Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 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.
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Key priorities
- review and refocus government spending
- advance digital government
- green government operations
- foster equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion in the public service
- modernize the federal regulatory system
Refocusing Government Spending
In Budget 2023, the government committed to refocus spending by $14.1 billion over the next 5 years, starting in 2023–24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that toward priorities that matter most to Canadians.
As part of meeting this commitment, TBS plans to remove the following spending from its departmental budget:
- 2024–25: $9,585,000
- 2025–26: $12,082,000
- 2026–27 and after: $15,500,000
TBS will achieve this by doing the following:
- reduce spending on operations
- reduce spending on professional services
- reduce spending on transfer payments
- reduce spending on travel
To deliver on the Refocusing Government Spending exercise announced in Budget 2023, TBS used a focused approach to meet its departmental expenditure targets through 2026–27 in the broad categories of professional and special services, operations, travel and transfer payments. The targets will be achieved by leveraging in-house resources to undertake work previously completed by external contractors and applying administrative efficiencies resulting from the hybrid work model and an increased emphasis on digital tools. By taking a leadership role in meeting the government-wide 50% footprint reduction target, TBS will also achieve operational savings through the consolidation of its office space. TBS planned no personnel reductions beyond normal attrition associated with the spending reviews and identified approaches to decrease reliance on professional services while minimizing the impact on service levels.
Additionally, the government has updated the value of the Low-carbon Fuel Procurement Program to $134.9 million over 8 years.
TBS set its departmental budget reductions to travel and professional services as a frozen allotment from the 2023–24 authorities and outlined the remaining reductions in the 2024–25 Main Estimates.
The figures in this departmental plan reflect TBS’s targets to achieve the goals of the Refocusing Government Spending Initiative.
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.
Spending oversight
Departmental result:
- Government organizations measure, evaluate and report on their performance
Planned spending: $5,164,159,416
Planned human resources: 303
TBS will continue to provide oversight on government spending by:
- reviewing departmental proposals for new and existing programs
- improving results‑based management toward better outcomes for Canadians
More information about TBS’s spending oversight core responsibility can be found in its full 2024–25 Departmental Plan.
Administrative leadership
Departmental results:
- Government service delivery is digitally enabled and meets the needs of Canadians
- Government has good asset and financial management practices
Planned spending: $117,984,693
Planned human resources: 541
TBS will continue to promote the sound management of the government by:
- leading digital government transformation
- developing policies and setting the strategic direction for the management of assets and finances
- supporting effective communications
- leading the greening of government operations
More information about TBS’s administrative leadership core responsibility can be found in its full 2024–25 Departmental Plan.
Employer
Departmental results:
- The public service has good people management practices
- Terms and conditions of public service employment are negotiated in good faith
Planned spending: $3,954,592,665
Planned human resources: 520
TBS will continue to ensure that the government develops and nurtures the diverse talent it needs to deliver programs and services to Canadians efficiently and with integrity while respecting and reflecting the differences in the population it serves by:
- creating a diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive workforce
- supporting health and safety
- strengthening and modernizing the public service
- reinforcing the values and ethics of the public service
- promoting official languages
- bargaining in good faith
More information about TBS’s employer core responsibility can be found in its full 2024–25 Departmental Plan.
Regulatory oversight
Departmental result:
- The federal regulatory system protects and advances the public interest, including sustainable economic growth
Planned spending: $13,178,032
Planned human resources: 74
TBS will continue to ensure a modern effective regulatory framework by:
- encouraging regulatory cooperation and harmonization
- reviewing regulations
- reducing regulatory burden
More information about TBS’s regulatory oversight core responsibility can be found in its full 2024–25 Departmental Plan.
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