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Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Department
Canadian Polar Commission
First Nations Statistical Institute
Indian Residentials Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Secretariat
Indian Specific Claims Commission
Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal

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Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2009–10	2008–09	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Indian Affairs and Northern Development
	Department
1	Operating expenditures	937,703	665,419	272,284
5	Capital expenditures	44,419	22,739	21,680
10	Grants and contributions	5,657,871	5,314,881	342,990
15	Payments to Canada Post Corporation	27,600	27,600	. . . . .
20	Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status
	Indians – Operating expenditures	9,042	5,268	3,774
25	Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status
	Indians – Contributions	29,939	21,444	8,495
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	61,094	52,356	8,738
(S)	Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development –
	Salary and motor car allowance	78	76	2
(S)	Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive
	claim settlement payments pursuant to Comprehensive
	Land Claim Settlement Acts	65,525	74,316	(8,791)
(S)	Grant to the Nunatsiavut Government for the
	implementation of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims
	Agreement pursuant to the Labrador Inuit Land
	Claims Agreement Act	17,987	17,987	. . . . .
(S)	Liabilities in respect of loan guarantees made to Indians
	for Housing and Economic Development	2,000	2,000	. . . . .
(S)	Payments to comprehensive claim beneficiaries in
	compensation for resource royalties	1,472	1,472	. . . . .
(S)	Indian Annuities Treaty payments	1,400	1,400	. . . . .
(S)	Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands Mercury Disability
	Board	15	15	. . . . .
	Total budgetary	6,856,145	6,206,973	649,172
L30	Loans to native claimants	47,403	25,903	21,500
L35	Loans to First Nations in British Columbia for the
	purpose of supporting their participation in the British
	Columbia Treaty Commission Process	30,400	34,600	(4,200)
	Total non-budgetary	77,803	60,503	17,300
	Total Department	6,933,948	6,267,476	666,472
	Canadian Polar Commission
40	Program expenditures	917	919	(2)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	71	71	. . . . .
	Total Agency	988	990	(2)
	First Nations Statistical Institute
45	Payments to the First Nations Statistical Institute for
	operating expenditures	4,700	4,300	400
	Total Agency	4,700	4,300	400
	Indian Residentials Schools Truth and Reconciliation
	Commission Secretariat
50	Program expenditures	18,075	. . . . .	18,075
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	510	. . . . .	510
	Total Agency	18,585	. . . . .	18,585
	Indian Specific Claims Commission
	Appropriations not required
–	Program expenditures	. . . . .	3,867	(3,867)
	Items not required
–	Contributions to employee benefit plans	. . . . .	362	(362)
	Total Agency	. . . . .	4,229	(4,229)
	Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of
	Canada
	Appropriations not required
–	Operating expenditures	. . . . .	275,726	(275,726)
–	Contributions	. . . . .	10,000	(10,000)
	Items not required
–	Contributions to employee benefit plans	. . . . .	8,969	(8,969)
	Total Agency	. . . . .	294,695	(294,695)
	Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal
55	Program expenditures	2,373	. . . . .	2,373
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	195	. . . . .	195
	Total Agency	2,568	. . . . .	2,568

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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Department

Strategic Outcome

The Government – Good governance, effective institutions and co-operative relationships for First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.

Program Activity Descriptions

Claims Settlements

Payments for the settlement of special, specific and comprehensive claims which were successfully concluded through a negotiation process, and approved compensation and funding as per the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Governance and Institutions of Government

Effective governance and associated capacities, processes and mechanisms that support individual community and aggregate based governments and governance systems. Particularly, support to First Nation and Inuit governments as well as their respective institutions of government. These institutions include but are not limited to those that provide services in the areas of governance, land claim organizations and professional associations. Collectively, these efforts assist in achieving social and economic vibrancy in First Nation and Inuit communities.

Co-operative Relationships

Cooperative Relationships are about mutual respect. They establish an atmosphere of trust, accountability and respectful partnerships among governments, First Nations and Inuit. This atmosphere, in turn, supports social, economic and cultural growth in First Nation and Inuit communities and increases their self-reliance. Cooperative Relationships are the basis for mutually reached resolution of claims and other rights issues. Through Cooperative Relationships, land claims and self-government agreements are negotiated and implemented, treaty relations between the Crown and First Nations are clarified and supported, certainty is obtained over the ownership, use, and management of land and resources, and Inuit are effectively represented in federal policy decisions. Cooperative Relationships address constitutional and historic obligations, reduce conflict through negotiation and enable all parties to work together toward reconciliation.

Strategic Outcome

The People – Individual and family well-being for First Nations and Inuit.

Program Activity Descriptions

Education

Supports the provision of: elementary/secondary education services consistent with provincial programs and standards, contributing to increased levels of educational attainment and improved employability for First Nations and Inuit students; special education directed to improve the quality of education and level of support services for eligible students with special needs that are reasonably comparable with provincial levels of support services; and financial support for status Indians to participate in post-secondary education studies to increase levels of participation, achievements and employability.

Social Development

Supports the provision of: income assistance to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals and families consistent with provincial programs and standards; First Nations child and family services to improve their well-being and security; assisted living for social support services of a non-medical nature such as in-home care, short term respite care, foster care and institutional care to improve their well-being and security; Family Violence Program to improve safety and security, particularly of women and children at-risk; National Child Benefit Reinvestment to support low-income families with children to help prevent or reduce the depth of child poverty; and other social services to build capacity for First Nations to assume responsibility for, and jurisdiction over social development through policy development, program design and service delivery, to build self-reliant, sustainable, healthy and stable First Nation communities.

Managing Individual Affairs

Professionally managing individual First Nations’ affairs to ensure that the Minister’s responsibilities under the Indian Act for trust funds, membership and estates are properly exercised.

Strategic Outcome

The Land – Sustainable management of lands, resources and environment by First Nations and Inuit.

Program Activity Descriptions

Responsible Federal Stewardship

This activity includes: discharging federal responsibilities to First Nations, such as under the Indian Act and the Indian Oil and Gas Act and associated regulations; discharging responsibilities and coordinating with other government departments with similar responsibilities, such as Environment Canada; remediating contaminated sites under federal jurisdiction; and collecting and managing Indian monies from land and resources activities.

First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment

This program activity encompasses the activities relating to the strengthening of First Nations governance over lands, resources and environment, including both capacity-building and sectoral governance initiatives.

Clarity of Title to Land and Resources

This activity includes: additions to reserve; ensuring clarity of title to facilitate future land transactions through surveys, negotiated agreements; and implementing land transfers under specific and comprehensive claims.

Strategic Outcome

The Economy – Economic well-being and prosperity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.

Program Activity Descriptions

Community Infrastructure

Supports the provision of funding for the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of: community facilities such as roads, bridges, water and sewer, and administration offices; education facilities, such as schools and teacherages; remediation of contaminated sites on reserve; and on-reserve housing.

Community Investment

For most First Nation and Inuit communities, economic development progress has been slow. Activities under community investment programming, including the Community Economic Opportunities Program, the Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative, the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, the Community Economic Development Program and the Community Support Services Program, help increase community participation in the economy by enhancing the ability of communities to benefit from economic development opportunities. Program activities and funding help communities identify and activate economic potential resulting in more community employment, greater use of land and resources under community control, enhanced community economic infrastructure, more and larger community businesses, more business opportunities, and a better climate and environment for community economic development.

Individual and Community Business Development

First Nation, Inuit and Métis (Aboriginal) people face unique challenges and barriers to business development which impede the ability to participate in Canada’s economy and share in its prosperity. Activities under the Aboriginal Business Development Program encourage Aboriginal individuals and communities to participate in the economy and further share in its economic prosperity by supporting sustainable business development. Program activities and funding help enable access to private sector business financing at competitive rates, enable access to business information and advice, facilitate private sector partnerships in major business projects, and strengthen Aboriginal-owned or controlled financing institutions in their efforts to provide developmental lending and advisory services to Aboriginal businesses. These activities are intended to reduce the business barriers unique to Aboriginal people and help to create a modern business climate for individuals and communities.

Strategic Outcome

The North – The people of the North are self-reliant, healthy, skilled and live in prosperous communities.

Program Activity Descriptions

Northern Land and Resources

This program activity supports the sustainable development of the North’s natural resources, emphasizing improved environmental management and stewardship, including the clean-up of contaminated sites, expanding the knowledge base for sound decision-making and improving the effectiveness of the northern regulatory environment. As the federal government entity with legislative and policy authority over most of the natural resources in the North, Indian Affairs and Northern Development carries out this program on behalf of all Northerners.

Healthy Northern Communities

This program activity supports improvements in the health and well-being of Northerners through grants for hospital and physician services for Indian and Inuit residents in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the transportation of nutritious perishable foods and other essential items to isolated northern communities at reduced rates, the conduct of research into the sources and effects of contaminants on the Arctic food chain and initiatives to assist Northerners deal with broad issues such as the impacts of climate change.

Northern Governance

This program activity supports the strengthening northern governments through devolution of province-like responsibilities, effective intergovernmental mechanisms and management of strategic issues, as well as strengthened intergovernmental cooperation internationally on circumpolar issues.

Northern Economy

This program activity supports sustainable economic growth of the territorial economies through investments in innovation and knowledge and regional development programming, advocacy and activities, which lead to Northerners participating and benefiting from resource development. The Strategic Development in Northern Economic Development (SINED) Program includes contribution funding as well as support to develop proposals to access that funding in order to support drivers of the economy, enhance diversification of the economy, increase participation of Northerners in the Economy and increase federal program coordination generally. Northern economic development is promoted with territorial governments, Aboriginal organizations and the not-for-profit sector. Addtionally a center of economic expertise in relation to each territory is provided as well as assistance in the coordination of various federal funding sources in relation to the particular projects to promote northern development.

Strategic Outcome

Office of the Federal Interlocutor – Improved socio-economic conditions of Métis, non-Status Indians, and urban Aboriginal people.

Program Activity Descriptions

Métis and non-status Indian Organizational Capacity Development

The mandate of the Office of Federal Interlocutor (as a result of the constitutional conferences from 1985-87) is to provide a point of first contact with the federal government to Métis and non-status Indian organizations. The main thrust of this mandate is to support work with Métis, non-status Indian and off-reserve Aboriginal organizations at the national, provincial, regional and urban levels towards achieving practical ways of improving Métis and non-status Indians’ socio-economic conditions, increase self-reliance and reduce dependency by helping these organizations build effective partnerships with the federal and provincial governments and the private sector, as well as develop their organizational capacity and professional development.

Urban Aboriginal Strategy

The Urban Aboriginal Strategy was developed in 1997, to help respond to the needs facing Aboriginal people living in urban centres. Through the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, the Government of Canada seeks to partner with other governments, community organizations and Aboriginal people to support projects that respond to local priorities. The policy aim of the renewed Urban Aboriginal Strategy is to promote self-reliance and increase life choices for Aboriginal people in urban centres. The Urban Aboriginal Strategy enhances the Government of Canada’s ability to align federal expenditures directed toward urban Aboriginal people in key urban centres with provincial and municipal programming, in a manner that both advances federal objectives and effectively responds to local challenges and opportunities. In order to accomplish this, Urban Aboriginal Strategy 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).

Métis Rights Management

This program activity is the federal response to the 2003, Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), Powley decision, which found that Métis hold section 35 Aboriginal rights. The primary purpose of the program is to work with any non-profit, representative Aboriginal organization with substantial Métis membership, to develop objectively verifiable membership systems for Métis members and harvesters, in accordance with the direction provided by the SCC in the Powley decision.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2009–10 Main Estimates					2008–09
						Non-	Total	Main
			Budgetary			budgetary		Estimates
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions	Total	Loans,
				and other		investments
				transfer		and advances
				payments
Education	15,645	. . . . .	37,726	1,652,263	1,705,635	. . . . .	1,705,635	1,719,351
Social Development	5,530	. . . . .	10,000	1,436,250	1,451,780	. . . . .	1,451,780	1,451,851
Community Infrastructure	27,344	5,000	136	1,043,062	1,075,542	. . . . .	1,075,542	1,031,544
Claims Settlements	260,490	. . . . .	549,623	5,500	815,613	. . . . .	815,613	518,050
Governance and Institutions of
Government	13,128	. . . . .	386,747	232,788	632,663	. . . . .	632,663	657,283
Internal Services	358,907	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	358,907	. . . . .	358,907	. . . . .
Co-operative Relationships	70,750	34,627	. . . . .	84,323	189,700	77,803	267,503	208,651
Northern Land and Resources	147,787	. . . . .	1,136	27,049	175,972	. . . . .	175,972	191,340
Community Investment	13,225	. . . . .	. . . . .	109,002	122,227	. . . . .	122,227	180,449
Healthy Northern Communities	36,792	. . . . .	47,328	10,011	94,131	. . . . .	94,131	107,812
Responsible Federal Stewardship	28,831	. . . . .	. . . . .	29,096	57,927	. . . . .	57,927	63,756
Individual and Community Business
Development	8,343	. . . . .	. . . . .	37,250	45,593	. . . . .	45,593	. . . . .
Managing Individual Affairs	15,070	4,162	1,400	9,603	30,235	. . . . .	30,235	29,444
First Nations Governance over Land,
Resources and the Environment	11,331	. . . . .	. . . . .	14,154	25,485	. . . . .	25,485	33,891
Northern Governance	9,850	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,179	22,029	. . . . .	22,029	9,938
Métis and non-status Indian
Organizational Capacity
Development	2,536	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,069	14,605	. . . . .	14,605	. . . . .
Urban Aboriginal Strategy	3,463	. . . . .	. . . . .	9,870	13,333	. . . . .	13,333	. . . . .
Métis Rights Management	3,885	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,000	11,885	. . . . .	11,885	. . . . .
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources	5,315	630	5,000	. . . . .	10,945	. . . . .	10,945	9,532
Northern Economy	782	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,157	1,939	. . . . .	1,939	23,981
Co-operative Relations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	29,018
Economic and Employment
Opportunities for Aboriginal People	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,585
	1,039,004	44,419	1,039,096	4,733,626	6,856,145	77,803	6,933,948	6,267,476

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2009–10	2008–09
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grants to First Nations to settle specific claims negotiated by Canada and/
or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal	250,000,000	. . . . .
Grant for Band Support Funding	232,741,084	232,424,000
Grants to support First Nations, Inuit, Tribal Councils, Organizations
or other levels of government for the implementation activities as
stipulated in the various agreements	113,486,000	118,054,000
Payments to the Cree of Quebec respecting matters arising from the
implementation of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement	100,000,000	. . . . .
Payments to self-governing Aboriginal organizations, pursuant to
comprehensive land claims agreements, self-government agreements
or treaty legislation	80,391,000	76,738,000
(S) Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive claim
settlement payments pursuant to Comprehensive Land Claim
Settlement Acts	65,525,000	74,316,000
Payments to Yukon First Nations pursuant to individual self-government
agreements	54,167,263	51,546,000
Grants to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the
Government of Nunavut for health care of Indians and Inuit	47,328,000	46,400,000
Grant for Mi’kmaq Education in Nova Scotia	35,431,000	34,257,000
(S) Grant to the Nunatsiavut Government for the implementation of the
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement pursuant to the Labrador
Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act	17,987,000	17,987,000
Grants to provide income support to indigent on-reserve residents	10,000,000	10,000,000
Grant to the Miawpukek Indian Band to support designated programs	9,442,000	9,257,000
Grants to support the beneficiaries/organizations for the settlement of
specific and special claims	6,792,667	280,988,000
Grants to the Sechelt Indian Band pursuant to the Sechelt Self-
Government Act	4,420,096	3,956,000
Grant to the Westbank First Nation to support the implementation of the
Westbank First Nation Self-Government Agreement	4,375,000	4,247,000
Grants to Indians and Inuit to support their post-secondary educational
advancement	1,500,000	1,500,000
(S) Indian Annuities Treaty payments	1,400,000	1,400,000
Payments to the Government of the Northwest Territories to facilitate the
implementation of comprehensive land claim agreements	1,243,000	1,213,000
Grant for the advancement of scientific knowledge of the North	1,136,000	1,086,000
Grants to participating First Nations and the First Nation Education
Authority pursuant to the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in
British Columbia Act	600,000	600,000
Grant to the First Nations Finance Authority pursuant to the First Nations
Fiscal and Statistical Management Act	500,000	500,000
Grants to British Columbia Indian bands in lieu of a per capita annuity	300,000	300,000
Grants to Indians and Inuit to provide elementary and secondary
educational support services	150,000	150,000
Grants to students and their chaperons to promote fire protection
awareness in band and federally operated schools	136,000	136,000
Grants to Inuit to support their cultural advancement	45,000	45,000
Total grants	1,039,096,110	967,100,000
Contributions
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying
public services in education	1,533,917,473	1,466,292,000
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying
public services in social development	1,436,250,000	1,359,009,000
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying
public services in capital facilities and maintenance	1,043,062,000	944,347,000
Contributions to beneficiaries and various implementing bodies for
implementing comprehensive land claim agreements	180,972,000	171,106,000
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying
public services in Indian government support	110,464,000	125,098,000
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying
public services in economic development	109,002,000	106,587,000
Contributions to support the negotiation process for comprehensive,
specific, and special claims and self-government initiatives	47,954,000	41,011,000
Contributions to support the building of strong governance,
administrative and accountability systems	40,058,000	24,300,000
Contributions under the Aboriginal Business Canada Program	37,250,000	37,250,000
Contribution for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and
protection of the North’s natural resources	35,391,500	36,714,000
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development	21,402,000	21,624,000
Contributions to implement the First Nations Land Management Act	13,848,000	15,592,000
Federal Interlocutor’s Contribution Program	13,504,000	5,504,000
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management	13,191,000	15,215,000
Contributions to First Nations Institutions for the purpose of enhancing
good governance	12,294,000	10,450,000
Contributions to support the basic organizational capacity of
representative Aboriginal organizations	10,928,000	7,699,000
Contributions for enhancing the financial management capability and
networking facilities of the Government of Nunavut	10,300,000	. . . . .
Urban Aboriginal Strategy	9,870,000	11,005,000
Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on
reserves	9,526,000	9,696,000
Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites	9,077,000	14,641,000
Contributions to Indian bands for registration administration	8,930,969	7,942,000
Contributions to First Nations, their organizations, provinces and third
parties for Interim Measures and British Columbia Treaty Related
Measures	7,810,000	4,040,000
Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-status Indians–
Contributions to support the basic organizational capacity of
representative Aboriginal organizations	6,565,000	4,935,000
Contributions for former students, their families, communities and groups
of individuals for the purpose of facilitating regional or national
Commemoration projects that address the Indian Residential Schools
experience and provide the opportunity to share the initiative with
family and community	5,000,000	. . . . .
Contributions for promoting the political, social and scientific
development of Canada’s three territories	2,547,000	179,000
Contributions for promoting regional development in Canada’s three
territories	1,157,000	19,837,000
Contributions to the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation	817,000	817,000
Contributions for the legal and associated costs of Indian-related cases
having the potential to become judicial precedents	750,000	750,000
Contributions to provincially and/or regionally based Treaty
Commissions	750,000	750,000
Contributions for Groups of Indian Residential School survivors
who wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent
Assessment Process	500,000	. . . . .
Contributions to the Inuit Art Foundation for the purpose of assisting Inuit
artists and artisans from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Northern
Quebec and Labrador in the development of their professional skills
and marketing of their art	458,000	458,000
Contribution for Inuit counselling in the South	80,000	80,000
Total contributions	4,733,625,942	4,462,928,000
Total	5,772,722,052	5,430,028,000

* Recipients obtain funding through a variety of arrangements including contributions, flexible transfer payments and alternative funding arrangements In the latter case, a global amount is provided to First Nations for a range of basic services; accordingly, the amounts displayed should be considered estimates only.

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Canadian Polar Commission

Strategic Outcome

Increased Canadian polar knowledge.

Program Activity Descriptions

Research Facilitation and Communication

Research facilitation and communication.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main Estimates			2008–09
	Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Contributions		Estimates
		and other
		transfer
		payments
Research Facilitation and Communication	763	10	773	990
Internal Services	215	. . . . .	215	. . . . .
	978	10	988	990

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2009–10	2008–09
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Contributions
Contributions to individuals, organizations, associations and institutions
to support research and activities relating to the polar regions	10,000	10,000
Total	10,000	10,000

 

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First Nations Statistical Institute

Strategic Outcome

First Nations, governments and other interested parties will have accurate, and relevant statistical information and analysis on the fiscal, economic and social conditions of First Nations.

Program Activity Descriptions

Data Gathering and Analysis

Provide statistics and analysis on the socio-economic conditions of Indians, First Nations, Aboriginal groups, and others residing on reserve or Aboriginal lands.

Sound Quality and Practices

Promote the quality, coherence and compatibility of First Nations statistics with accepted standards through collaboration with First Nations and other organizations, and build statistical capacity within First Nation governments.

Outreach

Work with, and provide advice to, federal departments and agencies and provincial departments and agencies on First Nation statistics.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main Estimates		2008–09
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Data Gathering and Analysis	4,700	4,700	4,300
Sound Quality and Practices	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Outreach	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	4,700	4,700	4,300

Notes: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

The total resources have all been reflected against the Data Gathering andAnalysis Program Activity in advance of completion of the Corporate Plan by the First Nations Statistical Institute. The Corporate Plan will provide further details regarding the breakout by Program Activity.

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Indian Residentials Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Secretariat

Strategic Outcome

Disclosure and recognition of the truth regarding Indian Residential Schools furthers healing and reconciliation for the individuals and communities affected.

Program Activity Descriptions

Truth and Reconciliation

This program supports the research, truth, healing and commemoration undertakings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Secretariat. This program, which is part of Canada’s obligations under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, will include the creation of a historic record of the Indian Residential Schools system and legacy, as well as truth taking, healing and commemoration events. This program has funding for five years, after which it will wind down.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main Estimates		2008–09
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Truth and Reconciliation	16,425	16,425	. . . . .
Internal Services	2,160	2,160	. . . . .
	18,585	18,585	. . . . .

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.  

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Indian Specific Claims Commission

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main	2008–09
	Estimates	Main
	Total	Estimates
Conduct inquiries and provide mediation services	. . . . .	4,229
	. . . . .	4,229

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main	2008–09
	Estimates	Main
	Total	Estimates
Claims Resolution	. . . . .	294,695
	. . . . .	294,695

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2009–10	2008–09
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Items not required
Contributions for eligible Aboriginal or other recipients for the purpose of
providing advocacy and public education on a diverse range of issues
related to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement	. . . . .	5,000,000
Contributions for former students, their families, communities and groups
of individuals for the purpose of facilitating regional or national
Commemoration projects that address the Indian Residential Schools
experience and provide the opportunity to share the initiative with
family and community	. . . . .	4,000,000
Contributions for Groups of Indian Residential School survivors
who wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent
Assessment Process	. . . . .	1,000,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	10,000,000

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Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal

Strategic Outcome

Efficient administration of the Specific Claims Tribunal.

Program Activity Descriptions

Registry Services

Facilitates timely access to the Specific Claims Tribunal through client service, quality of advice, and efficient and timely processing, and unbiased service delivery.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main Estimates		2008–09
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Registry Services	2,568	2,568	. . . . .
	2,568	2,568	. . . . .

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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