Guide for the Preparation of 2006-2007 Part III of the Estimates: RPP and DPR

Table of Contents

Foreword

What’s New

Introduction

Effective Public Reporting and Reporting Principles

• Effective Public Reporting
  • What is it?
  • What is an effective RPP or DPR?.
  • Who is it for?
  • How do you address Parliamentarians’ needs?
  • How does it work?
• Principles for effective reporting to Parliament
  • Principle 1: Focus on the benefits for Canadians, explain the critical aspects of planning and performance, and set them in context
  • Principle 2: Present credible, reliable, and balanced information
  • Principle 3: Associate performance with plans, priorities, and expected results, explain changes, and apply lessons learned
  • Principle 4: Link resources to results

RPP and DPR Document Structures

• Section I: Departmental Overview—Mandatory Requirement
  • Minister’s Message
  • Management Representation Statement
  • Program Activity Architecture (PAA) Crosswalk (if required)
  • Summary Information for the RPP
  • Departmental Plans and Priorities for the RPP
  • Summary Information for the DPR
  • Departmental Performance for the DPR
• Section II: Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcome — Mandatory Requirement
• Section III: Supplementary Information—Mandatory Requirement
  • Organizational Information
  • Instructions on How to Complete RPP Tables
    • Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full-time Equivalents
    • Table 2: Resources by Program Activity
    • Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items
    • Table 4: Services Received Without Charge
    • Table 5: Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity
    • Table 6: Loans, Investments, and Advances (Non-budgetary)
    • Table 7: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
    • Table 8: Revolving Funds
    • Table 9: Resource Requirements by Branch or Sector
    • Table 10: User Fees
    • Table 11: Major Regulatory Initiatives
    • Table 12: Details on Project Spending
    • Table 13: Status Report on Major Crown Projects
    • Table 14: Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
    • Table 15: Conditional Grants (Foundations)
    • Table 16: Alternative Service Delivery
    • Table 17: Horizontal Initiatives
    • Table 18: Sustainable Development Strategy
    • Table 19: Internal Audits and Evaluations
  • Instructions on How to Complete DPR Tables
    • Table 1: Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (including FTEs)
    • Table 2: Resources by Program Activity
    • Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items
    • Table 4: Services Received Without Charge
    • Table 5: Loans, Investments, and Advances (Non-budgetary)
    • Table 6: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
    • Table 7: Revolving Funds
    • Table 8: Resource Requirements by Branch or Sector
    • Table 9: User Fees
    • Table 10: Major Regulatory Initiatives
    • Table 11: Details on Project Spending
    • Table 12: Status Report on Major Crown Projects
    • Table 13: Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
    • Table 14: Conditional Grants (Foundations)
    • Table 15: Financial Statements of Departments and Agencies (including Agents of Parliament)
    • Table 16: Response to Parliamentary Committees, Audits and Evaluations
    • Table 17: Sustainable Development Strategy
    • Table 18: Procurement and Contracting
    • Table 19: Alternative Service Delivery
    • Table 20: Service Improvement Initiative
    • Table 21: Horizontal Initiatives
    • Table 22: Travel Policies
    • Table 23: Storage Tanks
• Section IV: Other Items of Interest

General Information

• Tabling in Parliament
• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Departmental Responsibilities
• Electronic Reporting
• Common Look and Feel - Government Standards
• Relationship of the RPP and DPR to Other Expenditure Management Documents

Policy Contact List

RPP Contact List (by Department and Agency)