Details on transfer payment programs
Table of contents
- Transfer payments for Basic Organizational Capacity
- Transfer payments for Consultation and Accommodation
- Transfer payments for Consultation and Policy Development
- Transfer payments for Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program
- Transfer payments for First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management
- Transfer payments for Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties
- Transfer payments for Negotiations of Claims and Self-Government Agreements
- Transfer payments for Other Claims
- Transfer payments for Residential Schools Resolution
- Transfer payments for Specific Claims
- Transfer payments for Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy
- Transfer payments for Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability
- Transfer payments for Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships
- Transfer payments for Northern Contaminated Sites
- Transfer payments for Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks
- Transfer payments for Nutrition North
- Transfer payments for Northern Strategic and Science Policy
Transfer payments for Basic Organizational Capacity
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
Link to department's Program Inventory: Basic Organizational Capacity
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22:
The Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support was completed in 2021–22. The findings for the evaluation were:
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding is not fully attaining the intended outcome of Indigenous Representative Organization contributions to and participation in government policy and program development in a meaningful and equitable manner.
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding does not take into account the broader mandates of Indigenous Representative Organizations, which contribute to their ability to meaningfully contribute to and participate in government policy and program development.
- Indigenous Representative Organizations expressed that Consultation and Policy Development engagements were not always meaningful or adequately resourced.
- There is overlap and limited clarity between Basic Organizational Capacity, Consultation and Policy Development, and Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program.
- Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program is contributing to intended outcomes, including the development and maintenance of an objectively verifiable membership system for Métis in Canada.
- Clear direction is needed on how to proceed with Métis and Non-Status Indian partners following the Supreme Court of Canada's Daniels decision.
- Multiyear funding agreements with national organizations representing women and Non-Status Indians are limited.
A planned Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support is expected to be completed by March 2027.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: While a review of the Basic Organizational Capacity program was planned for 2021–22, final approval of the Management Response and Action Plan ensuing from the evaluation was obtained in December 2021. As a result, the program review will be undertaken in 2022–23.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to support the basic organizational capacity of Indigenous representative organizations | 25,285,531 | 31,450,097 | 24,777,716 | 31,708,875 | 31,708,875 | 6,931,159 |
| Total contributions | 25,285,531 | 31,450,097 | 24,777,716 | 31,708,875 | 31,708,875 | 6,931,159 |
| Total Program | 25,285,531 | 31,450,097 | 24,777,716 | 31,708,875 | 31,708,875 | 6,931,159 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided:
- for implementing Canada's contribution to the National Action Plan: the Federal Pathway – Canada's Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Inquiry's Final Report "Reclaiming Power and Place" (+$2 million)
- through an internal realignment of funding (+$4.9 million)
Transfer payments for Consultation and Accommodation
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples advance their governance institutions and regimes
Link to department's Program Inventory: Consultation and Accommodation
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A Horizontal Evaluation of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes, led by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, is expected to be completed by March 2023.
A planned Evaluation of Consultation and Accommodation is expected to be completed by March 2024.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: Applicants and recipients were engaged through meetings and communications as planned, including participation of Indigenous partners to interdepartmental network meetings with federal officials from a variety of departments and agencies.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 3,163,594 | 4,454,131 | 600,000 | 18,336,609 | 5,165,718 | 4,565,718 |
| Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 3,363,594 | 4,454,131 | 600,000 | 18,336,609 | 5,165,718 | 4,565,718 |
| Total Program | 3,363,594 | 4,454,131 | 600,000 | 18,336,609 | 5,165,718 | 4,565,718 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided:
- to support the government's commitment to meaningful engagement and consultation with Indigenous Peoples (+$3 million)
- through an internal realignment of funding (+$1.5 million)
Transfer payments for Consultation and Policy Development
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grant under the Innovative Solutions Canada program: 2020–21
Grant to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to establish the Saimaqatigiingniq Fund: 2021–22
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2019–20
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
Link to department's Program Inventory: Consultation and Policy Development
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22:
The Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support was completed in 2021–22. The findings for the evaluation were:
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding is not fully attaining the intended outcome of Indigenous Representative Organization contributions to and participation in government policy and program development in a meaningful and equitable manner.
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding does not take into account the broader mandates of Indigenous Representative Organizations, which contribute to their ability to meaningfully contribute to and participate in government policy and program development.
- Indigenous Representative Organizations expressed that Consultation and Policy Development engagements were not always meaningful or adequately resourced.
- There is overlap and limited clarity between Basic Organizational Capacity, Consultation and Policy Development, and Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program.
- Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program is contributing to intended outcomes, including the development and maintenance of an objectively verifiable membership system for Métis in Canada.
- Clear direction is needed on how to proceed with Métis and Non-Status Indian partners following the Supreme Court of Canada's Daniels decision.
- Multiyear funding agreements with national organizations representing women and Non-Status Indians are limited.
A planned Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support is expected to be completed by March 2027.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: As planned, engagement and co-development work with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit land claims organizations on the delivery of Inuit housing (Budget 2018) and infrastructure (Budget 2021) investments continued on a consistent, ongoing basis throughout 2021–22. This included co-development work associated with the draft Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy implementation plan targeted for completion in Fall 2022.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grant under the Innovative Solutions Canada program | 0 | 0 | 779,530 | 1,169,295 | 0 | (779,530) |
| Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements and other agreements to address section 35 rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159,749,099 | 159,749,099 | 159,749,099 |
| Grant to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to establish the Saimaqatigiingniq Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 779,530 | 185,918,394 | 184,749,099 | 183,969,569 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 31,614,672 | 36,795,160 | 27,570,211 | 41,465,136 | 39,145,562 | 11,575,351 |
| Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems | 2,131,282 | 0 | 2,741,331 | 763,400 | 763,400 | (1,977,931) |
| Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 0 | 0 | 80,000 | 4 009,314 | 4,009,314 | 3,929,314 |
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 0 | 0 | 458,000 | 0 | 0 | (458,000) |
| Contributions to support the establishment and revitalization of cultural spaces in Indigenous communities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,330,588 | 8,330,588 | 8,330,588 |
| Contributions to support the wellbeing of families and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,445,762 | 3,445,762 | 3,445,762 |
| Total contributions | 33,745,954 | 36,795,160 | 30,849,542 | 78,014,200 | 55,694,626 | 24,845,084 |
| Total program | 33,745,954 | 36,795,160 | 31,629,072 | 263,932,594 | 240,443,725 | 208,814,653 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided:
- for Inuit-specific housing funding years 4 to 10 of a 10-year Budget 2018 investment (+$40 million)
- for the continued implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action 74 to 76: Missing Children and Burial Information (+$37.9 million)
- for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to continue implementation of recommendations of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission's final report (QTC) (+$25.8 million)
- to support engagement with Indigenous Peoples through Indigenous representative organizations (+$12.7 million)
- through an internal realignment of funds between programs to align with the most appropriate for Funding for Indigenous Infrastructure Project (+$105.5 million)
This increase is offset by the deferral of funds into future years for the continued implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action 74 to 76: Missing Children and Burial Information (-$20.3 million).
Transfer payments for Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15
Contributions to support Métis Housing: 2018–19
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
Link to Department's Program Inventory: Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: The Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support was completed in 2021–22. The findings for the evaluation were:
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding is not fully attaining the intended outcome of Indigenous Representative Organization contributions to and participation in government policy and program development in a meaningful and equitable manner.
- Basic Organizational Capacity funding does not take into account the broader mandates of Indigenous representative organizations, which contribute to their ability to meaningfully contribute to and participate in government policy and program development.
- Indigenous representative organizations expressed that Consultation and Policy Development engagements were not always meaningful or adequately resourced.
- There is overlap and limited clarity between Basic Organizational Capacity, Consultation and Policy Development, and Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program.
- Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program is contributing to intended outcomes, including the development and maintenance of an objectively verifiable membership system for Métis in Canada.
- Clear direction is needed on how to proceed with Métis and Non-Status Indian partners following the Supreme Court of Canada's Daniels decision.
- Multiyear funding agreements with national organizations representing women and Non-Status Indians are limited.
A planned Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support is expected to be completed by March 2027.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: CIRNAC provided funding toward Métis, Non-Status Indian and Indigenous women's organizations to increase capacity, support engagement with their members, and identify the needs and gaps to inform the development of policy and program considerations. Some examples of positive outcomes include the development and implementation of relationship agreements with an aim to bring forward the voices of those often unheard (Métis and Non-Status Indian, urban, off-reserve, and Indigenous women). This funding also supported the identification of opportunities and a pathway to developing relationships with other federal departments as well as provincial/territorial governments.
Organizations were supported to develop internal governance documents, policies, and needs assessments on specific policy priority areas, and to engage with their members to identify priorities at the grassroots level.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | 41,637,254 | 45,336,099 | 47,011,832 | 63,322,554 | 61,819,704 | 14,807,872 |
| Contributions to support Métis housing | 45,000,000 | 51,250,000 | 0 | 51,100,000 | 51,100,000 | 51,100,000 |
| Contributions to support the establishment and revitalization of cultural spaces in Indigenous communities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Contributions to support the wellbeing of families and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141,298 | 141,298 | 141,298 |
| Total contributions | 86,637,254 | 96,586,099 | 47,011,832 | 114,583,852 | 113,081,002 | 66,069,170 |
| Total Program | 86,637,254 | 96,586,099 | 47,011,832 | 114,583,852 | 113,081,002 | 66,069,170 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided for:
- the Métis Nation Housing Strategy, years 4 to 10 of a 10-year Budget 2018 investment (+$51.1 million)
- Indigenous Infrastructure Project (Budget 2021) (+$6 million)
- the continued implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action 74 to 76: Missing Children and Burial Information (+$3 million)
- to improve ventilation in public buildings (+$2.7 million)
Transfer payments for First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grant to the First Nations Finance Authority pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act: 2013–14
Grant to implement the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management: 2019–20
Contributions to support land management and economic development: 2018–19
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Link to departmental results:
- Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
- Indigenous Peoples advance their governance institutions and regimes
- Past injustices are recognized and resolved
Link to department's Program Inventory: First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A planned Evaluation of First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management is expected to be completed by March 2024.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: The department continued to engage with the First Nations Fiscal Management Act institutions to advance work on various initiatives, such as enhancements to the Act and expanding First Nations tax jurisdictions. CIRNAC officials have also discussed with the fiscal intuitions their corporate plans, budgetary needs and funding needs for special proposals.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grant to the First Nations Finance Authority pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 0 |
| Grant to implement the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management | 18,024,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total grants | 18,524,867 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 0 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 226,800 | 899,478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contributions to support land management and economic development | 5,013,292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems | 37,807,219 | 43,943,659 | 22,791,530 | 66,450,268 | 66,450,268 | 43,658,738 |
| Total contributions | 43,047,311 | 44,843,137 | 22,791,530 | 66,450,268 | 66,450,268 | 43,658,738 |
| Total Program | 61,572 178 | 45,343,137 | 22,791,530 | 66,450,268 | 66,450,268 | 43,658,738 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided for the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) (+$33.4 million).
Transfer payments for Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
(S) Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive claim settlement payments pursuant to comprehensive land claim settlement acts: Please refer to Final Agreements and Related Implementation Matters webpage.
(S) Indian annuities treaty payments: Please refer to section 72 of the Indian Act
Grant to the Métis Nation British Columbia from the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund: 2021–22
Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure: 2016–17
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
Link to Department's Program Inventory: Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22.
An Audit of the Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties is planned to be completed by March 2024.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
An Evaluation of the Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties is expected to be completed by March 2023.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: CIRNAC continues to lead and coordinate Implementation Committee meetings as obligated in Final Agreements. Implementation Committee meetings are attended by signatories to review implementation plans, work plans, and funding proposals, and to raise issues and make recommendations. It is a cornerstone activity to the successful consultation and collaborative partnership of signatories.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements and other agreements to address section 35 rights | 816,472,542 | 834,552,678 | 754,290,759 | 1,006,550,741 | 1,006,550,741 | 252,259,982 |
| Grants to First Nations to settle specific claims negotiated by Canada and/or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal and to Indigenous groups to settle special claims | 532,611 | 491,338 | 502,108 | 500,542 | 500,542 | (1,566) |
| Grants to reimburse treaty negotiation loans to Indigenous groups who have settled a comprehensive land claim | 0 | 94,135,251 | 0 | 94,135,251 | 94,135,251 | 94,135,251 |
| (S) Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive claim settlement payments under comprehensive land claim settlement acts | 53,284,653 | 20,569,162 | 4,125,988 | 5,063,955 | 5,063,955 | 937,967 |
| (S) Indian annuities treaty payments: Please refer to section 72 of the Indian Act | 1,745,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grants to participating First Nations and the First Nation Education Authority pursuant to the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act | 0 | 392,155 | 600,000 | 1,532,200 | 1,532,200 | 932,200 |
| Grant to the Métis Nation British Columbia from the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,693,904 | 2,693,904 | 2,693,904 |
| Total grants | 872,035,541 | 950,140,584 | 759,518,855 | 1,110,476,594 | 1,110,476,594 | 350,957,739 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of treaties, claims and self-government agreements or initiatives | 293,413,102 | 327,553,087 | 317,610,724 | 337,239,584 | 337,239,584 | 19,628,860 |
| Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure | 12,919,000 | 1,700,000 | 12,919,000 | 11,219,000 | 11,219,000 | (1,700,000) |
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 0 | 0 | 3,744,298 | 0 | 0 | (3,744,298) |
| Total contributions | 306,332,102 | 329,253,087 | 334,274,022 | 348,458,584 | 348,458,584 | 14,184,562 |
| Total Program | 1,178,367,643 | 1,279,393,671 | 1,093,792,877 | 1,458,935,178 | 1,458,935,178 | 365,142,301 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided:
- for the Indigenous Infrastructure Project (Budget 2021) (+$218.8 million)
- through an internal reallocation of funds between programs for the payment related to the funding for loan forgiveness and reimbursement for comprehensive land claim negotiation loans and reform of the Negotiation Support Funding Program initiative (+$94.1 million)
- to implement the Cowessess First Nation's child and family services law, the Miyo Pimatisowin Act (+$25.3 million)
- to enable Wabaseemoong Independent Nations to exercise jurisdiction over its child and family services (+$16.3 million)
- for regularizing funding to meet Canada's implementation obligations for comprehensive land claims, self-government and sectoral agreements in Yukon, British Columbia, Quebec and Atlantic (+$7.1 million)
Transfer payments for Negotiations of Claims and Self-Government Agreements
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2019–20
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Contributions to support Indigenous Nation Rebuilding Initiative: 2018–19
Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
Link to department's Program Inventory: Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and other Constructive Arrangements
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22.
An Audit of the Oversight Mechanisms for Self-Government Financial Mandating is planned to be completed by March 2023.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
An Evaluation of Negotiations of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements is underway and expected to be completed by March 2023.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: No engagement took place in 2021–22.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements and other agreements | 0 | 0 | 16,289,590 | 0 | 0 | (16,289,590) |
| Grants to reimburse treaty negotiation loans to Indigenous groups who have settled a comprehensive land claim | 0 | 0 | 98,173,878 | 0 | 0 | (98,173,878) |
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 114,463,468 | 0 | 0 | (114,463,468) |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 0 | 0 | 1,050,000 | 0 | 0 | (1,050,000) |
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 146,232 | 1,009,274 | 0 | 384,422 | 384,422 | 384,422 |
| Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems | 10,588,299 | 7,786,643 | 6,540,136 | 9,057,864 | 9,057,864 | 2,517,728 |
| Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of treaties, claims and self-government agreements or initiatives | 106,302,909 | 106,653,574 | 139,491,095 | 109,265,971 | 103,765,971 | (35,725,124) |
| Contributions to support Indigenous Nation Rebuilding Initiative | 19,940,067 | 19,076,295 | 20,000,000 | 12,908,052 | 12,908,052 | (7,091,948) |
| Total contributions | 136,977,507 | 134,525,786 | 167,081,231 | 131,616,309 | 126,116,309 | (40,964,922) |
| Total Program | 136,977,507 | 134,525,786 | 281,544,699 | 131,616,309 | 126,116,309 | (155,428,390) |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The variance between planned spending and actual spending reflects the incremental funding provided for the implementation of the Canada-Tŝilhqot'in Nation-British Columbia Gwets'en Nilt'i Pathway Agreement (+$8.1 million). This is completely offset by a decrease in funding as a result of an internal reallocation of funds between programs to ensure alignment with the most appropriate program. This includes the loan forgiveness and reimbursement for comprehensive land claim negotiation loans paid under the Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties transfer payments (-$161.2 million).
Transfer payments for Other Claims
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Link to departmental results: Past injustices are recognized and resolved
Link to department's Program Inventory: Other claims
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future evaluations planned for this program.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: Ongoing partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation continued in 2021–22, including the further development and maintenance of the National Residential School Student Death Register. The National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burial was also launched in July 2022. With the augmentation of the Residential Schools Missing Children funding envelope in 2021–22, engagement shifted to funding activities with Indigenous recipients.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105,710 | 105,710 | 105,710 |
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 0 | 0 | 1,485,959 | 54,829,268 | 34,584,515 | 33,098,556 |
| Total contributions | 0 | 0 | 1,485,959 | 54,934,978 | 34,690,225 | 33,204,266 |
| Total Program | 0 | 0 | 1,485,959 | 54,934,978 | 34,690,225 | 33,204,266 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding related to:
- an internal realignment of funding to support the implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action 74 to 76: Missing Children and Burial Information (+$27.4 million)
- a transfer from the Department of Canadian Heritage to support the Commemoration of the History and Legacy of Indian Residential Schools for 2021–22 (+$5 million)
Transfer payments for Residential Schools Resolution
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions for Groups of Indian Residential School survivors who wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent Assessment Process: 2006
Link to departmental result(s): Past injustices are recognized and resolved
Link to Department's Program Inventory: Residential Schools Resolution
Results achieved: Performance results for this transfer payment program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future evaluations planned for this program.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: This transfer payment program and funding expired as of March 31, 2021. With the completion of outstanding Independent Assessment Process claims, there is no longer a beneficial need for the Group Independent Assessment Process.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for groups of Indian residential school survivors who wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent Assessment Process | 517,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 517,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Program | 517,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances: Not applicable
Transfer payments for Specific Claims
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
Link to departmental results: Past injustices are recognized and resolved
Link to department's Program Inventory: Specific Claims
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
An Evaluation of Specific Claims is underway and expected to be completed by March 2023.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: An Assembly of First Nations – Canada Joint Technical Working Group on Specific Claims has been working on process and policy reforms. Collaborative work to identify and implement policy and program reforms was carried out in 2021–22. Further work is planned for 2022–23 to co-develop in further detail reform options, and validate the proposal through engagement with key Indigenous stakeholders.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to First Nations to settle specific claims negotiated by Canada and/or awarded by the Specific Claims Tribunal, and to Indigenous group to settle special claims | 799,569,194 | 1,737,592,941 | 1,174,841,527 | 1,585,238,701 | 386,407,806 | (788,433,721) |
| Total grants | 799,569,194 | 1,737,592,941 | 1,174,841,527 | 1,585,238,701 | 386,407,806 | (788,433,721) |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 0 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 0 |
| Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of treaties, claims and self-government agreements or initiatives | 13,160,091 | 13,691,402 | 14,109,000 | 15,220,991 | 15,220,991 | 1,111,991 |
| Total contributions | 13,160,091 | 14,591,402 | 15,009,000 | 16,120,991 | 16,120,991 | 1,111,991 |
| Total Program | 812,729,285 | 1,752,184,343 | 1,189,850,527 | 1,601,359,692 | 402,528,797 | (787,321,730) |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects the deferral of funds to future years with respect to advancing reconciliation by settling specific claims (-$1,197 million), which was partially offset by incremental funding in 2021–22 provided through a reprofile for this same initiative (+$412.2 million).
Transfer payments for Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure: 2016–17
Link to departmental results: Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environments
Link to department's Program Inventory: Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22.
An Audit of the Climate Change Adaptation Program is planned to be completed by June 2024.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
An Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy is planned to be completed by March 2023.
A horizontal Evaluation of Adapting to Impacts of Climate Change (Roll-up of departmental evaluations, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada) is planned to be completed by March 2027.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: The programs' review and advisory committees were used to engage recipients and provided guidance on program priorities and approaches. The adaptation programs continued to use the Indigenous Climate Hub to engage recipients and as a community network tool. The website provides information on programming, links to resources, inspiring community projects and news about upcoming climate change events. The Northern REACHE program engaged with territorial governments and Indigenous partners on hydroelectric priorities.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 26,328,905 | 24,454,066 | 22,250,000 | 49,862,409 | 38,347,938 | 16,097,938 |
| Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure | 8,929,945 | 8,115,093 | 9,000,000 | 461,564 | 461,564 | (8,538,436) |
| Total contributions | 35,258,850 | 32,569,159 | 31,250,000 | 50,323,972 | 38,809,501 | 7,559,501 |
| Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
| S) Climate Action Support | 1,192,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 1,192,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Program | 36,451,305 | 32,569,159 | 31,250,000 | 50,323,972 | 38,809,501 | 7,559,501 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided for a streamlined approach to transitioning Indigenous and remote communities to clean energy (+$18.6 million), which was partially offset by the deferral of funds to future years for this same initiative (-$11.5 million).
Transfer payments for Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Link to departmental results: Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environments
Link to Department's Program Inventory: Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A Horizontal Evaluation of the Federal Leadership Towards Zero Plastic Waste in Canada Initiative, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, is underway and expected to be completed by March 2023.
A Horizontal Evaluation of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes, led by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, is underway and expected to be completed by March 2023.
A planned Evaluation of Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability is expected to be completed by March 2024.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) Management Committee met virtually in Spring 2021 to make funding decisions on new projects, assess progress and confirm funding for ongoing, multiyear projects. Decisions were communicated informally to recipients in August 2021, followed by formal funding decision letters, with funding agreements in place with each recipient by March 31, 2022.
Meetings of the 5 Regional Contaminants Committees of the NCP (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut) engaged organizations at a regional and local level in the North. As well, correspondence with recipients continued throughout the year on project-by-project and as-needed bases to address concerns or issues that arose.
The NCP also engaged with recipients and the interested general public through a virtual results workshop in October 2021, which was attended by 258 people. The workshop was attended by all funding recipients and was open to NCP Management committee members, other Northerners, scientists and the general public.
In 2021–22, the Northern Participant Funding Program conducted 12 virtual engagement sessions involving 39 groups. These sessions were designed to seek input about the program's performance since its 2018 inception and to understand priorities for the future, given the need for program renewal (the program sunsets at the end of 2022–23). Materials were translated into Indigenous languages where possible. Eight written submissions were also received from stakeholders not able to participate in any of the virtual sessions. A What We Heard document has been produced and will be shared with participants following translation into key Indigenous languages.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 7,488,184 | 6,428,339 | 8,513,423 | 9,985,954 | 6,881,287 | (1,632,136) |
| Total contributions | 7,488,184 | 6,428,339 | 8,513,423 | 9,985,954 | 6,881,287 | (1,632,136) |
| Total Program | 7,488,184 | 6,428,339 | 8,513,423 | 9,985,954 | 6,881,287 | (1,632,136) |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances: Not material.
Transfer payments for Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grants for the political evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to devolution: 2014–15
Grant to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to establish the Saimaqatigiingniq Fund: 2019–20
Grants to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2021–22
Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2019–20
Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure: 2016–17
Link to departmental results: Political, economic and social development in Canada's Arctic and North are advanced
Link to department's Program Inventory:
- Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships
- Northern Strategic and Science Policy
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A planned Evaluation of Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships is expected to be completed by March 2024.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22:
Northwest Territories Devolution Grant: The department continued its ongoing engagement with the Government of the Northwest Territories and 9 Indigenous parties to the Northwest Territories Land and Resources Devolution Agreement. Funding agreements with Indigenous parties in the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement were completed in Summer 2021. This funding helps Indigenous parties play a role in managing post-devolution land and resources with the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Nunavut Capacity-Building Contribution: The department engaged with the Government of Nunavut to discuss the government's financial management systems. In May 2021, CIRNAC entered another funding agreement with the Government of Nunavut to help the territory undertake activities such as developing their public accounts strategy and financial information system during the fiscal year necessary to improve its financial management capacity.
Hospital and Physician Services Grant: The department had regular ongoing engagements with the Government of Nunavut and Government of the Northwest Territories. In Spring 2021, the department signed a grant agreement with the governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories that would reimburse each territorial government a portion of costs incurred to provide hospital and physician services to Indigenous residents during the year.
COVID-19 funding: The department had regular engagements with each the Government of Yukon, Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut pertaining to matters to control the spread of COVID-19. In Spring 2021, the department signed a grant agreement with the government of Nunavut to provide funding so they could undertake necessary measures to control the spread of the virus. There were no requests to Northern Governance and Partnerships Program in 2021–22 to fund the other 2 territorial governments towards controlling spread of the pandemic.
Housing and Infrastructure funding: The department had regular engagements with each the Government of Yukon, Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut pertaining to matters necessary to address immediate housing and infrastructure priorities. In Summer 2021, the department signed a grant agreement with the governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories that provided funding announced in Budget 2021 for those governments to address their immediate housing and infrastructure needs and priorities. Yukon chose to take its funding through Climate Change initiatives so it will be reported in the appropriate section of this report. Furthermore, through Budget 2021, the department signed contribution agreements with First Nations communities on non-reserve lands (and without a Modern Treaty or Self-Government Agreement) and Métis communities in the Northwest Territories to respond to urgent critical infrastructure and housing needs.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut for health care of Indians and Inuit | 57,694,000 | 58,848,000 | 60,025,000 | 60,025,000 | 60,025,000 | 0 |
| Grants to the governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut for the health care of Indigenous people and grants to the governments of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon for emergency response to the global 2020 COVID-19 pandemic | 0 | 89,900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grants for the political evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to devolution | 14,234,462 | 20,585,566 | 21,450,036 | 71,450,025 | 71,104,224 | 49,654,188 |
| Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements and other agreements to address section 35 rights | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to establish the Saimaqatigiingniq Fund | 15,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grants to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
| Total grants | 94,428,462 | 176,833,566 | 81,475,036 | 156,475,025 | 156,129,224 | 74,654,188 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 5,590,523 | 80,951,196 | 2,771,053 | 12,480,754 | 12,480,754 | 9,709,701 |
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 400,500 | 3,028,941 | 72,083 | 4,234,288 | 4,234,288 | 4,162,205 |
| Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure | 32,500,000 | 32,500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 38,491,023 | 116,480,137 | 2,843,136 | 16,715,042 | 16,715,042 | 13,871,906 |
| Total Program | 132,919,485 | 293,313,703 | 84,318,172 | 173,190,067 | 172,844,266 | 88,526,094 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided for:
- Responding to housing and infrastructure needs of the Governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (+$50 million)
- A streamlined approach to transitioning Indigenous and remote communities to clean energy (+$25 million)
- A transfer from the Department of Indigenous Services for essential municipal services and social supports (+$4 million)
- Indigenous Infrastructure Project (Budget 2021) (+$3 million)
Transfer payments for Northern Contaminated Sites
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grant to support the Giant Mine Oversight Board and research on arsenic trioxide: 2018−19
Link to departmental results: Northern lands and resources are sustainably managed
Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Contaminated Sites
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22.
An Audit of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program is planned to be completed by March 2023.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22:
An Evaluation of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program was completed in 2021–22. The findings for the evaluation were:
- Northern Contaminated Sites Program is relevant as a means of addressing needs and priorities related to contaminated site remediation, reconciliation, and socio-economic development in the North.
- There was broad endorsement that reconciliation is the lens through which Northern Contaminated Sites should be designed and delivered.
- Northern Contaminated Site's project management approach is generally viewed as sound, robust and flexible.
- Contaminated site remediation can contribute to socio-economic development in the North, however, the evidence indicates that this has not been realized.
- There is limited incorporation of Indigenous guidance and Traditional Knowledge into environmental monitoring and risk assessment.
- The risks to human health and the environment from northern contaminated sites were addressed during the evaluation period.
- The target of 95 percent for expenditures that are liability reducing were exceeded during the evaluation period.
A planned Horizontal Evaluation of Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan, Phase IV, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, is expected to be completed by March 2024.
An Evaluation of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program is planned to be completed by March 2026.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: Affected Indigenous and northern communities continued to be engaged throughout contaminated sites projects to inform the selection and implementation of remedial options. In particular, the department advanced a number of project governance agreements with First Nations communities in 2021–22. These agreements will ensure the promotion of employment, training and business opportunities for affected communities.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grant to support the Giant Mine Oversight Board and research on arsenic trioxide | 957,072 | 972,385 | 1,015,358 | 958,771 | 958,771 | (56,587) |
| Total grants | 957,072 | 972,385 | 1,015,358 | 958,771 | 958,771 | (56,587) |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Transfer payments to the Government of Yukon for the care and maintenance, remediation and management of the closure of contaminated sites in Yukon | 3,919,039 | 2,770,957 | 2,393,509 | 2,882,306 | 2,882,306 | 488,797 |
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 109,352,498 | 105,028,305 | 86,469,330 | 89,324,452 | 74,142,205 | (12,327,125) |
| Transfer payments to the Government of Yukon for the remediation of the Marwell Tar Pit Site to support the Contaminated Sites Program | 70,000 | 70,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 113,341,537 | 107,869,262 | 88,862,839 | 92,206,758 | 77,024,511 | (11,838,328) |
| Total Program | 114,298,609 | 108,841,647 | 89,878,197 | 93,165,529 | 77,983,282 | (11,894,915) |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances: The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects the deferral of funds to future years for the Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (-$11.9 million).
Transfer payments for Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grants for the political evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to devolution: 2014–15
Link to departmental results: Political, economic and social development in Canada's Arctic and North are advanced
Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A planned Evaluation of Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: No engagements took place in 2021–22.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants for the political evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to devolution | 0 | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Grants | 0 | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 1,933,724 | 713,285 | 723,500 | 1,581,749 | 1,581,749 | 858,249 |
| Total contributions | 1,933,724 | 713,285 | 723,500 | 1,581,749 | 1,581,749 | 858,249 |
| Total Program | 1,933,724 | 1,013,285 | 723,500 | 1,581,749 | 1,581,749 | 858,249 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances: Not material.
Transfer payments for Nutrition North
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities: 2019–20
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15
(S) Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities: 2020–21
Link to departmental results: Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environments
Link to department's Program Inventory: Nutrition North
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A planned Horizontal Evaluation of Nutrition North Canada, led by CIRNAC, is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22: Throughout 2021–22, Nutrition North Canada (NNC) engaged regularly with Indigenous and northern partners. Virtual meetings with the Advisory Board, Indigenous Working Group, Inuit-Crown Food Security Working Group and Harvesters Support Grant recipient organizations were held on a regular basis. Discussions with Indigenous partners focused on Budget 2021 program expansions to better address food security in the North. Part of this work includes the completion of a co-development process for NNC's most recent program expansion.
A Harvesters Support Grant newsletter was released in 2021–22 summarizing results from 2020–21, with a second newsletter coming in 2022–23. The co-development of indicators for the grant has been postponed to 2022–23 due to pandemic related travel restrictions.
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to land claim organizations, self-government agreement holders and First Nations organizations to support harvesting of country foods | 7,981,101 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 0 |
| Total grants | 7,981,101 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 0 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities | 93,367,838 | 117,487,312 | 108,072,989 | 137,161,127 | 137,131,128 | 29,058,139 |
| Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 271,790 | 165,000 | 0 | 99,000 | 99,000 | 99,000 |
| (S) Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities | 0 | 25,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 93,639,628 | 142,652,312 | 108,072,989 | 137,260,127 | 137,230,128 | 29,157,139 |
| Total Program | 101,620,729 | 150,652,312 | 116,072,989 | 145,260,127 | 145,230,128 | 29,157,139 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects incremental funding provided for the Nutrition North Canada program (+$30.3 million).
Transfer payments for Northern Strategic and Science Policy
Start date/End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Grants and contributions
Type of appropriation: Transfer payments are voted unless otherwise denoted with an (S) in below Financial information table.
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program and fiscal year for terms and conditions:
Grants to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2021–22
Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2019–20
Link to departmental results: Political, economic and social development in Canada's Arctic and North are advanced
Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Strategic and Science Policy
Results achieved: Performance results for this program are available in GC InfoBase.
Findings of audits completed in 2021–22: No audit was completed in 2021–22. Currently, there are no future audits planned for this program.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2021–22: No evaluation was completed in 2021–22.
A planned Evaluation of Northern Strategic and Science Policy is expected to be completed by March 2026.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2021–22:
Grants to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: Engagement with Aurora College officials completed in 2021–22 helped to define project components, determine project milestones, and leverage reporting on progress. Engagement with Aurora College and the Government of Northwest Territories is ongoing to discuss project updates and to administer funding announced in Budget 2021 in support of the transformation of Aurora College into a polytechnic institution ($8 million over 2 years, starting in 2021–22).
Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: Engagement with the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is ongoing to discuss project updates and to administer funding announced in Budget 2019 to support the delivery of culturally-appropriate and community-developed curricula to enhance access to and success in higher education for Indigenous and northern students ($12,849,500 million over 5 years, starting in 2019–20).
Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development: Engagement with Yukon University is ongoing to discuss project updates and to administer funding announced in Budget 2019 to support the construction of a new campus science building as part of the transition of Yukon College into Yukon University ($26 million over 5 years, starting in 2019–20).
| Type of transfer payment | 2019–20 actual spending |
2020–21 actual spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2021–22 total authorities available for use |
2021–22 actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2021–22 actual minus 2021–22 planned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | ||||||
| Grants to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Contributions | ||||||
| Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners | 0 | 0 | 4,254,288 | 0 | 0 | (4,254,288) |
| Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development | 0 | 0 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 199,792 | (7,800,208) |
| Total contributions | 0 | 0 | 12,254,288 | 8,000,000 | 199,792 | (12,054,496) |
| Total Program | 0 | 0 | 12,254,288 | 13,000,000 | 5,199,792 | (7,054,496) |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
Explanation of variances:
The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects the deferral of funds for measures to support a better future for Canada's North (Budget 2019) (-$7.8 million).