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The Redford government has implemented a new public service compensation disclosure policy to improve accountability and transparency.
This release was issued under a previous government.
Compensation, including salary, benefit and severance amounts for government employees with base salaries above $100,000 will now be publicly disclosed. Where applicable, an employee’s contract and termination agreement will also be posted.
“Building off our creation of Canada’s most transparent expense disclosure policy, this compensation disclosure is another significant step in support of Premier Redford’s commitment to responsible change and demonstrates our accountability to Alberta taxpayers. We continue to take concrete steps to proactively and routinely disclose information that is of public interest.”
“This has been a priority policy and accountability issue for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) over the last few years. The guidelines presented today are a big win for taxpayers and the Alberta supporters of the CTF. This just what the CTF asked for. Alberta’s new sunshine list is now the gold-standard example for other jurisdictions to follow.”
The disclosure system will be online at alberta.ca, similar to the expense disclosure data portal. Compensation disclosure for 2012 and 2013 will be posted on the new portal by January 31st, 2014. Going forward, compensation disclosure for the previous calendar year will be posted online in June and December. All information will be generated directly from government financial systems.
Agencies, boards and commissions will be expected to adopt a similar policy for their organizations.
Today’s announcement keeps the commitment made in October, when Premier Redford directed Associate Minister Scott to have a proactive salary and severance disclosure policy in place by the end of 2013.
Under the Building Alberta Plan, our government is investing in families and communities, living within our means, and opening new markets for Alberta's resources to ensure we're able to fund the services Albertans told us matter most to them. We will continue to deliver the responsible change Albertans voted for.
The purpose of this policy is to improve accountability and transparency and enhance confidence in the use of public funds through routine disclosure of public service salary, benefit and severance information.
In this policy:
Disclosure of public service salary, benefit and severance information:
The policy applies to
who receive more than the threshold amount of base salary or severance payment above $100,000 in a year and are employees of:
Agencies, Boards and Commissions of the Government of Alberta will be expected to develop an equivalent policy for their organizations.
The policy will be applied to all employees active on or after April 23, 2012.
Disclosed information must, at a minimum, include the following:
The Office of the Controller may issue interpretive bulletins or guidelines respecting this policy.
An interpretive bulletin or guideline will be issued regarding protection of privacy and what personal information will be released or severed under this policy.
This policy will be brought into effect by a Treasury Board Directive.