Program directory · Department of Indigenous Services
Other Community Infrastructure and Activities
- Department
- Department of Indigenous Services
- Program code
- BXP08 (INDSC)
- Core responsibility
- Governance and Community Development Services
- In Departmental Plans
- 2019-20 – 2022-23 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Other Community Infrastructure and Activities program provides targeted funding for general community infrastructure projects on reserve. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life and the environment for First Nation communities. The program supports First Nation communities in their efforts to have reliable and sustainable infrastructure by providing funding to plan, design, construct, acquire, operate and maintain community infrastructure assets and facilities, as well as coordinate training and undertake capacity-building activities in this area. The Department funds eight types of infrastructure in line with the Other Community Infrastructure program, including: roads and bridges, connectivity, culture and recreational facilities, fire protection, energy systems, planning and skills, and structural mitigation. First Nation communities identify priorities and needs in their First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plans and funding is then allocated for projects based on a national priority assessment. Project proposals are submitted by the First Nations communities to the regional offices and evaluated at the national level to determine the priority projects to be funded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Community Infrastructure and Activities | Earlier program (name match, high confidence) | 2018-19 – 2020-21 | $517M |
| Other Community Infrastructure and Activities | This program | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | $2.67B |
| Community Infrastructure | Later program (name match, medium confidence) | 2023-24 – 2028-29 | $9.55B |
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 Other Community Infrastructure and Activities | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2021-22 | Employees (FTEs) 170, against 109 in 2020-21 (+56%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $852M, against $492M in 2020-21 (+73%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 205, against 170 in 2021-22 (+21%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Appears to be replaced by Community Infrastructure | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2024-25 | Planned employees (FTEs) 120, against 171 in 2023-24 (−30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Planned spending $1.58B, against $961M in 2023-24 (+65%). | 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 | ≥ 60% | 2020 | 46% Results are based on a three year inspection cycle. Gap due to underfunding of operation and maintenance, competing priorities and limited available funding within the First Nation Infrastructure Fund. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 60% | 2021 | — Not available - The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process starting from 2019-20 until 2021-22. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3 year period. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the First Nations Asset Inspection Process was cancelled in most regions in 2020-21. Data for this year is unavailable. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 60% | 2022 | 56% The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3-year period. 2021-2022 is the second year of the current cycle (2020-2021 to 2022-2023) therefore, not all assets have been inspected which could result in some fluctuations in the actual results. In addition, some inspections could not be completed in… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 60% | 2023 | 44% The conditions of Indigenous Services Canada-funded bridges are assessed every three years using the Asset Condition Reporting System. Indigenous Services Canada only inspects assets that are funded through the Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program. The gap is due to funding levels, increased costs, as well as high demand for competing priorities within the First Nation Infrastructure Fund. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 55% | 2020 | 38% Results are based on a three year inspection cycle. Gap due to underfunding of operation and maintenance, competing priorities and limited available funding within the First Nation Infrastructure Fund. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 55% | 2021 | — Not available - The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process starting from 2019-20 until 2021-22. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3 year period. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the First Nations Asset Inspection Process was cancelled in most regions in 2020-21. Data for this year is unavailable. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 55% | 2022 | 43% The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3-year period. 2021-2022 is the second year of the current cycle (2020-2021 to 2022-2023) therefore, not all assets have been inspected which could result in some fluctuations in the actual results. In addition, some inspections could not be completed in… | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 55% | 2023 | 39% The conditions of Indigenous Services Canada-funded culture and recreation assets are assessed every three years using the Asset Condition Reporting System. Indigenous Services Canada only inspects assets that are funded through the Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program. The gap is due to funding levels, increased costs, as well as high demand for competing priorities within the First Nation… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 47% | 2020 | 40% Results are based on a three year inspection cycle. Gap due to underfunding of operation and maintenance, competing priorities and limited available funding within the First Nation Infrastructure Fund. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 47% | 2021 | — Not available - The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process starting from 2019-20 until 2021-22. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3 year period. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the First Nations Asset Inspection Process was cancelled in most regions in 2020-21. Data for this year is unavailable. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 47% | 2022 | 49% The First Nations Asset Inspection Process is conducted over a 3-year process. Each region chooses how and when they inspect the assets over the 3-year period. 2021-22 is the second year of the current cycle (2020-21 to 2022-23) therefore, not all assets have been inspected which could result in some fluctuations in the actual results. In addition, some inspections could not be completed in 2020… | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 47% | 2023 | 43% The conditions of Indigenous Services Canada-funded roads are assessed every three years using the Asset Condition Reporting System. Indigenous Services Canada only inspects assets that are funded through the Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program. The gap is due to funding levels, increased costs, as well as high demand for competing priorities within the First Nation Infrastructure Fund. | 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 | $468M | $478M |
| 2020-21 | $527M | $492M |
| 2021-22 | $497M | $852M |
| 2022-23 | $938M | $852M |
| 2023-24 | $961M* | — |
| 2024-25 | $1.58B* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 133 | 129 |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 109 |
| 2021-22 | 87 | 170 |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 205 |
| 2023-24 | 171* | — |
| 2024-25 | 120* | — |
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 | $467,733,960 | $497,524,356 | $472,303,590 | |||
| 2020-21 plan | $527,420,548 | $510,279,254 | $501,701,836 | |||
| 2021-22 plan | $497,063,421 | $488,453,041 | $484,831,348 | |||
| 2022-23 plan | $938,317,174 | $961,357,040 | $1,583,756,472 | |||
| Actual | $478,162,015 | $491,820,310 | $852,313,293 | $852,457,312 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
