About Treasury Board
Treasury Board is responsible for providing a coordinated and disciplined approach to the management of government spending. It is also responsible for leading government’s capital planning process, providing advice and analysis on planning, construction costs and capital spending. The Ministry identifies and analyzes alternative options for financing capital projects. Additional responsibilities include ensuring accounting standards and financial reporting, financial management and control policies and performance planning and reporting.
Organization
Strategic Capital Planning
Responsible for leading government’s capital plan process, developing and managing the Capital Plan, and providing advice and analysis on planning, construction costs and capital spending. Also responsible for the Air Transportation Service, which provides air travel services to government departments, boards and agencies. The fleet includes three Beechcraft King Airs, which can carry up to 9 passengers, and a 36 passenger deHavilland Dash 8.
Alternative Capital Financing Office
Identifies and analyzes alternatives for building and financing capital projects and negotiates public-private partnerships (P3s), where feasible, on behalf of the government.
Spending Management and Planning
Provides advice and recommendations on ministries’ program budgeting and spending and new spending proposals. This division also works with Alberta Finance to monitor ministries’ activities to identify fiscal plan implications. Provides organizational and administrative support to Treasury Board Committee and, in conjunction with Executive Council, to Cabinet and Cabinet Policy Committees.
Office of the Controller
Responsible for government accounting standards and financial reporting, financial management and control policies, and performance planning and reporting.
Corporate Internal Audit Services
Performs internal audits, on a risk-prioritized basis, across government aimed at identifying and recommending improvements to ministries’ operations and fiscal management.
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Coordinates and improves planning, communications and service delivery to the oil sands region. The Secretariat collaborates with ministries, industry, communities and stakeholders to facilitate a common approach to address the social, environmental and economic impacts of oil sand development. As well, the Secretariat is reviewing and completing a cost analysis of the recommendations in the Radke Report, Investing in Our Future: Responding to Rapid Growth in the Oil Sands Development.
