Horizontal initiatives

Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving (DID) in Canada

Public Safety Canada

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Note: Other government departments (e.g., the Department of Justice) are supporting this federal initiative. However, they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

April 1, 2017

March 31, 2025^{Footnote 1}

The objective of the horizontal initiative is to build law enforcement capacity to enforce new and stronger laws related to drug-impaired driving.

The initiative is designed to follow through on the Government's key objectives of protecting public health, safety and security.

More specifically, the initiative aims to protect public safety on roadways in Canada by equipping law enforcement with the tools, technology and training necessary to enforce the new drug-impaired driving legislation, and by adding to this deterrence through research, public awareness and the development of evidence-based policies.

The federal partner organizations will establish and implement ongoing delivery of this initiative including policy and program development; research and data collection; national public education and awareness activities; and tracking and measurement.

Activities are organized under four key themes:

• Training Development and Delivery;
• Devices and Processing;
• Policy and Program Development; and
• Awareness Campaign.

Governance is provided through an existing federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Assistant Deputy Minister level committee on crime prevention and policing to take stock of overall trends and patterns in DID and results of the initiative; and an FPT working group, represented by public safety and transportation sector officials and police forces that are responsible for planning and implementing a national plan of resources to build law enforcement training capacity across Canada. The FPT Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials led by the Department of Justice is responsible for supporting and developing legal policy options for impaired driving.

Public Safety Canada's Drug Policy Division provides a central coordinating role in tracking key project milestones and in reporting on the Initiative.

The Government is committed to ongoing collaboration and consultation with provincial and territorial partners. In May 2016, the FPT Senior Officials Working Group on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation was struck, to enable FPT governments to exchange information on important issues about the legalization and regulation of cannabis throughout the consultation, design and implementation of the legislation, regulations, and non-regulatory activities. Supporting FPT working groups and committees have also been established to facilitate ongoing engagement in key priority areas, including drug-impaired driving. In addition, existing FPT bodies are also considering the implications of drug-impaired driving.

$111,206,576

$114,673,841

$71,564,945

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal.

An Horizontal Evaluation (led by Public Safety Canada) on Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving and Communication is planned for 2024-25.

Public Safety Canada:

Public Safety Canada's Drug Policy Division has assumed a central coordinating role in tracking key project milestones, reporting to federal Ministers and senior officials, as well as to Canadians through an annual report on trends and patterns in drug-impaired driving. All three Treasury Board Submission partners are feeding into this annual report.

In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada continued to administer multi-year agreements with the provinces and territories aimed at building and enhancing law enforcement capacity to address DID in Canada through the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC). Under this initiative, the federal Government is providing new funding, announced in 2017, to:

• Increase law enforcement training in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), the refresher SFST course, and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluation;
• Support the procurement of drug screening equipment approved^{Footnote 2} by the Attorney General of Canada for use by law enforcement; and
• Enhance data collection capacity and develop national standardized indicators on DID.

A key priority of the initiative is to develop a common set of data metrics and implement standardized data collection and reporting on DID. Based on data on shared indicators collated from provinces, territories, and federal partners, Public Safety Canada produced the third Annual National Data Report to Inform Trends and Patterns in DID in 2022-23.

In order to continue improving the response to DID, Public Safety Canada is funding the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to conduct laboratory studies on the impacts of smoked and ingested cannabis on drivers. The study on the impairing effects of smoked cannabis has shown that overall, higher doses of cannabis have larger significant effects on maximum speed, lane deviation, and reaction time. The study on the impairing effects of edible cannabis products is planned to start in 2023-24.

In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada has also worked to develop a funding agreement with the University of British Columbia to support the continuation of a major study collecting toxicological data among injured drivers in 15 hospitals across the country.

The COVID-19 pandemic had considerably affected activities planned under this initiative in 2020-21 and 2021-22, especially the training of law enforcement personnel and Border services officers (BSOs).

As a result, there has been a reduction in the number of officers trained in the use of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) across the country, which is now approximately 20,000. On the other hand, there has been an increase in the number of active certified Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) which is now at 1,286. However, the total number of evaluations conducted in 2022-23, decreased from 5,548 in 2021 to 4,317 in 2022. As a consequence, the average number of evaluations per DRE officer also decreased from 4.58 in 2021 to 3.16 in 2022.

Finally, there has been a significant increase in the number of Approved Drug Screening Devices (ADSE) purchased through this initiative, with eleven of thirteen jurisdictions having procured over 650 devices since the start of the initiative, with 59 purchased in 2022-23. Their use also appears to be increasing.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

In 2022-23, 317 officers completed DRE training, bringing the total to 1,286 trained officers. 12 DRE instructor courses were held and 92 Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) courses were held resulting in 1,629 officers trained. 4,317 operational evaluations were completed.

Two information sessions and one consultation session were conducted with youth from the National Youth Advisory Committee: October 2022 and December 2022, discussing drug-impaired driving dangers and risks.

The DID brochure was reviewed and updated. During 2022-23, no new products were released by the Centre for Youth Crime (CYCP); however, the CYCP received order requests for the five previously created products. Over 794 products were distributed across Canada.

Canada Border Services Agency :

The Agency initially committed to train 1,425 border services officers in the use of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST). The SFST is a battery of 3 divided attention, physical coordination tests used to determine whether a driver is impaired by a drug and/or alcohol.

Of the 1,425 border services officers that the Agency committed to train, 716 officers had been deemed SFST certified as of the end of fiscal year 2019-20. Due to the suspension of the SFST training at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Agency face-to-face training was postponed. This has impacted the number of frontline officers trained to perform this testing and support officer powers/law enforcement partners. Internal consultations during 2022-23 have resulted in a commitment by the CBSA Training and Development Directorate to resume SFST training in 2023-24.

As part of related TB Submission funding, the Agency plans to procure approved drug screening devices to provide BSOs with another screening tool to detect drug impairment. There are currently two ADSEs approved by the Attorney General, the Dräger Drug Test 5000, and the SoToxa Mobile Analyzer. Both devices have been evaluated for use in the CBSA's operating environment, and procurement is being considered. Once procurement is underway, CBSA policies and procedures will be updated to support the Agency's use of the ADSE.

Public Safety Canada's Drug Policy Division has assumed a central coordinating role in tracking key project milestones, reporting to federal Ministers, and has developed an annual report on drug-impaired driving to measure the performance and success of the Government of Canada's Bill C-46 implementation. All three TB submission partners have fed into this annual report. In support of reporting, the CBSA's Integrated Customs Enforcement System (ICES) has been updated to enable reporting on enforcement actions involving drug impaired driving. In addition, the Agency developed new forms that collect data to support accurate statistics not captured systematically related to impaired driving. The BSF823 Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) and the BSF825 Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) Rolling Log for tracking have been made available to the Regions for use.

Kristin McLeod, Director
Drug Policy Division, Public Safety Canada
kristin.mcleod@ps-sp.gc.ca

Frontline officers are trained and equipped to enforce legislation

Frontline officers have the tools to detect and interdict drug impaired driving

Funding or collaborative arrangements are in place to support the delivery of the initiative

The public is aware of the risks of driving after cannabis use

N/A

$8,647,960

$510,104

$699,904

$599,731

$210,487

$257,690

$10,010

$104,989

$0

$99,200

$5,787,299

$0

$0

$46,187

$69,118

$14,692,949

$520,114

$804,893

$645,918

$309,687

Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada

$111,206,576

$19,202,762

$16,830,537
PS:
10,457,699
CBSA: $470,234
RCMP: $5,902,604

Standardized data collection and reporting practices

Percent (%) of provinces and territories (PTs) improve existing or adopting new data collection and reporting practices

100% of P/Ts improve existing or adopt new data collection and reporting practices

March 31, 2021

100%

Percent (%) of standardized data provided by P/Ts

80% of standardized data provided by PTs at the end of the initiative

March 31, 2025

100%

Completion of CBSA system updates to track DID entries

100% of system changes

March 31, 2021

100%^{Footnote 3}

Officers are trained and equipped to enforce new legislation

Percent (%) of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair”, and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

33% of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening devices by the end of  the initiative

March 31, 2025

42%^{Footnote 4}

Number of border services officers trained in SFST

1,425 CBSA border service officers trained at land ports of entry by the end of  FY 2022-23

March 31, 2021

There are 716 trained SFST officers

# of times Approved Drug Screening Equipment (ADSE) used^{Footnote 5}

To be established in 2022^{Footnote 6}

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 7}

# of officers trained as Drug Recognition Experts

1200 active DRE officers at the end of the initiative^{Footnote 8}

March 31, 2025

1286

Well-informed public on the risks, dangers and consequences associated with drug-impaired driving (i.e., deterrent effect)

Campaign Objectives – Awareness, attitudes and behaviors

Reduce the number of Canadians who believe that driving under the influence of cannabis is acceptable by 5%.

March 31, 2021

82% of Canadians surveyed said they do not see driving under the influence of cannabis as acceptable, an increase from 79% in 2017^{Footnote 9}

Reduce the percentage of Canadians who say they would be likely to accept a ride from someone under the influence of cannabis in the future by 5%.

March 31, 2021

21% of people reported having ever been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had recently used cannabis, down from 22% in 2021^{Footnote 10}

Web traffic on Canada.ca/Cannabis DID Page

Increase of 10,000 video views above the baseline by end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 11}

Number (#) of impressions on unpaid PS social media platforms

Increase of 300k impressions above the baseline over a 3 month period

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 12}

Uptake of downloadable campaign media resources (including posters, downloads, factsheets)

Increase of 5,000 resources distributed and downloaded by the target audience by the end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 13}

Number (#) of impressions from earned media activities, such as distribution of pre-written print articles distributed to community newspapers

Achieve 2.5 million impressions of pre-written print articles by the end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 14}

Number (#) of digital video views

Achieve 10,000 video views by end of year 1

March 31, 2021

Completed^{Footnote 15}

Reduced number of drug-impaired drivers, creating safer roads in Canada.

Trends in the  percent (%) of respondents to the Canadian Cannabis Survey (and other emerging surveys) who consumed a drug and drove

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in survey respondents who consumed a drug and drove

March 31, 2025

Canadian Cannabis Survey 2022:
23% of those who used cannabis in the past 12 months reported ever driving within two hours of smoking or vaporizing cannabis – a 15% decrease from the 2018 baseline (27%)^{Footnote 16}

Trends in the % of respondents to the Canadian Cannabis Survey (and other emerging surveys) who were passengers of drivers who consumed drugs

10% reduction below adjusted baseline in survey respondents who were passengers of drivers who consumed drugs

March 31, 2025

Canadian Cannabis Survey 2022:
21% of respondents reported having been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had recently used cannabis^{Footnote 17}

Percent (%) of drug-impaired driving incidents reported by police as a proportion of all impaired driving incidents

10% increase from 2018 baseline

March 31, 2025

8.6%^{Footnote 18}

Number (#) of referrals by CBSA to police of jurisdiction

10% increase  above adjusted baseline by 2021 (adjusted baseline to be established by year 2020)^{Footnote 19}

March 31,2021^{Footnote 20}

Increase of 40.69% over the 2020-21 baseline^{Footnote 21}

Training Development and Delivery

$76,029,666

$13,375,743

$14,692,949

Frontline officers are trained and equipped to enforce legislation

% of frontline officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing

33% of frontline officers

March 31, 2025

42%^{Footnote 22}

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Training and Development Delivery

$61,783,000

$10,623,492

$8,647,960

Provinces and territories (PTs) are able to send frontline police officers to training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

Number (#) of training sessions for Standard Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair” and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

5 training sessions for Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, “Drugs that Impair”, and Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices

March 31, 2021

62

P/Ts are able to certify Drug Recognition Experts

Number (#) of Drug Recognition Experts certified annually

200 Drug Recognition Experts certified each year

March 31, 2023

1,286 certified DRE in Canada^{Footnote 23}

Internal Services

N/A

$210,487

$210,487

$210,487

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Canada Border Services Agency

Force Generation^{Footnote 24}

Training and Development Delivery

$2,929,444 (including ongoing)

$1,384,541 (including re-profile)

$219,964

New training, curriculum and course development for enforcement actions at ports of entry related to drug-impaired driving (or vehicle operation) at Canada's borders

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

Completion of material and pilot course by end 2018

March 31, 2022^{Footnote 25}

Completed

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Training and Development Delivery

$4,976,718

$0

$0

Buildings and Equipment

Training and Development Delivery

$240,706 (including ongoing)

$37,726

$37,726

Officers trained and equipped to enforce new legislation

Percent (% ) of Border Services Officers at land ports of entry trained in SFST

30% by end of  FY 2022-23

March 31, 2023^{Footnote 26}

716 BSO's trained by 2022-23. This represents 50.2% of BSOs at land ports of entry trained in SFST has been met by 2022-23

Reduced number of drug-impaired drivers at land ports of entry, improving public safety

Number (#) of suspect ted drug-impaired drivers intercepted at land ports of entry

10% increase from 2018 baseline^{Footnote 27}

March 31, 2022

The CBSA made 127 interceptions of drug impaired drivers at land ports of entry.

This represents a 2016.67% increase over 2018-19.

Internal Services

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sub-Program 1.1.1.: Contract Policing

Training Development and Delivery

$6,099,798^{Footnote 28}

$1,329,984^{Footnote 29}

$5,787,299

Training following the IACP guidelines is delivered

Number (#) of  DRE training sessions delivered annually

A minimum of 11 DRE training sessions

March 31, 2022

24

Internal Services

N/A

$404,253

$58,634

$57,259

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Devices & Processing

$21,551,422

$2,451,820

$520,114

Frontline officers have the tools to detect and interdict drug impaired driving

Number of training sessions  delivered on ADSE, SFST and DRE.

TBD^{Footnote 30}

March 31, 2025

N/A ^{Footnote 31}

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Devices and Processing

$20,336,555

$1,299,140

$510,104

Number (#) of times the SFST was used

Number (#) of times the SFST was used and the results

TBD^{Footnote 32}

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 33}

Number (#) of times the ADSE was used

Number(#) of times the ADSE was used and the results

TBD^{Footnote 34}

March 31, 2025

N/A^{Footnote 35}

Canada Border Services Agency

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Devices and processing

$1,214,867 (including ongoing)

$1,152,680 (including reprofiled amount)

$10,010

Number (#) of times the SFST was used

Number (#) of times the SFST was used and the results

TBD

March 31, 2025

The SFST was used 81 times^{Footnote 36}. 

Number (#) of times the ADSE was used

Number(#) of times the ADSE was used and the results

TBD

March 31, 2025

There are no instances of ADSEs being used at ports of entry. The ADSE are still under consideration for procurement

Policy and Program Development

$8,951,849

$2,592,144

$804,893 + PS-O&M+Salary

Funding or collaborative arrangements are in place to support the delivery of the initiative

All PTs and police jurisdictions have signed funding agreements or collaborative arrangements

100%

March 31, 2021

100%

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Policy and Program Development

$5,454,480

$2,071,540

$699,904 + PS-O&M+Salary

P/Ts sign agreements to access the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC), and collect and report data

Percent (%) P/Ts reporting against standardized indicators

100% of P/Ts report on standardized indicators

March 31, 2021

100%

Canada Border Services Agency

Traveller Facilitation and Compliance Program

Policy and Program Development

$3,497,369 (including ongoing)

$520,604 (including reprofiled amount)

$104,989

CBSA has developed the necessary policies and procedures to support the Border Services Officers including Written Collaborative Arrangements with various police agencies

Percent (%) of police jurisdictions for which Written Collaborative Arrangements (WCA) are signed (jurisdictions signed vs. total number of jurisdictions)

100% of police jurisdictions with Written Collaborative Agreements signed

March 31, 2021

Seven (7) out of a total of 14 WCA's have been finalized (50%)^{Footnote 37}.

CBSA has access to reliable data on drug-impaired driving

Number (#) of drug-impaired driving offences recorded in CBSA Integrated Customs Enforcement System

10% increase from 2018 baseline^{Footnote 38}

March 31, 2021

127 drug impaired driving offences recorded in ICES.

This represents a 876.92% increase over the 2018 baseline.

Awareness Campaign

$3,354,265

$509,747

$645,918

The public is aware of the risks of driving after cannabis use

Percent Canadians who report driving within two hours of cannabis use

10% below 2018 baseline^{Footnote 39}

March 31, 2025

23% (15% below 2018 baseline)

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Public Awareness Campaign

$2,657,184

$394,400

$599,731

The public is aware of the available Canada.ca/Cannabis materials

Percent (%) of web traffic on Canada.ca/Cannabis

Years 1-2: 25% increase in web traffic

Years 3-4: 50% increase in web traffic

March 31, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 40}

Raise awareness among Canadian youth that drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

Percent (%) of Canadian youth that believe drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

5% increase  in Canadian youth belief that drug-impaired driving is dangerous, illegal and socially unacceptable

March 31, 2022

Canadian Cannabis Survey 2022:
82% of 16-24 year old agree with the statement “using cannabis impairs one's ability to drive or operate a vehicle”, up from 77% in 2017.

Increase the percentage of parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their youth

Percent (%) of parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their children

5% increase in parents who have discussed drug-impaired driving with their children

March 31, 2022

76% of parents of young people 16 to 24 report they have discussed driving under the influence of cannabis with their children, up from 74% in 2017^{Footnote 41}

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sub-Program 1.1.1: Contract Policing

Public Awareness Campaign

$697,081^{Footnote 42}

$115,347^{Footnote 43}

$46,187

Youth are engaged in RCMP-led public awareness activities, in support of the Public Safety-led drug-impaired driving public awareness campaign

Number (#) of consultation sessions with youth by the RCMP Contract and Aboriginal Policing to discuss drug-impaired driving dangers and risks

Minimum of 2 consultations per year^{Footnote 44}

March 31, 2022

3

Awareness products on the dangers of drug-impaired driving are updated

Number (#) of awareness products updated by the RCMP related to the dangers of drug-impaired driving

At least one (1) awareness product reviewed or updated each fiscal year^{Footnote 45}

March 31, 2022

1

RCMP awareness products are informative and helpful

Percent (%) of consulted youth who strongly agreed or agreed that the RCMP awareness products of drug-impaired driving were informative and helpful

80% of consulted youth strongly agree or agree that the RCMP awareness products of drug-impaired driving were informative and helpful

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 46}

Internal Services

N/A

$43,739

$12,240

$11,859

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Training Development and Delivery

$76,029,666

$13,375,743

$14,692,949

Devices and Processing

$21,551,422

$2,451,820

$520,114

Policy and Program Development

$8,951,849

$2,592,144

$804,893 (+ PS-O&M+Salary)

Awareness Campaign

$3,354,265

$509,747

$645,918

$109,887,202

$18,929,454

$16,663,874 (+ PS-O&M+Salary)

Internal Services

$1,319,374

$273,308

$168,319 (+ PS-IS)

$111,206,576

$19,202,762

$16,832,193 (+ PS-O&M+Salary + PS-IS)

An Emergency Management Strategy for Ensuring Better Disaster Management in Canada

Public Safety Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Indigenous Services Canada

Natural Resources Canada

2019–20

2023–24 (and ongoing for certain initiatives)

Natural disasters are a growing threat to the safety and economic stability of Canadian communities. The increasing frequency and severity of disaster events, particularly flooding, wildland fires, and earthquakes, can be attributed to a multitude of factors, including Canada's changing climate, unsustainable development, and increasing urbanization. The correlative increase in post-disaster costs highlights the need to find innovative and sustainable ways to reduce disaster risks, and to strike an improved balance of responsibility for disaster costs across society.

Various governance structures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight and accountabilities for this horizontal initiative, including the Director General Emergency Management Committee (DG-EMC), in addition to working-level committees.

DG-EMC is chaired by Public Safety Canada and meets on a regular basis. DG-EMC provides direction to working groups and serves as a permanent governance committee for federal emergency management oversight. DG National Risk Profile (NRP), chaired at the DG level, normally meets on a monthly basis. The DG NRP provides guidance on the development of the NRP, including report development, stakeholder engagement and methodology.

$162,006,374 (and $9,275,500 ongoing)

$128,185,876

$119,243,097

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

Public Safety Canada

Emergency Management Strategy  Action Plan

Following their meeting in December 2022, Federal, Provincial, and Territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for emergency management met in person to discuss progress made on shared emergency management priorities. Ministers agreed to continue to advance the FPT work related to disaster response, recovery, prevention and mitigation, within the existing 2021-22 FPT Emergency Management Strategy Interim Action Plan, and to develop a proposal for the next Action Plan in the year ahead. They reinforced the importance of emergency management collaboration, including dedicated meetings with representatives of National Indigenous Organizations. In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada, in collaboration with provinces and territories, released the first Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Emergency Management Strategy Action Plan (EMSAP), which identifies how FPT governments are implementing the objectives of the Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030.

National Risk Profile (NRP)

In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada continued to lead NRP strategic assessment, which employs scientific evidence and stakeholder perspectives to create a forward-looking national picture of risk and capabilities. The NRP assists in decision-making to support resilience to disasters and enables an increased understanding of the diversity of risks faced by various populations, Indigenous peoples, and northern and remote communities. By using the FPT-endorsed Canadian Core Capabilities List (CCCL) as the reference point for its national-level capability assessments, the NRP is also advancing the development of a common language and set of terms. This will increase whole-of-society interoperability and cooperation across jurisdictions in emergency management. Findings from the first round of 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.

Regional Resilience Assessment Program (RRAP)

In 2022-23, the RRAP conducted approximately 35 vulnerability assessments of high value critical infrastructure facilities across Canada. In addition, RRAP developed self-administered online assessment tools and a site selection tool that will be rolling out in the next fiscal year.

Public Awareness

Having completed the third year of a four year project during 2022-23, the Emergency Management Public Awareness Contribution Program (EMPACP), through the Canadian Red Cross, engaged in research, public awareness, and community engagement activities. Almost all facets of its research component, including a Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) map for flood risk, were completed; nearly 1.5 million households were reached through the National Awareness to Action Campaign; and the program undertook a variety of community-based activities to test modalities for service delivery in British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, and Newfoundland. After operational struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EMPACP workplan was back on track during 2022-23 and is expected to remain on track for 2023-24, the final year of the program.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Core Geospatial Data – Floodplain Mapping

The Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) under its core geospatial data program and EMS floodplain mapping initiative developed and distributed core geospatial data and tools that helped flood mapping in Canada.

Key activities and performance highlights conducted in 2022-23 include:

• Conducted research to advance flood mapping techniques and innovation (for example. publishing the Flood Susceptibility Index);
• Continued indigenous engagement towards integration of traditional knowledge in flood mapping;
• Conducted a gaps analysis for barriers related to indigenous engagement, publishing new documents under the Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series;
• Continued work on the Canada Flood Map Inventory;
• Ongoing work supporting the new Canadian Hydrospatial Network; and
• Other core geospatial data activities that will support improved floodplain mapping.

NRP – Wildland Fire

In 2022- 23, the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) continued to support common approaches to wildfire risk assessment, including convening meetings of the Intergovernmental Table on Wildland Fire Risk, and engaging Provinces and Territories. CFS technical experts developed the wildfire sections of the first public National Risk Profile (NRP) report which was released in May 2023.

Wildland Fire Resilience

In 2022-23, the Wildland Fire Resilience program at CFS funded the Canada Wildfire Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Strategic Network, and fourteen (14) contribution agreements with national and regional organizations for wildland fire research, capacity building and tool development that strengthened evidence base for wildfire risk management decision-making. This included conducting research and consultations with stakeholders on enhancements to CFS wildfire modelling and information systems, and completing the working architecture for the Canadian Wildland Fire Information Framework. This work will improve the information systems that enable Canadian jurisdictions to rapidly compile comprehensive information on current and projected wildfire activity. CFS also supported an Indigenous-led process to establish an Indigenous-led national Indigenous Wildland Fire Working Group. An Indigenous Steering Committee has been established and the first meeting of the Working Group is expected to take place in 2023-24.

Earthquake Early Warning

Lead by the Lands and Minerals Sector (LMS), the earthquake early warning (EEW) program in 2022-23 continued core network sensor installations. The first of two data centres designed and implemented were turned over for operational testing.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

National Risk Profile – Hazard Floodplain Mapping

In 2022-23, ECCC worked with NRCan and PS to modernize best practices for the promotion of consistent floodplain mapping in Canada. This included engaging with provinces and territories to inform flood mapping engineering methods and approaches to assess flood maps and supporting NRCan in advancing a national flood-mapping standard. The Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic Procedures for Flood Hazard Delineation, version 2, has undergone a review from experts at ECCC as well as a peer review from the provinces and territories and will be published shortly.

Key activities and performance highlights conducted in 2022-23 include:

• Continued work towards updating the flood mapping best practices (via the Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic Procedures for Flood Hazard Delineation);
• Continued outreach with stakeholders and partners;
• Continued technical support provided to government departments on hydrology and hydraulics, including participation in the Federal Flood Mapping Committee, the Standards Sub-Group and other groups/committees, as requested; and
• Facilitated the first two meetings of a Flood Mapping Community of Practice in Canada to enable provincial and territorial counterparts to engage on technical issues related to flood mapping.

Predicting And Alerting Flooding (Coastal Flooding)

ECCC has also committed to an initiative focused on predicting and alerting for coastal flooding for the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, the West Coast, and the Arctic coastline. This initiative is intended to expand the operational capacity for prediction of storm-induced coastal flooding by investing in developing comprehensive coastal flooding prediction and alerting services.

Key activities and performance highlights conducted in 2022-23 include:

• Developed and disseminated a prototype Coastal Flooding Risk (the probability of tiered impacts) product for Atlantic Canada;
• Integrated water level observation and predictions into Meteorological Service of Canada's operational software to be utilized by operational meteorologists;
• Developed two training modules on Coastal flooding processes and numeric predictions for meteorologists;
• Determined a solution, coastal ribbon alert polygons, to have the capacity to disseminate coastal flooding alerts for all of Canada's coastlines;
• Continued the inventory of digital elevation model for specific regions and identifying the gaps; and
• Maintained relationships and coordinating respective roles and responsibilities with clients and partners

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

Firesmart

In 2022-23, the FireSmart program allocated funding to various training activities for wildfire prevention and suppression in 16 different First Nations communities. Also, under this program, ISC allocated funding for the treatment of approximately 1,000 hectares of wildland interface within Indigenous communities. These outcomes expressed in the results table provide are an estimate of the number of hectares treated and communities that received training during 2022-23. At time of writing, these estimates are subject to confirmation as ISC was still to receive some activity reports. ISC considers that there is room for further growth in training activities going forward as some training conducted can be extended to other neighboring communities

David Myers
Public Safety Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P8
David.Myers@ps-sp.gc.ca

Theme outcome(s)

Increased collaboration with EM Partners

Improved availability of information on disaster risks

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

Increase preparedness and response capabilities with in Canadian communities

Reduction in repeat DFAA claims by “Building Back Better”

N/A

Public Safety Canada

$0

$11,535,239^{Footnote 47}

$5,000,000

$0

$0

$2,840,998^{Footnote 48}

Environment and Climate Change Canada

$0

$1,411,497

$0

$4,532,514

$0

$528,512

Indigenous Services Canada

$0

$0

$47,352,853

$0

$0

$367,147

Natural Resources Canada

$0

$16,599,170

$27,563,103^{Footnote 49}

$33,649,599^{Footnote 50}

$0

$5,171,742^{Footnote 51}

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (MOU with NRCan)

$0

$1,404,000^{Footnote 52}

$4,050,000^{Footnote 53}

$0

$0

$0

Total

$0

$30,949,906

$83,965,956

$38,182,113

$0

$8,908,399

An Emergency Management Strategy for Ensuring Better Disaster Management in Canada

$162,006,374

$36,646,950

$33,619,493

Relative reduction of disaster impacts

Disaster impacts are less than projected by UN Sendai reporting projections

Any statistically significant reduction

Fiscal year 2023-2024

N/A^{Footnote 54}

Enhance whole-of-society collaboration and governance to strengthen resilience

$0

$0

$0

Increased collaboration with EM Partners

% of Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) strategies approved with FPT and Indigenous Strategies or Action Plans

90%

Fiscal year 2023-2024

N/A^{Footnote 55}

Indigenous Services Canada

N/A

N/A

$0

$0

$0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public Safety Canada

Emergency Prevention/ Mitigation

FPT EMS: AP: Co-draft all-hazards FPT EM Action Plan

$0

$0

$0

Enhanced engagement of EM partners and stakeholders, including Indigenous representatives

Percent (%) of FPT working groups with Indigenous representatives^{Footnote 56}

75%

Fiscal year 2023-2024

N/A^{Footnote 57}

Percent (%) of FPT strategies approved with FPTI governance^{Footnote 58}

100%

Fiscal year 2023-2024

N/A^{Footnote 59}

Improve understanding and awareness of disaster risks to enable risk-informed decision-making in all sectors of society

$30,949,906

$6,309,955

$5,445,896

Improved availability of information on disaster risks

% of years updated National Risk Profile (NRP) made public

80%

Fiscal year 2023-2024

N/A^{Footnote 60}

Public Safety Canada

Emergency Prevention / Mitigation

National Risk Profile – National Strategic Risk Assessment: Development of tools to enable PTs and municipalities to complete risk assessments across the country, leading to a complete picture of risks in Canada.

$6,385,668

$1,442,709

$1,106,761

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of PTs providing risk assessments to the NRP^{Footnote 61}

70%

Fiscal year 2023-24

61%^{Footnote 62}

% of years updated NRP made public^{Footnote 63} (1 / alternating years)

50% (1 / alternating years)

Fiscal year 2023-24

N/A^{Footnote 64}

Critical Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programs: RRAP and VRAC

$5,149,571

$1,047,594

$1,047,594

Improved awareness and understanding of disaster risks

% of critical infrastructure owners/operators that take risk management action following a site assessment

90%

March 31, 2022

97.83%

% of RRAP site assessment participants who indicated their level of awareness/ understanding has increased as a result of the assessment

90%

March 31, 2022

100%

% of respondents that indicated VRAC analytical products increased understanding and awareness of disaster risks

75%^{Footnote 65}

N/A^{Footnote 66}

N/A^{Footnote 67}

Natural Resources Canada

Wildfire Risk Management

NRP – Wildland Fire Risk: Development of a Wildland Fire Risk Assessment

$2,852,616

$600,362

$536,254

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

Fiscal year 2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

% of users of online risk-assessment tool indicating it improved their ability to assess risk

100%

Fiscal year 2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

Geoscience to Keep Canada Safe

NRP – Earthquake Risk Assessment: Development of a National Earthquake Risk Assessment Framework

$5,448,869

$1,104,017

$1,013,404

Improved decision making to increase resiliency

Publicly available coverage of earthquake risk assessed at the neighborhood level for Canada

100% coverage of the country (from baseline of zero)

Fiscal year 2023-24

100% coverage achieved^{Footnote 68}

Local, regional, and/or provincial and territorial governments develop risk assessments using NRCan tools, knowledge and methods

5^{Footnote 69}

Fiscal year 2023/2024

6^{Footnote 70}

Core Geospatial Data

NRP – Floodplain Mapping: Developing Canadian Framework for best practices in Floodplain Mapping

$8,297,685

$1,459,857

$1,253,257

Improved decision making to increase resiliency (specifically: flood risk geospatial data being made available to support mapping of high-risk areas to inform Canadians)

Number of geospatial tools developed to modernize and advance flood Mapping in Canada

3

Fiscal year 2023-24

3

National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC): (Memorandum of Understanding with Natural Resources Canada)

Wildfire Risk Management

NRP – Wildland Fire Risk: Development of a Wildland Fire Risk Assessment

$1,404,000

$324,000

$324,000

Improved decision-making to increase resilience

% of users of online risk-assessment tool indicating it improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that federal wildfire risk assessments improved their ability to assess risk

100%

2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Hydrological Services Program

Developing best practices in Floodplain Mapping

$1,411,497

$331,417

$164,627

Other Government Departments, provinces, territories and other stakeholders have access to published Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices

Number of published federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic best practices developed with ECCC expertise that have been peer-reviewed

5 best practices by December 2023

December 2023

5^{Footnote 71}

Increase whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

$83,965,956

$19,012,218

$19,129,131

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

Percent (%) of Canadians aware of risks in their area

100%^{Footnote 72}

2023-24

92%

Public Safety Canada

Emergency Preparedness

Public Awareness Campaign: All Hazard Public Awareness activities targeted at vulnerable populations

$5,000,000

$1,000,000

$999,251

Increased awareness of disaster risk reduction strategies

Percent (%) of Canadians aware of risks in their area

60%

Fiscal year 2023-24

92%

Percent (%) of Canadians who have taken protective measures in response to risks

60%

Fiscal year 2023-24

29%^{Footnote 73}

Natural Resources Canada

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire: Development of foundational for science and tools for wildland fire mitigation capacity and modernization

$27,563,103 and $4,997,127 (ongoing)

$6,504,012

$6,022,637

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that Canadian Fire Services (CFS) wildfire science and systems

100%

Fiscal year 2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

Indigenous Services Canada

Emergency Management Assistance

FireSmart Program for Indigenous Communities:(Specifically: training for on-reserve communities for in wildland fire management)

$47,252,853

$10,482,206

$11,081,243

Increased knowledge in wildland fire risks and management, training in forest firefighting, gained knowledge in and the ability to action fuel management for First Nation communities

# of at risk First Nations communities that receive FireSmart training annually

20 by fiscal year 2020-21

100 by fiscal year 2023-24

Fiscal year 2020-21

Fiscal year 2023-24

16^{Footnote 74}

# of hectares of wildland interface within Indigenous communities treated as part of fuel management activities

362 hectares by fiscal year 2020-21

4050 hectares by fiscal year 2023-24

Fiscal year 2020-21

Fiscal year 2023-24

1,000^{Footnote 75}

National Science and Engineering Research Council (Memorandum of Understanding with Natural Resources Canada)

Wildfire Risk Management

Increasing resiliency to Wildland Fire: Development of foundational science and tools for wildland fire mitigation capacity and modernization

$4,050,000

$1,026,000

$1,026,000

Use of Tools/Advice and Assessments by decision makers to influence response

% of FPT responsible authorities indicating that CFS wildfire science and systems improved their ability to respond to wildfires

100%

FY 2023-24

On track to deliver on activity target by 2023-24.

Enhance preparedness activities to allow for better response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities

$38,182,113 and $2,340,550 (ongoing)

$9,567,802

$8,501,464

Increase preparedness and response capabilities with in Canadian communities

Continuous improvements in Core Capability evaluation scores

Statistically significant improvement

Fiscal year 2022-23

N/A^{Footnote 76}

Natural Resources Canada

Geoscience to Keep Canada Safe

Earthquake Early Warning (EEW): Development of a pan-Canadian EEW alerting framework and design and installation of an EEW sensor and communication system

$33,649,599, and $2,340,550 (ongoing)

$8,533,139

$7,567,042

EEW alerts reduce damage from large earthquakes

Alerts issued for 100% of earthquakes above threshold “M” within a defined time period “t”

“M” & “t” to be established based on integrated system testing in 2021-22 and 2022-23^{Footnote 77}

Fiscal year 2023-24

Core network sensor installations continued.

Funded partner sensor station installations have begun. Funded research projects initiated.

First of two data centres designed and implemented, turned over for operational testing.

Development and testing of EEW software ongoing.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Weather and Environmental Forecasts and Warnings

Development and implementation of a national storm surge model for hazard mapping and alerting

$4,532,514

$1,034,663

$1,062,869

Clients receive the meteorological information that enable them to make informed decisions

% of Emergency Management Organizations (EMOs) of a warned area who report having seen or heard a recent coastal flooding warning and who took action in response

100% for entire country by end of 2023-24

Fiscal year 2023-2024

47%^{Footnote 78}

Strengthen recovery efforts by building back better to minimize the impacts of future disasters

$0

$0

$0

Reduction in repeat DFAA claims by Building Back Better

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Strategic Objective 1: Enhance whole-of-society collaboration and governance to strengthen resilience

$0

$0

$0

Strategic Objective 2: Improve understanding and awareness of disaster risks to enable risk-informed decision-making in all sectors of society

$30,949,906^{Footnote 81}

$6,309,955

$5,445,896

Strategic Objective 3: Increase whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

$83,965,956^{Footnote 82}

$19,012,218

$19,129,131

Strategic Objective 4: Enhance preparedness activities to allow for better response capacity and coordination and foster the development of new capabilities

$38,182,113^{Footnote 83}

$9,567,802

$8,501,464

Strategic Objective 5: Strengthen recovery efforts by building back better to minimize the impacts of future disasters

$0

$0

$0

$153,097,975

$34,889,975

$33,076,491

Internal Services

$8,908,399^{Footnote 84}

$1,756,975

$1,756,975

$162,006,374

$36,646,950

$34,833,466

Funding to Enhance Canada's Firearm Control Framework (FECFCF)

Public Safety Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Note: Other government departments (e.g., the Department of Justice) are supporting this federal initiative. However they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

December 2, 2021

March 31, 2026

Escalating firearms-related violence is fueling public concern and giving rise to demands for federal action to curtail the availability of firearms in Canada. The Government has committed to implementing effective firearms-related measures that prioritize public safety to maintain legal access, use and ownership of firearms, prevent the misuse of firearms and reduce gun crime and criminal activity. A balanced approach is required to ensure that efforts to reduce violent crime are focused on those who use firearms for illicit purposes, while not impeding on legal firearm owners.

The shared outcomes for this initiative are as follows:

• Canadians and law enforcement benefit from easier access to and improved delivery of firearms regulatory services;
• Reduce illegal firearm-related activities; and
• Canadian communities are safe from firearm–related crime.

PS provides federal leadership on Canada's firearms policies, laws, and regulations, and since firearms control is a shared responsibility between the federal government and Canada's provinces and territories (PTs), the department also engages and collaborates with its federal partners, PTs, and stakeholders to address firearm-related matters.

Several programs in the RCMP contribute directly to this horizontal initiative. The RCMP is responsible for operations of the Canada Firearms Program (CFP) and the administration of the Firearms Act (the Act) and its regulations. It also provides direct operational and technical firearms-related support to law enforcement across Canada and abroad. The CFP's mission is to enhance public safety by supporting lawful ownership and use of firearms so as to reduce the risk of harm that results when firearms are misused. To this end, it provides a number of important services to Canadians including screening individuals for eligibility to possess and/or acquire a firearm, licensing businesses that manufacture and sell firearms, and registering restricted and prohibited firearms. Additional support is provided by: National Forensic Laboratory, which can restore serial numbers that aid tracing efforts as well as link seemingly unrelated criminal cases to a single firearm; Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) and its intelligence holdings on known or suspected criminals and criminal groups involved in serious or organized crime, which are accessible to over 380 federal, provincial, and municipal law enforcement and public safety member agencies across Canada; and Federal Policing's efforts to develop intelligence related to transnational organized crime groups activities related to firearms trafficking and smuggling activities.

The CBSA plays a critical role in detecting and interdicting illicit firearms entering Canada. The CBSA contributes to the Government's firearm-related commitments through the implementation of a Firearms Strategy focusing on the identification, disruption, interdiction, enforcement, investigation and prosecution of illicit firearms and related activities using an intelligence-led, problem solving and integrated approach. The Firearms Strategy also focuses on partnerships with domestic and international partners in combatting the threat that firearms pose to our community

The FECFCF will leverage an Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM)-level committee, co-chaired by PS and RCMP, with participation from the CBSA and other federal partners as the oversight committee for the initiative. The role of the committee will include reviewing the status of various activities within the FECFCF and progress made in meeting performance targets; making direct adjustments if necessary; and providing overall direction to the implementation of the horizontal initiative.

Additionally, PS will formalize a working group which includes representatives from PS, RCMP, and CBSA in order to ensure excellence in programming, results, financial planning and reporting and horizontal collaboration on meeting Government commitments on firearms.

$206,423,295

$53,559,422

$41,922,574

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A – No evaluation planned. However an Independent Nimble Advisory Engagement of the Firearms Buyback Program is currently underway with planned completion date to be determined.

Public Safety Canada (PS)

In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada led the development of enhanced firearms policies that resulted in the introduction of Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) on May 30, 2022 and regulations that instituted a national handgun freeze on October 21, 2022. The Bill progressed through the House of Commons and the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU). The Bill has passed second reading in the Senate and has been referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The funded Firearms Intelligence Analyst position in D Division was vacant during this reporting period. Firearms Intelligence Analysts contributed to the collection and analysis of information and intelligence through their participation in Federal Policing National Intelligence's monthly intelligence meetings with analysts from other divisions. They contributed to a better understanding of criminal activities related to firearms in their divisions through their intelligence reports, and by responding to requests for information from domestic and foreign agencies.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Enhanced Intelligence and Investigative Capacity:

In the first year of the initiative, the CBSA established the National Firearms Intelligence Desk (NFID). This provided the Agency and its partners with timely analysis of the sources, routes, and methods by which illicit firearms enter Canada. It also ensured seizure and trend data is fed back into the CBSA's data analytics and automated risk assessment functions to continuously refine the Agency's capacity to detect firearm smuggling attempts. The NFID also participates in the Canada-Unite States Cross-Border Firearms Task Force, a forum to scope and identify ways to counter firearm smuggling across the Canada-United States border.

Additional firearm-focused intelligence and criminal investigation resources have been assigned to every region to ensure the Agency can deliver on its Firearms Strategy and offer committed participation in firearm-related joint force operations with federal, provincial, and municipal law enforcement partners. These resources also support and feed into the NFID, including in their development of an annual National Firearms Threat Assessment.

Legislative, regulatory and policy development:

CBSA has continued to contribute to the Government of Canada's efforts on a number of initiatives, including Bill C-21 (and proposed amendments), the implementation of the handgun import restrictions, current discussions with the Canadian Firearms Program about the digitalization of the non-residence firearms declaration process, and preparations for committee appearances.

Threat Detection at Borders:

CBSA began implementing the remaining 17 handheld X-rays including training the officers who will use them. They also provided support and reporting on the use of the instruments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identification and AI Threat Detection in Parcels:

The work performed on the Artificial Intelligence Proof of Concept has provided significant insight to the CBSA in implementing AI technologies within the agency. The lessons learned from this POC will be used to inform future CBSA activities/project work as applicable to AI and X-ray technology. This is expected to further strengthen and position the Agency's capabilities to combat contraband firearms and firearms parts.

Firearms Policy Division
ps.firearms-armesafeu.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca

Canadians and law enforcement benefit from easier access to and improved delivery of firearms regulatory services

Illegal firearm-related activity in Canada is reduced

Canadian communities are safe from firearm-related crime

N/A

$0

$0

$1,625,603

$1,357,534

$0

$9,606,485

$0

$1,228,526

$12,767,390

$6,858,670

$437,977

$8,040,389

$12,767,390

$16,465,155

$2,063,580

$21,252,898

Enhance Canada's Firearm Control Framework

$206,423,295

$53,559,422

$41,922,574

Firearm-related crime in Canada is reduced

Percent (%) decrease of police reported break and enter to steal a firearm from a residence or motor vehicle

2% annual decrease against baseline (2019: 1,072 incidents reported)

Annually

30.8% decrease in 2022 from 2019 baseline (Target achieved)^{Footnote 85}

Percent (%) decrease in the # of violent crime victims as a result of firearm violence

1% reduction from current baseline of approximately 1,500 (2016)

Annually

5.5% decrease from previous year

Percent (%) decrease of firearm-related homicides

1.5% annual decrease against baseline (2019: 263)

Annually

343 shooting homicides (Target not achieved)^{Footnote 86}

Percent (%) decrease in the # of intimate partner violence victims where a firearm was present

1% reduction from current baseline of 576 (2018)

Annually

N/A^{Footnote 87}

Strengthen services to support the lawful acquisition, ownership and use of firearms

$76,148,388

$19,943,591

$12,767,390

Canadians and law enforcement benefit from easier access to and improved delivery of firearms regulatory services

Percentage (%) of licence applications that are processed within established service standards

90% of licence applications that do not require further review complete initial processing within 35 days

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canadian Firearms Program (CFP)

Enhance delivery of CFP services to Canadians and Law Enforcement

$48,257,850

$12,595,504

$4,836,088

Additional regulatory services are available online

Percent (%) of services to Canadians that are newly available online

100% individual & 75% business services available online

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

The target population uses regulatory services online

Percent (%) of newly available services to Canadians that are accessed online

80% individual

50% business

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

Canadians benefit from easy access to regulatory services

Percent (%) of licence applications that are processed within established service standards

90% of licence applications that do not require further review complete initial processing within 35 days

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

IM / IT Sector

Enhance delivery of CFP services to Canadians and Law Enforcement

$27,890,538

$7,348,087

$7,931,302

Canadian Firearms Digital Services Solution replaces Canadian Firearms Information System with a reliable and readily adaptable firearms regulatory IM/IT platform

% of times CFP IT Service Desk incidents are resolved within 4 hours (reliability)

80% (2020: 44%)

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

% of application that is covered by automated testing tools for Quality Control (adaptability)

100% (2020: 0%)

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

Combat illegal firearm-related activities

$82,778,651

$21,977,659

$16,465,155

Illegal firearm-related activity in Canada is reduced

% increase in the number of firearms seizures in postal and courier modes

10% smuggling, 5% postal and courier modes

March 2026

The CBSA recorded an 83% increase in the number of firearms seizures in postal and courier modes in FY 2022-23 (110), relative to FY 2021-22 (60).

% change in the number of police-reported incidents of weapons trafficking

10% annual increase for 2-3 years, followed by a 10% annual decrease ongoing (baseline: 20 incidents in 2020)

FY 2025-26

265 incidents (target met)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canadian Firearms Program

Enhance the ability of the RCMP to trace crime guns and detect bulk/straw purchasing

$6,735,964

$1,557,726

$658,656

Law enforcement agencies use regulatory services to combat the unlawful acquisition of firearms

Percent (%) increase in the number of trace requests received annually by the Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre

10-20% increase in the number of trace requests received annually by Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre

FY 2025-26

On track to meet target by March 31, 2026

Law enforcement agencies requests for regulatory services are completed within established service standards

Percent (%) of Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre trace requests completed within established service standard timelines

90% of trace requests completed:

• Within 7 days (for traces where international engagement is not required); or
• Within 90 days (for traces where international engagement is required)

FY 2023-24

On track to meet target by March 31, 2024

National Forensic Laboratory Services

Enhance the ability of the RCMP to trace crime guns and detect bulk/straw purchasing

$6,957,156

$2,151,282

$1,132,500

More serial number restorations and Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network comparisons are completed within 90 days

Percentage (%) of serial number restorations and Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network comparisons that are completed within service standard timelines (90 days)

80% (Historical baseline not relevant as previous service standard was 220 days)

FY 2023-24

72%^{Footnote 88}

Canadian Firearms Program

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$1,451,501

$338,905

$71,844

Support provided to counter-smuggling partner organizations

Number (#) of firearm inspections, responses to requests for technical advice pertaining to new and emerging technologies including 3D printing, and Firearms Reference Table records completed annually in accordance with established service standard timelines

Complete 280-300 firearm inspections of firearms and related devices annually

Respond to 8,500 to 10,300 service requests for technical advice (excluding firearm inspections)

Create or modify 5,000 to 8,000 Firearms Reference Table records annually

FY 2024-25

On track to meet target by March 31, 2025

Federal Policing

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$2,120,337

$414,387

$0

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction, enforcement, and increased operational collaboration

Number (#) of intelligence products developed by Firearms Intelligence Analysts that identified or contributed to identifying possible criminal entities related to firearms, including smuggling.

Number (#) of occurrences (e.g. investigations or intelligence probes) worked on by Firearms Intelligence Analysts that contributed to identifying possible criminal entities related to firearms smuggling.

Target will be established once resources are in place and baseline data are available

TBD

8^{Footnote 89}

Criminal Intelligence Services Canada

Enhance capacity of the RCMP to detect, disrupt, and deter firearms smuggling at the border and inland

$1,867,894

$436,880

$223,638

Increase in the number of CISC assessed organized crime groups involved in firearms smuggling and trafficking

The proportion of organized crime groups involved in firearms smuggling and trafficking that are assessed based on CISC's Integrated Threat Assessment Process.

75% (Baseline: 16%)

March 31, 2025

23%^{Footnote 90}

$33,443,136

$8,966,564

$4,772,032

Enhance the ability of CISC members to target and coordinate enforcement operations related to Serious and Organized Crime, including firearms-related crime

Number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System document uploads

Number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System (CCIS) queries and number (#) of Canadian Criminal Intelligence System users

Target will be established once Canadian Criminal Intelligence System is implemented

Baselines (2020):

31,455 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Document Uploads;

2,074,139 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Queries;

2,158 Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System Users

Date to achieve target will be established once Canadian Criminal Intelligence System is implemented

N/A^{Footnote 91}

Canada Border Services Agency

Criminal Investigations Intelligence Collection & Analysis

Enhanced Intelligence and Investigative Capacity

$14,171,383

$3,618,504

$4,741,930

Firearm smuggling is reduced in Canada

Percent (%) increase in the number of  prima facie crime guns (as defined in CBSA's analytical lexicon), including as applicable, firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition

10%

March 2024

10%^{Footnote 92}

Percent (%) increase in the number of firearms seizures in postal and courier modes

5%

March 2024

83%^{Footnote 93}

Number (#) of seizures of firearms, parts, and ammunition with a suspected link to organized crime

5

FY 2022-23

N/A^{Footnote 94}

The CBSA detects, disrupts and deters the smuggling of firearms

Number (#) of complex or high-risk firearms smuggling intelligence referrals to Criminal Investigations or law enforcement partners.

5

March 2024

85^{Footnote 95}

Percent (%) increase in the number of CBSA firearms analytical intelligence products

10%

March 2024

67%^{Footnote 96}

Number (#) of complex firearms smuggling investigations opened by the CBSA Criminal Investigations

20^{Footnote 97}

March 2024

40

The CBSA has the capacity to detect, disrupt and deter the smuggling of firearms

Personnel identified, hired and trained. Terms of reference and outreach completed

8 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

March 2022

Hiring and onboarding process for 8 FTEs was completed in FY 2021-22

Personnel identified, hired and trained

14 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

March 2022

Hiring and onboarding process for 14 FTEs was completed in FY 2021-22

Management & Oversight

Legislative, regulatory and policy development

$7,176,014

$1,605,906

$1,139,195

Senior management and officials understand the impact of federal firearms legislative, regulatory and policy developments on the CBSA's operations

Number (#) of firearms-related briefing products provided to CBSA senior management and officials

TBD^{Footnote 98}

March 2024

10

The CBSA's legislative and regulatory authorities allow it to support broader government direction and intent concerning the cross-border movement of firearms

Number (#) of new and amended laws enacted and regulations established

TBD^{Footnote 99}

March 2024

CBSA continues to track the progress of Bill C-21 to ensure the Agency has the appropriate authorities to manage any new obligations/offences as they emerge. Currently there is no requirement to add new or amend existing laws and regulations to the CBSA Act under the proposed bill.

Field Technology Support

Threat Detection at Borders

$7,289,852

$4,021,059

$3,253,008

Deploy handheld x-rays to increase operational capacity to efficiently examine goods and conveyances

20 handheld x-ray units will be deployed and officers trained at selected ports of entry

20 units^{Footnote 100}

March 2024

40 handheld units were procured. 23 units were deployed and staff fully trained

Comm. Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Identification and AI Threat Detection in Parcels

$1,565,414

$472,352

$472,352

Developed AI solution ensures successful detection of gun and gun parts with significant reliability of minimizing false positives and negatives.

Percent (%) of times the developed model is able to accurately recognize the presence or absence of items of interest in an image.

70%^{Footnote 101}

March 2023

95%

Enhance firearms policy advice and promote awareness of firearm programs

$13,798,436

$2,733,602

$2,063,580

Canadian communities are safe from firearm –related crime

Number (#) of new and amended laws developed and regulations established

3 per year baseline (2020-21)

Annually

17

Number (#) of Canadians who indicate they have or will take action due to viewing/hearing the awareness campaign ads

Meet or surpass 10% of polled respondents indicating that they took action as a result of the ads

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 102}

Internal Services^{Footnote 103}

$8,520,544

$1,357,534

$1,357,534

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total

$22,318,980

$4,091,136

$3,421,114

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public Safety Canada

Law Enforcement and Policing

Public Awareness Campaign^{Footnote 104}

$4,388,244

$1,347,061

$524,992

Canadian general population are aware of GC initiatives to reduce gun violence and new laws and regulations related to firearms in Canada.

Number (#) of Canadians who can recall seeing a firearms-related ad

Meet or surpass GC benchmarks for campaign specific unaided recall (33%) and aided recall (30%).

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 105}

Number (#) of impressions (the total number of campaign content that was displayed or broadcast) across all advertising platforms

Achieve or surpass 2 million impressions across all advertising platforms annually

March 2024

999,800^{Footnote 106}

Number (#) of times Canadians clicked through ads to the Canada.ca/firearms website

Achieve or surpass GC benchmark for click through rate by 1% for digital advertising during campaign

March 2024

108,130 clicks (Target achieved)^{Footnote 107}

Number (#) of visits to the Canada.ca/firearms website

Achieve or surpass 75,000 visits per year

March 2024

101,500 visits

Number (#) of products downloaded or ordered for use by partners

Achieve or surpass 100 units distributed to or downloaded by partners

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 108}

The Canadian general population take action to address factors contributing to firearms violence in Canada.

Number (#) of Canadians who indicate they have or will take action due to viewing/hearing the awareness campaign ads

Meet or surpass 10% of polled respondents indicating that they took action as a result of the ads

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 109}

Number (#) of partners engaged through official MOUs and/or alternate partnership agreements

Achieve or surpass at least one partnership in each of the following categories:

1. Retail; and
2. Non-profit government organization

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 110}

Number (#) of times Canadians engage or share campaign content on social media

Achieve or surpass 500 engagements on shares on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 111}

The Canadian general population are compliant with laws and regulations related to firearms in Canada.

Number (#) of adults charged with unsafe storage of a firearm

5% decrease from baseline (2019: 394)

March 2026

360^{Footnote 112}

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$6,571,066

$1,136,541

$850,611 (include EBP,PWGSC,SSC)

Stakeholders and partners participate in policy development and law enforcement and policing initiatives

Percent (%) of attendance at formal meetings involving stakeholders and partners that take place regularly

80%

Annually

100%

Senior management and officials understand the issues and trends on firearms-related crime, and the policy and regulatory options to address issues.

Number (#) of policy and decision making documents developed

TBD

Annually

11

Number (#) of policy documents that reference research evidence

TBD

Annually

41

Legislation is developed establishing regulations to promote lawful access, use and ownership of firearms.

Number (#) of new and amended laws developed and regulations established

3 per year

Annually

17

Law Enforcement and Policing

Research

$1,250,000

$250,000

$250,000

Statistics Canada have the capacity to conduct metrics-related activities and produce reports on firearms-related crime.

Percent (%) budget utilization (StatsCan)

100%

FY 2024-25

N/A

Statistics Canada conduct metrics-related activities and produce reports on firearms-related crime.

Number (#) of new datasets created

9

FY 2024-25

0^{Footnote 113}

Number (#) of knowledge products produced on firearms-related crime

82

FY 2024-25

38^{Footnote 114}

Canadians have access to timely and accurate information on firearms-related crime.

Number (#) of downloads of Statistics Canada Data Tables on firearms-related crime

4,727

FY 2024-25

5,406

Number (#) of downloads of Statistics Canada Publications on firearms-related crime

4,133

FY 2024-25

4,046^{Footnote 115}

Number (#) of page views of Statistics Canada Data Tables on firearms-related crime

168,906

FY 2024-25

133,232^{Footnote 116}

Number (#) of page views of Statistics Canada Publications on firearms-related crime

187,186

FY 2024-25

198,239

Internal Services^{Footnote 117}

N/A

$8,520,544

$1,357,534

$1,357,534

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canadian Firearms Program

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$723,292

$0

$437,977

RCMP support to the PS-led development of policy instruments to seek funding for the firearms buyback program

PS-led Memorandum to Cabinet is considered by Cabinet Ministers

100%

TBD

100% Completed in 2022-23

Strategic Policy & Integration

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$168,789

$0

$0

100%

IM/IT Sector

Legislative and Regulatory Work

$697,045

$0

$0

PS-led Treasury Board Submission is considered by Treasury Board Ministers

100%

TBD

100%

Theme 1:  Strengthen services to support the lawful acquisition, ownership and use of firearms

$76,148,388

$19,943,591

$12,767,390

Theme 2:  Combat illegal firearm-related activities

$82,778,651

$21,977,659

$16,465,155

Theme 3: Enhance firearms policy advice and promote awareness of firearm programs

$13,798,436

$2,733,602

$2,063,580

$172,725,475

$44,654,852

$31,296,125

$33,697,820

$8,904,570

$10,626,449

$206,423,295

$53,559,422

$41,922,574

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV)

Public Safety Canada

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Note: Other government departments (e.g. the Department of Justice) are supporting this federal initiative. However, they are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they have not received funding through this initiative.

September 28, 2018

March 31, 2023

These activities deliver on a Budget 2018 Government commitment to take action against gun and gang violence by removing handguns and assault-style firearms from our streets, and for the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to work with provincial, territorial and municipal counterparts to develop a strategy on how the federal government can best support communities and law enforcement in their ongoing efforts to make it harder for criminals to obtain and use firearms, and to reduce gun and gang violence.

The ITAAGGV helps to support a variety of strategies to reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities, and is centered around three themes:

• Investing in communities through a grants and contributions program;
• Enhancing federal enforcement capacity within the RCMP and CBSA; and
• Enhancing federal leadership by Public Safety Canada to promote improved data collection, research and information sharing.

RCMP: Is expanding and enhancing existing services by:

• Bolstering investigative firearms support nationwide;
• Leveraging increased capacity to conduct physical firearms inspections;
• Supporting strategic intelligence analysis related to street gangs;
• Prioritizing the use of the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network for gang-related cases;
• Providing anonymous online capability to investigate firearm trafficking and smuggling;
• Enhancing analytical capacity to develop and produce actionable intelligence; and
• Establishing the Criminal Firearms Strategic and Operational Support Services team to coordinate efforts and support initiative partners with tools, strategic analysis, and research related to criminal gun usage and gang violence.

CBSA: Is investing in new technologies and specialized training to better interdict illicit trafficking across the border by:

• Procuring detection technology for international postal processing facilities and major international airport facilities to streamline the inspection of mail and air cargo;
• Constructing facilities and investing in training to increase CBSA's detector dog team capacity to identify drugs and firearms at ports of entry through less invasive means;
• Investing in IT capabilities to effectively leverage Interpol information to interdict high risk travellers at the earliest point; and
• Developing and deploying national training products to enhance the CBSA's effectiveness to identify, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking.

Public Safety Canada is providing funding to provinces and territories (PTs) through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund (GGVAF) to combat the issue of gun and gang violence in communities across Canada. PTs are responsible for further distributing funding to eligible recipients in their jurisdictions, in order to advance efforts in the priority areas of prevention; intervention; gang exit; outreach and awareness programming; strategy development; training; and enhancing intelligence sharing and law enforcement capacity to combat gun and gang violence. Additionally, Public Safety Canada will enhance federal leadership by developing an integrated, results-based approach to reducing gun and gang violence across Canada, including by developing expertise on guns and gangs including linkages to other illicit markets; creating a national strategy; as well as improving the collection of national data related to gun and criminal activity in a coordinated approach with partners and the sharing of information and best practices to avoid duplication of efforts.

Public Safety Canada is establishing an Oversight Committee at the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) level for the ITAAGGV. Its role is to review the status of the various initiatives and progresses made in meeting results targets; direct that adjustments be made if necessary; and provide overall direction regarding the implementation of the horizontal initiative. The Committee plans to meet at least twice per year, in intervals which correspond with the planning and reporting cycles.

Public Safety Canada will chair the Committee, with participation from CBSA and the RCMP, and will continue to work together to implement the ITAAGGV, including the results measurement strategy. The working group plans to meet at least quarterly in this reporting period.

$361,608,478

$333,762,798

$289,340,219

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

A Horizontal Evaluation led by Public Safety of the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence was completed in March 2023. 

Public Safety Canada (PS):

Public Safety Canada completed a program evaluation of the ITAAGGV in 2022-23. The overall ITAAGGV program was renewed for 2023-28, including funding under the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund ($390 million over five years), the Youth Gang Prevention Fund ($2 million per year over five years), and funding to both the RCMP and the CBSA ongoing.

The Department has continued to fund gun and gang research priorities through the initiative including improving data collection on crime guns and gang-related criminal incidents by developing a standard definition of crime gun and shooting. As a result, the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics has implemented the addition of new firearm-related variables to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

Public Safety Canada's research priorities include engagement with academic and external partners with knowledge on guns and gangs from across Canada to share knowledge of best practices and emerging priorities, and to identify specific research and data gaps. The Department is working with internal research and library teams to outline research priorities and produce research products to support evidence-based policy development and decision making. This also supports the development of a data/results strategy that will align data for the ITAAGGV.

Public Safety Canada has completed development of a stakeholder engagement survey that will soon be disseminated. The survey will collect information related to the ITAAGGV to work toward achieving better results for all Canadians. The survey results will allow Public Safety Canada to increase awareness about gun and gang violence and improve efforts to reduce impacts of these issues, while also informing the development of a national strategy to reduce gun and gang violence.

To align with Public Safety Canada's goal to enhance federal leadership, the Department will be launching an FPT “Tiger Team” to help in the development of a National Strategy on guns and gangs, as well as an FPT Working Group on gun and gang violence to act as a broader program oversight forum. The national strategy is being developed in collaboration with key stakeholders with the goal to be published by February 2024.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

CBSA invested in new technologies and specialized training to better interdict illicit trafficking across the border by: procuring detection technology for international postal processing facilities and major International airport facilities to streamline the inspection of mail and air cargo; constructed facilities and invest in training to increase CBSA's detector dog team capacity to identify drugs and firearms at ports of entry through less invasive means; explored options to invest in its technology capability to effectively leverage Interpol information to interdict high risk travellers at the earliest point in the continuum; developed and deployed national training to enhance CBSA effectiveness to identify, detect, and interdict illicit gun trafficking.

The initiative is broken down into 6 sub-initiatives. The 2022-23 performance highlights are as follows:

1. Intercept Illicit Guns in Postal Stream (Postal)– Dual View X-Rays and Software/Network

The CBSA purchased six Dual View X-ray machines under the Postal Networking sub initiative to screen increased volumes of mail items at postal facilities. Five out of the 6 devices have been set up and delivered.

2. Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs (DDS)

The Detector Dogs sub-initiative is operational and the Program continues to monitor these units.

3. Construction and Maintenance of an All-Weather Training Facility (AWF)

The All Weather Facility sub-initiative finalized the construction and operationalization of the Canine Centre of Expertise, which officially opened in October 2022. Gate 6 closed in March 2023.

Plans were developed that upon project closure, benefit tracking with reporting will be instituted starting in the next full cycle 2024-25.

4.Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification – Interpol Interface

The Automated INTERPOL Query Initiative pursued a feasibility study to achieve objectives under this sub-initiative to query Interpol data in relation to inbound air travellers, however it did not obtain Treasury Board support. The primary reasons for this were due to scope limitations and ongoing sustainability concerns, As such, it was determined that activities under this sub-initiative would no longer be pursued. 

5. Advanced Vehicles Concealment Techniques Course (AVC)

The Advanced Vehicle Concealment course, now referred to as the Advanced Automobile Examination (AAE) course, was piloted and the end user course was delivered at three hub locations in the Pacific, Southern Ontario and Quebec regions, and trained officers from all regions (except from the Greater Toronto Area).

6. Air Cargo Security

Air Cargo Security sub-initiative was re-profiled into 2024-25. CBSA Regional Infrastructure is coordinated with the Vancouver Airport Authority to develop the space requirements for the installation of the Pallet Large Scale Imaging (LSI) device in 2024. Delays to implement the Pallet LSI were caused by a variety of factors, such as vendor limitations, security considerations, technological availability, global supply chain issues, material shortages, and human resource challenges. The CBSA initiated a process to select a new vendor and are on track to complete the procurement and deployment process by the end of the 2024-25.Additionally, the CBSA worked with the remaining Airport Authorities across Canada to assess their capabilities for implementation of similar detection technology. 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

In 2022-23, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) continued to provide critical services in support of the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV).

During the last fiscal year, the RCMP's Canadian Firearms Program (RCMP-CFP) National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) responded to over 9,500 calls for service in support of front-line firearm-related investigations, representing a 129% increase over 2019. NWEST also led 273 sessions, where 5,605 participants received training that is intended to improve the quality of frontline investigations and prosecutions with respect to firearms. The increased capacity of NWEST to train investigators and respond to calls for service was enabled by the additional resources established through ITAAGGV. NWEST also provided outreach and support to industry and law enforcement partners to strengthen information-sharing to detect straw purchasing and counter firearms trafficking and smuggling. NWEST also continued to expand its intelligence-sharing activities by working in collaboration with international partners, including the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to identify and disrupt cross-border firearm smuggling.

The RCMP-CFP's Firearms Internet Investigation Support Unit (FIISU) contributed to a significant number of trafficking, manufacturing, smuggling and straw purchase investigation requests from law enforcement across Canada, while increasing its efforts to collaborate with RCMP and external partners. The FIISU provided outreach to law enforcement partners to support on-line investigations across Canada and the US. Work was also underway to establish a training standard for FIISU investigators to ensure that knowledge on current trends related to firearms trafficking and illicit on-line activities are maintained.

The RCMP-CFP's Specialized Firearms Support Section (SFSS) continued its work to advance the understanding of the criminal use of firearms and raise awareness among law enforcement agencies by hosting workshops on 3D Printing and Illicit Manufacturing to 95 members from NWEST, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), National Forensic Laboratory Services (NFLS) and the Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS). In addition, SFSS presented the “Introduction to 3D Printing” briefing to 322 members from law enforcement agencies, as well as held 9 information sessions to 202 students on the “Firearms Familiarization” and “Firearms Analyst” course. Over 800 law enforcement members took training through the RCMP E-learning centre and through CPKN (Canadian Police Knowledge Network). As part of maintaining the Firearms Reference Table (FRT), SFSS added or updated over 8,000 entries into the database to identify new firearms entering the marketplace or updated existing FRT records with additional technical information. Additionally, SFSS responded to approximately 1,000 emails assisting law enforcement with firearm identification, classification and technical advice. SFSS completed 123 law enforcement inspections of firearms and related devices to identify and determine their classification and provide other information in support of investigations.

The RCMP-CFP's Criminal Firearms Strategic & Operational Support Services section (CFSOSS) continued to pursue proof-of-concept initiatives to bolster firearms license eligibility screening of high-risk individuals in partnership with provincial Chief Firearms Officers. CFOSS leveraged available data to support the development of strategic analysis products, including its annual Firearms Analysis & Strategic Summary (FASS) report to provide an overview of the current national firearms landscape. CFSOSS supported partners through the provision of available datasets, including contributions to the Cross-Border Firearms Task Force (CBFTF) with CBSA and BATFE partners, and continued to leverage UCR microdata obtained through a data disclosure order with Statistics Canada and Canadian police services. In addition, CFSOSS contributed to critical work undertaken by the Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre (CNFTC) to expand tracing services to law enforcement through the implementation of a database and reporting tools for firearm trace requests, contributing to the availability of accurate statistics on the source of crime guns in Canada. CFSOSS also continued in its lead role within the RCMP to coordinate and enable ITAAGGV activities amongst internal and external horizontal initiative stakeholders.

The Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada (CISC) has continued hosting bi-monthly National Street Gang Working Group meetings and has participated in national firearms meetings with members from law enforcement agencies from across the country. These meetings have enhanced sharing between intelligence and operational subject matter experts, and have informed its 2022 National Street Gang and National Firearms Threat Assessments. Both these documents and findings of CISC working groups have driven several operational strategies and strategic discussions under the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime, which includes partners in federal, municipal and provincial police agencies, and the Canadian Association Chief of Police Committees.

The RCMP's National Forensic Laboratory Services (NFLS) continued its engagement with law enforcement partners, including Winnipeg and Edmonton Police Services, to provide Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network (CIBIN) services that provided correlation results within five days, as part of the ITAAGGV CIBIN “Lead/No Lead” workflow pilot project. Given the success of this pilot project, work continued to enroll additional CIBIN partners, including Nova Scotia Department of Justice and Manitoba Justice to increase CIBIN representation to a total of seven provinces across Canada. A partnership with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams was also established to improve intelligence gathering and information-sharing, with work underway to finalize Memorandums and Letters of Understanding.

Frédéric Chartrand
Director, Policy and Program Development Initiatives Unit
Public Safety Canada
frederic.chartrand@ps-sp.gc.ca

Theme outcome(s)

To reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities in communities

To disrupt the availability of firearms and in crime prevention activities to create safer neighbourhoods and communities

Promote improved data collection, research and information sharing

N/A

Public Safety Canada

$75,465,429

$0

$685,788

$669,784

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

$0

$6,097,995

$0

$938,519

Canada Border Services Agency

$0

$6,693,400

$0

$623,898

$75,465,429

$12,791,395

$685,788

$2,232,201

Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence (ITAAGGV)

$356,138,129

$102,498,110

$88,942,612

Gun and gang violence is reduced

Number of firearm-related homicides

< 223 (Reduction from 2016 levels)

March 31, 2023

342 in 2022

Number of gang-related homicides

< 143 (Reduction from 2016 levels)

March 31, 2023

202 in 2022^{Footnote 118}

Investing in Communities through a Grant and Contribution Program

$226,551,470

$76,447,856

$75,465,429

Informed initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence are implemented across Canada

Degree to which PTs stakeholders report that Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund funding has enabled them to better respond to gun and gang violence in their jurisdictions (in %)

TBD^{Footnote 119}

March 2021

100%

Percentage of recipients and project partners who have integrated knowledge from funded initiatives into their practice or decision-making

50% at project completion

March 2022

42%

Public Safety Canada

Crime Prevention

Administer Grants and Contributions under the Youth Gang Prevention Fund and the Gun and Gang Violence Fund

$226,551,470

$76,447,856

$75,465,429

Communities have capacity to respond to gun and gang violence

New resources dedicated to guns and gangs within police services

TBD^{Footnote 120}

March 2020, then annually

50 new resources (personnel) dedicated to guns and gangs within police services were hired, including 21 prosecutors, 29 data improvement personnel and 100 law enforcement personnel.

Additional initiatives dedicated to responding to gun and gang violence are implemented

106

March 2020, then annually

143

Internal Services

N/A

$4,491,798

$838,803

$669,784

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

$115,384,779

CBSA: $88,060,133

RCMP: $27,324,646

$22,648,291

CBSA: $15,913,429 (include reprofile amounts)

RCMP: $6,734,862

$12,791,395

CBSA $6,693,400

RCMP:

$6,097,995

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

Rate of change regarding percentage of firearm seizures in comparison to random referral data^{Footnote 121}

N/A^{Footnote 122}

TBD^{Footnote 123}

TBD^{Footnote 124}

Enhanced operational responses through intervention, interdiction and enforcement

Degree to which RCMP Firearms Intelligence Officer (FIO) information/ intelligence products contributed to:

A) Enforcement actions

B) Disruption actions

N/A^{Footnote 125}

2022^{Footnote 126}

TBD^{Footnote 127}

Canada Border Services Agency

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Intercept illicit guns in postal stream – Dual View X-Rays and Software / Network

$4,395,265

$778,735

$603,213

Enhance ability to screen significantly increased volumes of mails items at all postal facilities

Percentage of packages being screened by the detection technology to be assessed whether they were high risk items, requiring an in depth examination

33% mail items are being assessed for risk using detection technology

March 31, 2023

51%

Field Technology Support

$1,177,080

$233,246

$70,105

Force Generation

$1,246,728

$173,715 (including reprofile)

$173,715

Intelligence Collection & Analysis

$2,370,709

$726,679 (including reprofile)

$180,477

Percentage of international postal shipments examined using Dual View X-ray technology which resulted in a seizure

5% increase with potential steady state in target to be adjusted accordingly

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 128}

Buildings and Equipment

$349,331

$64,763

$64,763

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Detecting Firearms – Detector Dogs

$3,067,662

$667,951

$648,523

Increased capacity to detect and interdict entry of illicit firearms into the country

Percentage of examinations utilizing Detector Dogs that resulted in a seizure of illicit firearms

Increase examinations by 155 in Year 2 and continue to maintain or exceed (using baseline information from CBSA data for 2016-17)^{Footnote 129}

March 31, 2023

6.69%^{Footnote 130}

Force Generation

$1,380,249

$187,508 (including reprofile)

$187,508

Buildings and Equipment

$275,059

$58,587

$58,822

Buildings and Equipment

Construction and maintenance of an All-Weather Facility Detector Dogs Training Facility

$11,904,469

$671,290

$1,169,787

Increase CBSA capacity to accommodate detector dog training and kenneling needs, year round, while at the training facility resulting in a reduction in costs

Value of costs avoided for kenneling and accommodations at a separate facility by the Detector Dog Program

The construction of an All Weather Facility will provide cost avoidance and training efficiencies with an anticipated value of $339K per year for the CBSA

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 131}

Percentage increase in annual revenue

20% increase from current revenue stream^{Footnote 132}

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 133}

Targeting

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Identification – INTERPOL Interface

$5,596,821

$1,491,348 (including reprofile)

$114,815

Enhance the CBSA's thread identification capability in the public safety and national security threat sectors

Percentage of all inbound air passengers systematically queried against INTERPOL databases

100%

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 134}

Force Generation

$471,750

$305,716 (including reprofile)

$10,227

Buildings and Equipment

$26,144

$33,656 (including reprofile)

$0

Percentage of air passengers who matched an INTERPOL Red Notice or Stolen or Lost Travel Document (SLTD) referred for an examination that led to a result.

TBD^{Footnote 135}

March 2024

N/A^{Footnote 136}

Force Generation

Advanced Vehicles Concealment Techniques Course

$529,363

$79,269

$79,269

Ability to identify, detect and interdict crime guns, weapons, narcotics and illicit proceeds of crime

Number of CBSA officers identified for training who have successfully completed training

Post development: 2% of identified officers to be trained per year

March 31, 2023

96% of identified officers have completed the training^{Footnote 137}

Commercial-Trade Facilitation & Compliance

Enhance Air cargo security

Pallet imaging, handheld devices, COMETs and trace detection tools

$40,652,887

$1,752,981

$1,189,994

Enable the CBSA to increase capacity to examine in the air mode

Percentage of high volume and high risk airports with detection technology installed

Year 1 – Post implementation: 20% of identified airports will be equipped with detection technology^{Footnote 138}

March 31, 2025

100%

Force Generation

$2,134,907

$1,006,332 (including reprofile)

$1,006,332

Field Technology Support

$11,601,930

$7,072,345 (including reprofile)

$956,875

Targeting

$345,044

$0

$0

Buildings and Equipment

$534,735

$609,308 (including reprofile)

$182,974

Internal Services

N/A

$4,796,042

$820,280

$623,898

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Police Operations - Federal Policing

Produce intelligence products

$3,923,819

$839,632

$458,164

Increased operational collaboration

Number of times RCMP information/intelligence products developed by Firearms Intelligence Officers contributed to a file by a partner

70

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 139}

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - Criminal Intelligence Service Canada

Produce intelligence products

$1,240,885

$247,057

$232,040

Increased operational collaboration

Percentage of respondents satisfied with the Threat Assessment on Gangs

75%

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 140}

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - Canadian Firearms Program (CFP)

Promote stakeholder engagement, collaboration and outreach

$4,119,786

$913,369

$484,527

Increased operational collaboration

Number of open source intelligence reports created by the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) and shared with partners

225

March 31,2023

279

Increased operational collaboration

Number of Firearm investigations that were initiated by intelligence products developed by the CFP^{Footnote 141}

50

March 31, 2023

228

Build capacity to prevent and intercept illegal firearms in Canada

$15,801,956

$4,329,684

$4,624,521

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

The number of individuals that have received training from National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST)^{Footnote 142}

4500 

March 31, 2023

5,605

Canadian Law Enforcement Services - National Forensic Laboratory Services

Provide tools, equipment and training to prevent entry of illegal commodities

$2,238,200

$405,120

$298,743

Enhanced capability to respond to gun and gang violence

Percentage of cartridge cases and bullets from Gun and Gang files uploaded to the Canadian Integrated Ballistics Identification Network (CIBIN) within 90 days

75%

March 31st, 2023

74%^{Footnote 143}

Internal Services

N/A

$4,760,235

$938,519

$938,519

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety

$5,624,154

$1,261,516

$685,788

Stakeholder decision-making is supported by solid data and information on best practices

Percentage of stakeholders reporting that research and information produced under the ITAAGGV informed their policy and operational decisions

Minimum of 30% by Year 3

March 2021

N/A^{Footnote 144}

Public Safety Canada

Law Enforcement

Promote data collection and conduct research related to gun and gang violence

$5,624,154

$1,261,516

$685,788

Improved understanding of threats, challenges and opportunities

Percentage of police services with criminal organization flag data appearing in the Statistics Canada Juristat report compared to number of police services

20% year 3

35% year 4

55% year 5

March 2021

85%

Number of hits on gun and gang violence items on Public Safety Canada website

34,486 hits

March 2021

6,549 hits^{Footnote 145}

Number of requests for download of reports and research published on Public Safety Canada's website

14,291 downloads

March 2021

89 downloads^{Footnote 146}

Promote stakeholder engagement, collaboration and outreach

Improved awareness and information-sharing among stakeholders

Percentage of surveyed stakeholders that indicate they are aware of the ITAAGGV

85% By end of Year 2^{Footnote 147}

March 2020

N/A^{Footnote 148}

Percentage of stakeholders that have a positive view on the usefulness of research and information-sharing activities undertaken by Public Safety Canada related to gun and gang violence

Minimum 50% by end of year 3

March 2021

N/A^{Footnote 149}

Investing in Communities through a Grant and Contribution Program

PS: $226,551,470

PS: $76,447,856

$75,465,429

Enhancing Federal Enforcement Capacity within the RCMP and CBSA

CBSA: $88,060,133

RCMP: $27,324,646

CBSA: $15,913,429

RCMP: $6,734,862

CBSA: $6,693,400

RCMP: $6,097,995

Enhancing Federal Leadership by Public Safety

PS: $5,624,154

PS: $1,261,516

$685,788

$347,560,403

$100,357,633

$88,942,612

Internal Services

PS: $4,491,798

CBSA: $4,796,042

RCMP: $4,760,235

PS: $838,803

CBSA: $820,280

RCMP: $938,519

PS: $669,784

CBSA: $623,898

RCMP: $938,519

$361,608,478

$102,955,235

$91,174,813

National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS)

Public Safety Canada

Communications Security Establishment (CSE)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

June 2018

March 2023

In 2010, the Government of Canada launched a national effort to defend against cyber threats via the National Cyber Security Strategy ("NCSS" or "the Strategy"). As the digital economy evolves, so do cyber threats, which requires a renewed approach which responds to the changing landscape. In 2016, the Government of Canada took the first step toward developing a new cyber strategy; a comprehensive Cyber Review was launched, and it included Canada's first public consultation on cyber security which assisted in gaining insights and advice from experts, key stakeholders, and engaged citizens.

The updated NCSS—which was published in 2018—responds to the findings of the Cyber Review. It recognizes that robust cyber security is an essential element of Canadian innovation and prosperity. The NCSS is therefore designed to be adaptable and to account for a continuously changing cyber landscape.

The NCSS introduces this new strategic direction and defines three goals to achieve its vision of security and prosperity in the digital age:

• Secure and Resilient Canadian Systems: with enhanced capabilities and in collaboration with partners, the Government of Canada will better protect Canadians from cybercrime, respond to evolving threats, and help defend critical government and private sector systems.
• An Innovative and Adaptive Cyber Ecosystem: The Government of Canada will support advanced research, foster digital innovation, and develop cyber skills and knowledge to position Canada as a global leader in cyber security.
• Effective Leadership, Governance and Collaboration: In collaboration with provinces, territories, and the private sector, the federal government will take a leadership role to advance cyber security in Canada, and will, in coordination with allies, work to shape the international cyber security environment in Canada's favour.

Funded through Budget 2018 ($507.7M over 5 years, and 108.8M ongoing), the initiatives under the NCSS represent an incremental first step to achieving this vision. As the NCSS is designed to be flexible, it is anticipated that additional initiatives could be identified as the cyber landscape continues to evolve.

Public Safety Canada leads Government of Canada cyber security policy coordination. The NCSS's horizontal governance and oversight leverages existing inter-departmental cyber security governance structures, including the Deputy Ministers' Committee on Cyber Security (DM Cyber). Co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, this committee meets regularly to:

• Establish policy direction for issues related to cyber security;
• Set cyber security related priorities for member Departments/Agencies;
• Monitor progress on the implementation of the Strategy at minimum biannually; and
• Consider emerging cyber issues.

$487,061,891

$487,061,891

$405,064,661

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

A Mid-Term Evaluation of the National Cyber Security Strategy was completed in March 2022.

In 2022-23, the Critical Infrastructure Directorate (CID) broadened its cyber security assessments program with the launch of the expanded Canadian Cyber Security Tool (CCST) 2.0. The CCST 2.0, like the original CCST, is a virtual self-assessment tool that provides participating Canadian CI organizations with an overview of their cyber security posture, but the 2.0 version is a deeper-dive, with an expanded question set.

Building on the guidance document, Enhancing Canada's Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Insider Risk that PS published in 2019, CID developed and launched the Insider Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT) in 2022-23. The IRAT is designed for Canadian CI to self-assess their organization's security posture as it relates to insider risk, and participating organizations are provided with useful information and guidance to help increase their insider risk resiliency.

The CI Exercise team successfully conducted a series of virtual tabletop exercises on cyber incident response, insider risk, ransomware, and the new Federal Cyber Incident Response Plan (FCIRP) for Canadian CI stakeholders and partners. These events were part of the larger national exercise program named Cy-Phy 23, which is an all-of-CI exercise capstone scheduled for October of 2023 exploring the physical based impacts of cyber based attacks.

Public Safety Canada
National Cyber Security Directorate
PS.NCSD-DGCN.SP@ps-sp.gc.ca

Canadians are better protected from cybercrime; evolving cyber threats are effectively responded to; and critical government and private sector systems are defended against cyber threats and attacks

Canada is positioned to meet the demands of the future in an evolving cyber threat landscape through government assisting Canadian businesses in enhancing their cyber security best practices, and by encouraging skills and knowledge development

Federal leadership advances cyber security in Canada and shapes the international cyber security environment in Canada's favour

N/A

$1,473,298

$0

$4,101,693

$455,169

$7,265,412

$0

$35,159,915

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$1,903,649

$285,328

$0

$2,371,346

$0

$199,609

$0

$0

$1,558,238

$144,418

$39,921,388

$0

$0

$4,191,684

$48,660,098

$2,371,346

$42,723,495

$5,276,208

National Cyber Security Strategy

$487,061,891

$110,471,584

$99,031,147

Security and prosperity in the digital age

Percentage of partners indicating that Public Safety Canada provides effective leadership in advancing Canada's cyber security interests

80%

March 31, 2022

83%

Secure and Resilient Systems

$243,801,776

$56,919,029

$53,111,484

Canadians are better protected from cybercrime; evolving cyber threats are effectively responded to; and critical government and private sector systems are defended against cyber threats and attacks

Percentage of the funded initiatives that achieve their performance targets

80%

March 31, 2022

63.6%

Communications Security Establishment

Cyber Security

Improved Integrated Cyber Assessments

$43,947,180

$9,419,404

$7,265,412

Increased number of threat assessments, micro reports and presentations

Number of Threat Analysis, Reporting and Planning assessment reports, micro reports and presentations completed

Trending upwards from 2017-18 baseline and 2018-21 results

Ongoing

Total number of assessment products: 117 (target achieved)

Increased capacity for expert CSE threat assessments will lead to maintained responsiveness to increase demands for the Cyber Centre's larger role and customer base

Increase number of customers by type (GC departments, CI operators, municipalities, etc.)

More than 4 types of audience

Ongoing

Target achieved

Increased types of threat assessments produced in order for customers to have access to information about a wider array of cyber threats

Number of reports (with percentage of different category of reports) addressing different issues (e.g. regional threat actors, advanced threat actors, emerging threat actors, impact of emerging technology - internet governance on cyber threats, analysis and assessment of cybercrime and Hactivism, analysis and assessment of cyber threats to critical infrastructure sectors and the democratic process)

Reports to address more than 3 different types of issues

Ongoing

Target achieved

Expanding Advice and Guidance to Finance and Energy Sectors

Collaboration with the Finance and Energy sectors is established

Number of Finance and Energy sector company partnerships (number of companies on-boarded through  Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) partnership process)

Trending upwards from 2018-19 baseline and 2019-20 results

Ongoing

Target not achieved^{Footnote 151}

Number of requests for assistance received from Finance and Energy sector partners

Trending upwards from 2018-19 baseline and 2020-21 results

Ongoing

Target not achieved^{Footnote 152}

Number of information sharing accounts set-up with partners using a cyber-threat sharing infrastructure

Trending upwards from 2019-20 baseline and 2020-21 results

Ongoing

Target not achieved^{Footnote 153}

Finance and Energy sectors are working cooperatively with CSE and within their sectors to improve their cyber security postures

Number of partners that are engaged in the development of advice and guidance documentation to support the broader Finance and Energy sectors

Trending upwards from 2019-20 baseline and 2020-21 results

Ongoing

Target achieved

Interim Quantum Safe Capability^{Footnote 154}

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public Safety Canada

Critical Infrastructure

Supporting Canadian Critical Infrastructure

$6,983,000

$1,733,000

$1,733,000

Critical infrastructure stakeholders take risk management action

Percentage of originally identified vulnerabilities that have been addressed when reassessed

60%

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 155}

Canada's critical infrastructure is safer and more resilient

Percentage of owners/operators that demonstrate improved adoption of common cyber security standards

60%

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 156}

Percentage of  Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) participants that indicate they are better prepared to manage ICS risks than in previous years

60%

March 31, 2022

79%

Percentage of exercise participants that indicate they are better prepared to respond to cyber security incidents than in previous year

60%

March 31, 2023

74%

Canadian Security Intelligence Service^{Footnote 157}

Regional Collection

Cyber Intelligence Collection

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Intelligence Assessment and Dissemination

Cyber Intelligence Collection

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Police Operations

National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3)

$114,871,361

$24,342,265

$26,474,731

Police reduce the threat, impact and victimization of cybercrime in Canada

Percentage of respondents who agree or strongly agree that the NC3 Unit's cybercrime operational services and products enable police efforts to detect and pursue cybercriminals

80%

March 31, 2021

75%

Federal Policing Cybercrime Enforcement

$78,000,235

$21,424,360

$17,638,342

Threats to the safety and security of the people of Canada and Canadian interests are detected, prevented and responded to

Percentage of occurrences cleared related to cybercrime and technology-as-instrument crime investigations

N/A^{Footnote 158}

March 31, 2023

21% (48 occurrences)

Increased capacity to respond to and participate in joint investigations with Canada's key international law enforcement partners

Number (#) and type of cyber-related joint projects or joint force operations internally and with domestic and international partners

9

March 31, 2023

25 ongoing cyber-related assistance occurrences

Innovative and Adaptive Cyber Ecosystem

$36,700,000

$5,300,000

$2,570,955

Canada is positioned to meet the demands of the future in an evolving cyber threat landscape through government assisting Canadian businesses in enhancing their cyber security best practices, and by encouraging skills and knowledge development

Percentage of the funded initiatives that achieve their performance targets

80%

March 31, 2022

25 %^{Footnote 159}

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Companies Investment and Growth

Cyber Security Assessment and Certification for SMEs

$28,400,000

$5,300,000

$2,570,955

Canadian Business are more Cyber Secure

Percentage of SMEs that obtained certification in the first two years that recertify

80%

March 31, 2022

25% (1 of 4 eligible applicants)

Percentage of SMEs that report using anti-virus / malware software

80%

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 160}

Number of SMEs that obtain a certification by March 31, 2022

100%

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 161}

Employment and Social Development Canada

Learning Skills Development and Employment

Student Work Placement Program

$8,300,000

$0

$0

Sustained multi-stakeholder partnerships among post-secondary education (PSE) institutions and industry continue to develop work integrated learning (WIL) opportunities for more PSE students

Increased WIL opportunities in cyber security sector over time

400

March 31, 2020

N/A^{Footnote 162}

Percentage of sustained PSE and industry partnerships

5

March 31, 2020

N/A^{Footnote 163}

Effective Leadership, Governance and Collaboration

$206,560,115

$48,252,555

$43,348,708

Federal leadership advance cyber security in Canada and shape the international cyber security environment in Canada's favour

Percentage of the funded initiatives that achieve their performance targets

80%

March 31, 2022

100%

Public Safety Canada

Cyber Security

Enhanced Strategic Policy Capacity in Cyber Security and Cybercrime

$4,388,724

$1,094,657

$1,361,286

The Government of Canada demonstrated leadership in advancing Canada's interests domestically and abroad

Percentage of partners indicating that Public Safety Canada provides effective leadership in advancing Canada's cyber security interests domestically and abroad

80%

March 31, 2022

83%

Cyber Security Cooperation Program

$8,300,000

$2,000,000

$2,935,874

Non-federal systems and information are less vulnerable and better secured against cyber threats

Percentage of stakeholders that indicate an overall improvement of their cyber security posture

80%

March 31, 2022

100%

Percentage of stakeholders that indicate they are adopting cyber best practices

80%

March 31, 2022

100%

Communications Security Establishment

Cyber Security

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

$168,965,286

$40,097,145

$35,159,915

Establishment of the CCCS enables better collaboration and integration with stakeholders and partners

Results from a pop survey of co-located CCCS employees demonstrate an increase in the ease of collaboration between former CSE, PS-CCIRC, and SSC employees

Increase in ease of collaboration

TBD^{Footnote 164}

N/A^{Footnote 165}

Subsequent Public Service Employee Annual Survey (PSES) Questionnaire results demonstrate an improvement in workplace satisfaction and efficiency

The PSES 2021 survey should show equal results or improvement in workplace satisfaction and efficiency when compared to the improvement observed between the surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019

Ongoing

There was an average improvement of 0.3% in the 2022 PSES results for CCCS compared to 2019 PSES results for CCCS (target achieved).

Planned milestones identified in the CCCS Project Schedule identified in the CCCS

IOC 3 - Facility Fit up and Move Complete - facility fit-up complete - employee moves complete - Functional IT learning center

The facility fit-up and moves are completed

TBD^{Footnote 166}

Target achieved^{Footnote 167}.

Planned milestones identified in the CCCS Project Schedule

Actual budget variance from projected budget

Plus or minus 5%

N/A^{Footnote 168}

3.41% (target achieved)

Operational functions on cyber security across the government of Canada are consolidated to provide a single authoritative source of expert technical advice, guidance, services, messaging and support

Percentage of client service requests responded to within established service levels.

65% of client service requests should be responded to (beyond an acknowledgement) within 2 working days.

85% of client service requests should be resolved in 2 months or less.

Ongoing

The CCCS was able to resolve 73% of client service requests within 2 working days and resolve 97% of client service requests in 2 months or less.

Functionality of CCCS IM/IT infrastructure consistently meets the operational requirements of employees (expressed as a % of total system uptime)

TBD^{Footnote 169}

Ongoing^{Footnote 170}

100 %

The Canadian public is informed and able to positively engage with the Cyber Centre's vision and mandate

Web, social media, and media monitoring: - Number of visitors to CCCS website

TBD^{Footnote 171}

Ongoing

N/A^{Footnote 172}

Web, social media, and media monitoring: - Number of visitors to Get Cyber Safe website

TBD^{Footnote 173}

Ongoing

N/A^{Footnote 174}

Natural Resources Canada

Energy Safety and Security and Petroleum Resources

Framework for Canada-U.S. Collaboration on Cyber Security and Energy

$10,000,000

$1,800,000

$1,702,656

Increased R&D activities (e.g., research papers, technology testing, experimental studies) that contribute to more secure and resilient domestic and cross-border energy infrastructure

Percentage of Energy and Utilities Sector Network members that report an increase in R&D activities addressing technical gaps

TBD^{Footnote 175}

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 176}

Improved collective knowledge on cyber threats to domestic and cross-border energy infrastructure, including mitigation strategies

Percentage of Energy and Utilities Sector Network members that report an increase in knowledge gained.

TBD^{Footnote 177}

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 178}

Increased awareness of best practices to strengthen the resilience of domestic and cross-border energy infrastructure to cyber threats

Number of standards, best practices, and guidelines developed and made available to stakeholders

6

March 31, 2022

10

Global Affairs Canada

International Security and Diplomacy

International Strategic Framework for Cyberspace

$14,906,105

$3,260,753

$2,188,977

Canada, in coordination with allies, shapes the international cyber security environment in Canada's favour

Evidence of Canadian values integrated into formal or informal international strategies, agreements, or initiatives that are reached internationally supporting a rules-based international order in the cyber domain, rated on a scale of slightly integrated, integrated, or strongly integrated

Integrated

Ongoing

A resolution to create a UN Program of Action (PoA) was adopted in First Committee in fall 2022. Work continues to define the PoA (target achieved)

Secure and Resilient Systems

$226,909,937

$52,364,776

$48,660,098

Innovative and Adaptive Cyber Ecosystem

$35,561,408

$5,100,391

$2,371,346

Effective Leadership, Governance and Collaboration

$205,642,851

$47,627,342

$42,723,495

$468,114,196

$105,092,509

$93,767,490

Internal Services

$18,947,695

$5,379,075

$5,276,208

$487,061,891

$110,471,584

$99,031,147

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (NSCHT)

Public Safety Canada (PS)

Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA)

Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Note: Other government departments (Department of Justice (JUS), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC)) support this federal initiative, but are not captured in this Horizontal Initiative table as they do not receive funding through it.

August 16, 2019

Ongoing

The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (the "National Strategy" or "NSCHT") delivers on a Budget 2019 commitment to establish a whole-of-government strategy to combat human trafficking. Led by Public Safety Canada, the NSCHT builds on Canada's current investments and response to human trafficking, and seeks to address identified gaps and challenges through an enhanced and strategic response to this issue, leveraging international best practices when appropriate. The NSCHT brings together all federal human trafficking efforts under a cohesive framework in order to ensure enhanced coordination and alignment of initiatives. It is also an evergreen roadmap for federal efforts that allows new activities and initiatives advancing Canada's anti-human trafficking response to be incorporated as priorities evolve and additional actions are taken.

Guided by five strategic pillars of empowerment, prevention, protection, prosecution and partnerships, the NSCHT will enhance efforts in a number of priority areas, such as the need for increased trauma-informed supports and services to protect victims and survivors as well as the promotion of culturally-respectful approaches. The NSCHT will also aim to increase awareness of human trafficking so Canadians can better understand the signs of the crime, and improve the ability of government officials and front-line staff in key sectors to identify, detect, and protect victims and survivors. In other areas, it will:

• Enhance supports and services to victims affected by this crime
• Increase intelligence and data collection capacity;
• Support law enforcement and the criminal justice system;
• Enhance federal procurement practices; and
• Strengthen partnerships across all levels of government, civil society organizations, the private sector and with international partners.

The NSCHT is funded through an investment of $57.22 million over five years, beginning in 2019-20, and $10.28 million per year ongoing starting in 2024-25.

PS received funding to launch a national public awareness campaign, provide enhanced funding for support services for victims and survivors of human trafficking, provide funding for youth at-risk pilot projects and youth hackathons, develop a national case management standard/guidelines and multi-sectoral training tools, establish a survivors advisory committee, appoint a Chief Advisor to Combat Human Trafficking, host an anti-human-trafficking conference, and hold annual stakeholder engagement sessions;

CBSA received funding to assess immigration enforcement processes and to establish a dedicated team of border officials to strengthen strategies;

WAGE received funding to support the development and implementation of promising practices to enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors;

IRCC received funding to better detect and respond to suspected cases of human trafficking and to provide protection to victims;

PSPC received funding to enhance federal procurement supply chains with the goal of ensuring they are free from human trafficking and labour exploitation; and

FINTRAC received funding to enhance Project PROTECT and increase capacity to produce financial intelligence on money laundering.

For additional information on the National Strategy

Public Safety Canada established a Director General (DG) Steering Committee on Human Trafficking to provide oversight of the horizontal initiative, including addressing operational, implementation, and technical issues. The existing working-level interdepartmental Human Trafficking Taskforce (HTT) will support the work of the DG Steering Committee. The HTT is an interdepartmental group that serves as the working-level governance body for the NSCHT which brings OGD partners together to share information and adapt approaches as needed to respond to emerging trends. The HTT is led by PS and consists of representatives from IRCC, the JUS, the RCMP, ESDC, the CBSA, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), WAGE, GAC, PSPC, Service Canada, Statistics Canada (STATCAN), the FINTRAC, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the Department of National Defense (DND).

Additionally, existing federal, provincial, and territorial forums, including the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Trafficking in Persons (FPT WG TIP) and the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers' and Ministers' Public Safety and Justice meetings will be leveraged to coordinate and share information across jurisdictions including providing updates on the status of initiatives under the NSCHT and identifying opportunities for further collaboration.

$56,896,308

$56,306,417

$36,888,764

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A – No renewal

N/A

An Evaluation of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline was completed in January 2023.

Public Safety Canada (PS)

In 2022-23, Public Safety Canada continued to coordinate the Government of Canada's response to human trafficking and advance initiatives and activities under the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (NSCHT). The Department managed 20 multi-year projects under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC) that provide specialized and integrated support services for victims and survivors, and help youth — including at-risk youth — better identify the signs of human trafficking and the different aspects of the crime.

Under the NSCHT, Public Safety Canada continued to facilitate knowledge-sharing and collaboration among government and non-governmental stakeholders through regular meetings of the federal Human Trafficking Task Force, the FPT Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, as well as by delivering a series of public-facing webinars on the themes of Root Causes of Human Trafficking in Youth; Identification and Support of Victims of Labour Trafficking in Canada; and Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking.

The Department continued to lead a national public awareness campaign that focuses on raising awareness among the general public on human trafficking, the warning signs of exploitation, and ways to provide support to victims and survivors.

In support of a survivor-led and trauma-informed approach, Public Safety Canada continued to advance the creation of the Chief Advisor position and survivors advisory committee on human trafficking to ensure the needs of survivors are represented in the provision of advice relating to federal anti-trafficking policies and initiatives. The Department also made advancements in the development of guidelines for front-line community workers who support clients who have experienced forced labour or human trafficking, anticipated for public dissemination in 2023-24.

Public Safety Canada also continued to provide funding to the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking for the multilingual, 24/7 toll-free Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

In 2022-23, CBSA conducted assessments of immigration enforcement processes to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place for victims and survivors of human trafficking and gender-violence more broadly, and established a dedicated group of border officers that continues to develop enhanced strategies to combat human trafficking.

Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)

Project Protect is an important element of the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking: 2019-24 and, since its inception, has played a key role in helping to protect and rescue some of Canada's most vulnerable citizens. Through Project Protect, FINTRAC worked closely with Canada's financial institutions to develop an Operational Alert in December 2016, Indicators: The laundering of illicit proceeds from human trafficking for sexual exploitation, in order to increase awareness and understanding of money laundering in relation to human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Following a strategic analysis of its financial intelligence since the beginning of Project Protect, the Centre developed a new Operational Alert with additional indicators, Updated Indicators: Laundering of Proceeds from Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation, in consultation with Canada's financial institutions and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. These additional indicators are meant to further assist businesses in identifying and reporting to FINTRAC financial transactions related to the laundering of funds associated with human trafficking for sexual exploitation. As a result of these efforts and the ongoing commitment of Canadian businesses, FINTRAC has continued to receive high quality suspicious transaction reports (STRs) related to Project Protect in 2022-23. With this information, the Centre was able to provide over 300 disclosures of actionable financial intelligence, including thousands of transactions, to Canada's municipal, provincial and federal law enforcement agencies – supporting a total of 21 project-level human trafficking investigations.

In February 2023, members of Ontario's Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) from the Ontario Provincial Police, Toronto Police Service, Greater Sudbury Police Service and Treaty Three Police Service acknowledged FINTRAC's assistance to its human trafficking investigations. Since the IJFS was created in December 2021, its member police services have conducted 65 investigations, assisted 61 victims, laid 72 human trafficking charges and 167 other charges against 28 people. The victims ranged from 12 to 47 years old.

The Centre provided 13 presentations on Project Protect across Canada in 2022-23 to partners in law enforcement, as well as other relevant stakeholders such as Crown Prosecutors across Canada, Law Enforcement Analysts and other Financial Intelligence Units. The Project Protect team supported the initiatives of various stakeholders domestically and internationally. FINTRAC supported initiatives and capacity building activities led by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), United Nations Office of Drugs & Crime (UNODC), the Egmont Group, the global Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Survivor Inclusion Initiative, The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking and more. To recognize World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in July 2022, FINTRAC hosted a workshop to promote youth awareness of what FINTRAC does, the realities of human trafficking, and how FINTRAC supports the fight against Human Trafficking through financial intelligence. In addition, the Centre held a discussion with a survivor of human trafficking, followed by a presentation from a law enforcement partner on a recent human trafficking investigation.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

In 2022-23, IRCC processed 169 applications for victims of trafficking in persons temporary resident permits (VTIP TRPs). The Department has resourced FTEs to conduct administrative investigation into trans-national human trafficking networks, support enforcement partners, and provide valuable information to immigration officers globally, to better detect cases of human trafficking. IRCC continued its efforts to bring focus to how the Department manages human trafficking issues internally and promote effective information sharing through its established internal working group.

IRCC continues to review and improve its training of officers to address the needs of these vulnerable applicants. The Department is in the process of updating the existing policy tools (i.e. Ministerial Instructions, Public Policy authorities, and program delivery guidance) used by IRCC to better align them with the changing nature of human trafficking of foreign nationals in Canada. It is anticipated that these updates will be finalized by Fall 2023.

Additionally, the annual VTIP Symposium brings together officers from across Canada who process VTIP TRP applications to share best practices, identify gaps in program delivery instructions, and discuss issues relevant to these applications to ensure they have the necessary tools and information in order to make informed decisions.

Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Through the Human Trafficking Strategy, and under its Human Trafficking Initiative, WAGE continues to deliver funding to organizations to develop and implement promising practices to enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking. By 2022-23, almost $14 million had been invested in 42 projects. These projects are designed to develop, deliver, and test innovative prevention programs for at-risk populations, including women and girls, Indigenous women and girls, 2SLGBTQI+ and gender non-binary people, children and youth, as well as short-term continuum of care interventions to support victims and survivors while they transition out of human trafficking, reintegrate into their communities, and begin their healing and recovery process. Examples of key work supported include development and implementation of promising practices that focus on trauma-informed prevention training, peer support interventions models and education programs. Many underserved populations benefit from supported projects, including Indigenous people and youth.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

In 2022-23, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) made a number of key advancements to mitigate potential risks of human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour in federal procurement supply chains.

PSPC delivered supplier engagement sessions on ethical procurement to raise awareness on supply chain risks; outline departmental human and labour rights priorities; and promote greater, ongoing dialogue with the supplier community. These sessions provided suppliers with a forum where they could discuss challenges and opportunities in combatting human trafficking, forced labour, and child labour in federal supply chains.

PPSC also awarded a contract to map international due diligence obligations for businesses to report on actions taken to address the risks of forced labour and human rights violations. Another contract was awarded to develop awareness materials for suppliers of at-risk goods, with a view to promoting ethical procurement best practices and safeguarding federal procurement supply chains.

Building on foundational work to date, PSPC drafted a Policy on Ethical Procurement focusing on the prevention of human rights abuses in federal procurement supply chains. Initial stakeholder consultations are planned for 2023 to 2024 prior to finalizing the policy. PSPC also made significant progress in work towards expanding its anti-forced labour contract clauses for standing offers and supply arrangements.

PSPC worked closely with Treasury Board Secretariate (TBS) to facilitate broad, government-wide adoption of the Code of Conduct for Procurement, which includes human and labour rights expectations. In March 2023, TBS issued a Policy Notice to amend the Directive on the Management of Procurement. The amendments stipulate that the Code is mandatory for all Government of Canada procurements as of April 1, 2023.

In addition, PSPC officials have been providing ongoing support to the Minister of Labour in the analysis of new legislation targeting the eradication of forced labour from Canadian supply chains.

Lori-Ann Smith
A/Manager, Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Serious and Organized Crime Division
Lori-Ann.Smith@ps-sp.gc.ca 

Federal suppliers mitigate human trafficking risks in federal procurement supply chains.

Victims and survivors of human trafficking have access to trauma-informed services tailored to their needs.

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations use the platforms to issue recommendations that inform policy and programs.

General public, at-risk and vulnerable populations & international partners detect and report suspected human trafficking activity

Canadians and foreign nationals are protected from all forms of human trafficking and associated harms

Federal government, law enforcement and prosecutors investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking using human trafficking laws

FPTI governments, industry, NGOs and international partners work collaboratively to address cross-cutting issues and trends related to human trafficking

N/A

$1,707,540

$2,191,436

$127,082

$0

$713,235

$282,394

$0

$0

$339,665

$1,078,253

$0

$281,161

$0

$0

$0

$534,473

$0

$104,090

$0

$0

$1,824,265

$0

$0

$139,256

$852,662

$0

$0

$0

$0

$76,027

$3,090,675

$0

$0

$0

$0

$75,888

$5,650,877

$2,191,436

$2,291,012

$1,612,726

$713,235

$958,816

National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

$56,896,306

$13,745,897

$13,453,574

Human trafficking is prevented and addressed in populations/communities most at risk

Percentage of Canadians who are aware of human trafficking as an issue in Canada

Increase the knowledge of human trafficking reporting procedures by 2% annually against baseline of 66% of Canadians

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 179}

Percentage increase of human trafficking victims/survivors who have been referred to appropriate support services by Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline (disaggregated by type of assistance provided)

15% increase annually against baseline of 250 referrals to service providers^{Footnote 180}

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2023

N/A

Percentage of police-reported incidents of trafficking in persons

Increase against baseline of 228 police reported incidents of trafficking in persons^{Footnote 181}

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 182}

Percentage of adult criminal court cases involving human trafficking offences where human trafficking is the most serious offence

Target is an increase against baseline of 27% of completed court cases^{Footnote 183}

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 184}

Percentage increase in victims or survivors that access trauma-informed and culturally-relevant services offered by funding recipients

An annual increase of 10% of victims or survivors that access services against baseline of 249 victims or survivors accessing funded services

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2024

212% increase against the baseline^{Footnote 185}

Number of new human trafficking-related initiatives launched by Canada in cooperation with one or more partners

2 new human trafficking-related initiatives/year

End of each fiscal year beginning 2021-22

N/A^{Footnote 186}

Percentage of suppliers for PSPC high-risk procurements who report on taking mitigation actions to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains

100% of suppliers for PSPC high-risk procurements report on taking mitigation actions to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 187}

Percentage increase in the number of financial intelligence disclosures regarding money laundering with human trafficking as a predicate offence

20% increase in the number of financial intelligence disclosures regarding money laundering with human trafficking as a predicate offence^{Footnote 188}

March 31, 2024

26% (315 disclosures)

Empowerment

$21,191,788

$5,647,196

$5,802,792

Federal suppliers mitigate human trafficking risks in federal procurement supply chains

Percentage of suppliers for PSPC high-risk procurements who report on taking mitigation actions to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains

100% of suppliers for PSPC high-risk procurements report on taking mitigation actions to address human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 189}

Victims and survivors of human trafficking have access to trauma-informed services tailored to their needs

Percentage of identified or known victims or survivors that access services

Target to increase against baseline of 249 victims or survivors accessing services

March 31, 2022

N/A

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations use the platforms to issue recommendations that inform policy and programs

Percentage of victims or survivors who felt that services offered by funded service providers met their needs

80% of victims or survivors who indicate that services offered met their needs

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 190}

Percentage of emerging practices that are considered in the policy or programs

60% of emerging practices identified in annual report are considered in policy or programs

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 191}

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Empowerment Projects

$4,800,000

$1,200,000

$1,707,540

Service providers offer trauma-informed services to victims and survivors

Number of tailored services provided to victims and survivors of human trafficking through CPCSOC

Four (4) projects that offer tailored services for victims and survivors of human trafficking by 2020-21^{Footnote 192}

March 31, 2021

Nine (9)

Percentage of victims or survivors who felt that services offered by funded service providers met their needs

80% of victims or survivors who indicate that services offered met their needs

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 193}

Service providers have the capacity to provide trauma-informed services for victims and survivors

Percentage of services providers reporting having increased their capacity to offer trauma-informed supports

80% of service provider reporting increased capacity to offer trauma-informed supports^{Footnote 194}

March 31, 2022

81.8% 

Percentage of service providers' employees trained in providing trauma-informed services

Target to be adjusted after first year of funding^{Footnote 195}

March 31, 2022

83.3%

Survivor-led Advisory Committee

$800,000

$200,000

$0

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations have access to formalized platforms to discuss human trafficking

Percentage of expected participants who attended each platform

80% participation rate of committee members

March 31, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 196}

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations use the platforms to issue recommendations that inform policy and programs

Percentage of emerging practices identified in annual report that are considered in policy or programs

60% of emerging practices identified in annual report are considered in policy or programs

March 31, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 197}

Percentage of respondents that indicate that the platform is an appropriate place for their voices to be heard (disaggregated by type)

70% of respondents that confirm platform was appropriate

June 30, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 198}

Youth Hackathons

$400,000

$0

$0

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations have access to formalized platforms to discuss human trafficking

Percentage of expected participants who attended each platform

80% of participants

June 30, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 199}

Victims, survivors and vulnerable populations use the platforms to issue recommendations that inform policy and programs

Number of emerging practices^{Footnote 200} identified in youth hackathons

10 per project^{Footnote 201}

June 30, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 202}

Percentage of respondents that indicate that the platform is an appropriate place for their voices to be heard (disaggregated by type)

80% of respondents that confirm platform was appropriate

June 30, 2021

N/A^{Footnote 203}

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Community and Action Innovation

Continuum of Care - Prevention and Interventions for Vulnerable Populations and Survivors

$9,647,742

$2,998,754

$3,090,675

Service providers offer trauma-informed services to victims and survivors

Percentage of services providers who intend to apply trauma-informed promising practices

67% of service providers^{Footnote 204}.

March 31, 2025

86%

Service providers have the capacity to provide trauma-informed services for victims and survivors

Percentage of services providers reporting having increased their capacity to offer trauma-informed supports

67% of service providers^{Footnote 205}

March 31, 2025

69%

Internal Services

N/A

$352,358

$80,644

$75,888

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Acquisitions Program

Ethical Procurement

$4,832,315

$1,091,771

$852,662

Federal suppliers are aware of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains

Percentage of federal suppliers who have been provided with materials for their awareness of human and labour rights in their operations and supply chains

100% of federal suppliers are provided with materials for their awareness of human and labour rights in their operations and supply chains

November 30, 2021

100%^{Footnote 206}

Percentage increase in federal suppliers for high-risk procurements who are aware of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains

10% increase in federal suppliers for high-risk procurements who are aware of human and labour rights concerns in their operations and supply chains

March 31, 2022

Over 10% increase^{Footnote 207}

Federal suppliers identify human trafficking risks in their operations and supply chains

Percentage of suppliers for PSPC high-risk procurements who have identified risks in their operations and supply chains

100% of suppliers for PSPC high risk procurements who have identified risks in their operations and supply chains

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 208}

Internal Services

N/A

$359,373

$76,027

$76,027

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Prevention

$10,719,375

$8,206,374

$2,191,436

General public, at-risk and vulnerable populations and international partners detect and report suspected human trafficking activity

Percentage increase of hotline signals received by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline

10% annual increase against baseline^{Footnote 209}

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2023

255%^{Footnote 210}

Percentage increase of tips and enquiries triaged and reported to enforcement and investigative agency

15% annual increase against baseline^{Footnote 211}

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2023

7% decrease^{Footnote 212}

Percentage increase of human trafficking victims/survivors who have been referred to appropriate support services by Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline (disaggregated by type of assistance provided)

15% annual increase against baseline^{Footnote 213}

End of each fiscal year until March 31, 2023

53%^{Footnote 214} increase

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

National Public Awareness Campaign

$6,002,427

$1,457,199

$1,345,424

The general public and at-risk and vulnerable populations are aware of human trafficking in Canada and abroad

Percentage of respondents who indicate being aware of human trafficking and reporting procedures (disaggregate by type)

Increase the percentage of intended audience who are aware of human trafficking as an issue in Canada by 2% annually against baseline^{Footnote 215}

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 216}

Increase the knowledge of human trafficking reporting procedures by 2% annually against baseline^{Footnote 217}

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 218}

Pilot Projects for at-risk youth

$3,726,948

$925,802

$746,012

The general public and at-risk and vulnerable populations are aware of human trafficking in Canada and abroad

Percentage of respondents who indicate being aware of human trafficking and reporting procedures (disaggregate by type)

Increase the percentage of intended audience who are aware of human trafficking as an issue in Canada by 2% annually against baseline

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 219}

Increase the knowledge of human trafficking reporting procedures by 2% annually against baseline

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 220}

Research projects

$260,000

$60,000

$0

The general public and at-risk and vulnerable populations are aware of human trafficking in Canada and abroad

Number of funded projects on human trafficking that were made publicly available (disaggregated by type)

2 research projects

March 31, 2021

0^{Footnote 221}

FPTI governments, industry, NGOs and international partners are aware of cross-cutting issues and trends related to human trafficking

Percentage of respondents who agree or strongly agree that the research/data projects improved their awareness of cross-cutting issues and trends related to human trafficking (disaggregated by type)

80%

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 222}

Data Collection projects

$730,000

$130,000

$100,000

The general public and at-risk and vulnerable populations are aware of human trafficking in Canada and abroad

Number of funded projects on human trafficking that were made publicly available (disaggregated by type)

2 projects

March 31, 2021

1^{Footnote 223}

FPTI governments, industry, NGOs and international partners are aware of cross-cutting issues and trends related to human trafficking

Percentage of respondents who agree or strongly agree that the research/data projects improved their awareness of cross-cutting issues and trends related to human trafficking (disaggregated by type)

80%

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 224}

Social Programming Hub / Website

$0

$0

$0

The general public and at-risk and vulnerable populations are aware of human trafficking in Canada and abroad

Percentage increase in referrals to Government of Canada publications from the "Tools and Resources" page^{Footnote 225}

10% increase against baseline

Baseline: 13,684 views of the human trafficking homepage in 2018-19

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 226}

Percentage increase in page visits for human trafficking homepage^{Footnote 227}

10% increase against baseline

Baseline: 5,695 human trafficking-related downloads in 2018-19

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 228}

Protection

$11,515,066

$2,402,903

$2,499,938

Canadians and foreign nationals are protected from all forms of human trafficking and associated harms

Percentage of cases classified as human trafficking cases by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline via public reporting

Target to increase against baseline of 36% of cases classified as human trafficking cases

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 229}

Percentage of respondents who agreed or strongly agreed that the national case management standard was useful in developing policies and practices to protect victims and survivors of human trafficking

80% of respondents

March 31, 2022

N/A^{Footnote 230}

Number and percentage of active large-scale administrative investigations actively pursued into human trafficking that identify potential foreign national victims and/or perpetrators of human trafficking

100% of approximately 40 active large-scale administrative investigations conducted into human trafficking to identify potential victims and/or perpetrators

March 31, 2022

There were approximately 10 large-scale administrative investigations into human trafficking initiated by IRCC^{Footnote 231}

Percentage of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) reviewed

100 % of immigration enforcement policy framework reviewed (legislative and regulatory)

Ongoing

80% of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and 80% of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations have been reviewed^{Footnote 232}

Number of policy proposals based on gaps identified in assessment of immigration enforcement policy frameworks

>1 amendments to the legislative and/or regulatory framework governing immigration enforcement identified

March 31, 2024

One (1) regulatory amendment has been identified

Public Safety Canada

Serious and Organized Crime

Case management standard

$400,000

$0

$58,525

Federal government, industry and NGOs have the capacity to detect and identify suspected cases of human trafficking

Number of downloads of tools (disaggregate by type)

Target is to increase against baseline^{Footnote 233}

End of each fiscal year beginning 2021-22

N/A^{Footnote 234}

Federal government, industry and NGOs implement measures to protect victims and survivors of human trafficking

Percentage of respondents who agree or strongly agree that the case management standard was comprehensive

80% of respondents

March 31, 2023

N/A^{Footnote 235}

Percentage of respondents who agree or strongly agree that the case management standard was useful in informing their practices and policies to protect victims and survivors of human trafficking

80% of respondents

March 31, 2024

N/A^{Footnote 236}