PGEx Learning Forum - Oversight in the Public Sector: Fostering Effective Relationships

Presentation by John KnubleyDeputy Minister of Industry

Panel Discussion: Oversight of Crown Corporations –Delivering Value and Respecting Values

March 28, 2013

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Department, Statutory and AgenciesAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)

Crown CorporationsCanadian Dairy Commission (CDC)Farm Credit Canada (FCC)

Quasi-judicial tribunalsCanada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART)

Organizations associated with the AAF PortfolioCanadian Wheat Board (CWB)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio Partners

AAF Portfolio:

• FTEs: 15,204

• Expenditures: $4,265 M

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AAF Portfolio on the Governance Continuum

• Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency • Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal

• Minister of Agriculture & Agri- Food

• Canadian Grain Commission• Farm Products Council of Canada

• Farm Credit Canada

Public

Department

Legislature

Executive

Minister

Organizational Autonomy

Operational Service

Institutional ControlFunction

Direction/Accountability Relationship

Operational Enterprises

Agriculture & Agri-Food Portfolio

Supervisory Trust

P3s, Grants and contributions,

etc.Regulatory

Advisory

Adjudicative

•Canadian Dairy Commission

Canadian Wheat Board

Portfolio Tools:

• Portfolio coordination in DMO

• Regular Deputy Heads’ meetings

• Statement of priorities letters for all organizations

• Strong policy interface through one departmental ADM (Strategic Policy)

• Coordinated approach to many corporate functions

*This application of the Governance Continuum is for illustrative purposes only

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Industry Portfolio Partners

Department, Statutory and Other AgenciesIndustry Canada (IC)Statistics Canada (StatCan)Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Departmental CorporationsNational Research Council Canada (NRC)Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Crown CorporationsBusiness Development Bank of Canada (BDC)Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

Quasi-judicial tribunals• Registry of the Competition Tribunal (RCT)

Copyright Board (CB)

Organizations associated with the Industry Portfolio• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)• Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)

Genome Canada (Genome)Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation (PET)

Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC)

Industry Portfolio:

• FTEs: 18,146

• Expenditures: $5,180 M

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Industry Portfolio Crown Corporations

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

– Headquarters: Montreal– FTEs: 1,990– Budget: ~$400 M

Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)

– Headquarters: Vancouver– FTEs: 107.5– Budget: $72 M

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

– Headquarters: Ottawa– FTEs: 87– Budget: $9 M

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Industry Portfolio on the Governance Continuum

• Industry Canada

• Science, Technology & Innovation Council (STIC)

• Registry of the Competition Tribunal • Copyright Board• Competition Bureau*

• Minister of Industry

• Genome Canada

• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

• National Research Council (NRC)• Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC)• Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)• Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)• Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

Public

Department

Legislature

Executive

Minister

Organizational Autonomy

Operational Service

Institutional ControlFunction

Direction/Accountability Relationship

Operational Enterprises

Industry Portfolio

Regulatory Supervisory Trust

P3s, Grants and contributions,

etc.

Adjudicative

Advisory

• Statistics Canada

• Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)• PET Foundation

Portfolio Tools:

• Currently a work in progress

• Nascent Portfolio coordination function

• Many policy interfaces across the Department with Portfolio partners

• Less frequent Deputy Heads’ meetings *This application of the Governance Continuum is for illustrative purposes only