The proposal seeks to amend the Financial Administration Act to formalize the role of the Chief Information Officer of Canada.
Recognizing the fundamental importance of information management and information technology to government operations and to ongoing service delivery improvement, the proposal supports strengthened government-wide governance of those areas, much as the establishment of the role of the comptroller general has done for financial management, and the role of the chief human resources officer has done for human resources management.
The amendments establish the role of the chief information officer of Canada as a deputy head within the Treasury Board Secretariat, and provide authority for the Treasury Board to delegate powers and functions to that office. It is expected that these amendments will support improvements to the general management of information technology across the Government of Canada, as well as support the improved delivery of projects that are reliant on information technology for their success.