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2007-08
Departmental Performance Report
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Supplementary Information (Tables)
Table of Contents
- Details on Project Spending
- Details on Transfer Payments Programs
- Horizontal Initiatives
- Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
- Internal Audits and Evaluations
- Travel Policies
Table 3: Details on Project Spending
| Current Estimated Total Cost | Actual 2005- 2006 |
Actual 2006- 2007 |
2007–2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Estimates | Planned Spending | Total Authorities | Actual | ||||
| Program Activity: Claims Resolution |
|||||||
| Project name and project phase: SADRE | 11.767 | 1.063 | 1.360 | N/A | 2.8 | N/A | 2.993 |
Table 4: Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Group Independent Assessment Process
Start Date: April 1, 2007
End Date: March 31, 2011
Description: A process to resolve IRS claims in a manner that is supported by contribution funding to pay for the costs of group activities related to assisting members who wish to proceed as a group through the adjudication process under the Independent Assessment Process. Each Claimant within the group will have his or her own
individual hearing.
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Results Achieved :
| Actual Spending 2005–06 | Actual Spending 2006–2007 | Planned Spending 2007–2008 | Total Authorities 2007-2008 | Actual Spending 2007-2008 | Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Activity: Claims Resolution | ||||||
| Total Grants | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Contributions | $0 | $0 | $1.0 | $1.0 | $0 | $1.0 |
| Total Other Types of TPs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Program Activity | $ | $ | $1.0 | $1.0 | $0 | $1.0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): As the Settlement Agreement did not become effective until 19 Sep 07, there was one application for Group Independent Assessment Process for contribution funding as of March 31, 2008.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s): Nil
Significant Audit Findings and URL (s) to Last Audit(s): Nil
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Commemoration
Start Date: April 1, 2007
End Date: March 31, 2013
Description: Contributions for former students, their families, communities and groups of individuals for the purpose of facilitating regional or national Commemoration projects to address the Indian Residential Schools experience
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Results Achieved: Nil
| Actual Spending 2005–06 | Actual Spending 2006–2007 | Planned Spending 2007–2008 | Total Authorities 2007-2008 | Actual Spending 2007-2008 | Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Activity: Claims Resolution | ||||||
| Total Grants | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Contributions | $0 | $0 | $2.0 | $2.0 | $0 | $2.0 |
| Total Other Types of TPs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Program Activity | $0 | $0 | $2.0 | $2.0 | $0 | $2.0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The Commemoration program is directly related to the establishment of the Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission which did not occur until FY 2008-09.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s) : Nil
Significant Audit Findings and URL (s) to Last Audit(s) : Nil
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Start Date: April 1, 2007
End Date: March 31, 2012
Description: Grant and Contribution to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation to facilitate access to Healing Strategy
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Results Achieved: The Government of Canada has fulfilled its obligation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement to transfer one hundred and twenty-five million dollars as an endowment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
| Actual Spending 2005–06 | Actual Spending 2006–2007 | Planned Spending 2007–2008 | Total Authorities 2007-2008 | Actual Spending 2007-2008 | Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Activity: Claims Resolution | ||||||
| Total Grants | $0 | $0 | $125.0 | $125.0 | $100.0 | $25.0 |
| Total Contributions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25.0 | $25.0 | ($25.0) |
| Total Other Types of TPs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Program Activity | $0 | $0 | $125.0 | $150.0 | $125.0 | $0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Nil
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s) : Nil
Significant Audit Findings and URL (s) to Last Audit(s) : Nil
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Advocacy and Public Information
Start Date: April 1, 2007
End Date: March 31, 2009
Description: The program supports eligible Aboriginal Organizations and/or other recipients for the purpose of providing advocacy and public education on a diverse range of issues related to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The relationships developed with Aboriginal groups allow the Government to: (1) improve the quality of departmental decisions, (2) identify
where changes may be necessary to enhance service delivery, and (3) ensure the Aboriginal community is informed of the benefits available through the Settlement Agreement.
Strategic Outcome: To advance reconciliation among former students of Indian Residential Schools and the Government of Canada.
Results Achieved: The APIP program was successful in the dissemination of information on the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement by providing funding to 27 Aboriginal partner organizations who conducted various gatherings and forums for Indian Residential School Survivors across Canada. Partner organizations
provided information and support such as financial planning seminars, abuse prevention and photo exhibits to contribute to an ongoing healing and reconciliation process for Indian Residential School Survivors. These partnerships ensured that information on Indian Residential Schools was communicated effectively to Aboriginal communities across Canada and that feedback was received on
the implementation of the IRSSA.
| Actual Spending 2005–06 | Actual Spending 2006–2007 | Planned Spending 2007–2008 | Total Authorities 2007-2008 | Actual Spending 2007-2008 | Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Activity: Claims Resolution | ||||||
| Total Grants | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Contributions | $ | $ | $6.0 | $6.0 | $5.9 | $0.1 |
| Total Other Types of TPs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Program Activity | $ | $ | $6.0 | $6.0 | $5.9 | $0.1 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s) : Nil
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s) : Nil.
Significant Audit Findings and URL (s) to Last Audit(s): Nil.
Table 5: Horizontal Initiatives
DPR Horizontal Initiative Template
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Indian Residential Schools (IRS) Resolution Health Support Program (formerly Mental Health Support Program)
Name of Lead Department(s): Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSRC)
Lead Department Program Activity: Claims Resolution
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: November 30, 2006
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $94,500,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The IRS Resolution Health Support Program component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement ensures that eligible former students, and their immediate families, have access to an appropriate level of health support services so that they may
safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuses. Main program components include: Emotional support services provided by Resolution Health Support Workers, Cultural support services provided by Elders; Professional Counseling, and assistance with the cost of transportation to access counseling, Elder, and/or Traditional Healer
services.
Shared Outcome(s): Healing for former Indian Residential Schools students and their immediate families as they go through the IRS Settlement Agreement process.
Governance Structure(s): Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada is responsible for the overall Settlement Agreement model and is working in partnership with Health Canada to coordinate and provide services for former Indian Residential School students. Various program components of the Resolution Health Support Program will be delivered separately by Health Canada and Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada responsibilities relating to the Resolution Health Support Program include:
- Administration of the national 24-hour toll free Indian Residential School Crisis Line operated by an Aboriginal organization with trained Aboriginal crisis counsellors;
- Communicating the entire IRS Settlement Agreement to former Indian Residential Schools students and Aboriginal communities, including the various components of the Resolution Health Support Program;
- Facilitating Health Canada’s verification of eligibility; and
- Ensuring that Health Canada’s Resolution Health Support Program is aware of dates for Independent Assessment Process/Alternative Dispute Resolution hearings, litigation, and Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events as they arise, so that Resolution Health Support Program regional coordinators are prepared to address high claimant settlement areas.
Health Canada is responsible for providing former IRS students and their families with access to emotional health and wellness support services under the IRS Resolution Health Support Program. These services include:
- Professional counselling;
- Emotional Support provided by Resolution Health Support Workers;
- Cultural Support provided by Elders; and
- Assistance with the cost of transportation.
| Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from start to end date) | Planned Spending for 2007- 2008 |
Actual Spending for 2007- 2008 |
Expected Results for 2007- 2008 |
Results Achieved in 2007- 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Canada | First Nations and Inuit Health, Community Programs, Mental Health and Addictions | Resolution Health Support Program | $94.5M | $22.7M | $12,3M | Health Canada will work with Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada to ensure that eligible former students have access to emotional and cultural support, and professional counselling. | Supported former students receiving Common Experience Payments, as well as those participating in the Independent Assessment Process, and their families to ensure that appropriate supports were available in a timely and effective manner. |
| $94.5M | $22.7M | $12,3M | |||||
| Total $94.5M | Total $22.7M | Total $12.3M | |||||
Comments on Variances:
Health Canada variance between planned and actuals is $10,437,300.
There are five components to the Settlement Agreement: the Common Experience Payment; the Independent Assessment Process designed to oversee compensation claims beyond the Common Experience Payment; Truth and Reconciliation commemoration events overseen by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; community-based Aboriginal-directed healing initiatives supported through the Aboriginal Healing Foundation; and the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program designed to offer counselling and emotional/cultural supports to former residential school students. Delays in establishing the first three components resulted in far less uptake of mental health/emotional support services than anticipated, resulting in lower than planned expenditures.
Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable)
Contact Information: Andrea Challis, Manager, IRS Resolution Health Support Program.
Table 6: Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Response to Parliamentary Committees
• Nil
Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)
• Nil
External Audits (Note: These refer to other external audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Public Service Commission - Government Wide Audit Concerning Appointments to the EX Group.
Table 7: Internal Audits and Evaluations
Internal Audits (current reporting period)
| Name of Internal Audit | Audit Type | Status | Completion Date | Electronic Link to Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition Cards, Conferences, Taxis & Memberships Audit | Compliance | Draft report | TBD | N/A |
| Advance Payment Audit | Assurance | Pending Approval | TBD | N/A |
Evaluations (current reporting period)
| Name of Evaluation | Program Activity | Evaluation Type | Status | Completion Date | Electronic Link to Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Survey on Public Awareness of Indian Residential School Legacy | Truth and Reconciliation Commission | Program | Underway | July 31, 2008 | N/A |
Table 8: Travel Policies
Department of Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada follows the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Policies.