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

Expected results:

• Capable and accountable governments and institutions
• Meeting statutory and regulatory obligations under the Indian Act with respect to elections and lawmaking
• Governance capacity in First Nations communities and institutions
• Operational Aboriginal and public institutions of government

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	288.9	395.6	400.3	406.8
Total contributions	327.1	232.8	229.1	227.7
Total Transfer payments	616.0	628.4	629.4	634.5

Planned evaluations:

• National Centre for First Nations Governance (Independent)
• First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management

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

Expected results:

• Relationships between parties based on trust, respect, understanding, shared responsibilities, accountability, rights and dialogue
• Obligations are honoured as set out in final agreements, to contribute to shared objectives
• Inuit have a voice in federal policy and decision making

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	101.2	85.0	79.1	79.1
Total Transfer payments	101.2	85.0	79.1	79.1

Planned evaluations:

• Comprehensive Land Claims Impacts
• Self-Government Agreements
• Treaty Related Measures
• Treaty Commissions
• Specific Claims Tribunal Action Plan
• Negotiation and Implementation

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

Expected results:

• Canada honours its negotiated obligations

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	492.1	549.6	449.3	450.8
Total contributions	17.3	6.0	7.0	6.7
Total Transfer payments	509.4	555.6	456.3	457.5
Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.

Planned evaluations:

• Evaluability Framework
• Advocacy and Public Information Program
• Public Awareness of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
• Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Strategic Outcome: The People

Program Activity: Education

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Education

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

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

Expected results:

• First Nations students achieving comparable educational outcomes to those achieved by students in the provincial system where the reserve is located
• First Nations and Inuit learners have improved educational attainment

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	36.7	37.7	40.4	41.3
Total contributions	1,613.3	1,652.3	1,695.9	1,740.5
Total Transfer payments	1,650.0	1,690.0	1,736.3	1,781.8

Planned evaluations:

• SchoolNet Program
• Elementary and Secondary Education
• Post Secondary Education

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 capacity for First Nations to assume responsibility for, and jurisdiction over social development through policy development, program design and service delivery, to build self-reliant, sustainable, healthy and stable First Nation communities.

Expected results:

• Reduce the percentage of Income Assistance recipients
• First Nations families and children have safe, nurturing living environments
• Safety and security of reserve residents is enhanced

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	8.1	10.0	10.0	10.0
Total contributions	1,474.6	1,443.3	1,476.2	1,495.3
Total Transfer payments	1,482.7	1,453.3	1,486.2	1,505.3

Planned evaluations:

• Income Assistance, National Child Benefit Reinvestment and Assisted Living
• Alberta Child and Family Services Model
• Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy
• Family Violence Prevention
• Child and Family Services

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

Expected results:

• National implementation of the new Secure Certificate of Indian Status
• First Nations and individuals access moneys held in the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with established service standards
• INAC’s role in the estates of deceased on-reserve Indians is discharged in accordance with established service standards

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Total contributions	9.0	9.6	9.1	8.8
Total Transfer payments	10.4	11.0	10.5	10.2

Planned evaluations:

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

Expected results:

• Clarity of title and access to land and resources by First Nations and Inuit

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	1.1	5.0	2.0	2.0
Total contributions	1.3	—	—	—
Total Transfer payments	2.4	5.0	2.0	2.0

Planned evaluations:

• Comprehensive Land Claims Impacts

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

Expected results:

• Responsible federal stewardship of reserve land, resources and environment

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	107.9	47.2	23.1	23.1
Total Transfer payments	107.9	47.2	23.1	23.1

Planned evaluations:

• Contaminated Sites
• Emergency Management Assistance

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

Expected results:

• First Nations governance over land, resources and the environment

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	11.9	14.2	14.3	14.3
Total Transfer payments	11.9	14.2	14.3	14.3

Planned evaluations:

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

Expected results:

• Business ownership by Aboriginal people, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals and communities
• Establishment, acquisition and expansion of viable businesses

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09*	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	34.0	—	—	—
Total contributions	148.5	37.3	37.3	37.3
Total Transfer payments	182.5	37.3	37.3	37.3
*2008–09 forecast reflects total spending for Economic Development program activity which has been replaced by the Individual and Community Business Development and the Community Investment program activities in 2009–10

Planned evaluations:

• Community Economic/Aboriginal Business Development

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

Expected results:

• Economic development benefits for First Nations and Inuit communities
• First Nations and Inuit economic institutions have capacity to support community economic planning

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09*	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	34.0	—	—	—
Total contributions	148.5	159.0	159.9	159.9
Total Transfer payments	182.5	159.0	159.9	159.9
*2008–09 forecast reflects total spending for Economic Development program activity which has been replaced by the Individual and Community Business Development and the Community Investment program activities in 2009–10

Planned evaluations:

• Community Economic/Aboriginal Business Development

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

Expected results:

• First Nations communities have a base of infrastructure that protects health and safety and enables engagement in the economy

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total contributions	1,017.9	1,295.6	1,182.1	928.3
Total Transfer payments	1,017.9	1,295.7	1,182.2	928.4

Planned evaluations:

• On-Reserve Housing
• First Nations Infrastructure Fund (Infrastructure Canada-led)
• Long-Term Capital Planning

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

Expected results:

• Devolution of governance over northern land and resources
• Canadian interests reflected in national and international circumpolar co-operation activities

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	3.8	12.2	7.4	4.4
Total Transfer payments	3.8	12.2	7.4	4.4

Planned evaluations:

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

Expected results:

• Northerners have access to products, services and information that can enhance the health of their communities
• Perishable and other nutritious foods and other essential items are available in isolated northern communities at reduced prices

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	46.4	47.3	48.3	49.2
Total contributions	11.0	40.6	54.8	5.6
Total Transfer payments	57.4	87.9	103.1	54.8

Planned evaluations:

• Healthy Foods to Northern Communities (Food Mail)
• Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities (Clean Air Agenda)
• International Polar Year (program-led evaluation)
• EcoEnergy for Aboriginal and Northern Communities

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

Expected results:

• Sound stewardship of land and resources
• Contaminated sites are managed to ensure the protection of human health and the environment
• Land and resource development for oil and gas

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1
Total contributions	24.0	27.0	19.8	15.1
Total Transfer payments	25.3	28.2	21.0	16.1

Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown.

Planned evaluations:

Strategic Outcome: The North

Program Activity: Northern Economy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Transfer payments for Northern Economy

Start date: N/A

End date: ongoing

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

Expected results:

• Northerners have resources and support to capitalize on economic development opportunities
• Strategic investments in economic development
• Strategic investments in innovation and partnerships

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	22.0	16.3	26.3	26.3
Total Transfer payments	22.0	16.3	26.3	26.3

Planned evaluations:

• Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development and Governance

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: The Urban Aboriginal Strategy was developed in 1997, to help respond to the needs facing Aboriginal people living in urban centres. Through the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, the Government of Canada seeks to partner with other governments, community organizations and Aboriginal people to support projects that respond to local priorities. The policy aim of the renewed Urban Aboriginal Strategy is to promote self-reliance and increase life choices for Aboriginal people in urban centres. The Urban Aboriginal Strategy enhances the Government of Canada's ability to align federal expenditures directed toward urban Aboriginal people in key urban centres with provincial and municipal programming, in a manner that both advances federal objectives and effectively responds to local challenges and opportunities. In order to accomplish this, Urban Aboriginal Strategy projects will strategically focus investments in three priority areas (improving life skills; promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship; and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families).

Expected results:

• Economic participation and self-reliance of — and expanded life choices for — Aboriginal people in urban centres

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	11.0	9.9	9.9	9.9
Total Transfer payments	11.0	9.9	9.9	9.9

Planned evaluations:

• Urban Aboriginal Strategy

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

Expected results:

• MNSI organizations that engage with the private sector and all levels of government
• MNSI organizations that advocate on behalf of their constituents

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	10.4	12.1	12.1	12.1
Total Transfer payments	10.4	12.1	12.1	12.1

Planned evaluations:

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

Expected results:

• Respect for the Aboriginal rights of Métis under section 35

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2008-09	Planned Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12
Total grants	—	—	—	—
Total contributions	8.9	8.2	—	—
Total Transfer payments	8.9	8.2	—	—

Planned evaluations: