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Name of Horizontal Initiative: National Anti-Drug Strategy

Name of lead department(s): Department of Justice Canada

Lead department program activity: Stewardship of the Canadian Legal Framework

Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2012-13¹

End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2016-17 and Ongoing

Total federal funding allocation (start to end date)²: $527.8 M

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):

The National Anti-Drug Strategy (NADS) was launched by the Government of Canada in 2007, with a clear focus on illicit drugs and a particular emphasis on youth. Its goal is to contribute to safer and healthier communities through coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency and reduce production and distribution of illicit drugs. It encompasses three action plans: prevention, treatment and enforcement.

The prevention action plan supports efforts to prevent youth from using illicit drugs by enhancing their awareness and understanding of the harmful social and health effects of illicit drug use, and to develop and implement community-based interventions & initiatives to prevent illicit drug use. The treatment action plan supports effective treatment and rehabilitation systems and services by developing and implementing innovative and collaborative approaches. The enforcement action plan aims to contribute to the disruption of illicit drug operations in a safe manner, particularly targeting criminal organizations.

Shared outcome(s):

• Reduced demand for illicit drugs in targeted populations and areas;
• Reduced impacts of illicit drug use through prevention and treatment efforts; and
• Reduced supply of illicit drugs.

Governance structure(s):

The governance structure of the Strategy consists of an Assistant Deputy Minister Steering Committee and working groups on policy and performance, prevention and treatment, enforcement, and communications. The governance structure is supported by the Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives Section of the Department of Justice Canada.

The Assistant Deputy Minister Steering Committee (ADMSC), which is chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees the implementation of the Strategy, making decisions necessary to advance the initiative, where required, and ensuring appropriate and timely outcomes for the initiative and accountability in the expenditure of initiative resources. The ADMSC prepares questions for the consideration of Deputy Ministers, where appropriate.

The Prevention and Treatment Working Group, chaired by Health Canada, oversees the implementation of the Prevention and Treatment Action Plans. The Enforcement Working Group, chaired by the Department of Public Safety Canada, oversees the implementation of the Enforcement Action Plan. The Policy and Performance Working Group, chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees policy directions and outcomes for the Strategy and the work of the Sub-Committee on Evaluation and Reporting. The Communications Working Group, chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees communication of the Strategy including, making decisions necessary to advance communication of the initiative and ensuring coordination of communication.

Planning Highlights:

For 2012-13, the 12 federal partner departments and agencies involved in the National Anti-Drug Strategy will continue to focus on contributing to safer and healthier communities through coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency, and reduce the production and distribution of illicit drugs. In response to the recommendations from the Strategy's impact evaluation, Strategy partners will devise new ways to disseminate knowledge, improve communication among the three Action Plans, review the governance structure, and develop a Performance Measurement Strategy. In addition, since Bill C-10 has received Royal Assent, the Strategy partners involved in responding to the impact of mandatory minimum penalties for serious drug offences are now able to access funds which had been set aside in a frozen allotment.

The following tables present the expected results for each federal partner's program activities.

Federal Partner: Department of Justice Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
A1 – Stewardship of the Canadian Legal Framework	a. Drug Treatment Courts	$18.2 M	$3.6 M	Link 1
	b. Youth Justice Fund (Treatment Action Plan)	$7.9 M	$1.6 M	Link 2
	c. Justice Canada Lead Role for the National Anti-Drug Strategy	$1.2 M	$0.2 M	Link 3
C1 – Internal Services	d. Justice Canada Lead Role for the National Anti-Drug Strategy	$1.1 M	$0.2 M
	e. National Anti-Drug Strategy	$0.2 M	$0.0 M	Support programs
Total		$28.5 M	$5.7 M

*Note: Amounts include Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) premiums and exclude Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Reduced drug substances relapse among drug treatment court clients.

Link 2:

• To work collaboratively with interested provinces and territories as well as other stakeholders in order to identify gaps in drug treatment programs for youth in the justice system.
• To introduce, pilot and evaluate a number of drug treatment options for youth involved in the youth justice system in communities.
• To share knowledge of the piloted drug treatment programs and promising practices with provinces and territories as well as other interested stakeholders.

Immediate Outcomes:

• Projects on Treatment Services & Program Enhancements
• Enhanced capacity to plan/ deliver a range of treatment services & programs to targeted populations

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Increased availability of & access to effective treatment services & programs for targeted populations in areas of need
• Improved treatment systems, programs & services to address illicit drug dependency in targeted populations in areas of need

Link 3:

Effective leadership of the federal response to concerns around illicit drug prevention, treatment and enforcement through:

• exercising overarching responsibility for policy and coordination;
• maintaining the NADS Governance Structure;
• leading and coordinating all NADS communications activities; and
• taking lead responsibility for accountability, evaluation and performance reporting.

Federal Partner: Health Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
3.4.3 Controlled Substances	b. Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund (DSCIF) (Prevention Action Plan)	$57.5 M	$11.5 M	Link 1
3.4 Substance Use and Abuse	c. Drug Treatment Funding Program (DTFP) (Treatment Action Plan)	$80.4 M	$27.6 M	Link 2
3.1.1.2 First Nations and Inuit Mental Health and Addictions	d. National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) (Treatment Action Plan)	$45.5 M	$9.1 M	Link 3
3.4.3 Controlled Substances	e. Office of Controlled Substances (Enforcement Action Plan)	$25.5 M	$5.1 M	Link 4
	f. Drug Analysis Services (Enforcement Action Plan)	$17.0 M	$3.4 M	Link 5
		$4.5 M3	$0.9 M3
Total		$230.4 M	$57.6 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP premiums and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

DSCIF plans to enhance the capacity of targeted populations to make informed decisions about illicit drug use. The program's success and progress will be measured by the level/nature of acquired or improved knowledge/skills to avoid illicit drug use within the targeted population, and will be measured by evidence that capacity changes are influencing decision-making and behaviors around illicit drug use and associated consequences in targeted populations.

DSCIF also plans to strengthen community responses to illicit drug issues in targeted areas, and will measure their progress based on the type/nature of ways that community responses have been strengthened in targeted areas. For example, the adoption/integration of evidence-informed/best practices within the targeted areas will indicate the program's contribution to this outcome.

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DTFP plans to increase availability of and access to effective treatment services and programs for at-risk youth in areas of need. The Program's success and progress will be measured by the type/nature of treatment services and supports that have been made available by end of FY and will be measured by the program/service utilization trends associated with their populations and areas of need.

DTFP will also seek to improve treatment systems, programs and services to address illicit drug dependency of affected Canadians. The Program's success and progress in this plan will be measured by the extent to which treatment system improvements have been made; perceptions of stakeholders; and, the extent to which uptake/integration of evidence-informed practices has occurred.

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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) plans to increase the availability of and access to effective treatment services and programs for First Nations and Inuit populations in areas of need. The progress of this plan will be measured by the nature of new or enhanced services that have been made available through funding in targeted areas and are based on research or best practices. FNIHB also plans to improve treatment systems, programs and services to address illicit drug dependency in First Nations and Inuit populations in areas of need. The progress of this plan will be measured by:

• the proportion of treatment facilities accredited;
• the proportion of addictions counsellors in treatment centres who are certified;
• the changes in stakeholder perceptions regarding the extent to which treatment services have been improved in Strategy-supported investment areas; and
• the types of collaborative/partnerships with Aboriginal organizations to strengthen systems, programs and services.

Link 4:

The Office of Controlled Substances (OCS) plans to reduce the risk of diversion of precursor chemicals by using Strategy funding to improve processes for the issuance of precursor licenses and permits. This will include reviewing and streamlining guidance provided to regulated parties involved in carrying out activities with precursor chemicals, and to law enforcement regarding the application for authorization to dispose of seized controlled substances. The OCS will also strengthen the inspection program through the development of a quality assurance component to ensure consistency in inspections across the country. This includes the development of standardized tools with a national scope (ie. policies, directives, inspection reports, monitoring letters and standard operating procedures etc.). This framework will contribute to increased capacity in the control and monitoring of controlled substances and precursor chemicals. It will also include improving the tools used to record losses and thefts reported to the OCS by regulated parties.

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Drug Analysis Services (DAS) plans to improve drug enforcement intelligence and evidence. The success and progress of this plan will be measured by the perceptions of stakeholders regarding the benefit and timeliness of DAS contribution to police response/court. Drug Analysis Services also plans to increase safety in dismantling illicit drug operations. The success and progress of this plan will be measured by the number and nature of injuries to law enforcement officers and other first responders during the investigation and dismantling of illegal drug operations, and will also be measured by the level of additional risk to the environment as a result of investigation and dismantling of illegal drug operations.

Federal Partner: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
1.4 Health and Health Services Advances	Research on Drug Treatment Model (Treatment Action Plan)	$4.9 M	$1.0M	Link 1
Total		$4.9 M	$1.0 M

*Note: Amounts exclude EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Continue to improve the state of knowledge and its translation with respect to treatment and understanding of the consequences of illicit drug use.

To address this, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is continuing in 2012-13 the funding of the Three teams, which were funded in 2008-2009 for five years. Funding is continuing in 2012-13 for the following objectives:

• to generate high-quality research that addresses an important health and disease, health care or health system problem or issue which is best approached through a collaborative team;
• to provide superior research training and mentorship environments; and
• to produce new knowledge and the translation of research findings into improvements in the health of Canadians and the Canadian health care system.

CIHR will be launching a new Catalyst competition in 2012-13 as the first step to the development of a Canadian Intervention Research Network in Addiction in the following years of NADS funding. The objectives are:

• to facilitate team formation, as a first step towards the pursuit of more comprehensive funding opportunities by researchers and addiction treatment providers and to generate preliminary observations, data or knowledge demonstrating integrated approaches of research; and
• to generate high impact results and/or innovative research proposals, research tools, techniques, devices, inventions, or methodologies.

A third workshop for CIHR activities under NADS will be held in fall 2012. CIHR will be inviting the team grants to present their ongoing work, as well as the grantees from the current and previous catalyst and knowledge synthesis grants. The objectives of the meeting are:

• share current knowledge and research results;
• establish networking of researchers and partners (federal departments, provincial agencies, Non-governmental organizations [NGOs]); and
• identify knowledge translation opportunities and provide feedback to CIHR.

Following this meeting, CIHR will be preparing a report highlighting the activities of CIHR during the first five years of NADS funding.

Federal Partner: Department of Public Safety Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
3. Law Enforcement	a. National Coordination of Efforts to Improve Intelligence, Knowledge, Management, Research, Evaluation (Enforcement Action Plan)	$3.9 M	$0.8 M	Link 1
5. Internal Services		$0.1 M	$0.0 M	Link 2
Total		$4.0 M	$0.8 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP premiums and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Safer communities and more effective policing through strategic national law enforcement policies.

Link 2:

Support the work of the program by providing key corporate services.

Federal Partner: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
1.1.2.7	a. Drug and Organized Crime Awareness Services (Prevention Action Plan)	$14.5 M	$2.9 M	Link 1
3.5.2 Community and Youth Programs	b. National Youth Intervention and Diversion Program (Treatment Action Plan)	$0.0 M	$0.0 M	Link 2
1.1.2.9	c. Marijuana and Clandestine Lab Teams/Proceeds of Crime (Enforcement Action Plan)	$112.5 M	$22.5 M	Link 3
Total		$127.0 M	$25.4 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP premiums and exclude Accommodation premiums of $0.5 M ongoing

Link 1:

Increase awareness of the impact drugs and organized crime have on communities and individuals by leveraging media outlets and public events to strengthen our messaging and reaching a broader base.

Enhance our organizational ability to provide first class prevention and awareness programs, by ensuring our training cadre possess the requisite level of facilitation and communication skills.

Link 2:

Item Sunset in 2011-12 – Pending Budget Announcement

Link 3:

Expanded international and national cooperation toward greater collaboration in conducting joint investigations with a particular focus on disrupting organized crime networks. Greater engagement of government and non government stakeholders, including community groups in combating and reducing the impact of clandestine labs.

Enhanced ability to detect and investigate clandestine labs through increased training of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) employees.

Federal Partner: Correctional Service Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
3.0 Community Supervision	Case Preparation and Supervision of provincial Offenders (Minimum Mandatory Penalties)	$30.5 M	$6.1 M	Link 1
Total		$30.5 M2	$6.1 M2

*Note: Amounts include EBP premiums and exclude Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Timely case preparation; rate of offenders successfully reintegrated into the community.

Federal Partner: Parole Board of Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
Conditional Release Decisions	Conditional Release Decisions (Minimum Mandatory Penalties)	$6.5 M	$1.3 M	Link 1
Conditional Release Decisions Openness and Accountability	Conditional Release Decisions Openness and Accountability (Minimum Mandatory Penalties)	$2.5 M	$0.5 M	Link 2
Internal Services	Internal Services	$2.0 M	$0.4 M	Support programs
Total		$11.0 M3	$2.2 M3

*Note: Amounts include EBP premiums and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

This funding will provide the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) the capacity for effective management of its legislated responsibilities for parole decision-making for offenders in relation to the requirements of the new legislation. PBC will collect information and report on workloads and outcomes of parole for provincial offenders incarcerated a as result of new legislative provisions (e.g., the number and proportion of offenders who successfully complete their parole).

Link 2:

This funding will provide the PBC the capacity for provision of information and assistance to victims of crime, observers at hearings and individuals who seek access to decision registry in relation to the requirements of the new legislation. In a similar manner, PBC will report on the extent of involvement of victims, and observers in conditional release processes and the level of satisfaction of these individuals with the information and assistance provided by PBC.

Effective management of both these responsibilities will contribute to public safety and reinforce public confidence in the justice system.

Federal Partner: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
1.1 Drug, Criminal Code, and terrorism prosecution program	a. Prosecution and prosecution-related services (Enforcement Action Plan)	$17.0 M	$3.4 M	Link 1
	b. Prosecution of serious drug offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) (Minimum Mandatory Penalties)	$41.5 M3	To be determined3	Link 2
2.1 Internal Services	Enforcement Action Plan	$2.5 M	$0.5 M
Total		$61.0 M	$3.9 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Provision of pre-charge legal advice and litigation support, as well as prosecution of drug offences under the CDSA in response to the workload generated by the enhanced RCMP dedicated anti-drug teams and criminal intelligence and technical operations support staff.

Link 2:

Provision of prosecution-related advice and litigation support during police investigations, and prosecution of drug charges under the CDSA resulting from the Minimum Mandatory Penalties.

Federal Partner: Canada Border Services Agency

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
Risk Assessment	Intelligence Development & Field Support Division, Organized Crime & Contraband Section, Precursor Chemical Diversion, Analysis and Scientific Services (Enforcement Action Plan)	$9.9 M	$1.6 M	Link 1 Link 2 Link 3
Admissibility Determination			$0.4 M
Internal Services	Intelligence Development & Field Support Division, Organized Crime & Contraband Section, Precursor Chemical Diversion, Analysis and Scientific Services (Enforcement Action Plan)	$8.1 M	$1.6 M	Link 4
Total		18.0 M	$3.6 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Continue to increase awareness and capacity to gather information and intelligence of illicit drug issues relative to the border.

Link 2:

Continue to increase intelligence support to regional enforcement activities to interdict goods entering and leaving Canada under the strategy.

Link 3:

Continue to improve relationships and communication with partner agencies under the Strategy to identify opportunities and improve intelligence activities such as targeting and information sharing related to illicit drugs and other goods (such as precursor chemicals) identified under the Strategy as they relate to the border.

Link 4:

Continuation of additional sampling, analysis and increased use of mobile laboratory capabilities to assist in the detection of precursor chemicals at the ports of entry.

Federal Partner: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
1.2 Diplomacy and Advocacy	Annual Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) (Enforcement Action Plan)	$4.5 M	$0.9 M	Link 1 Link 2
Total		$4.5 M	$0.9 M

*Note: Amounts exclude EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Improved capacity of UNODC to fulfill its mandate in their fight against illicit drugs and international crime at the global level.

Link 2:

Improved capacity of CICAD to fulfill its mandate in the fight against illicit drugs in the Americas.

Federal Partner: Canada Revenue Agency

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
4 Reporting Compliance	Special Enforcement Program (Enforcement Action Plan)	$5.0 M	$1.0 M	Link 1
Total		$5.0 M	$1.0 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Expected results for 2012-2013 fiscal year:

• 25 audits of taxpayers involved in production and distribution of illegal drugs resulting in (re)assessments of $3,000,000 of federal taxes.
• Leads for audits will result from referrals from the RCMP and other law enforcement agencies involved in enforcement activities of illegal drug use, production and distribution.
• Emphasis will be placed on intelligence-led, strategic file selection in an effort to reduce the profitability of illegal / criminal activities in this sector.

Federal Partner: Public Works and Government Services Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
1.7 Specialized Programs and Services	Forensic Accounting Management Group (Enforcement Action Plan)	$3.0 M	$0.6 M	Link 1
Total		$3.0 M	$0.6 M

*Note: Amounts include EBP and Accommodation premiums

Link 1:

Increased operational capacity to provide forensic accounting services to law enforcement agencies. Forensic accounting services assist law enforcement and prosecution agencies in determining whether the assets of suspects were derived from criminal activities, thereby allowing the Government of Canada to seize the assets and remove the financial incentives for engaging in criminal activities.

Federal Partner: Financial Transactions and Analysis Centre of Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	($ millions)		Expected Results
		Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2012-13
2004113 Detection and deterrence of money laundering and terrorist financing	Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) (Enforcement Action Plan)	$0.0 M	$0.0 M	Link 1
Total		$0.0 M	$0.0 M

Link 1:

2012-2013 begins the period for which FINTRAC becomes an unfunded partner within the NADS Initiative. However, given the importance of the NADS Initiative, FINTRAC has internally reallocated resources to continue to work with law enforcement and intelligence agencies to ensure they receive financial intelligence related to drug production and distribution that is useful for further actions. This intelligence will be produced as FINTRAC will continue to closely align its financial intelligence products with the needs and priorities of our partners (as per FINTRAC's strategic priorities).

Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2012-13
$527.8 M	$108.8 M

Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A

Contact information:

Jennifer Goldstone
A/Head, National Anti-Drug Strategy
Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives Section
(613) 954-2864
Jennifer.Goldstone@justice.gc.ca