Program directory · Correctional Service Canada
Elder Services
- Department
- Correctional Service Canada
- Program code
- BUK04 (CSC)
- Core responsibility
- Correctional Interventions
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Elder Services Program contributes to Correctional Interventions through the counselling, teachings and ceremonial services provided to First Nations, Métis and Inuit offenders who are following a traditional healing path. Elder services also include the provision of cultural and spiritual support and advice to the Institutional Head regarding ceremonies and offenders' access to ceremonial objects or traditional medicines within the institution.
Key activities include counselling, providing spiritual and cultural teachings to First Nations, Métis and Inuit offenders and delivering ceremonial services to help offenders in their healing journey and preparation for reintegration to the community as law-abiding citizens.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. 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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Services | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $62.8M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Of the Indigenous offenders who identify an interest in following a traditional healing path, the percentage who receive an Elder Review prior to first release | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of Indigenous offenders who expressed an interest in following a traditional healing path at intake | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
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.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 89.9% | 2020 | 91.2% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 89.9% | 2021 | 91.9% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 94.7% | 2022 | 92.7% CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2021-22 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 94.7% | 2023 | 92.1% CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 88.7% | 2024 | 89.3% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 89.6% | 2025 | 90.2% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 89.9% | 2019 | 91.6% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 87.8% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $9.4M | $8.2M |
| 2019-20 | $9.2M | $8.7M |
| 2020-21 | $8.3M | $8.7M |
| 2021-22 | $8.5M | $7.8M |
| 2022-23 | $8.3M | $8.2M |
| 2023-24 | $7.1M | $8.8M |
| 2024-25 | $7.1M | $12.4M |
| 2025-26 | $8.7M | — |
| 2026-27 | $10.6M | — |
| 2027-28 | $10.5M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $10.5M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | 1 | — |
| 2026-27 | 1 | — |
| 2027-28 | 1* | — |
| 2028-29 | 1* | — |
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
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $9,447,790 | $9,435,609 | $9,433,330 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $9,218,176 | $9,195,884 | $9,189,362 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $8,252,002 | $8,330,668 | $8,419,220 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $8,547,353 | $8,622,407 | $8,661,048 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $8,252,454 | $8,151,110 | $7,864,630 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $7,112,788 | $7,112,802 | $7,083,761 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $7,111,252 | $7,111,513 | $7,111,576 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $8,655,881 | $8,655,888 | $8,655,926 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $10,584,513 | $10,508,487 | $10,508,585 | ||||||||
| Actual | $8,160,429 | $8,669,385 | $8,702,981 | $7,824,413 | $8,237,842 | $8,842,531 | $12,398,718 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
