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Green Procurement

Green Procurement Capacity Building

Performance Measures for Part A

1a. Number of procurement and materiel management staff with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of procurement and materiel management staff.

1b. Number of acquisition cardholders with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of acquisition cardholders.

2. Number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management.

3. Number of departmental procurement processes and controls that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of departmental procurement processes and controls that should address environmental considerations. Alternatively, departments and agencies can report on progress to improve the integration of environmental considerations in management processes and controls relative to procurement.


Activity Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) Actual Results as % Description/Comments
1a. Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff 100% 91% 30 out of 33 procurement and materiel management staff have taken the green procurement training while the remaining 3 staff, who have recently joined CFIA, will be taking the Campus Direct Green Procurement Course early in Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
1b. Training for Acquisition Cardholders 25% 30% The CFIA Acquisition Card Directive has been revised to include a requirement effective April 1, 2011 for new cardholders to take the Campus Direct Green Procurement course prior to being issued a Card. The same Directive also encourages current cardholders to take said course. All acquisition cardholders were sent a list of certified green suppliers as well as a promotional bulletin on green procurement.
2. Performance Evaluations 100% 100% Environmental considerations by procurement and materiel management staff are being promoted in the CFIA and a number of steps have been undertaken to increase environmental considerations for the purchasing of vehicles, computers, occupational health services, construction and office supplies.
3. Procurement Processes and Controls 75% 80%

Two national articles were published within the CFIA to promote green procurement to acquisition cardholders and all Resource Centres. A comprehensive and detailed listing of PWGSC certified green suppliers by commodities was developed by the CFIA and electronically distributed to all employees including all acquisition card holders.

The CFIA has tracked and identified the total number and value of all green purchases for fiscal years 08/09, 09/10 and 10/11 and the results are as follows:

Year # Transactions Total Value
08/09 7,653 $3.3M
09/10 7,464 $2.7M
10/11 8,420 $2.9M

Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Performance Measures for Part B

Dollar value of purchases against green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by Public Works and Government Services Canada [PWGSC]) for a specified good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service.

Dollar value of purchases that incorporate environmental considerations for a good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service. (This performance measure applies when a green consolidated procurement instrument, as designated by PWGSC, was not used or was unavailable for the specified good or service.)


Good/Service Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) Actual Results as % Description/Comments
On-Road Light Duty Vehicles 100% 100% Purchased using the Departmental Individual Standing Offers (DISOs) of PWGSC
Office Furniture 80% 90% Purchased using call-ups against PWGSC's NMSOs/RMSOs with certified green suppliers for this commodity.

Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods

Performance Measures for Part C

Total quantity of a consumable purchased (e.g., paper) or an asset owned or leased (e.g., printing devices) relative to total number of full-time equivalents (FTEs).


Consumable/Asset Target as % Reduction or # per FTE Actual Results as % Reduction or # per FTE Description/Comments
Paper Reduction of 20% per FTE by March 31, 2014 from CFIA base- year of 2008/2009 9.4% In FY 08/09, CFIA purchased 38,326 packages of 500 sheets of recycled paper per package. This figure was the result of a telephone survey of all CFIA facilities across Canada with 30 FTEs or more which captured a total of 5,176 FTEs or approximately 70% of CFIA total FTEs.

In FY 09/10, CFIA purchased 34,710 packages of paper. A reduction of 3,616 packages or 9.4% as compared to FY 08/09.
Photocopiers/printers Ratio of 1 printing device to 8 FTEs by March 31, 2014 On March 31, 2011, the CFIA ratio was 1 printing device to every 5 FTEs This figure was obtained through the SAP asset module search ending- FY 10/11 which indicated some 1,500 photocopiers/printers in use serving 7,500 CFIA FTEs across Canada in 635 facilities.