Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS; French: Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, SCT) is the administrative branch of the Treasury Board of Canada (the committee of ministers responsible for the financial management of the federal government) and a central agency of the Government of Canada. The role of the Secretariat is to support the Treasury Board and to provide advice to Treasury Board members in the management and administration of the government.[1]

Not to be confused with the Treasury Board of Canada, a Cabinet committee of the Privy Council which the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat is the administrative branch of.
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Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersJames Michael Flaherty Building,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Peter Wallace, Secretary of the Treasury Board
Parent departmentTreasury Board
Websitewww.tbs-sct.gc.ca

The Treasury Board Secretariat is headed by the secretary of the Treasury Board, currently Peter Wallace, who is responsible to Parliament through the president of the Treasury Board, currently Jean-Yves Duclos.

Function

The TBS assists the Treasury Board, which function as the government's management committee by overseeing the operations of the federal government as a whole and serving as the principal employer core public administration. The TBS is also responsible for supporting the Treasury Board in its comptrollership role, providing oversight of the financial management functions in departments and agencies.[1]

TBS offices are located primarily in L'Esplanade Laurier complex in Ottawa, Ontario, though there are several smaller offices elsewhere in Ottawa, as well as regional offices throughout Canada.

Secretary

In February 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Peter Wallace, who was then city manager for the Toronto government and formerly had been secretary of the Cabinet in the Government of Ontario and head of the Ontario Public Service, was to become secretary of the Treasury Board on April 4, 2018.[2][3] He was previously secretary to the Ontario Treasury Board for three years, and deputy minister of finance in the federal government.[4][5]

Current Structure of Treasury Board Secretariat
  • President of the Treasury Board
    • Secretary of the Treasury Board
      • Associate Secretary
      • Chief Human Resources Officer
      • Comptroller General of Canada
        • Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Economic Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Priorities and Planning Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector
        • Assistant Secretary, Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs Sector
        • Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Officer Branch
        • Senior Director, Internal Audit and Evaluation Bureau
        • Senior General Counsel, Legal Services Branch

The GC 2.0 Program Office in the CIO Branch of Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for maintaining GCpedia, the Government of Canada internal wiki.

Access to information and privacy

The Access to Information Act gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and any person or corporation present in Canada a right to access records of government institutions that are subject to the Act. The Privacy Act gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals present in Canada the right to access their personal information held by government institutions that are subject to the Act.[6] The Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for issuing direction and guidance to government institutions with respect to the administration of the Access to Information Act and interpretation of this policy.[7]

References
  1. Smith, Alex (23 April 2009). "The Roles and Responsibilities of Central Agencies" (Background paper). Library of Parliament.
  2. ipolitics.ca: "Trudeau appoints Peter Wallace as new treasury board secretary", 15 Feb 2018
  3. pm.gc.ca: "The Prime Minister announces a change in the senior ranks of the Public Service", 15 Feb 2015
  4. canada.ca: "Secretary of the Treasury Board", 2015-03-16
  5. thestar.com: "City manager Peter Wallace tapped as secretary of the Treasury Board", 15 Feb 2015
  6. "Access to information and privacy". Government of Canada. Government of Canada.
  7. "Policy on Access to Information". Government of Canada. Government of Canada.
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