Program directory · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships
- Program code
- BWR11 (INAC)
- Core responsibility
- Northern and Arctic Affairs
- In Departmental Plans
- 2020-21 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
This Program strengthens northern communities and people by: devolving responsibilities for lands and natural resources to territorial governments; fostering effective intergovernmental relations with territorial and Inuit governments; collaborating with Inuit organizations and providing support to Territorial Commissioners; providing grants for hospital and physician services in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories; and, advancing Canadian and northern interests through circumpolar forums such as the international Arctic Council. Canadians and Northerners will benefit from territorial governments ultimately having more control over their own affairs.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2020-21. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2021-22 | $266M |
| Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships | This program | 2020-21 – 2027-28 | $968M |
| Northern Strategic Policy and Governance | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Appears to replace Northern and Arctic Governance and Partnerships | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $180M, against $301M in 2020-21 (−40%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators added: Percentage of Arctic Council projects developed and delivered in collaboration with Canadian Indigenous participants | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators dropped: Number of final devolution agreements fully implemented with territorial governments on land and resource management | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $133M, against $185M in 2023-24 (−28%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Indicators added: Percentage of Arctic Council initiatives that correlate to or advance Canadian Indigenous Permanent Participants’ priorities | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Appears to be replaced by Northern Strategic Policy and Governance | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 92% | 2025 | 90% One of 10 projects focused on academic engagement. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 2 | 2021 | 2 | 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
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $96.6M | $301M |
| 2021-22 | $102M | $180M |
| 2022-23 | $98.3M | $169M |
| 2023-24 | $177M | $185M |
| 2024-25 | $127M | $133M |
| 2025-26 | $148M | — |
| 2026-27 | $155M* | — |
| 2027-28 | $123M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 54 | 49 |
| 2021-22 | 54 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 57 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 73 |
| 2025-26 | 73 | — |
| 2026-27 | 72* | — |
| 2027-28 | 72* | — |
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 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 plan | $96,573,304 | $89,559,535 | $81,975,862 | |||||
| 2021-22 plan | $101,619,686 | $88,036,001 | $89,261,001 | |||||
| 2022-23 plan | $98,286,246 | $97,775,043 | $94,508,009 | |||||
| 2023-24 plan | $176,891,376 | $98,660,822 | $96,030,303 | |||||
| 2024-25 plan | $126,519,618 | $123,538,958 | $132,735,555 | |||||
| 2025-26 plan | $148,352,915 | $155,078,037 | $123,233,231 | |||||
| Actual | $301,150,888 | $180,383,240 | $168,912,562 | $184,983,268 | $132,866,297 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
