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2013, c.27 - Accountability and Continuous Improvement Act

Section 4
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Business Plan
2022, c.29, s.4
4(1)A Category 1 Crown body shall prepare a business plan covering the period determined by the Crown body, subject to the approval of the responsible minister.
4(2)The business plan of a Crown body shall
(a) set out the goals and objectives to be met during the period covered by the plan taking into account
(i) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown body’s mandate as communicated to the Crown body by the responsible minister,
(ii) the Crown body’s mandate as set out in the Act or other instrument creating it, and
(iii) the financial resources of the Crown body,
(b) identify objective performance measures specific to the goals and objectives set out in the plan,
(c) include a statement indicating that the Minister of the Crown or the chair of the Crown body, as the case may be, is accountable for the preparation of the plan and for achieving the specific goals and objectives of the plan, and
(d) contain any other information prescribed by regulation, if any.
4(3)A business plan shall be signed by the chair of the Crown body and submitted to the responsible minister on or before a date set by Executive Council.
4(4)The responsible minister shall approve a business plan if satisfied the plan is in keeping with
(a) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown body’s mandate as communicated to it by the responsible minister,
(b) the mandate of the Crown body, and
(c) the financial resources of the Crown body.
4(5)The Crown body shall make the business plan public by publishing it online within three months after its approval.
2022, c.29, s.5
Annual plan
4(1)A Crown entity shall each year prepare an annual plan in the form approved by Executive Council, which form may be different for different Crown entities.
4(2)The annual plan of a Crown entity shall
(a) set out the goals and objectives to be met during the period covered by the plan taking into account
(i) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown entity’s mandate as communicated to the Crown entity by the responsible minister,
(ii) the Crown entity’s mandate as set out in the Act or other instrument creating it, and
(iii) the financial resources of the Crown entity,
(b) identify objective performance measures specific to the goals and objectives set out in the plan,
(c) include a statement indicating that the Minister of the Crown or the chair of the Crown entity, as the case may be, is accountable for the preparation of the plan and for achieving the specific goals and objectives of the plan, and
(d) contain any other information prescribed by regulation, if any.
4(3)An annual plan shall be submitted to the responsible minister on or before a date determined by Executive Council and be signed by the responsible minister or by the chair of the Crown entity, as the case may be.
4(4)The responsible minister shall approve an annual plan if satisfied the plan is in keeping with
(a) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown entity’s mandate as communicated to it by the responsible minister,
(b) the mandate of the Crown entity, and
(c) the financial resources of the Crown entity.
4(5)Following the approval of the annual plan, the responsible minister shall make the annual plan public by publishing it on the department’s website no later than three months after the beginning of the fiscal year of the period covered by the plan.
Annual plan
4(1)A Crown entity shall each year prepare an annual plan in the form approved by Executive Council, which form may be different for different Crown entities.
4(2)The annual plan of a Crown entity shall
(a) set out the goals and objectives to be met during the period covered by the plan taking into account
(i) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown entity’s mandate as communicated to the Crown entity by the responsible minister,
(ii) the Crown entity’s mandate as set out in the Act or other instrument creating it, and
(iii) the financial resources of the Crown entity,
(b) identify objective performance measures specific to the goals and objectives set out in the plan,
(c) include a statement indicating that the Minister of the Crown or the chair of the Crown entity, as the case may be, is accountable for the preparation of the plan and for achieving the specific goals and objectives of the plan, and
(d) contain any other information prescribed by regulation, if any.
4(3)An annual plan shall be submitted to the responsible minister on or before a date determined by Executive Council and be signed by the responsible minister or by the chair of the Crown entity, as the case may be.
4(4)The responsible minister shall approve an annual plan if satisfied the plan is in keeping with
(a) the strategic direction of the government in the area of the Crown entity’s mandate as communicated to it by the responsible minister,
(b) the mandate of the Crown entity, and
(c) the financial resources of the Crown entity.
4(5)Following the approval of the annual plan, the responsible minister shall make the annual plan public by publishing it on the department’s website no later than three months after the beginning of the fiscal year of the period covered by the plan.