Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) met with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce in British Columbia to discuss green recovery investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. The full release is available online. Call 613-943-8222.
In conjunction with U.S. President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, Canada and the United States announced a new initiative to engage governments around the world in greening government operations. The two countries also announced they will collaborate as they each work towards the goal they share of net-zero emissions government. The Government of Canada’s Treasury Board Secretariat and the White … Read more
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) launched online public consultations with Canadians, Indigenous peoples, and other interested stakeholders on Canada’s Access to Information Review. Canadians, Indigenous groups and representatives, academics, members of the media, civil society organizations, and other interested stakeholders, are invited to provide written submissions as well as participate in virtual discussions over roundtables … Read more
The Office of the Government of Canada’s Chief Information Officer issued a statement: “On March 14, 2021, the Government of Canada was made aware of a possible ransomware attack on a private company that provides services to International and Canadian clients, including to some federal departments and agencies. No cyber threat has been directed at the … Read more
Minister of Seniors Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) tabled in the House of Commons the annual Departmental Plans and Main Estimates for fiscal year 2021-22, for Government of Canada departments and agencies. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) tabled the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2020–21, in the House of Commons. With these Supplementary Estimates (C) the Government is seeking Parliament’s approval to spend a total of $13.4 billion in voted expenditures. The estimates also present information, for reference only, on increases and decreases in statutory expenditures. The full release is … Read more
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), along withParliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.), has announced the government’s priorities to foster greater diversity, inclusion and accessibility in the public service. The full release is available online. Call 613-698-6704.
The Government of Canada has launched a new claims process to compensate current and former employees who have experienced severe personal or financial impacts as a result of issues with the Phoenix pay system. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) tabled the annual Departmental Results Reports. These reports measure progress toward objectives set in annual Departmental Plans and give Canadians a clear view of the results achieved by Government of Canada organizations and how resources were used to achieve those results. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced that the new Centre for Regulatory Innovation is fully operational. The Centre is dedicated to helping business and industry launch novel products and services into the marketplace. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
