master of public service

Faced with complex policy issues, rapid technological change, an increasingly diverse clientele, and high public expectations, Canadian governments need knowledgeable and capable recruits who are ready to take on the challenges. The University of Waterloo's Master of Public Service (MPS) program is a professional graduate degree, which prepares students from different undergraduate backgrounds to be effective public service employees at the federal, provincial or municipal level.

A professional public service is essential to good government and global competitiveness, and Canada's public servants are among the best in the world. The MPS program seeks to build on this reputation by equipping students with the knowledge, skills and experience to effectively design and implement policies and deliver services to Canadians, at all levels of government.

I believe we are entering a new stage in the evolution of public service. Almost every issue facing governments today is multi-dimensional; almost all involve many players and an overabundance of information ... To meet these many challenges, the Public Service must get better at dealing with complexity. This will require new approaches to creative and collaborative problem solving.

Wayne G. Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council, Eighteenth Annual Report to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada, March 2011.

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