Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services
Water and Wastewater
- Department
- Department of Indigenous Services
- Program code
- BXP05 (INDSC)
- Core responsibility
- Governance and Community Development Services
- In Departmental Plans
- 2019-20 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Water and Wastewater program contributes to the Departmental Result “Indigenous people have reliable and sustainable infrastructure”, by providing funding to plan, design, construct, acquire, operate and maintain water and wastewater systems, including the treatment and distribution of water and the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater. More specifically, the program provides funding to: coordinate training and capacity building for activities related to water and wastewater facilities; identify on-reserve water and wastewater infrastructure needs; develop water and wastewater infrastructure capital plans; and design and implement management practices for water and wastewater facilities maintenance. The goal of the program is to support First Nations in their efforts to have reliable and sustainable water infrastructure that meets health and safety standards and provides residents of Indigenous communities with a level of service comparable to Canadians in non-First Nations communities. First Nations identify priorities and needs and present project proposals to the Department.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water and Wastewater | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | $673M |
| Water and Wastewater | This program | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | $5.61B |
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 Water and Wastewater | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $1.02B, against $794M in 2020-21 (+28%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $3.15B, against $1.02B in 2021-22 (+209%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Planned spending $925M, against $3.15B in 2022-23 (−71%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2024-25 | Planned employees (FTEs) 31, against 144 in 2023-24 (−78%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Planned spending $425M, against $925M in 2023-24 (−54%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 65% | 2021 | — Not available - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Annual Performance Inspections were cancelled in 2020-21. Data for this year is unavailable. The program is in the process of determining a target post-2021. Once formulated, revised targets will be provided. Results are based on a yearly inspection cycle. ISC continues the work of addressing vulnerable systems and supporting operator training… | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 65% | 2021 | — Not available As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Annual Performance Inspections were delayed and updated data is not yet available. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 65% | 2021 | — Not available - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Annual Performance Inspections were cancelled in 2020-21. Data for this year is unavailable. The program is in the process of determining a target post-2021. Once formulated, revised targets will be provided. Results are based on a yearly inspection cycle. ISC continues the work of addressing vulnerable systems and supporting operator training… | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 65% | 2021 | — Not available - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Annual Performance Inspections were delayed, and updated data is not yet available. | No result reported |
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 | $623M | $648M |
| 2020-21 | $742M | $794M |
| 2021-22 | $1.23B | $1.02B |
| 2022-23 | $3.15B | $3.15B |
| 2023-24 | $925M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $425M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 204 | 163 |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 166 |
| 2021-22 | 171 | 147 |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 161 |
| 2023-24 | 144* | — |
| 2024-25 | 31* | — |
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 | $622,589,939 | $594,684,740 | $151,063,825 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $742,408,260 | $315,248,967 | $325,000,169 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $1,227,705,109 | $393,202,935 | $405,089,659 | |||
| 2022-23 plan | $3,145,918,431 | $924,585,155 | $425,414,042 | |||
| Actual | $647,797,110 | $793,514,942 | $1,017,452,038 | $3,147,395,544 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
