2012-13 Departmental Performance Report

Sub-Program 1.3.2 – Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management

Description

The Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program is a contribution program within the Integrated Aboriginal Contribution Management Framework. One main over-arching goal of the framework is to assist Aboriginal organizations to develop capacity to more effectively participate in aquatic resource and oceans management multi-stakeholder processes. The Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program, which applies in areas where Fisheries and Oceans Canada manages the fishery and land claims have not been settled, is designed to bring Aboriginal groups together at a broad watershed or ecosystem level and build capacity to participate in the decision-making processes used for aquatic resources and oceans management. Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management provides funding to qualifying Aboriginal groups to form aquatic resource and oceans management organizations capable of hiring or contracting skilled personnel to allow them to effectively participate in decision-making and advisory processes. Other main objectives achieved with the provision of this funding include: encouraging the establishment of collaborative management structures that contribute to integrated ecosystem/watershed management and planning processes; and improving information-sharing among and between Aboriginal communities, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and other stakeholders.

Financial Resources ($ millions)

Planned Spending
2012-13		 Actual Spending
2012-13		 Difference
2012-13
15.1 19.1 4.0

Note: Extensions to Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative and Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative were granted subsequent to the tabling of the 2012-13 Report on Plans and Priorities, therefore the planned spending did not take into consideration the additional resources required.

Human Resources (full-time equivalents)

Planned
2012-13		 Actual
2012-13		 Difference
2012-13
6 13 7
Note: Extensions to Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative and Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative were granted subsequent to the tabling of the 2012-13 Report on Plans and Priorities, therefore the planned full-time equivalents did not take into consideration the additional resources required. In addition, human resource reporting issues were identified, which resulted in several full-time equivalents being reported under the incorrect sub-program within the Aboriginal Strategies and Governance Program. These system coding errors will be reviewed and corrected.

Performance Results, Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Expected
Result		 Performance
Indicator		 Target Actual Result
Aboriginal groups have the capacity to participate in aquatic resource and oceans management at a broad watershed or ecosystem level Number of watershed/ecosystem-based Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management organizations 30
by March 31, 2013		 Result: 30
Maintained 2011-12 result of 30 organizations. Participation in Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management organizations remained high and stable.
Signed funding agreements Number of signed Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management agreements 35
by March 31, 2013		 Results: 37
Improved compared to 2011-12 result of 36 agreements. Participation in Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management agreements remained high and stable.

The Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Sub-Program is part of the Aboriginal Strategies and Governance Program.

Program Evaluation... In 2009-10, the Department completed the Evaluation of the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program.