Corporate Management Branch Overview
Branch Background
The Corporate Management Branch (CMB) provides advice, guidance and services to Public Safety (PS) employees in the areas of financial management, human resources management, security management, facilities management, procurement and asset management, information management and information technology.
CMB also supports the Deputy Minister in ensuring accountability to Parliament. This is done in collaboration with the senior management team by:
- Ensuring a sound system of internal controls is in place;
- Demonstrating our accountability to the Minister and Parliament through Chief Financial Officer attestations; and
- Supporting the Deputy Minister’s role of accounting officer to Parliament through reporting instruments such as the estimates publications.
CMB also provides internal services on a cost recovery basis to three small agencies within the PS Portfolio (Office of the Correctional Investigator, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) External Review Committee, and the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP).
CMB’s total budget for 2019-20 is $22.6M. As of summer 2019, there were 225 full-time equivalents in CMB.
In addition, CMB manages $15.7M in custodial allocations that cover departmental expenses (ex.: information technology assets such as computers and printers, accommodations project cost, financial management and human resources systems, etc.)
The Corporate Management Branch is comprised of four directorates:
- The Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer Directorate ensures PS has sound financial systems, policies and internal controls. Financial activities include accounting operations, financial advisory services to program areas on financial reporting and support to program branches on grants and contributions, Memoranda to Cabinet, and coordination of Treasury Board Submissions, and financial statements.
- The Corporate Services Directorate supports and ensures the success of PS’s broad mandate through the delivery of key administrative programs and services. The Directorate is responsible for procurement, material management, facilities management, security, business continuity, health and safety, and sustainable development. The Directorate is also responsible for providing administrative and coordination support to some department corporate committees. Together, these functions aim at ensuring the safety and security of employees and assets as well as the effective functioning and execution of the department’s mandate.
- The Human Resources Directorate supports PS managers and executives in creating a workplace of choice and in attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that ensures the success of its programs. The Directorate is responsible for guidance, policies, programs and services related to: staffing, classification, labour relations, human resource planning and reporting, performance and talent management, learning, employment equity, inclusiveness, official languages, wellness, values, and ethics.
- The Chief Information Officer Directorate incorporates information management (IM) and information technology (IT) responsibilities in support of departmental operations, business priorities and government-wide direction regarding digital modernization.
On the information management (IM) side, the focus is on departmental compliance with rules and support of information repositories, life cycle management and data standardization. Guidance is provided to Branches regarding information resources, both physical and digital, to ensure they are managed as strategic assets and safeguarded as a public trust. It also operates the Public Safety library, the mailroom, invoice processing and forms management.
On the information technology (IT) side, two divisions are responsible for a range of internal services: IT security management and operations, policies, incident handling as well as the support and delivery of the Department’s corporate and classified systems; IT Helpdesk support, account and IT asset management; and the development of new technology solutions as well as maintenance and support of business and corporate applications
Key Services and Projects
Development of short- and long-term accommodation strategies that will address current occupancy challenges, seek opportunities to optimize space utilization and improve accessibility.
Develop and implement the Values, Inclusiveness, Ethics and Wellbeing (VIEW) Strategic Framework for 2019-2022.
Lead enterprise transformation and system improvements, particularly with operation system and document management (e.g. Windows 10 migration, eDocs, etc.).
Key Partners
CMB collaborates with a range of federal partners including the Privy Council Office, Treasury Board Secretariat, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada. Human Resources works closely with the bargaining agents that represent PS employees.
CMB is actively engaged with portfolio partners through numerous forums such as the portfolio department security officer forum, the Chief Information Officer Portfolio forum and through regular engagement with departmental Chief Financial Officers and heads of Human Resources.
In addition, CMB plays a lead role in networks and forums that allow PS Portfolio partners to share best practices and to influence policy-making and strategic direction
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