7. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

The Government of Canada's investments in research and information are described in this chapter. Investments include the collection of data such as the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, as well as public education such as a campaign to reduce the exposure of children to secondhand smoke, research that identifies factors associated with aggression in toddlers, and a project to gauge the benefits of enriched literacy services for children living in official minority language communities.

Some research and information activities funded by the Government of Canada are described in other chapters. One example is the Aboriginal Children's Survey, which is featured in Chapter 6 in the section outlining the Federal Strategy on Early Childhood Development for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children.

ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CIHR - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)

As one of CIHR's Institutes, IHDCYH promotes and supports the creation and application of knowledge that contributes to the improvement of the health of children, youth, and mothers in Canada and throughout the world. As a life-cycle based Institute, IHDCYH has a broad mandate that covers defined time periods and a wide range of issues pertaining to human development: pre-conception; fertilization; embryonic and fetal development; the health of the mother; and child health and development.

As a virtual institute, IHDCYH supports and links researchers located in universities, hospitals and other research centres across Canada.

Website: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/8688.html

Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$14,600,000 (estimate)	Web site	Canadian health researchers
2001–2002	$22,400,000 (estimate)
2002–2003	$31,800,000 (estimate)
2003–2004	$37,000,000 (estimate)
2004–2005	$41,000,000 (estimate)
2005-2006	$49,000,000 (estimate)
Expenditures are estimates for activities related to pregnancy, birth and early childhood. Total expenditures could only be calculated to an amount plus or minus $500,000. Expenditures include grants and contributions, and salaries for researchers or trainees. 2003–2004 and 2004–2005: Expenditures increased as there were increases in the total budget for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 2005-2006: Increase in expenditures is due to increase in research.

Health Canada

Children's Health and the Environment

The Vulnerable Populations Division (formerly the Office of Children's Environmental Health (OCEH)) carries out a range of activities to advance the protection of children's health from hazards in the physical environment. The division's objectives are to lead and coordinate federal and federal-provincial-territorial activities on children's environmental health, improve the understanding of the role of the environment as a determinant of child health, promote action to manage environmental risks to children's health, and provide advice to Health Canada decision makers.

Website: Not available

Children’s Health and the Environment

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$100,000	The Vulnerable Populations Division (formerly the Office of Children’s Environmental Health) and federal/provincial/territorial environment and health departments	Federal/provincial/territorial environment and health departments, parents and caregivers of children, the public interested in children’s environmental health (CEH), public health officials, physicians, non-governmental organizations, researchers, universities involved with CEH, and international organizations such as Pan American Health Organizations, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety and the World Health Organization
2001–2002	$200,000
2002–2003	$70,000
2003–2004	$220,000
2004–2005	$176,000
2005-2006	$260,000
Expenditures above include operations and management costs, and salaries. The activity benefit all children, but mostly children under 6 years of age. 2002–2003: Decrease in expenditures due to staffing vacancy. 2004–2005: Decrease in expenditures due to decrease in operations and management costs. 2005-2006: Increase in expenditures due to division growth and broadened mandate

Tobacco Control Programme

The Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS) is dedicated to reduce tobacco use in Canada. It focuses on four components that reinforce one another: protection, prevention, cessation and harm reduction. The Tobacco Control Programme's Web site provides one-stop shopping for information, resources and activities relating to tobacco control.

Website: www.gosmokefree.ca

Tobacco Control Programme

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Office of Programs and Mass Media, Marketing and Corporate Communications Division, F/P/T health departments, academia and non-governmental organizations	General public, researchers, health professionals, pregnant women, parents and young people
2001–2002	$93,000
2002–2003	$165,000
2003–2004	$282,831
2004–2005	$4,393,700
2005-2006	$1,562,164
Expenditures are for projects related to pregnant women and parents with young children. Expenditures above include contributions and operations and management costs. 2001–2002: Figures were revised in the 2003–2004 report. 2003–2004: Increase due to more approved projects that focus on this age group or on pregnancy. 2004–2005: Increase in funding due to launch of the “TARGET” marketing campaign. This campaign focuses on smoke-free houses and cars. 2005-2006: Decrease in funding due to lack of national mass media campaigns, however, there is an overall increase in the program delivery funds.

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

1997 Manitoba Birth Cohort Study/Tots Study

The 1997 Manitoba Birth Cohort Study (also known as the "Tots Study" or "Parlons petite enfance") is a longitudinal study that follows the development of a sample of preschool children in Manitoba. The study began with 635 children from Manitoba's largely rural South Eastman region and from francophone communities throughout the province. The study sample was later increased to 740.

The purpose of the study is to increase knowledge about the factors, including various types of child care, that influence the early development of children growing up in rural and francophone communities. At present, there is limited research available about these unique populations.

Website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/ecd/cohort_study_reports.html

1997 Manitoba Birth Cohort Study/Tots Study (New to Report)

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	The study partners are Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba (HCM), South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est (SEH/SSE), Féderation provincial des comités de parents (FPCP) and Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM)	Early childhood educators, early childhood development and other service providers, policy makers at all levels of government, researchers, national and regional early childhood development organizations, school boards and community alliances with an interest in children, and parents and young children
2001–2002	$200,000
2002–2003	$115,000
2003–2004	NA
2004–2005	NA
2005-2006	$148,000
Note: Healthy Child Manitoba provided all of the funding for the Tots Study in reporting years where Social Development Canada’s contribution is $0.

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council - Sector Council Program

The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (CCHRSC) is a pan-Canadian, non-profit organization that addresses pressing human resources and skills development issues in the child care sector. The Council develops research, strategies, and tools to meet the needs of employers and the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce, and to achieve related goals.

The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (CCHRSC) was officially incorporated and launched in November 2003. Prior to incorporation, CCHRSC operated as the Child Care Human Resources Round Table (CCHRRT) working on several labour market initiatives including the 1998 child care sector study Our Child Care Workforce: From Recognition to Remuneration. Funded by HRDC, the study was the first to examine the challenges facing Canada's ECEC workforce.

In November 2004, the CCHRSC released a follow-up labour market study entitled Working for Change: Canada's Child Care Workforce. Together, these two sector studies provide the foundation for the work of the CCHRSC.

Website: http://www.ccsc-cssge.ca/

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council - Sector Council Program
Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	NA	NA
2001–2002	NA	NA	NA
2002–2003	NA	NA	NA
2003-2004	NA	NA	NA
2004–2005*	$494,264	Council office is in Ottawa but the activities and projects have Pan-Canadian application. Grants and Contributions Website http://csgc-scsc.prv/	The council’s activities are expected to indirectly benefit children and their families. By improving recruitment, retention and skills development of the ECEC workforce, the availability and quality of care are expected to improve.
2005–2006*	$822,814	Pan-Canadian. Grants and Contributions Website http://csgc-scsc.prv/
The amounts are exclusively for the infrastructure and projects of the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council. Most of those projects are multi-year projects. For the two years prior to 2004-2005, when the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council became legally incorporated, the development and establishment of the Council was supported through a contribution agreement between Human Resources Development Canada and the Canadian Child Care Federation.

National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) is a longitudinal study of Canadian children that follows their development and well-being from birth to early adulthood. The NLSCY began in 1994. Every two years it surveys more than 30 000 Canadian children, about one third of them under six years of age.

The study is designed to collect information about factors (family, friends, schools and communities) influencing a child's social, emotional and behavioural development, and to monitor the impact of these factors on the child's development over time. Information from the NLSCY is used at all levels of government, in universities and in policy-making organizations.

Website: http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/pls/edd/NLSCY.shtml

National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$7,742,000	Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Provincial/ Territorial governments	NLSCY: Research and policy community, governments, and non-governmental organizations
2001–2002	$7,818,000
2002–2003	$8,500,000
2003–2004	$9,000,000
2004–2005	$9,000,000
2005-2006	$5,800,000
Expenditures for the NLSCY include data development and collection costs such as contribution funding, operations and management costs and salaries.

Social Development Partnerships Program - Children and Families

The Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP) is a broad-based and flexible grant and contribution instrument that makes investments through distinct funding components to improve life outcomes for children and families, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable populations.

The SDPP's child care component is relevant to this report since it focuses on supporting projects that enhance child care for young children (0-6) in Canada. Examples of projects funded through this component include:

create and share tools for childcare centers to help them develop the characteristics of quality child care practices that are inclusive of the needs of children with disabilities;
develop tools and models to improve programs and services;
design and share childcare programming for Aboriginal children; and
gather information on the array of child care arrangements in Canada.

Website: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/hip/sd/05_SDPP.shtml

Social Development Partnerships Program—Children and Families

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$5,224,000	13 non-profit organizations working on early learning and child care, 8 university research groups, and 12 Understanding the Early Years pilot community coalitions	Early childhood educators, early childhood development and other service providers, policy makers at all levels of government, researchers, national and regional early childhood development organizations, school boards and community alliances with an interest in children, and parents and children under 6
2001–2002	$5,224,000
2002–2003	$5,224,000
2003–2004	$5,217,000
2004–2005	$6,101,183
2005-2006	$5,540,407
Expenditures above include grants and contributions only. Although the early learning and child care focus of the Program is mostly on children under 6 years of age, some research and development related to after-school care, which may benefit older children, has been undertaken. 2000–2001 to 2002–2003: Expenditures are budgetary allocations. 2003–2004: Expenditures were revised in the 2004–2005 report to deduct $294,000 which is now reported separately in the Action Plan for Official Languages expenditures. 2004–2005: Includes a new multi-year grant of $750,000 to the Canadian Child Care Federation. Also includes funding to support the 12 Understanding the Early Years pilot communities ($1,779,102). 2005-2006: Includes funding to support the 12 Understanding the Early Years pilot communities ($1,218,843)

Support of Early Childhood Development in Official Language Minority Communities under the Action Plan for Official Languages

Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) is responsible for two initiatives related to early childhood development under the Government's Action Plan for Official Languages. Overall, the Action Plan is designed to enhance and promote linguistic duality in Canada by focusing on three broad components: education, community development and the federal public service. HRSDC's early childhood development initiatives are part of the community development component. These two initiatives are described below.

Child Care Pilot Project

The purpose of this five-year research initiative is to obtain evidence of the benefits of enriched child care services in French for the linguistic, cultural and overall development of preschool francophone children living in minority language communities.

The pilot will involve at least 200 children from five different communities. Half will receive enriched child care services in French in a day care centre, and their families will be given family literacy services. The impact of the program will be assessed by comparing the outcomes for these children with the outcomes for children who did not receive enriched services.

Strengthening the Capacity of Non-governmental Organizations

This initiative is intended to promote linguistically and culturally relevant early childhood development programs and services in official language minority communities by enabling national francophone non-governmental organizations to support their network of local organizations. Projects funded during 2004-2006 under this initiative include the following:

Partir en Français and Partir en Français 2. These projects support the work done by the Commission nationale des parents francophones (CNPF). They have produced a cross-Canada report on availability of early childhood development programs and services in minority Francophone communities and created teaching aids to their members.
Profil d'entrée à la 1^re année dans une perspective langagière et culturelle. The Canadian Teachers' Federation carried out this project. The objective was to create a toolkit and supporting material that identifies the linguistic and cultural skills and knowledge children need in grade one in order to be prepared to learn and thrive in French-language schools in official language minority communities.

Website: www.hrsdc.gc.ca

Support of Early Childhood Development under the Action Plan for Official Languages: Strengthening NGO Capacity and Child Care Pilot Project

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Non-governmental organizations working to enhance official language opportunities for children in official language minority communities	Early childhood educators, early childhood development and other service providers, policy makers at all levels of government, researchers, national and regional early childhood development organizations, school boards and community alliances with an interest in children, and parents and children under 6
2001–2002	NA
2002–2003	NA
2003–2004	$294,000
2004–2005	$676,903
2005-2006	$1,132,379
All expenditure data are based on actual amounts spent: 2003–2004: Treasury Board submission for funds was given approval in February 2004. Expenditures are contribution funds for supporting the capacity of non-governmental organizations. This was reported in the 2003-2004 Activities and Expenditures Report as part of the expenditures in the Social Development Partnerships Program. 2004–2005: Expenditures are contribution funding for supporting the capacity of non-governmental organizations ($657,058), and operations and maintenance for the Child Care Pilot Project ($19,845). 2005-2006: Expenditures are contribution funding for supporting the capacity of non-governmental organizations ($917,757), and operations and maintenance for the Child Care Pilot Project ($214,622).

Understanding the Early Years Initiative

Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a national initiative that provides communities with local, place-based information about their children's school readiness and the factors that influence child development, including family background, neighbourhood characteristics and community resources.

The goal is to give children the best possible start in life by giving communities the information they need to make informed decisions about programs, policies and investments that can have a positive impact on early childhood outcomes.

Based on the success of the UEY pilots, the national Initiative which began in 2004, will include 50 communities by 2008.

Website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/hip/sd/300_UEYInfo.shtml

Understanding the Early Years Initiative

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Data collections: Statistics Canada Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University	Participating UEY communities, including ECD coalitions, parents and children, service providers, policy makers and researchers
2001–2002	NA
2002–2003	NA
2003–2004	NA
2004–2005	$651, 340
2005-2006	$2,379,133	21 UEY projects sponsored by community organizations. Data collections: Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University	Participating UEY communities, including ECD coalitions, parents and children, service providers , policy makers and researchers
2004–2005: This figure represents expenditures on operations and management costs and salaries for the establishment of the national UEY Initiative. 2005-2006: This figure represents expenditures on operations and management costs and salaries ($786,139), plus the contribution funding costs for the 21 initial participating communities in the national initiative which were started in October/November 2005 ($1,592,994).

National Film Board of Canada

Ludovic and Cuckoo! Web sites

Ludovic and Cuckoo are animated characters that guide children through a series of interactive games and learning modules on the National Film Board's Web site.

Ludovic is a teddy bear, and his Web site takes children from three to six years of age through age-appropriate lessons about friendship, play, cooperation and dealing with grief. Youngsters are able to navigate their way through the site because Ludovic explains what to do. The Web site also has modules about weather, the calendar, the days of the week and how to tell time.

The Cuckoo! Web site features games for children aged six to nine. Younger children may require assistance with some of the on-screen instructions.

Website: http://www.nfbkids.ca

Ludovic and Cuckoo! Web sites

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Web site	Parents and children
2001–2002	NA
2002–2003	$30,819
2003–2004	$53,779
2004–2005	NA
2005-2006	NA
Expenditures include salaries only. 2004-2005: The sites are currently online, but no new expenditure was devoted to them during the last year.

Networks of Centres of Excellence Canada

Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network

The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network is Canada's national early childhood language and literacy improvement strategy. The Network brings together more than 500 researchers, practitioners and students from more than 32 member institutions across Canada. The Network also has world-class partnerships with more than 125 organizations focused on improving the language and literacy skills of Canada's children.

The research activities carried out by the Network focus on early child development because language and literacy deficiencies are best addressed and prevented early in life.

Examples of research projects funded by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, details about conferences, and a wide variety of resource materials are available on the Network's Web.

Website: www.cllrnet.ca.

Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	The Network’s administrative centre, communications department and research project investigators and partners	Network internal members, researchers, (external) educators, clinicians, economic partners, the media, government (all levels) and Web site visitors
2001–2002	$2,500,000
2002–2003	$2,160,000
2003–2004	$2,000,000
2004–2005	$1,550,500
2005-2006	$1,035,162
Expenditures include research dollars. 2002–2003 and 2003–2004: Decrease in expenditures reflects budget allocation procedures of the Networks of Centres of Excellence. 2004–2005: Expenditures do not include a $100,000 research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (included in the expenditure figure for the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health). 2005-2006: Research program was expanded to include three new programs as well as a second award cycle which did not take place until after the fiscal year-end. The only awards captured in the 2005/2006 period were those awards that were committed in the first award cycle. All projects awarded in the second cycle will be captured in 2006/2007.

Public Health Agency of Canada

Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program

The Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program (CCCSCP) describes the patterns of health care used by children with cancer. It also assesses their clinical outcomes and determines the risk factors for developing childhood cancer. The users of the information include health professionals, policy makers, governments, patients and families.

Website: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdpc-cpcmc/program/cccscp-pcslce/index.html

Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$263,000 (estimate)	Not applicable	Pediatric oncology community
2001–2002	$223,000 (estimate)
2002–2003	$227,000 (estimate)
2003–2004	$142,000 (estimate)
2004–2005	$125,900 (estimate)
2005-2006	$119,775 (estimate)
Expenditures above include operations and management costs, and salaries. Since the program does not differentiate expenditures by age, the expenditure estimates are based on the proportion of new cases of childhood cancer in children from birth to six years of age from total cases in children age 0 to 19 years (35%). 2000-2002, 2003-2006: Decrease in expenditures due to an overall decrease in budget/funding provided.

Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), supports a computerized information system that collects and analyzes data on injuries and poisonings from the emergency departments of 10 pediatric and 4 general hospitals in Canada.

The program helps to identify hazards and high-risk situations for children, and the information is provided to interested parties who are striving to make childhood safer, including policy makers, public health units, other health and safety organizations, researchers, and the media. They use the data to increase awareness, set priorities and develop targeted strategies to prevent injuries to children.

Website: http://hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/injury-bles/index.html

Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$400,000 (estimate)	Policy makers, public health units, hospitals, non-governmental organizations, professionals, researchers, the media and the public	Policy makers, public health units, non-governmental organizations, professionals, researchers, the media and the public
2001–2002	$480,000 (estimate)
2002–2003	$207,000 (estimate)
2003–2004	$207,000 (estimate)
2004–2005	$235,000
2005-2006	$241,000
The expenditures provided for all years are estimates since the surveillance system collects data on emergency department patients of all ages. Therefore, the calculations are based on the estimated portion of the program that serves children from birth to six years of age. 2000–2001 and 2001–2002: Expenditures include operations and management costs only. 2002–2003: Decrease in expenditures due to fiscal pressures. Figures were revised in the 2003–2004 report to include salaries. 2004–2005: Increase in expenditures due to increase in cost of operating the program 2002-2006: Expenditures include operations and management costs, and salaries.

Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System

The Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) monitors and reports on maternal and infant health determinants and outcomes. It does this through an ongoing cycle of data collection, expert analysis and interpretation, and communication of information for action. The objective is to contribute to improved health for pregnant women, mothers and infants in Canada. Users of CPSS information include health professionals, public health practitioners, health policy makers, researchers and academics, and individual Canadians. These reports are available online.

Website: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/index.html.

Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$2,600,000	Public Health Agency staff and the CPSS Steering Committee and Study Groups	Health professional organizations, health departments and agencies, health research institutions, health departments at universities and colleges, and individuals
2001–2002	$3,000,000
2002–2003	$2,125,502
2003–2004	$1,550,000
2004–2005	$1,842,439
2005-2006	$1,900,000
Expenditures include operations and management costs; and salaries. Expenditures for 2000–2003 were revised in the 2003–2004 report to include salaries. 2002–2003 and onwards: Decrease in expenditures from 2001-2002 due to fiscal pressures. Within this decrease, annual variability is due mainly to cycle of our larger surveillance projects.

Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being

The Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being Program works to improve understanding of the physical and mental health needs of children, and the critical factors necessary for healthy child development.

Within the program, there are four Centres of Excellence. Three of the four centres carry out activities related to early childhood development and are described below.

Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development

The Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development identifies and summarizes the best scientific work on the social and emotional development of young children and makes this information available to policymakers, service planners, service providers and parents. A free web-based Encyclopedia provides users with the latest reliable information.

Website: www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/home.asp?lang=EN

Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$300,000	Networks, partners, conferences, bulletins, websites, reports and publications	Policy makers, service planners, service providers and parents.
2001–2002	$650,000
2002–2003	$945,000
2003–2004	$680,000
2004–2005	$730,000
2005-2006	$673,497
Expenditures include contributions only. Figures for 2000–2003 were revised in the 2003–2004 report. Variations of funding should not be considered an increase or decrease since these amounts were pre-established according to Treasury Board and vary from year to year.

Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

The Centre's mandate is to produce and disseminate knowledge about children and adolescents with special needs in rural and northern Canada and to transfer that knowledge effectively to those who can use it to make a difference in the lives of these children. The Centre documents and describes the opportunities and challenges for children with special needs in rural and northern communities highlighting best policies, practices and principles for prevention, early intervention and supports.

Website: www.coespecialneeds.ca/.

Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$165,000 (estimate)	Website, conferences, media, online service directories, reports, posters, pamphlets	Parents, teachers, service providers, researchers and policy makers
2001–2002	$355,230 (estimate)
2002–2003	$440,562 (estimate)
2003–2004	$353,752 (estimate)
2004–2005	$354,915 (estimate)
2005-2006	$324,500 (estimate)
Expenditures include contributions only. Figures for 2000–2003 were revised in the 2003–2004 report. The estimate of expenditures on early childhood development for this particular Centre is 55% of the Centre’s total budget. Variations in funding should not be considered an increase or decrease since these amounts were pre-established according to Treasury Board and vary from year to year.

Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare

The Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (CECW) consists of a network of researchers, service provider organizations, and policy makers. The Centre promotes effective practice in the field of child welfare through conducting research and widely disseminating child welfare knowledge. The CECW emphasizes policy development in child welfare and has a special emphasis on Aboriginal child welfare.

Information sheets are available online along with the Centre's annual report and additional details about research projects, evaluations, conferences and other events.

Website: www.cecw-cepb.ca/home.shtml

Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$179,430 (estimate)	Child Welfare League of Canada, University of Toronto, University of Montreal, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, networks, web sites, conferences, presentations, published journal articles, reports, brochures and information sheets.	Policy makers, researchers, health practitioners and families.
2001–2002	$430,041 (estimate)
2002–2003	$450,000 (estimate)
2003–2004	$474,000 (estimate)
2004–2005	$398,126 (estimate)
2005-2006	$374,027 (estimate)
Expenditures above include contributions only. Figures for 2000–2003 were revised in the 2003–2004 report. 2003–2004: The estimate of expenditures on early childhood development is 60% of the Centre’s total budget. 2004–2005: The estimate of expenditures on early childhood development is 38% of the Centre’s total budget. More money was spent on Aboriginal related issues due to an international conference on Reconciliation in Child Welfare in October 2005. 2005-2006: The estimate of expenditures on early childhood development is 38% of the Centre’s total budget. Variations in funding should not be considered as an increase or decrease since these amounts were pre-established according to Treasury Board and vary from year to year.

Child Maltreatment Surveillance Activity

The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is a national child maltreatment surveillance program led by the Public Health Agency of Canada. It is a periodic, ongoing national study of the incidence of child abuse and neglect reported to and investigated by child welfare services across Canada.

The data and reports from the CIS increase public and professional awareness of the types and severity of child abuse and neglect. They also provide evidence-based research for the development of policies and programs aimed at preventing child maltreatment.

Website: http://phac-aspc.gc.ca/cm-vee/index.html

Child Maltreatment Surveillance Activity (including Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect)

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$314,000	Child welfare agencies and social workers, policy makers, public health units, non-governmental organizations, professionals, researchers, and the media	Researchers, federal departments and agencies, provinces and territories, public health units, non-governmental organizations, professionals, the media, and the public
2001–2002	$268,000
2002–2003	$85,000
2003–2004	$245,000
2004–2005	$300,000
2005-2006	$357,499
Expenditures include operations and management costs only. Expenditures are for children age 0 to 15 since this surveillance activity does not specifically target children from birth to six years of age. 2002–2003: Decrease in expenditure due to fiscal pressures. This figure was revised from an estimate to an actual in the 2003–2004 report. 2003–2004: Increase due to partially restored budget. 2003–2004: Increase due to partially restored budget, and due to data collection phase of second cycle of CIS (CIS-2003). 2004–2005: Expenditures for data entry, analysis and draft of Canadian Incidence Study – 2003 final report. 2005-2006: Expenditures for report finalization, translation and publication; release; dissemination strategy, and secondary analysis.

Family Violence Initiative-National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

The Family Violence Initiative promotes public awareness of the risk factors of family violence and the need for public involvement in responding to the problem. It also works to strengthen the ability of the criminal justice, housing and health systems to respond to the problem, and supports data collection, research and evaluation to identify effective interventions.

There are 15 federal departments, Crown corporations and agencies involved in the Initiative. On their behalf, the Public Health Agency of Canada takes the lead role and also manages the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV). The Clearinghouse is Canada's resource centre for information about family violence and ways to address it.

The NCFV provides a centralized and comprehensive reference, referral and distribution service for information on aspects of family violence prevention, protection and treatment. Resources and services are available free of charge in English and French, and include more than 130 publications, a video library, and a bi-monthly e-bulletin.

Website: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/nc-cn

Family Violence Initiative—National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$886,000	NCFV Web site, health and social service providers, students and academics, community groups, policy makers, and media representatives	15 participating federal departments, provincial and territorial partners, health and social service providers, criminal justice personnel students and academics, community groups, policy makers, media representatives, and the Canadian public
2001–2002	$886,000
2002–2003	$701,000
2003–2004	$517,554
2004–2005	$724,386
2005-2006	$728,303
Expenditures include operations and management costs, and salaries. Expenditures include all children age 0 to 18. 2002–2003: A shift in priorities within Health Canada led to a portion of the budget being assigned to another part of the department. 2003–2004: Decrease in expenditures is due to financial pressures. 2004–2005: Increase in expenditures reflects current estimates of average salaries for a range of positions.

Healthy Images

Healthy Images is a collection of photographs and images that portrays positive, healthy lifestyles by incorporating the safe use of equipment, clothing and physical environments (including sun safety), appropriate skill levels, and adult supervision.

Groups such as the media and public health associations may use the images free of charge in their productions and publications, as long as they are promoting healthy lifestyles for non-commercial purposes. The objective is to foster a safety culture and reduce injuries to children.

The Healthy Images are on view online. Selected photographs from the Healthy Images Web site have been used as illustrations throughout this report.

Website: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/allchildren_touslesenfants/she_healtyimages_e.html

Healthy Images

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$25,000	Web site	The media and public health associations
2001–2002	$25,000
2002–2003	$25,000
2003–2004	$7,000
2004–2005	NA
2005-2006	NA
Expenditures are allocations and include operations and management costs only. 2003–2004: Decrease due to budgetary restrictions. 2004–2005; 2005-2006: There was no expenditure for this program due to changing priorities and budgetary restrictions.

National Child Day

The Government of Canada's Child Day Act of 1993 designates November 20 of each year as the national day of the child. The purpose of National Child Day is to promote awareness in Canada of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child. The Convention spells out the basic human rights to which children (under the age of 18) everywhere are entitled.

The Public Health Agency of Canada provides leadership and helps build momentum for National Child Day by developing and distributing educational and promotional materials to encourage schools, community groups, families and others to celebrate this day.

The National Child Day Web site features suggestions for community celebrations, participation certificates and a Fun Zone for children.

Website: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/ncd-jna/index_e.html

National Child Day

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Web site, teachers and non-governmental organizations	Children and their families
2001–2002	$70,000
2002–2003	$40,000
2003–2004	$30,600
2004–2005	$19,100
2005-2006	$30,000
Expenditures include operations and management costs only. Expenditures include children ages 6 to 18. Figures cannot be broken down for children under 6. 2002–2003: Decrease in expenditures due to sharing of expenses with other federal departments and non-governmental organizations planning National Child Day. 2003–2005: Decrease in expenditures due to budget pressures.

National Study on Balancing Work, Family and Lifestyle

This is a multi-year research project that examines critical issues associated with balancing work and family. It identifies who is at risk for work-life conflict, examines the impact such conflict may have on people's lives, and makes recommendations to achieve a better balance.

The study findings, which are based on responses from employees in public, private and not-for-profit organizations, are expanding the knowledge base in this area. The full report is available online.

Website: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/work-travail/report4/index.html

National Study on Balancing Work, Family and Lifestyle

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	NA	Public Health Agency of Canada Web site	Governments, businesses and the public
2001–2002	$77,000
2002–2003	$34,700
2003–2004	$42,016
2004–2005	$42,850
2005-2006	$35,400
Expenditures include operations and management costs, and salaries. 2002–2003: Expenditure for the entire study is included, since data for families with children under 6 are not known. 2003-2006: Expenditure fluctuations from year to year are due to variations in the cost of producing and disseminating reports.

Population Health Fund

This fund supports time-limited projects that are sponsored by Canadian not-for-profit organizations and/or educational institutions. Projects must apply a population health approach, which means they must aim to improve the health of the entire population and reduce health inequities among population groups. To qualify for funding, projects must also address priorities, identified by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

A Book of Abstracts for the 2001 solicitation is available online.

Website: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/phfp/intro.html.

Population Health Fund

Expenditures		Delivery Agent	The activity reaches
2000–2001	$257,000 (estimate)	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, and Aboriginal child welfare agencies	Health professionals and organizations; child care providers; early childhood educators; Aboriginal child welfare agency staff; foster, adoptive and birth families; and youth groups
2001–2002	$59,000 (estimate)
2002–2003	$524,329 (estimate)
2003–2004	$779,832 (estimate)
2004–2005	$350,721 (estimate)
2005-2006	$519,337 (estimate)
Expenditures include grants and contributions only. 2000–2001: 11% of total value ($2,337,000) reflects expenditures for children from birth to six years of age. 2001–2002: 6% of total value ($97,766) reflects expenditures for children from birth to six years of age for multi-year projects that began in 1999–2000. In 2001–2002, Health Canada solicited new proposals focused on children and youth under the Population Health Fund; however, funding for those proposals will begin to flow in 2002–2003. 2002–2003: Increase in expenditures is the result of funding new proposals approved in 2001–2002. 2003–2004: Increase in expenditures is the result of extended programs receiving additional funding. 2004–2005: Decrease due to the Fund being at the end of its funding cycle in 2004–2005. 2005-2006: Increase in expenditures is the result of funding new proposals from the September 2004 solicitation.