The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits.

A department is expected to be aware of the authorities that it has sought and received. 2017-1464, P.C. In the summer of 2018, approximately 20 Indigenous students were hired through this targeted initiative. The distribution of actual expenses by program is presented in the following chart.

The variance between the actual and planned total net revenues is $241.6 million (+597 percent). Since the implementation of dose limits for opioids (2013), benzodiazepines (2013), gabapentin (2013) and stimulants (2015), regular reviews of high-dose cases have been conducted by the NIHB Program to improve client safety. This training partially responds to Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action # 57, which concerns the provision of education to public servants on the history of Indigenous peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, by providing skills-based training in intercultural competency. The Department worked with Justice Canada to ensure that contingency planning is undertaken from a legal and departmental perspective for all significant litigation. Global Affairs Canada continued to provide consular services accessible to Canadians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through more than 260 points of service in 150 countries and the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa. Appropriate minister: Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality; James Gordon Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification; and Melanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie. Canada capitalized on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as an opportunity to modernize the agreement, strengthen trilateral cooperation with the United States and Mexico, and ensure the protection of Canadian interests. It is expected that the Framework will continue to evolve as co-development efforts progress. In 2018–19, ISC provided $4.7 million to First Nations organizations to fund national pilot projects in the categories of governance, finance, management, training in construction and repair, and community planning. In 2018, the World Food Programme, funded in part by Canada’s humanitarian assistance, directly assisted 86.7 million people in 83 countries using in-kind food and cash-based transfers. This is just an example of the CSA's work on behalf of Canadians through collaboration, dialogue and partnerships across the country. The "plus" in GBA+ acknowledges that the gender-based analysis goes beyond biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) differences. Completed 2 projects that significantly reduced dependence on diesel for electricity generation in Pikangikum First Nations, Ontario and Wuikinuxv First Nations, British Columbia in 2018–19. For example, Canada developed a new G7 priority to enhance respect for international humanitarian law, and also provided peacekeepers for the United Nations mission in Mali who were subject to strict rules of engagement to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law. The cumulative impact of the reallocation of unused funds to subsequent years (re-profiling) resulting from sound management of high-risk projects, along with high technology risks, long-term development cycles and uncertainties with work schedules, has also impacted the CSA's spending trend over the past few years. The Part I, Part II and Departmental Plans, along with the Minister of Finance's Budget, reflect the government's annual budget planning and resource allocation priorities.

In combination with subsequent reporting of financial results in the Public Accounts and of accomplishments achieved in Departmental Results Reports, this material helps Parliament hold the government to account for the allocation and management of public funds. The in-house Phoenix Response Team provided support to employees and the organizations on pay and other issues associated with the challenges resulting from the transformation. Quality data for this indicator was not available. A cyber attack and/or breach of information could compromise the department’s ability to deliver on programs and services, damage international relations and violate privacy rights.

Ten First Nations in Manitoba currently participate in this agreement, and more may join in the coming years. Canada continued its strategic engagement at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Economic Forum, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This explains the variance between the target and actual results. In 2017−18, ISC supported anti-violence initiatives led by Indigenous partner organizations. Transparent and accountable institutions and organizations strengthen the fabric of Indigenous governments across Canada, assist Indigenous communities and their governments in attracting investment, and support Indigenous participation in the Canadian economy. To date, conservation agriculture practices have increased crop yields, reduced erosion and increased water conservation in Ethiopia. We have also made sustainable investments to prevent 143 short-term advisories from becoming long-term, to expand delivery systems, to build capacity of and retain local water operators, and to support regular monitoring and testing. Establishing a target for this indicator is not appropriate, as data is dependant on the number and/or intensity of emergencies that occur during the year. Canada and other Lima Group members met six times this year at the foreign minister level in their ongoing efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis. First Nation communities have infrastructure that protects their health and safety, Percentage of inspected department-funded infrastructure assets projected to remain operational for their life-cycles, Percentage of on-reserve department-funded First Nation drinking water systems with treated water that meets prescribed standards in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, Percentage of on-reserve department-funded First Nation wastewater systems producing treated wastewater that meets effluent quality regulations and guidelines. Where primary care services are provided by departmental nurses working in remote and isolated locations, IT infrastructure support has been provided for eHealth tools such as telehealth and digital health records in order to improve access and delivery of health services. Some evaluation and audit activities have been canceled, delayed or rescheduled due to the ongoing transformation of both departments and some new activities added. In parallel, various state and non-state actors have sought to disrupt established systems and traditional international relationships. Number of new foreign investments and expansions of existing foreign investments in Canada facilitated by the Trade Commissioner Service. Non-financial assets are composed of tangible capital assets in the amount of $31 million at the end of 2018–19. The CSA also conducted a second series of field tests in a southwest Quebec quarry in fall 2018 to simulate a rover mission to the Moon known as the Lunar Exploration Analogue DeploymentEndnote 10 (LEAD), during which instruments and equipment were tested, to prepare for conducting science on the lunar surface. Priorities represent the things that are most important or what must be done first to support the achievement of the desired Strategic Outcome(s) or Departmental Results.