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Supplementary Information (Tables)
Program Activity |
Actuala 2007-2008 |
Actuala 2008-2009 |
2009-2010 | |||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Skills & Employment | ||||||
Employment Insurance Recovery | 180.9 | 192.3 | 237.9 | 229.0 | 220.6 | 218.4 |
Learning | ||||||
Employment Insurance Recovery | 11.8 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Other Government Departments Recovery | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.2 |
11.8 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
Labour | ||||||
Workers' Compensation - Other Government Departments | 96.4 | 106.1 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 117.4 | 117.4 |
Employment Insurance Recovery | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Other Government Departments Recovery | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – |
97.0 | 106.7 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 118.1 | 117.9 | |
Income Security | ||||||
Canada Pension Plan Recovery | 24.2 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 38.7 | 35.0 |
Citizen-Centered Service | ||||||
Employment Insurance Recovery | 247.8 | 263.4 | 214.3 | 234.2 | 296.8 | 294.4 |
Canada Pension Plan Recovery | 46.0 | 54.1 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 34.1 |
Other Governement Departments Recovery | 3.0 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 7.2 |
296.8 | 325.3 | 265.9 | 292.6 | 345.3 | 335.7 | |
Integrity & Processing | ||||||
Employment Insurance Recovery | 391.5 | 416.1 | 352.7 | 341.6 | 505.5 | 484.4 |
Canada Pension Plan Recovery | 107.9 | 127.0 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 127.7 | 127.7 |
499.4 | 543.1 | 450.5 | 439.3 | 633.2 | 612.1 | |
Internal Services | ||||||
Employment Insurance Recovery | 510.2 | 542.2 | 493.5 | 441.9 | 601.6 | 584.1 |
Canada Pension Plan Recovery | 69.3 | 81.5 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 77.3 | 77.3 |
Other Governement Departments Recovery | – | 0.7 | – | 1.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
579.5 | 624.4 | 567.6 | 517.6 | 684.6 | 663.7 | |
Total Respendable Revenue | 1,689.6 | 1,832.8 | 1,664.3 | 1,612.9 | 2,043.3 | 1,985.5 |
By type: | ||||||
Total Employment Insurance Recovery | 1,342.8 | 1,427.1 | 1,309.3 | 1,249.6 | 1,627.6 | 1,584.3 |
Total Canada Pension Plan Recovery | 247.4 | 291.1 | 247.5 | 247.4 | 280.4 | 274.1 |
Total Workers' Compensation - Other government departments | 96.4 | 106.1 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 117.4 | 117.4 |
Total Other Government Departments Recovery | 3.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 13.4 | 17.9 | 9.7 |
a 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 actual respendable revenues have been restated by program activities to be comparable to the new Program Activity Architecture approved for 2009-2010 and to display resources for the Internal Services program activity separately from other program activities. Commencing in the 2009-2010 Estimates cycle, the resources for the Internal Services program activity are no longer distributed among the remaining program activities, as it was the case in previous Main Estimates. |
Actual 2007-08 |
Actual 2008-09 |
2009-10 | ||||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Total Employment Benefit Plan recoverable from Employment Insurance | 132.5 | 134.5 | 122.9 | 117.5 | 163.1 | 163.1 |
Total Employment Benefit Plan recoverable from Canada Pension Plan | 27.7 | 31.6 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 34.3 | 34.3 |
Adjustment to Prior Years' Payables | 9.0 | 11.1 | – | – | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Canada Student Loans | 575.9 | 501.0 | – | 564.3 | 389.4 | 389.4 |
Actuarial Surplus – Government Annuities Account | 2.6 | 3.1 | – | – | 2.5 | 2.5 |
User Fees | ||||||
Federal Workers' Compensation Administrative Fees | 2.2 | 2.3 | – | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Labour Fire Protection Engineering Service Fees | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Searches of the CPP ans OAS data bank to locate individuals | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Social Insurance Number replacement card fee | 1.9 | 1.9 | – | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Miscellaneous Items | 29.0 | 32.6 | – | – | 18.2 | 18.2 |
Total Non-respendable Revenue | 781.0 | 718.4 | 151.4 | 715.0 | 621.3 | 621.3 |
User Fee: Federal Workers' Compensation Service Fees for Administration
Fee Type: (O) 1
Fee-setting Authority: Government Employees Compensation Act
Date Last Modified: September 1990
Performance Standards: 90% of claims processed to the appropriate provincial workers' compensation authority within 24 hours
Performance Results: 80%a
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
2,400 | 2,600 | 4,000 | 2010-11 | 2,700 | 4,100 |
2011-12 | 2,800 | 4,200 | |||
2012-13 | 2,900 | 4,300 |
Other Information:.
1 Regulatory (R) or Other Products and Services (O).
a Performance results have increased gradually for the second consecutive year in spite of the processing requirement implemented in 2008-09 to have all identified third party Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) claims undergo an "election" by the claimants and an issue with clients submitting incomplete reports to regional offices, which caused delays detrimental to achieving the 24-hour reporting target. Affected regions have addressed the issue with employers concerned.
User Fee: Other Initiative - Labour Fire Protection Engineering Services Fees b
Fee Type: (O) 1
Fee-setting Authority: Financial Administration Act
Date Last Modified: June 1993
Performance Standards: 90% of plan review completed within 21 calendar days or 15 working days
Performance Results: 94%
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
130 | 135 | 4,800 | 2010-11 | 80 | 4,900 |
2011-12 | 80 | 5,000 | |||
2012-13 | 80 | 5,100 |
Other Information:
1 Regulatory (R) or Other Products and Services (O).
b The Full Cost represents the total expenditures for Fire Protection Services program of which only a small portion is recoverable through user fees for the fire protection engineering service delivery to Crown Corporations. The eventual termination of these engineering services to Crown Corporations is being considered, which would impact the Forecast Revenue. This year, Actual Revenues were higher due to an increased demand for inspection.
User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)
Fee Type: (O) 1
Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act
Date Last Modified: 1992
Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of requestc.
The Access to Information Act provides more detail: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/218072.html
Performance Results: 90%
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
3 | 2 | 743 | 2010-11 | 5 | 750 |
2011-12 | 5 | 750 | |||
2012-13 | 5 | 750 |
Other Information:
1 Regulatory (R) or Other Products and Services (O).
c Even though the legislative deadline is 30 calendar days, extensions are allowed depending on the complexity of the request.
User Fee: Searches of the CPP and OAS data banks
Fee Type: (R) 1
Fee-setting Authority: Department of Social Development Act, Section 19
Date Last Modified: 1998
Performance Standards: Searches completed within 10 working days from receipt of requestd
Performance Results: 95%
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
268 | 221 | 221 | 2010-11 | 243 | 243 |
2011-12 | 267 | 267 | |||
2012-13 | 294 | 294 |
Other Information:
1 Regulatory (R) or Other Products and Services (O).
d Depending on the volume of commercial search requests, the searches will be completed no later than 10 working days after receipt of the request. Demand has decreased slightly and forecasts have been adjusted accordingly.
User Fee: Social Insurance Number Replacement Card Feee
Fee Type: (R) 1
Fee-setting Authority: Financial Administration Act
Date Last Modified: 1988
Performance Standards: A replacement Social Insurance Number (SIN) card will be mailed within 5 business days from date of receipt of request
90 % of Social Insurance Number (SIN) replacement cards will be mailed within 5 business days from date of receipt of request.
Performance Results: 93%
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
1,840 | 1,851 | 2,949 | 2010-11 | 1,887 | 3,053 |
2011-12 | 1,935 | 3,165 | |||
2012-13 | 1,984 | 3,281 |
Other Information:
1 Regulatory (R) or Other Products and Services (O).
e The full cost is lower than in previous years because the calculation this year is based on more accurate information to distinguish between the replacement cards that have fees from those that do not have fees.
2009-10 | Planning Years | |||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost | |
Sub-Total (R) | 2,108 | 2,072 | 3,170 | 2010-11 | 2,130 | 3,296 |
2011-12 | 2,202 | 3,432 | ||||
2012-13 | 2,278 | 3,575 | ||||
Sub-Total (O) | 2,533 | 2,737 | 9,543 | 2010-11 | 2,785 | 9,750 |
2011-12 | 2,885 | 9,950 | ||||
2012-13 | 2,985 | 10,150 | ||||
Total | 4,641 | 4,809 | 12,713 | 2010-11 | 4,915 | 13,046 |
2011-12 | 5,087 | 13,382 | ||||
2012-13 | 5,263 | 13,725 |
External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
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Federal Workers' Compensation Service Fees for Administration | 90% of claims processed to the appropriate provincial workers' compensation authority within 24 hours. | 80% of claims were processed to the appropriate provincial workers' compensation authority within 24 hours | The Service Fees cover expenses to administer the Crowns Corporations' workers' compensation program and represent HRSDC salaries, non-salaries, accommodation costs, cost of capital and depreciation costs, which are charged and prorated based on each organization’s number of new claims. Clients have the opportunity to provide feedback on service standards at any time through the Labour Program regional offices and headquarters. |
Other Information: The number of claims processed within a 24-hour period to the appropriate workers' compensation authority has increased for the second consecutive year. There have been a number of problems with larger clients submitting incomplete reports, which has delayed the 24-hour reporting target; affected regions have addressed concerns with employers in question. Also, the processing requirement implemented during fiscal 2008-09 to have all identified third party Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) claims undergo an "election" by the claimants has further hindered the ability to achieve the target rate in question.
External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
---|---|---|---|
Other Initiative - Labour Fire Protection Engineering Services Fees | 90% of plan review completed within 21 calendar days or 15 working days. | 94% of plan review completed within 21 calendar days or 15 working days | The stakeholders (Crown corporations, TBS and Labour Canada department officials) were consulted in 1992-1993 and the fees were set and approved by TB in 1993. |
Other Information: The eventual termination of these engineering services to Crown Corporations is being considered.
External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
---|---|---|---|
Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA) | Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The Access to Information Act provides more detail: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/218072.html. |
90% | The service standard is established by the Access to Information Act and the Access to Information Regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken by the Department of Justice and the Treasury Board Secretariat for amendments done in 1986 and 1992. |
Other Information:
External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
---|---|---|---|
Searches of the CPP and OAS data banks | Searches completed within 10 working days from receipt of request. | 10-day standard met at 95% | A departmental study done in 2005 confirmed the maximum fee of $10 that is charged does not exceed the cost per search. Consultations with stakeholders would be undertaken prior to any proposed fee amendment. Additionally, a fee is negotiated if the numbers of requests are more than 1,000 at a given time by one company. Clients have the opportunity to convey feedback on service standards via the Office of Client Satisfaction at any time. |
Other Information:
External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Insurance Number Replacement Card Fee | 90% of Social Insurance Number (SIN) cards will be mailed within 5 business days from date of receipt of request. | Over 93% of SIN transactions were mailed within 5 days. | The fee for a replacement SIN card is prescribed in the Social Insurance Number Replacement Card Fees Order, 1988, made pursuant to the Financial Administration Act. A departmental review, completed in September 2007, confirmed the nominal fee of $10 that is charged does not exceed the cost of issuing a replacement card. Consultations with stakeholders would be undertaken prior to any proposed fee amendment. Clients have the opportunity to convey feedback on service standards via the Office of Client Satisfaction at any time. |
Other Information:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 1999
End date: March 31, 2010
Description: The Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy provides support to Aboriginal organizations to design and deliver:
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: To support Aboriginal organizations to develop and implement labour market, youth and child care programs that are designed to address the local and regional needs of Aboriginal peoples. This programming was designed to:
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, the AHRDS results were:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 266.0 | 257.2 | 248.4 | 257.0 | 257.0 | (8.6) |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 266.0 | 257.2 | 248.4 | 257.0 | 257.0 | (8.6) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is related to internal transfers including additional investments in youth aboriginal projects and legal remedies.
Audit completed or planned: An audit was performed in 2009 for the AHRDS. The scope of this audit dealt with monitoring of activity, expenditures, and the results.
Evaluation completed or planned: The latest summative evaluation report about this program from 2007-2008 can be found at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2010/sp_ah_939_03_10e/page00.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (voted payments)
Start date: October 3, 2003
End date: March 31, 2012
Description: The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) initiative is a nationally managed skills development program for Aboriginal people. The ASEP program supports multi-year training and employment strategies that are developed and managed by formalized partnerships to train individuals for targeted jobs.
Formalized partnerships including the private sector and Aboriginal organizations (and others such as the provincial governments and training institutions) are responsible for jointly developing and managing comprehensive, multi-year skills development (training-to-employment) plans leading directly to targeted jobs. The plan must have a commitment from the employers to provide at least 50 long-term jobs for Aboriginal people. The partnership must also make a significant financial contribution to the training plan (at least 50%) and must develop a governance model that will manage and oversee the activities of the project.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) program was launched as an $85M initiative in 2003-2009 that was expanded in 2007 with an additional $105M, and extended to 2012. Canada’s Economic Action Plan under Budget 2009 announced an additional $100M investment over three years beginning in 2009-2010.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The overall objective of the ASEP initiative is to promote maximum employment for Aboriginal people on major economic developments through a collaborative partnership approach. It is measured by :
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 16.1 | 23.9 | 43.8 | 39.6 | 31.5 | 12.3 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 16.1 | 23.9 | 43.8 | 39.6 | 31.5 | 12.3 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is mainly due to re-profiling of funds into future years as there were deferrals of projects to the next fiscal year caused by delays in project proposal start dates.
Audit completed or planned: An Internal Audit of ASEP was also finalized in August 2009.
Evaluation completed or planned: The ASEP formative evaluation covered the 2003-2007 period. The full report can be found at: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2009/asep/page00.shtml
The ASEP summative evaluation report and management response for projects ending in 2009 is expected to be finalized in 2010-11.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2009
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: The Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund (ASTSIF) is an initiative under Canada's Economic Action Plan that is supporting short-term, focused initiatives designed to help Aboriginal people get the specific skills they require to benefit from economic opportunities, including those generated by other Economic Action Plan initiatives.
The Fund is designed to strengthen partnerships between Aboriginal employment service organizations and employers through training-to-employment programs related to concrete job opportunities and support greater investments in training for individuals facing barriers to employment such as low literacy and essential skills.
The ASTSIF focus on three main objectives:
There are both regional and national components to the ASTSIF. The regional component supports training-to-employment projects, skills development projects and service improvement projects on a regional basis, while the national component supports initiatives that are national in scope, partnership-based and that will result in the development of tools, services or promising practices to enhance the range of client and business services that will be provided under the new Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The ASTSIF is a two-year initiative that supports the development and strengthening of opportunities-based partnerships and the delivery of targeted training, leading to concrete employment outcomes for Aboriginal people. It is expected that approximately 8,200 Aboriginal clients will be served through ASTSIF funding, of which 2,800 are expected to secure employment.
Outcome Indicators:
For ASTSIF regional projects, indicators include but are not limited to information on the following areas:
Monitoring and Reporting:
Results Achieved:
The Construction & Trades; Health; Railway; Mining; and Communications sectors all provided training to employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total Contributions | – | – | 25.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total Program Activity(ies) | – | – | 25.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is explained by differences in planned spending and total authorities for contributions under this program. Total authorities for contributions were not known during the planning period.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A summative evaluation is planned for 2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Apprenticeship Completion Grant (voted payments)
Start date: January 1, 2009
End date: December 31, 20121
Description: Announced in Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) builds on the existing Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) by providing a one-time $2,000 taxable cash grant to apprentices who successfully complete their apprenticeship program and obtain journeyperson certification in one of the designated Red Seal trades on or after January 1, 2009.
Through the combined effects of both Grants, registered apprentices that progress through and complete their apprenticeship program and receive their journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade may be eligible for up to $4,000. These programs provide incentives for Canadians to pursue apprenticeship training and launch careers in the skilled trades.
The ACG is linked to the designated Red Seal trades as this designation is widely recognized as a credential by industry, enabling greater labour mobility across Canada, and also represents a standard of excellence for the skilled trades.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The ACG builds on the objectives of the AIG and specifically supports apprenticeship progression and mobility by increasing the number of apprentices who complete their apprenticeship programs and obtain journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade. It is expected that approximately 20,000 individuals will benefit from the ACG each year.
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 40.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 | 2.3 | ||
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 40.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 | 2.3 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is mainly explained by differences in planned spending and total authorities for contributions under this program. Total authorities for contributions were not known during the planning period. The remainder of the variance is due to the fact that slightly fewer grants (18,861 vs. 20,000) were issued than initially estimated.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A combined summative evaluation of the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant programs is planned for 2011-2012.
1 Note grants may continue to be awarded until June 30, 2013
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (voted payments)
Start date: January 1, 2007
End date: December 31, 20121
Description: The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) aims to promote access to apprenticeships and improve labour mobility by providing a $1,000 taxable cash grant to registered apprentices upon completion of the first or second year (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the designated Red Seal trades, on or after January 1, 2007, up to a maximum of $2,000 per apprentice. This grant is designed to reward advancement in an apprenticeship program in one of the designated Red Seal trades, building momentum for apprentices to complete their programs, receive their journeyperson certification and ultimately receive their Red Seal endorsement.
The AIG provides an incentive for more Canadians to pursue apprenticeships and, taken together with the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) for apprentices, the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit for employers that hire registered apprentices in the Red Seal trades, and the Tradesperson’s Tool Deduction, is intended to meet the future need for skilled trades people that is crucial to the sustained growth of the economy. The Grant is linked to the designated Red Seal trades because this designation is widely recognized as a credential by industry, enabling greater labour mobility across Canada, and also represents a standard of excellence for the skilled trades.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The AIG is one of three measures announced in Budget 2006 to encourage more apprenticeship training and support more Canadians in pursuing careers in the skilled trades. Specifically, the Grant has been designed to meet the following objectives:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 30.9 | 53.4 | 62.4 | 62.4 | 58.5 | 3.9 |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 30.9 | 53.4 | 62.4 | 62.4 | 58.5 | 3.9 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The lapsed funds for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant ($3.9M) are mainly due to the decrease in the take-up growth rate compared to those from previous years. In addition, initial forecasts were based on the data from the 2003 Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) and assumed 100% take-up by eligible apprentices. Recognizing that take-up would not reach 100% in 2009-10, AIG program funds were reduced by $43.6M, as described in the 2008 Economic and Fiscal Statement.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A formative evaluation of the AIG was completed in early 2010. It focused on program design and delivery was performed from October 2007 to May 2008. The evaluation is currently awaiting publication, when available it will be found on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
A combined summative evaluation of the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant programs is planned for 2011-2012.
1 Note grants may continue to be awarded until June 30, 2013.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2005
End date: March 31, 2013
Description: The objective of the Enabling Fund (EF) is to enhance the development and vitality of the official language minority communities by strengthening capacity in the areas of community economic and human resource development and by promoting partnerships at all levels. The Enabling Fund provides funding to Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) designated organizations: the Réseaux de développement économique et d’employabilité (RDÉE Canada); 12 provincial/territorial francophone and Acadian organizations; and the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (formerly Community Table) for the English-speaking minority communities in Quebec. These organizations are funded through contribution agreements, so that these organizations can plan, develop and manage community projects and access additional funding for these projects.
Through contribution agreements, the EF provides funding to OLMC-designated organizations to undertake a variety of activities, including:
The EF also supports two national committees, the National Committee for Economic Development and Employability for Francophone Communities and the National Human Resources Development Committee for the English Linguistic Minority. Through these committees, as co-chair, HRSDC regularly engages with OLMCs, informs them of departmental programs and services, and facilitates collaboration with other federal departments.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, 14 OLMC organizations received funding through the Enabling Fund for a total amount of $12M.
Recipient organizations demonstrated tangible outcomes in support of five strategic sectors related to community economic and human resources development:
In 2009-2010, recipient organizations leveraged additional project funding from a variety of public, private and not-for-profit partners. These partners include Industry Canada and its regional economic development agencies, Canadian Heritage, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, a number of provincial governments (e.g., the Quebec Secrétariat des affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes, the Alberta Francophone Secretariat), Chambers of Commerce, and municipal governments.
Operating funds assigned to the Enabling Fund support the operations of two National Committees involving a number of federal departments and community representatives dedicated to OLMC economic development and employability. In 2009-2010, the Anglophone National Committee met twice and the Francophone National Committee met once. Federal representatives to these committees also meet separately as part of Government Tables to encourage horizontality and interdepartmental collaboration. In 2009-2010, one meeting was held with representatives of 13 federal departments and organizations and 10 teleconferences took place between representatives of the following departments and agencies: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Heritage, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Industry Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Region, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western Economic Diversification Canada, FedNor, CanDev, CanNor, and Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Program officials also launched an interdepartmental research committee to coordinate research on OLMC economic development and employability at the federal level.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities was completed in 2009. The evaluation is currently awaiting publication, when available it will be found on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Foreign Credential Recognition Program (voted payments)
Start date: January 02, 2003
End date: May 27, 2015
Description: The Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) works to ensure that internationally-trained individuals can fully participate in the labour market and Canadian society. The FCRP is one of the key Government of Canada initiatives that support the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for timely assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications across Canada.1
The program provides strategic financial support to provincial and territorial partners and stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, Sector Councils and post-secondary educational institutions, to develop systems and processes for assessing and recognizing foreign qualifications in targeted occupations and sectors.
The FCRP also provides horizontal leadership in building partnerships and fostering foreign qualification recognition capacity through the development of innovative projects, tools, processes, and exchanges information about successful foreign credential recognition practices.
The goal of the program is to improve labour market outcomes for internationally trained workers in targeted occupations and sectors.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The Foreign Credential Recognition Program supports work that contributes to developing fair, transparent, consistent, and timely foreign qualification assessment and recognition and building institutional capacity.
The FCRP will work with partners and stakeholders to achieve the following short, medium and long-term outcomes:
Short-term:
Medium-term:
Long-term:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 14.3 | 13.9 | 28.5 | 25.7 | 14.7 | 13.8 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 14.3 | 13.9 | 28.5 | 25.7 | 14.7 | 13.8 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance of $13.8M is mainly due to the deferral of projected activities from 2009-2010 to 2010-2011 following the development and subsequent announcement of the Pan-Canadian Framework on November 30, 2009 as well as differences in planned spending and total authorities for contributions under this program. Total authorities for contributions were not known during the planning period
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: The summative evaluation of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program was completed in 2010. The evaluation is currently awaiting publication, when available it will be found on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
1 Foreign credential recognition (FCR), also called foreign qualification recognition (FQR) encompasses the assessment and recognition of knowledge, skills, work experience and education obtained outside of Canada.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Labour Market Agreements (voted payments)
Start date: Throughout 2008-09 (varies by Province and Territory)
End date: March 31, 2014
Description: In Advantage Canada, the Government of Canada set out the goal to create "the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world." In Budget 2007, the Government of Canada created a new Labour Market Architecture, which included six-year bilateral Labour Market Agreements with the provinces and territories. These agreements were supported by $500M per year of new federal investments to address key labour market challenges at local and regional levels. Labour Market Agreements have been since signed with all 13 provinces and territories.
The Labour Market Agreements are intended to increase labour force participation of under-represented groups, providing a means by what Canadians can obtain the right skills to compete in the labour market, and encourage employers to provide more training to their workers. These Agreements are providing labour market training to unemployed Canadians who are not eligible for Employment Insurance and therefore unable to access programs under Part II of the Employment Insurance Act. In addition to these clients, the Agreements are also available to workers with low skills, including those who lack literacy and essential skills.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: Reporting under the Agreements includes following indicators:
Eligible client indicators:
Service Delivery Indicators:
Eligible Client Outcome and Impact Indicators:
Results Achieved:
Reports on the results achieved through labour market agreements are available by province or territory on the website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/employment/partnerships/lma/index.shtml.
Each province or territory is required to report to its citizens on the results achieved in the previous year by Oct. 1. The reports on results achieved during 2009-2010 will be published on the website as soon as they are available.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | 459.9 | 501.3 | 527.7 | 508.5 | (7.2) | |
Total Program Activity(ies) | 459.9 | 501.3 | 527.7 | 508.5 | (7.2) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is due to in-year adjustments made by provinces and territories to reflect revisions to their strategic plans. LMAs provide flexibility to provinces and territories to reprofile and/or carry forward funds between fiscal years as their plans evolve, to maximize the effective use of the funding.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2004
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: Under the Multilateral Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities, the Government of Canada contributes 50% of the costs incurred by provinces for eligible programs and services up to the maximum amount identified in each agreement.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The goal of the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities is to improve the employment situation of Canadians with disabilities, by enhancing their employability, increasing the employment opportunities available to them, and building on their existing knowledge base.
Reporting under the Agreements includes selected societal indicators (employment income, educational attainment and employment rate of working age people with disabilities) and the following program indicators:
Results Achieved: Based on aggregate information provided by the provinces in their 2008-2009 Annual Reports, approximately 300,000 persons with disabilities are served annually across Canada. This may include individuals who participate in multi-year or multiple interventions. As per the Multilateral Framework, the 2009-2010 Annual Reports are expected to be made available December 3, 2010.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | 218.3 | 218.3 | 217.1 | 218.3 | 218.3 | (1.2) |
Total Program Activity(ies) | 218.3 | 218.3 | 217.1 | 218.3 | 218.3 | (1.2) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): An internal transfer was done to cover shortfall in funding for transfer agreements.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A demonstration evaluation of the Canada-Manitoba Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities examined the experiences of clients during the program period (2004-2007), as well as one year pre-program (2003), in order to gain as much knowledge as possible about the outcomes of program participation. The full evaluation report can
be found at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2010/sp_949_05_10e/page00.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Literacy and Essential Skills (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2006
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) delivers the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP), a non-statutory Grants and Contributions program funded through the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The key objective of the ALLESP is to promote lifelong learning by facilitating the creation of opportunities for Canadians to acquire the learning, literacy and essential skills they need to participate in a knowledge-based economy and society.
These objectives are accomplished by providing funding to eligible organizations to conduct the following four activities:
ALLESP targets adults already employed or preparing to enter the workforce, families and communities with a particular emphasis on Aboriginal Canadians, immigrants, lower-skilled workers, and official language minority communities. ALLESP plays an indirect role in improving Canadians’ skills, leveraging the activities of others through building on existing relationships and developing new partnerships with federal government departments, provinces, territories, business associations, labour and other stakeholders. ALLESP also serves as the delivery mechanism for the Family Literacy Initiative under the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality (2008-2013).
The work of the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills has a particular focus on the workplace since research has shown that the majority of Canadians with low literacy and essential skills are already in the labour market. The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills also recognizes that workplaces, communities and families are interconnected and that strengthening literacy and essential skills in one area of an individual’s life will have an effect in all areas. The OLES also supports tool development as well as major projects that:
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The expected long-term outcome of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essentials Skills Program (ALLESP) is:
The expected intermediate outcomes are:
The expected immediate outcomes are:
Results Achieved:
ALLESP Results Achieved
OLES Results Achieved
Tool Development and Integration
Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills and Labour Market Partnerships
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 12.7 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 15.7 |
Total Contributions | 10.6 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | (9.0) |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 23.3 | 15.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 19.6 | 6.7 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program did not spend $6.7 million due to delays in several multi-year projects and the posting of two Calls for Proposals.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program was completed in February 2010. The evaluation is currently awaiting publication, when available it will be found on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 1997
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Opportunities Fund provides funding through contribution agreements with individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations to help unemployed persons with disabilities who have little or no labour market attachment prepare for, find, and maintain employment or self-employment.
Examples of activities supported under this program include:
For more information about this program, please visit http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/disability_issues/funding_programs/opportunities_fund/index.shtml
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 25.4 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 0.8 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 25.4 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 0.8 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance between the planned and actual spending, at slightly less than 3% of budget, is minimal. A number of factors can contribute to the variance, including projects beginning later than anticipated, turnover among participants from this vulnerable client group, or costs for specific projects coming in lower than anticipated.
Audit completed or planned: No audits
Evaluation completed or planned: No evaluations of the Opportunities Fund program were completed during 2009-10.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Sector Council Program (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2002
End date: May 30, 2012
Description: Sector Councils are national partnerships of employers and workers that address human resources and workplace skills development on a sectoral basis. The Sector Council Program supports sector council activities that include:
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 1.2 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 1.2 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance of $1.2M is mostly due to deferral of projects into next fiscal year and delays in approved project start-up.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: The final report of the summative evaluation covering 2002-2005 is currently awaiting final approval. When the report is approved, it will be published on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
A summative evaluation covering the period from 2005-2010 is planned for 2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Strategic Training and Transition Fund (voted payments)
Start date: Throughout 2009-10 (varies by Province and Territory)
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: The Strategic Training and Transition Fund (STTF) provides time-limited incremental funding for provinces and territories havings signed a Labour Market Agreement, to support the needs of workers affected by the economic downturn, whether or not they qualify for Employment Insurance.
The Fund supports provincial and territorial initiatives that help meet the training needs of workers in affected communities and sectors so that they can stay in their jobs or move to new jobs, while offering provinces and territories the flexibility to design programming that best meets their needs. The fund helps to ensure that Canadians, whether or not they qualify for Employment Insurance benefits, are eligible to participate in the training or other employment initiatives that they need during difficult times.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Performance will be measured using the same indicators as Labour Market Agreements. Following the conclusion of the initiative in 2011, it is projected that approximately 50,000 Canadians will have benefited from the Strategic Training and Transition Fund initiative.
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, there were more than 70,000 Canadians who received labour market services and programming funded by the STTF.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | 250.0 | 250.0 | 250.0 | 0 | ||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 250.0 | 250.0 | 250.0 | 0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: Programs funded by the STTF will be evaluated through the LMA evaluations, currently scheduled to be performed over the course of fiscal years 2010-2011 to 2012-2013.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (voted payments)
Start date: September 21, 2006
End date: March 31, 2012
Description: The Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) is a federal-provincial/territorial cost-shared initiative providing support to unemployed older workers in communities affected by significant downsizing or closures, and/or ongoing high unemployment, through programming aimed at reintegrating them into employment. In situations where there is little likelihood of immediate employment, programming may be aimed at increasing the employability of older workers and ensuring they remain active and productive labour market participants while their communities undergo adjustment.
Provinces and territories are responsible for identifying affected communities to target for activities, design and delivery of projects, and monitoring and reporting on projects.
To be eligible to participate in the Initiative, older workers must be unemployed, legally entitled to work in Canada, lack skills needed for successful integration into new employment, live in an eligible community, and normally be aged 55 - 64.
Projects must include employment assistance activities, such as résumé writing, interview techniques, counselling and job finding clubs, and at least two other employability improvement activities such as prior learning assessment, skills training, work experience, or assistance to start a small business. As well, they must offer income support to participants in the form of allowances, wages or wage subsidies, and involve at least 25 hours per week of activity for participants.
Where possible and appropriate, activities will support community economic development strategies and activities. As an example, skills development activities may prepare participants for emerging employment opportunities. The initiative focuses on communities with a population of fewer than 250,000 people.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The objective is to help unemployed older workers reintegrate into employment. Where there is little likelihood of immediate employment, desired outcomes would be to increase their employability, and assist them to remain active and productive in the labour market while their communities undergo adjustment.
Results Achieved: In 2009-10, 100 new projects were approved and 32 existing projects were extended, reaching over 7,300 unemployed older workers.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 5.0 | 23.1 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 18.0 | 38.6 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 5.0 | 23.1 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 18.0 | 38.6 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance between 2009-10 planned and actual spending was mainly a result of the time lag that ensued as provinces and territories, particularly newly participating jurisdictions, sought the authorities and funding necessary for participating in the TIOW, given that it is a cost-shared initiative. In addition, the time needed for project planning and implementation, including identifying and confirming community-based service providers sometimes resulted in delays in the launch of projects. The $38.6M will be re-profiled and will remain available for provinces and territories to assist unemployed older workers in 2010-2011.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of TIOW was begun in 2009-10 and is currently underway.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Workplace Skills Initiative (voted payments)
Start date: May 1, 2005
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: The Workplace Skills Initiative (WSI) funds projects that test and evaluate promising, partnership-based, outcomes-focused approaches to skills development, human resource practices and tools for employers and employed Canadians. Central to these projects is the development of human capital in and for the workplace, and while projects will vary in scope and scale (e.g., firm vs. sector), small- and medium-sized enterprises will be a key audience. Projects funded by the WSI will generate cumulative knowledge around skills development and best human resources models, tools and practices.
On April 24, 2009, HRSDC suspended funding for new projects under the WSI.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The Workplace Skills Initiative is expected to contribute towards:
Results Achieved: Managed 24 contribution agreements with successful outcomes:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 9.7 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | (1.1) |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 9.7 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | (1.1) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is mainly due to the difference between planned spending and total authorities. Total authorities for the program were higher than initially expected, and there is no variance between authorities and actual spending. Note that the department ceased delivery of the Workplace Skills Initiative in April 2009; these payments are made under the terms of previously existing contribution agreement.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A summative evaluation is planned for 2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Youth Employment Strategy (voted payments)
Start date: March 18, 1999
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) supports Canadian youth as they move into the world of work. The Strategy plays a role in developing Canada's workforce by providing young Canadians with access to programs and services to help them gain the skills, knowledge, career information and work experience they need to find and maintain employment and make a successful transition into the labour force.
The Youth Employment Strategy is designed to respond to labour market challenges facing youth, aged 15 to 30. The Strategy has three program streams: Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Skills Link provides youth-at-risk with opportunities to develop skills they need to find work or return to school. Career Focus helps post-secondary graduates find work in their area of specialization. Summer Work Experience helps secondary and post-secondary graduates acquire career-related skills and financing for their education through summer jobs.
The Government of Canada's support to young Canadians is a shared responsibility and a partnership effort among many departments and organizations. Human Resources and Skills Development, along with 11 other federal government departments, work cooperatively with other levels of government, Aboriginal organizations, educational institutions, and private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary sector organizations to deliver Youth Employment Strategy initiatives.
Transfer payments made under the Youth Employment Strategy are predominantly in the form of contributions from participating departments for wage subsidies for participant youth; or for the development and delivery of youth support services. Such support services include client assessment, case management services and the provision of employability tools that help participants acquire needed skills. Transfer payments contribute directly to the program objectives by encouraging organizations to create meaningful, skill-enhancing, opportunities for youth.
For more information, please visit: http://www.youth.gc.ca.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: Creation of employment and service initiatives for youth through partnerships with business, labour, industry, not-for-profit and voluntary organizations, Aboriginal and rural remote communities, and other levels of government.
The common key results commitments for all initiatives receiving funding under the Youth Employment Strategy are:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
Total Contributions | 235.9 | 221.2 | 236.7 | 227.8 | 227.7 | 9.0 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 235.9 | 221.2 | 236.8 | 227.8 | 227.7 | 9.1 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is mainly due to a transfer of contributions funds from YES to the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS) and the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD).
Audit completed or planned: An assurance audit of the Youth Employment Strategy is planned for 2011-2012
Evaluation completed or planned: The summative evaluation of the Youth Employment Strategy was completed in August 2009. The complete evaluation is available at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2009/sp_ah_911_08_09e/page00.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: YMCA and YWCA Grant(s) for Youth Internships (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2009
End date: March 31, 2010
Description: The YMCA and YWCA Grant(s) for Youth Internships is a one-time grant of $15 million to place unemployed youth (aged 15 to 30 years) in internships with not-for-profit and community services organizations with a focus on environmental projects.
While the funding period is until March 31, 2010, activities will proceed until March 31, 2011.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The YMCA and YWCA Grant(s) for Youth Internships will help young Canadians develop their skills and gain work experience.
As a result of this program, approximately 1,000 internships are expected over the duration of the initiative.
Results Achieved: A total of $15M was distributed through the YMCA & YWCA Grant(s) for Youth Internships. The breakdown in funding was $10M to the YMCA and $5M to the YWCA.
As of March 31, 2010, 422 internships were underway; 394 of these had an environmental focus.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable.
Audit completed or planned: The YMCA and YWCA Grant(s) for Youth Internships will form part of the organizations’ comprehensive annual audits in 2010-2011.
Evaluation completed or planned:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Student Loans Program – Liabilities (statutory payments)
Start date: September, 1964
End date: Ongoing
Description: From September 1964 to August 1, 1995, the Canada Student Loan Program operated a Guaranteed Loan regime with Canadian financial institutions, where financial assistance was provided to students through financial institutions in the form of 100% government guaranteed loans.
There are still borrowers that have loans (in study or in repayment) under the Guaranteed regime. Although the last new Guaranteed loans were issued July 31st, 1995, there is approximately $5 million outstanding in Guaranteed loans that are in class A (in-study) status as of March 31st, 2010.
This transfer payment is used to cover claims submitted by financial institutions related to the remaining Guaranteed Loan Portfolio.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | (19.1) | (14.5) | 4.6 | (9.5) | (9.5) | 14.1 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | (19.1) | (14.5) | 4.6 | (9.5) | (9.5) | 14.1 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is mainly due to a difference between planned spending and total authorities. For this program, planned spending reflects the forecasted expenditures for claims made by financial institutions, while the total authorities reflect the net cost of the program. The Government of Canada also recovers money as students repay these loans; authorities are expressed as negative values because recoveries are expected to exceeded claims, resulting in net revenue for Government of Canada rather than an expense.
Audit completed or planned: An assurance audit of the Canada Student Loans Program is planned for 2011-2012.
Evaluation completed or planned:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Student Loans Program – Interest Payments and Liabilities (statutory payments)
Start date: August 1, 1995
End date: Ongoing
Description: This transfer payment represents interest subsidies, repayment assistance benefits, the amount of forgiven loans, risk premiums and put-backs, and the administrative costs related to students who borrowed under the risk-shared regime which existed from August 1, 1995 to July 31, 2000. At that time, the Canada Student Loans Program operated on a shared risk model with Canadian financial institutions.
There are still borrowers that have loans (in-study or in-repayment) under the Risk-Shared regime. Although the last new loans were issued July 31st, 2000, there is approximately $63 million outstanding in Risk-Shared loans that are in class A (in-study) status as of March 31st, 2010.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 36.3 | 22.9 | 31.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 20.3 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 36.3 | 22.9 | 31.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 20.3 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to unexpectedly low interest rates, the cost of administering the Debt Management Measures to Risk-Shared loans was significantly less than planned. This difference accounted for approximately 69% of the overall variance. Note that the actual spending reflects the net cost of the program; while planned spending represents the forecasted expenditures of claim payments only without taking revenue from recoveries of outstanding claims into account.
Audit completed or planned: An assurance audit of the Canada Student Loans Program is planned for 2011-2012
Evaluation completed or planned: A multi-year summative evaluation of the Canada Student Loans Program is scheduled to begin in 2010-2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Student Loans Program – Direct Financing Arrangement (statutory payments)
Start date: August 1, 2000
End date: Ongoing
Description: This transfer payment provides alternative payments to provinces and territories who choose not to participate in the Canada Student Loans Program, so that they receive assistance in delivering a similar student financial assistance program.
The transfer payment also provides interest relief and debt reduction in repayment benefits to borrowers, and the value of loans forgiven according to prescribed criteria.
Starting August 1, 2009, individual debt measures including interest relief and debt reduction in repayment have been replaced by the comprehensive Repayment Assistance Plan, which is a new repayment option for students facing difficulty in meeting their student loan payments.
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | ||||||
Total Contributions | 207.6 | 209.4 | 219.9 | 154.8 | 154.8 | 65.1 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 207.6 | 209.4 | 219.9 | 154.8 | 154.8 | 65.1 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to unexpectedly low interest rates, the cost of administering the Debt Management Measures to Direct Loans was significantly less than planned.
Audit completed or planned: An assurance audit of the Canada Student Loans Program is planned for 2011-2012.
Evaluation completed or planned: A multi-year summative evaluation of the Canada Student Loans Program is scheduled to begin in 2010-2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Study Grant / Canada Access Grant / Canada Student Grant Program (statutory payments)
Start date:
End date:
Description: Between 1995 and 2009, the Government of Canada offered Canada Study Grants to encourage participation in post-secondary education by providing additional non-repayable assistance and reducing debt. The Canada Study Grants were designed to address the education-related costs of students with dependants, women in certain doctoral programs, and high-need part-time students. The Grants also sought to accommodate students with permanent disabilities by covering the exceptional education-related costs associated with their disability, such as an interpreter.
In August 2005, the Government of Canada introduced two Canada Access Grants, which provided up-front non-repayable assistance intended to improve access to post-secondary education and reduce financial barriers by reducing students’ assessed need for student loans. It was available for first-time, first-year students from low-income families, and full- and part-time students with permanent disabilities.
A student was eligible to receive a combination of Access and Study Grants, depending on their assessed need.
Starting August 1, 2009 Canada Study Grants and Canada Access Grants have been replaced by the new consolidated Canada Student Grant Program. The new Canada Student Grant Program provides students from low- and middle-income families with a grant equal to $250 and $100 per month, respectively. Students with permanent disabilities are eligible for a grant of $2,000 per year and up to $8,000 per year for those with special education needs. Student with children are eligible for a grant of $200 per month for each child under the age of 12. Students who received the Canada Millennium Scholarship general bursaries in 2008–2009 will receive transitional grants until they complete or withdraw from their current program of study.
The new Canada Student Grant offers the following major advantages to students and their families:
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results:
Results Achieved:
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | 161.5 | 143.2 | 511.5 | 533.7 | 533.7 | (22.2) |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 161.5 | 143.2 | 511.5 | 533.7 | 533.7 | (22.2) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Forecasted expenditures for grants in the Report on Plans and Priorities 2009-2010 were precise as they are very close to the actual expenditures that occurred in 2009-2010. There’s a variance of only 4.3%. This is not significant.
Audit completed or planned: An assurance audit of the Canada Student Loans Program is planned for 2011-2012
Evaluation completed or planned: A multi-year summative evaluation of the Canada Student Loans Program which will include the Canada Student Grants Program is scheduled to begin in 2010-2011.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Education Savings Program – Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond (statutory and voted payments)
Start date:
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Canada Education Savings Program encourages the financing of children's post-secondary education through savings, from early childhood, in Registered Education Savings Plans. The program provides clients with the Canada Education Savings Grant, which includes a regular matching grant available to all Canadian children, and enhanced grant portions for low- and middle-income families; and the Canada Learning Bond, which is a grant intended for low-income families.
The Canada Education Savings Program delivers the Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond through a public/private partnership with banks, mutal fund companies, and scholarship foundations.
The Canada Education Savings Program also administers the Education Savings Community Outreach initiative which helps organizations develop outreach projects that encourage lower-income Canadians to save for their children's post-secondary education, use education savings, and increase their financial literacy.
The Canada Education Savings Program also administers the Education Savings Community Outreach initiative, a non-statutory program aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of saving for post-secondary education. Its target audience is low income families.
Further information regarding the Canada Education Savings Grant can be found at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/learning/education_savings/public/cesg.shtml
Further information regarding the Canada Learning Bond can be found at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/learning/education_savings/public/clb.shtml
Strategic Outcome: A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Expected Results: The expected results and performance indicators of the Canada Education Savings Program are:
Results Achieved: By December 2009, 40.6% of Canadian children had received the Canada Education Savings Grant and had RESP savings for their future education, up from 39.7% in 2008.
In addition, 156,000 children benefited from the Canada Learning Bond in 2009. Since 2005, the Canada Learning Bond has encouraged low-income families to open RESP accounts and 94% of those also contributed their own savings to the plans. In 2009, 19.3% of eligible children had received the CLB, up from 16.3% in 2008.
RESP assets reached $25.9 billion by the end of December 2009 (up from $22.6 billion in 2008), representing a 14.6% increase over the previous year.
Students attending post-secondary institutions are using these savings to finance their education. In 2009, 251,159 students withdrew $1.8 billion from their RESPs to finance their participation in post-secondary education.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants CESG (Statutory) | 579.7 | 580.7 | 626.0 | 615.7 | 615.7 | 10.3 |
Total Grants CLB (Statutory) | 35.8 | 47.8 | 43.0 | 56.7 | 56.7 | (13.7) |
Total Contributions* | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 616.7 | 631.7 | 672.1 | 675.5 | 675.5 | (3.4) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The Canada Education Savings Grant payment was $10.3 million less than planned in the 2009-10 fiscal year due to the fact that families saved in RESPs at a lower rate because of the economic downturn while take-up of the Canada Learning Bond was higher than expected.
Audit completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of the Additional Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond was completed in February 2010. The evaluation is currently awaiting publication, when available it will be found on the following website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
An assurance audit is planned for 2010-2011
Evaluation completed or planned: A summative evaluation is planned for 2011-2012
* Referring to the Education Savings Incentive (Voted Contribution).
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Wage Earner Protection Program (statutory payments)
Start date: July, 2008
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) is a national program designed to restore wages and vacation pay owing to workers whose employers become bankrupt or are subject to receivership under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, up to an amount equal to four weeks’ maximum insurable earnings under the Employment Insurance Act. Budget 2009 expanded the Program to include termination and severance pay to provide additional financial support to workers. This has enabled a greater number of applicants to qualify for program support and has resulted in higher average monetary claims.
The Wage Earner Protection Program Act, which underlies the Program, was part of Bill C 55, which set out a comprehensive reform of Canada’s insolvency laws in 2005, including the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The Act was subject to technical amendments contained in Bill C 12, which received Royal Assent on December 13, 2007. The Act and its Regulations came into force on July 7, 2008. The recent amendments to the program to add coverage for termination and severance pay were included in Bill C 10, An Act to implement certain provisions of the Budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009, and related fiscal measures.
Strategic Outcome: Safe, fair, and productive workplaces and cooperative workplace relations
Expected Results: The expected result is to better protect workers whose employers have been declared bankrupt or subject to receivership.
Results Achieved: Before the Program came into force, it was estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 Canadian workers had unpaid wage claims every year resulting from employer insolvencies. Over the course of the 2009-2010 fiscal year, 16,264 workers who lost their job due to employer insolvency received a WEPP payment, with an average payment per recipient of $2,210.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | 3.7 | 56.2 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.2 | |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | - | 3.7 | 56.2 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.2 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The WEPP recently completed its first full fiscal year of operation. Initial demand projections for the WEPP were based on a study of a similar program that once existed in Ontario - the Ontario Employee Wage Protection Program. An analysis of that program, along with corporate bankruptcy data, was used to predict that approximately $28.7 million would likely be required to reimburse wage and vacation claims under WEPP. In WEPP’s first full fiscal year of operation, $13.4 million in wage and vacation reimbursements were issued.
To support Canada’s Economic Action Plan, an additional $25.0 million was provided to finance the addition of severance and termination pay reimbursements. During the course of the 2009-2010 fiscal year, $21.6 million of this allocation was issued to WEPP claimants.
In some instances, trustees and receivers will be able to request compensation for fees and expenses they incur when performing their WEPP duties. The Labour Program is currently working closely with Service Canada to implement the regulations that govern trustee and receiver compensation arrangements. An amount of $2.5 million has been set aside, but not yet spent for that purpose.
Audit completed or planned: An audit of program eligibility under Canada's Economic Action Plan was recently undertaken, and included WEPP within the audit scope.
Evaluation completed or planned: A summative evaluation of the program will begin in fall 2010.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Old Age Security (statutory payments)
Start date: 1952
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Old Age Security (OAS) pension is a monthly benefit available, if applied for, to most Canadians 65 years of age or over who meet residence requirements. An applicant's employment history is not a factor in determining eligibility, nor does the applicant need to be retired. Old Age Security payments to pensioners are taxable income at the federal and provincial levels.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results: Eligible seniors receive a benefit.
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, approximately 4.7 million seniors per month received the basic pension. As required by the Old Age Security Act, benefits are reviewed quarterly to reflect increases in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Canada. There were no increases in 2009-2010.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | 24,029.8 | 25,334.5 | 26,549.0 | 26,391.3 | 26,391.3 | 157.7 |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 24,029.8 | 25,334.5 | 26,549.0 | 26,391.3 | 26,391.3 | 157.7 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance in OAS pension payments expenditures of $157.7 million is mainly due to the fact that the OAS benefit rate has stayed at the same level during the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Audit completed or planned: An Audit of OAS Management Framework (includes OAS, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowances is currently underway. The planning phase began January 2010.
When finalized, the audit report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/audit/index.shtml
Evaluation completed or planned: A summative evaluation of the OAS program, which includes the OAS pension, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowances, is currently underway. When finalized, the evaluation report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Guaranteed Income Supplement (statutory payments)
Start date: 1967
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a monthly benefit paid to residents of Canada who receive a basic, full or partial Old Age Security (OAS) pension and who have little or no income.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results: Eligible low income seniors receive a guaranteed income supplement.
Results Achieved: For fiscal year 2009-2010, over 1.6 million seniors received GIS benefits. As required by the Old Age Security Act, benefits are reviewed quarterly to reflect increases in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Canada. There were no increases in 2009-2010.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | 7,406.7 | 7,511.5 | 8,091.0 | 7,736.6 | 7,736.6 | 354.4 |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 7,406.7 | 7,511.5 | 8,091.0 | 7,736.6 | 7,736.6 | 354.4 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance in Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) expenditures of approximately of $354.4 million is mainly due to a lower number of beneficiaries than the planned estimates of 2009-2010 and to the GIS benefit rates that have stayed at the same level during the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Audit completed or planned: An Audit of the OAS Management Framework (includes OAS, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowances) is currently underway. When finalized, the audit report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/audit/index.shtml
Evaluation completed or planned: A Summative Evaluation of OAS program, which includes the basic OAS pension, the GIS and the Allowances, is currently underway. When finalized, the evaluation report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Allowance Payments (statutory payments)
Start date:
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Allowance may be paid to the spouse or common-law partner of a Guaranteed Income Supplement recipient, or to a survivor.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results: Eligible low income seniors (spouses or common-law partners of Old Age Security pensioners or survivors between the ages of 60 and 64) receive an Allowance.
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, over 93,000 persons received an Allowance or an Allowance for the Survivor benefit. As required by the Old Age Security Act, benefits are reviewed quarterly to reflect increases in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Canada. There were no increases in 2009-2010.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 518.2 | 531.2 | 557.0 | 534.9 | 534.9 | 22.1 |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 518.2 | 531.2 | 557.0 | 534.9 | 534.9 | 22.1 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance in Allowance Payments ($22.1 million) is due to a lower number of beneficiaries than the planned estimates of 2009-2010. In addition, Allowance benefit rates have stayed at the same level during the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Audit completed or planned: An Audit of the OAS Management Framework (includes OAS, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowances) is currently underway. When finalized, the audit report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/audit/index.shtml
Evaluation completed or planned: A Summative Evaluation of the OAS program, which includes the basic OAS pension, the GIS and the Allowances, is planned for 2010-2011. When finalized, the report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Disability Savings Program (statutory payments)
Start date: December 2008
End date: Ongoing
Description: The Canada Disability Savings Program (CDSP) is designed to support Registered Disability Savings Plans, which are long term savings vehicles to help parents and others save for the long-term financial security of a person with a severe disability. The Government of Canada will pay matching Grants of 300, 200, or 100 % depending on the beneficiary’s family income and the amount contributed. The Government will also pay income-tested Bonds to the Registered Disability Savings Plan of low-income Canadians with disabilities, regardless of the amount contributed.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results:
The expected long-term result of the program is:
The expected intermediate results for the program are:
The expected immediate results for the program are:
Results Achieved: From December 2008 (when Canada Disability Savings Program became available to Canadians) to the end of March 2010, 27,958 plans were registered. During 2009-2010, the Government of Canada contributed $83.9 million in matching grants and $42.9 million in bonds, exceeding original projections.
Outreach activities were conducted to raise awareness of the program, which included contracting organizations to deliver information sessions, two national prints and radio advertising campaigns, and providing information at six practitioner conferences.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 0.1 | 5.2 | 126.8 | 126.8 | (121.6) | |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 0.1 | 5.2 | 126.8 | 126.8 | (121.6) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Take-up targets were based on the experience of programs including the Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond. Targets for cumulative grant and bond payments were based on Canada Revenue Agency data on Disability Tax Credit eligible Canadians in the target age range (0-49). When the targets were developed, not all provinces and territories had announced their intentions with respect to Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) asset and income exemptions. The assumption at the time was that this could delay full take-up of the Program. At present, all provinces and territories have announced a full or partial exemption of RDSP income and assets. The number of major financial organizations offering the RDSP has also likely contributed to uptake (e.g. access to issuers, promotion). In addition, the CDSP team implemented a diverse and comprehensive outreach strategy to increase awareness and promote uptake.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of the Canada Disability Savings Program will be completed by 2012-2013.
A Summative Evaluation of the Canada Disability Savings Program will be completed by 2014-2015.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Enabling Accessibility Fund (voted payments)
Start date: May, 2008
End date: March 31, 2010 (as reported in 2009-10 RPP)
* Please note that Budget 2010 provided an additional three years of funding to the Enabling Accessibility Fund, bringing the end date to March 31, 2013
Description: The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) will contribute to the capital costs of construction for the participatory abilities centres and renovations to buildings, modifications to vehicles, information and communications related to improving accessibility for people with disabilities.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results: The expected result over the next 1-3 years is to improve accessibility for people with varying abilities.
Associated outputs over the same period include:
Results Achieved: The Enabling Accessibility Fund’s second Call for Proposals for small projects was successfully completed with up to $50,000 available for projects to renovate buildings, modify vehicles, and/or make information and communication more accessible. In total, 1,196 proposals were reviewed, with 169 small projects announced. The total number of projects approved is lower than projected, because, on average, the approved projects had higher eligible project costs than was anticipated. All funding allocated for the second CFP was allocated to these 169 projects. The anticipated number of 280 was projected based on lower anticipated eligible project costs.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | |
Total Contributions | 10.7 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 5.3 | 17.7 | 26.3 | 13.2 | 4.5 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The lapse for the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) was due to delays in the implementation of projects. The lapsed contribution funds have been reprofiled from 2009-10 to 2010-11 and will allow the EAF to fund exemplary major projects that will serve as model approaches of accessibility for people with varying abilities in communities.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: The evaluation strategy for the EAF is divided into three phases covering 2007-2010. Phase I will only include the first round of project results and will be completed in 2010-2011, with the preliminary results available in the spring of 2012.
Phase II will evaluate the effectiveness of the contribution funding of Abilities Centres, and of all funded small and mid-sized projects completed and for which results information will be available as of December 2011. Phase II will be conducted in 2010-2011.
Phase III will be conducted in 2014-2015 and will involve an assessment of the effectiveness of all projects not previously evaluated. Evaluation results from Phases I and II will be rolled up with the results from Phase III.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Homelessness Partnering Strategy (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2009
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: Provides grants and contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band and tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to help communities better understand and more effectively prevent and reduce homelessness.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results:
By March 31, 2011, the Homelessness Partnering Strategy aims to:
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, six new horizontal pilot projects were launched with other federal departments and agencies to address factors that may lead to homelessness such as incarceration, employment, mental health, family violence, and immigration. Furthermore, seven previous horizontal pilot projects with other federal departments and agencies were extended into 2009-2010 in order to strengthen the project evaluations.
For every dollar invested by the HPS in community-based projects, the amount invested in communities by external partners (not-for-profit groups, private sector organizations and other government departments) was $2.27.
74.3% of all HPS investments in regionally-delivered projects were targeted to longer-term transitional and supportive housing and services.
In 2009-20010, a total of 65 housing units were created through the Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative (SFRPHI) program, which provides surplus federal properties to community organizations, the not-for-profit sector, and other levels of government for projects to prevent and reduce homelessness.
Collaboration with provincial partners continued through the Canada-Quebec Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding on Homelessness with Ontario, as well as through bilateral meetings with provincial and territorial governments as part of the federal government's consultations on housing and homelessness investments for 2011-2014.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | – | 0.9 |
Total Contributions | 86.0 | 117.7 | 105.4 | 126.3 | 92.3 | 13.1 |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 86.5 | 118.6 | 106.3 | 126.5 | 92.3 | 14.0 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Variances are a result of delays in carrying out the approved projects mainly due to time required to develop proposals, solicit funding from other partners, negotiate agreements, and complete project planning. External factors such as construction delays also pose challenges. Funding lapses are reprofiled to future years.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Summative Evaluation of the HPS was finalized in 2009 and covered the period between December 2006 and the fall 2008. The objective of the evaluation was to assess the relevance, design, success and cost-effectiveness of HPS. The report could be found at: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2009/ehps/sp-ah-904-07-09e.pdf
Another Summative Evaluation of the HPS is planned for 2010-2011. The Strategy was renewed in February 2009 for two years (until March 2011) and a Summative Evaluation is required as per the Treasury Board Submission. This evaluation will build on the one finalized in 2009. Work will be conducted on the evaluation framework to align it with the new 2009 Treasury Board Evaluation Policy.
When finalized, the report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications resources/evaluation/index.shtml
Name of Transfer Payment Program: New Horizons for Seniors Program (voted payments)
Start date:
End date: September 30, 2010 (as reported in 2009-10 RPP)
* Please note: Budget 2010 provided $5 million annually to increase funding for the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Description: The program supports local projects across Canada that help seniors and contribute to the quality of life in their community through social participation and active living. The New Horizons for Senior Program accomplishes its objectives through three separate funding streams, namely:
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results:
The expected result(s) over the next 1-3 years include:
Associated outputs over the same time period include:
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, the Capital Assistance and Community Participation and Leadership components of the New Horizons for Senior Program contributed $24,401,825 in total funding towards a total of 1,468 grants across Canada. Under the Elder Abuse Awareness component of the Program, 16 new contribution agreements were implemented that helped non-profit organizations develop national, provincial/territorial, or regional awareness activities for seniors, their families, and service providers in order to help prevent the abuse of older adults.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 26.1 | 26.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 0.0 |
Total Contributions | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 26.1 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.2 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Formative Evaluation of the CPL component of the New Horizons for Seniors Programs was finalized in 2009. This report can be found at: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2009/nhsp/sp-ah-906-06-09e.pdf
Summative Evaluation of CPL component in 2009.
Formative Evaluation of CA and EAA components in 2009.
A Summative Evaluation of the entire New Horizons for Seniors Program is planned for 2014.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Social Development Partnerships Program (voted payments)
Start date: April 1, 2009
End date: March 31, 2012
Description: The Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP) provides grants and contributions funding to non-profit organizations working to meet the social development needs of persons with disabilities, children and their families, and other vulnerable or excluded populations in Canada.
The SDPP has two funding components: Children and Families, and Disability
(http://www.rhdcc-hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/community_partnerships/sdpp/call/disability_component/page00.shtml.)
The SDPP also provides funding for early childhood development in official language minority communities. Furthermore, the Understanding the Early Years (UEY) Initiative provided three years of funding to community-based, not-for-profit organizations on behalf of their communities to help them learn to generate and use local information to address the needs of young children from birth to age six.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results:
The expected result(s) over the next 1-3 years are:
Results Achieved: In 2009-2010, 62 projects across Canada were funded under the Children and Families component while another 57 projects were funded under the Disability component. Furthermore, 16 projects were funded ad part of Understanding the Early Years (UEY) component. As a result, almost 20,000 kindergarten children and their parents were part of data collection activities in 15 UEY communities in 2009-10, meeting the yearly target and supporting the ability of communities to generate and use local data related to children’s development. Funded projects generated knowledge on emerging social issues; disseminated information and knowledge and increased public awareness; established and maintained sustainable partnerships; and increased public dialogue and consultations.
An open Call for Proposals (CFP) was held in spring 2009 resulting in the funding of 37 new multi-year contribution agreements – 21 of which were first time recipients. The priorities for the CFP included caregiving over the life course and support for the not-for-profit sector in addressing their issues and challenges during the economic downturn – which substantively expanded the reach and presence of the program beyond its traditional focus on children and families.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b)) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Grants | 7.1 | 8.7 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 5.2 |
Total Contributions | 16.7 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 | (3.3) |
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 23.8 | 25.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 19.2 | 1.9 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Due to delayed start dates for new projects.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: A Summative Evaluation of the Social Development Partnership Program was finalized in 2009.
This report can be found at: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/evaluation/2009/nhsp/sp-ah-906-06-09e.pdf
Another Summative Evaluation of the social Development Partnership Program is planned for 2011-12. A Summative Evaluation for the Voluntary Sector Strategy is planned for 2010-11.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Universal Child Care Benefit (statutory payments)
Start date: July 1, 2006
End date: Ongoing
Description: Effective July 2006, families receive $100 per month (up to $1,200 per year) for each child under six. These taxable benefits are made directly to families so that they can choose the child care that best meets the family’s needs. The Universal Child Care Benefit is provided in addition to existing federal programs such as the Canada Child Tax Benefit, which includes the National Child Benefit Supplement, the new Child Tax Credit and the Child Care Expense Deduction. The Universal Child Care Benefit does not affect the benefits families receive under these programs. Further information can be found at www.universalchildcare.ca.
Strategic Outcome: Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities
Expected Results: 100% of eligible families with children under six years of age receiving the Universal Child Care Benefit
Results Achieved: 99% of eligible families with children under six years of age are receiving the Universal Child Care Benefit
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Total Grants | 2,474.3 | 2,547.8 | 2,544.0 | 2,593.6 | 2,593.6 | (49.6) |
Total Contributions | ||||||
Total Other types of transfer payments | ||||||
Total Program Activity(ies) | 2,474.3 | 2,547.8 | 2,544.0 | 2,593.6 | 2,593.6 | (49.6) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance is due to a greater increase in the number of recipients than projected.
Audit completed or planned:
Evaluation completed or planned: The formative evaluation of the UCCB is underway and is expected to be completed by December of 2010.
Name of Recipient: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Start Date: June 18, 1998
End Date: July 4, 2010
Total Funding:
Description: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation was established with an endowment in 1999 for a ten-year period, with the objective of increasing access to post-secondary education so that Canadians can acquire the skills needed to participate in a changing economy and society. It provided scholarships to students who were in financial need and who demonstrated merit.
The endowment was managed in accordance with the Funding Agreement between the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the Government of Canada, as represented by the Ministers of Finance and Human Resources and Skills Development.
The Foundation was not renewed beyond its 10 year mandate. As a result, the CMSF entered into its liquidation period on January 5, 2010 to dispose of all of its property and discharge all of its liabilities as required pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998. The liquidation period came to an end on July
4, 2010. The balance of the proceeds of the liquidation, $121.3M, was transferred to the Government of Canada's Consolidated Revenue Fund. The final financial statements for the CMSF can be found online at:
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/index.html
Since January 1, 2010, HRSDC has taken over the administration of the remaining payments of to the Millennium Excellence Awards to eligible students and will continue to do so until December 31, 2013.
Strategic Outcome(s): A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Summary of annual plans of recipient:
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
Note: Results and figures are based on the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation which runs on a calendar year from January 1 to December 31.
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) | |
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Conditional Grants | 358.0 | 341.2 | 365.0 | N/A | 381.5 | (16.5) |
Administration | 24.8 | 29.3 | 26.7 | N/A | 33.5 | (6.8) |
Comments on Variance(s): The CMSF ceased operations on July 5, 2010. The variance is mainly related items pertaining to the shutdown of the Foundation, including:
Significant Evaluation findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: Not applicable
Significant Audit findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: Not applicable
Name of Recipient: Canadian Council on Learning
Start Date: March 30, 2004
End Date: March 31, 2010
Total Funding:
Description: To promote and support evidence-based decision making in all areas of lifelong learning by informing Canadians regularly on Canada's progress on learning outcomes, and promoting knowledge and information exchange among learning partners.
Note: A one-time grant was provided to the Canadian Council on Learning in fiscal year 2004-2005. All funds are to be dispersed by March 31, 2009. The mandate was extended to March 31, 2010 with no additional funding.
Strategic Outcome(s): A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market
Summary of annual plans of recipient:
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
In support of its mandate to promote knowledge exchange and inform Canadians on learning issues and outcomes, the Canadian Council on Learning accomplished the following in 2009/10:
Informing Canadians
Knowledge Mobilization and Exchange
Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
a) Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
b) Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) between(s) a) and b) |
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Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Comments on Variance(s):
Significant Evaluation findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: N/A
Significant Audit findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: N/A
URL of recipient site: http://www.ccl-cca.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Skills and Employment
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 3, 2003
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $290.0M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) initiative is a nationally managed skills development program designed to promote maximum employment for Aboriginal people on major economic opportunities through a collaborative partnership approach. The ASEP program supports multi-year training and employment strategies that are developed and managed by formalized partnerships to train individuals for targeted jobs.
Formalized partnerships including the private sector and Aboriginal organizations, and others such as the provincial governments and training institutions, are responsible for jointly developing and managing comprehensive, multi-year skills development (training-to-employment) plans leading directly to targeted jobs. The plan must have a commitment from the employers to provide at least 50 long-term jobs for Aboriginal people. The partnership must also make a significant financial contribution to the training plan (at least 50%) and must develop a governance model that will manage and oversee the activities of the project.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) program was launched as an $85M initiative in 2003-2009 that was expanded in 2007 with an additional $105M, and extended to 2012. Canada’s Economic Action Plan under Budget 2009 announced an additional $100M investment over three years beginning in 2009-2010.
Shared Outcome(s): Long term sustainable employment for Aboriginal people.
Governance Structure(s): ASEP is a national, project based program that uses a collaborative model. Formalized partnerships develop and manage multi-year training and employment plans, over the life of the project. The partnership must develop a governance model and form a non-profit society for the sole purpose of implementing the multi-year ASEP contribution agreement.
ASEP projects are received through a request for proposals process and are assessed through a multi-departmental assessment process. ASEP proponents receive direct support through a multi-year contribution agreement negotiated by HRSDC based on the project training-to-employment plan. ASEP proponents are responsible for interim and final financial and performance reports.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Labour Market | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | $290.0M | $47.3M | $33.3M | Aboriginal clients served: 7,500 Interventions completed: 6,500 Clients employed following an ASEP intervention: 3,000 |
Aboriginal clients served: 7,534 plus 3870 (for projects funded under EAP) Clients employed following an ASEP intervention: 4,165 plus 2,153 (for projects funded under EAP) |
* Program area has indicated the revised figures below represent the expected results and results achieved for 2009-10 only as opposed to the duration of the program. | |||||||
Aboriginal clients served: 2,653 Clients Employed: 1,134 |
2,731 Aboriginal clients were served 1,027 individuals were employed and 14 new partnerships were created |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | ASEP | $0M | $2.3M | $2.3M | |||
Natural Resources Canada | ASEP | $0.2M in kind | n/a | n/a | |||
Western Economic Diversification | ASEP (no funding in 09/10) | ||||||
Total | $290.0M | $49.6M | $35.6M |
Comments on Variances: A minimum six month implementation phase and start up-phase is anticipated to establish an ASEP project, the partnership and the appropriate mechanisms to implement and manage the project. The time required to develop projects varies with respect to the complexity of the partnership, the local economy and industry/sectoral fluctuations. Multi-year projects run three to five years on average. Since the start of the program three requests for proposals (RFP) were undertaken resulting in projects at various stages in their multi-year cycles. Program spending increases during the middle of the projects’ funding cycle following the initial intake and project development phase, and generally tapers off toward the end. Because the projects involve multi-year training for employment, factors such as fluctuations in the economy result in year-over-year variances and adjustments in spending.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
Contact information:
Catherine Adam, Director General
Aboriginal Affairs Directorate
(819) 997-8551
Catherine.adam@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Québec
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Skills and Employment
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 13, 2007*
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): (this is an ongoing initiative)
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Temporary Foreign Worker Program enables Canadian employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to meet immediate skills and labour needs when Canadians are not available. The Program is jointly managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program includes program streams such as the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, the Live-in-Caregiver Program, the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training and Labour Market Opinion (LMO) exempt streams.
In the province of Quebec, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is administered under the auspices of the Canada-Quebec Immigration Accord.
For more information on the program, please consult:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/index.shtml
Shared Outcome(s):
Governance Structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Skills and Employment and Internal Services program activities | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $32.6M | $35.5M | Program enhancements, including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures, and more responsive and efficient processes Strengthen requirement relating to employer efforts to recruit Canadians Implement joint employer monitoring and compliance measures Expand and improve availability of on-line Labour Market Opinion application forms Sector/occupation-based Labour Market Opinion processing Development and implementation of information sharing agreements with Provinces/Territories to assist in the administration and enforcement of legislation and assist HRSDC in administering the Labour Market Opinions In partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, develop and participate in Temporary Foreign Workers (F/P/T) Working groups Participate with Citizenship and Immigration Canada in the negotiation and implementation of Fed-Prov Temporary Foreign Worker Annexes Joint evaluation of the program |
Pre-publication of regulatory amendments designed to improve the integrity of the TFWP and better protect workers. Provided list of federal and provincial initiatives to encourage employers to hire unemployed Canadians and permanent residents. Eliminated the option to extend a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). Established a validity period of a maximum of 6 months from date of issue for an LMO. Conducted 241 Employer Compliance Reviews under the Expedited LMO Pilot Project, resulting in 30 denials of service. Launched a post-LMO employer monitoring initiative and delivered training. Developed online employer authentication and accounts for the March 2011 web service release. Conducted review of the NOC C & D (Low Skill) pilot project. Implemented a facilitated process for the primary and secondary workforce for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Developed new policies for:
Established regular exchange of information/data via signed Letters of Understanding with provincial signatories. Participated in Temporary Foreign Workers (F/P/T) Working groups with Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Negotiated Temporary Foreign Worker Annex to Immigration Agreement in British Columbia Began negotiations on an occupation-specific process with the Government of Quebec. Developed plan and RFP for TFWP joint evaluation in 2010-2011. |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Temporary Resident Program | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $33.2M | $31.7M | Program enhancements including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures Develop joint employer monitoring and compliance measures Federal/Provincial information–sharing Memoranda of Understanding Negotiate and implement Temporary Foreign Worker Annexes to Federal-Provincial Immigration Agreements in partnership with HRSDC Conduct a joint formative evaluation. |
Pre-publication of regulatory amendments designed to improve the integrity of the TFWP and better protect workers. Operational planning begun for proposed regulation implementation in 2011 including monitoring and compliance measures. Began negotiations for information-sharing agreements with provinces. Participated in Temporary Foreign Workers (F/P/T) Working groups with Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Developed plan and Request For Proposal for TFWP joint evaluation in 2010-2011. |
Total | Ongoing | $65.8M | $67.2M |
Comments on Variances: The HRSDC variance of $2.9M is mainly due to addressing higher demands related to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, implementing greater rigour in the assessment of labour market opinions to ensure job offers made by employers to foreign nationals would not have an adverse effect on the Canadian labour market and enhancing program monitoring and integrity measures which included greater employer engagement.
The CIC variance of $1.5M is attributed to general operating lapses as well as delays in the review and subsequent implementation of a revised service delivery model for the regional TFW units and national headquarters.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Andrew Kenyon, Director General
Temporary Foreign Workers - Labour Market Information Directorate
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-1021
andrew.kenyon@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Note: * The June 2007 start date represents the latest authorities for the Temporary Foreign Worker program. The above planned spending figures are for Citizenship and Immigration Canada and HRSDC only. Figures exclude planned spending for other government departments such as DFAIT and PWGSC and therefore do not represent the full Government of Canada costs for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Youth Employment Strategy
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Skills and Employment
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 18, 1999
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing (no fixed expiry date)
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) supports Canadian youth as they move into the world of work. The Strategy plays a role in developing Canada's workforce by providing young Canadians with access to programs and services to help them gain the skills, knowledge, career information and work experience they need to find and maintain employment and make a successful transition into the labour force.
The Youth Employment Strategy is designed to respond to labour market challenges facing youth, aged 15 to 30. The Strategy has three program streams: Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Skills Link provides youth-at-risk with opportunities to develop skills they need to find work or return to school. Career Focus helps post-secondary graduates find work in their area of specialization. Summer Work Experience helps secondary and post-secondary graduates acquire career-related skills and financing for their education through summer jobs.
The Government of Canada's support to young Canadians is a shared responsibility and a partnership effort among many departments and organizations. Human Resources and Skills Development, along with 11 other federal government departments, work cooperatively with other levels of government, Aboriginal organizations, educational institutions, and private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary sector organizations to deliver Youth Employment Strategy initiatives.
Transfer payments made under the Youth Employment Strategy are predominantly in the form of contributions from participating departments for wage subsidies for participant youth; or for the development and delivery of youth support services. Such support services include client assessment, case management services and the provision of employability tools, which intend to help participants acquire needed skills. Transfer payments contribute directly to the program objectives by encouraging organizations to create meaningful, skill-enhancing, opportunities for youth.
For more information, please visit: http://www.youth.gc.ca.
Shared Outcome(s):
Governance Structure(s): The Youth Employment Strategy has in place an umbrella Results-based Management and Accountability Framework that represents a commitment among the eleven participating federal departments to undertake ongoing collection of common performance management data to ensure effective overall performance management of the program.
Oversight of the Youth Employment Strategy horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative committee structure. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for facilitating coordination among the departments and agencies funding Youth Employment Strategy activities. As lead of this horizontal initiative, HRSDC chairs and is responsible for the coordination and management of Youth Employment Strategy Interdepartmental Operations Committee and the Youth Employment Strategy Evaluation Sub-Committee. HRSDC is ultimately accountable for attaining the expected results for Youth Employment Strategy and has the ultimate decision making authority for issues related to the overall policy, design and implementation of Youth Employment Strategy.
Youth Employment Strategy initiatives are delivered nationally, regionally and locally using a variety of funding instruments, such as contribution agreements and some direct delivery methods. Transfer payments are provided primarily by participating departments through contribution agreements and service delivery agreements in support of participants’ remuneration and overhead costs.
Youth Protocols for joint planning mechanisms have been signed with Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Actual Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
Results Achieved in 2009-10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Labour Market | Career Focus | Ongoing | $13.0M | $10.1M | HRSDC Career Focus Clients Served: 400 – 500 Employed or Self-Employed: 300 – 350 Return to School: 10 – 30 Contribution Agreements: 80 – 110 Sectoral Youth Career Focus Clients Served: N/A Employed or Self-Employed: N/A Return to School: N/A Contribution agreements: N/A Funds Leveraged: N/A |
HRSDC Career Focus1 Clients Served: 498 Employed or Self-Employed: 195 Return to School: 28 Contribution agreements 254 Funds Leveraged $4,182, 582 Sectoral Youth Career Focus Clients Served: 419 Employed or Self-Employed: N/A3 Return to School: N/A3 Contribution agreements: 13 Funds Leveraged: $2,067,622 |
Skills Link | Ongoing | $136.6M | $132.3M | Skills Link Clients Served: 14,000 – 16,000 Employed or Self-Employed: 6,000 – 6,900 Return to School: 1,350 – 1,500 Contribution Agreements: 1,100 – 1,300 Funds Leveraged: N/A |
Skills Link2 Clients Served: 16,151 Employed or Self-Employed: 5,113 Return to School: 2,062 Contribution agreements: 1,467 Funds Leveraged: 37,312,442 |
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Summer Work Experience (Canada Summer Jobs) | Ongoing | $111.6M | $109.6M | Canada Summer Jobs Clients Served: 30,000 – 35,000 Contribution Agreements:15,000 – 20,000 |
Canada Summer Jobs2 Clients Served:37,500 Contribution Agreements: 22,275 |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $1.1M | $0.5M | N/A | Clients Served: 615 Employed or Self-Employed: 56 Return to School:06 |
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Canadian International Development Agency | Career Focus | Ongoing | $6.4M | $2.4M | N/A | Clients Served: 322 Employed or Self-Employed: N/A8 Return to School:N/A8 |
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Canadian Heritage | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.9M | $1.0M | N/A | Clients Served: 88 Employed or Self-Employed: 32 Return to School: 6 |
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Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | $7.7M | N/A | Clients served: 1,642 | ||
Environment Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $3.3M | $3.0M | N/A | Clients Served: 235 Employed or Self-Employed: 159 Return to School: 18 |
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Industry Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $9.8M | $8.4M | N/A | Clients Served: 1,14710 Employed or Self-Employed: N/A11 Return to School: N/A11 |
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Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $7.4M | $5.7M | N/A | Clients Served: 78410 | ||
National Research Council | Career Focus | Ongoing | $5.4M | $15.2M | N/A | Clients Served: 606 Employed or Self-Employed: 21013 Return to School: 1113 |
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Natural Resources Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.6M | $0.3M | N/A | Clients Served: 33 Employed or Self-Employed: 21 Return to School: 4 |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Skills Link | Ongoing | $18.6M | $17.5M | N/A | Clients Served: 30,121 Employed or Self-Employed: 150 Return to School: 217 |
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Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | $8.3M | N/A | Clients Served: 4,846 | ||
Parks Canada | Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $2.0M | $2.0M | N/A | Clients Served: 265 | |
Total Career Focus | Ongoing | $40.5M | $40.9M | ||||
Total Skills Link | Ongoing | $156.2M | $150.8M | ||||
Total Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $138.8M | $133.3M | ||||
Total Youth Employment Strategy | Ongoing | $335.4M | $325.0M |
1 Does not include International Academic Mobility (IAM) budget. While IAM is a component within the Career Focus (CF) budget, the program is reported under the Learning Program Activity of the DPR.
2 These numbers are based on P-12 results as P-14 results were not available at the time of completing the DPR.
3 No results were available at the time of completing the 2009-10 DPR due to delayed start in programming.
4 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) obtained its authority to re-start the CF program in early December 2009. As a result, AAFC was not able to spend its entire CF budget in
2009-10.
5 Results include projects that began in 2008-09 and ended in 2009-10 as well as projects that began in 2009-10 and will end in 2010-11.
6 Results include projects that began in 2008-09 and ended in 2009-10. Results for projects that began in 2009-10 and will end in 2010-11 will be reported in the 2010-11 DPR.
7 The International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) reprofiled $3.2M to subsequent programming years, bringing the annual budget for the 2010-14 fiscal years to $6.7M.
8 No results were available at the time of completing the 2009-10 DPR due to delayed start in programming.
9 At the time of completing the 2009-10 DPR, not all projects had submitted their final expenditures to Industry Canada (IC).
10 Results are not complete. Full IC results will be reported in the 2010-11 DPR.
11 No results were available at the time of completing the 2009-10 DPR.
12 Includes the additional $10M provided to National Research Council (NRC) in 2009-10 as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan. The total amount includes expenditures for new projects in 2009-10 as well as projects begun in 2008-09 and continuing in 2009-10.
13 Results are for 2008-09. Results for 2009-10 will be reported in the 2010-11 DPR.
14 In 2009-10, $35,000 from the Natural Resources Canada's grants and contributions budget was transferred to Canadian Heritage and $261,862 to NRC.
15 In 2009-10, INAC re-allocated $300,000 from their Skills Link program to their Summer Work Experience program and transferred $524,800 to HRSDC for the Kativik regional government organization.
Comments on Variances: Due to delays in implementing Skills Link projects, as well the inability of some employers to fill all the positions for which they were approved for Canada Summer Jobs funding.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
John Atherton, Director General
Active Employment Measures
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-6916
john.atherton@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Québec
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Canada Student Loans Program
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Learning
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: September, 1964
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The purpose of the Canada Student Loans Program is to:
Information for the public on saving, planning and paying for post-secondary studies and specific information for Canada Student Loans Program clients (including information on learning opportunity selection, financial planning, and how to apply for, maintain and repay student loans) can be accessed at: www.canlearn.ca.
Shared Outcome(s): Maintain the Government’s commitment to accessible post-secondary education by:
Governance Structure(s): The Government of Canada has entered into Integration Agreements with four provinces (Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador) in order to create a “one-student-one-loan” service approach. These four integrated provinces accounted for over 60 percent of the Canada Student Loans Program borrowers.
The administration of the current Program is the product of a co-operative effort between Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, participating provinces and the Yukon Territory, a Service Provider, financial institutions and Public Works and Government Services Canada. These agents are responsible for conducting one or more activities during the loan lifecycle. Program documents and communications tools are typically prepared with the input and approval of both federal and participating provincial and territorial governments. Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not participate in the Canada Student Loans Program. These jurisdictions receive an alternative payment to assist in the cost of delivering a similar student financial assistance program.
Effective management of the Program and of relations with third-party agents is the primary responsibility of the Canada Student Loans Program. Program activities include, for example, defining the operational and financial processes for the delivery of the program by the service providers, comptrollership and client relations for escalated cases.
The application and needs assessment process is administered by provincial/territorial student assistance offices. The participating provinces and the Yukon Territory:
While the Canada Student Loans Program provides the guidance and direction on how the Program is to be delivered, the Service Provider assumes responsibility for the administration of the loans once the loan agreement is signed and submitted for processing. The responsibilities of the Service Provider include:
Public Works and Government Services Canada is responsible for disbursing loans and grants to the borrowers and to Educational Institutions, for any funds directed to pay for tuition.
Canada Revenue Agency Non-Tax Collection Services is the agent responsible for debt collection. Delinquent guaranteed and risk-shared loans become debts to the Crown when the Government of Canada buys back the debt from financial institutions. Delinquent direct financed loans are returned to government after the Service Provider has attempted collection for a set period of time and the borrower has either not made payments on their loan or is unwilling to repay. These activities may also be conducted by private collection agencies under contract to Canada Revenue Agency. These private collection agencies must abide by Canada Revenue Agency collection guidelines when carrying out the recovery of Crown debts
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009- 10 |
Actual Spending for 2009- 10 |
Expected Results for 2009- 10 |
Results Achieved in 2009- 10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Learning | Canada Student Loans Program | Ongoing Statutory funding | 1,005.5M Loans Disbursed Under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act $1.8B | $1,158.0M Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act $2.1B | Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from loans and non-repayable in study interest subsidies received (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009) through the Canada Student Loans Program: 455,000a Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from the Canada Student Grant Program (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009): 245,000b |
An estimated that 490,000 Canadians benefited from loans and non repayable in study interest subsidies received (in the 2009 Loan Year). An estimated 275,703 Canadians benefited from the Canada Student Grant Program (in the 2009 Loan Year). |
Public Works and Government Services Canada | Receiver General Services | Not applicable | |||||
Canada Revenue Agency | Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance | Not applicable | |||||
Total |
Comments on Variances: The variance is mainly related to an increase in the Alternative Payments as a result of an increase in the Total Program Net Cost due to the implementation of the Canada Student Grants Program and Repayment Assistance Plan. The Alternative Payments made to non-participating jurisdictions are based on the net costs of the Federal Student Loan Program.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Marc LeBrun, Director General
Canada Student Loans Directorate
200 Montcalm Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0J9
(819) 997-6684
marc.lebrun@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
a Please note that the number is estimated as loans awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need. The number of loans and the number of grants are not mutually exclusive as the same client can receive both.
b Please note that the number is estimated as grants awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need. The number of grants and the number of loans is not mutually exclusive as the same client can receive both.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Federal Elder Abuse Initiative
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Social Development
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $13,050,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The overarching objectives of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative (FEAI) are to raise awareness of elder abuse throughout society, particularly among seniors, their families, and key professional groups, and to ensure the availability of appropriate information, resources and tools to address elder abuse.
Federal elder abuse activities are coordinated interdepartmentally and will involve the cooperation and collaboration of the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the leadership of HRSDC.
The centrepiece of the FEAI is a public awareness campaign using various media. Generic information and resource materials for frontline workers (public health, medical, legal, police, and financial professionals, etc.) are developed to provide key professional groups with the information necessary to identify cases of elder abuse, access the appropriate resources, and take measures to provide assistance to victims.
Shared Outcome(s): To help seniors and others recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and to provide information on what support is available.
Governance Structure(s): The Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (SPPS) within HRSDC is the focal point for Government of Canada activities related to seniors.
The Elder Abuse Task Force within SPPS is leading a working group of officials from partner departments/agencies to coordinate the implementation of Government of Canada initiatives to raise awareness and to develop and disseminate tools and supports for frontline workers. Partner departments/agencies retain responsibility for planning, programming and budgeting their own resources to implement their activities.
The working group has developed a performance measurement framework, including a logic model, to identify the relationships between departmental/agency activities, outputs, and outcomes, and a suite of performance indicators to measure progress against outputs/outcomes. The working group will coordinate reporting and monitor performance and results over the course of the initiative.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors will provide senior-level oversight and direction for the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative. The Committee will provide a forum to update federal departments on the progress and achievements of the initiative and to identify opportunities to align the initiative with other government initiatives and priorities.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009- 10 |
Actual Spending for 2009- 10 |
Expected Results for 2009- 10 |
Results Achieved in 2009- 10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | $10.22M | $4.87M | $3.84M | 2009-2010 will see partner departments increase awareness about elder abuse through advertising and/or the involvement of key stakeholders on elder abuse. | Implemented the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative in collaboration with partner departments and agencies, including a national public awareness campaign. The awareness campaign ran between June 15-29, 2009 and September 28 to October, 2009, using television, print and the internet. A post- campaign survey showed that 58% of poll respondents had heard or read
advertising about elder abuse, surpassing the government advertising benchmark of 36% and demonstrating the success of the campaign. 6 new Federal Elder Abuse Initiative projects were approved to help national organizations develop, adapt and disseminate elder abuse materials to front-line workers. |
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Department of Justice | $1.41M | $0.44M | $0.163M | Released four pamphlets on elder fraud; released the results of public opinion research on awareness of elder abuse; funded regional Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) organizations for elder abuse products | |||
Public Health Agency of Canada | $1.42M | $0.47M | $0.445M |
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RCMP | Coming from internal allocations | Coming from internal allocations | To have better informed police officers that understand the elder abuse and are better prepared to work with their communities on the relevant senior issues. | Launched an Elder Abuse site on the RCMP Internal National Crime Prevention Services website for front line officers. (July 2009) Launched an Elder Abuse Tool Kit on RCMP Internal Website to enhance resources for front line officers including policy, legislation, funding sources, tools, fact sheets. (May 2010) RCMP Publication made available to all 750 RCMP detachments and communities – Entitled – “Seniors Guidebook to Safety & Security Developed and implemented a communication strategy to all RCMP Detachments to increase awareness of RCMP Elder Abuse Tool Box in conjunction with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Continued efforts to establish Police Network on Elder Abuse with other Canadian Police agencies |
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Total | $13.05M | $5.78M | $4.44M |
Comments on Variances: There was initially a delay in the launching of the FEAI. Moreover, the fact that FEAI is a multiple-partnered initiative caused a delay in the implementation of several activities including the public awareness campaign, the evaluation project and the Call for Proposals.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Through a call for proposals process, national associations will be supported to develop information materials about elder abuse for their frontline professionals who regularly come in contact with older Canadians.
Contact information:
Dominique La Salle, Director General
Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development
Place Vanier, Tower B
355 North River Road
Ottawa ON
K1A OJ9
dominique.lasalle@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Homelessness Partnering Strategy
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Social Development
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2009
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $269.6M over two years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy makes strategic investments in community priorities and includes a planning process that encourages cooperation between governments, agencies and community-based organizations to find local solutions for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is designed to provide supports to 61 designated communities and some small, rural and Aboriginal communities to develop community-based measures that assist homeless individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency, thereby contributing to society and the economy. Although the responsibility for homelessness programs falls under Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, most Homelessness Partnering Strategy program components are delivered by regional staff, now part of Service Canada.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy:
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has seven funding streams:
Regional funding streams administered by the Program Operations Branch (POB) and delivered by Service Canada:
National funding streams administered by the Homelessness Partnering Secretariat:
For more information, please visit the Homelessness Partnering Strategy website: www.homelessness.gc.ca
Shared Outcome(s): Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities.
Governance Structure(s):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy community-based program is delivered via two models:
In Quebec, the Homelessness Partnering Strategy is delivered under a formal Canada-Quebec Agreement, in collaboration with the Province of Quebec.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy recognizes that the prevention and reduction of homelessness requires collaboration among all levels of government, particularly the federal and provincial/territorial governments. Provinces and territories are being invited to enter into bilateral arrangements with the federal government to support community efforts to address homelessness. The intent is to offer provinces and territories the opportunity to participate in community planning and priority-setting at the outset. This will support the alignment of federal, provincial and territorial investments to enhance linkages between social services and housing as well as to address the operational sustainability of community projects. This partnering approach will ensure that all of the necessary tools and supports are in place for homeless people to secure housing and supports that effectively meet their needs and for those at-risk of homelessness to attain housing stability.
The Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative (SFRPHI) provides surplus federal property to community organizations, the not-for-profit sector, and other levels of government for projects to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The SFRPHI is a Homelessness Partnering Strategy program co-managed by Public Works and Government Services Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, with advice and support from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009- 10 |
Actual Spending for 2009- 10 |
Expected Results for 2009- 10 |
Results Achieved in 2009- 10 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | Homelessness Partnering Strategy regionally- delivered projects | $219.2M | $109.6M | $97.49M | Homelessness Partnering Strategy regionally- delivered projects have demonstrated cost-matching with other partners. Increased availability and access for homeless people, to a range of services and facilities along the continuum (i.e., emergency, transitional and supportive housing). |
For every dollar invested by the HPS in regionally-delivered projects, the amount invested in communities by external partners was $2.27. 74.3% of HPS investments in regionally-delivered projects were targeted to longer-term transitional and supportive housing and services, exceeding the 65% target. |
Federal Horizontal Pilot Projects | $5.2M | $2.6M | $1.44M | Horizontal pilot projects - Implementation of projects with key departments such as Justice Canada, Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Correctional Service Canada, and Urban Aboriginal Strategy. | The Department launched six new horizontal pilot projects with other federal departments and agencies to address factors that may lead to homelessness such as incarceration, employment, mental health, family violence, and immigration. Furthermore, seven previous horizontal pilot projects with other federal departments and agencies were extended into 2009-2010 for six months in order to strengthen the project evaluations and achieve more robust results. |
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Homelessness Knowledge Development | $3.7M | $1.85M | $1.24M | Increased knowledge (e.g., best practices, research findings) exchanged among community service providers, researchers, and all levels of government working on issues of homelessness. | Allocated funding to 3 successful applicants for projects on lessons learned from community homeless counts. Extended the Memorandum of Understanding with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)/Metropolis to release a joint Call for Proposals (CFP) on the issue of immigration and homelessness, and released the CFP with CIC-Metropolis by the end of the fiscal year. |
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Urban Aboriginal Strategy / Homelessness Partnering Strategy | $35.5M* | $17.75M* | $17.64M* | Better coordination and complementarity among Government of Canada policies and programs to address Aboriginal homelessness and other related issues. | Under the HPS, the Aboriginal Communities funding stream supports community partners with the aim of ensuring services meet the acute and unique homelessness-related needs of Aboriginal people off-reserve, whether in cities or rural areas. As both the HPS and Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) are community-based programs, informal collaboration occurs at the community level. Horizontal collaboration also occurs at the national level in an effort to increase efficiencies and maximize results for Aboriginal persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Under the HPS, the Horizontal Pilot Projects (HPP) funding stream supports horizontal work with other relevant federal programs and policies whose outcomes affect or are affected by homelessness. As of June 6, 2010, the HPS and UAS have collaborated on three HPPs that are focused on various homelessness-related challenges facing urban Aboriginal people. *Note that figures are based only on projects delivered through the HPS Aboriginal Funding Stream. |
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PWGSC | Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative | Funding administered by PWGSC $6.0M |
Funding administered by PWGSC $3.0M |
$3.71M (administered by PWGSC) | Enhanced capacity of communities to provide facilities to homeless individuals and families | A total of 65 housing units were created. Of these, 92% were longer-term housing units, and 6% were supportive and transitional housing units. In addition, one property was transferred and will be the site of a shelter. All properties in St. John's, Gander, Ucluelet and Oskana were transferred to an eligible recipient. Significant progress was made in advancing projects in Ottawa and Montreal. Developed a regional toolkit for partners and stakeholders interested in proposing a SFRPHI project. Developed an on-line database of available properties that Canadians can browse and apply for over the Internet. |
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Total | $269.6 M | $134.8M | $121.5M |
Comments on Variances:
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Barbara Lawless, Director General
Homelessness Partnering Strategy
Place du Portage, Phase II
165 Hotel-de-Ville St.
Gatineau QC
(819) 994-4748
barbara.lawless@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Federal/Provincial/Territorial National Child Benefit Program Initiative
Name of Lead Department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead Department Program Activity: Income Security
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: 1998
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Statutory
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
Through the Federal-Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) National Child Benefit initiative, the Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments1 to provide income support, as well as benefits and services, for low-income families with children. The initiative also includes a First Nations component.
The Government of Canada contributes to the National Child Benefit initiative through a supplement to its Canada Child Tax Benefit called the National Child Benefit Supplement. In addition to the base benefit of the Canada Child Tax Benefit, which is targeted to both low- and middle-income families, the National Child Benefit Supplement provides extra income support to low-income families with children. Federal spending on the Canada Child Tax Benefit, including the National Child Benefit Supplement, is tracked by the Canada Revenue Agency, which is responsible for its delivery.
Shared Outcome(s):
The Federal- Provincial/Territorial National Child Benefit initiative has three goals:
Annual F/P/T National Child Benefit Progress Reports include information on the level of spending by all jurisdictions. There is a data collection process to which all participating jurisdictions contribute in order to present comparable information on National Child Benefit-related programs and services for low-income families with children. The data submitted by each jurisdiction is reviewed jointly to ensure consistency in reporting. To obtain the most recent Progress Report or for further information, please visit the F/P/T National Child Benefit website: www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.
Federal Spending:
In 2009-2010, total annual federal support delivered through the Canada Child Tax Benefit, including the National Child Benefit Supplement, is projected to reach $9.96 billion, including a projected $3.69 billion through the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Provincial and territorial and First Nations Spending:
Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2007, reports that in 2006-2007, provinces, territories, and First Nations spent $833.6 million in programs and services in key areas such as child/day care initiatives, child benefits and earned income supplements, early childhood services and children-at-risk services, supplementary health benefits, and youth initiatives. Under the First Nations National Child Benefit Reinvestment initiative, the savings derived from reducing the amount of income assistance adjustments can be reinvested in projects aimed at lessening child poverty. The $833.6 million in spending outlined above includes reinvestments by First Nations in programs and services which were estimated to be $52.7 million in 2006-2007 and $54.8 million in 2007-2008.
Indicators and Impacts:
The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2007 includes an analysis of both societal level indicators, which measure areas such as low income and labour force attachment and do not infer that any changes are the result of the initiative, and direct outcome indicators, which measure only those changes that are directly attributed to the National Child Benefit initiative.
With respect to societal level indicators, the report shows that the proportion of families with children living in low income has declined significantly since the mid-1900s, decreasing from 17.6 percent in 1996 to 10.5 percent in 2005, based on Statistics Canada's post-tax low-income cut-offs. During this period, the number of children living in low income decreased from 1,304,000 in 1996 to 787,894 in 2005, a decrease of approximately 516,106 children. With respect to direct outcome indicators, the report estimates that in 2005, as a direct result of the National Child Benefit initiative2:
In addition, in June 2005, F/P/T governments released a synthesis report of a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the National Child Benefit initiative (1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001). The evaluation compiled evidence from a number of studies and showed that the National Child Benefit initiative is meeting its goals. In addition, another evaluation is underway. Results are expected to be published in 2011.
For a complete discussion of indicators, please see Chapters 4 and 5 of the National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2007. For a discussion of evaluation results, please see the Evaluation of the National Child Benefit Initiative: Synthesis Report. These reports are available free of charge on the National Child Benefit website, at: http://www.nationalchildbenefit.ca
Governance Structure(s):
The National Child Benefit initiative Governance and Accountability Framework outlines the key characteristics of the F/P/T partnership: cooperation, openness, flexibility, evolution and accountability. As a co-operative effort among governments, the National Child Benefit initiative combines the strengths of a national program with the flexibility of provincial and territorial initiatives designed to meet the specific needs and conditions within each jurisdiction.
With respect to accountability, under the Governance and Accountability Framework, F/P/T Ministers Responsible for Social Services have committed to sharing data on reinvestment initiatives and reviewing results and outcomes achieved in order to identify best practices. F/P/T governments have also agreed to report annually to the public with a primary focus on the performance of the initiative. To date, nine annual progress reports have been published, as well as a synthesis report on a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the initiative.
The Federal Role:
Under the National Child Benefit initiative, the Government of Canada provides additional income support to low-income families with children via the National Child Benefit Supplement component of the Canada Child Tax Benefit. Canada Revenue Agency administers and delivers these benefits to families.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for policy development with respect to the F/P/T National Child Benefit initiative, and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development represents the Government of Canada in this F/P/T initiative.
The Canada Child Tax Benefit (including the National Child Benefit Supplement) is a tax benefit, and is administered by Canada Revenue Agency. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is responsible for the First Nations National Child Benefit Reinvestment initiative. Citizenship and Immigration Canada administers the Resettlement Assistance Program, funded under the National Child Benefit and provides income support to child refugees.
The Provincial and Territorial Role:
Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The initiative is designed so that provinces, territories and First Nations have the flexibility to develop and deliver programs and services that best meet the needs and priorities of their communities. As part of this flexibility, provinces and territories may adjust social assistance or child benefit payments by the full or partial amount of the National Child Benefit Supplement. This approach has resulted in families on social assistance being no worse off in terms of their level of benefits, while providing additional funds for new or enhanced provincial and territorial programs benefiting low-income families with children.
It is important to note that, as the National Child Benefit initiative has matured, the majority of provinces and territories no longer recover increases to the National Child Benefit Supplement. This means that the vast majority of children living in low-income families, including those on social assistance, are currently receiving some or all of the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Under the NCB initiative, provincial and territorial governments, along with First Nations, have committed to re-allocating available social assistance funds into benefits and services for children in low-income families that further the goals of the initiative. Jurisdictions have focused reinvestments primarily in key areas:
First Nations Role:
The federal government is responsible for ensuring programs for First Nations children on reserve are comparable to those available to other Canadian children. Under the National Child Benefit initiative, First Nations have the flexibility to reinvest savings from adjustments to social assistance into programs and services tailored to meet the needs and priorities of individual communities. Some 500 First Nations participate in the National Child Benefit and implement their own programs.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009- 10 |
Actual Spending for 2009- 10 |
Expected Results for 2009- 10 |
Results Achieved in 2009- 10 |
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Canada Revenue Agency3 | Administers the National Child Benefit Supplement and delivers income benefits directly to low income families | a. National Child Benefit Supplement | On-going | $3.69B | Not available | Continued progress on the goals of the National Child Benefit initiative, as described in the “Shared Outcomes”, above. | Results achieved in 2005 (latest year of publicly available results) are described in “Indicators and Impacts”, above. (The F/P/T NCB Progress Report 2007 estimates that in 2005, as a direct result of the National Child Benefit initiative: 171,100 children in 78,800 families were prevented from living below Market-Basket Measure (MBM) low-income thresholds, a reduction of 13.7 percent. These families saw their average disposable income increase by an estimated $2,400, or 9.5 percent. |
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Comments on Variances: N/A
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
François Weldon, Acting/Director General
Social Policy Directorate
Strategic Policy and Research Branch
HRSDC
(819) 994-3184
2 The Government of Quebec has stated that it agrees with the basic principles of the National Child Benefit. Quebec chose not to participate in the initiative because it wanted to assume control over income support for children in Quebec; however, it has adopted a similar approach to the National Child Benefit. Throughout this text, references to joint federal, provincial and
territorial positions do not include Quebec.
3 Based on a simulation analysis of the income benefits component of the NCB initiative: both the federal NCB Supplement and P/T reinvestments and investments in income benefits.
vi While Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for policy development with respect to the National Child Benefit initiative, the Canada Child Tax Benefit (including the National Child Benefit Supplement) is a tax measure, and is administered by Canada Revenue Agency. In addition, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada have
roles in reinvestments and investments.
Departmental Green Procurement processes are based on achieving value-for-money leveraging procurement in order to accomplish broader social, economic and environmental outcomes, in compliance with certain policies, such as the Policy on Green Procurement.
Departmental purchasing patterns for products essential to operations are assessed using key standards to support sustainable development. Electronic-based Green Procurement processes are also an important part of the Department's commitment to reduce the environmental footprint of paper-based transactions particularly for thousands of low dollar value transactions. Since departmental purchasing is subject to the use of mandatory standing offers established by Public Works and Government Services Canada, work continues to identify opportunities where Green Procurement can be improved. Appropriate communications strategies and tools including the Purchasing Portal, will ensure appropriate use of "green" items.
The Department is raising awareness and understanding of Green Procurement through training and communications. Functional specialists receive training through courses offered by the School of Public Service, and managers and administrative staff receive information through departmental awareness sessions. Green Procurement information is added to the Departmental Purchasing Portal and employees receive regular information through the Intranet site and communiqués.
The Department’s Green Procurement target setting status is currently "in progress". A National Departmental Working Group has been established to conduct an analysis of key commodities purchased, to identify opportunities, to establish procurement tools that meet departmental needs, and to ensure that the information is communicated to Public Works and Government Services Canada Commodity Councils for the development of mandatory standing offers. Where government-wide tools are not mandated, tools will be developed and aligned with those from Public Works and Government Services Canada as they become available.
More specifically, the Department will continue to assess opportunities to decrease paper-based transactions and improve the efficiency and costs associated with low dollar value procurement promoting appropriate use of the Acquisition Card and the Procurement Portal.
In establishing firm targets, the Department must operate within what is currently available through the use of mandatory standing offers and departmental contracting authorities.
Has the department incorporated environmental performance considerations in its procurement decision-making processes?
Yes |
Departmental Green Procurement processes are based on achieving value-for-money while leveraging procurement in order to accomplish broader social, economic and environmental outcomes, in compliance with certain policies, such as the Policy on Green Procurement. Departmental purchasing patterns for products essential to operations are assessed using key standards to support sustainable development.
Summary of initiatives to incorporate environmental performance considerations in procurement decision-making processes:
A) Electronic-based Green Procurement processes are an important part of the Department's commitment to reduce the environmental footprint of paper-based transactions particularly for thousands of low dollar value transactions. The Department continues to assess opportunities to decrease these paper-based transactions and improve the efficiency and costs associated with low dollar value procurement by promoting appropriate use of the Acquisition Card.
B) Communications strategies and tools are used to ensure appropriate use of "green" items. Green Procurement information is added to the Departmental Purchasing Portal and employees receive regular information through the Intranet site and communiqués.
C) The Department is raising awareness and understanding of Green Procurement through training and communications. Functional specialists receive training through courses offered by the School of Public Service, and managers and administrative staff receive information through departmental awareness sessions.
D) A National Departmental Working Group tracks key commodities purchased, to identify opportunities, and leverage procurement tools from Public Works and Government Services Canada. Where government-wide tools are not available, the department is building green requirements.
Results achieved:
A) The total dollar value of spend using the Acquisition Card in fiscal year 2009/2010 was approximately $23 million, representing an increase of $1.2 million from fiscal year 2008/2009.
In addition, call-ups made against mandatory standing offers that had greening components such as paper and eco friendly desktops were as follows:
Fiscal Year | Total Requests | Total Value |
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06/07 | 482 | $1,301,132.02 |
07/08 | 835 | $2,307,314.86 |
08/09 | 1628 | $5,679,720.85 |
09/10 | 2697 | $14,001,248.97 |
Total | 5642 | $23,289,416.70 |
B) Information was posted on the Departmental Purchasing Portal which provides information related to items such as Greening Printing Services and how to make greener choices in the selection of goods and services acquired by the Department.
C) In fiscal year 2009/2010, HRSDC conducted 30 awareness sessions to departmental managers and administrative assistants promoting Sustainable Development/Green Procurement and the use of green tools such as the Acquisition Card.
D) One contract was awarded in fiscal year 2009/2010 for the acquisition of new and refurbished office furniture - panel systems.
Contributions to facilitate government-wide implementation of green procurement:
HRSDC is a member of the Green Procurement Form coordinated by the Office of Greening Government Operations within Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). In this way, HRSDC remains current on government wide initiatives.
Has the department established green procurement targets?
In progress |
Summary of green procurement targets:
The department is seeking 100% target of paper purchasing for major operations. It will establish further targets for other key areas on an ongoing basis based on major asset plans.
Awareness sessions will continue in fiscal year 2010/2011 to support the departmental wide distribution of Green Procurement information.
The department will continue the goal of eliminating paper-based transactions through further use of the Acquisition Card as a green procurement tool and continuing to communicate Green Procurement information using the Purchasing Portal.
The department will target full alignment with all available green standing offers from PWGSC.
Response to Parliamentary Committees |
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The HRSDC portfolio tabled four Government Responses to parliamentary committee reports between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
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Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
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Auditor General’s 2009 Spring Report – Chapter 1 Objective: The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected departments whose responsibilities can impact men and women differently, can provide evidence that they are conducting, and the central agencies can provide evidence that they are reviewing, gender-based analyses to adequately support decision making on policy and program spending initiatives. Gender-based analysis is an analytical tool that can be used to assess how the impact of policies and programs on women might differ from their impact on men. The audit noted that HRSDC was one of the four departments that had taken measures to implement gender-based analyses. It further recognized that the Department’s relocation of its Gender-Based Analysis unit within the Strategic Policy and Research Branch, allows the Unit to exercise a challenge role through the Department’s policy and planning committees. The chapter notes that the Gender-Based Analysis Unit has staff and tools to help employees perform gender-based analyses; it provides training publicized in various ways, and is rebuilding the advisers’ network. The audit can be found at: Auditor General’s 2009 Fall Report – Chapter 1 Objective: The overall objective of this audit was to determine whether selected departments and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat are meeting the needs for effectiveness evaluation and are identifying and making improvements in effectiveness evaluation. The audit found that HRSDC and the five other departments examined, followed systematic processes to plan their effectiveness evaluations. As well, most planned evaluations were completed. The audit further noted that the evaluations conducted by the six departments only covered a small proportion of overall departmental expenses, and most of the evaluations examined were hampered by inadequate data. The audit concluded that improvements are required in the departments, and in the oversight and support activities of Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, in order to remedy the situation. Four of the chapter’s seven recommendations are jointly directed at HRSDC and four other audited departments. The Department accepts the chapter’s recommendations and has developed a robust management action plan to address the observations made in the report. The government’s response can be found at: Auditor General’s 2009 Fall Report – Chapter 2 Objective: The objective of this audit was to determine whether Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) efficiently and effectively handle program planning and delivery to facilitate the entry of permanent and temporary foreign workers into Canada. Overall, the audit found that current practices within Citizenship and Immigration Canada and HRSDC do not ensure that foreign worker programs are delivered efficiently and effectively. It further noted that HRSDC and Citizenship and Immigration Canada have not defined their respective roles and responsibilities in assessing the genuineness of job offers and how that assessment is to be carried out. Four of the chapter’s eleven recommendations are directed at HRSDC, three of which are joint with Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The Department has taken significant corrective measures to address all observations highlighted in the report. The government’s response can be found at: |
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) |
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) – 2008-2009 Annual Report Objective: This report provides Parliament with an integrated assessment of the overall integrity of the merit system based on the results of the Public Service Commission’s monitoring, studies, surveys audits and investigations. HRSDC is referenced in the report because of its participation in the following two PSC initiatives – Labour Program’s consultation in PSC’s development of a methodology and data collection process to gather more accurate and reliable statistical data on employment equity; and the Department’s use of PSC’s customized assessment service to help identify future leaders within the Department. Chapter 7: Enabling departments and agencies Objective: This report assesses the support the Public Service Commission provides to organizations to enable them to exercise more fully their delegated authorities and achieve a values-based appointment system. HRSDC is referenced in the report because of its participation in the launch of the PSC’s first e-test centres in fiscal year 2008-2009. The Department is further recognized as one of the "few departments" where the employment of Aboriginal peoples is concentrated within the Public Service. The audits can be found at: |
Name of Internal Audit | Audit Type | Status | Completion Date |
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Review of the Strategic Training and Transition Fund | Review | Completed | Reviewed by Departmental Audit Committee – March 2010 |
Review of the Work-Sharing Agreements | Review | Completed | Reviewed by Departmental Audit Committee – March 2010 |
Review of Career Transition Assistance (Long Tenure Workers Pilot Project Management Control Framework) | Review | Completed | Reviewed by Departmental Audit Committee – March 2010 |
Review of the Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund | Review | Completed | Reviewed by Departmental Audit Committee – March 2010 |
Audit of Program Eligibility | Assurance | Underway | Pending Departmental Audit Committee Approval |
Audit of the Consolidated Statement of Administrative Costs Charged to the Canada Pension Plan Account by HRSDC/Service Canada, March 31, 2009 | Attest | Completed | Approved by Departmental Audit Committee – December 2009 |
Follow-Up Audit of Compensation | Assurance | Underway | Target Completion – October 2010 |
Audit of Old Age Security Management Control Framework | Assurance | Underway | Target Completion – October 2010 |
Review of Departmental Financial Statements | Review | Completed | Approved by Departmental Audit Committee – August 2009 |
Audit of Information Technology (IT) Client Satisfaction Management | Assurance | Underway | Target Completion – October 2010 |
Name of Evaluation | Program Activity | Program Type | Status | Completion Date |
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Regular Benefits – entrance requirements | Skills and Employment | Summative | Not Plannedvii. | |
New-entrants and Re-entrants | Skills and Employment | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
Work Sharing Benefits | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | |
Compassionate Care Benefits | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned for 2013-2014 | |
Three Pilot Projects - Seasonal Workers | Skills and Employment | Summative | In progress | November 2010 |
5-week Seasonal Work Pilot | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | March 2010 |
Sickness Benefits | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | |
EI Premium Reduction | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | December 2009 |
Ontario Employment Benefit and Support Measures | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | October 2009 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: New Brunswick | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | June 2009 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Nova Scotia | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 |
Labour market Development Agreement: Prince Edward Island | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Manitoba | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | December 2010 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Saskatchewan | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | March 2009 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Alberta | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | April 2009 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Yukon | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Northwest Territories | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Newfoundland and Labrador | Skills and Employment | Summative | Not Plannedviii | |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Nunavut | Skills and Employment | Summative | Not Plannedix | |
Labour Market Development Agreement: Ontario | Skills and Employment | Formative | In Progress | December 2010 |
Aboriginal Human Resources Development Agreement - Kativik Regional Government | Skills and Employment | Formative and Summative | Completed | June 2009 |
Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy | Skills and Employment | Formative | Completed | April 2009 |
Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy | Skills and Employment | Summative | July 2009 | |
Evaluation of the Innu, Inuit and Métis Human Resources Development Strategy for the Voisey's Bay Project | Skills and Employment | Formative and Summative | Completed | October 2009 |
Evaluation of Aboriginal Skills Employment Program – Program I | Skills and Employment | Formative | Completed | May 2009 |
Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | ||
Youth Employment Strategy | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | August 2009 |
Labour Market Adjustment - Targeted Initiative for Older Workers | Skills and Employment | Formative | In Progress | June 2010 |
Skills and Employment | Summative | Phase I is in progress | 2013 | |
Enabling Fund – Official Language Minority Communities | Skills and Employment | Formative | In Progress | March 2010 |
Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | ||
Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities | Skills and Employment | Summative | Final Report | May 2009 |
Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities - Manitoba | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | February 2009 |
Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities - Nova Scotia | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | |
Apprenticeship Incentive Grant | Skills and Employment | Formative | In Progress | May 2009 |
Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | ||
Workplace Skills Initiative | Skills and Employment | Summative | In Progress | September 2011 |
Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program | Skills and Employment | Formative | Planned | May 2010 |
Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | ||
Sector Council Program | Skills and Employment | Summative Phase 1 | In Progress | June 2010 |
Skills and Employment | Summative Phase 11 | Planned | ||
Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | June 2011 |
Immigration Portal | Skills and Employment | Summative | Planned | November 2010 |
Interprovincial Labour Mobility | Skills and Employment | Formative | Not Plannedx. | |
Labour Market Information | Skills and Employment | Formative | Not Plannedix. | |
Foreign Credential Recognition Program | Skills and Employment | Summative | Completed | February 2010 |
Training Centre Infrastructure Fund | Skills and Employment | Completed | November 2009 | |
Canada Student Loans Programs | Learning | Synthesis Summative | In progress | March 2011 |
Canada Education Savings Grant | Learning | Formative | Completed | February 2010 |
Learning | Summative | Planned | ||
Canada Learning Bond | Learning | Formative | Completed | February 2010 |
Learning | Summative | Planned | ||
Workplace dispute prevention and resolution | Labour | Summative | Planning is delayedx. | |
Unjust Dismissal Adjudicators | Labour | Summative | Planning is delayedx. | |
Labour Management Partnership Program | Labour | Summative | In Progress | June 2010 |
Occupational Health and Safety | Labour | Summative | Planning is delayedx. | |
Fire Protection | Labour | Summative | Planning is delayedx. | |
Wage Earner Protection Program | Labour | Summative | In Progress | December 2011 |
Employment Equity Programs | Labour | Summative | In Progress | June 2010 |
Racism Free Workplace Strategy | Labour | Summative | In Progress | December 2010 |
Federal Workers Compensation | Labour | Summative | Planning is delayedx. | |
International Trade and Labour Program | Labour | Summative | In Progress | October 2010 |
Allowances | Income Security | Summative | In Progress | 2011-2012 |
Old Age Security Program | Income Security | Summative | In Progress | 2011-2012 |
Guaranteed Income Supplement – Take Up | Income Security | Summative | In Progress | February 2010 |
Canada Pension Plan – Disability Program | Income Security | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 |
National Child Benefit | Income Security | Summative | In Progress | 2011 |
Homelessness Partnering Strategy | Social Development | Summative | Completed | July 2009 |
Understanding the Early Years | Social Development | Formative | Completed | June 2009 |
Social Development | Summative | Planned | January 2011 | |
Social Development Partnership Program | Social Development | Summative | Completed | June 2009 |
Voluntary Sector Initiative | Social Development | Summative | Completed | August 2009 |
Voluntary Sector Strategy | Social Development | Summative | In Progress | July 2011 |
New Horizons for Seniors Program | Social Development | Formative | Completed | June 2009 |
Social Development | Summative | In Progress | September 2010 | |
Federal Elder Abuse Initiative | Social Development | Summative | In Progress | October 2011 |
Enabling Accessibility Fund | Social Development | Summative | In Progress | October 2011 |
Universal Child Care Benefit | Social Development | Formative | In Progress | December 2010 |
Child Care Spaces Initiative | Social Development | Formative | Not Planned | |
In Person Channel: Service Canada Community Offices | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | In Progress | November 2009 |
In-Person Channel: Service Canada Centres | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | Planned | |
Passport Receiving Agent | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | Planned | |
Service Canada Telephone Channel | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | Planned | |
Service Canada Internet Channel | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | Planned | |
Common Experience Payment | Service Excellence for Canadians | Service Delivery | In Progress | March 2011 |
Identity Management Tools and Practices | Service Excellence for Canadians | Scoping / evaluation feasibility | Not Planned | |
Evaluation of Early Impacts of Automation of Employment Insurance Claims and Related Activities Part 1 | Service Excellence for Canadians | Scoping / Service Delivery | In Progress | November 2010 |
Service Canada College | Service Excellence for Canadians | Business Practice and Service Excellence | Planned | |
Service Canada Partnerships (interdepartmental and selected provinces) | Service Excellence for Canadians | Management Review of Partnerships strategy and approach | Planned | November 2010 |
Note:
vii Resources were reallocated to Budget 2009.
viii Evaluation schedule to be updated following the discussion with the Province.
ix Evaluation schedule to be updated following the discussion with the Territory.
x Evaluation schedule is delayed resulting from the Strategic Review of the Labour Program.