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Annual Report to Parliament 2002-2003
Part Three - Corporate Services
On April 1, 2002, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ceased to share corporate services with the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, and established its own Corporate Services Branch.
The Corporate Services Branch provides advice and services in the areas of finance, human resources, information technology and administration to the Office's senior managers and staff.
As noted in the Foreword, the House of Commons Committee on Government Operations and Estimates has, in the course of examining the operations of the Office, uncovered a number of serious problems related to some of these areas. As well, the Office is the subject of reviews by both the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Public Service Commission of Canada.
I intend to use the results of these reviews to ensure that the Office is managed in a manner that is accountable to Parliament and respects the polices and regulations applicable to the public service.
At the beginning of fiscal year 2002-2003, the Office's budget was $11.1 million, the same as our budget for the previous year. During the course of the year, our budget was adjusted upward by $773,000, primarily to offset increased legal costs, costs associated with the Government's new Privacy Impact Assessment Policy and collective bargaining salary increases, for a total budget of $11.9 million.
Our expenditures totalled $12.2 million. We exceeded our budget by $240,000 largely due to changes in accounting practices in order to be consistent with the principles of accrual accounting in the federal government.
The Office is currently reviewing its financial resources, in conjunction with the Treasury Board Secretariat, to ensure that it has the resources needed to fulfill its obligations in fiscal year 2003-2004 and beyond in anticipation of the full and final implementation of the PIPED Act on January 1, 2004.
Resources
April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003
|
|
Expenditure Totals |
% of Totals |
|
Privacy Act |
5,208,588 |
43% |
|
PIPED Act |
5,582,722 |
46% |
|
Corporate Services |
1,367,778 |
11% |
|
Total |
12,159,088 |
100% |
Note that as of March 2003 there were 103 full-time staff at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Detailed Expenditures1
April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003
|
|
Privacy Act |
PIPED Act |
Corporate Services2 |
Total |
|
|
Salaries |
3,462,955 |
2,845,391 |
808,513 |
7,116,859 |
|
|
Employee Benefits Program |
657,386 |
595,000 |
240,220 |
1,492,606 |
|
|
Transportation and Communication |
284,228 |
352,412 |
67,005 |
703,645 |
|
|
Information |
25,649 |
315,406 |
34,592 |
375,647 |
|
|
Professional Services |
679,897 |
700,870 |
65,526 |
1,446,293 |
|
|
Rentals |
12,840 |
2,202 |
11,648 |
26,690 |
|
|
Repairs and Maintenance |
8,607 |
41,249 |
5,447 |
55,303 |
|
|
Materials and Supplies |
44,328 |
5,012 |
51,699 |
101,039 |
|
|
Acquisition of Machinery and Equipment |
29,100 |
725,180 |
83,128 |
837,408 |
|
|
Other Subsidies and Payments |
3,598 |
- |
- |
3,598 |
|
|
Total |
5,208,588 |
5,582,722 |
1,367,778 |
12,159,088 |
|
Notes:
1 Total expenditure figures are consistent with public accounts.
2 Effective April 1, 2002, Corporate Services is of this Office and resources are no longer shared with the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada.
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