Excellence Canada NCR Networking Meeting – 21 May 2015 Canadian Forces Housing Agency Presentation By: Dominique Francoeur, CEO CFHA
Canadian Forces Housing Agency Who we are: Managing authority of Department of National Defence (DND) crown-owned, residential housing portfolio Head Office in Ottawa (approx. 90 employees) 33 Housing Services Centres and satellite sites across Canada (approx. 200 employees) What we do: Allocate and maintain > 12,000 housing units Provide housing services to occupants and their families
Our excellence journey history … Began in 2005 with quality framework Adopted PEP Healthy Workplace framework in 2007 to strengthen the internal People driver Maintained forward-moving momentum Transitioned to the new Excellence, Innovation and Wellness Standard for Canada in 2012 Achieved EIW Silver certification and CAE Award in 2014
Why implement the EC EIW Standard? Integrates continuous improvement initiatives under one strategic umbrella and aligns with the following priorities: Government of Canada: Blueprint 2020 and the resulting Destination 2020 report Public Service Renewal Department of National Defence: Defence Renewal Plan: nine focus areas under the broad themes of Performance and Organisational Practices Mandate of CFHA: To maintain a suitable standard of residential accommodation and plan for future residential needs of CAF members CFHA strategic objectives and priorities: Business processes redesign to align delivery of services Enhanced customer and stakeholder relations and engagement
What’s next on the way to EIW Gold? Service Excellence Plan (to address both external occupants and internal customers) Stakeholder Engagement Plan Consistency of process application What are some of our gaps? Communications/engagement across a national, de-centralized organization (heightened IT security) Regulations and constraints impacting travel, training, staffing, procurement of goods and services, etc. What are some of our challenges?