Details on transfer payment programs

Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million

3‑year plan for International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board

Start date	April 1, 2006
End date	March 31, 2025
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Voted and appropriated annually through the Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2019–20 (renewal)
Link to departmental result(s)	Administrative leadership
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Financial Management Policies and Initiatives
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	This transfer payment program consists of a contribution to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board. The objectives of the program are to: support the development of the standards increase Canada’s visibility and participation in setting these standards
Results achieved	Immediate outcomes Continued participation by the board’s member countries in developing international public sector accounting standards Increased participation by Canada in developing these standards Intermediate outcomes High-quality international public sector accounting standards that are adopted and implemented by member countries Increased visibility of Canada’s contribution to the standards Final outcomes Adoption of international public sector accounting standards that have been developed by the board’s member countries Strengthened public policy debate and decisions based on relevant financial information Strengthened public confidence through high‑quality and more transparent financial reporting
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22	Not applicable

3‑year plan for Open Government Partnership

Start date	October 6, 2016
End date	Ongoing
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Voted and appropriated annually through the Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2016–17
Link to departmental result(s)	Administrative leadership
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Digital Policy
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	The annual contribution to the Open Government Partnership advances Canada’s openness and transparency efforts by leveraging international expertise, dialogue and lessons learned. It helps Canada establish ambitious open government commitments and facilitate access to international expertise and peer review. It also supports rigorous annual assessments of progress on implementation.
Results achieved	Canada’s membership in the Open Government Partnership has a number of important benefits: access to international expertise, including experts in other governments and leaders in civil society, academia and the private sector a forum to showcase Canada’s open government accomplishments and innovations the ability to influence the future direction of the partnership opportunities for Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat officials to participate at different levels of the partnership, for example, by serving on the steering committee or on a council, or by participating in meetings or working groups opportunities to participate in activities to promote best practices in a specific field of expertise or to contribute to a central source of information and guidance related to that field rigorous independent reviews of progress on Canada’s National Action Plan on Open Government
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22	Not applicable

3‑year plan for Research and Policy Initiatives Assistance Program Office

Start date	November 2003
End date	June 15, 2022
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Voted and appropriated annually through the Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2017–18 (renewal)
Link to departmental result(s)	Eligible projects can support any Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) result
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Eligible projects can support any program in TBS’s Program Inventory
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	The objective of the RPIA Program is to support projects that contribute to the effectiveness of public service management practices through the improvement, advancement and promotion of public sector policy research, experimentation and engagement obligations.
Results achieved	Short‑term Access to expanded knowledge base related to public sector or public policy issues Increased leverage of resources from external partners Medium‑ to long‑term Increased contribution to knowledge base related to emerging public sector or public policy issues Contribution to the improvement, advancement and promotion of public sector policy research and public sector management
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22	Not applicable
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22	The RPIA program is an unfunded contribution program. This type of program allows TBS sectors to pursue projects with third‑party recipients using existing operating budgets.

Financial information (dollars)

Type of transfer payment	2019–20 actual spending	2020–21 actual spending	2021–22 planned spending	2021–22 total authorities available for use	2021–22 actual spending (authorities used)	Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned)
Total grants	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total contributions	916,468	634,042	593,520	591,422	591,422	−2,098
Total other types of transfer payments	261,958	268,360	-	501,458	262,373	262,373
Total program	1,178,426	902,402	593,520	1,092,880	853,795	260,275
Explanation of variances	The variance of −$2,098 is due to the net difference between lower‑than‑expected spending on the Open Government Partnership and higher‑than‑expected spending in the Research and Policy Initiatives Assistance Program Office. Actual spending in 2021–22 for the other types of transfer payments is $262,373 higher than planned spending because of unforeseen payments made for workers’ compensation under the Public Service Income Benefit Plan for Survivors of Employees Slain on Duty and for a Special Indemnity Plan for Spouses of Canadian Forces Attachés.

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Date modified:: 2022-12-02