those expenditures based on the MRRS Policy. EMIS will provide both the information and analytical tools to support budget planning and reporting for effective expenditure management.
Topics: Expenditure Management Information Systems (EMIS)-business services, project management office, information management and information technology, management and administration, testing and quality assurance.
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 643

Expenditure Operations and Estimates Division (EOED)
Description: Preparation of Annual Reference Level Updates; Production of Reports on Plans and Priorities, including related guidelines; main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates, Management of TB Allotments; Improve Reporting to Parliament; Review and analysis of TB Submissions and recommendations to the Treasury Board. Co-ordination of the annual Public Accounts exercise with PWGSC. Recommendations for Allocations from central government votes.
Topics: Estimates production group (EPG), committees-government operations and estimates committee, sub-committee on estimates, distribution lists and contracts expenditure management systems group (EMSG), business case, business project improvement (BPI), project plan, proof of concept (POC), software, system functionality, expenditure operations division (EOD), allotments, annual reference level update (ARLU), departmental performance reports (DPR), governor general special warrants, improved reporting to parliament (IRPP), main estimates, parliamentary committees, planning, reporting and accountability structure (PRAS), points or order, reports on plans and priorities (RPP), supplementary estimates, A,B,C,D, E, supply; TB Vote 5 - Treasury Board Government Contingencies, Treasury Board New Government initiatives, TB Vote 10 - Treasury Board New Government Initiatives, TB Vote 15-Treasury Board Collective bargaining, training, vote wording, year end and operating budget carry forward.
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 575

Expenditure Policy Division
Description: The Expenditure Policy Division focuses primarily on the development of proposals to reform the Expenditure Management System to improve resource allocation and to support the priority setting and budget processes.
Topics: Expenditure Policy Division (EPD)-accrual budgeting, expenditure management system (EMS), fall report, organization of economic cooperation and development (OECD).
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 014

Expenditure Strategies Division
Description: The Expenditure Strategies Division is responsible for providing a whole of government view of expenditure management issues through liaison within the Secretariat and across other central agencies, including, playing an internal challenge function on expenditure management issues; timely provision of accurate expenditure framework data to the annual Budget process; credible strategic and consistent advice on reserve management (including Compensation Reserve), with provision of regular and accurate status reports, and a coordinating role for central budget reallocation exercise.
Topics: Expenditure strategies division (ESD); capital; compensation and classification; employee benefits plan (EBP); Expenditure framework; expenditure management information system (EMIS), program activity architecture (PAA), expenditure management reviews, expenditure reductions, federal budget; cuts and realignment, Pressures ; Reserves (except compensation), Reprofiling; Revolving funds; statutory program, quasi-statutory; lapse analysis, price/workload and program integrity, branches and sectors, intergovernmental budget conference (august 2002), year 2000 (Y2K).
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 010

Results-Based Management Directorate
Description: The Results-Based Management Directorate is a key player in bringing the Results for Canadians agenda to ground. Government policy centre on results-based management. Provision of advice and assistance to departments and agencies on results-based management. Centre of Excellence for Evaluation providing leadership on the evaluation policy, standards and community development.
Topics: Results based management directorate collective results, Departmental results accountability/departmental performance reports; Electronic performance information access; Improved reporting to parliament; Planning and accountability structure (PRAS) and charts of key results commitments (CKRC's); President's report MFR Societal indicators; Audit evaluation and reviews; General information on Centre of Excellence for Evaluation Division (CEED), Business cases; Canadian evaluation society national capital chapter; Committees - Senior Advisory Committee; Communications; Community development, Departmental evaluation plans, Departmental evaluation reports; Evaluation community development advisory committee; Evaluation community meetings, evaluation Policy development, Financial management institute, Good practices guides, Government on line (GOL), Government Operations, , Internal audit; Internship program; Mid and senior level training and development program; Office of the Auditor General: Portfolio teams/departmental evaluation and audit operations; professional development, Program integrity, Public consultations, Resource study, Results for Canadians, Results oriented government, Results-based management and accountability frameworks (RMAF), Special projects and strategies, Standards for evaluation; Web site; Results management strategies division- General material relating to results management strategies; Communication and learning events, Parliamentary reporting and accountability divisions (PRA) Canada's performance; Committee management; Corporate management; EAP meetings; Horizontal management; Parliamentary engagement; Horizontal reporting; Results based management research; seminars; social union framework (sufa); Strategic planning; improved reporting to parliament.
Program Record Number: TBS EMS 055

Government Operations Sector

Government Operations and Services Directorate
Description: Information on the analysis and recommendations provided to Treasury Board to assist it in decisions on departmental business plans, the main and supplementary estimates.
Topics: Administration and Financial Management Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU); Auditor General Report; Audit and evaluation; Business plans/Corporate plans; Committees; conferences meetings and seminars-retreats; Classification of Accounts/Allotments, Departmental Performance Report (DPR); Departmental Management Assessment (DMA); Expenditure Review Coordination (ERC)-procurement reform, real property transformation, Service Canada, shared travel services; Evaluations; Human resources; Organization; Perspective documents; Plans and programs; Planning, Reporting and Accountability Structure (PRAS); Price and workload adjustment; Program integrity; Program Sector Competency Profile Project; programs; Regulatory; Public Service Modernization Act Implementation (PSMAI), Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP), Small Agencies-database, agenda to strengthen small agencies, ERC institutional governance, heads of IM/IT, issues, orientation of heads of agencies, personnel advisory group (PAG), small agencies administrator network, small agencies finance action group (SAFAG), risk assessment of small agencies; Supplementary estimates; Departmental Projects; Program Activity Architecture (PAA); Management, Resources, Results Structure (MRRS); Management Accountability Framework (MAF) Obsolete-Year 2000 (Y2K)-ADM working groups, committees, communications, Department of National Defence, federal provincial issues-regional visits, industry readiness, international readiness, legal implications, emergency planning.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 001

Governance Directorate (Formerly Management Strategies Division)
Description: The Governance Directorate is primarily responsible for achieving, across the Secretariat, a greater and more effective integration of a government-wide issues Particularly as they relate to Governance. The directorate is central to the development of governance tools to identify major risks to sound management of public institutions, their expenditures and to the integrity of existing programs and activities within and across those institutions. The directorate is primarily responsible for initiatives related to the governance regimes for the full spectrum of organizational forms, ranging from almost full federal control/presence, (e.g. Special Operating Agencies-, to minimal federal control/presence, (eg. Shared Governance Corporations). The Governance Directorate has specific program responsibility for the oversight of a number of Crown corporations, as well as policy oversight of all 46 Crown corporations, including the implementation of the Review of the Governance Framework for Canada's Crown Corporations and other Corporate Interests, and implementation of the Policy on Active Monitoring, is also responsible for the implementation of the Policy on Alternative Service Delivery.
Topics: Governance Division-general, (MSD), business plans; departmental assessments, departmental management assessments, departmental performance reports (TBS), program integrity-round 1, round 2, report on plans and priorities, Governance unit (GOV)- alternative service delivery (ASD)-communications, community-, outside federal communities, options agencies, contracting out, crown corporations, foundations, other delivery, partnerships, shared governance corporations, policy, practices, resources and events; crown corporation policy (CPP)-accounting/financial issues, administrative policies, auditing issues, central agencies forum, conferences and seminars, corporate form- creation of new entities, departmental corporations, exempt corporations, missed and joint enterprises, corporate governance, corporate plan process, corporation issues, environment-, endangered species, environmental assessment, environmental protection, Financial Administration Act (FAA, regulations, 2004 governance review, guidelines, house of commons standing committees, housing, legal opinions, legislative amendments, official languages, president's annual report to parliament, public policy purpose mandate review, regulatory amendments, taxation, trade, agreement on internal trade (AIT), Central American four (CA-4), free trade area of the Americas (FTAA), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-ups challenge, Singapore free trade agreement (FTA), world trade organization (WTO), bylaws, briefings-financial institutions and associations, international, provinces, Small Agencies-database, agenda to strengthen small agencies, heads of agencies, small agencies administrator network, small agencies finance action group (SAFAG), risk assessment of small agencies.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 005

Alternative Service Delivery
Description: Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) refers to the organizational dimension of government service delivery i.e. the creation of appropriate organizational forms that improve service delivery to citizens and increase performance. It has two dimensions: one relating to the establishment of new organizational "spaces", either within or outside the public sector, in order to improve service delivery and organizational performances. The second refers to the bringing together of organizations either across department or between jurisdictions in partnerships, international public management innovations;
Topics: International Programs, Bilateral Agreements, Visits; Corporate; Directed Research; International Institutions; International Perspective/Picks; Liaison-Other Government Departments; Employee database.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 590

Investment, Project Management and Procurement Policy Division
Description: Development and interpretation of policies and guidelines on investment planning for major assets and acquired services, procurement acquisition approaches for goods, services and construction.
Topics: Procurement and project management policy (PPMPD); Bid depositories; Committees, councils, conferences, meetings, seminars and symposiums - standing committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs; Consulting and professional services - architectural and engineering services contracts; central inventory of management consultants, consultants and consulting services contracts, reports; Contracting - advance Contract Award Notices (ACANS); bonds securities holdbacks, commission of inquiries and royal commissions, comprehensive land claims, British Columbia treaty commission claims, Yukon First Nations, self-government agreements; - Construction - dredging, repairs renovations and overhauls; Contract claims and disputes; Increased Ministerial Authority and Accountability; Indemnification in contracting; Intellectual property; Liaison with associations; Proactive Disclosure; Tenders; Treasury Board advisory committee on contracts (TBACC); Year 2000 compliance project; Contracting for goods - National Defence; Contracting for services - advertising and public relations, Cleaning services, Education and training, Fee guidelines, Films, television and theatre, former government officials, health and medical services, personal service contracts, protection services, reporting requirements (project headcount), transportation services, Policy suite renewal; Procurement reform; Procurement review - Canadian Annual Procurement Strategy (CAPS), Procurement Policy Advisory Committee (PPAC), Procurement Review Committee (PRC), Procurement Strategy Committee (PSC); Temporary help services; Trade agreements; Tenders for Contracting.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 045

Professional Development and Certification Program for the Procurement Materiel Management and Real Property Community
Description: The Program Management Office is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in managing the development and implementation of a Professional Development and Certification Program for the Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property Community in the federal government.
Topics: General information relating to the Program and the Community; Learning Toolkit-Program Learning Framework, Core Competency Profile and web-based Assessment Tool; Program curriculum-Outline and Continuous Learning Course Catalogue; Committees-Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) and Continuous Learning Working Group (CLWG); Certification Component-Standard of Competencies; Demographic Study; Program Manual; Application and Maintenance Handbook.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 555

Risk, Procurement and Asset Management Policy (Prior to 2002)
Description: Provide strategic leadership to government departments, other central agencies and the Treasury Board Secretariat on all matters related to risk management, procurement and asset management, including real property and moveable assets.
Topics: General information relating to Risk Management and Asset management Policy; Conferences, meetings and symposiums.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 015

Project Management
Description: Develop, interpret and provide advice on policies for project management and provide policy advice to program sector analysts on submissions for preliminary and effective project approval.
Topics: Project management- Government interests in the private sector; Procurement review; Project approval; Selecting preferred procurement strategies; Major Crown projects - policy development; CF-18 system engineering support; Equipment - armoured vehicle general purpose; Canadian patrol frigate program; class VIII icebreaker (polar); destroyer life extension project (delex), intelligence and security complex (isx), Kenya energy program, Leopard tank; long range patrol aircraft (cp-140), medium logistic vehicle wheeled (mlvw); military and operational support trucks (most) project; mobile satellite program (msat); new fighter aircraft (CF-18); North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airborne early warning (aew) and control systems; purchase and use of solar heating program; radar modernization program(ramp); Radar satellite(radarsat); ‘R' class icebreaker; regional operations control centres (rocc), remote Manipulator System (CANADARM) - National Research Council (NRC); Search and rescue satellite (sarsat); Small Arms Replacement Program (SARP); Strategic Automated Message Switching Operational Network (SAMSON); Terminal Radar and Control Systems (TRACS); Tribal Class Update (TCUP) (TRUMP); Water bombers (CL-215); Facilities - inmate accommodation program; Maduru Oya reservoir complex; Mirabel; Montreal Major Area Postal Plant (MAPP); Place Guy Favreau; Prairie Branch Lines Rehabilitation Program; Rideau Centre; Ridley island - coal or grain terminal, Saint-Jean Megaplex; Toronto Major Area Postal Plant (MAPP); NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC); Non-traditional MCP's; Project leaders; Long term space plan; Equipment - Pan African Telecommunications network (panaftel).
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 076

Real Property & Materiel Policy Division
Description: Information on holdings of federal departments and Crown corporations in Canada and abroad. Information on committees, guidelines, best practices, frameworks, strategies and research related to federal real property management. Treasury Board policies and guidelines in relation to the management of materiel including the planning, acquisition, use and disposal of materiel assets. Treasury Board policy and guidelines on the provision of central administrative services to federal departments and agencies by common service organizations.
Topics: General information relating to real property management; Committees; Custodians; Newsletters circulars and information bulletins; Portfolio management - capital project expenditure freeze; urban/regional overviews; Aboriginal issues-disposal of surplus federal real property in context of aboriginal issues; Best practices; Conferences, meetings, workshops, seminars; Federal contaminated sites assessment initiative; Frameworks and guidelines; Legislation Federal Real Property and Federal Immovable Act; National executive forum on public property (NEFPP); Professional development; Queen's University project course; Shared systems; Studies, surveys, evaluations and monitoring; conferences; Information systems-contaminated sites, information on active monitoring, completeness and accuracy process, computer logs, custodians, geographical information system (GIS), letters and forms, manuals, projects and requests for information - Directory of real property management active monitoring on completeness and accuracy process, computer logs, custodians (departments agencies and crown corporations)-; FIS validation-contracts, custodians, Information systems, meetings, reports and statistics, Office of the Auditor General; real property lexicon, requests for information and web maintenance: TBS forums. Portfolio management - General information relating to materiel management; Alternative fuels; Committees, Common services; Disposal; Executive vehicle; Fleet management; Materiel management; Motor vehicle; Assignment and guidance services; Special Operating Agencies.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 655

Real Property Policy and Regulations
Description: Information on central policies, legislation and regulations governing federal real property.
Topics: Real property policy; Accessibility; Administration; Contaminated sites management framework; Disposal of surplus federal lands; Environment; Fire protection, investigation and reporting; Heritage; Investment; Long term capital planning; Management framework; Monitoring guide; Open and fair transactions; Revenue; Smoking in the workplace; Studies surveys evaluations and monitoring; Transaction processes; Use of facilities. Policy and services accommodation planning, regulations and general authorities.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 650

Professional Development and Certification Program (PDCP)
Description: The Program Management Office is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in managing the development and implementation of a Professional Development and Certification Program for the Procurement, Material Management and Real Property Community in the federal government.
Topics: Professional Development and Certification Program (PDCP)-business television (btva), certification component, communications material, competency profiles, Continuous Learning, core curriculum, Demographic Study 2003, funding, highest priority areas initiative, international programs, learning, materiel management institute (mmi), materiel and supply management steering committee (msmc), Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC), program integrity, program management office work plan, strategic planning documents, Treasury Board Submission, training and development Canada (tdc) courses, temporary help, website documents, willow group.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 555

International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector International Affairs, Security and Justice
Description: Information on the analysis and recommendations provided to the Treasury Board to assist it in decisions on departmental business plans, the main and supplementary estimates, Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act and the Security Policy. The International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector includes the following divisions: International Affairs, Immigration & Defence Division, Justice and Security Division. Also included is the Public Safety and Anti-Terrorism portfolio.
Topics: International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector, organization, committee, conferences, meetings and seminars-retreats, plans and programs; Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC); Canada in the world project; International tagging; Administration and Financial Management Issues; Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU); Departments Annual reports; Auditor General Report; Departmental Audits; Business plans/ Corporate plans; Classification of Accounts/ Allotments, Departmental Performance Report (DPR); Management Accountability Framework; Departmental Management Assessment (DMA); Evaluations; Financial pressures; Governor General Warrants; Human resources; Organization; Plans and programs; management, Resources and Results Structure; Program Activity Architecture; Planning, Reporting and Accountability Structure (PRAS); Program integrity; Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP), Supplementary estimates.
Program Record Number: TBS IASJS 001

Labour Relations & Compensation Operations (LRCO)

Collective Bargaining (CB)
Description: Information on agreements made in writing entered into under the Public Service Labour Relations Act between the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat on one hand and a bargaining agent on the other; includes any amendment to such agreements containing provisions on the terms and conditions of employment and related matters.
Topics: Negotiations; Two-tier bargaining; Third party proceedings; Categories and groups - up to 1986, postal operations group, as of 1987; negotiations as of 1997-present; Collective agreements; compensations allowances; Cost of living allowances; Master agreement bargaining; Outside collective bargaining; Pay implementation; Pay Research Bureau-reports and surveys, Reports and statistics; third party proceedings; Unions; compensation information collective bargaining-reports, personnel management information systems (pmis)attendance, leave overtime and shift work system (ALOSS), extra duty reporting system (EDRS), incumbent system, leave reporting system (LRS); compensation information-reports, requests-TBS; compensation and statistical analysis (CSA)-occupational categories and groups; compensation valuation and comparison-outside practices, valuation-application, implementation; (PE) pay equity-communications, complaints, interest, joint union/management initiatives committees, investigation, management position, questionnaires-by case number, newspaper and journal articles, reference documents, tribunal (PSAC versus TBS).
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 480

Corporate Liaison and Strategic Management (CLSM)
Description: Information on a broad range of Human Resources and Labour Relations policies and programs; coordination of separate agency (i.e. FAA, Schedule V) collective bargaining mandates-information on National Joint Council; Coordination of PSMA initiatives and Labour Relations Polices.
Topics: Committee and councils-National joint council-grievances, standing committees; NJC-NJCTCS National joint career transition committee secretariat; NJC-National joint council secretariat-annual fall seminar, annual fall seminar, annual planning retreat, constitution and by-law, council proceedings, dental care plan board of management, executive committee, foreign service directives committee, government travel committee, isolated posts and government housing committee, joint career transition committee (JCTC), occupational safety and health committee, official languages committee, public service health care plan, service wide committee on occupational health and safety, social justice fund (SJF), work force adjustment committee; Separate agencies-Canada Customs Revenue Agency (CCRA), Canadian food inspection agency, Canadian institutes of health research (CIHR), Canadian nuclear safety commission (CNSC), Canadian security intelligence service (CSIS), communication security establishment, national capital commission, national energy board (NEB), national film board, national research council, natural sciences and engineering research council (NSERC), non-public funds, office of the auditor general of Canada, office of the superintendent of financial institutions, parks Canada agency (PCA), public service staff relations board (PSSRB), social sciences and humanities research council, statistical survey operations (SSO); separate employers-crown corporations, other government agencies.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 100

Labour Relations Operations (LRCO)
Description: General information on labour relations.
Topics: General information relating to Labour relations; Advisory committee on labour management relations in the federal public service; Canadian human rights commission; consultation and planning-departmental consultation, union consultation; human rights conferences; human rights complaints-age, colour, disability, multiple grounds, potential, race, sex, sexual orientation; (OHS) Occupational health and safety-campaigns, Canada Labour code part II, committees, conferences meetings and seminars, department with delegated responsibility, departmental programs, employee assistance program, fire protection, first aid, government employees compensation act, guides, procedures, standards, Health evaluations, health units, investigation-studies-surveys-audits, publications, reports and statistics, seminars, smoking in the workplace, training, use and occupancy of building, workers compensation pay; pay-(PA)-pay administration-associations (unions), committees, labour disruptions (strikes), monitoring-reports and statistics, pay administration coordination section (PACS)-pay system-development-projects, operations and maintenance, task forces and study groups-pay study task force (1976), training and development, transfer or responsibility (1977-37)-implementation, policy interpretation-allowances-entitlement codes, allowances and extra duty, deductions-deduction codes, guides and manuals, regulations and procedures, salaries and compensation; Payroll deductions-check-off of union dues-public service alliance of Canada; public service staff relations act-review-finkleman study; public service staff relations board; reference of questions of law or jurisdiction; adjudication-individual cases-section 92-old system, reference to chief adjudicator under section 98 and 99, requests for review under section 27, safety officer under part II (formerly part IV) of the Canada Labour code, section 18 application of federal court act; certification-establishment of bargaining units, managerial and confidential exclusions-reports and statistics, safety and security designations-section 79; complaints; discipline-discharges and suspensions; disputes and strikes-legal proceedings, illegal proceedings-prosecution; grievances-departments, agencies, crown corporations; informatics-administrative and operations; interpretation; risk management-legal; statistics and surveys; training and communications; union dues.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 435

Human Resources Management
Description: General information on personnel policy.
Topics: General information on Human Resources management; Advisory committee on Labour Management Relations in the Federal Public Service (Fryer Committee); Human Resource Development Council Secretariat; Business/ operational planning; Office Management; National Joint Career l Transition Committee Secretariat; Departmental service - Departments and agencies.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 275

Labour Relations & Compensation Operations
Description: General information on Human Resources.
Topics: Human resources; Personnel security; Policy development and co-ordination - Public Service 2000 - White Paper, task forces; Acts and Regulations; Audits; Committees - Cabinet; Communications; Conferences, meetings, seminars and symposiums; Decentralization and relocation; External liaison; Incentive programs- Innovative management practices - new technologies; Manuals; Personnel management - departmental plans and programs, evaluations; Public sector compensation restraint Task forces; Treasury Board submissions; Work environment design; Human resources management accountability; Human resources council; Planning; Employee performance appraisals; Human resource management policy and system, Multi-Year Human Resource Plan (MYHRP); Information and Informatics Services - Committees and Council, Compensation, Conferences, meetings and symposiums, Informatics, Negotiations, Projects and studies, Public Service 2000; Personnel administration group - committees.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 165

Human Resources Policies - Personnel Management Manual 1982-1990
Description: Information on general policies and requirements in Personnel Management.
Topics: Personnel Management Manual (PMM 1982-1990) Employees Services, Superannuation procedures; Isolated Posts Directive.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 360

Human Resources Policies - Treasury Board Manual (TBM) Human Resources Component 1990-1997
Description: Treasury Board policies and guidelines on human resources management.
Topics: Classification, Compensation, Employee Services, Executive Group, Foreign service directive, Human Resources, Insurance and Related Benefits, Isolated Posts Directive, Occupational Safety and Health, Pay Administration, Staff Relation, Training Guide.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 175

Human Rights Complaints
Description: Information relating to Canadian Human Rights Commission Complaints.
Topics: General material on risk management; Canadian Human Rights Act, commission, tribunal; Human rights complaints, age, colour, conviction for an offence for which pardon has been granted, disability, family status, marital status; national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, multiple grounds, potential; Conferences; Legal risk management; Risk management committee, communications, reports.
Program Record Number: TBS LRCO 003

Pensions and Benefits Sector

Pensions and Benefits
Description: Information on pension schemes that the Government of Canada provides, administers and contributes to on behalf of persons in the federal Public Service, Members of Parliament, and employees engaged locally at Canadian foreign posts; general information on pension matters and social security benefits.
Topics: Pensions; Agencies and corporations; Canada Pension Plan-Committees; Canadian Armed Forces Superannuation Act; Canadian government annuities; Conferences and Seminars; Diplomatic Service Superannuation Act; Foreign countries; Governor General's Retiring Annuities Act; Judges Act; Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act; Litigation; Locally engaged employees-contributory pension regulations, (non-contributory) pensions regulations, social security, separate pension plans; Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act; Pension Benefits Standards Act; Provincial; Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act; Public service pension reform-1998; Public Service Superannuation Act Agencies and corporations, Communications, Contributory Status, Elective service, Financial, Newfoundland employees, Pilotage authorities, Privatization, Public Service Pension Adjustment Act 1959, Reciprocal Transfer Agreements-cities, Crown corporations, hospitals, Indian pension Plan Funding (IPPF) Program, provinces, universities), Retirement benefits, early retirement, Early Retirement Incentive (ERI) Program, Correctional Service Canada early retirement arrangements, Supplementary Death Benefits, Survivors' benefits; Withdrawal of entities; Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act-Pension Continuation Act; Special Retirement Arrangements Act; Statute Law (Superannuation) Amendment Act; Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act; Social Security, Canada Assistance Plan, family allowances, foreign countries, income security-veterans, old age security-Pension Benefits Division Act.
Program Record Number: TBS PBS 380

Insurance Benefits Programs
Description: Information on benefit programs for employees and pensioners of the federal government.
Topics: Insurance benefits program: Acts and regulations; Blue Cross; Canadian Armed Forces; Dental care-administrative arrangements, Canadian Forces/Royal Canadian Mounted Police dependants (CF/RCMP) 55777/55888/55999, collective bargaining-Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAAC) 55666, employee paid dental plan, National Joint Council (NJC) 55555; Disability insurance-enrolment, participation, eligibility and membership, financial, long-term disability, publications, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Employee Benefit Survey; Public Service health Care Plan (PSHCP)-Benefits-hospital expenses (including outside Canada), major medical expenses, Committees, Coverage, Financial, Quebec-bill 33 universal drug plan/Régime d'assurance-maladie du Québec (RAMQ); Nova Scotia/Pharma care program; High risk travel compensation program; Hospital insurance (outside Canada) plan-payments, liability and compensation claims; Locally-engaged employees health insurance-United States of America (Sun life plan); Locally-engaged employees life insurance-United States of America; Maternity/parental leave and allowances; National Joint Council Standing Committee on Health Insurance Programs; Outside practices; Program forecasts and estimates; Provincial and Territorial health insurance plans provincial health insurance cost-sharing; Provincial, territorial and federal taxes on group benefit plans; Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP)-benefits-long-term disability, board of trustees, eligibility, financial: Sick leave program; Slain on duty; Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Compensation-Government Employee Compensation Act.
Program Record Number: TBS PBS 375

Insurance Benefits Programs on Pensioners Dental Services Plan
Description: Information on the dental services plan effective January 1, 2001 for pensioners of the federal government.
Topics: Pensioner's dental services plan; Administration of the plan; Administrative services only (ASO)-contract administration; Board; Committees; Communications about the plan; board and rules; Tendering process I-request for proposals (RFP) A956357; Tendering process II-request for proposal (RFP) A0556001; Tendering process III-request for information (RFI) 24062-040277.
Program Record Number: TBS PBS 520

Program Branch
Description: (Old Files from the obsolete Program Branch) General information on the analysis and recommendations provided to the Treasury Board to assist it in decisions on departmental business plans, the main and supplementary estimates.
Topics: Agencies and departments; briefs from outside organizations; business plans, annual reference level update (ARLU) and main estimates; policy and expenditure management system pertaining to economic sector, foreign and defence policy sector, government operations sector, social and cultural sector; supplementary estimates; parliamentary matters; persons-years; capital plans and project analysis.
Program Record Number: TBS GOS 275

Secretary and Associate Secretary's Office
Description: General information about strategic direction to the Secretariat.
Topics: Secretary and Associate Secretary's office-general; Committees; Conferences, meetings, seminars and symposia; Organization; Chief Information Office; Office of the Comptroller General; Corporate Services; Economic Sector; Expenditure Management Sector; Government Operation Sector; International Affairs, Security and Justice sector; Labour Relations and Compensation Operations; Legal Services; Policy and Reporting Review Project; Social and Cultural Sector; Strategic Communication and Ministerial Affairs; Expenditure and management review (EMR)Biotechnology, biotech analysis, department and corporate documents, biotech draft departmental analysis and working sheets(EMR) Canadian Heritage cultural capital asset management data gathering & working documents, final report, submission, précis, and associated documents, meetings and interviewed summaries, presentations and supporting documentation, questionnaire responses & analysis, resources and references; EMR Fisheries and Oceans Canada, planning documents, departmental & corporate information, terms of reference, background decks & information management accountability framework, final decks, TB submission & précis; EMR Justice cost recovery for legal services, federal prosecution service, grants and contributions, legal risk management, management frameworks, mandate, planning and report, policy and legislation; EMR Public security and antiterrorism; EMR Public Works and Government Services-general, common service operations and corporate support, compensation, programs and services, organizational structure, management capacity, mandate, real property, receiver general, supply operation, telecommunication and informatics; EMR Statistics Canada, terms of reference, final report, executive summary, Treasury Board submission, statistics Canada's program spending, management capacity, service delivery: interrelationships with key clients, census of population, relevance to Canadians, supporting documentation; Expenditure review committee (ERC Coordination; Departments and agencies reviews; Government Operations reviews (GOR), capital asset management, public service compensation and comparability, , corporate and administrative services, professional services, information technology use and management, service delivery infrastructure, federal institutional governance, legal services; ERC Governance; ERC Horizontal policy and programs; ERC Professional and special services.
Program Record Number: TBS SEC 002

Social and Cultural Sector

Social and Cultural
Description: Analysis and recommendations provided to the Treasury Board and Treasury Board President regarding expenditure management and reallocation proposals, new policy proposals, new program proposals or program changes, management accountability framework, the oversight of Crown corporation activities, and the Main and Supplementary Estimates. The Social and Cultural Sector deals with departments, agencies and Crown corporations involved in Aboriginal issues, health, culture, parks, heritage, human resources and skills development; social development, veterans and housing.
Topics: Briefing books; CCMD meetings; Citizen engagement; Ekos research; Plans and programs; Public dialogue project; Quality of life issues; question period (QP) cards; Results measurement and reporting issues; Retreats; Speeches; Annual reference level updates (ARLU) Administration financial management issues; Business plans; audits; Corporate Plans Capital and operating budgets; Classification of accounts/allotments; Communications; departmental performance report (DPR); Committees; Conferences, meetings and seminars; Evaluation; Human resources; Increased ministerial authority and accountability (IMAA); Multi-year operational plans (MYOP)-spring; New expenditure management system (NEWS); Planning, reporting and accountability structure (PRAS); Program Integrity; Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP); Supplementary Estimates.
Program Record Number: TBS SCS 001

Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs Sector

Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs (SCMA)
Description: Responsible for Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs- including management of the annual TBS planning and priority setting cycle. Responsible for committee secretariats.
Topics: Strategic Policy and Communication organization, communications, committees, conferences and seminars, information services.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 077

Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Unit
Description: Information on the administration of the Access to Information and Privacy legislation within the Treasury Board Secretariat.
Topics: Access to information requests, consultations, informal requests, departmental complaints, internal consultation, privacy requests, privacy consultations, informal, privacy corrections.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 005

Corporate Communications
Description: Responsible for corporate communication advice and services. Departmental lead for Government On-Line, Manages TBS Web site information and portals. Manages public enquiries, including the departmental telephone line, TTY service, and electronic correspondence sent to the corporate Web site. Provides strategic internal communications support. TBS Publishing authority and Crown copyright coordinator. Manages TBS advertising activities and the departmental fairs and exhibits program.
Topics: Corporate communications; Advertising; Internet-mail; Publishing.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 006

Communications Policy and Federal Identity Program (FIP)
Description: Treasury Board policy centre overseeing government-wide implementation of the Federal Identity Program (FIP) and the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada. Advises and supports the President and Secretary of the Treasury Board in their responsibilities for each policy. Provides interpretation and advice to assist departments and agencies in meeting policy requirements. Monitors policy compliance, conducts policy reviews, sets performance indicators for the communications function, and reports on findings. Sets performances, indicators, and provides tools and methodology for the communications function across government to measure its performance and strengthen its results based management. Provides guidance on best practices in government communications. Prescribes standards for the use of government's official symbols across corporate (or visual) identity applications. Enforces legal protection of the Government of Canada's official symbols and trademarks.
Topics: Corporate Identity and Communications Policy, Performance measurement framework; communications, publishing, copyright; Federal identity program, application and implementation, field surveys, associations and organizations, Departments and agencies; Visual identity, Canada wordmark.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 040

Federal Councils and External Relations Division
Description: Provides national secretariat support to the 13 Regional Federal Councils of senior federal officials, and facilitates liaison among Councils and with appropriate departments and agencies regarding Council activities and initiatives. Supports and coordinates the Secretariat's intergovernmental relations by coordinating the Secretariat's federal-provincial-territorial activities. Provides a window on the world of public sector reform and innovation by managing international bilateral agreements, international visits, memberships and networks to support policy priorities; develops and shares knowledge of international public management innovations and best practice; and ensures consistency and coherence to TBS international activities. Manages TBS external relations and partnerships to provide integrated support for corporate directions. Liaises with external -to-TBS stakeholders on issues related to public management/public administration.
Topics: Federal Councils and External Relations (FCER) general; TBS representatives to Regional Federal Councils (RFC): Regional Federal Council Chairs' meetings; Regional Federal Councils' Annual Report; Regional Federal Council funding; Regional Federal Councils' mandate, role and governance; Regional Federal Council Executive Directors' meetings; Human Resources issues; Regional visits; Strengthening federal presence in the regions; Federal Regional Presence initiative; Federal-provincial-territorial relations; intergovernmental affairs; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon; Bilateral agreements-general, United Kingdom, France; Directed Research-general; international public services reform; Canadian public management; International Perspectives newsletter and presentations; International Institutions-general; Organization of economic co-operation and development; Commonwealth association for public administration and management; International institute of administrative sciences; International public management innovations; International relations; Liaison-Other Government Departments-general; partnership for international cooperation; Visiting delegations and exchanges-general; conferences. Federal Councils and external relations; Biographies; Briefing notes and presentations; Briefing notes for TBS representatives, covering memo; Chairs' meetings; Council annual Report; Council funding; Councils' mandate, role and governance; Directors' meetings; Emergency management; Federal identity program (FIP) and regional councils; Guidelines; HR action fund framework-general, strategic plan; Human resources issues-, gap analysis, Training; International institutions, Commonwealth association for public administration management membership (capam), international institute of administrative sciences membership (IIAS), Organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD), International perspectives letter; International relations office; Joint career transition committee (JCTC); Liaison-Bilateral agreements, France, United Kingdom, United States of America; Liaison, corporate roles/ responsibilities-federal/provincial/territorial (deputy ministers) (ministers) management boards, other government departments-partnership for international cooperation, visiting delegations and exchanges-conferences; Visits abroad; Organization; Reference documents; Regional visits : Regulatory affairs; Strengthening government of Canada presence in the regions; TBS briefing notes for regional councils; Alberta; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; North West Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Pacific; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 015

Media and Parliamentary Relations
Description: Information on media clippings and broadcast synopses, on-going updates and maintenance of TBS Intranet News Centre, transcripts, media analyses and public opinion surveys on a range of issues of direct interest to the TB Portfolio, advice on media relations issues, develops and implements short-term communications and media relations products and activities, media request database.
Topics: Issues Management, Auditor general, Gomery commission-commission of inquiry into the sponsorship program and advertising activities; Interdepartmental communications; media relations; Parliamentary and cabinet affairs-Administration, Briefing notes, Cabinet affairs committees-House of Commons, Senate.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 035

Ministerial Correspondence
Description: Manages the President's, Secretary's and Associate Secretary's correspondence process, administration on departmental procedures and corporate correspondence management systems for ministerial correspondence.
Topics: Correspondence unit manages Ministerial correspondence and emails, lists, President's letters; procedures and related material. Presidents and Secretary's scanned letters; Procedures; Secretary's letters.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 025

Office of the Assistant Secretary
Description: Is responsible for providing general support and advice on overall TBS communications and on repositioning the TBS to support the TB in its role as management board.
Topics: Office of the Assistant Secretary-Artwork and negatives; Auditor general requests; Books and publications; Committees; Common look and feel project (CLF); Communications; Conferences, meetings, seminars; Government on-line project (GOL); Organization; Treasury Board policies; Chief Information Officer Branch; Corporate Services Branch; Economic Sector; Expenditure Management Sector; Expenditure Operations and Reporting; Expenditure Policy and Analysis (EPA); Government Operations Sector; Labour Relations and Compensation Sector; Information services; Infrastructure National Office; International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector; Legal Services Branch; Office of the Comptroller General; Social and Cultural Sector.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 600

Parliamentary Affairs
Description: Information on Parliamentary affairs, support to the President in preparing for QP, co-ordination of briefing material by the TB Portfolio for the President and liaison with parliamentary committees.
Topics: Parliamentary Affairs - general, administration, briefing notes, house cards.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 020

Strategic Communications
Description: Develops, implements and supports external communications and public relations activities. It provides strategic communications advice to the President, the Secretary and other Senior Managers as well as to departmental officials. The key functions carried out by the unit include strategic communications advice and planning, public environment research, advice on publication production, development of communications products for internal and external distribution, speechwriting for the Minister and the Secretary, French editing services, consults with the Privy Council Office and other Federal government departments on government-wide initiatives.
Topics: Strategic communications, backgrounders, biographies, business planning, communication plan, generic messages, media analysis; media clippings; media lines; news releases, presentations, president messages, procedures, questions and answers, speaking notes and speeches.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 030

Submission and Cabinet Document Centre
Description: Submissions to the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board submissions and related documents are confidences of the Queen's Privy Council and excluded from purview of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts.
Topics: Submission and Cabinet Document Centre; Expenditure review committees.
Program Record Number: TBS SCMA 015

Transformation Alignment Office
Description: The purpose of this office is to lead an integrated approach to internal and external service transformation across the Government of Canada. More specifically, the office will: support Government of Canada governance during the transformation implementation, ensure alignment of the initiatives' plans and priorities, monitor the overall Government of Canada capacity for effective transformation, monitor and develop strategies to mitigate risks, adverse implications and impacts on the public service, service delivery and the fiscal framework, provide advice on policies, business models, guidelines and direction that may be needed to enable the transformation by the leadership group.
Topics: Transformation Alignment Office-General, Accountability Framework, Briefing notes, Business Plan, Committees, funding, Organization, Progress Report, Initiative-Corporate Administrative Shared Services (CASS); Initiative-Information Technology (IT) Shared Service (ITSS); Initiative-Procurement; Initiative-Real Property.
Program Record Number: TBS TAO 001