Program directory · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program
- Program code
- BWM07 (INAC)
- Core responsibility
- Crown-Indigenous Relations
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Federal Interlocutor’s Contribution Program funds projects to help build capacity and to maintain a relationship based on trust and respect between Métis and Non-Status people and the Government of Canada. The Program assists Métis and Non-Status organizations maintain political relations with their representative organizations; act as the point of contact within the federal government; act as an advocate of their issues within Cabinet; enter into contribution agreements to help to build organizational and institutional capacity and build stronger linkages with provincial governments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | This program | 2018-19 – 2024-25 | $594M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Spending $210M, against $115M in 2021-22 (+83%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $119M, against $210M in 2022-23 (−44%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 80% | 2019 | 74% The six recipient organizations who did not score “low” were assessed as “medium” risk. These organizations are in the process of improving their internal capacities via FICP funding to achieve a “low” risk factor in the next year or two. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 90% | 2020 | 87% Some organizations are in the process of establishing and enhancing their governance capacity and as such are not yet at low risk. Of the 24 independent organizations funded by FICP, a total of 3 were not scored as low risk (2 medium and 1 high). Continued funding and relationship support through this program is expected to establish the governance capacity required for these 3 organizations to a… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 91% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 95% | Met |
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 | $30.8M | $81.7M |
| 2019-20 | $82.4M | $87.7M |
| 2020-21 | $93.2M | $99M |
| 2021-22 | $49.7M | $115M |
| 2022-23 | $131M | $210M |
| 2023-24 | $119M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $110M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | 21* | — |
| 2024-25 | 21* | — |
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 | $30,837,989 | $36,442,784 | $41,917,382 | ||||
| 2019-20 plan | $82,446,991 | $93,171,589 | $47,597,127 | ||||
| 2020-21 plan | $93,164,928 | $47,590,466 | $47,590,466 | ||||
| 2021-22 plan | $49,738,799 | $49,738,796 | $49,738,796 | ||||
| 2022-23 plan | $131,000,591 | $118,792,231 | $110,168,245 | ||||
| Actual | $81,700,347 | $87,696,998 | $99,034,575 | $115,218,654 | $210,461,984 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
