Archived: Departmental Results Report 2017 to 2018, supplementary tables: Department of Environment, chapter 4

Horizontal initiatives

Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan

Name of lead department(s)

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) with support from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Federal partner organization(s)

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Correctional Service Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada, Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, Marine Atlantic Inc., National Capital Commission, National Defence, National Research Council of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Transport Canada, VIA Rail Canada

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Not applicable

Start date of the horizontal initiative

FCSAP was approved in 2005 as a 15-year program. It followed after the Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan program that began in 2003.

End date of the horizontal initiative

FCSAP will continue to March 31, 2020.

Description of the horizontal initiative

The FCSAP provides a long-term mechanism to address the highest priority federal contaminated sites. Although responsibility for the management and remediation of federal contaminated sites rests with responsible custodial departments, the FCSAP program is administered by ECCC with support from the TBS.

Governance structure

The Federal Contaminated Sites Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering Committee is supported by the Director Generals Committee, the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group and the ECCC’s FCSAP Secretariat, which provides overall program coordination.

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date) (dollars)

$4,874,870,914 from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2020

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Not Applicable

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$3,692,713,817 from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2018

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative

The FCSAP Horizontal Initiative was renewed in 2015 until March, 31, 2020

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars)

$1,347,932,556, Budget 2015

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)

$216,229,001 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018, Budget 2016

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Evaluation began in 2016–17 and will conclude in 2018–19. ECCC is leading the Evaluation.

Shared outcome of federal partners

The primary objectives of FCSAP are to reduce environmental and human health risks from federal contaminated sites and to reduce the associated environmental liabilities in the Public Accounts of Canada, while giving priority to higher risk sites.

Performance Indicators

Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites in 2017–18
Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18

Note: In 2017–18, FCSAP remediation funding could have been spent on sites that were not Class 1 or Class 2 due to additional funding approved after the 2017–18 DP was finalized.

Targets

376 sites with assessment activities, 177 sites completed assessment activities
659 sites with remediation activities, 139 sites completed risk reduction activities
95% ($479,743,127 of $504,992,343) of FCSAP remediation expenditures will reduce liability

Data source and frequency of monitoring and reporting

Data source is the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory. Frequency of monitoring and reporting is the end of each fiscal year.

Results

The Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory is a publicly accessible database administered by TBS. Custodians manage their federal contaminated sites according to a 10-step process, as set out in A Federal Approach to Contaminated Sites (Contaminated Sites Management Working Group, 1999). Sites suspected of contamination are identified and historical reviews of the site are conducted in steps 1 and 2; assessment and prioritization of the need for action at sites occurs through steps 3 to 6; the remediation or risk-management strategy is developed at step 7 and implemented at step 8, which is followed by confirmatory sampling at step 9 and long-term monitoring, as required, in step 10. Sites are closed once no further action is required and financial liability has been reduced to zero. Assessment funding is used to support steps 1 through 6 while remediation funding supports steps 7 through 10. The assessment and remediation of contaminated sites often require multiple years to complete.

Assessment activities were conducted at 435 sites and completed at 171 sites as of March 31, 2018
Remediation activities were conducted at 758 sites and completed at 87 sites as of March 31, 2018
96% ($395,638,905 of $413,826,599) of FCSAP remediation expenditures reduced liability

Expected outcome or result of non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Performance highlights

FCSAP program partners spent 82% of the Planned Spending. The most common reasons why custodians did not spend all of the funds available in 2017–18 involved project delays. For example, weather conditions either prevented access to some of the sites or were inhospitable to the types of work being carried out. As well, work to implement the remediation or risk management plans for some sites has taken longer than custodians had anticipated. In addition, the refinement of project cost estimates and re-scoping of work plans resulted in lower expenditures than planned. Unspent funding is re-profiled to future years.

Custodians completed 97% of the targets for assessment actions and 63% of the targets for remediation. The assessment and remediation of contaminated sites often require multiple years to complete and while action is taken within a current fiscal year, completion may take additional time.

With the current FCSAP program scheduled to end in 2020, program partners worked collectively in 2017–18 to develop options and considerations on managing federal contaminated sites in the future.

Contact information

FCSAP Secretariat
Contaminated Sites Division
17th floor, Place Vincent Massey
351 St. Joseph Blvd
Gatineau, QC, K1A 0H3
ec.pascf-fcsap.ec@canada.ca

Performance Information
Federal departments	Link to department’s Program Alignment Architectures	Horizontal initiative activities	Total Federal allocation (from start to end date)¹	2017–18 Planned spending	2017–18 Actual spending	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance indicators	2017–18 targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Internal Services	Contaminated Sites	10,801,469	458,235	646,763	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Canada Border Services Agency	Corporate Management and Direction	Infrastructure and Environment	3,490,212	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canadian Food Inspection Agency	N/A	N/A	183,783	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Correctional Service Canada	Accommodation Services	Facilities/Asset Management Services	18,890,212	764,009	833,922	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized	Asset Remediation and Disposal (Internal Services Program)	131,115,432	6,058,080	5,647,032	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Contaminated Sites	Contaminated Sites	105,392,638	7,416,029	6,969,134	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Real Property	Contaminated Sites – FCSAP Projects	142,386,265	12,748,337	13,991,676	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Regulatory Reviews, Standards and Guidelines	Fisheries Protection Program - FCSAP Expert Support	43,544,000	3,185,358	3,057,355	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Health Canada	First Nations and Inuit Health	First Nations and Inuit Health Protection	7,497,679	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Health Canada	Environmental Risks to Health	Contaminated Sites	78,618,583	3,829,647	4,045,050	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Indigenous Services Canada	Contaminated Sites (On Reserve Program)	Contaminated Sites (On Reserve Program)	412,492,509	77,454,553	71,731,381	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Contaminated Sites (Northern Program)	Contaminated Sites (Northern Program)	2,044,676,160	242,608,260	181,360,517	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Communications Research Centre Canada	Contaminated Site Management Program	162,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated	Management of federal bridges, highways and tunnels as well as properties in the Montréal area	N/A	40,538,084	16,296,117	19,500,676	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Marine Atlantic Inc.	Corporate Management	FCSAP (Projects)	120,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Capital Commission	Capital Stewardship and Protection	Environmental Protection and Conservation	46,074,193	5,668,551	1,384,228	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
National Defence	Real Property – Environment & Remediation	UXO, Contaminated and Legacy Sites Management Program	1,023,041,900	125,689,227	112,304,578	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
National Research Council of Canada	Internal Services	Environmental Operations	6,718,000	527,000	527,000	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Natural Resources Canada	Internal Services	Asset Management Services - Real Property	32,288,806	3,030,000	2,568,299	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Parks Canada	Heritage Places Conservation	Active Management and Restoration	81,398,254	11,426,127	6,344,223	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Public Services and Procurement Canada	Federal Holdings	FCSAP (Projects)	260,488,644	54,074,244	32,877,333	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Public Services and Procurement Canada	Federal Holdings	FCSAP (Expert Support)	11,275,000	650,000	649,275	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Royal Canadian Mounted Police	Internal Services	FCSAP (Projects)	25,605,214	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Transport Canada	Environmental Stewardship of Transportation	Stewardship and Sustainable Transportation Programs – Contaminated Sites	339,931,878	40,947,262	37,019,575	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat	Management Policies Development and Monitoring; Government-Wide Programs Design and Delivery	Financial Management Policy; Government-Wide Operations	7,739,999	535,000	538,409	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
VIA Rail Canada	N/A	N/A	400,000	270,000	272,706	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below

Total for all federal organizations¹
Total allocation (from start to end date)¹	2017–18 Planned spending¹	2017–18 Actual spending
4,874,870,914	613,636,036	502,269,132

¹The total allocation (from start to end date) and Planned Spending differs from the amounts previously reported in 2017–18 Departmental Plan (DP) as it now includes Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) accommodation costs and Existing Funding.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	March 31, 2018	N/A No funding for assessment in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Plans to conduct remediation on 8 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 7 of these sites and continue in the future at 1 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 6 sites and completed at 2 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$353,400	March 31, 2018	23% ($127,454 of $548,348)

Correctional Service Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 21 sites and completed at 3 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 13 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 5 of these sites and continue in the future at 8 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 15 sites and completed at 2 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$530,603	March 31, 2018	45% ($84,821 of $189,289)

**Environment and Climate Change Canada**
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 2 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 1 of these sites and continue in the future at 1 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 17 sites and completed at 4 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 8 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 1 of these sites and continue in the future at 7 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 10 sites and completed at 1 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$3,084,412	March 31, 2018	99% ($3,168,594 of $3,199,824
Provision of program oversight, administration and coordination	FCSAP Secretariat services will be provided to program partners by: Developing and implementing program policies, guidance and procedures Supporting governance committees Coordinating site submissions, performance measurement, reporting, and provision of expert support services from Health Canada, ECCC, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada to all custodial departments Providing continuous improvement of the Interdepartmental Data Exchange Application	In cooperation with the TBS, the FCSAP Secretariat will: support the Director General and Assistant Deputy Minister steering committees and the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group; recommend program improvements; coordinate the site submission process and advise custodians on site eligibility; manage program communications; evaluate program performance; and lead the resolution of operational and technical issues that affect program management and policies. Additionally, in 2017–18, the FCSAP Secretariat will Develop a long term strategy for managing federal contaminated sites beyond 2020; Coordinate the FCSAP horizontal program evaluation; Work with federal custodians and TBS to ensure that information reported to the Federal Contaminated Site Inventory is accurate and complete; Publish the 2015-16 FCSAP annual reports on the federal contaminated sites web portal and prepare a draft of the 2016-17 annual report. The FCSAP annual reports summarize activities and expenditures on FCSAP projects and provide information on the status of the inventory of federal contaminated sites; Continue to co-lead the working group consisting of expert support departments and custodians such as National Defence and Transport Canada in developing guidance on perfluoroalkyl substances such as Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA);	March 31, 2018	Under the Department’s role as Secretariat for the FCSAP, the following achievements are highlighted: Worked closely with federal custodians and TBS to ensure that information reported to the Federal Contaminated Site Inventory (FCSI) is accurate and complete; Published the 2015–16 FCSAP annual report on the federal contaminated sites web portal and prepared a draft of the 2016–17 annual report; Co-led the working group consisting of expert support departments and custodians to develop guidance on perfluoroalkyl substances such as Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA); Undertook an environmental scan, assessment of climate change considerations and analysis of the lessons learned from program partners in order to help prepare options and considerations for a long-term strategy post-2020; Developed a long-term strategy for post-2020; Coordinated the FCSAP horizontal program evaluation; Developed FCSAP program success stories to communicate the programs accomplishments since 2005; Developed an engagement plan for meeting with Indigenous communities in 2018–19 on the challenges and opportunities of the FCSAP program; and, Held discussions with industry partners on the opportunities for improving the socio-economic benefits of the program.
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Expert support services will be provided to custodians by: Review of site classification scores and other technical documents Provision of scientific and technical expert advice through the development of guidance, training and tools Promotion of regulatory compliance	Through its role as an expert support department within FCSAP, ECCC will also conduct the following activities: provide a central point of expert support services for custodial departments; coordinate regional and headquarters activities of other expert support departments (including implementation of interdepartmental regional working groups, integrated work planning, etc.); coordinate and undertake the review of site classification scores with other expert support departments; ensure that information on program tools and guidance is disseminated, that lessons learned are shared and that custodians’ needs are addressed; provide technical advice and expert information on ecological risks and environmental matters [e.g. compliance promotion with federal environmental statutes, National Classification System for Contaminated Sites and Aquatic Sites Classification System scoring, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) approaches, waste management, sampling design, emerging chemicals, etc.] at the site level and at the program level via the development of science-based tools, best practices, guidance documents, and environmental quality guidelines; and Provide training on the assessment and management of ecological risks at FCSAP sites as well as key training on other broader program-related aspects (e.g. site prioritization, site closure tool).	March 31, 2018	In its role as expert support for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) program, Environment and Climate Change Canada provided a central point of all regional expert services to federal custodial departments for the management of their contaminated sites. The department coordinated expert support activities in the regions involving the other expert support departments (Health Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada), including the operation of regional interdepartmental working groups, project update meetings, integrated work planning. It also disseminated information on program tools and guidelines, shared lessons learned, addressed custodial departments’ needs and oversaw national consistency. Some specific achievements include: Conducted in collaboration with the other expert support departments 30 site classification reviews from federal custodians to confirm eligibility for funding and reviewed 201 technical documents to assist custodians during assessment and remediation projects and to promote compliance with regulations; Developed or contributed to the development of guidance documents on the management of FCSAP sites for custodians in the following areas: Management of sites contaminated with light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL) Implementation of the Canada wide standard for petroleum hydrocarbons Ecological risk assessment: defining background conditions and using background concentrations; ecological risk assessment for amphibians; and default wildlife toxicity reference values Ecological risk management Management of federal contaminated sites containing perfluorooctane sulfonate and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Management and treatment of values below the limit of detection or quantification Monitored natural attenuation in soil and groundwater Scoring of sites using the National Classification System for Contaminated Sites and Aquatic Sites Classification System Addressing and managing aquatic contaminated sites, including in working harbours Beneficial reuse of excess soil Use of the petroleum hydrocarbon sediment quality criteria established by the Atlantic Partnership in Risk Based Corrective Action Implementation Committee Provided training to custodians on the following subjects: Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan, Dartmouth (2017-12-11) Contaminated Sites and Fisheries Act, Montreal (2017-10-17) and Edmonton (2018-01-17) Monitored natural attenuation, monitored natural recovery and LNAPL, Montreal (2017-12-5/6) PFAS Remediation, Toronto (2017-07-06) Problem Formulation, Winnipeg (2017-06-27) and Vancouver (2017-10-11) Environmental site assessment, Edmonton (2017-11-07) Quality assurance and quality control, Edmonton (2017-11-23) Practical Statistics in Site Investigations and Risk Assessments, Vancouver (2017-05-16/17) LNAPL, Vancouver (2017-09-28) Hydrogeology: G/W Basics, Surface-Water Interaction, Modeling Perspectives and Case Studies, Dartmouth (2017-11-08) New CCME Groundwater Protocol and Guidelines, Dartmouth (2017-11-08)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 59 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 25 of these sites and continue in the future at 34 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 52 sites and completed at 40 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 167 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 70 of these sites and continue in the future at 97 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 205 sites and completed at 51 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$9,335,489	March 31, 2018	63% ($5,955,255 of $9,453,181)
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Expert support services will be provided to custodians by: Review of site classification scores and other technical documents. Provision of scientific and technical expert advice through the development of guidance, training and tools Promotion of regulatory compliance	Fisheries Protection Program - FCSAP Expert Support will conduct the following activities: provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments on the management of federal contaminated sites in relation to risks/impacts to fish and fish habitat; promotion of regulatory compliance with relevant federal legislation, particularly the Fisheries Protection provisions of the Fisheries Act; development of guidance material and provision of training to custodial organizations on the management of FCSAP; and review of site classifications and technical documents to ensure that the potential risks/impacts to fish and fish habitat have been appropriately considered.	March 31, 2018	During 2017–18, in its role as an Expert Support Department under the FCSAP program, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Fisheries Protection Program provided scientific/technical advice to 12 custodial organizations on the management of their contaminated sites in relation to risks/impacts to fish and fish habitat. This included the following in 2017–18: Conducted 26 site classification reviews to confirm eligibility for FCSAP funding and 87 technical document reviews in support of site assessment and remediation/risk management to ensure that the potential impacts to fish and fish habitat were appropriately considered and to promote compliance with regulations; Developed guidance material and provided training on the management of FCSAP sites to custodial organizations in the following areas: a) finalized Working Harbour Guidance document and submitted to FCSAP Secretariat for publication; b) completed additional edits to version 3.3 of the Aquatic Sites Classification System (ASCS) and associated ASCS User Guide and re-submitted to Secretariat for publication; c) addressed additional comments on Framework for Addressing and Managing Aquatic Contaminated Sites and submitted to FCSAP Secretariat for publication; d) developed and delivered training on the Working Harbour Guidance at regional RPIC 2017 in Richmond, BC; e) developed and delivered Working Harbour Webinar WebEx session; f) delivered a modified (1.5 day) combined MNA-MNR, LTM and Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) classroom training sessions in 4 regional locations (i.e. Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg, Ottawa); g) supported delivery of Indigenous Aquatic Monitoring Training in Iqaluit, NU.

Health Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Expert support services will be provided to custodians by: Review of site classification scores and other technical documents. Provision of scientific and technical expert advice through the development of guidance, training and tools	Health Canada’s Contaminated Sites Program will conduct the following activities: provision of guidance, training and advice on human health risk assessment and risk management; review of eligibility scoring documents for terrestrial and aquatic sites under the National Classification System for Contaminated Sites and review human health risk assessments and remediation plans for projects; participation in interdepartmental national and regional working groups; development of the human health component of CCME soil quality guidelines; and support custodians in communicating risk to human health	March 31, 2018	Health Canada continued to provide its scientific technical advice to federal custodial departments responsible for managing contaminated sites. These departmental activities also involved close collaboration with the other expert support departments (ECCC, DFO and PSPC) in addressing current and emerging chemical issues (PFOS and PFOA) of federal contaminated sites. More specifically, Health Canada results included: publishing 4 Human Health Risk Assessment Guidance documents (Air Quality, Indoor Settled Dust, Direct Contact Pathway of Contaminated Sediments, and Oral Bioavailability of Substances in Soil and Soil-Like Media) review of 34 sites for eligibility scoring of the National Classification System review of technical reports associated with 81 sites participating in 12 regional working group meetings as well as in regularly scheduled and as needed interdepartmental meetings. submitting 4 Soil Quality Guidelines (Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, and PFOS & PFOA) to CCME and completing PFAS Soil Screening Values to CCME conducting custodian training in communicating human health risks (1 in-class course), Direct Contact Pathway of Contaminated Sediments (3 in-class courses, 1 webinar) and Problem Formulation (2 in-class courses).

Indigenous Services Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 44 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 32 of these sites and continue in the future at 12 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 113 sites and completed at 37 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 104 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 8 of these sites and continue in the future at 96 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 166 sites and completed at 15 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$56,156,995	March 31, 2018	82% ($42,527,099 of $51,717,864)

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	N/A No funding for assessment in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to have ongoing remediation activities at 35 sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 43 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$213,259,522	March 31, 2018	99% ($165,481,418 of $166,709,618)

Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	N/A No funding for assessment in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans have ongoing remediation activities at 2 sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 2 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$12,603,650	March 31, 2018	100% ($14,993,186 of $14,993,186)

National Capital Commission
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	The National Capital Commission (NCC) plans to complete the assessment of 5 sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted 22 sites and completed at 2 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	The NCC plans to have ongoing remediation activities at 8 sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 11 sites and completed at 1 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$4,606,000	March 31, 2018	85% ($594,738 of $695,451)

National Defence
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 204 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 86 of these sites and continue in the future at 118 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 158 sites and completed at 78 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 132 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 5 of these sites and continue in the future at 127 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 147 sites and completed at 7 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	102,101,692	March 31, 2018	98% ($96,394,593 of $98,003,137)

National Research Council of Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to have ongoing assessment activities at 2 sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 1 site
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for remediation in 2017-18	March 31, 2018	N/A - No approved funding for remediation in 2017–18
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for remediation in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	N/A - No approved funding for remediation in 2017–18

Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	N/A No approved funding for assessment in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to complete the remediation of 2 sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 2 sites and completed at 1 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$2,878,500	March 31, 2018	100% ($2,568,299 of $2,568,299)

Parks Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 49 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 24 of these sites and continue in the future at 25 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 26 sites and completed at 2 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 73 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 31 of these sites and continue in the future at 42 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 47 sites and completed at 3 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$7,831,800	March 31, 2018	73% ($2,853,260 of $3,926,740)

Public Services and Procurement Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 3 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 2 of these sites and continue in the future at 1 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 15 sites and completed at 5 of these sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 43 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 4 of these sites and continue in the future at 39 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 41 sites and completed at 2 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$47,244,838	March 31, 2018	99% ($29,384,702 of $29,729,667)
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Expert support services will be provided to custodians by: Focusing on developing solutions to procurement issues; Providing training and guidance on site management tools; Liaising with industry and disseminating information on innovative technologies and technologies used in individual sites; and Forecasting site requirements and procurement opportunities to support linkages to other federal priorities and providing information to industry.	Public Services and Procurement Canada’s FCSAP Expert Support Program will conduct the following activities: Developing contaminated site management tools; collecting and sharing innovative and sustainable/green approaches; addressing procurement issues; and informing the private sector of federal demand for services	March 31, 2018

Transport Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct assessment on 8 sites in 2017–18. Assessment is planned to be completed at 2 of these sites and continue in the future at 6 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Assessment was conducted at 10 sites
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to conduct remediation on 63 sites in 2017–18. Remediation is planned to be completed at 8 of these sites and continue in the future at 55 of these sites.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted at 61 sites and completed at 1 of these sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$34,418,140	March 31, 2018	99% ($31,505,486 of $31,817,289)

**Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat**
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Provision of program oversight, administration and coordination	TBS will support ECCC in the management of the FCSAP Program by: Ensuring that delivery of the FCSAP Program is consistent with Treasury Board policies on the management of federal real property (including federal contaminated sites); and Administering and maintaining the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (FCSI)	TBS supports ECCC in the management of the FCSAP Program through the provision of strategic advice and policy guidance to ensure that ongoing implementation of FCSAP is undertaken in a manner that is consistent with Treasury Board policies on management of federal real property, including federal contaminated sites. In this role, TBS will advise ECCC on monitoring of government-wide progress, administer the FCSI, and coordinate planning for the biennial Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop to be held in 2018.	March 31, 2018	TBS supported ECCC in the management of the FCSAP program through the provision of strategic advice and guidance. In this role, TBS: Supported ECCC inthe development of a strategy for program renewal post-2020; Supported ECCC in monitoring government-wide progress on federal contaminated sites by participating in key program activities such as annual reporting and the FCSAP program evaluation; Maintained and enhanced the FCSI; Supported planning for the Federal contaminated Sites National Workshop in June 2018.

Via Rail Canada
Expected Results	Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual Results
Reduction of uncertainty associated with the risk from federal contaminated sites.	Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2017–18	March 31, 2018	N/A No approved funding for assessment in 2017–18
Remediation activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where remediation activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2017–18.	Plans to have ongoing remediation activities at 1 site.	March 31, 2018	Remediation was conducted and completed at 1 site
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Reduction of environmental liability from remediation expenditures at FCSAP-funded sites in 2017–18.	$161,500	March 31, 2018	0% ($0 of $272,706)

Addressing Air Pollution

Lead department(s)

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Federal partner organization(s)

Health Canada, National Research Council of Canada

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Not applicable

Start date of the horizontal initiative

Budget 2016 approved funding for this initiative starting April 1, 2016. Budget 2016 provided funding for the science and reporting activities for 5 years and ongoing, although some elements were funded for a time-limited period. Budget 2017 provided additional ongoing funding for those elements.

End date of the horizontal initiative

This initiative is ongoing and does not sunset

Description of the horizontal initiative

Air pollution threatens the health of Canadians, degrades the environment, and can reduce economic productivity. It is linked with increased incidences of stroke, heart disease and acute respiratory diseases, and it exacerbates conditions such as asthma and diabetes, with subsequent increases in hospital admissions, emergency room visits and premature mortality. Outdoor air pollution also affects wildlife, ecosystems and vegetation, structures, and leads to reduced visibility. Indoor air pollution exposure is of concern as well, given Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Health Canada estimates that outdoor air pollution from human sources results in between 14,000 and 15,000 premature deaths every year in Canada and contributes to 3 million days of asthma symptoms among asthmatics and 16 million days of breathing difficulty and reduced activity in non-asthmatics every year. Health impacts from air pollution are valued at over $110 billion per year in socio-economic terms

This initiative aims to improve air quality and health in Canada, and provide Canadians with the tools to make informed decisions to reduce their exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution. Activities to be undertaken include:

Scientific and reporting activities to provide the foundation for evidence-based, relevant and timely policy development; regulatory administration and enforcement; meeting reporting obligations, and providing air quality information to Canadians.
Policy and analysis activities to provide the strategic advice and economic and health benefit analysis necessary to develop effective policy and mitigation measures; to continue to work with provinces, territories and other stakeholders to address domestic air pollution, and to continue working with the U.S. under the bilateral Air Quality Agreement and with other countries in international fora such as the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to reduce transboundary air pollution.
Mitigation actions for outdoor air quality include developing and implementing new regulatory and non-regulatory instruments to reduce emissions from industrial, transportation and consumer products sectors and equipment types, and continuing to administer and update, as required, existing instruments.
Mitigation actions for indoor air quality include communication and outreach activities through HC’s and NRC’s indoor air quality programs to inform Canadians of the health risks of indoor air pollution and encourage personal actions to reduce these risks in homes and buildings, including at schools and workplaces.

Governance structures

ECCC is responsible for implementation of the overall program and undertakes appropriate coordination, oversight and implementation activities, including through executive-level committees. Officials responsible for key program components from participating departments meet as required to discuss overarching issues and key decisions.

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date) (dollars)

Budget 2016 provided $344,936,341 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2021, and $49,557,191 ongoing for Addressing Air Pollution.

Budget 2017 provided 201.04 million over 4 years, beginning in 2018–19, and $48.96 million in 2022–23 and ongoing, to improve the health of Canadians and their environment by reducing outdoor and indoor air pollution.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

See above

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$88,756,426 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017

$93,446,819 from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative

December 14, 2017

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars)

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)

Not applicable

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

A horizontal evaluation of the AAP HI is part of ECCC’s 2017 risk-based audit and evaluation plan. This horizontal evaluation will be led by ECCC’s Audit and Evaluation Branch and conducted in collaboration with HC and NRC. This evaluation is scheduled to begin in 2019–20.

Shared outcome(s) of federal partners

Improved air quality and health in Canada
Canadians are provided the tools to make informed decisions to reduce their exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants

Performance Indicators

1a) Reduced air pollutant emissions from targeted sources of air pollutants.

1b) Percentage of Canadian population living in areas where measured outdoor concentrations are below the Canada Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS).

2a) Number of sensitive individuals reached by Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) risk communications.

2b) Percentage of Canadians surveyed who are knowledgeable of radon and other indoor air pollutants.

Targets

1a) Decline in national emissions of selected air pollutants compared to 2000.

1b) Increase over time compared to 2000.

2a) One million by 2019; four million by 2026.

2b) 50-55% by 2019 (for radon).

Data Source and frequency of monitoring and reporting

1a) Evidence for this indicator is available through the Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory (APEI) This indicator will be assessed annually.

1b) This indicator will be calculated by comparing the highest outdoor concentrations measured by NAPS and CAPMoN monitoring stations in provincial and territorial population centres (as defined by Statistics Canada) against the CAAQS for different air pollutants.

2a) The data will be generated using EC Alert me, the ECCC forecast push technology system. Users will be asked when registering to determine if they are in the sensitive population

2b) For radon: Statistics Canada Households and Environment Survey (every 2 years). Baseline: 2013 data from Stats Can Household and Environment Survey: 45%

Name of the theme

Not applicable

Results to be achieved by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Name of the theme

Not applicable

Contact information

Jennifer Kerr
Director, Air Emissions Priorities
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Environmental Protection Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St-Joseph Blvd, Place Vincent Massey
Gatineau (Quebec) K1A 0H3
Tel: 819-420-7758
Jennifer.kerr2@canada.ca

Performance Information
Federal Department	Link to department’s programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total Federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017-18 Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to achieve target	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Environment and Climate Change Canada	1.3.2 Ecosystem and Environmental Assessments and Monitoring 2.1.2 Health-related Meteorological Information 3.1.1 Substances Management 3.2.1.1 Industrial Sector Emissions 3.2.1.2 Transportation Sector Emissions 3.2.2 International Climate Change and Clean Air Partnerships 3.3 Compliance Promotion and Enforcement -- Pollution	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	372,243,540 Ongoing: 61,460,303	61,412,067	59,424,107	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Environment and Climate Change Canada	3.2.1.2 Transportation Sector Emissions 3.3 Compliance Promotion and Enforcement -- Pollution	Enhanced Vehicle Verification	35,896,209 Ongoing: 5,565,852	6,997,032	6,111,011	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
Environment and Climate Change Canada	3.2.1.2 Transportation Sector Emissions	Clean Fuels Strategy	4,681,109 Ongoing: 801,353	801,353	729,771	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below

Total for Environment and Climate Change Canada
Total Federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)
412,820,858 Ongoing: 67,827,508	69,210,452	66,264,889

Performance Information
Federal Department	Link to department’s programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total Federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017-18 Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to achieve target	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Health Canada¹	2.3 Environmental Risks to Health	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	141,949,996 Ongoing: 28,389,999 (Note)	28,390,000	25,368,562	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below
National Research Council of Canada	1.1 Technology Development and Advancement	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	$31,076,596	1,813,368	1,813,368	See below	See below	See below	See below	See below

NOTE – The amounts reported differ from the 2017–18 Departmental Plan due to additional in-year funding received.

[1] The variance between planned and actual spending is mainly due to staffing delays, personnel departures without backfill, and the a reallocation of resources within the department to meet program needs and priorities.

Total for all federal organizations*
Total Federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)
585,847,450 Ongoing: 91,217,507	99,413,820	93,446,819

*Including Public Services and Procurement Canada accommodations charges

Expected Results, Indicators and Targets by program of federal partners

Environment and Climate Change Canada
2017–18 Expected Results	2017–18 Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	2017–18 Actual Results
ER 1.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis and policy (including assessing potential technologies)) forms the basis for evidence-based decision-making related to the development of actions to reduce health risks/threats to Canadians through improved air quality, and reduced exposure to air pollution.	PI 1.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) are available to decision-makers to support the development of actions to improve indoor and outdoor air quality, and reduce exposure (indoor and outdoor).	T 1.1 Evidence of the use of foundational work (science and monitoring, risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) in major decisions (e.g., major MCs, Budget decisions) related to the development of actions to improve air quality, and reduce exposure to air pollution.	An analysis of trends in North American sulphur and nitrogen dioxide wet deposition and transboundary transport from 1980 to 2015 was delivered to the 2017 Canada-US Air Quality Committee meeting Quantification of the contribution of different countries and regions to mercury pollution in Canada, and within Canada, were delivered to the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Provided scientific information to the 2^nd EU-Canada collaboration meeting on Black Carbon (BC) in the Arctic, organized by the Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) Secretariat The results from the Canadian Mercury Science Assessment published in 2016 informed Canada’s positions at COP1 of the Minamata convention on Mercury Provided compliance- promotion information report on traffic marking paints, product assessment reports to support regional enforcement inspections and product assessment report for legal support to ECCC Enforcement Branch regarding the CEPA regulations limiting the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentrations in Architectural Coatings and Automotive Refinishing Products ECCC research informed: the UNESCO review of the Wood Buffalo National Park, and subsequently contributed to the ECCC action plan for the park the government responses to the environmental assessment of the Teck Frontier Project in the oil sands region of Alberta the joint Canada-US State of the Great Lakes 2017 assessment (SOLEC 2017) the AMAP chemicals or emerging Arctic concern assessment (2017) presented at the Stockholm Convention Thirteenth Meeting of POPs Review Committee (POPRC 13) the 1st effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs (2017), presented at COP 8 of the Stockholm Convention on POPs global actions to reduce air pollution (provided advice to formalize efforts on scientific cooperation, research and updates under the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement), including (1) ozone data reporting as per obligations under the Ozone Annex of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement; (2) binational information deck updating on monitoring and mitigating traffic-related air pollutants Air quality modelling analysis was provided to support the development of the following regulations: regulations Amending the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations (published on February 17 2018 in the Canada Gazette Part I); second phase of proposed regulations amending the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; proposed regulations amending the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Consumer Products. Modelling was also provided to support the expert witness report “Economic Analysis of Human Health and Environmental Damages due to Non-Compliant On-Road Diesel Engines in Canada”. Early in 2017, air quality modelling analysis was provided to support the development of Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) for NO2, which contributed to the publication of the standards on December 9 2017 in the Canada Gazette Part I.
ER 1.2: Improved air quality as a result of implementation of existing air pollution emissions risk management instruments.	PI 1.2.1: Air pollutant emissions from sector(s) or source(s), or percentage of emitters meeting performance requirement, as defined in the specific instruments.	T 1.2.1a: Regulations for new light-duty vehicles: targets can vary by vehicle class and model: highest target 0.160 g/mile NMOG+NOx (equivalent to 0.103 g/km) for model year 2017 T 1.2.1b: Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations: 95% of modern engines emit < 2.7 g/kWhr by 2018 95% of pre-existing engines or fleets emit < 4 g/kWhr by 2027 100% of Pre-existing, Transitional, Modern or Redesigned equipment emit less than or equal to their obligation (Dates: Modern and transitional B&Hs: 2017 / Pre-existing B&Hs: 2027/2037) 100% of regulated cement manufacturing facilities meet: For NOx (preheater and precalciner): 2.25 kg/ tonne of clinker (wet and long dry): 2.55 kg/ tonne clinker or 30% reduction in emission intensity from 2006. For SO2 (all kilns): 3.0kg/ tonne of clinker.	1.2.1a Results for new 2017 model year light-duty vehicles certified to the “Tier 3” air pollutant standards will be reported to the Department in FY 2018–19. 1.2.1b MSAPR Part 1 sets emission intensity limits for modern, pre-existing and transitional industrial boilers and heaters owned or operated in one of the 12 defined industrial sectors. The regulations require that all existing boilers and heaters, on the date of registration of MSAPR, provide a classification/registration report. The report contains basic administrative information and the NOx emissions intensity of the boiler or heater that will be used to set its class. The last deadline for providing that report was December 17th, 2017 and we have received over 1150 classification reports to date. This reporting is on-going. MSAPR Part 2 applies to specifically defined modern, pre-existing and transitional stationary spark-ignition engines owned or operated in one of the 13 defined industrial sectors. Emission intensity limits for modern (new) stationary spark-ignition engines are in place. Due to different reporting requirements, no modern stationary spark-ignition engines were registered and no emission test results were reported in the 2017 compliance period. MSAPR Part 3 applies to all Canadian grey cement manufacturing facilities. As of January 1, 2018, all regulated cement facilities are required to install and operate Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) to monitor their NOX and SO2 emissions. The first annual report for 2018 monitoring data is not due until June 1, 2019.
ER 1.2: Improved air quality as a result of implementation of existing air pollution emissions risk management instruments.	PI 1.2.2: Percentage of the Canadian population living in areas where measured outdoor concentrations are below the CAAQS.	T 1.2.2: Increase over time compared to a base year of 2007.	Approximately 70% of the Canadian population was living in areas where measured outdoor concentrations were below the CAAQS for fine particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide in 2015. This is an increase from the 2007 base year value which was 60%.
ER 1.3: Improved air quality as a result of anticipated air pollution risk management instruments.	PI 1.3.1: Publication of more stringent Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) in the Canada Gazette.	T 1.3.1: Stronger CAAQS for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen are published in CG I by end of 2017 and 2018 respectively. Stronger CAAQS for ozone and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) are published in CG I by end of 2019 and 2020 respectively.	More stringent air quality standards for Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide were established on October 28, 2017 and December 9, 2017 respectively. A review of the CAAQS for ozone is underway and is expected to be completed in 2019. A review of the CAAQS for fine particulate matter is expected to be completed in 2020
ER 1.3: Improved air quality as a result of anticipated air pollution risk management instruments.	PI 1.3.2: Completion of ECCC's review of fuel quality regulations, and effective administration, compliance, and enforcement of air pollution regulations for fuels.	T 1.3.2: A national fuel regulatory review is initiated by 2018 100% of regulatees reporting compliance with the regulated limits.	100% of regulatees reported compliance with the regulated limits for the Sulphur in Gasoline and Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations and 96.2% of regulatees reported compliance with the regulated limits for the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations in 2017. There was one non-compliance reported with benzene in gasoline limits. An enhanced compliance verification program was also implemented in 2017.
ER 1.3: Improved air quality as a result of anticipated air pollution risk management instruments.	PI 1.3.3: Base-level Industrial Emission Requirements (BLIERS) instruments will be finalized by 2018.	T 1.3.3: Risk management measures are established for targeted sources of air pollution from industrial sectors	Proposed Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petroleum Sector) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 27, 2017. These regulations are intended to reduce fugitive releases of volatile organic compounds from equipment leaks at petroleum refineries, upgraders and certain petrochemical facilities. In September of 2017, a Code of Practice for the management of PM_2.5 emissions in the potash sector was published. On November 13, 2017, Performance Agreements concerning air pollutants (SO2, PAHs, PM_2.5 and TPM) from the aluminum and alumina sector came into effect. In November of 2017, Guidelines for the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from natural gas-fueled stationary combustion turbines were published. On January 5, 2018, five company-specific Performance Agreements concerning air pollutants (SO2 and TPM) from the base metals smelting sector came into effect. On January 5, 2018, Performance Agreements concerning air pollutants (NOx, SO2, PM_2.5) from the iron ore pellet sector came into effect. On July 21, 2018, a Code of Practice for the management of SO2 and TPM in the pulp and paper sector was published in the Canada Gazette, Part 1.
ER 1.4: Improved indoor and outdoor air quality through the development of air pollution mitigation and information tools and technologies.	PI 1.4.1: Number of major updates to the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) numerical forecast systems.	T 1.4.1: At least one major update to AQHI numerical forecast systems that includes the addition of wildfire smoke forecast products by 2017. At least one additional major update to AQHI numerical forecast systems in forecast duration by 2019. At least two additional major updates to AQHI numerical forecast systems that include a refined modelling capacity in urban areas by 2026.	An improved and updated version of ECCC’s air quality forecast model was delivered to the Meteorological Service of Canada in November, 2017; a new standard for evaluating the air quality forecast model for operational applications was implemented in February 2018 All operational forecast systems, including air quality numerical forecast systems, were migrated to the new supercomputing environments on September 6, 2017. Since then, they have benefited from more performant infrastructure. These changes were made in accordance with the ISO9001 process governing the transfer of innovations from research to operations. Additional innovations were developed and prepared for delivery for later in 2018, including a significant update to pollutant emission datasets, an improved representation of wildland fire emissions and adaptations to take advantage of updates to the regional weather forecast system.
ER 1.4: Improved indoor and outdoor air quality through the development of air pollution mitigation and information tools and technologies.	PI 1.4.2: Enhanced vehicle verification through new testing approach and methodologies for vehicles and engines including Portable Emissions Monitoring System (PEMS), coast down, durability, SC03, tire and permeability tests. Installation of one new 4WD test cell and fuel quality ECCC characterization equipment.	PI 1.4.2: New approach and methodologies developed and documented by March 31, 2018. Installation of the new 4WD test cell completed by March 31, 2017; installation of the fuel characterization test bench completed by March 31, 2018.	Summary report on approach and methodologies for enhanced vehicle verification testing completed March 31, 2018. Work now underway on some of the methodologies identified. The development and implementation of new test methodologies including off cycle and on road exhaust emissions measurements (PEMS) was established and reported during 2017–18. Installation of the 4WD test cell was initiated in November 2017 with commissioning expected in August 2018. All future vehicle compliance testing will be completed on 4WD dynamometers. In addition a light duty vehicle Sealed Housing for Evaporative Emissions Determination was requested for purchase as part of the Enhanced Vehicle Verification program with an anticipated delivery in late 2018–19. The fuel characterization test bench was completed in 2017–18 and development of a pilot study for the support of fuel regulations was initiated.
ER 1.4: Improved indoor and outdoor air quality through the development of air pollution mitigation and information tools and technologies	PI 1.4.3: Electronic reporting tool for vehicle and engine manufacturers and importers is developed and updated. New methodology to select regulatees for targeted compliance verification activities.	T 1.4.3: Reporting tool can accommodate new requirements in the Tier 3 amendments to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations, and improved data analysis functionality is available by April 31, 2018 Methodology developed and documented by March 31, 2019.	Modification to existing electronic online reporting system was successfully implemented to accept 2017 model year vehicles certified to the new “Tier 3” amendments. Regulatory reports due in FY 2018–19. New methodology to target regulatees for compliance verification activities is under development and on track for completion by March 31, 2019 deadline.
ER 1.5: Canadians are aware of strategies and tools to reduce exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollutants.	PI 1.5: Number of sensitive individuals reached by AQHI risk communications.	T 1.5: One million by 2019, four million by 2026 (Target developed based on initial estimate of 400,000 at risk Canadians receiving AQHI risk communications.)	The program continues to increase the reach of the AQHI to Canadians by incrementally adding locations as requested by the provinces and territories. Additional locations were added in Smithers BC, Metro Halifax, and new locations were developed in Nunavut (Iqaluit, Arviat and Kugluktuk). The AQHI program continues to deliver 24/7 AQHI forecasts, alerts and related health and environmental information to Canadians. The Program continues to work with Health Canada, the provinces and territories and related stakeholders to improve reporting of smoke from forest fires through the development of the AQHI+. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada have developed a strategy to report on the reach to vulnerable populations targets which involves: updating the health evidence basis for defining vulnerability; examining ECCC and external partner dissemination systems to determine reach to Canadians and where possible those most vulnerable; and by continuing to conduct post-event surveys associated with high risk air quality episodes.

Health Canada
2017–18 Expected Results	2017–18 Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	2017–18 Actual Results
ER 2.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis and policy - (including assessing potential technologies)) forms the basis for evidence-based decision-making related to the development of actions to reduce health risks/threats to Canadians through improved air quality, and reduced exposure to air pollution.	PI 2.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) are available to decision-makers to support decision making related to the development of actions to improve indoor and outdoor air quality, and reduce exposure (indoor and outdoor).	T 2.1: Evidence of the use of foundational work (science and monitoring, risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) in major decisions (e.g., major MCs, Budget decisions) related to the development of actions to improve air quality, and reduce exposure to air pollution.	In 2017–18, Health Canada science provided the health basis and rationale for action to improve air quality. The Air Quality Benefit Assessment Tool, developed by Health Canada to calculate the health impacts of air pollution, was used to calculate the benefits of reducing air pollutant emissions for 5 new or proposed Regulations including: regulations Amending the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations [proposed]; regulations Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas-fired Generation of Electricity [proposed]; regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) [proposed]. regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petroleum Sector) [proposed] (done under CMP); -regulations Amending the Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations [final] The AQBAT was also used to produce a report on the Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Canada: An estimate of premature mortalities, which calculated that air pollution from human activity contributed to between 14,00 and 15,000 premature deaths per year in Canada. The Health Canada science which underpins the AQBAT model is also used in similar models to estimate the global health impacts of air pollution for the Global Burden of Disease project from the Institute of Health Metrics Evaluation and from the World Health Organization. Health Canada’s health risk assessments (in which results from Health Canada research studies were used) provided the health basis for setting new Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulphur Dioxide as federal objectives under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). They also served as a health basis in the Rationale for the Development of Ontario Air Standards for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), which recommended lowering the provincial standards. Health Canada’s Residential Indoor Air Quality Guideline for Carbon Monoxide provided the health basis for the development of a Carbon Monoxide Monitoring and Response Framework in Long-term Care Facilities. This framework, by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC), is intended to reduce the risk for people with pre-existing health conditions from negative effects of low levels of carbon monoxide.
ER 2.2: Improved air quality as a result of anticipated air pollution risk management instruments.	PI 2.2: Publication of more stringent Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) in the Canada Gazette.	T 2.2: Stronger CAAQS for SO₂, NO₂ published in CG I by end of 2017 and 2018 respectively. Stronger CAAQS for ozone and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) published in CG Part I by end of 2019 and 2020 respectively.	More stringent air quality standards for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide were established on October 28, 2017 and December 9, 2017 respectively. A review of the CAAQS for ozone is underway and is expected to be completed in 2019. A review of the CAAQS for fine particulate matter is expected to be completed in 2020
ER 2.3: Canadians are aware of strategies and tools to reduce exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollutants.	PI 2.3: Percentage of Canadians surveyed who are knowledgeable of radon and other indoor air pollutants.	T 2.3: 50-55% by 2019 (for radon).	The Households and the Environment Survey is conducted every two years. Data for the 2017 Survey will be released in 2018-19.

National Research Council of Canada
2017–18 Expected Results	2017–18 Performance Indicators	2017–18 Targets	2017–18 Actual Results
ER 3.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis and policy - (including assessing potential technologies)) forms the basis for evidence-based decision-making related to the development of actions to reduce health risks/threats to Canadians through improved air quality, and reduced exposure to air pollution.	PI 3.1: Foundational information products (science, monitoring, human health risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) are available to decision-makers to support decision making related to the development of actions to improve indoor and outdoor air quality, and reduce exposure (indoor and outdoor).	T 3.1: Evidence of the use of foundational work (science and monitoring, risk assessments, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) in major decisions (e.g., major MCs, Budget decisions) related to the development of actions to improve air quality, and reduce exposure to air pollution.	Tracer gas method developed, evaluated, and used in an IAQ field study in the North to determine ventilation rates under occupancy. The study has the objective to improve IAQ through better maintenance of Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) and Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) systems.
ER 3.2: Improved air quality as a result of anticipated air pollution risk management instruments.	PI 3.2: Number of new or improved indoor air quality standards, building code provisions, and/or guidelines adopted or used.	T 3.2: Four by April 2026 (Long-term outcome supported by short and medium-term outputs listed under key implementation milestones).	Technical guide developed in collaboration with Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) to reduce soil gas entry into buildings. Canadian General Standards Board (CAN/CGSB) standard 149.12 published on Radon mitigation options for existing low-rise residential buildings in Nov. 2017, with critical support by scientific data sets from NRC.
ER 3.3: Improved indoor and outdoor air quality through development of air pollution mitigation and information tools and technologies.	PI 3.3: Number of new indoor air quality technologies that experience market uptake and use.	T 3.3: Eight by April 2026 (Long-term outcome supported by short and medium-term outputs listed under key implementation milestones).	The 1^st of 8 technologies to improve indoor air quality was a critical milestone delivered on passive radon mitigation approaches (passive stacks), by completing a 5-home field study under occupancy. The 2^nd of 8 technologies was a critical milestone delivered (on-site non-destructive method) to identify relevant formaldehyde-emitting building materials contributing to excessive formaldehyde concentrations in buildings. Method requires to be evaluated in the field

Clean Growth and Climate Change

General Information

Name of horizontal initiative

Horizontal Management Framework (HMF) for Clean Growth and Climate Change

Lead department

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Federal partner departments

Natural Resources Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Standards Council of Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Health Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

National Indigenous Organizations

Start date of the horizontal initiative

The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF) was adopted by First Ministers in December 2016. Initial funding for the Clean Growth and Climate Change (CGCC) horizontal initiative equaled $690,346,487 over five years. Additional authorities from 2017-2028 include: $2.3B for Mitigation, (including $2B for the Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF), 2017-2018 to 2021–2022); $128M for Adaptation; $94.7M for International Cooperation (2016-2017 to 2020-2021 and $7.3M ongoing as of 2021-2022).

End date of the horizontal initiative

The majority of CGCC initiatives have received funding until March 31, 2028, and a smaller portion will receive ongoing funding beyond 2028. Other funds, like the LCEF, will end by 2021-2022.

Description of the horizontal initiative

The Government of Canada has begun implementing the PCF. This involves a number of horizontal initiatives that will help Canada meet its 2030 targets under the Paris Agreement. The PCF includes a pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution, and measures to achieve reductions across all sectors of the economy, advance climate adaptation and build resilience to climate impacts across Canada, and drive innovation and growth by increasing clean technology development and adoption.

Governance structures

Environment and Climate Change Canada provides overall coordination for the federal CGCC horizontal initiatives. Senior-level (Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister) interdepartmental committees provide oversight of implementation and ensure alignment of PCF reporting, as well as with other horizontal and departmental processes toward ensuring consistent and effective reporting on results.

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date) (dollars)

$3,308,073,041 between April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2028, and $45,280,870 ongoing beyond the end of the funding period for the CGCC horizontal initiative.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$740,855,987

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$480,846,329

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

Not available during this reporting cycle.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Environment and Climate Change Canada will manage the next evaluation to take place in 2019-2020. This process will include coordination with partner departments as appropriate.

Shared outcome(s) of federal partners

Canada is addressing climate change by reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enabling clean growth, transitioning to a resilient, low carbon economy, and contributing to global efforts on climate action.

Performance Indicators

Annual emissions of GHGs (in megatonnes).
Trend in climate sensitive economic (i.e. forestry agriculture, other industries) and social (i.e. health) outcomes as proxies for climate change adaptation outcomes.

Targets

Reduce domestic GHG emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030, as per Canada’s Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Economic and social outcomes in 2030 are the same or increasing due to adaptation initiatives that reduce the harmful impacts of climate change.
Canada contributes to reducing GHG emissions and increasing climate resilience globally.

Data source and frequency of monitoring and reporting

Emissions reductions compared to the target will be assessed in 2032 with data from the National Inventory Report (NIR), by measuring Canadian GHG emissions in year 2030 relative to year 2005 using relevant UNFCCC accounting rules. (Note: data on GHG emissions for 2030 will only be available in 2032, due to a standard lag in data collection and analysis.) Progress towards the target will be evident through the annual publication of the NIR, as well as through projected future emissions levels, which will be reported annually through Canada's Emissions Trends reports. Overall PCF implementation progress will also be reported annually in the Report to First Ministers on the Status of Implementation of the PCF.

On a yearly basis, Canada will also report on international GHG emission reductions (expected and actuals) and climate resilience stemming from Canada’s $2.65B commitment to developing countries until 2021. Canada will track, monitor and report on results for well beyond 2021 given the long-term nature of the expected results.

Results

In 2016, Canada’s GHG emissions were 704 Mt; a 3.8% decrease from 2005 emissions, equaling a net decrease of 28 Mt.

Results to be achieved by non-federal and non-governmental partners

A number of expected outcomes involve behavioural changes in non-federal / non-governmental entities, such as regulatees’ compliance with GHG emission regulations, and federal engagement with Provinces and Territories, the Canadian public, including Indigenous Peoples, etc.

Performance highlights

Over 2017-2018, the Government of Canada has been working closely with the provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, Canadians and international partners, to implement over 50 measures outlined in the PCF. Some of the key highlights of implementation of the CGCC horizontal initiatives include:

Climate Change Mitigation:

Introduction of Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA).
Publication of proposed amendments to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired power by 2030.
Publication of final regulations to phase-down the use of Hydrofluorocarbons.
Publication of proposed regulations to set performance emissions standards for new natural gas-fired electricity generation and coal boilers converted to run on natural gas.
Publication of proposed regulations Respecting Reductions in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds.
Launch of the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund and the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Challenge.

Advancement in Adaptation programs, codes and standards for climate resilience such as:

$2B for a Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) announced.
The inception of the Canadian Centre for Climate Services was announced.
Enhanced surveillance and risk assessments to improve awareness of Canadians of infectious diseases associated with climate change.
Launch of the Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF).
Enhanced support for Indigenous communities to adapt to climate change.
$2M contribution towards the National Adaptation Plans (NAP) Global Network to support the poorest and most vulnerable countries’ efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The Government of Canada is also making historic investment to support green infrastructure and public transit. In particular, the Government of Canada has allocated $21.9 billion to fund green infrastructure projects under the Government’s Investing in Canada Plan. Investments in green infrastructure complement and reinforce the CGCC goals by reducing emissions, building resilience to the impacts of climate change, while providing environmental benefits such as clean air and clean water.

The Government of Canada – working in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and the Métis National Council – has launched three separate senior-level tables to engage with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation in the implementation of the PCF.

Additional information on the PCF is available in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change First Annual Report. The second annual report is expected in December 2018.

Contact information

Amy Goon
Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office
Environment and Climate Change Canada
200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Fontaine
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
Tel: 819-938-9505
Amy.Goon@canada.ca

Performance information

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Climate Change and Clean Air	Mitigation Theme: Core Climate Change Mitigation, including Marine Sector Regulatory Initiative	$95,987,107, and $10,410,414 ongoing	$32,725,649	$29,651,985	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Climate Change and Clean Air	Mitigation Theme: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants	$4,831,016, and $650,000 ongoing	$2,232,969	$2,120,502	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Climate Change and Clean Air	Mitigation Theme: Transportation System Decarbonization	$1,712,744	$1,082,117	$1,091,430	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Climate Change and Clean Air	Mitigation Theme: Upstream GHG Emissions in Environmental Assessments	$5,417,180	$3,309,742	$2,849,757	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Climate Change and Clean Air	Mitigation Theme: Climate Change Engagement *NEW	$9,939,803	$5,148,089	$4,350,939	Capacity is enhanced for Indigenous Peoples to engage in clean growth and climate change policy development	# of Contribution Agreements in place to support National Indigenous Organizations not included in the distinctions-based engagement tables	Contribution agreement in place for two National Indigenous Organizations	July 2018	See results table below
Climate Change and Clean Air	International Cooperation Theme: Obligations	$4,519,346 and $911,242 ongoing	$899,774	$1,229,558	The funding feeds into Negotiations and Participation (below) and supports the expected outcome		N/A	N/A	N/A
Climate Change and Clean Air	International Cooperation Theme: Negotiations and Participation	$27,242,212 and $5,426,498 ongoing	$5,426,498	$5,590,782	Outcomes of high level multilateral meetings reflect Canadian meeting objectives	Percentage of decisions at UNFCCC decision body meetings that reflect Canadian objectives	70%	March 31^st of each year	87%
Climate Change and Clean Air	International Cooperation Theme: International Climate Finance	$58,354,141	$14,143,775	$14,461,061	a. GHG reductions resulting from international initiatives funded by Canada b. Number of people in developing countries who benefitted from Canada's adaptation funds c. Canada’s public sector investments leverage private sector climate finance	a. Higher cumulative reductions from year to year, reaching minimum reduction of 200 Mt of GHGs b. Higher cumulative number of people in each consecutive year, reaching at least 10M people by 2030. c. Ratio of private sector finance leveraged by Canada’s public sector investments, of at least 1 to 0.5	a. Higher cumulative reductions from year to year, reaching minimum reduction of 200 Mt of GHGs b. Higher cumulative number of people in each consecutive year, reaching at least 10M people by 2030. c. Ratio of private sector finance leveraged by Canada’s public sector investments, of at least 1 to 0.5	a. N/A (cumulative indicator) b. 2030 c. N/A (cumulative indicator)	a. 232,800-325,920 metric tons of GHG reductions expected (from the Transformative Carbon Asset Facility) - reported in February 2018, for the project as a whole. b. 63,565 people expected (from the National Adaptation Plans Global Network project) - reported in February 2018 for the project as a whole. c. Not available yet
Climate Change and Clean Air	International Cooperation Theme: North American Clean Energy and Environment Strategy	$4,590,020, and $918,000 ongoing	$918,000	$103,115	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	N/A
Climate Change and Clean Air	Carbon Pricing *NEW	$97,506,096	$3,906,859	$3,906,859	Carbon Pricing systems are in place in Canada	Number of provinces and territories with carbon pricing systems that align with the benchmark by 2018.	All provinces and territories have carbon pricing in place or have made credible progress towards implementing carbon pricing schemes by 2018.	December 2019	Results available in 2019
Climate Change and Clean Air	Adaptation Theme: Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) *NEW^{Footnote 1}	$128,408,644	$7,887,135	$6,007,579	Increased access to authoritative data and information on climate science.	Number of stakeholders accessing climate and adaptation information through the CCCS portal.	Annual increase from a baseline. (Baseline to be established when CCCS portal has been functioning for one full year, launch expected in 2018-19).	March 2020	Results available in 2020-21
Climate Change and Clean Air	Low Carbon Economy Fund *NEW	$1,906,834,898	$237,183,326	$12,919,151	a. Contribution of the LCEF towards the reduction of GHG emissions from Canadian sources b. Change in aggregate energy savings from proposals supported through the LCEF c. Contribution of the LCEF to job creation	a. Annual GHG emission reductions in 2030 (Mt) b. Cumulative energy savings in petajoules by 2030 c. Contribution of the LCEF to job creation	To be confirmed	a. Available in 2032 b. Available in 2032 c. To be determined	Results will be available at a later date
Climate Change and Clean Air	Off Road Equipment	$64,234,892	$752,345	$700,850	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below		See results table below
TOTAL ECCC		$2,409,578,099 and $18,316,154 ongoing	$315,616,278	$84,983,568	empty	empty	empty	empty	empty

Natural Resources Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources	Mitigation Theme: Clean Energy Policy	$5,709,832	$2,918,494	$2,150,383	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources Technology Innovation	Mitigation Theme: Energy Efficiency and Alternative Transportation Fuels	$121,591,308, and $17,900,000 ongoing	$34,807,448	$33,921,173	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources Technology Innovation	Mitigation Theme: Marine Renewable Energy Measures	$1,474,949	$739,759	$611,582	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Protection for Canadians and Natural Resources	Adaptation Theme: Adapting to Climate Change	$35,000,000, and $3,784,000 ongoing	$5,838,693	$5,145,956	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Technology Innovation	Adaptation Theme: Adapting to Climate Change (for BRACE)			$272,817	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below		See results table below
Internal Services	Technology and Innovation Theme (for Mitigation and Clean Growth): Clean Tech Data	$2,095,000	$230,000	$1,348,574	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Technology Innovation	Technology and Innovation Theme (for Mitigation and Clean Growth): Energy Innovation Program			$3,844,161	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Technology Innovation	Technology and Innovation Theme (for Mitigation and Clean Growth): Energy Innovation Program	$82,389,589	$54,269,471	$56,061,142	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Technology Innovation	Technology and Innovation Theme (for Mitigation and Clean Growth): Innovation Hub			$1,500,000	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Technology Innovation	Technology and Innovation Theme (for Mitigation and Clean Growth): Oil and Gas Clean Technology Program	$49,550,000	$44,550,000	$40,752,819	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources	International Cooperation Theme: International Climate Change Obligations; Negotiations and Participation	$9,336,749, and $1,887,396 ongoing	$1,856,630	$2,267,377	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Energy-Efficient Practices and Lower-Carbon Energy Sources	International Cooperation Theme: North American Clean Energy and Environment Strategy	$10,500,000, and $630,000 ongoing	$2,086,838	$2,129,029	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
TOTAL NRCAN		$317,647,427 and $24,201,396 ongoing	$147,297,333	$150,005,013	empty	empty	empty	empty	empty

Transport Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Clean Transportation System	Aviation Sector Regulatory Initiative	$4,448,538	$2,224,269	$2,620,084	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Marine Sector Regulatory Initiative	$8,559,462	$4,279,731	$4,093,677	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Rail Sector Regulatory Initiative	$5,473,884	$2,736,942	$1,522,893	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Support for Vehicle GHG Emissions Regulations	$3,734,076	$1,867,038	$1,507,719	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles II Program	$14,060,778	$7,030,389	$8,353,532	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Shore Power Technology for Ports Program	$13,608,720	$6,804,360	$5,098,080	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Truck Reservation Systems Program	$3,123,466	$1,561,733	$451,793	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Gateway Carbon Footprint Initiative	$507,054	$253,527	$36,297	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative	$4,600,000	$2,300,000	$2,116,874	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Transportation Asset Risk Assessment Initiative	$16,350,000	$2,750,000	$704,551	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Clean Transportation System	Heavy-Duty Vehicle Retrofit Requirements Initiative	$3,090,486	$445,894	$244,689	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
TOTAL TC		$77,556,464	$32,253,883	$26,750,189	empty	empty	empty	empty	empty

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Northern Governance and People - Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy	Mitigation Theme: Northern REACHE	$10,732,113	$6,792,745	$7,823,689	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Infrastructure and Capacity - Climate Resilience	Adaptation Theme: First Nation Adapt	$53,171,045	$9,897,409	$9,747,948	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Northern Governance and People - Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy	Adaptation Theme: Climate Change Preparedness in the North	$98,698,940	$9,856,878	$9,821,334	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Northern Governance and People - Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy	Adaptation Theme: Indigenous Community Based Climate Monitoring	$72,679,998	$3,860,000	$3,285,141	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
Northern Governance and People - Climate Change Adaptation and Clean Energy	Mitigation Theme: Engaging Indigenous Peoples in Climate Policy	$58,090,000	$5,290,000	$4,992,388	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below
TOTAL CIRNA		$293,372,096	$35,697,032	$35,670,500	empty	empty	empty	empty	empty

The difference between planned spending and actual spending primarily reflects funding transferred between CIRNA programs to support clean energy projects.
*Assumption that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) accommodation cost, Shared Services Canada (SSC) Core information Technology Services incremental costs and Internal Services costs have been fully spent.

Indigenous Services Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Environmental Public Health	Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP) for First Nations and Inuit Communities	$27,181,400	$3,262,400	$3,336,530	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Climate Change Adaptation Program	Adaptation Theme: Aquatic Climate Change Adaptation Services Program	$38,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,312,399	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

Health Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Climate Change and Health Adaptation	Adaptation Theme: Heat and Health Risk Assessment Program	$37,500,000 and $1,609,003 ongoing	$3,289,557	$3,661,559	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

Public Health Agency of Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Climate Change and Health Adaptation	Adaptation Theme: Climate Change Adaptation and Infectious Diseases	$78,800,005, and $3,000,000 ongoing	$1,800,000	$3,542,573	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Climate Change and Health Research Initiative *NEW	Targeted Research Program for Climate Change and Food Security in the Canadian North Targeted Research Program for Lyme Disease and Climate Change	$12,000,000	$2,000,000	$63,890	Establish multidisciplinary novel partnerships, collaborations and multi-faceted teams beyond traditional boundaries Create and disseminate new knowledge on the impact of climate change on human health	Number (#) and type of partnerships & collaborations established Average number (#) of publications disseminated per grant	Initiate discussions with partners for upcoming launches of funding opportunities. Develop Research Network on Lyme Disease funding opportunity in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).		Discussions initiated with potential partners and stakeholders for the Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North. Collaboration with PHAC and CIHR to develop research network on Lyme Disease funding opportunity – launched October 2017.

Standards Council of Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
	Adaptation Theme: Infrastructure Standards to Support Government’s Climate Change Agenda	$11,697,000	$1,477,052	$1,140,000	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

Global Affairs Canada
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Not applicable	International Cooperation Theme: International Climate Change Obligations; Negotiations and Participation	$4,240,550 starting in 2016–17, and $1,154,317 ongoing	$873,900	$1,026,939	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below	See results table below

All federal partners
Link to department's programs	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2017–18 Planned spending (dollars)	2017–18 Actual spending (dollars)	2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance Indicator	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results against targets
Total*		$3,308,073,041 and $48,280,870 ongoing	$547,067,435	$313,493,160	empty	empty	empty	empty	empty

*Including Public Services and Procurement Canada accommodations charges

Expected results and targets by program of federal partners

2017–18 Expected results	2017–18 Performance indicators	2017–18 Targets	Date to be achieved	2017–18 Actual results
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ER 1.1 Foundational information products, based on science, monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis and policy, forms the basis for evidence-based decision making for the development of climate change mitigation actions	PI 1.1 Foundational information products (science, monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) are available to decision makers to support decision making related to the development of climate change mitigation policies or regulations, upstream GHG information for environmental assessments, clean energy, and energy efficiency actions^{Footnote 2}	T 1.1 Evidence of the use of foundational work (science and monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) in major decisions (e.g., PCF, major MCs, Budget decisions) related to the development of climate change mitigation actions^{Footnote 3}	Ongoing	AR 1.1 Continued to deliver data, information and advice related to priority mobile emissions testing and research initiatives in order to understand the contribution of vehicles, engines or equipment to GHG and short-lived climate pollutants, and to inform decision-making associated with measures to control or lessen those emissions. Delivered technical and expert advice on electric vehicle performance, efficiency, and potential electricity grid impacts in Canada to support reducing air pollutants and GHGs from vehicle emissions. Technical reports were prepared on durability testing of electric vehicles including winter test results and on the evaluation of a capacitor based regenerative braking technology. Results from the testing and evaluation of advanced vehicle technologies were delivered to support Canada’s clean energy initiatives. Continued to deliver information to enhance the quantification of black carbon emissions from on-road and off road vehicles. Also continued to evaluate particulate filters for gasoline engines to support potential mitigation strategies to reduce particle and black carbon emissions. Results were used to enhance the black carbon inventory for the transportation sector. Continued to analyze low-carbon fuels for the transportation sector including under Canadian climatic conditions. This work included the data analysis of emissions and performance testing of light duty natural gas fueled vehicles and the development of a testing strategy for heavy duty engines and vehicles (including on road testing of buses in Alberta). Also continued with the development of a test strategy for a hydrogen fueled vehicle in collaboration with Transport Canada and the US DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This information is used to understand the impact of energy efficient fuels and was shared with the International Energy Agency to show Canada’s efforts in clean energy initiatives. The data were also provided to enhance emissions inventories and emissions modeling to predict and assess the impact of lower GHGs and criteria air contaminants (CACs) emissions on the environment and health to inform general mitigation ambition, continued GHG atmospheric monitoring at 21 sites, demonstrating ongoing increases in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane consistent with global emissions. Data publicly available. Continued development of a model which will be applied to estimate seasonal to interannual regional scale source and sinks. Short-lived climate pollutant results include the development a new modelling tool that uses the observations to inform provincial scale, top-down emission estimates of methane.
ER 1.2 Existing regulations and the development and implementation of upcoming policies, programs and regulations have contributed to emissions reductions, and attainment of Canada's NDC	PI 1.2.1 GHG emissions from sector or source, or percentage of emitters meeting performance requirement	T 1.2.1 Regulations for coal-fired electricity generating plants, light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, and marine vessels are implemented; targets and expected emissions reductions for each source are achieved Average GHG emissions performance (grams/mile) of fleets of new LDVs sold in Canada Less than 266.7 grams/ mile for passenger automobiles for model year ending Dec 2013. Percentage improvement in GHG emissions performance of 2018 model year heavy-duty vehicles compared to baseline 2010 model year vehicles. 11% - Tractors 13% - HD pickups/vans 5% - Vocationals	December 2018 Achieved 2020 (for 2018 model year vehicles)	AR 1.2.1 Amendments to the coal-fired electricity generation regulations, published in draft in February 2018 and expected to be published in final form by December 2018, will change dates of achieving targets of when coal units reach end-of-life. Under the amendments, the units having end of life dates past 2030 will instead all have a 2029 end of life date. Reporting will begin in 2020. Reporting for year 2020 (for units with earliest end-of-life dates of Dec. 31, 2019) is due by June 1, 2021 The fleet of new passenger automobiles in Canada achieved an overall average fleet performance of 230 g/mile for model year 2015. Please refer to CEPA Registry for collection of LDV GHG Reports at: https://pollution-waste.canada.ca/environmental-protection-registry/regulations/view?Id=104 Regulatory reporting for 2018 model year heavy-duty vehicles will be submitted to ECCC in 2019 with public reporting scheduled for 2020.
	PI 1.2.2 Percentage of GHG emissions and/or climate change forcers from sources targeted for federal action in the PCF covered by federal instruments	T 1.2.2 GHG emissions and/or climate change forcers from sources targeted for federal action in the PCF are covered by federal risk management and/or policy instruments	Ongoing	AR 1.2.2 All 44 measures in the PCF that target GHG emissions are underway.
	PI 1.2.3 GHG emissions from sector or source, or percentage of emitters meeting performance requirement for methane emissions in the oil and gas sectors	T 1.2.3 Development and implementation of regulations to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector to achieve the 40-45% reduction target in 2025 from 2012 levels	April 2018 2025 (40% reduction in emissions from 2012 levels)	AR 1.2.3 Methane regulations were finalized in 2017 and the regulatory package was prepared for approval for CGII publication in 2018.
	PI 1.2.4 Risk management instruments for stationary diesel engines and landfills to address short-lived climate pollutants	T 1.2.4 Risk management instruments for new stationary compression-ignition engines and landfills recommended by March 2018	2019-2020	AR 1.2.4 Draft regulations for new stationary compression-ignition engines are currently under development. CGI publication is expected by the end of 2018. CGII publication is expected to follow in the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Natural Resources Canada
ER 1.1 Foundational information products, based on science, monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis and policy, forms the basis for evidence-based decision making for the development of climate change mitigation actions	PI 1.1 Foundational information products (science monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) are available to decision makers to support decision making related to the development of climate change mitigation policies or regulations, upstream GHG information for environmental assessments, clean energy, and energy efficiency actions	T 1.1 100% Evidence of the use of foundational work (science and monitoring, emissions reporting, analysis, and policy) in major decisions related to the development of climate change mitigation actions	Ongoing	100%
ER 1.2 Existing regulations and the development and implementation of upcoming policies, programs and regulations have contributed to emissions reductions, and attainment of Canada’s NDC.	PI 1.2.5 GHG reductions attributable to NRCan’s energy efficiency regulations and programming	T 1.2.5 216 petajoules (PJ) of energy saved and 15.6 megatones (Mt) of GHG emissions avoided in 2030–2031	2030-31	27.4 PJ (not including energy savings from regulated products and market transformation) Data for GHG emission reduction is not available yet.
	PI 1.2.6 Amount of clean energy generation from marine renewable energy sources*	T 1.2.6 Favorable long-term trend in production of marine renewable energy supply in Canada, with supply increasing from 0 MW in 2016 to at least 500 MW by 2028 (increase in renewable energy supply is associated with overall GHG emissions reductions)	2028	Bill C-69, now undergoing Parliamentary review in the Senate, provides a legislative framework for marine renewable energy projects that will improve the investment climate and encourage the development of marine renewable energy projects in Canada.
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change (medium term outcome)	PI 2.1.1 Percentage of target stakeholders that identify adaptation measures in their plans, strategies and reports, projects.	T2.1.1b Natural resource sector entities (e.g., companies, associations) Baseline : 30% in 2012; Target : 40% in 2019.	2019	46% of natural-resource sector entities (e.g., companies, associations) identify adaptation measures in their plans, strategies and reports, projects.
ER 3.1 Use of clean technology data to track, measure, and report on government priority has increased	PI 3.1 Number of government departments using SEGS and CSTA clean technology sector data in their reporting	T 3.1 One to three government departments using SEGS and CTSA clean technology sector data	2018	Results Achieved for FY2017–18 At least 3 government departments, including NRCan, are using SEGS and ECTPEA (name changed from CTSA) clean technology sector data.
ER 3.2 Measured advancement of technology levels will lead to GHG reductions.	PI 3.2 Projected GHG emissions reductions from projects and replications	T 3.2 Annual GHG emissions reductions of 1 Mt CO₂e by 2030	2030	Results not yet available.
ER 3.3 Measured advancement of technology levels will lead to GHG reductions.	PI 3.3 Projected oil and gas GHG emissions reductions from demonstration projects and replications.	T 3.3 Annual GHG emissions reductions of 1.5-2.5 Mt/year by 2030	2030	GHG emission reduction: 1.2 Mt/per year* *The Shell Quest project began commercial operations in November 2015 and, as of March 2018, has captured and stored 2.7 million tonnes of CO2. The facility captures and stores up to 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 per year from a bitumen upgrading unit, the Scotford upgrader. Direct emissions from the Scotford upgrader are now being reduced by as much as 35%.
ER 4 Canada’s international commitments regarding climate change, clean energy, and climate financing are strengthened and progressing towards their respective targets.	PI 4.1.1 Percentage of Canada’s stated climate change objectives met or mostly met through both international negotiations and agreements	T 4.1.1 70%	Ongoing	100%
ER 4 Canada’s international commitments regarding climate change, clean energy, and climate financing are progressing towards their respective targets.	PI 4.1.3 Canada sustains high-level, strategic engagement with its North American partners through collaboration and coordination to advance shared objectives	T 4.1.3 Engagement on shared initiatives	Ongoing	At the North American Energy Ministerial in November 2017, Ministers agreed to meet on an annual basis to advance cooperation and energy integration by developing and diversifying North America’s energy resources in a responsible manner, including in the areas of renewable energy, nuclear power and fossil fuels with clean technologies. Engagement with North American partners continues to advance priorities for collaboration identified by Ministers, namely: developing and diversifying our energy resources in a responsible manner; promoting energy trade and investment; and, enhancing energy security, affordability, resiliency and reliability.
Transport Canada
ER 1.2 Existing regulations and the development and implementation of upcoming policies, programs and regulations have contributed to emissions reductions, and attainment of Canada's NDC	PI 1.2.9* Percentage of aviation sector regulatory instruments that are aligned with domestic legislation or international standards	T 1.2.9* 100% by March 31, 2018	March 31, 2018	100%
	PI 1.2.10* Percentage of marine sector regulatory instruments that are aligned with domestic legislation or international standards	T 1.2.10* 100% by March 31, 2018	March 31, 2018	85%
	PI 1.2.11* Compliance with vessel emissions regulations pertaining to the marine sector regulatory initiative	T 1.2.11* 100% by March 31, 2018	March 31, 2018	83%
	PI 1.2.12* Percentage of research and development projects under the marine sector regulatory initiative that identify potential technological solutions or establish that technologies are not feasible	T 1.2.12* By March 31, 2018: 90% of research and development (R&D) projects are undertaken to: provide direction for further R&D, establish a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) advance to a higher TRL or demonstrate that the technology is not feasible	March 31, 2018	100%
	PI 1.2.13* Percentage of industry/academia and government collaborations related to technology development under the marine sector regulatory initiative	T 1.2.13* 70% of projects have collaboration with other relevant stakeholders	March 31, 2018	100%
	Percentage of federal railway companies in compliance with Locomotive Emission Regulations	By March 31, 2018: 100% of federal railway companies comply with Locomotive Emissions Regulations	March 31, 2018	By March 31, 2018, 95% (or 20/21) of railway companies had submitted either their Initial Report or Incidental Operations Report to Transport Canada. One company did not fully submit their Initial Report, however, had submitted partial information to Transport Canada. Work continues on compliance promotion activities (e.g., education and outreach) to prepare for full implementation by Spring 2020
	PI 1.2.16* Percentage of research and development projects under the rail sector regulatory initiative that identify potential technological solutions or establish that technologies are not feasible	T 1.2.16* By March 31, 2018: 90% of research and development (R&D) projects are undertaken to: provide direction for further R&D, establish a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) advance to a higher TRL or demonstrate that the technology is not feasible	March 31, 2018	100%
	PI 1.2.17* Percentage of industry/academia and government collaborations under the rail sector regulatory initiative related to technology development	T 1.2.17* 70% of projects have collaboration with other relevant stakeholders	March 31, 2018	100%
	PI 1.2.19* Change in transportation emissions intensity as measured in grams per unit of activity (e.g.: tonnes-km, passenger-km) under the support to the vehicle GHG emissions regulations	T 1.2.19* March 31, 2020 – Continuous improvement in emissions intensity Note: it will only be possible to set an absolute value once the transportation sector’s share of the Government of Canada’s reduction targets are established and published	March 31, 2020	From 2005 to 2015 (latest year for which data is available): GHG emissions intensity decreased by 14% for passenger transportation, not including off-road equipment GHG emissions intensity increased by 1% for freight transportation, due mainly to the increasing use of trucks to move goods
	PI 1.2.20* Number of technologies/ vehicles tested/evaluated under the ecoTECHNOLOGY for vehicles program	T 1.2.20* Greater than or equal to five technologies/vehicles evaluated	March 31, 2018	100% achieved 20 testing and evaluation projects were delivered by the ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles program in 2017-18
	PI 1.2.21* Number of clean transportation technology projects implemented under the Shore Power Technology for Ports program	T 1.2.21* 10 clean transportation technologies implemented (Target shared with the Truck Reservation System program)	March 31, 2018	15 technologies were implemented. 6 projects have been completed under the Shore Power Technology for Ports program, and 1 project is currently under construction, with an expected completion date of March 31, 2019 The other 8 projects fall under the Truck Reservation System program
	PI 1.2.22* Percentage of projects completed under the Truck Reservation System program	T 1.2.22* 100% of Truck Reservation System program projects will be completed	March 31, 2018	100% (8 projects completed over the course of the program)
* New	Number of clean transportation technology projects implemented under the Truck Reservation System program	10 clean transportation technologies implemented	March 31, 2018	15 technologies implemented (target shared with the Shore Power Technology for Ports program)
* New	Number of provinces and territories engaged in discussions on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Retrofit Requirements	Initiate federal-provincial-territorial discussions and policy analysis and research	March 31, 2018	Held preliminary discussions with 2 provinces (Ontario and Quebec) Initiated preliminary policy analysis and research
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.8* Percentage of Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative (NTAI) projects that are on time, on scope and on budget	T 2.1.8* 100% of projects are on time, on scope and on budget	March 31, 2018	In 2017-18, there were 13 active NTAI projects. As of March 31, 2018, all 13 projects were on time, on scope and on budget
	Number of Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative-related outreach and engagement activities (e.g., meetings, workshops, webinars and/or conferences) hosted, facilitated or supported	A minimum of 2 transportation adaptation-related outreach and engagement activities hosted, facilitated or supported per year	March 31, 2018	In 2017-18, the NTAI hosted, facilitated or supported 5 adaptation-related outreach or engagement activities. Examples include: hosting a joint meeting of the NTAI networks of expertise in Edmonton, hosting and facilitating a webinar focused on permafrost issues at the Iqaluit Airport, and supporting the travel and participation of two northern students to the Northern Lights conference in Ottawa
	Percentage of Transportation Assets Risk Assessment initiative projects that are on time, on scope and on budget	100% of projects are on time, on scope and on budget	March 31, 2018	4 projects were launched in 2017-18 representing an investment of nearly $1M. As of March 31, 2018, all 4 projects were on time, on scope and on budget
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
ER 1.2 Existing regulations and the development and implementation of upcoming policies, programs and regulations have contributed to emissions reductions, and attainment of Canada’s NDC	PI 1.2.7 Reduction in the consumption of diesel fuel for electricity and heating, in litres, as a result of INAC’s Northern REACHE program	T 1.2.7 40,000 litres of diesel fuel reduced (resulting in approx. 109 tonnes of CO₂ emissions reductions) by March 31, 2018.	by March 31, 2018.	30,142 litres
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.5 Percentage of completed risk and adaptation assessments by First Nations communities or by territorial governments and northern Indigenous communities that identify adaptation measures	T 2.1.5 50% of completed risk and adaptation assessments by First Nations communities or by territorial governments and northern Indigenous communities identify adaptation measures by March 31, 2019	March 31, 2019	Data will become available in 2019
Indigenous communities participate in community-based climate monitoring	Number of communities that participated in community-based climate monitoring.	15-20 communities in 2018-19	March 31, 2019	30 in 2017-18
Indigenous peoples are engaged in clean growth and climate change policy development	% of each organization’s regions that are represented at their respective table	100% of their regions are members	March 31, 2019	MNC: 100% ITK: 100% AFN: 90%
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.2 Number of federal programs that consider climate change adaptation in decision making and delivery of programs	T 2.1.2 25% of relevant federal programs	March 31, 2018	60% of departmental programming considers climate change adaptation in decision making and program delivery.
Health Canada
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.4 HECSB - Percentage of health regions^{Footnote 3} implementing evidence-based adaptation measures to protect health from extreme heat.	T.2.1.4 50% of Health Regions in Canada	March 31, 2019	In 2017-18, the performance indicator has been exceeded as 55% of health regions implemented evidenced-based adaptation measures to protect health from extreme heat.
Indigenous Services Canada
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.1 Percentage of targeted stakeholders who have received Clean Growth and Climate Change funding that identify adaptation measures in their plans, strategies, reports and projects.	T2.1.1c 100% of Indigenous organizations or communities that have received Clean Growth and Climate Change funding have identified adaptation measures in their plans, strategies, reports and projects	Target for March 2019: Additional 22 First Nations and Inuit communities covered by CCHAP projects (12% of First Nations and Inuit communities) Target for March 2021: Additional 66 First Nations and Inuit communities covered by CCHAP projects and implementing adaptation measures (21% of First Nations and Inuit communities)	A total of 9.5% of First Nations and Inuit communities were covered by climate change health adaptation funded projects in 2017-18, an increase of 2.5% since 2016-17 (seven communities in the south and four communities in the north). All of the projects identified adaptation measure (e.g., food security and access to traditional food, physical and mental health impacts, extreme weather events, water monitoring).
Public Health Agency of Canada
Development and implementation of the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease (in accordance with the Act).	# of resources related to Lyme disease and vector-borne diseases developed. # of enhancements to surveillance system	2 resources related to Lyme diseases and/or vector-borne diseases in-development or developed. 1 enhancement to surveillance system (revised FPT case definition).	2017-18	Improve Canadians awareness of infectious disease risks associated with climate change through the distribution of educational materials to reduce risks and enhance Canadians’ resilience (e.g., Lyme disease education and awareness resources posted online, travelling exhibit on climate change adaptation partnership with Canada`s Museum of Science and Technology and other government departments). Launched (August 2017) the Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) aimed at helping Canadians, communities, and health professionals have access to timely and accurate information to better understand their risks and take measures to protect themselves from climate-driven infectious diseases. 13 projects received funding approval. Enhanced surveillance and risk assessments for diseases that may emerge with climate change; revised the F/P/T case definition for Lyme disease surveillance; and developed new Lyme disease risk maps. Innovative scientific and laboratory tools supported these results and were used to provide information to promote adaptation (e.g., assessments of risk and laboratory-based surveillance of emerging vector-borne diseases, surveillance for vectors of exotic vector-borne diseases in Canada, and development of tools and information to promote adaptation to increasing vector-borne diseases). The final report, Lyme Disease in Canada: A Federal Framework was released in May 2017 on Canada.ca. Implementation of the Framework includes three pillars of surveillance; education and awareness; and guidelines and best practices.
Standards Council of Canada
ER 2.1 Adaptation measures have been identified to address climate change	PI 2.1.6 Percentage of proposed standards have been completed	T 2.1.6 50% of planned standards have been initiated in 2019	After 2021, All proposed standards have been completed.	In 2017-18 SCC worked closely with federal departments, such as Infrastructure Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Public Safety Canada, NRC, NRCan, as well as infrastructure sector associations, in support of updating existing, and developing new Climate Resilient Standards. 15 of 36 (42%) standardization solutions have been initiated: Updated Standards: Guidance on extreme precipitation projections to support engineering requirements (IDF Curves) CSA S37-13, Antennas, Towers, and Antenna-Supporting Structure CSA Z240.10.1-16 Site Preparation, Foundation, and Installation of Building Updated Standard CSA PLUS 4011-10: Infrastructure in permafrost: A guideline for climate change adaptation and the development of complementary enhanced technical guidance for highly technical users Updated Standard Supporting Guidance tools Development of a new Guide on How to Address Aspects of Climate Change in all ISO Standards Seed documents (to become National Standards of Canada): Quality Management Standards for Wastewater and Storm water (Cooperation with Engineers Canada) Best practices for making existing residential communities flood-resilient (cooperation with NRC and Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation) Climate Resilience Standard for New Houses-Wind (cooperation with Institute for Catastrophic Loss) Best practices for making new residential communities flood-resilient (cooperation with and Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation) New Standards: Planning, design, operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment in Northern communities using lagoon and wetland system Erosion protection in permafrost Fire resilient building design and materials Best practices for making new residential communities flood-resilient. Foundation Reports: Develop and implement an engagement strategy with weather monitoring stations owners/operators Standardization guidance for weather data, climate information and climate change projections (state of play report)
Global Affairs Canada
ER 4 Canada's international commitments regarding climate change, clean energy, and climate financing are strengthened and progressing towards their respective targets	PI 4.1.2 Payment of dues to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	T 4.1.2		Dues to the UNFCCC paid in full.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Establish multidisciplinary novel partnerships, collaborations and multi-faceted teams beyond traditional boundaries Create and disseminate new knowledge on the impact of climate change on human health	Number (#) and type of partnerships & collaborations established Average number (#) of publications disseminated per grant	Initiate discussions with partners for upcoming launches of funding opportunities. Develop Research Network on Lyme Disease funding opportunity in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).		Discussions initiated with potential partners and stakeholders for the Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North. Collaboration with PHAC and CIHR to develop research network on Lyme Disease funding opportunity – launched October 2017.

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Note: This is a qualitative indicator and target. ECCC does not currently have an indicator which adequately captures how its foundational science, monitoring and inventory data support decision making. This outcome is thus expressed with the best available information. ECCC will continue to refine this type of indicator for future submissions.

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A health region refers to administrative areas defined by the provincial ministries of health. There are a total of 112 Health Regions across the country (Statistics Canada, 2015)

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