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• Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • General information
  • Planning information
• Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative
  • General information
  • Planning information

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

General information

Name of horizontal initiative: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS).

Lead department: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Federal partner organizations:

• Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
• Global Affairs Canada
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Canadian Heritage
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Indigenous Services Canada
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• National Research Council
• Natural Resources Canada
• Parks Canada

Start date of the horizontal initiative: April 1, 2003.

End date of the horizontal initiative: ongoing.

Description of the horizontal initiative: the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a horizontal Government of Canada initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and delivered in partnership with 11 federal departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. The Strategy aims to provide youth (aged 15 to 30), especially those facing barriers to employment, with opportunities to receive employment supports, gain work experience and develop the skills needed to find and keep quality jobs. The YESS provides a flexible approach to employment and skills development, with a wide range of supports that are tailored to the individual needs of youth.

Governance structure:

• the 12 participating federal departments, agencies and crown corporations have committed to collect common performance management information on an ongoing basis. This will ensure effective management of the program.
• Employment and Social Development Canada is responsible for the leadership, coordination and management of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Interdepartmental Committees.
• The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) includes 2 programs:
  • YESS Program
  • Canada Summer Jobs, only delivered by ESDC

Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) (dollars): $10,410.36 million.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $10,794.46 million.

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $9,470.82 million.

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: May 30, 2019.

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars): $649.47 million (Budget 2024).

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): $2,481.58 million.

Total planned spending since the last renewal: $2,717.93 million.

Total actual spending since the last renewal: $3,000.01 million.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: The next evaluation is planned to be completed in fiscal year 2029 to 2030.

Planning highlights:

• overall, YESS Program partners expect to serve approximately 20,000 youth in fiscal year 2025 to 2026, including 5,240 youth being supported by ESDC
• More specifically, YESS Program focuses on youth facing multiple barriers to employment by providing the opportunity to gain work experience and develop the skills they need to find and keep quality jobs
• ESDC also expects to serve 70,000 youth under the Canada Summer Jobs program

Contact information:

Lori Brooks, Director General
Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate
Skills and Employment Branch

Email: lori.brooks@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau QC

Shared outcomes

Shared outcome of federal partner departments: youth have access to the social support, skills training, and employment opportunities they need to make a successful transition to the labour market.

Performance indicators:

• number of youth served
• percentage of youth employed or self-employed^{Footnote 1}
• percentage of youth returned to school^{Footnote 2}
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender
  • Indigenous youth
  • racialized youth
  • Black youth
  • youth with disabilities
  • official language minority community youth
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth

Target(s): specific targets for each participating partner are included in the planning table based on individual program objectives.

Planning information

Federal organization: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Link to department's Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $3,316.980 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $149.910 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 5,240
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 50%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 10%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 50%
  • Indigenous youth: 20%
  • racialized youth: 36%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • youth with disabilities: 25%
  • official language minority community youth: 5%
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 7%
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Link to department's Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Canada Summer Jobs.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $3,875.801 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $323.301 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 70,000
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 25%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 75%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 60%
  • Indigenous youth: 7.5%
  • racialized youth: 22%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • youth with disabilities: 10%
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $74.136 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $13.468 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 1,260
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 28%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 30%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 47%
  • Indigenous youth: 9%
  • racialized youth: 8%
  • Black youth: 1%
  • youth with disabilities: 3%
  • official language community minority youth: 3%
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 60%
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: 10%

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Canadian Heritage (PCH).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Young Canada Works (YCW).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $191.227 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $16.214 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 1,460
  • YCW-H: 951
  • YCW-OL: 509
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: not applicable
  • YCW-H: participants under the Internship component: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • YCW-OL: not available^{Footnote 3}
• percentage of youth returned to school: not applicable^{Footnote 3}
  • YCW-H: participants who are students under the summer/short term job component: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • YCW-OL: not available^{Footnote 3}
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • YCW - Official Languages:
    • gender (Women): 65%
    • Indigenous youth: 5%
    • racialized youth: 35%
    • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
    • youth with disabilities: 5%
    • official language minority community youth: 50%
    • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth:10%
    • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • YCW - Preservation and Access to Heritage:
    • gender (Women): 65%
    • Indigenous youth: 6%
    • racialized youth: 15%
    • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
    • youth with disabilities: 8%
    • official language minority community youth: 5%
    • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 6%
    • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Housing Internship for First Nations and Inuit Youth (HIIY).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $44.790 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $4.695 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 244
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 20%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 10%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • Indigenous youth: 100%

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Science Horizons Internship Program.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $131.205 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $48.604 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 581
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 80%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 6%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 55%
  • Indigenous: 5%
  • racialized youth: 25%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • youth with disabilities: 5.8%
  • official language minority community youth: 4%
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 3%
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: 3%

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: International Youth Internship Program.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $161.400 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $6.400 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 210
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 40%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 20%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 55%
  • Indigenous youth: 17%
  • racialized youth: 40%
  • youth with disabilities: 10%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: 5%

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Settlement Program.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $16.800 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $0

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 4,000
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 75%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers: 100% (newcomers)^{Footnote 4}
  • Indigenous: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • racialized youth: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • youth with disabilities: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 4}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 4}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $762.422 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $52.864 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 6,295
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 29%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 31%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): not available^{Footnote 5}
  • Indigenous youth: 100%
  • youth with disabilities: not available^{Footnote 5}
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 5}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 5}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 6}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $102.604 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $5.268 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 150
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 40%
• number of youth returned to school: less than 5%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 50%
  • Indigenous youth: 5%
  • racialized youth: 25%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • youth with disabilities: 3%
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Computers for Schools Intern Program (CFSI).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $235.732 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $5.532 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 173
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 15%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 10%
• percentage of youth facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 20%
  • Indigenous youth: 5%
  • racialized youth: 30%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • youth with disabilities: 3.5%
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: not available^{Footnote 3}
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 3}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: National Research Council (NRC).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP).

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $217.346 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $22.673 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 703
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 75%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers: 60% of interns belong to at least one of the following employment equity categories
  • gender (Women): 50%
  • Indigenous youth: 3%
  • racialized youth: 25%
  • Black youth: 4%
  • Youth with disabilities: 3%
  • official language minority community youth: 2%
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 2%
  • 2SLBGTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 7}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

Link to department's Program Inventory: Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) Green Jobs.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $91.700 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $15.600 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 450
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 70%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 5%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers:
  • gender (Women): 50%
  • Indigenous youth: 15%
  • racialized youth: 20%
  • Black youth: not available^{Footnote 8}
  • youth with disabilities: 5%
  • official language minority community youth: not available^{Footnote 8}
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 10%
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: not available^{Footnote 8}

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Federal organization: Parks Canada.

Link to department's Program Inventory: Young Canada Works.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program.

Total federal funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $96.680 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars: $14.940 million.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 expected results: youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 performance indicators and targets:

• number of youth served: 1,142
• percentage of youth employed/self-employed: 50%
• percentage of youth returned to school: 50%
• percentage of youth served facing barriers: 45% of total hires are Indigenous, or racialized, or Black, or youth with disabilities
  • gender (Women): 50%
  • Indigenous youth: 20%
  • racialized youth: 10%
  • Black youth: 5%
  • youth with disabilities: 10%
  • official language minority community youth: 5%
  • rural/remote/Northern/fly-in youth: 15%
  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth: 15%

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2026.

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative

General information

Name of horizontal initiative: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Lead department: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Federal partner organizations: Indigenous Services Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

Start date of the horizontal initiative: September 2018.

End date of the horizontal initiative: ongoing.

Description of the horizontal initiative:

• through the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Transformation Initiative, the department supports the implementation of the co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework. This framework reflects the unique cultures and priorities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada. The Initiative enables greater Indigenous control over IELCC through a partnership model to facilitate Indigenous-led decision making on national and regional priorities. Key priorities of Indigenous partners include improving quality and accessibility of IELCC with an emphasis on cultural language and content
• the Initiative allows for investments in a wide range of IELCC programs and services, governance and infrastructure. This Initiative enhances early childhood development and school readiness for Indigenous children regardless of where they live
• Employment and Social Development Canada is the federal lead department guiding this horizontal initiative, with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) as key federal partners

Governance structures:

oversight of the IELCC horizontal initiative is provided through ADM and DG level interdepartmental committees which provide strategic direction, management and coordination of implementation activities and alignment of reporting requirements. Dedicated working groups may be established to focus on and accelerate progress on key priority issues. National and regional partnership tables have been established with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments to collaboratively advance the vision and priorities outlined in the co-developed IELCC Framework

Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) in dollars: $$7,017,034,543 over ten years with $915,781,800 ongoing^{Footnote 9}.

Total federal planned spending to date in dollars: $2,957,353,071^{Footnote 10}.

Total federal actual spending to date in dollars: $2,467,466,517^{Footnote 11}.

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: not applicable^{Footnote 12} .

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding in dollars: not applicable.

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal in dollars: not applicable.

Total planned spending since the last renewal: not applicable.

Total actual spending since the last renewal: not applicable.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation:

• Phase 1 - Formative evaluation completed in fiscal year 2024 to 2025
• Phase 2 - Summative evaluation planned for fiscal year 2027 to 2028
• The evaluation is to be advanced through collaboration with Indigenous partners

Planning highlights:

in fiscal year 2025 to 2026, the department will continue to work with Indigenous and federal partners to:

• enable greater influence and control by Indigenous Peoples over Indigenous ELCC programs and services
• support early learning and child care priorities set by Indigenous communities, including those in urban and northern communities
• strengthen foundational supports for Indigenous ELCC
• enhance horizontal coordination of federal programs and investments
• support the design, delivery and implementation of infrastructure funding to build and maintain new centres
• support Indigenous-led Quality Improvement Projects to develop and promote models to strengthen capacity and improve service quality
• advance the co-development of distinctions-based results frameworks including performance indicators and targets

Contact information:

Eric Grant, Director General
Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development Branch
Employment and Social Development Canada

Cell: 613-864-5983

Email: eric.grant@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Planning information

Horizontal initiative overview

Name of horizontal initiative: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Link to department's program inventory: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Total new funding allocated since last renewal in dollars: $7,017,034,543.

2025 to 2026 planned spending in dollars

• new: $887,556,476
• legacy: $136,296,941

Performance indicators:

• number of national partnership tables established
• other performance indicators to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Targets:

• 3 partnership tables
• other targets to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Date to achieve targets:

• March 2023
• To be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Horizontal initiative total spending by allocations

Allocations: First Nations Envelope.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars $3,428,769,972.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars $574,409,368.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $89,913,919.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $664,323,287.

Expected result: Indigenous partners have greater influence over IELCC programming.

Indicators:

• number of national partnership tables established
• other targets to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Targets:

• March 2023
• to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Allocations: Inuit envelope.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $326,180,727.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $57,817,060.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $6,599,760.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $64,416,820.

Expected result: Indigenous partners have greater influence over IELCC programming.

Indicators:

• number of national partnership tables established
• other targets to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Targets:

• March 2023
• to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Allocations: Métis envelope.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $1,175,493,316.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $194,454,426.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $0.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $194,454,426.

Expected result: Indigenous partners have greater influence over IELCC programming.

Indicators:

• number of national partnership tables established
• other targets to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Targets:

• March 2023
• to be co-developed with Indigenous partners

Allocations: quality improvement projects.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $94,480,000.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $16,000,000.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $0.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $16,000,000.

Expected result: strengthen foundational supports for Indigenous ELCC.

Indicators: to be co-developed with Indigenous partners.

Targets: to be co-developed with Indigenous partners.

Allocations: pan-Indigenous programming.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $173,140,985.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $34,472,200.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $29,133,700.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $63,605,900.

Expected results: Indigenous children and families have greater access to ELCC programs and services that are holistic, accessible, inclusive, and flexible, and culturally- appropriate.

Indicators: to be determined in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

Targets: to be co-developed with Indigenous partners.

Allocations: repairs and renovations^{Footnote 13}.

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $240,000,000.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $0.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $0.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $0.

Expected result: to be determined in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

Indicators: to be determined in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

Targets: to be determined in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

Total

Total new funding 10-year in dollars: $5,438,065,000.

2025 to 2026 total planned spending - new in dollars: $877,153,054.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - legacy/ongoing in dollars: $125,647,379.

2025 to 2026 planned spending - total new and legacy/ongoing in dollars: $1,002,800,433.

Horizontal initiative total spending by department

Department: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 14}: $4,034,709,194.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 total federal planned spending in dollars:

• new^{Footnote 15}: $268,822,198
• legacy^{Footnote 16}: $52,048,143

Department: Indigenous Services Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 14}: $2,420,378,716.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 total federal planned spending in dollars:

• new^{Footnote 15}: $405,163,786
• legacy^{Footnote 16}: $47,212,444

Department: Public Health Agency of Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 14}: $561,946,633.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 total federal planned spending in dollars:

• new^{Footnote 15}: $34,001,370
• legacy^{Footnote 16}: $31,531,655

Department: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 14}: $0.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 total federal planned spending in dollars:

• new^{Footnote 15}: $179,569,122
• legacy^{Footnote 16}: $5,504,699

Total all departments

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 14}: $7,017,034,543.

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026 total federal planned spending in dollars:

• new^{Footnote 15}: $887,566,476
• legacy^{Footnote 16}: $136,296,941