Performance Reporting — Continued

Core Business: Effective Local Government, Aboriginal and
Women's Services

Goal 2: Improve the quality of life of Aboriginal peoples in BC.

Objective:

1. To improve partnerships and co-ordination with the federal government to address the needs of the Aboriginal people in BC.

Performance Measure	Target 2002/03	Actual 2002/03
Provincial strategy to increase federal funding for Aboriginal programs and services	Complete	The strategy is complete
• Inventory of all service agreements		• The inventory of service agreements with Aboriginal communities is complete.
• Database established		• The database of provincial government Aboriginal programs and initiatives is complete.
• Cabinet approval		• The strategy was approved by an advisory group of ministers in July 2002.1
• Develop performance measures to assess improvements in quality of life for Aboriginal people in BC.		• First step completed — health-related baseline information has been obtained. Next step of fully developing measures began in March 2003.2

Discussion of variance:
1	A decision was made that the strategy could be implemented based on the approval of the advisory group of ministers, therefore Cabinet approval was not sought.
2	The ministry will continue work in 2003/04 to develop performance measures to assess improvements in the quality of life for Aboriginal people in BC. This will be done as part of the Aboriginal Socio-Economic Strategy project. This is a government priority, coordinated by the Aboriginal Directorate.

Other achievements for which targets were not set in the Service Plan for 2002/03:

• The Aboriginal Directorate completed an analysis of service agreements with Aboriginal communities. This supported the ministry's work to engage the federal government in improving services to Aboriginal people in BC.
• The inaugural First Citizens' Forum was held on October 11, 2002 and attended by representatives of Aboriginal communities throughout BC. The forum will now be held annually to support a continuing dialogue between Aboriginal people and the Province.