Table 1. Program Administration
| Program Authority |
Responsible Department/Agency |
Responsibilities |
| Minister of the Environment |
Environment Canada |
- Program administration and accountability
|
| Deputy Heads Committee |
Environment Canada, DFO,
PCA |
- Advise responsible Ministers on key SARA strategies and issues
|
| SAR ADM Committee (Environment Canada Chair) |
Environment Canada, DFO,
PCA |
- Oversee the establishment of project solicitation, review, approval, funding allocation, reporting processes and the setting of general terms and conditions of contributions for HSP management
- Approve program and project funding allocations
|
| DG Operations Management Committee |
Environment Canada, DFO, PCA |
- Support the SAR ADM Committee
|
|
National Steering Committee (NSC) |
Environment Canada, DFO, PCA |
- Recommend annual/project funding allocations to SAR ADM Committee
- Ensure the overall performance of HSP
- Annual monitoring and reporting of national program results
- Oversee and approve auditing and evaluation activities, and seek ADM approval on these initiatives as appropriate
- Liaison communications with provinces and territories
- Establish technical working groups with other partners as needed
|
| Regional Implementation Boards (RIB) |
Environment Canada, DFO, PCA
Other possible RIB members:
- Provincial/territorial governments
- Other stakeholders
|
- Development of regional program for stewardship activities
- Establishing partnerships and acquiring matching funds
- Evaluation and monitoring of projects and regional program to ensure accountability and results
- Maintenance of close links with species recovery teams to support HSP
- Establish technical working groups as required
|
| HSP Secretariat |
Environment Canada |
- Coordinates quarterly program review with NSC
- Takes action on items identified by the NSC, including evaluating and audits
- Receives project proposals, coordinates national review
- Facilitates HSP integration with other national programs
- Provides guidance and advises on contribution agreement content
- Tracks communication planning for project announcements
|
| Regional Coordinators |
- Environment Canada
(in some regions, DFO regional staff manage contributions for aquatic projects)
|
- Coordinate the work of RIBs
- Oversee partnership development and proposal development
- Obtain approvals and authorities from regional managers as required
- Develop and implement contribution agreements
- Manage day-to-day operations related to disbursements and reporting, including meeting program evaluation requirements.
- Prepare regional reports on behalf of the RIB
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