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
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
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.
Other internal committees that have influence:
Client Services Committee, Management Accountability Committee, Budget Committee, IM Steering Committee
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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