Public Servants
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor
- Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor
- Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor
- In this age of turbulence, governments must act as catalysts for change and provide direction for the citizens they serve.
- In this age of turbulence, governments must act as catalysts for change and provide direction for the citizens they serve.
- In this age of turbulence, governments must act as catalysts for change and provide direction for the citizens they serve.
- ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses
- ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses
- ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses
- The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
- The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
- The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
- From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
FeatureBY | February 24, 2023
FeatureBY | February 24, 2023
- From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
FeatureBY | February 24, 2023
- From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
- Following ‘months-long’ consultations with more than 40 Black-led organizations from across the country, PBC co-chairs say there is ‘a lot of work to do’
- Following ‘months-long’ consultations with more than 40 Black-led organizations from across the country, PBC co-chairs say there is ‘a lot of work to do’
- Following ‘months-long’ consultations with more than 40 Black-led organizations from across the country, PBC co-chairs say there is ‘a lot of work to do’
- Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’
Opinion | February 13, 2023
Opinion | February 13, 2023
- Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’
Opinion | February 13, 2023
- Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’
- Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'
- Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'
- Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'
- The Union of Taxation Employees began strike votes for 35,000 CRA employees in Moncton, N.B., on Feb. 7.
- The Union of Taxation Employees began strike votes for 35,000 CRA employees in Moncton, N.B., on Feb. 7.
- The Union of Taxation Employees began strike votes for 35,000 CRA employees in Moncton, N.B., on Feb. 7.
- The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity
- The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity
- The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity
