As the government announced when it announced the expenditure review, there were criteria upon which those decisions were made, which were efficiency, adherence to core activities and programs of the federal government, and to avoid duplication in streamlining.
Le gouvernement, lorsqu'il a annoncé l'examen des dépenses, a indiqué que les critères utilisés seraient les suivants: efficience, respect des priorités du gouvernement fédéral, et élimination des doubles emplois par la simplification des activités.