Program directory · Health Canada
Territorial Health Investment Fund
- Department
- Health Canada
- Program code
- BVG16 (H)
- Core responsibility
- Health Care Systems
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The objective of the Territorial Health Investment Fund is to improve Northerners’ access to health services to meet their health care needs and to improve their health status. Through targeted transfers to territorial governments, the program supports projects that use and promote the uptake of innovative health human resources approaches and technologies. The Program also offsets eligible medical transportation costs incurred by each territorial government, as defined by their respective medical transportation policies. In so doing, the program also contributes to patient satisfaction and quality of services available in small, geographically isolated communities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial Health Investment Fund | This program | 2018-19 – 2024-25 | $135M |
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: Percentage of communities in Nunavut from which individuals have accessed healthcare services via a new e-Health application; Percentage of Health and Social Services staff in Northwest Territories who have received training in cultural safety; Percentage of individuals in Yukon who receive Chronic Disease Management supports and report that their needs are met | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: For Nunavut (NU): Percentage of communities from which individuals have accessed healthcare services via a new e-Health application For Northwest Territories (NT): Percentage of Health and Social Services staff who have received training in cultural safety For Yukon (YK): | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Percentage of individuals in Yukon receiving supports through THIF-funded initiatives reporting that they strongly agree or agree that their needs were met | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of individuals in Yukon who receive Chronic Disease Management supports and report that their needs are met | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $0, against $27M in 2022-23 (−100%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
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 | ≥ 50% | 2020 | — Data source is THIF. Data for 2019-20 has not yet been released. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 50% | 2021 | — Data for this year is unavailable at this time due in part to delays caused by the pandemic. New data is expected to be available in 2021-22. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — No data is available because data is no longer being collected for this indicator. The Territorial Health Investment Fund (THIF) grant program was renewed until March 2023 with new performance indicators to measure the funded projects. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — Data for the indicator is no longer collected. New indicators will be identified by Health Canada to reflect work undertaken by the territory under a new grant agreement. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 75% | 2020 | — Data source is THIF. Data for 2019-20 has not yet been released. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | — Data for this year is unavailable at this time due in part to delays caused by the pandemic. New data is expected to be available in 2021-22. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — No data is available because data is no longer being collected for this indicator. The Territorial Health Investment Fund (THIF) grant program was renewed until March 2023 with new performance indicators to measure the funded projects. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — Data for the indicator is no longer collected. New indicators will be identified by Health Canada to reflect work undertaken by the territory under a new grant agreement. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 81.3% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — No data is available because data is no longer being collected for this indicator. The Territorial Health Investment Fund (THIF) grant program was renewed until March 2023 with new performance indicators to measure the funded projects. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — Data for the indicator is no longer collected. New indicators will be identified by Health Canada to reflect work undertaken by the territory under a new grant agreement. | No result reported |
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.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $27M | $27M |
| 2019-20 | $27M | $27M |
| 2020-21 | $27.1M | $27M |
| 2021-22 | $0 | $27M |
| 2022-23 | $27M | $27M |
| 2023-24 | $0* | — |
| 2024-25 | $0* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0* | — |
| 2024-25 | 0* | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | ||||
| 2019-20 plan | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $0 | ||||
| 2020-21 plan | $27,050,000 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| 2021-22 plan | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| 2022-23 plan | $27,000,000 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Actual | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
