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SECTION IV -- OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Grant and Contribution Programs Administered by PSEPC
1. Under the First Nations Policing Policy (FNPP), PSEPC negotiates, implements, administers and monitors tripartite agreements for First Nations policing services. The First Nations policing services are culturally appropriate and responsive to the particular needs of First Nations and Inuit communities and are cost-shared 52% by Canada and 48% by the province/territory.
- The Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) was established to enhance the national capability to manage all types of emergencies and ensure a reasonably uniform emergency response and recovery capacity across Canada. National capabilities are enhanced through training activities, the purchase of emergency response equipment and joint emergency planning.
- The Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF) supports crime prevention initiatives in communities large and small. It aims to build partnerships between sectors (such as policing, community health, voluntary and private sectors) to enhance community capacity to prevent crime through social development. It is a federal program that is delivered regionally in partnerships with the provincial and territorial governments, and nationally for those projects involving more than one jurisdiction.
- The Policing, Corrections and Communities Fund (PCCF) supports projects where community partners work together to prevent crime, primarily through social development. It is intended for law enforcement agencies, community corrections groups/organizations, Aboriginal communities, community-based organizations and the municipalities in which they work.
- The Research and Knowledge Development Fund (RKDF) supports a range of research activities, demonstration projects, knowledge transfer initiatives and evaluations that: identify and analyze gaps in the current body of knowledge relating to crime prevention in Canada; create new knowledge in areas where gaps have been identified; synthesize the results of existing research; and contribute to a growing awareness and recognition of promising practices and models for community-based crime prevention.
6. Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) assist provinces and territories to offset the costs of response and of returning infrastructure and personal property to pre-disaster condition.
7. The Joint Infrastructure Interdependencies Research Program (JIIRP) is jointly funded with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The ultimate outcome of the JIIRP is to produce new science-based knowledge and practices to better assess, manage and mitigate risks to Canadians from critical infrastructure interdependencies by funding innovative research projects with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary research.
8. The Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada Research Fellowship Program in Honour of Stuart Nesbitt White seeks to encourage Ph.D. research in two key areas:
- cyber security relating to critical infrastructure protection, preferably in disciplines such as computer/software/electrical/mechanical engineering, computer science, and/or areas such as systems science, and risk modeling and management; and,
- disaster and emergency management, and physical critical infrastructure studies, preferably in disciplines such as urban and regional planning, geography, sociology, economics, engineering, environmental sciences, and/or areas such as risk assessment and modeling.
9. The Departmental Contributions Program supports policy development through allocations to public not-for-profit organizations in support of PSEPC priorities under the following categories:
- communication / information exchange projects;
- projects to test innovative approaches for improved and more cost effective program delivery or projects that support cross-sectoral and inter-jurisdictional policy and legislative initiatives; and,
- research and evaluation projects in support of public policy issues.
10. The Sustaining Funding Program (SFP) for National Voluntary Organizations (NVOs) provides grants to thirteen NVOs in order to cover core operating expenses and to maintain a national structure. These organizations provide policy advice to the Department and Portfolio agencies, and also provide public education activities and participate in community public safety initiatives.
Sustainable Development Strategy
In February of 2004, the Department tabled its last Sustainable Development Strategy, covering the years 2003-2006. This report was tabled under the Department’s previous organization as the Solicitor General; shortly after the tabling, the Department underwent a significant organizational change, to become the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The 2003-2006 strategy was comprised of corporate greening initiatives (e.g. waste reductions) and some policy initiatives intended to promote sustainable Aboriginal policing.
In 2006, the Department will be developing a Sustainable Development Strategy to cover the fiscal years from 2007-2010. The Sustainable Development Strategy for the Department will be based on a foundation that Canada’s quality of life and well-being is determined by several interdependent factors – such as income, health, education, the quality of the environment, and the safety of communities.
The Department is committed to developing an integrated approach to planning and decision-making, in order to ensure that the three main dimensions of a sound sustainable development strategy – namely, the social, economic, and environmental – are recognized and considered in policy development and implementation.
For the upcoming fiscal year, the Department will:
- Conduct an assessment of the 2003-2006 sustainable development strategy;
- Develop a Sustainable Development Strategy for 2007-2010;
- Enhance the Department’s capacity to take sustainable development into account in its programs and activities;
- Incorporate “lessons learned” from the 2003-2006 strategy;
- Align the departmental business planning process with the SDS; and,
- Identify measurable targets corresponding to broader government objects related to sustainable development.
SD principles and values will be addressed through the DG policy committee, which will oversee the creation and implementation of the SDS at the policy, operational, and corporate levels.
Previous SDS targets were focused on two areas – waste reduction and Aboriginal policing. With respect to waste reduction, measuring for the new fiscal year will prove to be a challenge because the Department will be moving into a new building from several separate locations around the city. Thus, basing future targets in this area on past models will not be feasible, although such alternatives as benchmarking against organizations of a similar size may prove to be feasible. We will be building on past accomplishments in such areas as First Nations Policing, and continue to build on the social dimension of sustainable development particularly at the community level.
Legislation Administered by the Department and Portfolio Agencies
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The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has sole responsibility to Parliament for the following Acts: |
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PSEP or its Agencies administer the following Acts in whole or in part. Some contain specific functions of the Minister that the Minister exercises solely or in conjunction with other Ministers: |
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PSEP Department1
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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National Parole Board
Correctional Services of Canada
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Canada Border Services Agency
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Other
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Contacts for Further Information
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Suzanne Hurtubise |
Deputy Minister of Public Safety |
(613) 991-2895 |
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William J.S. Elliott |
Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety |
(613) 990-2633 |
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Patricia Hassard |
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and National Security |
(613) 991-2820 |
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Chantal Bernier |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Partnerships |
(613) 993-4325 |
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Elisabeth Nadeau |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management |
(613) 990-2615 |
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Diane MacLaren |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policing, Law Enforcement and Interoperability |
(613) 990-2703 |
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Marc Whittingham |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Portfolio Relations and Public Affairs |
(613) 949-6435 |
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Daniel Lavoie |
Director General, Communications |
(613) 990-2743 |
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Eva Plunkett |
Inspector General of CSIS |
(613) 949-0675 |
1. The First Nations Policing Program and National Crime Prevention Centre do not administer specific legislation.