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	September Update Budget 2005


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	•	Message from the Minister and Accountability Statement
	•	Ministry Overview and Core Business Areas
	•	Resource Summary
	•	Strategic Context
	•	Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results
	•	Related Initiatives and Planning Processes


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Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results

Ministry Goals and their Linkage to the Five Great Goals

Ministry Mission.

Ministry Performance Plan Summary

Ministry Performance Plan Summary.

Performance Plan

Goal 1:

Increased social and economic stability and investment in the province through greater certainty over Crown lands and resources.

Outcome/Key Indicator:

Increased access to Crown lands and resources for economic development.

Core Business Areas:

Aboriginal Relations, Reconciliation, Negotiations

Performance Measure	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Percentage of B.C. Crown land covered by certainty arrangements.¹	32%	37% ²	+1%	+1%	+1%


¹	Calculated as of March 31, 2004, the base figure for the amount of Crown Land covered by certainty arrangements is 28,753,499 ha and includes all certainty arrangements across government.
²	Previously estimated in 2005/06 Service Plan as 33%, the increase was achieved primarily through the contribution of ongoing negotiations by the Ministry of Forests with the achievement of 33 Forest and Range Agreements.

Objective 1:

Concluded agreements that define rights and responsibilities between the parties and facilitate economic development.

Key strategies include: focusing on key opportunities to conclude agreements with Aboriginal people; providing leadership to line ministries and provincial agencies to support accommodation activities; consulting with concerned parties on negotiations; strengthening relations between First Nations and local governments and between First Nations and non-First Nations business interests; introducing improved practices related to the timely transfer of land, resources and program responsibility to First Nations following treaties or other agreements.

Performance Measures:

Performance Measures	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Number of additional initialled final agreements and agreements-in-principle.¹	4	1	2-4	2-4	2-4
Number of additional accommodation agreements/business arrangements.²	1	3	2-3	2-3	2-3
Number of additional partnership initiatives involving First Nations and community organizations, including local governments.	5	6	4-6	4-6	4-6


¹	Initialled final agreements and agreements-in-principle represent an incremental number each fiscal year.
²	Refers to significant accommodation agreements with cross-ministry impacts.

Goal 2:

Social and economic opportunities and well-being for Aboriginal people.

Core Business Areas:

Aboriginal Relations, Reconciliation, Negotiations, First Citizens Fund

Objective 1:

Social and economic outcomes for Aboriginal people are improved.

Key strategies include: improving access to and quality of services for Aboriginal people through enhanced inter-ministry coordination and partnerships; supporting capacity development within Aboriginal communities toward the delivery of culturally appropriate programs; and providing opportunities for Aboriginal entrepreneurs to develop or expand businesses.

A work plan will be designed through collaboration with Aboriginal organizations, with the social and economic indicators to measure progress toward the results we need in order to achieve the Five Great Goals of the next decade.

Performance Measures:

Performance Measures	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Number of new organizational capacity partnerships, initiatives and projects.¹	n/a	25	18-22²	18-22	18-22
Number of Aboriginal businesses created or sustained by the FCF BLP.³	n/a	150	150	150	150
Number of jobs within Aboriginal businesses created or sustained by the FCF BLP.	n/a	350	350	350	350


¹	The over-arching purpose of these partnerships, initiatives and projects is to encourage and assist in building capacity within Aboriginal organizations across the province. Some examples in 2004/05 include: providing staff mentoring and training to increase capacity in research, facilitation, planning and communications skills, facilitating Aboriginal youth to explore careers in science and technology; and supporting the development of an Aboriginal business database and directory to document and promote Aboriginal businesses.
²	Targets are dependent on size and scope. Funding may fluctuate from year to year. In 2004/05, a larger number of smaller value projects were funded. The actual number is expected to decrease as larger value initiatives are undertaken in upcoming years.
³	Approximately 40% of businesses and jobs supported by the First Citizens Fund Business Loan Program represent new business start-ups and new jobs. Approximately 60% of loans provided through the program were for business growth and expansion. Performance targets remain relatively constant from year to year because program delivery is based upon budget allocations which have also remained relatively constant. Targets are based on an average of total program activity over a five-year period. Actuals will vary from year to year depending on loan size

Goal 3:

Build strong and respectful relationships between government and Aboriginal organizations based on a shared commitment to reconciliation and recognition.

Outcome/Key Indicator:

Forums with Aboriginal political organizations and leadership that strengthen the relations between those representatives and the government.

Core Business Areas:

Aboriginal Relations, Reconciliation, Negotiations

Performance Measure	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Number of Forums that facilitate and strengthen relationships between Aboriginal political organizations and the government.¹	1	2	1-2	1-2	1-2


¹	Includes broad comprehensive agreements such as the “Protocol Respecting the Government-to-Government Relationship between the First Nations represented by the First Nations Summit and the Government of British Columbia” and Forums between Cabinet and other Aboriginal organizations.

Objective 1:

Build trust with Aboriginal people through a reconciliation and recognition framework.

Key strategies include: working cooperatively with First Nations to identify an agenda of activities focused on reconciliation and recognition; develop policies, positions and mandates consistent with the principles of reconciliation and recognition that improve relationships between Aboriginal people, the Crown, local governments and all citizens; provide leadership to line ministries and provincial agencies undertaking reconciliation activities; undertake initiatives to increase public awareness and understanding to promote a vision of reconciliation.

Performance Measures:

Performance Measures	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Number of actions taken to implement agreed joint activities.¹	2	4	7	10	10
Number of activities undertaken to build public awareness.²	105	115	115-120	115-120	115-120³


¹	Refers to joint initiatives with First Nations or Aboriginal organizations in areas such as Aboriginal place naming.
²	Activities undertaken to build public awareness include announcements, meetings and public events, open houses, publications and speeches.
³	Target previously reported in 2005/06 Service Plan as 40-70 for 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08.

Goal 4:

Optimal and cost-effective planning, management, administrative and operational support.

Core Business Area:

Executive and Support Services

Objective 1:

Improve administrative operations through innovative business practices and technology.

Through the ongoing improvement of administrative operations, such as the use of innovative business practices and technology, the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation is able to provide effective and efficient planning, management, administrative and operational support to its core business areas.

Key strategies include: reviewing business practices and office procedures and adopt best practices to improve cost-effectiveness and efficiency; developing a human resources plan to support and encourage employee learning and skills identification and development; identifying technology solutions to better track and report on performance and risks associated with meeting business objectives.

Performance Measures:

Performance Measures	2003/04 Actual	2004/05 Actual	2005/06 Target	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target
Percentage of employees with performance management plans.	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Number of best management practices adopted.¹	5	6	4	4	4


¹	Targets reflect the number of new best practices adopted each fiscal year and include such measures as iExpense, iPlan, Time on Line, iProcurement, sharepoint document sharing website and improved records management processes.

2005/06 – 2007/08 SERVICE PLAN UPDATE Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results

Ministry Goals and their Linkage to the Five Great Goals

Ministry Performance Plan Summary

Performance Plan

Goal 1:

Outcome/Key Indicator:

Core Business Areas:

Objective 1:

Performance Measures:

Goal 2:

Core Business Areas:

Objective 1:

Performance Measures:

Goal 3:

Outcome/Key Indicator:

Core Business Areas:

Objective 1:

Performance Measures:

Goal 4:

Core Business Area:

Objective 1:

Performance Measures:

2005/06 – 2007/08 SERVICE PLAN UPDATE
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation