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Program directory · Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada

Registry Services

Program code
BEE01 (ATSSC)
Core responsibility
Support services and facilities to federal administrative tribunals and its members
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Program works closely with tribunal chairs and members to ensure that matters before a tribunal can be heard and disposed of in a timely and efficient manner and within statutory obligations. Services include: processing tribunal documents; maintaining and safeguarding tribunal records; providing information to the public regarding tribunal procedures; assisting in the scheduling and proceedings of tribunal hearings; and, assisting in communicating tribunal decisions to the parties and the public. These services are provided by ATSCC employees such as registry and case file experts.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Registry Services 2018-19: $9.2MRegistry Services 2019-20: $7.9MRegistry Services 2020-21: $9.1MRegistry Services 2021-22: $11.1MRegistry Services 2022-23: $13.4MRegistry Services 2023-24: $16.8MRegistry Services 2024-25: $14MRegistry Services 2025-26: $14.5MRegistry Services 2026-27: $14MRegistry Services 2027-28: $13.4MRegistry Services 2028-29: $12.8MRegistry Services
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Registry ServicesThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$81.5M

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

No significant changes detected.

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

Level of satisfaction of tribunal members with the quality of the specialized registry services offered by their assigned ATSSC Secretariats
Expected result: Tribunals are provided with efficient and effective registry services in support of the discharge of their statutory obligations
90%2019-20– no result92.8%2020-21✓ met80.7%2021-22✗ not met86.1%2022-23✓ met97.6%2023-24✓ met91.6%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—202090%
Target to be achieved by March 31, 2020: No less than 80%.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 85%202192.8%Met
2021-22≥ 85%202280.7%
Overall members of the tribunals supported by the ATSSC were satisfied with the services provided to them. ATSSC senior management, in consultation with tribunal Chairpersons, will identify and implement actions to address feedback received via the ATSSC’s annual Survey of Tribunal Member Satisfaction.
Not met
2022-23≥ 85%202386.1%Met
2023-24≥ 85%202497.6%
This year, the ATSCC has implemented the client satisfaction score (CSAT) to calculate members’ level of satisfaction. Previous years’ results have not been recalculated.
Met
2024-25≥ 85%202591.6%Met
Percentage of tribunal decisions communicated to parties within established timeframes
Expected result: Tribunals are provided with efficient and effective registry services in support of the discharge of their statutory obligations
84.6%2019-20– no result92%2020-21✓ met89.6%2021-22✓ met90.4%2022-23✓ met91.1%2023-24✓ met87.9%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20—202084.6%
Target to be achieved by March 31, 2020: No less than 85%.
No result reported
2020-21≥ 85%202192%
Percentage is based on the average results of 9 out of 11 tribunals. Of the two remaining tribunals, one had no cases to report and the other had not finalized their methodology by the end of the fiscal year.
Met
2021-22≥ 85%202289.6%Met
2022-23≥ 85%202390.4%Met
2023-24≥ 85%202491.1%Met
2024-25≥ 85%202587.9%Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Level of satisfaction of tribunal members with the quality of the specialized registry services offered by their assigned ATSSC Secretariats
Expected result: Tribunals are provided with efficient and effective registry services in support of the discharge of their statutory obligations
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2027—Planned
Percentage of tribunal decisions communicated to parties within established timeframes
Expected result: Tribunals are provided with efficient and effective registry services in support of the discharge of their statutory obligations
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $9.2M2018-19: $9.2M2018-192019-20: $8.3M2019-20: $7.9M2019-202020-21: $9.4M2020-21: $9.1M2020-212021-22: $9.7M2021-22: $11.1M2021-222022-23: $9.3M2022-23: $13.4M2022-232023-24: $11.5M2023-24: $16.8M2023-242024-25: $12.7M2024-25: $14M2024-252025-26: $14.5M2025-262026-27: $14M2026-272027-28: $13.4M2027-282028-29: $12.8M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$9.2M$9.2M
2019-20$8.3M$7.9M
2020-21$9.4M$9.1M
2021-22$9.7M$11.1M
2022-23$9.3M$13.4M
2023-24$11.5M$16.8M
2024-25$12.7M$14M
2025-26$14.5M—
2026-27$14M—
2027-28$13.4M*—
2028-29$12.8M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 1672018-19: 1532018-192019-20: 1692019-20: 1542019-202020-21: 1922020-21: 1612020-212021-22: 1792021-22: 1712021-222022-23: 1792022-23: 1892022-232023-24: 1892023-24: 2122023-242024-25: 2252024-25: 2112024-252025-26: 1972025-262026-27: 1782026-272027-28: 1772027-282028-29: 1722028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19167153
2019-20169154
2020-21192161
2021-22179171
2022-23179189
2023-24189212
2024-25225211
2025-26197—
2026-27178—
2027-28177*—
2028-29172*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.