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World
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Statistics,Knowledge
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Policy
Palermo,
10-13
November
2004
Palermo,
10-13
November
2004
OECD World Forum “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy”, Palermo, 10-13 November 2004
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Government-wide Societal
Indicator Reporting in Canada
Louise Bellefeuille-Prégent
Senior Director, Horizontal Results Management,
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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Overview
• Use of Societal Indicators for Governmentwide Reporting – Background
• Canada’s Performance Report – Evolution
• Future Directions for Government-wide
Reporting in Canada
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Use of Societal Indicators for
Government-wide Reporting
Improved Reporting to Parliament Project
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An enduring priority for the federal government
Societal Indicators provide a context to view federal
performance
Results-based Management
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Results for Canadians – Canada’s modern
management framework based on 4 commitments:
1. Focus on citizens;
2. Focus on values – democratic, ethical, professional
and people values;
3. Manage for Results; and
4. Responsible spending
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Use of Societal Indicators for
Government-wide Reporting
Societal Indicator Research
– A renewed interest of the government of Canada
– Re-conceptualize Quality of Life
Horizontality
– Horizontal Results Frameworks
A Comprehensive Reporting Framework
– A holistic approach to reporting on plans and
performance that includes:
• Departmental reporting;
• Horizontal reporting; and
• Societal level reporting
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Canada’s Performance 2001
• Canada’s first government-wide performance report using
19 societal indicators to report publicly in the 4 areas of:
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economic opportunities and innovation;
the health of Canadians;
the Canadian environment; and
the strength and safety of communities
• Described the federal government’s role, and
acknowledged the contributions of other jurisdictions and
sectors in achieving societal-level results
• Provided comparisons over time and with other countries
• The 5 criteria for indicator selection: relevant; temporal;
available; comparable;and understandable
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Canada’s Performance 2001
• The objectives of the report:
– Provide a context for reviewing planning and
performance information of departments;
– Encourage citizen engagement in policy
discussions;
– Advance results-based management;
– Support horizontal management; and
– Contribute to transparency and accountability to
Canadians and parliamentarians
• Strategic consultations after 2001 informed key
evolutions of this report
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Key Evolutions of
Canada’s Performance
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Strategic consultations and links to other work
e.g. National Roundtable on the Environment and the
Economy (NRTEE), work on health indicators
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Broadening the coverage
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Propose to include 32 societal indicators in Canada’s
Performance 2004* (see Annex)
Propose to add two thematic areas: Aboriginal Peoples and
Canada in the World
Whole-of-Government Framework
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Maps departments and the contributions of their programs to
horizontal outcomes, which ultimately link to the societallevel results
The electronic version provides links to departmental
performance and planning information
* Canada’s Performance 2004 is due to be released later in 2004
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Whole of Government Framework
Themes (6)
Canada’s
Place in
the World
Government
of Canada
Outcomes
(23) and
indicators
(32)
Canada’s
Economy
Aboriginal
Peoples
The Health
of Canadians
The Canadian
Environment
Canada’s
Performance
2004
Healthy Population
Indicators(s)
Healthier
Environments
and Safer
Departmental
Products
and Agency
for
Canadians
Strategic
Outcomes
(200)
Society ,
Culture and
Democracy
Food Safety
(Canadian Food
Inspection Agency)
$357 M
(Health Canada)
$206.5 M
A Strong Health Care System
Indicator(s)
Maritime
Safety
(Fisheries
and Oceans)
$404.8 M
A Safe and
Secure
Transportation
System
(Transport
Canada)
$757.3 M
11 Other
Strategic
Outcomes
Departmental
Performance
Reports
and
Programs
(hundreds)
Drug Strategy
and Controlled
Substances
Program
Product Safety
Program
Safe
Environments
Program
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Tobacco
Control
Program
Workplace
Health
and Public
Safety Program
Reports on
Plans and
Priorities
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Future Directions for Government-wide
Reporting in Canada
Canada’s Performance fulfills one aspect of its
potential: providing a context to review government
performance
But…
Need to decide: should we make the explicit link to
the planning process?
If so, how?
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Annex - Proposed Societal Indicators for
Canada’s Performance 2004
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Total Trade
Perceptions of Security
Trust in International Institutions
Official Development Assistance
Innovation
Educational Attainment
Literacy
Employment Rate
Income Security
Barriers to Entrepreneurship
Gross Domestic Product per
capita
Attitudes Toward Diversity
Safety
Volunteerism
Participation in Culture and
Heritage Activities
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Political Participation
Educational Attainment
Employment Rate
Median Income
Health Status
Housing
Life Expectancy
Self-Rated Health
Infant Mortality
Healthy Lifestyles
Waiting Times
Patient Satisfaction
Air Quality
Water Quality
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Natural Resources Sustainability
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