Canadian Heritage Portfolio
A Handbook for Appointees to Boards and Commissions
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. What's Different about Public Institutions
- 2. The Concept of the Crown
- 3. The Concept of the Portfolio
- 4. Types of Government Organizations
- Departments
- Departmental agencies and other organizations
- Crown corporations
- Arm's-length principle
- 5. Planning, Budgeting and Accountability Regime
- Part I – The Government Expenditure Plan
- Part II – The Main Estimates
- Part III – Departmental Expenditure Plans
- (a) Crown corporations
- (i) Corporate Plans, Capital and Operating Budgets
- (ii) Annual Reports
- (b) Departments and other organizations
- (i) Reports on Plans and Priorities
- (ii) Performance Reports
- (iii) Annual Reports
- (a) Crown corporations
- 6. Trends in Governance
- Audit committees
- Governance committees
- Training
- A Final Word
List of Graphics and Resources
- The Canadian Government
- Three Branches of Government
- Canadian Heritage Portfolio
- Canadian Heritage Portfolio Relationship to Minister
- Planning, Reporting and Budgeting Cycle
- Key Reporting Requirements for Organizations
- Who Does What? Roles of the Corporate Governance Team
- Useful Information Sources
- Websites
Produced by the Portfolio Affairs Office
Department of Canadian Heritage
April 2002
Reprinted and updated March 2011
www.pch.gc.ca
Catalogue No.: CH4-136/2008E-PDF
ISBN 978-1-100-11529-0