Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services
Indigenous Governance and Capacity
- Department
- Department of Indigenous Services
- Program code
- BXP04 (INDSC)
- Core responsibility
- Governance and Community Development Services
- In Departmental Plans
- 2019-20 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Indigenous Services Canada supports the development of strong and sustainable First Nations, and Inuit communities through the Indigenous Governance and Capacity programs which include :
• Band Support Funding,
• Band Employee Benefits,
• Tribal Council Funding, and;
• Professional and Institutional Development
Effective and efficient Indigenous governments and institutions support their members, attract investment, and strengthen the fabric of Indigenous governments across Canada. The program also oversees initiatives aimed at supporting capacity development such as comprehensive community planning and Indigenous Community Development Training. The Indian Government Support programs contribute to operational costs of Indigenous governments and institutions while also providing tools and support for governance capacity initiatives.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | $512M |
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity | This program | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | $1.7B |
| Indigenous Governance and Capacity Supports | Later program (name match, high confidence) | 2023-24 – 2028-29 | $1.38B |
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 Indigenous Governance and Capacity | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 468, against 364 in 2021-22 (+29%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Planned employees (FTEs) 366, against 468 in 2022-23 (−22%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Appears to be replaced by Indigenous Governance and Capacity Supports | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $252M, against $439M in 2022-23 (−43%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 35% | 2020 | 37% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 35% | 2021 | 37% The target has been updated from 35% to 48%, as published in the 2021-22 Departmental Plan, based on an analysis of data collected in early 2020-21. The date to achieve the target has been revised to March 2024. The target was set in consideration of the reported impact COVID-19 had on intended community-led planning activities. It was also set in consideration of the regional reports which indic… | 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 | $316M | $431M |
| 2020-21 | $243M | $411M |
| 2021-22 | $293M | $415M |
| 2022-23 | $309M | $439M |
| 2023-24 | $252M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $251M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 395 | 378 |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 340 |
| 2021-22 | 340 | 364 |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 468 |
| 2023-24 | 366* | — |
| 2024-25 | 366* | — |
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 | $316,016,927 | $268,160,934 | $267,206,996 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $242,769,994 | $246,285,551 | $245,323,651 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $292,803,837 | $250,847,780 | $249,290,064 | |||
| 2022-23 plan | $308,927,127 | $252,104,276 | $250,587,701 | |||
| Actual | $430,841,040 | $410,883,811 | $415,207,297 | $438,826,331 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.