Supplementary Information Tables

Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Greening Government

The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate resilient, and green operations.

Responsible Minister:

All Ministers

Effective Action on Climate Change

A low-carbon economy contributes to limiting global average temperature rise to well below two degrees Celsius and supports efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Responsible Minister:

Minister of Environment and Climate Change; supported by a whole-of-government approach to implementation.

Modern and Resilient Infrastructure

Modern, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure supports clean economic growth and social inclusion.^{Footnote 50}

Responsible Minister:

Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Safe and Healthy Communities

All Canadians live in clean, sustainable communities that contribute to their health and wellbeing.

Responsible Minister:

Minister of Environment and Climate Change; Minister of Health

Details on Transfer Payment Programs of $5M or More

Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program:

General Information

Start date

2010–11

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2014-2015

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 Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program (BCACP) provides contributions to the governments of Ontario and Québec, which operate forensic laboratories that undertake biological casework analysis for the purpose of criminal identification, and which also provide crime scene DNA profiles to the National DNA Data Bank (NDDB).

Expected results

The specific objectives of the BCACP are as follows:

• Increased operational capacity in the Ontario and Quebec forensic laboratories;
• Decreased processing turnaround times;
• Decreased case backlog; and
• Increased number of profiles submitted to the Crime Scene Index of the National DNA Data Bank.

These objectives will be monitored using the following performance indicators:

• The total number of cases completed;
• The number of cases completed, disaggregated by type;
• Case turnaround times for primary and secondary designated offences;
• Backlog of cases waiting to be processed; and
• The number of DNA profiles submitted to the Crime Scene Index of the National DNA Databank.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2019-20

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of Public Safety’s Role in Support of DNA Analysis was completed in May 2019.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that there is a continued need for Public Safety’s activities in this area as DNA analysis continues to be an important investigatory tool for the criminal justice system. In addition, both the demand for such analysis and the technology used in the process are increasing and evolving, respectively, which underlines the need to continue building capacity to meet these demands.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Clarify and formally communicate the role of Public Safety with respect to policy in support of DNA analysis;
• In consultation with FPT stakeholders, clarify the role of the DNA Working Group and ensure the DNA Working Group fulfills its objectives, as stated in its Terms of Reference; and
• Work with Public Safety’s Grants and Contributions Centre of Expertise to implement sound and timely processes/practices for the administration of the BCACP, including reporting requirements that are proportionate to the current risk profile, and documenting key decisions.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

FY 2024-2025

General targeted recipient groups

Provincial governments of Ontario and Québec.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety and RCMP engaged the governments of Ontario and Québec through their cooperative participation in populating the Crime Scene Index of the NDDB.

Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime:

General Information

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

Public Safety’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. This is achieved 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, and child sexual exploitation, among others) pose significant threats to the health and safety of Canadians.

Under the CPCSOC, the Department provides funding to support:

Stream A – Projects and/or initiatives to increase knowledge, raise awareness and/or help advance efforts to combat human trafficking and child sexual exploitation;

Stream B – Specialized policing services to enhance capacity of First Nations police to address organized crime and related criminal activities in and around high-risk First Nations territories; and

Stream C – Projects and/or initiatives to combat serious and organized crime priorities aligned with CPCSOC objectives.

The objectives of the CPCSOC are:

• Supporting projects and/or programs including specialized police services that focus on enhancing efforts to combat serious and organized crime and increasing awareness and understanding of related issues;
• Supporting initiatives and/or research projects to increase understanding of the (evolving) nature of serious and organized crime, including its structures, activities and impact on communities;
• Creating or reinforcing partnerships among recipients;
• Facilitating cooperation and collaboration among various levels of government and stakeholders; and
• Informing the development/implementation of policies, procedures and legislation.

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:

Streams A & C:

• 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; and
• Shared knowledge in the area of serious and organized crime leading to improved policy development and decision making.

Stream B:

• 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 crime activity, increase seizures of illegal commodities; and
• Increased disruption of criminal organizations on First Nations territories.

Intermediate outcomes:

Streams A & C:

• 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); and
• 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.

Stream B:

• Reduced organized crime activity and related criminal activities on First Nations territories.

The following performance indicators will be used to measure the progress made towards the desired outcomes:

Streams A & C:

• Number of education and awareness materials or breadth of awareness campaigns disseminated across Canada, increasing awareness among Canadians;
• Number of tips triaged by Cybertip.ca, increasing the responsiveness of police; and
• Increases or decreases in a particular crime rate as a result of the program’s initiatives/projects.

Stream B:

• Number and size of seizures of contraband;
• Number of arrests and convictions;
• Number of law enforcement investigations undertaken related to serious and organized crime; and
• Number of organized crime groups disrupted in and around First Nations communities.

Note: Metrics to be gathered will include monitoring the trend of organized crime activities, and whether and to what extent the information gathered (increase or decrease in crime rate) are expected to help inform government policy and/or legislative development and decision-making. Additional indicators may be developed to enhance performance measurement as contribution agreements are developed and finalized within the CPCSOC.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2018–19: Akwesasne Organized Crime Initiative

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Akwesasne Organized Crime Initiative was completed (approved) on March 6, 2019.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that 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.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Continue to support the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service in building their capacity to ensure their full participation on the Joint Investigative Team and contribution to the disruption of organized crime in and around Akwesasne;
• Identify the appropriate funding mechanism (e.g. multi-year contribution agreement or grant) to support the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service’s sustained long-term participation in the Joint Investigative Team; and
• Explore opportunities to streamline administrative requirements for the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service and internal PS practices to increase efficiency and address existing burdens on both the recipient and PS staff. This could include revising reporting requirements, considering longer term funding and increasing coordination with other programs.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

An Evaluation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet is being planned for 2021-2022, and will focus on Public Safety led activities.

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.

Public Safety will lead an evaluation of the Addressing Drug Impaired Driving Horizontal Initiative, which is tentatively planned for 2024-25.

General targeted recipient groups

• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Aboriginal recipients;
• International (non-government);
• 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 through calls for proposals to address issues relevant to the CPCSOC program, e.g., human trafficking, and child sexual exploitation. In some cases, CPCSOC applicants are identified specifically 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 virtual meetings.

Community Resilience Fund:

General Information

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 (CRF) 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 the countering of radicalization to violence (CRV) research and programming across Canada. The CRF includes opportunities for local communities, organizations and academics to obtain funds for new and existing countering of radicalization to violence initiatives.

The objective of the CRF is to enhance cooperation and innovation in CRV research and programming by:

• Enhancing research capacity to support a Countering Radicalization to Violence (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.

Expected results

The expected results and outcomes of the CRF are as follows:

Immediate Outcomes:

• Current and emerging CRV issues are identified; and
• CRV research and programming gaps are identified.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Best practices are identified;
• Identified gaps/needs/priorities have applied initiatives;
• CRV policy and program activities are informed/supported by relevant funded initiatives; and
• Partners are prepared to contribute to identified CRV issues.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence was completed in July 2020.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation included the CRF, and found that the Canada Centre has established a national leadership role and international profile in countering radicalization to violence. Projects funded through the CRF addressed identified priorities, and have assisted in building the capacity of organizations and countering of radicalization to violence practitioners. To help create a knowledge-base, and to collect data on the effectiveness of programming, the Centre should encourage and support project-level evaluations.

Moving forward, the focus will be on identifying more precise priorities and topics for CRF applicants, and providing enhanced guidance to ensure that funded projects are monitoring and assessing their activities in line with overall objectives of the CRF. These objectives include 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.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety and the Canada Centre should:

• In terms of its national leadership role: explore opportunities to expand its coordinating role, including outreach at the stakeholder and community level;
• In terms of its knowledge development and mobilization role: formalize the roles and responsibilities suitable for the Canada Centre as a curator and distributor, and even potentially a producer of research products;
• In terms of its G&Cs role: provide necessary guidance to ensure that funded projects are monitoring and assessing their activities in line with the overall objectives of the Canada Centre; and
• The Canada Centre should put in place measures to systematically collect and report on its outputs and outcomes.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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 CRF program regularly builds and maintains a mailing list of individuals who have expressed interested in relevant CRV information. This list is used to provide updates on the most recent initiatives and notifications of future funding opportunities to interested parties.

In addition, in 2021-22, the Canada Centre will develop a stakeholder and community engagement plan with updated objectives to improve meaningful engagement opportunities for individuals and groups within the countering radicalization to violence field and beyond. The Canada Centre will also update expand its web presence.

Public Safety also uses public communication tools, such as social media and media releases, to raise awareness about calls for proposals, and circulate information through its relationships with policy, research and practitioner networks. Public Safety also holds information sessions at the launch of Calls for Applications, inviting interested applicants to obtain clarifications relating to the mandatory requirements of the applications process.

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements:

General Information

Start date

1970

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through 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) provides federal financial assistance to provinces and territories (P/Ts) affected by significant natural disasters such as floods and storms. When response and recovery costs exceed what individual P/Ts could reasonably be expected to bear on their own, the DFAA provides the Government of Canada with a fair and equitable means of assisting P/Ts.

The DFAA has guidelines in place that include an established cost-sharing formula. This is not a program with repayable contributions.

Expected results

The expected result of the DFAA is that provinces and territories are supported in their response and recovery efforts for large-scale natural disasters. Program outcomes include:

• Provinces and territories affected by natural disasters receive federal cost sharing for response and recovery expenditures that would place an undue burden on the provincial/territorial government;
• Advance, interim and final DFAA payments to provinces and territories affected by significant natural disasters to cost share DFAA eligible provincial/territorial response and recovery expenditures;
• Canadians know that the federal government provides financial support to provincial and territorial governments for response and recovery for particular events; and
• Individuals, small businesses including farms, and municipalities have financial assistance for basic response and recovery.

The following performance indicators will assist in measuring and monitoring the progress of the desired outcomes:

• Percentage of events meeting the DFAA cost sharing threshold for which Orders in Council are approved (target of 100%);
• Amount and number of DFAA payments in response to provincial and territorial requests;
• Media coverage; and
• Annual accounting of provincial and territorial response and recovery expenditures for events for which the DFAA have been approved.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2016-17

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements was completed in 2016-17.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that the DFAA is still relevant due to the increasing frequency, severity and costs of disasters affecting Canadian communities. Provinces and territories still need the federal government's support with response and recovery costs.

Recommendations:

• Update guidelines and templates to increase their effectiveness in ensuring consistency of P/T submissions;
• Establish, in collaboration with P/Ts, criteria and mechanisms whereby audits conducted by P/Ts complement and streamline federal audit requirements;
• Further promote the use of the DFAA mitigation component to reduce the financial burden of future disasters on P/Ts and the federal government.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

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 Regional Offices and Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management (SOREM), including two semi-annual accounting exercises.

First Nation and Inuit Policing Facilities:

General Information

Start date

2018–19

End date

2024–25

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through 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 Funding for First Nation and Inuit Policing Facilities Program (FFNIPF) is providing $88.6 million over seven years, beginning in 2018–19, to repair, renovate or replace policing facilities owned by First Nation and Inuit communities. The program will help ensure policing facilities comply with current building, policing, and health and safety standards.

The objective of the FFNIPF is to improve the safety and well-being of the occupants of First Nations and Inuit police facilities by financial assistance to plan, repair, construct and/or acquire new police facilities.

Expected results

Throughout the life cycle of this program, the FFNIPF will aim to achieve the following expected results:

• Establish a framework to inform First Nation and Inuit policing infrastructure;
• Support First Nation and Inuit policing infrastructure projects which address and attempt to mitigate the highest risks to human life; and
• Support First Nation and Inuit Police service delivery by improving the police facility.

These results will be measured through the following performance indicators:

• Percentage of police service providers that identify that their police facility is a safe and healthy workplace;
• Percentage of police facilities professionally assessed; and
• Percentage of funded projects targeting high risk facilities.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – New Program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A – New Program

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2023–24

General targeted recipient groups

• 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 Nation or Inuit community established by an act of Parliament or a legislature;
• A First Nation 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 Nation or Inuit community renting a facility to the RCMP, when the RCMP is providing policing to the First Nation or Inuit community pursuant a Community Tripartite Agreement (CTA) made pursuant the First Nation Policing Program if the First Nation or Inuit community has under the CTA an obligation to provide to the RCMP a police facility

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

As the recipients for FFNIPF are the same as FNPP, Public Safety will continue its engagement activities with the same program stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations for the two programs. The Department will continue to work closely with the Department of 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.

First Nations Policing Program:

General Information

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

2018-2019

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), in conjunction with provinces and territories (P/Ts), provides funding to support policing services that are professional, dedicated and responsive to the First Nation and Inuit communities they serve. The FNPP is delivered through multilateral policing agreements which are negotiated amongst the federal government, P/Ts, and First Nations or Inuit communities. Additionally, the FNPP provides broad policy advice on Indigenous policing and justice issues, such as Indigenous self-government. The FNPP also undertakes research and performance measurement exercises to ensure that credible performance data is being collected. Activities also include engaging stakeholders in developing policy options for improving public safety in First Nation and Inuit communities, and working collaboratively with other federal partners in addressing diverse challenges in First Nation and Inuit communities.

Expected results

This funding is central to achieving the results of the Department’s Indigenous Policing Program whereby First Nation and Inuit communities are expected to have access to dedicated and responsive police services.

Throughout the life cycle of this program, the FNPP aims to reduce the likelihood of criminality by working in close collaboration with partners in the provinces and territories to design and deliver activities that are specific and appropriate to regions and communities.

The expected results of the FNPP are that:

• Indigenous communities have access to the this funding;
• Funded policing services are dedicated;
• Funded policing services are responsive to the needs and cultures of the First Nation and Inuit communities they serve; and
• People living in First Nation and Inuit communities feel safe.

These results will be measured through the following performance indicators:

• Percentage of First Nation and Inuit communities that receive funding;
• Percentage of First Nation and Inuit populations that receive funding;
• Percentage of funded officers that report that their workload is dedicated to serving the First Nation and Inuit community/communities;
• Percentage of police officers have received/completed cultural orientation packages and/or training;
• Percentage of communities receiving this funding report that policing services are being delivered in a manner that is respectful to their culture(s); and
• A sustained reduction of police reported crime over time.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2015-16

A second evaluation of the First Nation Policing Program began in 2019–20 and is still in progress.

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the First Nations Policing Program was completed in 2014-15.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that a program that addresses safety and security in First Nations and Inuit communities remains relevant and necessary. From 2004 to 2013, the overall volume of crime in FNPP communities declined as it did in the rest of Canada. However, the incidents of crime on-reserve still remained almost four times higher, and incidents of violent crime were about six times higher than the rest of Canada. Risk factors of offending and victimization are higher among the Aboriginal population. In this broader social context, policing is not the sole answer to reducing crime in First Nation and Inuit communities.

In terms of roles and responsibilities, all levels of government and communities themselves have a role to play in the FNPP. The Government of Canada has a role in coordinating police services in First Nation and Inuit communities. However, it is important that communities are engaged in order to participate in setting policing priorities and negotiating agreements. Policing should be planned and managed primarily at the provincial/territorial level as it is this level of government that is responsible for general policing and policing standards.

Due to its role in keeping communities safe and secure, PS is the federal department best suited to play a coordination role for the FNPP. It is also well suited to maintain linkages to other federal investments in First Nation and Inuit communities in the area of health, education, social services and economic development.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Ensure that future policy and program objectives are communicated and incorporate elements that support a continuum of community capacity and responsibility, with alternative service delivery approaches;
• Develop criteria that assist in assessing community needs and capacity as they relate to public safety to guide discussions with communities and inform future program design and accessibility decisions;
• Develop an accountability mechanism to clarify the delineation and linkages between Provincial or Territorial Police Service Agreements (PPSA/TPSA) PPSAs/TPSAs and FNPP agreements where the RCMP is the service provider; and
• Explore opportunities to increase flexibility in the funding model, including the duration of program funding and agreements, to better facilitate long-term planning for program recipients.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2021-22

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 Nation 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

As the recipients for FNPP are the same as FFNIPF, Public Safety will continue its engagement activities with the same program stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations for the two programs. The Department will continue to work closely with the Department of 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.

Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund:

General Information

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

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 objective of the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF) is to support law enforcement and intervention initiatives at the provincial and territorial (P/T), municipal and community levels by providing funding to P/Ts. Funding is provided to P/Ts with the goals of supporting police services and other organizations in enhancing efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increasing awareness and understanding of related issues.

Expected results

The immediate outcome of the GGVAF is that communities have capacity to respond to gun and gang violence. The intermediate outcome is that informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented across Canada, and the long-term outcome is that gun and gang violence is reduced, thus contributing to a Safe and Resilient Canada.

The success of these expected results will be measured through the following performance indicators:

• Number of additional initiatives dedicated to responding to gun and gang violence which are implemented;
• Number of new resources dedicated to guns and gangs within police services;
• Percentage of recipients and project partners who have integrated knowledge from funded initiatives into their practice or decision making;
• Degree to which P/T stakeholders report that GGVAF funding has enabled them to better respond to gun and gang violence in their jurisdictions;
• Number of firearm-related homicides; and
• Number of gang-related homicides.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – New Program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A – New Program

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

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 P/Ts, based on a funding methodology, to support them in identifying and funding priority initiatives in:

• Law enforcement efforts to combat gun and gang violence and
• Provincial/territorial, municipal and other organizations to undertake prevention intervention initiatives.

P/T governments may further distribute funding to eligible ultimate recipients through their own processes within each jurisdiction.

As P/Ts are the sole eligible recipients to receive contributions under the GGVAF, the engagement of recipients takes place at various forums attended by federal, provincial and territorial government representatives

Memorial Grant Program for First Responders:

General Information

Start date

2018-19

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2018-19

Link to departmental result(s)

Canadian Communities are safe

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Law Enforcement and Policing

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The objective of the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders (MGP) is to recognize the service and sacrifice of Canada's first responders whose deaths are attributable to their duties, including deaths resulting from occupational illness or psychological impairment (i.e., suicide), while keeping Canadians safe.

In recognition of the critical role of first responders in protecting Canadians, the MGP 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 Memorial Grant Program for First Responders aims to achieve the following outcomes:

• Stakeholders are aware of the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders (i.e., eligibility criteria);
• A well-managed and well established Memorial Grant Program for First Responders which is responsive to stakeholders needs; and
• There is a well-supported community of first responders and their families.

These goals will be measured through the following performance indicators:

• Percentage of stakeholders who indicate program awareness;
• Number of website page views to the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders webpage;
• Percentage of eligible applicants who apply for the Memorial Grant Program;
• Elapsed time from submission of a completed application claim and decision;
• Elapsed time from receipt of a decision at Public Safety to payment and/or notification;
• Percentage of total expenditures directed to the administration of the program;
• Percentage of favorable decisions and/or rejections made without requesting a level of review or appeal;
• Percentage of first responders and/or their families who perceive the Memorial Grant Program positively; and
• Percentage of stakeholder groups who perceive the Memorial Grant Program positively.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – New program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A – New program

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2021-2022

General targeted recipient groups

Eligible beneficiaries of fallen First Responders (police, firefighters, paramedics, correctional, probation, and parole officers - including auxiliary members and volunteers).

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Public Safety has and will continue to use existing avenues, such as the Assistant Deputy Ministers—Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management group, 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.

National Crime Prevention Strategy:

General Information

Start date

National Crime Prevention Strategy: 1998–99

• Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF): 2005
• Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund (NACPF): 2008
• Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF): 2007
• Security Infrastructure Program (SIP): 2007

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

• CPAF: Grant and Contribution
• NACPF: Grant and Contribution
• YGPF: Contribution
• SIP: Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

• CPAF: 2013
• NACPF: 2013
• YGPF: 2011
• SIP: 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 the federal government’s primary policy framework for the implementation of crime prevention strategies in Canada. Through the NCPS, Public Safety provides time-limited funding to organizations for the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions, with a view to building knowledge of “what works” in crime prevention.

The NCPS’ goal is to reduce offending among those most at risk, such as children and youth who demonstrate various risk factors, and to prevent crimes 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 aims to increase the coordination and integration of effective crime prevention policies and programs at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels, as well as increase the identification of, and response to, emerging priority issues and orientation of funding programs.

The Crime Prevention Action Fund (CPAF) support the implementation and evaluation of crime prevention initiatives that address known risk and protective factors associated with crime and respond to priority crime issues. The objectives of the CPAF are to:

• Support the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources related to effective crime prevention practices; and
• Support innovative projects to explore ways in responding to known risk and protective factors related to offending among at-risk children and youth, and high risk offenders in communities.

The Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund (NACPF) support the adaptation, development and implementation of innovative and promising culturally sensitive crime prevention practices which address known risk and protective factors to reduce offending among at-risk children and youth, and high risk offenders in communities; the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources for Aboriginal and northern populations; capacity building as a means to explore ways to develop or implement culturally sensitive crime prevention practices among Aboriginal and northern populations. The objectives of the NACPF are to:

• Support the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources for Aboriginal and northern populations; and
• Support capacity building and explore ways to develop culturally sensitive crime prevention practices among Aboriginal and northern populations.

The Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) supports the implementation of projects to help communities with a demonstrated history of being victimized by hate-motivated crime through the enhancement of their security infrastructure. The objectives of the SIP are:

• A reduction of incidents of hate-motivated crime in targeted area;
• An increased sense of security in communities at risk of hate-motivated crime in targeted area; and
• An increased awareness of the particular challenges faced by communities at risk of hate-motivated crime.

The Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF) supports the implementation and evaluation of local, targeted and tailored youth violence and youth gang prevention initiatives with an objective to develop and share the knowledge of “what works”. The objectives of the YGPF are to reduce youth violence and youth gang threats in communities by:

• Supporting targeted initiatives to address specific risk and protective factors associated with youth violence and youth gangs in communities where these issues exist or are emerging threats; including those occurring in rural, remote and Aboriginal communities;
• Giving young people alternatives to joining gangs and helping them develop pro-social skills and attitudes; and
• Developing and disseminating knowledge about effective methods to prevent youth violence and youth gangs in Canada.

Expected results

The NCPS aims to achieve the following 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).

These goals will be measured through the following performance indicators, with regards to the CPAF, NACPF, and YGPF:

• The percentage of evaluated programs where participants experienced positive changes in risk and protective factors related to offending; and
• Percentage of funded programs for direct interventions that include vulnerable populations in their participant group.

The CPAF aims to achieve the following expected results:

Short-term:

• Increased knowledge of effective crime prevention resources, tools and best practices; and
• Targeted high risk individuals and populations are reached through support and interventions provided by projects.

Intermediate:

• Utilization of more effective strategies to prevent and reduce crime;
• Positive changes in risk and protective factors among at-risk children and youth;
• Positive changes in risk and protective factors for youth at risk of involvement in crimes such as those related to gangs and drug; and
• Positive changes in risk and protective factors for high risk offenders in communities.

Ultimate:

• Reduced offending among targeted populations.

The NACPF aims to achieve the following expected results:

Short-term:

• Increased knowledge of effective crime prevention resources, tools and best practices.

Intermediate:

• Increased skills to adapt and/or deliver effective crime prevention practices; and
• Increased programming and support for the target population; and
• Targeted populations are reached through supports and interventions.

Long-term:

• There are positive changes in risk and protective factors in relation to offending.

The outcomes of both the CPAF and the NACPF will be assessed using the following performance indicators:

• Number and characteristics of at-risk individuals who participated in funded projects;
• Percent of projects with impact evaluations reporting positive changes in risk factors among targeted populations; and
• Percent of projects with impact evaluations reporting decreases in anti-social and violent behaviour.

The SIP aims to achieve the following expected results:

Immediate:

• As a result of the outreach and program implementation, more communities will become more aware of the SIP and will apply for available funding to address hate crimes at their facilities;
• There will be increased physical security for educational institutions, places of worship, and community centres in communities at risk of hate-motivated crime that have received support under SIP; and
• Better and more informed program decision-making for Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) as it relates to the administration of SIP and for funding recipients as it relates to implementation of their project.

Intermediate:

• A reduction of incidents of hate-motivated crimes in targeted areas;
• An increased sense of security in communities at risk of hate-motivated crime in targeted areas; and
• An increased awareness of the particular challenges faced by communities at risk of hate motivated crime.

Ultimate:

A safer, more secure Canadian society.

The outcomes of the SIP will be evaluated using the following performance indicators:

• Number and type of SIP projects (by type of hate crime, type of organization/institution and by community);
• Descriptive data on type/nature of physical security measures implemented;
• Number and type of hate-motivated incidences (crimes, slurs, threats, etc.) reported in the final project report compared to the organization’s original application; and
• The extent to which funding recipients report an increased sense of security as a result of security infrastructure (immediately after project completion).

The YGPF aims to achieve the following expected results:

Immediate:

• Targeted at-risk youth and populations are reached through support and interventions provided by projects;
• Increased protective factors for youth at-risk of violent behaviour and gang involvement;
• Increased awareness of consequences of violence and gang involvement;
• Increased motivation to change, or not engage in, violent behaviour or gangs; and
• Increase in Canadian body of knowledge on gang prevention.

Intermediate:

• Decrease in risk factors present in the lives of youth at risk of violent behaviour and gang involvement;
• Decrease in anti-social and violent behaviour among targeted youth;
• Increase in youth choosing not to join gangs;
• Increase in the number of youth disengaging from gangs; and
• Utilization of more effective community-based responses to youth violence and gangs.

Ultimate:

A reduction in propensity to offend and offending behaviour among the targeted at-risk youth.

The outcomes of the YGPF will be evaluated using the following performance indicators:

• Number and characteristics of at-risk individuals who participated in funded projects;
• Length of time of youth are retained;
• Positive changes in post-program test scores measuring awareness of consequences;
• Positive change in post-program test scores measuring attitudinal change; and
• Positive change in post-program test scores measuring anti-social and violent behavior.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2017-18

Decision following the results of last evaluation

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

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that 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.

Recommendations:

• Establish clear processes between the two Branches to plan, coordinate and deliver the National Crime Prevention Strategy;
• Examine mechanisms for improving engagement with provincial and territorial governments, and other government departments to support crime prevention initiatives; and
• Implement the existing knowledge dissemination strategy and systematically collect data on the reach and impact of knowledge products.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

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.

National Disaster Mitigation Program:

General Information

Start date

April 1, 2015

End date

March 31, 2022

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2019-20

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 National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) is part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to build safer and more resilient communities. The NDMP addresses rising flood risks and costs, and builds the foundation for informed mitigation investments that could reduce, or even negate, the effects of flood events. The NDMP fills a critical gap in Canada's ability to effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from flood-related events by building a body of knowledge on flood risks in Canada, and investing in foundational flood mitigation activities. Knowledge that is up-to-date and accessible will not only help governments, communities and individuals to understand flood risks and employ effective mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of flooding, but will also further discussions on developing a residential flood insurance market in Canada.

The NDMP has two components: (1) the Mitigation Contribution Component (MCC) which provides financial support to provinces (up to 50%) and territories (up to 75%) for cost-shared projects in four stream of eligible activities; and (2) the Targeted National Capabilities Component (TNCC) which helps in building the foundation for future mitigation efforts by investing in three key areas (related to risk, resilience and awareness).

Stream 1 provides funding for the development and completion of risk assessment processes to inform flood risks.

Stream 2 provides funding for the development and/or modernization of flood maps to address flood risk.

Stream 3 provides funding for the development and/or modernization of mitigation plans to address flood risk.

Stream 4 provides funding for non-structural and small scale structural disaster mitigation projects to address flood risk.

Expected results

The ultimate goal of the NDMP is to reduce the impacts of natural disasters on Canadians by:

• Focusing investments on significant, recurring flood risk and costs; and
• Advancing work to facilitate private residential insurance for overland flooding.

To achieve this, PS will cost-share with provincial and territorial mitigation projects that aim to assess risk, map high flood risk areas, develop mitigation plans, and build small-scale infrastructures

The NDMP also aims to achieve the following long-term goals:

• STREAM 1: Increased number of communities that are flood risk quantified;
• STREAM 2: Increased number of communities with coverage for flood mapping;
• STREAM 3: Increased number of communities using risk-based, flood mapping for mitigation/planning;
• STREAM 4: Increased number of communities having risk-based flood mitigation measures in place.

The progress of the NDMP towards achieving these goals will be measured through the following performance indicators:

• Number of communities that have been flood risk quantified through “STREAM 1” component;
• Number of successful “STREAM 2” component participants with coverage for flood mapping;
• Number of communities using risk-based, flood mapping for mitigation/planning as a result of “STREAM 3” component; and
• Number of communities having risk-based flood mitigation measures in place as a result of “STREAM 4” component.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2019-20

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the National Disaster Mitigation Program was completed in December 2019.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

• Flood disasters are the most common and costly natural disasters affecting Canada. There is a continued need for a national approach to support investments in flood disaster mitigation;
• The NDMP complements other federal programs that provide funding for mitigation projects;
• There is a need for future mitigation programming to consider the relationships between hazards, to increase resilience in Canadian communities;
• The MCC contributed to an increase in the number of Canadian communities that undertook mitigation investment projects. In total, 363 projects were funded in 117 communities, which consisted mostly of flood mapping and both structural and non-structural mitigation projects;
• Challenges were identified regarding the MCC’s ability to invest the total allocated budget, and the ability of some provinces and territories (P/Ts) and First Nations communities to fully participate in the program;
• Administrative requirements and time limits for structural projects were seen as barriers;
• Analysis of demographic data revealed that the NDMP funded communities with higher representation of vulnerable populations, such as seniors and Indigenous community members; and
• The TNCC developed some of the planned mitigation tools including the Federal Flood Mapping Series and the National Emergency Management System. There is a continuing need to further promote the utilization of these tools.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Consider taking measures to better align any future disaster mitigation program timelines and processes with the P/Ts, and to streamline administrative and reporting requirements to facilitate participation of all eligible recipients;
• Examine existing requirements for structural mitigation projects, including exploring potential options relating to time limits, to reflect the realities of planning and completing structural mitigation projects;
• Further promote the use of the national risk and resilience tools and repository among relevant audiences; and
• Explore policy options to support all-hazard mitigation efforts to reduce disaster risks and related recovery costs across Canada.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

None required (short term program extension)

General targeted recipient groups

Provincial and territorial governments

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Provincial and territorial governments are engaged at an official level through the Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management committee.

Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund:

General Information

Start date

1987

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 (SARNIF) provides annual funding for projects that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program (NSARP). The SARNIF is a key element of the NSARP and contributes significantly to support safety promotion and education, as well as to advancing technology and improving Canada’s ability to provide an effective and capable search and rescue (SAR) response in all areas and jurisdictions.

Expected results

The expected results of the SARNIF program include:

• Promoting and supporting projects designed to develop and improve search and rescue (SAR) prevention;
• Enhancing the effectiveness of the SAR response in federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions; and
• Sharing SAR response and prevention ‘best practices’ across the SAR community.

Success in achieving the SARNIF’s expected results will be measured via the following performance indicators:

• The extent to which projects result in improved SAR response and prevention; and
• The extent to which projects promote and improve partnerships among all levels of the national SAR program.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund was completed in October, 2020.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

• The SARNIF provides positive and necessary support for search and rescue capabilities across Canada, particularly in the area of ground SAR. However, data availability related to volunteer search and rescue activities across Canada is limited.
• SARNIF governance was found to be appropriate although areas of improvement were identified.
• To a limited extent, GBA+ considerations have been taken into account in the program design and implementation of the SARNIF.
• SARNIF projects were found to support innovative prevention, as well as improved response capabilities and training opportunities especially for ground SAR.
• The SARNIF has facilitated the development of partnerships. Public Safety has not taken an active role in sharing the results of SARNIF funded projects.
• Concerns were found regarding the administration of the SARNIF, particularly with the application process and the monitoring and sharing of performance data.

Recommendations:

• Develop and communicate the priorities of the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSRS) and overall policy direction for SAR support within Public Safety, and ensure that the priorities and objectives of the SARNIF are aligned.
• Explore ways to improve collection and sharing of project data to support national SAR policy and enhance knowledge management at the national level.
• Improve the SARNIF’s application and approval processes to ensure sufficient outreach, support and accessibility.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

General targeted recipient groups

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Provincial, territorial and local governments; and
• Individuals.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Established governance bodies and other forums are consulted relative to program priorities and delivery.

Details on Transfer Payment Programs of less than $5M

Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program:

General Information

Start date

Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program (ACSDCP): 2010-11

Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative / Alternatives to Incarceration Projects and Reintegration Support Projects (ICCI/AIPRSP): 2017–18

End date

ACSDCP: Ongoing

ICCI/AIPRSP: 2021–22

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

ACSDCP: 2017-18

ICCI/AIPRSP: 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 Aboriginal Safety Development Contribution Program (ACSDCP) provides 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. Becoming more responsive requires engaging Aboriginal communities in identifying issues and developing solutions; building the capacity of Aboriginal communities to develop and deliver projects; addressing funding issues; and ensuring that relevant programs are adaptable to the diverse needs of Aboriginal communities.

The objectives of the ACSDCP are to:

• Enhance or improve Aboriginal communities’ ability to support the development and/or implementation of community safety plans;
• Support the development of alternatives to incarceration projects; or
• Provide reintegration support.

The Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative (ICCI) supports Alternatives to Incarceration Projects and Reintegration Support Projects (AIPRSP) which are responsive to the unique circumstances of Indigenous people in Canada.

The objectives of the ICCI/AIPRSP are to:

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

Expected results

The expected results of ACSDCP are:

• Aboriginal communities have increased capacity to respond to community safety issues, including alternatives to incarceration and reintegration support;
• Aboriginal communities have developed community safety plans;
• Community safety plans are implemented in Aboriginal communities;
• Alternative to incarceration projects are developed; and
• Reintegration support projects are developed.

The following performance indicators will assist in measuring and monitoring the progress of the ACSDCP, and specifically the ICCI/AIPRSP:

• 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

ACSPI: 2019-20

ICCI/AIPRSPI: N/A

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative was completed in 2019-20.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that there is a continuing need for the ACSPI as the societal conditions that led to its creation remain. This is highlighted by the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian justice system, both as victims and offenders: approximately one in four persons admitted to a federal, provincial or territorial correctional service is an Indigenous adult; nearly one in three Indigenous persons are victims of violent or household crime; and, an Indigenous woman is over three times more likely to experience sexual assault, and five times more likely to be murdered, than a non-Indigenous person. These data suggest that violence against Indigenous women and girls, and within Indigenous communities, remains a serious problem in Canada.

Recommendations:

• That Public Safety align existing tools and establish processes to assist communities in developing, implementing and monitoring actions from their Community Safety Plans. This could include examples of the measures of success as well as the provision of additional supports, such as the fostering of communities of practice and guidance on relevant funding opportunities from government and non-government sources; and
• That Public Safety further develop and apply opportunities for collaboration and potential harmonization with other federal comprehensive community-based initiatives at both the regional and national level, including engagement at the senior management level.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

ACSDCP: N/A

ICCI/AIPRSP: 2020-21

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.

Combat Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking:

General Information

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 (CCSEHT) is now under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC)

Link to departmental result(s)

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Expected results

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Decision following the results of last evaluation

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

General targeted recipient groups

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

See: Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime

COSPAS-SARSAT^{Footnote 55}

General Information

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

An Evaluation of COSPAS-SARSAT was completed in November 2014.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

• Key Finding 1: The Secretariat continues to address an actual and ongoing need in the domain of search and rescue.
• Key Finding 2: The Secretariat is aligned with the roles and responsibilities of the federal government.
• Key Finding 3: The Secretariat is aligned with Government of Canada priorities related to the National Search and Rescue (SAR) Program.
• Key Finding 4: The Secretariat has achieved its stated activities for the past five years and expanded in some areas to prepare for the Medium Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) project and database support.
• Key Finding 5: Canada’s Contribution Agreement to the Secretariat provides good value for money as it supports international partnerships, allows access and input into the Program, and ultimately, enhances SAR operations in Canada with quicker location response times.

Recommendation:

Continue funding the COSPAS-SARSAT Secretariat

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2021–22

General targeted recipient groups

Other: International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

N/A

Cyber Security Cooperation Program:

General Information

Start date

2019

End date

March 2024

Type of transfer payment

Grant and Contribution

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

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 Cyber Security Cooperation Program aims to achieve the following long-term goals:

• 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.

These goals will be measured using the following performance indicators:

• Percentage of stakeholders that indicate having an increased awareness of cyber threats and vulnerabilities;
• Percentage of CSCP research projects cited in National Cyber Security Directorate (NCSD) policy and guidance documents;
• Percentage of stakeholders that indicate an overall improvement of their cyber security posture; and
• Percentage of stakeholders that indicate that they are adopting cyber best practices.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A – New program

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A – New program

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2021-22

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 CSCP maintains a mailing list, which is used to provide relevant information and future funding notifications to interested parties.

Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations:

General Information

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 (GPNVO) 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

The GPNVO aims to achieve the following expected results:

Immediate outcomes:

• 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; and
• Improved intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration and delivery of services.

Intermediate outcomes:

• Contribution to national policy dialogue on matters related to criminal justice;
• Increased capacity of NVOs to fulfill their mandates; and
• Increased community capacity to work with victims, offenders, families, and local officials such as police and emergency first responders.

Long-term outcome:

• A safer, secure and more resilient Canadian society.

The following performance indicators will be used to measure the progress made towards achieving these goals:

• 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

An Evaluation of the Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations was completed in 2015-16.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that the NVOs provide services that the criminal justice and corrections systems rely upon and they contribute to the policy dialogue on matters of criminal justice and corrections. The GPNVO has improved the capacity of NVOs to fulfill their mandates. However, several interviewees noted that the current level of funding has hindered achievement of outcomes. The GPNVO has an efficient administrative process. There is some question as to whether the Program is reaching its intended audience as grant funding has been provided to almost the same set of organizations for decades. While support from Public Safety was identified as an element of strength for the program, interviewees suggested that the GPNVO could be improved with more information from the Department.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Develop a strategy to intensify the efforts to publicize the call for applications more broadly in order to ensure the Grants Program is reaching its intended target audience; and
• Implement an instrument to assess how NVOs have contributed to increasing the national policy dialogue to better inform and enhance corrections and criminal justice policy and practice.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

N/A

General targeted recipient groups

Eligible recipients are Canadian not-for-profit bodies or national voluntary organizations that provide services in the area of corrections, conditional release and/or community reintegration, and therefore contribute directly to public safety.

Crown Corporations, for profit groups, provinces, territories and individuals are not eligible for funding under the GP to NVOs.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The program area normally engages with grant recipients twice per year for a Corrections Roundtable which provides recipients with an opportunity to share information on their programs and service delivery. Emerging issues of mutual interest in the field of criminal justice and corrections are also discussed which help to inform Public Safety’s policy and program development.

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

Heavy Urban Search and Rescue:

General Information

Start date

2016–17

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant (contributions allowed)

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through 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

The purpose of the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) Program is to support Canada’s HUSAR capacity by strengthening the abilities of six HUSAR Task Forces across Canada. The HUSAR program contributes to the achievement of departmental and governmental objectives by contributing to enhanced public safety and emergency management.

Expected results

The HUSAR program aims to achieve the following expected results:

• HUSAR Task Forces are effectively equipped to respond to disasters;
• Increased interoperability between HUSAR teams; and
• Canada has HUSAR capabilities that are able to respond to emergencies affecting urban centres in an efficient, effective and coordinated manner.

These results will be measured through the following performance indicators:

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

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

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.

International Association of Fire Fighters:

General Information

Start date

2008-09

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through 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

The objective of the HazMat training program, delivered under the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) agreement, is to train first responders about strategies to safeguard their health and safety and the safety of Canadians, and to reduce deaths and injuries related to HazMat incidents. The goal is to provide the highest level of instruction and training by:

• Conducting local, customized training that meets the needs of first responders, local jurisdictions and Public Safety Canada;
• Collaborating to reach as many first responder populations as possible; and
• Ensuring that all training programs continue to meet or exceed applicable professional standards; and that they incorporate lessons learned and best practices.

Expected results

The immediate outcomes of the IAFF are that Canadian fire fighters and other first responders nationally have the skills and knowledge required to respond to a HazMat incident, and that there is improved interoperability between trained first responders in Canada.

The intermediate outcomes are that Canadians are protected from the aftermath of a HazMat incident, and that Canadian firefighters and other first responders are protected in the event of a HazMat incident.

The ultimate outcome is to contribute to Public Safety’s mandate of ensuring “A Safe and Resilient Canada” by promoting public safety and protecting Canadians and Canadian first responders from the aftermath of a HazMat incident.

These outcomes will be measured via the following performance indicators:

• Number of training classes and number of students;
• Number of “train the trainer” classes and number of students; and
• Percent of trained students that are from non-firefighting disciplines.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2011-2012

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the International Association of Firefighters was completed in 2011-2012.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

The evaluation found that—based on available evidence—there is still a need for HazMat training for first responders. Systematic collection of data related to HazMat training across the country would provide a more accurate understanding of the current level of first responder training and the remaining training gaps.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Develop program alternatives that better reflect PS's leadership and collaboration role. Program alternatives should consider:
  • Need/gaps in HazMat training in provinces/territories, through consultation with the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Forum of Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management); and
  • PS's evolving business model in the area of emergency management training.
• Develop a mechanism that will promote timely updates of recipient estimates and expenditures in order to provide a more accurate financial representation.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

TBD

General targeted recipient groups

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Regular engagement with the IAFF.

Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs:

General Information

Start date

2015 – renewed and expanded in 2020-2021

End date

2024-2025

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2020-2021

Link to departmental result(s)

Canadian Communities are safe

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Law Enforcement and Policing

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The overall objective of the Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs (NCEPC) contribution program is to recognize the unique policing environment created by the presence of federal landmarks (e.g., the War Memorial), institutions and events of national significance in the Nation’s Capital. These exceptional circumstances lead to extraordinary policing costs for the Ottawa Police Service. In recognition of these exceptional circumstances the NCEPC enables the City of Ottawa to seek financial assistance from the Government of Canada through a contribution agreement for eligible extraordinary, reasonable and justifiable policing costs incurred in relation to duties specific to policing the nation’s capital.

Expected results

The immediate outcome is that the City of Ottawa has the resources to manage costs incurred for duties specific to policing the nation’s capital. The intermediate outcomes are that the City of Ottawa is equipped to provide security, and that the City of Ottawa includes GBA+ considerations in the provision of security for nation’s capital’s events. The long-term program outcome is that the Nation’s Capital hosts safe and secure events.

These outcomes will be measured using the following performance indicators:

• Percentage of payment requests received and paid in compliance with the contribution agreement;
• Percentage of extraordinary events involving the use of the liaison team in the planning of extraordinary events, which have met OPS threshold for its use; and
• Percentage of extraordinary events held within the Nation’s Capital that are attended by OPS, as required based on security assessments.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2019-20

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program was completed in July 2019.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the evaluation’s findings:

The program continues to be relevant in a time when the security landscape and considerations are evolving. Policing events in national capital cities involves additional planning and increased awareness and identification of threats.

Additional security considerations and awareness comes with a requirement for added resources. While NCEPCP funding accounts for less than 1% of the Ottawa Police Service’s budget, they make full use of the funding provided by the program to police events, with most of the funding allocated to personnel costs.

Even though NCEPCP funding supports OPS in providing policing for events, it is not enough to cover all costs. Canada Day costs account for half of program spending which leaves OPS with fewer resources to police the remaining events in the funding period. The City must also absorb additional costs for security measures beyond direct policing such as paramedic and fire services.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• Examine the full scope of security costs related to events unique to the Nation’s Capital and explore options to engage other federal partners in supporting these costs;
• Assess performance measurement and reporting requirements at both the program and recipient level; and
• Include GBA+ considerations in program design and implementation.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

TBD

General targeted recipient groups

City of Ottawa

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Ongoing engagement with the City of Ottawa.

National Flagging System Class Grant Program:

General Information

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 purpose of the National Flagging System (NFS) Class Grant Program (NFSCGP) is 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.

The objectives of the NFSCGP are:

• To assist Crown prosecutors to more effectively prosecute high-risk violent offenders;
• To prevent high-risk violent offenders from falling through jurisdictional gaps in the criminal justice system, should they move to another part of the country; and
• To encourage prosecutors to make Dangerous and Long-Term Offender applications in appropriate cases.

Expected results

The expected results and outcomes of the NFSCGP are:

Immediate outcomes:

• There is an increased knowledge relevant to the future prosecution of high-risk, dangerous offenders; and
• An improved ability to transfer information to prosecutors in a timely manner.

Intermediate outcomes:

• There is better use of Flagging Coordinators’ time for core tasks;
• That the effective prosecution of high-risk, dangerous violent offenders is promoted; and
• That there is consistent identification of high-risk, dangerous offenders.

Long-term outcomes:

• That the prosecution of high-risk, dangerous offenders is more effective;
• That high-risk, dangerous offenders are prevented from falling through jurisdictional gaps in the criminal justice system;
• That Dangerous and Long-Term Offender applications are made in appropriate cases; and
• That the capacity of provinces and territories to conduct flagging has increased.

The ultimate outcome is that Canadian society is safe and more resilient.

These outcomes will be measured via the following performance indicators:

• Trend in the number of offenders that have been identified, referred, and flagged vs. the trend in number of offenders designated (without being flagged);
• Ability to flag high risk offenders, by each jurisdiction: Demonstrated measures to increase capacity (i.e. equipment, staff, training);
• Knowledge relevant to the future prosecution of high-risk, violent offenders: Information from conferences and meetings is utilized in the NFS network;
• File information on flagged offenders is transferred efficiently without delay: Transfer of information is within acceptable timeframes;
• Transfer of NFS information to appropriate officials and decision makers: Increased efficiency in determining dangerous offender (DO) and long-term offender (LTO) designations; and
• Crime rates reduced, number of crimes committed by those designated as high-risk offenders (HROs) reduced: A reduction in crime rates and crimes committed by those designated as HROs.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2016-17

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the National Flagging System Class Grant Program was completed in 2016-17.

Decision:

Continuation.

Summary of the evaluation’s findings:

There is a continued need for the NFS and for inter-jurisdictional cooperation. The program has helped provinces maintain or increase their capacity to identify and track high-risk offenders by providing funding for resources, training and equipment. Having dedicated NFS staff, partly funded by the program, has facilitated the achievement of outcomes. At 8%, the administration ratio for the program is in line with that of other grant programs and is indicative of an efficient administrative process. A number of improvements related to the program have been suggested including reviewing flagging guidelines/criteria and more timely/consistent access to Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) data.

Recommendations:

That Public Safety should:

• In collaboration with the provinces, to develop more structured flagging criteria and guidelines to improve consistency in the application of these criteria by NFS coordinators and across jurisdictions; and
• To work with NFS coordinators and CSC to improve consistency, timeliness and ease of access to CSC information by NFS coordinators and across jurisdictions.

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

TBD

General targeted recipient groups

Provincial and territorial governments that will be participating in the NFS.

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.

Policy Development Contribution Program:

(Includes Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries, Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution Program, and Funding to Support Canada’s Flood Risk Plan)

General Information

Start date

Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP): 1983

Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI): January 11, 2019

Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution Program (EMPACP): August 13, 2020

Funding to Support Canada’s Flood Risk Plan (FSCFRP): April 1, 2021

End date

PDCP: Ongoing

PTSI: March 31, 2023

EMPACP: March 31, 2024

FSCFRP: March 31, 2022

Type of transfer payment

PDCP: Contribution

PTSI: Contribution

EMPACP: Contribution

FSCFRP: Contribution

Type of appropriation

PDCP: Appropriated annually through Estimates

PTSI: Appropriated one time through Estimates

EMPACP: Appropriated one time through Estimates

FSCFRP: Appropriated one time through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

PDCP: 2019–20

PTSI: 2018–19

EMPACP: 2019-20

FSCFRP: 2021-22

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:

• Canadian communities are safe; and
• Canada can effectively mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards events.

EMPACP:

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

FSCFRP:

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

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

Crime Prevention

Cyber Security

Emergency Preparedness

Indigenous Policing

Law Enforcement and Policing

Serious and Organized Crime

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

PDCP:

The PDCP’s overall objectives are to forge greater consensus and cooperation among various levels of government and other stakeholders through policy initiatives and activities. Contribution funding has been chosen in order to monitor progress and results of projects and initiatives. The program contributes to the achievement of departmental legislative, policy development, and consultative objectives by:

• Supporting projects in priority areas to address public policy issues of strategic importance to the Department;
• Supporting information driven projects and participation in cross-sectoral and inter-jurisdictional policy and legislative initiatives;
• Supporting innovative approaches and the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to translate knowledge into action for communities and community-based organizations; and
• Contributing to enhanced public safety and emergency management.

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.

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.

EMACP:

The EMPACP was established to increase the level of preparedness and readiness of vulnerable groups to natural hazards. It seeks to develop and nationally distribute public awareness products that are tailored to the specific needs, risks, and barriers of vulnerable populations, including low-income Canadians, seniors, women, new Canadians, and Indigenous communities

FSCFRP:

This initiative seeks to study and assess options in establishing a low-cost residential insurance program for Canadians living in areas at high-risk of flooding as well as measures that could support the potential relocation of Canadians at the highest risk of recurrent flooding to safer areas. This initiative would enable a federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) and private sector Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation to develop options for flood protection for Canadians at high risk of flooding.

Expected results

PDCP:

The activities and outputs of the programs are expected to lead to both immediate and intermediate outcomes:

Immediate Outcomes:

• Increased knowledge and understanding of public safety and emergency management systems;
• Innovative approaches, lessons learned and best practices documents;
• Shared knowledge and awareness leading to enhanced delivery of services such as dissemination of information; and
• Improved intersectoral/interdisciplinary collaboration and delivery of services.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Recommendations to modify policies and legislation;
• Increased public education and confidence in Canada's criminal justice, emergency management, and national security systems;
• Increased capacity of NVOs and not-for-profit organizations to fulfill their mandates; and
• Increased community capacity to work with victims, offenders, families and local officials such as police and emergency first responders.

These objectives will be measured via the following 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 and 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:

The expected results of the PTSI are that:

• 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.

These objectives will be measured via the following 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.

EMPACP:

The expected results of the EMPACP are:

• Increased awareness level of the risk vulnerable populations face relative to natural hazards in their region;
• Actions are promoted at the individual and community level to help reduce the impact of natural disasters and improve resiliency;
• Vulnerable populations are educated about how to better prepare for natural disasters; and
• Vulnerable communities are encouraged to take preventative measures that are realistic for their circumstance.

These goals will be measured through an assessment of the percentage (%) of Canadians aware of risks in their area.

FSCFRP:

This initiative has two ultimate outcomes:

• That the FPT/private sector Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation develop options (e.g., no less than 3 alternative options) for increased flood protection for Canadians at high risk for flooding; and
• At least three options for increased flood protection for Canadians at high risk for flooding that are deemed feasible and viable by the Task Force’s task teams (i.e., federal task team; provincial-territorial task team; industry task team).

These objectives will be measured via the following performance indicators:

• The number of options developed for increased flood protection for Canadians at high risk to flooding, for which the goal is three different options; and
• The percentage of Task Teams that approve all three options, for which the goal is 100%.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

PDCP: 2015-16

PTSI: N/A – New initiative

EMPACP: N/A – New initiative

FSCFRP: N/A – New initiative

Decision following the results of last evaluation

An Evaluation of the Policy Development Contribution Program was completed in 2015-16.

Decision:

Continuation

Summary of the Evaluation’s Findings:

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

EMPACP: N/A

FSCFRP: N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

PDCP: TBD

PTSI: 2022-23

EMPACP: 2022-23

FSCFRP: 2022-23

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)

EMACP: Eligible recipients of the Program include:

• National organizations, societies and associations;
• Canadian universities and educational institutions;
• Indigenous and non-status governments, organizations and communities; and
• Not-for-profit organizations and associations serving the private sector.

FSCFRP: Contribution funding for this initiative will be administered through the PDCP Terms and Conditions. Eligible recipient groups will be the following classes of recipients in support of the objectives of the PDCP and the FSCFRP:

• National, provincial, territorial, municipal, Aboriginal, community or professional organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a not-for-profit purpose, and which have a mandate to represent their membership or community;
• Canadian universities and educational institutions;
• Provincial, municipal and Aboriginal police services;
• Aboriginal 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.

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.

EMPACP: Funding for this program was announced in Budget 2019. The Department launched a call for proposals in August 2019 and worked closely with funding recipients to develop a detailed contribution agreement, with measurable results.

FSCFRP: PS intends on moving forward with targeted consultations with potential applicants because of the tight timelines in which the Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation is to conduct its examination of the viability of flood insurance and relocation options.

Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada:

General Information

Start date

March 2015

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through 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

The overall objective of the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) contribution program is to assist in improving Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) in Canada through the coordination, consistency, and standardization of the 9,000 volunteers involved in GSAR. Additional objectives include:

• Transcending jurisdictional boundaries and providing a national voice and identity for GSAR volunteers in Canada, including protecting, supporting and recognizing GSAR volunteers at a level commensurate with that provided to other SAR volunteers;
• Delivering SAR prevention to provide greater awareness among the general public of risks and hazards that most commonly lead to SAR incidents and of the steps individuals and organizations can take to mitigate these risks and increase survivability;
• Supporting a national coordination body to provide one window of access into the thousands of volunteer members of GSAR to enhance communications, consistency and coordination of protocols and procedures; and
• Promoting the standardization and portability of volunteer resources allowing for the swift and efficient augmentation of ground search assets when GSAR resources are required.

Expected results

The expected results of the SARVAC program are:

Immediate outcomes:

• Bringing 13 jurisdictions, hundreds of teams and thousands of volunteers under one umbrella of the National Search and Rescue Program (NSP), thereby increasing program management and efficiency;
• Increasing awareness of individual responsibility for safety through prevention education; and
• Providing a forum for exchanging and sharing best practices, policies and protocols across jurisdictions.

Intermediate outcomes:

• Increasing the ability to standardize procedures and protocols in key areas such as training, inventory management and reporting requirements to provide interoperability and portability of volunteer resources; and
• Increasing awareness and outreach about SAR incidents, how to alert the SAR system and survival tips which will change the behaviours of the general public both before and during SAR incidents, thereby leading to increased survivability.

Ultimate outcomes:

• Increasing program economies, efficiencies and effectiveness; and
• Reducing the loss of life and/or injuries to the general public.

The SARVAC program will be assessed using the following performance indicators:

• Number of provincial and territorial (P/T) SAR associations represented on SARVAC, and the number of communications and common identity products distributed;
• The number of awareness and outreach sessions delivered;
• The number of toolkit modules and shared practices disseminated;
• The number of volunteers and their competencies and experiences tracked and recognized across jurisdictions;
• The number and type of deployments by jurisdiction;
• The extent and value which SAR partners assign GSAR volunteers, both on response and prevention activities; and
• The frequency and outcomes of SAR incidents.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

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.

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

General Information

Institutional GBA+ Capacity:

Public Safety has committed to ensuring the application of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) in the development and implementation of its policies and programs, and the management of its operations. The Department will continue to build capacity across the organization and monitor the quality and consistency of the application of GBA+ to inform its work to keep all Canadians safe.

In 2021-22, Public Safety will:

• Implement updated internal GBA+ monitoring and reporting measures and mechanisms to address recommendations made in the Public Safety GBA+ Laser Audit;
• Further enhance existing GBA+ tools;
• Continue to provide guidance on GBA+ requirements; and
• Raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of key players in the departmental GBA+ governance structure, and of existing GBA+ resources and capacity-building opportunities.

Highlights of GBA+ Results Reporting Capacity by Program

National Security Leadership

Bias Sensitivity, Diversity and Identity in National Security (BSDI): BSDI is about analyzing, understanding, and responding to structural inequities and biases. This is accomplished by infusing BSDI considerations into all aspects of national security work in order to improve gender and diversity mainstreaming, enhance the safeguarding of rights and freedoms for Canadians, and produce a more adaptive and responsive national security community. Through capacity building, including through specialized training, the focus of BSDI is on applying intersectionality-based analysis to produce bias-sensitive and inclusive approaches to inform and shape policies, programs, operations, and corporate business practices. The use of BSDI supports diverse communities by enhancing awareness of the various identity factors that make us all unique individuals, in addition to the dynamic role of influential environmental factors.

BSDI supports the increased accountability of government to Canadians, by ensuring that the government is systemically and rigorously applying a bias-sensitive lens to all aspects of national security.

A summary of the pillars and associated goals are as follows:

• Education & Development: Diversified educational paths and career choices;
• Economic Participation and Prosperity: An improved gender balance across occupations;
• Gender-based Violence and Access to Justice: Increased accountability and responsiveness to the Canadian criminal justice system; and
• Gender Equality Around the World: Promoting gender equality to build a more peaceful, inclusive, rules-based and prosperous world.

A thorough collection and reporting mechanism for BSDI has yet to be designed. However, any collection and reporting mechanisms will be supported by a methodological approach, which will be scoped to support measured results across evaluation and environmental streams. Evaluative measures are being developed to monitor BSDI implementation and its impacts.

Specifically, BSDI will examine three outcomes:

• Improved accountability to Canadians by building trust, transparency, and effectiveness of policies, programs, and services;
• Enhanced identification and understanding of security threats; and
• More effective responses to security threats.

BSDI is also being deployed alongside GBA+ considerations. Both BSDI and GBA+ serve as tools to support diversity and maximize results for Canadians. BSDI focuses on unique factors which strongly influence the national security realm, such as privacy, threat assessments, and media perceptions. As such, these issues must be taken into account when supporting work to measure the direct, indirect, and distributional impacts of BSDI on Canadians.

Critical Infrastructure

Critical infrastructure (CI) programs do not directly contribute to the six pillars and goals of the Government of Canada’s Gender Results Framework. Public Safety’s CI programs have been designed to strengthen the resilience of physical and digital infrastructure in Canada from an all-hazards perspective.

Individual CI programs administered by CID do not collect sufficient data to enable the monitoring and reporting of program impacts by gender and diversity. As these programs are focused on enhancing the resilience of physical and digital infrastructure in Canada, they do not capture GBA+ data.

For 2021-22, CID has no initiatives that need to be monitored for GBA+ implications; no CID-led Memoranda to Cabinet (MCs) or Treasury Board (TB) submissions are planned for this period.

CID is consulted on the National Cyber Security Strategy and the Emergency Management Strategy horizontal initiatives for GBA+ considerations and requirements, but is not the lead of these initiatives.

Stemming from the examination of the National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure, which was completed in FY 2020-2021, Public Safety Canada will undertake policy research and analysis focused on the identification of potential initiatives and approaches that could further strengthen CI protection in Canada. Furthermore, it will lead consultations with relevant internal and external stakeholders using a GBA+ lens to ensure consultations are inclusive.

In this context, considerations will be given to how GBA+ can be integrated into efforts to develop a new approach to CI security and resilience, recognizing this is a gap in current efforts and considering the goals, objectives and indicators of the Gender Results Framework.

Cyber Security

Cyber Security does not have any programs that support the pillars and goals of the Gender Results Framework. However, the 2020-21 call for applications for the Cyber Security Cooperation Program targeted proposals that support gender equality and diversity. Additionally, in 2021-22, a mid-term evaluation of the National Cyber Security Strategy will be undertaken. During the review, Public Safety will continue to ensure that GBA+ remains an important consideration in delivering policy and program objectives.

Crime Prevention

Public Safety managed a research contract in 2019-20 on the topic of Incorporating Gender-Based Analysis into Crime Prevention. The research has been completed and the summary and report will be available in 2020-21.

As part of the GBA+ initiative, the 2018 National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) Call for Applications selected 50 projects that address youth violence, including cyberbullying, and which take into account gender considerations. During their project-development phases in 2019-20, the target populations of all 50 projects were clearly defined and appropriately captured in the data management system to improve on Public Safety’s performance reporting.

During the Community Resilience Fund’s (CRF’s) 2019 Call for Proposals, three GBA+ questions were added to the application forms. A description of GBA+ was included within the application guide, and applicants were also directed to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s online GBA+ resources. While some agreements are still in development, approximately 90% of the projects selected during this cycle are expected to collect disaggregated data pertaining to GBA+ factors, and 85% are expected to specifically address barriers to participation in planned activities. Additionally, a fourth funding stream for youth-led projects was added to encourage youth engagement in the CRF.

GBA+ considerations have been central to the work of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (“the Canada Centre” or “the Centre”) from the outset. The Centre draws on leading approaches to countering radicalization to violence where the focus is on the detailed analysis to determine the complex mix of factors relevant to understand specific processes of radicalization to violence, and drawing on such analyses for program design and evaluation.

Many projects funded through the CRF continue to develop an evidence base concerning radicalization to violence, including on factors such as ideologically motivated violent extremism, online harms from radicalization to violence, and related forms of hate speech, as well as the nexus between gender and security. Additionally, all intervention programs funded by the Canada Centre are designed to be gender and age-sensitive, and human service practitioners take into account all social identity factors when considering the support needed for individuals in the process of radicalizing to violence. The Canada Centre will continue to expand efforts to share lessons and findings from research and programs supported through the CRF, and will continue to build the capacity of funded programs to further integrate GBA+ and bias sensitivity into funded initiatives.

Furthermore, as the Canada Centre works towards the next call for proposals for the CRF, the Centre will build upon ‘lessons learned’ from previous calls with the goal of further incorporating GBA+ considerations. Such lessons will inform efforts to identify and address systemic biases and barriers to inclusion and diversity within program administration and delivery.

Finally, as a part of the Management Action Plan commitments made in response to the July 2020 Evaluation of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, the Canada Centre will develop a stakeholder and community engagement plan. GBA+ considerations will be central to the development and implementation of this plan in order to ensure the Centre is addressing the needs of diverse audiences and providing meaningful engagement opportunities for individuals and groups within the countering radicalization to violence field and beyond.

Initiative to Take Action against Gun and Gang Violence: Within the context of this initiative, GBA+ has identified considerations for sex and gender, Indigenous status, age, ethnicity and resident status, region of residence, and economic status.

National Strategy on Countering Radicalization to Violence: Programs and research supported by the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence include significant GBA+ elements. For example, to encourage applicants for funding to consider GBA+ considerations, the most recent Call for Applications of the Community Resilience Fund included specific GBA+ questions.

National Crime Prevention Strategy: The Department will include a GBA+ analysis in the application for the open call which will inform the assessment and development of funding agreements.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying and Cyberbullying in Canada: Several of the activities implemented through this initiative include gender-specific programming and are focused on vulnerable, at-risk populations (women and girls/LGBTQ2S).

Law Enforcement and Policing

See details below under “Serious and Organized Crime” and “Border Policy”.

Serious and Organized Crime

National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet (NSPCSEI):

The NSPCSEI supports two pillars of the Gender Results Framework, which are:

• Gender-Based Violence and Access to Justice; and
• Poverty Reduction, Health and Well-Being.

Canada’s NSPCSEI is informed by the findings of detailed GBA+. Online child sexual exploitation is a gendered crime, which largely affects girls and members of vulnerable or marginalized groups such as the homeless, youths in-care, youths with unstable family lives, youths living with a disability, and youths from the LGBTQ2+ community. Those at-risk of perpetuating these crimes are predominantly men. In a review of 153,000 reports from 2008-2015, Cybertip.ca found that 78.3% of children in the images and videos were estimated to be younger than 12 years old, and 80.4% appeared to be girls. Approximately 50% of the images/videos depicted sexual assaults against children with younger children.

Initiatives and programs under the NSPCSEI will incorporate GBA+ considerations as they are developed and implemented. For example, the national and targeted awareness initiatives will target the most vulnerable groups, as well as parents, teachers, caregivers and other persons in contact with children. In addition, the pilot program for at-risk offenders will be tailored to address the populations most at risk of committing this crime.

Implementation of the NSPCSEI, including GBA+-related factors, will be monitored through the performance measurement and evaluation strategy.

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (NSCHT):

The NSCHT supports one pillar of the Gender Results Framework, which is Eliminating Gender-Based Violence and Promoting Access to Justice.

Canada’s NSCHT is informed by the findings of detailed GBA+. GBA+ is supported by qualitative and quantitative data and information gathered through:

• A Gender and Human Trafficking roundtable hosted by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in preparation for the G7 Security Ministers Meeting in April 2018;
• National consultations conducted in Fall 2018;
• International consultations;
• Aggregated data from Statistics Canada; and
• Performance reporting by external organizations funded under federal grants and contribution programs.

While its primary purpose is to provide referral services to victims and survivors of human trafficking, data collected by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline provides further insight into the characteristics of individuals who are victims or vulnerable to being victimized. This includes the collection of non-identifying, aggregated data such as gender, age, geographic location, and trafficking typology.

Furthermore, Public Safety will use new and existing forums, including the federal Human Trafficking Taskforce and the new Survivor-led Advisory Committee to gather qualitative information on the performance of the National Strategy, including as it relates to emerging GBA+ impacts and considerations, throughout its implementation. The Survivor-led Advisory Committee will be a formal platform where survivors of human trafficking with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences advise and make recommendations to the Government on federal anti-trafficking policies and initiatives.

Public Safety will work with federal partners to improve human trafficking data collection and reporting, including consistency and comparability with the goal of developing a national data collection framework that will aim to improve how human trafficking data is collected, used, managed and shared among federal partners, stakeholders and with Canadians. To support this, Public Safety has entered into a multi-year letter of agreement with Statistics Canada to publish annual Special Juristat reports on human trafficking, which will include aggregate data that will also inform future GBA+ analysis.

Horizontal Initiative to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada (DID):

It is already well established that male and younger drivers are more at risk of driving after using drugs, including in particular cannabis. Data on age and gender are tracked in the various data collection tools already in place.

The program is currently working with key stakeholders in the provincial and territorial governments and law enforcement agencies to explore ways to collect additional relevant data on gender and diversity issues, in particular whether there is any form of over-representation among drivers who are stopped by police, charged, prosecuted or given administrative sanctions, or sentenced in criminal courts.

Border Policy

The Department’s contribution agreements with Ontario and Québec for DNA analysis under the Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program (BCACP) supports the Government’s priority of addressing gender-based violence in Canada. The contribution agreements facilitate the work of the National DNA Databank, which help with “difficult-to-solve” crimes, including crimes which disproportionately affect women, such as sexual assault. The BCACP also facilitated the work of the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Statistics and research in Canada demonstrate that certain women are more at-risk for violence than others, including Indigenous women.

Indigenous Policing

First Nations Policing Program (FNPP): The Government of Canada continues to recognize the importance of effective policing in First Nation and Inuit communities to ensure the safety of vulnerable groups, including women and girls. This program impacts the Gender Results Framework’s pillar and goal of Gender-Based Violence and Access to Justice with regards to the “Fewer Indigenous women and girls are victims of violence” objective. Indigenous women and girls are disproportionately victims of violence; this program therefore seeks to provide First Nations and Inuit persons and communities with access to policing services, and to assist them in improving community safety, which will have an impact of the safety and security of Indigenous women and girls.

PS does not currently collect gender or social data as it relates to policing in First Nation communities; however, PS officials will continue to engage with National Indigenous Organizations, including women’s organizations, law enforcement and criminal justice system stakeholders, academia/experts and service providers to ensure diverse perspectives and views are represented in the way forward for policing in Indigenous communities.

First Nation and Inuit Policing Facilities (FNIPF): As this program works in a complementary fashion to the FNPP, the GBA+ impacts will be similar. This program provides funding for First Nation and Inuit policing facilities to support the renovation and repair of facilities that are used by police service providers to First Nation and Inuit communities. The police services have an impact on the safety and security of Indigenous women and girls.

PS does not currently collect gender or social data as it relates to policing in First Nation communities, however, PS officials will continue to engage with National Indigenous Organizations, including Women’s organizations, law enforcement and criminal justice system stakeholders, academia/experts and service providers to ensure diverse perspectives and views are represented in the way forward for policing in Indigenous communities.

Corrections

Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program (BACP) and National Flagging System Class Grant Program (NFSCGP): Through these programs, assistance is paid to a province or territory. Data collection is done through the application process, financial reports, project activity reports, and policy discussions, etc. Public Safety does not collect more granular details on the recipients’ own clients or services. At this point in time, detailed information on program results by gender and other intersecting factors is not readily available. Nevertheless, the program remains committed to encouraging all its stakeholders to respect vulnerable populations regardless of identity factors or socio-economic status.

Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations (GPNVO): Through this program, assistance is paid to various voluntary organizations. Data collection is done through the application process, financial reports, project activity reports, and policy discussions, etc. Public Safety does not collect more granular details on the recipients’ own clients or services. At this point in time, detailed information on program results by gender and other intersecting factors is not readily available. Nevertheless, the program remains committed to encouraging all its stakeholders to respect vulnerable populations regardless of identity factors or socio-economic status.

Emergency Preparedness

Relocation and Accommodations for the Government Operations Center (GOC) Project: GBA+ policy considerations have been and will continue to be taken into account throughout the various phases of this project. The design is informed by research on how building design and features, such as washrooms, feed into broader discrimination against persons of different genders, as well as those with different health or accessibility needs, and those with different religious or cultural observances in the work place.

Public Safety, Shared Services Canada (SSC), and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) have worked together to ensure that certain basic design features (e.g., access to gender-neutral bathrooms, access to gender-neutral sleeping facilities, and building accessibility) have been included in the development of the criteria in the request for proposals for the contractor that was selected to develop the design of the new facility.

While the GOC is somewhat unique in its space and infrastructure requirements, PSPC has experience in planning and designing facilities to accommodate diverse needs (e.g., PSPC Carling Campus project was the first to include universal all gender washrooms on every floor of each building), and will continue to provide oversight and guidance throughout this process.

Regarding Information Management and Information Technology (IM/IT) and telecommunications equipment required for the project, SSC's IT and telecommunications equipment (e.g., for teleconferencing) is configured to accommodate those who are visually or hearing impaired. In accordance with the Standard on Web Accessibility, web-based collaboration platforms and other technologies can accommodate visual impairment. In addition, SSC is able provide hardware and software solutions to accommodate the needs of specific individuals, where required.

To monitor the GBA+ impacts of the project, Public Safety and PSPC have reviewed the construction documentation developed by the contractor and made necessary change requests at the 33%, 66%, and 99% stages of the design. GBA+ considerations have been embedded in the design features of the new facility, and Public Safety – in partnership with PSPC – will monitor construction to ensure compliance with GBA+ design requirements.

Public Safety also plans to collect data associated with this initiative by surveying GOC personnel and stakeholders following relocation (move-in), to obtain qualitative feedback regarding the extent to which the new facility meets their operational needs. The collection of this data will provide feedback about an individual’s experience based on GBA+ and/or other considerations that may not have been identified at the outset of the project. While Public Safety does not anticipate that any major logistical issues will arise, items identified will be addressed as time and cost permits.

GBA+ analysis was applied in developing the Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution (EMPAC) Program. Projects under the EMPAC aim to increase the awareness of vulnerable populations to the risks posed by natural disasters, and strategies to mitigate them. Some 17 project applications were received, reviewed and had decisions rendered as to their viability. The objective of the EMPAC Program connects with the principles of GBA+ analysis in that the Program’s objective is to increase the level of preparedness and readiness of vulnerable groups – particularly low-income Canadians, seniors, women, immigrants, and Indigenous communities – to natural hazards. Preliminary results from this work will be available in 2020-21. This was a new contribution program established near fiscal year-end.

Emergency Response / Recovery

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA): The DFAA provides federal financial assistance to provinces and territories affected by large natural disasters such as floods and storms. The DFAA program was established to provide the Government with consistent and equitable mechanisms to share provincial and territorial response and recovery expenditures when such costs place a significant burden on the affected provincial/territorial economy, and exceed an amount that these jurisdictions might reasonably be expected to bear on their own. This program does not target individuals or any specific demographic of society. Through the DFAA, assistance is paid to the province or territory – not directly to affected individuals, small businesses, communities or target groups. As such, this program benefits all individuals in the affect area. Although GBA+ data is not currently collected as part of the program, some general geographical and financial information that is submitted as part of the application and claim process could support a trends analysis, e.g. which province requires the most funding, provincial population, public vs private infrastructure costs, etc. Nevertheless, the program remains committed to encouraging all its stakeholders to respect vulnerable populations regardless of identity factors or socio-economic status. Furthermore, the Department continues to work towards ensuring that these populations are fully incorporated in all aspects of the Emergency Management Framework.

Lac Megantic:

Through this program, assistance is paid to the province of Québec. Data collection is done through financial reports, project reports, and audits. We do not collect more granular details on the recipient’s own clients or services. At this point in time, detailed information on program results by gender and other intersecting factors is not readily available. Nevertheless, the program remains committed to encouraging its stakeholder to respect vulnerable populations regardless of identity factors or socio-economic status.

Horizontal Initiatives

Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

General Information

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

April 1, 2017

End date

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 56}

Description

The objective of the horizontal initiative is to build law enforcement 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 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 under five key themes:

• Policy and Program Development;
• Capacity Building;
• Training Development and Delivery;
• Devices and Processing; and
• Awareness Campaign.

Governance structure

Governance is 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 an 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 provides 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)

$110,560,448

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

PS: $36,190,918

CBSA: $6,710,000

RCMP: $5,387,517

Total: $48,288,435

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

PS: $21,340,111

CBSA: $5,084,630

RCMP: $3,916,849

Total: $30,341,590

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

2024-2025

Planning highlights

Public Safety Canada:

In 2021–22, Public Safety will continue to manage and administer multi-year projects aimed at building and enhancing law enforcement capacity to address drug-impaired driving in Canada through the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC). Under the CPCSOC, the federal government provides provinces and territories with funding to:

• Increase the number of frontline officers who receive Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST);
• Provide SFST refresher training and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluation training;
• Enhance law enforcement trainer and data collection capacity; and
• Support the procurement of drug screening equipment approved by the Attorney General of Canada for use by law enforcement. The Attorney General approved the first drug screener on August 22, 2018 and the second drug screener on July 10, 2019. The Drugs and Driving Committee (DDC) of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science will continue to evaluate drug screening equipment using a rigorous, scientific and independent process and, as devices meet standards, the DDC will continue to make recommendations for approval of drug screeners to the Attorney General of Canada.

In addition to training and the procurement of Approved Drug Screening Equipment (ADSE), existing funding can also be utilized by provinces and territories to develop and deliver public awareness and education campaigns, as well as to conduct research relating to drug-impaired driving.

A key priority for 2021–22 will be to further the development of common data metrics and the implementation of standardized national data collection and reporting on drug-impaired driving. It is also expected that much of the training which was not offered in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic will resume in 2021-22.

Public Safety will continue to support research to study the effects of cannabis on drivers to help advance scientific knowledge on the impacts of smoked cannabis on driver capacity. 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 (CBSA):

The Canada Border Services Agency initially committed to train 1,425 border services officers (BSOs) in the use of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST). Of the 1,425 BSOs that the Agency committed to train, 716 officers have been deemed SFST certified as of the end of fiscal year 2019-2020. Another 712 officers were to be trained in FY 2020-2021. However, due to the suspension of the SFST training at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all face-to-face training has been postponed. This has impacted the number of frontline officers trained to perform this testing and their ability to support officer powers and law enforcement partners.

Despite this setback, CBSA policies and procedures have been updated to incorporate the Agency’s use of the SFST, and written agreements with responding police agencies are being re-negotiated to incorporate the SFST process.

CBSA plans to procure oral fluid screening devices to provide BSOs with another screening tool to detect drug impairment. There are currently two ADSEs approved by the Attorney General, the Dräger Drug Test 5000, and the SoToxa Mobile Analyzer. Both devices have been evaluated for use in the CBSA’s operating environment, and procurement is being considered. Once procurement is underway, CBSA policies and procedures will be updated to support the Agency’s use of the ADSE. The projected target is to disseminate 117 ADSE devices to land border ports of entry across Canada by March 31, 2022.

Public Safety’s Drug Policy Division has assumed a central coordinating role in tracking key project milestones, reporting to federal Ministers, and is developing an annual report on drug-impaired driving that will measure the performance and success of the Government of Canada’s Bill C-46 implementation. Bill C-46 came into force on December 18, 2018, and is now known as the Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Offences Relating to Conveyances). The Act created new drug-impaired driving offences and authorized police to use approved oral fluid drug screeners. In support of these reporting obligations, the CBSA’s Integrated Customs Enforcement System (ICES) has been updated to enable reporting on enforcement actions involving drug-impaired driving. In addition, the agency has also developed new CBSA forms that support accurate statistics related to impaired driving.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

There are currently 11 DRE courses scheduled for 2021-22. All courses will be completed with training materials approved by the RCMP and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. However, with the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, it is unknown if any of these events will proceed. These training events will be available to all law enforcement agencies in Canada who provide frontline policing services. The RCMP will further support the CBSA and 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

Planning information

An Emergency Management Strategy for Canada

General Information

Lead department

Public Safety Canada

Federal partner organization(s)

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Indigenous Services Canada

Natural Resources Canada

Start date

2019–2020

End date

2023–24 (and ongoing for certain initiatives)

Description

Natural disasters continue to be 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 related increase in post-disaster costs highlights the importance of advancing whole-of-society ways to reduce disaster risks.

Governance structure

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

ADM-EMC meets regularly and is chaired by Public Safety, with representation from federal departments with emergency management responsibilities as defined within the Federal Emergency Response Plan,including organizations within the EMS.

DG-EMC follows a similar structure at the Director General-level, and meets on a regular basis. DG-EMC reports to the ADM-EMC, and provides direction to working groups, including the National Risk Profile Director General Coordinating Committee. ADM-EMC and DG-EMC serve as permanent governance committees for federal emergency management oversight.

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

$162,006,374 with $9,275,500 ongoing

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$18,265,684

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$16,976,947

Date of last renewal of initiative

N/A – No renewal

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

N/A – No renewal

Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)

N/A – No renewal

Total planned spending since last renewal

N/A – No renewal

Total actual spending since last renewal

N/A – No renewal

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2023-24

Planning highlights

In 2021-2022, Public Safety will continue leading and coordinating with federal partner departments for the Emergency Management Strategy Horizontal Initiative. In the current operating environment, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to present planning and implementation challenges. However, with the experience gained since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Department and its federal partners remain confident in its ability to continue to advance this initiative.

Public Safety Canada:

In 2021-22, Public Safety, in collaboration with provinces and territories, will begin implementing the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Emergency Management Action Plan (“the Action Plan”), which will identify a number of strategic actions over a one year period in order to support the short-term implementation of the Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030 (“the Emergency Management Strategy). The Action Plan will be updated annually, and will draw upon a capability-based planning approach, where appropriate, to advance the priority areas of the Emergency Management Strategy. This will be a collaborative effort among federal, provincial and territorial partners to support increased cohesion within Canada’s Emergency Management System. The Action Plan will be reviewed regularly by the Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management (SOREM).

In 2021-2022, Public Safety will also continue to lead the development of National Risk Profile (NRP) initiative of the Emergency Management Strategy. NRP activities will continue with whole-of-society representatives, including through multiple engagement sessions, leading up to the first public report to improve risk awareness. The NRP will be a strategic national risk and capability assessment which will provide a forward-looking picture of risk and capabilities. It will also inform prioritization and decision-making to support disaster risk reduction.

Additionally, Public Safety’s Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution Program (EMPACP) helps Canadians to understand the risks associated with natural disasters and how they can prepare for weather-related emergencies. In 2021-22, the Department will continue to work with funding recipients and stakeholders to determine the level of risk awareness and preparedness among the most vulnerable populations in Canada in order to promote actions that improve resiliency. This work will complement public awareness efforts taking place throughout the Department, such as Emergency Preparedness Week, Fire Prevention Week, and the new public advertising campaign.

Public Safety’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programs initiative encompasses two elements: the Regional Resilience Assessment Program (RRAP) and the Virtual Risk Analysis Cell (VRAC).

Regional Resilience Assessment Program (RRAP):

In 2021-22, depending on the COVID-19 situation, RRAP will continue to conduct approximately 15-20 virtually assisted vulnerability assessments of high value critical infrastructure (CI) facilities across Canada. If COVID-19 confinement conditions are relaxed, RRAP may resume on-site assessments. These sites will be selected on the basis of internal research and input from provinces and territories and lead federal departments for the 10 CI sectors. In addition, RRAP will develop self-administered online assessment tools for smaller CI facilities and soft target sites. These new self-administered approaches will mimic the subjects and areas covered in the all-hazards Critical Infrastructure Resilience Tool and the Critical Infrastructure Multimedia Tool, but will be much more concise, scalable to large numbers of facilities, and will likely reduce the overall cost of assessments. While virtual and online assessments are not as effective and in-depth as those conducted in-person, they still contribute to measuring and improving the overall CI security and resilience posture throughout Canada. In addition, the RRAP team will review its capabilities and involvement in the broader regional RRAP projects it has historically run in conjunction with US stakeholders, and will seek to better manage these domestically. Data analysts will be hired to continue work analyzing site assessment results from the data collected throughout Canada.

Virtual Risk Analysis Cell (VRAC)

The focus of the VRAC has shifted away from the "event" state and will focus instead on "steady" state work. This change in direction will require a review to determine the best way forward. In 2021-2022, VRAC will develop a set of survey questions to solicit recommendations on what products and tools would be useful for stakeholders, and to identify gaps in resilience analysis that could be filled. Once products and tools are determined, questions will be developed to determine if the VRAC analytical products increased the understanding and awareness of disaster risks.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan):

National Risk Profile – Floodplain Mapping

To increase understanding of flood risks, NRCan supports the development of a Canadian Framework for best practices in Floodplain Mapping. The following activities are planned for 2021-22:

• Stakeholder engagement and development the Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series;
• Compilation of key geospatial datasets in support of flood mapping activities; and
• Research and development of methods for improving flood mapping practices.

National Risk Profile (NRP) – Wildfires:

The NRP (Wildfires) will assist federal, provincial and territorial governments with their identification of risks and the deployment of prevention and mitigation resources. To support the development of an NRP, NRCan will continue to work with both the internal Canadian Forest Service working group on wildland fire risk, and convene the Intergovernmental Table on Wildfire Risk to finalize input into senior-level reporting on this initiative.

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire:

NRCan will engage in activities to modernize agency data exchange practices and wildfire danger modelling in Canada. These activities include the complete engagement of national partners (i.e. provincial, territorial and other wildfire agencies) for the assessment of system business requirements, and begin the design phase for the Canadian Wildland Fire Information Framework. NRCan will continue to update and expand multiple modules of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System, including through the collection of field data for parameterization.

NRCan will also engage Indigenous groups across Canada in order to gauge interest and explore options for the establishment of an Indigenous-led Indigenous Wildland Fire Working Group. The goal would be to promote Indigenous capacity-building for wildfire management on Indigenous lands, as well as intergovernmental collaboration between Indigenous and other government agencies

National Risk Profile – Earthquake Risk Assessment

NRCan will further the earthquake risk assessment framework by launching an open disaster risk reduction platform to share results and provide an understanding of earthquake risk in Canada at the neighbourhood level, and will also engage with stakeholders to further their understanding and use of earthquake risk data and knowledge to support risk reduction decision making. These stakeholders will include local governments, Indigenous communities, the insurance sector, and emergency managers at all levels of government.

Early Earthquake Warning (EEW) System

NRCan will continue to install an EEW system to protect Canadians and critical infrastructure located in areas of high seismic risk. Planned activities for the EEW system include the initial phase of deployment of sensors for core network; the creation of test event suite for eastern North America; the testing of operational systems in a cloud environment; the rollout of communications strategy; and the initial phase of Grants and Contributions (G&Cs) for extended network operators.

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

In 2021-22, the FireSmart program will continue to provide participating Indigenous communities with greater knowledge in wildland fire risks and management, training in forest firefighting, and the ability to action fuel management. In 2021-2022, the FireSmart program plans to support the treatment of 922 hectares of wildland interface within Indigenous communities, and provide FireSmart training for 25 at-risk First Nations communities.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC):

ECCC is working with NRCan and Public Safety to strengthen both the policies and science related to flood mapping. ECCC is also engaging provinces and territories through existing governance structures to inform flood mapping engineering methods and approaches to assess flood maps, and is supporting NRCan in advancing a national flood-mapping standard.

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. ECCC has also been building flood mapping expertise and knowledge within the Department to support important local conditions and engineering standards that will inform best practices.

Planning highlights related to the initiative for 2021–22 include continued work towards updating the flood mapping best practices, the establishment of a floodplain mapping community of practice with a link to the National Administrators’ Table for the National Hydrometric Network in support of strengthened provincial and territorial (P/T) engagement on these best practices, and continued outreach with stakeholders and partners to maintain momentum.

MSC-ECCC has also committed to an initiative focused on predicting and alerting for coastal flooding for the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, the West Coast, and the Arctic coastline. 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. Building on the activities already underway during 2020-2021, ECCC plans on achieving the following:

• Use of the storm surge component of the numerical models (eventually also ensemble prediction development) in experimental mode;
• Development of an experimental coastal inundation suite to initiate exchange of products with clients;
• Development of an operational interface to display the outputs of the model to meteorologists and new alerting process;
• Inventory of digital elevation model for specific regions and identifying the gaps; and
• Maintaining relationship with clients and partners.

Contact information

David Myers
Public Safety Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0P8
David.Myers@Canada.ca

Planning information

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence

General Information

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, and 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 obtain and use firearms, and to reduce gun and gang violence.

The ITAAGGV helps to support a variety of strategies to reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities, and is centered around 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 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 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 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):

The 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;
• Constructing facilities and investing in training to increase CBSA’s detector dog team capacity to identify drugs and firearms at ports of entry through less invasive means;
• Investing in IT capabilities to effectively leverage Interpol information to interdict high risk travellers at the earliest point; and
• Developing and deploying national training products to enhance the CBSA’s effectiveness to identify, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking.

Public Safety Canada :

Public Safety Canada is providing funding to provinces and territories through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF) to combat the issue of gun and gang violence in communities across Canada. Provinces and territories are responsible for further distributing funding to eligible recipients in their jurisdictions, in order to advance efforts in the priority areas of prevention; intervention; gang exit; outreach and awareness programming; strategy development; training; and enhancing intelligence sharing and law enforcement capacity to combat gun and gang violence. Additionally, Public Safety will enhance federal leadership by developing an integrated, results-based approach to reducing gun and gang violence across Canada, including by developing expertise on guns and gangs including linkages to other illicit markets; creating a national strategy; as well as improving the collection of national data related to gun and criminal activity in a coordinated approach with partners and the sharing of information and best practices to avoid duplication of efforts.

Governance structure

Public Safety is establishing an Oversight Committee at the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) level for the ITAAGGV. Its role is to review the status of the various initiatives and progresses made in meeting results targets; direct that adjustments be made if necessary; and provide overall direction regarding the implementation of the horizontal initiative. The Committee plans to meet at least twice per year, in intervals which correspond with the planning and reporting cycles.

Public Safety will chair the Committee, with participation from CBSA and the RCMP, and will continue to work together to implement 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)

$358,831,276^{Footnote 97}

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

PS: $43,441,835

CBSA: $19,335,070

RCMP: $10,838,778

Total: $73,615,683

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

PS: $40,739,689

CBSA: $7,909,816

RCMP: $6,314,127

Total: $54,963,632

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

2022-23

Planning highlights

Public Safety Canada:

The majority of the ITTAAGV funding (approximately $214M) was provided to Public Safety through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF). By fiscal year 2019–20, twelve provinces and territories (P/Ts) signed funding agreements, which allowed for the disbursement of funds in support of their efforts in enforcement, prevention, prosecution, data collection, and training. In 2021-22, Public Safety will continue efforts to finalize agreements with P/Ts for their full funding allocations.

Public Safety’s research priorities in 2021-22 include engagement with academic and external partners with knowledge on guns and gangs from across Canada, with the goal of sharing knowledge of good practices and emerging priorities, and identifying specific research and data gaps. Plans to engage stakeholders are underway and a stakeholder engagement survey has been developed.

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 Firearms Data Collection Study was underway in 2019–20. Statistics Canada, in collaboration with Public Safety, will continue work in 2021-22 to improve data collection on crime guns and gang-related criminal incidents including developing a standard definition of crime gun and shooting.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA):

In 2021-22 and beyond, CBSA will invest 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 its technological capabilities to effectively leverage Interpol information to interdict high risk travellers at the earliest point in the continuum; and
• Develop and deploy national training to enhance CBSA’s ability to identify, detect, and interdict illicit gun trafficking.

The Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV) is broken down into 6 sub-initiatives:

1. Intercept Illicit Guns in Postal Stream (Postal)– Dual View X-Rays and Software/Network
2. Detecting Firearms -Detector Dogs
3. Construction & maintenance of an All-Weather Facility Training Facility
4. Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification - Interpol Interface
5. Advanced Vehicles Concealment Techniques Course
6. Air Cargo Security

The 2021-22 planning highlights are as follows:

• The Postal Networking sub-initiative is progressing through the Service Lifecycle Management Framework (SLMF). The overall process has been delayed due to the pilot being pushed back as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CBSA will therefore continue to develop the project through the SLMF lifecycle, and the Commercial Branch will continue to develop the reporting products for this initiative.
• The Detector Dogs sub-initiative is operational and the Program will continue to monitor these units.
• The All-Weather Facility sub-initiative continues in its development and implementation phases. It is currently on track to receive Gate 6 and Gate 7 approvals with full project close-out. Once the facility is constructed (projected for the fall of 2021), work will begin with regards to the establishment of baseline Key Performance Indicators, and the measurement of its benefits are projected to begin in 2022.
• The Automated Interpol Query Interface: Once consultations with the RCMP are complete, a Feasibility Study Report will be finalized and presented for a project “Go/No-Go” decision.
• The Advanced Vehicle Concealment course is currently in its pilot phase, with the final version and training previously scheduled to begin in April of 2020. However, due to restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, CBSA was not able to meet this launch date, and now plans on launching the pilot in 2021.
• The Air Cargo Security sub-initiative was re-profiled and will continue until 2024. CBSA Regional Infrastructure will continue to work with the Vancouver Airport Authority to develop the space requirements for the installation of the Pallet Large-Scale Imaging in 2021. Toronto Regional Infrastructure is currently in conversations with the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, and are developing their business case which is expected to be completed and presented to their Board of Governors in early 2021. If approved, the plan expects that the development, installation and implementation will begin in 2021, with a projected completion date of spring 2022. The Commercial and Trade Branch will continue to work with the regions in their collaboration with the other Airport Authorities and assess their capabilities for implementing before 2024.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

The RCMP will continue to leverage funding to increase capacities to bolster firearm investigations, services related to firearm inspections and identification, intelligence development and analysis, and maintain the availability of specialized databases, subject matter experts, and training.

In addition to maintaining these specialized services, the RCMP will continue to:

• Train law enforcement partners to expand capacities for responding and investigating firearm-related incidents;
• Expand opportunities to collaborate with law enforcement and other government agencies to enhance networking, intelligence gathering, and information sharing;
• Coordinate engagement among law enforcement working groups to focus on street gangs;
• Enhance analytical capacities to produce actionable and strategic intelligence on gangs and the criminal use of firearms;
• Maintain service delivery for the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network to provide timely support for investigations by establishing relationships between firearms and crime scenes;
• Maintain anonymous online capability to investigate firearm trafficking and smuggling; and
• Support research and strategic-level analysis on criminal gun usage and gang violence in Canada.

Contact information

Satish Seetharam
Manager, Guns & Gangs Policy Development
Public Safety Canada
Satish.Seetharam@canada.ca
(613) 218-8466

Planning information

National Cyber Security Strategy

General Information

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 launched a national effort to defend against cyber threats via the National Cyber Security Strategy (“NCSS” or “the Strategy”). As the digital economy evolves, so do cyber threats, which requires a renewed approach which responds to the changing landscape. In 2016, the Government of Canada took the first step toward developing a new cyber strategy; a comprehensive Cyber Review was launched, and it included Canada’s first public consultation on cyber security which assisted in gaining insights and advice from experts, key stakeholders, and engaged citizens.

The updated NCSS—which was launched in 2018—responds to the findings of the Cyber Review. It recognizes that robust cyber security is an essential element of Canadian innovation and prosperity. The NCSS is therefore designed to be adaptable and to account for a continuously changing cyber landscape.

The NCSS 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 NCSS represent an incremental first step to achieving this vision. As the NCSS is designed to be flexible, it is anticipated that additional initiatives could be identified as the cyber landscape continues to evolve.

Governance structure

The NCSS’s horizontal governance and oversight leverages existing inter-departmental cyber security governance structures, including the 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;
• Set 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)

$513,539,104

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$401,723,357

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$125,198,682

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

In 2021-2022, the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) will continue to advance the initiative to achieve our vision of security and prosperity in the digital age. This includes:

Supporting Canadian Critical Infrastructure Owners and operators:

• Conducting assessments using the new technical cyber security assessment tool (NSRA);
• Conducting on-site and virtual cyber resilience and security assessments using the Canadian Cyber Security Tool (CCST) and the Canadian Cyber Resilience Review (CCRR);
• Leveraging the Industrial Controls System (ICS) Advisory Committee to continue to expand awareness of ICS cyber security risks and mitigation measures through symposiums, webinars and other engagement activities with critical infrastructure stakeholders;
• Increasing the number of cyber security exercises delivered to critical infrastructure stakeholders; and
• Developing a technical ICS security training and awareness solution.

National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3):

• The NC3 achieved initial operating capability in April 2020 and was established as a National Police Service in October 2020. In its first year of operations, the NC3 coordinated major ransomware investigations involving domestic and international partners, provided Canadian law enforcement partners with investigative advice and access to new technical capabilities (tools) to advance cybercrime investigations, among other coordination activities. The NC3 continues to work with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and other federal partners to implement a new public reporting system and other IM/IT infrastructure to combat cybercrime, and work towards full operating capability over the next few years.   

Federal Policing Cybercrime Enforcement:

• The RCMP is aware of the threat posed by cybercriminal groups in the current environment, and will continue to take federal enforcement action against priority cybercrime activity, both domestically and internationally. More specifically, the RCMP will continue disruption efforts aimed at advanced malware and the threat actors that use them, along with advanced persistent threat cyberattacks.
• The RCMP will continue to work closely on joint investigations with law enforcement partners both domestically and internationally to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS):

• The Cyber Centre anticipates reaching a major milestone by completing move-in activities at its new facilities in 2021-22. These activities are dependent upon the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how associated public health guidance affects CSE’s approach to remote work.
• CSE anticipates opportunities to support the Government of Canada and private sector IT security priorities as our dedicated learning, collaboration and event spaces become available in winter or early spring 2021.
• Also in the coming year, the Cyber Centre plans to assess the success of our people integration activities via the results of Public Sector Employment Survey and, timing permitting, via a survey of CCCS employees. The results of these surveys will provide an indication of the progress CSE has made in integrating employees from CSE, Shared Services Canada and Public Safety, although the results of the surveys may be affected by changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact information

Public Safety Canada, National Cyber Security Directorate
ps.ncsd-dgcn.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca

Planning information