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Section III - Supplementary Information
Organizational Information
Status of Women Canada, Organizational Chart (131 FTEs)
The table that follows outlines SWC's organizational structure down to the program activity level, indicates the number of full-time equivalent resources that support each activity, and identifies the position accountable at each level. Resources for the Corporate Services program activity (49 FTEs) are distributed proportionally among the program activities (PAs), the first PA being allocated 11 percent of the resources and the second PA being allocated 89 percent.
| Program Activity |
Accountable Directorate |
FTEs | ||
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||
| Promote equitable public policy |
Policy and External Relations | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality |
Women's Program and Regional Operations, Research, and Gender-Based Analysis |
108 | 108 | 108 |
| TOTAL FTEs | 131 | 131 | 131 | |
Planned Spending
The financial tables that follow are presented in accordance with SWC's program activity architecture; they display information at the program activity level, excluding Corporate Services. Costs related to this activity are distributed among the program activities indicated.
The resources are estimates that may overlap with more than one program activity and may be subject to realignment as part of the 2007-2008 Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU) process.
Table 1: Planned spending and full-time equivalents ($ millions)
This table summarizes the financial spending plan of the agency to March 31, 2009. Spending trends, as they relate to the plans and priorities over the three-year planning period, are consistent with the agency's strategic outcome to achieve gender equality. The resources are in line with SWC's program activity architecture, which was subject to realignment as part of the 2006-2007 ARLU process.
| Forecast Spending |
Planned Spending |
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| 2005-06 a | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| Promote equitable public policy | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality |
20.4 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| Budgetary main estimates (gross) | 23.4 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| Non-budgetary main estimates (gross) | ||||
| LESS: Respendable revenue | ||||
| Total main estimates b | 23.4 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| Adjustments: | ||||
| Procurement savings c | ||||
| Supplementary estimates: | ||||
| Other: d | ||||
| Grant transfer e | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Contribution to Sisters in Spirit | 0.3 | |||
| 2004-2005 Carry forward | 0.6 | |||
| Collective agreements | 0.5 | |||
| Minister of State budget | (0.4) | |||
| Budget Announcement: | ||||
| Total adjustments | 1.2 | |||
| Total net planned spending | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 |
| LESS: Non-respendable revenue | ||||
| PLUS: Cost of services received without charge | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Net cost of program | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.7 |
| Full-time equivalents (FTEs) | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 |
a Reflects the best forecast of total net planned spending to the end of the fiscal year.
b The net increase of $1.2 million in the Main Estimates for 2006-2007 and of $1.3 million in future years, in comparison to 2005-2006, is mainly attributable to an increase of $1.0 million related to the contribution for the Native Women Association of Canada's Sisters in Spirit Initiative; an increase of $0.7 million for collective agreements; a decrease of $0.4 million for the Minister of State budget, which no longer exists; a decrease of $0.1 million for Employee Benefits Plan adjustments; and a further increase of $0.1 million as of 2007-2008 related to funding to CIC concerning Metropolis, which ends this fiscal year. The 2006-2007 Main Estimates include $3.3 million funded through the Governor General Special Warrant's process.
c Procurement savings amounts are $20 thousand in 2005-2006 and $40 thousand in 2006-2007. Amounts for future years have yet to be confirmed.
d Adjustments noted in the Forecast Spending column for 2005-2006 are for new items that have been approved by Treasury Board and funded through the Governor General Special Warrant's process.
e The grant transfer of $0.2 million for 2005-2006 has been confirmed by TB Vote 5. This grant transfer is attributable to a Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Heritage and SWC regarding the implementation of the interdepartmental partnership with the official languages communities.
Table 2: Resources by program activity, 2006-2007 ($ millions)
The following table provides resource information for the 2006-2007 Main Estimates year by program activity.
| Budgetary | Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates) a | Total Planned Spending b | ||||
| Program Activity | Operating | Grants | Contributions and Other Transfer Payments | Total Main Estimates | ||
| Promote equitable public policy | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |||
| Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality | 10.2 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 22.2 |
| Total | 12.8 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 24.8 |
a The 2006-2007 Main Estimates include $3.3 million funded through the Governor General Special Warrant's process.
b Total planned spending reflects an increase of $0.2 million for a grant transfer attributable to a Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Heritage and SWC regarding the implementation of the interdepartmental partnership with the official languages communities.
Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items ($ millions)
This table provides a summary of SWC's voted and statutory items as summarized in the Main Estimates for 2006-2007 and compared with the previous year's Main Estimates.
| Vote or Statutory Item | Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording | 2006-2007 Main Estimates |
2005-2006 Main Estimates |
| 110 | Operating expenditures | 11.5 | 11.3 |
| 115 | Grants and contributions | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| (S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans (EBP) | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Total a | 24.6 | 23.4 |
a The net increase of $1.2 million in the Main Estimates for 2006-2007, in comparison to 2005-2006, is mainly attributable to an increase of $1.0 million related to the contribution for the Native Women Association of Canada's Sisters in Spirit Initiative, an increase of $0.7 million for collective agreements, a decrease of $0.4 million for the Minister of State budget, which no longer exists, and of a decrease of $0.1 million for EBP adjustments. The 2006-2007 Main Estimates include $3.3 million funded through the Governor General Special Warrant's process.
Table 4: Services received without charge, 2006-2007 ($ millions)
| Total | |
| Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) | 1.0 |
| Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds) |
0.6 |
| Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by the Department of Justice Canada | |
| Total 2006-2007 services received without charge | 1.6 |
Table 5: Details on transfer payments program for SWC ($ millions)
This table summarizes SWC's transfer payments at the program activity level.
| Women's Program (voted) | |
| Start date: 1973 | End date: on-going |
| Description: The mandate of the WP is to provide technical and financial support to women's organizations and other partners seeking to advance equality for women by addressing women's economic, social, political and legal situation. | |
| Strategic outcome: Key institutions, government, and publicly elected bodies have integrated the diversity of women's perspectives in policies and programs. | |
| Expected Results: Women participate in decision-making processes. Public understands and supports women's equality issues. Effective action by women's organizations to advance women's equality issues. | |
| Forecast Spending | Planned Spending | |||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality | ||||
| Total grants & contributions | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Total transfer payment program a | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Planned audits and evaluations | ||||
a The above figure, in comparison to the Main Estimates, includes $0.2 M attributable to a Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Heritage and SWC regarding the implementation of the interdepartmental partnership with the official languages communities
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) Sisters in Spirits Initiative (voted) |
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| Start date: May 2005 | End date: March 2010 |
| Description: This initiative will complement ongoing government activities and lead to results that improve the situation of Aboriginal women including research to assess the extent and causes of the violence and to monitor trends; increased knowledge and understanding on the part of policymakers and stakeholders of the disadvantages and violence facing Aboriginal women; development of tools to address racialized and sexualized violence and its root causes; informed policy direction and development focused on racialized and sexualized violence and better service delivery to assist Aboriginal women and their communities; and sustainability to address related issues. | |
| Strategic outcome: Gender equality and the full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of Canada. | |
| Expected results: The SIS initiative will make a strong contribution to federal efforts in going beyond the focus on family violence to address racialized and sexualized violence against Aboriginal women, to determine its root causes and to inform policy direction and development. | |
| Forecast Spending | Planned Spending | |||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality | ||||
| Total contributions | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Total transfer payment program | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Planned audits and evaluations | Audit to start in Sept. | Evaluation to start in 2007 | ||
Table 6: Internal audits and evaluations
According to SWC's five-year risk-based plan, there is no evaluation planned for 2006-2007. Any other internal audit than the one listed below would be conducted by TBS Comptroller General as per new internal audit policy and related services for small organizations.
| Internal audit |
| NWAC-Sisters in Spirit contribution is subject to an internal audit during 2006-2007, as mentioned in the contribution agreement with SWC and the TBS submission. The audit plan is available from these documents and could start around September 2006, once SWC and NWAC have agreement on final terms of the audit. |
| Program evaluation |
| There is no evaluation planned for 2006-2007. |
Section IV - Other Items of Interest
Corporate Services
This section represents the important activities and planned results of 49 employees using a budget of $4.3 million. This represents 37 percent of the overall human resources. The services offered are tailored to our organization size and include all the corporate services: finance, human resources, administration, information technology, information management, web, ministerial services, translation, planning, audit and evaluation, performance management, internal and external communications, and consultation.
The challenge we are facing is to respond to a wide variety of issues-laws, policies, procedures, initiatives, shared systems, reporting, management and communications requirements-designed for a larger scale organization. In 2006-2007, the corporate priority is to continue working towards the implementation of our modern management initiative improvements in the following areas:
- Development and implementation of the internal governance reforms, toward optimum achievement of gender equality objectives
- Implementation of the Public Service Employment Act, including the integration of human resources planning with business planning
- Monitoring of the WP action plan to respond to the evaluation recommendations
- Based on performance indicators data entered in TBS's Expenditures Management Information System, make use of the information to actively support senior management decision-making
- Rapid execution of an action plan, in conjunction with the unions, on issues raised in the 2005 Public Service Employee Survey
- Improvements on the priorities set out during the Management Agreement Framework assessment with TBS, such as values and ethics
Allocation for this program activity is distributed among the other program activities as displayed throughout the document. Costs related to this activity have been allocated among SWC program activities as follows:
| Program Activity | % allocated | |
| 1.0 | Promote equitable public policy | 11% |
| 2.0 | Build knowledge and organizational capacity on gender equality | 89% |
Total planned Corporate Services spending ($ millions)
| 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | |
| Corporate Services | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Annex A - Contact Information
List of statutory and departmental reports
- Status of Women Canada Main Estimates: A Report on Plans and Priorities
- Status of Women Canada Performance Report
For other reports/documents, please visit the SWC Web site at www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/.
The 2006-2007 Report on Plans and Priorities
For questions on financial information, contact:
Guylaine Métayer
Director, Corporate Services
Telephone: (613) 947-1453; Fax: (613) 947-6113
E-mail: Guylaine.Metayer@swc-cfc.gc.ca
For other questions, contact:
Hélène Dwyer-Renaud
Director, Gender-Based Analysis and Accountability Directorate
Telephone: (613) 995-9411; Fax: (613) 947-0530
E-mail: Hélène.Dwyer-Renaud@swc-cfc.gc.ca
Annex B - Reader Feedback Form
Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP) 2006-2007
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