Government Operations committee  Can I get in? Actually, proposed section 7.1 refers to section 7 of the SSC act, which in turn refers to paragraphs 6(a), (b), (c), and (g) of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act. In that act, there is a list of more specific services that are referenced

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, when Shared Services Canada was created, it was the idea, and it remains so, to consolidate and standardize the delivery of IT services. The amendment to section 7 of the Shared Services Canada Act does not in any way undo that desire to consolid

Government Operations committee  In 2011, Shared Services Canada did not have the mandate for what we call “workplace technology devices” or end-user devices, that is, the peripherals that my colleagues have been talking about. We received that mandate through a subsequent order in council in the year 2013. The

Government Operations committee  No, Shared Services Canada is not responsible for the applications.

Government Operations committee  Sure. As Mr. Parker said, it's the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship that's leading the initiative. More broadly, it's to expand the use of biometric screening to all travellers requiring visas who are seeking entry into Canada. Our responsibility is to provide

Government Operations committee  Our role is to provide the IT infrastructure for it.

Government Operations committee  It's not new. It's incremental.