Details of Transfer Payment Programs
Pensions under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act (PCA)
Start Date: 1959
End Date: Ongoing as long as there are remaining plan members and survivors.
Description: The PCA is a defined benefit pension plan, the purpose of which is to provide a lifetime benefit for RCMP members and their survivors. It provides for the payment of pensions to Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables engaged prior to March 1, 1949, except for those who elected to come under the RCMP Superannuation Act. The PCA is predecessor to the RCMP Superannuation Act.
Strategic Outcome: Incomes are secure for RCMP members and their survivors affected by disability or death.
Results Achieved: Pension benefits have been provided to eligible RCMP pensioners and survivors.
| Actual Spending 2010-11 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2011-12 ($millions) | Planned Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Total Authorities 2012-13 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Variance ($millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total other types of transfer payments | 16.5 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
| Total program | 16.5 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
Comments on variances: These pension payments are decreasing as the number of remaining pensioners and survivors decrease. All new members contribute under the RCMP Superannuation Act.
Audits completed or planned: Funding requirements for this program were reviewed as part of the comprehensive strategic review conducted by the RCMP in 2008 and the adjustments have been reflected in the estimates.
Evaluations completed or planned: N/A
Engagement of applicants and recipients: Pension benefits have been provided to eligible RCMP pensioners and survivors.
Grant to compensate members of RCMP for injuries received in the performance of their duties
Start Date: July 8, 1959
End Date: Ongoing
Description: This program significantly contributes to the higher level expected results of the organization's mandate in that it protects members of the organization in a real way in the event they become disabled as a result of carrying out the duties and activities associated with endeavouring to ensure a safe and secure Canada. This program provides both financial and health care assistance to members of the RCMP and their families in the event of injuries/illness and/or death occurring to members as a consequence of their duties.
Strategic Outcome: Incomes are secure for RCMP members and their survivors affected by disability or death.
Expected Results: Eligible clients are appropriately compensated for the non-economic effects of a service-related illness/injury and/or death.
| Actual Spending 2010-11 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2011-12 ($millions) | Planned Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Total Authorities 2012-13 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Variance ($millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 93.3 | 105.5 | 113.5 | 121.5 | 118.1 | (4.6) |
| Total program | 93.3 | 105.5 | 113.5 | 121.5 | 118.1 | (4.6) |
Comments on variances: The 2012-13 planned spending of $113.5 million is based on a forecast provided by Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) in the fall of 2011 for the 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities. In 2012-13, $8 million in funding was sought through the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates (B), to align the grant authority with the most up-to-date forecast provided by VAC.
The year-over-year rise in actual spending is a result of an increase in the number of members receiving disability pension awards, as well as annual increases due to the indexation of disability pension benefits.
Audits completed or planned: N/A
Evaluations completed or planned: The next evaluation is tentatively scheduled for 2014-15.
Engagement of applicants and recipients: Eligible clients have been appropriately compensated for the non-economic effects of a service-related illness/injury and/or death.
Firearms Funding Program for Opt-in Provinces and/or Territorial Governments - Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations
Start Date: 1995-96
End Date: Ongoing
Description:
- Opt-in provinces: to support participating provinces in administering the Firearms Act within their jurisdiction by ensuring responsible ownership, use and storage of firearms
- Aboriginal and/or other communities and non-profit organizations: to promote responsible firearms ownership, use and storage of firearms in Aboriginal and other communities across Canada by providing information and education on firearm safety
Strategic Outcome: Criminal activity affecting Canadians is reduced
Results Achieved:
- Reduced access to firearms for those who pose a threat to public safety
- Useful information made available for policing and law enforcement purposes
- Safe use and storage of firearms
- Increased understanding and knowledge of program requirements by clients, community organizations and Canadians
| Actual Spending 2010-11 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2011-12 ($millions) | Planned Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Total Authorities 2012-13 ($millions) | Actual Spending 2012-13 ($millions) | Variance ($millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firearms Registration | ||||||
| Total contributions | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Firearms Licensing and Supporting Infrastructure | ||||||
| Total contributions | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0 |
| Total program contributions | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 1.3 |
Comments on variances: N/A
Audits completed or planned: The RCMP has conducted a program evaluation: Canadian Firearms Program Evaluation. The report was published in 2010 and is now available on the RCMP's website.
Evaluations completed or planned: The next evaluation is tentatively scheduled for 2014-15.
Engagement of applicants and recipients: Under the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program's (CFP) Aboriginal and/or Other Communities and Organizations (AOCO) Contribution Funding Program, the CFP assisted in providing safety training within Northern Ontario Aboriginal communities (with a particular focus on Aboriginal youth) through a Contribution Agreement with the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation. In 2012-13, 50 Canadian Firearms Safety Courses were successfully completed by 435 individuals. As part of these safety training outreach projects, the CFP also helped with 496 firearms licence applications and assisted with registrations, verifications and general firearm information provisions.
The CFP also provided funding to the Canada Safety Council (CSC) through AOCO for the fourth phase of a firearms safety public awareness campaign. The CSC public awareness campaign activities included public service announcements for television, radio and print media, as well as ongoing distribution of print materials and broad-based public awareness through the media using "good news" stories. This project concentrated on reaching Aboriginal audiences to promote preventive measures such as safe firearms handling and storage.
Contribution Agreement funding for Provincial partners supported the delivery of the regulatory activities of Provincial Chief Firearms Officers (CFOs), as prescribed by the Firearms Act and Regulations. Quarterly activity-based reporting to Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) for 2012-13, by Provincial CFOs, included the ongoing provision of business inspections, range inspections, firearms safety training, firearms verifier training, activities related to gun shows and auctions, and the issuance of authorizations, which fulfilled the responsibilities of CFOs for the administration, management and delivery of key components of the Firearms Act. Provincial CFOs issued 256,136 licences in 2012-13 and maintained continuous screening of their licensee population, a total of 1,184,775 licence holders.
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