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Departments Without Published Service Standards

Department/Agency

Standards

Comments

Source

 2001-2002 RPP

1999-2000 DPR

Website 

Canada Communications (formerly Canada Information Office)

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

"Service Standards in the Meat Hygiene and Fish Programs and a comprehensive timetable for service standards in other program areas will be developed by April 1, 2002." (pg. 27)

 

 

 

Canadian International Development Agency

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Department of Indians Affairs and Northern Development

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Department of Justice

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Public Works and Government Services Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

"Through its regional offices, ACOA has regularly undertaken activities to gauge the satisfaction of its clientele. It has embraced the service improvement objective and has developed a strategic plan for service quality as part of its on-going operations." (pg. 39)

X

 

 

Canadian Heritage

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

Consistent with Treasury Board's Service Improve Initiative, the Department "will identify its key services to the public, establish client satisfaction baseline benchmarks and develop a Service Improvement Plan. Its progress will be reported in the fall 2001 Departmental Performance Report."  (pg. 34)

X

 

 

Environment Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The Management, Administration and Policy business line has made a commitment to "develop a service improvement plan in 2001-02." (pg. 54)

X

 

 

Transport Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

Transport Canada "will achieve concrete and measurable results based on service standards that lead to improvements in Canadians' satisfaction with the delivery of our services." (Transport Canada 2001-2004 business plan, pg. 7)

 

 

X

Western Economic Diversification

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

WED "is undertaking an assessment of its current situation with a client satisfaction survey and the development of a service improvement plan. This survey will measure the level of current client satisfaction, assist in identifying service improvement priorities, and contribute to the establishment of benchmarks and service standards from which to measure improvement." (pg.19)

X

 

 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The Forensics Laboratory, RCMP will have "service standards designed in consultation with clients and published." (pg. 54)

X

 

 

Canadian Grain Commission

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

Beginning in 2001, the Canadian Grain Commission will "develop and implement plans to improve client satisfaction by 10% through the expanded use of service standards and reliable measures of client satisfaction with key services." (pg. 18)

X

 

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Tax Court of Canada.

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The Tax Court of Canada will be "drafting and implementing our  service standards, which will be based on the results of our client satisfaction survey."  (pg. 10)

X

 

 

Parks Canada Agency

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

Parks Canada Agency will "develop a targeted plan to help implement the Government Service Improvement Initiative." (pg. 18)

X

 

 

National Archives of Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

"In 2001-2002, the National Archives will develop a Service Improvement Plan for its Reference Service, Consultation Service, Inter-institutional Loans Service and Copying Service. Baseline satisfaction measures and associated annual client satisfaction improvement targets will be also be developed.  Service standards which already exist for these services will monitored in order to meet targets set for improved levels of service." (pg. 26)

X

 

 

Public Service Commission

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The PSC has committed to "improved citizen-centred service delivery to Canadians through the SII" and to "measure external clients' satisfaction with key recruitment services by: establishing a baseline using the Common Measurement Tool and TBS software and server to gather data from the Web and Infotel users mainly; setting targets for improvement for the next 5 years; analysing results of the survey and recommending actions; and implementing recruitment and staffing service standards." (pg. 26)

X

 

 

Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Canadian Transportation Agency

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The Canadian Transportation Agency will "begin work relating to the Service Improvement Initiative." (pg. 9)

X

 

 

Copyright Board Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

The Copyright Board will "prepare and implement an Annual Service Improvement Plan and report on satisfaction improvement against targets and service standards in subsequent Performance Reports." (pg.11)

X

 

 

Canadian Human Rights Commission

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

During the planning period, the Commission will give priority to the "introduction and refinement" of recently adopted service standards. (pg. 12)

X

 

 

Immigration and Refugee Board

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

During the planning period, the IRB will implement Phase I of a three Phased approach to implementing the SII.  Phase I will "identify key services for inclusion in the initiative, establish service standards for those services, and measure client satisfaction with respect to the process in order to establish a baseline." (pg. 28-29)

X

 

 

Office of the Commissioner
for Federal Judicial Affairs

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (formerly Medical Research Council of Canada)

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

National Film Board

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research
Council of Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

NSERC plans to "establish a Service Improvement Plan, identify and report on service standards for key services, and establish client satisfaction baseline measures and targets." (pg. 29)

X

 

 

Office of the
Superintendent of Financial
Institutions Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

RCMP-External Review
Committee

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

RCMP Public Complaints
Commission

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None

 

 

 

Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council of Canada

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

SSHRC is committed to "a significant, quantifiable improvement in client satisfaction."  This will be achieved through the establishment of "a Service Improvement Plan and client satisfaction baseline measures and targets," including the "development of service standards and service-level." (pg. 19)

X

 

 

National Energy Board

None published in DPR, RPP or on website

None