Reporting on Horizontal Initiatives

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Reporting on Horizontal Initiatives

• Tom Fitzpatrick
• May 14th, 2004

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Outline

• What is a Horizontal Initiative?
• Why Report?
• How Many Horizontal Initiatives were Reported in
  2002-03?
• Which Horizontal Initiatives should be reported?
• What is the Reporting Process?
• What Information will be Available on the HI
  Website?
• What are the Next Steps?

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What is a HorizontalInitiative?

• An initiative in which partners, from two
• or more organizations, have agreed
• under a formal funding agreement
• (e.g. Memorandum to Cabinet, Treasury
• Board Submission, federal/provincial
• agreement) to work towards the
• achievement of shared outcomes.

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Why Report?

• The objective of reporting on horizontal
  initiatives is to provide parliamentarians, the
  public and government with an overall picture of
  public spending and results achieved for all
  major horizontal initiatives

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How Many Horizontal Initiatives were Reported in
2002-03?

• 24 Horizontal Initiatives were reported in
  2002-03.
• However, the expectation is that all major
  Horizontal Initiatives will be reported in
  2003-04.

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Which Horizontal Initiatives Should be Reported?

• All major horizontal initiatives that
• Have been allocated federal funds that exceed
  100M for the entire initiative or
• Are key to the achievement of government
  priorities or
• Have a high public profile.

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What is the Reporting Process?
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What Information will be Available on the HI
Website?

• Based on recent consultations with departments,
  TBS has streamlined the information posted in the
  HI website. The revised website will reflect
• general information on the initiative
• planned results and expenditures (RPP)
• actual results and expenditures (DPR)
• http//www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rh
  bd/profil_e.asp

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What are the Next Steps?

• TBS will be available to answer questions and
  attend departmental information sessions on
  Horizontal Reporting.
• (Please contact Irma Bala at 946-4667 for
  further information.)

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