Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million

Name of transfer payment program

Named grants for the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Vote 5

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Program: Job Bank

Main objective

Contribute to studies aligned with Employment and Social Development Canada policy priorities undertaken by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development committees including: Education Policy; Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; and Local Employment and Economic Development.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$100,000 (subject to Treasury Board approval, the amount is expected to be raised to $450,000 through Supplementary Estimates B).

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2013-14

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

This program will not be included in the department's planned evaluation coverage for the upcoming five-year cycle. It has been determined that it represents a low risk, following an assessment of the department's needs, risks and priorities. The program is low materiality and it was last evaluated during 2013-14 Evaluation of the Organization for Economic Co‑Operation and Development Named Grants.

General targeted recipient groups

International Organization: Organization for Economic Co‑Operation and Development

Name of transfer payment program

Provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the Canada Student Loans Act

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Statutory: Canada Student Loans Act

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Program: Canada Student Loans Program and Canada Apprentice Loans

Main objective

A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

($2,402,168)*

*Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Stage 2, Claims and Recoveries on affected loans.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2011-12

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

2019-20

General targeted recipient groups

Students from low and middle income families.**

** Loans received prior to August 1,1995

Name of transfer payment program

Canada Student Loans Program - Interest Payments and Liabilities

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Statutory: Canada Student Financial Assistance Act

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Program: Canada Student Loans Program and Canada Apprentice Loans

Main objective

From August 1, 1995, to July 31, 2000, the Canada Student Loans Program and Canada Apprentice Loans operated a risk-shared loans regime with Canadian financial institutions. This transfer payment represents consolidated costs related to that regime, including interest subsidy, repayment assistance benefits, the amount of loans forgiven, risk premium put-backs and administrative costs net of recoveries on affected loans.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$4,027,693

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

The Summative Evaluation of the Budget 2008 Canada Student Loans Program Enhancements was completed in 2016-17

•The Summative Evaluation of the Canada Apprentice Loans was completed in 2017-18

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

Canada Student Loans Program: Effectiveness at Achieving Outcomes - Phase 1, expected in 2019-20

Canada Student Loans Program: Effectiveness at Achieving Outcomes - Phase 2, expected in 2021-22

Evaluation of Canada Apprentice Loans - Phase 2, expected in March 2020

General targeted recipient groups

Industry related - Financial institutions that provided Canada Student Loans to low- and middle-income students pursuing post-secondary education.

Name of transfer payment program

Payments related to direct financing arrangement under the Apprentice Loans Act

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Statutory: Apprentice Loans Act

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Program: Canada Student Loans Program and Canada Apprentice Loans

Main objective

Budget 2014 announced an expansion of the Canada Student Loans Program to include the Canada Apprentice Loans, an interest-free loan of up to $4,000 per periods of technical training that will help apprentices registered in Red Seal trades with the cost of training. This transfer payment represents consolidated costs related to these loans, including interest subsidy, repayment assistance benefits and administrative costs net of recoveries on affected loans.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$1,713,084

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2017-18 (Phase 1 completed in September 2017)

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

2019-20

General targeted recipient groups

Apprentices registered in Red Seal Trades.

Name of transfer payment program

Labour-Management Cooperation Program^{Footnote 1}

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grants and Contributions

Type of appropriation

Vote 5

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core responsibility: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations

Program: Occupational Health and Safety

Main objective

To help federally regulated employers and unions to co‑develop sector-specific training and resources to support the cultural change required to reduce harassment and violence in the workplace.

Planned spending in 2019-20

$1,000,000 for Grants  

$2,500,000 for Contributions

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Not applicable, new program

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

2024-25 or 2025-26

General targeted recipient groups

• Not-for-profit organizations
• federally regulated private sector organizations
• Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities) unions.

Name of transfer payment program

Labour Funding Program

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

International trade and labour:

• Grants for low- to moderate-risk proposals
• Contributions for higher-risk proposals

Labour Management Partnership:

• Grants for low- to moderate-risk proposals
• Contributions for higher-risk proposals

Occupational Health and Safety:

• Grants for low- to moderate-risk proposals
• Contributions for higher-risk proposals

Workplace Equity: Removing Barriers to Equity

• Grants for low-to-moderate risk proposals
• Contributions for low, moderate and higher-risk proposals

Type of appropriation

Vote 5

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations

Programs:

• International Labour Affairs
• Labour Relations
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Labour Standards
• Employment Equity

Main objective

International Trade and Labour: To contribute to increased partner countries' enforcement of internationally accepted labour standards

• Labour Management Partnership: To contribute to reduced labour disruption
• Occupational Health and Safety: Increased capacity to address occupational health and safety issues
• Workplace Equity: To improve designated group representation through partnerships and industry-specific strategies

Planned spending in 2019–20 (dollars)

$1,703,000

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

• 2018–19 (Multilateral Labour Affairs, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs and the International Trade and Labour Stream
• 2018–19 (Occupational Health and Safety)
• 2018–19 (Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety)

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

• 2022–23 (International Labour Affairs)

General targeted recipient groups

• International labour-related organizations, national and international not-for-profit organizations, publicly funded universities and colleges
• Employers, unions, labour/management-related not-for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations, publicly funded universities and colleges
• Not-for-profit organizations that address workplace occupational health and/or safety, publicly funded universities and colleges
• Federally regulated private-sector employers, employer associations or councils, sector associations or councils, unions, non-governmental organizations, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions

Name of transfer payment program

Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

End date

2030-31

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Vote 5

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Social Development

Program: Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

Main objective

The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program is to support the federal government's implementation of the 2030 Agenda by strengthening partnerships and engagement with Canadians, including provinces and territories, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, academia, the private sector, Indigenous peoples, women, youth and vulnerable and/or marginalized populations. It is an opportunity to work in partnership with organizations to help deliver improved outcomes for Canadians, with the aim of leaving no one behind. The overall expected outcomes of the Program as a whole include an increased public awareness of the sustainable development goals, the development of new partnerships and networks, an improved and more broadly available knowledge of emerging sustainable development issues related to leaving no one behind, the implementation of innovative approaches and initiatives that seek to drive progress on multiple sustainable development goals and the advancement of the important work of Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$4,600,000

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

 Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Evaluation needs have to be discussed with other partnering departments / agencies. Options will be presented to PMEC for a decision on scoping and timing.

General targeted recipient groups

Eligible recipients of the Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program include:

• Non-profit organizations
• Municipalities
• Provincial and territorial governments, institutions and Crown Corporations
• Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities)
• International organizations
• Coalitions, networks and committees
• Research organizations and institutes
• Educational institutions
• Public health and social services institutions
• Environmental organizations
• Individuals
• For-profit organizations

For-profit organizations may be eligible for funding provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial, not intended to generate profit, and supports program priorities and objectives.

Name of transfer payment program

Payments of compensation respecting merchant seamen

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Statutory: Merchant Seamen Compensation Act

Link to department's Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Working Conditions and Workplace Relations

Program: Federal Workers' Compensation

Main objective

This program ensures that certain merchant seamen injured in work-related accidents can receive health benefits and medical compensation. The Merchant Seamen Compensation Act can also provide financial assistance for surviving dependents if a work-related injury results in the death of the seamen.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$5,000

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

Not applicable

General targeted recipient groups

Injured merchant seamen and their survivors and dependents

Name of transfer payment program

Support for Labour Market Information in Canada

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Vote 5

Link to department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Learning, Skills Development and Employment

Program: Job Bank

Main objective

The recipient will identify pan-Canadian priorities for the collection, analysis, and distribution of labour markat information; it will help ensure better value from existing labour market information investments across Canada and foster the exploration of new opportunities for collaboration among governments and with stakeholders.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$1,100,000

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

To be determined

General targeted recipient groups

Not-for-profit corporation registered under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

Name of transfer payment program

Universal Child Care Benefit

End date

Replaced by the Canada Child Benefit in July 2016. Employment and Social Development Canada continues to be responsible for retroactive claims, write-offs and adjustments of the Universal Child Care Benefit account receivable.

Type of transfer payment

Grant

Type of appropriation

Statutory: Universal Child Care Benefit Act

Link to department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Social Development

Program: Early Learning and Child Care

Main objective

The Universal Child Care Benefit provides financial support to help all Canadian families with young children choose the child care option that best suits their families’ needs. Effective January 1, 2015, the Universal Child Care Benefit was enhanced to provide eligible families with $160 per month (up to $1,920 per year) for each child under age six, and a new benefit of $60 per month (up to $720 per year) for each child aged six through 17. The new amounts began to be reflected in monthly payments to recipients in July 2015 and included payments retroactive to January 2015.

The Universal Child Care Benefit was replaced by the Canada Child Benefit effective July 1, 2016.

Planned spending in 2019-20 (dollars)

$300,000

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2011-12

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable)

No longer applicable

General targeted recipient groups

Families with children under the age of 18.