Organization Matters: Creating the Organization that Meets People Challenges in Government

Governments across Canada know that by the end of this decade, close to half of their core public service and four fifths of their senior management cadre will have retired. If they are to respond to these challenges head on, governments need to align their corporate human resource capacity at all levels.

Document Highlights 

To shed light on how governments can position themselves best in this situation, this research looked at the question of corporate human resource management structures and governance in the federal and provincial governments across the nation.

This briefing provides:

• a cross-jurisdictional comparison that highlights structure, staffing and labour relations;
• three models of corporate human resource governance;
• a strategic framework for examining governance;
• information on strategic planning and communication; and
• management and systems.