Broader Public Sector Accountability Measures En Route

The Government of Ontario announced on March 6, 2014 that it will be introducing legislation to strengthen accountability and increasing transparency.  Some of these measures had previously been raised by the Government in the late fall of 2013.  Although the legislation has not yet been introduced, according to the Government some of the key points will include:

• authorization for the Government to implement compensation frameworks, including maximum compensation levels, for senior executives in the Broader Public Sector ("BPS");
• allowing the Ontario Integrity Commissioner to review executive expenses in selected organizations;
• requiring the publishing of the business plans and other documents by BPS organizations;