Departmental Results Report 2023-24 at a glance
A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.
Key priorities
Public Prosecution Service of Canada’s (PPSC)Footnote 1 top priorities for 2023-24 were as follows:
- Foster a Culture of Trust and Engagement;
- Advance equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in the workplace;
- Take action against systemic discrimination and racism in the criminal justice system;
- Modernize the way we work.
Refocusing Government Spending
In Budget 2023, the government committed to reducing spending by $14.1 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023–24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that.
As part of meeting this commitment, the PPSC achieved the following spending reductions.
- 2023-24: $972,000
The PPSC achieved these reductions by doing the following:
- reducing travel;
- reducing professional services, and;
- reducing operational expenditures.
Highlights
In 2023-24, total actual spending (including internal services) for the PPSC was $223,127,765 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 1,134. For complete information on PPSC’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.
The following provides a summary of the department’s achievements in 2023-24, according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility 1: Prosecution Services
Actual spending: $181,214,587
Actual human resources: 920
Departmental results achieved
- Timely and comprehensive legal advice is provided to investigative agencies.
- Federal prosecutions are completed in a timely manner.
- Through professionally conducted prosecution-related work, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) contributes to the administration of justice.
More information about Prosecution Services can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved” section of the full departmental results report.
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