2023-24 Details on transfer payment programs

Transfer payments for Basic Organizational Capacity

This program was removed in 2023–24. Program activities are included in the new Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support Program to better support results-based management and reporting. Financial information for 2023–24 to 2025–26 is presented in the Transfer payments for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support.

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 determine their political, economic, social and cultural development

Link to department's Program Inventory: Consultation and Accommodation

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

• 2021–22 Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support
• 2022–23 Horizontal Evaluation of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes, led by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2023–24 Evaluation of Consultation and Accommodation

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• government
• academia and public institutions
• for-profit organizations
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Applicants and recipients are encouraged to submit proposals. They will be engaged through regular meetings and communications to build and maintain strong relationships, and to identify and address shared priorities.

Transfer payments for Consultation and Policy Development

This program was removed in 2023–24. Some program activities are included in the new Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support Program, and other activities are included in the new Indigenous-led Services Program to better support results-based management and reporting. Financial information for 2023–24 to 2025–26 is presented in the Transfer payments for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support and Transfer payments for Indigenous-led Services.

Transfer payments for Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program

This program was removed in 2023–24. Some program activities are included in the new Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support Program, and other activities are included in the new Indigenous-led Services Program to better support results-based management and reporting. Financial information for 2023–24 to 2025–26 is presented in the Transfer payments for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support and Transfer payments for Indigenous-led Services.

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

Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems: 2020–21

Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15

Link to departmental results:

• Indigenous Peoples advance their institutional structures and governance
• Past injustices are recognized and resolved

Link to department's Program Inventory: First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2017–18 Evaluation of Implementation and Enforcement Supports for the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (a component of the Governance and Institutions of Government Program)

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2023–24 Evaluation of First Nation Jurisdiction over Land and Fiscal Management

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal recipients: First Nations (bands)
• First Nations Fiscal Management Act institutions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: The department engages with the First Nations Fiscal Management Act institutions that represent participating First Nations and advocate on their behalf. Engagement with the institutions is done through regular ad hoc calls and meetings, correspondences, formal face to face meetings and discussions related to corporate plans and projects proposals.

Transfer payments for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support

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

Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2020–21

Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems: 2020–21

Contributions to support the basic organizational capacity of Indigenous representative organizations: 2017–18

Contributions to support the wellbeing of families and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people: 2020–21

Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15

Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development: 2018–19

Link to departmental results: Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development

Link to department's Program Inventory: Indigenous Engagement and Capacity Support

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2021–22 Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2026–27 Evaluation of Engagement and Capacity Support

General targeted recipient groups:

• for-profit organizations
• government
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• international
• academia and public institutions
• individual or sole proprietorships
• Aboriginal recipients
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: CIRNAC, through the Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program (FICP) – Project Stream, will continue to fund not-for-profit Métis, Non-Status and other off-reserve Indigenous organizations to engage with their members and develop policy recommendations to government that reflect the needs and priorities of their members. As a part of this work, CIRNAC FICP relationship advisors will continue to have regular discussions and meetings with existing and potential recipients to determine their interests in and eligibility for the FICP.

Transfer payments for Indigenous-led Services

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:

Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15

Contributions to support Métis housing

Link to departmental results:

• Indigenous Peoples strengthen their socio-economic conditions and well-being
• Past injustices are recognized and resolved

Link to department's Program Inventory: Indigenous-led Services

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Not applicable

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation is currently planned. This area will be considered in the next update of the departmental Evaluation Plan.

General targeted recipient groups:

• for-profit organizations
• government
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• international
• academia and public institutions
• individual or sole proprietorships
• Aboriginal recipients
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Inuit-Crown supports the Nanilavut initiative, which assists Inuit families in finding lost loved ones who were sent away from their communities for treatment during the tuberculosis epidemic of the 1940s to 1960s. Nanilavut means "let's find them" in Inuktitut. Funding is provided to increase awareness of the tuberculosis epidemic, conduct research and disseminate information to Inuit families about their family member(s) who were sent away, provide health supports to families and communities to help bring closure and begin the healing process from the tuberculosis epidemic era, provide compassionate travel for family members to visit gravesites and/or cemeteries in order to honour the deceased family member(s), and organize commemorative and reconciliation events to honour family members who did not return home and recognize this significant part of Inuit history. This initiative was extended from 2021 to 2026.

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:

Grants to implement comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements: 2018–19

Grants to reimburse treaty negotiation loans to Indigenous groups who have settled a comprehensive land claim: 2022–23

Grants to Participating First Nations and the First Nation Education Authority Pursuant to the First Nations Jurisdiction over Education in British Columbia Act: 2014–15

(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.

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: 2018–19

Grant to the Métis Nation British Columbia from the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund: 2021–22

Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of Treaties, Claims and self-government agreements or initiatives: 2018–19

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 strengthen their socio-economic conditions and well-being
• Indigenous Peoples advance their institutional structures and governance

Link to Department's Program Inventory: Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

• 2022–23 Evaluation of the Management and Implementation of Agreements and Treaties
• 2022–23 Horizontal Evaluation of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes, led by Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: The next evaluation is not currently included in the approved evaluation plan

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal recipients
• government
• academia and public institutions
• for-profit organizations
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Funds under the Management and Implementation of Agreements are as per negotiated and finalized agreements. No engagement initiatives are planned for 2023–24.

Transfer payments for Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and other Constructive Arrangements

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 reimburse treaty negotiation loans to Indigenous groups who have settled a comprehensive land claim: 2019–20

Grants to Implement Comprehensive Land Claims and Self-Government Agreements and other agreements to address section 35 rights: 2018–19

Contributions to promote social and political development in the North and for Northerners: 2020–21

Contributions to support Indigenous Nation Rebuilding Initiative: 2018–19

Contributions to supply public services in Indian government support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems: 2020–21

Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of treaties, claims and self-government agreements or initiatives: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

• Indigenous Peoples strengthen their socio-economic conditions and well-being
• Indigenous Peoples determine their political, economic, social and cultural development
• Indigenous Peoples advance their institutional structures and governance

Link to department's Program Inventory: Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and other Constructive Arrangements

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2022–23 Evaluation of Negotiations of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Mechanisms (expected to be completed by March 2023)

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Pending

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: The next evaluation is not currently included in the approved evaluation plan.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous, Inuit and section 35 rights-bearing Métis recipients
• governments
• academia and public institutions
• not-for-profit organizations
• other: any corporation, foundation, association or other type of organization identified by an eligible recipient, to act as their agent or representative

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: No engagement initiatives are currently planned for 2023–24.

Transfer payments for Residential Schools Legacy

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 University of Manitoba to support the construction of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's new headquarters: 2022–23

Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15

Contributions to address the legacy of residential schools: 2022–23

Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program: 2014–15

Link to departmental results: Past injustices are recognized and resolved

Link to department's Program Inventory: Residential Schools Legacy

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Not applicable

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation is currently planned. This area will be considered in the next update of the departmental Evaluation Plan.

General targeted recipient groups:

• not-for-profit Indigenous organizations and charities
• academia and public institutions (in partnership with Indigenous communities)
• Indigenous recipients
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: No engagement initiatives are planned for 2023–24.

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:

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: 2019–20

Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development: 2014–15

Contributions to support the negotiation and implementation of treaties, claims and self-government agreements or initiatives: 2018–19

Link to departmental results: Past injustices are recognized and resolved

Link to department's Program Inventory: Specific Claims

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2022–23 Evaluation of Specific Claims

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: The next evaluation is not currently included in the approved evaluation plan.

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal recipients
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• governments
• other: any corporation, foundation, association or other type of organization identified by an eligible recipient, to act as their agent or representative.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: CIRNAC is engaging with the Assembly of First Nations and other Indigenous partners to co-develop a detailed reform proposal including the establishment and implementation of a Centre for the resolution of specific claims. Co-development will be informed by an engagement process that will facilitate input from Indigenous organizations and Indigenous regional representative organizations, as well as First Nation communities. The process is guided by shared co-development principles identified through the work of a joint CIRNAC-Assembly of First Nations committee and the Specific Claims Implementation Working Group.

The co-development of the reform proposal is aligned with and informed by:

• Canada's commitment to achieving reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
• the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, particularly those respecting equity in the justice system
• the Principles respecting the Government of Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples
• the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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:

Grants for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development for Indigenous Peoples and the North: 2022–23

Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development: 2018−19

Link to departmental results: Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environmental conditions

Link to department's Program Inventory: Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2022–23 Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: The next evaluation is not currently included in the approved evaluation plan

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• governments
• academia and public institutions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: CIRNAC will engage recipients through the co-development process of the Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda. This will include engagement at the national, regional, community and rights-holder levels. The results of the engagement and co-development process will include recommendations to the government that can improve how climate programs are delivered to Indigenous Peoples and how climate policy is developed with meaningful inclusion of Indigenous Peoples.

Additionally, the Northern REACHE program, through 'Wah-ila-toos' (the Indigenous and remote communities clean energy hub), will engage with Indigenous Peoples in the North to inform the development of a comprehensive federal strategy and programming to support Indigenous, rural and remote communities as they transition to cleaner and more reliable sources of energy, that advances the Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda.

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:

Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development for Indigenous Peoples and the North: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

• Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environmental conditions
• Northern lands, waters, and natural resources are sustainably managed

Link to Department's Program Inventory: Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2011–12 Evaluation of Northern Regulation, Resources and Environmental Management Programs

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2023–24 Evaluation of Northern and Arctic Environmental Sustainability

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• governments
• academia and public institutions
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Engagement with Inuit organizations will continue in 2023–24. This approach will ensure that decision-making around conservation is well informed by science and Inuit Knowledge, monitoring and input from northern partners. CIRNAC will provide funds for regional Inuit organizations to identify research priorities and to conduct studies to provide environmental and cultural information on important areas and inform decision-making on marine planning and the establishment of protected and conservation sites in the Arctic.

Northerners and scientists are engaged in the Northern Contaminants Program through 6 regional committees in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and a multi-partner Management Committee (composed of federal, territorial and Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations and academic institutions). Recipients and the public are further engaged through website updates, regular email correspondence, webinars, publications and online resources like the Polar Data Catalogue and the Northern Contaminants Program Publications Database, and through workshops and conferences, like the Northern Contaminants Program Results Workshop planned for fall 2023.

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 to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut for health care of Indians and Inuit: 2020–21

Grants for the political evolution of the Territories, particularly as it pertains to devolution: 2014–15

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: 2020–21

Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development: 2018–19

Link to departmental results: Northerners and Indigenous Peoples advance their political, economic and social governance development

Link to department's Program Inventory:

• Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships
• Northern Strategic and Science Policy

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2016–17 Evaluation of the Grants to the Government of Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut for Health Care of Indians and Inuit

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2023–24 Evaluation of Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships

General targeted recipient groups:

• governments
• Indigenous recipients
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Initiatives include meetings to support devolution discussions, intergovernmental processes and collaborating with Indigenous organizations and governments through working groups and negotiations tables on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, housing and infrastructure. The devolution of responsibilities for land and resource management to territorial governments will strengthen northern governance by shifting decision-making powers and responsibilities from the Government of Canada to the Government of Nunavut through a robust negotiations process. This program supports legislation and policy initiatives, including reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, the advancement of intergovernmental processes, and federal-territorial relationships.

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

Transfer payments to the Government of Yukon for the care and maintenance, remediation and management of the closure of contaminated sites in Yukon: 2013−14

Contributions for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development: 2018−19

Link to departmental results: Northern lands, waters, and natural resources are sustainably managed

Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Contaminated Sites

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2021–22 Evaluation of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

• 2023–24 Horizontal Evaluation of Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan, Phase IV, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada
• 2025–26 Evaluation of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program

General targeted recipient groups:

• Indigenous recipients
• governments
• individual or sole proprietorships
• other

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: The department will actively engage Indigenous and northern communities to ensure community perspectives are considered in the planning and remediation phases of remediation projects. In particular, project teams will continue to work with Indigenous partners to co-develop project specific governance agreements and socio-economic strategies that promote the full project lifecycle involvement of Indigenous Peoples. These engagements will also ensure that recipients are aware of transfer payment program requirements.

Transfer payments for Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks

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:

Contribution for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources and promoting scientific development: 2018–19

Link to departmental results: Northern lands, waters, and natural resources are sustainably managed

Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2015–16 Evaluation of the ecoEnergy for Aboriginal and Northern Communities Program

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2024–25 Evaluation of Northern Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal recipients
• other: northern regulatory boards

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: In 2023–24, CIRNAC commits to advancing consultations with northern regulatory partners, who will be engaged and involved in discussions on regulatory initiatives pertaining to the responsible management of resources, and under the northern regulatory initiative of the Critical Minerals Strategy. Engagement is a key, ongoing, built-in feature in the regulatory framework, and is dependent on cooperation across all levels of government, Indigenous partners, organizations and the territories. The nature and details of engagement activities will vary depending on the context and needs of our partners.

Transfer payments for Nutrition North Canada

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 land claim organizations, self-government agreement holders and First Nations organizations to support harvesting of country foods: 2019–20

Grants to universities and Indigenous institutions for the purpose of research related to food security and its causal factors

Contributions to support access to healthy foods in isolated northern communities: 2018–19

Link to departmental results: Northerners and Indigenous Peoples advance their political, economic and social governance development

Link to department's Program Inventory: Nutrition North

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2019–20 Horizontal Evaluation of Nutrition North Canada, led by CIRNAC

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2024–25 Horizontal evaluation of Nutrition North Canada, led by CIRNAC

General targeted recipient groups:

• Aboriginal recipients
• for-profit organizations
• not-for-profit organizations and charities
• academia and public institutions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Nutrition North Canada works directly with Indigenous and northern partners in support of ongoing improvements to the program. The program provides direct support to the Advisory Board to the Minister; it serves as federal co-chair to the Indigenous Working Group, and it is recognized as a key partner to the Inuit-Crown Food Security Working Group. Nutrition North Canada also works directly with Indigenous recipient groups benefitting from the Harvesters Support Grant and supporting Community Food Programs Fund. This work directly supports reconciliation and commitments made to these groups with respect to joint measurement of results.

Nutrition Nord Canada initiated a co-development process in 2022 with a view to consult Treasury Board Secretariat prior to returning with an updated results framework by March 2023 that reflects the impact and significance of the northern retail subsidy, the HSG, and the Community Food Programs Fund, including their impact on different segments of society.

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 for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and protection of the North's natural resources, and promoting scientific development for Indigenous Peoples and the North: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

• Northern and Indigenous communities are resilient to changing environmental conditions
• Northern lands, waters, and natural resources are sustainably managed

Link to department's Program Inventory: Northern Strategic and Science Policy

Expected results: Performance results for this program are available in the GC InfoBase.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Not applicable

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2025–26 Evaluation of Northern Strategic and Science Policy

General targeted recipient groups:

• academia and public institutions
• government

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Engagement is ongoing with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to identify their key priorities through the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework. Further engagement is ongoing with recipients of funding through Budget 2019 and 2021 towards northern post-secondary education initiatives.