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Section III: Supplementary Information

A. Organizational Information

CCOHS operates as a departmental corporation of the Federal government, and is governed by an independent tripartite Council of Governors comprised of representatives from labour, business, federal and provincial Canadian governments. The tripartite governance structure helps to ensure that CCOHS remains a well informed and a trusted source of unbiased information for employers, workers and governments.

The internal departments are organized to facilitate effective delivery of products and services to citizens. Health and Safety Products and Services obtains and creates the content information about occupational health and safety from world-wide sources. Computer Systems and Services group facilitates the delivery of content in various media such as CD-ROM, DVD, Internet, list serves, portals and discussion groups. The Inquiries Service provides direct front line service to Canadians via a service available via telephone, fax, mail and Internet. They also develop content for the internet. Marketing, Sales and Communication promote the use of CCOHS products and services, providing customer service support, communications to Canadians and marketing activities. The Controller's group provides services to the departments including finance, operations support, facilities management and internal computer systems. Human resources supports all departments.

Section IV: Financial Information

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalent

($ thousands)	Forecast Spending 2005-06	Planned Spending 2006-07	Planned Spending 2007-08	Planned Spending 2008-09
Gross Program Spending: Occupational health and safety information development, delivery services and tripartite collaboration	8,840	8,784	8,784	8,784
Less: Respendable revenue	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300
Total Main Estimates	4,540	4,484	4,484	4,484
Adjustments:
Compensation and rollover from prior year	60	-	-	-
Reduction due to ERC exercise	(10)	(20)	-	-
Total Adjustments	50	(20)	-	-
Net Planned Spending	4,590	4,464	4,484	4,484
Plus: Cost of Services Provided by other Departments or Agencies	718	718	718	718
Net Cost of Program	5,308	5,182	5,202	5,202
Full Time Equivalents	90	96	96	96

The changes in planned spending represent funds rolled over from prior year and compensation. CCOHS previously paid 15.9% directly for benefit plans and in future years will pay 20% through appropriations as is the practice with other departments. The reductions to the department's planned spending are as a result of the ERC exercise and which were announced in the 2005 Budget. The amounts announced for fiscal 2006/7 are included in the above table, but have not been carried forward to the other tables.

Table 2: Program by Activity

($ thousands)

2006-2007
Budgetary
Program Activity	Operating	Capital	Grants and Contributions	Gross	Revenue	Net
Occupational health and safety information development, delivery services and tripartite collaboration	8,784	-	-	8,784	4,300	4,484
Total	8,784	-	-	8,784	4,300	4,484

2006-2007
Non-Budgetary
Program Activity	Loans,Investments and Advances	Total Main Estimates	Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
Occupational health and safety information development, delivery services and tripartite collaboration	-	4,484	-	4,484
Total	-	4,484	-	4,484

Note: CCOHS has one program activity

Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items listed in Main Estimates

($ thousands)

2006-2007
Vote or Statutory Item	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety	Current Main Estimates	Previous Main Estimates
35	Program expenditures	3,418	3,498
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,066	1,042
	Total Department or Agency	4,484	4,540

The increase relates to compensation increases as a result of the change in the collective agreement and adjustments required due to the EBP being included in the ARLU process for the first time. CCOHS was paying the direct actual costs in prior years.

Table 4: Net Cost of Program for the Estimates Year 2006-7

($ thousands)

Gross Planned Spending	8,784
Plus:
Services Received without charge
Accomodation provided by PWGSC	675
Workers' Compensation coverage provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada	1
Salary and associated costs of audit services provided by the Office of the Auditor General	42
Salary and associated costs of legal services provided by Justice Canada	-
	718
Total Cost of Program	9,502
Less:
Revenue Credited to the Vote	4,300
Revenue Credited to the CRF	-
Net Cost of Program	5,202
2006-7 Estimated Net Program Cost	5,202

Table 5: Source of Respendable Revenue

($ thousands)	Forecast Revenue 2005-06	Planned Revenue 2006-07	Planned Revenue 2007-08	Planned Revenue 2008-09
Occupational health and safety information development, delivery services and tripartite collaboration	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300
Total Credited to the Vote	4,300	4,300	4,300	4,300

Table 6: User Fees

The User Fees Act is not applicable to the revenues generated by CCOHS.

Table 7: Travel Policies

CCOHS follows the TBS Special Travel Authorities and the TBS Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances.

Section V: Other Items of Interest

Annex 1: Listing of Statutes and Regulations

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S. 1985, c. C-13)

Annex 2: Publications

The following reports are available at: http://www.ccohs.ca/ccohs/reports.html

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Annual Reports

Departmental Performance Reports

Program Evaluation and Cost Recovery Study: Assessing the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Modern Management Practices Assessment

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Modern Comptrollership Action Plan

Customer Satisfaction Research Report

CCOHS 2005 Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement Study

Annex 3: Government-wide and Horizontal Initiatives

Modern Comptrollership

CCOHS strongly supports the integration of comptrollership modernization principles in our implementation of Modern Comptrollership http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/cmo_mfc/index-eng.asp. The capacity assessment and action plan were completed in 2002. The capacity assessment has been conducted to establish baselines which progress can be measured and determines areas requiring attention. The details of these plans can be found at: http://www.ccohs.ca/ccohs/reports.html.

Government On-Line

Government On-Line (GOL) is the federal government's multi-year project to provide Canadians with electronic Internet access to federal information and services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The program's goals are to improve service delivery to Canadians, to increase citizens' participation in government, to make the government more transparent and responsive to Canadians, and to spur Canada's participation in the global e-commerce market place.

CCOHS has been proactive in the development of its Internet presence to deliver its programs and services on line for many years. Our website at www.ccohs.ca allows for instant access to information and e-mail access to services. Products and services can also be obtained on line through our e-commerce site. The CCOHS Internet site has extensive information available to a broad range of users and acts as a portal to several collaborative websites that makes information from all Canadian jurisdictions and many international resources instantly available to Canadians. The common look and feel guidelines have also been implemented http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/clf-nsi/index-eng.asp for CCOHS' website.

Annex 4: Strategic Priorities

Our Mission

To provide Canadians with information about occupational health and safety which is trustworthy, comprehensive, and intelligible. The information facilitates responsible decision-making, promotes improvements in the workplace, increases awareness of the need for a healthy and safe working environment, and supports occupational health and safety education and training.

Governance

CCOHS is governed and directed by a tripartite Council of Governors comprised of members from labour, business and government leaders representing their respective constituents across Canada. The Council meets three times a year to review policy and monitor the progress of CCOHS.

In January 1997, the Council adopted the following set of guiding principles for the Centre's future, which have been supported by federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for occupational health and safety:

Guiding Principles

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act allows the Centre to undertake a broad range of activities "to promote the fundamental right of Canadians to a healthy and safe working environment".

The Council of Governors intends these principles to guide the Centre for the short to mid term and to allow for continued growth in cost-recovery.

1. The Council reconfirms its support and commitment to the CCOHS and the valuable role the Centre provides to Canada's workers and employers. Further, the Council recognizes the importance of its tripartite nature in governing the Centre. The Centre is to continue to serve as a source of excellence for unbiased technical information and expertise to support labour, employers, and governments in maintaining safe and healthy workplaces. The Centre is to continue to provide critical analysis and interpretation of occupational safety and health information. Further, the three caucuses recognize the critical importance of maintaining a free inquiry service to support the right of working Canadians to a healthy and safe working environment.
2. The Council and the Centre shall communicate to respective Ministers regarding the excellence and role of the Centre in order to obtain broad public policy support and guidance.
3. The Council recognizes the high standard and non-partisan nature of the Centre's undertakings. It recommends the Centre continue in its consulting and research efforts, while meeting the test of fairness in a competitive world. Joint funding of projects that target key areas of information needs should be a special focus of these efforts. The Council urges all governments and other organizations to consider the Centre as a potential source of consulting and research services.
4. The Council urges governmental and non-governmental organizations, including labour and employers, to work in partnership with the Centre to provide public access to the Centre's CD-ROM, Internet and other services.
5. The Council recommends the Centre consider the future possibility of gathering and disseminating occupational health and safety statistical information.
6. The Council recognizes that the Centre has become a national repository for MSDS, and efforts to encourage companies to continue to supply data sheets to the Centre will continue, where practicable and feasible.
7. The Council recommends that health and safety materials are available in the form most useful to the user, including hard copy.
8. The Council encourages the development of partnerships, tailored to specific jurisdictions, that enhance the visibility and distribution of CCOHS information. This could also include co-operation between various government inquiry services.
9. The Council recommends that jurisdictions and others systematically provide all technical, research, guidelines, codes of practice, and best practices to the Centre.

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