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2007-08
Departmental Performance Report



Public Safety Canada





Supplementary Information (Tables)





Table of Contents




Table 5: User Fees/External Fees

2007-2008 Planning Years
A. User Fee Fee Type Fee-setting Authority Date Last Modified Forecast
Revenue
($000)		 Actual
Revenue
($000)		 Full Cost
($000)		 Performance Standards Performance
Results		 Fiscal
Year		 Forecast
Revenue
($000)		 Estimated Full Cost ($000)
Fees charged for the processing of requests submitted pursuant to the Access to Information Act Other products and services (O) Access to Information Act 1992 $1.8 $4 $538 The Access to Information Act requires institutions to respond to requests within 30 days of receipt.  The Act allows institutions to extend this timeframe in order to search for records and to undertake external consultations The Department responded to 90% of requests within the legislated timeframes established by the ATI Act. 2008-2009 $2 $700
2009-2010 $2.5 $700
2010-2011 $3 $800
     

B. Date last modified
N/A
C. Other Information
N/A


Table 6: Details on Transfer Payment Programs

Name of Transfer Payment Program National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS)
Start Date 1998/1999 End Date Ongoing
Description The National Crime Prevention Strategy, which is jointly managed with the provinces and territories and administered by the National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) provides national leadership on effective and cost-efficient ways to prevent and reduce crime by addressing known risk factors in high-risk populations and places. The NCPC works in close collaboration with key partners, including police, academics, and communities, to support the development and implementation of evidence-based crime prevention projects, and the dissemination and use of practical knowledge.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved
  • In 2007-2008, the NCPC provided funding to 224 crime prevention projects across the country for a total amount of $19.27M.
  • The refocusing of the NCPC to become more results-oriented and evidence-based explains the variance between the authorities and the actual spending.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Community Safety and Partnerships / Crime Prevention
Total Grants 18.8 4.2 19.5 19.0 2.7 16.7
Total Contributions 12.5 16.6 23.6 20.3 16.5 7.0
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 31.3 20.8 43.0 39.9 19.3 23.8
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $23M variance between the planned spending and the actual is mainly due to a lapse of $20M attributable to the refocusing of the strategy.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Evaluation(s).
  • The mid-term evaluation of the NCPS observed that despite significant challenges in 2005-06 and 2006-07, the NCPC has made progress in meeting its objectives; including funding a higher proportion of projects through contribution agreements; emphasizing multi-year, strategic crime prevention projects and increasing the targeting of NCPS funding. The NCPC has faced challenges such as generating evidence-based crime prevention projects, collecting performance measurement data, and synthesizing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned to the crime prevention community and the general public.
  • One of the most important impediments to the capability of the NCPC to meet its objectives has been the unstable and time-limited nature of its funding base (e.g. temporary funding approved in 2005 for the initiative expired after three years). This has hampered the development of longer term projects, as well as the capacity of community organizations to plan ahead.
  • The recent repositioning of the NCPC has resulted in several concrete actions aimed at addressing concerns raised in this and in previous evaluations – the most important being the development of a new Logic Model for the NCPS, which identifies a more narrow range of priorities, and outcomes that are more measurable, namely the reduction in offending among targeted populations rather than safer communities.   
Name of Transfer Payment Program Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)
Start Date 1970 End Date Ongoing
Description Assist provinces and territories with response and recovery costs as a result of large-scale natural disasters.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society.
Results Achieved In 2007-08, 13 DFAA payments were made, including 6 final payments.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Emergency Management and National Security / Emergency Management
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 125.3 31.7 140.0 140.0 76.4 63.6
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 125.3 31.7 140.0 140.0 76.4 63.6
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $63.6M lapse is due to estimated provincial requests for payment not being realized.
Name of Transfer Payment Program First Nations Policing Program (FNPP)
Start Date 1991/1992 End Date Ongoing
Description Under the First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP), Public Safety Canada provides funding for policing services in First Nations communities. A financial contribution is negotiated, through a tripartite agreement, to policing services which are culturally appropriate and responsive to the particular needs of First Nations and Inuit communities. These tripartite agreements are cost-shared 52% by Canada and 48% by the province/territory. 
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved The Aboriginal Policing Directorate managed 163 First Nations Policing Program (FNPP) agreements across Canada (including Self-Administered and Community Tripartite Agreements) covering 399 communities with an overall population of 317,331. This marks an increase of 5 agreements over the last fiscal year. Currently, the authorized strength is 1212 police officer positions, which marks an increase of 35 over the previous fiscal year. Consultations continued with stakeholders and First Nation communities to revise policies aimed at modernizing the Band Constable Program. 
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Policing and Law Enforcement / Law Enforcement
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 67.0 65.1 104.0 67.3 66.3 37.7
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 67.0 65.1 104.0 67.3 66.3 37.7
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The $37.7M variance between the planned spending and the actual is mainly due to a budget transfer to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP) of $36.7M and the remaining balance is a negligible lapse of $1M.
Name of Transfer Payment Program Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP)
Start Date 1980 End Date Ongoing
Description Contributions to enhance the national capability to manage all types of emergencies, protect critical infrastructure and ensure a reasonably uniform emergency response and recovery capacity across Canada. National capabilities are enhanced through the purchase of emergency preparedness equipment, reimbursement of costs to sustain urban search and rescue (USAR) initiatives, training activities and joint emergency planning.
Strategic Outcome Enhancing public safety, security and emergency preparedness of Canadians in an open society
Results Achieved More than 400 provincial and territorial projects were funded for initiatives under the regular Joint Emergency Preparedness Program, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Critical Infrastructure Protection in 2007-08. These projects resulted in the development of emergency municipal plans, the purchase of communications equipment, specialized response vehicles and associated equipment, the training of first responders and the establishment of local emergency operations centres.
(in millions) Actual Spending
2005-06		 Actual Spending
2006-07		 Planned Spending
2007-08		 Total Authorities
2007-08		 Actual Spending
2007-08		 Variance(s)
Program Activity Emergency Management and National Security / Emergency Management
Total Grants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 0.5
Total Other Types of TPs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Program
Activity		 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 0.5
Comment(s) on Variance(s) The $0.5M variance is due to the withdrawal of projects and the submission of claims for less than approved funding by provinces and territories.



Table 7: Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits

Response to Parliamentary Committees Government Response Link
Seventh report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security – 60 recommendations (Justice lead – Public Safety Canada input) Committee undertook a review of the provisions and operation of the Anti-terrorism Actand related issues, notably security certificates. The Committee recommended not considering evidence that was extracted through torture, and called for a special counsel to assist in such cases where the limited disclosure of information makes it difficult for affected persons to defend their interests. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?
COM=10804&Lang=1&SourceId=213371
Ninth report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security – 1 recommendation (Public Safety Canada lead) Committee recommended that the Government consider the advisability of bringing in the legislation necessary to establish missing persons indexes after the completion of federal-provincial-territorial discussions on its implementation. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.asp?
COM=10804&Lang=1&SourceId=212790
Tenth report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security – 14 recommendations (joint response from Public Safety Canada, Industry, Justice and International Trade) Committee found counterfeiting of goods to be a growing phenomenon in Canada, one that increasingly involves goods that present health and safety hazards for consumers. Note: The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) also tabled a report in the House with respect to counterfeiting of goods two weeks after the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security tabled their report. The response provided to INDU was identical to the response to the above mentioned report. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?
COM=10804&Lang=1&SourceId=215234
Twelfth report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration – 25 recommendations (joint response from Public Safety Canada and Citizenship and Immigration) Committee recommended that the Government amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide for a special advocate in proceedings in Federal Court to determine the reasonableness of a security certificate and to provide that permanent residents and foreign nationals shall not be removed to their countries of nationality or habitual residence if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they would be at risk of torture. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?
COM=10469&Lang=1&SourceId=213794
Twelfth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women – 32 recommendations (Justice lead, Public Safety Canada input) Committee recommended that the Government take certain steps to combat human trafficking. http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?
COM=10477&Lang=1&SourceId=212908



Table 8: Internal Audits and Evaluations

Internal Audits (current reporting period)

Name of Internal Audit Audit Type Status Completion Date Electronic Link to Report
Audit of the First Nations Policing Program Assurance Completed November 2007 http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/le/ap/re/fnpp_200703-eng.aspx

Evaluations (current reporting period)

Name of
Evaluation 		Program Activity Evaluation Type Status Completion Date
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Evaluation Emergency Management and National Security Summative Completed November 2007
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, First Responder Training Program Integrated Evaluation Emergency Management and National Security Summative Completed November 2007
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Evaluation Emergency Management and National Security Summative Completed February 2008
Public Security and Anti-Terrorism Critical Infrastructure Protection/ Emergency Preparedness Initiative Evaluation Emergency Management and National Security Summative Completed February 2008



Table 9: Travel Policies

Comparison to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Special Travel Authorities

Public Safety Canada follows the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Special Travel Authorities.

Comparison to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances

Public Safety Canada follows the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances.