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QUESTION STRATEGIQUE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- National and International Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
1, record 1, English, National%20Security%20and%20Intelligence%20Committee%20of%20Parliamentarians
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NSICOP 2, record 1, English, NSICOP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mandate of the [National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians] is to review: the legislative, regulatory, policy, administrative and financial framework for national security and intelligence; any activity carried out by a department that relates to national security or intelligence, unless the activity is an ongoing operation and the appropriate minister determines that the review would be injurious to national security; and any matter relating to national security or intelligence that a minister of the Crown refers to the Committee. 3, record 1, English, - National%20Security%20and%20Intelligence%20Committee%20of%20Parliamentarians
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Comité des parlementaires sur la sécurité nationale et le renseignement
1, record 1, French, Comit%C3%A9%20des%20parlementaires%20sur%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20nationale%20et%20le%20renseignement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CPSNR 2, record 1, French, CPSNR
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le [Comité des parlementaires sur la sécurité nationale et le renseignement] a pour mandat : d’examiner les cadres législatif, réglementaire, stratégique, financier et administratif de la sécurité nationale et du renseignement; d’examiner les activités des ministères liées à la sécurité nationale ou au renseignement, à moins qu'il ne s’agisse d’opérations en cours et que le ministre compétent ne détermine que l'examen porterait atteinte à la sécurité nationale; et d’examiner toute question liée à la sécurité nationale ou au renseignement dont il est saisi par un ministre. 3, record 1, French, - Comit%C3%A9%20des%20parlementaires%20sur%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20nationale%20et%20le%20renseignement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education (General)
- Language (General)
- Federalism
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- learning retention
1, record 2, English, learning%20retention
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Human Resources Branch's Strategic Plan for 2006-2008 addresses OL [official languages] issues in its strategies to recruit the qualified and representative workforce required to carry out its mandate. More specifically, it deals with language training and learning retention to increase the [Canada Border Services] Agency's bilingual capacity. 1, record 2, English, - learning%20retention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Fédéralisme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maintien de l’acquis
1, record 2, French, maintien%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bacquis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Plan stratégique 2006-2008 de la Direction générale des ressources humaines aborde les LO [langues officielles] lorsqu'il est question de stratégies pour recruter la main-d’œuvre qualifiée et représentative nécessaire pour accomplir son mandat. Plus spécifiquement, il traite de la formation linguistique et du maintien de l'acquis pour accroître la capacité bilingue de l'ASFCL [Agence des services frontaliers du Canada]. 1, record 2, French, - maintien%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bacquis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Public Sector Budgeting
- Government Accounting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corporate financial stewardship
1, record 3, English, corporate%20financial%20stewardship
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The policy also notes that the CFO's [chief financial officer's] challenge and attestation role is based on corporate financial stewardship and as an objective strategic business adviser on matters such as risk management, the examination of financial options and cost containment. 1, record 3, English, - corporate%20financial%20stewardship
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Comptabilité publique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gérance financière ministérielle
1, record 3, French, g%C3%A9rance%20financi%C3%A8re%20minist%C3%A9rielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La politique stipule aussi que les fonctions d’attestation et de remise en question du DPF [dirigeant principal des finances] sont fondées sur la gérance financière ministérielle ainsi que sur leur rôle de conseiller stratégique objectif à l'égard de questions qui concernent, entre autres choses, la gestion des risques, l'examen des solutions financières et la limitation des coûts. 1, record 3, French, - g%C3%A9rance%20financi%C3%A8re%20minist%C3%A9rielle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-08-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Corporate Management and Comptrollership
1, record 4, English, Corporate%20Management%20and%20Comptrollership
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- CM&C 1, record 4, English, CM%26C
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 1, record 4, English, - Corporate%20Management%20and%20Comptrollership
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Corporate Management and Comptrollership (CM&C) is responsible for providing service excellence in the areas of financial administration, asset and facility management, and contracting and procurement management. CM&C plays an important challenge function within the RCMP as it is accountable for supporting the most effective use of RCMP resources, positioning the organization for longer term financial stability, strengthening RCMP relationships with central agencies, as well as being an advocate of the RCMP as an organization of management excellence. The primary role of CM&C is to support the responsible spending and safeguarding of the RCMP's financial and physical resources to assist the RCMP in achieving its goal of being a strategy-focused, intelligence-led organization of excellence. 1, record 4, English, - Corporate%20Management%20and%20Comptrollership
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Gestion générale et Contrôle
1, record 4, French, Gestion%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20et%20Contr%C3%B4le
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- GGC 1, record 4, French, GGC
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gendarmerie royale du Canada. 1, record 4, French, - Gestion%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20et%20Contr%C3%B4le
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mandat de la Gestion générale et du Contrôle(GGC) est de fournir un service d’excellence dans les domaines de l'administration financière, de la gestion des biens et des installations, des contrats et de la gestion des acquisitions. La GGC joue une importante fonction de remise en question, en ce sens qu'elle est chargée de promouvoir l'utilisation efficace des ressources de la GRC, d’assurer la stabilité financière à long terme de l'organisation, de renforcer les relations entre celles-ci et les organismes centraux et d’agir à titre de porte-parole de la GRC en tant qu'organisation d’excellence en matière de gestion. Le rôle premier de la GGC est de promouvoir l'utilisation et la protection responsables des ressources matérielles et financières de la GRC pour l'aider à devenir une organisation guidée par une vision stratégique et axée sur les renseignements, ainsi qu'un modèle d’excellence. 1, record 4, French, - Gestion%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20et%20Contr%C3%B4le
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Public Administration (General)
- Organization Planning
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- horizontal policy issue
1, record 5, English, horizontal%20policy%20issue
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The objective of [the performance information maps] is to provide information on broad, or horizontal, policy issues. 2, record 5, English, - horizontal%20policy%20issue
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Administration publique (Généralités)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- question de politique horizontale
1, record 5, French, question%20de%20politique%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- enjeu de politique horizontale 2, record 5, French, enjeu%20de%20politique%20horizontale
correct, masculine noun
- question stratégique horizontale 1, record 5, French, question%20strat%C3%A9gique%20%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Question relative à des politiques d’harmonisation couvrant des secteurs d’activités qui sont sur un pied d’égalité ou qui offrent des services comparables ou complémentaires. 2, record 5, French, - question%20de%20politique%20horizontale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
- Decision-Making Process
- Federal Administration
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- broad strategic issue 1, record 6, English, broad%20strategic%20issue
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
- Processus décisionnel
- Administration fédérale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- grande question stratégique
1, record 6, French, grande%20question%20strat%C3%A9gique
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-02-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
- Federal Administration
- Decision-Making Process
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- strategic issue
1, record 7, English, strategic%20issue
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- policy issue 2, record 7, English, policy%20issue
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The task force found weaknesses, however, particularly in the capacity to deal with strategic and horizontal issues--the long-term issues that are often driven from the policy agenda by the demands for short-term problems. 3, record 7, English, - strategic%20issue
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
- Administration fédérale
- Processus décisionnel
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- question stratégique
1, record 7, French, question%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- question de stratégie 2, record 7, French, question%20de%20strat%C3%A9gie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le groupe de travail a toutefois relevé les faiblesses, particulièrement à ce qui a trait à la capacité de traiter les questions stratégiques et horizontales, c’est-à-dire les problèmes à long terme qu’il est souvent impossible d’inscrire au programme d’élaboration des politiques à cause des impératifs qu’imposent les problèmes à court terme. 3, record 7, French, - question%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-01-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
- Federal Administration
- Decision-Making Process
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- long-range strategic issue
1, record 8, English, long%2Drange%20strategic%20issue
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the 1980s, that emphasis reached the point at which long-range strategic issues often received little or no weight in debates between the players in the executive-bureaucratic complex. 1, record 8, English, - long%2Drange%20strategic%20issue
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
- Administration fédérale
- Processus décisionnel
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- question stratégique à long terme
1, record 8, French, question%20strat%C3%A9gique%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Et dans les années 1980, cette importance [...] a atteint un point où les questions stratégiques à long terme n’avaient souvent que peu, voire aucun, poids dans les débats entre les joueurs du duo exécutifadministration. 1, record 8, French, - question%20strat%C3%A9gique%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-09-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Hygiene and Health
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Healthy Communities Division
1, record 9, English, Healthy%20Communities%20Division
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Health Human Development. The Healthy Communities Division is a centre of excellence for the issues of physical activity, mental health, family violence, rural health and injury prevention. As well, the Division is developing expertise and leadership with regards to community capacity building within the Centre. Through work with partners and stakeholders to develop policy frameworks and national action plans, the Division's objective is to improve the health of Canadians. The Division also provides operational support to the Ministerial Advisory Council on Rural Health and is the also the departmental focal point on research, programs and policies to advance rural health. 1, record 9, English, - Healthy%20Communities%20Division
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Hygiène et santé
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Division de la santé des collectivités
1, record 9, French, Division%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9%20des%20collectivit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agence de santé publique du Canada, Centre de développement de la santé humaine. La Division de la santé des collectivités est un centre d’excellence traitant des questions sur l'activité physique, la santé mentale, la violence familiale, la santé rurale et la prévention des blessures. En outre, la Division accroît les connaissances spécialisées et le leadership en ce qui concerne le renforcement des capacités des collectivités au sein du Centre. Grâce au travail effectué avec des partenaires et des parties intéressées pour élaborer un cadre stratégique et des plans d’action nationaux, l'objectif de la Division est d’améliorer la santé des Canadiens et des Canadiennes. La Division offre également du soutien opérationnel au Conseil consultatif ministériel sur la santé rurale et est également la référence ministérielle en matière de recherche, de programmes et de politiques pour faire progresser la question de la santé rurale. 1, record 9, French, - Division%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9%20des%20collectivit%C3%A9s
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-05-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- strategy development 1, record 10, English, strategy%20development
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among keys to the emergence of effective strategies is the ability to focus on strategy development rather than planning systems and to consider multiple strategies. The development of strategy is, of course, only part of the task. There seems to be a growing realization that the critical aspect of strategy implementation needs more attention. 1, record 10, English, - strategy%20development
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- conception stratégique
1, record 10, French, conception%20strat%C3%A9gique
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une bonne stratégie tend, en général, à rendre prévisibles les actions des membres de l'organisation en vue de réaliser un objectif donné mais, dans l'effort stratégique c'est l'objectif qui est déterminant. Une importante question est donc : comment concevoir de bons objectifs? La réponse est ce qu'on appellera la conception stratégique. Le cheminement à suivre inclurait trois étapes principales qu'on peut résumer ainsi : Connais-toi toi-même ou l'intelligence interne, l'intelligence externe et la création stratégique. 1, record 10, French, - conception%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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