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Reports


Human resources management


Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation: Ninth report, January 2008
Recommendations to help the government build momentum and maintain excellence in the human resources management of senior levels.

PSMAC Subcommittee on People Resourcing
In March 2010, a subcommittee of the Public Service Management Advisory Committee (PSMAC) was established to examine issues and challenges regarding people resourcing in the public service. The Subcommittee quickly agreed that people resourcing is a wider lens than staffing. It is a continuum of activities by which people enter, move around within, and leave the public service.

Report of the Review of the Public Service Modernization Act, 2003
Report of the five-year legislative review of two component statutes of the Public Service Modernization Act, 2003, (i.e. Public Service Employment Act and Public Service Labour Relations Act).


Official languages


Analytical Grid (Substantive Equality)
This analytical grid has been created to assist Federal Institutions in ensuring that the services that the institution is required to offer in both official languages, including those delivered by a third party on behalf of your institution, pursuant to Part IV of the Official Languages Act (Communications with and Services to the Public), comply with the directions provided by the Supreme Court of Canada in its CALDECH decision.

The Supreme Court of Canada Decision in the CALDECH (Desrochers) case and Analytical Grid
What emerges from this decision is that it is essential for federal institutions to be well informed about the specific needs and realities of the official language minority being served to be able to satisfy the principle of substantive equality as formulated by the Court.


Talent management


Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2006-2007
Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2006-2007

Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2007-2008
Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2007-2008

Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2009-2010
The Treasury Board Secretariat reports performance pay data for executives in the core public administration.

Results of the Performance Management Program (PMP) for Executives for 2010-2011
The Treasury Board Secretariat reports performance pay data for executives in the core public administration.


Values and ethics


A special calling: values, ethics and professional public service
This study examines a series of milestone developments lying between several watershed events in the evolution of Canada's values and ethics regime.

Annual Report on the Policy on the Prevention and Resolution of Harassment in the Workplace 2006-07
This annual report reviews the implementation of the Treasury Board's Policy on the Prevention and Resolution of Harassment in the Workplace (the Policy) in federal departments and organizations during the fiscal year 2006-07. The Policy's objective is to foster a respectful workplace through the prevention and prompt resolution of harassment.

Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2007-08
Report on activities related to the Act as carried out by federal public sector organizations during 2007-08

Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2008-09
This report includes information provided by public sector organizations related to disclosures made according to internal procedures established under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act

Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2009-10
This report includes information provided by public sector organizations related to disclosures made according to internal procedures established under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act

Annual Report on the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2010-11
This report includes information provided by public sector organizations related to disclosures made according to internal procedures established under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.

Apparent Conflict of Interest
This paper was developed to contribute to a better understanding of the meaning and significance of apparent conflict of interest, given its implications for the integrity of government, the public service, and individual public servants.

Duty of Loyalty
This paper was developed to describe, in general terms, the current thinking on duty of loyalty in the federal public sector. Its purpose is help employees and managers understand the key concepts and provide some assessment criteria for specific cases. It is not a legal opinion. When assessing specific cases you should consult the Senior Official for Values and Ethics in your department and legal services.

Report on Governance Structures for Values and Ethics
The Directorate of Liaison, Evaluation and Accountability in the Office of Public Services Values and Ethics (OPSVE) has undertaken a study of departmental practices in managing values and ethics in the federal public service.



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