Performance Reporting

Overview of Office of the Premier Goals

Goal 1

To focus the government on its core responsibilities and commitments.

Objective 1

Government fulfils its New Era commitments.

Objective 2

Government focuses its resources on core roles and responsibilities.

Key Strategies

Align government structures with the strategic direction of government (i.e., Government Caucus Committees [GCCs] and Cabinet Committees).

Ministers' and Deputy Ministers' performance-based pay will be linked to the successful implementation of their New Era commitments.

Complete the Core Services Review of all government agencies.

Ensure clarity in lead roles for achieving New Era commitments and monitor progress.

Complete windup of discontinued Crown agencies.

Goal 2

To provide strategic leadership of government that focuses on results.

Objective 1

Lead by example through high standards of accountability.

Objective 2

Make planning and performance measurement an integral part of government.

Objective 3

Ensure B.C.'s interests are advanced at the federal, provincial and international levels.

Key Strategies

All ministries participate in developing Government's Strategic Plan.

Government's Strategic Plan tabled in the Legislature in February each year.

The Office of the Premier supports development of ministry Service Plans and enhances its partnership with Crown corporations in their service plan development.

Government requires performance reporting of all its agencies.

Office of the Premier will support and lead the public service renewal.

Require ministries to identify and implement high priority cross-ministry programs and services.

Co-ordinate federal/provincial and international issues and jurisdiction and ensure focus on priority issues.

Develop a program to strengthen relationships with Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Goal 3

To ensure government's policies and priorities are communicated to the public in an open and transparent manner.

Objective 1

Effective communication of government's strategic priorities to the public in a consistent and informative manner.

Key Strategies

Government's Strategic Plan, ministry and Crown corporation service plans are annually published on the government's website.

Government, ministry and Crown corporation annual reports are published annually on the government's website.

Align government's communications structures to ensure co-ordination between Ministers' offices and their ministries.

Communicate information to the public through various sources (MLAs, media, support materials, public events and forums, public policy studies and reports and fact-based advertising), as appropriate.

Goal 4

To provide effective, efficient and transparent corporate services to government and the public.

Objective 1

Efficient, effective Cabinet operations and decision-making.

Objective 2

Ensure ministries, Crown corporations, and agencies, boards and commissions are publicly accountable to taxpayers — in the delivery of their programs and services, and in fiscal management.

Objective 3

Crown agencies, boards and commissions have highly-skilled leadership to enable good decision-making and improved service delivery.

Key Strategies

Ensure appropriate administrative support for the operations and decision-making processes of Cabinet and related committees.

Ensure effective corporate oversight of the system of Crown corporations in British Columbia.

Provide timely recruitment for appointments of directors to Crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions.

Develop and implement policies that ensure all appointments to Crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions are based on merit.

Complete project on cross-Crown corporation policy issues, including compensation review and donations.

Host a minimum of three workshops on performance measurement for Crown corporations.

Host quarterly chief executive officer forums for all Crown corporations to ensure best practices.