Institute of Public Administration of Canada

Toronto Regional Group

2018 –2019

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Table of Contents

ABOUT IPAC ............................................................................... 3

ABOUT IPAC TORONTO REGIONAL GROUP ...................... 3

IPAC TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-2018 ......... 3

UPDATES FROM IPAC NATIONAL ........................................ 4

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR ..................................................... 7

2018 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S MEDAL OF

DISTINCTION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ..................... 10

NEW PROFESSIONAL’S UPDATE........................................... 11

IPAC TORONTO STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-2021 ................. 13

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ABOUT IPAC

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) is Canada’s leading professional

organization supporting excellence in the country’s public sector. With 19 regional groups across

the nation, our members include public servants, academics and others interested in public

administration. The Institute also works closely with all levels of government to promote quality

public services and practices. IPAC is a recognized leader in research, training, knowledge sharing

and outreach including hosting a large number of conferences and events held regionally and

nationally. Since the early 1990’s, the Institute has helped to export Canadian public sector

expertise around the world.

ABOUT IPAC TORONTO REGIONAL GROUP

The Toronto Regional Group (TRG) serves IPAC members and others interested in public

administration in the Toronto region. Each year the TRG organizes topical events that address

important and relevant issues in public administration, foster collaboration and innovation, and

provide a forum for learning, exchanging ideas and networking. These events range from

breakfast and lunch sessions with featured speakers or panels to full-day conferences. The TRG

together with the National Capital Region and Southwest Region also hosts the prestigious

Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Distinction in Public Administration.

IPAC TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018-2019

Chair Shanon Kalra-Ramjoo (City of Vaughan)

Vice-Chair Susanna Zagar (Workplace Safety and

Insurance Board)

Past Chair Susan Underhill (Connor Claire Group Inc)

Treasurer Flora Moji Osonowo (Private Sector)

Secretary Katherine Ros (KPMG)

New Professionals Chair Ashley Cabral (Province of Ontario)

Member at Large/LG Award Lead Ziyaad Vahed (Province of Ontario)

Member at Large Jerrett Myers (Deloitte)

Member at Large Alana Del Greco (City of Brampton)

Member at Large Sabrina Parrotta (Province of Ontario)

Member at Large Susan Brown (City of Toronto)

Member at Large Sutha Balasingham (York Region)

Member at Large Victoria Pezzo (Government of Canada)

Member at Large Nadia Cornacchia (Province of Ontario)

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UPDATES FROM IPAC NATIONAL

Thank you for a successful 71st IPAC Annual Conference

Over 600 public sector professionals, academics and students from public administration across

Canada and globally met in Winnipeg over the course of three days to participate, engage and

learn at the IPAC's 71st Annual Conference - Public Sector Transformation: Action and Meaningful

Change. Delegates were provided opportunities to share knowledge and experience as well as

further the dialogue with powerful conversations on the following sub-themes: Public Sector

Transformation; Innovation and Disruption; Reconciliation in Action; and, Digital Government.

Livestream Sessions from Winnipeg!

In an effort to make the conference program accessible to our wider community, National

offered three session live-streams from Winnipeg:

• Hillary Hartley, Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Minister for Digital Government, Ontario,

Hillary Hartley’s Opening Plenary Keynote

• A session in French to discussion the history and impact of the Officials Languages Act

• A Roundtable Discussion on The Drivers of Public Service Transformation

Make sure to follow updates on IPAC’s Fall Webinar Series to engage in upcoming learning

opportunities!

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Congratulations to all 2019 IPAC Awards nominees and recipients!

Awarded annually at the IPAC Annual Conference, the IPAC Awards celebrate outstanding

individuals and team for their work in the field of public administration and public management.

Congratulations to the 2019 recipients!

IPAC National Announces New Partnership with Inside Public Sector Leadership (IPSL)

IPAC and IPSL are excited to announce a new partnership to provide IPAC member's with

access and special savings for on-line mentoring programs designed to help Public Sector

Leaders develop and improve their political acumen and better understand how to navigate

between politics and bureaucracy.

For more information on upcoming offerings, please visit www.publicsectorleadership.ca

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IPAC Membership Benefits

When you become an IPAC member, you join public sector peers and leaders and become part

of a professional community of public administrators across Canada who are committed to

making a positive difference in their communities and country. Through knowledge and

experience sharing, IPAC offers access to cutting-edge public administration theory and

practice.

IPAC membership benefits include:

• Networking: Enjoy networking with your peers and leaders in the public sector and

schools of public policy and administration. Participate in IPAC Regional Group activities.

• Professional Development: Keep up to date by acquiring new knowledge, and improving

your skills through IPAC’s research, publications and professional development

programs.

• Access to members-only resources: case study library, research reports,

webinar/livestream recordings

• Job opportunities: Learn about the latest public sector jobs and professional

development opportunities across Canada.

• Discounts to IPAC events, conferences and workshops: Hear from top experts in public

sector leadership and management through webinars, workshops and conferences.

Many events are free for members or available at a preferred price!

• Online subscription to our prestigious Canadian Public Administration (CPA) Journal.

• Member rates and savings on insurance and other products: Preferred rates through the

Personal

• Access to Perkopolis Discount Program

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REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

I am pleased to present the 2018-2019 Chair’s Report. It has truly been

a rewarding = year for the Toronto Regional Group and nothing could

have been possible without the commitment and dedication of the

TRG board of Directors and our dedicated members. Below is a

summary of a few notable accomplishments:

• Continuation of the delivery of the IPAC TRG Strategic Plan for 2018-2021 that created

a new vision, mission and strategic priorities for the board over.

• Continuation of board committees to help us deliver on our mandate within our

strategic plan to focus efforts on communications and marketing, volunteering and

mentoring, strategic planning and partnerships, etc.

• Launch of a New Professionals Annual Event to create learning and engagement

opportunities for new professionals from all levels of government, schools of public

policy and non-profit organizations.

• Development of a New Professionals’ Strategy with a purpose to attract new

professionals and create meaningful events and learning opportunities.

• Launch of our volunteer portal to post opportunities to work with the Toronto

Regional Group to deliver on our strategic priorities.

• Continuation of our recent partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture

and Sport for the administration and coordination of the prestigious Lieutenant

Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration.

• A few notable full-house events throughout the year focused on key topics of

leadership, cities and mentorship.

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▪ Municipalities of the Future - sponsored in partnership with York University, this event

brought key municipal speakers from all lines of business to discuss the work they are

doing and what the future for cities holds.

▪ New Professionals Annual Networking Event – held in July this year and brought

together over 120 new professionals providing opportunity for networking, speed

mentoring and unique presentations on topics in public administration.

▪ Lieutenant Governor’s Medal in Public Administration Award Ceremony – our annual

ceremony held at the Lieutenant Governor’s suite awarded David Cleaveley this

prestigious award in recognition to his dedication to indigenous services and innovation.

▪ Annual General Meeting and ‘Lightening Talks’ Networking Event – held in the fall each

year to recommend the new board of directors for IPAC TRG, board reports and other

administration as well as ‘lightening talks’ by numerous leaders.

IPAC TRG continues to strive to attract new members by creating promoting through events,

partnerships with schools of public policy and online. There are approximately 300 members

from provincial, regional and local municipal governments. Approximately one-third of our

members are made up of new professionals.

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A special thanks is also extended to our Advisory Leadership Committee that have guided and

supported the board over the past few years. Our Advisory Leadership Committee is comprised of:

• LeBlanc, Laurie – Deputy Minister, Colleges and Universities

• Menard, Janet – Deputy Minister, Children, Community and Social Services

• Steven Davidson – Deputy Minister and Associate Secretary of Cabinet, Policy and Delivery,

Cabinet Office

• Richardson, Deborah – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs

• Giles Gherson – Deputy Minister of Red Tape and Regulatory Burden Reduction, Cabinet Office

• Angus, Helen – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

• Derrick Thomson – Chief Administrative Officer, City of Guelph

• David Szwarc – Former Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Peel

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2018 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S MEDAL OF DISTINCTION IN PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

IPACs Southwest, National Capital Region and Toronto

Regional Groups are honoured to partner with the

Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario each year

to recognize excellence in public administration in

Ontario. Volunteers from the three Regional Groups

plan and oversee the nomination and selection process

and work with the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to plan

the Medal presentation ceremony and reception.

The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant

Governor of Ontario, and the Institute of Public

Administration of Canada (IPAC) were pleased to

present the 2018 Lieutenant Governor's Medal of

Distinction in Public Administration, to David Cleaveley.

David Cleaveley was recognized for his dedication to indigenous communities and commitment to

innovation in the public service over his 44 year career with the Government of Ontario's fire

program. David understood early on in his career the need to collaborate with indigenous

communities in the far north and appreciated the unique situation regarding living in this region.

Among many of his accomplishments, David championed the creation of a Fire Protection

Agreement between the MNRF and the Grassy Narrows First Nation. This agreement was the first of

its kind in Ontario and led to similar agreements with other First Nations.

For more information on the annual award please visit https://www.ipac.ca. Award nominations are open

in the Fall and we encourage members to submit applications for their fellow public servants.

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NEW PROFESSIONAL’S UPDATE In 2019, IPAC Toronto Region launched a two-year strategy to reinforce the Region’s commitment to

New Professionals. Developed and led by Board Member Ashley Cabral, the New Professionals Chair,

the Strategy aims to provide our New Professional members with focussed programming, networking

opportunities and skills development to help them grow their careers.

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2019 New Professionals Summer Summit

One of the first deliverables of the Strategy was holding an event targeting New Professionals

and students of public administration. On July 11 2019, the Region held a New Professionals

Summer Summit which officially launched the Strategy.

The theme the Summit was “Shaping the Future” and held at the

MaRS Discovery District we had a sold out crowd (with another 50

on the waiting list) with a total of 91 attendees. We were fortunate to

have the support of some fantastic sponsors: the Master of Public

Policy Program, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy,

University of Toronto and School of Public Policy and Administration,

York University.

Our event objectives were to gather new professionals across

municipal, provincial, and federal and non-profit sectors to come

together, network and learn from a

multi-disciplinary roster of public

professionals to foster partnerships

and collaborate with various levels

of government experts who share an interest in public service.

The event included a speed networking session with 12 Senior

Executives from the provincial and municipal governments and

the government consulting sector. A special thank you to

Ontario Secretary of Cabinet, Steven Davidson, for delivering

the opening keynote.

IPAC TORONTO STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-2021

The Region continues to move forward with its strategic goals. We have begun to formalize volunteer opportunities with job descriptions

developed and posted to the Region’s website, have commence work to develop a mentorship program, have built internal capacity for new

board members with an on-boarding guide and have begun the process of identifying strategic partnerships.