Question 1

Which of the following was launched in 1989 to revitalize and revamp the human resources management portion of the public service?

Accepted Answer

A) D' Avignon Committee 
B) PS 2000 
C) Special Committee on Personnel Management and Merit Principle 
D) Civil Service Commission 
A) D' Avignon Committee 
B) PS 2000 
C) Special Committee on Personnel Management and Merit Principle 
D) Civil Service Commission B

Question 2

Which of the following is responsible for deputy ministerial and governor-in-council appointments?

Accepted Answer

A) Office of the Chief Human Resources officers 
B) Public Service Commission 
C) Privy Council Office 
D) Individual Departments 
A) Office of the Chief Human Resources officers 
B) Public Service Commission 
C) Privy Council Office 
D) Individual Departments C

Question 3

Which of the following is also known as the Royal Commission on Government Organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Lambert Commission 
B) Glassco Commission 
C) Civil Service Commission 
D) D'Avignon Committee 
A) Lambert Commission 
B) Glassco Commission 
C) Civil Service Commission 
D) D'Avignon Committee B

Question 4

Which of the following deals with public sector compensation such as pension, insurance, and benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) Privy Council Office 
B) Public Service Commission 
C) Office of Chief of Human Resources 
D) Public Service Relations Board 
A) Privy Council Office 
B) Public Service Commission 
C) Office of Chief of Human Resources 
D) Public Service Relations Board

Question 5

Even though cuts were made to the public service in the 1990s, there was annual growth in the size of the public service until 2011.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Treasury Board Secretariat is one of the major agencies that deals with Human Resource management at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Where is the Office of the Chief Human Resource housed?

Accepted Answer

A) the Prime Minister's Office 
B) the Privy Council Office 
C) the Department of Finance 
D) the Treasury Board Secretariat 
A) the Prime Minister's Office 
B) the Privy Council Office 
C) the Department of Finance 
D) the Treasury Board Secretariat

Question 8

The Privy Council Office exercises a major influence on human resources policy and appointments for the most senior ranks of the public service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Since the mid-1980s, there has been a fairly consistent decrease in the number of Canadians working in the public sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the term for individuals who are appointed to the public service for an unspecified period of time?

Accepted Answer

A) indeterminate employees 
B) casual employees 
C) determinate employees 
D) term employees 
A) indeterminate employees 
B) casual employees 
C) determinate employees 
D) term employees

Question 11

Which of the following occupational categories would firefighters be categorized under?

Accepted Answer

A) operational 
B) scientific and professional 
C) technical 
D) administrative 
A) operational 
B) scientific and professional 
C) technical 
D) administrative

Question 12

What body was set up to oversee the introduction of the Public Service Modernization Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Deputy Ministers Human Resource Management Advisory Committee (MA
C)  
B) Human Resources Council 
C) Privy Council Office 
D) External Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation 
A) Deputy Ministers Human Resource Management Advisory Committee (MA
C)  
B) Human Resources Council 
C) Privy Council Office 
D) External Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation

Question 13

The government moved from a traditional and highly centralized model of personnel administration to one that is associated with NPM.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which type of employee cannot work in the public service for longer than 90 days?

Accepted Answer

A) indeterminate employee 
B) term employee 
C) determinate employee 
D) casual employee 
A) indeterminate employee 
B) term employee 
C) determinate employee 
D) casual employee

Question 15

When was the Civil Service Act passed?

Accepted Answer

A) during the Patronage Era (Pre-1918) 
B) during Patronage to Merit (1918-1945) 
C) during Roots of Reform (1946-1966) 
D) during Failure of Reform (1979-1989) 
A) during the Patronage Era (Pre-1918) 
B) during Patronage to Merit (1918-1945) 
C) during Roots of Reform (1946-1966) 
D) during Failure of Reform (1979-1989)

Question 16

What is another name for the 1979 Special Committee on Personnel Management and the Merit Principle?

Accepted Answer

A) PS 2000 
B) Civil Service Act 
C) Glassco Commission 
D) D'Avignon Committee 
A) PS 2000 
B) Civil Service Act 
C) Glassco Commission 
D) D'Avignon Committee

Question 17

The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer is housed in the Privy Council Office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to a 2001 survey, the morale of public sector employees has risen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Public Service Labour Relations Board is a quasi-judicial tribunal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As of 2014, which occupational category is the largest in terms of full-time employees?

Accepted Answer

A) executive group 
B) administrative and foreign service 
C) operational 
D) technical 
A) executive group 
B) administrative and foreign service 
C) operational 
D) technical

Which of the following was launched in 1989 to revitalize and revamp the human resources management portion of the public service?

Which of the following is responsible for deputy ministerial and governor-in-council appointments?

Which of the following is also known as the Royal Commission on Government Organization?

Which of the following deals with public sector compensation such as pension, insurance, and benefits?

Even though cuts were made to the public service in the 1990s, there was annual growth in the size of the public service until 2011.

The Treasury Board Secretariat is one of the major agencies that deals with Human Resource management at the federal level.

Where is the Office of the Chief Human Resource housed?

The Privy Council Office exercises a major influence on human resources policy and appointments for the most senior ranks of the public service.

Since the mid-1980s, there has been a fairly consistent decrease in the number of Canadians working in the public sector.

What is the term for individuals who are appointed to the public service for an unspecified period of time?

Which of the following occupational categories would firefighters be categorized under?

What body was set up to oversee the introduction of the Public Service Modernization Act?

The government moved from a traditional and highly centralized model of personnel administration to one that is associated with NPM.

Which type of employee cannot work in the public service for longer than 90 days?

When was the Civil Service Act passed?

What is another name for the 1979 Special Committee on Personnel Management and the Merit Principle?

The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer is housed in the Privy Council Office.

According to a 2001 survey, the morale of public sector employees has risen.

The Public Service Labour Relations Board is a quasi-judicial tribunal.

As of 2014, which occupational category is the largest in terms of full-time employees?

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Exam 15: The Management of Human Resources

Which of the following was launched in 1989 to revitalize and revamp the human resources management portion of the public service?

Which of the following is responsible for deputy ministerial and governor-in-council appointments?

Which of the following is also known as the Royal Commission on Government Organization?

Which of the following deals with public sector compensation such as pension, insurance, and benefits?

Even though cuts were made to the public service in the 1990s, there was annual growth in the size of the public service until 2011.

The Treasury Board Secretariat is one of the major agencies that deals with Human Resource management at the federal level.

Where is the Office of the Chief Human Resource housed?

The Privy Council Office exercises a major influence on human resources policy and appointments for the most senior ranks of the public service.

Since the mid-1980s, there has been a fairly consistent decrease in the number of Canadians working in the public sector.

What is the term for individuals who are appointed to the public service for an unspecified period of time?

Which of the following occupational categories would firefighters be categorized under?

What body was set up to oversee the introduction of the Public Service Modernization Act?

The government moved from a traditional and highly centralized model of personnel administration to one that is associated with NPM.

Which type of employee cannot work in the public service for longer than 90 days?

When was the Civil Service Act passed?

What is another name for the 1979 Special Committee on Personnel Management and the Merit Principle?

The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer is housed in the Privy Council Office.

According to a 2001 survey, the morale of public sector employees has risen.

The Public Service Labour Relations Board is a quasi-judicial tribunal.

As of 2014, which occupational category is the largest in terms of full-time employees?

What Is Public Administration

Values and Ethics in Public Administration

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Humanistic Response and Beyond

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

Government Departments and Central Agencies

Crown Agencies

Alternative Service Delivery ASD

The Executive and the Bureaucracy

Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations

The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy

Intergovernmental Administrative Relations

Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy

Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity

The Budgetary Process

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