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Section III – Supplementary Information

Organizational Information

The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians is the Minister responsible for the Department.

As illustrated in the organizational chart below, the Minister is supported by the Department's Executive Director and Deputy Head. The Executive Director and Deputy Head is accountable for the overall management of the Department, reporting and accountabilities of independent entities, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Independent Assessment Process, strategic policy direction, and the provision of executive support to the Minister.

Note 1 – Positions to be created as a result of the Settlement Agreement during Fiscal Year 2007-08. An Interim Executive Director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will have responsibilities in setting up the Commission.

The Executive Director and Deputy Head is directly supported by the Assistant Deputy Minister and Directors General of Operations, Corporate Services, and Policy, Partnerships and Communications and the Director of Implementation Coordination.

The Assistant Deputy Minister is accountable for providing the corporate executive leadership for the management and operations for Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada, including the development and implementation of key departmental priorities, issues and policies to enhance the Department's capacity to promote and advance its transformation to implement the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement announced on May 10, 2006.

The Director General, Operations is accountable for the management of operations relating to the Alternative Dispute Resolution process and ensuring that claims are administered and resolved in accordance with established program authorities, processes and the approved compensation framework; as well as the transition from the Alternative Dispute Resolution process to the Independent Assessment Process under the Settlement Agreement. The Director General is also accountable for the management of litigation; the health-related components of the National Resolution Framework; the management and delivery of an extensive research program which supports both litigation and the Alternative Dispute Resolution process, the Advance Payment program, the Common Experience Program and various aspects of the Settlement Agreement; responsibility for delivery of the Advanced Payment Program; and, in partnership with Service Canada, the Common Experience Program.

The Director General, Corporate Services is accountable for: managing and providing corporate leadership in the development of programs, plans and strategies to integrate and ensure the integrity of corporate priorities in human resources, finance, administration, materiel management, procurement, Information Technology, Access to Information and Privacy Program, internal audit and evaluation, records management, and performance management. The Director General, Corporate Services is also the Senior Financial Officer for Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada and thus responsible for establishing the internal control and financial management framework.

The Director General Policy, Partnerships and Communications is accountable for managing and providing corporate leadership in the area of policy and strategic planning, providing policy advice and support to the Executive Director and Deputy Head and the Department on issues related to claims resolution and broader healing and reconciliation. The Director General is also accountable for the management of public affairs, liaison and outreach activities, and the overall communications of the Department which includes internal and external communications; media relations; strategic communications planning; and Parliamentary Affairs including liaison with Parliamentarians and the Minister's Office, outreach to Aboriginal communities, Indian Residential Schools survivor societies, and the general public; liaison with national and regional Aboriginal organizations; the management of the Department's contribution funding authority and agreements; and the strategic management and delivery of the Commemoration Program.

The Director of Implementation Coordination is responsible for the coordination within the Department of all activities required to ensure a successful implementation of the various components of the Settlement Agreement.

Departmental links to the Government of Canada Outcomes

2007-2008
	Budgetary								Non-Budgetary
($ Millions)	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions and Other Transfer Payments		Gross	Respendable Revenue	Net	Loans, Investments and Advances	Total Main Estimates	Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation between former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada
Program Activity: Resolution of claims	462.693	0	125.000	9.000	596.693		0	596.693	0	596.693	(4.066)	592.627

Program Activity contributes to:

1. The achievement of the Government of Canada's social outcome: Healthy Canadians - by contributing to improved health of Aboriginal peoples.
2. The achievement of the Government of Canada's social outcome: Safe and Secure Communities - by contributing to safe, stable, and sustainable Aboriginal communities.

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents

($ millions)	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010
Claims Resolution	208.6	596.7	298.9	289.7
Budgetary Main Estimates (gross)	208.6	596.7	298.9	289.7
Total Main Estimates	208.6	596.7	298.9	289.7
Adjustments:
Procurement Saving	-	(4.7)	(4.7)	(4.7)
Compensation for collective agreements and other minor adjustments	-	0.6	0.6	0.6
Supplementary Estimates (A) – Settlement Allotment	40.0	-	-	-
Supplementary Estimates (A) – Operating Budget Carry-Forward	5.6	-	-	-
Supplementary Estimates (B) – Transfer to Human Resources & Skills Development. Lump-sum payment recognizing the experience of residing at an Indian Residential School and its impacts (Common Experience Payments)	(7.7)	-	-	-
Employee Benefit Plan	-	-	-	-
Total Adjustments	37.9	(4.1)	(4.1)	(4.1)
Lapses:
Lapsed funding	-	-	-	-
Total Planned Spending	246.5	592.6	294.8	285.6
Total Planned Spending	246.5	592.6	294.8	285.6
Plus: Cost of services received without charge	5.2	8.8	9.0	9.5
Net cost of Program	251.7	601.4	303.8	295.1
Full Time Equivalents	250	604	559	605

Table 2: Voted and Statutory Items listed in Main Estimates

2007-2008
Vote or Statutory Item	Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording	Current Main Estimates	Previous Main Estimates
55	Operating expenditures	452.923	196.205
60	Grant & Contributions	134.000	6.000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	9.770	6.406
	Total Department ($ millions)	596.693	208.611

Table 3: Services Received Without Charge

($ millions)	2007-2008
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)	4.2
Contributions covering employer's share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by Treasury Board Secretariat (excluding revolving funds). Employer's contribution to employees' insured benefits plans and expenditures paid by Treasury Board Secretariat.	3.7
Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by Department of Justice	0.9
2007-2008 Services received without charge	8.8

The table above provides an estimate of the cost of common services received without charge by the Department from other government organizations. The presentation of such amounts is consistent with the presentation of services received without charge in the Department's Financial Statements and Departmental Performance Report.

Table 4: Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity

($)	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010
Claims Resolution	90,000	2,223,000	0	0
Total	90,000	2,223,000	0	0

Capital expenditures planned for the 2007-2008 Estimates year will be used to support the full implementation of the Single Access to Dispute Resolution Enterprise (SADRE), the Department's automated case management tool, as well as any necessary changes to the tool's capacity and functionality as a result of the transition from the current Alternative Dispute Resolution Process to the new Independent Assessment Process and the delivery of the Common Experience Payment.

Table 8: Resource Requirement by Branch or Sector

($ millions)	Claims Resolution	Total Planned Spending
Settlement Payments	160	160
Aboriginal Healing Foundation	125	125
Legal Fees	100	100
Independent Assessment Process	107	107
Truth and Reconciliation Commission	58	58
Department of Justice	21	21
Commemoration, Advocacy and Consultation	9	9
Other	17	17
Total	597	597

As the Department is still developing its organizational structure in anticipation of the approval of the Settlement Agreement, a detailed financial breakdown is still in development.

Table 11: Details on Project Spending

($ millions)	Current Estimated Total Cost	Forecast Spending to March 31, 2007	Planned Spending 2007 - 2008	Planned Spending 2008 - 2009	Planned Spending 2009 - 2010	Future Years Spending Requirements
SADRE1	8.3	1.3	2.8	1.0	0.9	2.3

Note 1 - Single Access Dispute Resolution Enterprise

 

Table 13 : Details on Transfer Payment Programs

Program: Group Independent Assessment Process
Start: April 1, 2007			End Date: March 31, 2011
Description : Contributions for Groups of Indian Residential School survivors who wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent Assessment Process .
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Expected Results: Resolution of Independent Assessment Programs claims.
	Forecast Spending 2006–2007	Planned Spending 2007–2008		Planned Spending 2008–2009	Planned   Spending 2009–2010
Program Activity: Claims Resolution
Total Grants	$	$		$	$
Total Contributions	$ -	$ 1.0		$ 1.0	$ 0.5
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	$	$		$	$
Total Program Activity	$ -	$ 1.0		$ 1.0	$ 0.5
Planned Evaluations
Planned Audits

 

Program: Commemoration
Start: April 1, 2007			End Date: March 31, 2013
Description: Contributions for former students, their families, communities and groups of individuals for the purpose of facilitating regional or national Commemoration projects to address the Indian Residential Schools experience.
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Expected Results: The opportunity for former students to share the initiative with family and community.
	Forecast Spending 2006–2007	Planned Spending 2007–2008		Planned Spending 2008–2009	Planned Spending 2009–2010
Program Activity: Claims Resolution
Total Grants	$	$		$	$
Total Contributions	$ -	$ 2.0		$ 5.0	$ 5.0
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	$	$		$	$
Total Program Activity	$ -	$ 2.0		$ 5.0	$ 5.0
Planned Evaluations
Planned Audits

 

Program: Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Start: April 1, 2007			End Date: March 31, 2012
Description: Grant provided to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation to deliver the Healing Strategy.
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Expected Results: On-going delivery of community-based healing – support for community-based healing projects for former students of Indian Residential Schools, their families and communities nationwide.
	Forecast Spending 2006–2007	Planned Spending 2007–2008		Planned Spending 2008–2009	Planned Spending 2009–2010
Program Activity: Claims Resolution
Total Grants	$	$ 125.0		$ -	$ -
Total Contributions	$ -	$		$	$
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	$	$		$	$
Total Program Activity	$ -	$ 125.0		$ -	$ -
Planned Evaluations
Planned Audits

 

Program: Policy and Consultation
Start: April 1, 2007			End Date: March 31, 2009
Description: 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.
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Expected Results: Successful collaborative working relationships with representatives of former students and Aboriginal organizations.
	Forecast Spending 2006–2007	Planned Spending 2007–2008		Planned  Spending 2008–2009	Planned Spending 2009–2010
Program Activity: Claims Resolution
Total Grants	$	$		$	$
Total Contributions	$ -	$ 6.0		$ 4.0	$ -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	$	$		$	$
Total Program Activity	$ -	$ 6.0		$ 4.0	$ -
Planned Evaluations
Planned Audits

 

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