CANADA Third Annual Report to The Prime Minister on The Public Service of Canada Jocelyne Bourgon Clerk of the Privy Council and
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August 16, 1995 Dear Prime Minister: I am pleased to submit to you the Third Annual Report on the Public Service of Canada. This report is prepared pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act and covers the period from March 28, 1994, to March 31, 1995. This year, the Annual Report has three main components: an overview of international trends affecting the role of the public sector; a report on the past year; and some general observations on the future. The objective of Chapter I is not to present a new perspective on changes in the public sector, but to remind us that a number of major trends, taking place at the international level, are simultaneously affecting the public sectors of all the developed countries. These factors are also making their influence felt, in addition to those specific to Canada which are more familiar to us. Chapter II contains the Clerk's traditional report to Parliament and presents an overview of the achievements and reforms of the year. One function of this chapter is to help us bear in mind the scale of the changes under way and the extent of the achievements of departments and agencies. The third and final chapter is entitled "Preparing for the Future." It is intended as a modest contribution to the emerging debate on the future of the Public Service of Canada. The Public Service of Canada is a national institution of great importance. It contributes to the orderly functioning of our democratic society; it is the custodian of the values and ideals that successive Parliaments have wrought for Canadian society as a whole; it contributes to the prosperity, well-being and quality of life of all Canadians. Mr. Prime Minister, the challenge for the men and women working in the Public Service today is to modernize their institution to ensure that it is well adapted to the future needs of Canadians. Under your guidance, our goal is to hand on to those who will come after us a vigorous, modern institution well adapted to the needs of Canadians and operating within our collective means an institution we will all be proud of.
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I The Changing Role of Government Introduction The Determinants of Change
Changes in Government and the Public Sector The Canadian Experience
II 1994-95: The Year in Review Introduction Reform of the Decision-Making Process
The Government's Policy Agenda and the Public Service
Impact of Major Trends on the Public Service
Impact of Major Trends on Public Servants
Conclusion III Preparing for the Future Introduction Preparing for the Future
Conclusion Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
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