National Infrastructure Contribution Program (NICP)

Start date JUN-2013
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contribution
Type of appropriation Program is appropriated annually through the Estimates.
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2016-2017
Link to departmental result(s) Enable CSC to ensure safe and humane custody in accordance with the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and health and safety for staff.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Community Residential Facilities
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The purpose of the National Infrastructure Contribution Program is to enable CSC to enter into contribution agreements with provinces, territories, municipalities, and non-profit organizations towards construction done by those bodies, where CSC cannot otherwise do so in a reasonable and cost effective manner.

These are non-repayable contributions.
Expected results

Expected Results

  • Signed agreements
  • Perceptions of recipients regarding effectiveness of agreement
  • Length of time proposal took to be signed
  • Completion of projects providing infrastructure to support CSC priorities
  • Achievement of agreement schedule (e.g. number of revised timelines issued, number of timelines missed)
  • Perceptions of senior management regarding results of completed projects

Performance Indicators

  • Number of contribution agreements
  • Perceptions of recipients regarding effectiveness of agreement
  • Length of time proposal took to be signed
  • Achievement of expected results, (e.g. number of partners, number of projects undertaken, nature of projects undertaken)
  • Achievement of agreement schedule (e.g. number of revised timelines issued, number of timelines missed)
  • Perceptions of senior management regarding results of completed projects

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

 Not applicable, program is under $5M.
Decision following the results of last evaluation Not applicable.
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

Evaluation planned for 2024-2025

General targeted recipient groups
  • Not-for-profit organizations and charities
  • Other levels of Government
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients
  • Requests are sent via Technical Services and Facilities (TSF) annual Call Letter for the Program of Work (PoW).
  • The National Infrastructure Prioritization Committee (NIPC) reviews requests. TSF has numerous professionals with engineering, architectural and scientific backgrounds. Each project proposal is reviewed and approved by the appropriate area of expertise.
  • The recommended requests are added to the PoW and sent to EXCOM for final approval.
  • For each contribution project, a detailed agreement specifies the expected results of the project with measurable metrics in line with the intended purpose of the infrastructure (litres per seconds of water, m3 of natural gas, number of inmates, square feet, etc...) as well as the appropriate measuring tools to confirm these results after project completion.
Financial Information
Type of transfer payment 2020-21
forecast spending		 2021-22
planned spending		 2022-23
planned spending		 2023-24
planned spending
Total grants $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total contributions $4,318,512 $4,700,000 $4,700,000 $4,700,000
Total other types of transfer payments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total program $4,318,512 $4,700,000 $4,700,000 $4,700,000
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