Supplementary Information Tables

Healthy, respectful and harassment-free workplace

Percentage of employees who describe their workplace as being psychologically healthy (Source: PSES)

>54%

54%

71%

71%

Percentage of employees who state their department treats them with respect (Source: PSES)

>80%

80%

78%

84%

Percentage of employees who state they have been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months (Source: PSES)

<17%

17%

19%

17%

Percentage of employees who state their department works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment (Source: PSES)

>61%

61%

61%

68%

Workplace that reflects and supports diversity of the Canadian population

Comparison of the representation (%) of Employment Equity (EE) groups within PS to the Workforce Availability (WFA) in the Canadian population

Women: ≥55.3%
Persons with Disabilities: ≥3.9%
Visible Minorities: ≥15.1%
Aboriginal Persons: ≥3.1%

As of September 30, 2017
Women: 55.3%
Persons with Disabilities: 5.9%
Visible Minorities: 10.9%
Aboriginal Persons: 4.2%

As of April 1, 2018
Women: 59.9%
Persons with Disabilities: 6.4%
Visible Minorities: 11.6%
Aboriginal Persons: 4.0%

As of April 1, 2020
Women: 59.9%
Persons with Disabilities: 6.1%
Visible Minorities: 12.4%
Aboriginal Persons: 3.7%

Percentage of employees who state their department implements activities and practices that supports a diverse workplace (Source: PSES)

>75%

75%

75%

79%

Start date

2014

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2019–20

Link to departmental result(s)

Canadian communities are safe
Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Border Policy
Serious and Organized Crime

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Department’s Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC) supports initiatives, research, partnership building, specialized police services, projects and programs to increase knowledge, raise awareness and/or help advance efforts to combat serious and organized crime, through funding allocations to eligible recipients. Serious and organized crime (e.g., drug trafficking, identity theft, financial crimes, auto theft, contraband tobacco smuggling, human trafficking, child sexual exploitation on the internet) pose significant threats to the health and safety of Canadians.

Expected results

The ultimate outcome of this program contributes to the Department’s Strategic Outcome: — A Safe and Resilient Canada — by enhancing efforts to combat serious and organized crime.

Immediate outcomes:

• Creation, promotion and/or dissemination of educational and/or awareness materials/resources;
• Production of initiatives, research projects, training and/or workshops in the area of serious and organized crime;
• Shared knowledge in the area of serious and organized crime leading to improved policy development and decision making;
• Enhanced capacity for First Nations police to investigate organized crime networks and related criminal activities on First Nations territories;
• Improved information and intelligence sharing on the nature of organized criminal activity, and increase seizures of illegal commodities; and
• Increased disruption of criminal organizations on First Nations territories.

Intermediate outcomes:

• Increased collaboration and partnerships with non-governmental organizations, experts, and stakeholders (e.g. recipient organizations and project partners/contributors);
• Increased public understanding of serious and organized crime in the Canadian context (i.e. may include assessment and triage of material);
• Enhanced understanding of serious and organized crime issues amongst policy decision makers leading to better informed policy or legislative recommendations and/or direction and decisions; and
• Reduced organized crime activity and related criminal activities on First Nations territories.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Akwesasne Organized Crime Initiative: 2018–19

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Akwesasne Organized Crime Initiative was completed (approved) on March 6, 2019. 
The initiative is meeting the financial needs for Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS) members to participate in joint operations with law enforcement partners through the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), both in Canada and the US. However, other capacity-related barriers exist, such as the recruitment of specialized police officers. Concerns were also raised regarding reporting requirements and usefulness of performance measures, along with the impact of the length of the contribution agreements. Challenges in administrative roles and responsibilities were experienced by both the recipients and the program. Opportunities for coordination between the Initiative and First Nations Policing Program were identified.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the National Strategy to Combat Sexual Exploitation of Children on the Internet is planned for 2020–21 (as part of horizontal evaluation for the gender-based violence strategy led by Women and Gender Equality Canada).

An Evaluation of the National Human Trafficking Hotline is planned for 2022–23.

A Horizontal Evaluation of the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking is planned for 2023–24.

Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada: Public Safety will lead a horizontal evaluation which is tentatively planned for 2023–24.

General targeted recipient groups

• Domestic not-for-profit organizations that support public safety;
• International organizations that support public safety, including non-governmental organizations and organizations with whom Canada is affiliated;
• Canadian universities and educational institutions;
• Other levels of government (provincial, territorial, regional, municipal, local, including Indigenous governments); and
• Provincial or local police services, including Indigenous police services, and/or its governing authority (also known as a board, a police board, a designed board of a police commission).

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Applicants are engaged on a regular basis through targeted requests for proposals which seek to address issues relevant to the CPCSOC program, e.g. human trafficking. In some cases, CPCSOC applicants are identified specifically (e.g. Canadian Centre for Child Protection, individual First Nations applicants such as Kahnawake and Akwesasne), based on the particular policy and program objectives being pursued. Once identified, applicants are engaged through a variety of means, as appropriate, including via email, by telephone, and through in-person meetings.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

34,229,447

33,137,816

33,053,884

24,761,408

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

34,229,447

33,137,816

33,053,884

24,761,408

Start date

2016–17

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2016–17

Link to departmental result(s)

Canadian communities are safe
Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Crime Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Community Resilience Fund supports the priorities of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (the 'Canada Centre') by providing time-limited financial assistance to enhance and/or support countering radicalization to violence (CRV) research and programming across Canada. The Community Resilience Fund includes opportunities for local communities, organizations and academics to obtain funds for new and existing CRV initiatives.

Expected results

• Enhancing research capacity to support a CRV Centre of Excellence for policy development, programming, and engagement activities;
• Supporting evidence-based models and promising practices which address known risk and protective factors to prevent radicalization to violence;
• Building capacity to address radicalization to violence through expert knowledge, enhanced cooperation, and knowledge transfer to key stakeholders; and
• Empowering local communities to take steps to prevent all forms of radicalization to violence.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence started in 2019–20.

General targeted recipient groups

• National, provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, community or professional organizations and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a not-for-profit purpose, and which have the mandate to represent their membership or community;
• Not-for-profit organizations, including non-governmental organizations, non-profit corporations, community groups, umbrella organizations, and regulatory bodies and apprenticeship authorities, as well as associations serving the private sector;
• A provincial or local police service, including an Indigenous police service, and/or its governing authority (also known as a board or police commission);
• Provincial, territorial, municipal, regional, and Indigenous governments, and their agencies;
• Universities and educational institutions;
• Individual researchers acting in their personal capacity;
• Research institutions, domestic or international, with established record in relevant field(s), pursuing a domestic focus;
• International non-governmental organizations, including bodies associated/affiliated with organizations of which Canada is a member, which have as their purpose supporting domestic public safety as a priority; and
• For-profit institutions with a record of developing and delivering programming, and performing research or related activities relevant to the goals of the Canada Centre. These for-profit institutions may be eligible provided that the nature and the intent of the activity are non-commercial.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The Community Resilience Fund program maintains a mailing list, which is used to provide relevant CRV information and notifications of future funding opportunities to interested parties. Public Safety hosted public information sessions via telephone conference to provide information about calls for applications.

Total grants

1,350,000

3,500,000

3,500,000

3,500,000

Total contributions

5,650,000

3,500,000

3,500,000

3,500,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

7,000,000

7,000,000

7,000,000

7,000,000

Start date

1970

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

Terms and conditions were last amended in 2014–15. In June 2019, they were extended until March 31, 2022

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Response/Recovery

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program provides federal financial assistance to provinces and territories (P/Ts) affected by large natural disasters such as floods and storms. The DFAA was established in 1970, to provide the Government with consistent and equitable mechanisms to cost share P/Ts’ response and recovery expenditures when such costs place a significant burden on the affected P/T economy, and exceed an amount that these jurisdictions might reasonably be expected to bear on their own.

Following a natural disaster, an affected province or territory may make a request for federal financial assistance to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. If an Order in Council declaring the event to be of concern to the federal government and authorizing the Minister to provide financial assistance to the jurisdiction is approved, the Minister will inform the affected province or territory that federal financial assistance will be provided in accordance with the program's established guidelines. These guidelines include an established cost-sharing formula. This is not a program with repayable contributions.

Expected results

Provinces and territories are assisted with the costs of dealing with a disaster where those costs would otherwise place a significant burden on the provincial/territorial economy and would exceed what they might reasonably be expected to fully bear on their own.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2016–17

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Program review is planned for 2021–22

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

A joint Audit and Evaluation of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements Program is planned for 2021–22.

General targeted recipient groups

Provinces and Territories

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Regular engagement with provinces and territories via the Public Safety Canada Regional Offices and Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management (SOREM), including two semi-annual accounting exercises.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

353,350,206

205,000,000

445,750,181

100,000,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

353,350,206

205,000,000

445,750,181

100,000,000

Start date

1991–92

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2017–18

Link to departmental result(s)

Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Indigenous Policing

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The First Nations Policing Program (FNPP) provides contribution funding with provinces and territories to support policing services that are professional, dedicated and responsive to the First Nations and Inuit communities they serve. The FNPP is delivered through tripartite policing agreements that are negotiated amongst the federal government, provincial or territorial governments, and First Nations or Inuit communities. In addition, the FNPP provides broad policy advice on Indigenous policing and justice issues including Indigenous self-government. The FNPP also conducts relevant research and performance measurement activities to ensure that credible performance data is being collected to support effective program monitoring and evaluation activities; engages stakeholders in developing policy options for improving public safety in First Nations and Inuit communities; and works collaboratively with other federal partners in addressing diverse challenges in First Nation and Inuit communities.

Expected results

Indigenous communities are safe

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2015–16

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the First Nations Policing Program started in 2019–20.

General targeted recipient groups

• A provincial, territorial, regional or local / municipal government or authority, including:
  • A "council of the band" within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, R.S.C 1985, c.I-5;
  • A government of an Indigenous community (First Nations or Inuit) established by an act of Parliament or a legislature;
  • A police service or a police governing authority (also known as a board, a police board, a designated board, or a police commission);
  • An association or a not-for-profit legal person; and,
  • A university or another post-secondary educational institution.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety will continue its engagement activities with relevant program stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations. The Department will continue to work closely with the Department of Indigenous Services Canada and other federal departments to better address the policing and public safety needs of Indigenous communities.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

113,538,776

167,479,342

172,070,209

176,787,325

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

113,538,776^Footnote2

167,479,342

172,070,209

176,787,325

Start date

November 2018

End date

2024–25

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2018–19

Link to departmental result(s)

Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Indigenous Policing

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Recognizing that there are pressing needs in terms of policing infrastructure in First Nation and Inuit communities, the First Nation and Inuit Policing Facilities Program (FNIPF) provides funding to repair, renovate or replace policing facilities owned by First Nation and Inuit communities. The program is intended to  help ensure policing infrastructure complies with current building, policing facility, and health and safety standards.

Expected result:

Safe policing facilities will result in the delivery of higher-quality policing services and further contribute to safer First Nation and Inuit communities.

Expected result:

• The immediate outcome associated with this initiative is development of a strategic framework to support Indigenous policing.

Ultimate outcome:

• Funded police facilities are deemed to support First Nation and Inuit police service delivery.

Indicator:

• Percentage of police service providers that identify that their police facility is a safe and healthy workplace which improves service delivery.

Target:

• 75% by March 31, 2023. A confirmed baseline is to be established by 2020–21.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

A joint Audit and Evaluation of the Funding for Investment in Indigenous Infrastructure – Policing Facilities is planned for 2023–24.

General targeted recipient groups

The following groups are identified as recipients, provided that they own or will own the policing facility in question, as per the current terms and conditions of the program:

• A regional or local government, including:
  • A "council of the band" within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.I-5;
  • A government of a First Nations or Inuit community established by an act of Parliament or a legislature;
  • A First Nations or Inuit police service or police governing authority (also known as a board, a police board, a designated board, or a police commission); and
  • Owner of police facility located in a First Nations or Inuit community renting a facility to the RCMP, when the RCMP is providing policing to the First Nations or Inuit community pursuant a Community Tripartite Agreement (CTA) made pursuant the First Nation Policing Program if the First Nations or Inuit community has under the CTA an obligation to provide to the RCMP a police facility.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety will continue its engagement activities with relevant program stakeholders, including Indigenous communities and organizations, and provinces and territories. The Department will continue to work closely with Indigenous Services Canada and other federal departments to remain informed of changes in the way in which the Government of Canada approaches investment in infrastructure in Indigenous communities.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

13,100,000

17,100,000

15,247,326

13,100,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

13,100,000

17,100,000

15,247,326

13,100,000

Start date

2018

End date

2023

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2018–19 to 2022–23

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened
Canadian communities are safe

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Crime Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF) supports law enforcement and crime prevention initiatives. Sole recipients are the provincial/territorial governments who have the authority to redirect funds, based on their identified needs and priorities. The objective of the fund is to support provinces and territories in their efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increase awareness and understanding of related issues.

Expected results

• Communities have capacity to respond to gun and gang violence;
• Informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented across Canada; and
• Gun and gang violence is reduced, thus contributing to a safe and resilient Canada.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Initiative to Take Action Against Guns and Gangs is planned for 2022–23.

General targeted recipient groups

Provincial and territorial governments are the only direct eligible recipients to receive contributions under the GGVAF. However, provincial and territorial governments may further distribute funds to the following ultimate eligible recipients:

• Another level of government (regional, municipal, local), including a band within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.I-5, or an Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit or Metis) community recognized as a legal entity that has entered into a self-government agreement, which has been approved and has force of law under an act of Parliament or a legislature;
• A provincial or local/regional police service, including an Indigenous police service, and/or its governing authority (also known as a board, a police board, a designed board of a police commission), if it has the legal capacity to enter into a funding agreement;
• A Canadian university, educational institution/board of education; and,
• A domestic not-for-profit organization, including an Indigenous organization, if:
• it has the legal capacity to enter into a funding agreement; or
• it is an association or society of persons, including a professional association, that have voluntarily associated themselves and that have a mandate to represent their membership and has the legal capacity to enter into a funding agreement on behalf of their membership.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety provides funding directly to provinces and territories, based on a funding methodology, to support them in identifying and funding priority initiatives in 1) law enforcement efforts to combat gun and gang violence and 2) provincial/territorial, municipal and other organizations to undertake prevention intervention initiatives.

Provincial and territorial governments may further distribute funding to eligible ultimate recipients through their own processes within each jurisdiction.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

28,806,389

46,286,022

61,286,023

75,586,023

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

28,806,389

46,286,022

61,286,023

75,586,023

Start date

April 1, 2018

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2017–18

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Prevention/Mitigation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

In recognition of the critical role of first responders in protecting Canadians, the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders will provide a one-time lump sum, tax-free direct maximum payment of $300,000 to the families of first responders who have died as a result of their duties.

Expected results

• The community of first responders and their families are well-supported
• First responders and/or their families perceive the program positively;
• Stakeholder groups perceive the program positively.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders started in 2019–20.

General targeted recipient groups

Eligible beneficiaries of First Responders (police, firefighters, and paramedics - including auxiliary members and volunteers)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety has and will continue to use existing avenues, such as lead Assistant Deputy Ministers, Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management, and meetings of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety to engage provinces and territories on the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders.

Public Safety officials will continue engagement activities with program stakeholders, Indigenous communities and volunteer organizations to develop, revise and manage new and existing communication products (Memorial Grant Program Website, Inbox, Awareness Brochure, etc.) to promote the program and inform stakeholder discussions.

Total grants

21,600,000

21,600,000

21,600,000

21,600,000

Total contributions

-

-

-

-

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

21,600,000

21,600,000

21,600,000

21,600,000

Start date

National Crime Prevention Strategy: 1998–99

• Crime Prevention Action Fund: 2005
• Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund: 2008
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund: 2007
• Security Infrastructure Program: 2007

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

• Crime Prevention Action Fund: Grant and Contribution
• Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund: Grant and Contribution
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund: Contribution
• Security Infrastructure Program: Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

• Crime Prevention Action Fund: 2013
• Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund: 2013
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund: 2011
• Security Infrastructure Program: 2019–20

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened
Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Crime Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) is a key component of the federal government's approach to reducing crime. The Strategy’s goal is to reduce offending among those most at risk, such as children, youth and Indigenous Canadians who demonstrate various risk factors, and to prevent crimes such as drug-related offences, and serious and violent offences from being committed. The NCPS provides national leadership in the development and dissemination of evidence-based crime prevention programs and policies, and supports projects that are responsive and appropriate to community and regional needs. The NCPS provides funding through time-limited grants and contributions to community-based organizations, other levels of government and academia to support the implementation and evaluation of targeted interventions and other measures, as well as the development and dissemination of knowledge and practical tools. The program aims to increase coordination and integration of effective crime prevention policy and programs federally and with the provinces and territories, as well as increase the identification of, and response to, emerging priority issues and orientation of funding programs.

Expected results

• At-risk individuals are reached and supported through direct interventions;
• Positive changes in risk and protective factors associated with criminal behavior;
• Reduced offending among targeted at-risk populations; and
• Increased physical security of educational institutions, places of worship and community centres in targeted communities (Security Infrastructure Program).

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2018–19

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) was completed (approved) on July 11, 2018.

The NCPS remains relevant and has adapted to address emerging needs and priorities, including addressing gender issues in funding. Stakeholders' understanding and knowledge of evidence-based crime prevention was enhanced by the NCPS's activities, however, a more coherent and timely approach to knowledge dissemination is required. As crime prevention crosses multiple jurisdictions, collaboration is a critical element for projects success and sustainability. More opportunities for collaboration are needed to enable networking and partnerships and to ensure there is a continued complementarity of efforts. After Departmental realignment in 2014, the NCPS has been jointly managed by two branches. There is evidence that this change has impacted cross-functional communication and coordination.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the National Crime Prevention Strategy is planned for 2022–23.

General targeted recipient groups

• Community-based organizations, other levels of government and academia;
• Indigenous governments, organizations and communities;
• Canadian universities, educational institution/boards of education, and Centers of Excellence; and
• provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous police services.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The NCPS utilizes its mailing list to ensure potential applicants and recipients are informed about relevant activities and future funding opportunities. The Department supports external networks to facilitate the exchange of information between funding recipients implementing similar models or promising practices in different communities across the country.

Total grants

1,760,000

1,760,000

1,760,000

2,760,000

Total contributions

44,696,275

40,582,899

40,582,899

39,582,899

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

46,456,275

42,342,899

42,342,899

42,342,899

Start date

1988

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2009–10

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Prevention/Mitigation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF) provides annual funding for projects that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program (NSARP). The objectives of the Program are to: promote and support projects designed to develop and improve SAR prevention; enhance the effectiveness of the SAR response in federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions; and share SAR response and prevention best practices throughout the SAR community.

Expected results

Support efforts of the NSARP to provide a seamless SAR program through improved partnerships, increased interoperability, and cooperation.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2019–20

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Pending

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund is planned for 2024–25.

General targeted recipient groups

• Provincial and territorial governments;
• For-profit and not-for-profit Canadian organizations;
• Associations from volunteer, academic, and private sectors; and
• Individuals.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The Department engages with SAR stakeholders at various governance committees and specifically engages the wider SAR community at the annual 'SARscene' conference.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

7,086,288

7,535,500

7,600,000

7,600,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

7,086,288

7,535,500

7,600,000

7,600,000

Start date

2017–18

End date

2021–22

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2017–18

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened
Canadian communities are safe
Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Corrections

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The purpose of this program is to provide contributions to Aboriginal organizations (on and off-reserve), Aboriginal governments, and municipalities, in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations and/or communities to develop tailored approaches to community safety that are responsive to the concerns, priorities and unique circumstances of Aboriginal communities.

The objectives of the contribution are:

• Support the development of alternatives to incarceration projects; and
• Provide reintegration support.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• Increasing the capacity of Aboriginal communities to respond to community safety issues, including alternatives to incarceration and reintegration support;
• Development of alternatives to incarceration projects; and
• Development of reintegration support projects.

The following is a list of performance indicators that will assist in measuring and monitoring the progress of the Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program:

Alternative to Incarceration Projects and Reintegration Support Projects — Performance Indicators:

• Number of projects funded;
• Extent to which community members or organizations perceive an increased community capacity to address the needs of Indigenous offenders returning to communities;
• Communities that receive training utilize training to deliver alternative to incarceration projects or reintegration support plans/projects; and
• Improved knowledge of what works in community reintegration.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation on the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative started in 2019–20.

General targeted recipient groups

• Aboriginal not-for-profit organizations (on and off-reserve, First Nation, non-status Indian, Métis, Inuit and urban);
• Aboriginal and municipal governments working in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations and or communities;
• Aboriginal communities; and
• Canadian universities and colleges.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

A survey of recipients is planned to determine the percentage of funded projects that feel they have increased capacity to deliver alternatives to incarceration within Indigenous communities and for Indigenous offenders.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

4,028,737

2,533,738

2,533,738

-  

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

4,028,737

2,533,738

2,533,738

-  

Start date

July 1, 1988

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2010–11

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Prevention/Mitigation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The purpose of this contribution is to meet Canada's obligation under the International COSPAS-SARSAT Program Agreement (ICSPA) and to provide a share of the operational costs incurred by the Secretariat in performing its administrative tasks and functions.

Expected results

Canada’s obligations under the ICSPA are met

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2014–15

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue Programs is planned for 2021–22.

General targeted recipient groups

International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

N/A

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

272,000

190,000

190,000

190,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

272,000

190,000

190,000

190,000

Start date

2004, enhanced in 2007

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2019–20 (Contribution Program to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking now under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC))

Link to departmental result(s)

See CPCSOC table

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

See CPCSOC table

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

See CPCSOC table

Expected results

See CPCSOC table

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

See CPCSOC table

Decision following the results of last evaluation

See CPCSOC table

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

See CPCSOC table

General targeted recipient groups

See CPCSOC table

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

See CPCSOC table

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

2,757,000

2,035,600

2,035,600

2,035,600

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

2,757,000

2,035,600

2,035,600

2,035,600

Start date

2019

End date

March 2024

Type of transfer payment

Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation

Annual

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2019–20

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Crime Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP) aims to contribute to the federal government’s leadership role in advancing cyber security in Canada. The CSCP’s purpose is to commission research and yield comprehensive results that help position Canadian governments, businesses, and citizens to better anticipate trends, adapt to a changing environment, and remain on the leading edge of innovation in cyber security.

In alignment with the goals and priorities of the new National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) released in May 2019, the CSCP is comprised of the following three streams and related objectives:

• Security and Resilience;
• Cyber Innovation; and
• Effective Leadership.

Expected results

• The understanding of cyber vulnerabilities and threats is enhanced among stakeholders;
• Research funded through the CSCP helps to ensure that the Department’s decision making is evidence-based; and
• Non-federal Canadian systems and information are less vulnerable and better secured against cyber threats.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Funding to support the department of Public Safety Canada Initiatives to advance New National Cyber Security Strategy is planned for 2020–21.

General targeted recipient groups

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations;
• Canadian academic and research institutions;
• Provincial, territorial and local governments and authorities;
• Canadian individual researchers and professionals; and
• Canadian for-profit organizations.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The Cyber Security Cooperation Program maintains a mailing list, which is used to provide relevant information and future funding notifications to interested parties.

Total grants

1,150,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

Total contributions

1,150,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

2,300,000

2,000,000

2,000,000

2,000,000

Start date

1983

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2019–20

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Corrections

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations (GP to NVOs) provides funding to not-for-profit organizations which are active in the area of corrections, conditional release and community reintegration. The funding is meant to help these organizations maintain a national structure, and to cover core operating expenses.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• Increased knowledge and understanding for decision-making in Canada’s criminal justice and corrections systems;
• Shared knowledge and awareness leading to enhanced delivery of services, such as dissemination of information;
• Improved intersectoral/interdisciplinary collaboration and delivery of services;
• Contribution to national policy dialogue on matters related to criminal justice;
• Increased capacity of NVOs to fulfill their mandates;
• Increased community capacity to work with victims, offenders, families, and local officials such as police and emergency first responders; and
• A safer, secure and more resilient Canadian society.

Performance Indicators:

• Influence on policy development: number of departmental initiatives, activities and decisions influenced or informed by the recipient organizations;
• Impact on service delivery initiatives: level of recipient’s participation in engaging the Department to address community needs; and
• Dissemination of information and knowledge: number of conferences, public education initiatives and other knowledge-building activities developed by the recipient organization.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2015–16

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

No evaluation is planned for this program.
Rationale for not conducting an evaluation: low program materiality.

General targeted recipient groups

Not-for-profit organizations and charities

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Officials engage with grant recipients at a semi-annual 'Corrections Roundtable' as well as an annual one-day 'Policy Forum' which provide participants with an opportunity to share information, discuss emerging issues of mutual interest in the field of criminal justice and corrections, and to help inform Public Safety’s policy and program development. These meetings help in achieving the Program’s expected results.

During the funding cycle, recipients are required to submit annual activity reports to highlight the previous year’s accomplishments.

Total grants

1,796,144

1,796,144

1,796,144

1,796,144

Total contributions

-

-

-

-

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

1,796,144

1,796,144

1,796,144

1,796,144

Start date

2016–17

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant (contributions allowed)

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2016–17

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Prevention/Mitigation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

To support Canada’s Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) capacity by strengthening the abilities of six HUSAR Task Forces across Canada.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• HUSAR Task Forces are effectively equipped to respond to disasters; and
• Increased interoperability between HUSAR teams.

Performance Indicators:

• Number of teams with deployable HUSAR capacity;
• Number of Task Forces that have jointly trained/exercised; and
• Percent of activity reports which demonstrate use of at least 95% of approved funding.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue Programs is planned for 2021–22.

General targeted recipient groups

The provincial or municipal legal entities responsible for the management of one of the six HUSAR Task Forces located in Vancouver (British Columbia), Calgary (Alberta), Brandon (Manitoba), Toronto (Ontario), Montreal (Québec), and Halifax (Nova Scotia).

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Engagement occurs through regular meetings of the HUSAR Advisory Committee.

Total grants

2,973,625

3,100,000

3,100,000

3,100,000

Total contributions

1,785,750

-

-

-

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

4,759,375

3,100,000

3,100,000

3,100,000

Start date

2008–09

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2008–09

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Preparedness

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Provide training to first responders regarding strategies to safeguard the health and safety of Canadians, and to reduce deaths and injuries related to hazardous materials (HazMat).

Expected results

• Increased number of Canadians who are adequately protected from the aftermath of a HazMat incident; and
• Increased safety level of Canadian fire fighters and other first responders nationally.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2011–12

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue Programs is planned for 2021–22.

General targeted recipient groups

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Regular engagement with the IAFF

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

Start date

2007

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2017–18

Link to departmental result(s)

Community safety practices are strengthened

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Corrections

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The grant program is intended to enhance the capacity of participating provinces and territories to identify and track high-risk, violent offenders and facilitate prosecution and sentencing of these offenders if they re-offend.

Expected results

• Increased knowledge relevant to the future prosecution of high-risk, dangerous offenders;
• Ability to transfer information to prosecutors in a timely manner;
• Better use of Flagging Coordinators’ time for core tasks;
• Promote the effective prosecution of high-risk, dangerous offenders;
• Consistent identification of high-risk, dangerous offenders;
• More effective prosecution of high-risk, dangerous offenders;
• Prevent high-risk, dangerous offenders from falling through jurisdictional gaps in the criminal justice system;
• Dangerous and long-term offender applications in appropriate cases; and
• Increased capacity of provinces/territories to conduct flagging.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2016–17

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

No evaluation planned for this program.
Rationale for not conducting an evaluation: low program materiality.

General targeted recipient groups

Provincial/territorial governments that will be participating in the National Flagging System.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

During the funding cycle, recipients are required to submit annual reports to demonstrate how the grant has contributed to the recipient’s ability to identify and track high-risk offenders.

Total grants

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

-  

Total contributions

-

-

-

-

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

-  

Start date

Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP): 1983
Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI): January 11, 2019
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG): 2019–20

End date

Ongoing
PDCP: Ongoing
PTSI: March 31, 2023
MMIWG: 2019–20

Type of transfer payment

Contribution
PDCP: Contribution
PTSI: Contribution
MMIWG: Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates
PDCP: Appropriated annually through Estimates
PTSI: Appropriated one time through Estimates
MMIWG: Appropriated one time through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

PDCP: 2019–20
PTSI: 2018–19
MMIWG: 2019–20

Link to departmental result(s)

PDCP:

• National security threats are understood and reduced;
• Community safety practices are strengthened;
• Canadian communities are safe; and
• Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events.

PTSI:

• Support the mental health of public safety personnel to ensure communities are safe; and
• Ensure that all public safety personnel are ready to assist Canadians to effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all-hazards events.

MMIWG:

• Community safety practices are strengthened;
• Canadian communities are safe; and
• Crime is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at-risk.

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Cyber Security
Crime Prevention
Serious and Organized Crime
Law Enforcement and Policing
Indigenous Policing
Emergency Preparedness

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

PDCP: This program supports strategic projects undertaken by Departmental stakeholder organizations that contribute to policy-making. The Department provides funding to three categories of projects:

• Communication/Information Exchange projects;
• Innovation and Research projects; and
• Training and Skills Development projects (24 months maximum) – the Post Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) supports a new national research consortium to address the incidence of post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) responds to recommendation in the Interim Report of the National Inquiry to better meet the needs of survivors, family members, communities and other affected by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, to support commemoration activities, and to review police policies and practices.

PTSI: This program will support a new National Research Consortium on PTSI among public safety personnel between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT). This consortium is the first of its kind in Canada and will work specifically to address the incidence of PTSI among public safety personnel. The program will also support an Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (ICBT) pilot to provide greater access to care and treatment for public safety personnel, especially in rural and remote areas. The program does not have repayable contributions.

MMIWG: Work undertaken by Public Safety in support of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls responds to the recommendation in the Inquiry’s 2017 Interim Report to review policies and practices. The department’s activities included providing funding to organizations with expertise in law enforcement and policing, and academia to lead a review of police policies and practices in regard to relations between police and the Indigenous peoples they serve.

Expected results

PDCP Expected Results:

• Increased knowledge and understanding of public safety and emergency management systems;
• Enhanced dissemination and increased awareness of available information; and
• Improved intersectoral/interdisciplinary collaboration and service delivery.

PDCP Performance Indicators:

• Number and type of lessons learned/innovative approaches/best practices/other relevant research findings, and "reach" (with whom these were shared);
• Number and type of pilot projects undertaken; results of project evaluations and "reach" (with whom were these results shared);
• Number of funded projects initiatives by Public Safety priority areas based on the Departmental Plan;
• Types of partnership activities (meetings, conferences, fora, publications) and number/type of organizations attending and topics discussed;
• Level of awareness change among participants (through event feedback form or post-event follow-up);
• Number of organizational practices/tools developed and "reach" (with whom were the models/tools shared); and
• Examples of how sharing of organizational practices/tools has led to efficiencies (other organizations not having to re-invent practices/tools).

PTSI Expected Results:

• CIPSRT and the National Research Consortium are recognized for their ability to engage knowledge users from the public safety community throughout the research process by disseminating the research findings into practice;
• The public safety and research communities are better linked/networked resulting in the establishment of multi-disciplinary partnerships;
• Public safety health research publications inform decision making and policy setting in the future; and
• ICBT pilots are underway in Saskatchewan and Québec, and public safety personnel are able to take advantage of online treatment options for PTSI.

PTSI Performance Indicators:

• Number of research findings that are put into practice;
• Number of partnerships;
• Number of publications that inform; and
• Number of public safety personnel who have taken the training.

MMIWG Expected Results:

• Improved relationships between Indigenous people and police services. 

MMIWG Performance Indicators:

• The percentage of police forces that believe these shared best practices have helped them deliver more culturally competent police services; and
• The percentage of service recipients (i.e., Indigenous peoples) who indicate improvement in the relationship between the community and the police.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2015–16
PDCP: 2015–16
PTSI: Program still underway
MMIWG: N/A (one-year initiative)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

PDCP: There is a continued need for the PDCP to support projects in the areas of public safety and emergency management. Through ongoing consultation with funding recipients, the Department can tap into the recipients' practical, front-line experience, knowledge and expertise to help formulate policy and build relationships. In particular, applied research projects, i.e. pilot projects, which are best undertaken outside government, build knowledge, stakeholder engagement and foster broader collaboration within communities, leading to improved services. Funding under PDCP serves to build stronger, more productive relationships with stakeholders.
PTSI: N/A
MMIWG: N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

PDCP: No evaluation planned.
PTSI: Planned for 2021–22.
MMIWG: No evaluation planned.

General targeted recipient groups

PDCP: Contributions may be provided to the following classes of recipients in support of the objectives of the PDCP:

• National, provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous community or professional organizations and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves with a not-for-profit purpose, and which have a mandate to represent their membership or community;
• Canadian universities and educational institutions;
• Provincial, municipal and Indigenous police services;
• Indigenous and non-status governments, organizations and communities;
• Provincial, territorial, municipal and regional governments;
• International non-governmental organizations, including bodies associated/affiliated with organizations of which Canada is a member, which have as their purpose supporting public safety and/or emergency management as priorities;
• Not-for-profit organizations and associations serving the private sector; and
• Crown Corporations, for profit groups and individuals are not eligible for funding under the PDCP.

PTSI: Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT).
MMIWG: Indigenous, academic and non-profit organizations with expertise in law-enforcement and policing.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

PDCP: The PDCP will leverage mailing lists to ensure potential applicants and recipients are informed about relevant activities and future funding opportunities.
PTSI: Funding for this program, and for CIPSRT as the recipient, was announced in Budget 2018. The Department worked closely with CIPSRT to develop a detailed contribution agreement, with measurable results.
MMIWG: Project is complete and used a targeted call-for proposals approach.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

5,701,014

4,612,000

4,612,000

4,612,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

5,701,014

4,612,000

4,612,000

4,612,000

Start date

March 2015

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2014–15

Link to departmental result(s)

Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Emergency Prevention/Mitigation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

To assist the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) to improve Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) in Canada through the coordination, consistency, and standardization of the 9,000 volunteers involved in GSAR.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• Ability to standardize procedures and protocols in key areas to provide interoperability and portability of volunteer resources; and
• Awareness and outreach relative to SAR prevention leading to increased survivability.

Performance Indicators:

• Number of volunteers and their competencies and experience tracked and recognized across jurisdictions; and
• Number and type of deployments by jurisdiction.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue Programs is planned for 2021–22.

General targeted recipient groups

Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Regular engagement directly with SARVAC as well as with the Volunteer SAR Council.

Total grants

-

-

-

-

Total contributions

750,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

Total other types of transfer payments

-

-

-

-

Total program

750,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

Public Safety’s GBA+ Action Plan is based on the following governance model:

• It is the responsibility of all areas of Public Safety to improve and maintain GBA+ capacity and to apply GBA+ considerations to all aspects of the Department's mandate;
• The Action Plan confirms that Assistant Deputy Ministers, with the support of their respective GBA+ Advisors, are responsible for ensuring GBA+ is effectively applied to initiatives, and for tracking and reporting on GBA+ outcomes within their area of responsibility;
• It establishes a GBA+ Advisor Network, which provides peer review and advice on GBA+ matters in their respective group. The Network also serves as a learning and information-sharing forum on GBA+ best practices and is chaired by the department's GBA+ Coordinator, who also manages and mentors the Network; and
• The Department's GBA+ Focal Point (i.e., champion) provides senior leadership, participates in senior-level discussions of GBA+ and as promotes GBA+ throughout the department.

Accountability, monitoring and reporting mechanisms to ensure integration of GBA+ considerations in decision-making include:

• Completion of a comprehensive gender-based analysis for all Cabinet documents;
• Tracking of policy and program proposals to monitor the application of GBA+ considerations;
• Reporting to senior management on the implementation of the Department's GBA+ Action Plan; and
• GBA+-sensitive indicators that were built into Program Information Profiles and the Departmental Results Framework are monitored to inform policy and program evolution and decisions.

Human resources

• GBA+ Focal Point at the executive level (EX-03);
• Departmental GBA+ Coordinator: 0.5 FTE (Policy Analyst) dedicated to the coordination of GBA+ implementation across the Department; and
• 34 FTEs are currently members of the GBA+ Advisor Network.

Planned initiatives

In 2020–21, for the Department as a whole, Public Safety will:

• Develop and disseminate a GBA+ Guide for all PS employees and a GBA+ Advisor Guide for the GBA+ Advisor Network to clarify the roles and responsibilities of key players in the departmental GBA+ governance structure, provide guidance on GBA+ requirements and raise awareness of existing GBA+ tools and capacity building opportunities;
• Review and develop internal GBA+ monitoring and reporting measures and mechanisms to address recommendations made in the Public Safety GBA+ Laser Audit; and
• Ongoing tracking of GBA+ training rates and of new policy and program proposals to identify that GBA+ considerations were applied.

Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program (BCACP): In 2020–21, Public Safety will be seeking authorities to renew funding for the BCACP to provide financial contributions to the provinces of Ontario and Quebec to manage their forensic laboratories. Both provinces have established independent forensic laboratories to conduct DNA analysis and to upload crime scene profiles into the National DNA Data Bank, which is made up of both humanitarian and criminal indices. Matches in the data bank may assist in investigations in every police jurisdiction in Canada equally, thereby contributing to the safety and security of all Canadians, regardless of gender, age, sex, status or income. However, the program is expected to provide indirect benefits to specific gender and demographic groups as DNA evidence is often used in the investigation of particular types of violent crimes that disproportionately impact certain groups. In Canada, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, women with poor mental health, women who are members of the LGBTQ2+ community, and women who live in more remote areas are more at-risk for violence. A robust number of crime scene DNA samples in the data bank may increase access to, and reliance on, DNA evidence thereby lessening the need for victim testimony and potentially increasing a victim’s likelihood of reporting to police. The BCACP is not expected to negatively impact particular groups, nor cause barriers to equal participation or benefit, nor is it expected to weaken gender equality or diversity. While the program is not directly linked to the objectives/indicators outlined in Canada’s Gender Results Framework, it is expected to maintain accountability and responsiveness of the Canadian criminal justice system through the identification of DNA associated to crimes against women.

A review of performance data by Public Safety and the RCMP revealed that neither organization nor Statistics Canada currently collects disaggregated data related to the BCACP. While the program has some gender and diversity implications, evidence for how the program may impact the broader gendered context of the criminal justice system has not been documented. Given the importance of preserving the anonymity of DNA samples in the data bank, there will always be limitations in collecting disaggregated data related to this program, and challenges will therefore persist in terms of measuring the impacts of the program on different groups.

Community Safety Programs: In 2020–21, the Community Safety Programs Division will be creating a research paper on its efforts to incorporate GBA+ into the management of its funding programs. The report will analyze recent efforts by the program to incorporate GBA+ into its process, as well as relevant information tracked by the program in the data management system. Recommendations from the report will be used to inform the management of funding programs under the division.

Cyberbullying Awareness Campaign: The cyberbullying public awareness campaign is an ongoing initiative which is currently in its second year. Public opinion research was conducted in late 2018–19, and results are being applied to the overall campaign strategy and creative direction. This initiative is in its research gathering and early testing (public opinion research) phases. Public Safety will launch public awareness marketing activities in 2020–21.

Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030 (EMS): To support a sustainable approach to strengthening emergency management and building resilient communities across the country, Public Safety developed the Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030 (EMS) in partnership with provincial and territorial governments after consultations with a diverse range of stakeholders and Indigenous leaders.

Budget 2019 provided Public Safety with $5 million over five years, starting in 2019–20, to develop all-hazard awareness-raising activities targeted towards specific at-risk audiences, such as low-income Canadians, seniors, people with disabilities, recent immigrants, and Indigenous Peoples. To that end, Public Safety has established the Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution Program (EMPACP) to increase the level of preparedness and readiness of vulnerable groups to natural hazards. The EMPACP has allocated $5 million over five years to fund multi-year projects to eligible recipients. The funding will be made available through the Public Safety Policy Development Contribution Program.

In 2020–21, Public Safety will work with EMPACP funding recipients and stakeholders to raise awareness of the risks faced by the most vulnerable populations in Canada, such as low-income Canadians, seniors, women, recent immigrants, and Indigenous peoples, as well as promote actions that improve resiliency. Funding recipients will be required to improve the understanding of disaster risks affecting vulnerable populations through the development and national distribution of public awareness products.

As a result of the GBA+ analysis, the EMPACP will ensure that Canadians, particularly those who are most vulnerable, will have an increased awareness of disaster risks within their region, and will be provided information on how to take protective measures to mitigate these risks.

To support this goal, the following activities are being planned for 2020–21 within the directorate responsible for the EMPACP:

• Increasing the number of GBA+ Advisors within each division to act as a redundancy against extended leave and staff turnover;
• Including GBA+ Advisor information and GBA+ resources into the directorate’s new hire orientation package;
• Organizing additional GBA+ training to increase the directorate’s overall knowledge of GBA+;
• Encouraging greater discussion of GBA+ within senior management meetings and ensuring that key developments are provided to staff; and
• Promoting and participating in GBA+ Awareness Week.

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV): The ITAAGGV uses federal funding to tackle the increase in gun related violence and gang activity in Canada. In 2020–21, Public Safety will continue to work on improving access to standardized law enforcement data on gang-related criminal incidents through Statistics Canada’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) survey, and will track and report on funded, proposed initiatives, including any differential gendered impacts where appropriate.

The impact of the GBA+ will be monitored through the results of the initiatives which are published in annual reports. Contribution Agreements with each jurisdiction require that annual performance reports, including any potential gender and diversity implications, be provided for each fiscal year of the agreement. Reports can also include information on trends and opportunities for enhanced service delivery for diverse populations.

Management Advisory Board for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: In 2019–20, the Government announced the establishment of the Management Advisory Board for the RCMP which provides expert external advice and support to the Commissioner of the RCMP. Consideration was given to the incorporation of GBA+ into the Management Advisory Board’s work, including as part of the Board’s mandate. The RCMP Act was amended in the former Bill C-93 to include a specific provision that “in carrying out its mandate, the Management Advisory Board shall consider the impact of its advice on women, men and gender-diverse people by taking into account the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors”, making it the first federal board with a legislative mandate to consider intersectionality. This consideration will inform advice provided to the Commissioner on the administration and management of the RCMP, including ongoing transformation and modernization efforts.

The performance of the Board will be monitored by the RCMP throughout implementation. Tracking and evaluating the expected results of the Management Advisory Board will require the development of a data collection protocol and where possible will incorporate the impact of responses to any potential GBA+ considerations.

Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program, based on gender, sex, (NCEPCP): The NCEPCP is a five-year program ($2 million/year) that commenced in 2015–16 and is set to expire on March 31, 2020. The purpose of the program is to reimburse the City of Ottawa for the unique policing costs created by the presence of federal landmarks, institutions and events of national significance in the nation’s capital. Following the evaluation of the NCEPCP in 2019–20, and as part of the examination of potential renewal, Public Safety was tasked with implementing three recommendations identified in the evaluation, one of which was to include GBA+ considerations in program design and implementation. In 2020–21, the Department will continue to work with the City of Ottawa to collect indicators reflecting the impact of GBA+ considerations and incorporate them into the program performance measures.

National Security Transparency Initiative (NSTC): In 2020–21, the National Security Transparency Advisory Group will produce its first report which is expected to build on work and consultations the Group accomplished in 2019, including elements related to GBA+. During their second meeting in December 2019, the Group held a discussion with experts and guests on GBA+ and its use in the national security and intelligence landscape. This included discussing the importance of recognizing identity factors beyond gender; the role that GBA+ can play in assessing the potential bias of logic employed in artificial intelligence and algorithms, the importance of recruiting and retaining diverse talent; the intersection of GBA+ and the Department of National Defence’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged; and the importance of GBA+ in community outreach. In 2020–21, the Group is expected to give particular attention to community outreach and engagement as well as digital and artificial intelligence issues which may lead the Group to provide recommendations to the government on engaging with communities and the public in a manner that is more reflective of and sensitive to gender, identity, diversity and inclusion. Furthermore, in 2020–21, the NSTC Secretariat aims to coordinate a transparency stock-taking exercise among the department and agencies forming the National Security Transparency Community Working Group. This exercise will include shedding some light on how GBA+ is integrated and made a transparent process in the scope of the NSTC. This exercise may be accompanied at the end of 2020–21 (pending the allocation of necessary resources) by public opinion research on Canadians’ national security information needs and expectations. This research would be designed with strong GBA+ considerations to ensure that results and conclusions are free of bias as much as possible. Finally, at the end of 2020–21, work will start to request NSTC program funding past March 31, 2022. In this context, it could be proposed to more specifically integrate GBA+, diversity and inclusion into the NSTC.

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking: The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, a horizontal initiative led by Public Safety, is informed by findings from a thorough GBA+ analysis. Human trafficking is a highly gendered crime, which predominantly affects women and girls, members of vulnerable or marginalized groups such as Indigenous women and girls, migrants and new immigrants, at-risk youth, and those who are socially or economically disadvantaged. Initiatives and programs under the National Strategy will incorporate GBA+ considerations as they are developed and implemented, including:

• Calls for proposals under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime, which supports initiatives, research, partnership building, specialized police services, projects and programs to increase knowledge, raise awareness and/or help advance efforts to combat serious and organized crime, including human trafficking;
• The Survivor-led Advisory Committee to ensure policy is informed by lived experiences and those at highest risk of falling victim;
• A case management standard that will promote an integrated, victim-centered approach that places the needs of victims and survivors at the centre of the process of sustained recovery; and
• Hackathons to engage and empower youth in discussions on human trafficking while leveraging technology to create possible prevention methods of the crime.

Public Safety is also looking at GBA+ for human trafficking-related initiatives through a communications perspective. The Human Trafficking public awareness campaign is in preliminary planning, with scheduled public opinion research testing beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and behaviours surrounding the issue of human (sexual and labour) trafficking. Following the analysis of research and collection behavioral insights, Public Safety will lead public awareness marketing activities and launch into 2020–21.

Implementation of the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, including GBA+-related factors, will be monitored through the performance measurement and evaluation strategy.

Online Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Campaign: Secondary research indicates that characteristics of youth most vulnerable to online sexual exploitation include: those who identify as female, LGBTQ2+, or questioning sexuality, at-risk youth (including Indigenous peoples), and those with previous experience with physical or sexual abuse offline. This campaign will address the specialized needs of vulnerable youth populations will incorporate a gendered and diverse approach in preventing online sexual exploitation and will ensure that education/awareness material and resources are written in inclusive language with a balanced and constructive perspective.

Reporting capacity and data

Programs: Law Enforcement and Policing, Border Policy
Reporting capacity for this program is limited due to the lack of sufficient individual recipient microdata information regarding program clients for the purpose of undertaking GBA+. GBA+, including trend analysis (for example, based on gender, sex, and socioeconomic characteristics) and net impact analysis is undertaken through the use of aggregate and disaggregated data collected and provided to Public Safety by other departments and agencies such as the RCMP, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP and the External Review Committee for the RCMP, for the Law Enforcement and Policing Program, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the RCMP, and Statistics Canada, for the Border Policy Program.

Program: Crime Prevention
For 2020–21, the National Crime Prevention Strategy is funding 35 evaluations of crime prevention programs across the country which may disaggregate evaluation results based on participants’ sex, gender and/or socioeconomic factors. These include evaluations of exiting prostitution prevention and cyberbullying prevention programs. The Department does not collect micro data for any of these evaluations. Only macro level data (trends) is reported in the evaluations.

Program: Corrections
The Department is not responsible for corrections programs. No individual recipient data is collected. However, the Department, as a member of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) working group on Restorative Justice, has drafted documents which include self-identified ethnicity, gender and age of those individuals involved in restorative justice processes. Increasing the use of Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters in Canada: Baseline Report 2020 – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Restorative Justice.

Note: Public Safety led the data analysis process. Each ministry has their own method to collect microdata which is not sent to Public Safety. Ministries had difficulty providing consistent data for some indicators, and there are areas of significant data gaps (e.g. very limited response on questions relating to demographics of offenders or victims, including ethnicity, gender and age).

GBA+ considerations are incorporated into policy and program development

Percentage of new policy and program proposals which demonstrate GBA+ considerations in their development

100% of Memoranda to Cabinet include a complete GBA+

N/A ^Footnote4

77%

Name of horizontal initiative

An Emergency Management Strategy for Ensuring Better Disaster Management in Canada.

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Indigenous Services Canada
Natural Resources Canada

Start date

2019–20

End date

2023–24 (and ongoing for certain initiatives)

Description

Natural disasters are a growing threat to the safety and economic stability of Canadian communities. The increasing frequency and severity of disaster events, particularly flooding, wildland fires, and earthquakes, can be attributed to a multitude of factors including Canada’s changing climate, unsustainable development, and increasing urbanization. The correlating increase in post-disaster costs highlights the need to find innovative and sustainable ways to reduce disaster risks, and to strike a better balance of responsibility for disaster costs across society.

Governance structure

Various governance structures will be in place to ensure appropriate oversight and accountabilities for the EMS, including the Assistant Deputy Minister Emergency Management Committee (ADM-EMC) as well as a Director General Emergency Management Committee (DG-EMC) and working-level committees.

ADM-EMC will meet quarterly and be chaired by Public Safety, with representation from federal departments having lead emergency management responsibilities as defined within the Federal Emergency Response Plan; all partner organizations within the EMS will have representation at ADM-EMC. DG-EMC is proposed to follow a similar structure at the Directors General level, with a quarterly schedule as well; however, DG-EMC will be convened at a more frequent basis on an as-required basis. DG-EMC will report to ADM-EMC, and set direction to the necessary working groups which will be established to support the EMS (e.g., a director-level committee will support federal risk assessment harmonization efforts). With the extended 2030 horizon of the public EMS, ADM-EMC and DG-EMC will continue as permanent governance committees for federal emergency management oversight.

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)

$162,006,375 with $9,275,501 ongoing

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$0

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$0

Date of last renewal of initiative

N/A

Total federal funding allocated at last renewal and source of funding (dollars)

N/A

Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)

N/A

Total planned spending since last renewal

N/A

Total actual spending since last renewal

N/A

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

N/A

OGD INPUT 1: Planning highlights

Public Safety
Public Awareness

• In 2020–21, Public Safety will develop contribution agreement(s) with successful recipient(s) to ensure that key initiative outcomes are achieved, as well as monitor implementation in accordance with program parameters.
• Public Safety will aim to ensure projects reach targeted vulnerable populations and effectively increase risk awareness while paying special attention on supporting robust partnerships within the emergency management community.

National Risk Profile

• Risk assessment engagement activities will intensify, including through multiple workshops.

Critical Infrastructure

• In 2020–21, the Regional Resilience Assessment Program will continue to conduct approximately 50 vulnerability assessments of high value critical infrastructure facilities across Canada. These sites will be selected on the basis of internal research and input from provinces/territories and lead federal departments for the 10 Critical Infrastructure sectors. A first analytical report of the data generated by the assessments will be conducted for Saskatchewan, and a more versatile database may be procured to house and analyze the assessments data.
• In 2020–21, the Virtual Risk Analysis Cell will develop a set of survey questions to collect information on the value of the products produced for stakeholders. Questions will be developed to determine if the VRAC analytical products increased the understanding and awareness of disaster risks.

Natural Resource Canada (NRCan)
National Risk Profile (NRP): Wildfire

• NRCan will develop a national risk assessment framework and begin assessing community wildfire risk to help decision-makers ensure that effective and efficient wildfire risk management measures are being deployed across Canada.

Wildfire Resilience

• NRCan will expand engagement of key national partners (e.g. provincial, territorial and other wildfire agencies) and begin the design phase for the Canadian Wildland Fire information Framework and the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System, to modernize agency data exchange practices and wildfire danger modelling in Canada.

Flood Risk Assessment

• The Government of Canada will develop and distribute geospatial data and tools in support of identifying and mapping areas of Canada that are at high-risk of floods. This includes providing workshops to improve flood-mapping practices, publishing guidelines for flood mapping, and other activities that will support improved flood mapping of high-risk areas.

Earthquake Early Warning

• In 2020–21 initial deliveries of equipment will occur and the installation of sensor stations is expected to start. Development of software and alerting systems will proceed.

Earthquake Risk Assessment

• In 2020–21, the initiative will host the Understanding Risk BC symposium to bring together risk practitioners to launch the national earthquake risk profile and engage stakeholders in applying knowledge and tools for earthquake risk reduction. Additionally, the first ever neighborhood level national earthquake risk assessment for Canada will be released.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

• Meteorological Service Canada (MSC)-ECCC has committed to the continued development of the existing Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series by providing a national framework of best practices for flood mapping which takes into account regional and jurisdictional variances across the country. The development of best practices in this regard will involve engagement and consultation with stakeholders and experts. In 2019–20, work has been underway to gather data and establish foundational requirements needed to ensure the success of this initiative, including resource requirements. ECCC has also been building up flood mapping expertise and knowledge within the department to support defining important local conditions and engineering standards that will inform best practices. Planning highlights related to the initiative for 2020–21 include the development of a flood mapping best practices work plan and the establishment of a sub-committee under the National Administrators Table in support of strengthened provincial and territorial (PT) engagement on these best practices.
• MSC-ECCC has also committed to an initiative focused on predicting and alerting for coastal flooding. This initiative is intended to expand the operational capacity for prediction of storm-induced coastal flooding by investing in developing comprehensive coastal flooding prediction and alerting services.
• In January 2020, a workshop between ECCC and other departments was held to support:
• Information sharing on activities;
• Identification of priorities for the project;
• Development of a common understanding of the project and the needs of PT clients; and
• Obtainment of a clearer understanding of partners’ roles, responsibilities, and mandates.
• Planning highlights related to the initiative for 2020–21 include continued efforts towards laying the groundwork for the operationalization of the alert system.
  

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

• Work with NRCan to examine how the FireSmart program fits into NRCan’s more encompassing Blueprint work;
• Work with NRCan’s Canadian Forestry Centre to explore opportunities to align FireSmart programs and utilize wildfire technical expertise to support FireSmart program management;
• Work to deepen ISC’s relationship with FireSmart Canada encouraging their dissemination of First Nation specific products; and
• Promote First Nation FireSmart successes and encourage/provide opportunities for First Nations communities to share best practices.

Contact information

Matthew Godsoe
Director, Resilience and Economic Integration Division
Emergency Management and Programs Directorate
Public Safety Canada
613-991-2831

Public Safety Canada

Initiative 3.1 (NRP): National Strategic Risk Assessment (new program): $6.39M
Initiative 4: Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programs (new program): $5.15M

Initiative 7: Strengthening Emergency Readiness in Canada through Public Awareness (new program): $5M

$2.84M

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Initiative 3.2: National Risk Profile – Hazard: Floodplain Mapping (new program): $1.41M

Initiative 9: Predicting and Alerting for Coastal Flooding (new program): $4.53M

$0.53M

Indigenous Services Canada

Initiative 5: FireSmart Program for Indigenous Communities - Supporting Fire Safety in Indigenous Communities (new program): $47.35M

$0.37M

Natural Resources Canada

Initiative 3.2 (NRP): Floodplain Mapping (top up): $8.30M
Initiative 3.3: NRP Wildland Fire (new program): $4.26M
Initiative 3.4: NRP Earthquake Risk Assessment (top up): $5.45M

Initiative 6: Increasing Resiliency to Wildland Fire (new program): $31.61M

Initiative 8: Earthquake Early Warning (top up): $33.65M

$5.17M

Strategic Objective 2: Improve understanding and awareness of disaster risks to enable risk-informed decision-making in all sectors of society

National Risk Profile – National Strategic Risk Assessment: Development of tools to enable PTs and municipalities to complete risk assessments across the country, leading to a complete picture of risks in Canada

$6,385,668

$1,342,709

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of PTs providing risk assessments to the NRP
Baseline: 0% in 2018

20%

2020–21

% of years updated NRP presented to Cabinet
Baseline: 0% in 2018

100%

2020–21

% of years updated NRP made public
Baseline: 0% in 2018

N/A

N/A

Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programs (RRAP and VRAC)

$5,149,571 with $1,047,594 ongoing

$1,043,012

Improved awareness and understanding of disaster risks

% of critical infrastructure owners/operators that take risk management action following a site assessment.

90%

March 31, 2021

% of RRAP site assessment participants who indicated their level of awareness/ understanding has increased as a result of the assessment

90%

March 31, 2021

The % of respondents that indicated VRAC analytical products increased understanding and awareness of disaster risks

75%

March 31, 2021

NRP – Wildland Fire Risk:
Development of a Wildland Fire Risk Assessment

$2,852,616

$514,863

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

% of users of online risk-assessment tool indicating it improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

NRP – Wildland Fire Risk:
Development of a Wildland Fire Risk Assessment

$1,404,000

$324,000

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

NRP – Earthquake Risk Assessment:
Development of a National Earthquake Risk Assessment Framework

$5,448,869

$1,076,755

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

Publicly available coverage of earthquake risk assessed at the neighborhood level for Canada

100% coverage of the country
(from baseline of 0)

2023–24

Local, regional, and/or provincial and territorial governments develop risk assessments using NRCan tools, knowledge and methods

5 (from baseline of 1 )

2023–24

NRP – Floodplain Mapping:
Developing Canadian Framework for best practices in Floodplain Mapping

$8,297,685

$2,384,736

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

2023–24

Developing best practices in Floodplain Mapping

$1,411,497

$331,417

Other Government Departments, Provinces, Territories and other stakeholders have access to published Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices

Number of published federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices developed with ECCC expertise that have been peer-reviewed

5 best practices by December 2023

December 2023

Strategic Objective 3: Increase whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

All-Hazards Public Awareness Campaign:
All Hazard Public Awareness activities targeted at vulnerable populations

$5,000,000

$1,000,000

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

% of Canadians aware of risks in their area

60%

2023–24

% of Canadians who have taken protective measures in response to risks

60%

2023–24

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire:
Development of foundational for science and tools for wildland fire mitigation capacity and modernization

$27,563,103
with $4,997,127 ongoing

$6,270,274

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

2023–24

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire:
Development of foundational for science and tools for wildland fire mitigation capacity and modernization

$4,050,000

$1,242,000

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

2023–24

FireSmart Program for Indigenous Communities:
Training for on-reserve communities for in wildland fire management

$47,352,853

$10,482,206

Increased knowledge in wildland fire risks and management, training in forest fighting, gained knowledge in and the ability to action fuel management for First Nation communities

# of at risk First Nation communities that receive FireSmart training annually

20

2020–21

100

2023–24

# of hectares of wildland interface within Indigenous communities treated as part of fuel management activities

362

2020–21

4050

2023–24

Strategic Objective 4: Enhance preparedness activities to allow for better response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities

Early Earthquake Warning: Development of a pan-Canadian EEW alerting framework and design and installation of an EEW sensor and communication system

$33,649,599
($2,340,550 ongoing)

$7,555,500

EEW alerts reduce damage from large earthquakes

Alerts issued for 100% of earthquakes above threshold M within a defined time period t

M & t to be established based on integrated system testing in 2021–22 and 2022–23

2023–24

Development and implementation of a national storm surge model for hazard mapping and alerting

$4,532,514

$959,663

Clients receive the meteorological information that enable them to make informed decisions

% of Emergency Management Organizations (EMOs) of a warned area who report having seen or heard a recent coastal flooding warning and who took action in response

Target will be established once baseline is identified in March 2020

2023–24

Strategic Objective 2: Improve understanding and awareness of disaster risks to enable risk-informed decision-making in all sectors of society

$30,949,906 with $1,047,594 ongoing

$7,017,492

Improved availability of information on disaster risks

% of years updated NRP made public

80%

2023–24

Public Safety

Emergency Prevention/ Mitigation

NRP

$6,385,668

$1,342,709

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of PTs providing risk assessments to the NRP
Baseline: 0% in 2018

20%

March 31, 2021

% of years updated NRP presented to Cabinet
Baseline: 0% in 2018

100%

March 31, 2021

% of years updated NRP made public
Baseline: 0% in 2018

100%

March 31, 2021

Critical Infrastructure

CI

$5,149,571 with $1,047,594

$1,043,012

Improved awareness and understanding of disaster risks

% of critical infrastructure owners/operators that take risk management action following a site assessment

90%

March 31, 2021

% of RRAP site assessment participants who indicated their level of awareness/ understanding has increased as a result of the assessment

90%

March 31, 2021

NRCAN

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire

$2,852,616

$514,863

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

% of users of online risk-assessment tool indicating it improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

NRCAN-NSERC

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire

$1,404,000

$324,000

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

% of users of online risk-assessment tool indicating it improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023–24

NRCAN

Geoscience To Keep Canada Safe

NRP – Earthquake Risk Assessment

$5,448,869

$1,076,755

Improved decision making to increase resiliency

Publicly available coverage of earthquake risk assessed at the neighborhood level for Canada

100% coverage of the country (from baseline of zero)

2023–24

Local, regional, and/or provincial and territorial governments develop risk assessments using NRCan tools, knowledge and methods.

5 (from baseline of 1)

2023–24

Core Geospatial Data

NRP – Floodplain Mapping

$8,297,685

$2,384,736

Flood risk geospatial data made available to support mapping of high-risk areas to inform Canadians

Number of geospatial tools^Footnote5 developed to modernize and advance flood mapping in Canada

3

2023–24

ECCC

Hydrological Services

NRP – Floodplain Mapping

$1,411,497

$331,417

Other Government Departments, Provinces, Territories and other stakeholders have access to published Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices

Number of published federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices developed with ECCC expertise that have been peer-reviewed

5 best practices by December 2023

December 2023

Strategic Objective 3:  Increase whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

$83,965,956 with $4,997,127 ongoing

$18,944,480

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

% of Canadians aware of risks in their area

100%

2023–24

Public Safety

Emergency Preparedness

All-Hazards Public Awareness Campaign

$5,000,000

$1,000,000

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

% of Canadians aware of risks in their area

60%

2023–24

% of Canadians who have taken protective measures in response to risks

60%

2023–24

NRCAN

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire

$27,563,103
with $4,997,127 ongoing

$6,270,274

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

2023–24

NRCAN - NSERC

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire

$4,050,000

$1,242,000

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

2023–24

ISC

Emergency Management Assistance

FireSmart Program for Indigenous Communities

$47,352,853

$10,482,206

Increased knowledge in wildland fire risks and management, training in forest fighting, gained knowledge in and the ability to action fuel management for First Nation communities

# of at risk First Nation communities that receive FireSmart training annually

20

2020–21

100

2023–24

# of hectares of wildland interface within Indigenous communities treated as part of fuel management activities

362

2020–21

4050

2023–24

Strategic Objective 4:  Enhance preparedness activities to allow for better response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities

$38,182,113 with $2,340,550 ongoing

$8,515,163

Increase preparedness and response capabilities within Canadian communities

Continuous improvements in Core Capability evaluation scores

Statistically significant improvement

2022–23

NRCAN

Geoscience to Keep Canada Safe

Earthquake Early Warning

$33,649,599
($2,340,550 ongoing)

$7,555,500

EEW alerts reduce damage from large earthquakes.

Alerts issued for 100% of earthquakes above threshold M within a defined time period t

M & t to be established based on integrated system testing in 2021–22 and 2022–23

2023–24

ECCC

Weather and Environmental observations, Forecasts and Warnings

Predicting and Alerting Flooding (coastal flooding)

$4,532,514

$959,663

Clients receive the meteorological information that enable them to make informed decisions

% of Emergency Management Organizations (EMOs) of a warned area who report having seen or heard a recent coastal flooding warning and who took action in response

Target will be established once baseline is identified in March 2020

2023–24

Strategic Objective 1: Enhance whole-of-society collaboration and governance to strengthen resilience

NIL

NIL

Strategic Objective 2: Improve understanding and awareness of disaster risks to enable risk-informed decision-making in all sectors of society

$30,949,906 with $1,047,594 ongoing

$7,017,492

Strategic Objective 3: Increase whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

$83,965,956 with $4,997,127 ongoing

$18,994,480

Strategic Objective 4:  Enhance preparedness activities to allow for better response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities

$38,182,113 with $2,340,550 ongoing

$8,515,163

Strategic Objective 5: Strengthen recovery efforts by building back better to minimize the impacts of future disasters

NIL

NIL

Internal Services

$8,908,399 with $890,229 ongoing

$2,001,230

Total, all themes

$162,006,375 with $9,275,501

$36,528,365

Name of horizontal initiative

Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Note: Other government departments (e.g., the Department of Justice) are supporting this federal initiative. However they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

Start date of the horizontal initiative

April 1, 2017

End date of the horizontal initiative

March 31, 2022

Description of the horizontal initiative

The objective of the horizontal initiative is to build law enforcement training capacity to enforce new and stronger laws related to drug-impaired driving.

The initiative is designed to follow through on the Government's key objectives of protecting public health, safety and security.

More specifically, the initiative aims to protect public safety on roadways in Canada by equipping law enforcement with the tools, technology and training necessary to enforce the proposed new drug-impaired driving legislation, and by adding to this deterrence through research, public awareness and the development of evidence-based policies.

The federal partner organizations will establish and implement ongoing delivery of this initiative including policy and program development, research and data collection, national public education and awareness activities; and tracking and measurement.

Activities are organized by five key initiatives:

1. Policy and Program Development;
2. Capacity Building;
3. Training Development and Delivery;
4. Devices and Processing; and
5. Awareness Campaign.

Governance structures

Governance will be provided through an existing Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Assistant Deputy Minister level committee on crime prevention and policing to provide high level oversight and strategic direction on the implementation of activities; and a F/P/T working group, represented by public safety and transportation sector officials and police forces that are responsible for planning and implementing a national plan of resources to build law enforcement training capacity across Canada. The F/P/T Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials led by the Department of Justice is responsible for supporting and developing legal policy options for impaired driving.

Public Safety's Drug Policy Division will assume a central coordinating role in tracking key project milestones and in reporting to federal Ministers.

The Government is committed to ongoing collaboration and consultation with provincial and territorial partners. In May 2016, the F/P/T Senior Officials Working Group on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation was struck, to enable F/P/T governments to exchange information on important issues about the legalization and regulation of cannabis throughout the consultation, design and implementation of the legislation, regulations, and non-regulatory activities. Supporting F/P/T working groups and committees have also been established to facilitate ongoing engagement in key priority areas, including drug-impaired driving. In addition, existing F/P/T bodies are also considering the implications of drug-impaired driving, including F/P/T Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety.

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)

$110,310,440

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

(Including EBP, SSC, PWGSC, and Internal Services)
Public Safety: $9,259,694
RCMP: $1,113,331
CBSA: $1,142,426

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative              

N/A

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars)

N/A

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)

N/A

Total planned spending since the last renewal

N/A

Total actual spending since the last renewal

N/A

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation     

2022–23

Planning highlights

Public Safety
In 2020–21, Public Safety will continue to manage and administer multi-year projects aimed at Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement funding Capacity To Address Drug-Impaired Driving In Canada through the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime. Under this Program, the Government of Canada is providing provinces and territories with new funding, announced in 2017, to: increase the number of frontline officers who receive Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and refresher SFST training and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluation training; enhance law enforcement trainer and data collection capacity and to support procurement of drug screening equipment approved by the Attorney General of Canada for use by law enforcement. The first drug screener was approved by the Attorney General on August 22, 2018 and the second drug screener was approved by the Attorney General on July 10, 2019. The Drugs and Driving Committee (DDC) of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFC) will continue to evaluate drug screening equipment using a rigorous, scientific and independent process, and as devices meet standards DDC will continue to make recommendations for approval of drug screeners to the Attorney General of Canada.

A key priority for 2020–21 will be to further the development of common data metrics and the implementation of standardized national data collection and reporting on drug-impaired driving, a key component of the contribution agreements.

Public Safety will continue to support research to study effects of cannabis on drivers to help advance scientific knowledge on the impacts of smoked cannabis on drivers ranging in age from 19 to 45. The study will inform the Government of Canada’s policy on cannabis and driving, and further research requirements and public education and awareness material about the dangers of drug-impaired driving.

Canada Border Services Agency
In 2020–21, the CBSA plans to train 713 border service officers in the administration of the SFST; a battery of 3 divided attention, physical coordination tests used to detect impairment in drivers. This will bring the total number of SFST trained officers to 1,425 by the end of the fiscal year; or approximately 30% of border service officers at land ports of entry.

The CBSA plans to procure and disseminate the approved drug screening equipment at 117 land border ports of entry. Policy and procedures to support the use of this technology will also be developed.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
There are 23 Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) courses scheduled for 2020–21. All will be completed with RCMP and International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)-approved training materials. These training events are available to all law enforcement agencies in Canada who provide frontline policing services. The RCMP will further support the CBSA and the Department of National Defense (DND) with any implementation of their drug-impaired driving training plans as well as implementation of approved drug screening device training.

Contact information

Kristin McLeod
Director,
Drug Policy Division
kristin.mcleod@canada.ca
613-991-4301

Public Safety Canada

$18,056,768^Footnote6

$103,233

$18,160,001

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

$1,839,586

$70,874

$1,910,460

Canada Border Services Agency

$4,568,225

$121,775

$4,690,000

Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

$110,310,440

$24,760,460

Standardized data collection and reporting practices

% of provinces and territories (P/Ts) adopting new data collection and reporting practices

100% of P/Ts adopt new data collection and reporting practices

March 31, 2021

% of standardized data metrics adopted by province/territory

30% of all data metrics adopted by each province/territory

March 31, 2021

Completion of CBSA system updates to track DID entries

100% completion of system changes

March 31, 2021^Footnote7

Officers are trained and equipped to enforce new legislation

% of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair”, and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

33% of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening devices by the end of year 3

March 31, 2021

# of Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices deployed

1500 oral fluid drug screening devices rolled out over 3 years, beginning in major metropolitan centres

March 31, 2021

# of officers trained as Drug Recognition Experts

130-150 New Drug Recognition Experts trained in each year of the initiative

March 31, 2021

% of frontline officers satisfied with the training

80% of officers surveyed are satisfied with the training

March 31, 2021

# of border services officers trained

1,425 CBSA border service officers trained at land ports of entry by the end of 2021

March 31, 2021

Well-informed public on the risks, dangers and consequences associated with drug-impaired driving (i.e., deterrent effect)

Campaign Objectives – Awareness, attitudes and behaviors

Reduce the number of Canadians who believe that driving under the influence of cannabis is acceptable by 5%

March 31, 2022

Reduce the percentage of Canadians who say they would be likely to accept a ride from someone under the influence of cannabis in the future by 5%

March 31, 2022

Web traffic on Canada.ca/Cannabis DID Page

Increase of 10,000 video views above the baseline by end of year 1

March 31, 2021^Footnote8

Number of impressions on unpaid PS social media platforms

Increase of 300k impressions above the baseline over a 3-month period

March 31, 2021^Footnote9

Uptake of downloadable campaign media resources (including posters, downloads, fact sheets)

Increase of 5,000 resources distributed and downloaded by the target audience by the end of year 1

TBD^Footnote10

Number of impressions from earned media activities, such as distribution of pre-written print articles distributed to community newspapers

Achieve 2.5 million impressions of pre-written print articles by the end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Number of digital video views

Achieve 10,000 video views by end of year 1

March 31, 2021^Footnote11

Reduced number of drug-impaired drivers, creating safer roads in Canada

Trends in the % of respondents to the Canadian Cannabis Survey (and other emerging surveys) who consumed a drug and drove

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in survey respondents who consumed a drug and drove

March 31, 2021

Trends in the % of respondents to the Canadian Cannabis Survey (and other emerging surveys) who were passengers of drivers who consumed drugs

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in survey respondents who were passengers of drivers who consumed drugs

March 31, 2021

% of fatal accidents with drivers who test positive for any drug

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in number of fatal accidents with drivers who test positive for any drug

March 31, 2021

% of injuries from accidents where drivers test positive for drugs

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in number of injuries from accidents where drivers test positive for any drug

March 31, 2021

# of referrals by CBSA to police of jurisdiction

10% increase above adjusted baseline^Footnote12 by 2021 (adjusted baseline to be established by year 2020)

March 31, 2021

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Serious and Organized Crime

Training and Development Delivery 

$11,158,000

$660,000

Provinces and Territories are able to send frontline police officers to training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Introduction to Drug-Impaired Driving” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

# of training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Introduction to Drug-Impaired Driving” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

5

March 31, 2021

Provinces and Territories increase the number of certified Drug Recognition Experts in their jurisdiction

# of Drug Recognition Experts certified

500

March 31, 2023

Impaired driving curriculum is taught in police colleges

% of police colleges to incorporate impaired driving into curriculum

50%

March 31, 2023

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Serious and Organized Crime

Capacity Building for Law Enforcement (Key Initiative 2: Capacity Building)

$50,625,000

$10,875,000

Provinces and territories implement dedicated trainers and data analysts for drug-impaired driving

# of dedicated trainers

Up to 83

March 31, 2021

Canadians are well informed of the occurrences and enforcement actions taken by law enforcement and the policies developed to better detect and deter drug-impaired drivers

% of provinces and territories that have a dedicated data analyst

100%

March 31, 2021

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention
Serious and Organized Crime

Key Initiative 4: Devices and Processing

$20,336,555

$5,148,764

Devices are submitted for testing against the standards

# of devices received for testing against the standards

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2021

Devices are screened

# of devices that meet standards

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2021

Purchase of devices and swabs

# of devices and swabs purchased

1500 devices and 25,000 swabs

March 31, 2021

% of frontline officers who have access to oral fluid screening devices

15% by year 5

March 31, 2021

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention
Serious and Organized Crime

Policy and Program Development (Key Initiative 1: Policy and Program Development)

$5,454,480

$705,921

Provinces and territories collect and report data as per their contribution agreement  

% of province and territories adhering to data collection and reporting practices set out in the contribution agreements

100%

March 31, 2021

Evidence-based information on drug-impaired driving and impairment

# of research projects on impairment

2

TBD

# of information notes providing advice

4

TBD

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Policy and Program Development (Key Initiative 5: Awareness Campaign)

$2,657,184

$457,238

The public is aware of the available Canada.ca/Cannabis materials

% of web traffic on Canada.ca/Cannabis

Increase web traffic by 5%

March 31, 2021

Raise awareness among Canadian youth that drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

% of Canadian youth that believe cannabis impairs one's ability to drive

Increase percentage by 5%

March 31, 2021

Increase the percentage of parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their youth

% of parents who have discussed driving while under the influence of cannabis with their children

Increase percentage by 5%

March 31, 2022

CBSA

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach (Key Initiative 1: Policy and Program Development)

$2,992,210

$617,989

CBSA has developed the necessary policies and procedures to support the border services officers including Written Collaborative Arrangements with various police agencies

% of police jurisdictions for which Written Collaborative Arrangements are signed (jurisdictions signed vs. total number of jurisdictions)

100%^Footnote13

March 31, 2020

CBSA has access to reliable data on drug-impaired driving

# of drug-impaired driving offences recorded in CBSA Integrated Customs Enforcement System

10% increase above baseline ^Footnote14 by 2021 (baseline to be established by year 2020)

March 31, 2021

CBSA

Force Generation

Training and Learning (Key Initiative 3: Training and Development Delivery)

$2,711,137

$1,106,114

New training, curriculum and course development for enforcement actions at ports of entry related to drug-impaired driving (or vehicle operation) at Canada's borders

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

March 31, 2019

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Training and Learning (Key Initiative 3: Training and Development Delivery)

$4,976,718

$2,017,636

New training, curriculum and course development for enforcement actions at ports of entry related to drug-impaired driving (or vehicle operation) at Canada's borders

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

March 31, 2019

Buildings and Equipment

Training and Learning (Key Initiative 3: Training and Development Delivery)

$202,979

$39,847

Officers trained and equipped to enforce new legislation

% of Border Services officers at land (marine) ports of entry trained in SFST

30% by end of year 2021

March 31, 2021

CBSA

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach (Key Initiative 4: Devices and Processing)

$1,015,263

$786,639

Devices are deployed to all land ports of entry to help interdict drug-impaired drivers

# of devices and swabs procured and disseminated

117 devices procured and disseminated to all land ports of entry

March 31, 2022

RCMP

Sub-Program 1.1.1 Contract Policing

Training (Key Initiative 3: Training and Development Delivery)

$6,383,256

$1,724,239

Training materials that follow the IACP guidelines are developed

% of training materials follow IACP guidelines

100%

March 31, 2021; ongoing

Training following the IACP guidelines is delivered

# of sessions delivered

Up to 11 DRE certification sessions by year 2

March 31, 2021

Trained officers are satisfied with the materials and sessions on Drug Recognition Expert evaluations

% of participants find the training materials and sessions on Drug Recognition Expert evaluations meet their needs

80%

March 31, 2021

RCMP

Sub-Program 1.1.1 Contract Policing

Awareness Activities
(Awareness Campaign)

$581,735

$115,347

Youth are engaged in RCMP-led public awareness activities, in support of the Public Safety-led drug-impaired driving public awareness campaign

# of consultation sessions with youth by RCMP-CAP to discuss drug-impaired dangers and risks

No additional consultation sessions are planned with youth in regard to drug-impaired driving.

Drug-impaired driving will remain as a component of the National Youth Advisory Committee’s discussions for 2020–21

March 31, 2021

Awareness products on the dangers of drug-impaired driving are developed

# of awareness products developed by the RCMP related to the dangers of drug-impaired driving

There will be no new drug-impaired driving products developed during FY 2020–21. However, the 5 previously created products will continue to be used and updated as required

March 31, 2021

RCMP awareness products are informative and helpful

% of consulted youth who strongly agreed or agreed that the RCMP awareness products of drug-impaired driving were informative and helpful

80% of consulted youth who strongly agreed or agreed that the RCMP awareness products of drug-impaired driving were informative and helpful

This percentage will be updated as part of the National Youth Advisory Committee’s consultation process by the end of the fiscal year

March 31, 2021

Name of horizontal initiative

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV)

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Note: Other government departments (e.g. the Department of Justice) are supporting this federal initiative. However, they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

Start date

September 28, 2018

End date

March 31, 2023

Description

These activities deliver on a Budget 2018 Government commitment to take action against gun and gang violence by removing handguns and assault-style firearms from our streets; for the Minister of Public Safety to work with provincial, territorial and municipal counterparts to develop a strategy on how the federal government can best support communities and law enforcement in their ongoing efforts to make it harder for criminals to get and use firearms and to reduce gun and gang violence.

The ITAAGGV helps to support a variety of initiatives to reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities within three themes:

• Investing in communities through a Grants and Contributions program;
• Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA; and
• Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety to promote improved data collection, research and information sharing.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): the RCMP is expanding and enhancing existing services provided under the Investments to Combat the Criminal Use of Firearms (ICCUF) horizontal initiative by: bolstering investigative firearms support nationwide; leveraging increased capacity to conduct physical firearms inspections; supporting strategic intelligence analysis related to street gangs; prioritizing the use of the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network (CIBIN) for gang-related cases; providing anonymous online capability to investigate firearm trafficking and smuggling; enhancing analytical capacity to develop and produce actionable intelligence; and establishing the Criminal Firearms Strategic and Operational Support Services (CFSOSS) team to coordinate efforts and support initiative partners with tools, strategic analysis, and research related to criminal gun usage and gang violence.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): CBSA is investing in new technologies and specialized training to better interdict illicit trafficking across the border by: procuring detection technology for International Postal Processing Facilities and major International Airport Facilities to streamline the inspection of mail and air cargo; construct facilities and invest in training to increase CBSA’s detector dog team capacity to identify drugs and firearms at ports of entry through less invasive means; invest in IT capability to effectively leverage Interpol information to interdict high risk travellers at the earliest point in the continuum; develop and deploy national training to enhance CBSA effectiveness to identify, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking.

Governance structure

Public Safety is establishing an Oversight Committee at the Assistant Deputy Minister level for the Initiative. Its role is to review the status of the various initiatives and progresses made in meeting results targets; direct adjustments if necessary; and provide overall direction to the implementation of the horizontal initiative. The Committee plans to meet at least twice in the year, corresponding with the planning and reporting cycle

Public Safety will chair the committee with participation from CBSA and RCMP.

The working group comprised of Public Safety, RCMP and CBSA will continue to work together implementing the ITAAGGV, including the results measurement strategy. The working group plans to meet at least quarterly in this reporting period.

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)

Total: $363,601,364^Footnote15

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

CBSA: $6,342,986
RCMP: $4,766,169
PS: $20,000,000
Total: $31,109,155

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

Total: $12,584,049

Date of last renewal of initiative

N/A

Total federal funding allocated at last renewal and source of funding (dollars)

N/A

Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)

N/A

Total planned spending since last renewal

N/A

Total actual spending since last renewal

N/A

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Public Safety will report on results/actions for Year 2 in fall 2020. An evaluation is scheduled for completion end fiscal year 2022–23.

Planning highlights

The majority of the ITTAAGV funding (approximately $214M) was provided to Public Safety through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF). In 2019–20, twelve provinces and territories (P/Ts) have signed funding agreements, allowing the disbursement of funds in support of their efforts in enforcement, prevention, prosecution, data collection, and training. Public Safety is working to finalize agreements with P/Ts for their full funding allocations. 

Public Safety’s research priorities include engagement with academic and external partners with knowledge on guns and gangs from across Canada to share knowledge of good practices and emerging priorities, and identify specific research and data gaps. Work and plans are underway to host a guns and gangs summit in spring 2020.

As a follow-up to the recommendations of a 2018–19 feasibility study on the collection of additional data on the criminal use of firearms, the 2019–20 Firearms Data Collection Study is currently underway. Statistics Canada, in collaboration with Public Safety, continues work to improve data collection on crime guns and gang-related criminal incidents including developing a standard definition of crime gun and shooting.

In addition, to align with Public Safety’s goal to enhance federal leadership, Public Safety is developing a National Strategy on guns and gangs. This strategy is being developed in collaboration with key stakeholders with plans to be published by 2020–21.

CBSA will continue to move forward with its plans for the Guns and Gang initiatives. Specifically, the Dual View X-rays will be installed and fully operational by the end of 2021. The agency will also be connecting the X-rays to CBSA’s network allowing for artificial applications to analyze the images and test the AI technology to move the agency to as close to on-site real-time detection as possible.

Development of the All-Weather Facility is well under way with a completion date of March of 2021.

Procurement of the remaining COMETS and their associated fit-up and deployment will occur in 2020–21 with a finalized schedule to be developed in Q4 of 2019–20.

The Handheld x-rays have been purchased and CBSA is in the product acceptance phase and testing. If the product passes the proof of purchase tests the units will be deployed to the regions starting in the spring of 2020, along with training the BSO officers.

The Advanced Vehicle Concealment course is currently in pilot mode with the final version and training scheduled to start April of 2020.

The Interpol initiative is still in a pre-planning phase. The concept case and feasibility studies are evolving and are expected to be completed by end of Q4 for 2019–20. These two documents are essential in determining a go/no go decision and the subsequent release of the remaining TB funds. Until then, no other activities have been planned. If the decision is to proceed, the team will proceed into Gate 3 to seek approval to proceed into formal initiating and planning phases.

The Detector Dog Teams have been deployed and baseline data is currently being collected to be used in the 2020–21 measurements.

In November 2018, the Government of Canada announced new funding to expand National Firearms Intelligence by adding an analytical component (6 full-time employees) to enhance the analytical capacity of the Firearms Intelligence Officers to produce actionable intelligence and support operational needs. This funding was provided as part of the broader Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV). The RCMP will use Criminal Use of Firearms Intelligence Team (CUFIT) to build on the services previously advanced under the ICCUF program. This will provide enhanced support for front line investigations through new teams and technical upgrades, as well as a stronger intelligence network. These improvements will better address the operational realities of modern gun crime with new operational research capabilities.

The RCMP received funding to assign five (5) Divisional Firearms Intelligence Analysts (FIAs) and one (1) NHQ National Firearms Intelligence Analyst and Coordinator (NFIAC) from FPNI to the CUFIT. These 6 positions are all at the EC-04 level, and will be allocated in each of the following locations; Surrey, BC, Edmonton, AB, GTA and Ottawa, ON, Montreal, QC, and Halifax, NS. 

Divisional Intelligence Analysts:

• Liaise with Network Intelligence Analyst and work in collaboration with other CUFIT members to gather and deliver relevant intelligence for law enforcement efforts within their jurisdictions; and
• Track operational files relating to illegal firearms occurring in their respective area of responsibility.

NI Intelligence Analyst:

• Liaise with Divisional Intelligence Analysts and CUFIT team members, to gather and deliver relevant intelligence for law enforcement efforts;
• Work closely with RCMP internal partners (e.g. CFP, CISC and NI Standards) to develop best practices for the analytical component of this unit; and
• Keep track of intelligence products developed by the unit.

At NHQ, the program manager would manage the CUFIT nationally, provide supervision, guidance and direction to the intelligence teams, while being accountable to the Director of FPNI and the Joint Management Team (RCMP, CBSA and CISC) of the ITAAGGV.

Deliverables

All Positions:

• Produce RCMP information/intelligence products related to illicit firearm activity affecting Canada’s cities;
• Share RCMP intelligence products related illicit firearms to RCMP senior management, divisions, domestic (including Canadian law enforcement agencies) and international partners; and
• Produce summary reports following meetings/consultations with key stakeholders related to illicit firearms files (e.g. federal and divisional government agencies, international partners).

12-Month Objectives

All Positions:

• Participate in recurring monthly teleconference meetings with Divisional and NI Intelligence Analysts to share updates and progress;
• Develop partnerships with provincial and/or federal government stakeholders (e.g. provincial and municipal agencies and RCMP internal partners);
• Produce intelligence products related to criminal use of firearms to guide enforcement efforts; and
• Identify intelligence gaps related to illicit firearm activities and identify intelligence requirements for collection.

NI Intelligence Analyst:

• Further develop a SharePoint site to facilitate the sharing of illicit firearm information intelligence products among Intelligence Analysts; and
• Liaise with RCMP internal and external partners in efforts to continue fostering networking relationships and to help identify new intelligence leads.

Contact information

Candi Ager
Manager, Guns & Gangs Policy Development
Public Safety Canada
Candi.Ager@canada.ca
(613) 991-9932

Name of theme

Investing in Communities through a Grants and Contribution Program

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety

Internal Services

Theme outcome(s)

Informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented cross Canada

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

Stakeholder decision-making is supported by solid data and information on best practices

N/A

Public Safety

$226,176,747

N/A

$8,176,632*

$1,939,320

RCMP

N/A

$27,324,646^Footnote16

N/A

$4,796,041

CBSA

N/A

$88,060,133^Footnote17

N/A

$4,796,041

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV)

$363,601,364^Footnote18

$84,454,771

Gun and gang violence is reduced

1. Number of firearm related homicides; and

2. Number of gang related homicides

1. > 223 firearm related homicides (Reduction from 2016 levels)
2. > 143 gang related homicides (Reduction from 2016 levels)

March 31, 2023

Investing in Communities through a Grants and Contribution Program

$226,176,747

$47,147,855

Informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented cross Canada

Degree to which provinces and territories report that GGVAF funding has enabled them to better respond to gun and gang violence in their jurisdictions (in %)

Baseline to be established in year 2

March 2021

Percentage of recipients and project partners who have integrated knowledge from funded initiatives into their practice or decision-making

50% of stakeholders at project completion

March 2024

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

$115,384,779

CBSA: $29,979,414
RCMP: $5,445,596
Total: $35,425,010

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

CBSA: Rate of change regarding percentage of firearm seizures in comparison to random referral data

CBSA: Create benchmark in Year 2 Based on a random sampling; and continue to maintain or exceed

CBSA: TBD

RCMP: Degree to which RCMP Firearms Intelligence Officer (FIO) information/intelligence products contributed to

1. Enforcement actions and
2. Disruption actions

RCMP: Target will be established in 2019–20

RCMP: 2022

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety

$8,176,632

$1,718,671

Stakeholder decision-making is supported by solid data and information on best practices

Percentage of stakeholders reporting that research and information produced and shared under the ITAAGGV informed their policy and operation decisions

Minimum of 30% of stakeholders by year 3

March 2021

Internal Services

$1,939,320

$381,648

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Investing in Communities through a Grants and Contribution Program

$226,176,747

$47,147,855

Informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented cross Canada

Degree to which provinces and territories report that GGVAF funding has enabled them to better respond to gun and gang violence in their jurisdictions (in %)

Baseline to be established in year 2

March 2022

Percentage of recipients and project partners who have integrated knowledge from funded initiatives into their practice or decision-making

50% of stakeholders at project completion

March 2024

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Administer Grants and Contributions under the Youth Gang Prevention Fund and the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund

$226,176,747

$47,147,855

Communities have capacity to respond to gun and gang violence

New resources dedicated to guns and gangs within police services
Additional initiatives dedicated to responding to gun and gang violence are implemented

Baseline to be established in year 2

March 2020 then annually

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

$115,384,779

CBSA: $29,979,414
RCMP: $5,445,596
Total: $35,425,010

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

CBSA: Rate of change regarding percentage of firearm seizures in comparison to random referral data

CBSA: Create benchmark in Year 2 Based on a random sampling; and continue to maintain or exceed

CBSA: TBD

RCMP: Degree to which RCMP Firearms Intelligence Officer (FIO) information/ intelligence products contributed to:

1. Enforcement actions and
2. Disruption actions

RCMP: Target will be established in 2019-20

RCMP: 2022

RCMP

Police Operations - Federal Policing

Produce intelligence products

$5,164,704

$1,092,289

Increased operational collaboration

# of times RCMP information/
intelligence products developed by Firearms Intelligence Officers (FIO) contributed to a file by a partner

Target will be established in 2019–20, once resources are in place and baseline data are available

Annual collection via the National Firearms Intelligence Program monthly report, tracked through partner requests for permission to share/use an RCMP FIO product

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - Criminal Intelligence Service Canada

Produce intelligence products

Increased operational collaboration

% of respondents satisfied with the Threat Assessment on Gangs

75%

Survey being developed for reporting results in 2020-21

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - Canadian Firearms Program

Promote stakeholder engagement, collaboration and outreach

$4,119,786

$918,969

Increased operational collaboration

# of open source intelligence reports created by the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) and shared with partners

Target will be set by the end of 2019–20, with reporting by the end of 2020–21

Reporting will begin once resources are in place. Data are stored through operational file databases and will be collected annually

% of intelligence products developed by the CFP that were used to advance firearms investigations

Target will be set by the end of 2019–20, with reporting by the end of 2020–21

Data is stored through operational file databases and will be collected annually beginning in 2021–22

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - Canadian Firearms Program

Build capacity to prevent and intercept illegal firearms in Canada

$15,801,956

$3,027,818

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

% of first time training recipients that requested additional assistance from National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST)

15%

Training will be enhanced once resources are in place, anticipated for 2020–21. Data will be collected annually (starting in 2021–22) and tracked through NWEST working file

Provide tools, equipment and training to prevent entry of illegal commodities

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

% of first time training recipients that requested additional assistance from National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST)

15%

Training will be enhanced once resources are in place, anticipated for 2020–21. Data will be collected annually (starting in 2021–22) and tracked through NWEST working file

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - National Forensic Laboratory Services

Provide tools, equipment and training to prevent entry of illegal commodities

$2,238,200

$406,520

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

% of cartridge cases and bullets from Gun and Gang files uploaded to the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network (CIBIN) within 90 days

75%

Not Available – data production is in development

CBSA

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software/
Network

$4,395,265

$297,204

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

% of packages being screened by the detection technology to be assessed whether they were high risk items, requiring an in-depth examination

33% mail items are being assessed for risk using detection technology

March 31, 2021

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

% of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2021

Field Technology Support

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software/
Network

$1,177,080

$446,771

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

Percentage of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2021

Force Generation

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software/
Network

$1,246,728

$533,859

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

Percentage of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2021

Intelligence Collection & Analysis

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software/
Network

$2,370,709

$164,741

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

Percentage of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2021

Buildings and Equipment

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software/
Network

$349,331

$61,147

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

Percentage of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2021

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$3,067,662

$70,768

Increased capacity to detect and interdict entry of illicit firearms into the country

Percentage of examinations utilizing detector dogs that resulted in a seizure of illicit firearms

Increase examinations by 155 in year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2016–17)

March 31, 2020

Force Generation

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$1,380,249

$597,723

Increased capacity to detect and interdict entry of illicit firearms into the country

Percentage of examinations utilizing detector dogs that resulted in a seizure of illicit firearms

Increase examinations by 155 in year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2016-17)

March 31, 2020

Buildings and Equipment

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$275,059

$59,859

Increased capacity to detect and interdict entry of illicit firearms into the country

Percentage of examinations utilizing detector dogs that resulted in a seizure of illicit firearms

Increase examinations by 155 in year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2016–17)

March 31, 2020

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Construction and maintenance of an All-Weather Facility Detector Dogs Training Facility

$11,904,469

$5,444,979

Increase CBSA capacity to accommodate detector dog training and kenneling needs, year round, while at the training facility resulting in a reduction in costs

Value of costs avoided for kenneling and accommodations at a separate facility by the Detector Dog Program  

Percentage increase in annual revenue

The construction of an All-Weather Facility will avoid the total cost of $350K per year for the CBSA.

20% increase from current revenue stream

March 31, 2021

Targeting

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification - Interpol Interface

$5,596,821

$1,638,313

Enhance the CBSA's threat identification capability in the public safety and national security threat sectors

Percentage of all inbound air passengers systematically queried against Interpol databases

100%

March 31, 2021

Force Generation

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification - Interpol Interface

$471,750

$364,146

Enhance the CBSA's threat identification capability in the public safety and national security threat sectors

Percentage of all inbound air passengers systematically queried against Interpol databases

100%

March 31, 2021

Buildings and Equipment

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification - Interpol Interface

$26,144

$32,932

Enhance the CBSA's threat identification capability in the public safety and national security threat sectors

Percentage of air passengers who matched an Interpol Red Notice or  Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) referred for an examination that led to a result

TBD based on results of feasibility study

TBD based on results of feasibility study

Force Generation

Advanced Vehicles Concealment Techniques Course

$529,363

$78,577

Ability to identify, detect and interdict crime guns, weapons, narcotics and illicit proceeds of crime

Number of CBSA officers identified for training who have successfully completed training

Post development:
2% of identified officers to be trained per year; 18 instructors in year 1

March 31, 2023

2% of identified officers to be trained per year; 18 instructors in year 1

March 31, 2023

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Enhance Air cargo security, Pallet Imaging, Hand held devices, COMETs and Trace Detection tools

$40,652,887

$711,269

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high-risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology

March 31, 2023

Force Generation

Enhance Air cargo security, Pallet Imaging, Hand held devices, COMETs and Trace Detection tools

$2,134,907

$912,281

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high-risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology

March 31, 2023

Field Technology Support

Enhance Air cargo security, Pallet Imaging, Hand held devices, COMETs and Trace Detection tools

$11,601,930

$17,284,884

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high-risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology

March 31, 2023

Targeting

Enhance Air cargo security, Pallet Imaging, Hand held devices, COMETs and Trace Detection tools

$345,044

$0

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high-risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology

March 31, 2023

Buildings and Equipment

Enhance Air cargo security, Pallet Imaging, Hand held devices, COMETs and Trace Detection tools

$534,735

$1,279,961

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high-risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology

March 31, 2023

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety Canada

$8,176,632**

$1,718,671**

Stakeholder decision-making is supported by solid data and information on best practices

Percentage of stakeholders reporting that research and information produced and shared under the ITAAGGV informed their policy and operation decisions

Minimum of 30% of stakeholders by year 3

March 2021

Internal Services

$1,939,320

$381,648

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public Safety Canada

Law Enforcement

Promote data collection and conduct research related to gun and gang violence

$8,176,632**

$1,718,671**

Improved understanding of threats, challenges and opportunities

Percentage of police services with criminal organization flag data appearing in the Statistics Canada Juristat report compared to the number of police services

20% : year 3
35% : year 4
55% : year 5

March 2021

Number of hits on gun and gang violence items on Public Safety website

Baseline to be established in year 1

March 2021

Number of requests for download of reports and research published on Public Safety website

Baseline to be established in year 1

March 2021

Promote Stakeholder engagement, collaboration and outreach

Improved awareness and information-sharing among stakeholders

Percentage of surveyed stakeholders that indicate they are aware of the ITAAGGV

85% by end of year 2

March 2020

Percentage of stakeholders that have a positive view on the usefulness of research and information-sharing activities undertaken by Public Safety related to gun and gang violence

Minimum 50% by end of year 3

March 2021

Investing in Communities through a Grants and Contribution Program

$226,176,747

$47,147,855

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

$115,384,779

$35,425,010

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety

$8,176,632**
$1,939,320 Internal Services

$1,718,671**
$381,648 Internal Services

Total, all themes

$351,677,478

$84,673,184

Name of horizontal initiative

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Note: Other government departments (Justice Canada and Global Affairs Canada) are supporting this federal initiative. However they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

Start date

August 16, 2019

End date

March 31, 2024

Description

The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (National Strategy) delivers on a 2019 Government commitment to establish a whole-of-government strategy to combat human trafficking. Led by Public Safety, the horizontal initiative builds on Canada’s current investments and response to human trafficking. The horizontal initiative seeks to address identified gaps and challenges through an enhanced and strategic response to this issue, leveraging international best practices when appropriate.

Guided by strategic pillars of empowerment, prevention, protection, prosecution and partnerships, the National Strategy will enhance efforts in a number of priority areas, such as the need for increased trauma-informed supports and services to protect and rehabilitate victims and survivors and the promotion of culturally-sensitive approaches. The National Strategy will aim to increase awareness of human trafficking so that Canadians can better understand the signs of this crime, and improve the ability of government officials and front-line staff in key sectors to identify, detect and protect victims and survivors. In other areas, it will: increase intelligence and data collection capacity; support law enforcement and the criminal justice system; enhance federal procurement practices; and strengthen partnerships across all levels of government, civil society organizations, private sector and with international partners.

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2019-ntnl-strtgy-hmnn-trffc/index-en.aspx

Governance structure

Public Safety will, in partnership with federal departments and agencies, ensure that an interdepartmental executive-level steering committee, consisting of key federal departments and agencies, provides strategic guidance and direction and ensures that the initiative is properly managed and reporting is timely and accurate.

The federal interdepartmental Human Trafficking Taskforce will continue to provide oversight of the implementation of the horizontal initiative. The Human Trafficking Taskforce is led by Public Safety Canada and consists of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Department of Justice (JUS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE), and Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Service Canada, Statistics Canada (STATCAN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and Department of National Defense (DND).

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)

2019–24: $58,675,818 and Ongoing: $10,572,521

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$18,262,928^Footnote19

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$1,817,152^Footnote20

Date of last renewal of initiative

N/A

Total federal funding allocated at last renewal and source of funding (dollars)

N/A

Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)

N/A

Total planned spending since last renewal

N/A

Total actual spending since last renewal

N/A

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

An evaluation is scheduled for completion end fiscal year 2023–24.

Planning highlights

Public Safety
In 2020–21, Public Safety will develop tools and training on how to identify human trafficking for key sectors; increase contribution funding for trauma-informed support services; support Hackathon events that bring youth with specialized technical skills together to solve a specific issue or challenge; develop a national case management standard; undertake data and research projects to improve knowledge of human trafficking in Canada, and host an international conference.

A key priority for 2020–21 will be to establish a survivor-led Advisory Committee that will consist of victims and survivors of human trafficking with diverse backgrounds. The Committee will serve as a forum to empower survivors of human trafficking to share their valuable knowledge and lived experiences. Public Safety will also launch a national public awareness campaign that will inform the public on the signs, facts, and resources to report incidences of human trafficking, while also informing them that no individual is immune to falling victim.

Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency will assess gender-based violence considerations within its immigration enforcement framework and will establish a dedicated team of officials to strengthen strategies to combat human trafficking.

Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada
Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada will: enhance Project PROTECT to increase its capacity to produce financial intelligence on money laundering related to human trafficking; increase its domestic and international engagement and education related to the role of financial intelligence to counter human trafficking; and continue to engage with the private sector to raise awareness of the value and use of financial intelligence in combatting money laundering related to human trafficking.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will enhance its capacity to better detect and respond to suspected human trafficking cases through the immigration system.

Women and Gender Equality Canada
Women and Gender Equality Canada will provide funding for the development, testing and implementation of innovative and empowering promising practices to support at-risk and vulnerable populations to reduce their vulnerability to being trafficked, as well as trauma-informed supports for women, girls, and LGBTQ2+ people who are survivors of human trafficking.

Public Services and Procurement Canada
Public Services and Procurement Canada will seek to increase awareness among its suppliers in identifying and addressing risks of human and labour rights violations in their operations and supply chains in order to prevent human trafficking in federal procurement. It will do so by outlining behavioural requirements on human and labour rights for its suppliers and will collaboratively develop and implement tools to help ensure compliance in their supply chains. It will also examine long-term approaches to addressing child labour and forced labour in federal procurement supply chains, working with the private sector, civil society, and international partners.

Contact information

Mark Schindel
Manager, Policy Development
Serious and Organized Crime Division
Mark.schindel@canada.ca
613-998-8034

Public Safety Canada

$6,333,558

$352,245

Canada Border Services Agency

$1,484,764

$176,823

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

$879,563

$100,757

Women and Gender Equality Canada

$2,611,875

$110,425

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

$1,989,000

$0

Public Service and Procurement Canada

$1,165,113

$80,691

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

$58,675,818

$15,284,814^Footnote22

Service providers receive new or additional funding to increase capacity to provide tailored services to at-risk and vulnerable populations

Number of contribution agreements created or renewed with service providers for human trafficking related projects and supports
Amount of new funding dispersed

To be established

March 2022

Service providers have capacity to identify and support victims of human trafficking in their recovery process

Number of victims that are referred to services provided through the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline

To be established in year 2 of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline

March 2023

Canadians are aware of human trafficking in Canada and individuals are protected from falling victim to this crime

Percentage of respondents to annual public opinion research that identify knowledge of what human trafficking is, systemic causes of exploitation, and are able to identify signs and indication of human trafficking

To be determined once baseline is established from public opinion research

March 2024

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Establish an Advisory Committee of survivors and victims of human trafficking

$800,000

$200,000

Victims and survivors voice their recommendations in the development and implementation of programs aimed at supporting victims and survivors of human trafficking

Number of engagement sessions with Advisory Committee regarding the development and implementation process of anti-trafficking initiatives funded through the National Strategy

Two engagement sessions

March 31, 2024

Serious and Organized Crime

Empowerment Programs

$4,800,000

$1,200,000

Service providers have the capacity to offer tailored services to victims of human trafficking

Number of victim-centred and culturally relevant programs funded through Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Three programs

March 31, 2024

Serious and Organized Crime

Youth Hackathons

$400,000

$400,000

The public, at-risk groups and vulnerable populations are aware of the signs and harms of human trafficking

Percentage of youth that identified the event increased their level of awareness on the signs and harms of human trafficking

95% of youth

March 31, 2023

Serious and Organized Crime

National Public Awareness Campaign

$4,925,000

$1,200,000

The public, at-risk groups and vulnerable populations are aware of the signs and harms of human trafficking

Percentage of respondents of public opinion research indicating awareness of human trafficking and its systemic causes
Number of human trafficking campaign marketing products and communications materials developed for dissemination
Number of hits on social media platforms

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2022

Serious and Organized Crime

At-risk youth pilot projects

$3,200,000

$800,000

At-risk youth do not fall prey to human traffickers

Percentage of public opinion research respondents that indicate being aware of what human trafficking is and how to identify and report signs and indicators of human trafficking

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Percentage of Advisory Committee members that provide positive program assessment reports on funded pilot projects for at-risk youth

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Serious and Organized Crime

Data Projects

$660,000

$200,000

Reliable and accurate human trafficking data is collected

Number of reliable and accurate data sources to define the true scope and nature of human trafficking in Canada

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Serious and Organized Crime

Research Projects

$260,000

$160,000

Research projects on human trafficking trends are funded

Number of research projects funded

Two research projects

March 31, 2024

Serious and Organized Crime

National Case Management Standard

$400,000

$400,000

Standard is developed for recipient organizations

Number of recipient organizations that apply the national case management standard to program operations

TBD in 2021–22

March 31, 2022

Serious and Organized Crime

Multi-sectoral training tools

$250,000

$250,000

Targeted training and awareness materials and modules for industry front-line staff

Percentage of training participants that indicate greater awareness of human trafficking and reporting mechanism

95% of participants

March 31, 2023

Serious and Organized Crime

International Conference

$200,000

$200,000

Stakeholder networking and information sharing among Canadian and international subject matter experts on Canada’s criminal justice system response to human trafficking

Percentage of participants who felt the event provided value added and sufficient networking and information sharing opportunities

95% of participants

March 31, 2021

Serious and Organized Crime

Chief Advisor

$560,538

$186,846

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

Serious and Organized Crime

Annual Stakeholder engagement and outreach meetings

$135,000

$30,000

Meetings with stakeholders to ensure ongoing outreach and information gathering

Number of meetings with targeted stakeholders and partners

Two meetings

March 31, 2021

Serious and Organized Crime

Other Costs^Footnote25

$4,662,668

$1,106,712

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Serious and Organized Crime

Internal Services

$1,353,652

$352,245

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Canada Border Services Agency

Intelligence Collection and Analysis

Enhanced capacity to detect human trafficking in the immigration system

$1,841,206

$399,358

Protection is provided to victims of human trafficking and gender-based violence through the immigration enforcement system

Number of assessment reports conducted by CBSA on human trafficking and gender-based violence considerations in the immigration enforcement system

TBD

March 31, 2023

Intelligence Collection and Analysis

Dedicated Expert Group of Border Officials

$5,742,274

$1,262,229

Enhanced capacity to identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking and enforce human  trafficking specific laws

Number of human trafficking case referrals for investigation made by CBSA

Baseline to be determined after the dedicated expert group is established in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Targeting

Dedicated Expert Group of Border Officials

Enhanced capacity to identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking

Development of scenario-based targeting for human trafficking
Number of targets issued

Baseline to be determined after the dedicated expert group is established in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Human Resources Management

Training and Development

Enhanced capacity to identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking

Number of new training products developed with recommendations from the dedicated expert group

# to be determined after the dedicated expert group is established in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Visitors, International Students & Temporary Workers

Enhancing capacity under the Victims of Trafficking in Persons program

$8,950,500

$1,989,000

Protection is provided to vulnerable foreign nationals who are victims of human trafficking, by regularizing their status in Canada, when appropriate

Number of victims of trafficking in persons (VTIPs) and temporary resident permits (TRPs) issues per year broken down by initial TRPs, subsequent  TRPs, and by gender, age, country of origin and immigration program used to enter Canada

N/A

N/A

Number of VTIP TRPs refused each year broken down by initial TRPs, subsequent TRPs, and by gender, age, country of origin, and immigration program used to enter Canada

N/A

N/A

Number of large scale administrative investigations into human trafficking

N/A

N/A

Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada

Financial Intelligence Program

Project PROTECT

$3,952,622

$980,320

Capacity to increase disclosures of actionable financial intelligence to support human trafficking

Number of FINTRAC financial disclosures provided to partners with respect to human trafficking

Number to be determined based on number of financial transaction reports received from reporting entities in 2019-20, which meet FINTRAC’s threshold requirements^Footnote26

March 31, 2024

Produce strategic financial intelligence related to human trafficking

Number of FINTRAC’s strategic intelligence products to support human trafficking investigations

TBD in 2020–21

March 31, 2024

Increase capacity to support other federal government departments and agencies through FINTRAC financial intelligence disclosures in relation to human trafficking

Number of police agencies, law enforcement, and national security partners, as well as project-level investigations supported by FINTRAC financial intelligence disclosures regarding human trafficking

Greater than 10 per year

At end of each fiscal

Strategic financial intelligence products that provide up-to-date indicators of suspicious financial transactions related to human trafficking

Percentage of suspicious transaction reports related to human trafficking that exhibit reporting entity use of money laundering or terrorist financing indicators derived from FINTRAC’s Operational Alert

Greater than 80%

March 31, 2024

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Acquisition Program

Ethical Behaviours

$5,582,586

$1,245,804

High-risk federal suppliers take action to address human trafficking concerns in federal supply chains

Percentage of high-risk federal procurement suppliers that demonstrate steps have been taken to meet expected behaviours

TBD in 2020–21

March 2024

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Community Action and Innovation Program

Continuum of Care Prevention and Interventions for Vulnerable Populations

$10,000,100

$2,722,300

Promising practices are applied to new and existing programs and supports for vulnerable populations of human trafficking

Percentage of stakeholders who applied knowledge from resources supported by the promising practice, intervention or support in relation to human trafficking

TBD in 2020–21

March 2024

Name of horizontal initiative

National Cyber Security Strategy

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Start date

June 2018

End date

March 2023

Description

In 2010, the Government of Canada (the Government) launched a national effort to defend against cyber threats with Canada’s first Cyber Security Strategy. As the digital economy evolves, so do cyber threats, requiring a refreshed strategy that responds to the changing landscape. In 2016, the Government took the first step toward developing a new Cyber Security Strategy. A comprehensive Cyber Review was launched and included Canada’s first public consultation on cyber security, gaining insights and advice from experts, key stakeholders, and engaged citizens.

The new National Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy), released in 2018, responds to the Cyber Review. It recognizes that robust cyber security is an essential element of Canadian innovation and prosperity. The Strategy is designed to be adaptable and to account for a continuously changing cyber landscape.

The Strategy introduces this new strategic direction and defines three goals to achieve its vision of security and prosperity in the digital age:

• Secure and Resilient Canadian Systems: with enhanced capabilities and in collaboration with partners, the Government of Canada will better protect Canadians from cybercrime, respond to evolving threats, and help defend critical government and private sector systems.
• An Innovative and Adaptive Cyber Ecosystem: The Government of Canada will support advanced research, foster digital innovation, and develop cyber skills and knowledge to position Canada as a global leader in cyber security.
• Effective Leadership, Governance and Collaboration: In collaboration with provinces, territories, and the private sector, the federal government will take a leadership role to advance cyber security in Canada, and will, in coordination with allies, work to shape the international cyber security environment in Canada’s favour.

Funded through Budget 2018 ($507.7M over 5 years, and $108.8M ongoing), the initiatives under the Strategy represent an incremental first step to achieving this vision. As the Strategy is designed to be flexible, it is anticipated that additional initiatives could be identified as the cyber landscape continues to evolve.

Governance structure

The Strategy horizontal governance and oversight leverages existing inter-departmental cyber security governance structures:

Deputy Ministers’ Committee on Cyber Security (DM Cyber). Chaired by the Deputy Minister of Public Safety, this committee meets regularly to:

• Establish policy direction for issues related to cyber security;
• Discuss cyber security related priorities for member Departments/Agencies;
• Monitor progress on the implementation of the Strategy at minimum biannually; and
• Consider emerging cyber issues.

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)

$469,596,008 (including internal reallocations)

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$285,612,806 (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21) (including internal reallocations)

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$29,261,541

Date of last renewal of initiative

N/A

Total federal funding allocated at last renewal and source of funding (dollars)

N/A

Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)

N/A

Total planned spending since last renewal

N/A

Total actual spending since last renewal

N/A

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2020–21

Planning highlights

The National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) is heading into its third year, having already achieved many milestones. Building on the successes of the past, in 2020-21 the NCSS will continue the implementation of initiatives to achieve our vision of security and resilience in the digital age. In 2020-21, this includes:

Supporting Canadian Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators

• Acquire/develop a cyber-assessment tool;
• Manage the Industrial Control System (ICS) Advisory Committee;
• Increase the number of cyber security exercises delivered to critical infrastructure stakeholders: and
• Develop technical ICS security training and awareness solution.

Improving Integrated Threat Assessments

• Continue increasing capacity to enable CSE to better meet increasing demands for cyber threat assessments; and
• Continue increasing capacity to enable CSE to assess a wider array of cyber threats reflecting the Cyber Centre’s growing client base.

Preparing Government of Canada Communications for Advances in Quantum

• Continue working to protect Government of Canada’s classified information against anticipated advancements in quantum computing.

Expanding Advice and Guidance to the Finance and Energy Sectors

• Continue ensuring finance and energy sectors work cooperatively with the Cyber Centre and within their sectors to improve their cyber security postures; and
• Continue improving the cyber security posture of the finance and energy sectors.

Building a National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3 Unit)

• Reach NC3 initial operational capacity

Building Federal Policing Cybercrime Enforcement Capacity

• Deploy cyber specialists abroad

Developing a Cyber Security Student Work Placement Program

• Continue building the student work-integrated learning program

Developing a Cyber Security Assessment and Certification for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

• Launch a national standard for cyber security

Developing a International Strategic Framework for Cyberspace

• Staff Washington Mission position;
• Continue hosting relevant cyber security meetings;
• Continue supporting international participants in cyber negotiations; and
• Continue promoting Canadian interests and values on cyber issues in international forums.

Continuing Bilateral Collaboration on Cyber Security and Energy

• Launch second call for expressions of interest and proposals for projects (if required); and
• Sign contribution agreements and disburse funding for second round projects (if required).

Contact information

Public Safety
National Cyber Security Directorate
PS.NCSD-DGCN.SP@canada.ca

Theme outcome(s)

Canadians are better protected from cybercrime; evolving cyber threats are effectively responded to; and critical government and private sector systems are defended against cyber threats and attacks

Canada is positioned to meet the demands of the future in an evolving cyber threat landscape through government assisting Canadian businesses in enhancing their cyber security best practices, and by encouraging skills and knowledge development

Federal leadership advances cyber security in Canada and shapes the international cyber security environment in Canada’s favour

Not applicable

PS

$6,983,000

0

$12,688,724

$19,671,724

CSE

$43,947,180

0

$180,552,628

$224,499,808

CSIS

CSIS will report internally on their expenditures through the appropriate mechanism in place