The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada’s 2025-26 Departmental plan: At a glance

Key priorities

The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada’s (ATSSC) top priorities for 2025-26 are as follows:

• Optimizing our organizational structure

• Modernizing our operations and technology

• Adapting our support services to tribunals

• Fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment

Highlights

In 2025-26, total planned spending (including internal services) for the ATSSC is $82,470,273 and total planned full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) is 720. For complete information on the ATSSC’s total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section of the full plan.

The following provides a summary of the department’s planned achievements for 2025-26 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.

Support services and facilities to federal administrative tribunals and its members

Planned spending: $58,991,644

Planned human resources: 570

Departmental results:

• Tribunal members receive the specialized support services they need to hear matters, to resolve files, or to render decisions.

In 2025-26, we will focus on identifying opportunities for resource sharing among secretariats, adopting new service standards, and reviewing workflows to streamline processes. These efforts aim to enhance service delivery and meet the dynamic workloads of the tribunals we serve. We will also leverage digital tools, modernize audiovisual equipment, and explore the use of artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency. We will support the tribunals we serve as they navigate legislative changes that could lead to more complex cases and increased workloads for both the tribunals and the ATSSC.

More information about support services and facilities to federal administrative tribunals and their members can be found in the full plan.