Horizontal initiatives

Frontline officers are trained and equipped to enforce legislation

Frontline officers have the tools to detect and interdict drug impaired driving

Funding or collaborative arrangements are in place to support the delivery of the initiative

The public is aware of the risks of driving after cannabis use

N/A

$113,254,131

$21,254,131

$16,803,477

Standardized data collection and reporting practices

Percent (%) of provinces and territories (PTs) improving existing or adopting new data collection and reporting practices

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

March 31, 2025

100%

80% of standardized data provided by PTs at the end of the initiative

March 31, 2025

100%

Completion of CBSA system updates to track DID entries

100% completion of system changes

March 31, 2025

100%^{Footnote 2}

Percent (%) 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 the initiative

March 31, 2025

42%^{Footnote 3}

500^{Footnote 5}

March 31, 2025

2145^{Footnote 6}

1,200 active DRE officers at the end of the initiative

March 31, 2025

1034^{Footnote 7}

1,425 CBSA border service officers trained at land ports of entry by the end of FY 2024-25^{Footnote 8}

March 31, 2021

1,114 officers trained

Percent (%) of Canadians who believe that driving under the influence of cannabis is acceptable

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

March 31, 2025

86% of Canadians surveyed said they do not see driving under the influence of cannabis as acceptable, an increase from 79% in 2017^{Footnote 9}

March 31, 2025

20.6% of people reported having ever been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had recently used cannabis, down from 21% in 2022^{Footnote 10}

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

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 11}

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

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 12}

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

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 13}

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

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 14}

Achieve 10,000 video views by end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 15}

Trends in the percent (%) 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, 2025

22.7% of those who used cannabis in the past 12 months reported ever driving within two hours of smoking or vaporizing cannabis – a 15% decrease from the 2018 baseline (27%)^{Footnote 16}

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

March 31, 2025

20.6% of people reported having ever been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had recently used cannabis, down from 21% in 2022^{Footnote 17}

10% increase from 2018 baseline^{Footnote 18}

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 19}

10% increase above adjusted baseline by 2021^{Footnote 20}

March 31, 2021

298

$77,871,718

$14,650,601

$12,566,965

Frontline officers are trained and equipped to enforce legislation

% of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing

33% of frontline officers

March 31, 2025

42%^{Footnote 21}

Serious and Organized Crime

Training and Development Delivery

$61,783,000

$11,898,350

$8,215,584

Provinces and territories (P/Ts) are able to send frontline police officers to training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

Number (#) of training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

5 training sessions for Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair”, and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

March 31, 2025

142

Number (#) of Drug Recognition Experts certified annually

200 Drug Recognition Experts certified each year

March 31, 2023

227^{Footnote 22}

N/A

$210,487

$42,098

$42,098

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Force Generation

Training and Development Delivery

$3,366,060

$1,384,541

$1,384,541 (including re-profiled amount)

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, 2022^{Footnote 23}

Completed

Training and Development Delivery

$4,976,718

$0

$0

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, 2022^{Footnote 24}

Completed

Training and Development Delivery

$316,158 (including ongoing)

$37,726

$37,726

Officers trained and equipped to enforce new legislation

Percent (% ) of Border Services Officers at land ports of entry trained in SFST

30% by end of FY 2024-25^{Footnote 25}

March 31, 2023

78%^{Footnote 26}

Number (#) of suspect ted drug-impaired drivers intercepted at land ports of entry

10% increase from 2018 baseline^{Footnote 27}

March 31, 2022

431

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

March 31, 2022

Completed

N/A

$859,298

$99,201

$99,201

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

National DRE Office

Training Development and Delivery

$7,429,782

$1,329,984

$2,929,114

Training following the IACP guidelines is delivered

Number (#) of DRE training sessions delivered annually

A minimum of 11 DRE training sessions

March 31, 2022

19

N/A

$462,887

$58,634

$60,638

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$21,950,632

$2,824,858

$1,013,262

Frontline officers have the tools to detect and interdict drug impaired driving

Number of training sessions delivered on ADSE, SFST and DRE.

5 training sessions for Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices^{Footnote 28}

March 31, 2025

142

Serious and Organized Crime

Devices and Processing

$20,336,555

$1,656,734

$1,003,252

Number (#) of times the SFST was used

Number (#) of times the SFST was used and the results

1000

March 31, 2025

407^{Footnote 29}

Number(#) of times the Approved Drug Screening Equipment (ADSE) was used and the results

500

March 31, 2025

2,145^{Footnote 30}

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Devices and processing

$1,614,077

$1,168,124 (including reprofiled amount)

$10,010

Number (#) of times the SFST was used

Number (#) of times the SFST was used and the results

120^{Footnote 31}

March 31, 2025

409^{Footnote 32}

Number(#) of times the ADSE was used and the results

20^{Footnote 34}

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 35}

$9,962,169

$2,661,730

$1,522,952

Funding or collaborative arrangements are in place to support the delivery of the initiative

All P/Ts and police jurisdictions have signed funding agreements or collaborative arrangements

100%

March 31, 2021

100%

Serious and Organized Crime

Policy and Program Development

$5,454,480

$2,156,570

$1,327,436

P/Ts sign agreements to access the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC), and collect and report data

Percent (%) P/Ts reporting against standardized indicators

100% of P/Ts report on standardized indicators

March 31, 2021

100%

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Policy and Program Development

$4,507,689

$505,160

$195,516

The CBSA has developed the necessary policies and procedures to support the Border Services Officers including Written Collaborative Arrangements with various police agencies

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

100% of police jurisdictions with Written Collaborative Agreements signed

March 31, 2021

70%^{Footnote 36}

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

10% increase from 2018 baseline^{Footnote 37}

March 31, 2021

298

$3,469,612

$1,075,282

$1,700,298

The public is aware of the risks of driving after cannabis use

Percent of Canadians who report driving within two hours of cannabis use

10% below 2018 baseline^{Footnote 38}

March 31, 2025

22.7% of those who used cannabis in the past 12 months reported driving within two hours of smoking or vaporizing cannabis – a 15% decrease from the 2018 baseline (27%)^{Footnote 39}

Crime Prevention

Public Awareness Campaign

$2,657,184

$959,935

$1,539,154

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

Percent (%) of web traffic on Canada.ca/Cannabis

Years 1-2: 25% increase in web traffic
Years 3-4: 50% increase in web traffic

March 31, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 40}

Percent (%) of Canadian youth that believe drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

5% increase in Canadian youth belief that drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

March 31, 2022

83.4% of 16-24 year old agree with the statement “using cannabis impairs one's ability to drive or operate a vehicle”, up from 77% in 2017^{Footnote 41}

Percent (%) of parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their children

5% increase in parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their children

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 42}

Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations Support

Public Awareness Campaign

$812,428

$115,347

$161,144

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

Number (#) of consultation sessions with youth by the RCMP Contract and Aboriginal Policing to discuss drug-impaired driving dangers and risks

Minimum of 2 consultations per year

March 31, 2022

TBD

Number (#) of awareness products updated by the RCMP related to the dangers of drug-impaired driving

At least one (1) awareness product reviewed or updated each fiscal year

March 31, 2022

1 DID awareness product updated

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

80%

March 31, 2022

91%

N/A

$55,979

$12,240

$12,797

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) measures national implantation of seven global targets and 38 global indicators agreed to by all Member States in February 2017. It also allows for additional custom targets and additional indicators which align with the four priorities of the Sendai Framework, but are based on Canada's national Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies.

In 2023-24, Canada began using the SFM to report within the Global Sendai Framework Reporting Cycle:

• Every March 31 of the year, there is reporting on data for Targets A, B, C, D, and E for previous year. This information is required for reporting to the UN for input into the annual Sustainable Development Goals Report.
• Every October 1 of the year, there is reporting for Targets A through G for the previous year. This data informs the Annual Technical Forums on Sendai Framework Monitoring that takes place towards the end of the year in Bonn, Germany, and thereafter, a snapshot report on SFM.

At the midpoint of the Sendai Framework, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) highlighted a number of key areas to be prioritized through 2030 if the implementation of the Sendai Framework is to be successful. In particular, UNDRR has emphasized the need to strengthen risk governance architecture and further develop DRR-relevant institutional structures. As well, UNDRR has asserted that the principles of ‘building back better' must be prioritized in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing frequency and intensity of climatic disasters. These recommendations stem from a need and perceived opportunity to promote risk-informed and prevention-oriented approaches to sustainable development in 2023 and beyond, with the Sendai Framework as the connecting tissue to achieving the post-2015 Development Agenda.

Canada is working to develop strong reporting procedures across Sendai targets. For 2023-24, Canada has completed the meta-data required for reporting and fully reported, in conjunction with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), on all Target G indicators. Public Safety Canada is working with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to determine a reporting framework for Target F and is developing the structure to report on Target A and B.

Public Safety Canada is utilizing information readily available from StatsCan, the Canadian Disaster Database, Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements, the Emergency Management Strategy, and the National Public Alerting System. Additionally. the Department is consulting across the department and with OGDs to determine available data to enable Canada to report on as many indicators as possible.

100% - Upwards trend: 0 approved plans to 1 approved plan.

0%

100% - Upwards trend: 0 approved plans to 1 approved plan.

100%

This indicator was only reported on in 2023-24, so no trend data from previous years is available. The National Risk Profile Public Report was published in 2023-24. As of the time of reporting, one year has elapsed since the public launch of the NRP, and in that year, an up-to-date NRP was made public.

Due to delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NRP assessment activities and the resulting public report were delayed due to a need to redesign assessment processes for a pandemic paradigm. The inaugural NRP public report was released in May 2023 despite being initially planned for fiscal year 2022-23.

100%

Each province and territory has provided support to NRP risk and capability assessments from the beginning of assessments in 2021.

In 2023-24, based on Regional Resilience Assessment Program (RRAP) survey data, 87% of critical infrastructure owners and operators have taken action to increase their resiliency following a site assessment.

In 2023-24, 98% of site assessment participants indicated that their level of awareness and understanding had increased as a result of their assessments.

N/A - During the durations, surveys were available to respondents. They did not yield results before the direction of the team was changed and those surveys were discontinued. Surveys intended to collect this data were attached to products first in September 2021, a new version was made available March 2022 and the VRAC team has since ceased producing regular analytical assessment products as of August 2022.

Data not available, due to the fact that Federal wildfire risk assessments were not conducted as originally anticipated. The National Risk Assessment Framework that would guide relevant risk assessments will now be developed under the auspices of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. Target publication of the National Wildland Fire Risk Assessment Framework is in 2025-26.

Data not available.

The BETA/Proof of Concept version of the tool was not published online. The Canadian Forest Service is reviewing the development of the publicly available online risk assessment tool in light of the Federal Climate Data Strategy and Disaster Risk Reduction Data Strategy. A National Risk Assessment Framework for Wildland Fire will be developed under the auspices of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers and will provide the foundational methodology for an online risk assessment tool. Target publication of the National Wildland Fire Risk Assessment Framework is in 2025-26.

100% coverage achieved. National earthquake risk assessment completed and available at the neighborhood scale at www.riskprofiler.ca.

Over 20 local, regional, provincial, and territorial governments have used NRCan seismic risk data to develop risk assessments and plans.

Some examples are :

• Health Emergency Management BC;
• the City of Vancouver;
• the Province of BC through their BC Provincial Earthquake Immediate Response Strategy;
• the Strathcona Regional District, many government agencies through Coastal Response 2023;
• the City of Victoria;
• the Province of BC through the Emergency Management and Climate Readiness BC's climatereadybc.gov.bc.ca;
• the Comox Valley Regional District; the District of North Vancouver;
• the Seabird Island Band First Nation community;
• the District of North Vancouver;
• the City of Esquimalt;
• the community of Dunbar;
• and, hundreds of planners from municipalities across Canada through engagement with the Canadian Institute of Planners.

3 tools have been developed to modernize and advance flood mapping in Canada.

2023-24 results: 5 as of March 2024.

91% - No upward trend has been identified in the number of Canadians who express awareness of a risk in their area, per PCO polling data collected from 2022 to 2024.

32% - A slight upward trend can be identified, increasing from 25% to 29% from 2022 to 2023, and increasing from 29% to 32% from 2023 to 2024. Data is measured through PCO polling data collected from 2022 to 2024. It is worth noting that the data measured includes respondents who reported that they had taken measures in their household and community, and those who reported measures in their household, but not in their community.

While Public Safety Canada undertakes emergency preparedness awareness initiatives to try to influence Canadian behaviours when it comes to preparing for disaster risk, Canadians are ultimately responsible for their own levels of preparedness. Research has found that people only take action when: (a) they know what specific actions can be taken to reduce their particular risks, (b) they are convinced these actions will be effective, and (c) they believe in their own ability to carry out the tasks. Further research and analysis would be required to understand existing gaps between public awareness messaging and individual

73%^{Footnote 43}

In FY 2023-24, at least 57 First Nations received FireSmart training^{Footnote 44}.

FireSmart performance indicators were overhauled internally in Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) during the 2023-24 season, and this indicator was replaced. This indicator was replaced as data received was incomplete and placed further reporting burden on First Nations. Therefore, we do not have the data for this request.

At least 36 First Nations have engaged in fuel management activities in FY 2023-24.

Only one set of data is currently final and available to the public: the data from the 2023 National Risk Profile public report. With only one year of data, continuous improvement cannot be identified, nor can any trend.

N/A – Earthquake Early Warning System did not go live until April 2024

2023-24 results: Not available.

Coastal flooding warnings will not be operational until Summer 2024 due to the expansion of the service. ECCC will use the term “Coastal Flooding” as its default terminology rather than the previous term “storm surge.” This change in terminology more accurately describes this weather event and clearly communicates its potential impact on Canadians.

Theme 5 was not covered by the EMS budget items in Budget 2019 and is therefore not subject to reporting through the EMS Horizontal Initiative Results Framework.

$2,505,500

Ongoing funding supports the continued operation, maintenance and sustainment of the Earthquake Early Warning system.

$5,400,000

Eighteen (18) FTEs – including RES, PC, CS and EC classifications, and related O&M ($0.3M per year O&M) to maintain the expanded CFS Wildfire Risk Management research program. An amount of capital ($0.4M per year) for maintenance of upgraded IM/IT systems. An amount of G&C ($2M per year) primarily to support Indigenous fire stewardship initiatives.

$7,905,500; $1,400,000 ongoing

N/A

$206,423,296

$41,976,223

$36,565,930

Firearm-related crime in Canada is reduced

Percent (%) decrease of police reported break and enter to steal a firearm from a residence or motor vehicle

2% annual decrease against baseline (2019: 1,072 incidents reported)

Annually

37% decrease^{Footnote 45}

1% reduction from current baseline of approximately 1,500 (2016)

Annually

8.9% increase in rate of firearm-related violent crime^{Footnote 46}

1.5% annual decrease against baseline (2019: 263)

Annually

9.8% increase from target^{Footnote 47}

1% reduction from current baseline of 576 (2018)

Annually

N/A^{Footnote 48}

$76,148,388

$17,421,100

$13,610,612

Canadians and law enforcement benefit from easier access to and improved delivery of firearms regulatory services

Percentage (%) of licence applications that are processed within established service standards

90% of licence applications that do not require further review complete initial processing within 35 days

FY 2025-26

N/A^{Footnote 49}

Canadian Firearms Program (CFP

Enhance delivery of CFP services to Canadians and Law Enforcement

$48,257,850

$9,956,004

$6,679,944

Additional regulatory services are available online

Percent (%) of services to Canadians that are newly available online

100% individual & 75% business services available online^{Footnote 50}

FY 2025-26

N/A^{Footnote 51}

Percent (%) of newly available services to Canadians that are accessed online

80% individual
50% business^{Footnote 52}  

FY 2025-26

N/A^{Footnote 53}

Percent (%) of licence applications that are processed within established service standards

90% of licence applications that do not require further review complete initial processing within 35 days

FY 2025-26

N/A^{Footnote 54}

Enhance delivery of CFP services to Canadians and Law Enforcement

$27,890,538

$7,465,096

$6,930,668

Canadian Firearms Digital Services Solution replaces Canadian Firearms Information System with a reliable and readily adaptable firearms regulatory IM/IT platform

% of times CFP IT Service Desk incidents are resolved within 4 hours (reliability)

80% (2020: 44%)

FY 2025-26

58%^{Footnote 55}

100% (2020: 0%)

FY 2025-26

N/A^{Footnote 56}

$82,778,652

$16,908,546

$15,379,330

Illegal firearm-related activity in Canada is reduced

% increase in the number of firearms seizures in postal and courier modes

10% smuggling, 5% postal and courier modes

March 2026

85%^{Footnote 57}
92%^{Footnote 58}

10% annual increase for 2-3 years, followed by a 10% annual decrease ongoing (baseline: 197 incidents in 2020)

FY 2025-26

4.4% increase from 2022^{Footnote 59}

Canadian Firearms Program

Enhance the ability of the RCMP to trace crime guns and detect bulk/straw purchasing

$6,735,964

$1,607,034

$1,147,733

Law enforcement agencies use regulatory services to combat the unlawful acquisition of firearms

Percent (%) increase in the number of trace requests received annually by the Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre

10-20% increase in the number of trace requests received annually by Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre

FY 2023-24

N/A^{Footnote 60}

Percent (%) of Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre trace requests completed within established service standard timelines

90% of trace requests completed:

• Within 7 days (for traces where international engagement is not required); or
• Within 90 days (for traces where international engagement is required)

FY 2023-24

International engagement not required, completed within 7 days - 78.68%

International engagement required, completed within 90 days - 99.10%^{Footnote 61}

Enhance the ability of the RCMP to trace crime guns and detect bulk/straw purchasing

$6,957,156

$1,397,958

$861,591

More serial number restorations and Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network comparisons are completed within 90 days

Percentage (%) of serial number restorations and Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network comparisons that are completed within service standard timelines (90 days)

80% (Historical baseline not relevant as previous service standard was 220 days)

FY 2023-24

N/A^{Footnote 62}

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$1,451,501

$338,905

$336,682

Support provided to counter-smuggling partner organizations

Number (#) of firearm inspections, responses to requests for technical advice pertaining to new and emerging technologies including 3D printing, and Firearms Reference Table records completed annually in accordance with established service standard timelines

Complete 280-300 firearm inspections of firearms and related devices annually

Service approximately 10,340 requests per year, an increase of over 1,800 from a baseline of 8,517 in 2019.

Create or modify 5,000 to 8,000 Firearms Reference Table records annually

FY 2024-25

N/A^{Footnote 63}

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$2,120,337

$543,184

$233,654

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction, enforcement, and increased operational collaboration

Number (#) of intelligence products developed by Firearms Intelligence Analysts that identified or contributed to identifying possible criminal entities related to firearms, including smuggling.

192^{Footnote 64}

FY 2027-28^{Footnote 65}

45^{Footnote 66}

192^{Footnote 67}

FY 2027-28^{Footnote 68}

69^{Footnote 69}

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$1,867,894

$436,880

$352,970

Increase in the number of CISC assessed organized crime groups involved in firearms smuggling and trafficking

The proportion of organized crime groups involved in firearms smuggling and trafficking that are assessed based on CISC's Integrated Threat Assessment Process.

75% (Baseline: 16%)

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 70}

$8,254,146

$6,603,475

Enhance the ability of CISC members to target and coordinate enforcement operations related to Serious and Organized Crime, including firearms-related crime

Number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System document uploads

Number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System (CCIS) queries and number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System users

Target will be established once Canadian Criminal Intelligence System is implemented

Baselines (2020):
31,455 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Document Uploads;
2,074,139 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Queries;
2,158 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Users
Backlogs eliminated in all three areas

Date to achieve target will be established once Canadian Criminal Intelligence System is implemented

N/A^{Footnote 71}

Criminal Investigations Intelligence Collection & Analysis

Enhanced Intelligence and Investigative Capacity

$14,171,385

$3,463,011

$4,214,719

Firearm smuggling is reduced in Canada

% increase in the number of firearms seizures attributed to deliberate smuggling

10%

March 31. 2023

85%^{Footnote 72}

5%

March 31, 2023

92%^{Footnote 73}

5

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 74}

Number (#) of complex or high-risk firearms smuggling intelligence referrals to Criminal Investigations or law enforcement partners.

5

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 75}

10%

March 31, 2022

- 5%^{Footnote 76}

20^{Footnote 77}

March 31, 2023

67

Personnel identified, hired and trained. Terms of reference and outreach completed

8 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

March 31, 2022

Hiring and onboarding process was completed in FY 2021-22

14 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

March 31, 2022

Hiring and onboarding process was completed in FY 2021-22

Legislative, regulatory and policy development

$7,176,014

$353,156

$1,301,189

Senior management and officials understand the impact of federal firearms legislative, regulatory and policy developments on the CBSA's operations

Number (#) of firearms-related briefing products provided to CBSA senior management and officials

10^{Footnote 78}

TBD

14

Number (#) of new and amended laws enacted and regulations established

2^{Footnote 79}

TBD

0^{Footnote 80}

Threat Detection at Borders

$7,289,850

$514,272

$327,317

Deploy handheld x-rays to increase operational capacity to efficiently examine goods and conveyances

20 handheld x-ray units will be deployed and officers trained at selected ports of entry

20 units^{Note de bas de page 80b}

March 31, 2023

All units were deployed and training was completed. Currently there are no requirements identified for additional units. CBSA will continue to provide Maintenance and Service for the deployed units.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identification and AI Threat Detection in Parcels

$1,565,415

$0

$0

Developed AI solution ensures successful detection of gun and gun parts with significant reliability of minimizing false positives and negatives.

Percent (%) of times the developed model is able to accurately recognize the presence or absence of items of interest in an image.

70%^{Footnote 81}

March 31, 2023

95%

N/A

$5,541,196

$1,184,307

$1,184,307

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$13,798,436

$1,733,602

$1,663,013

Canadian communities are safe from firearm –related crime

Number (#) of new and amended laws developed and regulations established

3 per year baseline (2020-21)

Annually

3

Meet or surpass 10% of polled respondents indicating that they took action as a result of the ads

March 31, 2024

NA^{Footnote 82}

$28,156,624

$4,728,668

$4,728,668

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$41,955,060

$6,462,270

$6,391,681

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Law Enforcement and Policing

Public Awareness Campaign

$4,388,244

$347,061

$312,900

Canadian general population are aware of GC initiatives to reduce gun violence and new laws and regulations related to firearms in Canada.

Number (#) of Canadians who can recall seeing a firearms-related ad

Meet or surpass GC benchmarks for campaign specific unaided recall (33%) and aided recall (30%).

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 83}

Achieve or surpass 2 million impressions across all advertising platforms annually

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 84}

Achieve or surpass GC benchmark for click through rate by 1% for digital advertising during campaign

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 85}

Achieve or surpass 75,000 visits per year

March 31, 2024

50,414^{Footnote 86}

Achieve or surpass 100 units distributed to or downloaded by partners

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 87}

Number (#) of Canadians who indicate they have or will take action due to viewing/hearing the awareness campaign ads

Meet or surpass 10% of polled respondents indicating that they took action as a result of the ads

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 88}

Achieve or surpass at least one partnership in each of the following categories:

1. Retail; and
2. Non-profit government organization

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 89}

Achieve or surpass 500 engagements on shares on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 90}

Number (#) of adults charged with unsafe storage of a firearm

5% decrease from baseline (2019: 394)

March 31, 2026

5.3% decrease^{Footnote 91}

$6,571,066

$1,136,541

$1,100,113

Stakeholders and partners participate in policy development and law enforcement and policing initiatives

Percent (%) of attendance at formal meetings involving stakeholders and partners that take place regularly

80%

Annually

100%

Number (#) of policy and decision making documents developed

10^{Footnote 92}

Annually

15

40^{Footnote 93}

Annually

46

Number (#) of new and amended laws developed and regulations established

3 per year

Annually

3

Research

$1,250,000

$250,000

$250,000

Statistics Canada have the capacity to conduct metrics-related activities and produce reports on firearms-related crime.

Percent (%) budget utilization (StatsCan)

100%

FY 2024-25

N/A^{Footnote 94}

Number (#) of new datasets created

9

FY 2024-25

0^{Footnote 95}

82

FY 2024-25

32^{Footnote 96}

Number (#) of downloads of Statistics Canada Data Tables on firearms-related crime

4,727

FY 2024-25

4,606^{Footnote 97}

4,133

FY 2024-25

7,061

168,906

FY 2024-25

83,437^{Footnote 98}

187,186

FY 2024-25

216,655

N/A

$8,520,544

$1,357,534

$1,357,534

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$723,292

$0

$0

RCMP support to the PS-led development of policy instruments to seek funding for the firearms buyback program

PS-led Memorandum to Cabinet is considered by Cabinet Ministers

100%

TBD

100%^{Footnote 99}

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$168,789

$0

$0

RCMP support to the PS-led development of policy instruments to seek funding for the firearms buyback program

PS-led Memorandum to Cabinet is considered by Cabinet Ministers

100%

TBD

100%^{Footnote 100}

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$697,045

$0

$0

RCMP support to the PS-led development of policy instruments to seek funding for the firearms buyback program

PS-led Treasury Board Submission is considered by Treasury Board Ministers

100%

TBD

100%^{Footnote 101}

N/A

$19,636,080

$3,371,134

$3,371,134

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Informed initiatives to prevent and respond to gun and gang violence are implemented across Canada

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

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

N/A

$525,898,345

$99,738,143

$95,386,082

Gun and gang violence is reduced

Number of firearm-related homicides

< 297 ( Reduction from 2021) levels)^{Footnote 106}

March 31, 2024, then annually^{Footnote 107}

N/AI^{Footnote 108}

<184 (Reduction from 2021 levels)^{Footnote 109}

March 31, 2024, then annually^{Footnote 110}

173

$403,167,148

$80,974,462

$80,833,687

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

Degree to which PTs stakeholders report that Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund funding has enabled them to better respond to gun and gang violence in their jurisdictions (in %)

100%

Annually ^{Footnote 113}

90% (n=10/13)

50% at project completion

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 114}

90% (n=10/13)

Crime Prevention

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

$403,167,148

$80,974,462

$80,833,687

Communities have capacity to respond to gun and gang violence

New resources dedicated to guns and gangs within law enforcement ^{Footnote 116}

At least 163 resources (FY 2021 to 2022)^{Footnote 117}

March 31, 2024, then annually^{Footnote 118}

85 (n=10/13)^{Footnote 119}

At least 212^{Footnote 121}

March 31, 2024, then annually^{Footnote 122}

140 (n=10/13)^{Footnote 123}

$115,384,779

$16,314,875

$13,103,238

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

Number of firearms or firearms parts seized^{Footnote 126}

Create benchmark in FY 2023-2024 based on a random sampling; and continue to maintain or exceed^{Footnote 127}.

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 128}

1605

288^{Footnote 130}

March 31, 2028

76^{Footnote 131}

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

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

$4,395,265

$779,944

$593,020

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

Percentage 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^{Footnote 133}

51%^{Footnote 134}

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

$1,177,080

$234,956

$69,249

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

Percentage 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^{Footnote 135}

51%^{Footnote 136}

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

$1,126,728

$34,139

$55,582

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

Percentage 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^{Footnote 137}

51%^{Footnote 138}

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

$2,370,709

$194,333

$102,398

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

Percentage of international postal shipments screened using Fixed Postal Small Scale Imaging (SSI) technology which resulted in a referral/examination leading to a seizure^{Footnote 139}

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

March 31, 2022^{Footnote 140}

426% Increase over previous year^{Footnote 141}

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

$349,331

$64,763

$64,763

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

Percentage of international postal shipments screened using Fixed Postal Small Scale Imaging (SSI) technology which resulted in a referral/examination leading to a seizure ^{Footnote 142}

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

March 31, 2022 ^{Footnote 143}

426% Increase over previous year ^{Footnote 144}

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$3,067,662

$664,123

$666,921

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^{Footnote 145}

Increase examinations by 155 in Year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2017-18)^{Footnote 146}

March 31, 2020^{Footnote 147}

Decrease of 509 from baseline^{Footnote 148}

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$1,380,249

$62,929

$115,526

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^{Footnote 149}

Increase examinations by 155 in Year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2017-18)^{Footnote 150}

March 31, 2020^{Footnote 151}

Decrease of 509 from baseline^{Footnote 152}

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$275,059

$113,016

$54,831

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^{Footnote 153}

Increase examinations by 155 in Year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2017-18)^{Footnote 154}

March 31, 2020^{Footnote 155}

Decrease of 509 from baseline^{Footnote 156}

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

$11,904,469

$617,140

$271,852

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

The construction of an All-Weather Facility will avoid the total cost of $350K per year for the CBSA^{Footnote 158}

March 31, 2023^{Footnote 159}

N/A^{Footnote 160}

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification – INTERPOL Interface

$5,596,821

$2,337,731

$83,164

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

Develop a pilot in conjunction with the RCMP that will test the efficacy of automating Interpol query for all inbound air travelers a screening and to bolster CBSA's inbound air traveler risk assessment activities as they relate to the identification of members of transnational organized crime members^{Footnote 161}

N/A^{Footnote 162}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 163}

N/A^{Footnote 164}

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification – INTERPOL Interface

$471,750

$107,485

$107,485

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

Develop a pilot in conjunction with the RCMP that will test the efficacy of automating Interpol query for all inbound air travelers a screening and to bolster CBSA's inbound air traveler risk assessment activities as they relate to the identification of members of transnational organized crime members^{Footnote 165}

N/A^{Footnote 166}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 167}

N/A^{Footnote 168}

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification – INTERPOL Interface

$26,144

$29,777

$341

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

Develop a pilot in conjunction with the RCMP that will test the efficacy of automating Interpol query for all inbound air travelers a screening and to bolster CBSA's inbound air traveler risk assessment activities as they relate to the identification of members of transnational organized crime members^{Footnote 169}

N/A^{Footnote 170}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 171}

N/A^{Footnote 172}

Advanced Vehicles Concealment Techniques Course

$529,363

$79,622

$388,885

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^{Footnote 173}

Post development: 2% of identified officers to be trained per year 18 instructors in Year 1 ^{Footnote 174}

March 31, 2023

233% of identified officers have completed the training^{Footnote 175}

Enhance Air cargo security
Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$40,652,887

$1,469,541

$1,607,819

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^{Footnote 176}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 177}

100%

Enhance Air cargo security
Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$2,134,907

$217,506

$422,154

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^{Footnote 178}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 179}

100%

Enhance Air cargo security
Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$11,601,930

$2,407,162

$551,657

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^{Footnote 180}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 181}

100%

Enhance Air cargo security
Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$345,044

$0

$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^{Footnote 182}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 183}

100%

Enhance Air cargo security
Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$534,735

$98,497

$153,105

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

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^{Footnote 184}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 185}

100%

N/A

$4,796,042

$831,905

$831,905

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Federal PolicingNational Intelligence^{Footnote 186}

Produce intelligence products

$3,923,819

$839,632

$354,755

Increased operational collaboration

Number of occurrences (e.g., investigations or intelligence probes) worked on by Firearms Intelligence Analysts that contributed to identifying possible criminal entities related to firearms smuggling^{Footnote 187}

288^{Footnote 188}

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 189}

59^{Footnote 190}

Produce intelligence products

$1,240,885

$247,057

$299,661

Increased operational collaboration

Number of intelligence reports produced by CISC that address guns and gangs^{Footnote 191}

TBD^{Footnote 192}

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 193}

20^{Footnote 194}

Promote stakeholder engagement, collaboration and outreach

$4,119,786

$913,369

$660,974

Increased operational collaboration

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

225

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 195}

N/A^{Footnote 196}

Number of Firearm investigations that were initiated by intelligence products developed by the CFP

50^{Footnote 197}

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 198}

N/A^{Footnote 199}

$15,801,956

$4,334,104

$6,167,056

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

The number of individuals that have received training from National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST)

4500^{Footnote 200} 

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 201}

N/A^{Footnote 202}

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

$2,238,200

$405,120

$312,040

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

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

75%^{Footnote 203}

March 31, 2028^{Footnote 204}

80%

N/A

$4,760,235

$934,099

$934,099

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$7,346,418

$ 2,448,806

$1,449,157

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

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

Minimum of 75% by year 3^{Footnote 207}

March 31, 2026^{Footnote 208}

91%

Law Enforcement

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

$7,346,418

$2,448,806

$1,449,157^{Footnote 209}

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 number of police services

55% year 1
60% year 2
65% year 3
70% year 4
75% year 5

March 2024, then annually ^{Footnote 211}

N/A^{Footnote 212}

At least 70,239 hits on gun and gang violence items and increased on an annual basis^{Footnote 213}

March 31, 2024, then annually ^{Footnote 214}

Page Views:
English – 6429
French – 646
Total: 7075

At least 8617 requests for downloads of reports and research and increased on an annual basis ^{Footnote 215}

March 31, 2024, then annually ^{Footnote 216}

6103 downloads over 22 files

Improved awareness and information-sharing among stakeholders

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

Greater or equal to 85% by end of Year 2^{Footnote 217}

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 218}

92% as per the ITAAGGV Stakeholder Survey

Minimum 50% by end of Year 3

March 31, 2026^{Footnote 219}

12% Very Useful
69% Extremely Useful
81% have a positive view on the usefulness of the activities

The trend^{Footnote 220} indicates a relatively stable level of awareness over the past five years, despite efforts to enhance knowledge that human trafficking is an issue in Canada. 2023-24 public opinion research from Public Safety Canada has reported that 66% of Canadians believe they understand the issue of human trafficking in Canada at least somewhat well. This is an 11% increase in awareness compared to 2021-22 (55%). Looking back over the course of the entire initiative however, current results are stable compared to baseline awareness levels from 2019-20 (66%).

Over the course of the National Strategy, there has been a steady increase in the performance of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline to refer victims and survivors to the appropriate support services. The performance has met and exceeded its targeted 15% increase annually against a baseline of 250 referrals to service providers until March 31, 2023.

Increases were seen as follows:
2020-21: 355 referrals (42% increase)
2021-22: 429 referrals (71% increase)

While the long-term goal is to see a decrease of police-reported incidents of trafficking in persons^{Footnote 221}, trend data collected since 2019 demonstrates consistently higher reporting against the baseline data of 228 reported incidents of trafficking in persons from the 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

This trend may be due to an increase in awareness of human trafficking, and not necessarily due to an actual increase in cases, but because of limited data, we are unable to be certain about causality at this time.

Specifically,
2023: Data will be available in fall 2024
2022: 528 reported incidents of trafficking in persons
2021: 555 reported incidents of trafficking in persons
2020: 515 reported incidents of trafficking in persons
2019: 546 reported incidents of trafficking in persons

Trend data is not available as there were not sufficient data points to establish an overall trend for the period of the National Strategy. Two Juristat Bulletins on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) were released by the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS) in the reporting period.

TIP 2019, released in May 2021 reported: Less than half of the cases processed that year (47% or 49 cases) involved human trafficking as the most serious offence in the cases processed in 2018-19.

TIP 2021, released in December 2022 did not report on the seriousness of the human trafficking offence in relation to other offences tried in criminal court offences.

Reported data from funded empowerment projects 2021-22 through to 2023-24 demonstrate a consistent increase against the baseline data of 249 victims or survivors accessing trauma-informed and culturally-relevant services over the first two years (273% in 2021-22, and 212% in 2022-23) with 653% increase (total 1875 individuals) reported in 2023-24.

69 initiatives were reported in 2020-21 and 5 in 2021-22 respectively. While specifics for 2022-23 and 2023-24 are not available across all federal partners, there were a wide range of initiatives that Canada participated in over the course of the last several years, including webinars with international presenters, a workshop with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as well as the renewal of a range of contribution agreements for service providers in support of the empowerment pillar.

No trend data available. PSPC has not yet collected data for this indicator.

PSPC is in the process of implementing the Policy on Ethical Procurement, which will formally establish departmental objectives and outcomes for safeguarding federal procurement supply chains against human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour. PSPC is on track to develop a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework (HRDDF) that will set out measures for operationalizing objectives set out in the Policy.

These two tools will provide PSPC with the authority to collect relevant suppliers' data and information, which will enable quantitative reporting. For example, measures may be developed through the HRDDF to require suppliers for PSPC high- risk procurements to report on identification and mitigation actions taken to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains.

Overall, the Policy and the measures that will be developed through the HRDDF will provide PSPC with the necessary means through which to require that specific due diligence actions be taken, which will in turn lead to enhanced risk identification and mitigation best practices.

FINTRAC realized 48% decrease in disclosures compared to the baseline of 250 (2017-18) disclosures, with 147 disclosures in 2023-24.

The decrease in disclosures compared to previous years is due to greater focus on “network analysis”, aiming to disclose financial intelligence on a broader group of traffickers and associated victims in one package, resulting in roughly the same (or more) financial transactions being disclosed in 2023-24, but fewer overall packages. Several of the packages included a significant amount of financial transaction reports sent to law enforcement. For 2023-24, compared to 2017-18, FINTRAC has had a staggering 893% increase in the number of financial transaction reports disclosed to law enforcement as part of its “network analysis” focus as the analyses conducted were more complex and extensive. FINTRAC's hope is to give law enforcement a more comprehensive picture of individuals working together in a geographical area, and allow them to target more organized and sophisticated groups.

The decrease also reflects a shift in FINTRAC's overall goals as Project PROTECT matures – rather than sending proactive disclosures to all human trafficking units to develop relationships and raise awareness, the Centre has become more targeted in its approach.

No trend data available. PSPC has not yet collected data for this indicator.

PSPC is in the process of implementing the Policy on Ethical Procurement, which will formally establish departmental objectives and outcomes for safeguarding federal procurement supply chains against human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour. The Policy will establish mechanisms in the procurement process to work with federal suppliers to mitigate impacts and facilitate positive outcomes where risks of such human and labour rights abuses occur.

PSPC is on track to develop a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework that will set out measures for operationalizing objectives set out in the Policy. This may include due diligence reporting requirements for suppliers of high-risk procurements to report on mitigation actions taken to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains.

Reported data from funded empowerment projects 2021-22 through to 2023-24 demonstrate consistent increase against the baseline data of 249 victims or survivors accessing trauma-informed and culturally-relevant services over the first two years (273% in 2021-22, and 212% in 2022-23) with 653% increase (total 1875 individuals) reported in 2023-24.

Overall trend data not available, however when the data was collected from recipients in 2021-22, it showed that 81% of funded organizations stated that victims or survivors indicated that services offered met their needs.

Trend data not available. The intent of this indicator was to demonstrate that victims, survivors and vulnerable populations could use platforms established by PS (e.g., youth hackathon) to provide recommendations to policy and programs. While new platforms were not established, engagement with international partners and multilateral stakeholders has taken place regularly to discuss emerging practices and trends which have been integrated into the policy and program thinking within Public Safety Canada. 

With a baseline of four projects to offer tailored services, annual project performance reporting demonstrated that all of the twelve PS-funded empowerment projects under the NSCHT, prioritized the delivery of tailored services to victims and survivors through the duration of their individual projects, exceeding expectations.

Although increasing capacity to offer trauma-informed supports appeared to decline in 2022-23 (82%) and 2023-24 (67%), of the 11 empowerment projects funded in 2021-22, 100% reported increasing capacity to offer trauma-informed supports in their first year. This is a circumstance where the indicator suggests the need for annual increases, but what was found was that the provision of services maintained an optimal level of capacity and a reduced need to continually increase capacity.

The overall trend for this indicator spiked with 90% of the empowerment projects reported in 2021-22 that employees were trained in providing trauma-informed services. However, the following year reporting of annual training decreased in 2022-23 (83%) and approximately 60% in 2023-24. Public Safety Canada suspects that these decreases may be due to employees having been trained in the first year, which has resulted in lower levels in subsequent years combined with low employee turnover resulted in decreased annual training requirements.

The intent of this indicator was to measure the extent that victims, survivors and vulnerable populations access formalized platforms (a youth hackathon and a survivor advisory committee established by Public Safety Canada) to discuss human trafficking. Although trend data is not available, in 2021-22, one-time project funding was provided for a 2-day community hackathon, where 37.5% of expected participants attended, and 60% of expected participants attended, respectively, which is lower than the target of 80%.

Additionally, a survivor advisory committee was not established in this time period, and therefore data from attendance at survivor platforms is not available.

While this indicator was intended to measure the effectiveness of platforms (a survivor advisory committee and a youth hackathon) to enable victims, survivors and vulnerable populations to issue recommendations that inform policy and programs, and given that a survivor advisory committee was not established during this period and the hackathon was a one-time two-day event, trend data is not available. Although testimonials provided by participants indicate that their awareness of human trafficking increased by participating in the Hackathon events, data on the appropriateness of the platform was not collected.

Trend data not available as the youth hackathons were only held in 2021-22. At the Addressing Human Trafficking in Atlantic Canada two-day "hackathon" project 1 identified 15 emerging practices, while project 2 identified 10 emerging practices. The target was identified as 10 per project, therefore the expected performance met the anticipated target.

With a baseline to be established in 2024-25, a target was set of 67% of service providers. Although the baseline remains to be determined, in 2022-23 WAGE reported 86%, exceeding the target. This increased in 2023-24 to 100%, again exceeding the target.

No trend data available; however, materials for awareness of human and labour rights in their operations and supply chains have recently been made available to all suppliers.

PSPC is in the process of implementing the Policy on Ethical Procurement, which will formally establish departmental objectives and outcomes for safeguarding federal procurement supply chains against human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour. PSPC is on track to develop a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework (HRDDF) that will set out measures for operationalizing objectives set out in the Policy. These two tools will provide PSPC with the authority to collect relevant suppliers' data and information, which will enable quantitative reporting.

Although PSPC has not yet collected data for this indicator, federal suppliers have been made aware of the risks of human and labour rights abuses in federal procurement supply chains through contracts and engagement activities. Since August 2021, the updated Code of Conduct for Procurement (which is a statement of expectations and an educational tool for Government of Canada suppliers) is included by reference into all PSPC contracts, and suppliers are expected to be aware of and comply with the expectations set forth, including specific expectations that federal suppliers respect workers' labour and human rights in their operations and supply chains. As of April 1, 2023, the Code of Conduct for Procurement is mandatory for all Government of Canada procurements.

PSPC implemented anti-forced labour contract clauses to ensure that federal procurements are only conducted with suppliers that maintain supply chains free of human trafficking and forced labour. As the anti-forced requirements are integrated in standard instructions for all goods contracts and, since November 2023, in all standing offers and supply arrangements, federal suppliers have been made aware of PSPC expectations regarding human and labour rights and are expected to consequently be aware of the risks in their operations and supply chains.

PSPC also organized engagement sessions to raise awareness of human and labour rights issues in supply chains and business practices. PSPC contracted a micro-learning video, set to go live in 2024, with the intention of providing an introductory resource for Canadian businesses seeking to better understand risks in their own supply chains.

In addition, in July 2024, PSPC published ethical procurement awareness and guidance materials for federal suppliers to further prevent and address human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour in federal procurement.

No trend data available; however, outreach targeting federal suppliers for high-risk procurements was conducted to raise awareness of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains.

For example, in partnership with Shared Services Canada and Electronics Watch (a world-leading organization specializing in addressing the risks of human rights abuses in electronics supply chains of public buyers), PSPC hosted webinars on the risks of forced labour in electronic industry supply chains (March and May 2024). These webinars were opportunities for federal suppliers and particularly suppliers of high-risk procurements who received direct invitations, to learn about risks and indicators of forced labour in electronics supply chains, and discuss with experts on how to monitor and remedy these risks.

PSPC is in the process of implementing the Policy on Ethical Procurement, which will formally establish departmental objectives and outcomes for safeguarding federal procurement supply chains against human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour.

Additionally, PSPC is on track to develop a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework that will set out measures for operationalizing objectives set out in the Policy. These two tools will provide PSPC with the authority to collect relevant suppliers' data and information, which will enable quantitative reporting.

Although information for a baseline and the increase has not yet been collected, PSPC believes that there is an increase in federal suppliers for high-risk procurements who are aware of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains. For example, in January-February 2021, PSPC engaged in a consultation process seeking input from stakeholders on the updates to the Code of Conduct for Procurement. The consultation process included a survey for PSPC suppliers with a human and labour rights focus. Of the survey respondents, 48% indicated that they have a Corporate social responsibility policy in place. This demonstrated to PSPC that there was a good percentage of suppliers who were aware of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains before the revisions to the Code of Conduct for Procurement.

Once the department starts collecting suppliers' business data and information related to their ethical practices, PSPC will be able to measure and quantify the increase since the implementation of the updated Code of Conduct for Procurement and other ethical procurement instruments and initiatives.

No trend data available. PSPC has not yet collected data for this indicator.

PSPC is in the process of implementing the Policy on Ethical Procurement, which will formally establish departmental objectives and outcomes for safeguarding federal procurement supply chains against human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour. PSPC is on track to develop a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework that will set out measures for operationalizing objectives set out in the Policy. These two tools will provide PSPC with the authority to collect relevant suppliers' data and information, which will enable quantitative reporting.

PSPC is on track to develop tools and resources to support federal suppliers for the identification and mitigation of risks related to human trafficking in supply chains. As mentioned above, materials for awareness of human and labour rights in their operations and supply chains have recently been made available to all suppliers. In July 2024, PSPC published ethical procurement awareness and guidance for federal suppliers to further prevent and address human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour in federal procurement.

The trend over the past five years is an exceptionally large increase in signals received on a year over year basis by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline. The baseline of 1,384 signals was established in 2019-20 and 2020-21 saw a 123% increase, 2021-22 saw a 184% increase, and 2022-23 saw a 255% increase. This level of performance strongly suggests the need to continue to support the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline (the Hotline) as it appears to be a resource used extensively by those being trafficked in Canada.

The overall trend for this indicator was relatively stable. In 2019-20, a baseline of 28 tips was established. In 2020-21 the number increased by 71% (48 tips), however in subsequent years, the number decreased closer to the baseline, e.g., in 2021-22 24 tips and in 2022-23 26 tips.

While PS originally anticipated that numbers would grow year over year, we have since come to learn that the Hotline has noted that the majority of signallers do not want their cases referred to law enforcement. The Hotline only reports cases to authorities under three conditions: 1) at the signaller's request; 2) if the signaller is a minor in need of protection in keeping with the duty to report, and/or; 3) if the signaller's life is determined to be in imminent danger.

Over the course of the National Strategy, there has been a steady increase in the performance of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline to refer victims and survivors to the appropriate support services. The performance has met and exceeded its targeted 15% increase annually against a baseline of 250 referrals to service providers until March 31, 2023.

Increases were seen as follows:
2020-21: 355 referrals (42% increase)
2021-22: 429 referrals (71%)
2022-23: 382 referrals (53%).
2023-24: data will be available in fall 2024.

2023-24 public opinion research^{Footnote 223} from Public Safety Canada has reported that only 17% of Canadians would not know how to respond or what to do in a human trafficking situation—a 5% decrease compared to baseline levels in 2019-20 (22%). Additionally, 10% of Canadians are aware of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline, accounting for a 4% increase in awareness versus baseline awareness levels in 2019-20 (6%).

When given a list of multiple options, 72% of Canadians would most likely respond to human trafficking situations by contacting local police to report it (compared to baseline results from 2019-20 at 74%), followed by 30% of Canadians choosing to contact the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline. The decrease in police reporting is attributed to the new list option of contacting the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline, which was added to the tracking survey in 2023-24 and previously unavailable as a baseline option.

Public Safety Canada has used this indicator to report on research projects and data collection efforts. The data collection initiative started in year one (2019) with both research and data collection activities taking place. Although trend data is not available, during this time, three data collection Juristat reports on Trafficking in Persons were published by Statistics Canada (February 2021, May 2021 and December 2022). In 2023, a multi-year letter of agreement was finalized to facilitate ongoing annual Juristat Trafficking in Persons report publication. Research activities took place in 2022-23, however the reports were not released during this time period.

The National Strategy's performance measurement plan involves a data strategy using existing data sources and the creation of new data collection tools such as an annual stakeholder survey. The stakeholder survey intended to collect this data was not issued during the reporting period and this data was not collected.

This new indicator was introduced in 2022-23 and trend data is not available, however, in 2023-24, there were 197 human trafficking-related downloads in 2023-24 (574 page views)^{Footnote 225}.

This new indicator was introduced in 2022-23 and trend data is not available, however, in 2023-24, there were 6,169 views of the human trafficking homepage.

Between 2019-22, the Hotline identified 1,500 human trafficking cases. In working with Hotline, it was determined in 2022-23 that they were unable to report on this particular activity. Public reporting does indicate an increasing volume of calls year over year, but unable to categorize the overall percentage of those that are in fact unique human trafficking cases.

Although efforts did take place to develop guidelines for front-line community workers supporting victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking, these have yet to be published due to a newly identified need for a validation exercise. Webinars that provided multi-sector training tools were completed to support the development of policies and practices to protect victims and survivors, however no trend data is available at this time.

Since 2019-20, of the number of administrative investigations into human trafficking (ranging from 10 to 20 per year) 100% of potential foreign national victims and/or perpetrators were consistently identified through these investigations year over year, meeting the established target of 100%.

Starting at 42% of IRPA and 40% of IRPR reviewed in 2020-21, this percentage remained the same in 2021-22 and increased to 80% IRPA and 80% IRPR in 2022-23 and culminated with a final increase to 100% of both IRPA IRPR reviewed in 2023-24.

During the course of the Strategy, one regulatory amendment governing immigration enforcement was identified in 2021-22, meeting the target of one or mor

Although efforts did take place to develop guidelines for front-line community workers supporting victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking, these have yet to be published due to a newly identified need for a validation exercise. Webinars that provided multi-sector training tools were completed to support the development of policies and practices to protect victims and survivors, however no trend data is available at this time.

Although efforts did take place to develop guidelines for front-line community workers supporting victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking, these have yet to be published due to a newly identified need for a validation exercise. Therefore, no trend data is available.

Although efforts did take place to develop guidelines for front-line community workers supporting victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking, these have yet to be published due to a newly identified need for a validation exercise. Therefore, no trend data is available.

Although efforts did take place to develop guidelines for front-line community workers supporting victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking, these have yet to be published due to a newly identified need for a validation exercise. Webinars that provided multi-sector training tools were completed to support the development of policies and practices to protect victims and survivors, however no trend data is available at this time.

The comparative data^{Footnote 227} over the past five years shows consistent trends in the number of Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs) issued to victims of trafficking in persons (VTIPs). This data includes initial and subsequent TRPs, categorized by gender, age, and country of origin. There has been a slight increase in the overall number of VTIP TRPs issued. The age group 25-54 continues to receive the most TRPs, while those under 18 receive the fewest. The nationality breakdown remains unchanged, with Mexican nationals having the highest number of TRPs issued. Additionally, VTIP TRPs continue to be issued primarily to males.

For example:
2019-20 - 201 VTIP TRPs issued
(Breakdowns not available – data production is under development)

2020-21 - 90 VTIP TRPs issued. Breakdown as follows

• 16 initial VTIP TRPs issued, and 74 subsequent VTIP TRPs issued.
• Gender: 29 VTIP TRPs issued to females, 61 VTIP TRPs issued to males.
• Age: 5 issued to victims under the age of 18; 9 issued to victims aged 18 to 24; and 76 issued to victims aged 25 to 54.
• Nationality/Passport:
  • Mexico: 70
  • Guatemala: 5
  • Philippines: 4
  • India: 2
  • United States: 2
  • Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Hong Kong SAR, Jamaica, Namibia, St. Lucia and the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories: 1 each

2021-22 - 81 VTIP TRPs issued. Breakdown as follows:

• 22 initial VTIP TRPs issued, and 59 subsequent VTIP TRPs issued.
• Gender: 37 VTIP TRPs issued to females (13 initial, 24 subsequent), 44 VTIP TRPs issued to males (9 initial, 35 subsequent).
• Age: 8 TRPs issued to victims under the age of 18 (6 initial, 2 subsequent); 11 TRPs issued to victims ages 18-24 (3 initial, 8 subsequent); 62 TRPs issued to victims ages 25-54 (13 initial, 49 subsequent).
• Nationality:
  • 5 Guatemala (1 initial, 4 subsequent),
  • 2 Hong Kong SAR (1 initial, 1 subsequent),
  • 3 India (2 initial, 1 subsequent),
  • 51 Mexico (9 initial, 42 subsequent),
  • 2 Nepal (2 initial)
  • 8 Philippines (4 initial, 4 subsequent),
  • 2 USA (2 subsequent) and
  • 1 for each of the following countries:
  • Brazil (1 subsequent), Republic of Guinea (1 subsequent), Haiti (1 subsequent), Italy (1 initial), Morocco (1 initial), Nigeria (1 initial), UK-British Citizen (1 subsequent), Ukraine (1 subsequent).

2022-23 - 159 temporary resident permits (TRPs) were issued to victims of trafficking in persons (VTIPs) in total.

Breakdown as follows:

• 143 initialFootnote243 VTIP TRPs issued, and 16 subsequent VTIP TRPs issued.
• Gender: 53 VTIP TRPs issued to females (49 initial, 4 subsequent), 106 VTIP TRPs issued to males (94 initial, 12 subsequent).
• Age: 4 VTIP TRPs issued to victims under the age of 18 (4 initial); 21 VTIP TRPs issued to victims ages 18-24 (19 initial, 2 subsequent); 133 VTIP TRPs issued to victims ages 25-54 (119 initial, 14 subsequent).
• Nationality:
  • 125 Mexico (114 initial, 11 subsequent),
  • 17 Guatemala (14 initial, 3 subsequent),
  • Less than 5 VTIP TRPs issued for each of the following countries: Colombia, The Bahama Islands, Barbados, Brazil, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, Jamaica, Republic of Korea, Nigeria, United Kingdom and Overseas Territories, United States of America, Philippines

2023-24 - 105 temporary resident permits (TRPs) were issued to victims of trafficking in persons (VTIPs) in total. Breakdown as follows:

• 60 Initial VTIP TRPs issued, and 45 subsequent VTIP TRPs issued.
• Gender: 30 VTIP TRPs issued to females (10 initial, 20 subsequent), 75 VTIP TRPs issued to males (50 initial, 25 subsequent).
• Age: 0 VTIP TRPs issued to victims under the age of 18; 5 VTIP TRPs issued to victims ages 18-24 (5 initial, 0 subsequent); 100 VTIP TRPs issued to victims ages 25-54 (55 initial, 45 subsequent).
• Nationality:
  • 80 Mexico (50 initial, 30 subsequent),
  • 10 Guatemala (5 initial, 5 subsequent),
  • 5 Algeria (5 initial, 0 subsequent)

Less than 5 VTIP TRPs issued for each of the following countries: The Bahama Islands, Bangladesh, Barbados, Estonia, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, United Kingdom and Overseas Territories.

Due to the high volume of VTIP TRP applications^{Footnote 228} received and the significant percentage of these applications reaching a final decision during the period of 2023-24, the number of refused applications has increased. With a substantial number of applications from Mexican nationals, Mexican nationals continue to have a high rate of refusal.

For example:
2019-20 – data not available.
2020-21 – data not available.
2021-22 - 10 VTIP TRPs refused. Breakdown as follows:

• 3 initial VTIP TRPs refused versus 7 subsequent VTIP TRPs refused.
• Gender: 3 VTIP TRPs refused to females (2 initial, 1 subsequent), 7 VTIP TRPs refused to males (1 initial, 6 subsequent).
• Age: 0 refused to victims under the age of 18; 1 refused to victims ages 18 to 24 (1 subsequent); 9 refused to victims ages 25 to 54 (3 initial, 6 subsequent).
• Nationality: 1 Antigua and Barbuda (1 subsequent), 1 the Bahama Islands (1 initial), 1 Honduras (1 initial), 2 Mexico (2subsequent), 5 Philippines (1 initial, 4 subsequent).

2022-23 - 25 VTIP TRPs were refused. Breakdown as follows:

• 14 initial VTIP TRPs refused versus 11 subsequent VTIP TRPs refused.
• Gender: 10 VTIP TRPs refused to females (7 initial, 3 subsequent), 15 VTIP TRPS refused to males (7initial, 8 subsequent).
• Age: 1 VTIP TRP refused to victims under the age of 18 (1 initial); 3 VTIP TRP refused to victims ages 18-24 (1 initial, 2 subsequent); 20 VTIP TRP refused to victims ages 25 to 54 (11 initial, 9 subsequent), 1 VTIP TRP refused to victims ages 55+ (1 initial).
• Nationality: 17 Mexico (7 initial, 10 subsequent), 3 Dominica (3 initial), 1 Colombia (1 subsequent), 1 Federal Republic of Cameroon (1 initial), 1 India (1 initial), 1 People's Republic of China (1 initial), 1 Republic of Ivory Coast (1 initial).

2023-24 - 60 VTIP TRPs were refused. Breakdown as follows:

• 35 initial VTIP TRPs refused and 25 subsequent VTIP TRPs refused.
• Gender: 20 VTIP TRPs refused to females (15 initial, 5 subsequent), 55 VTIP TRPS refused to males (35 initial, 20 subsequent).
• Age: 0 VTIP TRP refused to victims under the age of 18 (initial); 15 VTIP TRP refused to victims ages 18-24 (10 initial, 5 subsequent); 40 VTIP TRP refused to victims ages 25 to 54 (20 initial, 20 subsequent).
• Nationality:
  • 50 Mexico (30 initial, 20 subsequent),
  • Less than 5 VTIP TRPs refused for each of the following countries: Ecuador, Guatemala, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Philippines, United Kingdom and Overseas Territories

All VTIP TRP applications, excluding those that are withdrawn or returned as incomplete are processed to a final decision. However, as the number of VTIP TRP applications fluctuates year over year (in 2022-23, VTIP TRP applications more than tripled those submitted in the previous year) and some applications may not be finalized in the same fiscal year as they were received.

For example:
2019-20 – data not available
2020-21 - 100% of VTIP TRP applications received in 2020-21 were processed to final decision.
2021-22 - 100% of the 89 VTIP TRP applications received in 2021-22 were processed to final decision.
2022-23 - 59% of the 288 VTIP TRP applications received in 2022-23 were processed to final decision
2023-24 - 96% of the 115 VTIP TRP applications received in 2023-24 were processed to final decision.

Trend data is not available as there were not sufficient data points to establish an overall trend for the period of the National Strategy. Two Juristat Bulletins on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) were released by the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS) in the reporting period.

TIP 2019, released in May 2021 reported: Less than half of the cases processed that year (47% or 49 cases) involved human trafficking as the most serious offence in the cases processed in 2018-19.

TIP 2021, released in December 2022 did not report on the seriousness of the human trafficking offence in relation to other offences tried in criminal court offences.

Between 2021-22 and 2023-24, the number of cases pursued per year fluctuated, with seven in 2020-21, two in 2021-22, five in 2022-23 and 12 in 2023-24.

FINTRAC realized a 48% decrease in disclosures compared to the baseline of 250 (2017-18) disclosures (147 disclosures in 2023-24).

The decrease in disclosures compared to previous years is due to greater focus on “network analysis”, aiming to disclose financial intelligence on a broader group of traffickers and associated victims in one package, resulting in roughly the same (or more) financial transactions being disclosed in 2023-24, but fewer overall packages. Several of the packages included a significant amount of financial transaction reports sent to law enforcement. For 2023-24, compared to 2017-18, FINTRAC has had a staggering 893% increase in the number of financial transaction reports disclosed to law enforcement as part of its “network analysis” focus as the analyses conducted were more complex and extensive. FINTRAC's hope is to give law enforcement a more comprehensive picture of individuals working together in a geographical area, and allow them to target more organized and sophisticated groups.

The decrease also reflects a shift in FINTRAC's overall goals as Project PROTECT matures – rather than sending proactive disclosures to all human trafficking units to develop relationships and raise awareness, the Centre has become more targeted in its approach.

Year over year, CBSA consistently achieved above the target of 11 intelligence products per year. With initial reporting of 32 products developed in 2020-21, this number increased to 71 in 2021-22, experienced a slight dip in 2022-23 with 69 products and increased again to 87 in 2023-24.

Starting in 2020-21 and through to 2023-24, CBSA consistently met the target of three new scenario-based rules developed per year. Additionally, a total of 39 existing scenarios were also received.

Although a target of 26 cases referred per year was set, actual annual numbers fluctuated significantly not identifying any particular trend, e.g., 23 cases in 2020-21, 8 cases in 2021-22, 76 cases in 2022-23 and 112 cases in 2023-24.

A trend did not appear during the time period, with CBSA reviewing 0 cases in 2020-21, three cases in 2021-22, two cases in 2022-23 and eight cases in 2023-24.

Note: Other cases identified individuals involved in organized crime activities including those that fall under human trafficking, those cases involved domestic human trafficking activities (under s. 37(1)(a) of IRPA) but did not meet the high legal threshold required for transnational organized crime for trafficking in persons as clarified by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Yes. Training launched in December 2021. Ongoing updates continue when needed.

Yes. In 2021-22, the People at Risk lesson in the Officer Induction Training Program (OITP) and the Minister's Delegate Review courses were updated. Ongoing updates continue when needed.

FINTRAC realized 48% decrease in disclosures compared to the baseline of 250 (2017-18) disclosures, (147 disclosures in 2023-24).

The decrease in disclosures compared to previous years is due to greater focus on “network analysis”, aiming to disclose financial intelligence on a broader group of traffickers and associated victims in one package, resulting in roughly the same (or more) financial transactions being disclosed in 2023-24, but fewer overall packages. Several of the packages included a significant amount of financial transaction reports sent to law enforcement. For 2023-24, compared to 2017-18, FINTRAC has had a staggering 893% increase in the number of financial transaction reports disclosed to law enforcement as part of its “network analysis” focus as the analyses conducted were more complex and extensive. FINTRAC's hope is to give law enforcement a more comprehensive picture of individuals working together in a geographical area, and allow them to target more organized and sophisticated groups.

The decrease also reflects a shift in FINTRAC's overall goals as Project PROTECT matures – rather than sending proactive disclosures to all human trafficking units to develop relationships and raise awareness, the Centre has become more targeted in its approach.

1 Financial Intelligence Report (2023-24) meeting the baseline of 1 product established in 2017-18.

893% (30,378 STRs in 2023-24) above the baseline of 3,400 established in 2017-18.

The conference was not held in the first three reporting years (2020-21 to 2022-23) due to the changing nature and challenges related to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022-23 the conference was deferred. As an alternate measure to promote knowledge sharing and stakeholder engagement, Public Safety Canada held eight webinars during this period.

With new funding and momentum from the launch of the Strategy, in 2020-21, 69 new initiatives had been reported as "launched by Canada", however the stakeholder survey intended to collect this data was not issued during the rest of the reporting period and this data was not collected, therefore trend data is not available. Notwithstanding, Public Safety Canada completed five in initiatives in 2021-22 one initiative in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2023-24.

Under the National Strategy, Public Safety Canada has made consistent efforts to work collaboratively with partners, while adapting to new modes of meeting, imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020-21, when Public Safety Canada reported convening four groups, PS increased this count to 18 (2021-22) and 17 (2022-23) before reducing to 13 chaired/co-chaired groups convened in 2023-24.

A Chief Advisor to Combat Human Trafficking was not appointed during this time period, therefore data is not available to report on this indicator.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that imposed restrictions on in-person engagements, trend data is not available for annual in-person engagements. However, in 2022-23 PS participated in two engagements, and in 2023-24 participated in four annual in-person engagements.

Although 69 initiatives were reported in 2020-21 and 5 in 2021-22 respectively. While specifics for 2022-23 and 2023-24 are not available across all federal partners, there were a wide range of initiatives that Canada participated in over the course of the last several years, including webinars with international presenters, a workshop with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as well as the renewal of a range of contribution agreements for service providers in support of the empowerment pillar. 

Starting in 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, engagements took the form of public webinars. A participant survey collected data on whether the sessions improved their networks, to which PS maintained above 50% positive survey responses year over year.

A Chief Advisor to Combat Human Trafficking was not appointed during this time period, therefore data is not available to report on this indicator.

Target: 4 products developed and published annually against baseline data of15 PS products and reports published between 2012-2017.

Target: 6 interdepartmental meetings per year; an increase against the baseline of 4 meetings per year.

$2,866,501

Empowerment Projects
Survivor-led Advisory Committee
Youth Hackathons
Pilot Project At Risk Youths
Cost Recovery Data Project
Research
Public Awareness
National Case Management
Multi Sectoral Training Tools
International Conference
Chief Advisor
Annual Stakeholder Engagement
Coordination/Capacity to Deliver

$1,704,171 (include direct + indirect + PSPC/SSC/EBP cost)

Dedicated Expert Group
Policy capacity to protect victims of human trafficking in the immigration enforcement system

$513,597 ongoing

Project PROTECT

$1,989,000 ongoing

Enhance Capacity to detect HT (TRP VTIP)

$1,145,999 ongoing

Ethical Behaviours

$2,000,000 ongoing

Continuum of Care Prevention

$10,219,268

N/A