Program directory · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Northern Strategic and Science Policy

Department

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Program code

BWR05 (INAC)

Core responsibility

Northern and Arctic Affairs

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

The overarching objectives of Northern Strategic and Science Policy are to ensure that Canadians benefit from well-informed northern policy and that Canada is a leader in integrated policy development. The Program supports the development of federal scientific and strategic policy for the North and seeks to inform strong policy analysis, based on inclusive engagement, best available research and Indigenous knowledge. The focus of this Program is on: Supporting Arctic and northern organizations, individuals, communities and governments in pursuit of a strong, inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and self-sufficient North, the vision of Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework (Framework). This includes federal coordination, science leadership, and effective delivery of federal programming, as well as Indigenous and territorial relations.

These objectives have been advanced by leading the co-development, and in its current phase, co-implementation of the Framework. The Program’s role in advancing the Framework is: coordinating whole-of-government approaches to Arctic and northern issues; coordinating engagement with Indigenous, territorial and provincial partners; and implementing strategic initiatives (time-limited specific projects) that advance the priorities of the Government of Canada and partners.

These activities support departmental legislation to coordinate the government’s activities in the North.

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).

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.