Military Grievances External Review Committee’s 2024-25 Departmental plan at a glance

A departmental plan describes a department’s priorities, plans and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.

• Mandate, raison d’etre, vision, mission and values
• Minister’s mandate letter

Key priorities

Subsequent to an analysis of the Military Grievances External Review Committee’s (Committee) internal and external environments and an assessment of the organization’s prospects and risks, the Committee has determined that it will continue to focus on the following three priorities:  

• The people

The Committee will work to ensure employees are engaged, trained, motivated, committed and connected to the workplace. As the mental health and wellness of our people remains paramount, we will also ensure that our people work in a healthy, respectful, safe and supportive environment. In response to the Clerk of the Privy Council’s Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion, the Committee will also work to ensure that our workplace supports inclusivity and diversity, and that any discriminatory barriers or bias are eliminated.

• The work and the workplace

The Committee will implement improved governance and operations practices. We will continue with our goal of realizing a safe, open-concept workplace that encourages employee knowledge sharing, innovation and creativity. We will equally focus on improving our digital environment (work tools, systems, products) while augmenting our security posture. This includes our business continuity planning processes in a hybrid work environment.

• The Committee’s reach

The Committee will continue to modernize and update its online presence and will utilize various avenues within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and with key stakeholders to raise awareness and understanding of the Committee's mandate and expertise. We will also endeavour to enhance employee engagement via an updated internal communications plan.

Refocusing Government Spending

In Budget 2023, the government committed to reducing spending by $14.1 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023–24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that.

While not officially part of this spending reduction exercise, the Committee will respect the spirit of this exercise by doing the following:

• Reviewing its travel budget on a quarterly basis to ensure that activities requiring travel expenses are essential to the fulfillment of its mandate, and that its total travel expenses will be less than or equal to the total travel expenses for the last fiscal year; and
• Reviewing all of its discretionary professional services contracts over $25,000 to ensure that they are essential to the fulfillment of its mandate and implemented using the most efficient procurement tools available.

The figures in this departmental plan reflect these reductions.

Highlights

A Departmental Results Framework consists of an organization’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.