The Government Operations Sector came into existence in the mid-1990's and alongside the Expenditure Management, Economic, and Social and Cultural Sectors, it supports the Treasury Board in its role as a management board by providing analysis and advice to departments and agencies of government. The sectors work together making recommendations to the Treasury Board on allocating financial resources; developing and maintaining accountability frameworks; preparing estimates and Appropriation Bills; monitoring the implementation of approved policies and programs; advising Treasury Board on success in achieving intended results; advising the Treasury Board President on the resource implications of new government policy and project initiatives; providing analysis and recommendations to the Treasury Board on departmental Business Plans and Crown corporation plans and budgets; promoting regulatory reform across the government; and supporting the Treasury Board President in coordinating the strategic planning and management of the government's realty property portfolio.
The current role of the Government Operations Sector remains similar to earlier frameworks and is described as providing advice on the effective use of resources; program design, viability and responsiveness; funding pressures and mitigation strategies; and broad government operational issues and management strategies. The divisions included are Foreign and Defence, Government Operations and Immigration, Justice and Solicitor General, Public Works Canada and Government Services Canada, Governance and Alternative Service Delivery.
The bulk of these records relate to program reviews of the individual departments. This accession also contains Treasury Board administration records, including general records and grants and contibutions.
The Departments, Agencies and Crown Corporations in the Government Operations Sector represented in this accession include: Canada Post Corporation, Canada Development Investment Corporation, Export Development Canada, Security and Information Management Directorate, Access to Information and Privacy, Royal Canadian Mint, Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canadian International Development Agency, Chief Electoral Officer, Correction Service of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs, Passport Office, Federal Court of Canada, Department of Finance, International Development Research Centre, Justice Canada, National Defence, Office of the Information Commissioner, Privy Council Office, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Solictor General, Tax Court Canada, and Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
