Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services

Recommendation 16-12: At a minimum, the government should allow principles of efficiency
to drive accountability programs, such as switching from individually tracked expenses to a per
diem for civil servants and consultants, as is done by the federal government.
Recommendation 16-13: Selected shared services should be expanded to agencies, boards
and commissions and the broader public sector.
Recommendation 16-14: The government should consolidate information and information
technology (I&IT) services throughout the broader public sector.
Recommendation 16-15: Significant savings and efficiencies can be achieved by further
co-ordinating existing horizontal supply chains across the broader public sector.
Recommendation 16-16: The province should take a direct leadership role in using core
provincial infrastructure and expertise to foster shared services across the broader public
sector. Significant economies of scale can be created through common shared services
foundations, applications, resources and expertise.
Recommendation 16-17: Expand consolidation of maintenance and plant management
practices already established in the Ontario Public Service into the broader public sector to
create efficiencies.
Recommendation 16-18: The Ontario Public Service should develop an integrated transfer
payment operation centre and an enterprise grant management system.
Recommendation 16-19: Consolidate back-office operations for grant programs or transfer
payments with identical recipients.
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