Government-wide Societal Indicator Reporting in Canada

2. Louise Bellefeuille-Prégent Senior Director, Horizontal Results Management, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Government-wide Societal Indicator Reporting in Canada

3. Use of Societal Indicators for Government-wide Reporting – Background Canada’s Performance Report – Evolution Future Directions for Government-wide Reporting in Canada Overview

4. Improved Reporting to Parliament Project An enduring priority for the federal government Societal Indicators provide a context to view federal performance Results-based Management Results for Canadians – Canada’s modern management framework based on 4 commitments: Focus on citizens; Focus on values – democratic, ethical, professional and people values; Manage for Results; and Responsible spending Use of Societal Indicators for Government-wide Reporting

5. Societal Indicator Research A renewed interest of the government of Canada Re-conceptualize Quality of Life Horizontality Horizontal Results Frameworks A Comprehensive Reporting Framework A holistic approach to reporting on plans and performance that includes: Departmental reporting; Horizontal reporting; and Societal level reporting Use of Societal Indicators for Government-wide Reporting

6. Canada’s first government-wide performance report using 19 societal indicators to report publicly in the 4 areas of: economic opportunities and innovation; the health of Canadians; the Canadian environment; and the strength and safety of communities Described the federal government’s role, and acknowledged the contributions of other jurisdictions and sectors in achieving societal-level results Provided comparisons over time and with other countries The 5 criteria for indicator selection: relevant; temporal; available; comparable;and understandable Canada’s Performance 2001

7. The objectives of the report: Provide a context for reviewing planning and performance information of departments; Encourage citizen engagement in policy discussions; Advance results-based management; Support horizontal management; and Contribute to transparency and accountability to Canadians and parliamentarians Strategic consultations after 2001 informed key evolutions of this report Canada’s Performance 2001

8. Strategic consultations and links to other work e.g. National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), work on health indicators Broadening the coverage Propose to include 32 societal indicators in Canada’s Performance 2004* (see Annex) Propose to add two thematic areas: Aboriginal Peoples and Canada in the World Whole-of-Government Framework Maps departments and the contributions of their programs to horizontal outcomes, which ultimately link to the societal-level results The electronic version provides links to departmental performance and planning information * Canada’s Performance 2004 is due to be released later in 2004 Key Evolutions of Canada’s Performance

9. Themes (6) Canada’s Place in the World Canada’s Economy Society , Culture and Democracy Aboriginal Peoples The Health of Canadians The Canadian Environment Canada’s Performance 2004 Government of Canada Outcomes (23) and indicators (32) Healthy Population Indicators(s) A Strong Health Care System Indicator(s) Healthier Environments and Safer Products for Canadians (Health Canada) $206.5 M Food Safety (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) $357 M Maritime Safety (Fisheries and Oceans) $404.8 M A Safe and Secure Transportation System (Transport Canada) $757.3 M 11 Other Strategic Outcomes Departmental and Agency StrategicOutcomes (200) Departmental Performance Reports and Reports on Plans and Priorities Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Program Product Safety Program Safe Environments Program Tobacco Control Program Workplace Health and Public Safety Program Programs (hundreds) Whole of Government Framework

10. Canada’s Performance fulfills one aspect of its potential: providing a context to review government performance But… Need to decide: should we make the explicit link to the planning process? If so, how? Future Directions for Government-wide Reporting in Canada

11. Total Trade Perceptions of Security Trust in International Institutions Official Development Assistance Innovation Educational Attainment Literacy Employment Rate Income Security Barriers to Entrepreneurship Gross Domestic Product per capita Attitudes Toward Diversity Safety Volunteerism Participation in Culture and Heritage Activities Political Participation Educational Attainment Employment Rate Median Income Health Status Housing Life Expectancy Self-Rated Health Infant Mortality Healthy Lifestyles Waiting Times Patient Satisfaction Air Quality Water Quality Climate Change Biodiversity Natural Resources Sustainability Annex - Proposed Societal Indicators for Canada’s Performance 2004