Government Operations committee  While we have made significant progress, there does remain a great deal of work to be done. As I mentioned in response to an earlier question, we have been receiving funding on an annual basis. The funding in the estimates will allow us to maintain our staff and advance our effo

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. We have been receiving funding on an annual basis since the beginning of the Phoenix issues, so the large proportion of the salary dollars that will be coming out of the supplementary estimates will be for retention of existing staff. We're not lookin

Government Operations committee  There has been a lot of—

Government Operations committee  Given that we have...

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. We have a long-term plan to stabilize the payroll system, including the salaries of public servants who have been hired to support our efforts. We have also set aside funds to stabilize the system itself and to work with departments to improve data c

Government Operations committee  When the Phoenix system came into effect, our workforce was about 550 people, whereas now it's over 2,500. That's about 2,000 more people.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your questions. Of course, there are still payroll problems all over the government, but they are decreasing day by day. We have established governance to ensure that information is shared. Work-wise, we are in close contact with the departments not served by the

Government Operations committee  If I understand your question correctly, we have developed tools that we are continuing to refine and they give us the means to work with departments on a bilateral basis. We therefore make sure that they have the information on their own files and on the issues within their depa

Government Operations committee  Yes, that is true. Some small departments have their own challenges, and we may not have all the data on the small agencies. That is right.

Government Operations committee  Yes, we have a number of tools. We have just developed and rolled out a tool called MyGCPay. Whether or not their department is served by the Pay Centre, it gives government employees an overview of their pay file: the rate of pay, pay raise anniversaries and union dues. This pr

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Since COVID hit, we have not had to invoke our business continuity plan. Staff have been teleworking very effectively. With the results of the most recent public dashboard on Phoenix posted today, over the course of both April and May the queue has be

Government Operations committee  This year we have issued over 500,000 T4s and Relevé 1 tax slips to public servants across the country. As the member is no doubt aware, the amendment of T4s is a regular course of business when we're dealing with changes to pay and looking at a number of factors that feed into t

Government Operations committee  Yes, we are working very collaboratively with the secretariat as they work through next generation. My understanding is that Treasury Board officials are also appearing today, and they will probably be prepared to speak in more detail.

Government Operations committee  But they are now working with three qualified vendors they hope to qualify to be able to then work through the construct and the concept of HR-to-pay pilots, which will necessarily draw on the experience and the expertise of PSPC in regard to federal pay. That is very complex, as

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think if we look back to the rollout of Phoenix, it's no secret that there were significant challenges, and that there are still challenges, with HR-to-pay stabilization. That said, over the course of the last three years, the government has made signific