Horizontal initiatives
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
On this page
- 1. Youth Employment Strategy
- 2. Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Horizontal initiative closeout report
1. Youth Employment Strategy
General information
Name of horizontal initiative
- Youth Employment Strategy
Lead department
- Employment and Social Development Canada
Federal partner departments
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Global Affairs Canada; Canadian Heritage; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Indigenous Services Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; National Research Council; Natural Resources Canada; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; and Parks Canada
Non-federal and non-governmental partners
- Not applicable
Start date of the horizontal initiative
- April 1, 2003
End date of the horizontal initiative
- Ongoing
Description of the horizontal initiative
- The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) helps youth aged 15 to 30 gain the skills, career information and work experience they need to find and maintain employment. YES is an Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)-led horizontal initiative. It involves 10 other federal departments and agencies that assist youth in making a successful transition into today's changing labour market. YES has 3 program streams: Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes Canada Summer Jobs. This program is delivered nationally, regionally and locally via contribution agreements.
Governance structures
- YES has in place a performance measurement strategy that represents a commitment among the 11 participating federal departments to undertake ongoing collection of common performance management data to ensure effective overall performance management of the program.
- Oversight of the YES horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative committee structure. ESDC is responsible for facilitating coordination among the departments and agencies funding YES activities. As policy lead of this horizontal initiative, ESDC chairs and is responsible for the coordination and management of the YES Interdepartmental Operations Committee and the YES Evaluation Sub-Committee.
Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)
- Ongoing
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)
- Ongoing
Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative
- Not applicable
Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars)
- Not applicable
Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)
- Not applicable
Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners (dollars)
- Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation
- 2019 to 2020
Shared outcome of federal partner departments
- Canadians access education, training and life-long learning supports to gain the skills and work experience they need
Performance indicator(s)
- number of youth served
- number of youth employed / self-employed / Number of youth returning to school
Target(s)
ESDC Targets
- number of youth served: 79,444 (all streams)
- number of youth employed / self-employed: 5,512 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)
- number of youth returning to school: 1,044 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)
YES Horizontal targets (for all 11 participating departments and agencies, including ESDC)
- number of youth served: 98,763 (all streams)
- number of youth employed / self-employed: 7,489 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)Footnote 1
- number of youth returning to school: 1,115 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)Footnote 2
Data source and frequency of monitoring and reporting
- The YES Interdepartmental Data Collection System (DCS) serves as a repository for youth participant data. Once all the participant information forms are inputted in the DCS, partner departments and agencies are able to conduct searches and produce reports based on their respective inputted information. This includes extracting data for reporting purposes at the end of the fiscal year. ESDC is responsible for maintaining the DCS for use by the other government departments and agencies across all streams of the YES.
Results
ESDC Results
Number of youth served:
- 84,824 (all streams)
- number of youth employed / self-employed: 8,615 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)
- number of youth returning to school: 1,049 (For Career Focus and Skills Link only)
YES Horizontal results (for 10 of 11 participating departments and agencies, including ESDC)
- number of youth served: 92,557Footnote 3
- number of youth employed / self-employed: 10,653
- number of youth returning to school: 1,696
Expected outcome of non-federal and non-governmental partners
Not applicable
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Performance highlights
Budget 2018 proposed an additional $448.5 million over 5 years, starting in 2018 to 2019, to:
- support the continued doubling of the number of quality job placements funded under Canada Summer Jobs
- modernize the YES based on recommendations made by the Expert Panel on Youth Employment
During the course of fiscal year 2018 to 2019, the government started the work on the modernization of the Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The government aims to create more opportunities for all youth, including youth facing barriers, to help them develop the skills they need to succeed in a changing labour market.
Simultaneously, a number of measures, which were announced in Budget 2016, 2017, and 2018, continued to be implemented. Specifically:
- Creation of 15,000 green jobs by 2019 to 2020, to help young Canadians gain valuable work experience, learn about our natural environment and contribute to economic growth in environmental sectors
- Result:
8 YES partners created over 6,340 green jobs in 2018 to 2019, bringing the 3 year total to 13,843 additional green jobs.
- Result:
- Support more than 33,000 vulnerable youth by 2019 to 2020, to develop the skills they need to find work or go back to school, through the Skills Link program.
- Result:
At least 5,530 additional clients were served through Skills Link in 2018 to 2019. As a horizontal initiative, the Skills Link program is implemented through ESDC, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). Results of ISC will be made available in Fall 2020.
- Result:
- Creation of 1,600 new job opportunities for young Canadians in the heritage sector, by 2019 to 2020. These opportunities are helping youth build advanced skills in career-related work in the heritage and arts-oriented trades and professions.
- Result:
In 2018 to 2019, the Department of Canadian Heritage created an additional 956 jobs through the YES Career Focus program stream. This brings the 3 year total to 1,709 heritage jobs.
- Result:
- In addition to these Budget commitments, the Government of Canada announced in 2016 that it would support the commitment to double the number of quality job placements funded under Canada Summer Jobs by 2019 to 2020, under the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.
- Result:
CSJ 2018 created over 70,100 summer work placements.
- Result:
Contact information
Jocelyne Voisin, Director General
Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate
Skills and Employment Branch
Telephone: 819-654-6732
Email: jocelyne.voisin@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau QC K1A 0J9
Planning summary
Federal department: Employment and Social Development CanadaFootnote 4
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Skills and Employment
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 39,899,890
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 34,946,271
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | Clients Served: 1,451 |
March 31, 2019 | 1,771 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Employed/Self Employed: 1,016 |
March 31, 2019 | 1,741 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Return to school: 145 |
March 31, 2019 | 88 |
| N/A | Contribution agreements: Funds leveraged: |
N/A | Contribution Agreements: Funds leveraged: |
Horizontal initiative activity
- Skills Link
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 126,124,428
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 122,233,539
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | Clients Served: 8,993 |
March 31, 2019 | 12,943 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Employed or Self- Employed: 4,496 |
March 31, 2019 | 6,874 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Return to School: 899 |
March 31, 2019 | 961 |
| N/A | Contribution agreements: Funds leveraged: |
N/A | Contribution Agreements: 284 Funds leveraged: $44.9M |
Horizontal initiative activity
- Canada Summer jobs
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 255,890,143
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 248,841,942
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served | Clients Served: 69,000 |
March 31, 2019 | 70,110 |
Federal department: Agriculture and Agri-food CanadaFootnote 6
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Career Focus Program
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 3,747,505
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 2,993,124
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 250 | March 31, 2019 | 260 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 161 | March 31, 2019 | 105 |
| Number of clients returned to school | 84 | March 31, 2019 | 58 |
Federal department: Global Affairs Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 6,400,000
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 6,400,000
2018 to 2019 expected results
The expected results for the IYIP include:
- increased awareness for female and male Canadian youth of equal possibility to work internationally;
- enhanced equal opportunity of female and male IYIP interns in Canada and in the field of international development;
- improved capacity of female and male IYIP interns to contribute to international development in a gender-sensitive way.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 270 | March 31, 2019 | 226Footnote 7 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 75 | March 31, 2019 | 81 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not available | March 31, 2019 | 31 |
Federal department: Canadian Heritage
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Young Canada Works
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 3,256,500
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 3,219,963
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 301 | March 31, 2019 | 329 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 16 | March 31, 2019 | 19 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not Applicable | March 31, 2019 | 45 |
Horizontal initiative activity
- Summer Work Experience
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 10,907,487
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 11,052,597
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 1,873 | March 31, 2019 | 1,862 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Not available | March 31, 2019 | Not available |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not available | March 31, 2019 | Not available |
Federal department: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Science Horizons Youth Internship Program (SHYIP); International Environmental Youth Corps (IEYC)
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 14,538,000
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 14,236,230
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 969 | March 31, 2019 | 887 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 775 | March 31, 2019 | 793 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not available | March 31, 2019 | 31 |
Federal department: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Digital Skills for Youth Internship Program (DS4Y) (formerly Youth Initiative Program)
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 9,992,815
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 2,049,620
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 630 | Not applicable | 35 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Not applicable | March 31, 2019 | 6 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not applicable | March 31, 2019 | 1 |
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Technical Work Experience Program (TWEP)
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 6,419,503
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 5,132,588
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 390 | Not applicable | 276 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Not applicable | March 31, 2019 | 47 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not applicable | March 31, 2019 | 28 |
Federal department: National Research CouncilFootnote 8
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and Youth Employment Program (YEP)
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 15,373,000
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 17,496,278
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 1,090 | March 31, 2019 | 1,294 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 363 to 368 | March 31, 2019 | 1,132 |
| Number of clients returned to school | 302 | March 31, 2019 | 412 |
Federal department: Natural Resources Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Science and Technology Internship Program
Horizontal initiative activity
- Career Focus
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 9,097,467
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 8,713,310
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 700 | March 31, 2019 | 688 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | 455 | March 31, 2019 | 499 |
| Number of clients returned to school | 65 | March 31, 2019 | 17 |
Federal department: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Not applicable
Horizontal initiative activity
- Skills Link
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 5,864,846
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 5,800,143
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 517 | March 31, 2019 | 490 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Not available | March 31, 2019 | 65 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not available | March 31, 2019 | 53 |
Federal department: Indigenous Services Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy
Horizontal initiative activity
- Skills Link
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 43,831,842
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 40,913,112
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 3,724 | March 31, 2019 | Not availableFootnote 9 |
| Number of clients employed or self-employed | Not available | March 31, 2019 | Not availableFootnote 9 |
| Number of clients returned to school | Not available | March 31, 2019 | Not available |
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy
Horizontal initiative activity
- Summer Work Experience
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Not applicable
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 14,562,401
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 15,299,359
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 4,550 | March 31, 2019 | Not availableFootnote 9 |
Federal department: Parks Canada
Link to the department’s program inventory:
- Young Canada Works in National Parks and National Historical Sites
Horizontal initiative activity
- Summer Work Experience
Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)
- Ongoing
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 9,005,000
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 9,444,064
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employments or return to school.
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of clients served who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year | 920 | March 31, 2019 | 995 |
2. Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Horizontal initiative closeout report
General information
Name of horizontal initiative
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Start date
- June 13, 2007
End date
- Ongoing
Lead department
- Employment and Social Development Canada
Number of times renewed
- Not applicable
Partner departments
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Other non-federal partners
- Not applicable
Narrative
The objective of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is to provide Canadian employers with access to temporary foreign workers when qualified Canadians or permanent residents are not available and ensure that foreign workers are protected. The Program is jointly administered by three departments: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC); Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC); and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The TFW Program is legislated through the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and its regulations (IRPR). ESDC works closely with IRCC, CBSA and the provinces and territories to monitor and share information related to the integrity of the TFW Program. The TFW Program administers a robust compliance regime, including on-site inspections to maintain program integrity and protect foreign workers.
Expenditures
Total federal funding from start to end date (authorities and actual)
Federal departments: Employment and Social Development Canada
Link to the department’s Program Alignment Architecture or Program Inventory:
- Learning, Skills Development and Employment
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 75,775,696
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 79,933,824Footnote 10
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Employers are provided with timely access to foreign workers when a genuine need exists.
- Employers comply with the conditions and requirements of the Program
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of eligible applications received during the fiscal year that are processed within 10 business days | 80% | March 31, 2019 | 73%Footnote 11 |
| Number of employers receiving a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment to undergo a compliance review or inspection | 2,800 | March 31, 2019 | 1,969Footnote 12 |
Federal departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Link to the department’s Program Alignment Architecture or Program Inventory:
- Temporary Foreign Workers Program
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 37,210,904
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 70,748,275Footnote 13
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Timely access to eligible foreign nationals
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of work permit applications (for the TFW program) that IRCC processes within the established service standard | 80% | March 31, 2019 | 86% |
Federal departments: Canada Border Services Agency
Link to the department’s Program Alignment Architecture or Program Inventory:
- Criminal Investigations
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 7,900,000
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)Footnote *
- 6,646,293Footnote 14
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Individuals and businesses are convicted in order to punish and deter future contraventions
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of CBSA criminal investigations of TFWP-related IRPA offences initiated | 26 | March 31, 2019 | 23Footnote 15 |
| Percentage of referrals accepted by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) concerning employers and consultants for TFWP-related IRPA offences | 95% | March 31, 2019 | 95% |
| Percentage of convictions of employers and consultants for TFWP-related IRPA offences | 85% | March 31, 2019 | 92% |
| Number of CBSA criminal investigations of IMP-related IRPA offences initiated | 24 | March 31, 2019 | 10Footnote 15 |
| Percentage of referrals accepted by the PPSC concerning employers and consultants for IMP-related IRPA offences | 95% | March 31, 2019 | 95%Footnote 16 |
| Percentage of convictions of employers and consultants for IMP-related IRPA offences | 85% | March 31, 2019 | 92%Footnote 16 |
Total for all federal organizations
Link to the department’s Program Alignment Architecture or Program Inventory:
- Not applicable
2018 to 2019 planned spending (dollars)
- 120,886,600
2018 to 2019 actual spending (dollars)
- 157,328,392
2018 to 2019 expected results
- Not applicable
| 2018 to 2019 Performance indicators |
2018 to 2019 Targets |
Date to achieve target | 2018 to 2019 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Results
Performance indicator(s) and trend data for shared outcome(s)
Shared Outcomes
There are no shared expected outcomes, targets or eventual results. The partners (ESDC, IRCC and CBSA) conduct their business sequentially. The activities of each department and agency is vital for the smooth operation of the TFW Program – ESDC for reviewing and approving employers’ applications for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs), IRCC for issuing work permits to TFWs and CBSA for issuing the permits to TFWs when they arrive at a Canadian border and conducting investigations of suspected criminal activity under the IRPA.
Brief explanation of performance
For the performance indicator “Percentage of eligible applications received during the fiscal year that are processed within 10 business days” (target: 80%), the result was 73% in 2018 to 2019. In 2018 to 2019, the integrity program was strengthened by adding unannounced inspections. This required the development of multiple procedures, new system requirements, functional guidance and additional training to support the implementation of this function.
For the performance indicator “Number of employers receiving a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment to undergo a compliance review or inspection” (target: 2,800), the result was 1,969 employers in 2018 to 2019. Challenges in meeting the target included the need for additional training support, new system requirements and the development of new functional guidance for unannounced inspections in 2018 to 2019.
In 2018 to 2019, the Horizontal Initiative failed to meet four of its established result targets, due to a range of internal and external factors (see footnotes for explanation). Due to its closing as a horizontal initiative, targets have not been established for the 2019 to 2020 year.
Plans (including timelines) for evaluation and/or audit
Program
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Last evaluation
- Evaluation of the Labour Market Opinion Streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Evaluations planned in the next 5 years
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Fiscal year of approval
- 2020 to 2021
2018 to 2019 Program spending covered by the planned evaluation (dollars)
- 79,933,824
2018 to 2019 Program spending covered by all planned evaluations (dollars)
- 79,933,824
2018 to 2019 Total program spending (dollars)
- 79,933,824
2018 to 2019 Total gross program spending (dollars)
- 79,933,824