Archived - Details of Transfer Payment Programs

Transfer Payments for Governance and Institutions of Government

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Support good governance, rights and interests of Aboriginal peoples

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 1.1: Governance and Institutions of Government

Description: This Program provides support to First Nation governments, as well as Aboriginal governance institutions and organizations through core and targeted programming. The intent of this support is to facilitate capacity development in the Aboriginal public service, the elected leadership, and entities that administer aggregate services on behalf of or to First Nation governments and their communities. Transparent and accountable First Nation governments attract investment, create opportunities, and effectively support their citizens. Transparent and accountable institutions and organizations strengthen the fabric of Aboriginal governments across Canada, assist Aboriginal communities and their governments in attracting investment, and support Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy. Ultimately, good governance practices are essential for active Aboriginal participation in Canadian society and the economy.

Expected results: Transparent and accountable First Nation governments and institutions

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The last evaluation completed under the Governance and Institutions of Government program was for the implementation of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act in 2011–2012.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of Matrimonial Real Property, a component of the Governance and Institutions of Government program, is planned for 2016–2017.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nation communities
• Tribal councils
• First Nation and Inuit employers
• First Nation and Inuit individuals
• First Nation Fiscal Management Act institutions
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g. Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)
• Industry-related (e.g. for-profit businesses)
• Municipalities and local organizations (e.g. governments at municipal or regional level, cities)
• Non-profit organizations (e.g. charities, foundations, NGOs, universities, colleges and research institutions)
• Provinces and territories (e.g. governments at provincial or territorial level)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Recipients are engaged through the General Assessment process, and, where appropriate, discussions on potential for longer-term agreements are ongoing.

Transfer Payments for Transfer Payments for Aboriginal Rights and Interests

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Support good governance, rights and interests of Aboriginal peoples

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 1.2: Aboriginal Rights and Interests

Description: This Program seeks to strengthen collaboration between governments and Aboriginal groups through mutual respect, trust, understanding, shared responsibilities, accountability, dialogue and negotiation concerning the rights and interests of Aboriginal peoples. Partnerships will be established helping to contribute to the strengthening of the social, economic and cultural well-being of Aboriginal communities which conditions support more active participation in Canadian society. The Program also addresses constitutional and historic obligations and public policy by: negotiating agreements that achieve clarity with respect to law-making authority and the ownership, use and control of lands and resources; addressing specific claims; dealing with special claims; developing multi-partner processes in areas identified by Aboriginal groups and the federal government; and supporting effective and meaningful consultation with Aboriginal groups and their representation in federal policy and program development.

Expected results: Strengthened collaboration between governments and Aboriginal groups

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The Aboriginal Rights and Interests program's last evaluation, Engagement and Policy Development, was completed in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: Evaluations for Surveys on Aboriginal peoples and Inuit Counselling in the South are to be completed in the 2015–2016 fiscal year.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nation, Inuit, and Innu communities, Indian Act bands and Band groupings, (Aboriginal organizations, tribal councils, and treaty, regional or provincial institutions)
• Métis groups north of the 60th parallel
• The British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC), as defined in the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act
• First Nations Summit (the Summit), as defined in the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act
• Provincial governments and third parties as identified in the various agreements
• Treaty Commissions established through Orders-In-Council

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Recipients will be engaged through the General Assessment process, in the review and approval of funding proposals, as well as in ongoing discussions to determine the potential for longer-term agreements. In the case of the British Columbia treaty process, Canada engages with the British Columbia Treaty Commission, which in turn allocates negotiation support funding to First Nations in the treaty process.

Transfer Payments for Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Support good governance, rights and interests of Aboriginal peoples

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 1.3: Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties

Description: This Program aims to create and maintain ongoing partnerships to support both pre- and post-1975 treaties to fulfill Canada's legal obligations while considering Aboriginal rights and interests. This program supports Aboriginal communities in articulating their interests, participating in economic activities, and managing and developing land and resources, where applicable. It also helps to demonstrate the importance of treaties and related partnerships between the Crown and Aboriginal peoples. This is achieved by honouring Canada's obligations as set out in final settlement agreements, and by improving collaboration between Canada and Aboriginal peoples, and between Canada and pre- and post-1975 Treaty Aboriginal groups. Creating and maintaining partnerships that honour pre- and post-1975 treaties contributes to strengthened, healthy, self-reliant and sustainable Aboriginal communities while promoting delivery of programs and services vital to the health and advancement of Aboriginal citizens.

Expected results: Creation and maintenance of ongoing partnerships to support treaty structures

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The last evaluation to be completed under the Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties program was the November 2013 evaluation of the Impacts of Comprehensive Land Claims and Self-Government Agreements.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of Treaty Commissions, a component of the Governance and Institutions of Government program, is to be completed in the 2015–2016 fiscal year.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal communities and governments
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g., Métis, Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Recipients will be engaged through the General Assessment process, in the review and approval of funding proposals, as well as in ongoing discussions to determine the potential for longer-term agreements. Additionally, funding is provided per the obligations outlined in land claims and self-government agreements.

Transfer Payments for Education

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Individual, family and community well-being for First Nations and Inuit

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 2.1: Education

Description: This Program supports First Nation and Inuit students in achieving educational outcomes comparable to those of other Canadians. Education is generally a provincial/territorial responsibility but, as a matter of policy, AANDC funds elementary and secondary education for First Nation students ordinarily resident on reserve. The Education Program also provides financial support for post-secondary education to eligible First Nation and Inuit students. The overarching goal of AANDC's Education programming is to provide eligible First Nation and Inuit students with quality education and ultimately, the opportunity to acquire the skills needed to enter the labour market and be full participants in a strong Canadian economy.

Expected results: First Nations and Inuit students enabled through funding to achieve levels of education comparable to other Canadians.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The Elementary and Secondary and the Post-Secondary Education programs were last evaluated in 2012–2013.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: The next evaluations for the Elementary and Secondary and Post-Secondary Education programs are to be completed in 2017–2018.

General targeted recipient groups: First Nations and Inuit

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: In 2015–2016 AANDC will continue to implement and deploy the Education Information System (EIS), which will house all reported education-related information to improve results-based program management and facilitate the tracking of education outcomes. The system is accessible by AANDC employees and recipients. Users can be trained on-line.

In 2015–2016, other proposal-based programs administered by AANDC, including First Nation and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy, Cultural Education Centres Program, New Paths for Education, Special Education Program, Post-Secondary Partnerships Program and Indian Studies Support Program will also operate within structures that maintain ongoing engagement through proposal applications, funding and reporting processes with ongoing communication and feedback cycles.

Transfer Payments for Social Development

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Individual, family and community well-being for First Nations and Inuit

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 2.2: Social Development

Description: This Program funds five social programs (Income Assistance, Assisted Living, National Child Benefit, Child and Family Services, and Family Violence Prevention) that assist First Nation individuals and communities to become more self-sufficient, protect individuals and families at risk of violence, provide prevention supports that allow individuals and families to better care for their children, and support greater participation in the labour market. The Program assists First Nation men, women and children to achieve greater independence and self-sufficiency in First Nation communities across Canada by providing funds to First Nations, First Nation organizations, provinces and others that provide individual and family services to on-reserve residents (and Yukon First Nation residents). These services help First Nation communities meet basic and special needs, support employability and an attachment to the workforce, and support the safety of individuals and families. Through these five social programs, First Nations are better able to advance their own development, leverage opportunities and actively contribute to the broader Canadian economy and society.

Expected results: First Nations men, women and children are active participants in social development within their communities.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The last evaluation to be completed under the Social Development program was the November 2013 evaluation of the Enhanced Prevention Focused Approach for the First Nations Child and Family Services Program in Quebec and Prince Edward Island.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: Evaluations for Income Assistance, National Child Benefit Reinvestment, Assisted Living and Family Violence Prevention are planned for 2016–2017.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nations communities;
• Individuals;
• Other Aboriginal recipients such as Tribal Councils

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

• The Income Assistance Program will work with First Nations communities and Employment and Social Development Canada to continue to implement Enhanced Service Delivery across the country;
• The Income Assistance Program will also engage with Atlantic First Nations to align income assistance program policies and authorities with the Maritime Provinces policies on Income Assistance in a way that will minimize the impact on recipients while remaining consistent with national policy;
• In collaboration with First Nations, the Income Assistance Program will continue to support First Nations communities as they progressively align to the department's income assistance policies and minimize the impact on clients and recipients;
• AANDC will take a three-pronged approach to developing strategies to reduce the reporting burden and improve performance information:
  • engage with recipients to receive their feedback on reporting and improving performance information;
  • work with provincial ministries and First Nation agencies to conclude data-sharing arrangements for the First Nation Child and Family Services Program; and
  • embark on a pilot project with several British Columbia First Nations, the British Columbia government and Health Canada to develop and implement a new data governance model.

Transfer Payments for First Nations Individual Affairs

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Individual, family and community well-being for First Nations and Inuit

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 2.3: First Nations Individual Affairs

Description: This Program contributes to ensuring federal stewardship of the legislative and administrative responsibilities of the federal government pertaining to registration, membership, status cards and estates. Results are achieved through direct client services and partnerships with First Nations to determine eligibility for registration under the Indian Act; issuing proof of registration documents, such as the Secure Certificate of Indian Status; and administering estates under the Indian Act. Through client-centric service delivery, the sound administration of individual affairs contributes to the well-being of First Nation individuals, families and communities.

Expected results: Registered Indians access programs, services and benefits to which they are entitled; Estates of deceased First Nations individuals are resolved in accordance with a will or the Indian Act.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: An evaluation for Indian Moneys, Estates and Treaty Annuities, all of which were components of the First Nations Individual Affairs program, was completed in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of the Registration and Membership component of First Nations Individual Affairs Program is planned for 2015–2016.

General targeted recipient groups: Aboriginal peoples

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Estate management is a mandatory statutory requirement pursuant to the Indian Act. In support of this statutory requirement, Grants and Contributions (Gs & Cs) will be made available to First Nations to encourage capacity building (wills-writing workshops). A call for proposals provides access to Gs & Cs.

Transfer Payments for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Full participation of First Nations, Métis, Non-Status Indians and Inuit individuals and communities in the economy

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 3.1: Aboriginal Entrepreneurship

Description: Supporting Aboriginal entrepreneurship leads to greater participation in the economy and improved economic prosperity for Aboriginal Canadians. This Program is guided by the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development and its vision of strengthening Aboriginal entrepreneurship. The sub-programs within this Program work together to support the creation and growth of viable Aboriginal businesses by providing access to business capital, support services and business opportunities. In playing this key support role, the Program expects to influence longer-term Aboriginal business viability, leading to improved economic prosperity for Aboriginal Canadians.

Expected results: Creation and/or expansion of viable Aboriginal business

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: An evaluation of the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business was completed in 2014–2015.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship is underway 2014–2016.

General targeted recipient groups: The Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program is intended to impact Aboriginal individuals, or an association, partnership, cooperative, for-profit or non-profit body corporate, and legal trustee or other legal entity that is majority-owned and controlled by Aboriginal peoples (but does not include an entity having as its main object the furtherance of a charitable or religious purpose); Aboriginally-owned and controlled business development organizations or associations; Canadian-owned and controlled banks, credit unions and trust companies that are authorized to make commercial loans and are provincially or federally regulated; a provincial or federal crown corporation with an objective to support Aboriginal business development; other recipients for projects having a significant impact on Aboriginal Business Development (provided a positive recommendation is made through the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board); First Nation or Inuit communities; municipal governments; labour organizations, universities and colleges, other learning institutions such as sector councils and sector associations that can effect industry-specific learning opportunities; and private corporations.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Through stakeholder engagement, AANDC will:

• work in partnership with Aboriginal Financial Institutions, the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation and other key stakeholders, as required, to pilot and implement the Capital Attraction Tool (CAT) and implement the Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABFP);
• develop and implement collaborative approaches, partnerships, and frameworks in relation to specific and major economic opportunities, leading to enhanced Aboriginal participation both inside and outside the federal procurement system; and
• lead various outreach activities to advocate for current and prospective program recipients, and inform them about and connect them with key opportunities, program supports and partnerships.

Transfer Payments for Community Economic Development

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Full participation of First Nations, Métis, Non-Status Indians and Inuit individuals and communities in the economy

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 3.2: Community Economic Development

Description: Supporting community development leads to greater participation in the economy and improved economic prosperity for Aboriginal Canadians. This Program is guided by the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development and its vision of Enhancing the Value of Aboriginal Assets, and supports activities that promote conditions for economic development. In playing this key support role, Community Economic Development programming expects to promote greater self-reliance and participation in the mainstream economy, and community well-being.

Expected results: Enhanced conditions for First Nation and Inuit communities to pursue greater independence/self-sufficiency and sustainable economic development are in place; First Nation land is available for economic development through permits and leasing.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The Inuit Art Foundation was evaluated in 2011–2012.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation for the Investment in Economic Opportunities component of Community Development is planned for 2018-2019.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nations communities
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations
• Non-profit organizations (foundations, NGOs, universities and research institutions, health-related entities)
• Provinces and territories (e.g. governments at provincial and territorial level)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Through Working Groups:

• AANDC will work with the Assembly of First Nations Working Group to improve the Additions to Reserve process.
• AANDC will work with National Aboriginal Land Managers Association and similar organizations to empower First Nations to manage and administer their land, environment and natural resources.

Through Stakeholder Engagement:

• AANDC will work with National Aboriginal Land Managers Association, Canadian Association of Native Development Officers, and similar organizations to empower First Nations to develop their economies and manage and administer their land, environment and natural resources.
• Through federal funding arrangement under the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management, AANDC collaborates with the Lands Advisory Board and the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre on activities to support First Nation participation in the First Nations Land Management Regime. The Lands Advisory Board and Resource Centre support capacity-building activities pertaining to land and environmental management. They also help First Nations transition from the Indian Act to the First Nations Land Management Act by:
  • assisting developmental First Nations with drafting land laws, rules, procedures, agreements, policies etc.; and
  • assisting operational First Nations with the implementation of their land management systems.
• AANDC will expand and integrate community land and economic development planning, including land use planning and joint economic development planning between First Nations and neighboring municipalities.

Through Calls for proposals:

• AANDC will support First Nation and Inuit communities in preparation for and participation in large and complex economic opportunities, where First Nation and Inuit communities do not have the means to pursue these opportunities without assistance.
• AANDC, in conjunction with the Lands Advisory Board and the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre, will engage interested First Nations in the First Nations Land Managmenent Regime.
• AANDC will work with the Assembly of First Nations Working Group on Additions to Reserve and seek further opportunities to improve the process for additions to reserve.
• AANDC will work with the National Aboriginal Land Managers Association to increase the capacity of First Nations to fully benefit from the improvements to the process of adding land to reserves.

Transfer Payments for Strategic Partnerships

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Full participation of First Nations, Métis, Non-Status Indians and Inuit individuals and communities in the economy

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 3.3: Strategic Partnerships

Description: The Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI) is an innovative horizontal program intended to align federal efforts to support Aboriginal participation in complex economic opportunities, particularly large regional opportunities and major resource developments. SPI provides a mechanism for federal partners to collectively identify emerging opportunities, target investment decisions, and streamline program application and approval processes to support Aboriginal communities at the early stages of large and complex economic opportunities. In doing so, the initiative also helps build closer partnerships with non-federal partners, including provincial and territorial governments, the private sector, and Aboriginal communities. SPI contributes to the Land and Economy Strategic Outcome by aligning federal efforts, leveraging investments from other levels of government and the private sector, and addressing gaps in programming to ensure Aboriginal Canadians can participate in, and benefit from, priority regional opportunities and major resource developments.

Expected results: Investments are leveraged from other levels of government and the private sector.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: An evaluation of Strategic Partnerships was completed in 2014–2015.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: The next evaluation of Strategic Partnerships is planned for 2018–2019.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nation communities
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g. Métis, Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)
• Industry-related (e.g. for-profit businesses, airport authorities, specific industry sector)
• International organizations and foreign countries (e.g. International organizations, international conventions/for-profit/non-profit)
• Municipalities and local organizations (e.g. governments at municipal or regional level, cities)
• Persons (e.g. individual farmers and fishers, veterans, forces members, families, researchers, workers, students)
• Non-profit organizations (e.g. charities, foundations, NGOs, universities and research institutions, health-related entities)
• Provinces and territories (e.g. governments at provincial or territorial level)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: AANDC engages applicants and recipients through local governance structures established for the Strategic Partnership Initiative (SPI), including Labrador Trough, Ring of Fire, BC Liquefied Natural Gas, Potash Mining, Northern Resource Development and Community Readiness and Lower Churchill.

AANDC is working with the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board through the SPI Investment Committee to engage in opportunities that support Aboriginal participation in resource development.

AANDC is continuing to work with other government departments and has identified Aboriginal organizations such as the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Kitikmeot Inuit Association and the BC First Nations Energy Mining Council, to assess the needs and opportunities for existing and emerging major resource development initiatives.

Transfer Payments for Infrastructure and Capacity

Start date/End date: This is a combination of sunsetting and ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Full participation of First Nations, Métis, Non-Status Indians and Inuit individuals and communities in the economy

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 3.4: Infrastructure and Capacity

Description: This Program supports First Nation communities in acquiring, constructing, owning, operating and maintaining a base infrastructure that protects their health and safety and enables their engagement in the economy. The Emergency Management Assistance sub-program supports the four pillars of emergency management on reserve: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Other sub-programs provide funding and advice to support housing, capacity building, and community infrastructure, including water and wastewater systems, education facilities, roads and bridges, electrification, and community buildings. Ultimately, this program enables First Nations to participate more fully in the Canadian economy by establishing a base of safe infrastructure that meets established standards, and housing and infrastructure that meets the needs of First Nation communities as well as supporting the four pillars of emergency management.

Expected results: First Nation communities have a base of infrastructure that protects their health and safety and enables engagement in the economy.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The First Nations Infrastructure Fund component of the AANDC Infrastructure and Capacity program was evaluated in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of the Housing Component of Infrastructure and Capacity is planned for 2015–2016.

General targeted recipient groups:

• First Nation communities
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g. Métis, Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)
• Industry-related entities (e.g. for-profit businesses, airport authorities, specific industry sector)
• Municipalities and local organizations (e.g. governments at municipal or regional level, cities)
• Non-profit organizations (e.g. charities, foundations, NGOs, universities and research institutions, health-related entities)
• Provinces and territories (e.g. governments at provincial or territorial level)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Eligible initiatives and projects are those that assist First Nations in acquiring, constructing and operating and maintaining housing and community infrastructure including water and wastewater systems, schools, roads and bridges, electrification, and community buildings.

Through a call for proposals process, the ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities Program focuses exclusively on supporting the development and implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Aboriginal and northern communities, with an emphasis on off-grid communities.

Transfer Payments for Urban Aboriginal Participation

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Full participation of First Nations, Métis, Non-Status Indians and Inuit individuals and communities in the economy

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 3.5: Urban Aboriginal Participation

Description: This Program supports the participation of urban Aboriginal individuals and communities in the economy. The Program is comprised of two streams: Community Capacity Support and Urban Partnerships. Community Capacity Support provides funding to urban Aboriginal community organizations to establish a strong and stable base from which to deliver initiatives that increase the participation of urban Aboriginal people in the economy. Urban Partnerships encourages partnership development and community planning, making investments in projects that increase the participation of urban Aboriginal people in the economy. In order to achieve more substantive outcomes in urban Aboriginal communities, the program collaborates with key stakeholders to undertake strategic planning, articulate outcomes for communities, identify priorities, and jointly implement initiatives. In its approach, the program provides a vehicle by which the federal government can work with other governments, urban Aboriginal organizations, and other stakeholders to support urban Aboriginal individuals and communities in pursuing social and economic opportunities.

Expected results: Partners work together to implement identified priorities and approaches to increasing urban Aboriginal participation in the economy.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: An evaluation of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy was completed in 2011–2012.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of Urban Aboriginal Participation is planned for 2017–2018.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal peoples
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g. Métis, Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)
• Municipalities and local organizations (e.g. governments at municipal or regional level, cities)
• Non-profit organizations (e.g. charities, foundations, NGOs, universities and research institutions, health-related entities)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: The National Association Association of Friendship Centres delivers Community Capacity Support ($23 million annually) and a part of Urban Partnerships ($20 million annually) through a call for proposals. Recipients can apply to the National Association of Friendship Centres for initiatives that increase urban Aboriginal economic participation. The remaining portion of Urban Partnerships is administered by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada through a targeted process to support community and regional planning and partnership development.

Transfer Payments for Northern Governance and People

Start date/End date: This is a mix of sunsetting and ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Self-reliance, prosperity and well-being for the people and communities of the North

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 4.1: Northern Governance and People

Description: This Program strengthens the North's communities and people by devolving to territorial governments responsibilities for lands and natural resources; by fostering effective intergovernmental relations with territorial governments and providing support to Territorial Commissioners; by subsidizing the costs of nutritious perishable foods and other essential items in isolated Northern communities; by providing grants for hospital and physician services in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories; by working with Northern communities to identify the risks and challenges posed by climate change; and by advancing interests of Canadians and Northerners through circumpolar forums. Canadians and Northerners will benefit with territorial governments ultimately having more control over their own affairs.

Expected results: Northerners have greater control over their economic and political affairs; Community health and safety in the North is strengthened.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: An evaluation for Nutrition North was completed in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: Evaluations for AANDC's Engagement with the Arctic Circle, Nutrition North Canada, and Climate Change Adaptation are planned for 2015–2016.

General targeted recipient groups: Northerners

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: AANDC will fulfill its obligation to provide ongoing funding, as of April 1, 2014, to Aboriginal Parties to the final Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement. This funding will enable the Aboriginal Parties to participate in the post-devolution lands and resources management regime with the Government of the Northwest Territories. Finance Canada will manage the ongoing funding to the Government of the Northwest Territories as part of Territorial Formula Financing.

AANDC will proactively engage with the governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories to finalize their annual grant agreements. Under these agreements, the Department will reimburse a portion of the costs each territorial government incurs to provide hospital and physician services to Indian and Inuit residents.

AANDC will also continue discussions with both the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. to advance devolution of responsibilities for lands and resources management in Nunavut.

AANDC will proactively engage with the recipients (registered food suppliers and retailers) of Nutrition North Canada (NNC) to strengthen the program's ability to improve access to nutritious food in isolated northern communities. In addition, NNC is engaging with registered retailers as part of an ongoing study of northern retailing conducted by eNRG and the University of Manitoba, which will inform policy making.

Through calls for proposals and funding agreements with territorial governments, AANDC will work collaboratively with other government departments, Aboriginal organizations and communities to promote the Climate Change Adaptation program. It will also help build capacity within communities to carry out vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning exercises.

Transfer Payments for Northern Science and Technology

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Self-reliance, prosperity and well-being for the people and communities of the North

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 4.2: Northern Science and Technology

Description: This Program aims to support scientific research and technology in the North through programs and infrastructure to ensure domestic and international policy on key issues for the North is better informed by a scientific knowledge base. The focus of this program is: researching and monitoring contaminants and their impacts on the ecosystem and human health through the Northern Contaminants Program; assessing, managing and communicating scientific data and results, and contributing expertise to help inform public policy making and international controls on certain contaminants; and supporting work to establish the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. Northerners and all Canadians will benefit from a knowledge base that supports health and sustainable development and the positioning of Canada as an international leader in Arctic science and technology.

Expected results: Domestic and international policy on northern health and sustainable development is better informed by a scientific knowledge base; Canada is positioned as an international leader in Arctic science and technology.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The Evaluation of the Northern Contaminants Program and Northern Scientific Training Program was completed in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of Northern Science and Technology is planned for 2018–2019.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Northerners
• Other Aboriginal recipients and organizations (e.g. Métis, Inuit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)
• Industry-related (e.g. for-profit businesses, airport authorities, specific industry sector)
• Municipalities and local organizations (e.g. governments at municipal or regional level, cities)
• Persons (e.g. Individual farmers and fishers, veterans, forces members, families, researchers, workers, students)
• Non-profit organizations (e.g. charities, foundations, NGOs, universities and research institutions, health-related entities)
• Provinces and territories (e.g. governments at provincial or territorial level)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Potential recipients of the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) will be engaged through the annual call for proposals. During the fiscal year, the Department will continue to work with recipients by requesting mid-year and final project reports, asking for their participation at the NCP results workshop and/or regional workshops and integrating their final project results into the NCP annual Synopsis Report.

As the Canadian High Arctic Research Station's science and technology program phases in potential recipients will be engaged to target science and technology activities and help define funding approaches such as through directed funding or calls for proposals. Throughout the year, the Department will continue to work with recipients to provide mid-year and final project reports.

Transfer Payments for Northern Land, Resources and Environmental Management

Start date/End date: Ongoing

Strategic Outcome: Self-reliance, prosperity and well-being for the people and communities of the North

Link to Department's Program Alignment Architecture: Program 4.3: Northern Land, Resources and Environmental Management

Description: This Program focuses on the management, sustainable development and regulatory oversight of the land, water, natural resources, and environment of the North, delivering on the Department's role as the Government of Canada's natural resource manager in Nunavut and the offshore, and its post-devolution responsibilities in the Northwest Territories and Yukon. This Program involves managing oil and gas resources development; supporting the sustainable management of active mineral exploration and development; supporting the sound management of contaminated sites, Nunavut and the few remaining AANDC-managed land and water areas in the North; and ensuring the completion of territorial land-use planning, including zones for conservation, development and other uses. Northerners and Canadians will benefit from economic opportunities and sustainable development.

Expected results: Effective regulatory regimes are established in each of the three territories, which provide certainty to project proponents, Aboriginal organizations and Northerners.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: The last evaluation under this program, Evaluation of the Advancing Conservation Interest in the Northwest Territories: The Government of Canada's Involvement in the NWT Protected Areas Strategy was completed in 2013–2014.

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: An evaluation of Northern Land, Resources and Environmental Management is planned for 2016–2017.

General targeted recipient groups: Northerners

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Aboriginal groups and resource co-management boards involved in section 35 and/or statutory consultation processes on northern initiatives (e.g., amendment of resource management regulations in the North) are invited and encouraged to respond to calls for proposals to access funding to help them participate in these consultation processes.

The Northern Contaminated Sites Program actively engages with Aboriginal and northern communities to ensure community perspectives are considered in planning remediation of contaminated abandoned mines and military sites.

Aboriginal organizations and the territorial government participate in a committee that steers research priorities, issues calls for research proposals and allocates funding for the Nunavut General Monitoring Plan (NGMP). NGMP fund recipients provide summary reports with results that are shared on the NGMP website.