Details on transfer payment programs

Grant to the University of Saskatchewan for Forensic Research Centre

Start date	1999
End date	Ongoing
Type of transfer payment	Named Grant
Type of appropriation	Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	No Terms and Conditions – Named Grant
Link to departmental result(s)	1.0 Care and Custody
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	P5 Mental Health Services
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	The purpose of this grant is to encourage graduate psychology students to choose the specialty of Forensic Psychiatry.
Results achieved	Increased pool of potential employees for CSC.
Findings of audits completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022 to 2023	The targeted recipient group was University of Saskatchewan, graduate Psychology Students. No other initiatives to engage recipients undertaken.

Indigenous Offender Reintegration Contribution Program (IORCP)

Start date	2021
End date	Ongoing
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2021 to 2022
Link to departmental result(s)	2.0 Correctional Interventions and 3.0 Community Supervision
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Community Engagement (P9), Elder Services (P11), Correctional Programs (P13)
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	The objective of the IORCP is to provide funding assistance to facilitate Indigenous offender reintegration support by strengthening community partnerships, enhancing community engagement and increasing awareness of CSC programs within communities.
Results achieved	Enabling agencies to enter into contribution agreements with Indigenous governing bodies, Indigenous not-for-profit organizations, and/or communities provinces, territories, municipalities, and non-profit organizations, towards projects that provide capacity and project management support for Indigenous offender community reintegration initiatives in a reasonable and cost-effective manner.
Findings of audits completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022 to 2023	National and regional engagement is well established and ongoing with Advisory groups, Indigenous Governments and Indigenous non-profit organizations. Established engagement efforts will result in contribution agreements for 2023 to 2024.

Correctional Service of Canada's
National Infrastructure Contribution Program (NICP)

Start date	2013
End date	Ongoing
Type of transfer payment	Contribution
Type of appropriation	Program is appropriated annually through the Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions	2016 to 2017 and amended in 2021 to 2022.
Link to departmental result(s)	1.0 Care and Custody; 3.0 Community Supervision
Link to the department’s Program Inventory	P7 Accommodation Services; P19 Community-Based Residential Facilities
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program	The objective of the NICP is that contributions are used, where appropriate, to assist CSC in addressing eligible infrastructure priorities in a cost-effective manner and to achieve the departmental strategic objective that “the custody, correctional interventions, and supervision of offenders in communities and institutions, contribute to public safety.”
Results achieved	Enabling agencies to enter into contribution agreements with provinces, territories, municipalities, and non-profit organizations, towards equipment, construction, and infrastructure works done by those bodies, where the agency cannot otherwise do so in a reasonable and cost-effective manner or through existing mechanisms.
Findings of audits completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Findings of evaluations completed in 2022 to 2023	Not applicable because the Policy on Results (2016) indicates that audits / evaluations are not required for ongoing grants and contributions that have five-year average actual expenditures of $5 million or less.
Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2022 to 2023	Contributions were directed (no open call for applicants) to provinces, territories, municipalities, and non-profit organizations.

Financial information (dollars)

Type of transfer payment	2020 to 2021 Actual spending	2021 to 2022 Actual spending	2022 to 2023 Planned spending	2022 to 2023 Total authorities available for use	2022 to 2023 Actual spending (authorities used)	Variance (2022 to 2023 actual minus 2022 to 2023 planned)
Total grants	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000	$0
Total contributions	$3,606,969	$3,351,332	$5,300,000	$5,300,000	$4,841,935	($458,065)
Total other types of transfer payments	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
Total program	$3,726,969	$3,471,332	$5,420,000	$5,420,000	$4,961,935	($458,065)
Explanation of variances	Expenditures were lower than forecasted as there were delays in getting submissions from recipients since the IORCP program launched. It is expected that 2023 to 2024 will have higher interest from recipients as it is better known among the community.