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Section III: Supplementary Information

Table 1: Departmental Link to Government of Canada Outcome Areas


Strategic Outcome: To ensure fair and competency-based processes are in place for the recruitment and selection of qualified individuals for Governor-in-Council appointments across agencies, boards, commissions and Crown corporations.
  Actual Spending 2007-08 Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area
Budgetary Non-budgetary Total
Oversight of the Governor-in-Council appointment 113 113  All Government of Canada Outcomes
Total 113 - 113  

Alignment: To ensure fair and competency based processes are in place for the recruitment and selection of qualified individuals for Governor-in-Council appointments across agencies, boards, commissions and Crown Corporations.

The Program Activity contributes to the achievement of all Government of Canada Outcomes by ensuring that selection process for federal Governor-in-Council appointments are fair and competency based.

Table 2: Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (including FTEs)


(thousand of dollars) 2005–2006
Actual
2006–2007
Actual
2007–2008
Main Estimates Planned Spending Total Authorities Actual
Reviews - 633 1,074 1,074 955 113
Total - 633 1,074 1,074 955 113
Plus: Cost of services received without charge - 104 N/A 116 N/A 45
Total Departmental Spending - 737 N/A 1,190 N/A 158
 
Full-time Equivalents - 4 N/A 4 N/A 1

Variation between the Total Planned Spending and the Total authority

The $0.1 million decrease is due to an adjustment of $0.1 million for the Employee Benefit Plan rate.

Variation between the Total authority and the Total Actual Spending

The $0.8 million surplus is explained as there were no personnel to pursue the activities of the PACS from the period of April 2007 to October 2007 and a partially staffed organization thereafter.

Variation between the Actual Spending 2006-2007 and the Actual Spending 2007-2008

The decrease of $0.5 million is explained by having a fully staffed organization in 2006‑2007 and having no personnel to pursue the activities of the PACS from the period of April 2007 to October 2007 and a partially staffed organization thereafter.

Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items

(thousand of dollars)


Vote or Statutory Item Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording 2007–2008
Main Estimates Planned Spending Total Authorities Actual
 25 Program expenditures 945 945 945 103
 (S) Contributions to employee benefit plans 129 129 10 10
Total 1,074 1,074 955 113

Table 4: Travel Policies

The Public Appointments Commission Secretariat follows the Treasury Board of Canada Special Travel Authorities.

The Public Appointments Commission Secretariat follows the Treasury Board of Canada Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances.