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SECTION IV - OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

OSFI Program Support

Program Support at OSFI includes: Finance and Administration, Information Technology, Legal, Communications, and Human Resources. To facilitate government-wide roll-ups, the costs of these program-support activities are allocated to each program activity to show full program cost. At the same time, OSFI has identified two priorities (priorities #7 and #8 below) with specific initiatives that will support all programs (listed under Section I as Program support-related priorities).


Program Support Activities

Description

OSFI's Program Activities are supported by Corporate-wide Activities, whose costs are allocated to each Program Activity. These activities consist of Finance and Administration, Information Technology, Legal, Communications, and Human Resources.

Related Priority

Priority #9

  • High quality of internal governance and related reporting.

Priority #10

  • Resources and infrastructure necessary to support supervisory and regulatory activities.

Expected Results

Priority #9

  • OSFI's financial results accurately reflect its financial position.
  • Programs and activities are operating within applicable policies, acts and guidelines.

Priority #10

  • High quality staff and a motivated and skilled workforce.
  • Program support is efficient and delivers services at reasonable cost and turn-around time relative to peers.
  • A cost-effective and robust technology infrastructure.

Performance Measure(s)

Priority #9

  • OAG audits confirm good financial controls.
  • Internal Audit finding that Operational Controls are in place and operational units are operating within applicable policies, acts and guidelines.

Priority #10

  • Knowledgeable observers, i.e., industry executives and professionals, are of the view that OSFI has high quality staff.
  • Results of the Employee Survey indicate that OSFI employees are motivated.
  • External reviewers find OSFI's Program Support to be efficient.
  • Internal tracking of IM/IT infrastructure performance.