Policy and Oversight

Get quick and easy access to policies and other instruments related to acts and regulations, values and ethics, guidance for Crown corporations, red tape reduction, MAF, and risk management.

Treasury Board Policy Suite

The policy suite is a collection of all Treasury Board approved policies and related instruments for organizations across the Government of Canada.

Acts and Regulations

TBS acts as the government's management office, budget office and people management office.

• List of acts
• List of regulations
• Forward Regulatory Plan
• Administrative Burden Baseline 2014

Code of Values and Ethics

This guidance promotes values that strengthen the ethical culture of the public sector.

• Organizational code of conduct
• FAQs on the Code
• Discussion Guide – Values Alive
• The Code
• Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
• Support networks

Guidance for Crown Corporations

Guidance for Crown corporations supports sound governance and management practices.

• Guidance for Crown corporations
• Inventory of Government of Canada Organizations
• Links to Crown corporations
• Legislation and policies
• Tools
• Reports

Red Tape Reduction

This guidance improves the conditions for doing business in Canada through ambitious regulatory reform.

• Annual Scorecard Report
• Small business lens
• One-for-One Rule
• Service standards
• Forward planning
• Interpretation policies

Management Accountability Framework (MAF)

MAF is the key performance management tool that the federal government uses to assess management practices across federal organizations.

Risk Management

This guidance supports effective management of organizations in all areas of work and ensures the application of risk management principles.

• Guide to Integrated Risk Management
• Guide to Corporate Risk Profiles
• Guide to Risk Statements
• Guide to Risk Taxonomies
• Risk Management Capability Model

TBS Policy Centres

Advice and support for communities of practice across the Government of Canada

• Access to Information and Privacy
• Benefits
• Centre of Excellence for Evaluation
• Communications
• Compensation and Labour Relations
• Expenditure Management
• Financial Management
• Human Resources
• Information Management
• Information Technology
• Internal Audit
• Investment
• Official Languages
• Pensions
• Procurement
• Project Management
• Security and Identity Management
• Real Property Management
• Talent Management
• Values and Ethics
• Web Standards