Press Release Department: Federal - Treasury Board of Canada

Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) issued a statement to mark Small Business Week 2014. Clement’s full statement is available online.

Over 200 outstanding public servants were recognized during the annual Public Service Award of Excellence ceremony held at Rideau Hall. The awards were presented by David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Wayne G. Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council. More information is available online.

Canadians were given the opportunity to comment on proposed activities for the next version of Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government at a public workshop held in Halifax. This stop, along with an expert panel discussion on Open Government held in Fredericton, was the final destination of a cross-Canada tour to help shape the Government … Read more

Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) will undertake a visit to India from September 1-4 where he will visit New Delhi and Mumbai. While in New Delhi, Clement will speak to the Indian Institute of Public Administration and will then share best practices and lessons learned on enacting challenging public sector reforms with India’s … Read more

Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) heard from Canadians at a public workshop held in Edmonton as part of consultations on Canada’s second Action Plan on Open Government. The consultations were launched in May to hear directly from Canadians about their suggestions to make it easier to access government services, communicate with government officials, … Read more

The next phase of consultations on Open Government has been launched with the goal of discovering what Canadians think about the proposed ideas and activities generated since Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) started discussions in May. This latest phase of consultations will be open until mid-September and Canadians can participate by visiting data.gc.ca. The … Read more

The Federal Court of Canada approved the settlement between the Government of Canada and the members of the White class action regarding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan. The settlement provides fairness and equity to all affected members. Going forward, RCMP members on Long-Term Disability (LTD) will no longer have their benefits … Read more

The Chief Information Officer for the Government of Canada issued the following statement: “Recently, the Government of Canada, through the work of the Communications Security Establishment, detected and confirmed a cyber intrusion on the IT infrastructure of the National Research Council of Canada by a highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor. While the National Research Council’s … Read more

On July 24,  consultations on Canada’s second Action Plan on Open Government continued in Toronto with a public roundtable and an expert panel. Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) launched the consultations in May to hear directly from Canadians about their ideas for increased openness and transparency in the federal government. The Toronto event is part of … Read more

An expert panel roundtable and public workshop was held in Vancouver as part of consultations on Canada’s second Action Plan on Open Government. The consultations were launched in May to hear directly from Canadians about their ideas for increased openness and transparency in the federal government. Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board Dan Albas (Okanagan-Coquihalla, … Read more