Service performance reporting for grants and contributions
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- Context
- Service standards performance results for grants and contributions programs in fiscal year 2024-25
- Grants and contributions programs exemptions
- Other programs
Context
Service standards for our grants and contributions programs state the level of performance funding applicants and recipients can reasonably expect under normal circumstances.
Currently, the three Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) service standards are:
- Timely acknowledgement of the Department’s receipt of an application, a proposal, an e-mail, or any other type of request for transfer payment funding
- Notification of funding decisions (i.e., informing the applicant whether their activity or project will be funded)
- Requisition for payment—Maximum amount of time between receipt of the final document(s) from the funding recipient (e.g., signed agreement, report, receipts, etc.) and the time the requisition for payment is sent for processing and payment
Service standards achievement targets are set at 90% across the department. Programs can submit their standards and results in calendar days or business days.
Achieving these service standards is a shared responsibility between funding applicants and recipients and DFO-CCG.
Funding applicants and recipients must:
- complete all required documentation
- submit this documentation according to each program’s instructions (please note different programs may require different documentation)
If DFO-CCG programs are unable to meet their service standard timelines, they will inform funding applicants and recipients about the delay.
Service standard reporting is done by fiscal year. A fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.
Service standards performance results for grants and contributions programs in fiscal year 2024-25.
The following are the reported 2024-25 service standard results which DFO-CCG programs aim to achieve at a 90% success rate.
| Terms and Conditions | Transfer Payment Program name | Service Standard #1 Acknowledgement of the receipt of an application or proposal |
Service Standard #2 Notification of the funding decision |
Service Standard #3 Requisition for payment |
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| Metric | Result | Metric | Result | Metric | Result | |||
| Integrated Canadian Coast Guard Grants and Contributions Management Framework Terms and Conditions | Component #1: Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Contribution Fund | 5 business days | 100% | 60 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | |
| Component #2: Community Participation and Co-Development Grant and Contribution Fund | 5 business days | 86% | 60 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Terms and Conditions for Salmon Enhancement Programming | Grants in support of Salmon Enhancement Programming | 10 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 100% | |
| Contributions in support of the Salmon Enhancement Programming | 10 business days | 93% | 30 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 100% | ||
| Integrated Fish and Seafood Sector Contribution Management Framework Terms and Conditions (IFSSCMF) | British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) | 5 business days | 100% | 15 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 95% | |
| Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF) | 5 business days | 98% | 100 business days | 39% | 25 business days | 73% | ||
| Quebec Fisheries Fund (QFF) | 5 business days | 100% | 100 business days | 90% | 25 business days | 100% | ||
| Terms and Conditions for the Departmental Grants and Contributions to Support Indigenous Reconciliation Priorities | Indigenous Reconciliation Transfer Payment Program | Indigenous Reconciliation Transfer Payment Program – contributions | 7 calendar days | 95% | 30 calendar days | 91% | 10 calendar days | 100% |
| Indigenous Reconciliation Transfer Payment Program – grants | 7 calendar days | N/A | 30 calendar days | N/A | 10 calendar days | N/A | ||
| Note: Program was not utilized in 2024-25 | ||||||||
| Integrated Aboriginal Contribution Management Framework Terms and Conditions | Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program (AAROM) | 7 calendar days | 99% | 30 calendar days | 90% | 25 calendar days | 98% | |
| Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy *This includes the Negotiation And Implementation of Fisheries Agreements (AFS / NIFA) and the Allocation Transfer Program (ATP) |
7 calendar days | 95% | 30 calendar days | 91% | 25 calendar days | 96% | ||
| Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 90% | 25 calendar days | 91% | ||
| Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI) | 7 calendar days | 99% | 30 calendar days | 93% | 25 calendar days | 98% | ||
| Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 90% | 25 calendar days | 90% | ||
| Aboriginal Funds For Species At Risk (AFSAR) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 94% | 25 calendar days | 96% | ||
| Treaty Related Measures (TRM) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 100% | 10 calendar days | 95% | ||
| Certification and Market Access Program for Seals (CMAPS) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 100% | 25 calendar days | 100% | ||
| Terms and Conditions to Support of Asset Disposal Programming | Small Craft Harbours (SCH) Class Grant Program | 5 business days | N/A | 30 business days | N/A | 15 business days | N/A | |
| Note: Program was not utilized in 2024-25 | ||||||||
| Grants Program for the Divestiture of Surplus Lighthouses | 2 business days | 100% | 5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 100% | ||
| Contributions Program for the Divestiture of Surplus Lighthouses | 2 business days | N/A | 5 business days | N/A | 45 business days | N/A | ||
| Note: Program was not utilized in 2024-25 | ||||||||
| Terms and Conditions for the Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution Program | Small Craft Harbours (SCH) Class Contribution Program | 5 business days | 100% | 50 business days | 100% | 35 business days | 88% | |
| Sustainable Management of Canada’s Fisheries Integrated Terms and Conditions (previously known as the Fisheries Contributions Integrated Terms and Conditions) | Sustainable Fisheries Solutions and Retrieval Support Contribution Program | 14 business days | 100% | 50 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 100% | |
| Marine Mammal Protection Program | 5 business days | 92% | 60 business days | 0% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Pacific Salmon Commercial Transition Program | 7 business days | 100% | 90 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Aquatic Species and Aquatic Habitat Integrated Terms and Conditions | Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk (CNFASAR) - Grant | 5 business days | 100% | 13 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | |
| Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk (CNFASAR) - Contribution | 5 business days | 100% | 13 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) | 5 business days | 100% | 13 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Note: Service Standard #2 has been measured from the date of the proposal package approval to the date the applicant is notified of the funding decision. The Habitat Stewardship Program is currently enhancing measurement practices to provide a more comprehensive view of our service performance. | ||||||||
| Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program *This includes results from projects funded under the Asian Carp program delivered in the Ontario and Prairies Region |
5 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 71% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund (AHRF) | 5 business days | 100% | 13 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (TCEI) Contribution Program | 5 business days | N/A | 13 business days | N/A | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Note: No new applications were received in 2024-25. | ||||||||
| Salish Sea Initiative (SSI) Contribution Program | 5 business days | 99% | 13 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Indigenous Habitat Participation Program (IHPP) | Indigenous Habitat Participation Program - contributions | 5 business days | 99% | 13 business days | 99% | 30 business days | 100% | |
| Indigenous Habitat Participation Program - grants | 5 business days | 99% | 13 business days | 99% | 30 business days | 100% | ||
| Oceans Management Program *This also includes projects funded under the Marine Conservation Target |
Contributions in support of the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities | 15 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 98% | 45 business days | 100% | |
| Grants in support of Indigenous Groups in the Development and Implementation of Oceans Conservation and Management Activities | 15 business days | N/A | 30 business days | N/A | 45 business days | N/A | ||
| Note: Program was not utilized in 2024-25 | ||||||||
| Pacific Salmon Conservation and Stewardship Partnerships Program | 7 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 100% | 30 business days | 75% | ||
| Ecosystems and Oceans Science Contribution Framework Terms and Conditions | Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program | 5 business days | 96% | 45 business days | 90% | 15 business days | 90% | |
| Freshwater Research Contribution Program | 5 business days | N/A | 45 business days | N/A | 15 business days | 100% | ||
| Note: No new applications were received in 2024-25. | ||||||||
| National Contaminants Advisory Group Contribution Program | 5 business days | 94% | 45 business days | 50% | 15 business days | 88% | ||
| Whale Protection and Recovery Initiative Contribution Program | 5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 60% | 15 business days | 100% | ||
| Coastal Environmental Baseline Contribution Program | 5 business days | N/A | 45 business days | N/A | 15 business days | 77% | ||
| Note: No new applications were received in 2024-25. | ||||||||
| Marine Environmental Quality Regulatory / Non-Regulatory Measures Contribution Program | 5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 50% | 15 business days | 100% | ||
| Freshwater Habitat Science Contribution Program | 5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 50% | 15 business days | 75% | ||
| Sustainable Fisheries Science Fund Contribution Program *Includes projects under the Shared Ocean Fund |
5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 100% | 15 business days | 93% | ||
| Commonwealth Blue Charter Champion Contribution Program *This also includes projects funded under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) |
5 business days | 100% | 45 business days | 0% | 15 business days | 100% | ||
Grants and contributions programs exemptions
Some factors may influence the decision to not implement service standards, such as Programs with one recipient with whom the program is in contact regularly or Programs that are being terminated (sun-setting programs).
As a result, the following Programs are not required to report on service standards:
| Terms and Conditions | Program name |
|---|---|
| Terms and Conditions for Contribution Program with the Pacific Salmon Foundation | Pacific Salmon Foundation |
| Terms and Conditions for Contribution Program with T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation | Contribution Program for the T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation |
| Terms and Conditions for Contributions for Salmon Sub-Committee | Contribution Program For Salmon Sub-Committee |
| Terms and Conditions for Grants to Support Organizations Associated with Research, Development, Management and Promotion of Fisheries and Oceans-related Issues | “Class” Grants - Grants to support organizations associated with research, development, management, and promotion of fisheries and oceans-related issues |
| Terms and Conditions for the Program Contributions to Support Organizations Associated with Research, Development, Management and Promotion of Fisheries and Oceans-related Issues | “Class” Contributions - Contributions to support organizations associated with research, development, management, and promotion of fisheries and oceans-related issues |
Other programs
DFO is also delivering the Indigenous Marine Servicing Initiative (IMSI) with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)’s Strategic Partnership Initiatives, along with DFO’s Indigenous Commercial Programs. For the component of the services provided by DFO, the 2024-25 service standard results are:
| Service Standard #1 Acknowledgement of the receipt of an application or proposal |
Service Standard #2 Notification of the funding decision |
Service Standard #3 Request for requisition for payment |
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| Metric | Result | Metric | Result | Metric | Result | |
| Indigenous Marine Servicing Initiative (IMSI) | 7 calendar days | 100% | 30 calendar days | 100% | 25 calendar days | 100% |
Service performance from previous years
- Service performance targets for fiscal year 2025-26
- Service performance results for fiscal year 2024-25
- Service performance targets for fiscal year 2024-25
- Service performance results for fiscal year 2023-24
- Service performance targets for fiscal year 2023-24
- Service performance results for fiscal year 2022-23
- Service performance targets for fiscal year 2022-23
- Service performance results for fiscal year 2021-22
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