Finally, in order to re-establish dialogue with our key partners, I have established a permanent advisory committee composed of the three NGOs directly interested in the work of our office; the two largest public service unions, including the Public Service Alliance of Canada; as well as representatives from the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat and the special tribunal created by the act.

I understand that the Public Service Commission has made arrangements with the Université Sainte-Anne, in Nova Scotia, for a program to encourage training for people who could eventually become public service employees and managers.

Recently, as a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, I was troubled to learn from the President of the Public Service Commission that the hiring of visible minorities in the public service has not increased.

2a. The Member States shall ensure that offences committed by private parties gathering or processing personal data in connection with public administration which correspond to serious violations of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Framework Decision, particularly of its provisions on confidentiality and the security of data processing, render the offender liable to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties under the criminal law.

Early in 2006, producers will receive a notification of their coverage options and the related fees, as well as the deadline for application Question No. 190 Mr. Bill Casey: With regard to the pilot projects and other activities undertaken by the Public Service Commission of Canada in an effort to create a national area of selection for all federal Public Service jobs: (a) what is the current status in designating all federal Public Service jobs as being part of the national area of selection, following the national area of selection designation for senior and executive level positions of the federal Public Service; (b) at what time wil ...[+++]l the Commission be in a position to include all junior, and mid-level federal Public Service positions in the national area of selection; (c) what is the Commission’s time frame to have 100% of the federal Public Service job postings included within the national area of selection; (d) what percentage of federal Public Service employment positions, as of September 1, 2005 are open to job-seekers within a designated national area of selection; (e) what are the specific reasons the Commission has not yet realized a national area of selection for all job-seekers in Canada wishing to work for the Government; (f) what are the total expenditures to date by the Commission towards the creation of the national area of selection; (g) is there a multi-year estimate for expenditures required to create the national area of selection; and (h) what is the status in the on-going development of policies and guidelines for the government-wide use of e-recruitment software?

The Liberal majority report indicates the need for public service renewal, particularly since 70 per cent of all public service executives will be eligible for retirement within the next eight years.