Federal Court of Canada Regional Office Budget
Program Description
The provision of local court facilities and services for those bringing cases under the Federal Court Act. This regional office offers a full range of managerial and administrative support services for the judiciary, Crown and private counsel, and interested citizens.
Budget Requests, 2020
A: Base Request
To maintain existing services respecting management and administrative support for the court. Totals provide funding for three management and seven administrative positions, standing office equipment and supplies, facility rental, and related costs.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2029 | 2020 |
| Actual | Actual | Estimated | Budget |
| $739,000 | $741,000 | $747,000 | $779,500 |
B: Budget Request
Permission to hire one additional junior manager and one staff person to develop and implement a new management system to expedite case flow. Through such an initiative the current pace of litigation delay could be reduced from six to three months, a 50 per cent improvement. Such management reforms have received the endorsement of the Canadian Judicial Council, the Canadian Bar Association, and the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Canada. This initiative also conforms with established best-practices policy of the Federal Court of Canada.
| Requested | Forecast | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| $90,000 | $98,000 | $102,500 | $105,400 |
X: Budget Report
The office is currently understaffed and underresourced, placing a great strain on management and personnel. X Budget capabilities are therefore restricted to travel and miscellaneous reductions of $3,000.
| Possible | Forecast | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
The onset of program budgeting marked the development of program analysis as a key component in financial management. PPBS and similar approaches were founded on the assumption that priorities and objectives could be programmed and that the quantitative and qualitative worth of programs could be evaluated. The better performing programs could be identified and supported and the weaker programs subjected to appropriate criticism and restraint. Through the operation of the entire system, the government could realize its policy priorities while inculcating in managers the importance of planning and critical analysis for efficient and effective program implementation.
