Impact Assessment Agency of Canada's 2023–24 Departmental results report: Horizontal initiatives

General information

Name of horizontal initiative: Impact Assessment Processes

Lead department: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)

Federal partner departments:

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Health Canada (HC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Canada Energy Regulator (CER)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Start date of the horizontal initiative: August 2019

End date of the horizontal initiative: March 2028

Description of the horizontal initiative: With the coming into force of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) in August 2019, the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes Horizontal Initiative was established to monitor the progress of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and its then nine partner organizations in the implementation of the IAA and other acts. Renewed in September 2022, the initiative was streamlined to focus specifically on Impact Assessment Processes as implemented by the Agency as the initiative lead and 12 partners in their capacity as technical experts, system-owners, and lifecycle regulators. The initiative has three shared outcomes: Canada’s impact assessment processes respect the rights and culture of Indigenous Peoples, and Canada’s commitment to partner with them; Canada’s impact assessment processes foster social, economic, and environmental sustainability; and stakeholders and Indigenous groups have confidence in the transparency and certainty of Canada’s impact assessment processes.

Governance structures: With the coming into force of the IAA in August 2019, and in accordance with the Guide to Departments on the Management and Reporting of Horizontal Initiatives, governance committees for impact assessment were established. Chaired by IAAC, these committees provide oversight of the Impact Assessment (IA) regime, including oversight for the implementation of the horizontal initiative and associated horizontal initiative results framework.

The Deputy Minister Impact Assessment Committee (DM IA) provides oversight and strategic direction on issues and risks pertaining to the implementation of the IAA and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012). The DM IA is supported by the Assistant Deputy Minister Impact Assessment Committee (ADM IA).

Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars): $2,258,656,004

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $1,571,491,185

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $1,097,222,581

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: December 2022

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal, and source of funding (dollars): $1,245,171,076 (Budget 2023’s Refocusing Government Spending Exercise)

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): Not applicable

Total planned spending since last renewal: $309,584,002

Total actual spending since last renewal: $234,248,171

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: 2026–27 (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada)

Performance highlights:

As presented below, some departments and agencies have identified performance highlights specific to their organization for 2023–24.

Canada Energy Regulator:
- In 2023–24, the CER developed the Indigenous Cultural Intelligence and Change Management Framework which is the cornerstone for individual and organization-wide transformative change and for supporting the CER in building strong relationships with Indigenous Peoples. Its components include a national Indigenous engagement blueprint, Indigenous procurement strategy, Indigenous recruitment, retention, and advancement strategy, and Elders-in-Residence program. Crown consultation highlights included for the first time since 2015, the Governor-in-Council decision on a major infrastructure application with supplemental Crown consultation was completed on time, without any extensions to legislative timelines. The Governor-in-Council approved the project and determined that the duty to consult was adequately met and there were no legal challenges to the decision. Throughout the year, the CER continued to digitize historical records of business value to enhance access to baseline socio-economic and environmental data. The CER has built a Geographic information System-based method to support the Abandonment Cost Estimate calculation to reduce processing time and human error. This standardizes the calculation method and enhances the transparency of the data used for estimations.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission:
- In 2023–24, through the Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund (ISCF), 64 initiatives supporting 30 individual recipients were awarded over multiple years. 100% of survey respondents were satisfied with the timeliness with which their application was processed and 88% of survey respondents mentioned that the funding they received for the project/activity they applied for helped them better understand the CNSC’s role as Canada’s nuclear regulator and regulatory processes.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada:
- CIRNAC will continue to provide advice and expertise on Indigenous consultation and accommodation to IAAC, and other internal and external stakeholders, during pre-planning of projects, the assessment of major projects and assessment-related policy development to ensure that Indigenous Peoples’ Aboriginal and Treaty rights are taken into consideration when the Crown contemplates activities, conduct, or decisions that might impact Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
Health Canada:
- In 2023–24, Health Canada provided expertise to inform project assessments under the Impact Assessment Act on the following topics: contamination of country foods; health risks related to noise impacts, water quality and air quality; public health emergency management of toxic exposure events; human health risk assessment methodology; and health impact assessment methodology. Health Canada also coordinated the provision and incorporation of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s expertise on social determinants of health into project assessment documents. This expertise is reflected in finalized assessment documents published on public registries.
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada:
- During the 2023–24 reporting period, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) continued to support the timely progress of project impact assessments by providing guidance and expertise to proponents. This support was maintained during the Interim Statement period.
- Following the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) Decision on the Impact Assessment Act in November 2023, IAAC swiftly implemented the interim measures. These measures included providing opinions on whether there is a clear federal jurisdiction to support the assessment of projects currently in the system; collaborating with willing proponents on gathering the information required to support the assessments; and exploring opportunities to maximize collaboration with provinces to take full advantage of provincial assessment of factors that they are examining and focus federal assessments on potential adverse effects in areas of federal jurisdiction.
Natural Resources Canada:
- The Open Science and Data Platform (OSDP) provided open access to over 170,000 records, allowing Canadians to better understand cumulative effects, the impact of major development projects nationwide and to advance the implementation of the Impact Assessment Act, enhancing regulatory efficiency, especially for clean growth projects.
- Completed content collections and story map project “Overview of cumulative effects research at NRCan” and onboarded onto the OSDP 60 new NRCan geospatial datasets and 242 from other federal departments and over 3,500 new publications from NRCan, ECCC, HC, DFO, TC and CNSC and regulatory registry records.
- Enhanced OSDP application and geospatial technology, such as the catalogue and dissemination applications. Advanced the delivery of a standard-oriented, cloud agnostic, next generation NRCan Viewer based on open-source technology (GeoView) and automated the process that connects with P/T portals to synchronize data weekly, using AI for translation to support both official languages.
- Delivered on commitments to support the public-availability of cumulative effects-relevant records: geospatial and non-geospatial data, with two (2) main releases during fiscal years 2023–2023 and 2023–2024.
- Harmonized forest inventory product for pan-Canadian forest analysis, now has multiple products available for download through OSDP/Open Canada. These include leading genus and tree-type products. Harmonized forest sample plot database now contains over 40K ground samples across almost every province and territory and is published on OSDP.
- Responded to 100% of IAAC requests for economic expertise and advice within established timelines.
- For the Environmental Impact Assessment Services (EIAS) of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), all 30 Environmental Assessments (EA) requests were responded in a timely manner.
- The Marine Geoscience for Marine Spatial Planning program released an updated Surficial Geology Map for the Scotian Shelf generated strong stakeholder interest and 5 requests for related data products.
- Responded to and led on IAA related amendments to the Accord Acts. Collaborated with IAAC, NL and NS and the Offshore Boards on implementation of the IAA in the Atlantic offshore.
Parks Canada:
- Parks Canada provided early strategic direction to minimize project impacts to lands and waters administered by Parks Canada, and to archeological resources on federal lands. Parks Canada also contributed to meaningful consultations discussions.

Contact information:

Name: Mary Kay Lamarche
Mailing Address: 160 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0W9, 22nd Floor
Phone: 343–998–4920
Email: MaryKay.Lamarche@iaac-aeic.gc.ca

Shared outcomes

Canada’s impact assessment processes respect the rights and culture of Indigenous Peoples, and Canada’s commitment to partner with them

Canada’s impact assessment processes foster social, economic, and environmental sustainability

Stakeholders and Indigenous groups have confidence in the transparency and certainty of Canada’s impact assessment processes

Theme	Theme A: Impact Assessment	Theme B: Partnering with Indigenous Peoples/Reconciliation	Theme C: Cumulative Effects, Open Science and Evidence	Internal services
Theme outcome(s)	Outcome 1: Proponents are held accountable for, and comply with, the conditions set out in Decision statements Outcome 2: Scientific and evidence-based information and Indigenous knowledge related to health, social, economic, and environmental effects are generated and available	Outcome 1: Indigenous groups play a meaningful role in all or part of assessments Outcome 2: Indigenous knowledge and input appropriately informs assessment-related decisions	Outcome 1: Government of Canada effectively considers cumulative effects in federal impact assessment processes Outcome 2: Impact and cumulative effects assessment in Canada reflect a commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability and respect our partnership with Indigenous Peoples	Not applicable
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)	$47,818,826	$22,586,937	$5,243,085	$16,723,288
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$7,528,801	Not applicable	$21,387,756	$34,406,254
Parks Canada (PC)	$1,396,215	$960,516	Not applicable	$229,635
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Not applicable	$2,891,390	Not applicable	$225,361
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$5,166,057	$2,385,320	$2,049,084	$3,912,359
Health Canada (HC)	$8,495,290	$142,045	$354,308	$673,377
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$276,698	Not applicable	Not applicable	$31,420
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	$3,196,256	$1,469,776	$4,478,932	$696,100
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$6,388,956	Not applicable	$11,046,663	$1,791,401
Canada Energy Regulator (CER)	Not applicable	$9,457,358	$8,497,698	$549,937
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)	Not applicable	$3,098,503	Not applicable	$261,492
Transport Canada (TC)	$2,590,274	$1,199,092	$297,072	$1,205,785
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)	$250,677	Not applicable	Not applicable	$53,349

Performance information

Horizontal initiative overview
Name of horizontal initiative	Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since last renewal	2023–24 planned spending	2023–2024 actual spending	Horizontal initiative shared outcome(s)	2023–24 performance indicator(s)	2023–24 target(s)	Date to achieve target	2023–24 actual results
Impact Assessment Processes	$1,090,796,781	$201,477,584	$177,068,653	Canada’s impact assessment processes foster social, economic, and environmental sustainability	Percentage of projects for which reporting indicates that the vast majority* of mitigation measures set out in the Decision Statement effectively address adverse effects of the project *Vast majority = 75% or more of mitigation measures are reported as effective	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 1
				Canada’s impact assessment processes respect the rights and culture of Indigenous Peoples, and Canada’s commitment to partner with them	Percentage of Indigenous groups who agree they have a productive and collaborative relationship with IAAC	70%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 2
				GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups who agree they have a productive and collaborative relationship with IAAC, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 3
				GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups who agree they have a productive and collaborative relationship with IAAC, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 4
				Stakeholders and Indigenous groups have confidence in the transparency and certainty of Canada’s impact assessment processes	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessments who report a high level of confidence in the transparency of the assessment process	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 5
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessments reporting a high level of confidence in the transparency of the assessment process, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	ATL: not applicable; QC: Not available; ON: 100%; PNR: Not applicable; PYR: Not available^Footnote 6
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessments reporting a high level of confidence in the transparency of the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 7
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree there is certainty in the assessment process	65% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 8
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree there is certainty in the assessment process, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	65% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025	ATL: not applicable; QC: not available; ON: not available; PNR: not applicable; PYR: not applicable^Footnote 9
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree there is certainty in the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	65% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025	Not available^Footnote 10

Theme horizontal initiative activities

Theme A details
Name of theme	Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal	2023–24 federal theme planned spending	2023–24 federal theme actual spending	Theme outcome(s)	Theme performance indicator(s)	Theme target(s)	Date to achieve theme target	2023–24 actual results
Impact Assessment	$535,182,541	$87,421,290	$75,757,256	Proponents are held accountable for, and comply with, the conditions set out in Decision statements	Percentage of approved projects with a high level* of compliance with Decision Statement conditions *High level of compliance = compliant with 90% or more of conditions	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 11
				Scientific and evidence-based information and Indigenous knowledge related to health, social, economic, and environmental effects are generated and available	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree that scientific and evidence-based information and Indigenous knowledge on key health, social, economic, and environmental effects are accessible* *Accessible is defined by: readability, clarity, conciseness, and precision	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	99%^Footnote 12
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree that scientific and evidence-based information and Indigenous knowledge on key health, social, economic, and environmental effects are accessible, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous Accessible is defined by: readability, clarity, conciseness, and precision	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 13
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups reporting they have the information they need to engage in the assessment process	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	94%^Footnote 14
				GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups reporting they have the information they need to engage in the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	94%^Footnote 15

Theme A horizontal initiative activities
Departments	Link to the department’s program inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since last renewal	2023–24 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2023–24 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity target(s)	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target	2023–24 actual results
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Assessment Administration, Conduct, and Monitoring	Assessment administration, conduct, and monitoring	$279,199,958	$47,854,212	$47,818,826	Assessments are conducted in a manner perceived (by stakeholders, Indigenous groups, and the public) to be fair, predictable and efficient	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups indicating that the Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines were effectively tailored to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the project assessment	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 16
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups indicating that the Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines were effectively tailored to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the project assessment, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	70% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 17
						Stakeholders and Indigenous groups have the capacity (knowledge, skills & abilities) to engage in the assessment process	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree that the Participant funding provided to them enhanced their capacity to engage in the assessment process	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 18
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups who agree that the Participant funding provided to them enhanced their capacity to engage in the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 19
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups reporting that they have the information they need to engage in the assessment process	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	94%^Footnote 20
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups reporting that they have the information they need to engage in the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 21
						Stakeholders and Indigenous groups meaningfully participate in the assessment process	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessment-related engagement/ consultation activities who agree they were engaged meaningfully in the process	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	89%^Footnote 22
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessment-related engagement/ consultation activities who agree they were engaged meaningfully in the process, by gender	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 23
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessment-related engagement/ consultation activities who agree they were engaged meaningfully in the process, by age	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 24
						GBA Plus	Percentage of stakeholders and Indigenous groups participating in assessment-related engagement/ consultation activities who agree they were engaged meaningfully in the process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 25
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Environmental Assessment (indicator owner) Species at Risk Water Quality and Ecosystems Partnerships Hydrological Services	Scientific Expertise and Advice	$49,752,193	$10,274,126	$7,528,801	Expert environmental guidance is incorporated into impact assessments	Percentage of possible environmental effects and mitigation measures that are incorporated in the final EA/IA report in accordance with ECCC advice	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	73%^Footnote 26
Environment and Climate Change Canada		Scientific Expertise and Advice	$49,752,193	$10,274,126	$7,528,801	Timely advice provided to support assessment processes	Percentage of requests for expertise and advice for an impact assessment process that adheres to service standards and process time limits	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	93%^Footnote 27
Parks Canada	Heritage Places Conservation	Parks Canada Provides Expert Advice to Panel or IAAC led Assessments	$14,365,167	$1,251,242	$1,396,215	Natural and cultural resources in heritage places are maintained or improved	Percentage of impact assessments where Parks Canada is involved, in which Parks Canada advice is evident in impact assessment documentation, including early planning documents or Impact Assessment reports	100%	March 2027	100%^Footnote 28
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Fish and Fish Habitat Protection	Scientific Expertise and Advice	$33,320,646	$5,969,971	$3,355,291	Timely advice provided to support assessment processes	Percentage of requested fish and fish habitat advice for an impact assessment process that adheres to service standards and time limits	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	97%^Footnote 29
	Aquatic Ecosystem Science	Scientific Expertise and Advice	$7,045,736	$1,260,103	$1,270,114	Timely scientific information is available to inform impact assessments	Percentage of requested Science products for an impact assessment process that adheres to process time limits	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Fisheries Management	Scientific Expertise and Advice	$841,448	$168,290	$60,018	Timely advice with respect to socio-economic impacts fisheries is available to inform impact assessments	Percentage of socio-economic /data for an impact assessment process that adheres to process time limits	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Environmental Response	Scientific Expertise and Advice	$4,248,269	$767,867	$480,634	Timely advice and expertise on marine navigation, safety and incident management is available to inform impact assessments	Percentage of requests responded to within assessment timelines that include advice on marine navigation and incident management	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Health Canada	Health Impacts of Chemicals Food and Nutrition	Expertise on potential health impacts	$45,132,041	$9,026,408	$8,495,290	Expert advice influenced (or informed) the impact assessment of proposed projects	Percentage of impact assessments of proposed projects influenced (or informed) by Health Canada expertise	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
						GBA Plus	Percentage of impact assessments of proposed projects influenced (or informed) by Health Canada expertise, by region* * Health Canada will use the following regional structure for reporting: BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	BC: 100% Alberta: 100% Saskatchewan/Manitoba: N/A Ontario: 100% Quebec: 100% Atlantic: 100%^Footnote 30
						GBA Plus	Percentage of impact assessments of proposed projects with potential health impacts on Indigenous Peoples influenced (or informed) by Health Canada expertise	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
						GBA Plus	Percentage of impact assessments of proposed projects with potential health impacts on Indigenous Peoples influenced (or informed) by Health Canada expertise, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	First Nations: 100% Inuit: 100% Métis: 100%
						Timely HC expert advice is provided to the impact assessment of proposed projects	Percentage of requests for HC expertise and advice that are responded to within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Public Health Agency of Canada	Evidence for Health promotion, and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention	Provision of expertise and advice on potential impacts to physical and mental well-being, including social determinants of health and equity considerations	$1,427,403	$273,473	$276,698^Footnote 31	Expert public health advice is incorporated into impact assessments	Percentage of impact assessments of proposed projects influenced by PHAC expertise	Targets will be determined based on first year performance. The objective will be to maintain or exceed previous years’ results	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Public Health Agency of Canada			$1,427,403	$273,473	$276,698^Footnote 31	Timely PHAC expert advice is provided to the impact assessments of proposed projects	Percentage of requests for expertise and advice that are responded to within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Indigenous Services Canada	Environmental Public Health	Subject matter expertise to review/comment on impact of environmental contaminants/changes on health determinants such as country foods and First Nations diets	$2,709,224	$474,496	$303,664^Footnote 32	Impact assessments are informed by analysis of potential health and environmental impacts on Indigenous communities	Percentage of impact assessment projects with potential health risks for which ISC provided input	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Environmental Public Health		$2,709,224	$474,496	$303,664^Footnote 32		Percentage of requests for ISC expertise and advice that are responded to within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Land, Natural Resource and Environmental Management	Information and advice on project impacts for Indigenous Peoples	$17,359,952	$2,892,592	$2,892,592	Advice on potential socioeconomic and environmental impacts of projects on Indigenous communities is provided to inform impact assessments within established timelines	Percentage of impact assessments for which ISC provides input within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	39 Submissions to IAAC on 28 projects.^Footnote 33
Natural Resources Canada	Provision of Federal Leadership in the Minerals and Metals Sector Energy and Climate Change Policy Cumulative Effects Geoscience for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Green Mining Innovation Energy Safety and Security, and Petroleum Resources	Expertise and Advice – Science, technology, and economic	‭$18,298,815‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬	$3,005,609	$2,712,813	Timely advice provided to support Early Planning and the Impact Assessment processes	Percentage of NRCan requests for expertise and advice that are responded to within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100% (31 assessments)^Footnote 34
	Nòkwewashk	Supporting the Regulatory and Legislative Requirements	‭$8,698,158‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬	$1,754,185	$1,397,519	Timely advice provided to support assessment processes	Percentage of GIC decisions made within timelines prescribed by CER processes supported by NRCan advice.	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 35
	Management and Oversight Services	Expertise and Advice – Science, technology, and economic	$1,669,872	$336,766	$147,677	Timely scientific and technical advice from NRCan’s experts represented in federal impact assessment submissions, hearings and other processes	Percentage of federal impact assessment processes requesting NRCan advice where advice is provided.	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100% (31 assessments)^Footnote 36
	Energy Safety and Security, and Petroleum Resources Electricity Resources	Supporting the Regulatory and Legislative Requirements	$22,281,062	$6,596,052	$2,130,947^Footnote 37	Legislative and regulatory development under the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act	Number of Acts and regulations amended or developed	2 Acts or regulations amended or developed	December 2025	Target met in 2022–23 with 9 regulations developed^Footnote 38
Transport Canada	Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework Marine Safety Oversight Rail Safety Oversight Transportation Innovation Protecting Oceans and Waterways Transportation Analysis Transportation Marketplace Frameworks Climate Change and Clean Air Environmental Stewardship of Transportation	Departmental Engagement in Project Reviews with components related to Transport Canada’s Mandate.	$27,410,000	$5,317,218	$2,590,273^Footnote 39	Transport Canada advice informs the impact assessment of a project	Percentage of impact assessments where Transport Canada is involved, in which Transport Canada advice is evident in impact assessment documentation, including early planning documents or Impact Assessment reports	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 40
Women and Gender Equality Canada	Expertise and Outreach	Technical expertise and advice on the application of GBA Plus	$2,850,000	$472,806	$250,677^Footnote 41	Timely advice on GBA Plus and issues related to gender equality provided to support Early Planning and/or Impact Assessments	Percentage of requests for WAGE expertise and advice that are responded to within established timelines	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Women and Gender Equality Canada	Expertise and Outreach		$2,850,000	$472,806	$250,677^Footnote 41	Expert advice on GBA Plus and issues related to gender equality influenced (or informed) the Impact Assessments	Percentage of Impact Assessments influenced (or informed) by WAGE expertise [GBA Plus indicator]	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 42

Theme B details
Name of theme	Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal	2023–24 federal theme planned spending	2023–24 federal theme actual spending	Theme outcome(s)	Theme performance indicator(s)	Theme target(s)	Date to achieve theme target	2023–24 actual results
Partnering with Indigenous Peoples/Reconciliation	$258,860,039	$49,041,305	$44,005,795	Indigenous groups play a meaningful role in all or part of assessments	Percentage of Indigenous groups involved in assessments indicating they had sufficient opportunities to work in partnership/collaboratively in assessment processes	60%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 43
				GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups involved in assessments indicating they had sufficient opportunities to work in partnership/collaboratively in assessment processes, by age	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 44
				GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups involved in assessments indicating they had sufficient opportunities to work in partnership/collaboratively in assessment processes, by gender	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 45
				GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups involved in assessments indicating they had sufficient opportunities to work in partnership/collaboratively in assessment processes, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 46
				Indigenous knowledge and input appropriately informs assessment-related decisions	Percentage of assessment reports provided to decision-makers that include how Indigenous knowledge and perspectives were considered	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 47

Theme B horizontal initiative activities
Departments	Link to the department’s program inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal	2023–24 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2023–24 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2034–24 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity target(s)	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target	2023–24 actual results
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Indigenous relations and engagement	Indigenous relations and engagement	$92,362,150	$18,558,305	$22,586,937^Footnote 48	Indigenous groups and organizations are able to support the development of local and regional Indigenous impact assessment knowledge and capacity	Percentage of implicated Indigenous groups who agree they have been able to develop/increase their local and regional impact assessment knowledge and regional capacity	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 49
						GBA Plus	Percentage of implicated Indigenous groups who agree they have been able to develop/increase their local and regional impact assessment knowledge and regional capacity, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 50
						GBA Plus	Percentage of implicated Indigenous groups who agree they have been able to develop/increase their local and regional impact assessment knowledge and regional capacity, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 51
						Indigenous groups have resources (financial support) to provide advice/ knowledge and participate in EA/IA related processes and policy development	Percentage of funded Indigenous groups agreeing that the access to financial support enabled them to provide advice and knowledge in assessment or policy development processes	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 52
						GBA Plus	Percentage of funded Indigenous groups agreeing that the access to financial support enabled them to provide advice and knowledge in assessment or policy development processes, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 53
						GBA Plus	Percentage of funded Indigenous groups agreeing that the access to financial support enabled them to provide advice and knowledge in assessment or policy development processes, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 54
						Increased assessment capacity among Indigenous groups	Percentage of Indigenous Capacity Support Program partners who indicate that the eligible activities provided sufficient knowledge and skills to the Indigenous groups to enable them to engage in the assessment process	80%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 55
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous Capacity Support Program partners who indicate that the eligible activities provided sufficient knowledge and skills to the Indigenous groups to enable them to engage in the assessment process, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	80% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 56
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous Capacity Support Program partners who indicate that the eligible activities provided sufficient knowledge and skills to the Indigenous groups to enable them to engage in the assessment process, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	80% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 57
						GBA Plus	Number of products advancing from assessment basics	Cumulative positive trend over time (sum increases over time)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 58
						Increased capacity to provide advice and feedback on Assessment-related policies, guidelines, tools and practices	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving Policy Development Program funding indicating that the collaboration and engagement opportunities provided them with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide advice and feedback	75%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 59
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving Policy Development Program funding indicating that the collaboration and engagement opportunities provided them with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide advice and feedback, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	75% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 60
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving Policy Development Program funding indicating that the collaboration and engagement opportunities provided them with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide advice and feedback, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), and non-Indigenous	75% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 61
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving Policy Development Program funding indicating that the collaboration and engagement opportunities provided them with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide advice and feedback, by age	75% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 62
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving Policy Development Program funding indicating that the collaboration and engagement opportunities provided them with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide advice and feedback, by gender	75% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 63
						Indigenous communities meaningfully participate in the development of policy instruments, regulations, training & guidance documents	Percentage of Indigenous groups participating in the development of policy instruments, regulations, and training and guidance documents indicating the engagement was meaningful	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 64
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups participating in the development of policy instruments, regulations, and training and guidance documents indicating the engagement was meaningful, by region* *According to regions used by IAAC to track projects: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific and Yukon	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 65
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups participating in the development of policy instruments, regulations, and training and guidance documents indicating the engagement was meaningful, by Indigenous group (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 66
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups participating in the development of policy instruments, regulations, and training and guidance documents indicating the engagement was meaningful, by age	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 67
						GBA Plus	Percentage of Indigenous groups participating in the development of policy instruments, regulations, and training and guidance documents indicating the engagement was meaningful, by gender	90% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2025 (annual target)	Not available^Footnote 68
Parks Canada	Heritage Places Conservation	Indigenous Consultation within the Impact Assessment System	$6,049,824	$1,078,640	$960,516	Decision-making and governance at heritage places is grounded in collaborative approaches that reflect both Indigenous and western conservation values and knowledge	Percentage of impact assessments in which Parks Canada supports Indigenous consultations where Parks Canada’s mandate is implicated	100%	March 2027	100%^Footnote 69
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Consultation and Accommodation	Advice and expertise on Indigenous consultation and accommodation	$11,160,000	$2,891,390	$2,891,390	Increased opportunities for partnerships in impact assessments and policy development	Percentage of major projects undergoing impact assessment supported through advice	40%	March 2025 (annual target)	47.4%
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Fish & Fish Habitat Protection	Indigenous consultation and engagement	$12,760,518	$2,309,318	$1,638,855	DFO participates in IA Crown consultation process as requested	Percentage of IAs for which DFO participates in Crown consultation process	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Fisheries Management	Indigenous consultation and engagement	$6,344,892	$1,144,215	$746,465	Evidence-based advice with respect to possible Indigenous fisheries implications available to inform impact assessments	Percentage of IAs that requested Indigenous fisheries advice and adhere to service standards	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Health Canada	Health Impacts of Chemicals	Indigenous engagement	$1,330,365	$138,073	$142,045	Indigenous Peoples have increased capacity to meaningfully engage on health issues in the IA process	Percentage of Indigenous groups receiving funding who indicated HC contributions funding increased their capacity to meaningfully engage on health issues in the IA process	80%	March 2028	Not applicable^Footnote 70
Indigenous Services Canada	Environmental Public Health	Funding source to support First Nations communities in the development of and the undertaking of their own baseline studies and to support capacity building in advance of an assessment	$4,450,400	$783,400	$711,000^Footnote 71	First Nations and the federal government have capacity to engage in the investigation of environmental hazards	Number of community based baseline studies conducted to support impact assessments	2 large baseline projects	March 2027 (cumulative target– 10 projects over 5 years)	3^Footnote 72
		Regional Indigenous Health Impact Assessment Coordinator support to Indigenous communities	$9,882,544	$1,646,724	$758,776^Footnote 73	First Nations and the federal government have capacity to engage in the investigation of environmental hazards	Percentage of impact assessments in First Nations communities where community input on potential health risks were supported by a coordinator	90%	March 2027	0^Footnote 74
			$9,882,544	$1,646,724	$758,776^Footnote 73	First Nations and the federal government have capacity to engage in the investigation of environmental hazards	Number of regional training workshops related to HIA	5 workshops	March 2027	0^Footnote 75
Canada Energy Regulator	Indigenous Engagement Company Performance Infrastructure, Tolls, and Export Applications	Indigenous Relations and Engagement	$20,608,772	$4,346,480	$3,793,352^Footnote 76	Input provided by Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders influences CER’s decisions and work.	Evidence that input from Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders influences CER’s decisions and work.	Narrative evidence	Not applicable	In 2023–24 the Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Business Unit (IRRBU) continued support for the Energy Supply and Data Team’s data project with the Saskatchewan First Nations Centre of Excellence (the Centre). CER and the Centre developed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2022–23, that led to the co-development of energy information, which included stories featuring Indigenous perspectives and scenarios. This led to an opportunity for CER to feature the partnership at the Annual General Meeting of the Centre. The CER continued to work with Indigenous communities to co-develop a mechanism aimed at increasing Indigenous involvement in the CER’s compliance and oversight activities for the NGTL System. In 2023–24, the CER published a report that was co-written by Indigenous participants and CER staff summarizing what was discussed during the leadership meetings that took place in 2022–23. Over the last year, the CER also met with technical staff from participating Indigenous communities to define the governance, structure, and approach for the collaborative mechanism. A summary report, co-written with Indigenous participants, will be released in fall 2024 and will guide the drafting of the terms of reference and the implementation of this initiative.
	Infrastructure, Tolls, and Export Applications Indigenous Engagement Regulatory Framework	Grants and Contributions financial support	$22,433,491	$4,335,867	$1,061,005^Footnote 77	Indigenous groups have resources (financial support) to participate in adjudication processes, Crown consultation activities, policy dialogue, lifecycle oversight activities, Indigenous advisory committees, and research	Percentage of recipients who agree that funding enabled their participation in the activities for which funding was provided i.e. adjudication processes, Crown consultation activities, policy dialogue, lifecycle oversight activities, Indigenous advisory committees, and research.	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	96%
	Infrastructure, Tolls, and Export Applications Legal Services Indigenous Engagement	Crown Consultation	$27,747,083	$4,839,517	$4,603,001	Potentially affected Indigenous Peoples are consulted through the Commission’s assessment process or CER Crown consultation activities	Percentage of communities on the Crown list that participate in Crown consultation or hearing processes or indicate that they are not going to participate	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission	Scientific, Regulatory and Public Information	Indigenous collaboration and engagement Indigenous Capacity	$33,160,000	$4,928,079	$3,098,503^Footnote 78	Increased capacity for Indigenous Peoples to meaningfully participate in regulatory processes	Percentage of Indigenous Nations and communities and stakeholders* who indicated the funding provided increased capacity to meaningfully participate in CNSC’s regulatory process, by region (wherein “by region” means by Province/Territory) [GBA Plus indicator] *For the CNSC, examples of stakeholders include non-governmental organizations and members of the public	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	99%
							Increased satisfaction of Indigenous Nations and communities and stakeholders with the CNSC’s regulatory processes and engagement activities	90% OR 10% greater than baseline	March 2028	66%^Footnote 79
							Number of established relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities	12	March 2025	9^Footnote 80
Transport Canada	Indigenous Partnerships and Engagement	Indigenous Consultation within the Impact Assessment System	$10,570,000	$2,041,297	$1,199,091^Footnote 81	Specialist or expert information or knowledge supports and informs Indigenous consultations across all phases of an impact assessment	Percentage of impact assessments in which Transport Canada supports Indigenous consultations where Transport Canada’s mandate is implicated	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 82

Theme C details
Name of theme	Total federal theme funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal (dollars)	2023–24 federal theme planned spending	2023–24 federal theme actual spending	Theme outcome(s)	Theme performance indicator(s)	Theme target(s)	Date to achieve theme target	2023–24 actual results
Cumulative Effects, Open Science and Evidence	$294,754,201	$38,459,139	$30,952,097	Cumulative Effects Coordination and Leadership Government of Canada effectively considers cumulative effects in federal impact assessment processes	Percentage of federal reports and decisions arising from federal impact assessment processes that explicitly speak to cumulative effects (or similar, e.g. cumulative impacts)	80%	March 2025 (annual target)	88%
Cumulative Effects, Open Science and Evidence	$294,754,201	$38,459,139	$30,952,097	Impact and cumulative effects assessment in Canada reflect a commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability and respect our partnership with Indigenous Peoples	Percentage of Open Science and Data Platform (OSDP) users who indicate they accessed the open science and data platform to: facilitate participation in IA and/or regulatory processes; or understand and/or better manage cumulative effects; or consider Indigenous Knowledge open information	70%	March 2025 (annual target)	74%^Footnote 83

Theme C horizontal initiative activities
Departments	Link to the department’s program inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since the last renewal	2023–24 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2023–24 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity target(s)	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target	2023–24 actual results
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Assessment, Administration, Conduct and Monitoring	Regional and strategic assessment	$48,014,222	$9,461,618	$5,243,085^Footnote 84	Information, science and evidence are generated and inform assessment processes	Number of regional and strategic assessments underway and in planning	Always have a minimum of two assessments underway concurrently and a third in planning	March 2025 (annual target)	Regional Assessments: Two are underway, and two are in the planning stage.^Footnote 85
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Assessment, Administration, Conduct and Monitoring	Regional and strategic assessment	$48,014,222	$9,461,618	$5,243,085^Footnote 84		Proportion of proponents/federal authorities/review panels indicating that regional and strategic assessments provided useful information for the conduct of designated project assessments	60% (To be confirmed once input is received when baseline is set in 2023–24)	March 2026 (annual target after 2025–26)	Not available^Footnote 86
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Species at Risk	Regional Assessments	$78,183,406	$16,781,149	$12,665,774	Enhanced knowledge about environmental baselines and the prediction of impacts are provided in regional assessments to inform the consideration of cumulative effects in project impact assessments	Percentage of scientific studies, surveys, models and assessments completed per year to support the assessment of baseline conditions and manage cumulative effects to species at risk (SAR), migratory birds, and wetlands in areas identified for regional assessments	90% of planned studies (pertaining to SAR, migratory birds, or wetlands) are completed per reporting period, in each regional assessment region	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Species at Risk	Regional Assessments				Knowledge on cumulative effects relevant to Indigenous Peoples is incorporated into regional assessments	Percentage of Indigenous communities who access G&C capacity funding to enable contributions to the assessment of CE and identification of impacts	90% of identified Indigenous groups access capacity funding	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Environmental Assessment program	Strategic Assessments				GHG assessments are conducted with a nationally consistent methodology* *Intent is to maximize a project’s GHG emission reductions to the extent possible under the federal review process	Percentage of projects under federal review that receive SACC advice on GHG emissions.	100% of requests submitted to ECCC	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Environmental Assessment Program	Open science and data, and Cumulative Effects Coordination	$38,752,027	$7,919,270	$8,721,983	Cumulative effects information on the OSDP informs impact assessments of designated projects	Percentage of new designated projects or regional assessments under the IAA for which the federal team indicates that information provided in a tailored OSDP presentation/email* are useful for informing their work	80%	March 2025 (annual target)	55%^Footnote 87
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Fish & Fish Habitat Protection	Scientific expertise and advice	$6,713,244	$1,222,524	$892,269	Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program inputs into regional assessments as required	Percentage of requested fish and fish habitat advice for a regional assessment process that adheres to service standards	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Aquatic Ecosystems Science	Scientific expertise and advice	$6,280,957	$1,191,286	$1,156,815	Timely scientific information on fish and fish habitat and effectiveness of relevant management measures is available to inform regional assessments	Percentage of requested Science products for a regional assessment that adhere to process time limits	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Health Canada	Health Impacts of Chemicals	Expertise on human health impacts	$2,071,395	$414,279	$354,308^Footnote 88	Expert advice influenced (or informed) the assessment of cumulative impacts of resource and infrastructure development	Percentage of assessments of cumulative effects influenced (or informed) by Health Canada expertise	90%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Indigenous Services Canada	Land, Natural Resources and Environmental Management	Support the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects	$22,394,860	$4,478,932	$4,478,932	ICCE has adequate support to implement its strategic plan to build community capacity and provide access to expert knowledge around cumulative effects	Percentage of administrative and financial requests for which ISC provided support to ICCE, within appropriate service standards	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 89
Indigenous Services Canada	Land, Natural Resources and Environmental Management	Support the Indigenous Centre for Cumulative Effects	$22,394,860	$4,478,932	$4,478,932		Percentage of First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities satisfied with services received through the Centre	80% of First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities and/or organizations are satisfied with the Centre’s services	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
Natural Resources Canada	Core Geospatial Data Geoscience for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Program Information Technology Services	Regional and strategic assessment	$24,145,331	$5,028,172	$4,468,542	Understanding the impacts of cumulative effects assessment is enabled through publicly available information	Percentage increase of cumulative effects relevant records* made accessible to support increased understanding of cumulative effects of development *Records could include datasets, science publications, information about development or regulatory activities, or Indigenous knowledge open information	10 percent increase per year starting in 2023	March 2028 (annual target)	151,132 records^Footnote 90
	Innovative Geospatial Solutions Geoscience for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Program	Regional and strategic assessment	$11,693,264	$1,694,334	$1,739,891	Current and future cumulative effects and project impact assessments have access to data describing the status and trends of critical ecosystem parameters	Percentage of NRCan baseline datasets and related science made available via the Open Science and Data Platform	Five to ten percent increase per year (varying per sector) from baselines established in 2023–2024 (linear annual increase based on fixed baseline – i.e. not cumulative growth)	March 2028 (annual target)	Phase 2 maintained a 5% to 10% increase in datasets made available year over year
	Cumulative Effects Sustainable Forest Management	Regional and strategic assessment	$15,124,509	$2,962,054	$2,762,366	Current and future cumulative effects and project impact assessments have access to critical forest data	Percentage of forest data and related science for cumulative effects, including updates and enhancements, made available via the OSDP	Five percent increase of forest data products per year, starting in 2023, relative to baselines to be established in 2023–2024 (linear annual increase based on fixed baseline – i.e. not cumulative growth)	March 2028 (annual target)	44%^Footnote 91
	Geoscience for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources	Regional and strategic assessment	$10,079,826	$2,377,351	$2,075,864	NRCan marine geoscience products inform Marine Spatial Planning in impact Assessments, as well as cumulative effects and project assessments in the offshore.	Percentage of marine geoscience expeditions that lead to associated data releases that inform DFO-led Marine Spatial Planning, cumulative effects assessments (e.g., RA) or project assessments in the offshore	All (100%) of marine expeditions	March 2028 (annual target)	On track for 100%. In 2023–24, 9 marine geoscience expeditions collected data and samples. Also, 19 scientific and technical products, including maps, data sets and preliminary results from the new expeditions were released.^Footnote 92
Canada Energy Regulator	Information Technology	Integrated Open Science and Data Platform	$7,606,877	$1,540,258	$495,644^Footnote 93	Canadians have access to environmental and socio-economic assessment data from energy project applications for knowledge, research and decision-making	Evidence that Canadians access and use information* from a new data and information product referred to as BERDI (Biophysical, Economic, Regional Data and information). *Information and data is extracted from environmental socio-economic assessments on major pipeline project applications which could contribute to the understanding of cumulative effects	Narrative Evidence	Not applicable	The CER demonstrated BERDI to British Columbia lower mainland municipalities and followed up with additional information as they were very interested in learning more about BERDI. We also presented BERDI to the Canadian Open Data Society (a national collective of open data supporters who strive to promote and support relevant initiatives across the country). The BERDI team was recognized at the Government of Canada’s Digital Government Community Awards for Excellence in Data and Information Stewardship. This award acknowledges the commitment and outstanding contributions to advancing the Government of Canada’s digital ambition.
	Information Technology	Integrated Open Science and Data Platform	$7,606,877	$1,540,258	$495,644^Footnote 93		Percentage of new datasets* added to Biophysical, Economic, Regional Data and Information (BERDI) tool *Datasets from BERDI will be made available on the Open Science and Data Platform	80%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%
	Energy System Information Pipeline Information Information Technology	Data and Information Innovation	$22,716,880	$7,791,259	$8,002,054	Canadians access and use energy information for knowledge, research and decision making.	Evidence that Canadians access and use CER energy information products and specialized expertise, including community-specific information, for knowledge, research or decision making	Narrative evidence	Not applicable	A user research study that explored the experience of website visitors to a top-visited product, the Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles. The results, 143 survey responses and 8 interviews, identified top areas for improvement. A user research study that explored success factors for one of our longest-running publication series, Market Snapshots. Capturing 7 survey responses, 3 interviews and many search queries, revealed insights and new opportunities for audience appeal. For the 2023–24 fiscal year, there were approximately 5,800 pipeline information dataset downloads via the Open Government portal and web traffic was 199,079 for pipeline information products on the CER’s external website.
		Data and Information Innovation	$22,716,880	$7,791,259	$8,002,054		Number of system enhancements that integrate science or cumulative effects data to improve public accessibility or efficiency of the regulatory system	10% increase each year from baseline established in 2023–24	March 2025 (annual target)	2^Footnote 94
Transport Canada	Environmental Stewardship of Transportation	Transport Canada supports regional and strategic assessments	$1,550,000	$297,072	$297,072	TC knowledge informs regional or strategic assessments that intersect with the Department’s mandate.	Percentage of regional or strategic assessments that were informed by Transport Canada knowledge, where TC’s mandate is implicated	100%	March 2025 (annual target)	100%^Footnote 95

Total spending, all themes
Theme	Total federal funding, including legacy funding, allocated since the last renewal	2023–24 total federal planned spending (dollars)	2023–24 total federal actual spending
Theme A	$535,182,541	$97,695,416	$83,108,050
Theme B	$258,860,039	$49,041,305	$44,190,937
Theme C	$294,754,201	$63,159,558	$53,354,598
Total, all themes	$1,090,796,781	$209,896,278	$180,653,584

Footnotes

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100% of projects inspected (on-site and off-site) had a compliance rate of 75% or greater with conditions related to mitigation measures. To date, ten projects have reported on follow-up results in their 2023–24 annual report. All projects reporting follow-up results had an effectiveness of mitigation rate of 80% or greater.

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Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Indicator results are unavailable for 2022–23 and 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Only Quebec and Ontario used the Public Engagement Survey, for all other regions this indicator is deemed not applicable. To ensure confidentiality, results are not available if there have been less than five answers collected. The IAAC is continually expending its outreach efforts to ensure that the public’s opinion is measured in all regions. Efforts are ongoing to maximize the reach of this survey and its applicability too all types of assessments.

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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100% of active projects received have a compliance rate of 90% or greater with Decision Statement conditions based on inspections (on-site and off-site).

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because no IAA projects led by the Agency completed the impact assessment process during these reporting periods. Additionally, the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–‍25.

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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In 2022–23, only eleven responses were compiled compared to 19 responses in 2023–24. The low volume of responses causes important fluctuations in the results reported. The IAAC is continually working to improve its post engagement consultation survey of participants to assessment processes. The tools currently in production will aim to reach more audiences and improve the accuracy of those results. Results for Indigenous peoples are not available for 2023–24 because the approach to data collection for Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Due to the small number of respondents who shared demographic details, we are unable to report on this GBA Plus disaggregation for both fiscal years. Results for Indigenous peoples are not available for 2022–23 or 2023–24 because the approach to data collection for Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Indicator results are unavailable for 2022–23 and 2023–24 because no IAA projects led by the Agency completed the impact assessment process during these reporting periods. This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Within the context of an environmental assessment of a federally designated project, ECCC reviews the proponent’s characterization of environmental effects and proposed measures to mitigate these effects in areas within the department’s mandate, including climate change, air quality, water quality, biodiversity, environmental preparedness and emergencies. Based on these reviews, ECCC provides expert information or knowledge to the authority responsible for the decision for their consideration. The authority responsible for the decision receives similar input from a variety of participants in the assessment process and must weigh all of this input when drafting their final reports.

Although, ECCC is not always privy to the decision-making by the responsible authority in advance of the project decision, the Department does strive to follow up following the decision to understand why certain decisions were made. In this way, ECCC will progressively improve the information and knowledge that the department is applying, thereby enhancing the likelihood of meeting the target.

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Footnote 27

93% of requests for expertise and advice for an impact/environmental assessment adhered to service standards and process time limits. Deadlines are sometimes missed due to information missing in application documents requiring information requests by experts reviewing the documents, as well as time for approvals of these comments. Occasionally requests to negotiate timelines occur as expert staff on the subject matter have limited availability during the time of the request.

ECCC has committed to carrying out the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory and Permitting Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects (July 5, 2024) subject to the Impact Assessment Act. ECCC is working with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to further tailor the Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines to ensure that all information requests are clear, within federal jurisdiction, and are required to inform an Impact Assessment decision. The implementation of this Cabinet Directive should require less follow-up requests for information from proponents by ECCC and therefore increase ECCC’s ability to adhere to service standards and process time limits.

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Footnote 28

Close collaboration with IAAC has ensured PCA advice is appropriate and incorporated into relevant documents.

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Footnote 29

Variance due to a delay in meeting one deadline because of staff turnover

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Footnote 30

In 2023–24 HC did not provide any expertise to impact assessments in Saskatchewan/Manitoba as there were no requests received by HC for projects in this region.

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Footnote 31

Variance is due to this being the first year of the program. While awaiting onboarding of new resources (1.5 FTEs), surge support was drawn from existing staff, who have varying levels of salary. Deficit amount was covered through salary from the cost centre in which IA is housed.

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Footnote 32

The program has encountered significant challenges in terms of recruiting content experts and we are working with HR and security to identify ways in which these challenges could be overcome.

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Footnote 33

Actual results are based on self-reported stats from project officers and does not include other outputs such as meeting participation, informal advice/input etc. There is also a potential margin of error related to staff turnover, which may be reflected in missed counts.

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Footnote 34

In 2023–24, NRCan provided scientific, technical expertise, and knowledge to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for 31 assessment processes (i.e., impact assessments, environmental assessments, etc.) to support evidence-based decision-making for sustainable development in Canada. NRCan responded to 100% of requests, providing NRCan’s diverse scientific, technical and knowledge inputs into IA and EA documentation.

Contributed expertise on EA for a total of 30 projects at different phases of the EA process (NU 3, QC 4, ON 5, BC 4, NL 5, SK 2, YU 3, AB 2, MA 1 and NWT 1).

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Footnote 35

NRCan collaborated with the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to ensure timely approval of the NOVA Gas Transmission Limited West Path Delivery 2023 Project (West Path), which received Governor-in-Council (GiC) approval on November 30, 2022. West Path was the first project reviewed under the CER Act to require GiC approval after Bill C-69 (2019) replaced the National Energy Board Act with the CER Act.

NRCan worked with the CER for approval of the NEBC Connector Project within the timelines prescribed by the CER processes. The NEBC, which received Governor-in-Council (GiC) approval on December 22, 2023.

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Footnote 36

In 2023–24, NRCan provided scientific, technical expertise, and knowledge to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for 31 assessment processes (i.e., impact assessments, environmental assessments, etc.) to support evidence-based decision-making for sustainable development in Canada. NRCan responded to 100% requests, providing NRCan’s diverse scientific, technical and knowledge inputs into IA and EA documentation.

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Footnote 37

There were delays in getting the program operational due to the transfer of responsibilities internally at NRCan. Funding was finalized in Q3. There was a full budget lapse in Vote 10, though this lapse was reduced from $2.9M to $1.3M through a cash management strategy with another program. The agreed upon loan will return the 2023–24 lapsed funding in 2025–26 and 2026–27.

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Footnote 38

NRCan worked with the Canada Energy Regulator in the development and review of regulations under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, such as the Designated Officer Regulations and Export/Import Regulatory Framework. NRCan advanced legislative and regulatory initiatives that govern offshore petroleum and electricity related activities in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada-Nova Scotia offshore areas.

On February 28th, 2024, Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations and the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. These regulations modernize and repeal nine existing regulations that pertain to offshore oil and gas safety and environmental protection.

In addition, Bill C-49 was introduced in Parliament on May 30, 2023. Second reading was completed on October 17, 2023 and the Bill reviewed by the House Standing Committee on Natural Resources from January to March 2023. The Bill amends the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Newfound and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act to expand the mandate of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board to include regulation of offshore renewable energy projects and to make amendments in other areas, including modernizing land tenure, establishing new tools for marine conservation, and aligning the Accord Acts with the Impact Assessment Act.

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Footnote 39

The variance can be primarily attributed to a reduced need for hiring given the Supreme Court of Canada’s IAA decision, which deemed the designated projects scheme unconstitutional halting decision-making for major projects. Further the number of major projects under CEAA, 2012, and transition of projects to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) did not result in a measurable increase. As such, TC did not undertake as much hiring as anticipated; however, workload and staffing requirements are expected to align with allocated resources in future years.

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Footnote 40

For those projects subject to Impact Assessment that involved Transport Canada, departmental advice informed 100% of these projects.

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Footnote 41

The amount lapsed in 2022–23 and 2023–24 is partially due to delayed staffing and associated EBP. PSPC authorities are not included in WAGE’s reference levels. Therefore, no expenses are incurred in WAGE’s appropriation. It is also due to the EBP planned spending calculated at 27% and expenses costed at approximately 16%.

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Footnote 42

WAGE advice/recommendations on GBA Plus and GBV have been incorporated in the varying stages of Project development/implementation/decommission. There are certainly varying degrees of acceptance and some push-back. However, WAGE did not “close” a comment unless the Proponent has at least tried to incorporate WAGE feedback. In addition, IAAC’s guidance on GBA Plus is useful for the proponents in conducting the engagement/data collection for a Project.

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Footnote 43

Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Footnote 44

Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Footnote 45

Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Footnote 46

Indicator results are unavailable for 2023–24 because the approach to collecting feedback from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be implemented in 2024–25.

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Footnote 47

Indicator results are available only for Cedar LNG, the sole IAA project that reached the decision phase during the 2022–23 reporting period. The Impact Assessment Report for this project was submitted within that period.

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Footnote 48

Due to slower-than-expected regional and strategic assessments, capacity building emerged as a priority for the Agency in 2023–24. The Agency has effectively utilized new risk-based tools to ensure optimal value for money in building capacity in areas where major projects are anticipated in the coming years.

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Footnote 49

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 50

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 51

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 52

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 53

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 54

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 55

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 56

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 57

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 58

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 59

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 60

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 61

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 62

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 63

This was a new indicator in 2023–24. A data collection tool has not yet been developed but will be implemented as soon as it is available.

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Footnote 64

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 65

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 66

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 67

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 68

This indicator was new in 2023–24; however, the approach to data collection from Indigenous peoples is only expected to be in place in 2024–25.

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Footnote 69

Parks Canada has been participating in the whole of government approach when the Parks Canada mandate is affected.

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Footnote 70

The 2023–24 Actual Result is “Not Applicable”, as 2027–28 will be the first year data is available for reporting. The contribution program will launch in 2024–25 and data collection will start in 2027–28 to allow time for capacity building activities to be undertaken.

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Footnote 71

The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch is using a "zero-based budgeting" process and as such is able sometimes to spend more G&C resources than allocated to a specific program, which is somewhat balanced by other years, when a little bit less may be spent.

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Footnote 72

The Baseline Assessment Program on Health and the Environment made significant breakthrough in 2023/24 that will affect the quality of the program implementation in the next several years with deliverables significantly exceeding original targets.

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Footnote 73

The program has encountered significant challenges in terms of recruiting content experts and we are working with HR and security to identify ways in which these challenges could be overcome.

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Footnote 74

The program continues to onboard and train new staff, as well as to collectively develop new approaches for collaborative engagement with First Nations on each Impact Assessment process in order to validate perspectives of the Regional HIA coordinators.

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Footnote 75

The human resources and relationships established with First Nations organizations have sufficiently advanced over the last year to ensure that in 2024/25 the program will commence the implementation of the training workshops with First Nations and will be able to catch up in terms of meeting this indicator.

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Footnote 76

Two positions were vacant for part of the year. Underspending of O&M costs due to delays in contracting activities.

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Footnote 77

The CER does not control the events which trigger demand for participant funding i.e. number of pipeline applications submitted by industry to the CER, number of Indigenous peoples potentially impacted by the proposed pipelines, and level of participation of the Indigenous communities. Therefore, it is normal for there to be years with lapses and years with higher demand for which a reprofile or a TB Submission is required to offset any forecasted deficit.

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Footnote 78

Delays in program implementation as funds were approved and received late in fiscal year 2022–23.

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Footnote 79

As 2023–24 was the first year of the program, some recipients were not able to use the funding received as some opportunities were pushed to the following fiscal year and some funding agreements were signed near the very end of the fiscal year. As the funding is in its first year, we anticipate higher results in 2024–25 and intend to meet our target by March 2028.

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Footnote 80

In 2024–25, we are now at 11, thus the target of 12 is achievable.

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Footnote 81

For TC’s efforts in Partnering with Indigenous Peoples, there was a reduced need for hiring, for staff support and for travel given the number of major projects under the IAA have not measurably increased in 2023–24, resulting in a salary variance for the Program. The need for consultation with Indigenous people and communities has remained stable following the pandemic, however is likely to increase with there being a greater importance for Indigenous consultations to occur in person. While TC did not undertake as much hiring and travel as anticipated, workload and staffing requirements are expected to align with planned allocated resources in future years.

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Footnote 82

Indigenous relations has been able to provide consultation services in all Impact Assessment in which department identified a need to participate.

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Footnote 83

NRCan, as the operator of the OSDP infrastructure, collects the information related to this indicator and provides ECCC with final results to be included in this Theme Outcome.

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Footnote 84

Regional and strategic assessments experienced slower-than-anticipated spending for the year. Staffing challenges hindered the ability to conduct concurrent assessments, plan a third assessment, and analyze new assessment requests simultaneously. The unutilized funds were redirected towards capacity building to support reconciliation and both ongoing and new impact assessments.

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Footnote 85

There were no strategic assessments either in planning or ongoing during the reporting periods .

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Footnote 86

The approach to collecting feedback from proponents/federal authorities/review panels members was not yet implemented.

Completed RA: Offshore Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador

Completed SA: SACC

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Footnote 87

ECCC’s Federal Authority Advice Record (FAAR) template was updated mid-year (September 2023), with the establishment of this indicator to include OSDP data sets. From the establishment of this indicator 100% of ECCC’s FAAR included OSDP datasets. In future reporting years, due to the adaptation of the FAAR template, it is anticipated that this target will be met.

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Footnote 88

The variance between actuals to planned spending is mainly due to the time needed to back-fill positions and a reduction in travel and in-person meeting expenses. (Variance is 14%).

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Footnote 89

In 2022 and 2023, communities consistently reported a high level of satisfaction with the Centre’s services, including its annual conferences.

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Footnote 90

3% increase from 2022–2023 to 2023–2024 fiscal years with two (2) main releases. Starting fiscal year 2024–2025, 11% increase from 2023–2024.

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Footnote 91

In 2023–24, SFM signed data sharing agreements with MB, CASFRI, ON, PEI, QC and BC data added, improvements to MB, QC and ON; (total inventories = 36).

MAGPlot integrated additional data from several contributors, published MAGPlot_v1 through Open Science and Data Platform (OSDP) and available through NFI Data Request.

NFI - collected data/imagery from 1336 photo plots and 161 ground plots

OSDP additions: 5 MAGPlot WMS layers, 2 CASFRI raster products

2023–24: Number of measured tree records: 10,141,527 records

2023–24 total area of harmonized inventories (all years): 1,079,461,453 hectares (81,741,234 individual records)

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Footnote 92

See performance highlights for more details.

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Footnote 93

Delays in staffing of new positions from converting O&M funding to salary funding for this activity.

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Footnote 94

2023–24: The CER completed two such system enhancements including:

BERDI enhancements; and
A new Abandonment Cost Estimate (ACE) Solution which is an innovative Geospatial Information System solution that automates the calculation of abandonment costs. Instead of calculating the ACE once every five years (due to the manual-intensive nature of the work), now that it is automated, we can do the ACE for a variety of regulatory scenarios (e.g., when a company sells a segment of a pipeline we can re-run the ACE versus waiting for the five-year cycle to complete this estimate, reducing future environmental risks).

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Footnote 95

Transport Canada continues to support regional assessment that intersect with the department’s mandate.

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