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Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services

Indigenous Governance and Capacity

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Indigenous Governance and Capacity 2018-19: $512MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2019-20: $392MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2020-21: $392MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2019-20: $431MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2020-21: $411MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2021-22: $415MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2022-23: $439MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2023-24: $252MIndigenous Governance and Capacity 2024-25: $251MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2023-24: $692MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2024-25: $691MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2025-26: $672MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2026-27: $455MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2027-28: $404MIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports 2028-29: $404MIndigenous Governance and CapacityIndigenous Governance and CapacityIndigenous Governance and Capacity Supports
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
Indigenous Governance and CapacityEarlier program (name match, high confidence)2018-19 – 2020-21$512M
Indigenous Governance and CapacityThis program2019-20 – 2024-25$1.7B
Indigenous Governance and Capacity SupportsLater 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.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Appears to replace Indigenous Governance and CapacityCanada Spends name match across plans (an inference)
2022-23Employees (FTEs) 468, against 364 in 2021-22 (+29%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Planned employees (FTEs) 366, against 468 in 2022-23 (−22%).FTEs (GC InfoBase)
2023-24Appears to be replaced by Indigenous Governance and Capacity SupportsCanada Spends name match across plans (an inference)
2023-24Planned 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

Percentage of First Nations with a completed community-led plan
Expected result: First Nations and Inuit communities are supported in developing their vision, priorities, and governance capacity to move along the governance continuum on their path to self-determination
37%2019-20✓ met37%2020-21✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 35%202037%Met
2020-21≥ 35%202137%
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

2019-20: $316M2019-20: $431M2019-202020-21: $243M2020-21: $411M2020-212021-22: $293M2021-22: $415M2021-222022-23: $309M2022-23: $439M2022-232023-24: $252M2023-242024-25: $251M2024-25
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
2019-20$316M$431M
2020-21$243M$411M
2021-22$293M$415M
2022-23$309M$439M
2023-24$252M*—
2024-25$251M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2019-20: 3952019-20: 3782019-202020-21: 3792020-21: 3402020-212021-22: 3402021-22: 3642021-222022-23: 3712022-23: 4682022-232023-24: 3662023-242024-25: 3662024-25
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20395378
2020-21379340
2021-22340364
2022-23371468
2023-24366*—
2024-25366*—

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.