2011 FDR - Appendix A: Inclusion and supports

The following programs and policies are considered "direct spending".

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funds health research related to disabilities through its open grants program and through strategic initiatives targeted to disability research. In 2009–2010, CIHR expenditures for grants and awards funded under CIHR strategic initiatives targeted towards disability research amounted to approximately $10.8 million, while in 2010-2011 it amounted to 15.2 million. For more information, please call 613-941-2672 or 1-888-603-4178, or visit: or www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html

The next four programs listed were funded by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, also called CMHC, in fiscal year 2010 to 2011.

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 were not known at time of publication. In fiscal year 2009 to 2010, CMHC spent 13.7 million dollars on the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (RRAP-D). Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers financial assistance to allow homeowners and landlords to pay for modifications to make their property more accessible to people with disabilities. These modifications are intended to eliminate physical barriers imminent safety risks and improve the ability to meet the demands of daily living within the home. Modifications must be related to housing and reasonably related to the occupant's disability. Examples of eligible modifications are ramps, handrails, chair lifts, bath lifts, height adjustments to countertops and cues for doorbells / fire alarms. For more information, please call 1-800-668-2642 or visit: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/ab/hoprfias/hoprfias_011.cfm

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 were not known at time of publication. In fiscal year 2009 to 2010, CMHC spent 1.4 million dollars on the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program, Secondary/Garden Suite. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers financial assistance for the creation of a Secondary or Garden Suite for a low-income senior or adult with disabilities, making it possible for them to live independently in their community, close to family and friends. For more information, please call 1-800-668-2642 or visit: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/acho/acho_013.cfm

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 were not known at time of publication. In fiscal year 2009 to 2010, CMHC spent 4.7 million dollars on the Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence program (HASI). This program offers financial assistance to homeowners and landlords for minor home adaptations that will help low-income seniors to perform daily activities in their homes independently and safely. Examples of eligible adaptations are handrails in hallways, easy-to-reach work and storage areas in the kitchen, lever handles on doors, and grab bars in the bathroom. For more information, please please call 1-800-668-2642 or visit: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/afhoce/vi/vi_075.cfm

50 million dollars on the Housing for Persons with Disabilities program in fiscal year 2010 to 2011. 25 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. Canada's Economic Action Plan is providing $75 million over two years (2009–2010 and 2010–2011) to build new rental housing for people with disabilities. To ensure a quick start to construction, funding is being delivered through existing arrangements with provinces and territories. Through the amended agreements, provinces and territories cost-share federal funding on a 50-50 basis and are responsible for program design and delivery. Program details are available through the appropriate provincial or territorial government or housing agency. For more information, please please call 1-800-668-2642 or visit the provincial or territorial websites listed at: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/acho/

This concludes direct spending from CMHC.

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 the Canadian Transportation Agency spent 2.7 million dollars on efforts to Ensure that our national transportation system is accessible, particularly to people with disabilities. 2.3 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The Canadian Transportation Agency helps to protect the interests of users, service providers and others affected by the federal transportation system through access to a specialized dispute resolution system of formal and informal processes and economic regulation of air, rail and marine transportation. It resolves disputes between travellers and transportation providers over undue obstacles to the mobility of people with disabilities within the federally regulated transportation system. It also develops regulations, codes of practice, standards, and educational and outreach programs to ensure that undue obstacles to the mobility of people with disabilities are removed from the federal transportation system. For more information, please visit: www.otc-cta.gc.ca

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 Elections Canada spent 0.3 million dollars on Voting Services for Persons with Special Needs. 0.2 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. At the polls, braille voting templates and large-print candidate lists are available. Elections Canada also provides special ballot services, sign language interpretation (on request) and aTTYinformation line. In 2010-2011, Elections Canada upgraded its training programs and field resource materials to increase awareness and improve delivery of services to people with disabilities. In addition, a new polling site accessibility feedback process was implemented with forms and posters at all polling locations and is now available on the Elections Canada homepage. For more information, please call 613-993-2975 or 1-800-463-6868 or TTY: 1-800-361-8935, or visit: www.elections.ca/home.aspx.

The next three programs listed were funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, also called HRSDC, in fiscal year 2010 to 2011. The descriptions begin with the amount spent.

25.4 million dollars on the Enabling Accessibility Fund in fiscal year 2010 to 2011. 13.2 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The objective of the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) is to support community-based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their communities. The EAF funds four components: Major projects, mid-sized projects, small projects and the Abilities Centre Durham. In 2010-11, $16.0 million in funding was provided to major projects, and $9.4 million in funding was provided to small projects. For more information, please call 1-866-268-2502 or visit: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/eaf/index.shtml

0.09 Million on Multiple Formats program in fiscal year 2010 to 2011. 0.5 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. This was a joint initiative with Service Canada. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Service Canada provide the public with multiple formats of publications, forms or letters upon request. The term "multiple formats" refers to any non-traditional publishing format such as audio cassette, Braille, computer diskette and CD, Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY), CD containing audio or text files, large print and tagged PDF. Service Canada publications and forms can be ordered in multiple formats by calling 1 800 O Canada. HRSDC's Publications Catalogue offers the possibility of ordering publications in multiple formats at www12.hrsdc.gc.ca.

15.84 million on the Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP-D) grants and contributions in fiscal year 2010 to 2011. 11.0 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The Disability component of the Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP-D) provides $11 million per year in grants and contributions to not-for-profit social organizations to help improve life outcomes for people with disabilities by enabling them to participate fully in the community. SDPP-D consists of three types of funding. The first type is Grants. Grants in the amount of 5 million dollars are provided to 18 national disability organizations to assist in building their capacity, to increase their effectiveness and/or to encourage their viability as partners in furthering the disability agenda at the national level. The second type of funding is for the Community Inclusion Initiative. This initiative is designed to promote the social and economic participation and full citizenship of Canadians with intellectual disabilities. Contribution funding totalling $3 million is provided to provincial Associations for Community Living and People First of Canada. The third type of funding is project funding. Contribution funding supports activities that respond to the evolving needs of people with disabilities by improving services, promoting accessibility and increasing awareness about disabilities and the barriers facing people with disabilities. SDPP-D project funding promotes innovation, networks for collaboration, program and services enhancements, and dissemination of best practices that support the full participation of people with disabilities, including a one-time grant to the CNIB in the amount of $7.05 million over two fiscal years ($4.6 million in 2010-2011, and $2.45 million in 2011-2012). For more information, please visit: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/child_family/funding/index.shtml

This concludes direct spending from HRSDC.

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, also called AANDC, spent 92.6 million dollars on their Assisted Living Program. 92.1 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The Assisted Living Program of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada provides funding to support First Nations people ordinarily resident on-reserve who have functional limitations due to age, health problems or disability in maintaining their independence, to maximize their level of functioning and to live in conditions of health and safety. The Assisted Living Program has four components. The first component is in-home care, which provides homemaker and non-medical support services. The second component is adult foster care, which provides supervision and care in a family setting. The third component is institutional care, which provides services in residential care for individuals requiring only limited supervision and assistance with daily living activities for short periods of time each day, and extended care for individuals requiring some personal care on a 24-hour basis, under medical and nursing supervision, but does not cover costs for medical services. The fourth component is the Disability Initiative, which provides funding for projects to improve the coordination and accessibility of existing disability programs and services on reserves, which can include advocacy, public awareness or regional workshops. For more information, please call 1-800-567-9604 or visit: www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/hb/sp/alp-eng.asp

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 the Department of Justice spent 0.47 million dollars on Justice Canada programs with a disability component. 0.2 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The Department of Justice is dedicated to developing and maintaining a fair and accessible Canadian justice system. The Department manages a number of programs that help to test various approaches to improving Canada's justice system, including the youth justice system, and to contribute to policy development that supports an accessible, equitable and efficient justice system for Canadians. In 2010–2011, through the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP), the Victims Fund, and the Youth Justice Fund, the Department supported projects aimed at building knowledge, awareness and an informed dialogue among justice stakeholders and the public with respect to Canadians with disabilities. Specific initiatives included the Human Rights and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Conference, the Sturgeon Region Family Violence Prevention Program, the Communication Access to Justice System for Victims who have Complex Communication Disabilities and the Understanding Youth with FASD and Making Accommodations project. For more information on the various departmental funding programs, please call (613) 957-4222, or

TTY: (613) 992-4556, or visit: www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/index.html

The Department is committed to the maintenance of Justice Canada's laws website (http://laws.justice.gc.ca) which stores official electronic versions of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada. In 2010-2011 a new version of this website was designed to comply with the most recent international standards for Web access, in order to make the Justice Laws website even more accessible. Upgrades in the design of the Laws website ensure that content is accessible to persons with visual disabilities.

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 and 2009 to 2010 are not available. In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 Transport Canada provided funding for Legislative and policy framework for accessible transportation in the national transportation system. The Department also conducts a Research and Development program based in part on the theme of Accessibility and Changing Demographics, and facilitates accessibility through a variety of education and information initiatives, such as the Access to Travel website, the Disability Awareness Training Program for service providers, the Canadian-European parking agreement, the "Tips for Travellers" web tool and the 1-800 general public assistance line. For more information, please call 1-888-222-2592 or TTY: 1-800-669-5575

This concludes direct spending under the theme of inclusion and supports.

The following programs and policies are considered "indirect spending" related to inclusion and supports.

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 Canadian International Development Agency, also called CIDA, spent 76.63 million dollars on many programs including programs that had a disability component. 66.1 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. This total spending includes programs that were tagged with the Disabled Issues policy marker. These programs also include other policy markers and are meant only to be illustrative of the types of projects that address disabilities issues at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). For more information, please call 819-997-5456, or 1-800-230-6349, or TTY: 819-953-5023, orTTY(Toll Free): 1-800-331-5018.

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 were not known at time of publication. In fiscal year 2009 to 2010, CMHC spent 10.9 million dollars on the Shelter Enhancement Program, also called SEP. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers financial assistance to assist in the repair, rehabilitation and improvement of existing shelters for women and their children, youth and men who are victims of family violence, and to assist in the acquisition or construction of new shelters and second-stage housing. Eligible repairs are those required to help preserve the quality of existing shelters and second-stage housing by bringing the structure and systems up to a minimum standard of health and safety (including heating, structural, electrical, plumbing and fire safety). Repairs and improvements can also be made to provide safe play areas for children, provide appropriate levels of security for occupants, and increase accessibility for people with disabilities. For more information, please call 1-800-668-2642 or visit: www.cmhc.ca/en/ab/hoprfias/hoprfias_006.cfm

In fiscal year 2010 to 2011, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada spent 33.8 million dollars on the New Horizons for Seniors Program. 26.0 million dollars was spent in fiscal year 2009 to 2010. The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal Grants and Contributions program that supports projects led or inspired by seniors who make a difference in their communities and in the lives of others.The NHSP supports projects that aim to address one or more of the following five program objectives: promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations; engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others; expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse; supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors. For more information, please call 1-800-277-9914 (toll free), or TTY: 1-800-255-4786, or visit: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/seniors/funding/index.shtml

Dollar amount for fiscal year 2010 to 2011 or 2009 to 2010 are not available. In fiscal year 2010 to 2011 Citizenship and Immigration Canada, also called CIC, funded the Settlement Program. CIC's Settlement Program helps permanent residents to integrate into Canadian society through third-party delivery of programming such as language and employability training. The Support Services stream of the Program serves to reduce barriers to permanent resident uptake of programming. Elements of Support Services include provisions for disabilities, childminding, settlement counselling, transportation assistance, translation and interpretation. Disability supports under the Settlement Program can include visual aids (magnifiers, large print reading materials), speech devices such as teletypewriters, and non-prescription hearing aids (sound amplifiers). Other services include special training materials, transportation assistance, translation and interpretation (e.g. sign language interpreters), and transportation assistance. The Settlement Program can also fund capital expenditures (e.g. wheelchair ramps) to support newcomer access to service providers. These expenditures are included in the total costs of the Settlement Program and not captured separately.

This concludes Appendix A on inclusion and supports.