The Executive Committee is the highest-level decision-making body within the organization who serves as a forum for establishing the strategic direction of the Service and for identifying requirements impacting on the priorities and resources of the Service.
The Chief Administrator is assisted in his duties by the Senior Management Committee which is the executive forum tasked to discuss financial, operational, procedural, policy and change management issues and to make recommendations on these matters to the Executive Committee.
- In 2006-2007, the planned spending was $62.2M and the actual spending $66.6M. The Main Estimates were $62.6M and the Total Authorities $67M. That year, the Service received approximately $4.5M of one time funding to consolidate its Toronto business operations in one facility, as well as its warehousing facility in Gatineau, Quebec.
- In 2007-2008, the planned spending was $61.6M and the actual spending $60.6M.
The Main Estimates were $57.7M and the Total Authorities $63.8M. The lapse was mainly due to delays in staffing as well as the fact that the activities related to implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act had proceeded more slowly than anticipated.
- In 2008-2009, the planned spending was $62.7M and the actual spending was $68.1M. The Main Estimates were $57.8M and the Total Authorities $71.2M.
The most significant variances between Total Authorities and Planned Spending are due to additional funds received for collective agreements ($3.4M), operating budget carry forward ($2.5M), program integrity ($2.0M), the move to consolidate registry operations from the Lorne Building to the Thomas D’Arcy McGee Building in Ottawa ($1.3M) and paylist shortfalls ($0.9M) which include benefits paid to employees for maternity leave and severance allowances.