Internal Services
Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2019-2020, Internal Services
From: Parole Board of Canada
As the Government of Canada is committed to the continuous examination of its expenditures to ensure responsible spending, the Board must ensure that its programs are managed effectively and efficiently.
PBC Reference Levels
Figure 42. PBC Reference Levels
Text equivalent of Figure 42. PBC Reference Levels
| Conditional Release Decisions | Conditional Release Openness and Accountability | Clemency and Record Suspensions | Internal Services | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 35.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016/17 | 35.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 46.8 |
| 2017/18 | 35.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 47.7 |
| 2018/19 | 36.9 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 49.8 |
| 2019/20 | 37.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 51.5 |
- In 2019-20, the total PBC expenditures amounted to $51.5 million, or a $1.7 million increase compared to 2018-19.
- The Board has one strategic outcome which is “Conditional Release and Record Suspension Decisions and Decision Processes that Safeguard Canadian Communities”. The Board applies its resources to four program activities: Conditional Release Decisions, Conditional Release Openness and Accountability, Record Suspension Decisions and Clemency Recommendations, and Internal Services. Conditional release decision‑making is the most resource intensive area, accounting for 84% of the Board’s expenditures in 2019-20.
- The expenditures for the Record Suspension Decisions and Clemency Recommendations program activity is net of revenue. The fee to process a record suspension application is $631. The respendable revenue for the PBC is $470 per application. In 2019-20, PBC received revenue of $6,662,729 for 10,668 record suspension applications. The PBC portion was $4,961,148.
Human Resources Management
- As of March 31, 2020, the Board staff consisted of 453 employees, 79% of whom were women. The ratio of women to men by region was: Atlantic (9:1), Quebec (3:1), Ontario (7:1), Prairie (4:1) and Pacific (14:1). The proportion was 3:1 at the National Office.
- For 57% of PBC employees, the first official language preference was English and for 43% of employees, it was French. Fifty-three percent (53%) of staff were in a bilingual position.
- As of March 31, 2020, 3% of the Board’s staff were Indigenous and 11% were visible minorities. Employees with disabilities accounted for 5% of the Board’s staff.
- As of April 6, 2020, the Board had a total of 79 Board members. Women represented 57% of all Board members.
- Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Board members were English-speaking only, 11% were French-speaking only and 22% were bilingual.
| Year | Conditional Release Decisions | Conditional Release Openness and Accountability | Record Suspension Decisions and Clemency Recommendations | Internal Services | PBC Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | $35.0 | 76% | $3.8 | 8% | $0.41 | 1% | $7.1 | 15% | $46.3 |
| 2016-17 | $35.1 | 75% | $3.9 | 8% | $1.32 | 3% | $6.5 | 14% | $46.8 |
| 2017-18 | $35.3 | 74% | $4.3 | 9% | $0.0 | 0% | $8.1 | 17% | $47.7 |
| 2018-19 | $36.9 | 74% | $4.2 | 8% | $0.8 | 2% | $7.9 | 16% | $49.8 |
| 2019-20 | $37.1 | 72% | $4.0 | 8% | $2.3 | 4% | $8.1 | 16% | $51.5 |
1Includes $0.6 million related to the hiring of temporary human resources to work on clearing the Pardons backlog which accumulated prior to the pardon reform.
2 Includes $1.0 million related to the hiring of temporary human resources to work on clearing the Pardons backlog which accumulated prior to the application fee increase.
| Region | Women | Men | Total Staff | Official Language Profile | Bilingual Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | French | # | % | ||||
| National Office | 121 | 47 | 168 | 58 | 110 | 149 | 89% |
| Atlantic | 34 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 71% |
| Quebec | 47 | 14 | 61 | 3 | 58 | 54 | 89% |
| Ontario | 52 | 7 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 8% |
| Prairies | 64 | 18 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 7% |
| Pacific | 42 | 3 | 45 | 45 | - | - | 0% |
| Canada | 360 | 93 | 453 | 256 | 197 | 241 | 53% |
| 79% | 21% | 100% | 57% | 43% | |||
Note: Includes indeterminate and term employees.
| Region | Women | Men | Total | Language Profile | Bilingual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | French | # | % | ||||
| National Office | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | 27 |
| Quebec | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| Ontario | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | - | 2 | 12 |
| Prairies | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Pacific | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Canada | 45 | 34 | 79 | 53 | 9 | 17 | 22 |
| 57% | 43% | 100% | 67% | 11% | |||
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