Horizontal initiatives

From: Employment and Social Development Canada

Official title: Employment and Social Development Canada 2018–2019 Departmental plan - Supplementary information - Annex 1.4: Horizontal initiatives

1. Youth Employment Strategy

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Youth Employment Strategy (YES)

Lead department

Employment and Social Development Canada

Federal partner organizations

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Global Affairs Canada; Canadian Heritage; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; National Research Council; Natural Resources Canada; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; and Parks Canada.

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Not applicable

Start date of the horizontal initiative

April 1, 2003

End date of the horizontal initiative

Ongoing

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date) (dollars)

Ongoing

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Ongoing

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

Ongoing

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Governance structures

Youth Employment Strategy (YES) has in place a Performance Measurement Strategy that represents a commitment among the 11 participating federal departments to undertake ongoing collection of common performance management data to ensure effective overall performance management of the program.

Oversight of the YES horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative committee structure. ESDC is responsible for facilitating coordination among the departments and agencies funding YES activities. As policy lead of this horizontal initiative, ESDC chairs and is responsible for the coordination and management of the YES Interdepartmental Operations Committee and the YES Evaluation Sub-Committee.

Contact information

Monika Bertrand, Director General
Employment Programs and Partnerships
Skills and Employment Branch
Telephone: 819-654-3345
monika.bertrand@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Québec

Results information

Description of the horizontal initiative

Through the Youth Employment Strategy (YES), the Government of Canada helps youth aged 15 to 30 to get the information and develop the job skills, abilities and experience they need to get good-quality jobs. The YES is an ESDC-led horizontal initiative which is delivered collaboratively with ten other federal departments and agencies. The YES has three complementary program streams—Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes ESDC’s Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ). These programs are delivered nationally, regionally and locally via contribution agreements.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2019–20

Shared outcome of federal partners

The Shared outcomes of partners for the common key results are:

number of youth served
number of youth employed / self-employed; and
number of youth returning to school

Planning highlights

In 2018–19, to improve opportunities for youth and support the development of a skilled and well-prepared workforce, the Department will propose:

Utilize recommendations stemming from the Expert Panel on Youth Employment, and continue to engage with partners and stakeholders to lay the ground work for a renewed YES which is expected to be announced in 2019–20; and
Implementation of Budget 2017 commitments by serving additional vulnerable youth, creating new green jobs and jobs in the heritage sector, as well as nearly doubling the number of job opportunities for students through CSJ

Expected outcome or result of non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Planning information (Youth Employment Strategy)

Total planned spending for all federal organizations^{Footnote 1}:

2018–19 Planned spending (dollars): 582,065,710
2018–19 Expected results: Clients served:
- Career Focus – 6,461
- Skills Link – 13,685
- Summer Work Experience – 78,617

Note: See Table 1 below for detailed breakdown of totals

**Table 1**
Federal organizations	Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2018–19 Planned spending (dollars)	2018–19 Expected results	2018–19 Performance indicators	2018–19 Targets
Employment and Social Development Canada	Learning, Skills Development and Skills and Employment	Youth Employment Strategy / Career Focus	Ongoing	39,699,890	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 1,451 Employed or self-employed: 1,016 Return to school: 145 Contribution agreements: 130 Funds leveraged: $20M
		Youth Employment Strategy / Skills Link	Ongoing	126,124,428			Clients served: 8,993 Employed or self-employed: 4,496 Return to school: 899 Contribution agreements: 280 Funds leveraged: $24M
		Youth Employment Strategy / Canada Summer Jobs (including Green Jobs from Budget 2017)	Ongoing	255,890,143			Clients served: Up to 69,000 for CSJ 2,128 for SWE Green Jobs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Career Focus	Career Focus	Ongoing	3,747,505	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 250 Employed or self-employed: 161 Return to school: 84
Global Affairs Canada^{Footnote 2}	International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)	Career Focus	Ongoing	6,318,750	The expected results for the IYIP include: i) increased awareness for female and male Canadian youth of the equal possibility of working internationally; ii) enhanced equal employability of female and male IYIP interns in Canada and in the field of international development; iii) improved capacity of female and male IYIP interns to contribute to international development in a gender-sensitive way.	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 321 Employed or self-employed: 257 Return to school: 32
Canadian Heritage^{Footnote 3}, ^{Footnote 4}, ^{Footnote 5} (Canadian Heritage also contributes an additional $5.0M annually through its Young Canada Works program to fund student employment positions in small and medium-sized museums.)	Young Canada Works	Career Focus	Ongoing	7,018,000	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 690 Employed or self-employed: 166 Return to school: Not applicable
	Young Canada Works	Summer Work Experience	Ongoing	14,185,089			Clients served: 2,019 Employed or self-employed: Not applicable Return to school: 2,019
Environment and Climate Change Canada^{Footnote 6}	Science Horizons Youth Internship Program (SHYIP); International Environmental Youth Corps (IEYC)	Career Focus	Ongoing	14,538,000	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 969 Employed or Self-Employed or returned to school: up to 775
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Digital Skill for Youth Internship Program (formerly the Youth Initiative Program)	Career Focus	Ongoing	10,027,463	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 1,040 Employed or self-employed: 719 Return to school: 207
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Technical Work Experience Program (TWEP)	Career Focus	Ongoing	6,451,139
National Research Council^{Footnote 7}	Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Youth Employment Program (YEP)	Career Focus	Ongoing	15,373,000	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 1,090 Employed or self-employed: 363 to 368 Return to school: 302
Natural Resources Canada	Science and Technology Internship Program	Career Focus	Ongoing	9,428,214	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 650 Employed or self-employed: 455 Return to school: 65
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth	Skills Link	Ongoing	5,864,846	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 968 Employed or self-employed: Not applicable Return to school: Not applicable
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada^{Footnote 8}	The First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program	Skills Link	Ongoing	43,831,842	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 3,724 Employed or self-employed: Not applicable Return to school: Not applicable
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada^{Footnote 8}	The First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program	Summer Work Experience	Ongoing	14,562,401			Clients served: 4,550
Parks Canada	Young Canada Works in National Parks and National Historic Sites	Summer Work Experience	Ongoing	9,005,000	Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school	P1: Number of clients serviced who have started one or more interventions within the current fiscal year P2: Number of clients employed or self-employed P3: Number of clients returned to school	Clients served: 920

2. Temporary Foreign Worker Program

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Lead department

Employment and Social Development Canada

Federal partner organizations

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Not applicable

Start date of the horizontal initiative

June 13, 2007

End date of the horizontal initiative

Ongoing

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date)

Ongoing

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Ongoing

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

Ongoing

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable^{Footnote 9}

Governance structures

The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is legislated through the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations and is jointly administered by ESDC and IRCC
ESDC is responsible for providing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to employers, on the likely impact foreign workers may have on the Canadian labour market. ESDC processes LMIA applications to support the work permit application process
IRCC is responsible for assessing work permit applications and authorizing the issuance of work permits to eligible temporary foreign workers
Each department is responsible for the design and management of those elements of the program under its minister's responsibility

Contact information

Philippe Massé, Director General
Temporary Foreign Worker Directorate
Skills and Employment Branch
Telephone: 819-654-3771
philippe.masse@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Québec

Results information

Description of the horizontal initiative

The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program plays a key role in supporting Canada’s economic growth by enabling employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to fill short-term labour needs when Canadians and permanent residents are not available. The program is regulated through the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and is administered in partnership with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), through its Service Canada processing centres, assesses applications from employers requesting permission to hire temporary foreign workers and conducts Labour Market Impact Assessments to determine the likely effect these workers would have on the Canadian labour market. The Program assesses the impact by looking at available labour market information for the region and the occupation, the employers’ recruitment and advertisement efforts, wages and working conditions, labour shortages and the transfer of skills and knowledge to Canadians. In addition, Service Canada responds to questions about the Program through Employer Contact Centres and via the Internet.

ESDC works closely with IRCC, CBSA and the provinces and territories, through appropriate information sharing agreements, to monitor and share information that has an impact on the integrity of both the TFW Program and the International Mobility Program (IMP), which is led by IRCC. Service Canada conducts inspections for the TFW Program and, on behalf of IRCC, for the IMP. In Quebec, the TFW Program is administered in partnership with the Province.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2020–21

Shared outcome of federal partners

Not applicable^{Footnote 10}

Planning highlights

Work with sectors that are frequent users of the program to put in place Canadian workforce development strategies with employers and stakeholders
Review the Primary Agriculture Stream, which includes a labour market study to assess the impact of potential changes to the Stream and a study to explore options for a national standard for employer-provided housing to better protect foreign workers
Pilot the Global Talent Stream supporting Canadian firms to be competitive on a global scale through access to highly-skilled talent from around the world. This stream allows firms in Canada to fill a need for in-demand highly-skilled positions that are on the Global Talent Occupations List
Work with community organizations devoted to the protection of vulnerable foreign workers, provincial/territorial partners, employers, unions, and foreign government officials to better inform temporary foreign workers of their rights and protections while in Canada, and provide support to exercise those rights

Expected outcome or result of non-federal and non-governmental partners

Not applicable

Planning information (Temporary Foreign Worker Program)

Total for all federal organizations:

2018–19 Planned spending (dollars): 120,886,600

Note: See Table 2 below for detailed breakdown of totals

**Table 2**
Federal organizations	Link to the department’s Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activities	Total federal allocation (from start to end date) (dollars)	2018–19 Planned spending (dollars)	2018–19 Expected results	2018–19 Performance indicators	2018–19 Targets
Employment and Social Development Canada	Learning, Skills Development and Employment	Temporary Foreign Worker Program	Ongoing	75,775,696	Employers are provided with timely access to foreign workers when a genuine need exists Employers comply with the conditions and requirements of the Program	Percentage of eligible applications received during the fiscal year that are processed within 10 business days	80%
Employment and Social Development Canada	Learning, Skills Development and Employment	Temporary Foreign Worker Program	Ongoing	75,775,696		Number of employers receiving a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment to undergo a compliance review or inspection	2,800
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada	Temporary Workers Program	Processing temporary work permit applications for the TFW Program	Ongoing	37,210,904	Timely access to eligible foreign nationals	Percentage of work permit applications (for the TFW program) that IRCC processes within the established service standard	80%
Canada Border Services Agency	Criminal Investigations	Investigate TFWP-related IRPA offences	Ongoing	7,900,000	Individuals and businesses are convicted in order to punish and deter future contraventions	Number of CBSA criminal investigations of TFWP-related IRPA offences initiated	26
						Percentage of referrals accepted by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) concerning employers and consultants for TFWP-related IRPA offences	95%
						Percentage of convictions of employers and consultants for TFWP-related IRPA offences	85%
						Number of CBSA criminal investigations of IMP-related IRPA offences initiated	24
						Percentage of referrals accepted by the PPSC concerning employers and consultants for IMP-related IRPA offences	95%
						Percentage of convictions of employers and consultants for IMP-related IRPA offences	85%

Footnotes

Footnote 1

For 2018–19, the Government of Canada will continue to deliver on its commitments by helping 8,170 additional vulnerable youth, supporting 5,963 new green jobs for young Canadians, and creating 581 new jobs in the heritage sector. In addition, up to 69,000 job opportunities will be created through CSJ.

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Footnote 2

Global Affairs Canada launched a call for proposal for the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) on November 7, 2016. The call is scheduled to close on February 7, 2017 and is valued at up to $23.6 million over four years (2017 to 2021). The critical path indicates that contribution agreements will be signed with successful applicants in late-Fall 2017. We anticipate that funding will be required in the last quarter of 2017/18 (January-March 2018). We have therefore forecasted that 25% of the total grants and contributions amount will be disbursed. Salaries remain unchanged, as full-time staff is required for the assessment and negation of the new projects. Operational cost has been estimated at 75% to ensure proper management and start of the new contribution agreements.

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Footnote 3

O&M amounts for all YCW program streams reported under YCW SWE.

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Footnote 4

O&M amounts reflect permanent departmental reallocations to YCW O&M budget.

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Footnote 5

Amount includes a $19,000 permanent transfer from YCW-HO (SWE) to YCW-BCH (CF), to cover the cost of 2 science internships at CHIN.

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Footnote 6

Target is 80% of graduates part of the program would return to school or obtain employment. Results to be compiled at the beginning of 2019/20.

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Footnote 7

Given that the IRAP Youth Employment Program received an additional $7.5M in the Fall 2017, new internships using that funding will naturally spill over into the next fiscal year due to the minimum length of a Youth internship, thereby using some 2018–19 funds. As a result, IRAP YEP will have far exceeded original targets set for 2017–18 and must reduce the target of new internships for 2018–19. Increasing the employability of the participant is an objective of the Youth Employment Program within the Career Focus stream. For that reason, employment targets are set relatively high. Employability is not an objective of the Youth Green Program, rather we expect that many will return to school. While we returned higher than expected results in this category in 2016–17, the target is not increasing. Employment and the return to school are not targets, but rather result indicators with respect to the annual cohort of participants that will vary year over year.

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Footnote 8

INAC operating expenses are not divided in two streams. They are reflected in Skills Link only.

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Footnote 9

Note that employers pay for Labour Market Impact Assessments

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Footnote 10

There are no shared expected outcomes, targets or eventual results. The partners (ESDC, IRCC and CBSA) conduct their business sequentially. The activities of each department and agency is vital for the smooth operation of the TFW Program – ESDC for reviewing and approving employers’ applications for labour market impact assessments, IRCC for issuing work permits to TFWs and CBSA for providing the permits to TFWs when they present at a Canadian border.

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Horizontal initiatives

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1. Youth Employment Strategy

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Lead department

Federal partner organizations

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Start date of the horizontal initiative

End date of the horizontal initiative

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date) (dollars)

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Governance structures

Results information

Description of the horizontal initiative

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Shared outcome of federal partners

Planning highlights

Expected outcome or result of non-federal and non-governmental partners

Planning information (Youth Employment Strategy)

2. Temporary Foreign Worker Program

General information

Name of horizontal initiative

Lead department

Federal partner organizations

Non-federal and non-governmental partner(s)

Start date of the horizontal initiative

End date of the horizontal initiative

Total federal funding allocated (start to end date)

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)

Funding contributed by non-federal and non-governmental partners

Governance structures

Contact information

Results information

Description of the horizontal initiative

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

Shared outcome of federal partners

Planning highlights

Expected outcome or result of non-federal and non-governmental partners

Planning information (Temporary Foreign Worker Program)

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