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The policy instruments listed have been updated within the last two years.
Instruments | Date modified: |
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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 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 |
COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Policy onPolicy |
2021-10-06 |
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 |
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 |
Departmental Collaboration with Recipients of Grants and Contributions, Guide toGuide |
2021-01-19 |
Delegation of Spending and Financial Authorities, Directive onDirective | Delegation of spending and financial authorities Provides Chief Financial Officers their responsibilities for delegating, maintaining and management and oversight of spending and financial authorities. |
2021-01-18 |
Accounting Standards, Directive onDirective | Accounting Outlines the accounting, reporting and recording framework for the Government’s consolidated financial statements, departmental financial statements, and departmental quarterly financial reports. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 2200 Related party disclosuresLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for related party transactions. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 3050 Loans ReceivableLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for loans receivable, and provides additional policy direction for the presentation of loans in the Government's consolidated financial statements. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 3150 Tangible Capital AssetsLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for tangible capital assets, including betterments and leasehold improvements. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 3300-3310 Contingent Liabilities and Loan GuaranteesLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for contingent liabilities and loan guarantees. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 3420 Inter-entity transactionsLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for inter-entity transactions. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 3430 Restructuring transactionsLegislation And Regulations Supports the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) in stating the Government's accounting policies for restructuring transactions. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 4500 Departmental Financial StatementsLegislation And Regulations Complements the Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSAH) by providing specific policies related to the preparation of Departmental Financial Statements. |
2021-01-07 |
GC 5200 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. |
2021-01-07 |
Government of Canada Accounting Handbook, IntroductionLegislation And Regulations Provides supplementary information that states the Government’s accounting choices and policies, and provides specific policies relevant to departmental financial statements and quarterly financial reports. |
2021-01-07 |
Prevention and Resolution of Workplace Harassment and Violence, Directive on theDirective This directive is issued pursuant to the same authorities indicated in section 2 of the Policy on People Management. |
2021-01-01 |
Financial Management of Pay Administration, Guideline onGuidelines The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) revised the guidance related to the financial management of pay administration, including a generic approach for post-payment verification. |
2020-12-02 |
Claims, Guide toGuide Provides departments with information to assist managers and staff to make sound decisions, to ensure the efficiency, expediency and timeliness for settling and paying claims by the Crown or claims against the Crown. |
2020-12-01 |
Respectful Workplace Policy—Office of the Prime Minister and Ministers’ OfficesPolicy This policy will be reviewed to reflect the changes to the Canada Labour Code and the new Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations once Bill C-65 (An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code [Harassment and Violence], the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1) comes into force. |
2020-10-15 |
Proactive Publication of Travel and Hospitality Expenses, Guide to theGuide This guide supports the requirements for the proactive publication of travel and hospitality expenses under the Access to Information Act and applies to government institutions that are subject to the Access to Information Act. |
2020-08-01 |
Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, Directive onDirective | Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events Provides detailed direction on the handling of expenditures for travel, hospitality, conferences and events. |
2020-07-31 |