Management Approaches to Resource Allocation
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Appendix A. Organizations Surveyed
The following section describes the sector and mandate of the 13 organizations and 2 academics that were interviewed.
Federal Government Departments and Agencies
Organization A
Organization A is a large federal government department with a mandate to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians. This organization’s physical assets are classified primarily as infrastructure and equipment.
Sector: Federal government
Employees: 110,000
Organization B
Organization B is a federal government agency providing a large breadth of services to the public at a national level. Its assets are relatively equal across IT and moveable assets, with real estate’s representation being marginally higher.
Sector: Federal government
Employees: 26,000
Organization C
Organization C is a federal government department with involvement in science and technology. This organization’s predominant asset category is in science and technology equipment.
Sector: Federal government
Employees: 7,000
Organization D
Organization D is a federal government agency tasked with administration and services dedicated to the ongoing economic and social well-being of Canadians. This organization does not invest heavily in real estate, and its assets are predominantly in IT hardware and software.
Sector: Federal government
Employees: 40,000
Provincial Government Department and Crown Corporations
Organization E
Organization E is a provincial government department with a mandate to manage finances for the delivery of all government programs and objectives. The bulk of their capital spending is allocated to other government ministries; this organization’s investments in its own assets are roughly equal in IT and real estate.
Sector: Provincial government
Employees: 30,000
Organization F
Organization F is a provincial crown corporation charged with managing government real estate, lands, and project delivery. In accordance with its mandate, this organization’s assets are predominantly in real estate and property.
Sector: Provincial government
Municipal Service Organization
Organization G
Organization G is a municipal police force for a large Canadian city providing crime prevention and investigation, peace and order, and public safety services to citizens and their community. This organization’s assets are largely in real property, with smaller investments in IT and fleet.
Sector: Municipal government
Employees: 2,000
Post-Secondary Education
Organization H
Organization H is a large university that provides educational services to over 55,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students and offers over 600 undergraduate programs and over 150 graduate programs. This organization’s most significant assets are in real property and equipment.
Sector: Postsecondary
Employees: 20,000
Organization I
Organization I is a large college providing educational services to over 18,000 full-time students and 36,000 part-time students in continuing education. This organization’s most significant assets are in real property and equipment.
Sector: Postsecondary
Employees: 3,000
School Board
Organization J
Organization J is a district school board in a major city serving more than 250,000 students each year. This organization operates nearly 600 schools; its assets are mainly in real estate and facilities.
Sector: School board
Employees: 41,000
Financial Institutions
Organization K
Organization K is a financial services provider with over ten million clients nationally. This organization’s assets are in real estate and IT.
Sector: Financial Services
Employees: 74,000
Organization L
Organization L is a financial institution serving over seven million customers nationally. This organization’s assets are in real estate and IT.
Sector: Financial Services
Employees: 47,000
Retail
Organization M
Organization M is one of Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, operating nationwide in several retail areas. This organization manages over 22 million square feet of retail and most of their asset value is in real estate and land.
Sector: Retail
Employees: 68,000
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