Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here today as part of this panel to talk about the initiatives of the Public Service Commission of Canada in enhancing opportunities in the federal public service for current and former members of the Canadian

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, two things. With respect to the deficit reduction action plan, once the government has made announcements about the changes or reductions that will be made to the public service, we'll have a better sense of the magnitude of those impacts. There will be a time where employee

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I have not.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think the difference is just between the years. I would have to verify it. I can certainly write to the committee to ensure that I'm accurate in my remarks, but I believe the cohort that you're talking about would be one that wasn't yet finished. It would end March 31. I was ta

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't have that information. I could look at that and send it to the committee, but I don't have information on gender.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for that question. I think the study we did on the three cohorts was important. We looked at what has happened with the members since 2005, since we've had the larger entitlement. I think the more hands-on approach, which I discussed in terms of case manageme

Veterans Affairs committee  I can give you again the results from that three-cohort study. Between 2007 and the cohort that ended in 2010, 64% of people were appointed to administration and clerical positions; 18% were in such fields as mechanics, chauffeurs, and manual labour; 13% were in technical areas,

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members. I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to meet with you this afternoon to discuss our main estimates and our report on plans and priorities for this fiscal year. The Public Service Commission is accountable to Parliament

Government Operations committee  I'm not sure. At the time, I think it was partly the restructuring of the commission's mandate overall. We put in place a delegated model of staffing in the commission's role. We put more emphasis on broader oversight of the system and on setting policy for the system. We do inve

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. I'm not aware of that decision, but I can communicate that the PSC will continue to report to Parliament annually and will continue to publish all the information under our jurisdiction, which represents around 220,000 public servants.

Government Operations committee  It's hard for me to comment on that. Given that I haven't seen that provision, I'm not sure which data you're referring to specifically.

Government Operations committee  Again, it's hard for me to comment because I don't have any specifics. I'm not aware of that type of decision nor do I have any specifics around it. But I would say it's important to have a good planning process in place so that the school can work with departments and understand

Government Operations committee  I think Mr. Giguère has said it correctly. We used to have what we called an appeals function. Individuals could bring forward complaints related to staffing transactions. That role was transferred to the new tribunal.

Government Operations committee  Yes, certainly resources are tighter now, so we're watching the situation very closely. The one area that we're really watching closely is the priority administration system. It will take some time. I think members are aware that when persons are declared surplus or affected, the

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm accompanied today by Hélène Laurendeau, senior vice-president of policy; Gerry Thom, vice-president of staffing and assessment services; and Gisèle Côté, director general, finance and administration. I would like to thank you for this opportu