Archived: Departmental Results Report 2019 to 2020, supplementary tables: Department of Environment, chapter 2

Please note that the supplementary information table was updated based on the information from the 2019-20 Departmental Plan.

Nature Legacy for Canada

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Nature Legacy for Canada

Lead department

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Federal partner departments

Parks Canada (PCA); Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO); Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Non‑federal and non‑governmental partners

Not applicable

Start date of the horizontal initiative

2018-19

End date of the horizontal initiative

2022-23

Description of the horizontal initiative

Natural spaces will be protected by establishing and expanding protected areas, managing them to high standards, and linking them onto a well-connected network of protected lands, inland water and coastal and marine areas. Species will be conserved by developing and implementing, in collaboration with partners, protection and recovery measures for priority species, in priority areas, and to address risks; and the rights and responsibilities of Indigenous peoples in conserving species and spaces will be respected and supported.

Governance structures

A senior management committee (Senior Oversight Committee), chaired by ECCC, was established at the ADM level with representation from ECCC, PCA, DFO and NRCan to guide the initiative, address any issues, and overcome any roadblocks that become apparent.

The Committee meets at least once a year to consider a status report on the implementation of the Nature Legacy for Canada.

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

$1,121,587,505 from June 2018 to March 2023

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$229,401,327

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$219,529,658

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative

Not applicable

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

$1,093,887,505 Budget 2018

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars)

$27,700,000

Funding contributed by non‑federal and non‑governmental partners (dollars)

Not applicable

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2022-23

Performance highlights

In 2019-20, the second year of this funding, the Government of Canada has been working closely with provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, Canadians, international partners and other stakeholders, to make significant progress towards our objectives. Some key highlights include:

Species at risk

• In collaboration with the provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, and stakeholders, initiated implementation of the Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada(Pan-Canadian Approach) for terrestrial species through collaborative action for identified priority places, species, and sectors and threats to improve conservation outcomes for species at risk.
• Across 11 federal-provincial-territorial Priority Places – places with significant biodiversity, concentrations of species at risk, and opportunities to advance conservation efforts – funded 36 projects (Canada Nature Fund) to engage partners and stakeholders, establish governance frameworks, initiate collaborative multi-species and ecosystem-based conservation action planning, and implement early priority actions on-the-ground.
• Established a suite of 15 complementary Community-Nominated Priority Places for Species at Risk (Canada Nature Fund) that will support multi-partner initiatives in priority places where there are opportunities to protect and recover species at risk and their habitat through multi-species and ecosystem-based conservation action.
• On February 21, 2020, finalized two conservation agreements for the protection and recovery of Southern Mountain Caribou in British Columbia (BC): the Partnership Agreement with the Government of BC, the Saulteau First Nations and the West Moberly First Nations, which focuses on the central group of Southern Mountain Caribou; and the Bilateral Agreement with the Government of BC, which includes conservation measures that address all Southern Mountain Caribou herds in the province.
• To support the recovery of Boreal Caribou, finalized conservation agreements with Saskatchewan, Yukon, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Cold Lake First Nations and advanced negotiations for conservation agreements with other partners.
• Released a proposed Amended Recovery Strategy for Boreal Caribou for public consultation that identifies critical habitat in northern Saskatchewan’s Boreal Shield range (SK1), which was previously unidentified due to a lack of data, and updates population and habitat condition information for all ranges across the country.
• Funded 23 projects (15 new and 8 ongoing multi-year projects) and engaged provinces and territories and Indigenous peoples in the identification of existing and planned conservation measures to support the protection and recovery of the six priority species identified under the Pan-Canadian Approach, as well as other species at risk including Polar Bear.
• Engaged partners and stakeholders to initiate co-creation of conservation action plans with the agriculture and forest priority sectors that seek to align conservation and sector policy and practice with positive outcomes for species at risk and sector sustainability and funded 9 projects to advance the mainstreaming of species at risk conservation into sector practices.
• Advanced relationship building with Indigenous partners through 30 new and 10 continuing multi-year projects that aim to build Indigenous peoples’ capacity to implement conservation measures for species at risk and their habitat, negotiate and implement conservation agreements for the collaborative conservation of at-risk species, and support their meaningful participation in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act.
• Decisions were made on the COSEWIC assessments of species at risk. These resulted in changes to Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA), further reducing the backlog of decisions on listing species under SARA . With the addition of 22 species at risk, there were 622 species listed on Schedule 1 as of March 31, 2020. DFO has also added 18 aquatic species to Schedule I in this time period.
• Published 13 recovery strategies, 5 management plans, and 2 action plans for species at risk under the responsibility of CWS, bringing the number of required recovery documents to 93% compliance with the requirements of the Act.
• Published the results of an assessment of imminent threats to Southern resident killer whale and highlighted an extensive suite of measures for Southern resident killer whale survival and recovery, including fisheries closures, hatchery production, changes to regulations on approach distances by vessels, and slowdowns.
• To support the recovery of Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW): established a conservation agreement with Transport Canada and seven other signatories from the marine transportation industry to reduce acoustic and physical disturbances to SRKW from commercial ships along the coast of British Columbia. Signatories will continue existing voluntary efforts and develop new voluntary threat reduction measures as a part of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program.
• Approved funding for 57 projects under the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk, supporting the stewardship and recovery actions of partners from across the country that benefit over 70 aquatic species at risk located in 7 priority freshwater places, or are subject to two marine threats.
• Completed recovery strategies and management plans for 81% of aquatic species/populations at risk under SARA, surpassing the 2023 established target of 75%.
• Implemented over 60 species at risk recovery projects prescribed in site-based Action Plans across Parks Canada’s protected heritage areas, including 4 projects focussing on the conservation of bison and caribou signature species.
• Conducted research on the cumulative impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbances, including climate change, to caribou habitat and populations.
• Provided expertise and tools to key stakeholders to help them undertake caribou habitat restoration.
• In March 2020, NRCan and collaborators launched an online platform called the Canadian Conservation & Land Management (CCLM) Knowledge Network, to share boreal caribou knowledge, landscape restoration information and wetland management best practices.

Protected areas

• Increased the percentage of Canada’s land and freshwater that were protected, from 10.6% to 12.1%, placing Canada on a solid path that is expected to attain 17% national coverage.
• Increased the percentage of Canada’s marine and coastal areas that were protected, from 0.9 to 13.8%, surpassing the mid-term target of 5% and the target of 10%.
• Established the Canada Nature Fund (Spaces stream), to help achieve Canada’s 17% land and freshwater target (Canada Target 1), enhance integrity and connectivity of protected and conserved areas, and establish new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) to support Indigenous engagement in conservation.
  • Invested $14.4 million in 38 projects that led to the establishment of new provincial, territorial, Indigenous, and private protected areas, resulting in the protection and conservation of 160,000 hectares of land, including the creation of Canada’s first Indigenous Protected Area under the Nature Legacy – Edéhzhíe Protected Area (Northwest Territories) – to protect important habitat for woodland caribou and woodland bison, both threatened species.
• Designated Edehzhie Dehcho Protected Area as the first Indigenous Protected Area established under the Nature Fund, secured the protection of area through a withdrawal of subsurface minerals, oil and gas, and are on track to designate Edehzhie as a National Wildlife Area in 2020.
• Acquired, through purchase, new lands at Prince Edward Point and Portobello National Wildlife Area and acquired, through transfer, lands in Isle Haute, Country Island, Saint Paul Island and Owls Head for future designation as National Wildlife Areas.
• Collaborated with the Government of British Columbia to secure land in the Darkwoods Conservation Area, one of Canada’s natural treasures and the world’s only inland temperate rainforest.
• Acquired an ecologically significant property of 1329 hectares (3272 acres + 12 acres) for the purpose of completing a long-standing land acquisition program to establish the Bruce Peninsula National Park.
• Under the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program, funded 28 Indigenous projects, totalling $5.7 million, to support First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities in their stewardship work to protect sensitive areas and species, monitor ecological health, and maintain Indigenous cultural sites.
  • For example, the Guardians from the Dane nan yḗ dāh Land Guardian Program completed 252 wildlife observation surveys and 139 environmental concern surveys on their traditional territory to ensure the land and animals are protected.
• Signed the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP) contribution agreement with Nature Conservancy of Canada, to administer the program in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada, and many regional and local land trusts.
  • $100 million over 4 year (2019-2023) to secure at least 200,000 hectares of private land and private interest in land for purposes of establishing new protected and conserved areas as well as contributing to the protection of habitat for the recovery of species at risk, and connecting Canadians to nature through the expansion of publicly accessible conserved lands.
  • Preliminary results for 2019-20 include approximately 13,000 hectares conserved.
• The Government of Canada negotiated an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement and other related agreements for infrastructure and programming with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association for the establishment of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut.

Contact information

Nature Legacy Secretariat
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
315 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau QC J8Y 3Z5
ec.secretariatdupatrimoinenaturel-naturelegacysecretariat.ec@canada.ca

Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)

Horizontal initiative: Nature Legacy for Canada

Shared outcomes: Canada’s species at risk are recovered and Canada’s ecosystems, landscape and biodiversity are protected

Name of theme	Species at Risk	Protected Areas	Internal Services
Theme outcome(s)	Protection and recovery action for 230 species at risk is enhanced	Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened	Not applicable
Environment and Climate Change Canada	$318,673,996	$418,632,353	$22,194,340
Parks Canada	$58,667,050	$162,010,390	$15,129,515
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	$159,183,716	N/A	$13,647,819
Natural Resources Canada	$4,420,000	N/A	$323,868

*These amounts include Internal Services costs.

Performance information

Name of horizontal initiative: Nature Legacy for Canada

Horizontal initiative results overview

Total federal funding allocated from start to end (dollars)	2019-20 Federal planned spendingFootnote 1 (dollars)	2019-20 Federal actual spendingFootnote 1 (dollars)	Horizontal initiative shared outcome(s)	Performance indicator(s)	Target(s)	2019-20 Results
$1,121,587,505	$229,401,325	$219,529,658	Canada’s species at risk are recovered	Percentage of species at risk for which changes in populations are consistent with recovery and management objectives	60% by May 2025	41% show progress towards their population and distribution objectives; 12% show mixed evidence, meaning that some information suggests improving trends, but that there is also some evidence of decline (as of May 2019).
$1,121,587,505	$229,401,325	$219,529,658	Canada’s ecosystems, landscape and biodiversity are protected	Percentage of total i) terrestrial territory (land and inland water); and ii) coastal and marine areas that are conserved through networks of protected areas, other effective conservation measure (OECMs) and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)	i) 17% of total land is conserved by 2020; and ii) 10% of total coastal and marine areas are conserved by 2020	i) 12.1% as of December 2019 ii) 13.8% as of December 2019

Theme 1 details

Name of theme	Total federal theme funding allocated from start to endFootnote 1  (dollars)	2019-20 Federal theme planned spendingFootnote 1  (dollars)	2019-20 Federal theme actual spendingFootnote 1 (dollars)	Theme outcome(s)	Performance indicator(s)	Target(s)	2019-20 Results
Species at risk	$540,944,762	$98,484,457	$95,402,510	Protection and recovery action for 230 species at risk is enhanced	Percentage of 230 species at risk for which protection or recovery actions are being implemented through action for priority places, species, and threats	100% by 2023	Priority Species: While recovery of species at risk is a long-term endeavour and further work will be needed, protection or recovery actions are being implemented for all six priority species Priority Places: Preliminary analysis indicates that of the estimated 322 species at risk within the 11 federal-provincial-territorial priority places, 72 have 100% and 75 have 50% to 99% of their range covered; conservation actions in the priority places will likely benefit many of these species and others.

Theme 2 details

Name of theme	Total federal theme funding allocated from start to endFootnote 1 (dollars)	2019-20 Federal theme planned spendingFootnote 1 (dollars)	2019-20 Federal theme actual spendingFootnote 1 (dollars)	Theme outcome(s)	Performance indicator(s)	Target(s)	2019-20 Results
Protected areas	$580,642,743	$130,916,870	$124,127,148	Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened	Number of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs with demonstrable progress toward establishment or expansion	15 protected areas by 2023	Isle Haute, Country Island, Saint Paul Island and Owls Head have been transferred to ECCC for designation as new National Wildlife Areas. Edehzhie is on track for designation subsequent to the withdrawal minerals, oil and gas under Edehzhie. ECCC made demonstrable progress towards establishing Moose Mountain Creek, Harris Sandhills, Great Sandhills, and Longspur as National Wildlife Areas.
Protected areas	$580,642,743	$130,916,870	$124,127,148	Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened	Number of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs with demonstrable progress toward establishment or expansion	20 Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas (IPCAs) by 2023	It is too early to report as contribution agreements were signed in early 2020. There are 27 signed contribution agreements that could contribute to the creation of an IPCA
Protected areas	$580,642,743	$130,916,870	$124,127,148	Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened	Number of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs with demonstrable progress toward establishment or expansion	10 Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) by 2023	Canada now recognizes 69 OECMs in four provinces and one territory covering 77,908 km2
Protected areas	$580,642,743	$130,916,870	$124,127,148	Canada’s network of protected areas, OECMs and IPCAs is expanded and strengthened	Percent of existing ECCC and PCA protected areas where overall ecological condition or management effectiveness is maintained or improved	78% by 2023	In 2016 the average score for all ECCC sites was 44%. Preliminary results from 2020 are that the average score for ECCC sites has increased to 55%. ECCC has more than doubled the number of sites that are the upper category of “adequate management” (from 10 to 22) and has halved the number of sites that fall in the lower category of “inadequate management” (from 36 to 18). First year of reporting for PCA will be 2020-2021

Total spending, all themes

Theme	Total federal funding allocated since the last renewal* (dollars)	2019–20 Total federal actual spending (dollars)
Theme 1 – Species at Risk	$540,944,762	$95,402,510
Theme 2 – Protected Areas	$580,642,743	$124,127,148
Total, all themes	$1,121,587,505	$219,529,658

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

Clean Growth and Climate Change

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

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

Lead department

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Federal partner organization(s)

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Transport Canada (TC).

Start date of the horizontal initiative

The Pan-Canadian Framework (PCF) was adopted by First Ministers in December 2016. Key initiatives reported through this table start in 2016.

End date of the horizontal initiative

The CGCC HI is comprised of a number of programs and initiatives, some of which have a specific duration and will end prior to 2027-28 and others which have small ongoing funding.

Description of the horizontal initiative

The Government of Canada recognizes the real and critical impacts of climate change. In 2016, the Government of Canada worked with provinces and territories, and engaged with Indigenous Peoples, to develop the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, Canada’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, build Canada’s resilience to a changing climate, and drive clean growth. This plan puts Canada on a path to meet its target of reducing GHG emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

The Government of Canada has been implementing the PCF since its adoption. This involves a number of horizontal initiatives, including measures to achieve reductions across all sectors of the economy, initiatives to advance climate change adaptation and build resilience to climate impacts across Canada and drive innovation and growth by increasing clean technology development and adoption, and a pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution.

Governance structures

ECCC provides overall coordination for the federal Clean Growth and Climate Change horizontal initiative. Senior-level (Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister) interdepartmental committees provide oversight on implementation and ensure alignment of PCF reporting, as well as with other horizontal and departmental processes to ensure effective reporting on results.

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

$5,565,015,692

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$2,974,718,338

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$2,025,250,938

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

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

TBC

Performance highlights

The Government of Canada is committed to taking action on climate change. ECCC will continue to work with federal partners in the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework and put Canada on a path to meet its 2030 target. For example, in 2019-20, the federal government has:

• Reduced GHGs and driven clean growth through the development and implementation of key measures, such as regulations, policies and programs
• Continued to leverage investments in projects that will generate clean growth and reduce GHGs
• Continued to implement the Pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution and stimulate clean innovations and energy efficiency
• Supported the implementation of a range of adaptation efforts to help all levels of government, communities, Indigenous Peoples, businesses and individuals make informed decisions and be better prepared for the impacts of climate change
• Continued to champion and demonstrate global leadership on climate action.

Contact information

Janhabi Nandy
Climate Change Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
200 blvd Sacré-Coeur, Fontaine
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3
Tel: 613-323-5242
Janhabi.Nandy@ec.gc.ca

Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)

Horizontal initiative: Horizontal Management Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change

Shared outcomes: Canada addresses climate change by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, enabling clean growth, transitioning to a resilient, low carbon economy, and contributing to global efforts on climate action.

Addressing Air Pollution

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Addressing Air Pollution

Lead department(s)

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Federal partner departments

Health Canada, National Research Council of Canada

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

The implementation of the Air Quality Management System (AQMS) is a federally-led collaborative process with provinces and territories, with involvement of and in consultation with Indigenous peoples, health and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry.

Start date of the horizontal initiative

April 1, 2016

This initiative is a continuation of previous work conducted under the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA) which was in place from 2006-07 to 2015-16.

Current investments include funding provided in Budget 2016. Budget 2017 approved additional funding for this initiative starting in April 2018.

End date of the horizontal initiative

This initiative is ongoing, and funded through two budget submissions. Budget 2016 provided funding for the science and reporting activities for five years and ongoing, and provided funding for policy and analysis, mitigation actions, and indoor air quality activities for two years (2016–17 to 2017–18).

For 2018-19, Budget 2017 provided funding for policy and analysis activities for four years and ongoing. It also provided funding for mitigation activities for outdoor and indoor air quality for four years and ongoing.

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 particular concern given Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors.

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 pollutants. Activities to be undertaken include:

1. Scientific and reporting activities to provide the foundation for credible, relevant and timely policy and regulatory development, administration, and enforcement; and to provide air quality information to Canadians, including on the health risks associated with air pollution.
2. Policy and analysis activities necessary to: develop effective programs and measures; work with provinces, territories and other stakeholders to address domestic air pollution; and to work with the U.S. under the Air Quality Agreement and with other countries in international fora such as the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to reduce transboundary sources of air pollution.
3. Mitigation actions for outdoor air quality include developing and implementing regulatory and non-regulatory instruments to reduce emissions from industrial, transportation and consumer products sectors and equipment types.
4. 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 to encourage personal actions to reduce these risks in homes and buildings, including at schools and workplaces.

Governance structures

ECCC provides program coordination and chairs an interdepartmental horizontal oversight committee at the assistant deputy minister level. Meetings occur annually or more frequently as needed. This committee is supported by interdepartmental committees at the director general and director level and by working groups.

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 to address 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)

$366,906,975 from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2020

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative

December 14, 2017

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

Budget 2017 provided $201.04 million over four 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.

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 on Addressing Air Pollution was part of ECCC’s 2017 risk-based audit and evaluation plan and is underway. This evaluation is being led by ECCC and conducted in collaboration with HC and NRC and will be completed in 2020-21.

Shared outcome(s) of federal partners

1. Canadians have clean air
2. Adverse impacts on human health and ecosystems are reduced

Performance Indicators

1. a) Percentage of Canadians living in areas where air quality standards are achieved
2. a) Change in number of deaths per year attributable to air pollution

2. b) Area of exceedance of ecosystem critical loads of acidity

Targets

1. a) 85% of Canadians live in areas that meet all Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) in 2030 (from a baseline of approximately 60% in 2005-2007, based on 2020 CAAQS values)
2. a) Decrease in number of deaths per year attributable to air pollution (from a baseline of 42 per 100,000 population in data from 2007-2015)

2. b) Decrease in the area of exceedance of ecosystem critical loads of acidity from a baseline (to be established)

Data Source and frequency of monitoring and reporting

1. a) National air pollution data map (including data from the National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Program) cross-referenced with population data provided by Statistics Canada - maps produced annually
2. a) Health Canada’s Air Quality Benefits Assessment Tool (AQBAT) - using national air pollution data from the NAPS Program and the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) will be reported every five years based on a three-year average

2. b) NAPS Program, CAPMoN, Aquatic and Terrestrial Critical Loads, and GEM-MACH air quality model. Three-year average reported annually.

Results

1. a) 75%
2. a) Indicator reported on every 5 years. Next reporting date - 2022-03-31.

2. b) Results not yet available

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

Not applicable

Name of the theme

Not applicable

Performance highlights

The initiative is ongoing and on track, including continued implementation of the Air Quality Management System (AQMS) and achievement of targets towards the desired outcome of Canadians having clean air.

In 2019-2020 initiatives implemented under the program:

• Significantly increased the effectiveness of the internal air quality modelling process, and delivered a record number of air quality modelling analysis to inform decision making on program initiatives (67% increase in the production of information)
• Increased the reach of the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), now available in all provinces and territories, and additional communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia
• Extended the air quality forecast capacity to 3 days
• Surpassed the AQHI 2019 communications target of one million by reaching 1.38 million sensitive individuals
• Put in place more stringent CAAQS for ozone to be met in 2025, and advanced the review of the 2020 CAAQS for PM2.5
• Published 3 guidance documents to facilitate the implementation of the Air Quality Management System.
• Published proposed Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations
• Published Canada's Air Pollutant Emission Inventory (APEI) and reported historical and projected air pollutant emissions to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• Renewed the National Air Pollution Surveillance Program Memorandum of Understanding, continuing the 50 year federal-provincial-territorial collaboration to monitor ambient air quality throughout Canada
• Supported investigation and prosecution of Volkswagen for importing cars that violated emission standards contrary to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that led to  fine of $196.5 million in 2020
• Mailed 1.5 million radon awareness postcards to residents in high radon risk areas through the Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail Campaign, and responded to a large increase in the number of radon-related public inquiries in all provinces
• Continued to generate scientific knowledge and conduct evaluations of technologies to reduce indoor air contaminants and improve the health of Canadians, especially vulnerable populations

Contact information

Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative Secretariat
Air Emissions Priorities Division
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Environmental Protection Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Blvd, Place Vincent Massey
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3
ec.secretariatinitiativeairsecretariatairinitiative.ec@canada.ca

Performance information

Performance information

Federal department	Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2019-20 Planned spending (dollars)	2019-20 Actual spending (dollars)
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Air Quality	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	412,820,858 (2016-17 to 2021-22) 67,827,508 (2022-23 and ongoing)	66,769,826	65,594,734
Health Canada	Air Quality Radiation Protection Program	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	170,339,995 (from 2016-17 to 2021-22) 28,389,999 (2022-23 and ongoing)	28,389,999	21,704,073
National Research Council of Canada	Construction	Taking Action to Address Air Pollution (core capacity)	3,626,596 (2016-17 to 2017-18) 8,750,000 (2018-19 to 2021-22) 2,300,000 (2022-23 and ongoing)	2,150,000	2,150,000
Total for all federal organizations			595,537,449 Ongoing 98,517,507	97,309,825	89,448,807

*For more information on horizontal initiative activities, expected results, performance indicators, targets and state to achieve, please consult the table below

Expected results, indicators and targets by program of federal partners

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Specific activity in support of initiative	Immediate outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
Science
Develop and provide air quality science (research, monitoring, and modelling, analysis and advice)	ER 1.1 Senior managers and decision makers have access to information and analysis on air quality and air pollution	PI 1.1 Percentage of requested foundational information products delivered to support evidence-based decision making	T 1.1 100% of requested foundational work is delivered	2019-20	100% The National Air Pollution Surveillance Program Memorandum of Understanding was renewed for five years in July, 2019, continuing the 50 year federal-provincial-territorial collaboration to monitor ambient air quality throughout Canada. Supported enforcement actions that led to the January 2020 fine of $196.5 million against Volkswagen, by undertaking extensive measurements of emissions and engine control systems, confirming the presence of defeat devices on diesel engine cars. Quantified emissions from heavy-duty vehicles while investigating the performance of on-board NOx sensors. These studies are informing U.S. EPA rulemaking to adopt a lower NOx standard for heavy duty trucks and engines. Reported on the effects of Gasoline Particulate Filters (GPFs) of different specifications on the Particulate Matter (PM) emissions of light duty vehicles (LDVs) and engines. Delivered a new version of Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Prediction System (FireWork) for operational implementation in July 2019 that integrates the Canadian Forest Fire Emissions Prediction system (CFFEPS) to better predict fire size, plume injection height, and forest fire emissions. Reported on deriving ammonia (NH3) emissions from large point sources using satellite observations. For the sources analyzed, emissions are estimated to be approximately 2.5 times higher than reported to inventories. ECCC’s Pandora (ground-based remote sensor) for long-term monitoring of air quality, including long-range transport and satellite validation, is now part of the NASA-ESA Pandonia Global Network, and was the subject of a paper on the scientific cooperation between ECCC and NASA/U.S. EPA, supporting the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement. Developed new algorithms for deriving NO2 from Pandora measurements under cloudy conditions, and for using ECCC’s air quality forecast model to estimate NO2 surface concentrations from Pandora measurements under sunny and cloudy conditions. Results were published on the assessment of TROPOMI satellite data products using Pandora NO2measurements, demonstrating both the use of satellite data for measurement of NO2 and the value of the Pandora instrument for data validation. Documented toxic air pollutants, including benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in Toronto and the surrounding area, demonstrating that vehicles make a greater contribution to toxic air pollution at the local scale (e.g., in urban areas) than suggested by national-scale emissions inventories. Published an article that estimated the increase in tropospheric ozone from 1840 to the present day is approximately 40%; previous studies suggested increases of 100-200%. This has important implications for climate models. Air quality modelling analysis was provided to support the following regulations and initiatives: Benefits of an Emissions Control Area for marine transportation emissions Understanding impacts on air pollution of equivalency agreements for coal-fired generation of electricity Benchmarking exercise in collaboration with Health Canada to assess sector-based health impacts Delivered a significant upgrade to the air quality modelling platform for policy, now based on the GEM-MACH air quality model with on-line chemistry. The new platform provides 16 times more detailed results, due to the finer horizontal grid spatial resolution. Contributed modelling analysis for the publication of a paper with Health Canada on the health impact of wildfire pollution in Canada. Provided modelling analysis in support to the review of the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) for PM2.5 including the development of the new policy modelling approach for PM2.5.
Develop and provide air pollutant emissions inventory data and reporting	ER 1.2 Increased public awareness of air pollution and air quality	PI 1.2 Number of sensitive individuals reached by Air Quality Health Index (AQHI risk) communications	T 1.2 One million by 2019 Four million by 2026 Target has been developed based on an initial value estimate of 400,000 at risk Canadians receiving AQHI risk communications	2019 and 2026, but progress will be reported annually	1.38 million sensitive Canadians reached. Increased the reach of the AQHI to Canadians by incrementally adding locations as requested by the provinces and territories. Additional locations were added in Manitoba (Flin Flon), Saskatchewan (Buffalo Narrows) and British Columbia (Cranbrook). This resulted in an estimated 1,380,000 sensitive individuals that are reached by AQHI risk communications across Canada. Continued to deliver 24/7 daily and hourly air quality forecasts, alerts and related health and environmental information to Canadians through the AQHI program. Since February 2019, this information is now also available to Canadians through ECCC’s Weather App (WeatherCAN). Continued program work with Health Canada, the provinces and territories and related stakeholders to improve reporting of smoke from forest fires through enhancements to the AQHI. Extended the air quality forecast capacity to 3 days, and initiated steps for public availability of a 3-day AQHI forecast in 2021. Planned, developed and initiated first stages of a small sensor technology pilot project to test the accuracy, reliability and robustness of this emerging technology with the objective to ascertain its potential role in the collection and reporting of air quality data to support AQHI forecasts.
Policy
Implementation of the federal air quality program	ER 1.3 Federal air quality standards are strengthened	PI 1.3 Percentage of CAAQS reviewed and updated	T 1.3 100% of CAAQS will be reviewed on a five-year cycle from date of initial publication and, where necessary, will be made more stringent to encourage continuous improvement in air quality	Every five years from the CAAQS publication date	Ozone CAAQS for 2020 have been reviewed and updated. A new ozone CAAQS for 2025 was published in summer 2019. Work on the review of the 2020 CAAQS for PM2.5 advanced.
Mitigation
Develop, administer, review, and amend regulatory instruments – Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations (MSAPR) Stationary Engines	ER 1.4 Regulatees are in compliance with federal air pollution measures	PI 1.4.1 Percentage of modern engines meeting performance requirements	T 1.4.1 13 major industrial sectors:  100% of modern engines of a size ≥ 75 kW emit ≤ 2.7 g/kWh of NOx	2019 (data available in 2021)	2018 compliance year:  42%
		PI 1.4.2 Percentage of pre-existing engines or fleets meeting performance requirements	T 1.4.2 Pre-existing engines ≥ 250 kW (in terms of rated brake power) in the oil and gas sector, by 2021: Flat limit of ≤ 4 g/kWh (or 210 ppm) of NOx for 100% of engines 50% of engines, in term of rated brake power, each ≤ 4 g/kWh (or 210 ppm) of NOx Yearly average over 100% of engines ≤ 8 g/kWh (or 421 ppm) of NOx Pre-existing engines ≥ 250 kW (in terms of rated brake power) in the oil and gas sector, by 2026: 100% of engines ≤ 4 g/kWh (or 210 ppm) of NOx Yearly average over 100% of engines ≤ 4 g/kWh (or 210 ppm) of NOx	2021 and 2026	N/A
Develop, administer, review, and amend regulatory instruments - Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations (MSAPR) Boilers and Heaters		PI 1.4.3 Percentage of Pre-existing, Transitional, Modern, or Redesigned boiler and heater equipment meeting performance requirements	T 1.4.3 12 major sectors:  100% of pre-existing, transitional, modern, or redesigned boiler and heater equipment emit less than or equal to their obligation no later than the following: 2016 for new equipment (i.e., transitional, modern, or redesigned boilers and heaters) 2026 for class 80 equipment that currently emits greater than 80 grams of NOx per gigajoule 2036 for class 70 equipment that currently emits between 70 and 80 grams of NOx per gigajoule	2026 and 2036	For pre-existing equipment, no results can be tabulated since the emission intensity limit must be met in 2026 or 2036, depending on their classification For "new" equipment, 91% (151/166) are meeting the emission intensity limits
Develop, administer, review, and amend regulatory instruments - Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations (MSAPR) Cement		PI 1.4.4 Percentage of cement manufacturing facilities meeting performance requirements	T 1.4.4 By 2020, 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):  3.0 kg/tonne of clinker	2020	Received the first annual report for 2018 monitoring data on June 1, 2019, showing 100% of regulated cement facilities had installed the required Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) to monitor their NOx and SO2 emissions. This will allow reporting in support of meeting their emissions targets in 2020.
Develop, administer, review, and amend regulatory instruments - Transportation		PI 1.4.5 Percentage of regulatees reporting compliance with the regulated limits in new or amended fuel quality regulations	T 1.4.5 100% of regulatees reporting compliance with the regulated limits in new or amended fuel quality regulations	Ongoing	N/A 2019 results will be available in December 2020
-	ER 1.5 Compliance review related to air pollutant regulations is strengthened	PI 1.5.1 Percentage of regulatees subject to fulsome review related to compliance with fuels regulations	T 1.5.1 5% of all fuels regulatees are subject to an enhanced compliance verification (including record review and sampling) by December 1, 2019	2019	8.5%
-		PI 1.5.2 Percentage increase in number and variety of tests performed for vehicles and engines	T 1.5.2 20% increase in number of testing rounds performed from the average of 2014-2015, 2015-2016, by March 31, 2021	March 31, 2021	40%

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Intermediate outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
Policy
ER 1.6 Canada’s involvement in international and bilateral transboundary agreements improves air quality	PI 1.6.1 Percentage reduction in national emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2)	T 1.6.1 Indicative commitment: 55% reduction of national emissions of SO2 from 2005 level	2020	To be reported in 2022, when 2020 inventory is finalized
	PI 1.6.2 Percentage reduction in national emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx)	T 1.6.2 Indicative commitment: 35% reduction of national emissions of national NOx from 2005 level	2020	To be reported in 2022, when 2020 inventory is finalized
	PI 1.6.3 Percentage reduction in national emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)	T 1.6.3 Indicative commitment: 25% reduction of national emissions of PM2.5 from 2005 level	2020	To be reported in 2022, when 2020 inventory is finalized
	PI 1.6.4 Percentage reduction is national emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)	T 1.6.4 Indicative commitment: 20% reduction of national emissions of VOCs from 2005 level	2020	To be reported in 2022, when 2020 inventory is finalized
Mitigation
ER 1.7 Regulatory and non-regulatory instruments reduce Canadian air pollutant emissions	PI 1.7.1 Emissions of air pollutants from industrial and transportation sources in tonnes for fine particulate matter (PM2.5); sulphur oxides (SOx); nitrogen oxides (NOx); volatile organic compounds (VOCs)	T 1.7.1 Continuous decrease in most current three-year average emissions from the previous three-year average (e.g., average from 2016-2018 vs average of 2015-2017) and relative to baseline three-year average of 2006-2008 VOCs 2015-2017 Avg. = 1,048,639 tonnes NOx 2015-2017 Avg. = 1,543,820 tonnes SOx 2015-2017 Avg. = 753,515 tonnes PM2.5 2015-2017 Avg. = 95,445 tonnes VOCs 2016-2018 Avg. = 1,026,520 tonnes NOx 2016-2018 Avg. = 1,501,353 tonnes SOx 2016-2018 Avg. = 683,188 tonnes PM2.5 2016-2018 Avg.= 95,923 tonnes 2006 to 2008 three-year average emissions (baseline) VOCs 2006-2008 Avg. = 1,382,345 tonnes NOx 2006-2008 Avg. = 2,209,944 tonnes SOx 2006-2008 Avg.= 1,857,380 tonnes PM2.5 2006-2008 Avg. = 146,599.6 tonnes	Annual	The APEI, from which the data for this indicator is sourced, is back-calculated with each annual production of the inventory to account for improved methodologies in the estimation of emissions produced nation wide. Due to this, the previous three-year average as well as the baseline three-year average must be recalculated annually for reporting. During the 2016-2018 period, air pollutant emissions from industrial and transportation sources decreased from the previous three-year average (2015-2017) for: VOCs = 22,119 tonnes (2.1%) NOx = 42,466 tonnes (2.75%) SOx = 70,328 tonnes (9.3%) A slight increase of 477 tonnes (0.5%) was observed in the three-year average of PM2.5 for the 2016-2018 period compared to the 2015-2017 period. Baseline (percentage change from 2006-2008 to 2016-2018): Decrease in all three-year average emissions compared to the 2006-2008 period. All indicators show a decrease relative to the baseline. VOCs = 25.7% NOx = 32.1% SOx = 63.2% PM2.5 = 34.6%
	PI 1.7.2 Emissions of air pollutants from transportation and mobile sources in tonnes for carbon monoxide (CO)	T 1.7.2 Decrease in current year three-year average from the previous three-year average (e.g., average from 2016-2018 vs average of 2015–2017) 2015–2017 Avg. = 3,077,837 tonnes Continued downward trend in three-year average emissions from 2006-2008 2006-2008 Avg. = 4,476,816 tonnes	Annual	The APEI, from which the data for this indicator is sourced, is back-calculated with each annual production of the inventory to account for improved methodology in the estimation of emissions produced nation wide. Due to this, the previous year’s three-year average as well as the baseline three year average must be recalculated annually for reporting. During the 2016-2018 period, CO emissions increased from the previous three-year period (2015-2017): 39,977 tonnes (1.3 %) Baseline (change from 2006-2008 to 2016-2018): -1,479,067 tonnes (-32.2%)

Health Canada

Specific activity in support of initiative	Immediate Outcomes	Performance Indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
Science
Develop and provide air pollutant emissions inventory data and reporting	ER 1.2 Increased public awareness of air pollution and air quality	PI 1.2 Number of sensitive individuals reached by Air Quality Health Index (AQHI risk) communications	T 1.2 One million by 2019 Four million by 2026 Target has been developed based on an initial value estimate of 400,000 at risk Canadians receiving AQHI risk communications	2019 and 2026, but progress will be reported annually	1.38 million
Policy
Implementation of the federal air quality program	ER 2.2 Federal air quality standards are strengthened	PI 2.2 Percentage of CAAQS reviewed and updated	T 2.2 100% of CAAQS will be reviewed on a five-year cycle from date of initial publication and, where necessary, will be made more stringent to encourage continuous improvement in air quality	Every five years from the CAAQS publication date	Ozone CAAQS for 2020 have been reviewed and updated. A new ozone CAAQS for 2025 was published in summer 2019. Work on the review of the 2020 CAAQS for PM2.5 advanced.
Indoor air
Implement National Radon Program	ER 2.3 Canadians are aware of radon	PI 2.3 Percentage of Canadians surveyed who are knowledgeable about radon	T 2.3 60-65% of Canadians surveyed are knowledgeable about radon by 2018-2019 From a baseline using 2015 data from Stats Can Household and Environment Survey: 59% of Canadians are knowledgeable about radon	2018 (data available in 2019)	63% (2018-19 result). The results of the 2019 Households and the Environment Survey will be made available in 2021.

Health Canada

Intermediate Outcomes	Performance Indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
ER 2.4 Canadians change behaviour to reduce exposure to radon	PI 2.4 Percentage of Canadians surveyed who have tested for radon	T 2.4 10% of Canadians have tested for radon by 2025-2026 From a baseline using 2015 data from Stats Can Household and Environment Survey: 6% of Canadians have tested for radon	2025 (progress reported every two years, next report 2019)	The results of the 2019 Households and the Environment Survey will be made available in 2021.

National Research Council

Specific activity in support of initiative	Immediate outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
Indoor air
Increase to the number of validated indoor air quality technologies that can be used by Canadians	ER 3.1 Develop technological solutions to improve indoor air quality	PI 3.2 Number of new technologies that will undergo performance validation, design guidance, and have market support	T3.2 Eight by April 2019	2019	In addition to eight technologies evaluated in 2018-19, NRC continues to generate scientific knowledge and conduct evaluations of technologies to reduce indoor air contaminants and improve the health of Canadians, especially vulnerable populations. Results have been achieved in the following areas: Radon: radon mitigation using passive stacks 2 polyethylene membranes and 3 bitumen felt membranes Mold Growth & Building Materials: an incubation chamber and customized humidifier control system Smart Residential Ventilation balanced ventilation (or a slightly positive indoor vs. outdoor pressure regime) Sorptive Ceiling Tiles to Reduce VOCs/formaldehyde sorptive ceiling tiles to potentially reduce formaldehyde concentrations
		PI 3.3 Number of evaluated technical indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions ready for adoption by stakeholders	T3.3 Eight evaluated technical solutions over 5 years	2023	The NRC is on its way to ready eight solutions for the adoption by stakeholders by April of 2023. In 2019-20, NRC achieved the following: Re solution #1 “Radon mitigation using passive stacks”: Completed testing in 2 retrofitted homes 15 new homes and demonstrated the parameters affecting the effectiveness of passive radon stacks. Re solution #2 “Radon diffusion”:  Completed radon diffusion testing of 2 polyethylene membranes and 3 bitumen felt membranes to assess their effectiveness in preventing radon entry. Re solution #3 “Non-destructive method to identify key formaldehyde emitters amongst building materials”: Conducted a field study to identify key formaldehyde emitters in 15 newly-built homes. Re solution #4 “Ceiling tiles for reducing indoor formaldehyde concentrations”: Conducted a laboratory study to demonstrate that sorptive ceiling tiles can potentially reduce formaldehyde concentrations, reducing the energy requirements for air cleaning in indoor environments and improving healthier indoor air quality. Re solution #5 “Mold Growth & Building Material”: Developed a novel incubation chamber and customized humidifier control system to extend capacity to evaluate mold growth on building materials. Re solution #6 “Smart Residential Ventilation”: Demonstrated in a full-scale research house that balanced ventilation (or a slightly positive indoor vs. outdoor pressure regime) has indoor air quality advantages over exhaust-only ventilation systems. Re solution #7 “Sorptive Ceiling Tiles to Reduce VOCs/formaldehyde”: Conducted a laboratory study to demonstrate that sorptive ceiling tiles can potentially reduce formaldehyde concentrations, reducing the energy requirements for air cleaning in indoor environments and improving healthier indoor air quality.

National Research Council

Intermediate outcomes	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to achieve targets	2019-20 Actual results
ER 3.4 Increased uptake of products and systems that improve indoor air quality	PI 3.4 Number of new indoor air quality technologies that experience market uptake	T 3.4 Eight by April 2026	2026	The NRC is on its way to enable the market uptake of eight solutions by April of 2026. In 2019-20, NRC achieved the following: Re solution # 1 “Radon mitigation using passive stacks”: Recruited owners of 22 newly-constructed homes to participate in a field study of passive radon stacks, and contracted professionals certified by the Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program to install passive radon stacks in those homes.

Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

The Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP).

Lead departments

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

Federal partner departments

Indigenous Services Canada,Crown-Indigenous Relations 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

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

End date of the horizontal initiative

FCSAP will continue to March 31, 2035.

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 Oversight Committee is supported by the Director Generals Advisory 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)

$6,228,062,532 from April 1, 2003, to March 31, 2025 (Phase I, II, III and IV).

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Not Applicable

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$4,586,432,966 from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2020

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative

The FCSAP Horizontal Initiative was renewed in 2019 until March 31, 2035

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

$1,353,191,618 Budget 2019

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

Evaluation lead by Environment and Climate Change Canada to begin in 2022–23 and be concluded in 2023–24.

Shared outcome of federal partners

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

Performance indicators

1. Number of sites where FCSAP-funded assessments will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20
2. Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20
3. Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.

Targets

1. Assessment activities will be conducted at 52 sites and completed at 7 of these sites
2. Remediation activities will be conducted at 405 sites and completed at 82 of these sites
3. 95% ($361,384,463 of $380,404,698) 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.

1. Assessment activities were conducted at 97 sites and completed at 24 sites as of March 31, 2020
2. Remediation activities were conducted at 388 sites and completed at 23 sites as of March 31, 2020
3. 97% ($348,435,025 of $358,152,500) 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 98% of the Planned Spending.

Custodians reached 96% of the target for conducting remediation activities and 28% for the completion of remediation activities. The 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.

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

Expected results, indicators and targets by program of federal partners

Expected results	Performance indicators	Targets	Date to be achieved	2019–20 Actual results
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 1 site	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 1 site
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($87,400 of $92,000)	March 31, 2020	0% ($0 of $92,000)
Correctional Service Canada
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 4 sites and completed at 1 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 3 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($114,000 of $120,000)	March 31, 2020	100% ($107,781 of $107,781)
Environment and Climate Change Canada
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 2019–20.	Assessment activities will be conducted at 2 sites	March 31, 2020	Assessment activities were carried out at 2 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 7 sites	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 9 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($35,500,769 of $37,369,230)	March 31, 2020	100% ($22,308,795 of $22,389,636)
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 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 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 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 contaminated 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 2019–20, the FCSAP Secretariat will: Complete a program renewal proposal for managing contaminated sites post-2020 and develop program delivery and governance processes; Work with federal custodians and TBS to ensure that information reported to the Federal Contaminated Site Inventory is accurate and complete; Publish the 2017–18 FCSAP annual report on the federal contaminated sites web portal and prepare a draft of the 2018–19 annual report; Participate in planning of the Real Property Institute of Canada Federal Contaminated Sites Regional Workshop in Halifax; Coordinate the expert support departments national activities to ensure a consistent approach to the provision of technical advice and harmonized messaging on program and policy issues; Coordinate review and approval processes for guidance documents and share final versions with expert support departments and custodians; and Coordinate efforts among expert support and custodians to prepare for the proposed renewal of FCSAP in April 2020.	March 31, 2020	Under the Department’s role as Secretariat for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) the following achievements are highlighted: Continued to provide support to the governance committees, provide advice on site eligibility, manage the program performance and reporting requirements, and lead the resolution of operational and technical issues; Co-chaired the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group, FCSAP DG and FCSAP ADM Committees and other meetings as required; Published the 2016–17 FCSAP annual report on the federal contaminated sites web portal, drafted the 2017–18 and 2018–19 annual reports and coordinated approvals and communications; Led program improvements in the Memorandum to Cabinet for program renewal (2020-2035) approved by Cabinet in March, 2020 and led the Phase IV Treasury Board Submission (2020-2025) approved in June 2019; Coordinated the revision of the Performance Indicators in the Results and delivery section of the Phase IV Treasury Board Submission including setting up working groups and soliciting feedback from results groups and custodians; Worked closely with federal custodians and TBS to ensure that information reported to the Federal Contaminated Site Inventory (FCSI) is accurate and complete; Updated the federal contaminated sites web portal and prepared documentation to announce FCSAP Phase IV in July 2019; Developed governance processes including the governance schedule and the terms of reference for Phase IV Governance Committees; Worked with the Treasury Board Secretariat to revise guidance and procedures for the for shared-responsibility contaminated sites project funding; Engaged with the Government of Rwanda to support the MOU signed by Canada and Rwanda to strengthen international environmental cooperation; Participated in the planning and organization of contaminated sites related workshops with both federal and public participation; Published the Process for the Development, Review and Publication of FCSAP Guidance Documents to standardize publication process of guidance documents, and the FCSAP Secretariat continued to coordinate the review and approval of new guidance documents; Surveyed custodians to understand how they could provide support going into Phase IV of FCSAP. Based on custodian results, the FCSAP Secretariat worked with expert support departments to develop guidance documents and tools that would help custodians with the FCSAP renewal; Collaborated with the Expert Support Departments to implement changes of the renewed FCSAP program at the outset of Phase IV; and Coordinated Regional Integrated Planning Board activities through the development of a Terms of Reference, and participated in the meetings in support of custodians and expert support.
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Expert support services will be provided to custodians by: Providing expert support services to custodial departments, including coordinating regional meetings Providing site-specific advice on site classification scores and other technical documents Delivering training sessions and finalized guidance documents	Through its role as an expert support department within FCSAP, ECCC will also conduct the following activities: Provide a central point of regional expert support services for custodial departments; Provide technical advice and expert information to custodians on ecological risks and environmental matters, including review of site classification scores and other site-specific technical documents; Deliver science-based guidance documents, fact sheets, tools and training for custodians; and Coordinate regional activities of expert support departments.	March 31, 2020	In its expert support role for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) acted as a one-stop-shop for all regional expert services to federal custodial departments for the management of their contaminated sites. The department coordinated expert support activities in regions involving other expert support departments (ESDs), i.e. Health Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada, including the important transition from Interdepartmental Regional Working Groups (IRWGs) to Regional Integrated Planning Boards (RIPBs), project update meetings and integrated work planning. ECCC reviewed the site classification scores and site-specific technical reports submitted by custodians, and provided them with technical advice on the assessment, remediation and risk management of their contaminated sites. ECCC also disseminated information on program tools and guidelines, shared lessons learned, addressed custodians’ needs and oversaw national consistency. Some specific achievements include: (1) The implementation of the RIPBs, the objective of which is to Provide a forum for regional networking, collaboration and information sharing; Bring together ESDs and custodians to offer training sessions and share information about relevant guidance and tools; Develop and maintain long-term regional integrated work plans to reduce lapsed funds through better planning, project management and procurement; Support custodians spending funds more effectively by bundling sites where efficiency can be demonstrated; Identify possible contingency projects; and Assess the level of ESD support required to implement the proposed work plan. (2) In collaboration with the other ESDs, ECCC reviewed 115 site classifications submitted by custodians to confirm eligibility for funding and reviewed 50 technical documents to assist custodians with their assessment and remediation projects and promote regulatory compliance. (3) ECCC developed or contributed to the development or the update of guidance documents related to the management of FCSAP sites in the following areas: Ecological risk assessment: general guidance, defining background conditions and using background concentrations; ecological risk assessment for amphibians; and default wildlife toxicity reference values; Monitored natural attenuation in soil and groundwater; Management of sites contaminated with LNAPLs ; Implementation of the Canada-wide standard for petroleum hydrocarbons in soil; Management and treatment of values below the detection or quantification limit; Provision of consistent expert advice; and Site classification reviews in phase IV. (4) ECCC provided training on the following subjects: Ecological risk assessment; CCME Canada-wide standard for petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC CWS) in soil – Tier I and II; Species at Risk Act; Awareness of indigenous peoples; and Reference values (CCME guidelines and other environmental quality criteria) and NCSCS and ASCS classification systems.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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 2019–20.	Assessment activities will be conducted at 2 sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the assessment of 3 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 77 sites and completed at 20 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 7 sites and will have ongoing remediation activities at 65 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($3,804,043 of $4,004,256)	March 31, 2020	90% ($3,248,179 of $3,622,925)
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 sites; 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, 2020	During 2019-20, in its role as an Expert Support Department under the FCSAP program, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program provided expertise/advice with respect to the following activities: scientific/technical advice to 12 custodial organizations on the management of their contaminated sites in relation to risks/impacts to fish and fish habitat. Conducted 115 site classification score reviews to confirm eligibility for FCSAP funding and 34 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 relevant legislation and regulations; Developed guidance material and provided expert advice and training on the management of FCSAP sites including the following: provided updates to the FCSAP Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) guidance document including addition of aquatic components; supported development of two draft technical memos on Fish Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs); initiated updates to aquatic-based FCSAP guidance and tools (e.g. FCSAP Framework for Addressing and Managing Aquatic Contaminated Sites) to ensure alignment with the 2019 changes to the Fisheries Act; developed and delivered an internal in-class training session on the FCSAP Aquatic Sites Classification System (ASCS) in October 2019; and developed and delivered an internal in-class training session on Phase II and III Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in October 2019. participated on FCSAP national and regional interdepartmental working groups and site-specific technical committees.
Health Canada
Provision of expert advice, guidance, training and tools to custodians	Percentage of health expertise delivered to Custodians within prescribed timelines	90%	March 31, 2020	95% (In 2019-20, Health Canada’s Contaminated Sites Division received 144 requests from Custodians for expert review. Based on the data from IDEA, Health Canada met the 30-day standard 100% of the time (relates to 42 reviews). Health Canada met the 15-day standard 93% of the time (relates to 102 reviews).
	Percentage of planned new and/or updated Contaminated Sites guidance documents and tools completed and training opportunities delivered	80%		100%
Indigenous Services Canada
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 2019–20.	Assessment activities will be conducted at 40 sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the assessment of 16 sites and will have ongoing assessment at 46 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 45 sites and completed at 13 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 3 sites and will have ongoing remediation activities at 65 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($16,000,973 of $16,843,129)	March 31, 2020	80% ($19,130,474 of $24,044,688)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20.	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 62 sites and completed at 11 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 9 sites and will have ongoing remediation activities at 41 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($147,177,538 of $154,923,724)	March 31, 2020	99% ($175,266,046 of $176,418,671)
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 3 sites	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 2 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($2,698,000 of $2,840,000)	March 31, 2020	82% ($1,117,738 of $1,358,493)
National Capital Commission
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20	March 31, 2020	Assessment activities were carried out at 16 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 9 sites	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 19 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($5,245,227 of $5,521,292)	March 31, 2020	82% ($2,779,926 of $3,381,924)
National Defence
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 2019–20.	Assessment activities will be conducted at 3 sites and completed at 3 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the assessment of 4 sites and will have ongoing assessment at 3 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 125 sites and completed at 13 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 2 sites and will have ongoing remediation activities at 81 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($87,929,168 of $92,557,019)	March 31, 2020	99% ($76,070,092 of $76,554,161)
Natural Resources Canada
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for 2019–20	N/A	Assessment activities were carried out at 1 site
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for 2019–20	N/A	Remediation activities were carried out at 1 site
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for 2019–20	N/A	100% ($20,305 of $20,305)
Parks Canada
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 2019–20.	Assessment activities will be conducted at 3 sites and completed at 2 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the assessment of 1 site and will have ongoing assessment at 5 sites
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 11 sites and completed at 3 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 1 site and will have ongoing remediation activities at 21 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($1,551,350 of $1,633,000)	March 31, 2020	94% ($2,653,848 of $2,808,469)
Public Services and Procurement Canada
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 29 sites and completed at 19 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Completed the remediation of 1 site and will have ongoing remediation at 19 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($25,161,469 of $26,485,757)	March 31, 2020	93% ($20,293,475 of $21,793,372)
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, 2020	Public Services and Procurement Canada’s FCSAP Expert Support Program conducted the following activities: Developed contaminated site management tools; collected and shared innovative and sustainable/green approaches; addressed procurement issues; and informed the private sector of federal demand for services
Transport Canada
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 2019–20.	N/A— No approved funding for assessments in 2019–20.	March 31, 2020	N/A - No approved funding for assessments in 2019-20
Risk reduction activities are conducted or completed at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Number of FCSAP-funded remediation sites where any risk reduction activities will be conducted or will be completed in 2019–20.	Remediation activities will be conducted at 33 sites and completed at 2 of these sites	March 31, 2020	Remediation activities were carried out at 33 sites
Reduced liability at highest priority federal contaminated sites.	Percentage of FCSAP remediation expenditures that reduce liability in 2019–20.	95% ($36,114,526 of $38,015,291)	March 31, 2020	100% ($25,438,366 of $25,560,076)
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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, coordinate the annual update of environmental liabilities related to contaminated sites, and assist in the planning of and attend the 2019 Real Property Institute of Canada Federal Contaminated Sites Regional Workshop.	March 31, 2020	TBS supported ECCC in the management of the FCSAP program through the provision of strategic advice and guidance. In this role, TBS: Supported ECCC in the approval process for the Memorandum to Cabinet for program renewal and the Treasury Board submission to access funding for FCSAP Phase IV; 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 Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (FCSI) through improved reporting and mapping functionality; Supported custodians in meeting their reporting requirements relating to the FCSI; Responded promptly to public enquiries relating to FCSAP; Supported delivery of the Federal Contaminated Sites Regional Workshop in June 2019.

Federal Leadership Towards Zero Plastic Waste

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Federal Leadership Towards Zero Plastic Waste

Lead department

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Federal partner organization(s)

Department of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO), Transport Canada (TC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Start date of the horizontal initiative

2019-20

End date of the horizontal initiative

2021-22

Description of the horizontal initiative

The Federal Leadership towards Zero Plastic Waste initiative will advance federal actions to deliver on Canada’s goal of zero plastic waste by 2030; it will gather evidence to inform decision-making; support targeted actions to divert plastic waste from landfills and the environment; and lay the groundwork to instigate change by industry, provincial/territorial partners, Indigenous peoples and communities.

Governance structures

Environment and Climate Change Canada has a cascading oversight accountability and reporting structure that consists of three governance committees: Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Minister and Director General interdepartmental oversight committees.

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

$64,432,095 ($59,101,686 new funding + $5,330,409 existing funding) from 2019 to 2022.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

$10,252,293

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

$6,537,010

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

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2021-22

Performance highlights

The Government of Canada will continue to implement key initiatives along the six themes of the Federal Leadership Towards Zero Plastic Waste initiative. These concerted actions aim to set Canada on course to achieve its 2030 goal of keeping all plastics in the economy, and out of the environment.

• Theme I: Promoting sustainable design, production and after-use markets: we will pursue voluntary government and industry standards and initiatives to instigate change in plastic product design and production practices. These changes aim to prolong the useful life of plastic products, render them recyclable, reduce the impact of their production, and ensure there are markets for their recycled form. For example, we will develop recycled content standards, and propose regulatory measures to implement the government’s commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics where supported by science and warranted.
• Theme II: Invest in collection, management and systems infrastructure: we will work with provinces through the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) to develop guidance for harmonized extended producer responsibility programs to increase plastic waste collection rates and improve end-of-life management practices. The aim is to increase the supply of plastic that is collected and diverted back into the economy by producers and other economic actors.
• Theme III: Promote sustainable lifestyles and education: Federal government campaigns will encourage employees to produce less plastic waste, in order to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated by federal operations.
• Theme IV: Support science, innovation and new technologies: The Canadian Plastics Science Agenda (CaPSA) will fund research to further our understanding of the impacts of plastics on human health, the environment and in the North, and to develop harmonized methods and standards for the detection of plastics and assessing the impacts of plastic pollution. With Statistics Canada we will develop a methodology for measuring plastic usage and plastic waste through surveys to establish baseline waste data and track progress over time.
• In addition a second Plastics Innovation Challenge will fund solutions to address plastic waste in the following areas:
  • Alternatives to single-use plastics
  • Textiles and microfibers
  • Automotive plastics
  • E-waste
• Theme V: Support coastal and shoreline action:The Zero Plastic Waste Initiative (ZPWI) will fund projects aimed at providing local solutions to prevent waste from entering the environment, or to capture and remove plastic pollution.
• Theme VI: Engage domestic and international stakeholders on the circular economy by hosting the 2020 World Circular Economy Forum in Canada: The Forum, to be held in September 2020, will promote awareness of economic and environmental opportunities associated with a circular economy.

Contact information

Susan Young, Environmental Protection Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Plastics and Waste Management Directorate
Plastics and Marine Litter Division
Tel: 819-420-7669
Susan.Young5@canada.ca
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau, QC  K1A 0H3

Horizontal initiative framework: departmental funding by theme (dollars)

Shared outcomes: Actions are taken to reduce plastic waste by governments; industry and citizens, and baseline information is collected to inform the next phase of Canada’s approach to achieving zero plastic waste.

Planning information

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.

Total spending, all themes

Theme	Total federal funding allocated since the last renewal* (dollars)	2019–20 Total federal planned spending (dollars)	2019-20 Total federal actual spending (dollars)
Theme 1	$9,097,452	$2,015,079	$1,779,989
Theme 2	$26,017,379	$4,669,363	$1,610,904
Theme 3	$697,627	$0	$0
Theme 4	$19,080,294	$1,944,878	$1,516,401
Theme 5	$5,312,223	$888,770	$895,513
Theme 6	$4,227,120	$734,203	$734,203
Total, all themes	$64,432,095	$10,252,293	$6,537,010

* This amount includes any additional funding received after the last renewal.