Performance Reporting

The following section outlines how the ministry's goals support its vision, mission and core business areas. It also reports on the ministry's success in meeting the performance targets identified in its Service Plan for 2003/04. Variances are discussed in cases where performance levels differed substantially from Service Plan targets. Because a significant portion of the ministry's work focuses on policy and program development rather than direct service delivery, and because it depends on many partners to achieve its results, outcomes can be difficult to measure. The ministry is working to address this by building capacity and increasing accountability among its partner organizations to improve and better account for results. The ministry is also continually working to define outcomes and measures that are meaningful and effective, given the nature of its work.

The pie chart below illustrates how the ministry's resources, allocated according to its core business areas, are used to further its goals.

		2003/04 Actual Expenditures by Core Business

Report on Results

		Goal: Open, accountable and effective local governments

		Goal: Housing needs and safe building standards are met

		Goal: Loss of life, injury and property damage are minimized in the built environment

		Goal: British Columbians participate and excel in culture, heritage and sports

		Goal: British Columbia is host to the 2010 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

		Goal: Quality of life is improved for Aboriginal people

		Goal: The social and economic benefits of immigration and multiculturalism are maximized

		Goal: Women's unique social and economic needs are addressed

		Goal: A sustainable child care system that meets the needs of families

		Goal: Support services enable ministry programs to meet their objectives

Deregulation

In 2001, as part of the government-wide initiative to reduce regulatory burden, the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services initiated a comprehensive plan to significantly reduce its baseline count of 71,278 regulatory requirements. The ministry established a cumulative target reduction of 35.1 per cent for 2003/04, with a total reduction of 37.1 per cent by June 5, 2004.

The ministry exceeded its 2003/04 target by a substantial margin. This is due to reductions associated with the introduction of the new Railway Safety Act which was not anticipated in the ministry's original deregulation targets. The March 31, 2004, reduction status of 46.9 per cent also exceeds the ministry's final service plan reduction target of 37.1 per cent by June 5, 2004. The ministry is now projecting a total reduction of close to 50 per cent by June 5, 2004.