TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS OF THE MECHANISM FOR FOLLOW-UP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION (MESICIC) FIFTH ROUND OF REVIEW APRIL 25-27, 2017 Values and Ethics, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer Objectives 1 To give you an overview of the Canadian Federal Public Service 2 To give you an overview of the role of the Treasury Board Secretariat 3 To speak to Values and Ethics in the Public Sector 2 Structure of the Executive Branch Prime Minister Cabinet Cabinet Committees Treasury Board Central Agencies Public Service Commission Privy Council Office Treasury Board Secretariat Hiring Policy Department of the Prime Minister Management Office Staffing investigations Government’s Policy Agenda Budget Office Oversight of Political Activities People Management Departments 3 The Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) • TBS: – Is a central agency and the administrative arm of the Treasury Board, providing advice and support to Treasury Board ministers by managing TB meetings and providing written advice – Is a department with roughly 1800 employees*. – Is led by the Secretary (deputy minister) and two other deputy ministers: the Comptroller General of Canada and the Chief Human Resources Officer. – Provides guidance to management functions within departments. – Provides direction, leadership and capacity building for functional communities across government (e.g. financial officers, human resources advisors, audit executives, etc.). • TBS supports TB in its four core roles: Spending Oversight Administrative Leadership Employer Regulatory Oversight TBS examines and TBS promotes management TBS manages TBS supports the challenges the proposed compensation and regulatory process spending plans of performance and labour relations, and government supports the prudent supports the departments and and effective management of the development of people agencies management policies for government’s financial, information and the core public technology resources administration 4 *Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 2017-18 Departmental Plan Role of the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) OCHRO enables departments to effectively and strategically manage human resources by: Supporting the HR infrastructure in the public service by: . developing policies on a range of HR issues including: values and ethics, the management of executives, official languages, etc.; and . providing key services, such as: pensions, benefits, classification, collective bargaining, etc. Supporting the HR change agenda by: . continuing to modernize HR services to achieve a common HR system and a common set of processes for the entire public service; building a productive and high performing public service. Acting as the Centre of Excellence for people management by: . providing data and information that will support decision-making; and . providing consistent, sound advice to departments on a range of HR-related issues. 5 Instruments for Promoting and Ensuring Public Sector Values and Ethics Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) . Enacted to protect public servants who disclose acts of wrongdoing. Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector (the Code) . The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) requires that Treasury Board establish a general code of conduct for all public sector employees (Core, Crown Corporations, & Separate Agencies) Organizational Codes . Sector-wide Code is supported by organizational codes of conduct Policy on Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment . Separate policy applicable only to the central public service departments 6 Other Instruments to Promote Values and Ethics Mandatory training for managers: . Authority delegation training . Leadership courses Mandatory training for public servants: . Half-day online values and ethics orientation for new public servants . Full-day in-class orientation for new public servants Networks: . Groups of practitioners gather to share best practices and consult on their areas of ethical risk Guides and Tools: . Tools provided for organizations on TBS website to enable them to deal with ethical decision-making; interpretation material of Code, Policy and Directive; case studies; research material, etc. 7 ANNEX: Federal Public Sector Ethics Regimes Public Office Holders . Cabinet ministers, their staff, parliamentary secretaries, and appointed officials such as deputy ministers . Subject to the Conflict of Interest Act, Lobbying Act. Ministers are also subject to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons Members of Parliament . Elected to Parliament but are not cabinet ministers . Subject to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, a standing order of the House of Commons Senators . Appointed to the Senate by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister . Subject to the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators Public Servants . Persons employed in the federal public sector of Canada . Subject to the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, their organization’s code, and the Policy on Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment in government departments and agencies. Chief executives and deputy heads are subject to the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector as well as the Conflict of Interest Act . All public servants (including chief executives) are also subject to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) 8 .