Policies and Guidelines
This inventory contains all approved versions of policies, guidelines and frameworks.
Guidelines: Formally stated principles which set standards for making decisions in a consistent manner when dealing with issues or situations, while considering individual circumstances. Guidelines provide guidance, advice or explanation to managers or functional area specialists.
Policy: A formal direction that imposes specific responsibilities on individuals in the organization. Policies are mandatory and explain what the deputy head and their officials are expected to achieve. The policy shall also contain formal instructions that explain how the deputy head and their officials shall meet the policy objective.
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A-Z List of Policies and Guidelines
- Access to Information Act
- Outreach - Security Assessment Requirements - Manager's Tool Guide (PDF, 617 KB)
- Guideline - Personal Safety in the Workplace
- Information Categorization Tool
- Guidelines for Conducting an Administrative Investigation - (This link is under revision. Please contact Director of Internal Integrity at 819-994-5052 or send e-mail to Lucie Clément)
- Accessible Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Accountable Advances
- Accounting Procedures for Shared Cost and Other Externally Funded Programs and Projects
- Acquisition Card Policy, Procedures and Guidelines
- Alternative Service Delivery, Policy (TBS)
- Archived Financial Policies
- Asset Management Policies and Legislation
- Asset Management Policy
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Guidelines on the Provision of the Bottled Water and Maintenance of Water Coolers
- Cellular Services Directive
- Charging Interest on Receivables
- Claims and Ex Gratia payments departmental Policy
- Commitment Control, Account Verification and Payment Requisitioning, Policy on
- Compensation & Benefits Policies, Directives and Guidelines
- Conduct for Service Canada, Guidelines
- Debt Write-off
- Delegation of Financial Signing Authorities and Specimen Signatures
- Departmental Travel Website
- Directive on Benefits Management (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Directive on Programme Management (PDF, 1513 KB)
- Directive on Project Management Competency Development Program (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events Expenditures (TBS)
- Diversity and Inclusion - Legislation, Policies, Guidelines
- Duty to Accommodate in the Workplace Guidelines (DOC, 549 KB)
- Duty to Accommodate - Guidelines
- Duty to Accommodate - Policies
- ESDC Recognition Policy
- ESDC Staffing Direction
- Financial Management Framework (DOCX, 436 KB)
- First Aid, Guideline (PDF, 814 KB)
- Fleet Management Guidelines
- Foundation Framework for Treasury Board Policies (TBS)
- Garnishment of Salaries and Remuneration Payable to Government Employees and other Persons under Contracts for Service
- Harassment in the Workplace - Policies and Publications (TBS)
- Hardship Policy
- Income Tax Forms (T4, T4A & Releve 1) (Guidelines)
- Intellectual Property Management Policy
- Investment Planning - Assets and Acquired Services Policy (TBS)
- Labour Program - Guidelines of Professional Conduct
- Labour Relations - Legislation and Policies
- Leave or Time Off with Pay for Inclement Weather, Guideline (PDF, 236 KB)
- Losses of Money and Illegal Acts Against the Crown
- Management of Assets and Acquired Services, Policy Framework (TBS)
- Management of Information Technology, Policy (TBS)
- Membership – Policy and Procedures
- Mental Health and the Workplace
- National Standard on the Disposal of Surplus Electronic and Electrical Equipment (DOCX, 130 KB)
- Network Use Directive (ESDC)
- Occupational Health and Safety Directive (NJC)
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Departmental
- Official Languages for Communications and Services, Directive (TBS)
- Official Languages for People Management, Directive (TBS)
- Official Languages, Policy (TBS)
- Official Languages Policies and Directives (ESDC)
- Payment Distribution
- Payment Instruments Policy
- Personal Computing Device Directive (ESDC)
- Policy on Passport Production Asset
- Policy on Project and Programme Management (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Portable Storage Devices Directive
- Print Services Directive
- Privacy Act
- Privileged Desktop Access Directive (PDF, 248 KB)
- Procurement Policies
- Project Program Management Foundation (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Project Program Management Framework (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Protective Footwear, Guidelines (PDF, 87 KB)
- Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
- Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act - Information for Managers (DOC, 161 KB)
- Real Property - Policies and Publications (TBS)
- Receipt and Control of Public Money Policy
- Reciprocal Tax Arrangements (Federal/Provincial), Guideline
- Regional Policy: Guide on Establishing Health and Safety Committees (PDF, 334 KB)
- Safe Driving Guide (PDF, 811 KB)
- Second Language Learning Guidelines at ESDC (includes Service Canada and the Labour Program)
- Security Organization and Administration Standard
- Set-Off of Debts Owed to the Crown
- Small Debit Balance Policies
- Sponsorship Policy, ESDC Policy
- Staffing Policy Suite, ESDC (DOC, 600 KB)
- Standard on Project Management Competency Development Program (PDF, 944 KB)
- Standard on Quality Management System (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Statutory Limitation Periods for Debt Recovery
- Storage of Electronic Information Directive (ESDC)
- Taxable Benefit/Training
- Transition to HST in Ontario and British Columbia, New Place of Supply Rules and Increase to HST Rate in Nova Scotia
- Transition to the Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia and Winding Down of Provincial Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia
- Travel Cards and Travellers Cheques, Directive (TBS)
- Travel Directive (NJC)
- Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events Expenditures (THCEE) Procedures
- Values and Ethics Code for the Public Service (TBS)
- Work Description Format (RTF, 183 KB)
- Work Description Writing for the Executive Group, Guidelines
- Workplace Committee Report (LAB1058), Guide (DOC, 440 KB)
- Workplace Fitness Programs (TBS)
- Access to Information Act
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Finance and other Related Services
Accounting Procedures and Information Services
Asset Management
- Asset Management Policy
- Asset Management Policies and Legislation
- Disposal of Surplus Electronic and Electrical Equipment, National Guideline on the (DOCX, 125 KB)
- Intellectual Property Management Policy
- Investment Planning - Assets and Acquired Services Policy (TBS)
- Policy on Passport Production Asset
Delegations of Authority
Other
- Alternative Service Delivery, Policy (TBS)
- Charging Interest on Receivables
- Claims and Ex Gratia payments departmental Policy
- Commitment Control, Account Verification and Payment Requisitioning, Policy on
- Debt Write-off
- Garnishment of Salaries and Remuneration Payable to Government Employees and other Persons under Contracts for Service
- Hardship Policy
- Income Tax Forms (T4, T4A & Releve 1) (Guidelines)
- Losses of Money and Illegal Acts Against the Crown
- Membership – Policy and Procedures
- Payment Distribution
- Payment Instruments Policy
- Receipt and Control of Public Money Policy
- Reciprocal Tax Arrangements (Federal/Provincial), Guideline
- Set-Off of Debts Owed to the Crown
- Small Debit Balance Policies
- Sponsorship Policy, ESDC Policy
- Statutory Limitation Periods for intracom Recovery
- Taxable Benefit/Training
- Transition to HST in Ontario and British Columbia, New Place of Supply Rules and Increase to HST Rate in Nova Scotia
- Transition to the Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia and Winding Down of Provincial Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia
- Archived Policies
Project and Programme Management
- Directive on Benefits Management (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Directive on Programme Management (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Directive on Project Management Competency Development Program (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Directive on Programme Assurance (PDF, 606 KB)
- Policy on Project and Programme Management (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Standard on Project Assurance (PDF, 678 KB)
- Standard on Organizational Change Management (PDF, 955 KB)
- Standard on Project Management Competency Development Program (PDF, 945 KB)
Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events Expenditures (THCEE)
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Human Resources
Accessibility
Compensation and Benefits
Classification
Diversity and Inclusion
Harassment Prevention and Resolution
Healthy and Enabling Workplace
Learning
Occupational Health and Safety
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Guidelines on the Provision of the Bottled Water and Maintenance of Water Coolers
- First Aid, Guideline (PDF, 814 KB)
- Occupational Health and Safety Directive (NJC)
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Departmental
- Protective Footwear, Guidelines on (PDF, 87 KB)
- Regional Policy: Guide on Establishing Health and Safety Committees (PDF, 334 KB)
- Safe Driving Guide (PDF, 811 KB)
- Workplace Committee Report (LAB1058), Guide (DOC, 440 KB)
Official Languages
- Official Languages for Communications and Services, Directive (TBS)
- Official Languages for People Management, Directive (TBS)
- Official Languages, Policy (TBS)
- Official Languages Policies and Directives (ESDC)
- Second Language Learning Guidelines at ESDC (includes Service Canada and the Labour Program)
Recognition Program
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Information Technology
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Policies/Directives
Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Policies/Directives
Integrity
Security
- Access to Information Act
- Outreach - Security Assessment Requirements - Manager's Tool Guide (PDF, 617 KB)
- Guideline - Personal Safety in the Workplace
- Information Categorization Tool
- Guidelines for Conducting an Administrative Investigation - (This link is under revision. Please contact Director of Internal Integrity at 819-994-5052 or send e-mail to Lucie Clément)
- Security Organization and Administration Standard
- Access to Information Act