Can innovations in procurement lead to new ways of working?
By June 2017, the Public Engagement Team at the Privy Council Office (PCO) had received many questions from departments about...
How to help a new professional increase their chances of scoring a permanent government position
Have you ever had a stellar employee on your team, but were unable to turn their contract into a permanent...
Ethics Rules: Confusion and taking responsibility with Lori Turnbull
On today’s show, J. Richard Jones sits down for a chat about Ethics Rules and their ramifications with Lori Turnbull,...
Mapped: the childcare deserts where nearly half of Canada’s young kids live
Almost one in two preschool children in Canada live in a “childcare desert,” where they have to compete with at...
Digital Privacy and Public Trust
As governments have sought to go digital, one of the most common barriers stymying progress in many jurisdictions is that...
For government innovation to take off, it needs to break out of the lab
A single team or lab could never create the volume of ideas needed to make hundreds of small improvements in...
Engaging Citizens: May/June 2018 issue
We are excited to share with you the May/June issue of Canadian Government Executive. In this issue, we have an...
Engaging on Engagement – Developing the City of Edmonton’s New Public Engagement Policy
In April 2017, the City of Edmonton approved a new Public Engagement Policy (C593), developed using a collaborative process involving...
Engaging Citizens: It’s a Different World
The ways governments engage with citizens have gotten a lot more complex. The skills they need to be successful in...
Innovating social services in Canada by giving clients greater choice, control, and flexibility
Everyone wants to change, become more efficient, and drive better value – all code for greater cost savings. But one...