Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Mr. Chair, I will start by saying that yes, the savings that we've reported are from an initial consolidation of software procurement and entering into enterprise-scale contracts, which has produced some immediate savings and efficiencies. That is the

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. The transformation plan, the seven-year journey that we are on to consolidate, is being funded with our existing levels. It takes money to achieve this. It takes money to migrate, but we are managing that from within. We are not showing sav

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. You're absolutely right that, first of all, the closure of data centres is going to have an effect, as will moving to brand new enterprise facilities. I'm going to ask Peter Bruce if he has anything to add on the issue of the data centre

Government Operations committee  I'm going to ask Peter Bruce to answer that question. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question, Mr. Chair, and I'm going to ask Peter Bruce to talk to you about some of those transformation issues.

Government Operations committee  We have identified that one of our biggest challenges with the very complex agenda we have, and the transformation, is that we need to make sure we have the right people in the right place at the right time, so we are transforming how we do business and how we are doing our work,

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. Those numbers are consistent with Shared Services Canada's departmental performance report, so I'm happy to answer the question. Yes, we have planned numbers in excess of what the actual number of our FTE complement is currently. That gap i

Government Operations committee  Yes, thank you very much for the question, Mr. Chair. The first you asked about is the census of population 2016. That, of course, is Statistics Canada's largest statistical program. It collects data to permit recalibration of population estimates and to provide information on s

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. I'll ask my colleague, Mr. Bruce, to respond.

Government Operations committee  Merci, and good morning everyone. I'm here today to talk about the supplementary estimates (B) 2014-15 as well as the newest departmental performance report, 2013-14, for Shared Services Canada. I will present the key results we've achieved to date as well as outline some of the