Details on transfer payments

TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of $5 million or more
TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of less than $5 million

TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of $5 million or more

Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC)

Start date: 1995–96

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024–25

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

To support Indigenous organizations in providing culturally appropriate early childhood development programs for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and their families who live off-reserve in urban and northern communities.

Expected results:

Indigenous children and their families participate in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC) programs
Organizations from various sectors collaborate with AHSUNC sites to support the needs of AHSUNC participants
Children enrolled in AHSUNC experience developmental benefits in a context that celebrates Indigenous culture and language

Performance indicators:

Number of children enrolled in the AHSUNC program
Percentage of AHSUNC sites that leverage multi-sectoral collaborations (i.e., have more than three types of partners)
Percentage of sites offering activities (e.g., Elder participation, storytelling, traditional ceremonies, etc.) to increase participants' Indigenous cultural knowledge

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2027–28

General targeted recipient groups:

Indigenous community-based non-profit recipients
Organizations serving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and their families who live off-reserve in rural, remote, urban, and northern communities across Canada

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Funded recipients are expected to deliver comprehensive, culturally appropriate, and locally controlled and designed early childhood development programs for Indigenous preschool children and their families. They also support knowledge development and exchange at the community, provincial, territorial, and national levels through various types of training and meetings.

In line with the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Framework, PHAC is committed to supporting Indigenous-led approaches to funding allocation and priority-setting for the AHSUNC Program. The Agency works closely with the National Aboriginal Head Start Association of Canada, AHSUNC's Indigenous governing body, and regional AHSUNC partners to determine strategic direction for national and regional program decisions.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	33,861,479	32,693,946	33,252,859	34,126,870
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	33,861,479	32,693,946	33,252,859	34,126,870

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)

Start date: 1994–95

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2017–18

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) is intended to improve the health of pregnant women and people and their infants who face challenges that may put their health at risk. Funded community-level projects are aimed at increasing healthy birth weights, promoting and supporting healthy nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum, promoting and supporting breastfeeding, and supporting positive health behaviours and well-being. This program also promotes the creation of partnerships within communities and strengthens community capacity to increase support for pregnant women and people and new parents and guardians who face challenges that may put their health at risk.

Expected results:

Pregnant and postnatal women and people and their families facing challenges that may put their health at risk participate in CPNP projects
CPNP projects collaborate with organizations from various sectors to support the needs of participants
Program participants gain knowledge and build skills to support their health and well-being and to support the health and well-being of their infants and families

Performance indicators:

Number of CPNP program participants (pregnant women and people, postnatal women and people, and other parents/caregivers)
Percentage of CPNP projects that leverage multi-sectoral collaborations (i.e., have more than three types of partners) to support pregnant and postnatal women and people and their families facing challenges that may put their health at risk

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2020–21

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Non-profit organizations
Municipalities and local organizations
Other Indigenous organizations

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Funded recipients are engaged in a variety of knowledge exchange activities, including training opportunities to support efforts to measure and report on results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	27,189,000	27,189,000	27,189,000	27,189,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	27,189,000	27,189,000	27,189,000	27,189,000

Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)

Start date: 1994–95

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2017–18

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) aims to promote the health and development of children aged 0 to 6 years, who face challenges that may put their health at risk. Funded community-level projects aim to develop and deliver a range of comprehensive and culturally appropriate early intervention and prevention activities aimed at improving health behaviours (such as positive parenting, parent-child attachment, healthy eating, and physical activity) and overall self-reported general health and well-being. This program also promotes the creation of partnerships within communities and strengthens community capacity to increase support for children and their families who face challenges that may put their health at risk.

Expected results:

Parents/caregivers and their children who face challenges that may put their health at risk participate in CAPC projects
CAPC projects collaborate with organizations from various sectors to support the needs of participants
Parents/caregivers and their children gain knowledge and build skills to support parental, child, and family health

Performance indicators:

Number of CAPC program participants (parents/caregivers and children 0–6 years)
Percentage of CAPC projects that leverage multi-sectoral collaborations (i.e., more than three types of partners) to support the health needs of children (0–6 years) and their families who face challenges that may put their health at risk.
Parent/caregiver participants report gaining knowledge and skill development to support maternal, child, and family health and well-being (as a result of program participation)

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2020–21

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Non-profit organizations
Municipalities and local organizations
Other Indigenous organizations

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Funded recipients are engaged in a variety of knowledge exchange activities, including training opportunities to support efforts to measure and report on results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	51,546,534	51,546,534	51,546,534	51,546,534
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	51,546,534	51,546,534	51,546,534	51,546,534

Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF), formerly known as the Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention - Multi-Sectoral Partnerships

Start date: 2005–06

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2013–14

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF) focuses on promoting healthy living among people living in Canada who face health inequalities and are at greater risk of developing the main chronic diseases of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The HCCF supports interventions that address behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases, including physical inactivity, unhealthy eating and tobacco use. The program also aims to create physical and social environments that are known to support better health among people living in Canada.

HCCF priorities include investing in interventions that address health inequalities among priority populations, encouraging the participation of multiple sectors in chronic disease prevention and uncovering new ways to address risk factors for chronic disease.

Expected results:

Intersectoral partners are engaged in interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes
Populations participate in interventions that aim to support their individual, community/environmental needs, and that support policy and system changes
Project participants have increased capabilities to support health
Environments that support health are improved
Project participants have improved health behaviours
Project participants have improved health

Performance indicators:

Percentage of project participants that improved their physical or mental health
Percentage of project participants that improved their health behaviours
Percentage of built environment-dedicated projects demonstrating improvements in the built environment to support health
Percentage of project participants who report that their social, physical/built or food environments are improved to support health
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved knowledge of chronic disease or risk/protective factors and/or health determinants
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved skills/ability to support health
Number of individuals participating in interventions overall
Number of individuals participating in interventions from priority populations
Number of intersectoral partners engaged

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2019–20

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and non-profit corporations
Unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, municipal governments and agencies
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, schools, and post-secondary institutions)
National, provincial, and community-based Indigenous organizations, including band councils
Private sector organizations

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Open solicitations are posted on PHAC's website and promoted on social media, via stakeholder engagement lists and applicant webinars, to help interested organizations improve their applications for project funding. Targeted and directed solicitations are used to engage prospective applicants on specific chronic disease programming objectives. Stakeholders are engaged based on a continuous multi-year strategy to inform program and solicitation priorities.

Funding recipients are engaged through ongoing communications and site visits to support project delivery.

A variety of forums are used to share learnings from funded projects, such as key insights and evaluation results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	2,749,000	2,749,000	2,749,000	2,749,000
Total contributions	19,697,000	19,022,000	18,831,334	18,831,334
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	22,446,000	21,771,000	21,580,334	21,580,334

HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund

Start date: 2005–07

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Communicable Disease and Infection Control

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of the program is to reduce the incidence and health impacts of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada.

Aligned with the Pan-Canadian Framework for Action on STBBI and the Government of Canada Five Year Action Plan on STBBI, the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) seeks to ensure that:

community-based efforts reach key populations, including individuals unaware of their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Hepatitis C status, and link them to testing, prevention, treatment and care
communities design and implement evidence-informed frontline projects to prevent new and reoccurring infections
high-impact interventions are brought to scale so that more people benefit from them
community-based efforts reduce stigma toward populations disproportionately affected by STBBI, including people living with HIV or hepatitis C

Community-based organizations play a critical role in delivering sexual health education and prevention activities, developing culturally adapted resources, and conducting community capacity-building activities due to their expertise in identifying and implementing culturally and contextually appropriate solutions. With the CAF, PHAC funds projects and initiatives that focus on the following key populations:

Gay, bisexual men and other men who have sex with men
People who use drugs
First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities
Racialized people and migrants, particularly from regions with high HIV or hepatitis C prevalence
Sex workers and their clients
People living in or recently released from correctional facilities
Transgender and non-binary people
People living with HIV or hepatitis C
Women among these groups, as appropriate
Youth among these groups, as appropriate

Expected results:

By 2025, projects supported through the CAF will:

increase the knowledge of effective evidence-informed HIV, Hepatitis C or other sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention measures among key populations and target audiences
strengthen the capacity (skills and abilities) of key populations and target audiences to prevent infections and to improve health outcomes related to STBBI
strengthen the capacity (skills and abilities) of target audiences to provide culturally safe and stigma-free STBBI prevention, testing, treatment and care services

By 2027, projects supported through the CAF will:

increase uptake of effective evidence-informed HIV, hepatitis C or other STI prevention measures among key populations
improve access to effective STBBI prevention, testing, treatment and ongoing care, and support for key populations
improve the cultural safety and stigma-free nature of STBBI prevention, testing, treatment and ongoing care, and support services provided by target audiences

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and non-profit corporations
Corporations, societies and coalitions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants and recipients are engaged through performance measurement, evaluation processes, and regular meetings with stakeholders involved in the prevention and control of communicable diseases.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	8,534,000	8,084,000	8,459,000	8,984,000
Total contributions	18,335,000	18,335,000	18,335,000	18,335,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	26,869,000	26,419,000	26,794,000	27,319,000

Immunization Partnership Fund

Start date: 2016–17

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2023–24

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Vaccination

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) is a key component of PHAC's efforts to support confidence and increase uptake of vaccines across the life course to control and prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. The IPF is an important lever to identify and help address gaps in vaccine acceptance. It is an equity-based program that aims to empower Canadians to make informed vaccine decisions, particularly those from communities or populations experiencing inequities which prevent them from accessing vaccination or vaccine education. The program invests in projects across Canada that support community-centered vaccination education, promotion and outreach activities among priority populations, and build the capacity of healthcare service providers to better meet the needs of priority populations. These equity-promoting initiatives provide culturally safe, evidence-informed and low-barrier access to vaccination and vaccine education.

Expected results:

Stakeholders have access to information and tools to improve vaccination coverage rates and control health risks associated with vaccine preventable diseases. The program achieves this by supporting vaccine education and promoting initiatives that are culturally safe, evidence-informed and equity-promoting. Projects supported by the IPF:

equip Canadians, particularly priority populations, with knowledge, information and resources to inform their vaccination decisions
strengthen the capacity of healthcare providers to provide evidence based, equity driven, and culturally safe vaccination services among priority populations

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2024–25

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations and corporations; incorporated groups, associations, societies, and coalitions
Provincial/territorial, regional and municipal governments or agencies
First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other Indigenous organizations
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial/territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, schools, and post-secondary institutions, etc.)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants and recipients will be engaged through various means, including newsletters and Community of Practice discussions to share information and best practices among IPF recipients concerning reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, confidence building, and vaccine acceptance and uptake among priority populations in Canada.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	5,000,000	5,000,000
Total contributions	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	5,000,000	5,000,000

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative (IELCC)

Start date: 2018–19

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution^{Footnote 1}

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Transformation Initiative supports the implementation of the co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework. This Framework reflects the unique cultures and priorities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children across Canada.

The initiative enables greater control in IELCC through a new partnership model to facilitate Indigenous-led decision-making to advance national and regional priorities.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is the federal lead for this horizontal initiative. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and PHAC are key partners.

Expected results:

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will contribute to the shared objective of providing high quality early learning and childcare services that are also affordable, flexible, equitable, and inclusive, as outlined in the IELCC Framework.

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will contribute to quality improvement projects that, for example:

enable the development of curriculum content incorporating Indigenous traditions, cultures and languages
build community, administration, professional capacity, and centres of expertise
support staff training and other activities that will enhance access to high quality IELCC

The IELCC Transformation Initiative will also demonstrate progress on the shared outcome regarding the number of children accessing culturally appropriate and inclusive IELCC.

Performance Indicators:

Number of participants reached
Percentage of Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC) sites offering activities (e.g., Elder participation, storytelling, traditional ceremonies, etc.) to increase Indigenous cultural knowledge
Percentage of participants/parents/children who experience improved protective factors as a result of programming (e.g., access to cultural activities)
Percentage of participants/caregivers that report that their child's health and well-being has improved as a result of programming

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2024–25

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2027–28

General targeted recipient groups:

Existing AHSUNC recipients alongside distinctions-based (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) providers of IELCC

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The co-developed IELCC Framework was informed by comprehensive engagement including over 100 engagement activities and 3,000 participants across Canada. This process was jointly led by ESDC and National Indigenous Organizations in 2017.

In implementing this framework through horizontal collaboration, PHAC's AHSUNC-IELCC Partnership Strategy guides engagement with applicant and recipient partners. This active and ongoing outreach supports partners' involvement in existing IELCC processes to contribute to holistic, Indigenous-led decision outcomes, including the development of allocation methodologies, results-based frameworks, and future priority setting.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	51,430,404	32,671,370	35,649,175	29,687,704
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	51,430,404	32,671,370	35,649,175	29,687,704

Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund

Start date: 2019–20

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund (MHPIF) is a funding program that replaced the Innovation Strategy in 2019–20. The current stream of funding aims to promote positive mental health for children, youth, their caregivers and communities, as well as reduce systemic barriers for population mental health in Canada. The program uses a multi-phased approach to fund the testing and delivery of innovative, community-based interventions that aim to advance health equity, build protective factors and address the underlying determinants of health at the population level. Knowledge gained from the evaluation of each community-based intervention is then applied to public health policy and practice to accelerate change for positive mental health in Canada. The MHPIF also funds a Knowledge Development and Exchange (KDE) Hub that supports funded projects in sharing lessons learned, connecting with various stakeholders and applying new knowledge to a broader policy and system change agenda.

Expected results:

In the immediate term, expected results are that up to 15 funded projects will develop and adapt population health interventions to promote positive mental health and well-being among children, youth, and their caregivers. As part of this work, immediate and medium term expected results include increased multisectoral engagement and collaborations among projects; increased knowledge and skills; increased reports of positive change in behaviour and protective factors; and overall well-being of intervention participants. Longer term expected results include the majority of funded projects reporting readiness for scale up to reach more people and create lasting systems change, and generating knowledge, informing policy and practice.

Performance Indicators:

Number and reach of population health interventions developed and/or adapted
Percentage of projects that engage in multi-sectoral collaborations
Percentage of projects that leverage funds from other sources
Percentage of projects and percentage of participants reporting increased knowledge and/or skills
Percentage of projects and percentage of participants reporting positive change in behaviour
Percentage of projects and percentage of participants reporting change in protective factors
Percentage of projects and percentage of participants reporting improved well-being
Percentage of projects demonstrating readiness for scale up
Percentage of projects that have sites in three or more provinces and territories
Percentage of projects sustained post-PHAC funding
Number and type of evidence products (surveillance data, briefs, analysis, research findings, guidelines, infographics, webinars, reports, frameworks, etc.) released per fiscal year
Percentage of stakeholders using evidence
Nature of incorporation of evidence into policies, programs and practices

Note: Due to the nature of the intervention research and evaluation plans of the funded projects, some results may not be available until completion of the final project report for Phase 2, or Phase 3 (2027 and 2030 respectively).

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2019–20

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
Unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Universities
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The program engages applicants and recipients through ongoing capacity building activities to support program design, delivery, evaluation and knowledge exchange. This includes the provision of resources and tools, fostering connections across projects, supporting the development of evaluation plans and providing recipients with access to a Knowledge, Development and Exchange Hub (KDE Hub).

The KDE Hub: co-designs studies with funded projects that contribute new knowledge; curates knowledge and resources to fill meaningful gaps, and to share lessons from the funded projects; makes connections among funded projects and between projects and others with relevant expertise, experiences and networks; provides access to advice and guidance on intervention planning, research, evaluation, and knowledge exchange; and hosts an annual symposium on mental health promotion for both recipients and potential applicants.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	2,070,000	3,370,000	2,070,000	2,070,000
Total contributions	2,877,000	2,877,000	2,877,000	2,877,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	4,947,000	6,247,000	4,947,000	4,947,000

National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH)

Start date: 2004–05

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health
Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours
Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented
Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled
Result 2.2: Infectious disease outbreaks and threats are prepared for and responded to effectively
Result 3.1: Public health events and emergencies are prepared for and responded to effectively
Result 3.2: Public health risks associated with the use of pathogens and toxins are reduced
Result 3.3: Public health risks associated with travel are reduced

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Evidence for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
Communicable Disease and Infection Control
Foodborne and Zoonotic Diseases
Emergency Preparedness and Response

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health program increases public health system capacity in Canada by improving the ability of research to be applied and implemented in public health settings.

The objective of the program is to promote evidence-informed decision-making by public health practitioners and policymakers across Canada. The National Collaborating Centres synthesize and share knowledge in ways that are useful and accessible to public health stakeholders.

Expected results:

Public health partners work collaboratively to address existing and emerging public health issues
Public health organizations participate in collaborative networks and processes
Public health professionals and partners have access to reliable, actionable public health data and information

Performance Indicators:

The number and types of activities undertaken that identify research knowledge gaps
The number and types of products and activities created and disseminated
The number of collaborations to address emerging public health issues

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

Six centres focusing on public health areas (e.g., Indigenous, environment, determinants of health, infectious diseases, policy, and evidence-informed knowledge)
Host organizations in non-profit, academic, and local/provincial government settings with public health priorities

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

There are currently no initiatives in place to engage applicants and recipients as a solicitation exercise was finalized in 2019. Contribution agreements with recipients will be renewed in 2028. Workplans are reviewed and approved annually.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	6,912,322	6,377,258	6,002,000	6,002,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	6,912,322	6,377,258	6,002,000	6,002,000

National Microbiology Laboratory – Wastewater Innovative Technologies

Start date: 2020–21

End date: 2026–27

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2020–21

Link to departmental results:

Result 2.2: Infectious disease outbreaks and threats are prepared for and responded to effectively

Link to the department’s Program Inventory:

Laboratory Science Leadership and Services

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

Wastewater testing can provide an early warning signal to inform public health action (e.g., vaccination programs, masking). The purpose of this program is to use wastewater monitoring for infectious diseases across Canada. The contribution provides funding to partners from provincial, territorial and municipal governments and academia across Canada to develop laboratory methods (e.g., assay development, metagenomics), conduct laboratory testing, wastewater sampling, data modelling, and knowledge translation.

Expected results:

Outputs/outcomes for the National Microbiology Laboratory Wastewater Innovative Technologies program include:

Right-sizing and optimization of wastewater surveillance sites
Expansion of wastewater surveillance to other priority pathogens
Development of testing hubs to reduce lengthy sample shipment times
Pursue wastewater-based surveillance programs at international airports
Development of wastewater testing and analysis methods
Development of modelling or epidemiological based analysis, approaches, and research relevant to wastewater monitoring of infectious diseases
Programing that supports the development of wastewater surveillance

Performance indicators:

Percentage of Canadians covered by the wastewater surveillance program
Metrics of pathogen presence and analysis (e.g., detections, trends)
Percentage of public health professionals accessing the PHAC wastewater dashboard (i.e., web analytics)
Knowledge mobilization through publications, reports, and protocols generated and shared with partners

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2024–25

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable – Program is sunsetting and was recently evaluated

General targeted recipient groups:

Academia and public institutions
Indigenous communities
Provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, indigenous community groups, and academic applicants will be engaged through existing public health governance tables and bilateral discussions to support at-risk locations and respond to public health needs specific to a province, territory, communities, and/or regions.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending
Total grants	5,705,261	0	0
Total contributions	0	300,000	300,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0
Total program	5,705,261	300,000	300,000

Pan-Canadian Vaccine Injury Support Program

Start date: 2021–22

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2021–22

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Vaccination

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Pan-Canadian Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) ensures that all people in Canada who experience a serious and permanent injury as a result of receiving a Health Canada-authorized vaccine, administered in Canada on or after December 8, 2020, have fair and timely access to financial support. The exception are people vaccinated in Québec who will receive coverage from the longstanding Québec program.

An independent administrator was selected via an open call for applications to administer the VISP (except for Québec) using contribution funding. Québec is continuing to deliver its Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with federal contribution funding.

Expected results:

Canadians have access to financial support in the rare instance of a serious and permanent injury experienced as a result of receiving a vaccine authorized by Health Canada.

PHAC continues to target outreach to increase awareness of the program among healthcare professionals, who are best placed to support access to the program for those who experience a serious and permanent injury.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2024–25

General targeted recipient groups:

For-profit organizations
Not-for-profit organizations and charities
Provincial and Territorial governments

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC will meet regularly with recipients to discuss operational considerations and inform future policy direction for the VISP.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	27,972,498	26,464,203	9,000,000	9,000,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	27,972,498	26,464,203	9,000,000	9,000,000

ParticipACTION

Start date: 2018–19

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Let's Get Moving Initiative by ParticipACTION aims to increase daily physical activity among people living in Canada, focusing on those who are less physically active and population groups that may experience health inequalities due to social or economic factors. These population groups include people living with low income, newcomers to Canada, racialized groups, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and Indigenous Peoples.

Expected results:

Priority populations participate in healthy living and chronic disease prevention interventions
Project participants have increased capabilities to support healthy behaviours
Project participants have improved health behaviours
Project participants have improved health

Performance indicators:

Overall number of individuals participating in interventions
Number of individuals from priority populations participating in interventions
Percentage of project participants demonstrating increased knowledge of chronic disease or risk/protective factors and/or health determinants (e.g., physical activity)
Percentage of project participants with improved health behaviours (e.g., increase in physical activity)
Percentage of project participants with improved physical or mental health (e.g., perceived health and mental health, social well-being)

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, funding is ending in 2025–26 and was evaluated recently (2023–24)

General targeted recipient groups:

The sole recipient of this contribution funding is ParticipACTION. ParticipACTION will work with its many partners, including sport, physical activity, recreation organizations, government, and corporate sponsors, to coordinate and implement the activities associated with this initiative across Canada.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

ParticipACTION provides progress reports and an annual report to PHAC. PHAC uses these reports to review the project's progress, including the budget and work plan activities. Revisions to plans are made as required based on these submitted reports. Ad-hoc reports are produced in relation to the development of new or specific elements of the "Let's Get Moving" initiative to ensure activities remain within the approved scope of the project.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	0	0
Total contributions	5,000,000	5,000,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	5,000,000	5,000,000

Preventing Family Violence

Start date: 2015–16

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health
Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Preventing Family Violence program invests in the delivery and testing of health promotion programs and interventions that prevent family violence and improve health outcomes for survivors of family violence including child maltreatment, youth dating violence, intimate partner violence, and mistreatment of older adults, also known as elder abuse. Some interventions work with participants directly while others equip health and social service professionals to respond safely and effectively to family violence.

The main objective of the program is to increase the uptake of health promotion interventions that are effective in preventing family violence and addressing its health impacts. This is achieved by funding intervention research that builds the evidence base on what works, for whom and where, using trauma- and violence-informed approaches. This program contributes to the Government of Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence.

Expected results:

Participants acquire knowledge and skills through information, training and support
Participants use and apply knowledge and skills
Participants experience enhanced outcomes (positive change in behaviour, improved health outcomes)
Professionals use knowledge of effective programs and approaches to safely and effectively support survivors of violence
Increased evidence is available on what works to prevent family violence and address its health impacts

Performance indicators:

Number of population health interventions developed and/or adapted
Number of participants/individuals reached through funded projects
Number of health professionals and other service providers reached through funded projects
Percentage of projects that engage in multi-sectoral collaborations
Percentage of participants who gain knowledge and/or skills as a result of programming
Percentage of participants who report a positive change in their behaviours
Percentage of participants who state their mental health or well-being is better as a result of programming
Percentage of health professionals and other service providers reporting they use knowledge/skills in their policy and programming work
Percentage of projects sustained post-PHAC funding
Number of evidence products (e.g., surveillance data, analysis, research findings, guidelines, infographics, webinars, reports, frameworks, etc.) released per fiscal year

Note: Due to the nature of intervention research funded under this TPP, some results are only available in the final years of a project cycle and may not be reported on annually.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2024–25

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2029–30

General targeted recipient groups:

Not-for-profit and voluntary organizations
Unincorporated groups, associations, societies and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies
Indigenous governments
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (regional health authorities, schools, post-secondary institutions, etc.)
First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations
Research organizations

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

In 2025–26, plans to engage funding applicants and recipients outside of regular project monitoring include information sessions around aspects of annual reporting, including instructions for reporting in the spring and sharing back results in the early fall in relation to learnings and progress of projects. PHAC will also engage with recipients through several communities of practice to support capacity building, sustainability, knowledge dissemination and linkages between programming, research and policy.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	7,160,954	6,366,613	5,800,000	5,800,000
Total contributions	11,400,000	13,250,000	9,700,000	8,700,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	18,560,954	19,616,613	15,500,000	14,500,000

Strengthening the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (Harm Reduction Fund)

Start date: 2017–18

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution^{Footnote 2}

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health
Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours
Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion
Communicable Disease and Infection Control

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS) is the Government of Canada's comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate and evidence-informed approach to drug policy, which uses a public health lens when considering and addressing substance use. The CDSS is led by the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, supported by Health Canada and 14 other federal departments and agencies. The CDSS covers a broad range of legal and illegal substances, including cannabis, alcohol, opioids and other substances. The goal of the strategy is to protect the health and safety of all people living in Canada by minimizing harms from substance use for individuals, families and communities.

The CDSS recognizes that a national approach to substance use requires strong collaboration and coordination among all levels of government, working in their respective areas of jurisdiction. It also recognizes the critical importance of working closely with a wide range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis, including people with lived and living experience with substance use. Reducing the stigma experienced by people who use drugs is also integral to the CDSS and an ongoing priority for the Government of Canada.

As a partner department, PHAC receives contributions under the CDSS to support federal harm reduction efforts through the Harm Reduction Fund (HRF). Through the HRF, PHAC complements provincial and territorial harm reduction strategies by investing $7 million annually to support time-limited projects across Canada to help reduce HIV and hepatitis C among people who share injection and inhalation drug-use equipment. Harm reduction refers to a set of practices that aim to reduce the harms associated with substance use. Harm reduction:

is about meeting people where they are at and supporting them to work towards their goals
aims to decrease adverse health, social and economic outcomes, such as disease and injury that may result from an individual's actions
represents policies, strategies, services and practices, which aim to assist people to live safer and healthier lives
acknowledges that each person is different, has different goals and requires different supports and strategies
is not focused on the reduction of substance use or abstinence as a precursor to receive respect, compassion or services

Expected results:

Reduce risk-taking behaviours among those who use drugs or substances.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations
Corporations, societies and coalitions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Current federal/provincial/territorial engagement is carried out via several means, including through the Committee on Problematic Substance Use and Harms that is co-chaired by Health Canada and the Province of British Columbia. Secretariat support for the CDSS is provided by the Controlled Substances Directorate within Health Canada.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000
Total contributions	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	7,000,000	7,000,000	7,000,000	7,000,000

Suicide Prevention Programs and 988 Operations

Start date: 2020–21

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19 and 2023–24

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The program supports the implementation and operation of the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline, a three-digit number for accessing suicide prevention support via voice and text. Three years of funding for 9-8-8 was announced in Budget 2023 and will end in March 2026. PHAC is undertaking a review to establish a long-term funding mechanism for 9-8-8 post March 2026.

The objective of the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline is to provide people across Canada with an easy to remember number to access live bilingual crisis support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from trained responders using the technology of their choice, voice or text. Access to 9-8-8 services in other languages may be available by phone via an interpreter for non-English or non-French speaking Canadians.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health leads the coordination of service delivery for 9-8-8. Calls and texts to 9-8-8 are answered by trained responders at one of about 40 local, provincial, territorial, and national crisis lines who are part of the 9-8-8 network of partners. Where possible, callers and texters are routed to the nearest available responder. A national back-up hub of trained responders provides additional capacity if a local responder is not available. All 9-8-8 network partners provide existing crisis services within their communities, and also answer 9-8-8 calls and texts.

9-8-8 builds on Talk Suicide Canada (the pan-Canadian suicide prevention service), which was supported by funding announced in Budget 2019.

Expected results:

People reaching out to 9-8-8 are connected to a responder in a timely way and gain resources, knowledge and skills to help them cope with suicide crises and/or emotional distress.

Performance indicators:

Percent of serviceable calls that are answered
Percent of serviceable texts that are answered
Average wait time before a call is answered by a responder
Average wait time before a text is answered by a responder
Average length of connected calls
Average length of connected texts

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
For-profit organizations; organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities/councils, schools, post-secondary institutions, hospitals, etc.)
Indigenous organizations working with First Nations, Inuit, or Métis, including Modern Treaty Rights Holders
Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and agencies

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Not applicable

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	58,567,000	75,617,000	4,267,000	4,267,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	58,567,000	75,617,000	4,267,000	4,267,000

TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of less than $5 million

Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives

Start date: 2023–24

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2023–24

Link to departmental results:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled
Result 2.2: Infectious disease outbreaks and threats are prepared for and responded to effectively

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Communicable Disease and Infection Control

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose and objective of the program is the development and digital distribution of antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for Canadian healthcare providers and prescribers in the human health sector. This evidence-informed decision-making tool will help promote the judicious use of antimicrobials to help minimize unnecessary use. Another objective is the development of an enhanced prescribing monitoring program protocol for collecting data on antimicrobial prescribing practices in Canadian hospitals and other settings.

Expected results:

In alignment with the Pan-Canadian Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance, investments will be made in developing and sharing national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines at the point-of-care to promote prudent use and reduce the unnecessary use of antimicrobials in human health. Specifically, the funded projects will include:

a series of prescribing guidelines based on the World Health Organization AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book recommendations
an advanced digital service to allow wider distribution of national antimicrobial prescribing guidance to Canadian prescribers in the human health sector
a network and infrastructure that include an enhanced data collection protocol and an IT platform to support data exchange and analysis on antimicrobial prescribing practices in Canadian healthcare settings

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2029–30

General targeted recipient groups:

4 Ps – prescribers, public, practitioners, and producers

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC will collaborate with internal and external partners and stakeholders to advance stewardship initiatives (education and awareness, evidence-informed practice and audits and feedback) including provincial, territorial, and other government departments, as well as academia to advance evidence-informed work. Work to undertake initiatives will advocate for geographical representation across Canada.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	0	0
Total contributions	300,000	300,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	300,000	300,000

Autism Initiative

Start date: 2018–19

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Evidence for Health Promotion, and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Knowledge Exchange Network (AIDE Canada) provides Autistic people, their families, and caregivers with access to online resources, an inventory of services and supports, employment opportunities and local programming across Canada. AIDE Canada has six hub locations across Canada that provide a direct point of in-person access to obtain resources and support on autism.

Expected results:

Projects funded at the national and regional levels will result in program participants gaining knowledge, resources and support on Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Performance indicators:

The percentage of participants who gain knowledge and/or skills as a result of programming, by project
The number or percentage of participants accessing resources (disaggregated and measured by type of resource)

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this funding is sunsetting and was recently evaluated in 2022–23.

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian organizations that are:

Not-for-profit organizations and corporations
For-profit organizations, provided they partner with a not-for-profit organization
Unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Provincial/territorial/regional/municipal governments and agencies
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial/territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, schools, post-secondary institutions)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Recipients will continue to be engaged through a targeted solicitation.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	0	2,000,000	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	0	2,000,000	0	0

Blood Safety

Start date: 1998–99

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2004–05

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Communicable Disease and Infection Control

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Blood Safety Contribution Program (BSCP) supports the development and/or enhancement of provincial and territorial systems that monitor adverse events associated with the transfusion of blood and blood products and the transplantation of Cells, Tissues and Organs (CTOs). BSCP funding recipients include provincial and territorial governments, transfusion and transplantation centres, agencies or groups designated by provincial and territorial Ministries of Health to undertake surveillance for blood, tissue, organ-associated adverse events and Canadian not-for profit organizations that support transfusion and transplantation adverse event surveillance activities. Recipients of the funding then transfer information to PHAC via BSCP's Transfusion Error Surveillance System (TESS), Transfusion-Transmitted Injuries Surveillance System (TTISS) and Cells, Tissues and Organs Surveillance System (CTOSS). This information is prepared, analyzed and reported at a national level and made available to recipients and other stakeholders of the transfusion and transplantation system. This information is used to identify adverse event and error trends, to benchmark provincial/territorial adverse events against national-level data, and to make international comparisons. The surveillance information has also contributed to the development of transfusion guidelines to improve transfusion practices.

BSCP projects establish systems to monitor adverse events associated with transfusion and transplantation that could involve infectious diseases. As the use of blood, blood products and CTOs continues to increase in Canada, there is an elevated risk of adverse events. Monitoring adverse events will allow for more timely response in the event of a new or previously unknown blood and/or CTO safety issue.

In partnership with Canadian sentinel hospitals, PHAC is responsible for the collection, management and analysis of the TTISS, TESS and CTOSS data as well as the production of reports summarizing key findings. These data and products are used to inform public health policy action and support continuous improvement of PHAC's surveillance standards.

Expected results:

Enhanced capacity to identify and assess the risks associated with the use of blood, blood products or transplantation of cells, tissues and organs
Enhanced capacity to develop mitigation strategies for risks associated with the use of blood, blood products, or transplantation of cells, tissues and organs

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Closure

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this program has low materiality, funding is set to expire, and was evaluated recently (2022–23)

General targeted recipient groups:

Provincial and territorial governments
Transfusion and/or transplantation centres and agencies and/or groups designated by provincial and territorial ministries of health to carry out surveillance for adverse events related to blood, blood products, cells, tissue or organs
Canadian not-for-profit organizations that support transfusion and/or transplantation adverse event surveillance activities in provinces and territories (e.g., charities, foundations, non-governmental organizations, universities, research institutions, health related entities)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC is collaborating with Health Canada and program recipients on project closure activities for the Blood Safety Contribution Program, which is ending on March 31, 2026.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	0	0
Total contributions	2,190,000	2,190,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	2,190,000	2,190,000

Dementia Community Investment

Start date: 2018–19

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This funding program supports community-based projects intended to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and caregivers and to increase knowledge of dementia and risk and protective factors. The program also provides funding support for a knowledge hub to facilitate collaboration among Dementia Community Investment (DCI) projects and to help share lessons learned with the broader community.

Expected results:

Program participants gain resources, knowledge, and/or skills
Effective population health interventions for Canadians are scaled

Performance indicators:

Number of participants reached
Number of population health interventions developed and/or adopted
Percentage of participants who gain knowledge and/or skills as a result of programming
Percentage of projects reporting increased knowledge and/or skills among participants

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

Not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
For-profit organizations provided they partner with a not-for-profit organization
Unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, post-secondary institutions, etc.)
Indigenous organizations working with First Nations, Inuit, or Métis

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants are invited to submit proposals via an open solicitation process every two years. Solicitation information is published on PHAC's website and shared widely with key dementia and older adult stakeholders. DCI recipients are expected to undertake intervention research to develop, test, and scale-up resources, tools and supports, to build capacity in communities and improve the well-being of people living with dementia and their family/friend caregivers. Information and results from the DCI are shared with internal and external stakeholders using various communication methods. Feedback is used to improve monitoring, evaluation, program design, and delivery. All funding recipients also collaborate with the DCI's knowledge hub.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	3,400,000	3,400,000	3,400,000	3,400,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	3,400,000	3,400,000	3,400,000	3,400,000

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) National Strategic Projects Fund

Start date: 1999–2000

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 1999

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This program aims to reduce the number of individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure by supporting partnerships with community-based organizations, research institutions and provincial and territorial governments to develop and disseminate knowledge, tools and resources related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention and awareness for use by health professionals and other frontline workers across the country.

Expected results:

This program contributes to the development of knowledge, tools and resources, which when accessed and used by stakeholders and target audiences, ultimately contribute to Canadians having improved health behaviours including reduced maternal alcohol consumption and prevalence of FASD.

Performance indicators:

Number of health promotion-themed evidence products developed per fiscal year

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this program has low materiality and was evaluated recently (2022–23)

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
For-profit organizations, unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments
Agencies, organizations, and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities/councils, schools, post-secondary institutions, hospitals, etc.)
Individuals deemed capable of conducting population health activities

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder/national-strategic-projects-fund.html

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Solicitations under the FASD National Strategic Projects Fund are posted on the Grant and Contribution funding opportunities page for PHAC. Recipients are also engaged through open, targeted or directed solicitations. Recipients are also regularly invited to connect and share results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	1,499,000	1,499,000	1,499,000	1,499,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	1,499,000	1,499,000	1,499,000	1,499,000

Framework for Diabetes in Canada

Start date: 2021–22

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2021–22

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This funding opportunity will provide support to organizations on key areas in diabetes prevention with special consideration given to priority populations.

Expected results:

Target populations are engaged
Target populations have increased knowledge to support ongoing healthy behaviours

Performance indicators:

Number of individuals participating in engagement
Percentage of target populations participating in engagement
Percentage of target populations demonstrating increased knowledge of chronic disease or risk/protective factors
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved skills/ability to support healthy behaviour
Number of individuals participating in interventions – cumulative reach
Percentage of target population participating

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this is a time limited contribution and a report to Parliament on the effectiveness of the Framework will be provided by October 2027

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations and non-profit corporations
National, provincial, and community-based Indigenous organizations, including band councils

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Funding recipients will continue to be engaged to advance efforts to address diabetes in Canada. In alignment with priority areas identified in the Framework for Diabetes in Canada, this includes increasing knowledge of diabetes prevention and management by supporting initiatives to develop evidence-informed tools and resources, sharing best practices, and identifying needs and barriers to addressing health equity. A nation-wide, distinctions-based engagement with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations, communities and people will also continue to inform the challenges and needs related to diabetes specific to Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	0	0
Total contributions	593,510	593,510
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	593,510	593,510

Healthy Early Years – Official Languages in Minority Communities

Start date: 2018–19

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This initiative supports communities to develop comprehensive, culturally and linguistically appropriate programs to improve the health and development of children (0 to 6 years). The program also intends to improve access to early childhood health promotion programming for children and their families living in Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) and is an initiative initially introduced under the 2018–2023 Action Plan for Official Languages, and continues to be part of the 2023-2028 Action Plan for Official Languages: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration.

Expected results:

Families experiencing vulnerability in OLMCs will have access to programming that will support them to gain knowledge and skills and improve health behaviours
Families experiencing vulnerability in OLMCs have improved health and well-being as a result of access to programming in the official language of their choice

Performance indicators:

Number of projects funded by the Healthy Early Years (HEY) program
Number of parents, caregivers and children participating in the HEY program
Program participants gain knowledge and skills to improve their family and health practice
Program participants (parents/caregivers) experience improved health and well-being

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2027–28

General targeted recipient groups:

Not-for-profit organizations
Not-for-profit corporations
Unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

An extensive consultation process was conducted at the beginning of the Healthy Early Years Program to identify potential applicants. Ongoing exchanges and site visits/meetings take place with recipients. Recipients are regularly invited to connect and share their results and best practices for improving access to early childhood health promotion programming for children and families living in OLMC.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	1,890,000	1,890,000	1,890,000	1,890,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	1,890,000	1,890,000	1,890,000	1,890,000

Immunization Surveillance

Start date: 2022–23

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022–23

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Vaccination

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of this program is to bolster Canadian scientific capacity and preparedness to enhance the evidence base on vaccine coverage, safety and effectiveness. This informs the implementation of programs and targeting of interventions while complementing existing surveillance systems by filling evidence gaps identified through regular surveillance activities.

Expected results:

Funding is currently supporting two projects:

the Canadian Cardiovascular Society's study of Myocarditis and/or Pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination to enhance COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance
the Provincial Health Services Authority of British Columbia's Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network study of acute respiratory illness in virus and vaccine effectiveness monitoring

It is anticipated that funding will improve Canadian evidence to advance understanding of adverse events following immunization. In addition, funding will provide estimates of vaccine protection against selected respiratory viruses to public health and immunization stakeholders.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2024–25

General targeted recipient groups:

The program responds to specific emerging priorities identified through immunization surveillance activities and is therefore highly specialized, with a limited number of potential applicants. Consequently, solicitations are expected to continue to be either directed or targeted in nature. This may include eligible Canadian recipients from:

academia and public institutions: organizations that are involved in providing education or developing educational materials or tools
not-for-profit and for-profit organizations including voluntary organizations, and corporations, unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
provincial, territorial, local governments and their agencies, organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, post-secondary institutions)

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC will explore opportunities to engage program applicants and recipients on their experience and feedback with the program to inform design/delivery and evaluation of the program, including on measurement and reporting on results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	6,977,193	2,043,334
Total contributions	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	6,977,193	2,043,334

Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) – Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

Start date: 2016–17

End date: 2027–28

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution^{Footnote 3}

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018

Link to departmental result:

Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Foodborne and Zoonotic Diseases

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Infectious Disease and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) focuses on preparing and protecting people living in Canada from climate-sensitive infectious diseases that are zoonotic, foodborne and waterborne. This includes actions that stimulate public health innovation using a One Health approach by linking human, animal and environmental health and in advancing climate change adaptation.

The IDCCF addresses the impact of climate change on human health in Canada by:

increasing capacity to understand and respond to the rising demands posed by climate-sensitive infectious diseases
equipping health professionals and people living in Canada with timely and accurate information to better understand their risks and take measures to prevent infection

The IDCCF focuses on the following monitoring and surveillance activities:

building baseline data and enhancing knowledge and expertise to understand, predict and monitor current and future risks through innovative approaches to surveillance, detection and analysis of climate-sensitive infectious diseases
developing collaborative and novel approaches for the collection, sharing and use of data to support evidence-informed public health actions that equip and empower people living in Canada to adapt

The following activities focus on education and awareness:

promoting the development, distribution and uptake of education and awareness materials for health professionals
facilitating education, awareness and the dissemination of tools and best practices for Canadian communities and among population groups who are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change

Expected results:

The fund will support delivery of commitments within the Horizontal Management Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change, as well as Canada's National Adaptation Strategy and accompanying Government of Canada Action Plan by reducing the risks associated with climate-driven infectious diseases. Investments made under the Fund will help:

increase the knowledge base of climate-driven infectious diseases, particularly in the health sector, communities, and populations in situations of vulnerability
enhance systems and tools to support decision-making and knowledge translation

Enabling new and innovative partnerships, equipping people with tools, building capacity and increasing knowledge mobilization will help communities, organizations and people living in Canada be better prepared to prevent and respond to the health risks associated with climate sensitive infectious diseases.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2021–22

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
Unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments
Indigenous organizations
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities, schools, and post-secondary institutions, etc.)
Applicants deemed capable of conducting activities that meet the scope, objectives, and priorities of the IDCCF

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants and recipients are engaged through solicitation evaluation processes, as well as ongoing monitoring of funding agreements, reporting and performance measurement and bi-annual check-in discussions. They are encouraged to provide feedback on the delivery and design of the program which contributes to overall adjustments and improvements in the program. In 2025-26, the IDCC Fund will engage with applicants to finalize the call for proposals (launched in 2024), establish new funding agreements with communities and organizations, engage with applicants who did not received funding and undertake a lessons learned exercise.

Funding recipients are also engaged in knowledge mobilization activities to raise awareness of project objectives, activities and results through participation in PHAC's Zoonoses and Adaptation in a Changing World webinar series. In 2025–26, the IDCC Program will explore opportunities to bring funding recipients together to promote their projects, share information or project results, build relationships, and support ongoing work across Canada.

Recognizing the uniqueness of northern communities in the implementation of national programs to improve health outcomes in the north, in 2025-26, PHAC will work with Indigenous Services Canada to provide funding through the Northern Wellness Approach to support territorial projects with a focus on surveillance and monitoring and education and awareness of climate sensitive infectious diseases that are zoonotic, food-borne or water-borne.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000
Total contributions	1,752,191	1,600,000	1,600,000	1,600,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	2,152,191	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease

Start date: 2005–06

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Evidence for Health Promotion, and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of this program is to enhance capacity for public health chronic disease surveillance activities to expand data sources, address persistent public health surveillance evidence gaps and support the development of a robust evidence base on chronic diseases and conditions, injuries, problematic substance use and their risk factors in Canada.

Expected results:

Increased evidence base to shape promotion of population health policy and practice.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2014–15

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2026–27

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
For-profit organizations
Unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments
Agencies, organizations, and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (e.g., regional health authorities/Councils, schools, post-secondary institutions, hospitals, etc.)
Individuals deemed capable of conducting population health activities

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease Program launched an open solicitation, which closed December 8, 2022. Funding for seven successful applications began in 2024-25 for a three-year period. In addition to semi-annual progress reports, recipients will be engaged through quarterly meetings to provide verbal updates on the progress of their projects until they expire (2027–28). Planning is underway for the next cycle of the program, with an anticipated launch date in 2025.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	395,000	395,000	395,000	395,000
Total contributions	2,334,000	2,034,000	2,034,000	2,034,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	2,729,000	2,429,000	2,429,000	2,429,000

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health

Start date: 2005–06

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2005-06

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) Fund streamlines and harmonizes the funding approach for school health initiatives. The fund aligns with the 2005 Integrated Healthy Living Strategy Treasury Board Submission, allows for greater flexibility to move funding across streams, and allows for rapid response to school health-related issues. The JCSH Fund has been restructured starting in 2025-2026 and has four streams. Funding for each stream comes from existing A-Base resources from the JCSH Fund:

Stream 1: Knowledge Exchange

The Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat grant was established in 2005 to support the health, well-being and achievement of children and youth in school settings, and brings together ministries responsible for health/wellness and education from most provinces and territories. PHAC provides grant funding to support the Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat to serve a convening role so that participating jurisdictions can come together to share knowledge and best practices, focusing on a Comprehensive School Health approach. The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Secretariat participates as an observer.

Stream 2: Youth Grants

The School Health Grant for Youth Program provides grant funding for youth in a school setting to develop and lead their own initiatives that promote healthy living in their schools. Youth projects must align with one of the following PHAC priorities: substance use and related harms, positive mental health and well-being, healthy eating and nutrition, and physical activity.

Stream 3: Research

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a World Health Organization, on-going, cross-national research study of youth aged 11 to 15 years old that collects data every four years. The study aims to gain insight into young people's well-being, health behaviours, and social contexts. PHAC provides funding for the HBSC Canada research team to conduct the HBSC study in Canada.

Stream 4: Innovation

Responds to emerging health and well-being priorities in the Canadian school setting, such as pilot projects in schools or short-term innovative projects focusing on child and youth health. This stream will be launched on an as-needed basis.

Expected results:

Stream 1: Knowledge Exchange – Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat Grant:

Maintain the JCSH, which consists of provincial and territorial representatives from ministries responsible for health/wellness and education
Strengthen collaboration among provincial and territorial ministries responsible for health/wellness and education
Act in a convening role to provide opportunities and support for participating jurisdictions to share knowledge and best practices, with a focus on a Comprehensive School Health approach

Stream 2: Youth Grants – School Health Grant for Youth Program:

Encourage healthy living in Canadian youth through youth-driven and youth-inspired projects
Help youth who participate in grant project activities to gain knowledge and resources to support healthy living
Enable youth to define their own goals, develop projects or initiatives that appeal to their peers, and address health issues within their particular school context
Empower youth to put their ideas into action while gaining valuable life skills such as leadership and project planning

Stream 3: Research – HBSC study

Collect anonymous data from Canadian students in grades 6 to 10 on multiple youth health topics
Publish results from each cycle in national and international reports
Use data for research, including peer-reviewed journal publications

Stream 4: Innovation

Fund ad hoc projects to respond to emerging health and well-being priorities in the Canadian school setting

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2015–16

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this program has low materiality and this funding does not fit with other children's programs

General targeted recipient groups:

Unincorporated groups; societies and coalitions; provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments
Individuals deemed capable of conducting population health activities
Universities

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants for the Pan-Canadian JCSH Secretariat are engaged through a directed solicitation process.

Applicants for the School Health Grant for Youth are engaged through an open solicitation process, via key points throughout the academic year to align with students' availability in a school setting.

Applicants for the HBSC study are engaged through a directed solicitation process.

Applicants for the Innovation stream will be determined as-needed.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	250,000	550,000	550,000	550,000
Total contributions	0	0	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	250,000	550,000	550,000	550,000

International Health Grants Program

Start date: 2008–09

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2013–ongoing^{Footnote 4}

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health
Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours
Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented
Result 2.1: Infectious diseases are prevented and controlled
Result 2.2: Infectious disease outbreaks and threats are prepared for and responded to effectively
Result 3.1: Public health events and emergencies are prepared for and responded to effectively
Result 3.2: Public health risks associated with the use of pathogens and toxins are reduced

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention
Evidence for Health Promotion, and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
Communicable Disease and Infection Control
Vaccination
Foodborne and Zoonotic Diseases
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Biosecurity

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the Health Portfolio's international engagement to advance Canada's health priorities at home and abroad through knowledge transfer and capacity building, by strengthening relationships with international partners, and promoting increased awareness and understanding of current and emerging global health issues to inform policy and program development.

Objectives:

Identify, assess and promote approaches, models and best practices that respond to Canada's global health priorities and international commitments
Increase knowledge on current and emerging global health issues to inform policy and program development and contribute to improving health outcomes within and outside Canada
Increase collaboration and strengthen relationships with key partners and stakeholders on global health issues of importance to the Health Portfolio
Support Canada's participation in select multilateral organizations in line with Canada's international health commitments and obligations
Strengthen Canada's leadership on global health and ensure that Canada's priorities are reflected in the international health agenda
Enhance global health capacity and participation in areas directly related to Government of Canada foreign policy objectives

Expected results:

Immediate Results:

Increased awareness and knowledge of global health issues, approaches, models, and best practices; and greater adoption/use of acquired knowledge and information
Improved intersectoral collaboration and decreased domestic and international barriers to enable the implementation of effective international responses to global health issues

Intermediate & Long-Term Results:

Health Portfolio interests and priorities are reflected within the work plans of partner organizations
Improved international capacity/participation in addressing priority global health issues
Strengthened/reinforced government policies, programs, strategies, and policy options
Improved health outcomes for persons living in Canada

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2021–22

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26: Health Portfolio's Tobacco and Vaping Activities

2027–28: Foodborne and Waterborne Enteric Diseases

2028–29: Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

General targeted recipient groups:

International entities (i.e., bilateral and multilateral international organizations and institutions with established and/or emerging relationships with Canada)
Canadian not-for-profit organizations and institutions with an international mandate, including academic and research-based institutions

Note: The IHGP does not provide international assistance to national governments or health institutions. In addition to project funding, the IHGP pays assessed contribution to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which is reported under the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy Horizontal Initiative led by Health Canada.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Applicants will be engaged through targeted solicitation processes and ongoing discussions with internal Health Portfolio partners to identify priority international projects and funding opportunities to advance Canada's domestic and global health priorities. Funded recipients are expected to implement international projects and initiatives facilitating knowledge generation and uptake (e.g., applied research) and supporting international capacity building (e.g., mental health and climate change).

As a reporting requirement, international recipients are expected to submit a final report within 30 days of the end of a project, outlining whether the intended deliverables of the grant have been achieved. Final reports are assessed to determine whether program objectives have been met. In the final reports, international organizations indicate the various performance measurement strategies they have used to internally measure the achievement of project results.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	2,187,604	355,000	355,000	355,000
Total contributions	0	0	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	2,187,604	355,000	355,000	355,000

Intersectoral Action Fund (ISAF)

Start date: 2021–22

End date: 2026–27

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024–25

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Intersectoral Action Fund (ISAF) is a community-based funding program that aims to support action on the social determinants of health by strengthening community capacity for upstream intersectoral action in ways that improve population health, reduce health inequities, and strengthen community resiliency.

Expected results:

Intersectoral partners are engaged in interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes
Populations participate in interventions that aim to support their individual, community/environmental needs, and that support policy and system changes
Environments that support health are improved

Performance indicators:

Percentage of built environment-dedicated projects demonstrating improvements in the built environment to support health
Percentage of project participants who report that their social, physical/built or food environments are improved to support health
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved knowledge of health determinants
Number of individuals participating in interventions overall
Number of individuals participating in interventions from priority populations
Number of intersectoral partners engaged

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (regional health authorities, community health centres, schools, post-secondary institutions, etc.)
Indigenous organizations, including Indigenous government organizations
Regional and municipal governments and agencies

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

In 2025–26, the Intersectoral Action Fund will continue to fund organizations identified through the 2024–25 solicitation. These organizations will be leading interventions on the social determinants of health, addressing the root causes of adverse health outcomes, and promoting community resiliency.

Support to funding recipients will be provided through ongoing correspondence as needed. Capacity-strengthening and knowledge mobilization activities to maximize the dissemination of project learnings and impact will also be undertaken.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	2,000,000	2,000,000
Total contributions	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	2,000,000	2,000,000

Kids Help Phone

Start date: 2024–25

End date: 2026–27

Type of transfer payment: Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024–25

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French and 100 other languages. Kids Help Phone, through its professional counsellors and volunteer responders, address young people's continuum of emotional and mental health needs, from crisis situations to the everyday concerns. Kids Help Phone is also one of the close to 40 network partners delivering the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline across Canada.

This funding supports Kids Help Phone to:

continue and broaden their service delivery, including the provision of 24/7 access to bilingual mental health supports via phone, text and chat modalities and retaining existing and recruiting new volunteers
amplify reach of service through ongoing and expanded outreach communications
support Kids Help Phone's employees and volunteers
continue to collect, analyze and leverage dataset for youth mental health to advance services

Expected results:

By equipping individuals with the necessary tools and support systems, they can better manage their mental health, leading to sustained improvements in overall well-being.

Performance Indicators:

Number of verbal and nonverbal interactions
Number of interactions with KHP's Gateway
Number of resources developed/ updated/optimized
Reach of resources

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new Program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC has conducted a directed solicitation to enter into a contribution agreement with Kids Help Phone, with funds beginning to flow in late fall 2024.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0
Total contributions	2,500,000	2,500,000	2,500,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0
Total program	2,500,000	2,500,000	2,500,000

Nutrition North Canada

Start date: 2016–17

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Contribution^{Footnote 5}

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024–25

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.2: Canadians have improved health behaviours

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

This program supports culturally appropriate retail and community-based nutrition education initiatives to influence healthy eating in isolated northern communities, as part of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program led by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).

The objective of the program is to increase knowledge of healthy eating, support skills in the selection and preparation of healthy store-bought and traditional or country food and build on existing community-based activities.

Expected results:

Residents in eligible communities have access to community-based nutrition education initiatives
Residents in eligible communities gain knowledge and skills to support healthy eating and are choosing and preparing healthy foods

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, PHAC funding was not included in the previous evaluation

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Non-profit organizations
Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal government agencies
Local organizations
Other Indigenous organizations serving eligible isolated northern communities

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Recipients are engaged through targeted solicitations and consulted on the development of knowledge products to support culturally appropriate, nutrition education activities.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	335,000	335,000	335,000	335,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	335,000	335,000	335,000	335,000

Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians (MHBC) Fund

Start date: 2018–19

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2021–22

Link to departmental results:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians (MHBC) Fund supports Black people in Canada to develop more culturally focused knowledge, capacity and programs to improve mental health and its determinants for Black communities in Canada. The objectives of the MHBC Fund are to:

Increase understanding of the unique barriers to and social determinants of mental health for Black people in Canada
Increase knowledge of effective, culturally focused approaches and programs for improving mental health and addressing its key social determinants for Black people in Canada, including a focus on youth and their families and community environments
Increase capacity within Black Canadian communities to address barriers to mental health

Expected results:

Evidence-informed interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes are implemented
Intersectoral partners are engaged in interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes
Populations participate in interventions that aim to support individual, community/environmental, policy and system changes
Project participants have increased capabilities to support health
Project participants have improved health

Performance indicators:

Number of projects funded
Number of intersectoral partners engaged
Number of individuals participating in interventions – overall
Number of individuals participating in interventions from priority populations
Percentage of project participants demonstrating increased knowledge of chronic disease or risk/protective factors and/or health determinants
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved skills/ability to support healthy behaviours
Percentage of project participants that improve mental health

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations and unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions, with priority given to those led by and serving Black communities in Canada
Non-federal Canadian public institutions such as boards of education, schools, colleges and universities, chambers of commerce, law enforcement and police agencies, hospitals and other health care institutions (must apply in partnership with at least one not-for-profit organization)
Crown Corporations as defined in the Financial Administration Act (must apply in partnership with at least one not-for-profit organization)
Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their agencies (must apply in partnership with at least one not-for-profit organization)
Research organizations and academics affiliated with post-secondary institutions (must apply in partnership with at least one not-for-profit organization)
Private sector organizations (must apply in partnership with at least one not-for-profit organization)

Funded projects must be led by or developed in close collaboration with Black Canadian community groups, not-for-profit organizations, and/or researchers.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The MHBC Fund will engage funding recipients through bimonthly virtual capacity building meetings. This is an opportunity to bring together funded projects to share information and discuss common issues and experiences related to project implementation.

To ensure that evidence and lessons learned are broadly shared, and to strengthen networks within and across Black communities, the MHBC Fund will support knowledge mobilization activities.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	1,000,000	0
Total contributions	500,000	1,728,692
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	1,500,000	1,728,692

Scientific support to Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Observatory of Best Practices)

Start date: 2012–13

End date: Ongoing

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2005–06

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Evidence for Health Promotion, and Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The purpose of this program is to build collaborative linkages, nationally and internationally, between researchers, policy makers and practitioners to increase the adoption of effective practices in chronic disease interventions.

Expected results:

Support public health capacity to prevent and mitigate chronic diseases by promoting the development of evidence-informed interventions and their use by health practitioners and decision-makers.

Performance indicators:

Number of evidence products released per fiscal year
Number of sessions an evidence product was accessed by stakeholders
Number of citations to articles published in external peer-reviewed journals (4-calendar year rolling average)
Percentage of stakeholders using evidence

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2026–27

General targeted recipient groups:

The sole recipient of this contribution funding is the home organization of the chair or of one of the co-chairs or a member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

PHAC engages with the Task Force to support its work in establishing and updating clinical screening guidelines for health care practitioners and to support knowledge translation and promotion activities and initiatives
PHAC engages with and supports the Task Force in ensuring rigorous and appropriate methods are used to analyze the scientific evidence forming the basis of the independent recommendations made by the Task Force
PHAC provides guideline development methods expertise and organizational support to the Task Force

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	46,000	46,000	46,000	46,000
Total contributions	871,000	871,000	871,000	871,000
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	917,000	917,000	917,000	917,000

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge

Start date: 2021–22

End date: 2025–26

Type of transfer payment: Grant

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2017–18

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.3: Chronic diseases are prevented

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

In partnership with Impact Canada, PHAC is delivering the Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Prevention Challenge to support innovators in developing and implementing community co-designed approaches that address the barriers and determinants of health that lead to an increased risk for T2D for communities in Canada.

This challenge is delivered through a Grand Challenge model, which uses open and thematic competitions to fund a broad range of potential innovations on a prospective basis and focuses on rigorous evaluations of effectiveness. Delivery will be in three stages:

Stage 1: Challenge Launch and Proposed Concept Application Intake
Stage 2: Concept Development
Stage 3: Implementation and Evidence Generation

Expected results:

The T2D Prevention Challenge seeks to:

promote community innovation by attracting a broad cohort of innovators to implement new concepts for T2D prevention
generate new partnership models that build on the strengths of communities
develop multiple options for reduced T2D risk that match the diversity of communities across Canada
find additional opportunities to understand and measure how people are at risk of T2D

Performance indicators:

Percentage of project participants that improve physical or mental health
Percentage of project participants that improve health behaviours
Percentage of built environment-dedicated projects demonstrating improvement in the built environments to support health
Percentage of project participants who report social, physical/built or food environments are improved to support health
Percentage of project participants demonstrating increased knowledge of chronic disease or risk/protective factors and/or health determinants
Percentage of project participants demonstrating improved skills/ability to support health
Number of individuals participating in interventions overall
Number of individuals participating in interventions from priority population
Number of intersectoral partners engaged

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

Not applicable, this is a time limited contribution with relatively low materiality

General targeted recipient groups:

Not-for-profit organizations
Businesses or other for-profit organizations
Indigenous organizations and groups located in Canada
Post-secondary/academic institutions
Individuals, groups, societies, or coalitions (non-incorporated)
Municipalities or local/regional governments located in Canada

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Stakeholders and funded recipients have opportunities to stay informed about the challenge through a variety of channels, such as a newsletter and webinars.

Funding recipients will continue to be engaged through ongoing communications to support project delivery. Non-financial resources and supports are provided to innovators at each stage of the Challenge to accelerate progress in helping prevent T2D for communities in Canada. These could include, but are not limited to, tools and supports related to networking, business development, evaluation, and engagement.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending
Total grants	4,200,000	2,561,048
Total contributions	0	0
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0
Total program	4,200,000	2,561,048

Youth Substance Use Prevention Program

Start date: 2023–24

End date: 2027–28

Type of transfer payment: Grant and Contribution^{Footnote 6}

Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018–19

Link to departmental result:

Result 1.1: Canadians have improved physical and mental health

Link to the department's Program Inventory:

Health Promotion

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

In the 2023 federal budget, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $20.2 million for a new, community-based program to prevent substance use and its related harms among young people, as part of the renewed Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy. Using a collaborative approach, the Youth Substance Use Prevention Program focuses on building protective factors that promote overall health and well-being, and prevent substance-related harms among youth. These factors include healthy relationships, safe environments and school and community connectedness.

The Program is based on the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) which is recognized internationally for its collaborative approach to preventing substance use harms among youth. Developed by the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (ICSRA), it applies a community-driven approach to influence the risk and protective factors associated with substance use. Since it originated in 1997, ICSRA has expanded their work to over 30 countries worldwide under the organization name of Planet Youth.

The Program aims to build capacity in communities to implement an upstream youth substance use prevention model that follows the guiding principles and key steps of the IPM, support the Canadian implementation of the IPM, and support the subsequent knowledge development and exchange based on the evaluation of the IPM in the Canadian context.

Expected results:

Community organizations in Canada are supported in the Canadian implementation of an upstream youth substance use prevention model that follows the guiding principles and key steps of the IPM
Knowledge development and exchange based on the evaluation of the IPM in the Canadian context

Performance indicators:

Percentage of participants who gain knowledge and / or skills as a result of programming
Number of new youth prevention collaborators/partners/organizations

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

Not applicable, new program

Decision following the results of last evaluation:

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation:

2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations and unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions involved in delivering programs or initiatives to teens or youth at the community or local level
Regional and municipal governments and their agencies involved in the delivery of programs or initiatives to teens or youth at the community or local level

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Under the terms of the contribution agreements established, recipients will be responsible for submitting semi-annual progress reports and annual program reports. Grant recipients will be engaged through regular meetings and performance measurement activities following the completion of the grant period.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment	2024-25 forecast spending	2025-26 planned spending	2026-27 planned spending	2027-28 planned spending
Total grants	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000
Total contributions	812,500	2,625,000	3,187,500	3,187,500
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total program	1,312,500	3,125,000	3,687,500	3,687,500

Footnotes

Footnote 1

As part of Horizontal Initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada

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Footnote 2

As part of the Horizontal initiative led by Health Canada

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Footnote 3

As part of the Horizontal Initiative led by Environment and Climate Change Canada

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Footnote 4

Terms and Conditions were updated in 2013

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Footnote 5

As part of the Horizontal Initiative led by CIRNAC

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Footnote 6

As part of the Horizontal Initiative lead by Health Canada

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TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of $5 million or more

Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC)

Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)

Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)

Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF), formerly known as the Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention - Multi-Sectoral Partnerships

HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund

Immunization Partnership Fund

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative (IELCC)

Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund

National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH)

National Microbiology Laboratory – Wastewater Innovative Technologies

Pan-Canadian Vaccine Injury Support Program

ParticipACTION

Preventing Family Violence

Strengthening the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (Harm Reduction Fund)

Suicide Prevention Programs and 988 Operations

TPPs/funding agreements with total planned spending of less than $5 million

Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives

Autism Initiative

Blood Safety

Dementia Community Investment

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) National Strategic Projects Fund

Framework for Diabetes in Canada

Healthy Early Years – Official Languages in Minority Communities

Immunization Surveillance

Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) – Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Enhanced Surveillance for Chronic Disease

Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health

International Health Grants Program

Intersectoral Action Fund (ISAF)

Kids Help Phone

Nutrition North Canada

Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians (MHBC) Fund

Scientific support to Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (Integrated Strategy for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease – Observatory of Best Practices)

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge

Youth Substance Use Prevention Program

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