Latest updates
The policy instruments listed have been updated within the last two years.
Instruments | Date modified: |
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COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Policy onPolicy |
2023-01-17 |
Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area, DirectiveDirective The Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area ensures that government contracting in the Nunavut Settlement Area will meet the Government of Canada’s obligations under Article 24 of the Nunavut Agreement. |
2022-12-21 |
Official Languages in Federal Procurement, Guide toGuide |
2022-11-17 |
Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Setting of Reduction Targets, Standard on theStandard The objective of this standard is to induce major suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and set reduction targets according to the commitments in the Greening Government Strategy. |
2022-11-14 |
Embodied Carbon in Construction, Standard onStandard The objective of this standard is to establish requirements to disclose and reduce the embodied carbon footprint of construction projects in accordance with the commitments in the Greening Government Strategy. |
2022-11-14 |
Green Procurement, Policy onPolicy | Procurement This policy requires that the procurement of goods and services actively promote environmental stewardship. |
2022-11-14 |
Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts, Policy onPolicy The objective of this policy is to increase the potential for Commercial Exploitation of Intellectual Property developed by a Contractor in the course of a Crown Procurement Contract. |
2022-09-14 |
Portfolio management and the real property portfolio strategy, Guide toGuide | Assets and acquired services |
2022-09-12 |
Making Communications Products and Activities Accessible, Guidelines onGuidelines | Communications and Federal Identity Guidance on creating accessible-by-default communications products and activities |
2022-09-08 |
Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations, Directive on the Implementation of theDirective | Official languages - communications; Official languages communication with the public Enables the Government of Canada to minimize the risks of applications for remedy before the courts because of an institutions’ violation of the public’s rights to communicate with that institutions and receive services from it in the official language of their choice. |
2022-09-08 |
Access to Information Requests, Directive onDirective Provides direction to government institutions on efficiently and consistently processing access to information requests. |
2022-07-22 |
Access to Information, Policy onPolicy | Access to information and privacy Provides direction to government institutions for effectively and consistently administering the Access to Information Act and Regulations. |
2022-07-22 |
Personal Information Requests and Correction of Personal Information, Directive onDirective | Access to information and privacy Provides direction to government institutions on how to respond to personal information requests. |
2022-07-22 |
Principles for Assisting RequestersBest Practices |
2022-07-15 |
Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives, Directive onDirective | Executive management; Permanent and Temporary Separation; Total Compensation; Workplace Management The directive sets out the terms and conditions of employment for executives across the core public administration and the associated responsibilities of heads of human resources, delegated managers and executives. The directive covers salary and non-salary elements, performance pay, special deployments and career transition agreements. |
2022-06-21 |
Ex Gratia Payments and Honorariums, Guide toGuide This guide supports the requirements set out in Appendix A to the Treasury Board Directive on Payments. It sets out the considerations for issuing ex gratia payments as well as honorariums, which can take the form of an ex gratia payment or a transfer payment. |
2022-05-27 |
Service and Digital, Directive onDirective | Service and digital Articulates how Government of Canada organizations manage service delivery, information and data, information technology, and cyber security in the digital era. |
2022-05-06 |
Management of Procurement, Directive on theDirective | Procurement The directive ensures that procurement of goods, services and construction obtains the necessary assets and services that support the delivery of programs and services to Canadians, while ensuring best value to the Crown. |
2022-04-25 |
Proactive Disclosure of Contracts, Guidelines on theGuidelines | Assets and acquired services; Procurement Provides advice to managers and functional specialists on identifying, collecting and publishing proactively disclosed contract information. |
2022-04-25 |
Transfer Payments, Policy onPolicy | Transfer payments Explains the roles and responsibilities for the delivery and management of transfer payment programs. |
2022-04-04 |
Management of Projects and Programmes, Directive on theDirective | Project management The directive ensures that government projects and programmes are effectively planned, implemented, monitored, controlled and closed, so that the expected benefits and results are realized for Canadians. |
2022-04-01 |
Transfer Payments, Directive onDirective | Transfer payments Provides departmental managers with the operational requirements for the design and management of transfer payment programs. |
2022-04-01 |
Transfer Payments, Guideline on the Directive onGuidelines Transfer payments are one of the government's key instruments in furthering its broad policy objectives and priorities. They are monetary payments, or transfers of goods, services, or assets to third parties, including Crown corporations, made by the Government of Canada on the basis of appropriations. These payments do not result in the acquisition by the Government of Canada of any goods, services, or assets. |
2022-04-01 |
Management of Executives, Policy on thePolicy | People management The policy establishes the authorities and responsibilities of deputy heads and the Chief Human Resources Officer for the effective management of executives, including EX Group organization design and classification, compensation, performance and talent management and other terms and conditions of executive employment across the core public administration. |
2021-12-30 |
Communications, Directive on the Management ofDirective | Communications and Federal Identity Provides rules for managing and coordinating communications, including procedures for advertising, public opinion research, social media and web communications. |
2021-12-13 |
Design Standard for the Federal Identity ProgramStandard | Communications and Federal Identity Explains how to apply the official symbols of the Government of Canada in all media, platforms, products, material, equipment and real property in Canada and abroad. |
2021-12-13 |
Terms and Conditions of Employment for Certain Excluded and Unrepresented Groups and Levels, Directive onDirective | Permanent and Temporary Separation; Total Compensation; Workplace Management The directive provides direction to managers and designated senior officials to ensure the sound, consistent, effective, and equitable administration of the terms and conditions of employment for persons occupying certain excluded and unrepresented positions across the core public administration, where the terms and conditions of employment of such positions differ from those provided in the relevant collective agreement, or in any other Treasury Board policy instrument related to employment terms and conditions. |
2021-11-15 |
Classification of Procurement Items, Data Standard onStandard | Other financial management policy instruments; Procurement This standard defines common procurement item classification code which allows for consistent recording, aggregation and reporting of financial information within the departmental finance and materiel management systems (DFMS). |
2021-08-18 |
Management of Materiel, Directive on theDirective | Materiel management The directive ensures that materiel is planned, acquired, operated, maintained and divested in a manner that supports the delivery of programs and services to Canadians, while ensuring best value to the Crown. |
2021-07-06 |
Planning and Management of Investments, Policy on thePolicy | Assets and acquired services The policy ensures that the Government of Canada has the necessary assets and services in place to support program delivery to Canadians. |
2021-06-30 |
GC 4400 Guideline: Illustrative Quarterly Financial ReportLegislation And Regulations Provides the special purpose financial reporting framework for the quarterly financial report prepared by departments in accordance with section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act. |
2021-05-25 |
GC 4500 Guideline: Illustrative Departmental Financial StatementsLegislation And Regulations Complements the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) by providing specific policies related to the preparation of Departmental Financial Statements. |
2021-05-25 |
GC 5200 Guideline: Illustrative Crown Corporations Quarterly Financial ReportLegislation And Regulations Provide the form and manner of quarterly financial reports prepared by Crown corporations in accordance with section 131.1 (1) of the Financial Administration Act. |
2021-05-25 |
People Management, Policy onPolicy | Employee Performance, Learning, Development and Recognition; Job and Position Management; Organizational Design and Classification; People management; Staffing and Employee Integration The policy provides Deputies with foundational support in developing and sustaining a high-performing workforce that ensures good governance and service to Canadians, and an inclusive, safe, barrier-free workplace that embodies public service values including respect for people, respect for democracy, integrity, stewardship and excellence in its actions and decisions. |
2021-04-28 |
Automated Decision-Making, Directive onDirective The Government of Canada is increasingly looking to utilize artificial intelligence to make, or assist in making, administrative decisions to improve service delivery. The Government is committed to doing so in a manner that is compatible with core administrative law principles such as transparency, accountability, legality, and procedural fairness. Understanding that this technology is changing rapidly, this Directive will continue to evolve to ensure that it remains relevant. |
2021-04-01 |
Classification, Directive onDirective | Job and Position Management; Organizational Design and Classification Establishes roles and responsibilities in organizational design and classification for Heads of Human Resources, managers, persons accredited, or trained, in organizational design and classification. |
2021-04-01 |
Terms and Conditions of Employment for Students, Directive onPolicy | Permanent and Temporary Separation; Staffing and Employee Integration; Total Compensation The directive provides direction to managers and designated senior officials to ensure the sound, consistent, effective, and equitable administration of the terms and conditions of employment for students across the core public administration. |
2021-04-01 |
Debt Deletion, Guide toGuide The purpose of this guide is to provide departments with information on the deletion of debts owing to the Crown, in accordance with the Financial Administration Act (FAA). |
2021-03-30 |
Managing Receivables, Guide toGuide The purpose of this guide is to provide departments with information on how to manage receivables. This guide elaborates on the requirements set out in the Directive on Public Money and Receivables. |
2021-03-24 |