Tribal Council Funding Program Policy - Effective April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016

Effective Date
Legal and Policy Authority
Program Context
Program Objectives and Expected Results
Roles and Responsibilities
Related Documents
Annex A — Tribal Council Funding Program Guidelines
Annex B — Interim Ongoing Major AANDC Program Breakdown for 2014-2015
Annex C — Guidelines on Eligible Work Plan and Report Activities and Expenditures

1. Effective Date

This version of the Tribal Council Funding Program Policy applies to all Tribal Council Funding agreements that take effect on or after April 1, 2014. Previous policies, directives and procedures related to Tribal Council Funding continue to apply to Tribal Council Funding Agreements in effect up to March 31, 2014.

2. Legal and Policy Authority

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. I-6, s. 4

The Financial Administration Act, subsections 122 (1), 123 (1) and 124 (1).

3. Program Context

Tribal Council Funding provides core operational support to tribal councils to cover the administration and management costs associated with operating a regional service delivery organization.

This policy sets out clear roles and responsibilities for AANDC Headquarters, regional offices, tribal councils and First Nations regarding the purpose, execution, and management of the Tribal Council Funding Program.

The Tribal Council Funding Program Policy strengthens transparency and accountability and ensures that resources are directed toward the more efficient and effective delivery of programs, services and capacity development of a tribal council's member First Nations by using a consistent national approach to funding tribal councils.

4. Program Objectives and Expected Results

Objective

Tribal Council Funding supports the core operations of tribal councils to enable them to develop the capacity of their member First Nations, as well as provide aggregated program and service delivery as agreed to by their member First Nations.

Expected Results

The Tribal Council Funding Program is expected to support stable, transparent and accountable aggregate service delivery by Tribal Councils.

5. Roles and Responsibilities

Governing Body	Roles and Responsibilities
AANDC HQ	The Director General, Sector Operations, is responsible for the overall administration of the Tribal Council Funding Program. The Director General, Sector Operations, or his/her delegate, develops and circulates all policy and procedures related to the program. The Director General, Sector Operations, or his/her delegate provides clarification and oversees the management of the program in accordance with the authority, by ensuring that reporting and accountability requirements are met. The Director, Corporate Information and Management Directorate (CIMD) in Headquarters is responsible for the overall administration of the Indian Government Support System (IGSS). The Director, CIMD, or his/her delegate, provides regional IGSS support and training. The AANDC Chief Financial Officer Sector is responsible for managing the allocation process for the Tribal Council Funding Program.
AANDC Regional Offices	The Regional Director General is responsible for the delivery, maintenance, monitoring and support functions associated with the implementation of this program. AANDC Regional Director General or his/her delegate is responsible for meeting with the tribal council to discuss the impacts of changes in tribal council membership, as described in the tribal council Funding Agreement. AANDC Regional Director General or his/her delegate is responsible for meeting with the tribal council to discuss the impacts to changes in services once the tribal council has provided 12 month notice to the Department and to member First Nations of its intent to provide additional services or to drop others. The Regional Director General can authorize implementation of service changes earlier than 12 months under exceptional circumstances. AANDC Regional Offices provide advice and guidance to tribal councils in interpreting this policy and the program guidelines. AANDC Regional Offices develop funding arrangements with tribal councils in accordance with the work plan requirements and funding formula set out in the program guidelines. AANDC Regional Offices ensure that the terms and conditions of the policy and program guidelines are met by tribal councils. AANDC Regional Offices provide timely feedback to recipients regarding monitoring, review and actions required to address issues/concerns. AANDC Regional Offices are responsible for implementing program compliance when a tribal council does not meet minimum reporting standards as described in the program guidelines. AANDC Regional Offices will gather, verify and update data in IGSS and report to Headquarters in accordance with the instructions provided by Governance Branch and CIMD.
Tribal Councils	Tribal councils must be incorporated under provincial or federal legislation and must maintain that status to be eligible for Tribal Council Funding. Tribal councils are responsible for the delivery of programs, services and /or capacity development of their member First Nations as designated by its member First Nations, for which it receives AANDC funding. Tribal councils ensure that all member First Nations are represented on the Board of Directors and take part in the decision making and ongoing review of service delivery. Tribal councils provide information to member First Nations and AANDC in a timely manner set out in: an application (for Tribal Councils in a Block Contribution Agreement this will be submitted in the first year of the Block Contribution) an annual work plan (for Tribal Councils in a Block Contribution Agreement this will be submitted in the first year of the Block Contribution) a report Tribal councils must provide 12 months notice to the Department and to member First Nations of their intent to provide additional services or to drop others, including changes in membership, so the Department and member First Nations can plan accordingly.
Member First Nations	Member First Nations are to actively engage in determining the role(s), level of responsibilities, and level of service standards for the tribal council. Member First Nations are responsible for providing 12 months notice of their intention to withdraw from their affiliated tribal council by means of a Band Council Resolution to both their tribal council and to the department. Member First Nations must have a representative on the Board of Directors of the tribal council. Member First Nations are responsible for participating in the development, review and endorsement of their tribal council's annual work plan in a timely and efficient manner. Member First Nations are responsible for participating in the review and endorsement of their tribal council's annual report in a timely and efficient manner. The Band Council or equivalent executive body of a First Nation party to a comprehensive self-government agreement given effect by an Act of Parliament is considered to be the authoritative voice that speaks for a member First Nation in the case of a dispute with its tribal council, which cannot be resolved within the tribal council's governance process, regarding matters related to the Tribal Council Funding Program.

6. Related Documents

Tribal Council Funding Program Guidelines (Appendix A)
Aboriginal Recipient Funding Agreement
Policy on Transfer Payments
Interim Ongoing Major AANDC Program Breakdown for 2014-2015 (Appendix B)
Guidelines on Eligible Work Plan and Report Activities and Expenditures (Appendix C)

Annex A — Tribal Council Funding Program Guidelines

1. Program History / Background

The Tribal Council Funding Program was created in the early 1980s and was designed to provide core operational support to tribal councils to oversee the administration and management costs associated with providing aggregated delivery of programs and services to member First Nations. Over the years, the institutional landscape and the needs of First Nations have changed. As First Nations evolve and new priorities are identified in terms of the delivery of programs and services, the Tribal Council Funding Program has also needed to evolve as a source of funding support to tribal councils.

The purpose of these program guidelines is to assist tribal councils and AANDC staff in implementing the Tribal Council FundingProgram Policy. The guidelines provide information on terms and conditions, and outline procedures to ensure that a consistent national approach to funding tribal councils is implemented.

2. Tribal Council Funding Program Objective

Tribal Council Funding Programsupports the core operations of tribal councils to enable them to develop the capacity of their member First Nations, as well as provide aggregated program and service delivery, as agreed to by their member First Nations.

3. Definitions

For the purpose of the Policy and these Guidelines, the following definitions apply:

Term	Definition
Band Council:	Refers to the council of a band as defined in the Indian Act.
Block Contribution:	An option for providing transfer payments to Aboriginal recipients where the recipient has met certain assessment criteria and where a number of transfer payment programs that require a five or more year relationship with the recipient to achieve objectives can be funded under a single multi-year funding agreement. See Transfer Payments to Aboriginal Recipients (Appendix K).
Capacity Development of Member First Nations:	Refers to developing capacity in areas related to AANDC's mandate by using Tribal Council Funding to fund activities for the purpose of transferring knowledge and/or expertise, to assist a member First Nations in strengthening and maintaining their capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives and progress over time.
The Department:	Means the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
Inactive Member First Nation:	A member First Nation may be considered inactive within their tribal council under one or more of the following circumstances: the member does not participate via a representative, as per their tribal council governance structure, in determining the role(s), level of responsibilities and level of service standards for the tribal council; the member does not participate, via a representative, as per their tribal council governance structure, in assemblies and meetings on a regular basis; the member refuses to participate via a representative, as per their tribal council governance structure, in the creation of, in the provision of feedback on, or in the endorsement of the annual work plan that has been prepared for submission by the tribal council; and/or the member has expressed the intention to no longer be affiliated with their tribal council but has not provided their tribal council or the department with an official notification via a Band Council Resolution of this decision.
Indian Government Support System:	The authoritative source for Tribal Council Funding Program data.
Major Programs:	Is a program or service which is funded by the Department, which is delivered by a tribal council on an ongoing basis, and is defined in the Chart of Accounts and by the Treasury Board Secretariat as a departmental Program Activity. The following are considered Major Programs: education; social development; community infrastructure; lands, registration and membership; capital and housing; economic development; and band management. NOTE: For the purposes of the Tribal Council Funding Program, Land Management is considered in the same Major Program category as registration and membership.
Member First Nation:	A First Nation that was a founding member of a tribal council or which sought membership in an existing tribal council and was accepted as a member, and which continues to be an active member of the tribal council. This First Nation is represented in the decision making process of their tribal council via representation on the Board of Directors, and actively engages in determining the roles, responsibilities and level of standards of service delivery and capacity development by the tribal council. A member First Nation can be an Indian Act Band or a Self Governing First Nation. References to Member Band(s) and/or Affiliated First Nation/Band(s) identified in Tribal Council Funding Program information sources are now captured in this definition. Tribal councils and First Nations can consult their Funding Agreement for rules on membership changes.
Political Advocacy	Political advocacy means participating in activities such as lobbying, petitioning, rallying, etc., which are intended to influence the political decision making process of another government or governments. For further clarity, "political advocacy" does not refer to the representation by tribal councils and their employees in administrative decision-making processes.
Service Delivery:	Administration of a departmental service for which a tribal council can be funded by the Department. Tribal councils deliver services as designated by their member First Nations.
Service:	Activity funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
Tier:	Describes the eligibility criteria at each level of the Tribal Council Funding Formula.
Tribal Council:	A grouping of First Nations with common interests who have voluntarily joined together to provide services to member First Nations. Tribal Council Funding provides support to cover the core administration and management costs associated with operating a regional administrative organization.
Unaffiliated First Nation:	A First Nation that is not a member of a tribal council.

4. Eligibility for Tribal Council Funding

Please view the Tribal Council Funding Table for a list of tribal councils eligible for Tribal Council Funding. No new tribal councils will be approved for Tribal Council Funding.

Tribal councils are eligible for Tribal Council Funding when they have been clearly mandated by band councils or an equivalent executive body of member First Nations and agree to take on responsibility for the delivery of services and/ or capacity development of member First Nations as designated by their member First Nations.

Eligible Expenditures:

The following list describes expenditures eligible for Tribal Council Funding:

Salaries and wages;
Office overhead and rent;
Core administrative costs;
Service delivery;
Administrative costs associated with the delivery of departmentally funded Major Programs;
Capacity development of member First Nations.

Ineligible Expenditures:

The following describes some types of ineligible expenditures but is not an exhaustive list.

Tribal Council Funding cannot be used to supplement administrative costs of a service, project, or other initiative which already provides funding for administration costs; and
Tribal Council Funding cannot be used for any costs related to supporting political advocacy^{Footnote 1} or political activities.

AANDC regional offices will work with tribal councils to ensure that only eligible expenditures are funded through the Tribal Council Funding Program.

5. Funding Process

Method for Determining the Amount of Funding

Funding levels will be determined by the value of eligible expenditures described in the tribal council work plan, and by the funding formula. The funding formula is calculated according to the following three factors:

number of member First Nations;
the total on-reserve population of the member First Nations; and
the number of ongoing major AANDC programs delivered.

Please refer to Annex B Interim Ongoing Major AANDC Program Breakdown for 2014-2015 for more information on ongoing major AANDC programs.

Population information is based on the Indian Registry System and encompasses the following five categories found within the Indian Registry System:

On-Reserve – Own Band
On-Reserve – Other Band
On Crown Land – Own Band
On Crown Land – Other Band
On Crown Land – No Band

Funding Formula

Based on the tribal council's work plan, a tribal council will be eligible for Tribal Council Funding up to the amounts specified in each of the following three tiers:

Tier 1 – Up to a base of $200,000

Tier 1 tribal councils will receive up to $200,000 per year. A Tier 1 tribal council has the following characteristics:

Serves an on-reserve population less than 2,000 and
Serves 2 to 5 member First Nations and
Delivers fewer than 3 ongoing major AANDC programs

Tier 2 – Up to a base of $200,000 + Incentive of $150,000 (total of $350,000)

Tier 2 tribal councils are eligible for up to $200,000 plus an incentive of up to an amount of $150,000 for a total of $350,000 per year. A Tier 2 tribal council has one or more of the following characteristics:

Serves an on-reserve population of between 2,000 and 5,500; or
Serves 6 to 8 member First Nations; or
Delivers 3 to 5 ongoing major AANDC programs

Tier 3 – Up to a base of $200,000 + Incentive of $300,000 (total of $500,000)

Tier 3 tribal councils are eligible to receive up to $200,000 plus an incentive of up to $300,000 for a total of $500,000 per year. A Tier 3 tribal council has one or more of the following characteristics:

Serves an on-reserve population over 5,500; or
Serves 9 or more member First Nations; or
Delivers 6 or more ongoing major AANDC programs

To be eligible for Tier 1, all three funding eligibility criteria must be met. To be eligible for Tier 2 or Tier 3, the tribal council must meet one or more of the funding eligibility criteria. It is not necessary to meet all three of a tier's eligibility criteria. For example, an on-reserve population of 5500 and over is enough to qualify for Tier 3 status even if the tribal council does not deliver any ongoing major AANDC programs. The tribal council would still be required to deliver on the terms of the agreement described in their work plan, which includes capacity development of its member First Nations and/or service delivery.

In September 2012, tribal councils were assessed and informed of their projected tier for 2014-2015. Where a tribal council has not made significant changes in delivering ongoing major AANDC programs, the tier communicated in 2012 will be used for 2014-2015 unless their population and/ or membership has changed their tier.

Tribal councils will be reassessed using information available to the Department as of December 31, 2013. For 2014-2015 the criteria used to reassess tribal councils that have altered their portfolio of ongoing major AANDC programs is described in Appendix B. In subsequent years, tribal councils will be reassessed each year on December 31st, block funded tribal councils which will be reassessed prior to the first year of a new funding agreement. There will be no mid-year tier funding adjustments for tribal councils who add Major Programs or who experience an increase in membership. These amendments will only be applied as of April 1 in the fiscal year following the changes.

Basis on Which Payments Will be Made

Contributions are paid based on the criteria established within the tiered funding structure. Payments will be generally made to tribal councils in two payments per year. At the discretion of the Department, the funding disbursement can be adjusted accordingly, with monthly payments and hold backs used as needed.

Block Contributions will be paid according to the block funding criteria established within their funding agreements.

Maximum Amount Payable

The amount payable to each tribal council is determined by the funding formula and will not exceed $500,000 annually.

In the case of recipients funded through the block contributions, the maximum amount payable may increase by no more than two percent per year or the increase in AANDC's reference level as appropriated by Parliament.

6. Application and Assessment Criteria

Tribal councils must complete an application for Tribal Council Funding annually, or in the first year of a Tribal Council Funding Block Contribution, and submit it to the appropriate AANDC regional office.

The application form contains data used in the formula to establish the funding level and therefore must be reviewed for comparison with departmental records and approved by the regional office. The application form is a document separate from the funding arrangement and is not incorporated into the text of the arrangement.

7. Work Plan

Tribal councils will be required to complete a work plan annually, or in the first year of a Tribal Council Funding Block Contribution, endorsed by each member First Nation as per the governance structure of the tribal council. Where that governance structure is determined through a tribal council electoral process, signatures from the elected members are sufficient. Member First Nations or representatives, as determined by the tribal council governance structure, are required to review and endorse their tribal council's annual work plan in a timely and efficient manner. The work plan will at a minimum identify planned Tribal Council Funding expenditures for core administrative costs, delivery of AANDC funded services and /or describe capacity development of member First Nations. For a work plan to be accepted, the tribal council must plan on delivering services or capacity development. Work plans consisting of only core administration costs will be rejected.

In the case of an inactive member First Nation

In the case of an inactive member First Nation, the affected tribal council may:

Have the ability to submit a tribal council resolution in the place of the inactive member First Nation to the department, effectively giving notice that the member will be leaving the tribal council.
In their work plan, the affected tribal council would have the ability to indicate their transition plan for ceasing services to the member First Nation in question. If no services are being provided, then this may also be stated.
The work plan would need to be endorsed by each remaining active member First Nation, as per the governance structure of the tribal council at a minimum.
Upon approval of the submitted work plan, the tribal council would continue to receive their current level of funding for the affected year (including the exiting member First Nation in their funding formula calculation) with the understanding that their funding levels would be adjusted if required in the following fiscal year.

If a tribal council submits an endorsed work plan that contains ineligible Tribal Council Funding activities and/or expenditures, the Regional Office will inform the tribal council of the issue. The tribal council may then choose to operate with the existing work plan, with their Tribal Council Funding reduced to the level of eligible expenditures. A tribal council may submit an amended, endorsed work plan at any time during the fiscal year. Amended plans submitted before September 30 in a given year may be used to fund a tribal council for the remainder of its approved full tier amount if it has not yet received it.

Tribal council must declare any and all prospective sources of funding for eligible activities described on the work plan inclusive of all federal, provincial or other government sources that is expected to be received.

The work plan must be readily accessible to member First Nations and should be posted on the tribal council's website where possible, or alternatively made available at the tribal council office or electronically via e-mail or social media.

8. Monitoring and Reporting

In order to continue to receive funding, the eligible tribal council will provide the Department with a program specific annual report which is endorsed by each member First Nation that includes information specified by the Department to verify compliance to the policy and guidelines. The annual report, in conjunction with the annual audited financial statement, will be used to demonstrate that a tribal council is in a position to continue to maintain the financial management of their AANDC funded activities.

Reported Tribal Council Funding activities that were not part of the endorsed tribal council's work plan will automatically be considered ineligible expenditures, in cases where the tribal council is unable to demonstrate endorsement of the activity by their member First Nations.

Endorsed activities will be reviewed for eligibility using the same criteria that was used for reviewing that year's work plan.

To avoid unexpected recoveries, Tribal Councils are encouraged to discuss activities not covered by an endorsed work plan with the AANDC Regional Office before using Tribal Council Funding to undertake them.

The report must be readily accessible to member First Nations and should be posted on the tribal council's website where possible, or alternatively made available at the tribal council office or electronically via e-mail or social media.

Tribal councils are encouraged to work with their regional AANDC office to ensure that accurate data is available to fill out the application, work plan, and report.

Annex B — Interim Ongoing Major AANDC Program Breakdown for 2014-2015

Application of these criteria will be used to assess tribal councils that have significantly altered the portfolio of ongoing major AANDC programs they manage since 2012, in addition to any that have moved tiers due to population and/or membership changes.

A tribal council that has its ongoing major AANDC programs assessed using these criteria will be considered to be managing an ongoing major AANDC program if their funding agreement includes at least one amount of funding from the lists below of activities within each ongoing major AANDC Program, or any one Block activity or any three non-Block activities in the case of Community Infrastructure or Capital and Housing. Only programs which are being delivered to the benefit of a tribal council's member First Nation may be counted as Major Programs. While tribal councils may choose to deliver programs and services to non-members, funding will not be provided for the delivery of these programs and services through the Tribal Council Funding program.

Ongoing Major AANDC Program	Activities Within the Ongoing Major AANDC Program
Band Management	Band Employee Benefits - CPP/QPP & PENSION Band Employee Benefits - PENSION PLAN ADMIN&NON-STA Indian Government Support – IGS – TRIBAL COUNCIL / (Block Contribution, but only where this Block contains Band Employee Benefits)
Capital and Housing (comprised of at least any 3 non-Block activities, or any one Block.)	WATER & SEWER - CAPITAL (Block Contribution) EDUCATION - CAPITAL (Block Contribution) HOUSING (Block Contribution) Off-Reserve Housing – SUPPORT On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – INSPECTIONS On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – HOUSING COUNCILS On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – TRAINING On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – ADVISORY SERVICES On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – MGMT SUPPORT On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – PLANNING On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – HOUSING POLICY IMPL On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – ADMIN - HOUSING On-Reserve O&M Housing Support – LOT SERVICING - HOUSING FUNDS Social Assistance/Shelter Allowance Payment - SOCIAL ASST/SHELTER ALLOW Housing - SERVICE DELIVERY OTHER - CAPITAL / (Block Contribution) Community Capital Facilities - COMM CAPITAL FACILITIES
Community Infrastructure (comprised of at least any 3 non-Block activities, or any 1 Block.)	Water and Sewer - WTR&SEWER-FACILITIES O&M (Block Contribution) Operation and Maintenance – WASTEWATER SYSTEMS Operation and Maintenance – WATER SYSTEMS Operation and Maintenance – TRAINING-WATER/WASTEWATER Operation and Maintenance – ADMIN-WATER & WASTEWATER / EDU - FACILITIES O&M / (Block Contribution) SCHOOLS - O&M Teacherages/Residences/Group Homes - TEACHERAGE/RESID/GRP HOME Operation and Maintenance of Education Assets and Facilities – FUEL-ASST&DSL GENER SITES Administration – Education Facilities - ADMIN - EDU FACILITIES OTHER - FACILITIES O&M (Block Contribution) Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – FIRE PROTECTION Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – ROADS AND BRIDGES Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – MUNICIPAL SERVICES Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – COMMUNITY BUILDINGS Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – SPECIAL SERVICES Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – OTHER PROTECTION Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – TRAINING-FIRE PROTECTION Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – MAINTENANCE MGMT Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – TRAINING FACILITY MGMT Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – FUEL-ASST&DSL GENER SITES Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – SOLID WASTE Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – INCREMENTAL FUEL RELIEF Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – CONNECTIVITY Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets and Facilities – ADMIN - OTHER INFRA Technical Services – ADMINSTRATIVE COSTS
Economic Development	Community Economic Development Program - COMM ECONOMIC DEV PROGRAM (Block Contribution) Community Economic Development Program - COMM ECONOMIC DEV PROGRAM
Education	ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY (Block Contribution) Band Operated Schools – INSTRUC SERV FORMULA Band Operated Schools – ADMIN - INSTRUC SERV Band Operated Schools – ENHANCED TEACHERS SAL Band Operated Schools – LOW COST SPECIAL EDU Band Operated Schools – BAND OPERATED SCHOOL-EVAL Band Operated Schools – SECOND LVL EDU SERV-BD OP Provincial Schools – TUITION AGREEMENTS Provincial Schools – ANCILLARY SUPPORT Provincial Schools – PRIVATE SCHOOLS Provincial Schools – LOW COST SPECIAL EDU Student Accommodation Services – Federal Schools - STDNT ACCOM SERV-FED SCH Student Transportation Services – Federal Schools - STDNT TRANSP SERV-FED SCH Financial Assistance Allowances - FIN ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCES Guidance and Counseling - GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING Advice and Assistance – Provincial Schools - ADVICE AND ASST, PROV SCH Comprehensive Education Support Service – Federal Schools - COMP EDU SUP SRV- FED SCH Student Accommodation Services – Band Operated - STDNT ACCOM SERV-BAND OP Student Accommodation Services – Provincial - STDNT ACCOM SERV-PROV Student Transportation Services – Band Operated - STDNT TRANSP SERV-BAND OP Student Transportation Services – Provincial - STDNT TRANSP SERV-PROV Comprehensive Education Support Services – Band Operated - COMP EDU SUPP SRV-BAND OP Comprehensive Education Support Services – Provincial - COMP EDU SUPP SERV - PROV Student Accommodation Services – Private Schools - STDNT ACCOM SERV-PRIV SCH Student Transportation Services – Private Schools - STDNT TRANSP SRV-PRIV SCH Comprehensive Education Support Services – Private Schools - COMP EDU SUP SRV-PRIV SCH POST SECONDARY EDUCATION (Block Contribution) Post Secondary Student Support Program - POST SEC STDNT SUPP PROG University and College Entrance Program - UNIV&COLL ENTRANCE PROG ADMIN POST SECONDARY
Lands, Registration and Membership	Registration and Membership - LTS CORE-REGIS&MEMBERSHIP (Block Contribution) REGISTRY EVENTS Indian Registry Administrators - INDIAN REGISTRY ADMIN Lands and Trust Services - LTS CORE FUND-LAND MGMT (Block Contribution) FNLMI Operational Funding- FNLMI OPNL FUNDING - FTP
Social Development	INCOME ASSISTANCE (Block Contribution) BASIC NEEDS Child Out of Parental Home Allowance - CHILD OUT PAR HOME ALLOW Social Assistance for Employment and Training - SOCIAL ASST-EMPLMT&TRAIN Ontario Works – Employment Support and Training - ONT WORKS-EMPLMT SUPP Ontario Works – Employment Support Existing Special Needs - SPECIAL NEEDS Income Assistance – SERVICE DELIVERY ASSISTED LIVING - BLOCK (Block Contribution) IN - HOME CARE FOSTER CARE Assisted Living – SERVICE DELIVERY Child and Family Services – MAINTENANCE-INSTITUTIONS Child and Family Services – MAINTENANCE-FOSTER HOMES Child and Family Services – MAINTENANCE - GROUP HOMES Child and Family Services – OPERATIONS - CFS Child and Family Services – DEV - CFS Child and Family Services – MAINTENANCE-KINSHIP CARE Child and Family Services – PREV/LEAST DISRUPTVE MEAS EMERGENCY SHELTERS OPNS

Annex C — Guidelines on Eligible Work Plan and Report Activities and Expenditures

This annex provides guidance to AANDC regional offices for the review of Tribal Council Work Plans and Tribal Council Funding reporting. Only activities and expenditures undertaken, or to be undertaken, with Tribal Council Funding will be assessed using this document. Activities described in a tribal council's Work Plan or Report that are not related to Tribal Council Funding expenditures are provided by the tribal council for the information of their membership, and should not be assessed by AANDC using these criteria.

The lists in this document are not meant to be the full and final lists. It is likely that tribal councils will propose and report on activities and expenditures not directly addressed here. As these cases arrive, regions will seek guidance from HQ – Sector Operations Branch and the outcomes will be used to update this evergreen document.

For Core Administrative Costs and Delivery of AANDC Funded Services, these lists are guidance for working with tribal councils. Ultimately, a tribal council only needs to provide AANDC with a $ value in their work plan, but they can be made aware that this document will be used to assess their reporting and audited financial statements.

The Work Plan and Report requires details to be provided on each activity under Capacity Development of Member First Nations, and each activity needs to be reviewed to ensure eligibility.

Core Administrative Costs

Can Include:

Tribal council Board of Directors costs
Tribal council Incorporation related costs
Salaries and Wages for tribal council executives and for staff engaged in activities included within Core Administrative Costs. This could also include pay for contracted individuals performing those tasks.
Human Resources activities related to the tribal council's Core Administration.
Tribal council office overhead and rent
IM/IT purchases and maintenance for tribal council
Core Administration Tribal council audit and accounting costs
Tribal council internet and telephone costs
Tribal council website and related online costs
Travel and accommodation costs for tribal council staff
Repayment of debt as specified in a tribal council's approved Management Action Plan, as per the Default Prevention Management Policy
Legal fees related to tribal council administration and the management of AANDC related programs and services

Can not include:

Activities related to political advocacy, as defined on page 6 of the Tribal Council Funding program policy.
Transfers of Tribal Council Funding to member First Nations to support their Administration Costs.
Salaries and Wages for employees of member First Nations
Any costs to support the Core Administration of member First Nations, or any other organization other than the recipient of Tribal Council Funding
Repayment of debt not related to an approved Management Action Plan, such as that related to a mortgage or discretionary loan
Legal fees for individual band members for matters not related to the administration of the tribal council

Delivery of AANDC Funded Services

Can Include:

Generally, any of the types of costs described under Core Administrative Costs, where they are required to support the Delivery of AANDC Funded Services managed by the tribal council.

Can not include:

Any activities and related expenditures already funded by an AANDC Funded Service managed by the tribal council.
Delivery costs related to AANDC funded projects, excluding Minor Capital projects.
Costs related to the Delivery of AANDC Funded Services, where the Tribal Council does not manage that program.
Note: Tribal Council Funding may be used to develop member FN capacity to deliver a program not managed by the tribal council. See 'Capacity Development' below.
Transfers of Tribal Council Funding to member First Nations to support their Service Delivery costs.
Any activity related to Services not within AANDC's mandate.

Capacity Development of Member First Nations

Can Include:

Generally any activity that will Develop the Capacity of a member First Nation to undertake activities within AANDC's mandate.
Activities which were categorized as Advisory Services under the previous Policy, where those activities develop member First Nation capacity within AANDC's mandate.
Activities which were categorized as Advisory Services under the previous Policy, where those activities develop the capacity of member First Nations to deliver another AANDC program but do not overlap with activities being funded by that program or another related program.

Can not include:

Generally any activity that will Develop the Capacity of a member First Nation to undertake activities not within AANDC's mandate.
Activities which were categorized as Advisory Services under the previous Policy, where those activities do not develop member First Nation capacity.
Activities which were categorized as Advisory Services under the previous Policy, where those activities develop the capacity of member First Nations to deliver another AANDC program but duplicate activities being funded by that program or another related program.
Generally any activity that is of a representative or advocacy nature, including any activity for which AANDC provides ongoing or project funding to Aboriginal Representative Organizations.
Transfers of Tribal Council Funding to member First Nations to support their Capacity Development costs.

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