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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
Performance Report
For the period ending
March 31, 2000
James Peterson
The Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions)
Improved Reporting to Parliament Pilot Document
The Estimates of the Government of Canada are structured in several parts. Beginning with an overview of total government spending in Part I, the documents become increasingly more specific. Part II outlines spending according to departments, agencies and programs and contains the proposed wording of the conditions governing spending which Parliament will be asked to approve.
The Report on Plans and Priorities provides additional detail on each department and its programs primarily in terms of more strategically oriented planning and results information with a focus on outcomes.
The Departmental Performance Report provides a focus on results-based accountability by reporting on accomplishments achieved against the performance expectations and results commitments as set out in the spring Report on Plans and Priorities.
©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada -- 2000 Available in Canada through your local bookseller or by mail from Canadian Government Publishing -- PWGSC
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0S9
Catalogue No. BT31-4/62-2000 ISBN 0-660-61379-4
Foreword
On April 24, 1997, the House of Commons passed a motion dividing on a pilot basis the
Part III of the Estimates document for each department or agency into two separate documents: a
Report on Plans and Priorities tabled in the spring and a Departmental Performance Report tabled in the fall.
This initiative is intended to fulfil the government's commitments to improve the expenditure management information provided to Parliament. This involves sharpening the focus on results, increasing the transparency of information and modernizing its preparation.
The Fall Performance Package is comprised of 83 Departmental Performance Reports and the President's annual report, Managing for Results 2000.
This Departmental Performance Report, covering the period ending March 31, 2000 provides a focus on results-based accountability by reporting on accomplishments achieved against the performance expectations and results commitments as set out in the department's Report on Plans and Priorities for 1999-00 tabled in Parliament in the spring of 1999.
Results-based management emphasizes specifying expected program results, developing meaningful indicators to demonstrate performance, perfecting the capacity to generate information and reporting on achievements in a balanced manner. Accounting and managing for results involve sustained work across government.
The government continues to refine its management systems and performance framework. The refinement comes from acquired experience as users make their information needs more precisely known. The performance reports and their use will continue to be monitored to make sure that they respond to Parliament's ongoing and evolving needs.
This report is accessible electronically from the Treasury Board Secretariat Internet site: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/dpr/dpre.asp
Comments or questions can be directed to the TBS Internet site or to:
Planning, Performance and Reporting Sector
Treasury Board Secretariat
L'Esplanade Laurier
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OR5
Tel: (613) 957-7167
Fax (613) 957-7044
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