Indigenous Services Canada Transfer Payments Service Standards Performance Report: 2022 to 2023 fiscal year
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is committed to adhering to the following transfer payment service standards. Due to the degree of integration between ISC and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNAC), the 2022-2023 results have been calculated using the combined data of the 2 departments.
- To have the National Funding Agreement models available for First Nations and tribal councils by December 15 of each year.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 100% National Comprehensive Funding Agreement (CFA) model was available on the department's website December 15th 2021. - To offer funding agreements for recipient signature by March 1 every year for First Nations and tribal councils.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 88% of agreements were ready for signature by March 1, 2022. - To issue payments by April 1 of that calendar year for First Nations and tribal councils who return properly executed agreements to ISC/CIRNAC by or before March 15 of any calendar year.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 96% of payments were issued by April 1, 2022. - To issue payments by April 15 of that calendar year for First Nations and tribal councils who return properly executed agreements to ISC/CIRNAC after March 15, but before April 1.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 84% of payments were issued by April 15, 2022. - To make payments under all funding agreements in accordance with the payment schedule and the agreement terms and conditions.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 87% of payments made by the department were prepared in accordance with the agreements' payment schedule and terms and conditions. - To send an acknowledgement of receipt of a proposal within 10 working days of receipt of a proposal.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 75% of the acknowledgements of receipt have been sent within 10 working days of receipt of the proposal. - To send correspondence to each recipient who must submit Annual Audited Financial Statements, within 30 days of receipt, advising whether these financial statements include each document the Reporting Guide requires.
Performance target: 75%
Performance results: 48% of recipients received correspondence within 30 days, advising whether the financial statements included all the documents required in the Reporting Guide.
Service standards performance results cover all ISC transfer payment programs
Contributions
- Contributions to support land management and economic development
- Contributions to support the Strategic Partnerships Initiative
- Contributions to support the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure
- Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Health Infrastructure Support
- Contributions for emergency management assistance for activities on reserves
- Contributions for Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative
- Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development
- Contributions to supply public services in Indian Government Support and to build strong governance, administrative and accountability systems
- Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites
- Contributions to provide income support to on-reserve residents and Status Indians in the Yukon Territory
- Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Primary Health Care
- Contributions to increase First Nations and Inuit youth participation in education and labour market opportunities
- Contributions to support First Nations elementary and secondary educational advancement
- Contributions to support the First Nations Post-Secondary Education Strategy
- Contributions to support the Inuit Post-Secondary Education Strategy
- Contributions to support the Métis Nation Post-Secondary Education Strategy
- Contributions to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex + people
- Contributions to provide children, youth, young adults, families and communities with prevention and protection services
- Contributions to support community well-being and jurisdiction initiatives for children and families
- Contributions to support Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples
- Contributions to support service transfer and transformation
- Contributions to Indian bands for registration administration
- Contributions for First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits
- Contributions related to the Canada Community-Building Fund (Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act)Footnote 1
- Indian Annuities Treaty payments (Indian Act)Footnote 1
Grants
- Grant for Band Support Funding
- Grant to the Miawpukek Indian Band to support designated programs
- Grant to implement the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
- Grants to provide income support to on-reserve residents and Status Indians in the Yukon Territory
- Grants to increase First Nations and Inuit youth participation in education and labour market opportunities
- Grants to support the First Nations Post-Secondary Education Strategy
- Grants to support child and family services coordination agreements and related fiscal arrangements
- Grant to support the new fiscal relationship for First Nations under the Indian Act
- Grants to British Columbia Indian bands in lieu of a per capita annuity