Horizontal Initiatives - Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 2018–19 Departmental Plan
Name of horizontal initiative |
Employee Wellness Support Program (EWSP), formerly the Workplace Wellness and Productivity Strategy (WPS) |
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Lead department(s) |
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Federal partner organization(s) |
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Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s) |
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Start date of the horizontal initiative |
The WPS started in November 2013 and evolved into the EWSP in 2017. |
End date of the horizontal initiative |
This EWSP initiative is funded to 2020–21. EWSP work started under the WPS is underway, but it is subject to ongoing discussions with key stakeholders, including bargaining agents. |
Description of the horizontal initiative |
In 2013, funding was approved under the WPS to modernize disability management practices across the federal public service, including developing and implementing, in collaboration with bargaining agents, a new short-term disability plan. In late 2016 and early 2017, in the context of collective bargaining, several bargaining agents signed memoranda of agreement with the employer to create 2 joint task forces to address employee wellness issues, including sick leave and disability. Under these memoranda of agreement, the WPS evolved and has become the EWSP. The joint task forces will develop recommendations for consideration in the next round of collective bargaining. The recommendations will include measures to improve employee wellness and better reintegrate employees into the workplace after periods of leave due to illness or injury. The EWSP is an important partnership between bargaining agents and the employer. No work by the federal partner organizations is anticipated during the 2018–19 fiscal year. Once negotiations on the EWSP and other wellness measures have been completed, the Secretariat will resume discussions with its partners. |
Governance structures |
The joint task forces consist of equal numbers of representatives of the bargaining agents and the employer, who are working collaboratively to support employee wellness. The discussions are led by 2 joint technical committees, which meet regularly and report to 2 steering committees. The steering committees are co-chaired by the Chief Human Resources Officer of Canada, representing the employer, and by either the President of the PSAC or the President of the PIPSC, representing the bargaining agents. |
Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) (dollars) |
$12,779,343 (Unspent funding for the original WPS was re-profiled from 2015–16 and 2016–17 to 2017–18 through to 2020–21 to bring forward unspent amounts from previous years and anticipated surplus amounts). |
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars) |
$7,435,498 |
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars) |
$7,435,498 |
Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative |
Not applicable |
Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars) |
Not applicable |
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars) |
Not applicable |
Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners (dollars) |
Not applicable |
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2023–24 |
Shared outcome of federal partners |
Better support for employee wellness, which could include the following:
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Performance indicator(s) |
Decrease (%) in the length of time off work on long-term disability for mental health reasons |
Target(s) |
6% decrease from the previous year in the length of time off work on long-term disability (Data is not expected to be available before 2020–21.) |
Expected outcome of non-federal and non-governmental partners |
Not applicable |
Name of theme |
Not applicable |
Planning highlights |
In 2018–19, the initiative will continue to focus on supporting the EWSP and on developing recommendations to improve employee health, including recommendations relating to the management of sick leave and disability. Discussions with bargaining agents will continue, with a view to developing joint recommendations. |
Contact information |
Sean Ross, Senior Director |
Federal organizations |
Link to the department’s Program Inventory |
Horizontal initiative activities |
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars) |
2018–19 Planned spending (dollars) |
2018–19 Expected results |
2018–19 Performance indicators |
2018–19 Targets |
Date to achieve target |
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Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Pensions and Benefits Management |
EWSP |
$12,779,343 |
$1,788,587 |
Joint recommendations are developed with bargaining agents |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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| Total for all federal organizations | Not applicable |
Not applicable |
$12,779,343 |
$1,788,587 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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