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RPP – 2003-2004 – Section 5

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SECTION 5: ORGANIZATION

5.1 Accountability The President and Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the NRTEE's single business line, including total gross planned spending of $5.0 million and the 29 full-time equivalents associated with this business line. 5.2 Departmental Planned Spending Table 3 on the following page summarizes the NRTEE's total forecast spending for 2003-2004 as well as total planned spending for the next three years. This table also identifies the planned full-time equivalent levels over the planning period. Table 4 summarizes the net cost of the NRTEE's programs for 2003-2004. Table 3: Agency Planned Spending                                                                                                                                            

($Thousands)	Forecast Spending 2002-20031	Planned Spending 2003-2004	Planned Spending 2004-2005	Planned Spending 2005-2006
Total Main Estimates	4,912	5,015	5,015	5,015
Adjustments	493	-	-	-
Net Planned Spending	5,405	5,015	5,015	5,015
Less: Non-respendable Revenue2	(20)	(20)	(20)	(20)
Plus: Costs of services received without charge3	309	309	309	309
Net Cost of Program	5,694	5,304	5,304	5,304
Full-Time Equivalents	29	29	29	29

Reflects best forecast of total planned spending to the end of the fiscal year and includes approvals obtained since the Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and any other adjustments. During 1996-1997, the NRTEE commenced cost-recovery for the organization's publications. Under the NRTEE Act, and Section 29.1 of the Financial Administration Act, the NRTEE has authority to spend any revenues received. The estimated costs of services provided by other departments consist of:

	($ 000)
Accommodation received without charge from Public Works and Government Services Canada	269
Pay and benefit services received without charge from Environment Canada	2
Audit services	38
	$ 309

Table 4: Net Cost of Program for the Estimates Year 2003-2004                              

	Expenditures ($ Thousands)
Planned spending (Budgetary and Non-budgetary Main Estimates plus adjustments)	5,015
A. Plus: Services Received without Charge
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada	269
Pay and benefit services received without charge from Environment Canada	2
Audit services	38
Less: Non-respendable Revenue	20
2003-2004 Net Cost of Program	5,304

5.3 Management Initiatives The NRTEE is continually striving to be a high-performing organization. In 2002-2003, the agency developed a unique and innovative approach to assess its current management practices and to identify areas for improvement. Based on this assessment, the NRTEE is developing an Action Plan that will address priority areas for improvement over the next two years. The key priority areas to be addressed in 2003-2004 are as follows:

• Performance Measurement The NRTEE will endeavour to fully implement its new performance measurement system. This will enable the agency to integrate performance measurement into all of its key existing processes and systems, thus strengthening the management and reporting of its programs. The NRTEE continues to play a leadership role in this area within the small-agency community of over 60 small federal departments and agencies. The agency is leading a joint performance measurement project, involving the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, intended to provide tools and lessons learned that can be of assistance to the broader small-agency community.
• Contract Management The NRTEE will be implementing a new policy to strengthen the management of its service contracts by providing staff with guidance on negotiating, administering and evaluating service contracts.
• Human Resources The NRTEE will develop human resource policies and procedures in order to provide greater clarity for staff around key personnel issues.
• NRTEE Policies Manual The NRTEE will develop a comprehensive manual to help new and existing NRTEE staff navigate the numerous policies and procedures they need to follow. This new manual will consolidate key operational, financial and human resource policies and procedures in one place.

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