Industry committee  In terms of the model overall, given the scarcity of really skilled resources in the cyber and IT security fields, it's important that we have a critical mass of people with this expertise in the government of Canada. That would be my starting point. Also, that's at the heart of

Industry committee  Statistics Canada is responsible for the identification of its business needs. We have identified many requirements, and we have put in place, through our governance processes, the work that's needed to meet those business requirements.

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, in terms of a ranking, I'm not aware of an international comparison around this type of service. I do know that what we're undertaking is one of the largest transformations across governments in this field. It's an ambitious undertaking, and we are looking for that exp

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, we follow the performance pay regime of the Government of Canada. Part of that regime is to have a base salary, a performance-related set of criteria, and, for exceptional performance, bonuses. We're part of the overall Government of Canada system, and we continue to a

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, we follow the Treasury Board guidelines with respect to the application of pay standards.

Industry committee  Mr. Chairman, I would ask Raj Thuppal to take on that question and to focus on the enterprise data centre capabilities and the part that's set aside for Statistics Canada.

Industry committee  The closure of that legacy data centre has not yet occurred. We're beginning to plan to close it. It's a multi-year exercise to move something of that magnitude. This particular one is located in Ottawa. In terms of displacement of people, there are not a lot of people who work i

Industry committee  All of our employees reside within Canada, so yes.

Industry committee  As a deputy, I very much have those same concerns broadly for my employees. Shared Services' specific responsibility around Phoenix resides with the infrastructure upon which the Phoenix software is running. That infrastructure has been solid. There haven't been substantial issue

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, I'm extremely confident that the chief statistician will be able to carry out all of his responsibilities as per the Statistics Act and the new legislation. Shared Services Canada in no way impinges on those duties in terms of the operations and scope of what Statistic

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, could the question be clarified? A veto over...?

Industry committee  As I mentioned, the customer satisfaction survey is on an improving trend. There is a lot of work to do. It is a big job. I wouldn't want to predict when everything will be good. The important thing for me is that we will have a forward plan that establishes that the Government

Industry committee  The cyber-threat world is ever-changing, growing, expanding, and becoming more sophisticated. Would I ever say that we have it aced? No. The nature of the threat is so dynamic that you need to constantly evolve your own operation to stay on top of it. I'm going to ask Mr. Thuppa

Industry committee  There were a number of concerns that he flagged, involving the provision of services going forward beyond the census. We discussed those, and by April he had indicated that there were no outstanding operational concerns. He was still concerned about the forward plan, and that's w

Industry committee  First of all, Statistics Canada sets its security requirements. There is a series of controls and measures that it expects to have in place. Those are in place. More broadly, the benefit of bringing into existence Shared Services Canada is that we've been able to bring together