GC Service Inventory - Service Standards & Performance Results (2024)

Data Dictionary

ID
fiscal_yr
Type
text
Label
Fiscal Year
Description

Identifies the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) during which service activities took place. For example, records for fiscal year 2023-2024 should include applications received from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Obligation
Primary key
Occurrence
Single
Choices
Code Description
2005-2006 2005-2006
2006-2007 2006-2007
2007-2008 2007-2008
2008-2009 2008-2009
2009-2010 2009-2010
2010-2011 2010-2011
2011-2012 2011-2012
2012-2013 2012-2013
2013-2014 2013-2014
2014-2015 2014-2015
2015-2016 2015-2016
2016-2017 2016-2017
2017-2018 2017-2018
2018-2019 2018-2019
2019-2020 2019-2020
2020-2021 2020-2021
2021-2022 2021-2022
2022-2023 2022-2023
2023-2024 2023-2024
2024-2025 2024-2025
2025-2026 2025-2026
2026-2027 2026-2027
2027-2028 2027-2028
2028-2029 2028-2029
2029-2030 2029-2030
ID
service_id
Type
text
Label
Service ID Number
Description

The unique number assigned to a service in the inventory to make it easier to refer to specific services.

Obligation
Primary key
Occurrence
Single
ID
service_name_en
Type
text
Label
Service Name (English)
Description

Identifies the official name of the service.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
350
ID
service_name_fr
Type
text
Label
Service Name (French)
Description

Identifies the official name of the service.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
350
ID
service_standard_id
Type
text
Label
Service Standard ID
Description

Identifies the unique number assigned to each service standard for that service. Makes it easier for reference purposes as one service may have multiple standards.

Obligation
Primary key
Occurrence
Single
ID
service_standard_en
Type
text
Label
Service Standard (English)
Description

Identifies the service standard related to a particular service. See Guideline on Service and Digital for format to be used when defining service standards.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
500
ID
service_standard_fr
Type
text
Label
Service Standard (French)
Description

Identifies the service standard related to a particular service. See Guideline on Service and Digital for format to be used when defining service standards.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
500
ID
type
Type
text
Label
Service Standard Type
Description

Identifies the type of service standard as defined in the Guideline on Service and Digital. Access: a commitment outlining the ease and convenience the client should experience when attempting to access a service. Accuracy: a commitment stipulating that the client will receive a service that is up to date, free of errors, and complete. Timeliness: a commitment stating how long the client should expect to wait to receive a service once the service has been accessed.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Choices
Code Description
ACS Access
ACY Accuracy
OTH Other
TML Timeliness
ID
channel
Type
text
Label
Service Standard Channel
Description

Identifies the service channel to which the service standard applies

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Choices
Code Description
EML Email
FAX Fax
ONL Online
OTH Other channel not listed
PERSON In-Person
POST Postal Mail
TEL Telephone
ID
channel_comments_en
Type
text
Label
Comments on the service standard channel (English)
Description

Comments related to the service standard channel and provides explanation of "Other" channel selection.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
channel_comments_fr
Type
text
Label
Comments on the service standard channel (French)
Description

Comments related to the service standard channel and provides explanation of "Other" channel selection.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
target
Type
numeric
Label
Service Standard Target
Description

The frequency that the organization expects to meet service standard (reported as a percentage).

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
ID
volume_meeting_target
Type
bigint
Label
Business Volume That Met Service Standard Target
Description

Identifies the number of final outputs issued appropriate to the service (eg. payments issued, requests completed, etc) during the fiscal year that met a particular service standard target for a service. Blank indicates no information available, while 0 indicates that no final outputs issued met service standard targets.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
ID
total_volume
Type
bigint
Label
Total Volume
Description

Identifies the total number of final outputs issued appropriate to the service (eg. payments issued, requests completed, etc) during the fiscal year. Blank indicates no information available, while 0 indicates no final outputs issued.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
ID
performance
Type
numeric
Label
Performance
Description

Identifies the result achieved for this service standard. This is the "Business Volume That Met Service Standard Target" divided by the "Total Volume".

Obligation
Optional
ID
comments_en
Type
text
Label
Comments on the service standard in general (English)
Description

Comments related to the service standard in general.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
2000
ID
comments_fr
Type
text
Label
Comments on the service standard in general (French)
Description

Comments related to the service standard in general.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
2000
ID
target_met
Type
text
Label
Was the target met
Obligation
Mandatory
Choices
Code Description
N No
NA N/A
Y Yes
ID
standards_targets_uri_en
Type
text
Label
URL to Service Standards and Targets (English)
Description

Identifies the departmental webpage (Canada.ca) where the service standards and targets are published.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
standards_targets_uri_fr
Type
text
Label
URL to Service Standards and Targets (French)
Description

Identifies the departmental webpage (Canada.ca) where the service standards and targets are published.

Obligation
Required
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
performance_results_uri_en
Type
text
Label
URL to Real-Time Performance Results (English)
Description

Identifies the departmental webpage where the real-time performance results for a service are published.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
performance_results_uri_fr
Type
text
Label
URL to Real-Time Performance Results (French)
Description

Identifies the departmental webpage where the real-time performance results for a service are published.

Obligation
Optional
Occurrence
Single
Character Limit
1500
ID
owner_org
Type
text
Label
Department ID
Description

Identifies the applied ID of the department or agency.

Obligation
Mandatory
ID
owner_org_title
Type
text
Label
Department Name
Description

Identifies the applied title of the department or agency.

Obligation
Mandatory

Additional Information

Data last updated April 29, 2025
Metadata last updated April 29, 2025
Created September 26, 2024
Format CSV
Title Service Standards & Performance Results (2024)
Resource Type Dataset
Size
2.1 MB  (2,084,527 bytes)
Language English
French
Validation status Valid data
Validation timestamp April 29, 2025, 06:54 (UTC)