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Section III — Supplementary Information

3.1 Financial Highlights (in dollars)
 

Condensed statement of financial position at end of year (March 31, 2009)

	%	2009	2008
	Change
ASSETS
Financial assets	–38%	61,193	98,279
Non-financial assets	–3%	463,638	479,992
Total Assets	–9%	524,831	578,271
LIABILITIES
Total Liabilities	21%a	4,717,928	3,902,184
EQUITY
Total Equity	26%	(4,193,097)	(3,323,913)
TOTAL	–9%	524,831	578,271

 
Condensed statement of financial position at end of year (March 31, 2009) (in dollars)

	%	2009	2008
	Change
EXPENSES
Total Expenses	32%	33,818,263	25,619,514
REVENUES
Total Revenues	–28%	145	202
NET COST OF OPERATIONS	32%	33,818,118	25,619,312
a  The sharp increase in SWC’s Expenses and Liabilities is due to the increase in authorities as per Budget 2007.

 

3.2 Financial Statements

The Financial Statements of SWC can be found in the agency’s website at:

http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/account-resp/pr/fin/08-2009-eng.html.

 

3.3 List of Supplementary Information Tables

The following supplementary information tables found in the 2008–2009 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s website at:

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2008-2009/index-eng.asp.

Table 1: User Fees/External Fees

Table 2: Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)

Table 3: Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits

Table 4: Internal Audits and Evaluations
 

3.4 Other Items of Interest

Corporate Services

In 2008–2009, SWC continued the process of modernizing its infrastructure and systems in order to provide senior management with more accurate and reliable information to facilitate effective decision-making, thereby meeting accountability requirements of the Government of Canada. Key departmental systems such as: the Network Operating software, security and suite of products, the Free Balance financial system and the Human Resource Information System were modernized. As well, departmental financial reporting and internal controls were improved to monitor compliance with departmental accountabilities.
 

Communications

As indicated in its Report on Plans and Priorities for 2008–2009, SWC enhanced its public affairs function in order to inform Canadians about its work and to respond to the increasing demand for information about gender-related subjects and government action on issues pertaining to women. As a result, in 2008–2009, SWC responded to an increased number of inquiries from the public and the media:

• More than 40 per cent of the e-mails and over 30 per cent of telephone calls received were related to questions about SWC activities (e.g. International Women’s Day, Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, the Women’s Program, etc.)
   
• 10 per cent of the telephone calls and 12 per cent of e-mails were requests for information about gender-related subjects and the work of SWC.
   
• The media made 7.3 per cent of the telephone calls and sent 5 per cent of the e-mails.
   
• Individual women looking for assistance made almost 7 per cent of the phone calls and sent 5 per cent of the e-mails to the agency.

SWC was challenged to find innovative and effective methods to reach Canadians. This presented an ideal opportunity to rebrand and further develop SWC’s website, which had not been updated in recent years. With the goal of increasing SWC’s reach to Canadians, the new site was launched in December 2008 with the overall “common look-and-feel” theme for all Government of Canada websites.

In an effort to gain improved media coverage of Government of Canada achievements relating to women, SWC organized media events, showcasing projects that received support at local, regional and national levels. These events were publicized through media advisories and media releases. As a result, there has been increased media coverage of government activities related to gender equality.

Statutory Departmental Reports:

Status of Women Canada 2008–2009: Report on Plans and Priorities

Status of Women Canada 2007–2008 Departmental Performance Report
 

Contact Information:  For questions on financial information provided in this DPR, please contact:

Cindy Paquette
Corporate Services
Telephone: 613-947-1453
Fax: 613-947-6113
E-mail: Cindy.Paquette@swc-cfc.gc.ca
 

For other questions, please contact:

Ainalem Tebeje
Communications and Strategic Planning
Telephone: 613-995-1811
Fax: 613-943-2386
E-mail: Ainalem.Tebeje@swc-cfc.gc.ca
 

For other information, please visit the SWC website: http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca.
 

 
Footnotes to the Report
 

¹   As an analytical approach, GBA takes into account the socio-economic situation of women and men in diverse population groups in order to determine differential impacts, thus informing the decision-making process. This is also known as intersectionality.

²   The PAA for 2009–2010 has been modified and changes will be reported on in the next Departmental Performance Report.

³   These performance indicators and the target are found in the MRRS approved by TBS for 2008–2009.

⁴   For details, refer to “Benefits for Canadians” in Section II.

⁵   The 2008–2009 priorities have contributed to the agency’s SO through specific results: strategic partnerships with various players, increased departmental capacity in applying GBA, enhanced central agency role in ensuring accountability for gender equality, increased awareness among women in identifying and addressing barriers.

⁶   Labour Force Survey 2007.

⁷   Examples of initiatives currently in progress: i) Supplier Diversity Initiative with WEConnect, ii) Experiences Program with Equal Voice.

⁸   This result was not identified in the 2008–2009 RPP. However, the MRRS of the agency shows that it is one of the expected results under Program Activity: Strategic policy advice and partnerships.

⁹   This performance indicator is found in the MRRS approved by TBS for 2008–2009.

¹⁰  The performance of SWC in 2008–2009 is comparatively similar to that of 2007–2008 in terms of the percentage of projects that succeeded in achieving the expected results.

¹¹  These projects, approved in previous fiscal years, were under implementation during the reporting year.

¹²  These projects were approved in 2008–2009 and are currently being implemented.

¹³  10 per cent of funded projects that demonstrate level of women’s participation in their communities.

¹⁴  The expected result of this sub-activity is: engagement and support of other government departments in strategic partnerships on issues relating to human rights of Aboriginal women in the area of violence.

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