2020-21 Departmental Results Report (DRR)

Supplementary Information Tables

Reporting on Green Procurement

This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.

1. Context

Although the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is not bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is not required to develop a full Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS), the OPC adheres to the principles of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) by complying with the Policy on Green Procurement.

The Policy on Green Procurement supports the Government of Canada’s effort to promote environmental stewardship. In keeping with the objectives of the policy, the OPC supports sustainable development by integrating environmental performance considerations into the procurement decision‑making process through the actions described in the 2019 to 2022 FSDS “Greening Government” goal.

2. Commitments

FSDS target(s)	FSDS contributing action(s)	Corresponding departmental action(s)	Starting point(s) Performance indicator(s) Target(s)	Results achieved	Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target
Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement	Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions.	Integrate environmental considerations into procurement management processes and controls.	Use, where appropriate, Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) procurement instruments into which environmental performance considerations are already integrated, and continue to promote environmental considerations in our daily workplaces.	The OPC continued to use PSPC procurement instruments to procure services and office furniture and supplies.	The OPC is a small organization and its few greening procurement activities have limited contribution towards the broader Government of Canada’s FSDS goal and target.
	Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees.	Ensure that decision-makers have the necessary training and awareness to support green procurement.	Percentage of procurement and materiel management specialists who have taken training on green procurement.	100%

3. Report on integrating sustainable development

Gender-based analysis plus

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recognizes and supports the implementation of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) across the Office.

As a small organization, the OPC's capacity to implement GBA+ is very limited and does not have dedicated resources for the conduct of this initiative. Nevertheless, the OPC is committed to incorporating GBA+ into its work wherever possible.

In 2020-21 the OPC began its analysis to determine how best to integrate GBA+ into its various processes and procedures. This included the development of a framework to support GBA+ and an implementation plan.

Since the implementation of GBA+ is not sufficiently advanced, it is not possible for the OPC to report on gender and diversity impacts by program at this time.

Details on transfer payment programs

Contributions Program of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Start date	April 1, 2020
End date	March 31, 2025
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2020-21
Link to departmental result(s)	Canadians are empowered to exercise their privacy rights and; Parliamentarians, and public and private sector organizations are informed and guided to protect Canadian’s privacy rights.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Promotion Program
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	Capitalize on existing research capacity in academic, not-for-profit and other sectors to generate new knowledge and support the development of expertise in selected areas of privacy and data protection. Increase awareness and understanding among individuals and organizations of their privacy rights and obligations. Promote uptake and application of research results by relevant stakeholders.
Results achieved	11 projects funded and completed for that year.
Findings of audits completed in 2020-21	N/A
Findings of evaluations completed in 2020-21	N/A No evaluation of the program was conducted in 2020-21.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2020-21	Officials administering the Program engage with applicants and recipients by proactively seeking out proposals from the stakeholder community; reviewing and assessing proposals; answering questions from potential applicants and recipients; liaising with recipients during the entire course of their projects; reviewing deliverables and providing feedback to recipients as required; inviting recipients to speak about their projects to OPC employees; working with recipients on public education material related to their completed projects.

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Financial information (dollars)

  

Type of transfer payment	2018-19 Actual spending	2019-20 Actual spending	2020-21 Planned spending	2020-21 Total authorities available for use	2020–21 Actual spending (authorities used)	Variance (2020–21 actual minus 2020–21 planned)
Total grants	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total contributions	$498,480	$492,608	$500,000	$500,000	$494,211	$5,789
Total other types of transfer payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total program	$498,480	$492,608	$500,000	$500,000	$494,211	$5,789
Explanation of variances	Variance due to some recipients underspending on their projects.