200506 DPR Guidance: Whats new

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2005-06 DPR Guidance Whats new?
2005-06 DPR Information Sessions Results Based
Management
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Overview

• Principles for Effective Reporting
• DPR Assessment Overview
• Whats New in 2005-06 Updated Guidelines
• Electronic Posting
• DPR Production Essentials

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Reports on Plans and Priorities Departmental
Performance Reports Principles for Effective
Reporting

• Focus on benefits for Canadians and explain the
  critical aspects of planning and performance, and
  set them in context
• Present credible, reliable and balanced
  information
• Associate performance with plans, priorities and
  expected results, explain changes and apply
  lessons learned
• Link resources to results

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DPR Assessment Overview
Areas of Weakness
Good Practices

• Need to continue
• Improve credibility through more balanced
  reporting 
• Enhance linkages between activities, outputs and
  outcomes
• Strengthen linkages between resources to results
• Validate performance information provided
• Be brief to the point without being incomplete

• Getting better at
• Presenting an easier to follow Performance story
• Describing accomplishments some shortcomings
• Aligning information to strategic outcomes
• Linking results to previous plans priorities

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DPR Assessment Overview - Overall Rating Over
Time (principles-based)
5 Excellent
4 Very Good
3 Satisfactory
2 Needs Improvement
1 Poor/Weak
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Whats New in 2005-06 Updated Guidelines

• PAA Performance Based Reporting Required from All
• PAA crosswalk if TB approved changes to structure
• February 6th, 2006 Government Machinery Changes
• Special Instructions (SPA, identification of
  transfers)
• Total Authorities in financial tables
• Include Gov. Special Warrants, TB Vote 5 10,
  Mains
• Expenditure Review savings
• Financial Statements
• Inclusion in DPR
• Audited Financial Statements CERTIFICATION TO
  TBS

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Whats New in 2005-06 Updated Guidelines(condt-2)

• Policy on Service Standards for External Fees
• Mandatory reporting for 2005-06
• Whole of government framework
• Alignment to Government of Canada Outcomes
• Other changes/updates
• Management Representation Statement
• DPR Tables (tables 9,18, 21,22, 23)

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Electronic Posting

• Not to be included in the printed DPR document
• - Table 11 Details on Project
  Spending
• - Table 12 Status Report on Major
  Crown Projects
• - Table 13 Details on Transfer Payment
  Programs 
• - Table 14 Foundations (Conditional
  Grants)
• - Table 15 Alternative Service
  Delivery
• - Table 16 Horizontal Initiatives

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DPR Production Essentials

• Submission date to TBS
• October 6th, 2006
• Incomplete submissions will not be accepted
• One-sided original signed submissions
• PDF HTML files
• Review and Approval of DPR Proofs
• Sign-off prior final printing
• Invoices
• Interdepartmental Settlement (IS)

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