Program directory · Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Indigenous Relations and Engagement

Department

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Program code

BGV04 (CEAA)

Core responsibility

Impact Assessment

In Departmental Plans

2021-22 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This program ensures the advancement of the Crown’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and meaningful engagement in the context of federal assessments. This is achieved through the promotion of communication and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, engagement of Indigenous Peoples in policy development, support of Indigenous-Crown relations pertinent to impact assessment, and provision of strategic planning, leadership and operational advice in delivering on the Government of Canada’s Crown consultation responsibilities for designated projects, and carrying out consultations during project assessments. During the assessment process, the Agency will consult with Indigenous groups to assess how the proposed project may adversely impact potential or established Indigenous or treaty rights and related interests, and to find ways to avoid or minimize these adverse impacts. Agreements will be negotiated related to impact assessment, including treaties, self-government, and general impact assessment frameworks for collaboration. The Agency will support long-term development of impact assessment capacity in Indigenous communities. The Agency will ensure the consistent integration of Crown consultation for IAs conducted by Review Panel and for Regional and Strategic Assessments as appropriate. This program uses funding from the following transfer payments: Policy Dialogue, Indigenous Capacity Support, and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.