Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Emergency Management Strategy for Canada

Public  Safety Canada recognizes that disasters disproportionately impact vulnerable populations and communities. The Department will continue to work with civil society and international partners to uphold to the principles of the Sendai Framework to reduce disaster risks, adapt to climate change and foster resilience in a manner that reduces inequities towards most vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to women, Indigenous People, and minority communities.

The Emergency Management Strategy for Canada (EM Strategy) builds on the foundational principles, roles and responsibilities articulated in the EM Framework and the Sendai Framework to establish federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) priorities to strengthen the resilience of Canadian society by 2030. Four of the EM Strategy’s priority areas align with the Sendai Framework’s four priorities for action, while the EM Strategy establishes an additional priority area to enhance disaster response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities. These EM Strategy priority areas are used to guide EM policy development in Canada. 

The National Risk Profile is Canada's strategic, national-level disaster risk assessment, and constitutes a key part of the EM Strategy. It is one of many Government of Canada initiatives that aim to strengthen Canada's emergency preparedness and keep Canadians safe in the event of a disaster. It is also an important action under Canada's National Adaptation Strategy, which provides a national framework for action to help ensure that whole-of-society partners have clarity on roles and responsibilities in disaster risk management, and support adaptation actions that are cohesive, targeted, and strategic.

Program: Emergency Management

The EM Strategy contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Reduce poverty in Canada in all its forms”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 1.5 "By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters”.

In 2023-2024 Public Safety Canada advanced the Emergency Management Strategy for Canada in collaboration with other federal partners, which culminated in the "Advancing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Emergency Management Strategy: Areas for Action" publication (formerly the EM Action Plan) that was published in early 2024. (Source.) This new, evergreen action plan advances work in the five priority areas of activity delineated in the Emergency Management Strategy, and establishes shared priorities for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to develop strong, resilient communities. The publication also calls for strengthened collaboration among all partners in emergency management, in accordance with each government’s respective priorities, roles and responsibilities. This publication also notes that prioritizing emergency prevention, preparedness, and mitigation is an investment that pays off by lessening the human costs of disaster and the financial burden of emergency response and recovery.

The increasing cost of natural and human-induced disasters necessitates a proactive and continuous approach to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to their lasting effects in communities across the country. Taking measures to mitigate and reduce the direct impacts on Canadians shifts the heavy cost burden away from the most vulnerable, and increases their resilience to disasters and extreme events. More specifically the Emergency Management Strategy supports measures which advance community resilience, including identifying pre and post-disaster vulnerabilities, to define opportunities to improve the availability of post-disaster assistance (as an example).  The "Advancing the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Emergency Management Strategy: Areas for Action" publication's Strategic Actions promote the reduction of disaster risk and ensure that Canadian communities are more resilient and better prepared to successfully navigate a climate-impacted future. (Source).

Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism/Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative 2023 (ICCI)

Public Safety Canada provides a variety of supports targeted specifically at Indigenous offenders to help them reintegrate into communities following incarceration and/or to propose alternative measures to incarceration. In February 2023, PS’s  Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative (ICCI) contribution funding program was renewed. In total, the ICCI has received a budget of $56 million in contribution funding over 5 fiscal years, starting in 2023 to 2024 with $5.21 million, and then $12.7 million ongoing thereafter. The ICCI supports organizations across Canada that work with Indigenous offenders to provide reintegration projects or alternative measures to incarceration. Through knowledge building, knowledge sharing, capacity building, training, and direct interventions, the ICCI seeks to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in Canada's criminal justice system and to reduce recidivism rates amongst this group. The ICCI, by supporting community-based and culturally tailored ‘wrap around’  opportunities, interventions, and resources to justice-involved Indigenous peoples with employment, educational, life skill training, substance abuse and mental health treatment, and housing, can contribute to poverty reduction amongst Indigenous offenders and their extended families within Canada.

Program: Correction

This initiative contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition/target of “Reduce poverty in Canada in all its forms”/ 1.1 “By 2030, a 50% reduction in the rate of poverty, compared to the 2015 level”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 1.2  "By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions”.

In 2023 to 2024 fiscal year, the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative (ICCI) held a national Call for Applications to support communities and organizations working to reintegrate Indigenous offenders or offer alternative measures to incarceration. While the Call was active, 119 applications were received, with three additional applications submitted when the Call was closed. Throughout 2023 to 2024, the focus was on assessing applications through a three-level assessment process. As such, Levels 1 and 2 of the three-level assessment process were completed. In Summer 2023, as part of the second level of assessment, a new ICCI Interdepartmental Review Committee was formed with representatives of federal partners from Correctional Services Canada, Department of Justice and Parole Board of Canada.

Once ICCI community-based corrections projects are implemented in local communities across Canada, it is anticipated that ICCI projects would indirectly have a positive impact on the reduction of poverty in Canada, particularly in relation to justice-involved Indigenous Peoples and their extended families. By supporting and facilitating the reintegration of Indigenous offenders released from correctional facilities into the community, ICCI projects seek to have a positive social and economic impact on the lives of justice-involved Indigenous Peoples, thereby positively influencing a decrease of the poverty rate. However, as each ICCI project is tailored to the unique needs of individuals, it would be difficult to effectively determine and measure the direct impact of ICCI on the reduction of poverty in Canada.

Other

Drug Impaired Driving Initiative

Program: Serious and Organized Crime

Performance indicator: Percentage of Canadians who report driving within two hours of cannabis use within the past 12 months.

Starting point: 27% (2018 baseline)

Target: : at most 20% by March 31, 2024

This initiative aims to enhance law enforcement capacity to detect and deter drug-impaired driving and reduce the number of Canadians who report driving after drug use, in particular within two hours of smoking cannabis or four hours of ingesting cannabis. To continue supporting evidence-based development of drug-related policies, legislation, and programs, the Department conducts outreach and research projects on drug impaired driving. Contributing on a domestic level towards improving the adoption of healthy behaviors and preventing premature deaths, and globally to decrease the number of global deaths and injuries from road and traffic accidents.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambitions: “Canadians adopt healthy behaviours” and “Canada prevents causes of premature death”

GIF Target: 3.6 - By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

GIF Indicator: 3.6.1 - Death rate due to road traffic injuries

Indicator Result: 22.7% of respondents to the 2023 Canadian Cannabis Survey reported they have driven a vehicle within 2 hours of smoking or vaping cannabis within the past 12 months. 12.4% of respondents reported they have driven a vehicle within 4 hours of ingesting a cannabis product within the past 12 months, a decrease from 23% and 14% in 2022 respectively.

Notes: Although the target for the Initiative, which ends in March 2025, has not been met, data is trending towards it. Among non-medical cannabis users, 11.4% reported having driven a vehicle within 2 hours of smoking or vaping cannabis, and 7.6% reported having driven within 4 hours of ingesting a cannabis product, within the past 12 months. This suggests that the proportion of recreational cannabis users who drive after using cannabis is significantly lower than the 20% target. Furthermore, when recruited, respondents to the CCS were informed that the survey was about cannabis. This information may have created a participation bias in that those who use cannabis may have been more likely to complete the survey. For this and other methodological reasons, the CCS may provide prevalence estimates for cannabis use that are higher than other Canadian population-level surveys.

GBA Plus Advisor Network

The departmental GBA Plus Advisor Network will continue to support GBA Plus Advisors in their role by hosting regular meetings to discuss upcoming activities, identify gaps, raise awareness of roles and responsibilities, promote available resources, and provide working-level support for integrating considerations that advance gender equality in Public Safety Canada's work, as appropriate. Public Safety Canada uses a de-centralized governance approach to GBA Plus, with accountability for implementation residing with each Branch Assistant Deputy Minister, and supported by an advisor network with representation from all Directorates across the organization.

This structure is designed to strengthen organizational capacity to apply GBA Plus more effectively and consistently in policy and program development at the earliest stages and throughout the policy/program life-cycle –from implementation to evaluation, casting a broader net and increasing the resources available to share, teach, and champion GBA Plus across the organization in diverse areas of responsibility. The de-centralized model, increases the Department’s capacity to assess how various groups of women, men, and gender diverse people may experience policies, programs, and other Departmental initiatives.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The ongoing efforts of GBA Plus Advisors, the GBA Plus Advisors Network and the Centre of Expertise to champion the use and application of GBA Plus across the Department will contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 5.c – “Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels”

The GBA Plus Centre of Expertise and GBA Plus Advisor Network, comprising more than 50 employees, continued to support and champion the use of GBA Plus in the Department by providing and utilizing resources to support the application of GBA Plus principles in the Departmental day-to-day responsibilities, including departmental planning and policy development. Below are some key results for 2023 to 2024:

• Increased the GBA Plus Advisor Network meetings from quarterly to bi-monthly, with a focus on providing practical advice and showcasing best practice examples to Advisors to support them in carrying out their challenge function role in the context of various processes/products.
• Disseminated the departmental GBA Plus Guide to support employees in applying GBA Plus into their daily work; the Guide includes description of key GBA Plus principles, how GBA Plus applies to all elements of policy and program life cycle, and provides practical GBA Plus considerations for key PS business lines/areas of work.
• Launched the updated GBA Plus resource page on the department’s internal network to include various new tools and resources to support best practices in conducting GBA Plus, and to support the collection and use of disaggregated data.
• Launched the inaugural GBA Plus Advisors survey, which aims to gain insight to GBA Plus experiences and needs with the aim to learn more about how the GBA Plus Centre of Expertise can work to continuously improve support for GBA Plus application across the department. Results were reported back to the GBA Plus Network and the Departmental Policy Committee. Availability and use of these resources strengthened Departmental capacity to develop policies that consider relevant diversity factors and impacts, including for women and girls.

GBA Plus Centre of Expertise

The departmental GBA Plus Centre of Expertise will continue to enhance existing GBA Plus tools, provide guidance on GBA Plus requirements, and raise awareness of existing resources and capacity-building opportunities in collaboration with the departmental GBA Plus Advisor Network.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The ongoing efforts of GBA Plus Advisors, the GBA Plus Advisors Network and the Centre of Expertise to champion the use and application of GBA Plus across the Department will contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 5.c – “Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels”

The GBA Plus Centre of Expertise and GBA Plus Advisor Network, comprising more than 50 employees, continued to support and champion the use of GBA Plus in the Department by providing and utilizing resources to support the application of GBA Plus principles in the Departmental day-to-day responsibilities, including departmental planning and policy development. Below are some key results for 2023 to 2024:

• Increased the GBA Plus Advisor Network meetings from quarterly to bi-monthly, with a focus on providing practical advice and showcasing best practice examples to Advisors to support them in carrying out their challenge function role in the context of various processes/products.
• Disseminated the departmental GBA Plus Guide to support employees in applying GBA Plus into their daily work; the Guide includes description of key GBA Plus principles, how GBA Plus applies to all elements of policy and program life cycle, and provides practical GBA Plus considerations for key PS business lines/areas of work.
• Launched the updated GBA Plus resource page on the department’s internal network to include various new tools and resources to support best practices in conducting GBA Plus, and to support the collection and use of disaggregated data.
• Launched the inaugural GBA Plus Advisors survey, which aims to gain insight to GBA Plus experiences and needs with the aim to learn more about how the GBA Plus Centre of Expertise can work to continuously improve support for GBA Plus application across the department. Results were reported back to the GBA Plus Network and the Departmental Policy Committee. Availability and use of these resources strengthened Departmental capacity to develop policies that consider relevant diversity factors and impacts, including for women and girls.

The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (NSTCHT)

The NSTCHT counters human trafficking, advance gender equality and protect marginalized and vulnerable groups, including Indigenous women and girls.

As human trafficking is considered one of the worst forms of gender-based violence, the NSTCHT complements Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence. It is also responsive to the Calls for Justice in The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, as human trafficking and sexual exploitation have been strongly linked to the disproportionately high rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls. Additionally, a significant proportion of victims affected by online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) are girls. Through the NSTCHT, PS supports the development of culturally-relevant support services for Indigenous survivors, develops awareness and training tools for targeted groups, and promotes culturally-sensitive training and awareness.

Program: Serious and Organized Crime

The NSTCHT contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Eliminat[ing] gender-based violence and harassment”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 5.2 “Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation”.

The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking brings together federal efforts to address human trafficking at home and abroad under one strategic plan. With $57.22 million (2019-2024), and $10.28 million ongoing in federal funding, the government continued to advance efforts to address this crime through the globally recognized pillars of prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnerships; along with an empowerment pillar. Initiatives under the empowerment pillar of the NSCHT supported victims and survivors to regain control and independence and encourage action by industry partners. Other activities included raising awareness of the different forms of human trafficking, warning signs and ways to report suspected incidences through a national public awareness campaign; delivering public-facing webinars to enhance awareness and knowledge; and building capacity withing government agencies to better identify and protect victims.

According to the most recent data from Statistics Canada, between 2012 and 2022 there were 3,103 detected victims of police-reported human trafficking in Canada. Human trafficking is a gendered crime with women and girls accounting for the vast majority (94%) of victims, while men and boys comprise a small proportion (5.6%) of victims. All policy and programmatic efforts under the NSCHT are aimed at helping to reduce and eliminate gender-based violence in Canada. 

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety delivered on the commitment to enhance the capacity of front-line workers to detect and identify suspected cases of human trafficking. PS advanced the development of guidelines for front-line community workers supporting 1) victims of sex trafficking and 2) victims of labour trafficking. Further, in 2023 to 2024, PS delivered two public webinars with attendees from a variety of sectors including public sector and industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, federal, provincial and municipal governments, Indigenous organizations, and individuals. These webinars explored human trafficking awareness and response training tools for different sectors  including the transportation, health and hospitality, and included question and answer opportunities with the guest panelists.

2023 to 2024 also saw the continuation of contribution funding that supported two streams of work including the development of pilot projects that test promising or best practices with a focus on a) creating innovative human trafficking awareness tools for at-risk youth that can be replicated; b) raising awareness of human trafficking in group home settings; and c) promoting at-risk youth involvement in the development of the pilot projects. The second stream supported efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking, with a specific focus on enhancing access to  trauma-informed, culturally-relevant, wrap-around services and supports. The aim was to empower victims and survivors of human trafficking to regain their independence. Projects were to also help to prevent the re-victimization of people who have been the targets of human trafficking, and support their recovery as they regain control over their lives, gain independence, and reintegrate into their communities. Projects that targeted one or more of at-risk and vulnerable populations such as Indigenous persons living on and off-reserve, in Northern, rural or urban communities; persons living with disabilities; and immigrant and migrant populations, including migrant and foreign national workers, were prioritized.

The National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation (National Strategy)

The National Strategy’s overarching goal is to ensure that all children (including girls) are protected from online sexual. Initiatives under the National Strategy focus on increasing awareness of the risks of OCSE, identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting offenders, protecting victims from further abuse, and advancing knowledge of OCSE with national and international partners. Specifically, PS has developed and implemented a national campaign to raise awareness on OCSE, is funding Internet Child Exploitation Units across Canada to increase law enforcement capacity to complete investigations and increased the likelihood of successful prosecutions, and has developed an annual webinar series to provide updates on what is being done within federal, provincial/territorial jurisdictions, civil society and the private sector to advance efforts in combatting OCSE, share information on best practices and lessons learned, as well as facilitate discussions around gaps and challenges related to this crime.

Program: Serious and Organized Crime

The National Strategy contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Eliminat[ing] gender-based violence and harassment”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 5.2 “Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation”.

The Government of Canada’s Budget 2022, provided Public Safety with $41.6 million over five years and $8.9 million on an ongoing basis in funding.  Launched in March 2021, the online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) awareness campaign: The “Never Alone” advertising campaign, ran through October 2023 to November 2023, receiving 48.5 impressions, 148 thousand clicks and 7.9 million video views. The campaign provided resources for parents/caregivers to help increase to speak to their children about OCSE. In Fall 2023, Public Safety has also engaged in-person with 1,351 students from Grades 7 and 8 in Ontario schools through an Online Dangers School Roadshow.  Both the national awareness campaign and the Online Dangers School Roadshow are led and funded by Public Safety Canada.

Public Safety provides $6 million per year, including in FY 2023 to 2024, on an ongoing basis in funding to seven provinces through contribution agreements to enhance the capacity of provincial and municipal Internet Child Exploitation units under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crimes. 

Public Safety’s annual webinar series throughout 2023 and 2024 covered topics on emerging technological trends and the empowerment and inclusion of children in the response to OCSE. Throughout this past year’s webinar series, there have been a total of 617 participants.

Public Safety’s approach under the National Strategy rests on the notion that OCSE is a gendered crime disproportionately impacting girls and female teenagers. As such, the initiatives and measures taken to combat OCSE highlight this gender inequality and seek to address it through awareness and prevention directly targeting male youth and men.

Federal Pathway - dedication to advancing the Calls for Justice

PS will continue to be steadfast in the support for the implementation of the Federal Pathway and dedication to advancing the Calls for Justice - PS will continue to be actively engaged into horizontal collaboration to advance the response to the calls for Justice of the MMIWG which are intrinsically connected to UNDRIP principles.

Addressing  Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People will contribute to the goal of advancing gender equality by positively contributing to their safety and wellbeing. Furthermore, this action contributes to the goal by increasing Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ access to justice. This is supported through, amongst other initiatives, the co-development of federal legislation to recognize First Nations polices services as essential services which is understood to mean that First Nations police services are supported with equitable, adequate and stable federal funding. This includes funding to support culturally responsive police services that are critical for community safety and wellbeing (i.e., First Nation police services representative of communities served and inclusive of women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.).

Program: Indigenous Affairs Branch

The Federal Pathway contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Eliminat[ing] gender-based violence and harassment”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 5.1 “End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere”.

Through initiatives in the Federal Pathway, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Public Safety (PS), and Indigenous Services Canada have led the federal government's work on short-term violence prevention. In 2023 to 2024, these departments accelerated their work on the establishment of a Red Dress Alert, development of community safety plans, and funding for Indigenous-led safety programs. Through these investments, the federal government continues to affirm its commitment to preventing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. PS also continues to engage with First Nations partners to acheive consensus on the scope of the envisioned federal legislation, and in parallel, take active measures on program reform to better support policing in First Nations and Inuit communities, including making progress on the recommendations made by the recent Auditor General of Canada's report on the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program. PS's Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative supported 27 communities to develop Community Safety Plans, nine were completed and 18 remain ongoing in 2024-25. In addition to improvements in housing and health infrastructure, several improvements to community owned police facilities were made in 2023 to 2024. Public Safety allocated $108.6 million through Budget 2021 to fund 28 police infrastructure projects, as well as professional assessments of building conditions, in community owned police facilities. This funding supports two facilities in British Columbia and the Yukon, three in the Prairies and Northwest Territories, 15 in Ontario, and eight in Quebec. In 2023 to 2024, part of these funds served to advance activities related to policing infrastructure projects under the First Nations and Inuit Policing Facilities Program, as well as to enter new contribution agreements.

A Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) is a secure, resilient and interoperable high-speed wireless data communications network. A future PSBN would be used by emergency responders and public safety personnel to communicate with each other in emergency situations, major events, and during day-to-day operations, and holds the potential to improve the effectiveness and safety of first responders and the public safety community.

A nationwide PSBN would enable new and innovative technologies and applications that enhance the ability of the emergency response community to more efficiently deliver services to Canadians, including vulnerable communities.

A future PSBN would be a key piece of Canada’s critical communications infrastructure with synergies with other broadband and wireless initiatives. Sharing telecommunications infrastructure would strengthen the resiliency of the country’s telecommunications system which is crucial for the delivery of emergency services to Canadians and could support the build-out of infrastructure and services for users in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.

Program: Emergency Management

The PBSN (once fully deployed nationwide) contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition 9.4 of “Canadians have access to modern and sustainable infrastructure”

In June 2023, Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for emergency management met and discussed the continued work on the development of a public safety broadband network in Canada with a coordinated pan-Canadian approach and a focus on the next steps to establish a governance framework. Ministers re-iterated the importance of interoperable communications as well as addressing the different needs in regions across Canada.

In February 2024, FPT ministers discussed next steps to advance the initiative, including upcoming federally-led engagement that could inform a national governance framework for a Public Safety Broadband Network.

The development of a public safety broadband network in Canada would contribute to advancing Canada’s critical communications infrastructure. New technologies making use of a PSBN could offer the potential to improve the safety and security of Canadians, including through improved communications infrastructure for first responders and governments.

Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Support Indigenous communities to address their unique safety priorities through the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative.

Program: Correction

Performance indicator: Percentage (%) of engaged Indigenous communities who participate in Community Safety Planning processes

Starting point: 48% of engaged communities participated

Target: 80%

The Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative (ACSPI) contribute to advance UNDA action plan no. 58 by supporting Indigenous communities in developing Community Safety Plans (CSPs) that identify their unique safety priorities and design community-led solutions that address issues of community safety in a holistic, culturally relevant, and long-term manner. This community-driven approach ensures that the resulting CSP addresses priorities identified by the community that are specific to their particular circumstances. During the development of CSPs, the community also identifies their own strengths, assets, and safety and wellness goals.  Through the Community Safety Planning process, the ACSPI advances reconciliation with Indigenous communities and enhances the capacity of communities to contribute to and address their community safety concerns.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition

“Canadians live free of discrimination and inequalities are reduced”

GIF Target

10.3 Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

Indicator result: 82% of engaged Indigenous communities participated in the Community Safety Planning process in FY 2023 to 2024.

Notes: The target was met. The ACSPI defines engaged as having received a signed mandate letter from the community, which is the first step to move forward with the safety planning process. Of the 45 communities who submitted signed mandate letters, 37 call ups were issued to facilitators to complete planning sessions in community or virtually. It is worth noting that, given that the demand for safety planning far exceeds available funds to support the process, the ACSPI staggers outreach to ensure communities are able to move forward when they are prepared to do so.

Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism (FFRR)

The Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism (FFRR), was the first step in identifying crucial factors that impact why people reoffend and how to support safe and successful reintegration into the community. The Framework outlined five priority themes key to the successful reintegration of individuals: housing, education, employment, health, and positive support networks. Additionally, the Framework highlighted the need to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians, and other marginalized groups in Canada’s criminal justice system. The FFRR will contribute to reducing overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice system by supporting rehabilitation and safer communities (including through culturally appropriate interventions) and tailored supports for community reintegration.

Program: Crime Prevention

The FFRR contributes to advancing:

• Supporting the UNDA action plan no. 61: Support the safe and successful reintegration of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system into the community 
• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.3 “Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety Canada finalized and published the Implementation Plan of the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism (FFRR). To do this, PS worked  with a diverse array of stakeholders including criminal justice organizations, subject matter experts in community corrections, Indigenous-led and Black-led organizations, academics, and people with lived experience.

The Implementation Plan includes over 45 actions that are underway or will be taken by federal partners, including specific actions for PS to implement, until the first report back on the FFRR is tabled in Parliament in 2025. In support of this unfunded plan, other federal departments and agencies were also consulted to identify existing programs and services that could be leveraged in the implementation of the FFRR. Initial steps look inward to federal programs and processes, primarily within the Public Safety portfolio, to make changes where necessary, to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Initial steps will also leverage existing programs, including Public Safety’s Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative (ICCI), to support the implementation of the Framework, while other opportunities are pursued.

The objective of the FFRR and its implementation plan is to help facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals, who are often disadvantaged and marginalized, into the community as they are released from correctional institutions, in order to reduce social and economic disparities.

Diversity and Inclusion Secretariat (D&I Secretariat)

The D&I Secretariat plays a lead role in advancing Public Safety Canada’s diversity and inclusion efforts, working with the Public Safety portfolio organizations and other government departments in the coordination and sharing of information and best practices. The D&I Secretariat’s work includes providing horizontal support to the Department in further enhancing D&I and addressing systemic barriers and racism, and unconscious bias within the workplace, and to advance the departmental Strategic Framework on Diversity and Inclusion.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The initiatives to be achieved by the D&I Secretariat as well as its overall mandate to ensure that Public Safety Canada is a responsive, inclusive, and equitable organization for its employees that represents the diverse needs of all Canadians contributes to the advancement of:

• The Global Indicator Framework targets 10.2 “By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status”, 10.3 “ Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard”, and 10.6 “Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions.”

PS's Diversity and Inclusion Secretariat (D&I Secretariate) moved from the Portfolio Affairs and Communications Branch (PACB) to the Corporate Management Branch (CMB). This brings the diversity and inclusion work directly under human resource management. It increases capacity, creates more synergies and allows the Secretariat to better support a larger scope of work and initiatives. The Director of the Diversity and Inclusion Secretariat is a member of the Departmental Management Committee and the Departmental Policy Committee, thereby ensuring the voices of diverse communities can be integrated into PS policy making and management.

In 2023 to 2024 a thorough review of employment policies, practices and systems to identify barriers towards Public Safety Canada becoming a responsive, equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace was conducted. The D&I Secretariate developed the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan to remove barriers, improve representation, measure progress, assign hiring and promotional goals for employment equity groups, and create a diverse and inclusive culture at Public Safety Canada. PS also started developing a Performance Measurement Framework to promote accountability and transparency for equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives by establishing clear expected outcomes, measurable indicators to monitor the success of departmental initiatives and to provide guidance on where further corrective action is needed and launched Mosaic Leadership Development Program and had 2 employees chosen from under-represented groups to train for executive positions within the public service. Additionally the D&I Secretariate continued with the second cohort of the  departmental Sponsorship + program to provide exposure and learning opportunities for members of the under-represented employment equity groups who aspire to executive roles and continued implementation of the Inclusive Grants and Contributions Programs Review to reduce barriers through meaningful and deliberate solutions to ensure the public, particularly eligible underrepresented communities and organizations, have equal access to PS funding.

Immigration Levels Plan

Compassionate and effective management of the border ensures that Canadian safety, security, and mobility is maintained. Public Safety Canada coordinates policy advice to ensure that risks and resource implications are carefully considered and incorporated in the planning of the number of new permanent residents to be admitted to Canada (e.g., economic class, family class, refugees, protected persons).

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The Immigration Levels Plan and the Visa Policy contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.7 “Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies” by ensuring that Canadians, international migrants, and national and international goods can safely and effectively enter Canada.

Public Safety Canada (PS) worked with portfolio agencies and key partners to develop policy products in support of the Immigration Levels Plan in 2023 to 2024. More specifically, the Department coordinated input for portfolio agencies (namely CBSA, RCMP and CSIS) to develop advice for the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan. PS prepared a briefing package for the Minister of PS for his approval of the Plan, which was tabled on November 1, 2023. PS worked closely with Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada to provide advice to ensure that immigration levels, and the composition of cohorts in each immigration program, are aligned with immigration screening capacities and do not place an undue burden on the capacity of PS Portfolio agencies to process temporary and permanent residents at ports of entry. In addition, efforts deployed by PS and portfolio partners contributed to the orderly, safe, regular, and responsible mobility of people by ensuring that the portfolio had the necessary resources to respond to the flux of migration and downstream impacts (e.g., ability to conduct lengthy security clearance processes, implement border enforcement actions, etc.).

Link to the plan.

Visa Policy

Public Safety Canada provides advice on safety and security matters to inform  decision-making related to the Government of Canada’s visa policy. Public Safety contributes to advancing global target 10.7 “Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies” by ensuring that Canadians, international migrants, and national and international goods can safely and effectively enter Canada.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The Immigration Levels Plan and the Visa Policy contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.7 “Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies” by ensuring that Canadians, international migrants, and national and international goods can safely and effectively enter Canada.

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety Canada (PS) provided advice to the Minister of Public Safety on security considerations relating to visa policies in order to ensure the travel document regime in force for each country is appropriate to the risk level. Notably, PS provided advice in support of the re-imposition of visa requirements for most Mexican nationals by identifying risks and challenges related to travel patterns that affected Canadian public safety. PS identified pressures the lift had caused on Canada’s immigration and asylum systems, the impacts on safety and security domestically, and challenges the Mexican visa lift created for U.S. counterparts (i.e., a high number of Mexican nationals entering Canada visa-free for the purpose of entering the United States from Canada). PS advice to the Minister of Public Safety contributed to an orderly, safe, regular, and responsible mobility of people, and resulted in the re-imposition of visa for most Mexican nationals in early 2024.

Implement United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coordination with Portfolio Partners

With the passage of the UN Declaration Act, the Government of Canada must, in consultation and collaboration with Indigenous peoples, take all measures necessary to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  Public Safety will be working with its portfolios and branches colleagues and with Federal partners to coordinate Public Safety’s response to the UNDA action plan.

The Action Plan 2023-2028 was tabled in Parliament on June 21, 2023, and subsequently publicly released. PS and portfolio partners have submitted APMs under the thematic areas of: (i) anti-human trafficking; (ii) community safety and well-being; (iii) policing; (iv) reducing recidivism and the overrepresentation of Indigenous People in corrections; (v) Indigenous emergency management; (vi) firearms; (vii) community safety and oversight; (viii) mutual respect and good relationship; (IX) security threats; (X) self-determination and self-government; (XI) conditional release; (XII) correctional services; and (XIII) border and migration.

PS is working closely with OGDs and Indigenous partners to implement Action Plan Measures that are shared priorities. For example, PS is leveraging shared priorities with Justice Canada under the Indigenous Justice Strategy and the Pan-Canadian Strategy to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Criminal Justice System to advance the implementation of the Act.

The transformational shift in how the Government of Canada, including PS, will promote free, prior, and informed consent, which through the collaboration of the development of initiatives will address systemic racism and discrimination.

Program: Indigenous Affairs Branch

The implementation of  United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act through Coordination with other government departments (OGDs) and Portfolio Partners and the Development of a Reconciliation Framework and Cultural Competency Tools for PS contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.3 “Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety (PS) began implementation of Action Plan measures related to the Public Safety mandate, including reforms to Indigenous Policing. PS also continued to support Justice Canada on the development of the Indigenous Justice Strategy.

This work helps reduce discriminatory practice and address the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.

Implement United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Advance legislation by co-developing federal legislation for First Nations police services.

With the passage of the UN Declaration Act, the Government of Canada must, in consultation and collaboration with Indigenous peoples, take all measures necessary to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

Public Safety is committed to continuing advancing the First Nations police services legislation and building the necessary legislative framework through collaboration with portfolios colleagues, indigenous partners and Province and Territories (PT) counterparts.

Program: Indigenous Affairs Branch

The implementation of  United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act through Coordination with other government departments (OGDs) and Portfolio Partners and the Development of a Reconciliation Framework and Cultural Competency Tools for PS contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.3 “Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety (PS) established a co-development working group with the Indigenous partner to advance development of the First Nations police services legislation. All co-development materials were subject to broad engagement, including Indigenous-led engagement, which led to changes to the Elements document. This work will help advance a legislative framework recognizing First Nations police services as an essential service.

Develop a Reconciliation Framework and Cultural Competency Tools for PS

This initiative will bring coherence and a global vision of the Departments ways to increase awareness on issues related to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada, and their knowledge of the UN Declaration, MMIWG and work towards Reconciliation.

Program: Indigenous Affairs Branch

The implementation of  United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act through Coordination with other government departments (OGDs) and Portfolio Partners and the Development of a Reconciliation Framework and Cultural Competency Tools for PS contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 10.3 “Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety (PS) worked on formalizing and finalizing the alignment of accountabilities for service delivery to Indigenous communities related to First Nations Policing under a single senior official. Among other things, this newly-established team is responsible for developing mandatory training requirements for staff, including community familiarization and cultural competency training, which will contribute to ensuring equal opportunity.

Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP)

In partnership with provincial and territorial governments, the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program aims to complete flood hazard maps of higher risk areas in Canada and make this flood hazard information accessible. These maps will inform decision-making in support of land use planning, flood mitigation, adaptation to a changing climate, resilience building, and protection of lives and properties.

Program: Emergency Management

The FHIMP contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians live in healthy, accessible, and sustainable cities and communities”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 11.5 “By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations”

In 2023 to 2024, under the FHIMP, PS initiated an open procurement process to license flood hazard information for all of Canada. In March 2024, flood risk intelligence firm, Fathom, and catastrophe model developer Aon's Impact Forecasting, was awarded this contract by PS. Flood risk identification, through maps and models/the FIFRA, is integral in supporting evidence-based decision making across governments and the whole-of-society and is particularly important for emergency management uses to inform risk reduction investments and to increase risk avoidance to ensure Canadians live in a sustainable community. With informed decision making, Canada will be better able to reduce the number of people affected by and direct costs of flooding.

Residential Flood Insurance

Following the completion of the work of the Task Force on Flood Insurance and Relocation (TFFIR), Public Safety Canada is working to advance a sustainable solution to rising residential flood costs. Building on the TFFIR's August 2022 report, the Government of Canada is working towards a functional, sustainable, and low-cost national flood insurance system.

Program: Emergency Management

Residential Flood Insurance contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians live in healthy, accessible, and sustainable cities and communities”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 11.5 “By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations”

Budget 2023 announced $31.7 million in funding for Public Safety Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to work with the Department of Finance Canada to stand-up a low-cost flood insurance program, aimed at protecting households at high risk of flooding and without access to adequate insurance. This includes offering reinsurance through a federal Crown corporation and a separate insurance subsidy program.

Following this announcement, Public Safety Canada advanced policy development related to standing up a potential national flood insurance program by:

• Refining assumptions and incorporating additional data sources to improve our understanding of the flood risk estimates for Canada;
• Working with our partners to better understand current business practices related to flood insurance offerings including the structure of typical insurance products and reinsurance arrangement considerations in favour of a potential national flood insurance program; and,
• Reviewing critical policy inputs by others, such as:
• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) study on homeowner willingness to pay for flood insurance;
• Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) position paper on natural catastrophe risks in Canada; and,
• Funding research led by l'Université du Québec à Montréal that examines how much flooding will cost in the future and how public policy can contribute to Canada's resilience to climate change.

In early 2024, Public Safety Canada reconvened the Task Force on Flood Insurance and Risk Reduction (formerly Relocation) to engage provinces and territories and the insurance industry on the development and implementation of the low-cost flood insurance program. The Task Force will continue to meet throughout 2024/25 to further develop the intended flood insurance program.

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)

Following the completion of the DFAA Advisory Panel, which reviewed Canada's approach to post-disaster financing and reflected on how best to align these efforts with broader disaster mitigation and climate adaptation work, the Department is working to review the existing disaster recovery programs and ensure that an updated, and sustainable system continues to be available to provinces and territories for disaster recovery. The modernized DFAA will aim to reduce disaster risks through increased investments and incentives for mitigation and climate resilient recovery and help address inequities in recovery timelines and outcomes across the country. The review was based on internal research, a departmental Joint Audit and Evaluation of the DFAA, consultation with Provinces/territories, as well as external inputs and contributions.

Program: Emergency Management

The DFAA contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians live in healthy, accessible, and sustainable cities and communities”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 11.5 “By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety Canada completed the program design to ensure that an updated, and sustainable system continues to be available to provinces and territories for disaster recovery. The revised terms and conditions were shared with provinces and territories in 2023, and the Department has been supporting provinces and territories in preparing for the anticipated launch on April 1, 2025.

The modernized DFAA that will focus on prevention and resilience, and to ensure funding can be delivered quickly and efficiently in the aftermath of a disaster. This will support provinces and territories in recovering faster, minimizing the social and economic disruptions that Canadians face when disaster strikes. By investing more in prevention and resilience, this will also help in mitigating the impacts of future disasters.

Transform the federal light-duty fleet

Each year, new light-duty fleet vehicles purchases will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) or hybrids.

Program: Internal Services

Performance Indicator: % of annual new vehicle purchases that are ZEV or hybrid

Starting point: 75% in 2022-23

Target: 100% of new vehicle purchases each year.

Purchasing zero emission vehicles reduces greenhouse gas emissions from conventional fleet operations. This enhances sustainable consumption.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition: “Canadians consume in a sustainable manner”

CIF Indicator: 12.1.1 Proportion of new light duty vehicle registrations that are zero-emission vehicles

GIF Target: 12.1 Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

Indicator result: 100%

Notes: Purchase of a 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid in July 2023.

Strengthen green procurement criteria

Ensure, on an going basis, that all new procurement specialists, materiel management specialists and acquisition card holders are trained in green procurement (such as, the Canada School of Public Service course on green procurement, or equivalent) within one year.

Program: Internal Services

Performance indicator: Percentage of procurement specialists, materiel management specialists and acquisition card holders trained in green procurement within one year of being hired.

Starting point: In 2022-23, 100% of procurement specialists, materiel management specialists and acquisition card holders are trained in green procurement

Target:100% of new procurement specialists, materiel management specialists and acquisition card holders will receive training with one year.

Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver, and their supply chains.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition/Target: “Canadians consume in a sustainable manner”

CIF Indicator:  12.2.1Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices

GIF Target:   Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

Indicator result: 100% achieved

Notes: All acquisition card holders must complete the green procurement course COR405 offered by Canada School of Public Service prior to requesting their acquisition card.  Without this training completed, no cards are issued to cardholders. 

All contracting officers have taken the green procurement course COR405.

An onboarding training is being developed and will include mandatory courses that new procurement officers must complete, and green procurement course will be included.

Incorporate environmental considerations into the procurement of goods and services that encourages Contractors to refrain from printing all documents required under the contract.

Program: Internal Services

Performance indicator: Percentage of procurements that incorporate green procurement clauses

Starting point: 90%

Target: 2023/24 – 100%

Green procurement incorporates environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and is expected to motivate suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of the goods and services they deliver, and their supply chains .

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition/Target: “Canadians consume in a sustainable manner”

CIF Indicator:  12.2.1 Proportion of businesses that adopted selected environmental protection activities and management practices

GIF Target:  12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

Indicator result: 100% achieved

Notes: All of PS’s solicitations and contracts include green procurement clauses, such as to provide and transmit draft and final deliverables in electronic format, print on minimum recycled content of 30% and/or as originating from a sustainably managed forest, print double sided in black and white format and recycle (shred) unneeded printed documents in accordance with security requirements of the contract. PS also only accepts invoices electronically including proposals in response to solicitations.

All competitive procurement files use e-bidding and PS only accepts proposals via email.

Implement the Greening Government Strategy through measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve climate resilience, and green the government’s overall operations

Lead by example as an early adopter of clean technology innovations: reduce paper consumption through follow-me printing across PS.

Program: Internal Services

Performance indicator: % of printers with Follow-me-printing installed

Starting point: 67% of printers currently have Follow-me-printing installed

Target: 95% of printers have Follow-me-printing installed

Reduce paper consumption which will reduce the need to purchase paper, thus reducing GHG emissions produced during manufacturing and transportation of paper

Implementation of follow-me printing across PS.

This system is used to prevent the printing of documents immediately upon sending a print job to the printer. In doing so, a document can only be printed once the requester has swiped their access card. This reduces the automatic printing of documents that are accidently sent to the printer before the job is cancelled.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition/Target: “Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions” / 13.1 “By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions”

Indicator result: 88% in National Capital Region (NCR)

Notes: Where Equitrac can be installed, we have obtained a 88% within the NCR. There is no Equitrac installed in the regional offices, Minister's office in the NCR.

Dispose of waste in an environmentally sound and secure manner, where possible.

Performance indicator: % of waste disposed of in an environmentally secure manner, where possible

Starting point: 100%

Target: 100%

Disposal of waste such as physical assets, including end-of-life electronics, furniture, and office supplies, in an environmentally sound manner which will reduce their presence in landfills where it can produce higher GHGs.

PS utilizes different environmentally and socially secure disposal methods for end-of-life assets, such as computers for schools, the Workplace Diversion Program, GCSurplus, or contracts which include environmental disposal criteria. By utilizing both environmentally and socially secure disposal methods, PS contributes towards Greening Government, while also considering socio-economic aspects within its disposals. Through its utilization of the Workplace Diversion Program, lead by PSPC, PS is supporting the environmentally secure disposal method of GCSurplus, while also supporting the creation of employment for people with disabilities.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition/Target: “Canadians reduce their greenhouse gas emissions” / 13.1 “By 2030, reduce Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45%, relative to 2005 emission levels. By 2050, achieve economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions”

Indicator result: 100% acieved

Notes: 100% of the waste disposal is done when and where it is possible to dispose through GCSurplus. When GCSurplus is not an option, because an item is damaged or not reusable, we are using our junk removal contract we have in place with a clause that mention to disposed of items in accordance with the most ecological method as possible.

All hardware IT equipment is being sent to the Computers for Schools initiative, developed by ISED. Waste toner from printer cartridges is being properly recycled by the Enablement Service Team.

Collaborate on emergency management and disaster risk reduction

The National Risk Profile (NRP)

Program: Emergency Management

Performance indicator: Percentage of Canadians who are aware of risks facing their household 

Starting point: N/A; new program with a date to achieve target in 2024 

Target: ≥ 60% (target date will be set in 2024)

Public Safety Canada to continue its work on the National Risk Profile (NRP), which provides the foundational evidence base needed to strengthen individual and institutional disaster risk awareness, preparation, and response capabilities across the country. The first National Risk Profile report was released in May 2023 and is Canada’s first , strategic, disaster risk assessment. It provides a national picture of disaster risks facing Canada, and the existing measures and resources in our emergency management systems to address them.

Relevant targets or ambitions:

CIF Ambition/Target: “Canadians are well-equipped and resilient to face the effects of Climate change” 

CIF Indicator: 13.2.1 Frequency of selected natural disasters 

GIF Targets: 13.1 “Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries”, 13.2 “Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning”, and 13.3 “Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.”

Indicator result: Percentage of Canadians who are aware of risks facing their households - Result: 91%

Notes: Target of 60% has been reached and surpassed.

Findings from the first round of National Risk Profile (NRP) risk and capability assessments – which focused on earthquakes, wildland fires and floods – were shared through the first public report on the NRP. This report was released publicly on May 11, 2023.

Public Safety Canada also launched and advanced a second round of risk and capability assessments in 2023-2024; these included a risk assessment on the impacts of heat waves, hurricanes, and geomagnetic storms, as well as specific impacts on vulnerable communities, and a comprehensive assessment of the quality and capacity of each emergency management capability in Canada’s emergency management system. Results of the second round of assessments are anticipated to be released in 2024-2025. This work aligns well with the GIF targets as the NRP aimed to broaden public awareness of disaster risk, identify gaps in the Canadian emergency management system at a national level and provide evidence to support existing federal risk assessment and climate change adaptation efforts. This evidence base can help reduce disaster risk and increase resilience for everyone in Canada.

Participation in the Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI)

The CRI is a U.S.–led initiative that provides an informal government-to-government mechanism to improve international cooperation to counter ransomware. Established in late 2021, membership currently consists of over 30 countries, including Canada. Initial work, which was conducted throughout 2021-2022, focused on Resilience, Disruption, Countering Illicit Finance, Diplomacy, and Public-Private Partnerships. The Government of Canada (GC) participated as a member of each of the working groups dedicated to these themes.  At the 2022 Summit, principals chose to focus their future work into three pillars:

1. Diplomacy and Capacity Building;
2. An International Counter Ransomware Task Force (ICRTF); and
3. Policy.

Cybercrime continues to be the cyber threat activity most likely to affect Canadians and Canadian organizations. Due to its impact on an organization’s ability to function, ransomware is almost certainly the most disruptive form of cybercrime facing Canadians. The National Cyber Security Directorate's participation and active engagement in the United States (U.S.)-led Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) will combat organized cybercrime, promote, state resilience and the rule of law, , and improve international accountability for perpetrators. The CRI is an ongoing annual summit which brings together a growing roster of like-minded states to discuss the ransomware threat and develop response mechanisms through taskforces, toolkits, and political commitments. In the most recent summit held in Washington DC in November 2022,  members committed to promote international cooperation, share intelligence and improve criminal accountability for transnational cyber criminals, through enhanced global governance, complimentary legislation, and international law enforcement efforts. Public Safety is Canada’s Principal as well as the domestic secretarial lead and coordination body for Canada’s participation in the CRI. The GC continues to work to protect Canadians from malicious cyber actors and the physical, economic, operational, and reputational damage of ransomware by engaging in a variety of domestic and international fora.

Program: National Cyber Security Directorate

Participation in the Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are safe and secure, in person and online”: indicators 16.2.1 “Crime Severity Index”, 16.3.1 “Incidence of Selected Types of Crime”, and 16.4.1 “Incidence of Cyber Crime”

As a member of the Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI), Canada has been actively working towards transparent, inclusive decision-making; strengthening domestic and international efforts in the fight against ransomware; encouraging capacity-building; providing advice and guidance to the general public, businesses, and other levels of government; and, reducing illicit financial assets on the domestic and international levels. Public Safety (PS) is Canada’s Principal, as well as the domestic secretarial lead and coordination body for Canada’s participation in the CRI. PS ensures that the GoC is able to provide a consistent voice and deliver on valuable input for Canada on the international level.

As part of Public Safety and Canada's stance on paying ransomware ransoms, Canada and 43 other CRI members, during the 2023 CRI Summit, endorsed the first-ever joint policy statement declaring that relevant institutions, under the authority of national governments, should not pay ransoms and strongly discourage anyone from paying a ransomware demand. As secretariat, PS streamlined the Canadian response on the joint statement to ensure that CRI members share the same objective to strengthen the CRI initiative.

In early 2024, PS, on behalf of the GoC, became chair of the Private-Sector Engagement Working Group (PSEWG). By accepting this role, Canada has agreed to deliver on two initiatives as outlined in the Private Sector Engagement Concept Note, endorsed by CRI Principals at the 2023 CRI Summit. The two deliverables outlined in the concept note were to establish a Public-Private Sector Advisory Panel, that could be used by all CRI members, and develop a Workplan. The PSEWG members are committed to fulfilling the Public-Private Partner goals and objectives, such as an advisory panel. PS collaborates closely with other GoC departments to efficiently and accurately execute the deliverables ahead of the 2024 CRI Summit.

PS continues to work with domestic and international protect Canadians from malicious cyber actors and the physical, economic, operational, and reputational damage of ransomware by engaging in a variety of domestic and international fora.

Modernize Law enforcement and policing, including RCMP

Consistent with the Minister of Public Safety’s mandate commitment, Public Safety Canada, with the RCMP, is leading an assessment of contract policing through engagement with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners and other stakeholders with a view to better understand the needs of partners and stakeholders in delivering more effective, sustainable, and responsive front-line policing services where the RCMP is the police of jurisdiction. Additionally, Public Safety Canada, as overall authority for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) contract policing program, engages and consults with federal and inter-governmental partners and other stakeholders on matters that may affect the governance, costs and quality or capacity of RCMP contract policing services. Under this program, the RCMP is contracted to provide front-line policing services to assist all provinces and territories (except Ontario and Quebec), and 155 municipalities across Canada. These engagements will help the federal government better understand how the program is currently functioning and, potentially, could be improved, and inform federal approaches to renewal of the contracts in 2032 when they expire.  The important findings of the Mass Casualty Commission Final Report will also help inform the future delivery of contract policing services.  This initiative is expected to ultimately contribute to more effective, sustainable and responsive policing services and towards the FSDS goal of promoting a fair and accessible justice system.

Program: Law Enforcement and Policing

The modernization of law enforcement and policing, including RCMP contributes to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework targets 16.3 “Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all” and 16.6 “Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels.”

In 2024, PS completed its assessment of the contract policing program. From Spring to Fall 2023, Public Safety Canada undertook in-person engagement sessions with officials from all provinces and territories that participate in the contract policing program, as well as municipalities and municipal associations, stakeholders and Indigenous partners. The goal of the assessment was to engage and gather feedback on the program, and use the feedback to help develop a vision of what contract policing could be after the expiry of the current contracts in 2032.  A draft “What We Heard” report which summarized the views and input of all partners on the current state of the program, including identification of areas for potential improvements was developed and circulated to provinces and territories for input. The contract policing assessment enabled Public Safety Canada to learn more about how to better support the evolving community safety needs and interests of partners and the broader population in order to work towards a more sustainable and accountable program model and represents a first step in engagement and discussions leading up to renewal of the contracts in 2032. As part of the administration of the Police Service Agreements, throughout 2023 to 2024, Public Safety continued to engage with PT partners on a monthly basis to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by contract jurisdiction and work with them to collectively move the policing agenda forward. In addition, Public Safety continued to manage and leverage FPT Contract Management Committee fora for meaningful engagement with provincial, territorial, and municipal contract partners in order to bring efficiency and effectiveness in the management and administration of RCMP policing contracts. To ensure that RCMP contract policing continues to remain current and responsive to evolving policing requirements, in fiscal year 2023 to 2024, Public Safety Canada continued to engage provincial and territorial partners on a monthly basis to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by contract jurisdictions and work with them to collectively move the policing agenda forward. These engagements are contributing to efforts to increase the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of both Public Safety Canada and the RCMP in managing, administering and implementing the policing contracts across Canada.

National Crime Prevention Strategy

The National Crime Prevention Strategy contributes to the advancement of SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) by funding interventions that address the root causes and factors that put individuals at risk of offending.  Successful and well-designed interventions have a positive influence on behaviours and reduce not only crime and victimization but also the social and economic costs that result from criminal activities. The NCPS consists of four funding programs: the Crime Prevention Action Fund, the Youth Gang Prevention Fund, the Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund, and the Security Infrastructure Program.

Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) is an integral part of the Government of Canada's continued efforts to tackle crime and contributing towards the global target of “Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere”. The NCPS contributes to the advancement of SDG 16 by funding interventions that address the root causes and factors that put individuals at risk of offending. Public Safety Canada has made improvements to the Security Infrastructure Program to make it more responsive to the needs of the communities it serves, and to provide funding as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Program: Crime Prevention

The National Crime Prevention Strategy contributes to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework targets 16.a “Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime” and 16.1 “Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.”

The National Crime Prevention Strategy supports SDG target 16.1 by contributing to the reduction of all forms of violence in Canada through its funding of crime prevention interventions. In 2023 to 2024, a total of 346 interventions received support, representing an investment of approximately $53 million, to address the factors that put youth at risk of offending. From the Crime Prevention Action Fund specifically, 6606 youth were reached through interventions in 2023 to 2024.  82% of project participants showed improvements in participants' risk/protective factors.

In support of SDG target 16.a, PS strengthened relevant national institutions for building capacity at all levels of government in 2023 to 2024 by co-chairing the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Working Group on Crime Prevention. The Working Group has focused on promoting Community Safety and Well-Being initiatives this year. Internationally, Public Safety Canada continued to demonstrate leadership in crime prevention by attending the UNODC Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna to share best practices and lessons learned with developing countries to prevent violence and crime.

Strengthen transparency and accountability of Canada's law enforcement agencies to increase public trust in these institutions

Bill C-20 responds to the Minister of Public Safety’s mandate commitment to “introduce legislation to create a review body for the Canada Border Services Agency, including defined timelines for responding to complaints and recommendations.” The Public Complaints and Review Commission will be mandated with reviewing and investigating complaints concerning the conduct and level of service for the RCMP and the CBSA. Bill C-20, an Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments, is currently at consideration in committee in the House of Commons. It intends to replace the current Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) for the RCMP with a new Public Review and Complaints Commission (PCRC) that reviews and investigates complaints concerning the conduct and level of service for the RCMP and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). This initiative supports FSDS Goal 16 by delivering a robust complaints process  which holds the RCMP and CBSA accountable for its activities and the conduct of its members that is impartial, independent, fair, equitable, and credible in addressing complaints is aimed at building effective, accountable, and inclusive law enforcement and policing services.

Program: Law Enforcement and Policing

Strengthening transparency and accountability of Canada's law enforcement agencies to increase public trust in these institutions contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.6 “Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels”

In 2023 to 2024, in addition to work in support of Bill C-20, Public Safety Canada implemented ministerial direction to create a requirement for the RCMP to consult the Management Accountability Board (MAB) on key administrative, management and corporate matters and provide information and reports  with timely written responses to MAB advice. In addition, to increase the transparency of the MAB, an independent website for publishing reports and advice was created, and the RCMP has committed to publish their responses to MAB advice on their website as of February 2024. All members were appointed or re-appointed to the MAB in the 2023 to 2024 FY with the exception of the Vice Chair Simon Coakeley, who was appointed in February 2023.

Advance legislation by co-developing federal legislation for First Nations police services

First Nations police services have faced significant challenges and financial obstacles in being able to deliver adequate and culturally appropriate policing services in part due to the limitations of the First Nation Indigenous Policing Program FNIPP.  As a result, First Nations have long called for reform to First Nations police services and have advocated for federal legislation that recognizes First Nations policing as an essential service. These calls for reform were heightened with the release of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which included Call for Justice 5.4 to reform the delivery of policing services in Indigenous communities. Public Safety is committed to continuing advancing the First Nations police services legislation and building the necessary legislative framework through collaboration with portfolios colleagues, indigenous partners and PT counterparts.

Program: Indigenous Affairs Branch

Advancing legislation by co-developing federal legislation for First Nations police services contributes towards:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians have equal access to justice”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.3 “Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all and to justice for all”

The engagement process on federal First Nations police services legislation to recognize First Nations polices services as essential services was completed in early 2024. This legislations is understood to mean that First Nations police services are supported with equitable, adequate and stable federal funding. Public Safety (PS) provided funding to the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute to conduct Indigenous-led engagement on the proposed Elements of the First Nations policing police services legislation. Indigenous First Nations police services and communities, provinces and territories, women, 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations, youth and Elders were invited to attend and provide their feedback. There were a total of 327 participants. In response to the feedback received, PS worked with the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA), the First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC) and provinces and territories to revise the elements to inform the legislation and share these with all First Nations. While PS has faced some challenges reaching consensus on the scope of the envisioned federal legislation, active measures are being taken on program reform to better support policing in First Nations and Inuit communities, including making progress on the recommendations made by the recent Auditor General of Canada's report on the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, in collaboration with Indigenous partners, policing experts, and provinces and territories.

Providing Funding to Support the ATIP Community Development Office

PS is committed to supporting transparent and accountable institutions, through upholding the Department’s obligations under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. The Department is actively engaged in a range of initiatives to enhance the accountability and transparency of federal institutions and to protect the privacy of individuals. The Department actively contributed to the government-wide Access to Information (ATI) Review and has contributed to many of the initiatives that have flowed from the Review. PS provides funding to support the ATIP Community Development Office, an initiative led by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat to support Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) communities in recruitment, retention and professional development. 

PS provides funding ($19,000 annually over 5 years until 2026-27) to support the ATIP Community Development Office (APCDO). The APDCO is an organization led by TBS which aims to enhance the capacity of ATIP offices to provide Canadians with access to government information in a timely manner, by attracting new talent to these offices and by providing ATIP professionals with centralized training and professional development programs.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

Both providing funding to support the ATIP Community Development Office and the pilot project to declassify certain national security records contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.10 “Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.”

In 2023 to 2024, Public Safety Canada provided $19,000 to support the ATIP Community Development Office (APCDO). These funds helped support activities organized by the APCDO to benefit the government-wide ATIP community. For example, the APCDO organized external staffing processes for ATIP positions at the PM-01 to PM-04 levels; the PM-01 and PM-02 processes were completed during the year and assessed 2380 candidates, while the PM-03 and PM-04 processes had completed initial screening of 1890 applicants. The APCDO also developed model ATIP job descriptions for the PM-01 to PM-06 levels, which will be used as a base for the creation of a career development program for ATIP professionals. Finally, the APCDO provided government-wide training sessions for ATIP employees, including 4 onboarding sessions for new analysts, 8 deep dive sessions, and 11 infoblitz sessions, reaching a total of 5447 attendees. Of note, the APCDO training sessions are the only free training available to ATIP practitioners in the federal government, and many of these sessions were designated as mandatory training for PS ATIP employees during the year. This training has helped PS ATIP staff to deepen their knowledge of the ATIP legislation, which in turn supports the department’s commitment to public access to information, while also helping deepen integration of employees within the wider ATIP Community.

Pilot project to declassify certain national security records

Public Safety Canada has also taken leadership, in collaboration with the national and security intelligence community, TBS, and Library and Archives Canada, towards developing a declassification framework to support the proactive declassification of government information to support transparent and accountable institutions. The pilot project aims to declassify certain historical national security records. The project will serve as a first step in determining how a largescale review of classified records might be undertaken.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

Both providing funding to support the ATIP Community Development Office and the pilot project to declassify certain national security records contribute to advancing:

• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.10 “Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.”

Work on the draft National Security and Intelligence declassification framework and pilot has been largely completed. The pilot reviewed a set of high priority records against the draft framework to test, assess key elements of, inform and validate the draft framework.

Community Resilience Fund (CRF)

The CRF provides financial support to organizations working to improve Canada’s understanding and capacity to prevent and counter violent extremism. Eligible CRF activities include research, programming, evaluation, and networking (including network and coalition building). Through the CRF, the Department provides $7 million in annual funding to organizations working to improve Canada’s understanding and capacity to prevent and counter radicalization to violence in both on- and offline spaces.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The CRF and the multi-stakeholder engagement and knowledge efforts initiatives contribute to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.a “Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime.”

In support of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (The Canada Centre) role to lead the Government of Canada’s efforts to counter radicalization to violence, the Community Resilience Fund (CRF) supported the new or continued implementation of 40 projects for research and frontline initiatives that address radicalization to violence via the CRF with approximately $11.6 million spent in 2023 to 2024. Focus areas for new grants and contributions included research on anti-authority and accelerationist forms of ideologically-motived violent extremism, bridging countering radicalization to violence (CRV) with restorative justice and anti-hate initiatives, and integrating CRV with youth-focused programming. This funding allows community organizations to build capacity across Canada, build networks with other organizations doing community level work, and share information to enable the prevention of radicalization to violence, ensuring that implicated institutions, including front-line responders, are more effective and have improved capacity for identifying and addressing this issue.

Multi-stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing efforts

Public Safety’s Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (Canada Centre) was created in 2017 to lead Canada’s National Strategy on Countering Radicalization to Violence (CRV), with a focus on the prevention of extreme forms of grievance-based violence. As a part of its capacity-building efforts, the Canada Centre organizes events bringing together diverse stakeholders (multi-stakeholder engagement and knowledge-sharing sessions, such as workshops linked to ongoing projects, as well as events co-organized with international partners). The Canada Centre also works on policy development in collaboration with other government departments, industry, civil society, and academia to address violent extremist content online. This includes leading Canada’s engagement in multilateral fora such as: the Christchurch Call to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online (“Christchurch Call to Action”) – a series of voluntary commitments by governments and digital industry to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online; the Global Internet Forum on Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), where Canada is one of seven governments on the GIFCT Independent Advisory Committee; and in the G7 and Five Eyes alliance.

Program: Portfolio Affairs and Communications

The CRF and the multi-stakeholder engagement and knowledge efforts initiatives contribute to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are supported by effective, accountable, and transparent institutions”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.a “Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime.”

In addition to Public Safety’s administration of the Community Resilience Fund (CRF), the Canada Centre led and supported several key events and initiatives to bring together partners and stakeholders to share information and best practices; strengthen capacity to counter radicalization to violence (CRV); and increase domestic and international cooperation towards this goal. Some key efforts included:

• Hosting the fifth conference on Countering Radicalization to Violence (known as ‘Megaweek’) in Montreal in May 2024, bringing together over 400 participants from 16 countries and various sectors including government, academia, industry, and civil society. The conference helped build relationships between frontline sectors that have not traditionally been involved in CRV efforts, as well as assisted governments, researchers, industry and practitioners in improving their ability to deliver programs and policies.
• Organizing and co-organizing 10 online and hybrid knowledge-sharing events with national and international key stakeholders with more than 850 attendees. These events included the Canada Centre’s Work-In-Progress workshop series and a webinar series in partnership with the Canadian Association of Social Workers covering topics such as the role of counselling and social work in countering radicalization to violence, program evaluation, and fostering social cohesion. The four virtual webinars have reached more than 600 social workers across Canada.
• Co-chairing the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) CRV Working Group with the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety. The Working Group consists of representatives from provincial and territorial Public Safety ministries and serves as a sub-table to the broader FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers Crime Prevention and Policing Committees network. It met on four occasions from 2023 to 2024, and increased coordination and best practice sharing across governments, including engagement with civil society, and explored the role of intervention, prevention, and outreach programs across sectors.
• Engaging closely with international multistakeholder on Canada’s efforts to address violent extremist and terrorist use of the internet, including via the industry-led Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (https://gifct.org/) where Canada (represented by the Canada Centre) is one of seven governments on its Independent Advisory Committee, and via the Christchurch Call Foundation.

The Firearms Buyback Program (FBP)

In response to the prohibition of roughly 2,000 makes and models of ASFs in May 2020, the FBP aims to safely remove ASFs from circulation by offering fair compensation to firearms owners who turn-in their firearms for destruction or deactivation. The intent of the Program is to support a “Safe and Resilient Canada” by removing ASFs from circulation and decreasing the risk of firearms-related violent crime.

Program: Firearms Buyback

The FBP contributes to advancing: 

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are safe and secure, in person and online”
• The Global Indicator Framework targets 16.1: “Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere” and 16.4: “By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime.”

The Government of Canada’s (GC) ambitious gun control agenda includes an Assault Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) for approximately 2,000 models of Assault Style Firearms (ASFs) that were prohibited under the May 2020 Order in Council. It is estimated that there are 150,000 ASFs nationally. The intent of the program is to remove ASFs from circulation and decrease the risk of firearms-related violent crime, especially in terms of the lethal impact of mass shootings. This is in line with the Mass Casualty Commission report and recommendation C.21 that the GC should take steps "to rapidly reduce the number of prohibited semi-automatic firearms in circulation in Canada." In 2023 to 2024 the Firearms Programs Branch continued to develop the ASFCP for its planned launch in 2024-2025. 

Financial Crime Coordination Centre (FC3) and the Canada Financial Crimes Agency

The Financial Crime Coordination Centre (FC3) is a pilot program introduced by the Canadian government in 2019 to bring together experts from across intelligence and law enforcement agencies to identify and address significant financial crime threats. The Financial Crime Coordination Centre within Public Safety Canada has been supporting the Minister of Public Safety’s mandate to bring forward options for the establishment of the Canada Financial Crimes Agency (CFCA), which is intended to be Canada’s lead enforcement agency in the financial crime space. Current work focusses on strengthening coordination among operational partners, increasing support to counter money laundering and financial crimes in Canada and the development of options to establish a new Canada Financial Crimes Agency, whose purpose will be to investigate these highly complex crimes. In particular, the agency’s objectives will include increasing money laundering charges, prosecutions and convictions, and asset forfeiture results in Canada FC3 contributes to FSDS Goal 16 by supporting the anti-money laundering (AML) efforts of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

Program: Serious and Organized Crime

The FC3 contributes to advancing:

• The Canadian Indicator Framework ambition of “Canadians are safe and secure, in person and online”
• The Global Indicator Framework target 16.4 “By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime.”

The Financial Crime Coordination Centre (FC3) contributes to crime prevention and policy development efforts from across the federal government to identify and address gaps in financial crime enforcement. With $24 million in federal funding (2019-24) the Centre has increased interagency collaboration and equipped law enforcement with additional tools and resources to combat financial crime. In February 2024, FC3 hosted a national-level conference on anti-money laundering (AML) drawing over 1000 public officials in financial crime enforcement. Throughout 2023 to 2024, FC3 has also hosted an online information sharing web portal for AML professionals within the public sector. In addition, in 2023 to 2024, FC3 led the policy development and analysis process to advance options for establishing a Canada Financial Crimes Agency, which contributes to Canada’s implementation of targets 16.4 (combatting organized crime) and 16.6 (developing effective and accountable institutions) under SDG 16.