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Program Alignment Architecture 2014–2015

What is a Program Alignment Architecture?

A Program Alignment Architecture (PAA) is an inventory of all the programs undertaken by a department or agency. The programs are depicted in their logical relationship to each other and to the strategic outcome(s) to which they contribute.

Under the Policy on Management, Resources and Results Structures and the Instructions to Departments for Developing a Management, Resources and Results Structure, departments and agencies must develop a PAA that:

  • identifies and groups related activities and links them logically to the Strategic Outcomes they support;
  • provides the framework to link planned resource allocations to each program at all levels of the PAA and against which financial results are reported;
  • provides the framework to link expected results and performance measures to each program at all levels of the PAA and for which actual results are reported;
  • provides the framework for those responsible for programs at each level of the PAA so they can commit to the results they intend to achieve with the resources they have been allocated and for which they report inside and outside the department;
  • establishes the structure for Estimates display and parliamentary reporting;
  • serves as the basis for resource allocation by Parliament, the Treasury Board and departmental management;
  • forms the foundation for constructing any horizontal program alignment architectures involving more than one department.

Strategic outcome

The School has a single strategic outcome: "Public Servants have the common knowledge and the leadership and management competencies they require to fulfil their responsibilities in serving Canadians."

Four programs support this strategic outcome:

  • Foundational Learning
  • Organizational Leadership Development
  • Public Sector Management Innovation
  • Internal Services

This diagram illustrates the School's complete framework of programs, sub-programs and sub-sub-programs which roll up and contribute to progress in achieving the strategic outcome.

Text version

Image of the Canada School of Public Service’s Program Alignment Architecture.

The School has a single strategic outcome: Public servants have the common knowledge and the leadership and management competencies they require to fulfil their responsibilities in serving Canadians.

The School has four programs: Foundational Learning; Organizational Leadership Development; Public Sector Management Innovation; and Internal Services.

The sub-programs and sub-sub-programs are as follows:

Required Training
Orientation to the Public Service
Authority Delegation Training

Professional Development Training
Functional Communities Programming
Professional Development Programming

Official Languages Learning
Access to Language Training Services
Language Retention Services

Online Learning
Online Course Program
Online Collaborative Technology Program

Leadership Competencies
Leadership Development Programs
Leadership Community Building

Organizational Learning Services
Innovative Management Practices

Governance and Management Support
Management and Oversight
Communications
Legal

Resource Management Services
Human Resource Management
Financial Management
Information Management
Information Technology
Travel and Other Administrative Services

Asset Management Services
Real Property
Material
Acquisition

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