Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, we're forecasting an amount of $400,000 to develop the website. To be clear, this initial website will be based on the structure that we have, which is the foundation that we have for our Governor in Council appointments, so we're not starting from scratch.

Government Operations committee  Overall, the website will be, we're estimating, $400,000. This is for the first shot at the website. Once this first round of appointments is finalized, we will also enhance our website to ensure that we have—

Government Operations committee  We have taken very careful measures. We have done load tests, because we are knowledgeable of the fact that there will be a number of applicants who will go to our website to submit applications. We have taken measures. We have done load tests, as I said, to ensure our website ca

Government Operations committee  Actually, as part of the governance, there are multiple committees. The governance, of course, is like merging with the PCO overall corporate governance. At the top, there is a committee of DMs and ADMs. The president of Shared Services Canada, the CIO of the Treasury Board Secre

Government Operations committee  Certainly.

Government Operations committee  The governance model was developed over the last six months and has been in effect since we established the project.

Government Operations committee  Let me clarify one thing, Mr. Blaney. The amount of $1.4 million that we requested was included in the supplementary estimates (C) in 2015-16. It was not included in the main estimates. That is why today we are asking again for $1.4 million for 2016-17. It was not included in th

Government Operations committee  In terms of existing allocation, PCO will reinvest $1 million per year toward its IT modernization. We are contributing from our existing funding $1 million.

Government Operations committee  With respect to the $18.1 million, the engagement with Shared Services Canada is for $9 million. That will include the provision of professional services, and that will include the purchase of equipment, hardware, software, etc.

Government Operations committee  It also includes travel costs for the board members.

Government Operations committee  —$700,000. We came to this committee. For Senate appointments, it's a perfect example of the misalignment between the mains and our supplementary estimates. Our mains were prior to the submission being approved for Senate appointments. Therefore, we could not include this amount

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the new framework was established on April 1 of this year and at this point we're just a month into it. So we have not been able to assess the real challenges or the benefits, but I'm sure that as we proceed with more staffing action, we'll definitely be able to have a

Government Operations committee  That's right. Each year, the Privy Council Office gives the PMO a notional budget, as Mr. Lucas said. This budget has not changed for several years. It is part of the budgets allocated to the Privy Council Office. As is the case for ministers' offices, the expenses incurred by t

Government Operations committee  The PMO's budget is $10.6 million. It has not changed for a number of years and we do not anticipate any change in the coming years.

Government Operations committee  You said there was a decrease in the advice and support?