Technology and Financial Management in the Government of Canada

ICGFM, Miami, May 2007

Jim Libbey

Treasury Board Secretariat

Canada

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Overview

• General context

• Recent history

• Current activities

• Future considerations

• Discussion

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General context

• Peace, Order, and good Government

• Financial Administration Act

• Policies, Directives and Guidance

• Department of Finance

• Treasury Board and its Secretariat

• Common Service Organization

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Recent history

• Financial Information Strategy 1995-2001– Accrual accounting– New systems– Training and more training

• Departments organize around systems• Shared Travel Service

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Current activities

• New Financial Management Policies• Management, Resources and Results

Structure• Expenditure Management Information

System• Audited departmental financial systems• Capacity development• Technology for internal audit

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Future considerations

• Enterprise Resource Planning systems?• Accrual-based appropriations?• Purpose-based appropriations?• Systems for grants and contributions?• Electronic Authentication and

Authorization?• Extensible Business Reporting

Language?

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Discussion??

http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/index_e.asp

libbey.jim@tbs-sct.gc.ca

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