Canada School of Public Service

The Canada School of Public Service (the School) was created on April 1, 2004, when the legislative provisions of Part IV of the Public Service Modernization Act came into force. 

The School has been part of the Treasury Board Portfolio since July 2004. It was created from an amalgamation of the following three organizations: the Canadian Centre for Management Development, Training and Development Canada and Language Training Canada.

The School has a legislative mandate to provide a range of learning activities to build individual and organizational capacity and management excellence within the public service.

Under the Canada School of Public Service Act, the School, as a departmental corporation, is mandated to:

encourage pride and excellence in the public service
foster a common sense of the purposes, values and traditions of the public service
support the growth and development of public servants
help ensure that public servants have the knowledge, skills and competencies they need to do their jobs effectively
assist deputy heads in meeting the learning needs of their organization
pursue excellence in public management

Mission:

The primary responsibility of the Canada School of Public Service is to provide a broad range of learning opportunities and to establish a culture of learning within the public service.

Vision:

Be the School of choice for public servants by offering the highest quality of learning experiences.