The Estimates Documents
Each year, the government prepares
Estimates in support of its request to Parliament
for authority to spend public monies. This request
is formalized through the tabling of appropriation
bills in Parliament.
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.
The Estimates, along with the
Minister of Finance's Budget, reflect the
government's annual budget planning and resource
allocation priorities. In combination with the
subsequent reporting of financial results in the
Public Accounts and of accomplishments achieved in
Departmental Performance Reports, this material
helps Parliament hold the government to account
for the allocation and management of funds.
İMinister of Public Works and
Government Services Canada -- 2002
Available in Canada through your
local bookseller or by mail from
Canadian Government Publishing -- PWGSC
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0S9
Catalogue No. BT31-4/36-2002
ISBN 0-660-62106-1
Foreword
In the spring of 2000, the
President of the Treasury Board tabled in
Parliament the document "Results for
Canadians: A Management Framework for the
Government of Canada". This document sets a
clear agenda for improving and modernising
management practices in federal departments and
agencies.
Four key management commitments
form the basis for this vision of how the
Government will deliver their services and
benefits to Canadians in the new millennium. In
this vision, departments and agencies recognise
that they exist to serve Canadians and that a
"citizen focus" shapes all activities,
programs and services. This vision commits the
Government of Canada to manage its business by the
highest public service values. Responsible
spending means spending wisely on the things that
matter to Canadians. And finally, this vision sets
a clear focus on results - the impact and
effects of programs.
Departmental performance reports
play a key role in the cycle of planning,
monitoring, evaluating, and reporting of results
through ministers to Parliament and citizens.
Departments and agencies are encouraged to prepare
their reports following certain principles. Based
on these principles, an effective report provides
a coherent and balanced picture of performance
that is brief and to the point. It focuses on
outcomes - benefits to Canadians and Canadian
society - and describes the contribution the
organisation has made toward those outcomes. It
sets the department's performance in context and
discusses risks and challenges faced by the
organisation in delivering its commitments. The
report also associates performance with earlier
commitments as well as achievements realised in
partnership with other governmental and
non-governmental organisations. Supporting the
need for responsible spending, it links resources
to results. Finally, the report is credible
because it substantiates the performance
information with appropriate methodologies and
relevant data.
In performance reports,
departments and agencies strive to respond to the
ongoing and evolving information needs of
parliamentarians and Canadians. The input of
parliamentarians and other readers can do much to
improve these reports over time. The reader is
encouraged to assess the performance of the
organisation according to the principles outlined
above, and provide comments to the department or
agency that will help it in the next cycle of
planning and reporting.
This report is accessible
electronically from the Treasury Board of Canada
Secretariat Internet site: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/dpr/dpre.asp
Comments or questions can be
directed to:
Results-based Management
Directorate
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
L'Esplanade Laurier
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR5
OR to this Internet address:
rma-mrr@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Correctional Service Canada
Performance Report
For the period ending March 31, 2002
Approved by
Lawrence MacAulay
Solicitor General
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