1. Canada’s Public Service Dr. David Zussman Jarislowsky Chair

2. 2 Table of contents  Canada’s Public Service (PS) today  Public Service evolution in Canada  What is driving change?  Moving ahead  Why Public Service matters?

3. 3 The Public Service (PS) today  The federal Public Service is the largest enterprise in Canada in terms of workforce and spending.  Manages a budget that amounts to over 16% of GDP.  Affects citizens in countless ways every day through its service delivery, policy and regulatory work.

4. 4 The Public Service (PS) today

5. 5 The Public Service (PS) today The executive cohort

6. 6 The Public Service (PS) today

7. 7 Major trends:  Shifting age profile  Increasing diversity  Changing nature of work  A rising bar of public expectations, transparency and scrutiny  Competitive labour market

8. 8 PS evolution in Canada  Adoption of merit principle (1918)  Employee protection (1965)  Planning and coordination PPBS (1968)  Public Service 2000 (1990)  The PS Modernization Act (2006)

9. 9 What it’s driving change?  Globalization  The information revolution  The emergence of many more horizontal issues  The sheer complexity of Canada today  Changing public attitudes toward government

10. 10 Moving ahead  Canada is changing and so must the public service.  “If the public service does not renew itself it risks becoming less relevant, less useful and less respected at the years go by” (Kevin Lynch, Clerk of the Privy Council)

11. 11 Moving ahead Looking to the future, the public service should be *:  Relevant and meaningful to Canadians  Connected and networked  Partnered with other organisations  Agile at people management  Citizen focused  Values-infused  Accountable

12. 12 Why public service matters? “One of the most important and enduring competitive advantages that a country can have today is a lean, effective, honest civil service.” (Thomas Friedman, Lexus and the Olive Tree) “Quite simply, part of our success as a country has been, and will continue to be, linked to a professional public service that is dedicated to excellence” (Kevin Lynch, Clerk of the Privy Council)