Introduction

Background

In 2007-2008, the Board of management (Board) and Agency management worked together to finalize the Board of Management Oversight Framework (BoMOF). The BoMOF clearly defines the Board's statutory responsibilities as set out in the Canada Revenue Agency Act. It also sets out the types of information the Board requires to ensure that it is effectively fulfilling its statutory responsibilities.

During the Treasury Board Secretariat's (TBS) annual Management Accountability Framework (MAF) assessment of the Agency, the Secretariat traditionally refrains from rating the Agency in areas where the Board has oversight. The BoMOF functions as a complement to the MAF. 2007-2008 was the Board’s first assessment of the Agency using the BoMOF; therefore, the Board decided for the most part, only assess those areas of management not covered by TBS. The Board will conduct annual BoMOF assessments to facilitate in an evidence-based way, its oversight of Agency management. The Board and Agency management will continue to evolve the BoMOF to be more robust, transparent, and quantifiable.

Assessment of Performance

There are five general areas of Board oversight:

• Organization of the Agency
• Administration of the Agency
• Management of Resources
• Management of Services
• Management of Personnel

The Board has identified expectations for good management in these areas of oversight. The key related questions were used to provide context. In response, the Agency has prepared evidence-based assessments of performance for these expectations. The evidence to support the assessments was derived from the sources identified in the oversight framework.

The assessments will be published on the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and TBS websites to demonstrate transparent management and accountability.

Date modified:

2009-04-07