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Strategic Outcome: The Government

Program Activity: Governance and Institutions of Government

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Governance and Institutions of Government

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: The efforts related to this program activity assist in achieving social and economic vibrancy in First Nation and Inuit communities. It supports individual community and aggregate based governments and governance systems by assisting them establishing effective governance and associated capacities, processes and mechanisms (such as by-law making authority, election processes). Particularly, support is provided 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.

Expected results:

• Governance Capacity in First Nations communities and institutions.
• Stable First Nation governments.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	319.7	407.5	437.2	438.7
Total contributions	319.1	239.1	236.0	236.0
Total Transfer payments	638.8	646.7	673.1	674.7

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Government

Program Activity: Co-operative Relationships

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Co-operative Relationships

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity addresses constitutional and historic obligations, reduce conflict through negotiation and enable all parties to work together toward reconciliation. Co-operative 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. Co-operative Relationships are the basis for mutually reached resolution of claims and other rights issues. Through Co-operative 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.

Expected results:

• Relationships between parties based on trust, respect, understanding, shared responsibilities, accountability, rights and dialogue.
• Strengthened regional partnerships and improved information base.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	95.2	83.0	82.8	81.7
Total Transfer payments	95.2	83.0	82.8	81.7

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Government

Program Activity: Claims Settlements

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Claims Settlements

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity consists in providing approved payments to First Nations for the settlement of special, specific and comprehensive claims which were successfully concluded through a negotiation process.

Expected results:

• Canada honours its negotiated obligations.

Program Activity:
($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	640.4	464.1	471.1	448.3
Total contributions	12.6	—	—	—
Total Transfer payments	653.0	464.1	471.1	448.3

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The People

Program Activity: Education

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Education

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity provides First Nations and Inuit communities with tools to achieve educational outcomes comparable to those of other Canadians. INAC has primary responsibility under the Indian Act for the elementary and secondary education of status-Indians living on reserve. As a matter of social policy, INAC also supports on-reserve status-Indians and Inuit students in the pursuit of post-secondary education. Support provided through the Education programs includes provisions for instructional services, special education services as well as targeted initiatives which aim to enhance First Nation education management, improve teacher recruitment and retention, and encourage parental and community engagement. New targeted funds have been recently included to improve the provision of elementary and secondary education services through both a partnership and a student success program.

Expected results:

• First Nation students achieve comparable educational outcomes to those achieved by students in the provincial system where the reserve is located.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	36.8	39.5	41.3	42.9
Total contributions	1,712.4	1,699.3	1,739.9	1,777.9
Total Transfer payments	1,749.2	1,738.8	1,781.1	1,820.7

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The People

Program Activity: Social Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Social Development

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: 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 Re-investment to support low-income families with children to help prevent or reduce the depth of child poverty; and other social services to build self-reliant, sustainable, healthy and stable First Nation communities.  

Expected results:

• Reduced dependence on Income Assistance.
• First Nation families and children have a safe environment.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	4.7	10.0	10.0	10.0
Total contributions	1,582.4	1,475.2	1,505.9	1,538.4
Total Transfer payments	1,587.1	1,485.2	1,515.9	1,548.4

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The People

Program Activity: Managing Individual Affairs

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Managing Individual Affairs

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: The Managing Individual Affairs Program Activity ensures responsible Federal stewardship of the provisions of the Indian Act that pertain to Estates, Band moneys, registration and Band membership through direct client-services as well as partnerships with First Nations to deliver select services including the administration of Estates and the Indian Registration Program.  The Program Activity is also responsible for administering the portions of the First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act (FNOGMMA) that pertain to Indian Moneys as well as the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, implemented on September 19, 2007, which oversees the federal obligations outlined within the Agreement and other federal initiatives related to the impact of Residential schools on Aboriginal people in Canada.

Expected results:

• Well managed affairs for First Nation individuals and efficient delivery of Settlement Agreement payments to former students of residential schools.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Total contributions	10.5	18.3	17.6	13.0
Total Transfer payments	11.9	19.7	19.0	14.4

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Land

Program Activity: Responsible Federal Stewardship

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Responsible Federal Stewardship

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity contributes to the objective established by the Priorities and Planning Committee of Cabinet in September 2007 to promote economic development and good governance on reserve. It establishes the conditions for First Nations under the Indian Act to accelerate the pace at which they are able to exercise greater control over the management of their reserve land, resources and environment and effectively implementing and expanding the First Nations Land Management (FNLM) regime to facilitate the movement of more First Nations beyond the Indian Act. It involves a close collaboration with First Nations, Aboriginal associations and organizations, other government departments and private stakeholders such as oil and gas companies.  

Expected results:

• Responsible federal stewardship of reserve lands, resources and environment.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	104.4	81.1	32.4	32.4
Total Transfer payments	104.4	81.1	32.4	32.4

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Land

Program Activity: First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: The overall program framework for the assumption of governance responsibility of First Nations is composed of several programs which may act either as an incremental process toward Self government or as individual, discrete, optional programs which First Nations may select and opt into. The Reserve Land and Environmental Management Program (RLEMP) program builds First Nations Capacity through training and participation in land management in conjunction with INAC officers. The Regional Land Administration Programs (RLAPs) involve delegation of some Ministerial authorities that allow First Nations to act on their own behalf. First Nation Land Management (FNLM) offers First Nations the opportunity to assume full control over their land, transferring from the Indian Act to an individual land code.

Expected results:

• First Nations assume full control over reserve land, resource and environmental management under the FNLM regime, or oil and gas and moneys management under FNOGMMA.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	14.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Total Transfer payments	14.4	12.3	12.3	12.3

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Land

Program Activity: Clarity of Title to Land and Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Clarity of Title to Land and Resources

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity aims to provide legal certainty on ownership over on-reserve land and resources. It enables financial institutions and other investors to partner with First Nations in economic development opportunities on reserve. This includes adding land to reserve, providing clarity of title to reserve lands and resources through surveys, ensuring that the government's fiduciary obligations are met, implementing land transfers under specific and comprehensive claims, and negotiating restoration of mineral title to INAC for the benefit of First Nation communities.  

Expected results:

• Land added to reserve to fulfill legal obligations.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1.2	5.8	2.0	2.0
Total contributions	0.8	—	—	—
Total Transfer payments	2.0	5.8	2.0	2.0

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Economy

Program Activity: Individual and Community Business Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Individual and Community Business Development

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: Activities under the Aboriginal Business Development Program aim to create a modern business climate for Aboriginal individuals and communities to participate in Canada's economy and further share in its economic prosperity by addressing the limited range of financing provided by commercial lenders. To support sustainable business development, the program enables access to private sector business financing at competitive rates, as well as essential business information/advice. It also facilitates private sector partnerships in major resource and energy business projects and strengthens Aboriginal-owned or controlled financing institutions to provide developmental lending and advisory services to Aboriginal businesses.

Expected results:

• Increased business ownership by First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals and communities.
• Viable businesses.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	48.8	45.7	45.0	44.8
Total Transfer payments	48.8	45.7	45.0	44.8

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Economy

Program Activity: Community Investment

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Community Investment

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: For most First Nation and Inuit communities, economic development progress has been slow.   The Community Investment program activity provides project-based and core funding to support communities and individuals in their efforts to effectively identify, assess, organize and plan economic development pursuits.  This program activity is intended to enhance the ability of communities and individuals to participate in the economy and benefit from economic development opportunities.  The activity is expected to yield increased employment and income levels, leading to improvements in the overall economic well-being and prosperity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.  

Expected results:

• Increased FNs, Inuit and Métis participation within the federal Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.
• Enhanced capacity of FN and Inuit communities to identify and assess community economic development opportunities.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	88.1	114.5	115.3	115.3
Total Transfer payments	88.1	114.5	115.3	115.3

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Economy

Program Activity: Community Infrastructure

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Community Infrastructure

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity 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 and on-reserve housing.  

Expected results:

• Decrease in number of high risk water systems.
• Education facilities are in good condition and meet health and safety standards.
• Housing infrastructure is in good condition.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total contributions	1,164.5	1,268.0	1,022.9	998.6
Total Transfer payments	1,164.6	1,268.1	1,023.0	998.7

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The North

Program Activity: Northern Governance

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Northern Governance

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity strengthens northern governments by devolving province-like responsibilities for the land and natural resources, adopting effective intergovernmental mechanisms, managing strategic issues, and strengthening domestic and international inter-governmental co-operation on circumpolar issues.  

Expected results:

• Devolution of land and resource management to the governments of the NWT and Nunavut.
• Devolution of land and resource management to the Government of Nunavut.
• Canadian interests are reflected in national and international Circumpolar cooperation activities.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	12.6	7.4	4.4	2.7
Total Transfer payments	12.6	7.4	4.4	2.7

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The North

Program Activity: Healthy Northern Communities

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Healthy Northern Communities

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity benefits all Northerners by reducing the costs of transporting nutritious, perishable foods and other essential items to isolated northern communities and by researching the sources and effects of contaminants on the Arctic food chain. Through grants for hospital and physician services, the program activity also supports improvements to the health and well-being of members of First Nations communities and Inuit who live in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.  

Expected results:

• Perishable and other nutritious foods and other essential items are available in isolated Northern communities at more affordable prices.
• Reduced contaminant related risk to ecosystem and human health.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	47.3	48.3	49.2	50.2
Total contributions	12.1	4.8	4.8	4.8
Total Transfer payments	59.4	53.1	54.0	55.0

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The North

Program Activity: Northern Land and Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Northern Land and Resources

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity supports the sustainable development and regulatory oversight of the land and natural resources of the North. Oil and gas development, including offshore projects, as well as the management of mines and mineral activity are facilitated. Improved environmental management and stewardship is promoted through the continued development of the northern regulatory regime. The identification and clean-up of contaminated sites improves environmental conditions, while the development of arctic science and the increase to the knowledge base through, among others, the activities of the International Polar Year, helps in the development of strategies in response to the challenges of climate change and adaptation. The concerns and issues of climate change are addressed in the interests of maintaining sustainable Aboriginal and northern communities.  

Expected results:

• An operating environment that supports mineral development and mining.
• Contaminated sites are managed to ensure the protection of human health and the safety of the environment while bringing economic benefit to the North.
• Increased capacity of Aboriginal people and Northerners to adapt to climage change impacts.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Total contributions	71.2	78.5	15.9	14.5
Total Transfer payments	72.4	79.6	16.9	15.6

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Office of the Federal Interlocutor

Program Activity: Urban Aboriginal Strategy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Urban Aboriginal Strategy

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity helps respond to the needs of Aboriginal people living in urban centres. It promotes the self-reliance and economic participation of urban Aboriginal people and expands their life choices. Through the Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS), the federal government partners with other governments, community organizations and Aboriginal people to support (financially and through other means) projects that respond to local priorities. The Strategy enhances the federal government's ability to align expenditures directed toward urban Aboriginal people in key centres with provincial and municipal programming in a way that both advances federal objectives and responds effectively to local challenges and opportunities.

Expected results:

• Self-reliant urban Aboriginal people who participate in the economy.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	12.1	9.9	9.9	—
Total Transfer payments	12.1	9.9	9.9	—

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Office of the Federal Interlocutor

Program Activity: Métis and Non-Status Indian Organizational Capacity Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Métis and Non-Status Indian Organizational Capacity Development

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity is carried out by the Office of the Federal Interlocutor, the Government of Canada's principal point of contact for Métis and Non-Status Indian organizations, and an advocate within government on their key issues. The main mandate of the Office is to support (financially and through other means) the work of these organizations, and help find practical ways to reduce dependency and improve the self-reliance, and social and economic conditions of Métis, Non-Status Indians (MNSI) and off-reserve Aboriginal people. The Office fulfills this mandate by helping Métis and Non-Status Indian organizations develop their organizational and professional capacity, so that they can build effective partnerships with federal and provincial governments, and the private sector.  

Expected results:

• MNSI organizations have the capacity to participate, and represent their members, in federal policies and programs.
• MNSI organizations have the financial capacity to be accountable for public funds as well as engage with the private sector.
• Stable and democratically accountable MNSI organizations that represent their members' interests.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Total Transfer payments	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

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Strategic Outcome: The Office of the Federal Interlocutor

Program Activity: Métis Rights Management

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Métis Rights Management

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

Description: This program activity is the federal response to the 2003 Supreme Court of Canada's Powley decision, which affirmed that Métis hold section 35 Aboriginal rights under the Canadian Constitution. The program works with (through financial support and other means) nonprofit, representative Aboriginal organizations that have substantial Métis memberships to develop objectively verifiable membership systems for Métis members and harvesters in accordance with the Supreme Court's direction.  

Expected results:

• Reconciliation of section 35 Métis Aboriginal rights with the sovereignty of the Crown.

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	8.0	—	—	—
Total Transfer payments	8.0	—	—	—

Summary of the 3 Year Plan: INAC's Departmental Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building

 

Activity	2008-09 Level as %	2010-11 Level as %	Description/Comments
Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	Data Unavailable	100%	INAC plans to have all procurement services positions trained in green procurement by March 2011. The percentage of procurement stakeholders with training in green procurement is identified as a performance measure in the logic model for INAC's Sustainable Development Strategy target to implement green procurement.
Training for Acquisition Cardholders	Data Unavailable	100%	INAC plans to deliver green procurement training to existing acquisition cardholders and introduce mandatory green procurement training for new acquisition cardholders by March 2011.
Performance Evaluations	15% (4 of 27 positions)	100%	At present, green procurement is incorporated only in the performance evaluations of three managers and one functional head at Headquarters since it is still in the process of being implemented. By March 2011, INAC plans to evaluate green procurement performance for all regional directors of Corporate Services and managers of administration.
Procurement Processes and Controls	Data Unavailable	100%	All INAC requests for proposals include a general clause that requires the minimization of negative environmental impacts. INAC plans to implement green procurement management controls and processes in all relevant departmental procurement instruments by February 2010.

Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

 

Good/Service	2008-09 Level		2010-11 Target as %	Description/Comments
	$	%
Passenger motor vehicles (16 vehicles)	$353,000	100%	100%	INAC's on-road/light-duty vehicle acquisition process requires consideration of environmental impacts.
Office furniture	$637,000	Data not available	100%	The exact percentage of office furniture purchases that incorporated environmental considerations is currently unknown because some purchases with a total value of less than $5,000 were done with acquisition cards. All other purchases for office furniture utilized green consolidated procurement instruments as designated by PWGSC.

Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods (Where Applicable)

 

Consumable/Asset	2008-09 Level as Ratio # Per FTE	2010-11 Target	Description/Comments
N/A			No departmental reduction initiatives for specific goods were in place during 2008–2009. INAC plans to establish at least three reasonable, achievable and meaningful departmental green procurement targets by June 2010.

Name of horizontal initiative: International Polar Year

Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Program

Lead department program activity: Healthy Northern Communities

Start date of the horizontal initiative: April 1, 2006

End date of the horizontal initiative: March 31, 2012

Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $150 million over six years

Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement): To support Canada's participation in International Polar Year (IPY), the Government of Canada has invested $150 million over six years. This funding is being used to carry out an innovative and multidisciplinary Arctic science program. The Government of Canada IPY program is led by INAC and involving 12 federal departments and agencies, including Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (on behalf of Industry Canada), Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Canada's significant involvement and investment in IPY 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 IPY program include:

• undertaking new science and research in and for the North, which includes the involvement of northern communities;
• ensuring the health and safety of scientists and communities conducting research in the North;
• communicating information about the program and the science undertaken;
• building capacity, through training opportunities for youth and Northerners aimed at enhancing participation in northern scientific research;
• ensuring that the resultant scientific knowledge and data are properly managed, archived and made accessible; and
• supporting the appropriate procedural, regulatory and infrastructure framework for conducting scientific research.

The funds are distributed among federal departments and agencies according to their involvement in the various aspects of the program. The Northern IPY Co-ordinators maintain a regional network to support all aspects of Canada's IPY program in four Inuit regions across the North. The federal departments and agencies participating in IPY are undertaking research projects, delivering support for logistics and emergency preparedness, and contributing to projects for training, communications and outreach.

Shared outcome(s): The IPY program works toward the achievement of two outcomes:

• Increased understanding of impacts of a changing climate and of health and well-being of northern communities informs policy and decision making, and contributes to recognition of Canada as an expert on the Canadian North.
• Northern research capacity is enhanced through newly trained scientists, knowledge and skills transfer to Northerners, and greater participation in planning and delivery of research by Northerners.

Governance structure(s):

• Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Committee on IPY / High Arctic Research Station (HARS) (chaired by the ADM of Northern Affairs, INAC);
• IPY Federal Program Office (housed at INAC);
• directors general communications committees on IPY; and
• IPY advisory subcommittees.

The Government of Canada IPY program links with the International Joint Committee and other international scientific organizations to assist in the program development of the IPY From Knowledge to Action Conference that Canada will host in April 2012. As of June 2009, the ADM Committee on IPY merged with the ADM Committee on HARS to ensure a smooth transition from IPY activities and work conducted under HARS.

Planning Highlights: IPY will focus its efforts on synthesizing the results of IPY scientific research, managing data and information, communicating these results to northern communities, and articulating this new knowledge to facilitate and generate discussions about policy and program development that address short- and long-term issues.

Federal partner: INAC

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Healthy Northern Communities	Government of Canada IPY program	$59,694,657	$13,591,756	Dissemination to northern communities of the results and knowledge acquired through IPY science projects Increased participation of Northerners and Aboriginal people in Arctic science activities
Total		$59,694,657	$13,591,756

Federal partner: HC

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Sustainable Environmental Health	Environmental Health Surveillance (Dietary Choice and Health)	$158,234	$575	Increased understanding of the gender-specific determinants of food choices Identification of culturally acceptable strategies to promote healthy dietary choices
Total		$158,234	$575

Federal partner: Environment Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Biodiversity — Wildlife and Habitat Water Resources Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians	Government of Canada IPY program	$11,169,875	$568,740	Continued research on climate change impacts and adaptation and the health and well-being of northern communities; the focus for 2010–2011 will be to complete field work and data analysis, undertake data management, begin to publish results, and conduct outreach
Total		$11,169,875	$568,740

Federal partner: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Oceanography and Climate Aquatic Ecosystem Science	Government of Canada IPY program	$31,542,477	$314,530	Research conducted on the impacts of climate variability and change on Arctic marine ecosystems under the IPY program; in 2010–2011 the focus will be on publishing scientific results, data management, and continuing sample and data analysis
Total		$31,542,477	$314,530

Federal partner: Natural Resources Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Adapting to a Changing Climate and Hazard Risk Management	Climate Change Geoscience, Public Safety Geoscience	$3,063,000	$147,500	Canada adapts to a changing climate and has the knowledge and tools to manage risks associated with natural hazards and hazards arising from human activities
Ecosystem Risk Management	Environmental Geoscience Program			Canada understands and mitigates risks to natural resource ecosystems and human health
Total		$3,063,000	$147,500

Federal partner: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Science for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Health and Well-being of Northern Communities	Government of Canada IPY program	$31,290,669	$2,169,680	Funds provided to 37 university-based researchers working on 19 IPY projects in the areas of climate change impacts and adaptation and the health and well-being of northern communities
Total		$31,290,669	$2,169,680

Federal partner: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Strategic Priority Research	Government of Canada IPY program	$9,747,988	$723,136	Sustainable, healthy and resilient northern communities built Ecosystem and community vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity assessed
Total		$9,747,988	$723,136

Federal partner: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Food Safety and Nutrition Risks	Parasitology	$414,500	$11,250	Trichinellosis: Testing of samples and analysis of prevalence data based on recovery of Trichinella larvae from muscle tissue Toxoplasmosis (serology): Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in serum or hemolyzed blood samples: analysis of validation data; wildlife used for food and disease reservoirs Toxoplasmosis (RT-PCR): Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in tissues and blood (analysis of validation data) and analysis of prevalence data based on detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in tissues or blood samples
Total		$414,500	$11,250

Federal partner: Parks Canada Agency

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Conserve Heritage Resources	IPY Climate Change Impacts on the Canadian Arctic Tundra	$825,000	$115,000	Standard methods developed and applied for conducting terrestrial ecological inventories and ecological integrity monitoring in Ukkusiksalik National Park
	IPY Freshwater Systems	$525,000	$45,000	Reconnaissance inventories conducted and ecological integrity monitoring methods developed for Arctic national parks
Total		$1,350,000	$160,000

Federal partner: Public Health Agency of Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Public Health Agency of Canada	Government of Canada IPY program	$617,000	$0	No activities planned and, hence, no expected results for 2010–2011
Total		$617,000	$0

Federal partner: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Agriculture and Agri-food	Government of Canada IPY program	$156,400	$0	A scientific paper to be presented at the 19th World Congress of Soil Science in 2010; work on data analysis and compilation will continue, however, no IPY-related budget allocations were made for 2009–2010 and 2010–2011
Total		$156,400	$0

Federal partner: Canadian Museum of Civilization

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010–2011	Expected Results for 2010–2011
Canadian Museum of Civilization	Government of Canada IPY program	$795,200	$32,000	Inuit History: Climatic Change and Historical Connections in Arctic Canada, 1000–1500 A.D. Helluland Archaeology Project and Beaufort Sea Archaeological Project components: analysis and interpretation of archaeological data working in co-operation with local communities on development of outreach products and teaching resources training of students and teachers workshop for the principal investigators about the four components of the Inuit history project presentations for general and scientific audiences preparation of publications
Total		$795,200	$32,000

Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2010–2011
$150,000,000	$17,719,167

Contact information:

Kathleen Fischer
Executive Director
International Polar Year Federal Program Office
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington Street, Room 745
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H4
Tel: 819-934-6085
Fax: 819-934-0584
fischerk@ainc-inac.gc.ca

Name of horizontal initiative: First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan

Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)

Lead department program activity: Community Infrastructure

Start date of the horizontal initiative: April 1, 2008

End date of the horizontal initiative: March 31, 2010

This program was seeking renewal at time of publication.

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 benefit plans and Public Works and Government Services Canada accommodation requirements were sourced from the Fiscal Framework, as confirmed in Budget 2008.

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 Nation communities on reserves in bringing their drinking water and wastewater services to a level and quality of service comparable to those enjoyed by 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 engineering assessment of existing water and wastewater facilities; consultations on a new federal legislative framework for safe drinking water; increased training through the Circuit Rider training program; modification of existing policies related to small water and septic systems and agreements for water and wastewater services; investment in a National Wastewater Program; and development of waterborne illness procedures.

The FNWWAP was implemented as part of government commitments, announced in Budget 2008 and the 2007 Speech from the Throne, to support First Nations' access to safe drinking water.

The FNWWAP supports INAC's strategic outcome, The Economy: Economic well-being and prosperity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. The FNWWAP also supports the Health Canada (HC) strategic outcome of the department's First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services: Better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians.

More information at these websites:

Backgrounder — First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan

Budget 2008, Responsible Leadership — Chapter 4 — Leadership at Home and Abroad

RPP 2007_2008 Health Canada — Health Canada's Regional Operations — An Overview

Shared outcome(s): The FNWWAP works toward the achievement of four outcomes:

• First Nation communities have an increased capacity to address potential water quality problems.
• Health risks associated with water quality and supply are reduced.
• All First Nation community water and wastewater facilities meet federal standards.
• First Nation communities have increased confidence in their drinking water.

Governance structure(s): The 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). A memorandum of understanding 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 action related to drinking water advisories. Conversely, HC shares information such as drinking water sample results that do not meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and reasons for recommending drinking water advisories. At the working level, the Strategic Water Management on Reserve Committee, which includes representatives from HC, INAC, Environment Canada and the Assembly of First Nations, provides a forum for discussion to share information and co-ordinate joint action, although this is not a formal decision-making body. It also provides integrated and co-ordinated leadership to ensure safe drinking water for First Nation communities and to implement FNWWAP.

Directors general and assistant deputy ministers from HC and INAC meet when needed to exchange and co-ordinate action on all relevant issues related to the FNWWAP.

Federal partner: INAC

($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-2011	Expected Results for 2010-2011
Community Infrastructure	Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program	671.0	To be determined (TBD)	TBD
Total		671.0	TBD	TBD

Expected Results: TBD

Federal partner: HC

($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-2011	Expected Results for 2010-2011
First Nations and Inuit Health	Drinking Water Safety Program – FNWWAP funding	54.6	TBD	TBD
	Drinking Water Safety Program – A-base funding	10.0	TBD	TBD
Total		64.6	TBD

Expected results: TBD

Total Allocation dor All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partner for 2010–2011
($ millions)
735.6	TBD

Contact information:

Sébastien Labelle
Director, Policy
Indian and Northern Affairs
Policy Directorate, Community Infrastructure Branch
Telephone:819-994-6466
sebastien.labelle@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)

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 Health Supports component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) ensures that former students of Indian residential schools can safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuse through all phases of the IRSSA. The Health Supports component of the IRSSA is composed of the Indian residential schools Resolution Health Support Program (formerly Mental Health Support Program) and a 24-hour crisis line.

Health Canada delivers the Resolution Health Support Program, which ensures that eligible former Indian residential school students, and their families, have access to an appropriate level of health support services, through all phases of the IRSSA, so that they may safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuses. Program components include: emotional support services provided by Resolution Health Support Workers (RHSWs); cultural support services provided by Elders; professional counselling; and assistance with the cost of transportation to access counseling, Elder, and/or Traditional Healer services.

INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector, provides a national 24-hour toll-free Indian residential school crisis line is also provided to support individuals in crisis and is operated by trained Aboriginal crisis counsellors. INAC is also responsible for co-ordinating the verification of program eligibility, and ensuring that Health Canada is aware of dates for independent assessment process/alternative dispute resolution hearings, litigation, and Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events as they arise, so that health supports can be provided in a seamless fashion.

Shared outcome(s): The IRSSA Health Supports component works toward the achievement of two outcomes

• Eligible former students of Indian residential schools, and their families, have access to an appropriate level of mental wellness support services.
• Eligible former students of Indian residential schools can safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuse.

Governance structure(s): INAC is responsible for the overall IRSSA model and is working in partnership with Health Canada to co-ordinate and provide services for former Indian residential school students throughout all phases of the IRSSA.

Planning Highlights: The Health Supports component will:

• continue to deliver professional, paraprofessional and cultural supports to former Indian residential school students and their families through the Resolution Health Support Program;
• provide former Indian residential school students and their families with access to a 24-hour national crisis line;
• undertake communications activities to ensure that health supports program is well-known; and
• strengthen research, knowledge and training initiatives to ensure that health supports are well-suited to meet the needs of Indian residential school claimants, their families and communities.

Federal Partner: Health Canada
($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-2011	Expected Results for 2010-2011
		($ millions)
First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services	Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program	112.4	14.8	Demand-driven health supports are provided to former Indian residential school students and their families through all phases of the IRSSA.
Total		112.4	14.8

Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2010–2011
112.4	14.8

Contact information:
Health Canada
Andrea Challis
Manager, Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program
Mental Health and Addictions Division
Community Programs Directorate
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
Phone: (613) 952-1377
andrea.challis@hc-sc.gc.ca

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:
Patricia Power
A/Director
Policy and Strategic Planning
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Tel: 613-947-4146
ppower@ainc-inac.gc.ca

Name of horizontal initiative: Urban Aboriginal Strategy

Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (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: April 1, 2007

End date of the horizontal initiative: March 31, 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 help respond to the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres. Through the UAS, the Government of Canada seeks to partner with other governments, community organizations, Aboriginal people and the private sector to support projects that address local priorities.

In 2007, Canada decided to set national priorities that focus on greater economic participation and made a long-term commitment by investing $68.5 million over five years to help respond effectively to the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres.

Shared outcome(s): The primary goal of the UAS is to better address issues facing Aboriginal people living in cities across Canada, working toward the achievement of the following outcomes:

• Urban Aboriginal socio-economic needs are targeted within new and renewed federal initiatives, where appropriate.
• Access to and co-ordination of programs and services is improved.
• Partners co-ordinate development and communication of research, policies and knowledge.
• Horizontal linkages and policy integration within the federal government are improved for seeking opportunities for partnership (i.e., the federal government, provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal groups, and private sector).

To accomplish these outcomes, UAS projects will focus investments in three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families.

Governance structure(s): Steering committees are the catalysts for planning, making funding decisions, and co-ordinating work through the UAS — along with other community activities — to respond to urban Aboriginal issues. Each UAS steering committee is composed of a cross-section of the Aboriginal community, to ensure the steering committee's decisions reflect broad community concerns and priorities. While the steering committee structure is meant to be reflective of local circumstances, each steering committee includes representation from the local Aboriginal community, the federal government, other levels of government and the private sector. The inclusive nature of the steering committees is indicative of the principle of partnership that underlies the UAS, particularly in keeping with the objective to establish strong and active partnerships between government and community.

In some of the designated cities under the UAS, federal funding is administered through an incorporated community organization that has been delegated authority for delivering UAS projects on behalf of the various partners. Regardless of whether funding is delivered by a community organization, by federal officials or by a combination of the two, funding through the UAS is designed to promote co-operation with other key partners (including other federal departments) and stakeholders in support of community interests.

Planning Highlights: The UAS works in partnership with other federal departments, provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal communities and the private sector to make strategic investments designed to enhance the economic participation of Aboriginal people in Canada's urban centres. Community projects funded through the UAS focus on three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families. The UAS also invests in building capacity within the urban Aboriginal community through investments that support the formation of effective partnerships and the development and implementation of strategic plans that address the unique needs of each community.

The UAS will continue to work toward achieving greater horizontality across federal departments to maximize investments. It will explore and implement new and innovative approaches to increase horizontality, including through a proactive Horizontal Action Plan. To this end, INAC is undertaking an analysis of horizontal projects (funded under the UAS Horizontal Terms and Conditions) to better understand the mechanics of horizontality and to identify and overcome barriers to increased federal collaboration. In tandem, the UAS is implementing performance measurement tools that can be used to identify successes and mitigate risks.

The UAS will also work toward making progress on its core objectives, including closing the unacceptable socio-economic gaps between urban Aboriginal people and other residents of cities, by leveraging funding from other levels of government and the private sector and by better aligning federal initiatives with provincial-municipal initiatives and other activities.

Federal Partner: Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-2011	Expected Results for 2010-2011
Urban Aboriginal Strategy	Urban Aboriginal Strategy	68.5	13.5	UAS projects will focus investments in three priority areas: improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families.
Total		68.5	13.5

Federal Partner: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada; Canadian Heritage; Health Canada; Public Health Agency Canada; Industry Canada; Justice Canada; and Public Safety Canada.
($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-2011	Expected Results for 2010-2011
Various program activities	Various programs	unknown at this time	unknown (Funding is dependent on availability of funds at the departmental level and the types of priorities identified at the local level.)
Total

Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2010–11
68.5	To be determined

Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): The UAS has been redesigned to better address issues facing urban Aboriginal people. The refocused UAS improves program co-ordination within the Government of Canada to maximize its investments and aims for equal cost sharing with provincial and municipal governments.

Through sustainable partnership policy development, program co-ordination at the federal level and with provincial and municipal governments, Aboriginal, and private sector partners, the UAS addresses local priorities and engages partners in the process of reducing the disparities that urban Aboriginal people face.

The UAS strives to make significant progress along the road of horizontal management as well as shared accountability with all its partners. It represents a practical step that illustrates how Canada's government is moving in the right direction to ensure that Aboriginal people living in cities across Canada have greater access to the skills and experiences they need to gain access to and succeed in urban centres.

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
allan.macdonald@ainc-inac.gc.ca