The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO), formerly Canada Public Service Agency, is the representative of the Government of Canada on all issues relating to
human resources
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ' ...
,
pensions and benefits,
labour relations and compensation. In addition it administers the ''Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector'',
a document first written in 2003.
Organization
The office is headed by the Chief Human Resources Officer, who has similar status as the
Comptroller General of Canada. While housed under the
Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), its operation is independently carried out by the OCHRO and not by TBS staff. They are responsible for providing strategic enterprise-wide leadership.
[Backgrounder - Human Resources Governance]
/ref> CHRO is also the ''ex officio'' Chair of the Board of Governors
A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency.
The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations ...
for the Canada School of Public Service.
History
In a strategic review conducted by the Harper government in early 2008, it was determined HR activities can be more efficiently and effectively managed by centralizing all functions into one agency.[Backgrounder - Strategic Review]
/ref> Prior to March 2, 2009, human resources responsibility for the federal government was split between two agencies: the Canada Public Service Agency and the Treasury Board Secretariat.
References
External links
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
Federal departments and agencies of Canada
Canada
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