Strategic Policy & Planning/Strategic Governance and Intergovernmental Affairs
Executive Secretariat
Corporate Services
Office of Greening Government Operations
100
PWGSC worked extra hard to communicate information about this virus to both employees and Canadians
What is the H1N1 flu virus?
100
This initiative is a result of a new expenditure management system introduced by the Government of Canada in 2007. Preparing for it was an achievement for SPPS.
What is “Strategic Review”?
100
We provide accommodations and administrative services to Ministers and their staff while outside the National Capital Region.
What is the Minister’s Regional Office Program?
100
In 09/10, this important section was relocated to enlarged quarters near Tower B.
What is the security identification section?
100
This beverage can no longer be found in the DM's conference room.
What is bottled water?
200
This Translation Bureau tool can help you find the right word in English, French or Spanish, and provides guidance on questions of style and usage in English and French.
What is TERMIUM Plus?
200
There are 21 of these in the Management Accountability Framework, and tracking them is an ongoing priority for SPPS.
What are “Areas of Management”?
200
For fiscal year 2008-2009, it achieved a compliance rate of 97.6%
What is Access to Information and Privacy Directorate?
200
In 09/10, this Division successfully conducted 2 pandemic readiness tabletop exercises at the DM Management table.
Who is the Emergency Preparedness Directorate?
200
7,500 tonnes per year, requiring almost 150,000 trees to produce.
How much office paper is consumed by federal departments and agencies on an annual basis?
300
These are casual messages from PWGSC’s senior leaders, informing employees of the activities, accomplishments, and challenges of different branches
What are the Senior Leaders’ Blogs?
300
It typically consists of Memoranda to Cabinet, aide-mémoires, and decks among other items. It is usually full, and its management in PWGSC is a priority for SPPS.
What is the “Cabinet agenda”?
300
We give Canadian flags flown on Parliament Hill to requestors.
What is Ministerial Correspondence / Qu’est-ce que la Correspondance ministérielle
300
To provide assistance and information to RCMP and Crown Prosecutors as they pursue criminal investigations and prosecutions.
What is one of the priorities of the Investigation & Litigation Office?
300
Roughly 16.5 billion litres, or enough to fill 6,600 Olympic pools.
How much water is being consumed in federal buildings on an annual basis?
400
The public affairs and media relations team has been busy fielding questions about the renovation and renewal of these symbolic buildings.
What are the Parliament Buildings?
400
This executive committee acts as the Deputy Minister's principal forum to decide upon and set the operational and strategic management priorities and directions for our department.
What is the Deputy Minister's Management Committee (DMMC)?
400
Completed a seamless transition for the new Associate Deputy Minister and a new Minister and her team?
What is Ministerial Services?
400
As a key achievement in 09/10, this Division set-up a National regime for AIP to ensure solid documentation.
Who is Records Management?
400
$3.2 billion - from computers to office paper.
How much green purchasing can the federal government undertake on an annual basis, using PWGSC green standing offers?
500
The entire communications sector has made communicating about this $400-million, two-year plan to repair and renovate PWGSC’s real property assets a top priority.
What is the Accelerated Infrastructure Plan (AIP)?
500
The quality of --------------, as assessed in Area of Management 5 of the Management Accountability Framework, is an ongoing challenge for SPPS.
What are “TB submissions”?
500
We are in charge of leading the Departmental Events Plan, supporting the new Lobbyist Act, which came into force in July 2008, among various other corporate functions
What is the Strategic Issues Team?
500
In 09/10, Corporate Services led the development of a second ever National planning exercise resulting in this strategic spending document for PWGSC.
What is the Procurement Plan?
500
This total distance travelled is equal to the moon and back more than 800 times, or 625 million km.
What is the total distance travelled by government of Canada vehicles on an annual basis?