Digital Talent
Help grow digital talent and skills in the government of Canada
Building a workforce for digital-first delivery
Canada’s Digital Ambition (launched August 2022) is the Government of Canada’s north star to design, deliver, and maintain digital services. Canadians expect that government digital services are simple, secure and efficient. To make this a reality, the public service requires:
- modern tools
- data-enabled services and programs
- action-ready policy
- and most relevant to us: digital talent and digital leadership
At the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Digital Community Management team, we focus on supporting digital talent and leadership. This means attracting, retaining, and developing talent. We also aim to create conditions that enable organizations and teams to design, deliver, and maintain robust digital services.
We need your help!
On these pages, you will see initiatives that we are developing with the digital community, links to evolving materials, and opportunities to contribute.
This is an open call for feedback: regardless of your role or department or agency, we want to hear from you. We want to understand your perspective to help improve OCIO’s initiatives to support digital talent in the public service.
How we work
Whatever we share will come with a label: Discovery, Alpha, Beta, or Live. We use these labels to make sure we are taking an iterative approach to everything we design and deliver.
For us, these labels mean:
1. Discovery
Involves understanding the key problem and the most important needs of the people impacted. By the end of Discovery, we know what is worth addressing first.
2. Alpha
Includes prototyping ways to address the key problem and most important needs. By the end of Alpha, we should have a scalable solution to address the problem.
3. Beta
Involves testing and iterating on the solution. By the end of Beta, we may share the solution in a public environment so we can continue to improve it.
4. Live
We are ready to share the solution. Since Live is ongoing, the solution needs regular review and maintenance based on user, policy, service, and other key metrics. These metrics will determine if we are effectively supporting digital talent in the public service.
How you can get involved
We have three initiatives that are ready for your participation. We will continually share early drafts and this page will change based on what we are ready to share:
The Digital Talent Strategy
Phase: Beta
Attracting and developing digital talent in the GC
The Digital Skills Initiative
Phase: Alpha
Defining and developing digital skills for all public servants
Ecosystem for digital talent
Phase: Alpha
Curating and visualizing data related to digital talent
Digital Learning Paths
Phase: Alpha
Curating learning resources for digital executives and practioners.
Our other key services
If you'd like more information on any of our other key services for the Digital Community please feel free to contact us:
- Digital Talent Recruitment: We're here for all your Digital Talent recruitment needs using our collective processes. Reach out to us by email at recruitmentIMIT-recrutementGITI@tbs-sct.gc.ca
- Looking to recruit digital talent from across Canada? Check out our brand new talent platform!
- Digital talent management: Aimed at helping promote and increase mobility opportunities at the aspiring executive and executive level. Reach out to us by email at OCIOTalent-TalentBDPI@tbs-sct.gc.ca
