Departmental Results Framework 2026 to 2027
Table of contents
Core Responsibility: Crown-Indigenous Relations
Strengthening Crown-Indigenous relationships based on respect by engaging in collaborative initiatives, forming meaningful partnerships, and actively affirming and implementing Indigenous rights and treaties, through a whole-of-government approach, which will foster reconciliation and advance self-determination.
Departmental Result 1: Nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationships are renewed
Departmental Indicators
- Cumulative number of specific claims resolved since the Program's inception in 1973
- Percentage of former residential schools for which investigation work has been conducted
- Percentage of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners participating in Crown-Indigenous engagement mechanisms
- Percentage of Modern Treaty and Self-Governing partners participating in the Intergovernmental Leaders' Forum
Departmental Result 2: Indigenous Peoples exercise self-determination
Departmental Indicators
- Percentage of First Nations that assert jurisdiction over fiscal management
- Percentage of First Nations that assert jurisdiction over land management
- Number of treaties, self-government agreements and other constructive arrangements that have been concluded
Program Inventory
- Negotiation of Treaties, Self-Government Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
- Management of Treaties and Agreements
- Guidance and Advice on Duty to Consult
- Support for Indigenous Engagement and Capacity
- Support for Indigenous-led Services and Programming
- Indigenous Institutional Development and Land Management
- Residential Schools Legacy
- Management of Litigation and Claims
Core Responsibility: Northern and Arctic Affairs
Supporting Canada's northern and arctic organizations, individuals, communities, and governments through targeted initiatives and collaborative efforts in the pursuit of an inclusive, prosperous, and self-sufficient North.
Departmental Result 3: The Northern and Arctic region is prosperous and sustainable
Departmental Indicators
- Number of discussions held with provincial/territorial governments and Indigenous partners to advance shared priorities
- Percentage of federal science policy and initiatives that integrate Northern, Arctic and Indigenous perspectives
- Percentage of eligible communities implementing hunting, harvesting and food sharing initiatives
- Litres of diesel avoided annually with clean energy
- Percentage of high-priority northern contaminated sites that are being actively managed
Program Inventory
- Nutrition North
- Northern Contaminated Sites
- Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy
- Northern Sustainable Management
- Northern Strategic Policy and Governance
- Northern Science Leadership