Department of Indigenous Services
Results and programs. GC InfoBase reports 90 programs of this department, in its Departmental Plans or its actual spending; 30 are current (in the latest plan or, for a program in no plan, with actual spending in the latest year).
- Actual spending, 2024-25
- $41.3B
- Planned, 2025-26 (latest plan)
- $25.3B
- Core responsibilities with indicators
- 8
Spending and employees
Totals of the department's programs: actual spending where reported, then the latest plan.
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $11.6B |
| 2019-20 | — | $22.6B |
| 2020-21 | — | $25.9B |
| 2021-22 | — | $18.4B |
| 2022-23 | — | $22.8B |
| 2023-24 | — | $62.1B |
| 2024-25 | — | $41.3B |
| 2025-26 | $25.3B* | — |
| 2026-27 | $24.1B* | — |
| 2027-28 | $22.3B* | — |
| 2028-29 | $20.4B* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | 4,210 |
| 2019-20 | — | 8,755 |
| 2020-21 | — | 9,426 |
| 2021-22 | — | 6,845 |
| 2022-23 | — | 7,278 |
| 2023-24 | — | 12,742 |
| 2024-25 | — | 13,121 |
| 2025-26 | 8,340* | — |
| 2026-27 | 7,567* | — |
| 2027-28 | 6,722* | — |
| 2028-29 | 6,193* | — |
Results at a glance
How many indicators met their target each year, as reported in the Departmental Results Reports. Source: GC InfoBase.
Core responsibility indicators
| Report year | Met | Not met | No result reported | Not yet due | Share met (of met and not met) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 89% |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 43% |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 42% |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 42% |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 55% |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 43% |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 61% |
Program indicators
| Report year | Met | Not met | No result reported | Not yet due | Share met (of met and not met) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 45% |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33% |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 69% |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 60% |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 50% |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 53% |
Results by core responsibility
Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination (44 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Internal Services (0 indicators)
No indicators reported for this core responsibility.
Individuals and Families (15 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Community and Regional Development (7 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
First Nations and Inuit Health (14 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Services and Benefits to Individuals (6 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Health and Social Services (17 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Governance and Community Development Services (12 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Indigenous Self-Determined Services (12 indicators)
Historical: targets against results
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Programs
| Program | Core responsibility | Status | Latest plan, first year | Last actual | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Family Services · BYP08 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $5.18B 2026-27 | $4.59B 2024-25 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure · BYP13 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $4.66B 2026-27 | $5.66B 2024-25 | 1 |
| Elementary and Secondary Education · BYP11 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $3.06B 2026-27 | $3.26B 2024-25 | 2 |
| Supplementary Health Benefits · BYP05 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $2.17B 2026-27 | $2.41B 2024-25 | 1 |
| Jordan's Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative · BYP06 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $1.68B 2026-27 | $2.35B 2024-25 | 2 |
| Income Assistance · BYP09 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $1.59B 2026-27 | $1.39B 2024-25 | 1 |
| Health Systems Support · BYP04 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $1.15B 2026-27 | $1.03B 2024-25 | 2 |
| Mental Wellness and Health Promotion · BYP20 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $1.07B 2026-27 | — | 1 |
| Post-Secondary Education · BYP12 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $612M 2026-27 | $606M 2024-25 | 9 |
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity Supports · BYP18 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $455M 2026-27 | $691M 2024-25 | 4 |
| Communities and the Environment · BYP14 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $397M 2026-27 | $319M 2024-25 | 6 |
| Home and Long-term Care · BYP02 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $366M 2026-27 | $417M 2024-25 | 4 |
| Primary Health Care · BYP03 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $366M 2026-27 | $548M 2024-25 | 3 |
| Public Health and Disease Prevention · BYP01 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $267M 2026-27 | $1.36B 2024-25 | 9 |
| Community Economic Development · BYP16 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $214M 2026-27 | $201M 2024-25 | 4 |
| Safety and Prevention Services · BYP07 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $156M 2026-27 | $191M 2024-25 | 2 |
| Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Business Development · BYP17 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $112M 2026-27 | $119M 2024-25 | 2 |
| Emergency Management Assistance · BYP15 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $111M 2026-27 | $679M 2024-25 | 4 |
| Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples · BYP10 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $97.8M 2026-27 | $349M 2024-25 | 3 |
| Management and Oversight Services · ISS01 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $62M 2026-27 | $62.7M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Individual Affairs · BYP19 | Indigenous Well-Being and Self-Determination | New since an earlier plan | $60.3M 2026-27 | — | 1 |
| Financial Management Services · ISS05 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $53.9M 2026-27 | $44.3M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Information Technology Services · ISS07 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $43.5M 2026-27 | $63.5M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Legal Services · ISS03 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $35.5M 2026-27 | $44.2M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Human Resources Management Services · ISS04 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $34.4M 2026-27 | $32.4M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Information Management Services · ISS06 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $27.7M 2026-27 | $18.7M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Communications Services · ISS02 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $25.6M 2026-27 | $25.5M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Materiel Management Services · ISS09 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $15.7M 2026-27 | $19.4M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Acquisition Management Services · ISS0Z | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $5.5M 2026-27 | $4.1M 2024-25 | 0 |
| Real Property Management Services · ISS08 | Internal Services | New since an earlier plan | $5M 2026-27 | $5.9M 2024-25 | 0 |
| First Nations Child and Family Services · BXM12 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $22B 2022-23 | $3.29B 2022-23 | 2 |
| Water and Wastewater · BXP05 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $3.15B 2022-23 | $3.15B 2022-23 | 2 |
| Education · BXM09 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $2.85B 2022-23 | $3.02B 2022-23 | 1 |
| Education · BWS01 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $2.33B 2018-19 | $2.37B 2018-19 | 1 |
| Supplementary Health Benefits · BXL01 | Services and Benefits to Individuals | Appeared and later dropped | $2.12B 2022-23 | $1.95B 2022-23 | 1 |
| New Fiscal Relationship · BXQ01 | Indigenous Self-Determined Services | Appeared and later dropped | $1.58B 2022-23 | $1.13B 2022-23 | 1 |
| Supplementary Health Benefits · BWU08 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $1.35B 2018-19 | $1.44B 2018-19 | 1 |
| Income Assistance · BXM10 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $1.15B 2022-23 | $1.32B 2022-23 | 1 |
| Income Assistance · BWS02 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $1B 2018-19 | $1.03B 2018-19 | 1 |
| Other Community Infrastructure and Activities · BXP08 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $938M 2022-23 | $852M 2022-23 | 3 |
| First Nations Child and Family Services · BWS04 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $829M 2018-19 | $1.25B 2018-19 | 1 |
| Jordan's Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative · BXM01 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $823M 2022-23 | $1.04B 2022-23 | 1 |
| British Columbia Tripartite Health Governance · BXQ03 | Indigenous Self-Determined Services | Appeared and later dropped | $610M 2022-23 | $603M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Mental Wellness · BXM02 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $546M 2022-23 | $669M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Other Community Infrastructure and Activities · BWT05 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $514M 2018-19 | $517M 2018-19 | 3 |
| British Columbia Tripartite Health Governance · BWU13 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $493M 2018-19 | $491M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Education Facilities · BWT03 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $459M 2018-19 | $456M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity · BWT01 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $414M 2018-19 | $512M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Education Facilities · BXP06 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $395M 2022-23 | $542M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Clinical and Client Care · BXL02 | Services and Benefits to Individuals | Appeared and later dropped | $380M 2022-23 | $399M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Housing · BXP07 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $351M 2022-23 | $668M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Management · BXP12 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $314M 2022-23 | $368M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity · BXP04 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $309M 2022-23 | $439M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Mental Wellness · BWU04 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $309M 2018-19 | $392M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Health Facilities · BXP01 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $286M 2022-23 | $369M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Self-Determined Services · BXQ02 | Indigenous Self-Determined Services | Appeared and later dropped | $285M 2021-22 | $333M 2021-22 | 1 |
| Healthy Child Development · BXM04 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $259M 2022-23 | $258M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Water and Wastewater · BWT02 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $204M 2018-19 | $673M 2018-19 | 2 |
| Health Planning, Quality Management and Systems Integration · BXP03 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $200M 2022-23 | $216M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Child First Initiative – Jordan's Principle · BWU07 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $168M 2018-19 | $392M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Housing · BWT04 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $166M 2018-19 | $359M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Clinical and Client Care · BWU01 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $164M 2018-19 | $237M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples · BXM14 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $157M 2022-23 | $261M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Health Planning, Quality Management and Systems Integration · BWU09 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $151M 2018-19 | $180M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Home and Community Care · BXM05 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $142M 2022-23 | $214M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Economic Development Capacity and Readiness · BXP11 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $108M 2022-23 | $190M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Communicable Disease Control and Management · BXM08 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $107M 2022-23 | $192M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Emergency Management Assistance · BXP09 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $105M 2022-23 | $491M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Family Violence Prevention · BXM13 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $105M 2022-23 | $131M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Home and Community Care · BWU02 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $105M 2018-19 | $147M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Healthy Child Development · BWU06 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $103M 2018-19 | $179M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Assisted Living · BWS03 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $95.6M 2018-19 | $125M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Business Development · BXP10 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $93.8M 2022-23 | $101M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Healthy Living · BWU05 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $85.3M 2018-19 | $92.8M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Assisted Living · BXM11 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $70.1M 2022-23 | $143M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Environmental Public Health · BXM07 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $67.4M 2022-23 | $48.9M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Emergency Management Assistance · BWT06 | Community and Regional Development | Appeared and later dropped | $67.1M 2018-19 | $165M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Healthy Living · BXM03 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $65.4M 2022-23 | $83M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Communicable Diseases Control and Management · BWU03 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $63.1M 2018-19 | $79.4M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Health Facilities · BWU11 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $61.6M 2018-19 | $173M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Urban Programming for Indigenous · BWS06 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $53.3M 2018-19 | $53.4M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Individual Affairs · BXL04 | Services and Benefits to Individuals | Appeared and later dropped | $40.2M 2022-23 | $60.4M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Family Violence Prevention · BWS05 | Individuals and Families | Appeared and later dropped | $39.9M 2018-19 | $42.8M 2018-19 | 1 |
| e-Health Infostructure · BXP02 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $28.2M 2022-23 | $33.2M 2022-23 | 1 |
| Community Oral Health Services · BXL03 | Services and Benefits to Individuals | Appeared and later dropped | $27.7M 2022-23 | $22.5M 2022-23 | 2 |
| Environmental Public Health · BWU14 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $24.9M 2018-19 | $41.6M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Health Human Resources · BWU10 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $10.4M 2018-19 | $5.9M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Health Human Resources · BXM06 | Health and Social Services | Appeared and later dropped | $7.7M 2022-23 | $7.7M 2022-23 | 1 |
| e-Health Infostructure · BWU12 | First Nations and Inuit Health | Appeared and later dropped | $7.1M 2018-19 | $26.3M 2018-19 | 1 |
| Statutory, Legislative and Policy Support to First Nations Governance · BXP13 | Governance and Community Development Services | Appeared and later dropped | $4M 2022-23 | $1.7M 2022-23 | 1 |