Special Report to Parliament

Merit and Non-Partisanship under the
Public Service Employment Act (2003)

The Public Service Commission (PSC)'s report, Merit and Non-Partisanship under the Public Service Employment Act (2003), was tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2011. This Special Report to Parliament presents the conclusions of the PSC's assessment of five years of operation under the current Public Service Employment Act.

The observations and recommendations in the Special Report are intended to help ensure the sustainability of the system so that Canadians will continue to benefit from a professional, merit-based, non-partisan public service in the years to come.

Special Report to Parliament

• Merit and non-partisanship under the Public Service Employment Act (2003)

Related Documents

• News Release
• Highlights
• Supporting documents
  • PSC Annual Reports
  • PSC Audits and Studies
  • The Public Service Commission and the Implementation of the Public Service Employment Act (2003) (March 2011)
  • Administrative Archaeology: The Public Service Commission and the Management of Human Resources in the Federal Public Service (October 2009)
  • Emerging Trends Affecting the Public Service Commission and the Public Service Employment Act - A Public Policy Forum Research Paper (September 2009)
  • Review of Public Service Commission Oversight (January 2009)

Related Web sites

• Public Service Modernization Act Legislative Review
  Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Modernizing Human Resource Management
  Chapter 2 — 2010 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Relevant legislation

• Public Service Employment Act
• Public Service Modernization Act
• Financial Administration Act
• Federal Accountability Act