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Employer Program

Program code
BXC08 (TBC)
Core responsibility
Employer
In Departmental Plans
2023-24 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, as the employer of the federal public service, provides advisory support to Treasury Board and public service departments with a view to continuously improving people management in the Public Service.

The program supports initiatives in 6 tracks, which are:

1. Future of work readiness in a constantly changing environment;

2. Talent and skills management;

3. Diversity, inclusion, official languages and well-being in the federal public service;

4. Collective bargaining conducted in good faith;

5. Implementing and managing total compensation elements, including public service pension and benefits plan schemes on behalf of the employer, and pay equity across the core public administration; and

6. Human resources and people management modernization.

To achieve this, the program provides Treasury Board with strategic advice and departments with policies, guidelines, objectives, implementation tools, policy advisory support, programs, enabling infrastructure, intergovernmental agreement templates as well as support through functional communities, government-wide learning, and developmental events.

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

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2023-24. 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).

2023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Employer Program 2023-24: $106MEmployer Program 2024-25: $101MEmployer Program 2025-26: $184MEmployer Program 2026-27: $123MEmployer Program 2027-28: $81.6MEmployer Program 2028-29: $74.9MEmployer Program
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
Employer ProgramThis program2023-24 – 2028-29$207M

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2023Budget 2023 measure “Improving the Government's Pay Administration”: $52M in total over its years (linked to this program by name, a best-effort match).Budget 2023, PDF page 205
2025Budget 2025 measure “Administering Proactive Pay Equity across the Federal Government”: $4M in total over its years (linked to this program by name, a best-effort match).Budget 2025, PDF page 285
2025-26Planned spending $184M, against $101M in 2024-25 (+82%).Latest Departmental Plan
2026-27Indicators added: Percentage of employees who agree that they know where to go for help in resolving an ethical dilemma or conflict between valuesDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Percentage of executive employees who have a completed annual written performance assessment; Percentage of executive employees who have a completed Talent Management QuestionnaireDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Planned spending $123M, against $184M in 2025-26 (−33%).Latest Departmental Plan
2027-28Planned spending $81.6M, against $123M in 2026-27 (−34%).Latest Departmental Plan

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

Percentage of Deputy Heads that agree that the advice and support provided by the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer aids them to execute their responsibilities effectively
Expected result: Treasury Board and Deputy Heads are supported in the execution of their labour relations and compensation authorities and responsibilities
85%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24TBD2024Actual result not reported
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to run the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 so that results can be reported next year.
No result reported
2024-25≥ 85%2025—
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to administer the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 and results will be reported next year.
No result reported
Percentage of Deputy Heads who indicate that Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Occupational Health and Safety guidance is useful
Expected result: The Public Service has the people management guidance and support to achieve results
80%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24TBD2024Actual result not reported
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to run the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 so that results can be reported next year.
No result reported
2024-25≥ 80%2025—
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to run the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 so that results can be reported next year.
No result reported
Percentage of Deputy Heads who indicate that Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s people management guidance is clear and relevant
Expected result: The Public Service has the people management guidance and support to achieve results
85%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24TBD2024Actual result not reported
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to run the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 so that results can be reported next year.
No result reported
2024-25≥ 85%2025—
Data is not available for this indicator. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat plans to run the survey that supports this indicator in 2025 so that results can be reported next year.
No result reported
Percentage of employees in bilingual positions who communicate with and serve the public (in designated bilingual offices) that meet the language requirements of their positions
Expected result: Federal institutions maintain their capacity to provide services to the public in both official languages
95%2023-24✓ met94%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24≥ 95%202495%
Target met
Met
2024-25≥ 95%202594%
A change in methodology in the Position and Classification Information System for collecting the linguistic profiles of the positions and the second language evaluation results of their incumbents is the most likely explanation for the decline of 0.6%. The new approach relies solely on data provided by federal institutions, considered more reliable than the previous method.
Not met
Timeliness rate of HR transactions leading to pay action.
Expected result: Departments and agencies contribute to achieving and maintaining pay stability through the timely processing of HR transactions leading to pay actions
78%2023-24✗ not met82%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24≥ 80%202478%
The government’s HR operations have improved over the past year, particularly in organizations served by the Pay Centre. However, a labour disruption in 2023–24 impacted HR operations in all departments, which in turn impeded the enterprise-wide ability to achieve the target of 80%. In 2023–24, some departments used the Pay Centre and some did not. The average timeliness rate for organizations se…
Not met
2024-25≥ 80%202582%Met
Percentage of executive employees who have a completed annual written performance assessment
Expected result: Departments establish formal performance agreements to set expectations and hold the executive workforce accountable for delivering results and demonstrating the key leadership competencies
99%2023-24– no result99%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24≥ 99%2024—
Results for this indicator will be available by late fall 2024, once the 2023–24 executive performance management cycle is finalized.
No result reported
2024-25≥ 99%2025—
Results for this indicator will be available by late 2025, once the 2024-25 executive performance management cycle is finalized.
No result reported
Percentage of executive employees who have a completed Talent Management Questionnaire
Expected result: Departments have the information they need to manage executive talent and to support the development and retention of executives
91%2023-24✓ met86%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2023-24≥ 86%202491%Met
2024-25≥ 86%2025—
Results for this indicator will be available by late 2025, once the 2024-25 executive talent management cycle is finalized.
No result reported

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of Deputy Heads that agree that the advice and support provided by the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer aids them to execute their responsibilities effectively
Expected result: Treasury Board and Deputy Heads are supported in the execution of their labour relations and compensation authorities and responsibilities
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2027—Planned
Percentage of Deputy Heads who indicate that Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Occupational Health and Safety guidance is useful
Expected result: The Public Service has the people management guidance and support to achieve results
80%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 80%2027—Planned
Percentage of Deputy Heads who indicate that Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s people management guidance is clear and relevant
Expected result: The Public Service has the people management guidance and support to achieve results
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2027—Planned
Percentage of employees in bilingual positions who communicate with and serve the public (in designated bilingual offices) that meet the language requirements of their positions
Expected result: Federal institutions maintain their capacity to provide services to the public in both official languages
95%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 95%2027—Planned
Percentage of employees who agree that they know where to go for help in resolving an ethical dilemma or conflict between values
Expected result: Departments and agencies are organized to support their employees in maintaining an ethical workplace
68%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 68%2027—Planned
Timeliness rate of HR transactions leading to pay action.
Expected result: Departments and agencies contribute to achieving and maintaining pay stability through the timely processing of HR transactions leading to pay actions
80%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 80%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2023-24: $73.9M2023-24: $106M2023-242024-25: $117M2024-25: $101M2024-252025-26: $184M2025-262026-27: $123M2026-272027-28: $81.6M2027-282028-29: $74.9M2028-29
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
2023-24$73.9M$106M
2024-25$117M$101M
2025-26$184M—
2026-27$123M—
2027-28$81.6M*—
2028-29$74.9M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2023-24: 4592023-24: 6742023-242024-25: 5202024-25: 6412024-252025-26: 6002025-262026-27: 5922026-272027-28: 5822027-282028-29: 5462028-29
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
2023-24459674
2024-25520641
2025-26600—
2026-27592—
2027-28582*—
2028-29546*—

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.