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On November 24, 2022, the 2021 to 2022 Departmental Results Report for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) was tabled in the House of Commons by the President of the Treasury Board. The report highlights the Department’s key program accomplishments for 2021 to 2022.
The President of the Treasury Board tabled Shared Services Canada’s 2021-22 Departmental Results Report in Parliament on December 2, 2022. This report provides details on Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) mandate, commitments and results achieved in the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Children’s Commissioner
On June 8, 2022, the Parliamentary Budget Office released a report on how the income support received through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit impacted Canada Child Benefit entitlements.
On November 3, 2022, Statistics Canada released 2020 income estimates from the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) for each of the three territories. This is the third release of territorial income estimates from the CIS. In addition to this release, Statistics Canada also published a final paper on the MBM-N methodology for Yukon and the Northwest Territories, which includes official poverty rate estimates for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. The first paper on the MBM-N methodology for Nunavut is forthcoming.
Response to The Global and Mail article “System for disaster relief is overwhelmed, leaving victims to rebuild on their own”.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is implementing the Long Term Vision and Plan (LTVP) – a multi-decade strategy to restore and modernize the Parliamentary Precinct. The core of the Parliamentary Precinct includes the grounds and buildings on Parliament Hill and the three city blocks directly facing it.
PSPC is also supporting Crown-Indigenous Relations (CIRNA) to develop a national space for Indigenous Peoples within the Parliamentary Precinct. The project includes the re-development of the former US Embassy (located at 100 Wellington Street), the CIBC building (located at 119 Sparks Street) and an infill space between the two buildings.
Note: Questions related to the Indigenous Peoples’ Space (100 Wellington) should be directed to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. CIRNA has an overall lead responsibility for the Indigenous Peoples’ Space with active support from PSPC
Canada is experiencing a continued increase in the volume of asylum seekers crossing from the U.S. into Canada between ports of entry.
International students have been impacted by processing delays due to a major increase in the volume of applications. The Department has put several measures in place to assist international students and those who have graduated from their studies in this post-pandemic recovery time.
How has the Government of Canada managed the processing of Old Age Security applications and pensions call centre volumes?