Horizontal initiatives: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People

2022–23 highlights

PCH: In 2022–23, 1012 Indigenous language projects were funded through Canadian Heritage's Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program. Also, 3 new time-limited agreements were included in sections 8 and 9 of the Indigenous Languages Act as a result of Canadian Heritage's Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program.

LAC: Through the We Are Here: Sharing Stories initiative, which aims to digitize and describe hundreds of thousands of Indigenous-related items in the collections in LAC's care, 284,101 documents were digitized in 2022–23, including textual, photographic, cartographic, rare books, and microfilm content. In 2022, the Listen, Hear Our Voices funding initiative, which supports efforts to identify, digitize and preserve Indigenous language and culture recordings, received 64 applications. Following the recommendations of an external review panel composed of First Nations, Inuit and Métis members, LAC supported 23 projects totalling $1.5 million in 2022–23.

CIRNAC: The Cultural Spaces in Indigenous Communities program completed, in December 2022, the review of the applications received from the call for proposals launched in mid-2021, which represents more than 340 applications from across Canada. As a result, 53 projects were added to the 13 early investments from 2021–22. As such, the program continued to help revitalize cultural and languages through a total of 66 Indigenous-led initiatives, including new constructions, renovations and feasibility studies, for a cumulative total of $120.4 million.

TC: Program recipients continue to provide remote passenger rail services between Sept-Îles and Schefferville in Quebec and The Pas and Pukatawagan in Manitoba.

2022–23 highlights

ISC: To support the co-development of Indigenous health legislation, an Indigenous-led distinctions-based engagement process was conducted from the Winter of 2021 to Fall 2022. This included targeted engagement with Indigenous women's organizations and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. A national "What We Heard" report that summarized the input received from Indigenous partners was publicly released in January 2023. In addition, in May 2023, ISC launched an intersectional co-development table with women, 2SLGBTQI+ people, youth, and other intersectional voices to co-develop legislative options for Indigenous health legislation.

To address anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare systems, in 2022–23, ISC supported 148 Indigenous-led projects across all provinces and territories, across all distinctions and in urban settings to improve access to high-quality and culturally-safe health services. ISC, in collaboration with the First Nations Health Managers Association held a 4th National Dialogue on Data in January 2023 that brought together partners and health organizations to identify priorities for collecting data to support the elimination of anti-Indigenous racism in health.

To support distinctions-based mental wellness strategies and access to trauma-informed mental wellness services to support the mental wellness of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people:

• Trauma-informed health and cultural support services continued to be available to survivors, family members, and others impacted by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls (MMIWG), and 2SLGBTQI+ people throughout 2022–23. MMIWG health and cultural support services mirror those available through the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program, by providing access to trauma-informed services in the community, including cultural supports (Elders, traditional healers) and emotional supports (trained Indigenous health workers, peer counsellors) as well as access to clinical mental health counselling services and assistance with the cost of transportation when necessary. Services are available to survivors, family members, and others impacted by the issue of MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ people regardless of status or place of residence.
• Furthermore, Budget 2022 funding ensured that mental wellness supports continued to be available to communities undertaking the painful work of searching for unmarked burials and missing children at the sites of former Indian Residential Schools. Eligibility for community-based trauma-informed health and cultural supports (peer counsellors, trained health workers, Elders, traditional healers) was expanded to include all Indigenous people in 2022, while preserving specialized supports for survivors of Indian residential schools, Indian day schools, and other impacted by missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. In addition, in order to address potential barriers to access and to ensure that community members are receiving appropriate services, the department worked directly with Indigenous-led service delivery organizations serving 2SLGBTQI+ people, women, youth, and 60s Scoop survivors to develop specialized training for service providers, and build new pathways to access services.
• Overall, as of March 2023, 75 interdisciplinary mental wellness teams were supporting 385 First Nations and Inuit communities (this excludes teams in British Columbia supported by the First Nations Health Authority), and 78 operational opioid agonist treatment sites with wraparound services.

To establish reliable and sustainable infrastructure, in 2022–23, over 30 major projects received funding to support pre-capital planning, design and/or construction of community health facilities. This includes fulfilment of a $20 million commitment to the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) towards the construction costs of 8 treatment centers. Funding also supported the opening of the Lake Manitoba Health Centre; this facility will improve access to quality healthcare and support a range of services and programs that promote health and wellness in the community. Dedicated spaces have been created for physician services, mental health, pharmacy, dental care and foot care, as well as a culturally safe space for patients, including a smudging area. In addition, the 2022–23 investments supported contributions toward the $30.25 million funding announcement for the construction of a new Elder Care Home in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The new long-term care facility for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte will provide a home for a growing elderly First Nations population and offer critical services to residents, while helping to keep connections to language, culture, and community. With net-zero carbon and energy-saving components, this will be the community's first green long-term care home.

HC: HC established its new Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Canada's Health Systems Program, which is providing support for projects that address anti-Indigenous racism in health systems, including against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, in a way that is informed by their lived experiences. HC launched the inaugural call for proposals for the Program's Project Stream, from which 15 applicants were selected to receive funding to implement projects that develop and implement cultural safety training, curriculum, or accreditation requirements or that integrate culturally-safe care into acute care settings. The Program's Engagement Stream is also providing funding to 5 National Indigenous Organizations, including Native Women's Association of Canada and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak, to build capacity to meaningfully engage on their health priorities, including mental health and substance use, oral health, and health human resources.

CIRNAC: The Support for the Wellbeing of Families and Survivors of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People program, operated by the MMIWG Secretariat at CIRNAC, continued to provide funding to organizations for multi-year projects from the 2021–22 call for proposals, and approved 14 projects for funding through a follow-up call for proposals from those having applied in 2021–22, but who were not supported due to funding limitations.

PCH: 2022–23 projects are underway in all 10 provincial/territorial aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs) as planned. An additional intake of the Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) Stream Three initiative launched February 8, 2023, for projects taking place in 2023–24. This was an open call for proposals, where $2.5 million would be available to any Indigenous organization providing sport programming to Indigenous women, girls and/or 2SLGBTQI+ people.

2022–23 highlights

ISC:

Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative: ISC's Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative successfully delivered all of its available program funding in 2022–23 to support a wide range of Indigenous-designed and -led projects that aimed to improve the safety and wellbeing of Indigenous communities, women, children, and families across Canada – including First Nations, Inuit, Métis, urban Indigenous people, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. For example, Pathways provided funding for projects that supported:

• the expansion of an existing street outreach patrol to 9 First Nations communities to provide safety to vulnerable groups and connect them to existing services;
• the delivery of a cultural program to promote safety and well-being and increase awareness about violence and sexual exploitation;
• the creation of a safe space for women and those who are gender diverse for gathering and healing, ensuring culturally-appropriate supports are in place and expansion of community outreach activities; and,
• the expansion to more communities of an Indigenous-designed web and mobile application for sharing community alerts and information, including immediate notifications regarding dangerous situations.

Elementary and Secondary Education on Reserve – Additional Funding: Elementary and Secondary Education Program indicators cover total investments into the program. The performance highlights below reflect the global impact of the additional funding within the program as a whole. Increases have been seen for key performance indicators:

• Number of First Nations students who are provided full-day kindergarten services in First Nations administered schools has seen an increase from the previously reported 7,587 to 8,446.
• Percentage of students attending First Nations administered schools who are taught at least one subject in a First Nations language has seen an increase from 91.69% to 93.64%.

Before - and after-school programming (BASP) for First Nations students on reserve: As of 2021–22, 2 additional data fields have been added to the First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education Advancement (FNESEA) Report Data Collection Instrument (DCI):

• Number of First Nations-administered schools offering BASP on reserve: current results reporting for fiscal year 2021–22 has 41 First Nations-administered schools offering BASP on reserve.
• Number of First Nations students ordinarily resident on reserve participating in BASP on reserve: current results reporting for fiscal year 2021–22 has 3,742 First Nations students ordinarily resident on reserve participating in BASP on reserve.
• Due to the reporting cycle for the CIRNAC's Departmental Results Report not being in alignment with First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education Advancement (FNESEA) 2022–23 due date, the data reported for this indicator is from 2021–22.
• A results framework is set to be co-developed with First Nations partners by 2024.

Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative: Through the Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative, 22 shelters and transitional (second stage) housing facilities were selected in 2022–23 by Indigenous-led steering and selection committees. Projects include (12) shelters, (9) transitional housing projects and (1) mixed uses project. This is a direct outcome of the Comprehensive Violence Prevention Strategy.

PS: The department has continued its efforts in addressing the Horizontal Initiative of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGTQI+ People through its close coordination with other federal departments and by implementing initiatives to support culturally-responsive policing and community safety services in Indigenous communities.

In 2022–23, through the Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF), PS continued to support the implementation of 9 Indigenous-led Strengthening Community Readiness projects. Additionally, work is underway to develop 7 new crime prevention projects for funding under the NICPF. Several of these projects are being developed in partnership with the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative and will address needs identified through community safety planning exercises.

CHMC: As of March 31, 2023, $76.0 million have been conditionally or financially committed toward the construction of 11 shelters and 18 transitional homes through the Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative, which aims to build a minimum of 38 shelters and 50 new transitional homes for Indigenous women, children and LGBTQ2S+ people escaping gender-based violence.

The National Housing Strategy (NHS) offers a comprehensive suite of initiatives to meet the housing needs of Canadians. Meeting the housing needs of Indigenous communities is a priority under the Strategy, which also recognizes that women and their children are disproportionately impacted by housing need and experience specific barriers to housing related to the intersections of identities such as race, sexual orientation, age and socio-economic status. To address the persistent housing gaps experienced by women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people, the federal government aims to put 33% of the strategy's investments, with a minimum of 25%, towards serving the unique needs of women and their children. As of March 31, 2023, the NHS has committed an estimated $10.44 billion towards meeting the housing needs of women and their children, which includes funding for the construction, repair and support of 265,681 housing units. This represents 32% of all NHS funding committed.

TC: Program recipients continue to provide remote passenger rail services between Sept-Iles and Schefferville in Quebec and The Pas and Pukatawagan in Manitoba.

2022–23 highlights

CIRNAC: CIRNAC successfully delivered engagement funding to 149 Indigenous partners on behalf of Justice Canada and in cooperation with ISC. This enabled consultation and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples in the development of the Action Plan, and advanced an obligation found in section 6 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

JUS: The Government of Canada, led by Justice Canada, worked in cooperation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples to better understand their priorities, to help develop an action plan to implement the UN Declaration, and to identify potential measures for aligning federal laws with the UN Declaration. This included working with Indigenous organizations representing women, 2SLGBTQI+, youth, elders, and persons with disabilities. A draft Action Plan was published in March 2023 to further the development of the action plan in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples prior to the statutory deadline of June 2023.

The Government of Canada has consulted and cooperated with Indigenous partners, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis rights holders, modern treaty signatories, self-governing nations and historic treaty partners, as well as with national and regional Indigenous representative organizations. Indigenous women, Elders, youth, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ people, urban Indigenous People and other Indigenous organizations and groups representing people with diverse identities were also engaged. During this process, the Government of Canada engaged with 11 Indigenous women's organizations on specific articles in the UN Declaration Act related to gender-based violence. Additionally, a call for proposals to support Indigenous participation in the consultation and cooperation process resulted in over $26 million being allocated to 150 Indigenous governing bodies, representative organizations, and groups, including 10 women's organizations.

The Department of Justice continued to engage with Indigenous partners, provinces and territories on the development of an Indigenous Justice Strategy to address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in the Canadian justice system. Specifically, 26 virtual engagement sessions were held, convening more than 500 participants from various regions and distinctions to help identify priority gaps. These Justice-led engagement sessions were complemented by Indigenous-led community engagement. A total of $11 million in grant funding will be provided over 3 years to 38 Indigenous governments, communities and organizations to undertake their own engagement activities to further inform the development of an Indigenous Justice Strategy. A first interim report was submitted to the Department by each of the 38 Indigenous-led engagement partners in December 2022.

The Indigenous Justice Program (IJP) provided funding to 36 programs for Gladue aftercare/post sentence reports. In addition, the Indigenous Courtwork Program provided Gladue report funding in 11 regions (excluding Newfoundland and Nunavut).

The Indigenous Courtwork Program (ICW) provided funding for Family Courtwork services in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Northwest Territories. In addition, ICW provided funding to Indigenous organizations in Yukon, British Columbia and Nova Scotia to develop a framework for a family courtwork service delivery model.

One restorative justice Program in British Columbia received 66 civil and family mediation referrals in 2022–23. Additionally, another program in New Brunswick undertook a number of training sessions in areas such as mediation, counselling, body-oriented trauma, cognitive behaviour therapy and others. In addition to restorative justice circle processes, they developed Ila'matoltimg Circles. These circles are rooted in the Mi'kmaq family tradition of talking about conflict. Ila'matoltimg is the principle of healing the harm between people. To date, 12 Ila'matoltimg Circles have been delivered via the project.

The department continued to support Indigenous communities through the Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination negotiation tables and other distinct tables in reclaiming their jurisdiction over administration of justice, in collaboration with the provinces and territories for certain tables.

PS: First Nations have long called for reform to how First Nations police services are funded and have advocated for federal legislation that recognizes First Nations police services as essential services. These calls for reform were heightened with the release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which included Call for Justice 5.4 to reform the delivery of policing services in Indigenous communities.

To support this work, federal officials have completed the Government of Canada's formal engagement process with First Nations, First Nations organizations, First Nations police services, First Nations police boards/commissions, First Nations women's, youth and 2SLGBTQI+ people and organizations in Spring 2022 which consisted of 13 virtual professionally-facilitated engagement sessions, an online engagement platform and a generic email address to receive written comments/submissions. Engagement with all groups on a bilateral basis has been and continue to be ongoing. As a result, a "What We Heard" report was developed summarizing the feedback received throughout the engagement process to help inform the co-development of federal legislation recognizing First Nations police services as essential services. The report was posted on Public Safety Canada's website on September 21, 2022 and was subsequently sent to participants.

Participants have made it clear that there is a sense of urgency to develop this legislation and an eagerness to see progress made. The report provided a broad range of views and positions for consideration in the co-development of the First Nations police services legislation. Based on the engagement sessions, "essential service" is understood to mean that First Nations police services are supported with equitable, adequate and stable federal funding. This includes funding to support culturally-responsive police services that are critical for community safety and wellbeing (i.e. First Nations police services representative of communities served and inclusive of women and 2SLGBTQI+ people). Public Safety Canada will continue to work collaboratively with First Nations partners towards the tabling of First Nations police services legislation.

RCMP: 3 Intercultural Learning Strategy consultations engaged relevant internal stakeholders from several RCMP branches, policy centres, units, etc. to identify best practices, gaps and opportunities for incorporating intercultural competence into training content and delivery. Also, 3 meetings engaged Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and 1 meeting engaged Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami regarding MMIWG and reconciliation training recommendations.

Learning products in 2022–23 included developing a new Restorative Justice Mindset course, which aims to reduce incarceration, recidivism and overrepresentation of Indigenous youth and adults in custody, revising the Missing Persons Investigations course with content on missing Indigenous Peoples, and redesigning the Executive Officer Development Program with a component on reconciliation.

ISC: The program began operating within service standards as of September 30, 2022.

PPSC: The PPSC is committed to enhancing the level of justice provided to Indigenous victims, witnesses, and communities experiencing sexual violence and gender-based violence in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. PPSC is advancing in its path to reconciliation through the work of specialized legal teams, targeted recruitment strategies, active review of prosecutorial policies and practices, community engagement, and more. One particular achievement for the PPSC in 2022–23 was the creation of a new Inuit Court Worker (ICW) program. The first of its kind in the country, the ICW program includes an intensive training program for junior court workers to become trained paralegals able to act independently on behalf of the PPSC in the Nunavut Justice of the Peace Court and in summary conviction matters throughout Nunavut Territory.

2022–23 highlights

CIRNAC: The Indigenous-Led Data Research Projects Program, operated by the MMIWG Secretariat, continued to fund 2021–22 multiyear projects. It also held a call for proposals, and subsequently provided funding for 17 additional projects. Also, the MMIWG Secretariat continued to plan for the establishment of the National Indigenous Data Advisory Group, continued to pursue its mandate, and achieved the following milestones:

• The MMIWG Secretariat coordinated the development of the MMIWG Horizontal Initiative, which will be used to track progress on many Federal Pathway initiatives through the use of performance indicators.
• The MMIWG Secretariat coordinated with nearly 20 other government departments and agencies to publish the second Federal Pathway Annual Progress Report on June 3, 2023.
• The MMIWG Secretariat led the process that resulted in the appointment of the Ministerial Special Representative (MSR) to engage with Indigenous partners about an Ombudsperson on Indigenous and Human Rights. This work will continue into 2023–24 and will support a report with recommendations from the MSR.

Canadian Heritage

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Languages and Cultures

Horizontal initiative activity: Investments in Indigenous languages

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $275,000,000 over 5 years and $2,000,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $78,100,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $74,700,000

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Cultural Marketplace Framework
• Cultural Industries Support and Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous Screen Office

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $40,100,000 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $13,365,568

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $13,681,736

Library and Archives Canada

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Acquisition and processing of private archives
• Preservation
• Public services
• Outreach and support to communities

Horizontal initiative activity: Supporting the digitization of and access to Indigenous documentary heritage

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $14,900,000 over 4 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $3,827,942

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $3,588,014

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

Link to the department's program inventory: Consultation and Policy Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Cultural Spaces in Indigenous Communities Program

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $108,775,870 over 2 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $108,775,870

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $122,034,676

Canadian Heritage

Link to the department's program inventory: Sport Development and High Performance

Horizontal initiative activity: Reconciliation and strength for Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people through sport

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $14,300,000 over 5 years and $2,900,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,850,060

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,867,295

Health Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Health Care Systems-Health Care Systems Analysis and Policy

Horizontal initiative activity: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Canada's Health Systems^{Footnote 2}

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $14,941,632 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $4,962,180

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $3,382,904

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Health Systems Support

Horizontal initiative activity: Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health systems

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $117,754,713 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $49,767,816

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $47,974,761

Link to the department's program inventory: Public Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Distinctions-based mental wellness strategies and trauma-informed mental wellness services

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $597,502,785 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $205,421,959

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $203,952,515

Link to the department's program inventory: Health Systems Support

Horizontal initiative activity: Co-development of distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $15,578,047 over 2 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $4,985,968

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $4,822,819

Link to the department's program inventory: Community Infrastructure

Horizontal initiative activity: Co-development of infrastructure plans

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $25,900,000 over 2 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $14,299,977

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $13,218,248

Indigenous Services Canada / Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Community Infrastructure (ISC)
• Consultation and Policy Development (CIRNAC)

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $3,028,527,989 (ISC), $1,309,923,649 (CIRNAC)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,235,742,651 (ISC), $353,926,169 (CIRNAC)

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,296,366,797 (ISC), $348,609,930 (CIRNAC)

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Consultation and Policy Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Support for the Wellbeing of Families and Survivors of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Program

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $12,500,000 over 5 years and $2,500,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,486,122

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $5,224,579

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Elementary and Secondary Education

Horizontal initiative activity: Elementary and Secondary Education on Reserve – Additional Funding

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $726,000,000 over 5 years and $188,000,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $110,279,524

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $110,279,524

Link to the department's program inventory: Elementary and Secondary Education

Horizontal initiative activity: Before - and after-school programming for First Nations students on reserve

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $515,000,000 over 5 years and $112,000,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $106,303,687

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $106,303,687

Link to the department's program inventory: Safety and Prevention Services

Horizontal initiative activity: Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $103,800,000 over 5 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $24,142,053

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $23,916,381

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Business Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $22,000,000 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,133,049

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,133,049

Indigenous Services Canada / Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Safety and Prevention Services (ISC)
• Financing for Housing (CMHC)

Horizontal initiative activity: Comprehensive Violence Prevention Strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $724,100,000 ($420,000,000 CMHC, $304,100,000 ISC) over 5 years and $96,600,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $53,601,750 (CMHC), $42,945,329 (ISC)

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $4,087,655 (CMHC), $31,375,984 (ISC)

Public Safety Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Crime Prevention

Horizontal initiative activity: Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative and Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $6,270,000 (Fall Economic Statement 2020) and an additional $64,600,000 over 5 years, and $18,100,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,526,860 (Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund), $7,157,802 (Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative)

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $504,754 (Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund), $5,020,166 (Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Link to the department's program inventory: Financing for Housing

Horizontal initiative activity: National Housing Strategy – National Housing Co-Investment Fund

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: Reallocation of $1,300,000,000 in the National Housing Co-Investment Fund is to further offer subsidies and additional contribution for construction, repair and support of affordable housing units, and includes: $250,000,000 from 2021–22 to 2022–23 for transitional housing units and shelter beds for women fleeing gender-based violence and their children.

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $827,732,492

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $715,038,072

Link to the department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: National Housing Strategy – Rapid Housing Initiative

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $1,500,000,000 for 1 year

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $34,746,064

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $27,327,792

Link to the department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: National Housing Strategy – Canada Housing Benefit

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $315,400,000 over 7 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,100,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $0

Link to the department's program inventory: Assistance for housing needs

Horizontal initiative activity: National Housing Strategy – Federal Community Housing Initiative, phase 2

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $118,200,000 over 7 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $11,800,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $4,087,655

Transport Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Transportation Infrastructure

Horizontal initiative activity: Remote Passenger Rail Program – Providing safe and accessible transportation options in rural, remote and northern communities

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $42,418,503

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $14,358,167

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $14,150,000

Department of Justice

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Implementation of Gladue Principles

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $49,340,000 over 5 years and $9,660,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $12,135,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $9,928,159

Link to the department's program inventory: Legal Policies, Laws and Governance

Horizontal initiative activity: Justice capacity related to Administration of Justice Agreements

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $8,082,900 over 5 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,596,980

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,623,602

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Program Integrity

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $13,575,170 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $5,636,829

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $6,506,102

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Civil and Family Mediation

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $6,800,000 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,900,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $946,706

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Strengthen Indigenous-led community based programs – Indigenous Family Courtwork Services

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $6,700,000 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,500,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,500,000

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Legal Policies, Laws and Governance
• Indigenous Justice

Horizontal initiative activity: Engaging with Indigenous partners on an Indigenous Justice Strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $24,249,709 over 3 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,353,903

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $7,770,426

Department of Justice / Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Legal Policies, Laws and Governance (JUS)
• Consultation and Accommodation (CIRNAC)

Horizontal initiative activity: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $5,785,782 over 2 years (JUS), $25,670,380 over 2 years (CIRNAC)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $3,614,925 (JUS), $26,021,482 (CIRNAC)

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $3,717,586 (JUS), $25,538,975 (CIRNAC)

Indigenous Services Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Governance and Capacity

Horizontal initiative activity: Address sex-based inequalities in the Indian Act through the Implementation of S-3

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $54,762,375 over 6 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $12,338,738

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $10,561,424

Indigenous Services Canada / Public Safety Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Co-development of legislation that recognizes First Nations policing as an essential service

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $26,123,989 (PS) and $7,600,000 (ISC) over 5 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,122,894 (ISC), $16,253,585 (PS)

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $625,885 (ISC), $15,891,629 (PS)

Public Safety Canada

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Expansion and stabilization of the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP)

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $523,825,163 over 5 years and $126,837,250 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $68,326,433

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $50,797,533

Link to the department's program inventory: Indigenous Policing

Horizontal initiative activity: Additional funding for Policing Infrastructure Program

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $108,060,270

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $15,767,015

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $34,040,180

Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC)

Link to the department's program inventory: Federal Prosecutions

Horizontal initiative activity: Create and staff 4 Inuktut-speaking Inuit paralegal positions in Nunavut

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $23,462,360 over 3 years (shared by all 4 Public Prosecution Service of Canada initiatives)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,040,950

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $188,431^{Footnote 3}

Link to the department's program inventory: Federal Prosecutions

Horizontal initiative activity: Improve the Inuit Justice training curriculum and develop new Justice training curriculums that reflect First Nations and Métis realities respectively

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $23,462,360 over 3 years (shared by all 4 Public Prosecution Service of Canada initiatives)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $776,250

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $123,635

Link to the department's program inventory: Federal Prosecutions

Horizontal initiative activity: Increase prosecutorial capacity, including Indigenous victim and witness support in the 3 territories

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $23,462,360 over 3 years (shared by all 4 Public Prosecution Service of Canada initiatives)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $7,656,833

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,207,870

Link to the department's program inventory: Federal Prosecutions

Horizontal initiative activity: Develop and pursue a one-time engagement strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $23,462,360 over 3 years (shared by all 4 Public Prosecution Service of Canada initiatives)

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $0

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $0

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Link to the department's program inventory: Human Resources Management Services

Horizontal initiative activity: RCMP Intercultural Learning Strategy

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $75,000,000 over 5 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: nil ^{Footnote 4}

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $373,443

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Consultation and Policy Development
• Basic Organizational Capacity
• Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program

Horizontal initiative activity: Funding to enhance support for Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $36,300,000 over 5 years and $8,600,000 ongoing

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $6,076,000

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,526,573

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Consultation and Policy Development
• Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program

Horizontal initiative activity: Indigenous-Led Data Research Projects Program/ National Indigenous Data Advisory Group on MMIWG and 2SLGBTQI+ People

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $8,500,000 over 6 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,591,118

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,335,129

Link to the department's program inventory: Consultation and Policy Development

Horizontal initiative activity: Establishment of a permanent MMIWG Secretariat

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $16,000,000 over 6 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,619,332

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $2,619,332

Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada / Statistics Canada

Link to the department's program inventory:

• Consultation and Policy Development
• Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program

Horizontal initiative activity: National strategy to ensure consistency in practices for reporting missing Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people

Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $1,486,000 over 5 years

2022–23 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $279,794

2022–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $279,794