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
  
  
• 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