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Section III: Supplementary Information

Financial Highlights

The financial highlights presented within this Departmental Performance Report are intended to serve as a general overview of the Office's financial position and operations. PSIC has received unqualified audit opinions of its Financial Statements from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, who have been PSIC's auditors since 2008.

PSIC's audited Financial Statements can be found at:  www.psic-ispc.gc.ca/quicklinks_liensrapides/10_11_finstats_etatsfin-eng.aspx.

Condensed Statement of Financial Position
as at March 31, 2011 ($ thousands)

	% Change	2011	2010
Financial Assets	147%	464	188
Non-Financial Assets	2%	107	105
TOTAL ASSETS	95%	571	293
LIABILITIES	56%	1,095	704
EQUITY OF CANADA	27%	(524)	(411)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY OF CANADA	95%	571	293

Financial assets grew in 2010-11 resulting from an increase in the due from the Consolidated Revenue Fund account mainly attributable to higher liabilities at year-end for accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  

Condensed Statement of Operations
for the year ended March 31, 2011 ($ thousands)

	% Change	2011	2010
TOTAL EXPENSES	48%	5,978	4,045
NET COST OF OPERATIONS	48%	5,978	4,045

62% of the 2010-11 expenses relate to the core Disclosure and Reprisal Management Program with the remaining expenses associated with Internal Services. These costs represent a significant increase in spending over 2009-10 and are attributable to:

Disclosure and Reprisal Management Program increase of $1.5M:

• Costs associated with the departure of the former Commissioner
• Higher salary costs and contributions for employee benefit plans
• Costs related to the third-party review of past closed files and other professional and special services

Internal Services program increase of $0.4M:

• Higher salary costs and contributions for employee benefit plans
• Higher professional and special services costs for information technology consultants, human resources services and accounting & audit services
• Equipment acquisitions related to information technology and other equipment purchases to increase the utilization of PSIC's office space

 

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Section IV: Other Items of Interest

Organizational Contact Information

The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada can be contacted at:

60 Queen Street, 7^th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 5Y7
Canada

Telephone: 613-941-6400
Toll Free: 1-866-941-6400
Facsimile: 613-941-6535 or 613-946-2151 (secure transmission)

To submit a disclosure of wrongdoing or complaint of reprisal, individuals can complete the appropriate form which can be mailed, faxed or submitted in person to the Office. The appropriate forms can be found at:
http://psic-ispc.gc.ca/quicklinks_liensrapides/forms_formulaires-eng.aspx

Additional Information

Advisory Committee

An Advisory Committee was established to provide a more permanent mechanism for stakeholder consultation on disclosure of wrongdoing and reprisal complaints. The Committee comprises representatives from PSIC, advocacy groups, unions, APEX, the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal, the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Senior Officers' community. Specifically, the Committee's mandate is to provide:

• recommendations on broad strategic directions, policies and priorities of PSIC;
• a challenge function to support PSIC being able to most effectively meet the needs of disclosers of wrongdoing and reprisal complainants; and
• a forum for the provision of advice and the exchange of views of key stakeholders on issues affecting the management of disclosure of wrongdoing and complaints of reprisal.

The first meeting of the Committee was held in May 2011.

Contribution program to provide access to legal advice

The Office received Treasury Board approval to establish a contribution program to provide access to legal advice under subsection 25.1 of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act late in the 2010-11 fiscal year.

The program enables the Commissioner to approve the provision of access to legal advice to any public servant or person in relation to any disclosures of wrongdoing or complaint of reprisal under the Act. The legal advice provided may be valued up to $1,500, or up to $3,000 in exceptional circumstances, and can be provided by legal counsel employed in the Commissioner's Office or by private sector legal counsel of the recipient's choosing.

Due to the timing of the Treasury Board approval, minimal costs were recorded under this program for 2010-11.

Departmental Audit and Evaluation Committee

The Office has a Departmental Audit and Evaluation Committee composed of members external to the federal government, one of which chairs the Committee. Ex-officio members include the Commissioner, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Audit Executive.

The Committee ensures that the Commissioner has independent and objective advice, guidance, and assurance on the adequacy of management and accountability processes.  For this purpose, the Committee exercises active oversight over key areas of management control and accountability, including values and ethics, risk management, internal control, internal audit and evaluation, financial statements, public accounts, and other statutory reports such as the Annual Report, the Report on Plans and Priorities, and the Departmental Performance Report. The Committee meets at least four times per year.

Shared Service Arrangements

The Office has shared service agreements with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and Public Works and Government Services Canada who provide administrative services to the Office on a contractual basis. These arrangements supplement internal resources of the Office and allow the pooling of expertise in specific management areas. Shared service arrangements contribute to lowering costs related to internal services.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission provides services in the areas of financial management (namely transaction processing and reporting), security clearances and building security arrangements, procurement and contracting, telecommunications, information management, information technology and human resources information systems.

Public Works and Government Services Canada provides services in the areas of human resources management, namely planning, staffing, classification, labour relations, policies and procedures, and human resources reporting requirements to central agencies.

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