Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Published purpose

The contribution to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development aims to support a Multi-Country Senior Civil Service Leadership Project. The project will be executed over a two-year period, which includes a meeting every six months, hosted by a different participating country. These meetings will engage participants in a series of plenary sessions, workshops and case studies, including a Canadian case study, designed to answer the need for a deeper exploration of priority issues related to leadership in the public sector. Also, this project aims to identify core elements of effective public leadership, develop a leadership charter amongst Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development in public sectors, as well as identify new and innovative practices. By means of case studies, this will enable a better understanding of the tools and processes used to implement effective and values-based leadership in member countries. The expected results includes the development of working relationships with a network of international experts related to public sector management issues in order to leverage international expertise and practices and gain access to an expanded knowledge base on the topic of diversity and inclusion. In addition, it will increase the knowledge base related to executive management in the public service and will encourage new and innovative ways of thinking to support the Canadian government in its objective to build a highly effective public service that reflects the diverse population it serves.