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Supplementary Information (Tables)
Program Activity |
Actual 2007-08 |
Actual 2008-09 |
2009-10 | |||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Total Respendable Revenue |
Program Activity |
Actual 2007-08 |
Actual 2008-09 |
2009-10 | |||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Governance and Institutions of Government | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
Co-operative Relationships | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Return on investments | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Claims Settlements | ||||||
Return on investments | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | - | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Managing Individual Affairs | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Education | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
Social Development | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 5.6 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 10.0 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | 1.4 | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (-) |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Responsible Federal Stewardship | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
Return on investments | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other non-tax revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Economic and Employment Opportunities for Aboriginal People | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Economic Development | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 1.4 | 1.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Return on investments | 0.4 | 0.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Miscellaneous revenues | 0.1 | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Individual and Community Business Development | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | n/a | n/a | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Community Investment | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | n/a | n/a | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Return on investments | n/a | n/a | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | n/a | n/a | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
Community Infrastructure | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 4.4 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 12.4 |
Return on investments | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Miscellaneous Revenues | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
Northern Governance | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Healthy Northern Communities | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Northern Land and Resources | ||||||
Return on Investments – Norman Wells Project profits | 115.8 | 125.4 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 74.2 |
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Adjustments of Prior Year's Payables at Year End | - | - | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | - |
Mining royalties | 63.6 | 112.5 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 91.4 |
Quarrying royalties | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Oil and gas royalties | 23.6 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 21.1 |
Land, building and machinery rentals | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Rights and Priveleges | - | - | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | - |
Other non-tax revenues | 28.7 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
Northern Economy | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 0.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Co-operative Relations | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 0.9 | 0.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Miscellaneous Revenues | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Urban Aboriginal Strategy | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | n/a | n/a | - | - | - | - |
Métis and Non-status Indian Organizational Capacity Development | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | n/a | n/a | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Métis Rights Management | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | n/a | n/a | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Internal Services | ||||||
Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 13.0 | 23.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 96.0 |
Miscellaneous revenues | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
Total Non-respendable Revenue | 284.9 | 241.0 | 279.2 | 279.2 | 279.2 | 333.0 |
Canadian Polar Commission | ||||||
N/A | ||||||
* Starting in the 2009-10 Estimates cycle, the resources for the Internal Services program activity are displayed separately from other program activities; they are no longer distributed among the remaining program activities, as was the case in previous Main Estimates. This has affected the comparability of revenue information by program activity between fiscal years. For this table, the 2007-08 and 2008-09 actuals have been restated (from what was published in the Departmental Performance Reports) to show Internal Services as a separate program activity to provide comparable figures versus the 2009-10 financial information. |
User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)
Fee Type: Other products and services (O)
Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act s.11(1)(a) and s. 11(1)(b)
Date Last Modified: 1992
Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The ATIA provides fuller details.
Performance Results: On-time responses provided in 90% of requests completed during fiscal year 2009–2010.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
4,500 | 9,895 | 1,548,940 | 2010-11 | 4,800 | 3,000 |
2011-12 | 5,100 | 3,500 | |||
2012-13 | 5,400 | 4,000 |
Other Information:
Please note that according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:
User Fee: Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations (NTNUMRs)
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Territorial Lands Act
Date Last Modified: See footnote below on Date Last Modified
Performance Standards: Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation: NTNUMR amendments
Performance Results: All applications processed within set time lines.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
6,600 | 4,537 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 6,600 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 6,600 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 6,600 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. The determination of a full cost estimate is not available at this time because of the complexity of the
processes. For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, further work is being undertaken to calculate these costs by studying the activity required to administer the user fees in order to better determine the full costs
Name: Prospecting Permits
Clause: (12) Permits shall be issued between January 1st and
January 31st in each year in order of the numbers assigned by the Chief under subsection (5.1) in respect of applications received during the month of December immediately preceding.
Timeline: By February 1
Fee: Schedule I
Last Reviewed: 1977
Future Reviews: Underway
Notes: There are other service standards in the existing legislation and regulation.
User Fee: Territorial Land Use
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Territorial Lands and Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
Date Last Modified: 1996 and 1998
Performance Standards: Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation. Internal procedural documents also exist that outline desired service standards.
Performance Results: All permits were issued within the regulated time frame.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
139 | 94 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 139 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 139 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 139 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. The determination of a full cost estimate is not available at this time because of the complexity of this
process, both in terms of the nature of the activity (e.g.: a Type A Land Use Permit that requires an full environmental assessment versus a Type B Land Use Permit that just requires an screening) as well as the number of groups involved e.g.: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for the processing of a Type B Land Use Permit or a full public hearing held by an Institution of Public
Government as required by legislation that involves numerous participants). For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, further work is being undertaken to calculate these costs by studying the activity required to administer the user fees in order to better determine the full costs.
Name: Class A Land Use Permit
Clause: 25. (2) Where the engineer has notified an applicant that further time is required to issue a permit pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), he shall, within 42 days after the date of receipt of the application, comply with paragraph (1)(a), (c) or (d).
(3) Where the engineer has notified an applicant that he has ordered further studies or investigations to be made pursuant to paragraph (1)(c), he shall, within 12 months after the date of receipt of the application, comply with paragraph (1)(a) or (d).
Timeline: 42 Days; 12 months
Fee: Permit Application - $150
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2017.
Name: Class B Land Use Permit
Clause: 27. The engineer shall, within 10 days after receipt of
an application for a Class B Permit made in accordance with these Regulations, (a) issue a Class B Permit subject to any terms and conditions he may include therein pursuant to subsection 31(1).
Timeline: 10 Days
Fee: Permit Application - $150
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2017.
Name: Assignment of Class A and B Land Use Permits
Clause: 44. (1) On receipt of an application in writing for approval of an assignment of a permit and of the fee set out in Schedule I, the engineer may approve the assignment in whole or in part.
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Assignment of Permit - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2017.
Name: Copies of Class A and B Land Use Permits
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Copies of Document - $1 per page
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2017.
User Fee: Territorial Lands
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Territorial Lands Act
Date Last Modified: 1996
Performance Standards: Performance standards vary depending on research, negotiations and environmental assessment decisions and are shared with clients throughout the process.
Performance Results: Performance standards vary depending on research, negotiations and environmental assessment decisions and are shared with clients throughout the process.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
2,300 |
1,142 | Note 1 | 2010-11 |
2,300 |
Note 1 |
2011-12 |
2,300 |
Note 1 | |||
2012-13 |
2,300 |
Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. The determination of a full cost estimate is not available at this time because of the
complexity of this process, both in terms of the nature of the activity (e.g.: a Type A Land Use Permit that requires an full environmental assessment versus a Type B Land Use Permit that just requires an screening) as well as the number of groups involved e.g.: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for the processing of a Type B Land Use Permit or a full public hearing held by an Institution of
Public Government as required by legislation that involves numerous participants). For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, further work is being undertaken to calculate these costs by studying the activity required to administer the user fees in order to better determine the full costs.
Name: Lease/Disposition
Clause: 4. Every application to lease or purchase territorial lands shall be made to the land agent for the area in which the land is situated and shall be accompanied by the application fee set out in the schedule
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Application for lease, purchase or other disposition - $150
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Preparation of Lease/Disposition
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit, however, the Department has
Name: Renewal of Lease/Disposition
Clause: 10. Every lease of territorial lands shall be for a term of not more than 30 years, but the Minister may grant a renewal of the lease for a further term not exceeding 30 years.
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Renewal of Lease - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Assignment of Lease/Disposition
Clause: 14. (1) A lessee who wishes to assign his lease shall pay all outstanding rent and furnish the Department with a properly executed unconditional assignment, in duplicate, of the lease together with the registration fee set out in the schedule and a certificate from the proper official of the Territorial Government, municipality or other local authority that all taxes
on the territorial lands covered by the assignment have been paid.
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Registration of assignment - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Letters of Patent
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Issue of Letters Patent - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Notification
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Copy of Document - $1.00 per page
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Copies of Survey Plans or Maps
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Copy of survey plan or map - $5.00
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
Name: Governor in Council
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Preparation of Submission to the Governor in Council - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is scheduled to take place in 2016. Changes may occur prior to the scheduled review time frame.
User Fee: Frontier Lands Registration Regulations (FLRR)
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Canada Petroleum Resource Act (CPRA)
Date Last Modified: 1988
Performance Standards: Standard requests to be processed within 10 working days. Requests that require additional research take additional time to process (requestor is advised of the delay at the time the request is made).Please refer to Schedule 15 of the (FLRR). The tariff of fees for a service set out these column is payable at the time the service is rendered. Where a fee is payable pursuant to these Regulations, it is payable to the Receiver General.
Performance Results: All standard requests were processed within the established timeline. A number of request necessitated further research which resulted in additional processing time. Please refer to Schedule 15 of the (FLRR). The fee for a service set out these column is payable at the time the service is rendered. Where a fee is payable pursuant to these Regulations, it is payable to the Receiver General.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
72 |
6 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 18 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 19 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 21 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development
Name: Registration of a transfer
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Registration of a transfer $25
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Registration of a security notice
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Registration of a security notice - $50
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Registration of an instrument other than a transfer or security notice
Clause: 5. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Registration of an instrument other than a transfer or security notice $10
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Furnishment of a certified exact copy of an abstract, an interest, or instrument
Clause: 8. (2) On request and payment of the appropriate fee prescribed by section 15 by a person, the Registrar shall furnish to the person making the request a certified exact copy of
(a) any interest or instrument registered under Part VIII of the Act; and (b) the abstract of any interest. 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Furnishment of a certified exact copy of an abstract, an interest, or instrument $10 plus $0.25 per page copied
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Provision of any photocopy, form or reproduction
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Provision of any photocopy, form or reproduction $0.25 per page
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Inspection of an interest or instrument, of the daybook, or the register
Clause: 8.(1) On request and payment of the appropriate fee prescribed by section 15, any person may, at the office of the Registrar, inspect the daybook, the register and any copies of any interest or instrument registered under Part VIII of the Act. 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and
is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Inspection of an interest or instrument, of the daybook, or the register $1 per inspection
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Issuance of an exploration licence
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Issuance of an exploration licence $250 per grid
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Continuation of an exploration agreement
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered. Schedule I – Continuation of an exploration agreement as an exploration licence where the fees to enter into an exploration agreement as prescribed by the Canada Oil and Gas Interests
Regulations have not been paid.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Continuation of an exploration agreement - $250
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Application for a significant discovery licence or a production licence
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Application for a significant discovery licence or a production licence - $10
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Extension by order, of the term of a production licence
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Extension by order, of the term of a production licence $10
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
Name: Application for a subsurface storage licence
Clause: 15. (1) The fee for a service set out in column I of an item of the schedule is the fee set out in column II of that item and is payable at the time the service is rendered.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Application for a subsurface storage licence $250
Last Reviewed: 1988
Future Reviews: 2015
Notes:
User Fee: Territorial Quarrying
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Territorial Lands Act and Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations
Date Last Modified: 2003
Performance Standards: The issuance of a quarrying permit leads to the granting of a Land Use Permit. As such, there is no time line set in regulations to process/issue/reject a quarrying permit application, however, there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Performance Results: Permits are issued once pre-conditions are met.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
0 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 0 | Note 1 | |
2011-12 | 0 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 0 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. The determination of a full cost estimate is not available at this time because of the
complexity of this process, both in terms of the nature of the activity as well as the number of groups. For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, further work is being undertaken to calculate these costs by studying the activity required to administer the user fees in order to better determine the full costs.
Name: Quarrying Lease
Clause: 6. (2) Every lease application shall be accompanied by the application fee set out in Schedule I and the rental for the first year of the lease at the rate set out in Schedule II.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Lease Application - $150
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Quarrying Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2018.
Name: Assignment of Quarrying Lease
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Assignment of Lease - $50
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Quarrying Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2018.
Name: Quarrying Permit
Clause: 12. (1) A territorial land agent, on receipt of the permit application fee set out in Schedule I and the applicable royalties payable under section 14, may issue a permit to the applicant authorizing the applicant to take the quantity of material specified in the permit from the lands described in the permit
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Permit Application $150
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Quarrying Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for 2018.
Name: Copies of Quarrying Leases and Permits
Clause: Schedule I
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Copies of documents - $1.00 per page
Last Reviewed: 1996
Future Reviews: 2011 & 2021
Notes: The review of fees will be every 10 years. This keeps the review of fees on the same schedule as our land appraisal schedule. An issue review is currently taking place for the Territorial Quarrying Regulations. Periodic changes will occur from time to time. The next review is scheduled for
2018.
User Fee: Territorial Water
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Northwest Territories Waters Act, Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act and Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
Date Last Modified: 1992, 2002 and 2003 respectively
Performance Standards: Performance standards vary depending on research, negotiations and environmental assessment decisions and are shared with clients throughout the process. The management responsibilities lie with Institutions of Public Government that are established through land claims and legislation. Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation. Also, the Institutions of Public Government have internal procedural guidance documents.
Performance Results: All permits and letter patent were issued once all pre-conditions were met.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
16 | 7 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 7 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 7 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 7 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. Given the complexity of the nature of the reviews, it is estimated that the base cost for the
management of the Institutions of Public Government responsible for water management is $350,000. Each public hearing associated to a water licence is estimated to cost between $100,000 and $300,000. The Water Regulations under the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act are currently in the process of being written. Industry and other stakeholders have not yet been extensively
consulted. Changes to the fee structure are still under consideration.
Name: Water licence application, amendment, renewal, cancellation, assignment, and land expropriation
Clause: 7. The fee payable on the submission of an application for a licence or for the amendment, renewal, cancellation or assignment of a licence or of an application under section 31 of the Act is $30.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Licence Application, Amendment, Renewal, Cancellation, or Assignment - $30
Last Reviewed: 1992
Future Reviews: 2011-2012
Notes: As stated in NWT Water Board’s guidance material - a Type B licence approval that does not require a hearing requires approximately 6-8 months - There is no estimated timeline for Type A licence approvals. In the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, a timeline is given for the Minister to approve a Type B Water Licence that required a Public Hearing or a
Type A Water Licence. The specific clauses state: 81. (2) The federal Minister shall, within thirty days after receiving a type A licence prepared by a board, notify the board whether or not the licence is approved and provide written reasons in the notification. (3) The federal Minister may extend the period of thirty days allowed by subsection (2) by not more than thirty
additional days.
Name: Water licence application, amendment, renewal, cancellation, assignment, and land expropriation
Clause: 7. The fee payable on the submission of an application for a licence or for the amendment, renewal, cancellation or assignment of a licence or of an application under section 31 of the Act is $30.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Licence Application, Amendment, Renewal, Cancellation, or Assignment - $30
Last Reviewed: 2002
Future Reviews: 2011-2012 depending on the introduction of the proposed Nunavut Water Regulations.
Notes: In the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Tribunal Act, a timeline is given for the Minister to approve a Type B Water Licence that required a Public Hearing or a Type A Water Licence. The specific clauses state: 56. (2) Within 45 days after the Minister receives a licence that has been issued, amended or renewed or a notice of cancellation of a
licence, the Minister shall make a decision on whether to approve the issuance, amendment, renewal or cancellation of the licence and, if the decision is not to approve, give written reasons for the decision.
(2.1) The Minister may extend the 45 days referred to in subsection (2) for a further consecutive forty five days, for a total of 90 days, by notifying the Board of the extension within the first 45 days.
User Fee: Territorial Coal
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Territorial Lands Act
Date Last Modified: 2003
Performance Standards: Exploration permits are issued once consultations are complete. There are internal procedural guidance documents that establish suggested timelines for each step.
Performance Results: Permits are issued upon completion of consultations.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
0 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 0 | Note 1 | |
2011-12 | 0 | Note 1 | |||
2012-13 | 0 | Note 1 |
Other Information:
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. Cost estimates are not applicable because there were no applications to review so no staff time
was devoted to the activity.
Name: Lease application
Clause: 12. (1) A person may apply for a lease by filing with the recorder an application in Form 1 of the schedule. (2) An application for a lease shall be accompanied by (a) a fee of $5; (b) a sketch of the location; and (c) the amount of the rental for the first year of the lease.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Lease Application - $5
Last Reviewed: 2003
Future Reviews: 2013 unless operational requirements require an earlier review.
Notes:
Name: Permit application
Clause: 23. (1) A person may apply for a permit by filing
with the recorder an application in Form 2 of the schedule. (2) Subject to section 24, each application for a permit shall be accompanied by, (a) a fee of $1; (b) a payment of estimated royalty on the quantity of coal to be mined under the permit; and (c) a sketch of the location.
Timeline: No regulated time limit although there are internal procedural guidance documents.
Fee: Permit Application - $1
Last Reviewed: 2003
Future Reviews:
Notes:
Name: Exploration licence application
Clause: 37. Every application for a licence shall be accompanied by
(a) a description of the land;
(b) a fee of $10; and
(c) a deposit in the amount required by subsection
39(1) to secure expenditures on exploration during the first year the licence is in force.
Timeline: No Regulated Time Limit
Fee: Exploration licence application - $10
Last Reviewed: 2003
Future Reviews: 2013 unless operational requirements require an earlier review.
Notes:
2009-10 | Planning Years | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost | |
Sub-Total (R) s. 11(1)(a) |
1,500 | 1,405 | 774,470 | 2010-11 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
2011-12 | 1,500 | 1,750 | ||||
2012-13 | 1,500 | 2,000 | ||||
Sub-Total (O) s. 11(1)(b) |
3,000 | 8,490 | 774,470 | 2010-11 | 3,300 | 1,500 |
2011-12 | 3,600 | 1,750 | ||||
2012-13 | 3,900 | 2,000 | ||||
Total | 4,500 | 9,895 | 1,548,940 | 2010-11 | 4,800 | 3,000 |
2011-12 | 5,100 | 3,500 | ||||
2012-13 | 5,400 | 4,000 |
2009-10 | Planning Years | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost | |
Sub-Total (R) | 9,127 | 5,786 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 9,046 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 9,046 | Note 1 | ||||
2012-13 | 9,046 | Note 1 | ||||
Sub-Total (O) | - | - | - | 2010-11 | 9,046 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 9,046 | Note 1 | ||||
2012-13 | 9,046 | Note 1 | ||||
Total | 9,127 | 5,786 | Note 1 | 2010-11 | 9,046 | Note 1 |
2011-12 | 9,046 | Note 1 | ||||
2012-13 | 9,046 | Note 1 |
Note 1: The fee or service triggers a series of activities related to land and resource management and the protection of the environment, all of which are controlled by the nature and scope of the resource development projects, e.g. mine development. The determination of a full cost estimate is not available at this time because of the complexity of this process, both in terms of the nature of the activity (e.g.: whether a water licence is a Type A licence requiring a public hearing versus a Type B water licence just requiring a review; a Type A Land Use Permit that requires an full environmental assessment versus a Type B Land Use Permit that just requires an screening) as well as the number of groups involved e.g.: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for the processing of a Type B Land Use Permit or a full public hearing held by an Institution of Public Government as required by legislation that involves numerous participants). For Fiscal Year 2010-2011, further work is being undertaken to calculate these costs by studying the activity required to administer the user fees in order to better determine the full costs.
External Fee | Service Standard1 | Performance Results2 | Stakeholder Consultation |
---|---|---|---|
Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the ATIA | Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The ATIA provides fuller details. |
On-time responses provided in 90% of requests completed during fiscal year 2009–2010. | The service standard is established by the ATIA and the Access to Information Regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken by the Department of Justice and the Treasury Board Secretariat for amendments done in 1986 and 1992. |
Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations (NTNUMRs) | Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation: NTNUMR amendments | All applications processed within set time lines. | The Canada Mining Regulations (CMR) name was changed to Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations in 2008. The regulations are currently in the process of modernization. The royalty sections of the NTNUMRs were amended in 1999, but the remainder of the regulations were left as they were written in 1977. The metric system is being introduced in this round of amendments, thereby changing the fee schedule to reflect the amounts required by hectares instead of acres. The mining industry and other stakeholders were consulted by various methods of consultation and no complaints about the changes were submitted. One new fee is being added to discourage nuisance protests against a claim. |
Territorial Land Use | Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation. | All permits were issued within the regulated time frame. | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Territorial Lands | Performance standards vary depending on research, negotiations and environmental assessment decisions and are shared with clients throughout the process. | All lease and letter patent were issued once all pre-conditions were met (e.g. environmental assessment decisions, lease negotiations). | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Frontier Lands Registration | Standard requests to be processed within ten working days. Requests that require additional research will take additional time to be processed (requestor to be advised of the delay at the time the request is made). | All standard requests were processed within the established timeline. A number of request necessitated further research which resulted in additional processing time. | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Territorial Quarrying | The issuance of a quarrying permit leads to the granting of a Land Use Permit. As such, there is no time line set in regulations to process/issue/reject a quarrying permit application. | Permits are issued once pre-conditions are met. | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Territorial Water | Current service standards are set in existing legislation and regulation. Each Institution of Public Government responsible for the management of water resources has some kind of internal procedural guidance document. | All permits were issued within the regulated time frame. | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Territorial Coal | Exploration permits are issued once consultations are complete. | Permits are issued upon completion of consultations. | Stakeholder consultation varies. It is done through regional communications strategies and various outreach activities as well as industry specific fora. |
Other Information: Although application fees are stable from one fiscal year to another, as requesters become more familiar with the ATIA, they learn to specify their requests enough to avoid paying search and photocopy fees. |
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners - The Government
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoing
Description: This program aims to promote good governance, effective institutions and co-operative relationships for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
Strategic Outcome: The Government
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Governance and Institutions of Government | ||||||
Grants | 277.7 | 288.2 | 395.6 | 322.0 | 321.6 | 74.1 |
Contributions | 322.9 | 322.7 | 232.8 | 320.2 | 318.8 | -86.0 |
Sub-Total | 600.7 | 610.9 | 628.4 | 642.2 | 640.4 | -12.0 |
Co-operative Relationships | ||||||
Grants | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 69.6 | 87.4 | 85.0 | 92.4 | 91.2 | -6.2 |
Sub-Total | 75.3 | 87.4 | 85.0 | 92.4 | 91.2 | -6.2 |
Claims Settlements (Note 1) | ||||||
Grants | 1,320.7 | 406.3 | 549.6 | 645.3 | 336.8 | 212.8 |
Contributions | 1.4 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
Sub-Total | 1,322.1 | 410.2 | 555.6 | 650.0 | 340.8 | 214.8 |
Total | ||||||
Grants | 1,604.1 | 694.5 | 945.2 | 967.3 | 658.3 | 286.9 |
Contributions | 394.0 | 414.0 | 323.8 | 417.2 | 414.1 | -90.3 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 1,998.1 | 1,108.5 | 1,269.0 | 1,384.5 | 1,072.4 | 196.6 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.
Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation of Indian Government Support Programs was completed in September 2009. An evaluation of the Intervention Policy is scheduled to be completed July 2010. An evaluation of the implementation of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act is scheduled to be completed March 2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners - The People
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoin
Description: This program aims to strengthen individual and family well-being for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
Strategic Outcome: The People
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managing Individual Affairs | ||||||
Grants | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -0.8 |
Contributions | 6.2 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
Sub-Total | 7.6 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
Education | ||||||
Grants | 35.8 | 35.0 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 35.9 | 1.8 |
Contributions | 1,576.1 | 1,611.9 | 1,652.3 | 1,678.0 | 1,678.0 | -25.7 |
Sub-Total | 1,611.9 | 1,646.9 | 1,690.0 | 1,715.7 | 1,713.9 | -23.9 |
Social Development | ||||||
Grants | 8.8 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 1.3 |
Contributions | 1,413.0 | 1,471.5 | 1,443.3 | 1,539.5 | 1,539.5 | -96.2 |
Sub-Total | 1,421.8 | 1,479.1 | 1,453.3 | 1,549.5 | 1,548.2 | -95.0 |
Total | ||||||
Grants | 46.0 | 44.4 | 49.1 | 49.9 | 46.8 | 2.3 |
Contributions | 2,995.3 | 3,091.2 | 3,105.1 | 3,225.8 | 3,225.6 | -120.5 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 3,041.4 | 3,135.6 | 3,154.2 | 3,275.7 | 3,272.4 | -118.2 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The OCG is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.Evaluation completed or planned: Formative evaluations of elementary and secondary education and of post-secondary education were completed February 2010, with summative evaluations under way.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners - The Land
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoing
Description: This program is designed to promote the sustainable use of lands and resources by First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
Strategic Outcome: The Land
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | ||||||
Grants | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Contributions | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
Sub-Total | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Responsible Federal Stewardship | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 53.9 | 72.6 | 47.2 | 99.6 | 91.2 | -44.0 |
Sub-Total | 53.9 | 72.6 | 47.2 | 99.6 | 91.2 | -44.0 |
First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 9.7 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 2.0 |
Sub-Total | 9.7 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 2.0 |
Total | ||||||
Grants | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Contributions | 65.7 | 85.2 | 61.3 | 113.2 | 104.8 | -43.5 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 66.6 | 86.4 | 66.3 | 114.4 | 105.8 | -39.4 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The OCG is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation of the Land and Estates program is scheduled to be completed September 2010.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners - The Economy
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoing
Description: This program provides payments to First Nations, Inuit and Northerners to reduce the economic gap that exists between these groups and the general population in Canada.
Strategic Outcome: The Economy
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economic and Employment Opportunities for Aboriginal People | ||||||
Grants | - | 34..0 | ||||
Contributions | 0.2 | 2.0 | ||||
Sub-Total | 0.2 | 36.0 | ||||
Economic Development | ||||||
Grants | - | - | ||||
Contributions | 127.1 | 135.9 | ||||
Sub-Total | 127.1 | 135.9 | ||||
Individual and Community Business Development | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | ||
Contributions | 37.3 | 50.5 | 49.4 | 12.2 | ||
Sub-Total | 37.3 | 50.5 | 49.4 | - | ||
Community Investment | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | ||
Contributions | 159.0 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.1 | ||
Sub-Total | 159.0 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.1 | ||
Community Infrastructure | ||||||
Grants | 91.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 75.1 | 75.0 | -74.9 |
Contributions | 1,032.2 | 1,057.9 | 1,295.6 | 1,185.2 | 1,182.1 | 113.5 |
Sub-Total | 1,123.5 | 1,057.9 | 1,295.7 | 1,260.3 | 1,257.1 | 38.6 |
Total | ||||||
Grants | 91.2 | 34.0 | 0.1 | 75.1 | 75.0 | -74.9 |
Contributions | 1,159.5 | 1,195.9 | 1,491.8 | 1,315.5 | 1,311.4 | 180.4 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 1,250.7 | 1,229.9 | 1,492.0 | 1,390.6 | 1,386.4 | 105.5 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The OCG is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation of transfer payments for the Individual and Community Business Development program activity to be completed April 2009.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for Métis, Non-Status Indians, and urban Aboriginal people - Office of the Federal Interlocutor
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoing
Description: : This program promotes collaborative engagement among government and stakeholders that contributes to improved socio-economic conditions for Métis, Non-Status Indians and urban Aboriginal people.
Strategic Outcome: Office of the Federal Interlocutor
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Co-operative Relations | ||||||
Grants | - | - | ||||
Contributions | 27.1 | 30.3 | ||||
Sub-Total | 27.1 | 30.3 | ||||
Urban Aboriginal Strategy | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | ||
Contributions | 9.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | -2.7 | ||
Sub-Total | 9.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | -2.7 | ||
Métis and non-status Indian Organizational Capacity Development | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | ||
Contributions | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.2 | -0.2 | ||
Sub-Total | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.2 | -0.2 | ||
Métis Rights Management | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | ||
Contributions | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1.7 | ||
Sub-Total | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1.7 | ||
Total | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 27.1 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 31.4 | -1.2 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 27.1 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 31.4 | -1.2 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The OCG is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.
Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation of transfer payments for the Urban Aboriginal Strategy is scheduled to be completed November 2010.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners - The North
Start date: N/A
End date: Ongoing
Description: This program aims to ensure that the people of the North are self-reliant, healthy, skilled and live in prosperous communities.
Strategic Outcome: The North
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Governance | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 1.3 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | -1.0 |
Sub-Total | 1.3 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | -1.0 |
Healthy Northern Communities | ||||||
Grants | 45.5 | 46.4 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.3 | - |
Contributions | 6.7 | 10.5 | 40.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 30.8 |
Sub-Total | 52.2 | 56.9 | 87.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 30.8 |
Northern Land and Resources | ||||||
Grants | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | - |
Contributions | 28.6 | 22.4 | 27.0 | 70.9 | 68.3 | -41.2 |
Sub-Total | 29.6 | 23.6 | 28.2 | 72.0 | 69.4 | -41.2 |
Northern Economy | ||||||
Grants | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Contributions | 20.3 | 21.9 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 16.1 |
Sub-Total | 20.3 | 21.9 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 16.1 |
Total | ||||||
Grants | 46.6 | 47.6 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | - |
Contributions | 56.9 | 58.6 | 96.1 | 93.9 | 91.4 | 4.7 |
Total Transfer Payment Program | 103.5 | 106.2 | 144.6 | 142.4 | 139.8 | 4.7 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.
Audit completed or planned: A horizontal audit of grants and contributions is in progress to provide assurance with respect to the adequacy of controls related to either the implementation of the new Policy on Transfer Payments; smaller programs/funding authorities; or the Alternative Funding Arrangement Authority.
The OCG is planning an audit in 2010–2011 to provide assurance that, among other things: 1) departments have in place effective and efficient governance and control processes for the delivery of grant and contribution programs; and 2) programs are administered with due diligence and transparency in accordance with the approved terms and conditions.Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation of transfer payments for Northern Governance being launched, and is scheduled to be completed March 2011.
Grand Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grants | 1,788.8 | 821.8 | 1,047.9 | 1,142.0 | 829.6 | 218.3 |
Contributions | 4,698.5 | 4,875.0 | 5,108.3 | 5,198.0 | 5,178.6 | -70.3 |
Sub-Total | 6,487.3 | 5,696.8 | 6,156.3 | 6,340.1 | 6,008.2 | 81.1 |
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Name of Lead Department(s): INAC, Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians (OFI)
Lead Department Program Activity: Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2007
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $68.5 million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) was developed in 1997 to respond to the needs of Aboriginal people living in urban centres. Through the UAS, the Government of Canada partners with various governments, community organizations and Aboriginal people to support projects that address local priorities. In 2007, the Government of Canada renewed the UAS by investing $68.5 million over five years to help meet the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres.
Today, the UAS improves co-ordination within federal departments and agencies to maximize the Government of Canada’s investments. The UAS also helps the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians ensure all federal government policies, priorities and expenditures to do with Aboriginal people in key urban centres advance federal objectives, respond effectively to local challenges and opportunities, and result in the integrated delivery of federal, provincial, municipal, Aboriginal and private-sector programs and policy objectives.
DIAND/Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians uses either the Multi-year Comprehensive Funding Arrangement (MCFA) or the Comprehensive Funding Arrangement (CFA) to transfer annual funding to eligible recipients for program delivery under the UAS. Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians may also use a multi-year CFA, which respects provisions in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments as well as the terms and conditions for the Renewal and Enhancement of the UAS Contribution Program. All components of the UAS program are eligible under the UAS Contribution funding authorities.
Shared Outcome(s): The aim of the renewed and enhanced UAS program is to promote the self-reliance of — and increase life choices for — Aboriginal people in urban centres. In fact, the UAS program objective directly supports the implementation of Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians’s strategic outcome: Socio-economic conditions of Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal people.
Specifically, the UAS program objectives are to:
To accomplish these UAS program objectives, UAS projects will focus investments strategically in three project priority areas:
Governance Structure(s): All UAS-designated communities have established Community Committees which partner with the private sector and all levels of government to accelerate planning, funding decisions and responses to urban Aboriginal issues. Each Community Committee is composed of a cross section of the Aboriginal community to ensure decisions reflect broad community concerns and priorities.
The UAS takes a community-based approach to the management and delivery of its projects, and uses either a Community Entity Model or a Shared Delivery Model, depending on the initiative. Under both models, project proposals are distributed to federal departments for review. Departments that determine a project to be consistent with their mandate may choose to either: (1) flow funding to DIAND or another lead department through the UAS horizontal terms and conditions, which require a Memorandum of Understanding and an Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement, or (2) negotiate a separate agreement and fund the delivery organization directly.
To maximize federal investments, the UAS horizontal terms and conditions allow for federal co-ordination of Aboriginal programs within signatory departments, as well as programs of general application. This practice has been recognized as a model for federal horizontality, and has led to greater program alignment with provincial and municipal programming. In addition, the National Caucus, an advisory group comprised of representatives from each of the Community Committees, shares national perspectives with the UAS.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians | Urban Aboriginal Strategy | $13,567,000 | $2,515,813 [*] | UAS projects will strategically focus investments in three priority areas (improving life-skills, promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families). | OFI, HRSDC, Service Canada, Canadian Heritage, Health Canada, Public Safety Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Correctional Service Canada and INAC partnered on 34 separate projects in the areas of life skills; job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families. | |
The total federal funding allocation for each federal department over the UAS initiative will vary year over year for the five year authority based on the amount of funding available in the department and the priorities and projects identified by the community. | ||||||
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) | Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy, (AHRDS) | $137,072 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS and AHRDS will complete three joint projects that will result in the following benefits: In Vancouver, 24 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training and the same individuals moving on to specialized employment or further training. One employment development service created. Report to detail the level of local Aboriginal involvement in the project. In Prince George, 30 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and receiving job/skills development training. |
The UAS and AHRDS completed four joint projects that resulted in the following benefits in Prince George:
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Homelessness Partnership Initiative | $1,109,677 |
Partner spending: $401,427 |
The UAS and Homelessness Partnering Strategy will complete eight joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 50 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects. Summary will detail the benefits and outcomes to the Aboriginal women participants in project. In Winnipeg, 10 Aboriginal individuals moving from homelessness to affordable housing, and three local government partnerships sustained and/or developed with the goal of improving the delivery of programs and services. 104 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects and seven Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. UAS funding will enable one life skill services program to add an Aboriginal element, with five Aboriginal individuals participating in parent/child reunification. 75 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services. 12 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training and two sustainable partnerships created/maintained between urban Aboriginal community organizations. 40 Aboriginal individuals in program and services offered to urban Aboriginal particularly women and children. 9,360 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and through participating in a risk reduction project.[1] |
The UAS and Homelessness Partnership Initiative completed four joint projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program | $328,691 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and Skills Employment Program will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 12 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services, resulting in employment. 12 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and 10 Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | ||
Aboriginal Affairs Directorate | $15,000 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and HRSDC’s Aboriginal Affairs Directorate will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: A conference in which 250 Aboriginal individuals will participate in targeted wellness projects. An International Indigenous Forum hosted by the Pacific Business and Law Institute will examine current initiatives that are working to promote indigenous culture and traditions around the world.[2] |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | ||
Health Canada | Headstart Program | $36,278 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and Headstart Program will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 100 Aboriginal individuals moving from homelessness to affordable housing and 300 Aboriginal individuals participating in targeted wellness projects. |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | |
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) | $30,000 |
Partner spending:
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The UAS and FNIHB will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: Support for the 9th Annual Indigenous Women in Leadership Training Conference, in which 250 Aboriginal individuals will participate in targeted wellness projects. |
FNIHB completed two joint projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Canadian Heritage | Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Centres Program | $338,943 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS and Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Program will complete seven joint projects that will result in the following benefits: In Calgary, 3000 individuals |
The UAS and Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Centres program completed five projects that resulted in the following benefits:
The UAS and the Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Centres program completed six projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Canadian Heritage | New partnership, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner spending: |
No expected results because the projects were not planned |
The UAS and Canadian Heritage completed three projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Service Canada |
Youth Awareness Program | $76,763 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] |
The UAS and the Youth Awareness Program will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 42 Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | |
Canada Summer Jobs Student Employment Experience |
$22,672 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS and Service Canada will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 200 Aboriginal individuals participating in a risk reduction project. A best practices report will flow from this project. |
The UAS and Service Canada completed one joint project that resulted in the following benefits:
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New Horizons for Seniors | New partnership, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner spending: |
No expected results because the partnership was not planned |
The UAS and the New Horizons for Seniors Program completed one joint project that resulted in the following benefits:
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Youth Employment Strategy-Skills link | New projects, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner spending: |
No expected results because the projects were not planned |
The UAS and the Youth Employment Strategy completed three joint projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Service Canada | New projects, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner spending: |
No expected results because the projects were not planned |
The UAS and a Service Canada program completed one joint project that resulted in the following benefits:
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Status of Women |
Women’s Program | $50, 000 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and Status of Women will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 200 Aboriginal individuals participating in a risk reduction project. A best practices report will flow from this project. |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | |
Public Safety Canada | National Crime Prevention Strategy | $733,136 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS and National Crime Prevention Center will complete three joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 48 Aboriginal students retained within school as a result of the program and participating in risk reduction projects. 60 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects and receiving skill development and cultural reclamation programming, education, counselling, support and advocacy. 10 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and employment development services participating in a cultural program and receiving job/skills development training. |
The UAS and National Crime Prevention Strategy completed two joint projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Research | $50,000 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities | The UAS and Public Safety Research program will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An Urban Aboriginal Study to better understand and effectively document the experiences, aspirations and identities of urban Aboriginal individuals.[3] |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | ||
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Pandemic Preparedness Division (previously called HIV/AIDS Program) |
$143,771 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS, and Public Health Agency of Canada HIV/AIDS will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 9,360 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and through participating in a risk reduction project.[4] |
The UAS and Public Health Agency of Canada completed one joint project that resulted in the following benefits:
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Correctional Service Canada | Policy Unit | $100,000 |
Partner spending: |
The UAS and Corrections Canada Policy Unit will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 12 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training. |
The UAS and Correctional Service Canada completed two joint projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED) | Western Diversification Program | New projects, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner spending: $276,669 |
No expected results because the projects were not planned |
The UAS and WED completed Phase 3 of a joint four-year project that will be completed by summer 2011. This project resulted in the following benefits so far:
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Research | $50,000 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Aboriginal Research Branch will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An Urban Aboriginal Study to better understand and effectively document the experiences, aspirations and identities of urban Aboriginal individuals.[5] |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | |
Justice Canada | Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio | $20,000 | Opportunity did not materialize; funding was used to fund other opportunities [***] | The UAS and Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An International Indigenous Forum hosted by the Pacific Business and Law Institute will examine current initiatives that are working to promote indigenous culture and traditions around the world.[6] |
Opportunity did not materialize; results achieved through other partnerships. | |
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | INAC | New projects, no planned amount provided in RPP |
Partner funding (Additional INAC):$2,396,604 |
No expected results because the partnership was not planned |
The UAS and INAC completed three projects that resulted in the following benefits:
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Total | $16,809,003 |
$ 8,290,353 [*] |
Comments on Variances:
Background:
The UAS is an opportunity-driven strategy — rather than funding planned projects — designed to obtain other federal, provincial, municipal and private funding in its three priority areas: life skills; job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families. The main aim of the UAS is to increase horizontality among federal departments,
align programming with provincial and municipal governments, and bring in other funding partners to increase the impact of government programming in urban Aboriginal communities.
* In 2009–2010, the UAS was allocated $13,567,000 for its entire 2009–2010 budget. The UAS spent $2,515,813 on 34 horizontal projects that it undertook with other federal departments that contributed an additional $5,774,540 to the projects. The remaining amount of UAS funding was used for other projects that had non-federal funding partners, such as provincial and municipal governments, and other non-federal partners that were not included in this table.
** For reasons provided above (i.e., funding is opportunity-driven rather than being planned, specific expenditures), variances reflect the identification and uptake of opportunities that were not planned but were funded through the prudent reallocation of resources from projects identified in the RPP that did not prove viable.
*** Although certain projects identified in the RPP did not materialize, other opportunities were pursued and other results were achieved in the three priority areas of life skills; job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting women, children and families.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
The UAS has proven effective in coaxing both monetary and in-kind contributions from a variety of funding partners. In the 34 UAS projects that had other federal funding partners in 2009–2010, the UAS also obtained additional contributions from provincial and municipal government partners, the private sector and Aboriginal organizations amounting to $8,282,112.
Contact information:
Allan MacDonald
Director General
Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
66 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4
Telephone: 613-992-8186
Name of Horizontal Initiative: First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan
Name of Lead Department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Community Infrastructure
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $735,639,806 for the two years. Of this amount $202,500,000 in each of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 are funded from existing reference levels. New funds of $165,318,143 in 2008-2009 and $165,321,663 in 2009-2010 including employee benefits plans and Public Works and Government Services Canada accommodation requirements are sourced from the Fiscal Framework, as confirmed in Budget 2008.
The program was extended for an additional two years, with funding confirmed as part of Budget 2010. This will provide an additional $845,547,800 in investments into water and wastewater infrastructure over the two additional years.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): ): The prime objective of the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is to support First Nations communities on reserve in bringing their drinking water and wastewater services to a level and quality of service comparable to those enjoyed by other Canadians living in communities of similar size and location. There are five key activity areas in the FNWWAP: Infrastructure investments; Operations and maintenance; Training; Monitoring and awareness; and Standards.
To meet the objectives of the FNWWAP, several program enhancements have been introduced, including a national assessment of existing water and wastewater facilities, consultations on a new federal legislative framework for safe drinking water, increased training through Circuit Rider training program, modifying existing policies related to small water and septic systems and agreements for water/wastewater services, investment in a National Wastewater Program and waterborne illness procedures.
The FNWWAP was implemented as part of government commitments in the 2007 Speech from the Throne, Budget 2008, and Budget 2010 to support First Nations’ access to safe drinking water.
The FNWWAP supports INAC’s strategic outcome for “The Economy”: Increased participation of Aboriginal people and Northerners in the Economy. The FNWWAP also supports Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services strategic outcome of better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians.
More information is available at these Web sites:
Shared Outcome(s): The FNWWAP works towards the achievement of four outcomes:
Governance Structure(s): The First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is a successor to the joint First Nations Water Management Strategy (2003-2008) and the INAC Plan of Action for Drinking Water (2006-2008). An MOU has been in place between INAC and HC since 2005 regarding data sharing related to drinking water. INAC shares information on the proposed water and wastewater infrastructure investments, the annual inspections of water and wastewater treatment plants, and information on action related to Drinking Water Advisories. Conversely, HC shares information such as drinking water sample results that do not meet the Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines and reasons for having recommended Drinking Water Advisories. At the working level, the Strategic Water Management on Reserve Committee which includes representatives from HC, INAC, Environment Canada (EC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), provides a forum for discussion to share information and coordinate joint action, and to provide leadership in an integrated and coordinated manner to ensure safe drinking water for First Nations communities and implementing FNWWAP. Although this is not a formal decision-making body, it does provide a good venue to promote dialogue and the sharing of information.
Directors General and ADMs from HC and INAC meet regularly to exchange and coordinate action on all relevant issues related to the FNWWAP.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Community Infrastructure | Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program | $ 671.0 | $ 335.3 | $ 310.7 | Percentage of First Nation communities with acceptable water and wastewater facility risk ratings (i.e., not high risk): 85% of systems will be either low or medium risk |
The percentage of low- or medium-risk drinking water systems has decreased from 93.8% to 93.7% (729 out of 778) in 2009–2010. The percentage of low- or medium-risk wastewater systems has decreased from 87.7% to 87.5% (427 out of 488) in 2009–2010. |
Health Canada | First Nations and Inuit Health | Drinking Water Safety Program — FNWWAP funding | $54.6 | $27.3 | $ 21.3 | Number of First Nations communities south of 60° with increased or maintained capacity to monitor their drinking water quality as per the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and reduce health risks associated with drinking water quality and supply |
(A1) In 2009–
2010, in all regions, 683 out of 720 community sites had access to a community-based water monitor, which represents a 14% increase from last fiscal year. (A2) For community sites across the regions that would like to have access to a portable lab, 99% of them have access to one. (A3.1) In all regions, 40 out of 41 EHO positions were staffed. (A3.2) In 2010 in all regions excluding Saskatchewan, 53% of piped drinking water distribution systems with five or more connections were monitored weekly for bacteriological parameters, which represent a 13% increase from last fiscal year.* (A3.3) In 2010 in all regions excluding Saskatchewan, a total of 112,027 water samples were taken and analyzed in First Nation communities, which represents a 10% increase from last fiscal year.* |
Drinking Water Safety Program — A-Based funding | $10.0 | $5.0 | $5.0 |
(B1) Implementation of early warning database.
(B2) Investigate waterborne diseases and waterborne outbreaks
(B3) Review of water and wastewater project proposals
(B4) Development of a national wastewater program
(B5) Development of public awareness and educational materials
(B6) Development of a recruitment and retention strategy for Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) |
(B1) All seven regions have a water database in place to monitor sample results. (B2) There were no instances where gastrointestinal illness was identified as a possible waterborne disease outbreak. (B3) HC headquarters reviewed 26 water, wastewater and solid waste project proposals from a public health perspective. Moreover, 18 water and wastewater reviews were completed at the regional level. (B4) The National Framework for the Environmental Public Health Program in First Nation Communities South of 60° was developedand implemented. This document contains a chapter that outlines the objectives, roles, responsibilities, activities and reporting requirements of HC ’s First Nations Environmental Public Health Program with regard to wastewater. (B5) HC has developed and distributed materials to explain how to prevent contamination of individual wells for, present success stories about drinking water and environmental health issues (in an annual newsletter), and engage First Nation students in developing artwork, short stories and poems on the importance of safe drinking water. (B6) Recruitment and retention strategies are ongoing. These include the implementation of an EHO exchange initiative incollaboration with the U.S. Indian Health Service. * Note that for results A3.2 and A3.3, data collection in Saskatchewan region was delayed; once data collection is complete, results will be updated accordingly. |
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Total | $735.6 | $367.6 | $337 |
Comments on Variances: : INAC reprofiled $5.2 million from 2009–2010 to 2010–2011 for the National Assessment of Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities, which will continue beyond 2009 until November 2010. In addition, $197.5 million of INAC’s portion of the FNWWAP program is supplied by internal resources from the Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program. These funds are used to address all infrastructure priorities in First Nation communities. Other health and safety priorities resulted in INAC spending approximately $19.4 million less in 2009–2010 than originally planned on water and wastewater infrastructure.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Sébastien Labelle
Director, Policy
Indian and Northern Affairs
Policy Directorate, Community Infrastructure Branch
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec Canada
K1A 0H4
Telephone: (819) 994-6466
Fax: (819) 953-3321
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy (LICHS)
Name of Lead Department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada — Lead; Health Canada; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Lead Department Program Activity: Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy, with INAC as the lead Department responsible for required evaluation reports (2005, 2009), Memorandum to Cabinet and Treasury Board Submissions under the Strategy.
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 2001
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 2010
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Cabinet approved the LICHS in June 2001 and provided $81 million over three years including: $59 million for INAC; $20 million for Health Canada and $2 million for Solicitor General. The initial LICHS ended March 2004, but was extended for one-year; INAC received a further $15 million to provide basic programs and services; and Health Canada received $5.5 million to continue the work already begun under the LICHS. Cabinet approved a new 5-year strategy for INAC and Health Canada (HC) partners in December 2004. Budget 2005, provided funds of $102.5 M for fiscal years 2005–2006 to 2009–2010 for the continuation of the LICHS.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The LICHS was developed by INAC, HC and former Solicitor General in response to the 2000 gas-sniffing crisis facing the Labrador Innu to help resolve the serious health, social and safety issues in the communities of Davis Inlet and Sheshatshiu. While notable progress has been achieved, many serious issues remain. To address these issues, INAC and HC sought Cabinet approval and funding for the continuation of the LICHS. The proposed approach responded positively to the priorities in the October 2004 Speech from the Throne for addressing the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.
Shared Outcome(s): The partners, in consultation with the Innu, developed the following 5-year vision with respect to the continuation of the LICHS. This vision is for the federal government, the Province and the Innu to work in partnership to: advance Innu community healing; build increased Innu capacity for the management and delivery of some government programs; conclude a land claim Agreement-in-Principle; address issues arising from sexual, physical and emotional abuse; achieve improvements in health, education, family and social well-being, economic development, community development, public safety and First Nation governance; and, manage the LICHS in an integrated and effective fashion.
Governance Structure(s): The Main Table is chaired by the Chief Federal Negotiator, Labrador Innu file. Membership includes representatives of the Labrador Innu leadership, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and federal partners to the LICHS.
The tripartite sub-committees’ role includes: reserve creation, education, new school at Sheshatshiu, income support, child youth and family services, economic development, health, and evaluation.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Community Infrastructure | Sheshatshiu school design | $0.1 | $0.0 | $0.0 | New school to open September 2009 | The school opened in September 2009 |
Education | Education | $14.8 | $6.8 | $7.2 | Creation of Innu School; Board and Devolution of education programming to Board | The board was established and education was devolved to the board in September 2009 | |
Social Development | Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) | $27.9 | $9.1 | $8.0 | Negotiate CYFS tripartite Agreement based on enhanced prevention | An agreement was negotiated, but it was not based on an enhanced prevention model. Discussions on enhanced prevention are still ongoing, existing models are being reviewed and service mapping of existing provincial programming is being undertaken. | |
Social Development | Income Support | $6.1 | $1.5 | $0.75 | Negotiate devolution Income Support to Innu communities | Community coordinators in place needs assessments being completed | |
Community Infrastructure | Electrification — Natuashish | $6.0 | $3.6 | $4.0 | Electrification for community of Natuashish | An agreement was negotiated with the province for provision of hydro to the community. | |
Community Infrastructure | Airport Agreement — Natuashish | $0.5 | $0.1 | $0.14 | Cost shared with Province of Newfoundland to operate airport at Natuashish | An agreement was negotiated with the province to service and maintain air strip. | |
Community Infrastructure | Facilities O&M Capacity Building | $3.6 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
Facilities Manager to run operations of buildings |
This activity is ongoing. | |
Community Infrastructure | Housing Capacity Building | $0.6 | $0.0 | $0.0 | N/A | ||
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | LTS Capacity Building | $1.4 | $0.12 | $0.12 | Training, capacity building | This activity is ongoing. | |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | Reserve Creation | $0.2 | $0.0 | $0.0 | Reserve Creation Completed | ||
Governance and Institutions of Government | Devolution Planning and Transition | $0.75 | $0.15 | $0.16 |
Tripartite committees on the devolution of CYFS and Education to hold meetings |
Main Table activities are ongoing, with a Federal Special Representative (FSR) in place. The FSR will continue in 2010–2011 for a transitional year. Work on funding equivalency was completed. | |
Education | New Paths (Outpost) | $1.0 | $0.2 | $0.2 | The Innu to travel into the country as an educational community activity and to live in their traditional ways. Innu see this as essential component of healing | Funds were provided in 2009–2010 to help the Innu to travel into the country as an educational community activity and to live in their traditional ways. Innu see this as essential component of healing. | |
Education | Strategies for Learning | $ 2.2 | $ 0.5 | $0.5 | JTA to act as a resource for the Innu Education Board. Innu Director Education hired to oversee the Critical Path toward devolution and the ongoing implementation of the 61 Philpott Recommendations | With the devolution of education, this initiative was completed in 2009–2010. | |
Governance and Institutions of Government | Planning and Consultation | $ 0.5 | $ 0.1 | $0.1 | N/A | ||
Social Development | Safe houses | $ 1.4 | $ 0.4 | $0.4 | Operate Youth Safe house in Sheshatshiu and dual purpose safehouse in Natuashish 24 hrs, 7 days per week | A youth safe house was operated in Sheshatshiu and a dual-purpose safe house was operated in Natuashish 24 hours a day, seven days per week. This activity is ongoing. | |
Health Canada | Addictions/ Mental Health | $ 33.6 | $ 3.1 | $3.1 | Treatment programs continue through the Family Treatment program (in Sheshatshiu) and Healing Lodge (in Natuashish) | Treatment programs were offered through the Family Treatment Program (Sheshatshiu) and at the Healing Lodge (Natuashish). | |
Maternal/ Child Health | $ 8.3 | $ 1.1 | $0.8 | Health promotion programs continue through the Family Resource Center (in Sheshatchiu) and Wellness Center (in Natuashish) | Health promotion programs were offered through the Family Resource Centre in Sheshatshiu, and the Wellness Centre, Healing Lodge and safe house in Natuashish. | ||
Community Health Planning | $ 4.1 | $ 0.5 | $0.4 | Program evaluation information will inform future health programming in both communities | Community health planning and program evaluation activities were undertaken in both communities. Recommendations continue to be implemented and are informing next steps. | ||
Management and Support | $ 7.0 | $ 0.8 | $0.7 |
Ongoing activities by Labrador Health Secretariat staff to support capacity development and program delivery by community staff as they move towards self management of effective health programs and services Improved coordination of health services being achieved through tri-partite projects on integration and adaptation of health services at community and health authority levels |
Ongoing activities by Labrador Health Secretariat staff have supported capacity development for program delivery by community staff as they move toward self-management of effective health programs and services. Integration of programs and services was improved through federal–provincial–Innu initiatives with the local health authority. |
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Safe houses | $0.95 | $0.0 | $0.0 | Construction completed | ||
Total | $121.0 | $28.52 | $27.02 |
Comments on Variances: Not applicable
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): ): Increased collaboration among the parties has emerged.
Contact information:
Cassandra Lang, Director, SSJD
Social Policy and Programs Branch
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington Street
(255 Albert Street, 5th Floor)
Gatineau (QC)
K1A OH4
613-995-9103
Name of Horizontal Initiative: International Polar Year
Name of Lead Department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Organization
Lead Department Program Activity: Healthy Northern Communities
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1st 2007
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31st 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $150 million over five years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): In order to support Canada’s participation in International Polar Year (IPY), the Government of Canada has invested $150 million over five years. This funding is being used to carry out an innovative and multidisciplinary Arctic science program. The Government of Canada Program for IPY is led by INAC in conjunction with eight lead federal departments and agencies: Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Health, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (on behalf of Industry), Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Canada’s significant involvement and investment in the International Polar Year 2007–2009 contributes to the government’s stewardship of Canada’s Northern Region. The Government of Canada IPY Program is working with Canadian scientists and northern communities in developing and conducting activities such as research, training and capacity building.
Key areas of the Government of Canada Program for IPY include:
The distribution of funds among federal departments and agencies is according to their involvement in the various aspects of the program, including the science and research program, support for logistics, communications and outreach, training, and capacity building. Funding is being provided to support Northern IPY Coordinators who act as points of contact on IPY matters for northern communities and researchers. The Northern IPY Coordinators maintain a regional network to support all aspects of Canada’s IPY Program in four locations across the North. The federal departments and agencies participating in IPY are undertaking research projects, delivering support for logistics and emergency preparedness as well as contributing to projects for training, communications and outreach.
Shared Outcome(s):
Governance Structure(s):
The Government of Canada Program for IPY works in conjunction with the Canadian IPY National Committee and the Canadian IPY Secretariat who link to the International Joint Committee for IPY and IPY committees from other participating countries.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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INAC | Healthy Northern Communities | Government of Canada Program for IPY | $59,694,657 | $16,896,000 | $8,380,860 |
Achieved infrastructure improvements to northern research facilities and search and rescue organizations. Increase of Northerners involvement in Arctic Science activities. |
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Health Canada | Sustainable environmental Health | $158,234 | $15,009 | $15,009 | (Amount not significant enough to determine results) | A report on diet choice and health in the North in the communities of Cape Dorset, Iqaluit and Kimmirut was completed. | |
Environment Canada (EC) |
Biodiversity is conserved and protected Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences decision-making Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions |
$11,169,875 | $3,712,053 | $3,022,471 |
Projects funded will enhance and reinforce circumpolar cooperation, strengthening partnerships and environmental protection. Improved weather and environmental forecasting capabilities for Polar regions. |
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Oceanography and Climate Aquatic Ecosystem Science | $31,542,477 | $1,970,093 | $2,629,993 |
Improved knowledge about the effects of and adaptability of Arctic aquatic ecosystems and key resource species to Climate Change. Increased knowledge of the circum-Canadian ocean system, from physical to biological domains, and identification of key zones and boundaries to assist supporting historic comparisons and future research and monitoring. |
All objectives were met. | |
Natural Resources Canada | Adapting to a Climate and Hazard Risk Management | $3,063,000 | $532,770 | $698,111 | The impact of climate change on Canada’s landmass and coastal areas is assessed, and strategies are developed to adapt to these changes. |
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Ecosystem Risk Management | Knowledge of Canada's forest ecosystems informs and influences decision making. | Research projects were conducted that will improve the understanding of the potential impacts of climate change and associated disturbances on forest stand productivity, carbon storage and accumulation rates, and carbon sink and source relationships in forest and peatland ecosystems along the Mackenzie Valley. | |||||
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | $31,290,669 | $5,213,952 | $6,328,208 | Projects contribute to enhancing knowledge of polar regions environment and identifying mechanism to adapt to these changes. | All objectives were met. | ||
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Strategic Priority Research | $9,747,988 | $1,403,376 | $1,443,608 | Building and sustaining healthy resilient northern communities Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity |
Research projects were funded that will help identify ways that Northerners’ health is being affected by climate and cultural change, and will inform adaptation and health promotion strategies for people living in northern communities. | |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) | Food Safety and Nutrition Risks | $414,500 | $11,250 | $11,250 | Arctic community-based laboratory capacity is developed through training and lab support for two meat-borne parasites of public health concern |
CFIA’s contributions to IPY included:
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Parks Canada Agency | Conserve Heritage Resources | $1,350,000 | $385,000 | $370,127.91 | Complete terrestrial ecosystem inventory of Wapusk National Park Complete freshwater hierarchical study - Sirmilik National Park Conduct outreach and communication of IPY activities. |
All objectives were met; in addition, tundra and freshwater ecological integrity monitoring methodologies were developed and freshwater inventories in Wapusk National Park were completed. | |
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) | $617,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | General knowledge that will support informed decision making addressing health disparities among indigenous populations of the North. | PHAC established the human papillomavirus (HPV) type prevalence rate in NWT. The HPV prevalence rate in NWT was found to be 30% higher than that in the source population (other Canadian provinces). Analysis of the type prevalence data revealed that the HPV vaccine may help reduce more than 50% of HPV infections in the NWT. It also showed that in the NWT a person with HPV has a 35 times increased risk of developing cervical dysplasia than a person without HPV. | ||
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | $156,400 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | ||
Canadian Museum of Civilization | Collect and Research | $795,200 | $91,800 | $297,412 | Increase knowledge on the interactions between Inuit, their Tuniit (Dorset culture) predecessors, and early Europeans. | Evidence gathered from southern Baffin Island continues to increase understanding of the medieval European presence in the area, and possible continuity in contact between Indigenous peoples and Europeans through much of the past millennium. | |
Total | $150,000,000 | $30,326,303 | $23,292,050 |
Comments on Variances: N/A
INAC: The difference between Planned Spending and Actual Spending is the result of a transfer of $2,432,242 to other government departments through the Supplementary Estimates, with the remaining balance reprofiled through the Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU) account.
EC: The difference between Planned Spending and Actual Spending can be accounted for through a series of allocations reprofiled from prior years, as well as additional funding from the Supplementary Estimates. There was lapse of $690,000 as fiscal 2010–2011 initiatives had not been finalized within the time permitted to reprofile for future spending.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: The difference between Planned Spending and Actual Spending is the result of a transfer of $659,900 from INAC for IPY Logistics and IPY Communications and Outreach projects.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research: The difference between Planned Spending and Actual Spending is the result of a transfer of $40,232 from INAC through the ARLU account.
Canadian Museum of Civilization: The difference between Planned Spending and Actual Spending is the result of a transfer of $202,000 to the Banks Island Archaeology Project, which was planned for 2008–2009 but delayed until 2009–2010.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Robert Fortin
Director
International Polar Year Federal Program Office
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington Street, Room 745
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H4
Tel: 819-997-0879
Fax: 819-934-0584
Robert.Fortin@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement — Health Supports component
Name of Lead Department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector
Lead Department Program Activity: Managing Individual Affairs
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: September, 2003
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $112,353,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The IRS Resolution Health Support Program component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) ensures that eligible former students, and their families, have access to an appropriate level of health support services so that they may safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuses. Main program components include: Emotional support services provided by Resolution Health Support Workers (RHSWs); Cultural support services provided by Elders; Professional Counseling; and assistance with the cost of transportation to access counseling, Elder, and/or Traditional Healer services.
Shared Outcome(s): Healing for former IRS students and their families as they go through the IRSSA process.
Governance Structure(s): INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector is responsible for the overall IRSSA model and is working in partnership with Health Canada to coordinate and provide services for former Indian Residential School students. Various program components of the Resolution Health Support Program will be delivered separately by Health Canada and INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector.
INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector responsibilities relating to the Resolution Health Support Program include:
Health Canada provides cultural, paraprofessional and professional support for individuals, families and communities, as well as assistance with the cost of transportation, throughout all phases of the Settlement Agreement including the Common Experience Payments (CEPs), the Independent Assessment Process (IAP), the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and Commemorative events.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada | Community Programs Directorate | Resolution Health Support Program | $136.948 | $22.451 |
$38.731 |
Provision of support at IAP, Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events; increase in the number of Elders available to provide Cultural Support; and increase in the number of RHSWs available to provide Emotional Support. |
Under this initiative, FNIBH:
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Total | $112.038M | $22.451M | $38.731M |
Comments on Variances:
Actual Spending was higher than Planned Spending as $24.5 million of new funding became available late in the fiscal year to address an increased number of CEP applicants, increased rate and complexity of IAP hearings, and the commencement of the Truth and Reconciliation events.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Patrick N. Mackenzie
Policy Analyst, Policy and Reconciliation
Resolution & Individual Affairs Sector
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
90 SPARKS STREET
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4
Tel 613 947-9227
Patrick.Mackenzie@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Has the department incorporated environmental performance considerations in its procurement decision-making processes?
In progress |
Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
Results achieved:
INAC’s progress on the initiatives identified above during the 2009–2010 fiscal year was slow due to the demands of competing priorities, and a focus on necessary improvements to core materiel management practices. Environmental performance considerations have been integrated into the department’s updated policies for fleet and materiel management (for vehicle acquisition and the disposal of electronic waste, respectively). Work remains to be done on updating departmental procurement policies and establishing green procurement targets.
Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:
As per section 8 of the Policy on Green Procurement, INAC is not responsible to contribute to or facilitate the government-wide implementation of Green Procurement. INAC is integrating best practices and resources developed by other government departments into its implementation of green procurement.
Has the department established green procurement targets?
No | INAC has yet to establish department-wide green procurement targets. |
Summary of green procurement targets:
Not applicable
Results achieved:
Not applicable
Response to Parliamentary Committees |
Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
Chapter 6 — Land Management and Environmental Protection on Reserves (November 2009) In addition, the report found that INAC has done little to monitor and enforce compliance with existing regulations. For example, while regulations under the Indian Act require a permit issued by INAC to operate a landfill site or burn waste on reserve lands, the department has issued few permits and is not equipped to conduct inspections, monitor compliance and enforce the regulations. Consequently, garbage is often not confined to licensed landfill sites and there is no monitoring of the impacts on drinking water sources and air quality. Off reserves, provincial and municipal regulations and enforcement help to prevent such situations. Finally, the report mentioned that although INAC has developed legislative and program options to support First Nations who wish to assume partial or full control of land management on their reserves, most First Nation lands are still managed by the department under the Indian Act. First Nations’ access to alternative land management regimes established by INAC do not meet the demand. Consequently, INAC is unable to keep its commitment to transfer greater control of land management to First Nations who are ready to take on these responsibilities. Furthermore, for First Nations under either of the alternative land management regimes, the department provides insufficient training in comparison with the land management responsibilities being transferred. The report mentions that officials at both INAC and Environment Canada cited a lack of funding as a key reason for not meeting some of their commitments. As a result of the findings in the report, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) provided five recommendations to the department. INAC accepted all recommendations and has since completed an action plan that was approved at the department’s May14 Audit Committee meeting. Chapter 4—Sustaining Development in the Northwest Territories (April 2010) The report, tabled in the House of Commons in spring 2010, stated that the Government of Canada (represented by INAC), the Government of the NWT, and Aboriginal groups have finalized land claim agreements in the Inuvialuit, Gwich’in, Sahtu and Tlicho regions of the NWT. INAC has made progress toward finalizing the four comprehensive land claim settlements and 10 self-government agreements still being negotiated in the NWT. However, significant delays in the department’s provision of some agreed-on funding has hindered First Nations’ participation in the self-government negotiations process. In addition, the report found that INAC has improved its support to co-management boards since 2005 and has supported the development of land use plans in these regions. However, key components of the environmental regulatory system are missing in regions where land claims have not been settled and where regional co-management boards have not yet been established. In many cases, there is no clear requirement for land use plans or a mechanism for community involvement in decision making. Consequently, decisions on development applications take longer than in regions with settled land claims. The report also found that INAC and Environment Canada have not met their responsibilities to monitor the cumulative impact of development and of various pollutants on the fragile environment in the NWT, whether or not a settled land claim is in place. The conclusion is that co-management boards are missing environmental information that could be used in making decisions on development proposals. Finally, the report found that INAC’s programs to support economic development in the NWT by funding community projects and activities lack a strategic focus and they do not have specific objectives against which progress can be measured and results tracked. The government recently transferred economic development programs in the NWT from INAC to the new Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Five of the eight recommendations resulting from these findings were directed toward the department. The department has agreed to the recommendations and is developing an action plan to present to the Audit Committee. |
External Audits |
N/A |
Name of Internal Audit | Audit Type | Status | Completion Date |
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2007-2008 | |||
Office of the Federal Interlocutor | Internal Management, Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2008 |
Audit of Compliance Monitoring | Internal Management | Cancelled | N/A |
Regional Headquarters Audits | Internal Management | Cancelled | N/A |
Horizontal Departmental Audit of Training and Development | Internal Management | Cancelled | N/A |
Preliminary Survey of Internal and External Communications | Internal Management | Cancelled | N/A |
Child and Family Services | Follow-Up | Cancelled Due to OAG Audit | N/A |
2008-2009 | |||
Audit of Documentation and Records Management | Internal Management | Cancelled | N/A |
Registration and Membership — Secure Certificate of Indian Status TRA | Program Development | Completed | April 2008 |
Audit of Northern Air Stage Funding Subsidy - Food Mail Program | Internal Management | Completed | June 2008 |
Audit of IT Security | Internal Management | Completed | September 2008 |
Community Economic Development Funding | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2008 |
Capital Facilities and Maintenance | Transfer Payment | Completed | December 2008 |
Audit of Self-Government, including Comprehensive Claims – Preliminary Survey | Transfer Payment | Completed | December 2008 |
Post-Secondary Education | Transfer Payment | Completed | January 2009 |
Human Resources Planning and Resourcing - Audit of Non Advertised, Casual and Acting Appointments | Internal Management | Completed | February 2009 |
Grants and Contributions - Departmental Controls - Quality Assurance and Intervention Policy - Audit of the Quality Management Program and the Application of the Intervention Program | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
Audit of Revenues, Loans, and Accounts Receivable Department and Flow-Through Funding (Three Auditable Units) - Preliminary Survey of Revenue Management | Internal Management | Completed | March, 2009 |
2009-2010 | |||
Systems Under Development Audit CIS-IRS (New) | IT Audit | Completed | April 2009 |
Audit of Elementary and Secondary Schools | Transfer Payment | Completed | May 2009 |
Audit of Strategic Policy and Planning (Preliminary Survey) | Internal Management | Completed | May 2009 |
Capacity Development | Transfer Payment | Completed | June 2009 |
Review of SCIS – MAC , SCIS Manual processes and System Interface (New) | Review | Completed | August 2009 |
Audit of Occupational Health and Safety (New) | Compliance Audit | Completed | September, 2009 |
Aboriginal Business Canada – Preliminary Survey | Follow-Up | Completed | September 2009 |
Horizontal Departmental Audit of Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting - Audit of Expenditure Management Monitoring | Internal Management | Completed | September 2009 |
Audit of Band Support Funding | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2009 |
Contingent Liabilities, Environmental Liabilities – Audit of Liabilities | Internal Management | Completed | December, 2009 |
Audit of Non-Proposal Driven Economic Development | Transfer Payment | Completed | December 2009 |
Preliminary Survey of the Reporting Burden (New) | Preliminary Survey | Completed | December, 2009 |
2010-2011 | |||
Legal Services and Litigation Management Audits – Preliminary Survey | Internal Management | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Audit of System Under Development or Application in Place – Indian Registry System (IRS) | Internal Management | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Audit of Family Violence and other Social Services – Preliminary Survey | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Audit of SCIS – System Security (New) | IT Audit | In Progress | 2010-2011 |
Audit of Organizational Design and Classification | Internal Management | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Grants and Contributions — Departmental Controls, Horizontal Departmental Audit (Scope TBD) | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Audit of the Implementation of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) (New) | Program audit | In Progress | May 2010 |
Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Policy, Planning and Management Audit (Scope TBD) – Audit of Information Management (CIDM Focus) | IT Audit | In Progress | May 2010 |
Audit of Trust Accounts (New) | Internal Management | In Progress | May 2010 |
Audit of Security Program (New) | Internal Management | In Progress | May, 2010 |
Post-Implementation Audit of First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payment System | IT Audit | In Progress | September 2010 |
Audit of PeopleSoft | Internal Management | In Progress | September 2010 |
Audit of Payroll (New) | IT Audit | In Progress | September, 2010 |
Audit of Housing (New) * | Program Audit | In Progress | September 2010 |
Audit of IM/IT Expenditures and Management Control Framework (New) | IT Audit | In Progress | September, 2010 |
Audit of Infrastructure (New) * | Program Audit | In Progress | December 2010 |
2011-2012 | |||
Audit of Specific Claims | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Audit of Procurement/Contracting | Internal Management | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Audit of Travel and Hospitality | Internal Management | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Audit of Income Assistance | Program Audit | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Audit of Communications (Scope TBD) | Internal Management | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Natural Resources and Environmental Management | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Audit of Emergency | Internal Management | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Regional Headquarters | Management Practice Review | In Progress | Various |
Note: Internal Audit Projects indicated as "new" were not published in the corresponding 2009-10 Report on Plans and Priorities table. They have been added to the table as they progressed or were completed during the current reporting period. CEAP Audit projects, identified by an * in the table above, were also added to the table as they are in the 2009-2012 Risk-based Audit Plan. |
Name of Evaluation | Program Type | Status | Completion Date |
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FY 2007-08 | |||
Office of the Federal Interlocutor | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2008 |
FY 2008-09 | |||
1996 Housing Policy | Policy | Completed | April 2008 |
Gender-based Analysis | Policy | Completed | June 2008 |
Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development and Governance | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2008 |
Contaminated Sites | Transfer Payment/Policy | Completed | December 2008 |
Funding Instrument and Accountabilities Study | Internal Management | Completed | January 2009 |
Health Care and Counselling and Healthy Communities (Funding Study) | Transfer Payment | Completed | January 2009 |
Advocacy and Public Information Program | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
Comprehensive Land Claims: Impacts | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
Income Assistance, National Child-benefit Reinvestment and Assisted Living | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
Representative Organizations and Consultation and Policy Development | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
SchoolNet Program | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
Test-case Funding | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2009 |
**FY 2009-10** | |||
Community Economic/ Aboriginal Business Development | Transfer Payment | Completed | April 2009 |
Healthy Foods to Northern Communities (Food Mail) | Internal Management | Completed | April 2009 |
Reserve Land and Environment Management Program (RLEMP) (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | June 2009 |
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (PCH-led) | N/A | Completed | September 2009 |
Indian Government Support | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2009 |
Treaty Related Measures (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2009 |
Departmental performance monitoring/results reporting review | Internal Management | Annual | September 2009 |
Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement Evaluability Assessment (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | September 2009 |
Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy | Transfer Payment | Completed | December 2009 |
Aboriginal Healing Foundation | Transfer Payment | Completed | December 2009 |
Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities (Implementation) – Adaptation (new) | N/A | Completed | December 2009 |
Capital Facilities and Maintenance (Long-term Capital Planning) | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
First Nations Infrastructure Fund | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
Elementary and Secondary Education (Formative) | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
Post-secondary Education (Formative) | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
Emergency-Management Assistance | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
Treaty Commissions (Saskatchewan and Manitoba) | Transfer Payment | Completed | February 2010 |
FY 2010-11 | |||
Registration and Administration (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | May 2010 |
Infrastructure Fund: First Nations (Infrastructure Canada-led) | Transfer Payment | Completed | May 2010 |
First Nations Oil and Gas Moneys Management Act (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | June 2010 |
Inuit Counselling in the South (new) | Transfer Payment | Completed | June 2010 |
Intervention Policy | Policy | In Progress | September 2010 |
Alberta Child and Family Services Model (Formative) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | September 2010 |
EcoEnergy for Aboriginal and Northern Communities | Transfer Payment | In Progress | September 2010 |
Lands and Estates Management (new) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | September 2010 |
On-reserve Housing | Transfer Payment | In progress | November 2010 |
Inuit Relations Secretariat (new) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | November 2010 |
Inuit Art Foundation (new) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | November 2010 |
Urban Aboriginal Strategy | Transfer Payment | In Progress | November 2010 |
Self-government Agreements | Transfer Payment | In progress | February 2011 |
Child and Family Services – renamed ‘Strategic Evaluation of the Implementation of the Enhanced Prevention Focused Approach for the First Nations Child and Family Services Program | Transfer Payment | In Progress | February 2011 |
Specific Claims Tribunal Action Plan (formative) – renamed: Specific Claims Action Plan (formative) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | February 2011 |
FY 2011-12 | |||
International Polar Year (program-led evaluation) : renamed Northern Science (Horizontal) | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2011-2012 |
Family-violence Prevention | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2010-2011 |
Elementary and Secondary Education (Summative) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | December 2011 |
Post-secondary Education (Summative) | Transfer Payment | In Progress | December 2011 |
Other | |||
National Centre for First Nations Governance (Independent of INAC) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comprehensive Land Claims: Negotiations and Implementation (rolled into Self-Government evaluation | Transfer Payments | Cancelled | N/A |
Regional delivery/functional guidance study | Internal Management | Postponed | N/A |
Sustainable Development Strategy (new) | Internal Management | Postponed | N/A |
Note: Evaluations indicated as "new" were not published in the corresponding 2009-10 Report on Plans and Priorities table. They have been added to the table as they progressed or were completed during the current reporting period. |