Business Plan - Canadian Coast Guard
Business Plan - Canadian Coast Guard
Business Plan - Canadian Coast Guard
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IntroductionThe <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> (CCG) developed thiscomprehensive, integrated <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> to set out,in one place, its strategic priorities and operationalactivities. It is an expanded version of the CCGmaterial in the Report on <strong>Plan</strong>s and Priorities forFisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) that is tabledin Parliament every year.The <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> covers a three-year period and isupdated annually. A number of the initiatives andcommitments described in this <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> areresponses to reviews and reports. For this reason, wehave highlighted with acronyms the commitmentsrelated to our 2006 A-Base Review (A-Base), the2007 Report of the Auditor General (AG), thefindings of the Public Service Employee Survey(PSES) conducted in 2005 and DFO’s 2007-2009Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS). There aretwo progress reports on <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> commitmentseach year: one done at mid-year and one done atthe end of the fiscal year. These progress reportsare posted on the <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> website and arepublicly available.The <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> is divided into five sections:1. “Who We Are and What We Do” sets out ourmandate, our clients, how we are structured andmanaged, the general results we seek to achieve,and the way our activities link into the work ofother government departments.2. “Where We Are Now” summarizes our operatingenvironment, with attendant impacts and risks.3. “What We Are Focusing On” sets out ourstrategic priorities.4. “What We Do Every Day” describes ouroperational activities and ongoing services.5. “Financial Information” sets out how we haveallocated the funding provided by Parliament.In addition, there are a number of annexes, includingones that provide detailed information on our capitalplan and the way we are responding to variousrecommendations from the Auditor General.5BUSINESS PLAN 2009-2012