2016–17 Departmental Results Report: Supplementary Information Tables

Goal 7: waste and asset management

Reduce waste generated, and minimize the environmental impacts of assets throughout their life cycle.

Target 7.2: green procurement

As of April 1, 2014, the Government of Canada will continue to take action to embed environmental considerations into public procurement, in accordance with the federal Policy on Green Procurement.

Departmental approach to further the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement in place as of April 1, 2014.

Increased awareness of the Policy on Green Procurement through training sessions where Green Procurement is highlighted (on-going as of April 1, 2014).

Achieved

Number and percentage of procurement and/or materiel management specialists who have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course (C215) or equivalent, in fiscal year 2016−17.

100%

Achieved. Three specialists completed the course in previous fiscal years and were with the department at the end of fiscal year 2016−17.

Number and percentage of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel whose performance evaluation includes support and contribution toward green procurement, in fiscal year 2016−17.

0%

There are 2 managers and functional heads of procurement. To date, green procurement has not been included in their performance plans.

Departmental performance indicators for departmental green procurement targets

Percentage of photocopy paper containing recycled content.

100%

Achieved

Percentage of grant applications and peer review submitted and distributed electronically.

95%

There are still some grant applications and peer review that have remained paper based due to the nature of the initiative.

Percentage of printers with duplex default printing setting.

100%

Achieved

Green procurement best practices

Train all acquisition cardholders on green procurement.

100%

Achieved

Increase awareness of the Policy on Green Procurement among managers.

Provided training sessions where Green Procurement is highlighted.

Achieved

Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support (voted)

2000-01

Ongoing

Grant

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

2011-12

Canada is a world leader in the creation, dissemination and application of health research knowledge.

1.1: Investigator-Initiated Health Research; 1.2: Priority-Driven Health Research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) provides a wide array of funding programs under this transfer payment program. This includes grants that provide support for the direct costs of research projects, for the training of researchers, or for activities that support the translation of research findings. Other funding includes direct salary and stipend support to individual researchers/scientists and research trainees.

CIHR invested a significant portion of its grants budget to fund all areas of health research. CIHR grants and awards helped maintain a strong and diverse health research base. Programs continue to demonstrate strong application pressure and an increase in the average cost of research proposals resulted in a higher average grant payment per year.

Overall CIHR supported 11,960 researchers and trainees by funding 6,681 grants and awards, which represents a total of $910.9M in expenditures through the Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support transfer payment program.

CIHR’s actual spending was $44.0M greater than planned due to $45.0M additional funding received through Budget 2015 and 2016 to fund Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research and Antimicrobial Resistance initiatives and to support early career investigators.

• Advisory Engagement - Procurement and Authorities of Large-Scale Purchases (Completed, May 2016);
• Internal Audit of Compliance with the Treasury Board Transfer Payment Policy Suite (Completed, September 2016);
• Fraud Risk Assessment (Completed, November 2016);
• OCG Horizontal Audit of Information Management (Completed, November 2016);
• Internal Audit of Physical Security (Completed, March 2017);
• Internal Audit of Corporate Governance (On-Going, September, 2017);
• Advisory Engagement - Risk Assessment of the Canadian CCV System (On-Going, September, 2017);
• Internal Audit of IT Security (On-Going, March 2018);
• Internal Audit of Strategic Investment Planning (Planned, June 2018)

• Evaluation of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) (Completed, May 2016; Planned, May 2021);
• Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program (Completed, July 2016; Planned, July 2021);
• Evaluation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (Completed, December 2016);
• Evaluation of the Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction (Completed, December 2016; Planned, November 2020)
• Evaluation of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (Completed, February 2017; Planned, February 2021);
• Evaluation of the Institute of Cancer Research (Completed, April 2017);
• Evaluation of the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (Completed, June 2017);
• Evaluation of Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (formerly known as National Anti-Drug Strategy) (In Progress, June 2017);
• Review of the Institute of Genetics (In progress, November 2017);
• Review of the Institute of Infection and Immunity (In progress, February 2018);
• Evaluation of the College and Community Innovation Program (In progress, February 2018);
• Operating Support Program Evaluation (In Progress, March 2018);
• CIHR Training and Career Support Evaluation (In progress, March 2018);
• Evaluation of the Dementia Research Strategy (In progress, March 2018);
• Evaluation of Gairdner (In progress, March 2018);
• Evaluation of the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) Program (Planned, March 2019);
• Evaluation of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) (Planned, March 2019);
• Evaluation of the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada (Planned, September 2019);
• Review of the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (Planned, June 2018);
• Review of the Institute of Gender and Health (Planned, June 2018);
• Review of the Institute of Aging (Planned, February 2019);
• Review of the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Planned, June 2019);
• Review of the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (Planned, June 2019);
• Review of the Institute of Population and Public Health (Planned, February 2019);
• Public Health Laboratories Evaluation (CIHR Innovative Ebola Research Grants) (Planned, September 2019);
• Evaluation of the Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN) (Planned, March 2020);
• Review of the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH) (Planned, June 2020);
• Evaluation of the Business-Led NCE Program (Planned, July 2020);
• Evaluation of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program (Planned, October 2020);
• Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative (Planned, March 2021)

CIHR engages applicants and recipients on an ongoing basis through various forms of social media, electronic newsletters, presentations, discussion forums and consultation processes.

Canada Graduate Scholarships (voted)

2003–04

Ongoing

Grant

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

2009–10

Canada is a world leader in the creation, dissemination and application of health research knowledge.

1.1.2: Training and Career Support

This program is administered by CIHR, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). CIHR's portion of the Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program provides financial support to develop future health researchers at both the masters and doctoral levels in all health related fields in Canada, providing them with an opportunity to gain research experience.

CIHR's ability to train, retain and sustain outstanding health researchers remains a key priority in its five-year strategic plan. In 2016–17, CIHR supported the learning and development of its health research trainees by awarding 131 new doctoral awards and 396 new master’s awards through the CGS program.

The variance is immaterial.

No Audits were planned or completed.

Evaluation of the Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Program (Completed, November 2016 – Planned, November 2021).

Applicants and recipients are engaged through communication with academic institutions and Tri-Agency or agency-specific electronic communication.

Canada Excellence Research Chairs (voted)

2010–11

Ongoing

Grant

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

2016–2017

Canada is a world leader in the creation, dissemination and application of health research knowledge.

1.1.2: Training and Career Support

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) program is administered by CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC and aims to support the development of a world-class workforce crucial to the innovation process, positioning Canada as a magnet for the world's top researchers and graduate students, and promoting the development and application of leading-edge knowledge.

Through the CERC program, CIHR contributed to building and maintaining world-class research by supporting Canadian universities in their efforts to build on Canada's growing reputation as a global leader in research and innovation. The CERC program attracts world-leading researchers in fields such as human pain genetics, neuroscience, and virology, to Canadian universities. In 2016–17, CIHR supported seven chairs totalling $9.8M through the CERC program.

No variance

No Audits were planned or completed.

Evaluation of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program (Planned, March 2019)

Applicants and recipients are engaged through regular communication and the CERC website.

Canada First Research Excellence Fund (voted)

2014–15

Ongoing

Grant

Appropriated annually through the Estimates

2014–15

Canada is a world leader in the creation, dissemination and application of health research knowledge.

1.2.2: Horizontal Health Research Initiatives

The Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) supports Canada’s postsecondary institutions in their efforts to become global research leaders. It helps Canadian universities, colleges and polytechnics compete with the best in the world for talent and partnership opportunities, to make breakthrough discoveries, and to excel globally in research areas that will create long-term economic advantages for Canada. CFREF helps institutions: (i) compete with the best in the world for talent, for partnership opportunities and to make breakthrough discoveries; (ii) seize emerging opportunities and strategically advance their greatest strengths on the global stage; and (iii) implement large-scale, transformational and forward-thinking institutional strategies. This transfer payment program does not have repayable contributions.

In 2016–17, CFREF through the Tri-Agencies invested in 13 awards with a total value of $900.0M over seven years, of which $164.8M will be distributed by CIHR to support eight awards. Over the two CFREF competitions held to date, $279.7M of the $1,249.3M awarded was distributed by CIHR to support ten awards.

CIHR’s actual spending was $9.0M greater than planned spending due to the result of the second competition of the CFREF, for which CIHR received an additional $9.0M in 2016–17.

No Audits were planned or completed.

Evaluation of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (Planned, March 2020)

A variety of engagement initiatives (webinars, site visits, telephone, email, online forums) are used as part of the regular competition cycle in order to give applicants and recipients opportunities to seek and receive information and to provide feedback on service delivery. As well as, through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund website.