| Canada Customs and Revenue Agency | |||||||||
| Programs Providing Direct Support | |||||||||
| Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||||
| Number of: | |||||||||
| Sites | Children under 6 and families | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Canada Child Tax Benefit Program – Supplement | -- | -- | -- | 1,642,486 children 1,234,252 families |
1,627,680 children 1,236,809 families |
1,562,983 children 1,191,124 families |
$284,200,000i | $297,449,000ii | $295,460,000iii |
| Child Care Expense Deduction | -- | -- | -- | 1,072,780 claims | 1,080,210 claims | 1,086,010 claims | $2,893,438,000 | $2,911,392,000 | $2,891,969,000 |
| Total expenditures | $3,177,638,000 | $3,208,841,000 | $3,187,429,000 | ||||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
i. Based on July 2000 to June 2001.
ii. Based on July 2001 to June 2002.
iii. Based on July 2002 to June 2003.
| Citizenship and Immigration Canada | |||||||||
| Programs Providing Direct Support | |||||||||
| Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||||
| Number of: | |||||||||
| Sites | Children under 6 and families | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada | 300 | 300 | 300 | 50,000 adult immigrants | 50,000 adult immigrants | 50,000 adult immigrants | $92,136,000iv | $90,311,000iv | $91,794,000iv |
| Total expenditures | $92,136,000 | $90,311,000 | $91,794,000 | ||||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
iv. Includes adult language training, child care and transportation.
| Health Canada | |||||||||
| Programs Providing Direct Support | |||||||||
| Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||||
| Number of: | |||||||||
| Sites | Children under 6 and families | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) |
301 projects |
325 projects | 320 projects | 34,000 women | 45,600 women | 44,000 women | $27,366,000 |
$31,000,000 | $31,000,000 |
| CPNP First Nations and Inuit Component | > 550 projects | 439v projects | N/A | 7,500vi children> 6,000 families | 6,000 children | N/A | $14,200,000 | $14,200,000 | $14,200,000 |
| Community Action Program for Children | 409 | 410 | 408vii | 57,038 children 47,234 parents and/or caregivers |
60,729 children 50,435 parents and/or caregivers |
66,468 children 52,136 parents and/or caregivers |
$59,500,000 | $59,500,000 | $59,500,000 |
| Nobody's Perfect | 1,000 | 1,000 | 12,000 parents | 12,000 parents | 12,000 parents | $140,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
| Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities | 114 | 114 | 114 | 3,200 children | 3,536 children | 3,536 children | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000lv |
| Brighter Futures | 650 | 650 | 650 | 45,000 children | N/A | N/A | $20,000,000 | $18,300,000 | $17,600,000vii |
| Aboriginal Head Start On-Reserve | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,700 children | 7,000 children | 7,000 children | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $34,727,000viii |
| Total expenditures | $168,706,000 | $170,570,000 | $179,597,000 | ||||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
lv. Due to the late announcement (October 2002), full annual funding of $35 million could not be allocated in fiscal year 2002-2003. Increase in funding and changes in number of children served will be documented in next year's activities and expenditures report.
v. The decrease is due to the way programs are counted—there
may be satellite communities served by numerous programs.
vi. Estimate.
vii. Decrease a result of transfer of funds to First Nations communities.
viii. Due to the late announcement (October 2002), full annual funding of
$46.5 million could not be allocated in fiscal year 2002-2003. All available
funding was allocated to meet regional health program needs including
support to those services which First Nations have made a priority.
| Health Canada | ||||||||
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Health Canada | ||||||||
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiative | Community-based program workers Health professionals |
N/A | X | X | Stakeholders who serve families and children | $2,650,000 | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 |
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder First Nations and Inuit Component | -- | -- | X | X | Stakeholders who serve families and children |
$1,350,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000ix |
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Social Marketing Campaign | -- | -- | Women 25 to 40 | -- | $240,000 | $120,000xxii | ||
| Folic Acid Awareness Campaign | Family physicians Neonatologists, obstetricians, midwives, hospitals Pharmacists, dieticians, geneticists, nursing schools Public health units |
26,000 2,800 21,500 800 |
X | Health professionals | -- | $600,000 | $85,000x | |
| Healthy Pregnancy Social Marketing Campaign | N/A | N/A | Women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy | -- | $12,000 | $125,000xi | ||
| Postpartum Parent Support Program | Hospitals, public/community health centres | 600 | X | Health professionals | $100,000 | $35,000 | $5,500xii | |
| Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | Nurses, midwives, physicians Hospitals, public and community health centres |
N/A | X | Health professionals | $40,000 | $50,000 | $5,000xiii | |
| Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth |
Teachers Parents Physicians Community leaders |
N/A | Other children, teachers, parents, physicians, community leaders | $100,000xiv | $200,000xv | $500,000xvi | ||
| Child Health Record | Health professionals Public and community health agencies Social service agencies |
N/A | X | $105,000 | $85,000 | $00xvii | ||
| Get Set for Life | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $100,000 | $50,000 | $00xviii |
| Is Your Child Safe? | Physicians Public health nurses Social workers Hospital personnel |
N/A | X | Child care providers | -- | -- | $25,000 | |
| Safe Seasons Calendar | N/A | N/A | X | -- | $135,000 | $00xix | ||
| Social Marketing Campaign on Children's Health | -- | -- | X | X | -- | $25,000 | $00xx | |
| Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program | -- | -- | X | X | $263,000xxi | $223,000xxi | $227,000xxi | |
| Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program | Policy makers, public health units, hospitals, non-governmental organizations, professionals, researchers, the media, the public | -- | Policy makers, public health units, non-governmental organizations, professionals, researchers, the media, the public | $400,000xxi | $480,000xxi | $132,000xxi,xxii | ||
| Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (including Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System) | Government at all levels Professional organizations and non-governmental organizations Academic/research Hospitals, health centres, clinics |
1,204 595 433 341 |
Health professional organizations, health departments and agencies, health research institutions, health departments at universities and colleges, individuals and health researchers | $2,600,000 | $2,100,000 | $1,460,000xxiii | ||
| Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development | Canadian Child Care Federation magazine – Interaction Canadian Institute of Child Health – Newsletter Canadian Institute of Child Health – website E-Parenting website |
20,000 1,500 2,000,000 432,000 |
Policy makers, service planners and service providers | $525,000xxiv | $650,000 | $650,000 | ||
| Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare | Child Welfare League of Canada | 100 | Policy makers, researchers and practitioners | $260,000xxv | $300,000xxv | |||
| Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs | Autism Society Canada Provincial Children's Advocate Council for Exceptional Children Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
N/A | Parents, teachers, service providers, researchers, policy makers | $358,000xxv | $440,000xxv,xxvi | |||
| Child Maltreatment Surveillance Activity (including Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect) | -- | -- | Researchers, other federal departments and agencies, provinces and territories, public health units, non-governmental organizations, professionals, media, public | $314,000xxv | $268,000xxv | $94,000xxv,xxiii | ||
| Children's Health and the Environment | Health departments | N/A | Parents and caregivers of children | $100,000 | $200,000xxvii | $70,000xxvii,xxviii | ||
| Family Violence Initiative – National Clearinghouse on Family Violence | -- | -- | 12 participating federal departments, public | $886,000xxix | $886,000xxix | $701,000xxix | ||
| Mother-Net-Pilot Project | Health professionals | -- | Pregnant women | $259,000 | $131,000 | $00xxxi | ||
| National Child Day | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $70,000xxxii | $40,000xxxii |
| National Study on Balancing Work, Family and Lifestyle | Health Canada website | N/A | Governments, businesses, public | -- | $77,000xxxiii | $34,700xxxiii,xxx | ||
| Population Health Fund | Early childhood educators, health professionals, public health nurses, social workers, peer workers, parents and caregivers, child care providers and agencies, family educators, school boards, teachers, Aboriginal child welfare agencies | N/A | X | X | Health professionals and organizations, child care providers, early
childhood educators, parents, families, Aboriginal child welfare agency
staff, foster, adoptive and birth families, youth groups |
$257,000xxxiv | $59,000xxxiv | $524,000xxxiv,xxxv |
| Tobacco Control Programme (projects related to pregnant women and women with babies and young children) | -- | -- | X | X | -- | $173,000 | $165,000 | |
| Total expenditures | $10,049,000 | $12,367,000 | $10,703,200 | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
ix. Due to the late announcement (October 2002) and the
need to plan and consult before allocating funding, full additional
funding of $10 million could not be allocated in fiscal year 2002-2003.
All available funding was allocated to meet regional health program
needs including support to those services which First Nations have made
a priority.
x. There were no new materials produced in 2002-2003, resulting in a
decrease in expenditure.
xi. The increase in expenditure was a result of contributions from the
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiative and the Folic Acid Awareness
Campaign.
xii. Health Canada's role changed from supporting implementation
and monitoring to providing resource materials to the program, resulting
in a decrease in expenditure.
xiii. Health Canada continues to disseminate materials; however, no new
materials were developed in 2002-2003, resulting in a decrease in expenditure.
xiv. Includes expenditure for children 6 to 9.
xv. Includes expenditure for children 6 to 9.
xvi. Includes expenditures for children aged 6 to 9. Increase in expenditure
due to printing costs.
xvii. Health Canada distributes the record; however, it was not reprinted
or updated in 2002-2003.
xviii. Health Canada supported the development of the Get Set for Life tools
but no longer has financial involvement in the campaign.
xix. Due to other budgetary pressures, a 2002-2003 version of the calendar
was not developed.
xx. Due to changing priorities, an overarching campaign on children's
health has been postponed, and there was no campaign held in 2002-2003.
xxi. Estimate.
xxii. Decrease in expenditure due to fiscal pressures.
xxiii. Decrease in expenditure due to fiscal pressure.
xxiv. Includes total budget for the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood
Development, as well as an estimate of expenditures on early childhood
development—specific activities in other Centres of Excellence
for Children's Well-Being.
xxv. Estimate.
xxvi. Although funds vary on an annual basis, the overall five-year funding
amount has stayed the same.
xxvii. Includes all children, but majority goes to children under 6.
xxviii. Decrease in expenditure due to staffing vacancy.
xxix. Includes all children 0 to 18.
xxx. A shift in priorities within Health Canada has led to a portion of
the budget being assigned to another part of Health Canada.
xxxi. Discontinued due to a shift in priorities in Health Canada.
xxxii. Includes children 5 to 18, cannot be brXen down by children under
6. Reduced budget amount is the result of sharing expenses with other
federal departments and non-governmental organizations planning National
Child Day.
xxxiii. Expenditure for the entire study is included, as data for families
with children under 6 are not known.
xxxiv. Estimate.
xxxv. Increase in expenditures a result of funding of new proposals
approved in 2001-2002.
| Human Resources Development Canada | |||||||||
| Programs Providing Direct Support | |||||||||
| Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||||
| Number of: | |||||||||
| Sites | Children under 6 and families | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Employment Insurance: Maternity Benefits |
-- | -- | -- | 176,000 new claims | 193,020 new claims | N/A | $752,000,000 | $848,000,000 | $859,000,000xxxvi |
| Employment Insurance: Parental Benefits | -- | -- | -- | 178,000 new claims | 196,000 new claims | N/A | $502,000,000 | $1,311,000,000 | $1,930,000,000xxxvii |
| National Literacy Secretariat-Family Literacy Projects | 104 projects | 90 projects | 67xxxviii projects | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4,101,000xxxix | $3,123,000xxxix | $4,578,000xxxix |
| First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative | 389 | 389 | 389 | >7,000children | 7,000 children | 7,000 children | $41,000,000xl | $41,000,000xl | $50,000,000xli |
| Total expenditures | $1,299,101,000 | $2,203,123,000 | $2,843,578,000 | ||||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
xxxvi. Estimate.
xxxvii. Estimate. Increase due to the success of the enhancements to benefits—Canadians
are using more of their benefits over a longer period.
xxxviii. The number of projects declined, as a select number of projects were
given increased funding for substantial initiatives.
xxxix. Includes funding for all projects—most focus on young children
and families.
xl. Includes expenditures for children under 12, but most expenditures
are for children under 6.
xli. Includes expenditures for children under 12, but most expenditures
are for children under 6. Funding for FNICCI was increased by $9 million
under the Federal Strategy on Early Childhood Development for First
Nations and Other Aboriginal Children.
| Human Resources Development Canada | ||||||||
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth | Government of Canada Human Resources Development Canada Provincial/territorial governments | N/A | NLSCY: Research and policy community, governments, non-governmental organizations | $7,742,000xlii | $7,818,000 | $8,500,000xliii | ||
| Understanding the Early Years | -- | -- | Communities | |||||
| Social Development Partnerships Program | Non-profit organizations in early childhood learning and care | Approximately 20 | X | X | Federal/provincial/ territorial governments, research
community, ECD experts, policy and service organizations, communities |
$5,224,000xliv | $5,224,000xliv | $5,224,000xliv |
| Total expenditures | $12,966,000 | $13,042,000 | $13,724,000 | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
xlii. Expenditures for the NLSCY (for children aged 0 to 5) and Understanding the Early Years are too closely linked to divide into two separate and distinct expenditure figures.
xliii. Increase due to increased charges by Statistics Canada to run the NLSCY.
xliv. Funding for all projects; however, most activities focus on children under 6.
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | |||||||||
| Programs Providing Direct Support | |||||||||
| Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||||
| Number of: | |||||||||
| Sites | Children under 6 and families | ||||||||
| 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Child/Day-care Program – Alberta | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1,046 children | 1,113 children | 1,006xlv children | $2,665,000 | $2,665,000 | $2,665,000 |
| Child/Day-care Program – Ontario | 67 programs | 51 First Nations with 57 programs | 51 First Nations with 57 programs | 2,097 funded spaces | 3,243 children | 3,018 children | $12,177,000 | $13,407,000 | $14,291,000xlvi |
| Elementary Education (Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten) | 384 | 387 | 387 | 13,793 children | 13,409 children | 13,846 children | $33,055,000 | $32,388,000 | $34,615,000xlvii |
| First Nation Child and Family Services Head Start – New Brunswick | 15 | 15 | 15 | N/A | 381 | N/A | $1,544,000 | $1,466,000 | $1,408,000 |
| Total expenditures | $49,441,000 | $49,926,000 | $52,979,000 | ||||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
xlv. Estimate.
xlvi. Expenditures for 2001-2002 did not include provincial share of expenditures.
xlvii. Increase due to an increase in student population.
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| First Nations National Child Benefit Reinvestment | -- | -- | X | $4,080,000xlviii | $1,943,000xlix | N/A | ||
| Total expenditures | $4,080,000 | $1,943,000 | N/A | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
xlviii. Includes NCB reinvestments made by First Nations in child/day care ($617,000) and ECD programs ($3,463,000) in 2000-2001.
xlix. Includes NCB reinvestments made by First Nations in child/day care ($697,000) and ECD programs ($1,246,000) in 2001-2002.
| Justice Canada | ||||||||
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| National Crime Prevention Strategy | Teachers Police community Health community Recreation communityl | N/A | X | X | $1,370,000li | $1,378,000li | $2,628,000li,lii | |
| Total expenditures | $1,370,000 | $1,378,000 | $2,628,000 | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
| National Defence | ||||||||
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| National Defence | ||||||||
| Military Family Services Program | N/A | N/A | Families with children 0 to 18 years | $4,000,000liii | $4,000,000liii | $4,000,000liii | ||
| Total expenditures | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
l. Not an exhaustive list.
li. Represents the total amount of money given by the NCPS through grants or contributions. It is not possible to distinguish the exact amount of money which went to children under 6 and their families.
lii. Increase in expenditures due to an increased number of projects funded.
liii. Estimate based on the percentage of the total funding that is allocated to children and youth services and other service areas that might include this age category.
| Environment Canada | ||||||||
| Other Supporting Programs | ||||||||
| Who mediates the activity? | Who does the activity reach? | What is the expenditure on children under 6 and their families? | ||||||
| Intermediaries | Number of intermediaries | Children under 6 | Families | Other | ||||
| 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002-2003 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | |
| Environment Canadaliv | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total expenditures | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
Note: N/A refers to "not available" at the time of publication; -- refers to "not applicable."
liv. Expenditures for the Environment Canada programs are difficult to extrapolate for children 0 to 6 and are therefore not presented in this report. In subsequent years of reporting, efforts will be made to improve program information and expenditures data.