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People management includes compensation, organization and classification, labour relations, pensions and benefits, executive management, values and ethics, diversity and inclusion, occupational safety and health, wellness, performance and talent management, and employee recourse. </p> </section><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=33">Government security</a></h3> <p>Protection of government programs and services, along with the people, information and assets that support them from threats and compromise.</p> </section><div class="clearfix"></div><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=71">Access to information and privacy</a></h3> <p>Protection of individual's privacy and personal information held by the government. Access to information that is contained in government records.</p></section><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=50">Acquired services and assets</a></h3> <p>Sound stewardship and the achievement of best value through life-cycle management of assets and acquired services, including investment planning, and the management of projects, programmes, procurement, real property and materiel.</p> </section><div class="clearfix"></div><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=6">Communications and Federal Identity</a></h3> <p>Management of communications, federal identity, managing government communications and requirements for advertising, public opinion research, social media and web communications</p></section><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=18">Financial management</a></h3> <p>Financial resources of the Government of Canada are well managed in the delivery of programs to Canadians and safeguarded through balanced controls that enable flexibility and manage risk.</p></section><div class="clearfix"></div><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=1">Results, Evaluation, and Internal Audit</a></h3> <p>Improving performance and decision making by assessing risks, measuring and evaluating results, and providing management oversight.</p> </section><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=27">Service and digital</a></h3> <p>Supports the integrated management of service delivery, information and data, information technology, and cyber security in the digital era.</p> </section><div class="clearfix"></div><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=36">Official languages</a></h3> <p>Implementation of the Official Languages Act and equality of status of English and French in federal institutions through communications, services, and language of work.</p> </section><section class="col-md-6"><h3 class="h4"><a href="topic-sujet-eng.aspx?ta=26">Transfer payments</a></h3> <p>Informs the design and delivery of transfer payment programs.</p> </section><div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </section> </div>  <div id="def-preFooter">  <div class="row pagedetails"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4 mrgn-tp-sm"> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/report-problem.html" class="btn btn-default btn-block">Report a problem or mistake on this page</a> </div> <div class="datemod col-xs-12 mrgn-tp-lg"> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified: </dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2017-08-24</time></dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var defPreFooter = document.getElementById("def-preFooter"); 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