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Program directory · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Other Claims

Program code
BWM09 (INAC)
Core responsibility
Crown-Indigenous Relations
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

This Program groups activities primarily related to the strategic management of Indigenous childhood claims litigation. Childhood claims are historic claims against the Crown that stem from harms committed against Indigenous people in various educational and care settings. In some instances, this Program may also include claims against the Crown that cannot be designated to any other existing departmental Program. Key activities captured under this Program include negotiations, implementation of settlement agreements, and engagement with survivors and other Indigenous stakeholders. The Program’s objective is to address historic harms committed against Indigenous people outside of the courts, and it contributes to the Departmental Result “Past injustices are recognized and resolved”.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28Other Claims 2018-19: $169MOther Claims 2019-20: $2.06BOther Claims 2020-21: $993MOther Claims 2021-22: $1.47BOther Claims 2022-23: $1.48BOther Claims 2023-24: $9.31BOther Claims 2024-25: $1.44BOther Claims 2025-26: $3.75BOther Claims 2026-27: $1.9BOther Claims 2027-28: $1.68BOther Claims
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Other ClaimsThis program2018-19 – 2027-28$16.9B

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Spending $2.06B, against $169M in 2018-19 (+1122%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2020-21Spending $993M, against $2.06B in 2019-20 (−52%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2021-22Spending $1.47B, against $993M in 2020-21 (+48%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Spending $9.31B, against $1.48B in 2022-23 (+531%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Employees (FTEs) 42, against 3 in 2023-24 (+1300%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Indicators added: Number of childhood claims-related out-of-court settlements concludedDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Indicators dropped: Number of out-of-court settlements concludedDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2024-25Spending $1.44B, against $9.31B in 2023-24 (−85%).Actual spending (GC InfoBase)
2025-26Planned spending $3.75B, against $1.44B in 2024-25 (+160%).Latest Departmental Plan
2026-27Planned spending $1.9B, against $3.75B in 2025-26 (−49%).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

Number of childhood claims-related out-of-court settlements concluded
Expected result: Childhood Claims negotiations/out-of-court settlements are achieved
Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2024-25Not available2025Not applicable
As Canada has no control over the litigation life cycle, a target cannot be established.
No result reported
Number of out-of-court settlements concluded
Expected result: Claims Negotiations/Out-of-court Settlement Achieved
Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20To be determined202014
Canada has no control over the litigation life cycle, meaningful targets cannot be established.
No result reported
2020-21Not available202119
As Canada has no control over the litigation life cycle, meaningful targets cannot be established.
No result reported
2021-22Not available202214
This indicator addresses resolution of litigation and/or out-of-court settlements (for both CIRNAC and ISC) as they occur. As the department has no control on the amount or the timing of resolved claims, a target could not be established.
No result reported
2022-23Not available202312
As Canada has no control over the litigation lifecycle, a target cannot be established
Met
2023-24Not available20247
As Canada has no control over the litigation life cycle, a meaningful target cannot be established
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

2018-19: $02018-19: $169M2018-192019-20: $2.78B2019-20: $2.06B2019-202020-21: $1.07B2020-21: $993M2020-212021-22: $1.16B2021-22: $1.47B2021-222022-23: $410M2022-23: $1.48B2022-232023-24: $3.47B2023-24: $9.31B2023-242024-25: $976M2024-25: $1.44B2024-252025-26: $3.75B2025-262026-27: $1.9B2026-272027-28: $1.68B2027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$0$169M
2019-20$2.78B$2.06B
2020-21$1.07B$993M
2021-22$1.16B$1.47B
2022-23$410M$1.48B
2023-24$3.47B$9.31B
2024-25$976M$1.44B
2025-26$3.75B—
2026-27$1.9B*—
2027-28$1.68B*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 02018-19: 02018-192019-20: 02019-20: 72019-202020-21: 62020-21: 32020-212021-22: 52021-22: 122021-222022-23: 72022-23: 22022-232023-24: 192023-24: 32023-242024-25: 232024-25: 422024-252025-26: 422025-262026-27: 412026-272027-28: 412027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-1900
2019-2007
2020-2163
2021-22512
2022-2372
2023-24193
2024-252342
2025-2642—
2026-2741*—
2027-2841*—

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.