A Management Framework for the Government of Canada commits every department and agency to manage for results. The lexicon should avoid fruitless debate over terms and concepts and to focus instead on the primary intent of results-based management, that is making a difference for Canadians. The obligation to demonstrate and take responsibility for performance in light of agreed expectations. There is a difference between responsibility and accountability - responsibility is the obligation to act, whereas accountability is the obligation to answer for an action.
Activities are the primary link in the chain through which results are achieved.
The assertion that certain events or conditions were, to some extent, caused or influenced by other events or conditions. This means a reasonable connection can be made between a specific outcome and the activities and outputs of a government program. B Business Line A Business Line is a mechanism for aligning collective effort and resources to Strategic Outcomes across a department's internal organizations. In smaller agencies, Business Lines may be synonymous with organizations but in larger, more complex departments, Business Lines are not likely to be organizationally based. Business Lines function as forums for setting direction, ensuring coherence in program delivery, establishing clear accountabilities for results across internal organizations, tracking and reporting on performance and providing a shared context for allocating resources to results.