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III: Supplementary Information

A. Organizational Information

The Office of the Registrar has a single Program Activity - To process hearings and decisions - which provides the services the Court requires to render its decisions. The Registrar is accountable for this program activity. The Program Activity Architecture (PAA) of the Office of the Registrar is closely aligned with its organizational structure as shown in the charts below.

Office of the Registrar Sectors / Branches	Program Sub-Activity and Sub-Sub Activities (PAA)
Executive Services Sector Office of the Registrar Justice Chambers Executive Services Branch	Office of the Registrar and Support for Justice Chambers Executive Operations and International Relations
Court Operations Sector Deputy Registrar Office Law Branch Registry Branch	Office of the Deputy Registrar and Public Information Services Legal Services Registry Services
Library and Information Services Sector Director General, Library and Information Services Library Special Projects Information Management & Technology Branch	Office of the DG Library and Information Services and Special Projects Library Services Information Technology and Security Services (program specific)* Information Management Services (program specific)*
Corporate Services Sector Director General, Corporate Services Office Finance and Materiel Management Human Resources Management Accommodation, Administrative and Security Services	DG Corporate Services and Strategic Planning Finance and Materiel Management Human Resources Management Accommodation, Administrative and Security Services

*For PAA purposes the corporate portion of IM/IT services has been identified as separate sub-sub activities under the Corporate and Administrative Services program activity.

 

 

Registrar

Appointed by the Governor General, the Registrar is the Deputy Head of the Court, answers directly to the Chief Justice and exercises quasi-judicial powers. Her office provides management and support to the chambers of the nine Judges, the office of the Executive Legal Officer, the law clerk program, and dignitary visits.

Deputy Registrar

The Deputy Registrar, a Governor in Council appointee, oversees the work of the Court Operations Sector, which includes the Registry Branch and the Law Branch. Public information services, including the management of the Court's Tour Program, are also provided by staff in the Deputy Registrar's Office.

Registry

The Registry is the hub of all procedural and documentary activities at the Court. The Registry processes, records and directs the flow of all documents filed by the parties and records all events which take place during the life of a case. It "cases manages" every leave application, appeal and motion to ensure that cases are dealt with efficiently, so that no time is wasted by Judges on procedural matters or incomplete filings. The Registry assists parties by providing information on the Court's processes and activities, schedules the Court's sittings, ensures support in the Courtroom during hearings and finalizes the documentation for cases after judgments have been rendered.

Law Branch

The Law Branch provides legal services to the Judges and the administration of the Court, and manages the publication of the judgments of the Court in both official languages. Staff lawyers provide legal opinions on all leave applications filed and legal editing of all reasons for decisions. The Branch also manages the Registrar's legal correspondence and prepares and publishes the Bulletin of Proceedings and news releases which outline the Court's agenda and listing judgments rendered or to be rendered.

Library and Information Services

Library and Information Services are provided by the: Library, Information Management and Technology Branch and Special Projects. Sector services are designed primarily to serve the Court and its business units, and through them litigants, the media and the public. These responsibilities extend to the corporate level where this centre of expertise is charged with ensuring that the management of the Court's information meets legal and central agency requirements.

Corporate Services

The administrative and operational support to the Judges and Court staff is provided by the Corporate Services, which is responsible for accommodation, finance, procurement, human resources, administration, security and strategic planning.

B. Financial Tables

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents

($ millions)	Forecast Spending 2005-2006	Planned Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009
Process Hearings and Decisions
Budgetary Main Estimates (gross)	27.2	27.8	27.9	27.9
Non-Budgetary Main Estimates (gross)	-	-	-	-
Less: Respendable revenue	-	-	-	-
Total Main Estimates	27.2	27.8	27.9	27.9
Adjustments:
Governor General Special Warrants:
Supplementary Estimates:
Operating Budget Carryforward from 2004-2005	1.0	-	-	-
Compensation for collective agreements	0.5	-	-	-
Funding for the purpose of upgrading the security & accessibility of the east entrance of the Supreme Court of Canada building.	0.3
Total Adjustments	1.8
Total Planned Spending *	29.0	27.8	27.9	27.9
Less: Non respendable revenue Plus: Cost of services received without charge	(0.2)   5.5	(0.2)   5.5	(0.2)   5.6	(0.2)   5.9
Net Cost of Program	34.3	33.1	33.3	33.6
Full Time Equivalents	182	190	190	190

* The procurement savings, not included above due to their immateriality, are $30,000 in 2005-2006, and $50,000 thereafter.

Table 2: Resources by Program Activity

($ millions)

Budgetary 2006-07

Program Activity	Operating	Gross	Respendable Revenue	Net
Process hearings and decisions	27.8	27.8	-	27.8

Non-Budgetary 2006-07

Program Activity	Loans, Investments and Advances	Total Main Estimates	Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
Process hearings and decisions	-	27.8	-	27.8

Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items

Vote or Statutory Item	Supreme Court of Canada	2006-2007 Main Estimates ($ millions)	2007-2008 Main Estimates ($ millions)
50	Program Expenditures	20.8	20.9
(S)	Judges' salaries, allowances and annuities, annuities to spouses and children of judges lumpsum payments to spouses of judges who die while in office.	4.6	4.6
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	2.4	2.4
	Total Agency	27.8	27.9

Table 4: Services Received Without Charge

($ millions)	2006-2007
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by TBS	4.4   1.1
Total 2006-07 Services received without charge	5.5

Table 5: Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity

($ millions)	Forecast Spending 2005-2006	Planned Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009
Process Hearings and Decisions	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Total	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

Table 6: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue

Respendable Revenue

($ millions)	Forecast Revenue 2005-2006	Planned Revenue 2006-2007	Planned Revenue 2007-2008	Planned Revenue 2008-2009
Process Hearings and Decisions	-	-	-	-
Total Respendable Revenue	-	-	-	-

Non-Respendable Revenue

($ millions)	Forecast Revenue 2005-2006	Planned Revenue 2006-2007	Planned Revenue 2007-2008	Planned Revenue 2008-2009
Process Hearings and Decisions
Judge's contributions towards annuities	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Sales of goods, services and information products	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total Non-Respendable Revenue	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2

Total Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Table 7: Resource Requirement by Branch or Sector
2006-2007

($ millions)	Process Hearings and Decisions	Total Planned Spending
Executive Services	5.2	5.2
Court Operations	7.0	7.0
Library and Information Services	6.8	6.8
Corporate Services	4.2	4.2
Payments Pursuant to the Judges' Act	4.6	4.6
Total	27.8	27.8

Table 8 : Details on Project Spending

The SCC commenced two significant projects in 2005-2006. The first project is a refit of the SCC building's east entrance, and is designed to improve both the accessibility to and security of the building. Funding for this project in the amount of $773,000 was approved by Treasury Board. The project is expected to be completed in 2006-2007.

The SCC also commenced work on a project to replace the existing audio-visual equipment in the courtroom, and to add modern information technology capabilities. Because the court hearing schedule limits the time available to implement the project, the completion date of this project is anticipated to be in 2007-2008. Funding for this project has not yet been approved.

Supplementary information on project spending can be found at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20062007/p3a-eng.asp.

Table 9: Internal Audits and Evaluations

Audit Project	Preliminary Audit Objective and Scope	Estimated Timing
Audit of Information Security	The audit will review the management practices in place in Program Operations to secure information holdings, both in paper and electronic formats (e.g., confidential, sealed, other security requirements), including how risks of improperly disclosing information and other risks are managed. The audit will also examine how roles and responsibilities for the protection of the information holdings in Program Operations are defined and implemented	April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007
Audit of IT	The audit will examine the reliability of the IT infrastructure (including remote control) to support the Court's activities. The scope includes IT security but also other aspects of the IT infrastructure, which will be specified. The audit will also determine the extent to which the implementation of the recommendations from the 2001/02 IT Security Audit have resolved the security failures previously identified in the Court's IT infrastructure. In addition, the audit will likely assess the Court's state of IT security against the new government standards of the Management of IT Security (MITS) tool (to be completed by TBS in December 2006).	April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007
Finance Audit	The audit will examine selected areas or types of transactions to be specified, such as travel and hospitality, acquisition cards, etc.	April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007
Audit of the Protocol Function	This audit will cover the protocol function, which refers to the international role of the Court Judges. The audit will review the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of the Office of the Registrar's ability to support the Judges in meeting their international duties.	April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008
Audit of Registry Function	The audit will review the efficiency of the Registry function to support the work of the Judges and the Office of the Registrar. All areas of the Registry will be covered (e.g., tracking and monitoring of cases and other information holdings (manual, electronic and audio-visual formats); priorization of cases; appropriateness of systems; availability of specialized resources (staff, equipment); and management of risks.	April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008

The planned audits are based upon the Court's audit plan, approved in April 2005. The Plan is reviewed annually and is subject to change based upon emerging risks and priorities.

C. Contacts for Further Information

Supreme Court of Canada Building 301 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 World Wide Web: http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/	General Enquiries Telephone: (613) 995-4330 Fax: (613) 996-3063 Internet Access reception@scc-csc.gc.ca
Anne Roland - Registrar Telephone: (613) 996-9277	E-mail: reception@scc-csc.gc.ca
Louise Meagher - Deputy Registrar Telephone: (613) 996-7521	E-mail: registry-greffe@scc-csc.gc.ca
Carolyn McDonald - Director General, Corporate Services Telephone: (613) 996-0429	E-mail: mcdonaldc@scc-csc.gc.ca

D. Listing of Statutory and Departmental Reports

Supreme Court Reports Pursuant to Section 17 of the Supreme Court Act, the Registrar or the Deputy Registrar, as the Chief Justice directs, is responsible for the publication of the judgments of the Court in the Supreme Court Reports, which include all the reasons for judgment rendered by the Court in a given calendar year.

E. Legislation Administered

Supreme Court Act        R.S.C., 1985, C.S-26 as amended Judges Act                      R.S.C., 1985, C.J-1 as amended

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