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Table 6: Details on Transfer Payment Programs

Name of Transfer Payment Program National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS)
Start Date 1998/1999 End Date Ongoing
Description The National Crime Prevention Strategy, which is jointly managed with the provinces and territories and administered by the National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) provides national leadership on effective and cost-efficient ways to prevent and reduce crime by addressing known risk factors in high-risk populations and places. The NCPC works in close collaboration with key partners, including police, academics, and communities, to support the development and implementation of evidence-based crime prevention projects, and the dissemination and use of practical knowledge.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved
  • In 2007-2008, the NCPC provided funding to 224 crime prevention projects across the country for a total amount of $19.27M.
  • The refocusing of the NCPC to become more results-oriented and evidence-based explains the variance between the authorities and the actual spending.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Community Safety and Partnerships / Crime Prevention
Total Grants 18.8 4.2 19.5 19.0 2.7 16.7
Total Contributions 12.5 16.6 23.6 20.3 16.5 7.0
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 31.3 20.8 43.0 39.9 19.3 23.8
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $23M variance between the planned spending and the actual is mainly due to a lapse of $20M attributable to the refocusing of the strategy.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s).
  • The mid-term evaluation of the NCPS observed that despite significant challenges in 2005-06 and 2006-07, the NCPC has made progress in meeting its objectives; including funding a higher proportion of projects through contribution agreements; emphasizing multi-year, strategic crime prevention projects and increasing the targeting of NCPS funding. The NCPC has faced challenges such as generating evidence-based crime prevention projects, collecting performance measurement data, and synthesizing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned to the crime prevention community and the general public.
  • One of the most important impediments to the capability of the NCPC to meet its objectives has been the unstable and time-limited nature of its funding base (e.g. temporary funding approved in 2005 for the initiative expired after three years). This has hampered the development of longer term projects, as well as the capacity of community organizations to plan ahead.
  • The recent repositioning of the NCPC has resulted in several concrete actions aimed at addressing concerns raised in this and in previous evaluations – the most important being the development of a new Logic Model for the NCPS, which identifies a more narrow range of priorities, and outcomes that are more measurable, namely the reduction in offending among targeted populations rather than safer communities.   
Name of Transfer Payment Program Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)
Start Date 1970 End Date Ongoing
Description Assist provinces and territories with response and recovery costs as a result of large-scale natural disasters.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society.
Results Achieved In 2007-08, 13 DFAA payments were made, including 6 final payments.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Emergency Management and National Security / Emergency Management
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 125.3 31.7 140.0 140.0 76.4 63.6
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 125.3 31.7 140.0 140.0 76.4 63.6
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $63.6M lapse is due to estimated provincial requests for payment not being realized.
Name of Transfer Payment Program First Nations Policing Program (FNPP)
Start Date 1991/1992 End Date Ongoing
Description Under the First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP), Public Safety Canada provides funding for policing services in First Nations communities. A financial contribution is negotiated, through a tripartite agreement, to policing services which are culturally appropriate and responsive to the particular needs of First Nations and Inuit communities. These tripartite agreements are cost-shared 52% by Canada and 48% by the province/territory. 
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved The Aboriginal Policing Directorate managed 163 First Nations Policing Program (FNPP) agreements across Canada (including Self-Administered and Community Tripartite Agreements) covering 399 communities with an overall population of 317,331. This marks an increase of 5 agreements over the last fiscal year. Currently, the authorized strength is 1212 police officer positions, which marks an increase of 35 over the previous fiscal year. Consultations continued with stakeholders and First Nation communities to revise policies aimed at modernizing the Band Constable Program. 
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Policing and Law Enforcement / Law Enforcement
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 67.0 65.1 104.0 67.3 66.3 37.7
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 67.0 65.1 104.0 67.3 66.3 37.7
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $37.7M variance between the planned spending and the actual is mainly due to a budget transfer to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP) of $36.7M and the remaining balance is a negligible lapse of $1M.
Name of Transfer Payment Program Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP)
Start Date 1980 End Date Ongoing
Description Contributions to enhance the national capability to manage all types of emergencies, protect critical infrastructure and ensure a reasonably uniform emergency response and recovery capacity across Canada. National capabilities are enhanced through the purchase of emergency preparedness equipment, reimbursement of costs to sustain urban search and rescue (USAR) initiatives, training activities and joint emergency planning.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved More than 400 provincial and territorial projects were funded for initiatives under the regular Joint Emergency Preparedness Program, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Critical Infrastructure Protection in 2007-08. These projects resulted in the development of emergency municipal plans, the purchase of communications equipment, specialized response vehicles and associated equipment, the training of first responders and the establishment of local emergency operations centres.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Emergency Management and National Security / Emergency Management
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 0.5
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 0.5
Comment(s) on Variance(s) The $0.5M variance is due to the withdrawal of projects and the submission of claims for less than approved funding by provinces and territories.



Date Modified: 2009-02-05
 
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