Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services
Environmental Public Health
- Department
- Department of Indigenous Services
- Program code
- BXM07 (INDSC)
- Core responsibility
- Health and Social Services
- In Departmental Plans
- 2019-20 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The objective of Environmental Public Health Programming is to identify, mitigate and/or prevent human health risks associated with exposure to hazards within the natural and built environments in First Nations communities south of the 60th parallel, and, in some cases, in the North. The needs related to Environmental Public Health are due to various challenges resulting from issues such as: sub-standard housing and living conditions; drinking water quality and poorly operated wastewater systems; a lack of certified water plant operators; climate change; geography; and, numerous socio-economic inequalities. Key Environmental Public Health activities include public education, training, and environmental public health assessments and, the provision of advice and recommendations. First Nations Authorities work with Environmental Health Program Officers to identify Environmental Public Health priorities and address Environmental Public Health risks. Environmental Public Health supports the Communicable Disease and Control Management Program to minimize the spread of communicable diseases through investigations and education sessions.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Public Health | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | $41.6M |
| Environmental Public Health | This program | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | $189M |
| Public Health and Disease Prevention | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2023-24 – 2028-29 | $2.69B |
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 | Appears to replace Environmental Public Health | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Appears to be replaced by Public Health and Disease Prevention | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $76M, against $48.9M in 2022-23 (+55%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 82% | 2022 | — Not available - Data has been impacted by COVID-19 public health measures and will be available in Winter 2022. | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 82% | 2023 | 74% As of March 31, 2023, on average, Public Water Systems were monitored for bacteria at 74% of the recommended frequency. As a result of the pandemic, there was a drop in monitoring frequencies due to limitations in access to sampling sites. During that time, Environmental Public Health Officers were also restricted in their ability to undertake their other core duties, such as inspections of publi… | Not 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $57.6M | $45.4M |
| 2020-21 | $60.5M | $46.1M |
| 2021-22 | $72.3M | $48.4M |
| 2022-23 | $67.4M | $48.9M |
| 2023-24 | $76M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $78.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 203 | 161 |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 162 |
| 2021-22 | 214 | 171 |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 176 |
| 2023-24 | 202* | — |
| 2024-25 | 202* | — |
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 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 plan | $57,645,657 | $60,054,451 | $34,033,711 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $60,474,125 | $34,504,690 | $32,881,191 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $72,306,072 | $33,613,117 | $42,144,632 | |||
| 2022-23 plan | $67,449,091 | $75,987,919 | $78,914,018 | |||
| Actual | $45,433,455 | $46,054,859 | $48,378,314 | $48,937,452 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
