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Section III: Supplementary Information - FINANCE

Financial Highlights

The financial highlights presented within this performance report are intended to serve as a general overview of the Commission's financial position and operations. The Commission's financial statements can be found at: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/publications/dpr_rsr/fs_1011_ef-eng.aspx.

Condensed Statement of Financial Position
As at March 31, 2011 ($ thousands)

	% Change	2011	2010 Restated*
Financial Assets	-20	1,814	2,255
Non-Financial Assets	-11	1,077	1,210
TOTAL ASSETS	-17	2,891	3,465
LIABILITIES	-7	6,208	6,683
EQUITY OF CANADA	3	(3,317)	(3,218)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY OF CANADA	-17	2,891	3,465

^* The 2009-10 Financial Statement has been restated due to the adoption of the revised Treasury Board Accounting Standard TBAS 1.2: Departmental and Agency Financial Statements.

Total assets were $2.9 million at the end of 2010-11, a decrease of $0.6 million (17 percent) over the previous year's total assets of $3.5 million. The amount Due from the Consolidated Revenue Fund ($1.6 million) and Tangible Capital Assets ($1.1 million) comprised 93 percent of total assets.

Total liabilities were $6.2 million at the end of 2010-11, a decrease of $0.5 million (7 percent) over the previous year's total liabilities of $6.7 million. These liabilities represent provision for employee severance benefits ($3.7 million), accounts payable ($1.7 million) and provision for vacation pay and compensatory leave ($0.8 million).

Condensed Statement of Operations
For the year ended March 31, 2011 ($ thousands)

	% Change	2011	2010*
Total Expenses	3	26,684	26,004
NET COST OF OPERATIONS	3	26,684	26,004

^* Comparatives figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.

Total expenses for the Commission were $26.7 million in 2010-11. The majority of the expenses, $10.3 million or 39 percent, were spent in the Human Rights Dispute Resolution Program; while the remaining expenses balance were spent in the Discrimination Prevention Program ($5.6 million or 21 percent), in the Human Rights Knowledge Development and Dissemination Program ($3.7 million or 14 percent) and in the Internal services ($7.1 million or 26 percent).

Financial Highlights Charts/Graphs

• The following charts demonstrates the total expenses for the Commission by Program Activity as described above, including the Commission's priorities for 2010-11:
  • Priority 1 to increase the capacity of First Nations to address human rights issues with their own communities; and
  • Priority 2, for federally regulated organizations to demonstrate progress toward developing a self-sustaining human rights culture.
• Generally, organizations allocate 80 percent of resources to on-going business and 20 percent to annual priorities. The Commission allocated 90 percent of its resources to program activities and was able to allocate only 10 percent to its Priorities.
• Chart A demonstrates total expenses for the Commission by Program Activity including the Commission's priorities and Chart B by FTE.

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Financial Statements

The Commission's Financial Statements for the reporting period can be viewed on the Commission's website at: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/publications/dpr_rsr/fs_1011_ef-eng.aspx.

List of Supplementary Information Tables

All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2010-11 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/st-ts-eng.asp

1. User Fees Reporting

2. Green Procurement

3. Internal Audits and Evaluations

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Section IV: Other Items of Interest

Contact Information

Canadian Human Rights Commission
344 Slater Street, 8th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 1E1

Telephone: 613-995-1151
Toll Free: 1-888-214-1090
TTY: 1-888-643-3304
Fax: 613-996-9661

Knowledge Products and Activities

The Commission produced 12 new knowledge products and held four significant knowledge sharing activities.

Knowledge Products (www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/publications/default-eng.aspx)

1. Your Guide to Understanding the Canadian Human Rights Act

2. Human Rights Handbook for First Nations

3. Guiding Principles for Community-Based Conflict Resolution Processes

4. Research Paper: Balancing Collective and Individual Rights and the Principle of Gender Equality

5. Framework for Documenting Equality Rights

6. Research Paper: Identity Certification and the Protection of Human Rights

7. Research Paper: A Profile of Individual Disability Complaints (2002-06)

8. Developing Security Measures that Respect Human Rights: A Guide for Canadian Organizations with Responsibilities for Human Rights

9. The Canadian Human Rights Commission's Framework for Better Addressing Systemic Issues

10. Pregnancy and Human Rights in the Workplace

11. Employer Policy Template - Anti-harassment in the Workplace

12. Employer Policy Template - Accommodation in the Workplace

Significant Knowledge Sharing Events

1. 2010 Discrimination Prevention Forum

2. Meeting of Women's NGOs

3. Elders' Gathering on Human Rights and Collective Rights

4. An Evening with Irshad Manji - the Impact of Individual Rights on Social Integration and Canadian Society

Prevention Initiatives

The Prevention Initiatives and Liaison Division of the Discrimination Prevention Branch has completed diverse initiatives in the 2010-11, including:

• On-going consultations on various human rights issues with Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signatories and other employers involved the provision of advice on processes and approaches, and the sharing of tools and best practices.
• Specific consultation requests included a range of topics such as accommodation of environmental sensitivities, return-to-work challenges, inter-generational obligations, shift work & family related needs, suitable alternate redress mechanisms, racism in the workplace, bullying, and Bona Fide Occupational Requirements (BFOR).
• Educational opportunities focused on sharing knowledge through presentations, workshops and training-for-trainers (T4T). Presentations and workshops were tailored to meet employers' specific organizational interests such as duty-to-accommodate, mental health issues, return-to-work, and religion in the workplace. T4Ts on duty-to-accommodate and/or anti-harassment were offered primarily to Aboriginal community groups.
• Prevention related policy reviews were undertaken at employer request or as a result of complaint settlements with MOU signatories.

The following charts summarize the initiatives described above:

Key Subject Area Initiative	#	%
MOU Signatory requirements	20	38
Accommodation - Return to work - BFOR	10	19
General Consultations	6	12
Maturity Model	6	12
Diversity	4	7
Anti-Harassment	2	4
Disability	2	4
Other	2	4
TOTAL	52	100

Key Subject Area Initiative	#	%
Self Sustaining Human Rights Culture	29	56
Inclusiveness of Human Rights Policies & Practices	12	23
Complaint Reduction	7	13
Manager Rights & Responsibilities	2	4
Aboriginal Capacity Building	2	4
TOTAL	52	100

Complaints Volume

The Commission screens discrimination complaints from anyone who works for, or receives services from, the federal government or federally regulated organizations such as banks, transportation and telecommunications companies. In 2010, the Commission:

• received 1,435 potential complaints;
• accepted 853 complaints;
• referred 166 complaints to alternative redress;
• approved 177 settlements;
• dismissed 139 complaints; and
• referred 191 complaints to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for further examination.

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[Footnotes]

³ This performance indicator was replaced in 2011 and expanded to include measurement criteria beyond the public service.

⁴ The complete list of initiatives is available under Section IV.

⁵ Additional information regarding complaint volumes is available in Section IV.

⁶ Canadian Human Rights Commission and Donna Mowat v. Attorney General of Canada, (SCC 33507); The Attorney General of Canada v. Donna Mowat and Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2009 (FCA 309); Canada (Attorney General of Canada) v. Mowat, 2008 (FC 118); Donna Mowat v. Canadian Armed Forces, 2006 (CHRT 49).

⁷ Attorney General of Canada v. Fiona Ann Johnstone and Canadian Human Rights Commission (T-1418-10); Fiona Johnstone v. Canada Border Services Agency, 2010 (CHRT 20); Canadian National Railway v. Denise Seeley and Canadian Human Rights Commission (T-1775-10); Denise Seeley v. Canadian National Railway, 2010 (CHRT 23).

⁸ Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Attorney General of Canada, Assembly of First Nations et al. (T-578-11); Assembly of First Nations v. Attorney General of Canada al. (T-638-11); First Nations Child and Family Caring Society v. Attorney General of Canada et al. (T-630-11); First Nations Child and Family Caring Society et al v. Attorney General of Canada, 2011 (CHRT 4).

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