Recommendation
2.26:
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat should
strengthen its process for gathering government-wide results-based
information from federal organizations on the internal administrative impact
of their activities in support of the Government of Canada Action Plan to
Reform the Administration of Grant and Contribution Programs. It should also
assess the impact to date on recipients’ administrative burden associated
with implementing the Government Action Plan. Results of this assessment
should be made available publicly and be used in support of preparing the
five-year review of the Policy on Transfer Payments. |
Implementing the Government
Action Plan
Agreed. In
collaboration with federal organizations, the Secretariat will implement,
in 2012 and 2013, a new results-based reporting tool to collect
information on the impact, on recipients and departments, of the
efforts to reform the administration and delivery of grant
and contribution programs. Results of the whole-of-government assessment will
be publicly available to coincide with the conclusion of the Secretariat’s
implementation of the Government Action Plan, and will be considered as part
of the five-year review of the Policy on Transfer Payments. |
Performance
Reporting
In collaboration with federal organizations, the
Secretariat is developing a results-based reporting tool and guidance to
collect information on the impact, on recipient and departments, of the
efforts to reform the administration and delivery of grant and contribution
programs. The approach to performance reporting by federal organizations is
aligned with the expected results for recipients as outlined in the
Government Action Plan. For each area, measurement criteria are provided to
measure the extent to which each of the expected results has been achieved.
Applicable linkages to the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments have also been made. It is planned that the results of this
whole-of-government assessment be completed in late 2013, and made publicly
available thereafter. These results will also be considered as part of the
five-year review of the Policy on Transfer Payments that will be
undertaken in 2013.
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Recommendation
2.46:
The Treasury Board
of Canada Secretariat should provide guidance to federal organizations on the
need for a review and challenge function for initial risk assessments, as
well as the need to periodically reassess the risk ratings of multi-year
contribution agreements. |
Implementing
Policy Reforms
Agreed. Deputy
heads are responsible for, and have the flexibility to tailor, how they apply
risk-based principles in the administration of their grant and contribution
programs. As part of the Secretariat’s five-year review of the Policy on
Transfer Payments in 2013, and its provision of ongoing support to
federal organizations on risk management of grants and contributions, the
Secretariat will examine opportunities to strengthen its guidance on the need
for deputy heads to review and confirm risk assessments throughout the life
cycle of grants and contributions. |
Guideline
on the Directive on Transfer Payments and Guidance on the Design and
Application of Risk Management Tools for Grants and Contributions Projects
In collaboration with federal organizations,
the Secretariat is amending policy guidance in direct response to the
recommendation. The new policy guidance is scheduled for issuance in April
2013. Should further guidance opportunities present themselves during the five-year review of the Policy on Transfer Payments, the
Secretariat will consult with departments and relevant policies and guidance will
be further strengthened. |