2023-2024 Horizontal initiatives: Implementing the Federal framework to address the legacy of residential schools
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General information
Lead department: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Federal partner organizations: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Parks Canada Agency (PC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Department of Justice (DOJ)
Start date: 2022
End date: 2027
Description: In 2006, in response to decades of litigation and action by survivors seeking justice for their experiences at residential schools, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) was approved with the aim of bringing a fair and lasting resolution to the legacy of residential schools. Created under the IRSSA, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was mandated to document the history of residential schools. In its final report and 94 Calls to Action (CTA), the TRC outlined the far-reaching impacts of the residential schools system and identified the significant work remaining to address its ongoing legacy. Since 2015, with Canada's legal obligations under the IRSSA nearing completion, the Government of Canada has made implementation of the TRC's CTAs a central pillar of its reconciliation agenda, committing to fully implement the CTAs in partnership with Indigenous communities, governments, provinces, territories, and other partners.
In 2019, implementation of CTAs 72 and 73 (National Residential School Memorial Register and National Online Cemetery Register), was led by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). In 2021, CIRNAC also launched the "Residential Schools Missing Children – Community Support Funding" initiative for the implementation of CTAs 74-76. This initiative provided funding to Indigenous communities to undertake community-led initiatives to locate, document, and memorialize burial sites associated with former residential schools, and honour families' wishes to bring children's remains home.
In August 2021, following the location of probable unmarked burial sites associated with former residential schools in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, the Government of Canada announced additional investments to support Indigenous community-led work. This includes:
- work surrounding burial sites
- commemoration activities
- the construction of a national residential schools monument to honour survivors and children who did not return home
- the provision of essential mental health services
- cultural and emotional services to support healing from intergenerational trauma
- the rehabilitation of existing residential school buildings on and off-reserve
The destructive legacy created by residential schools is complex. Addressing the intergenerational impacts requires whole-of-government, coordinated action across federal departments and agencies, as well as co-operative relationships with Indigenous communities and across all levels of government. To this end, Budget 2022 announced additional investments to support the implementation of the Federal Framework to Address the Legacy of Residential Schools, which includes initiatives to address the ongoing impacts of the residential schools system and commemorate its history and legacy.
This Horizontal Initiative has been anchored around 4 themes with the lead departments and agencies, as follows:
- addressing missing children and burial information (CIRNAC with linkages to the work of the Special Interlocutor, as set out below);
- commemoration and education (Parks Canada and Canadian Heritage);
- supporting communities and Survivors (Indigenous Services Canada); and
- sustained, streamlined support for reconciliation initiatives (CIRNAC, Library and Archives Canada, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
In June 2022, the appointment of Kimberly Murray as the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites (Special Interlocutor) was part of the whole-of-government approach to address the legacy of residential schools. At the end of her 2-year mandate, the Special Interlocutor will present final recommendations concurrently to the Minister of Justice and to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors, families, communities and leadership, for a new federal legal framework to identify, protect and preserve unmarked graves and burial sites associated with former residential schools. In order to protect the integrity and independence of the Special Interlocutor's work, she will continue to operate independently of this horizontal initiative during her mandate. The recommendations she makes at the end of her mandate will inform the actions taken by the Government of Canada towards the implementation of a new federal legal framework and new needed initiatives and measures over and above those currently presented in this horizontal initiative. These new potential actions would be integrated into theme A of the Initiative: "Addressing Missing Children and Burial Information". Budget 2022 identified funding to support the work of the Special Interlocutor and her office. For more information regarding the Special Interlocutor's mandate, engagement activities and reports, please consult her website at Office of the Special Interlocutor.
Governance structures: The Horizontal Initiative Results Framework (HIRF) to Address the Legacy of Residential Schools (LRS) will be reported in the Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Report of the lead department (CIRNAC) and will be implemented through a horizontal governance structure, including the Assistant Deputy Minister Oversight Committee (ADMC), which includes representation from 7 core departments and agencies (CIRNAC, Indigenous Services Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Parks Canada Agency, Department of Justice, Canadian Heritage, and Library and Archives Canada). The ADMC is supported by a Director General Steering Committee (DGSC) and is responsible for the overall governance and coordination of the Horizontal Initiative. It will ensure horizontal results monitoring, reporting, and assessment, including the collection of consistent data. The governance structure is supported by resources within CIRNAC's Resolution and Partnerships Sector.
CIRNAC, through the leadership of the LRS Secretariat, will continue to be the lead department and convener of working-level groups, as well as these committees. All partner departments will continue their participation in establishing the governance structure and the financial parameters for the Horizontal Initiative, provide a complete list to CIRNAC of their activities associated with addressing the legacy of residential schools, and provide information on relevant departmental activities as required by the ADMC to implement their respective activities connected to the Horizontal Initiative. Going forward, interdepartmental results working group(s), alongside the ADMC and DGSC, will work collaboratively to ensure:
- the development of results and resource frameworks
- data collection and consolidation
- monitoring of performance indicators
- addressing unforeseen issues and course corrections that arise during the life of these initiatives
- developing communication strategies
| Federal organizations | Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) | Total federal planned spending to date | Total federal actual spending to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIRNAC | $299,101,127 | $249,796,274 | $235,698,441 |
| ISC | $227,600,000 | $227,600,000 | $227,345,000 |
| LAC | $25,000,000 over 3 years (2022-23 to 2024-25, $22,530,790 excluding Shared Services Canada [SSC] and Public Services and Procurement Canada [PSPC]) | $12,400,000 ($11,105,635 excluding SSC and PSPC) | $7,874,896 excluding SSC and PSPC |
| PCH | $38,117,808 | $21,067,804 | $20,109,921 |
| PC | $25,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $13,485,429 |
| RCMP | $5,089,545 | $2,035,818 | $720,517 |
Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: Not applicable
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal: Not applicable
Total planned spending since the last renewal: Not applicable
Total actual spending since the last renewal: Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: 2027–28 Evaluation of Residential Schools Legacy
Performance highlights
CIRNAC
In 2023–24:
- The internal federal Horizontal Initiative Results Reporting Framework and the related internal governance structure to support it was established.
- Funding approved in 2022 includes $207 million over 5 years to support continued implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action 72 to 76: Missing Children and Burial Information, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) in the fulfillment of its mandate.
- Funding was provided to the NCTR for the maintenance and continued development of the National Residential School Student Death Register and the publicly available Memorial Register, and to support their work with the National Residential School Cemetery Register.
Related to Residential Schools Missing Children – Community Support Fund:
- CIRNAC supported 119 funding agreements totaling $98.3 million. An additional $6.3 million has been provided to these approved initiatives from other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments.
- The National Advisory Committee continued to hold information webinars to support communities' efforts to search for their missing children and held knowledge sharing gatherings in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Truro, Nova Scotia.
ISC
ISC continued to fund access to community-based cultural and emotional supports (peer counsellors, trained health workers, Elders, Traditional Healers) to all Indigenous people. In 2022-23Footnote 1, there were 1,104,283 interactions between clients of the trauma-informed Health and Cultural Support Programs and the cultural/emotional support workers. This is on-track to meet the target of 1,200,000 interactions by March 31, 2024. First People's Wellness Circle reported that the trauma-informed health and cultural supports' "client caseload had either increased significantly (60.87%) or increased slightly (21.74%)" over the previous 2 years.
LAC
In 2023–24, LAC prioritized removing barriers to accessing historical materials for Indigenous communities, Survivors and individuals. It created a special team to prepare for the digitization of archival records related to the federal Indian Day School system. LAC digitized 1,971,982 pages and is now on track to reach the target of 6 million pages by March 2025.
Description work also began in 2023–24, with 100,035 pages described by the end of the year. Now that the digitization preparation is complete, LAC will aim to describe 536,000 pages per month moving forward, so that it can reach its targets for 2025. Importantly, LAC engaged with Indigenous partners, so that their needs and expectations for the project would be met. The lessons from these engagement interviews will be used to increase access to the materials.
PCH
In June 2023, the Survivor-led Steering Committee announced that the Residential Schools National Monument will be installed on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa. Reflecting the national significance of this commemoration, the Steering Committee, worked in collaboration and sought consensus from the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation before selecting the Monument site, which is located on traditional unceded Algonquin territory.
A total of 255 community and 2 large scale projects were funded in 2023–24. 143,000 people across the country attended in-person events to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). An additional 4 million people viewed the broadcast of the national gathering (large scale event funded under the NDTR funding program).
PC
Parks Canada continued to engage with Survivors, communities, and Indigenous organizations to build awareness of and advance commemorative opportunities related to the history and legacy of residential schools. 5 workshops were held with Indigenous scholars and scholars in Indigenous history to discuss commemorative opportunities and seek new designations of persons, places, and events related to the Residential School System. Further engagement was undertaken with specific nations and communities to support Indigenous-led efforts to commemorate the legacy of residential schools, such as nations and communities associated with the former Kamloops residential school, the former Amos residential school, and the Mohawk Institute residential school.
Opportunities for Indigenous peoples to share and communicate their history in their own voices at heritage places administered by Parks Canada across the country was supported through the implementation of the Framework for History and Commemoration (2019) and the Stories of Canada initiative. In 2023-24, Parks Canada supported 12 projects which included traditional place name signs, outdoor historical interpretive panels, Indigenous research, art installations, videos, and interpretive exhibits.
Parks Canada continued working collaboratively with Indigenous partners to produce commemorative videos for the 4 designated residential schools to date: former Muscowequan Indian Residential School National Historic Site, former Shingwauk Indian Residential School National Historic Site, former Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School National Historic Site and the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School National Historic Site. The video on the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School has been completed and released to the public. The other 3 videos are being finalized in consultation with the respective communities. In addition to French and English versions of the video, additional Indigenous language versions are being produced, and discussions are being held with our partners to plan the launch of these 3 videos for Fall 2024.
Parks Canada partnered with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to support community-led projects related to residential school commemoration through the NCTR's Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund. This partnership has been ongoing since 2020, and in 2023-24, over $1 million in funds was transferred to the NCTR and supported 42 different community-led projects in 8 different provinces.
In 2024, Parks Canada signed funding agreements with the Legacy of Hope Foundation, the National Association and Friendship Centres, and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society totaling $1.4 million to support Indigenous-led commemoration related to the history and legacy of residential schools.
Parks Canada continues to work with the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to review existing designations of national significance associated with residential school history in the National Program of Historical Commemoration and continue to support Indigenous communities with new nominations associated with residential school history.
RCMP
In 2023-24, a national best practice Missing Person Return Support Discussion was developed in collaboration with subject matter experts from the RCMP, other law enforcement agencies, and the non-law enforcement community across the country. Subsequently, a revised Family Guide for the National Missing Persons DNA Program was completed. Revisions were made to the guide based on feedback from families designed to simplify the process of providing DNA samples and to make the document more family-friendly. The Guide has been incorporated into Contract & Indigenous Policing's Family Guide for Missing Persons.
Additionally, 3 courses were developed for frontline, general duty police officers:
- AMBER Alert: Provides candidates with an overview of the AMBER Alert Program in Canada and insight on how to activate an Alert.
- Charging Guidelines: Offers investigators an overview of the various types of legislation related to child abduction and provides the information needed to determine when criminal charges may be appropriate and what approvals are required prior to laying charges.
- Missing Person Investigators Course: Equips investigators with the knowledge on how to conduct effective missing persons and unidentified remains investigations in a timely manner, in accordance with applicable policies, legislation and current best practices.
Furthermore, a new release of the Missing Children/Persons and Unidentified Remains Database was completed. This update brings the Missing Children/Persons and Unidentified Remains Database in alignment with recent changes to the Canadian Police Information Centre. Improvements were made to the comparison algorithm and the queueing strategy for automated comparisons to prevent backlogs. Additionally, the user interface was updated.
Finally, the positions of Corporal Outreach Coordinator and Sergeant Indigenous Liaison positions were created and staffed. Outreach visits were conducted to RCMP and non-RCMP police agencies to provide assistance with Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains investigations.
Contact information
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Kristi Carin
Director General, Settlement Agreement and Childhood Claims Branch
25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0H4
Telephone: 873-455-2798
Kristi.Carin@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Jennifer Novak
Director General, Mental Wellness
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
200 Eglantine Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H4
Telephone: 613-816-6478
jennifer.novak@sac-isc.gc.ca
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Christine Ivory
Assistant Deputy Minister, Collections
550 de la Cité Boulevard, Gatineau, Québec, J8T 0A7
Telephone: 873-455-3518
christine.ivory@bac-lac.gc.ca
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Kate Binnie
Director General, Major Events, Commemorations and State Ceremonial
15 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0M5
Telephone: 819-290-8579
Kate.Binnie@pch.gc.ca
Parks Canada (PC)
Genevieve Charrois
Executive Director, Cultural Heritage, Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate
30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Québec, J8X 0B3
Telephone: 819-635-4284
Genevieve.Charrois@pc.gc.ca
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Cynthia Taylor
Director General, Strategic Direction, Specialized Policing Services
73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R2
Cynthia.Taylor@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Pamela Rudiger-Prybylski
Director General and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Planning Branch
284 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8
Pamela.Rudiger-Prybylski@justice.gc.ca
Shared outcomes
Progress is made in addressing the legacy of residential schools and reconciling with survivors and their families.
| Name of theme | Theme A Addressing missing children and burial information |
Theme B Commemoration and education |
Theme C Supporting communities and survivors |
Theme D Sustained and streamlined support for reconciliation initiatives |
Internal services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme outcomes | Residential school Survivors, families and communities have access to information on the death and burial locations of their relatives |
|
Indigenous Peoples are mentally well |
|
Not applicable |
| CIRNAC |
|
Not applicable | Not applicable |
|
$1.8 million |
| ISC | Not applicable | Not applicable | $224.3 million over 2 years (2022 to 2024, top-up) Renewal of Expanded Trauma-Informed Health and Cultural Supports |
Not applicable | $3.3 million |
| LAC | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | $25 million over 3 years ($22.5 million excluding SSC and PSPC) (2022 to 2025, top-up) Records Digitization |
Included in the amount identified under Theme D |
| PC | Not applicable | $25 million over 3 years (2022 to 2025, top-up) Commemorating the history and legacy of residential schools |
Not applicable | Not applicable | $1.7 million |
| RCMP | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | $5.1 million over 5 years (2022 to 2027, top-up) Culturally-Appropriate Policing Responses |
Included in the amount identified under Theme D |
| PCH | Not applicable |
|
Not applicable | Not applicable | $1.0 million |
Performance information
Horizontal initiative overview
Name of horizontal initiative: Implementing the Federal Framework to Address the Legacy of Residential Schools
Horizontal initiative shared outcome: Progress is made in addressing the legacy of residential schools and reconciling with survivors and their families
Total federal funding allocated: $614,785,519
2023–24 planned spending: $199,805,306
2023–24 actual spending: $245,877,808
| Performance indicator | Target | Date to achieve target | 2023–24 actual result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action under federal or shared jurisdiction related to the legacy of residential schools that are completedTable note a | 66% | March 31, 2027 | Not applicable |
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Theme A details
Name of theme: Addressing missing children and burial information
Total federal theme funding allocated since: $224,712,469
2023–24 federal theme planned spending: $55,287,052
2023–24 federal theme actual spending: $105,899,077
| Theme outcome | Theme performance indicator | Theme target | Dates to achieve theme target | 2023–24 actual result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential school survivors, families and communities have access to information on the death and burial locations of their relatives | Percentage of former residential schools for which investigation work has been conductedTable note a | 86% | March 31, 2025 | 60% |
| Percentage of residential school survivors and families that have received requested materials from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) archives | To be determinedTable note b | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable | |
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Theme A horizontal initiative activities
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Link to department's program inventory: Residential Schools Legacy Program
Horizontal initiative activity: Continued implementation of Calls to Action (CTAs) 72-76
Total federal funding allocated to the activity: $223,538,918
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $54,980,163
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $105,592,188
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners and communities have timely access to information to plan and implement CTAs 72-76 initiatives | Percentage of requests for program information responded to by the department within 2 business days of receipt | 85% | March 31, 2024 | 88% |
| Percentage of funding requests for which engagement between the department and the partner/community is underway within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt | 85% | March 31, 2024 | 98% | |
| Percentage of received documents that have been reviewed and classified by the NCTR | To be determinedTable note a | To be determinedTable note a | Not applicable | |
| Partners and communities successfully secure funding to plan and implement CTAs 72-76 initiatives | Percentage of eligible funding requests from eligible partners / communities approved under the Residential Schools Legacy Contribution Program | 60% | March 31, 2025 | 100% |
| Partners and communities implement initiatives to locate, document, and commemorate / memorialize missing children and burial sites associated with former residential schools | Percentage of planned activities funded through the Residential Schools Legacy Contribution Program that have been implemented | 75% | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable |
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Link to department's program inventory: Residential School Legacy
Horizontal initiative activity: Missing children and burial information associated with non-IRSSA federal institutions included in Indigenous childhood claims litigation
Total federal funding allocated to the activity since the last renewal: $1,173,551 over 4 years
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $306,889
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $306,889
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The unique historical contexts of childhood claims non-IRSSA (e.g. federally-operated day schools and Indian hospitals) and other federal institutions are considered in the development of options to address missing children and burial sites | Percentage of research projects completed to inform options to address missing children and burial sites in the context of childhood claims | 100% | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable |
| Percentage of discussions or negotiations with plaintiffs and their representatives conducted to inform options to address missing children and burial sites in the context of childhood claims | 100% | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable |
Theme B details
Name of theme: Commemoration and education
Total federal theme funding allocated: $63,117,808
2023–24 federal theme planned spending: $17,259,902
2023–24 federal theme actual spending: $15,629,993
| Theme outcome | Theme performance indicator | Theme target | Dates to achieve theme target | 2023–24 actual result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Peoples' heritage in Canada is protected for future generations | Percentage of new and revised designations of national historic sites, persons and events related to Indigenous history | 12% | March 31, 2025 | 12.9% |
| Canadians have access to Indigenous commemorations that contribute to reconciliation | Percentage of respondents that report a positive outcome for commemoration activities related to residential schools and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | 75% | March 31, 2024 | 92% |
Theme B horizontal initiative activities
Parks Canada Agency
Link to the department's program inventory: Heritage Places Establishment
Horizontal initiative activity: Commemorating the history and legacy of residential schools
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $25,000,000 over 3 years (top-up)
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $10,000,000
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $8,927,210
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023-24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Peoples actively participate in, and contribute to, the establishment of heritage places | Number of targeted Indigenous partners that participate in planning and development pertaining to the establishment of heritage places related to the history and legacy of residential schools | 5 | March 31, 2025 | 9 |
| Indigenous voices and perspectives are reflected in designations and commemorations | Number of new nominations pertaining to Indigenous history that are submitted to the National Program of Historical Commemoration | 15 | March 31, 2025 | 13 |
| Number of existing designations pertaining to Indigenous history that are reviewed by the National Program of Historical Commemoration | 10 | March 31, 2025 | 8 new review of designation reports and 12 supplementary reports |
Canadian Heritage
Link to the department's program inventory: National Celebrations, Commemorations and Symbols
Horizontal initiative activity: Commemorate Canada: Commemorating the history and legacy of residential schools
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal: $18,150,233 over 3 years, starting in 2021–22 ($8,533,848 as part of ongoing funding and top-up of $9,616,385)
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $5,811,630
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $5,988,737
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadians participate in Indigenous commemorations | Number of participants in Indigenous commemoration activities related to residential schools, including those linked to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | 200,000 participants | March 31, 2024 | 143,878 participants |
Link to the department's program inventory: National Celebrations, Commemorations and Symbols
Horizontal initiative activity: Residential Schools National Monument
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal: $19,967,575 (new initiative)
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,448,272
2023–23 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $714,046
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada's capital region features interpretive content, monuments, commemorations and public art that reflect Canadian identity, culture and values | Issuance of a certificate of final completion by the National Capital CommissionTable note a | Received certificate | Implementation timelines for this project will depend on the work of the Steering Committee | Not applicableTable note b |
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Theme C details
Name of theme: Supporting Communities and Survivors
Total federal theme funding allocated: $224,300,000 over 2 years
2023–24 federal theme planned spending: $115,750,000
2023–24 federal theme actual spending: $115,495,000
| Theme outcomes | Theme performance indicators | Theme targets | Date to achieve theme target | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Peoples are mentally well | Percentage of First Nations adults on reserve who reported "excellent" or "very good" mental health | 55% | March 31, 2028 | Not applicable |
| Percentage of Inuit adults living within Inuit Nunangat who reported "excellent" or "very good" mental health | 50% | March 31, 2028 | Not applicable | |
| Percentage of Métis adults who reported "excellent" or "very good" mental health | 58% | March 31, 2028 | Not applicable | |
| Percentage of First Nations off-reserve who reported "excellent" or "very good" mental health | 55% | March 31, 2028 | Not applicable |
Theme C horizontal initiative activities
Indigenous Services Canada
Link to the department's program inventory: Mental Wellness Program
Horizontal initiative activity: Public Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Program (Mental Wellness)
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal: $227,600,000 over 2 years
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $115,750,000
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $115,495,000
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2022–23 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous people and communities have continued access to mental wellness services | Percentage of new health and cultural support positions filled | 80% | Not applicableTable note a | Not applicableTable note a |
| Indigenous people have improved social services that respond to community needs | Number of interactions between clients of the trauma-informed Health and Cultural Support Programs and the cultural/emotional support workers | 1.2 million annual interactions | March 31, 2024 | 1,104,283Table note b |
| Percentage of First Nations adults who have consulted a traditional healer in the past 12 months | 24% | March 31, 2026 | Not applicable | |
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Theme D details
Name of theme: Sustained and Streamlined Support for Reconciliation Initiatives
Total federal theme funding allocated: $102,655,242
2023–24 federal theme planned spending: $11,508,352
2023–24 federal theme actual spending: $8,853,738
| Theme outcomes | Theme performance indicators | Theme targets | Date to achieve theme targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential school survivors and communities have access to complete archival records on the history of residential schools | Percentage of federal departments and agencies that have completed a scoping of their Indian residential schools-related records | 90% | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable |
| Access to Library and Archives Canada's collection is increased | Number of pages related to Indian day schools digitized | 6 million pages | March 31, 2025 | 1,971,982 pages |
| Improved relationships with and outcomes for Indigenous people | Percentage of surveyed Canadians who self-identify as Indigenous and agree with the statement "I feel safer because of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police" | 60% | March 31, 2025 | Not availableTable note a |
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Theme D horizontal initiative activities
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Link to the department's program inventory: Residential Schools Legacy Program
Horizontal initiative activity: Support to National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation operations
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal: $71,011,242 over 5 years
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $490,443
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $490,443
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has enhanced capacity to provide ongoing research support to Indigenous families and communities | Percentage of National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation positions funded by CIRNAC that are fully staffed | 100% | March 31, 2025 | Not applicable |
Link to the department's program inventory: Residential Schools Legacy Program
Horizontal initiative activity: Documents identification and sharing
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal: $1,544,000 for 2022–23
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $0
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $389,905
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous representatives are engaged in developing a strategy for the identification and sharing of Indian residential schools-related records | Percentage of stakeholder members of the Advisory Committee for the identification and sharing of Indian residential schools-related records who are Indigenous | Completed – Not applicable | Completed – Not applicable | Completed – Not applicable |
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Library and Archives Canada
Link to the department's program inventory: Acquisition and Processing of Government Records
Horizontal initiative activity: Records digitization
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $25,000,000 over 3 years
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $10,000,000 ($8,936,926 excluding SSC and PSPC)
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $7,474,436 excluding SSC and PSPC)
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian day schools records are searchable for access with a culturally-competent description | Percentage of digitized records related to Indian day schools system and its legacy with a culturally-competent description | 100% | March 31, 2025 | 5% |
| Indigenous communities access their documentary heritage | Percentage of requests to access Indian day schools records responded to within the statutory time (30 days) | 30% | March 31, 2025 | 74% |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Link to the department's program inventory:
- Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services
- Forensic Science and Identification Services
Horizontal initiative activity: Culturally-appropriate policing responses
Total federal funding allocated to the horizontal initiative activity: $5,100,000 over 5 years
2023–24 planned spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $1,017,909
2023–24 actual spending for the horizontal initiative activity: $498,954
| 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected results | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicators | 2023–24 horizontal initiative activity targets | Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity targets | 2023–24 actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased availability of tools, training, systems and databases | Number and type of newly developed, co-developed and acquired tools, techniques and solutions for missing persons and unidentified remains investigations | 8 | March 31, 2024 | 8 |
| Improved timeliness of screening capabilitiesTable note a | Percentage of fingerprint-based criminal record check results for federal government employment requiring manual processing returned within 30 days | 90% | March 31, 2024 | 69%Table note b |
| Percentage of fingerprint-based criminal record check results for federal government employment not requiring manual processing returned within 3 days | 90% | March 31, 2024 | 100% | |
| Enhanced Royal Canadian Mounted Police capacity to provide specialized services | Percentage of partners and stakeholders who strongly agree or agree with the statement "I am satisfied with the assistance or investigational support provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services" | 80% | March 31, 2024 | Not availableTable note c |
| Modern specialized services and technology support Canadians and law enforcement | Percentage of respondents who strongly agree or agree with the statement "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police places emphasis on providing quality service to the public" | 80% | March 31, 2024 | Not availableTable note c |
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Total spending, all themes
| Themes | Total federal funding allocated | 2023–24 total federal planned spending | 2023–24 total federal actual spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme A: Addressing missing children and burial information (CIRNAC) | $224,712,469 | $55,287,052 | $105,899,077 |
| Theme B: Commemoration and education (PC, PCH) | $63,117,808 | $17,259,902 | $15,629,993 |
| Theme C: Supporting communities and survivors (ISC) | $224,300,000 | $115,750,000 | $115,495,000 |
| Theme D: Sustained and streamlined support for reconciliation initiatives (CIRNAC, LAC, RCMP) | $102,655,242 | $11,508,352 | $8,853,738 |
| Total, all themes | $614,785,519 | $199,805,306 | $245,877,808 |
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