Audit of The Administration of the Resettlement Assistance Program
Appendix D: Governance: Key Committees and Organizational Units
| Deputy Minister (and Accounting Officer) Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
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| Tier 1 | Executive Committee (ExCom) Mandate: Senior decision-making forum for the Department Membership: Deputy Minister (Chair), DM’s Chief of Staff, ADMs and Associate ADMs, Senior General Counsel, CFO and Departmental Secretary Authority: Senior decision making Comments: Recent focus on CMSC and funding allocations |
| Departmental Management Committee (DMC) Mandate: Share information and facilitate coordination and alignment Membership: Deputy Minister (Chair), ADMs, Associate ADMs, Departmental Secretary, Senior General Counsel, CFO, DGs (NHQ and regions) and OCR Authority: Information sharing |
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| Tier 2 | Policy Committee Mandate: Forum for discussion of policy directions and proposals Membership: ADM, Strategic and Program Policy (Chair), several NHQ DGs (DG Integration and DG Refugee Branch), Associate ADM, Operations, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel Authority: Advisory Comments: Approved MCs and TB submissions |
| Contribution Management Steering Committee Mandate: Forum to provide corporate direction and guidelines on issues and ensure appropriate accountability for management of Department’s contribution programs Membership: Associate ADM, Operations, and CFO (co-chairs). 5 NHQ DGs, 2 regional DGs and co-chairs of SRMC Authority: Provide corporate direction and guidance Comments:Recent focus on Performance Measurement Strategy, dashboard reporting, approval of SRMC work plan, etc. |
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| Other internal committees that have influence: Client Services Committee, Management Accountability Committee, Budget Committee, IM Steering Committee |
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| Tier 3 | Settlement and Resettlement Management Committee Mandate: (draft) Provide oversight and ensure consistent functional guidelines in the implementation of CIC’s settlement and resettlement programs. Forum for discussion and resolution of strategic operational settlement and resettlement issues Membership: Co-chaired by Director, Integration and Resettlement Delivery Division, NHQ, and Director, Settlement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Ontario Region. Includes director-level representatives from regions as well as Integration Branch, Refugee Branch, Research and Evaluation Branch and certain other NHQ functional areas Authority:National operational policies and procedures for settlement and resettlement programs, training strategies, communication protocols for successful practices and in support of consistent program delivery Comments: Recent focus on Performance Measurement Strategy, dashboard reporting, spending, etc. |
| Tier 4 | Working Groups Some working groups report through SRMC and CMSC |
| Federal Provincial Forums and SPO Forums Forums at ministerial level, deputy minister level, federal-provincial agreement steering committees, working groups, etc. |
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