Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced that Canada will host the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Ottawa, Ontario from May 29 to 31, 2019. Brison made the announcement following the conclusion of the 2018 summit in Tbilisi, Georgia. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3163.
The Government of Canada has approved the annual salary revisions for executives and other senior leaders in the federal public service. The salary increases reflect those that were recently negotiated under collective agreements. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3163.
Debi Daviau, President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, and Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.), representing the Government of Canada, have announced that they will collaborate using evidence to secure a new, transparent, accurate and integrated, end-to-end HR to pay system. The government will continue to use all the resources … Read more
National Public Service Week runs from June 10 to 16, and to celebrate, federal public servants across the country will be taking part in activities and events recognizing their contribution to Canada and Canadians. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3163.
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) and Peter Wallace, Secretary of the Treasury Board, joined with Mick Mulvaney, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget, and Neomi Rao, US Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator, to reaffirm the commitment to regulatory cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the Regulatory Cooperation Council. The full … Read more
The government values the work of the Auditor General and has accepted all 41 recommendations. Included in the 7 reports is the Auditor General’s second report on the Phoenix Pay System, as well as those on economic gaps on First Nations reserves, consular services and the new Champlain Bridge project. The full release is available … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) tabled the 2018–19 Main Estimates in the House of Commons, along with the Departmental Plans of 87 government departments and agencies. The 2018–19 Main Estimates provide information to support the Government’s request for Parliament to approve $276 billion in spending to deliver programs and services in the fiscal year … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.), Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) and Debi Daviau, President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, signed a joint letter emphasizing the freedom of publicly funded federal scientists to fully engage with each other and with Canadians on matters related to their research expertise. The full release … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced key changes to policies that will continue to lay the groundwork for the government’s transformation of digital services and their delivery. As of April 1, the amended Policy on Management of Information Technology and Policy on Information Management will help departments position themselves for the government’s broader digital vision by enhancing IT … Read more
The Treasury Board Secretariat announced that Aaron Snow will be joining the organization as Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Digital Service in early April. As CEO of CDS, he will be responsible for fundamentally improving federal digital service delivery across the Government of Canada, with partner departments. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-9400.
