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Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Department
Canadian Polar Commission
First Nations Statistical Institute
Indian Specific Claims Commission
Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada

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Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	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
	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)
	Total non-budgetary	74,503	80,843	(6,340)
	Total Department	6,306,671	6,270,544	36,127
	Canadian Polar Commission
40	Program expenditures	913	905	8
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	71	71	. . . . .
	Total Agency	984	976	8
	First Nations Statistical Institute
45	Payments to the First Nations Statistical Institute for
	operating expenditures	4,888	. . . . .	4,888
	Total Agency	4,888	. . . . .	4,888
	Indian Specific Claims Commission
50	Program expenditures	6,136	5,043	1,093
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	597	529	68
	Total Agency	6,733	5,572	1,161
	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
	Total Agency	596,693	208,611	388,082

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Department

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 .

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

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates							2006-2007
	Budgetary					Non-budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating Capital		Grants	Contributions	Total	Loans,		Estimates
				and other		investments
				transfer		and advances
				payments
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
	748,234	22,135	1,022,900	4,438,899	6,232,168	74,503	6,306,671	6,270,544
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
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
Total grants	1,022,899,500	1,047,086,500
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
Total contributions	4,438,899,400	4,403,826,400
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
Total items not required	. . . . .	7,907,000
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.

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Canadian Polar Commission

Strategic Outcome

Increased Canadian polar knowledge.

Program Activity Descriptions

Research Facilitation and Communication
Research facilitation and communication.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates			2006-2007
	Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Contributions		Estimates
		and other
		transfer
		payments
Research Facilitation and Communication	974	10	984	976
	974	10	984	976

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
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
Total	10,000	10,000

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First Nations Statistical Institute

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
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Data Gathering and Analysis	4,888	4,888	. . . . .
Sound Quality and Practices	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Outreach	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	4,888	4,888	. . . . .

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.

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Indian Specific Claims Commission

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

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates		2006-2007
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Conduct inquiries and provide mediation services	6,733	6,733	5,572
	6,733	6,733	5,572

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Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada

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

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates				2006-2007
		Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Grants	Contributions		Estimates
			and other
			transfer
			payments
Claims Resolution	462,693	125,000	9,000	596,693	208,611
	462,693	125,000	9,000	596,693	208,611

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Claims Resolution
Grant for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation to deliver the Healing
Strategy	125,000,000	. . . . .
Total grants	125,000,000	. . . . .
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	. . . . .
Total contributions	9,000,000	. . . . .
Items not required
Contributions for the purpose of group dispute resolution, consultation
and policy development, and commemoration	. . . . .	6,000,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	6,000,000
Total	134,000,000	6,000,000

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