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COMMON SERVICES ORGANIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 2010-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Organization Planning
  • Federal Administration
DEF

A department, agency, branch or division wholly or primarily engaged in providing centralized activities to support the programs of departments and agencies.

CONT

[Client departments] must work through PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada] for mandatory service: that is, services that must be provided by a common service organization. These include, for example, architectural and engineering services, legal services and the disposal of surplus goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada, en plus de son rôle de gardien, agit comme organisation de services communs offrant une variété de services immobiliers aux ministères, y compris l'aliénation, au Canada, de biens «dans l'état où ils sont».

Spanish

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