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Department
Canadian Polar Commission
First Nations Statistical Institute
Indian Specific Claims Commission
Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution
of Canada
Ministry Summary
Vote | (thousands of dollars) | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | Difference |
Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |||
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Indian Affairs and Northern Development | ||||
Department | ||||
1 | Operating expenditures | 647,484 | 609,420 | 38,064 |
5 | Capital expenditures | 22,135 | 28,708 | (6,573) |
10 | Grants and contributions | 5,308,773 | 5,252,781 | 55,992 |
15 | Payments to Canada Post Corporation | 27,600 | 27,600 | . . . . . |
20 | Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and | |||
non-Status Indians - Operating expenditures | 9,336 | 7,182 | 2,154 | |
25 | Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and | |||
non-Status Indians - Contributions | 23,599 | 31,029 | (7,430) | |
(S) | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development - | |||
Salary and motor car allowance | 75 | 73 | 2 | |
(S) | Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands Mercury | |||
Disability Board | 15 | 15 | . . . . . | |
(S) | Liabilities in respect of loan guarantees made to Indians | |||
for Housing and Economic Development | 2,000 | 2,000 | . . . . . | |
(S) | Indian Annuities Treaty payments | 1,400 | 1,400 | . . . . . |
(S) | Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to | |||
receive claim settlement payments pursuant to | ||||
Comprehensive Land Claim Settlement Acts | 110,040 | 137,636 | (27,596) | |
(S) | Grant to the Nunatsiavut Government for the | |||
implementation of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims | ||||
Agreement pursuant to the Labrador Inuit Land | ||||
Claims Agreement Act | 17,987 | 35,974 | (17,987) | |
(S) | Payments to comprehensive claim beneficiaries in | |||
compensation for resource royalties | 1,472 | 1,472 | . . . . . | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 60,252 | 54,411 | 5,841 |
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Total budgetary | 6,232,168 | 6,189,701 | 42,467 | |
L30 | Loans to native claimants | 39,103 | 31,103 | 8,000 |
L35 | Loans to First Nations in British Columbia for the | |||
purpose of supporting their participation in the | ||||
British Columbia Treaty Commission Process | 35,400 | 49,740 | (14,340) | |
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Total non-budgetary | 74,503 | 80,843 | (6,340) | |
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Total Department | 6,306,671 | 6,270,544 | 36,127 | |
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Canadian Polar Commission | ||||
40 | Program expenditures | 913 | 905 | 8 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 71 | 71 | . . . . . |
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Total Agency | 984 | 976 | 8 | |
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First Nations Statistical Institute | ||||
45 | Payments to the First Nations Statistical Institute for | |||
operating expenditures | 4,888 | . . . . . | 4,888 | |
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Total Agency | 4,888 | . . . . . | 4,888 | |
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Indian Specific Claims Commission | ||||
50 | Program expenditures | 6,136 | 5,043 | 1,093 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 597 | 529 | 68 |
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Total Agency | 6,733 | 5,572 | 1,161 | |
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Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of | ||||
Canada | ||||
55 | Operating expenditures | 452,923 | 196,205 | 256,718 |
60 | Grants and contributions | 134,000 | 6,000 | 128,000 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 9,770 | 6,406 | 3,364 |
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Total Agency | 596,693 | 208,611 | 388,082 | |
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Strategic Outcome
The Government - Good governance,
effective institutions and cooperative relationships for First
Nations, Inuit and
Northerners.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Governance and Institutions of
Government
Fostering stronger governance and institutions of government
through supporting legislative initiatives, programs and
policies, and administrative mechanisms that foster stable,
legitimate and effective First Nations and Inuit governments that
are culturally relevant, provide efficient delivery of services
and are accountable to their citizens.
Co-operative Relationships
Building co-operative and productive intergovernmental and treaty
relationships with First Nations and Inuit to optimize the
pursuit and attainment of shared objectives; the reconciliation
of Aboriginal and other interests through researching, assessing,
negotiating and implementing claims and self-government
agreements; the furthering of common understanding regarding the
historic treaty relationship; and developing legislative and
administrative arrangements that reflect evolving governance
capacities and relations.
Claims Settlements
Payments for the settlement of special, specific and
comprehensive claims.
Northern Governance
Supports strengthening northern governments through devolution of
province-like responsibilities, effective intergovernmental
mechanisms and management of strategic issues, as well as
strengthened intergovernmental cooperation internationally on
circumpolar issues.
Strategic Outcome
The People - Strengthened individual and
family well-being for First Nations, Inuit and
Northerners.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Managing Individual Affairs
Professionally managing individual First Nations' affairs to
ensure that the Minister's responsibilities under the
Indian
Act
for trust funds, membership and estates are properly
exercised.
Education
Supports the provision of: elementary/secondary education
services consistent with provincial programs and standards,
contributing to increased levels of educational attainment and
improved employability for First Nations and Inuit students;
special education directed to improve the quality of education
and level of support services for eligible students with special
needs that are reasonably comparable with provincial levels of
support services; and financial support for status Indians to
participate in post-secondary education studies to increase
levels of participation, achievements and employability.
Social Development
Supports the provision of: income assistance to meet basic needs
for food, clothing and shelter to ensure the safety and
well-being of individuals and families consistent with provincial
programs and standards; First Nations child and family services
to improve their well-being and security; assisted living for
social support services of a non-medical nature such as in-home
care, short term respite care, foster care and institutional care
to improve their well-being and security; Family Violence Program
to improve safety and security, particularly of women and
children at-risk; National Child Benefit Re-investment to support
low-income families with children to help prevent or reduce the
depth of child poverty; and other social services to build
capacity for First Nations to assume responsibility for, and
jurisdiction over social development through policy development,
program design and service delivery, to build self-reliant,
sustainable, healthy and stable First Nation communities.
Healthy Northern Communities
Supports improvements in the health and well-being of Northerners
through grants for hospital and physician services for Indian and
Inuit residents in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the
transportation of nutritious perishable foods and other essential
items to isolated northern communities at reduced rates, the
conduct of research into the sources and effects of contaminants
on the Arctic food chain and initiatives to assist Northerners
deal with broad issues such as the impacts of climate
change.
Strategic Outcome
The Land - Sustainable use of lands and
resources by First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Clarity of Title to Land and
Resources
This activity includes: additions to reserve; ensuring clarity of
title to facilitate future land transactions through surveys,
negotiated agreements; and implementing land transfers under
specific and comprehensive claims.
Responsible Federal Stewardship
This activity includes: discharging federal responsibilities to
First Nations, such as under the
Indian Act
and the
Indian Oil and Gas Act
and associated regulations;
discharging responsibilities and coordinating with other
government departments with similar responsibilities, such as
Environment Canada; remediating contaminated sites under federal
jurisdiction; and collecting and managing Indian monies from land
and resources activities.
First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the
Environment
This activity includes: supporting First Nations in the
development of professional and institutional capacity, including
working with emerging First Nations' institutions and
professional associations; supporting the development of sectoral
self-government options and agreements; and working with First
Nations to implement such agreements, for instance working
jointly with the Lands Advisory Board to implement the
First
Nations Land Management Act
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Northern Land and Resources
Supports the sustainable development of the North's natural
resources, emphasizing improved environmental management and
stewardship, including the clean-up of contaminated sites,
expanding the knowledge base for sound decision-making and
improving the effectiveness of the northern regulatory
environment.
Strategic Outcome
The Economy - Aboriginal People and
Northerners close the economic gap.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Economic and Employment Opportunities for
Aboriginal People
Supports the expansion of economic and employment opportunities
for Aboriginal peoples in both the public and private sectors.
Supports and promotes goods and services contracting
opportunities for Aboriginal businesses.
Economic Development
Economic development programs facilitate economic development
opportunities and the development/implementation of economic
development strategies.
Community Infrastructure
Supports the provision of funding for the acquisition,
construction, operation and maintenance of: community facilities
such as roads, bridges, water and sewer, and administration
offices; education facilities, such as schools and teacherages;
remediation of contaminated sites on reserve; and on-reserve
housing.
Northern Economy
Supports sustainable economic growth of the territorial economies
through investments in innovation and knowledge and regional
development programming, advocacy and activities, which lead to
Northerners participating and benefiting from resource
development.
Strategic Outcome
Office of the Federal Interlocutor -
Promoting collaborative engagement of government and
stakeholders, resulting in demonstrative improvement in
socio-economic conditions of Métis, non-status Indians, and
urban Aboriginal conditions.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Co-operative Relations
Supports strengthening of effective interdepartmental and
intergovernmental (federal/provincial/territorial/municipal)
relations; pursue cooperative relations with Métis,
non-status, off-reserve and urban Aboriginal organizations to
optimize the pursuit and attainment of shared objectives;
proactive management of strategic issues related to Métis,
non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal people.
Program by Activities
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2007-2008 Main Estimates |
2006-2007 | ||||||
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transfer | and advances | |||||||
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Governance and Institutions of Government | 41,079 | . . . . . | 366,335 | 229,542 | 636,956 | . . . . . | 636,956 | 613,631 |
Co-operative Relationships | 79,672 | 11,702 | 5,608 | 69,099 | 166,081 | 74,503 | 240,584 | 239,938 |
Claims Settlements | 29,924 | . . . . . | 470,874 | . . . . . | 500,798 | . . . . . | 500,798 | . . . . . |
Northern Governance | 10,079 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 179 | 10,258 | . . . . . | 10,258 | 11,314 |
Managing Individual Affairs | 12,790 | 3,793 | 1,400 | 6,729 | 24,712 | . . . . . | 24,712 | 15,783 |
Education | 104,872 | . . . . . | 34,153 | 1,528,172 | 1,667,197 | . . . . . | 1,667,197 | 1,608,444 |
Social Development | 80,073 | . . . . . | 10,000 | 1,310,408 | 1,400,481 | . . . . . | 1,400,481 | 1,341,926 |
Healthy Northern Communities | 35,018 | . . . . . | 45,490 | 7,909 | 88,417 | . . . . . | 88,417 | 86,654 |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | 4,585 | 1,640 | 3,500 | . . . . . | 9,725 | . . . . . | 9,725 | 11,225 |
Responsible Federal Stewardship | 21,545 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 27,451 | 48,996 | . . . . . | 48,996 | 48,668 |
First Nations Governance over Land, | ||||||||
Resources and the Environment | 18,017 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 17,996 | 36,013 | . . . . . | 36,013 | 46,008 |
Northern Land and Resources | 169,954 | . . . . . | 1,086 | 17,266 | 188,306 | . . . . . | 188,306 | 174,143 |
Economic and Employment Opportunities | ||||||||
for Aboriginal People | 1,105 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,105 | . . . . . | 1,105 | 1,111 |
Economic Development | 15,669 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 109,587 | 125,256 | . . . . . | 125,256 | 693,217 |
Community Infrastructure | 107,317 | 5,000 | 84,454 | 1,068,505 | 1,265,276 | . . . . . | 1,265,276 | 1,305,568 |
Northern Economy | 4,389 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 22,457 | 26,846 | . . . . . | 26,846 | 32,100 |
Co-operative Relations | 12,146 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 23,599 | 35,745 | . . . . . | 35,745 | 40,814 |
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748,234 | 22,135 | 1,022,900 | 4,438,899 | 6,232,168 | 74,503 | 6,306,671 | 6,270,544 | |
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Note: Funding for Claims Settlements was previously included under the Economic Development program activity. |
Transfer Payments
(dollars) | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 |
Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |
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Grants | ||
Governance and Institutions of Government | ||
Grant for Band Support Funding | 227,843,000 | 222,934,000 |
Payments to Yukon First Nations pursuant to individual | ||
self-government agreements | 45,096,000 | 43,957,000 |
Payments to self-governing Aboriginal organizations, pursuant to | ||
comprehensive land claims agreements, self-government | ||
agreements or treaty legislation | 74,415,000 | 70,662,000 |
Grant to the Westbank First Nation to support the implementation of the | ||
Westbank First Nation Self-Government Agreement | 4,124,000 | 4,004,000 |
Grants to the Sechelt Indian Band pursuant to the Sechelt | ||
Self-Government Act | 4,245,000 | 3,799,000 |
Grant to the Miawpukek Indian Band to support designated programs | 9,075,000 | 8,897,000 |
Grants to support First Nations, Inuit, Tribal Councils, Organizations or | ||
other levels of government for the implementation activities as | ||
stipulated in the various agreements | 387,000 | 370,000 |
Grant to the First Nations Finance Authority pursuant to the First | ||
Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act | 850,000 | . . . . . |
Grants to British Columbia Indian bands in lieu of a per capita annuity | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Co-operative Relationships | ||
Grants to representative status Indian organizations to support their | ||
administration | 5,608,000 | 5,572,000 |
Claims Settlements | ||
Grants to support the beneficiaries/organizations for the settlement of | ||
specific and special claims | 307,144,000 | 311,310,000 |
(S) Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to receive claim | ||
settlement payments pursuant to Comprehensive Land Claim | ||
Settlement Acts | 110,040,000 | 137,636,000 |
(S) Grant to the Nunatsiavut Government for the implementation of the | ||
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement pursuant to the Labrador | ||
Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act | 17,987,000 | 35,974,000 |
Grant to the Deh Cho First Nations under the Out-of-Court Settlement | ||
Agreement | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Grants to support First Nations, Inuit, Tribal Councils, Organizations or | ||
other levels of government for the implementation activities as | ||
stipulated in the various agreements | 28,961,000 | 14,543,000 |
Payments to the Government of the Northwest Territories to facilitate | ||
the implementation of comprehensive land claim agreements | 1,742,000 | 2,795,000 |
Managing Individual Affairs | ||
(S) Indian Annuities Treaty payments | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
Education | ||
Grants to Indians and Inuit to provide elementary and secondary | ||
educational support services | 150,000 | 200,000 |
Grants to Inuit to support their cultural advancement | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Grant for Mi'kmaq Education in Nova Scotia | 32,858,000 | 31,537,000 |
Grants to Indians and Inuit to support their post-secondary educational | ||
advancement | 1,100,000 | 2,319,000 |
Social Development | ||
Grants to provide income support to indigent on-reserve residents | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Healthy Northern Communities | ||
Grants to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the | ||
Government of Nunavut for health care of Indians and Inuit | 45,490,000 | 44,598,000 |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | ||
Grants to support the beneficiaries/organizations for the settlement of | ||
specific and special claims | 3,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
Northern Land and Resources | ||
Grant for the advancement of scientific knowledge of the North | 1,085,500 | 1,080,500 |
Community Infrastructure | ||
Grants to students and their chaperons to promote fire protection | ||
awareness in band and federally operated schools | 136,000 | 136,000 |
Grants to support First Nations, Inuit, Tribal Councils, Organizations or | ||
other levels of government for the implementation activities as | ||
stipulated in the various agreements | 84,318,000 | 80,018,000 |
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Total grants | 1,022,899,500 | 1,047,086,500 |
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Contributions | ||
Governance and Institutions of Government | ||
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of | ||
supplying public services in Indian government support | 125,090,000 | 114,501,000 |
Contributions to beneficiaries and various implementing bodies for | ||
implementing comprehensive land claim agreements | 57,855,000 | 58,575,000 |
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 18,674,000 | 18,710,000 |
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | 1,734,000 | 1,689,000 |
Contributions to support the building of strong governance, | ||
administrative and accountability systems | 15,300,000 | 15,300,000 |
Contributions to support the negotiation process for comprehensive, | ||
specific, and special claims and self-government initiatives | 250,000 | 2,250,000 |
Contributions to First Nations, their organizations, provinces and third | ||
parties for Interim Measures and British Columbia Treaty Related | ||
Measures | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Contributions to the Inuit Art Foundation for the purpose of assisting | ||
Inuit artists and artisans from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, | ||
Northern Quebec and Labrador in the development of their | ||
professional skills and marketing of their art | 458,000 | 458,000 |
Contribution to First Nations Institutions for the purpose of enhancing | ||
good governance | 9,581,000 | . . . . . |
Co-operative Relationships | ||
Contributions to support the negotiation process for comprehensive, | ||
specific, and special claims and self-government initiatives | 45,099,000 | 45,709,000 |
Contributions to support the building of strong governance, | ||
administrative and accountability systems | 9,000,000 | 9,000,000 |
Contributions to provincially and/or regionally based Treaty | ||
Commissions | 750,000 | 1,050,000 |
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 6,150,000 | 7,200,000 |
Contributions to First Nations, their organizations, provinces and third | ||
parties for Interim Measures and British Columbia Treaty Related | ||
Measures | 6,200,000 | 3,900,000 |
Contributions for promoting the political, social and scientific | ||
development of Canada's three territories | 150,000 | 150,000 |
Contributions to beneficiaries and various implementing bodies for | ||
implementing comprehensive land claim agreements | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Contributions for the legal and associated costs of Indian-related cases | ||
having the potential to become judicial precedents | 750,000 | 1,000,000 |
Northern Governance | ||
Contributions for promoting the political, social and scientific | ||
development of Canada's three territories | 179,100 | 179,100 |
Managing Individual Affairs | ||
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | 210,000 | 200,000 |
Contributions to Indian bands for registration administration | 6,519,000 | 5,806,000 |
Education | ||
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of | ||
supplying public services in education | 1,424,255,000 | 1,380,003,000 |
Contributions to the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation | 817,000 | 817,000 |
Contributions to beneficiaries and various implementing bodies for | ||
implementing comprehensive land claim agreements | 103,100,000 | 99,267,000 |
Social Development | ||
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of | ||
supplying public services in social development | 1,310,408,000 | 1,261,080,000 |
Healthy Northern Communities | ||
Contribution for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and | ||
protection of the North's natural resources | 7,829,000 | 8,483,000 |
Contribution for Inuit counselling in the South | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Responsible Federal Stewardship | ||
Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites | 10,950,000 | 11,832,000 |
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | 6,805,000 | 3,300,000 |
Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on | ||
reserves | 9,696,000 | 9,696,000 |
First Nations Governance over Land, Resources and the Environment | ||
Contributions to implement the First Nations Land Management Act | 13,600,000 | 18,602,000 |
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | 4,396,000 | 7,132,000 |
Northern Land and Resources | ||
Contribution for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and | ||
protection of the North's natural resources | 16,587,100 | 14,456,100 |
Contributions to First Nations, their organizations, provinces and third | ||
parties for Interim Measures and British Columbia Treaty Related | ||
Measures | 679,000 | . . . . . |
Economic Development | ||
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of | ||
supplying public services in economic development | 109,587,000 | 131,447,000 |
Community Infrastructure | ||
*Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of | ||
supplying public services in capital facilities and maintenance | 1,068,505,000 | 1,116,168,000 |
Northern Economy | ||
Contributions for promoting regional development in Canada's three | ||
territories | 22,457,200 | 23,157,200 |
Co-operative Relations | ||
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | 13,504,000 | 16,004,000 |
Urban Aboriginal Strategy | 10,095,000 | 15,025,000 |
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Total contributions | 4,438,899,400 | 4,403,826,400 |
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Items not required | ||
Grant to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point Band, pursuant to the | ||
Seniors Compensation Advance Payment Agreement | . . . . . | 525,000 |
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | . . . . . | 505,000 |
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | . . . . . | 5,377,000 |
Contribution for promoting the safe use, development, conservation and | ||
protection of the North's natural resources | . . . . . | 1,500,000 |
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Total items not required | . . . . . | 7,907,000 |
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Total | 5,461,798,900 | 5,458,819,900 |
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* | Recipients obtain funding through a variety of arrangements including contributions, flexible transfer payments and alternative funding arrangements. In the latter case, a global amount is provided to First Nations for a range of basic services; accordingly, the amounts displayed should be considered estimates only. |
Strategic Outcome
Increased Canadian polar knowledge.
Program Activity Descriptions
Research Facilitation and
Communication
Research facilitation and communication.
Program by Activities
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Operating | Contributions | Estimates | ||
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transfer | ||||
payments | ||||
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Research Facilitation and Communication | 974 | 10 | 984 | 976 |
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974 | 10 | 984 | 976 | |
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Transfer Payments
(dollars) |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
Main Estimates |
Main Estimates | |
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Contributions | ||
Research Facilitation and Communication | ||
Contributions to individuals, organizations, associations and institutions | ||
to support research and activities relating to the polar regions | 10,000 | 10,000 |
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Total | 10,000 | 10,000 |
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Strategic Outcome
First Nations, governments and other interested
parties will have accurate, and relevant statistical information
and analysis on the fiscal, economic and social conditions of
First Nations.
Program Activity Descriptions
Data Gathering and Analysis
Provide statistics and analysis on the socio-economic conditions
of Indians, First Nations, Aboriginal groups, and others residing
on reserve or Aboriginal lands.
Sound Quality and Practices
Promote the quality, coherence and compatibility of First Nations
statistics with accepted standards through collaboration with
First Nations and other organisations, and build statistical
capacity within First Nation governments.
Outreach
Work with, and provide advice to, federal departments and
agencies and provincial departments and agencies on First Nation
statistics.
Program by Activities
(thousands of dollars) | 2007-2008 Main Estimates | 2006-2007 | |
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Budgetary | Total | Main | |
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Operating | Estimates | ||
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Data Gathering and Analysis | 4,888 | 4,888 | . . . . . |
Sound Quality and Practices | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Outreach | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
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4,888 | 4,888 | . . . . . | |
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Note: The total resources have all been reflected against the Data Gathering and Analysis Program Activity in advance of completion of the Corporate Plan by the First Nations Statistical Institute. The Corporate Plan will provide further details regarding the breakout by Program Activity.
Strategic Outcome
Fair resolution of Indian specific
claims.
Program Activity Descriptions
Conduct inquiries and provide mediation
services
The Commission conducts impartial inquiries when a First Nation
disputes rejection of their specific claim by the Minister of
Indian Affairs and Northern Development, or when a First Nation
disagrees with the compensation criteria proposed by Government
in negotiating the settlement of their claim. As well as
conducting formal inquiries, the Commission, at the request of
the Government and First Nation, provides or arranges such
mediation services as may in their opinion assist them to reach
an agreement in respect of any matter relating to an Indian
specific claim.
Program by Activities
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Operating | Estimates | ||
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Conduct inquiries and provide mediation services | 6,733 | 6,733 | 5,572 |
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6,733 | 6,733 | 5,572 | |
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Strategic Outcome
Reconciliation between Indian residential
school survivors and the Government of Canada.
Program Activity
Descriptions
Claims Resolution
To centralize and focus federal efforts to resolve claims
associated with the operation of the former Indian residential
school system in the most expeditious way possible.
Program by Activities
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2007-2008 Main Estimates |
2006-2007 | |||
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Operating | Grants | Contributions | Estimates | ||
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transfer | |||||
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Claims Resolution | 462,693 | 125,000 | 9,000 | 596,693 | 208,611 |
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462,693 | 125,000 | 9,000 | 596,693 | 208,611 | |
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Transfer Payments
(dollars) | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 |
Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |
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Grants | ||
Claims Resolution | ||
Grant for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation to deliver the Healing | ||
Strategy | 125,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Total grants | 125,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Contributions | ||
Claims Resolution | ||
Contributions for Groups of Indian Residential School survivors who | ||
wish to resolve their claim as a group under the Independent | ||
Assessment Process | 1,000,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions for former students, their families, communities and | ||
groups of individuals for the purpose of facilitating regional or | ||
national Commemoration projects that address the Indian | ||
Residential Schools experience and provide the opportunity to share | ||
the initiative with family and community | 2,000,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions for eligible Aboriginal or other recipients for the purpose | ||
of providing advocacy and public education on a diverse range of | ||
issues related to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement | ||
Agreement | 6,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Total contributions | 9,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Items not required | ||
Contributions for the purpose of group dispute resolution, consultation | ||
and policy development, and commemoration | . . . . . | 6,000,000 |
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Total items not required | . . . . . | 6,000,000 |
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Total | 134,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
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