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Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 3, 2003
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $290.0M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program was initially an $85M initiative beginning in 2003 to 2009 and expanded in 2007 – 2012 with an additional $105M. Budget 2009 announced an additional $100M will be invested over three years in the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program. The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership is targeted at
developing the skills of Canada's Aboriginal workforce, promoting maximum employment for Aboriginal people on major economic developments across the country and providing lasting benefits for Aboriginal communities, families and individuals.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program is an opportunity driven initiative that is implemented through formalized partnerships between the private sector and Aboriginal communities (and others such as the provincial governments and training institutions). The partnerships are responsible for jointly developing and managing comprehensive, multi-year skills development plans that will ensure long-term highly skilled sustainable employment as a result of the projects. The comprehensive Aboriginal training-to-employment plan covers a broad continuum ranging from basic skills, literacy and academic upgrading, through job-specific training and apprenticeships to retention counselling and other on-the-job supports. The plan must have a commitment from the employers to provide at least 50 long-term (sustainable) jobs for Aboriginal people. The partnership must also make a significant financial contribution to the training plan and must develop a governance model that will manage and oversee the project.
For more information, please visit: http://www8.hrsdc.gc.ca
Shared outcome(s):
Long term sustainable employment for Aboriginal people on major economic developments.
Governance structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Skills and Employment | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | $292.0 M | $47.3 |
Aboriginal clients served : 7,500
Interventions completed : 6,500 Clients returned to employment following an ASEP intervention: 3,000 |
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | See Department's Report on Plans and Priorities for Expected Results. | |||
Western Economic Diversification | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | ||||
Natural Resources Canada | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | ||||
Total | $292.0 M | $47.3M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Not Applicable
Contact information:
Keith Conn
Director General
Aboriginal Affairs Directorate
(819) 997-8551
keith.conn@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 18, 1999
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Youth Employment Strategy supports Canadian youth as they move into the world of work. The Strategy plays a role in developing Canada's workforce by providing young Canadians with access to programs and services to help them gain the skills, knowledge, career information and work experience they need to find and maintain employment and make a successful transition into the
labour force.
The Youth Employment Strategy is designed to respond to labour market challenges facing youth, aged 15 to 30. The Strategy has three program streams: Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Skills Link provides youth-at-risk with opportunities to develop skills they need to find work or return to school. Career Focus helps post-secondary graduates find work in their area of specialization. Summer Work Experience helps secondary and post-secondary graduates acquire career-related skills and financing for their education through summer jobs.
The Government of Canada's support to young Canadians is a shared responsibility and a partnership effort among many departments and organizations. Human Resources and Skills Development, along with 11 other federal government departments, work cooperatively with other levels of government, Aboriginal organizations, educational institutions, and private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary sector organizations to deliver Youth Employment Strategy initiatives.
For more information, please visit: http://www.youth.gc.ca.
Shared outcome(s):
The shared outcomes of partners for the common key results are:
Governance structure(s):
The Youth Employment Strategy has in place an umbrella Results-based Management and Accountability Framework that represents a commitment among the eleven participating federal departments to undertake ongoing collection of common performance management data to ensure effective overall performance management of the program.
Oversight of the Youth Employment Strategy horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative committee structure. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for facilitating coordination among the departments and agencies funding Youth Employment Strategy activities. As lead of this horizontal initiative, HRSDC chairs and is responsible for the coordination and management of Youth Employment Strategy Interdepartmental Operations Committee and the Youth Employment Strategy Evaluation Sub-Committee. HRSDC is ultimately accountable for attaining the expected results for Youth Employment Strategy and has the ultimate decision making authority for issues related to the overall policy, design and implementation of Youth Employment Strategy.
Youth Employment Strategy initiatives are delivered nationally, regionally and locally using a variety of funding instruments, such as contribution agreements and some direct delivery methods. Transfer payments are provided primarily by participating departments through contribution agreements and service delivery agreements in support of participants’ remuneration and overhead costs.
Youth Protocols for joint planning mechanisms have been signed with Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (with Service Canada) | Skills and Employment | Career Focus | Ongoing | $13.0M |
Projected Range of Results
Clients Served: Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: |
Skills Link | Ongoing | $136.6M |
Service Canada Projected Range of Results Clients Served: Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: |
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Summer Work Experience (Canada Summer Jobs) | Ongoing | $111.6M |
Clients Served: 30,000 – 35,000 Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: Funds Leveraged: |
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Agriculture and Agri-food Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $1.1M | ||
Canadian International Development Agency | Career Focus | Ongoing | $6.4M | ||
Canadian Heritage | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.9M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | |||
Environment Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $3.3M | ||
Industry Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $9.8M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $7.4M | |||
National Research Council | Career Focus | Ongoing | $5.4M | ||
Natural Resources Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.6M | ||
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Skills Link | Ongoing | $1.0M | ||
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Skills Link | Ongoing | $18.6M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | |||
Parks Canada | Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $2.0M | ||
Total Career Focus | $40.5M | ||||
Total Skills Link | $156.2M | ||||
Total Summer Work Experience | $138,8M | ||||
Total Youth Employment Strategy | $335.4M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Not Applicable
Contact information:
John Atherton, Director General
Active Employment Measures
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-6916
john.atherton@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 13, 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program enables Canadian employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to meet immediate skills and labour needs when Canadians are not available. The Program is jointly managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (with Service Canada). Employers can recruit workers into any legal profession and from any source country, subject to employers and workers meeting specified criteria. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program includes program streams such as the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the Live-in-Caregiver Program, the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training, and the Arranged Employment Opinion program.
In the province of Quebec, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is administered through a partnership with the Government of Quebec.
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is funded from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/index.shtml
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Skills and Employment and Internal Services program activities | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $32.6M |
Program enhancements, including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures, and more responsive and efficient processes
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Temporary Resident Program | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $33.2M |
Program enhancements, including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures:
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Total | Ongoing | $65.8M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information:
Andrew Kenyon, Director General
Temporary Foreign Workers
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-1021
andrew.kenyon@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
NOTE: The June 2007 start date represents the latest authorities for the Temporary Foreign Worker program. The above planned spending figures are for Citizenship and Immigration Canada and HRSDC only. Figures exclude planned spending for other government departments such as DFAIT and PWSGC and therefore do not represent the full Government of Canada costs for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Learning
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: September, 1964
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The purpose of the Canada Student Loans Program is to promote accessibility to post-secondary education for individuals with demonstrated financial need by lowering financial barriers through the provision of loans and grants and to ensure Canadians have an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills to participate in and contribute to a skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour
force and efficient labour market.
Information for the public on saving, planning and paying for post-secondary studies and specific information for Canada Student Loans Program clients (including information on learning opportunity selection, financial planning, and how to apply for, maintain and repay student loans) can be accessed at: www.canlearn.ca.
Shared outcome(s):
Maintain the Government’s commitment to accessible post-secondary education by:
Governance structure(s):
The Government of Canada has entered into Integration Agreements with four provinces (Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador) in order to create a “one-student-one-loan” service approach. These four integrated provinces accounted for over 60 percent of the Canada Student Loans Program borrowers.
The administration of the current Program is the product of a co-operative effort between Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, participating provinces and the Yukon Territory, a Service Provider, financial institutions and Public Works and Government Services Canada. These agents are responsible for conducting one or more activities during the loan lifecycle. Program documents and communications tools are typically prepared with the input and approval of both federal and participating provincial and territorial governments. Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not participate in the Canada Student Loans Program. These jurisdictions receive an alternative payment to assist in the cost of delivering a similar student financial assistance program.
Effective management of the Program and of relations with third-party agents is the primary responsibility of the Canada Student Loans Program. Program activities include, for example, defining the operational and financial processes for the delivery of the program by the service providers and client relations for escalated cases and comptrollership.
The application and needs assessment for the Program is delivered by provincial student assistance offices, which also administer provincial aid. The participating provinces and the Yukon Territory:
While the Canada Student Loans Program provides the guidance and direction on how the Program is to be delivered, the Service Provider assumes responsibility for managing the loans once the loan agreement is signed and submitted for processing. Responsibilities of the Service Provider include:
Public Works and Government Services Canada is responsible for disbursing loans to the borrowers and to Educational Institutions, for any funds directed to pay for tuition.
Canada Revenue Agency Non-Tax Collection Services is the agent responsible for debt collection. Delinquent guaranteed and risk-shared loans become debts to the Crown when the Government of Canada buys back the debt from financial institutions. Delinquent direct financed loans are returned to government after the Service Provider has attempted collection of a set period of time and the borrower has either not made payments on their loan or is unwilling to repay. These activities may also be conducted by private collection agencies under contract to Canada Revenue Agency. These private collection agencies must abide by Canada Revenue Agency collection guidelines when carrying out the recovery of Crown debts.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Learning | Canada Student Loans Program |
$613.9M
Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act: |
$1005.5M
Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act: $1.8B |
Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from loans and non-repayable in study interest subsidies received (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009) through the Canada Student Loans Program: 455,000a Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from the Canada Student Grant Program (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009): 245,000b |
Public Works and Government Services Canada | Receiver General Services | ||||
Canada Revenue Agency | Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance | ||||
Total $ | 613.9M | 1005.5M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Barbara Glover, Director General
Canada Student Loans Directorate
200 Montcalm Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0J9
(819) 997-1094
barbara.glover@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
a Please note that the number is estimated as loans are awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need.
b Please note that the number is estimated as grants are awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need.
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Income Security
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 1998
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Statutory
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
Through the National Child Benefit Initiative, the Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments1 to provide income support, as well as benefits and services, for low-income families with children. The initiative also includes a First Nations component.
Shared outcome(s):
The National Child Benefit initiative has three goals:
Annual National Child Benefit Progress Reports include information on the level of spending by all jurisdictions. There is a data collection process to which all participating jurisdictions contribute in order to present comparable information on National Child Benefit initiatives. The data submitted by each jurisdiction is reviewed jointly to ensure consistency in reporting. To obtain the most recent Progress Report or for further information, please visit the federal, provincial and territorial National Child Benefit website: www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.
Federal Spending:The Government of Canada contributes to the National Child Benefit initiative through a supplement to its Canada Child Tax Benefit. In addition to the base benefit of the Canada Child Tax Benefit, which is targeted to both low- and middle-income families, the National Child Benefit Supplement provides extra income support to low-income families with children. Federal spending on the Canada Child Tax Benefit is tracked by the Canada Revenue Agency, which is responsible for the delivery of the National Child Benefit Supplement.
The federal government provided $3.5B through the National Child Benefit Supplement in 2007-2008. By 2008-2009, total annual federal support delivered through the Canada Child Tax Benefit system, including the National Child Benefit Supplement, is projected to reach $9.4B, including a projected $3.6B through the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Provincial and territorial and First Nations Spending:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006, reports that in 2005-2006, provinces, territories, and First Nations spent $873.9M in programs and services in key areas such as child/day care initiatives, child benefits and earned income supplements, early childhood services and children-at-risk services, supplementary health benefits, and youth initiatives. This includes First Nations reinvestments in programs and services which are estimated to be $58.0M in 2005-2006.
Indicators and Impacts:The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006 includes an analysis of both societal level indicators, which measure areas such as low income and labour force attachment and do not infer that any changes are the result of the initiative, and direct outcome indicators, which measure only those changes that are directly attributed to the National Child Benefit initiative.
With respect to societal level indicators, the report shows that the proportion of families with children living in low income has declined significantly since the mid-1900s, decreasing from 17.6 percent in 1996 to 11.6 percent in 2004, based on Statistics Canada's post-tax low-income cut-offs. During this period, the number of children living in low income decreased from 1,304,000 in 1996 to 877,300 in 2004, a decrease of approximately 426,700 children.
Further, the report estimates that in 2004, as a direct result of the National Child Benefit initiative :
In addition, in June 2005, federal, provincial and territorial governments released a synthesis report of a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the National Child Benefit initiative (1988-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001). The evaluation compiled evidence from a number of studies and showed that the National Child Benefit initiative is meeting its goals. In addition, a process to launch further evaluation has begun.
For a complete discussion of indicators, please see Chapters 5 and 6 of the National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006. For a discussion of evaluation results, please see the Evaluation of the National Child Benefit Initiative: Synthesis Report. These reports are available free of charge on the National Child Benefit website, at: www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.
Governance structure(s):
The National Child Benefit initiative Governance and Accountability Framework outlines the key characteristics of the federal, provincial and territorial partnership: cooperation, openness, flexibility, evolution and accountability. As a co-operative effort among governments, the National Child Benefit initiative combines the strengths of a national program with the flexibility of provincial and territorial initiatives designed to meet the specific needs and conditions within each jurisdiction.
With respect to accountability, under the Governance and Accountability Framework, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services have committed to sharing data on reinvestment initiatives and reviewing results and outcomes achieved in order to identify best practices. Federal, provincial and territorial governments have also agreed to report annually to the public with a primary focus on performance of the initiative. To date, six annual progress reports have been published, as well as a synthesis report on a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the initiative.
The Federal Role:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, the Government of Canada provides additional income support to low-income families with children via the National Child Benefit Supplement component of the Canada Child Tax Benefit. Canada Revenue Agency delivers these benefits to families.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for policy development with respect to the National Child Benefit initiative, and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development represents the Government of Canada in this federal/provincial/territorial initiative.
The Canada Child Tax Benefit (including the National Child Benefit Supplement) is a tax measure, and is administered by Canada Revenue Agency. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada have roles in reinvestments and investments.
The Provincial and Territorial Role:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The initiative is designed so that provinces, territories and First Nations have the flexibility to develop and deliver programs and services that best meet the needs and priorities of their communities. As part of this flexibility, provinces and territories may adjust social assistance or child benefit payments by the full or partial amount of the National Child Benefit Supplement. This approach has resulted in families on social assistance being no worse off in terms of their level of benefits, while providing additional funds for new or enhanced provincial and territorial programs benefiting low-income families with children.
It is important to note that, as the National Child Benefit initiative has matured, the majority of provinces and territories no longer recover increases to the National Child Benefit Supplement. This means that the vast majority of children living in low-income families, including those on social assistance, are currently receiving some or all of the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Under the National Reinvestment Framework, provincial and territorial governments, along with First Nations, have committed to re-allocating available social assistance funds into benefits and services for children in low-income families that further the goals of the initiative. Jurisdictions have focused reinvestments primarily in five key areas:
The federal government is responsible for ensuring programs for First Nations children on reserve are comparable to those available to other Canadian children. Under the National Child Benefit, First Nations have the flexibility to reinvest savings from adjustments to social assistance into programs and services tailored to meet the needs and priorities of individual communities. Some 500 First Nations participate in the National Child Benefit and implement their own programs.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Canada Revenue Agency2 | Administers the National Child Benefit Supplement and delivers income benefits directly to low income families | a. National Child Benefit Supplement | Ongoing | $3.68B (projected) | Continued progress on the goals of the National Child Benefit initiative, as described in the “Shared Outcomes”, above. |
Total $ | N/A | $3.68B |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Shawn Tupper, Director General
Social Policy Directorate
Strategic Policy and Research Branch
HRSDC
(613) 957-9865
1 Le gouvernement du Québec a déclaré qu’il entérine les principes généraux de la Prestation nationale pour enfants mais a décidé de ne pas participer à l’initiative parce qu’il veut être maître du soutien du revenu pour les enfants au Québec; toutefois, il a adopté une démarche semblable à la Prestation nationale pour enfants. Dans le présent texte, les renvois aux positions conjointes fédérales-provinciales-territoriales n’incluent pas le Québec.
2Tandis que Ressources humaines et Développement des compétences Canada est responsable de l’élaboration de politiques relatives à la Prestation nationale pour enfants, la Prestation fiscale canadienne pour enfants (y compris le supplément de la Prestation nationale pour enfants) est une mesure fiscale et est administrée par l’Agence du revenu du Canada. De plus, Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada et Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada prennent part aux investissements et aux réinvestissements
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2009
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $269.6M over two years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy makes strategic investments in community priorities and includes a planning process that encourages cooperation between governments, agencies and community-based organizations to find local solutions for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is designed to provide supports to 61 designated communities and some small, rural and Aboriginal communities to develop community-based measures that assist homeless individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency, thereby contributing to society and the economy. Although the responsibility for homelessness programs falls under Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, most Homelessness Partnering Strategy program components are delivered by regional staff, now part of Service Canada.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy:
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy accomplishes its objectives through a class contribution and class grant program.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has three initiatives:
For more information, please visit the Homelessness Partnering Strategy website: www.homelessness.gc.ca
Shared outcome(s): Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities.
Governance structure(s):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy community-based program is delivered via two models:
In Quebec, unlike other provinces and territories, the Homelessness Partnering Strategy stream known as the Homelessness Partnership Initiatives delivered under a formal Canada-Quebec agreement, in collaboration with the province of Quebec.
The community entity model and the shared delivery model deliver the components of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, specifically the Homelessness Partnership Initiative. In addition, regions are actively involved in setting the agenda of the Homelessness Accountability Network and the delivery of the Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy recognizes that the prevention and reduction of homelessness requires collaboration among all levels of government, particularly the federal and provincial/territorial governments. Provinces and territories are being invited to enter into bilateral agreements with the federal government to support community efforts to address homelessness. The Canada-Quebec agreement serves as a model that will be adapted for other jurisdictions. Partnering agreements will offer provinces and territories the opportunity to participate in community planning and priority-setting at the outset. Agreements will support the alignment of federal, provincial and territorial investments to enhance linkages between social services and housing as well as to address the operational sustainability of community projects. This partnering approach will ensure that all of the necessary tools and supports are in place for homeless people to secure housing and supports that effectively meet their needs and for those at-risk of homelessness to attain housing stability.
Enhanced collaboration with other federal departments whose policies and programs are linked to homelessness is also essential. Horizontal pilot projects will be developed to facilitate a more coordinated approach to homelessness at the federal level, in recognition that homelessness interacts with an array of factors that relate to other federal program and policy areas, including: housing affordability; mental/physical health; labour market vulnerabilities; skills, education and literacy levels; community and personal safety; barriers facing newcomers; discharged offenders; Aboriginal issues; and others. The key objectives of horizontal pilot projects are to: address common risk factors associated with homelessness and other policy areas; prevent homelessness by addressing its root causes; and reduce the negative outcomes on other policy areas caused by homelessness. These pilot projects test approaches on homelessness, and their results are expected to inform future policy development.
Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative (SFRPHI) provides surplus federal property to community organizations, the not-for-profit sector, and other levels of government for projects to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The SFRPHI is a Homelessness Partnering Strategy program co-managed by Public Works and Government Services Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, with advice and support from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | Homelessness Partnership Initiative | 219.2M | 109.6M |
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Federal Horizontal Project | 5.2M | 2.6M |
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Homelessness Accountability Network (HAN) | 3.7M | 1.85M | Increased knowledge (e.g., best practices, research findings) exchanged among community service providers, researchers, and all levels of government working on issues of homelessness. | ||
Urban Aboriginal Strategy / Homelessness Partnership Initiative | 35.5M | 17.75M | Better coordination and complementarity among Government of Canada policies and programs to address Aboriginal homelessness and other related issues. | ||
PWGSC | Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative | Funding administered by PWGSC $6.0M | Funding administered by PWGSC $3.0M | Enhanced capacity of communities to provide facilities to homeless individuals and families. | |
Total $ | $269.6M | $134.8M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Jane Weldon, Director General
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat
Place du Portage, Phase II
165 Hotel-de-Ville St.
Gatineau QC
(819) 997-5464
jane.weldon@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $13,050,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overarching objectives of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative are to raise awareness of elder abuse throughout society, particularly among seniors, their families, and key professional groups, and to ensure the availability of appropriate elder abuse-related information, resources and tools.
To address this, new federal elder abuse activities will be coordinated interdepartmentally and will involve the cooperation and collaboration of the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the leadership of HRSDC.
The centrepiece of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative will be a public awareness campaign using various media. Generic information and resource materials for frontline workers (public health, medical, legal, police, and financial professionals, etc.) will be developed to provide key professional groups with the information necessary to identify cases of elder abuse, access the appropriate resources, and take measures to provide assistance to victims.
Shared outcome(s):
To help seniors and others recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and to provide information on what support is available.
Governance structure(s):
The Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (SPPS) within HRSDC is the focal point for Government of Canada activities related to seniors.
The Elder Abuse Task Force within the Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat is leading a working group of officials from partner departments/agencies to coordinate the implementation of Government of Canada initiatives to raise awareness and to develop and disseminate tools and supports for frontline workers. Partner departments/agencies retain responsibility for planning, programming, and budgeting their own resources to implement their activities.
The working group has developed a performance measurement framework, including a logic model, to identify the relationships between departmental/agency activities, outputs, and outcomes, and a suite of performance indicators to measure progress against outputs/outcomes. The working group will coordinate reporting and monitor performance and results over the course of the initiative.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors will provide senior-level oversight and direction for the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative. The Committee will provide a forum to update federal departments on the progress and achievements of the initiative and to identify opportunities to align the initiative with other government initiatives and priorities.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | $10,220,000 | $4,870,000 | 2009-2010 will see partner departments increase awareness about elder abuse through advertising and/or the involvement of key stakeholders on elder abuse. | |
Department of Justice | $1,410,000 | $440,000 | |||
Public health Agency of Canada | $1,420,000 | $470,000 | |||
RCMP | Coming from internal allocations | Coming from internal allocations | |||
Total $ | $13,050,000 | $5,780,000 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Through a call for proposals process, national associations will be supported to develop information materials about elder abuse for their frontline professionals who regularly come in contact with older Canadians.
Contact information:
Dominique La Salle, Director General
Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development
Place Vanier, Tower B
355 North River Road
Ottawa ON
dominique.lasalle@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $13,050,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overarching objectives of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative are to raise awareness of elder abuse throughout society, particularly among seniors, their families, and key professional groups, and to ensure the availability of appropriate elder abuse-related information, resources and tools.
To address this, new federal elder abuse activities will be coordinated interdepartmentally and will involve the cooperation and collaboration of the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the leadership of HRSDC.
The centrepiece of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative will be a public awareness campaign using various media. Generic information and resource materials for frontline workers (public health, medical, legal, police, and financial professionals, etc.) will be developed to provide key professional groups with the information necessary to identify cases of elder abuse, access the appropriate resources, and take measures to provide assistance to victims.
Shared outcome(s):
To help seniors and others recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and to provide information on what support is available.
Governance structure(s):
The Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (SPPS) within HRSDC is the focal point for Government of Canada activities related to seniors.
The Elder Abuse Task Force within the Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat is leading a working group of officials from partner departments/agencies to coordinate the implementation of Government of Canada initiatives to raise awareness and to develop and disseminate tools and supports for frontline workers. Partner departments/agencies retain responsibility for planning, programming, and budgeting their own resources to implement their activities.
The working group has developed a performance measurement framework, including a logic model, to identify the relationships between departmental/agency activities, outputs, and outcomes, and a suite of performance indicators to measure progress against outputs/outcomes. The working group will coordinate reporting and monitor performance and results over the course of the initiative.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors will provide senior-level oversight and direction for the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative. The Committee will provide a forum to update federal departments on the progress and achievements of the initiative and to identify opportunities to align the initiative with other government initiatives and priorities.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | $10,220,000 | $4,870,000 | 2009-2010 will see partner departments increase awareness about elder abuse through advertising and/or the involvement of key stakeholders on elder abuse. | |
Department of Justice | $1,410,000 | $440,000 | |||
Public health Agency of Canada | $1,420,000 | $470,000 | |||
RCMP | Coming from internal allocations | Coming from internal allocations | |||
Total $ | $13,050,000 | $13,050,000 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Through a call for proposals process, national associations will be supported to develop information materials about elder abuse for their frontline professionals who regularly come in contact with older Canadians.
Contact information:
Dominique La Salle, Director General
Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development
Place Vanier, Tower B
355 North River Road
Ottawa ON
dominique.lasalle@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca