Joint Councils

One of the key accomplishments of the Joint Councils (PSSDC and PSCIOC) was the creation of the Institute for Citizen-Centred Service (ICCS). The ICCS was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in September 2005. It provides the neutral ground and “glue” required to sustain the environment necessary for public sector collaboration in Canada, including Secretariat support to advance Council priorities.

The PSSDC was created to bring together service leaders from the federal, provincial and territorial governments to share information and best
practices. Subsequently, regional representatives of municipal governments also joined the Council who are currently appointed through the Municipal Service Delivery Officials organization.  

The mission of the PSCIOC is “to enable enhanced service to the Canadian public through collaboration across governments and demonstrated leadership in the management of information and technology”. Current priorities focus on identity management, privacy, guidelines for information sharing across jurisdictions, procurement policies and good practices, emerging technologies and the evolution of the Chief Information Officer community in Canada and around the world.

The Public Sector Service Delivery Council (PSSDC) and the Public Sector Chief Information Officer Council (PSCIOC) jointly steer sub-committees aimed at three areas of interest to both the service delivery and CIO communities: the Research Sub-Committee, the Privacy Sub-Committee and the Service Mapping Sub-Committee (SMSC).