Common use of Measuring Outcomes Clause in Contracts

Measuring Outcomes. Program Indicators: • Number of participants in program and services; • Number of participants completing a program or services where there is a specific start and end point to the intervention; • Number of participants who obtained or were maintained in employment where the program or service supports this activity. Not all programs and services included in the New Brunswick annual plan will have data available for all program indicators. However, Departments may choose to report on other indicators that are appropriate to their programs and services that are included in the annual plan. Program indicators are included in previous sections of the report along with relevant program descriptions. Societal Indicators: • Education attainment of working age persons with disabilities; • Labor force participation of working age persons with disabilities; • Employment Income of working age persons with disabilities. The societal indicator data attached is provided from the federal government and has been extracted from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is the first Canadian household survey to provide national data on the fluctuations in income that a typical family or individual experiences over time which gives greater insight on the nature and extent of poverty in Canada. Since their family situation, education, and demographic background may play a role, the survey has extensive information on these topics as well. Disability status in SLID is self-reported based on answers to questions addressing activity limitations at work and home. Appendix A The following section of this report will provide charts describing social and economic characteristics which help define any population whether disabled or not. In order to contextualize the socio-economic situation of disabled persons in New Brunswick, these charts will compare certain socio-economic variables for both the disabled and the non-disabled population. Labour force attributes of each population will be described, such as the percentage of those who are and are not benefiting from labour force opportunities. Economic characteristics including the proportion of citizens with earned income, the average annual earnings, comparison of the level of earnings of disabled individuals with non-disabled individuals as well as an illustration of the distribution of income among the two populations will be presented. The level of education achieved by our citizens will be described as well. Although the baseline LMAPD report used data from the Participation and Activity Limitations Survey (PALS), charts for more recent reports are constructed of data provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) as custom ordered from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is a household survey whose universe includes all Canadians living in the ten provinces that are not living in institutions, Indian reserves or in military barracks. Samples for SLID are selected from the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and thus share its area frame as well as its stratified, multi-stage probability sampling method. Despite the fact that the previous reports use the same data source, revisions to the weights used by SLID have produced different estimates for the same years of data. Statistics Canada produces weights on the basis of population projections models designed by their Demography Division. When population projection models are updated they affect how the weights are calculated. While the impact of these changes in sampling weight is minimal at the national level, they are of greater consequence when applied to smaller populations due to the higher variability of these more limited samples. New Brunswick’s data for disabled persons is different in this year’s report than in other years as these newer figures were noticeably affected by changes in the calculation of the weights used in the SLID.

Measuring Outcomes. Program Indicators: • Number of participants in program and services; services • Number of participants completing a program or services where there is a specific start and end point to the intervention; intervention • Number of participants who obtained or were maintained in employment where the program or service supports this activity. activity Not all programs and services included in the New Brunswick annual plan will have data available for all program indicators. However, indicators however Departments may choose to report on other indicators that are appropriate to their programs and services that are included in the annual plan. Program indicators are included in previous sections of the report along with relevant program descriptions. Societal Indicators: • Education attainment of working age persons with disabilities; disabilities • Labor force participation of working age persons with disabilities; disabilities • Employment Income of working age persons with disabilities. disabilities The societal indicator data attached is provided from the federal government and has been extracted from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is the first Canadian household survey to provide national data on the fluctuations in income that a typical family or individual experiences over time which gives greater insight on the nature and extent of poverty in Canada. Since their family situation, education, and demographic background may play a role, the survey has extensive information on these topics as well. Disability status in SLID is self-reported based on answers to questions addressing activity limitations at work and home. Appendix A The following section of this report will provide charts describing social and economic characteristics which help define any population whether disabled or not. In order to contextualize the socio-economic situation of disabled persons in New Brunswick, these charts will compare certain socio-economic variables for both the disabled and the non-disabled population. Labour force attributes of each population will be described, such as the percentage of those who are and are not benefiting from labour force opportunities. Economic characteristics including the proportion of citizens with earned income, the average annual earnings, total income and after-tax income of households with persons of various age groups, comparison of the level of earnings of disabled individuals with non-disabled individuals as well as an illustration of the distribution of income among the two populations will be presented. The level of education achieved by our citizens will be described as well. Although the baseline LMAPD report used data from the Participation and Activity Limitations Survey (PALS), charts for more recent reports are constructed of data provided by Human Resources and Skills Social Development Canada (HRSDCSDC) as custom ordered from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is a household survey whose universe includes all Canadians living in the ten provinces that are not living in institutions, Indian reserves or in military barracks. Samples for SLID are selected from the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and thus share its area frame as well as its stratified, multi-stage probability sampling method. Despite the fact that the previous reports use the same data source, revisions to the weights used by SLID have produced different estimates for the same years of data. Statistics Canada produces weights on the basis of population projections models designed by their Demography Division. When population projection models are updated they affect how the weights are calculated. While the impact of these changes in sampling weight is minimal at the national level, they are of greater consequence when applied to smaller populations due to the higher variability of these more limited samples. New Brunswick’s data for disabled persons is different in this year’s report than in other years as these newer figures were noticeably affected by changes in the calculation of the weights used in the SLID.. Concepts of Income in this survey include: income from earnings, market income, total income as well as after-tax income. Incomes from earnings include all wages, salaries and commissions, including those from self-employment situations. Earnings are only one component of market income which typically also includes income from investments. Total income refers to market income plus income from government transfer payments such as the various Child Tax benefits, the HST tax credit, payments from Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), Social Assistance (SA), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) as well as money from worker’s compensation settlements. After-tax income is total income minus income tax payments. 17% 20% 21% 25% 12% 10% 32% 37% 66% 64% 49% 39% 56% 71% 79% 81% 60% 36% 41% 56% 56% 36% 7% 3% Chart 1: Labour Force Status by Disability Status Canada & New Brunswick 2006 % Employed % Unemployed % Not in LF % Other 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% CAN Dis NB Dis CAN Non-Dis NB Non-Dis Not Disabled Disabled age 18‐ 24 age 25‐ 34 age 35‐ 44 age 45‐ 54 age 55‐ 64 age>=65 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Chart 2a: Employment by Disability Group and Age Canada 2006 73% 77% 76% 52% 51% 45% 51% 7% 40% 20% 28% 2% Chart 2b: Employment by Disability Group and Age New Brunswick 2006 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% age 18‐ 24 age 25‐ 34 age 35‐ 44 age 45‐ 54 age 55‐ 64 age>=65 Disabled Not Disabled

Measuring Outcomes. Program Indicators: • Number of participants in program and services; services • Number of participants completing a program or services where there is a specific start and end point to the intervention; intervention • Number of participants who obtained or were maintained in employment where the program or service supports this activity. activity Not all programs and services included in the New Brunswick annual plan will have data available for all program indicators. However, indicators however Departments may choose to report on other indicators that are appropriate to their programs and services that are included in the annual plan. Program indicators are included in previous sections of the report along with relevant program descriptions. Societal Indicators: • Education attainment of working age persons with disabilities; disabilities • Labor force participation of working age persons with disabilities; disabilities • Employment Income of working age persons with disabilities. disabilities The societal indicator data attached is provided from the federal government and has been extracted from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is the first Canadian household survey to provide national data on the fluctuations in income that a typical family or individual experiences over time which gives greater insight on the nature and extent of poverty in Canada. Since their family situation, education, and demographic background may play a role, the survey has extensive information on these topics as well. Disability status in SLID is self-reported based on answers to questions addressing activity limitations at work and home. Appendix A The following section of this report will provide charts describing social and economic characteristics which help define any population whether disabled or not. In order to contextualize the socio-economic situation of disabled persons in New Brunswick, these charts will compare certain socio-economic variables for both the disabled and the non-disabled population. Labour force attributes of each population will be described, such as the percentage of those who are and are not benefiting from labour force opportunities. Economic characteristics including the proportion of citizens with earned income, the average annual earnings, total income and after-tax income of households with persons of various age groups, comparison of the level of earnings of disabled individuals with non-disabled individuals as well as an illustration of the distribution of income among the two populations will be presented. The level of education achieved by our citizens will be described as well. Although the baseline LMAPD report used data from the Participation and Activity Limitations Survey (PALS), charts for more recent reports are constructed of data provided by Human Resources and Skills Social Development Canada (HRSDCSDC) as custom ordered from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is a household survey whose universe includes all Canadians living in the ten provinces that are not living in institutions, Indian reserves or in military barracks. Samples for SLID are selected from the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and thus share its area frame as well as its stratified, multi-stage probability sampling method. Despite the fact that the previous reports use the same data source, revisions to the weights used by SLID have produced different estimates for the same years of data. Statistics Canada produces weights on the basis of population projections models designed by their Demography Division. When population projection models are updated they affect how the weights are calculated. While the impact of these changes in sampling weight is minimal at the national level, they are of greater consequence when applied to smaller populations due to the higher variability of these more limited samples. New Brunswick’s data for disabled persons is different in this year’s report than in other years as these newer figures were noticeably affected by changes in the calculation of the weights used in the SLID.. Concepts of Income in this survey include: income from earnings, market income, total income as well as after-tax income. Incomes from earnings include all wages, salaries and commissions, including those from self-employment situations. Earnings are only one component of market income which typically also includes income from investments. Total income refers to market income plus income from government transfer payments such as the various Child Tax benefits, the HST tax credit, payments from Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), Social Assistance (SA), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) as well as money from worker’s compensation settlements. After-tax income is total income minus income tax payments. 17% 20% 21% 25% 12% 10% 32% 37% 66% 64% 49% 39% Chart 2a: Employment by Disability Group and Age Canada 2006 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% age 18‐ 24 age 25‐ 34 age 35‐ 44 age 45‐ 54 age 55‐ 64 age>=65 Disabled Not Disabled

Measuring Outcomes. Program Indicators: • Number of participants in program and services; • Number of participants completing a program or services where there is a specific start and end point to the intervention; • Number of participants who obtained or were maintained in employment where the program or service supports this activity. Not all programs and services included in the New Brunswick annual plan will have data available for all program indicators. However, indicators however Departments may choose to report on other indicators that are appropriate to their programs and services that are included in the annual plan. Program indicators are included in previous sections of the report along with relevant program descriptions. Societal Indicators: • Education attainment of working age persons with disabilities; • Labor force participation of working age persons with disabilities; • Employment Income of working age persons with disabilities. The societal indicator data attached is provided from the federal government and has been extracted from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is the first Canadian household survey to provide national data on the fluctuations in income that a typical family or individual experiences over time which gives greater insight on the nature and extent of poverty in Canada. Since their family situation, education, and demographic background may play a role, the survey has extensive information on these topics as well. Disability status in SLID is self-reported based on answers to questions addressing activity limitations at work and home. Appendix A The following section of this report will provide charts describing social and economic characteristics which help define any population whether disabled or not. In order to contextualize the socio-economic situation of disabled persons in New Brunswick, these charts will compare certain socio-economic variables for both the disabled and the non-disabled population. Labour force attributes of each population will be described, such as the percentage of those who are and are not benefiting from labour force opportunities. Economic characteristics including the proportion of citizens with earned income, the average annual earnings, comparison of the level of earnings of disabled individuals with non-disabled individuals as well as an illustration of the distribution of income among the two populations will be presented. The level of education achieved by our citizens will be described as well. Although the baseline LMAPD report used data from the Participation and Activity Limitations Survey (PALS), charts for more recent reports are constructed of data provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) as custom ordered from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). SLID is a household survey whose universe includes all Canadians living in the ten provinces that are not living in institutions, Indian reserves or in military barracks. Samples for SLID are selected from the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and thus share its area frame as well as its stratified, multi-stage probability sampling method. Despite the fact that the previous reports use the same data source, revisions to the weights used by SLID have produced different estimates for the same years of data. Statistics Canada produces weights on the basis of population projections models designed by their Demography Division. When population projection models are updated they affect how the weights are calculated. While the impact of these changes in sampling weight is minimal at the national level, they are of greater consequence when applied to smaller populations due to the higher variability of these more limited samples. New Brunswick’s data for disabled persons is different in this year’s report than in other years as these newer figures were noticeably affected by changes in the calculation of the weights used in the SLID.. Concepts of Income in this survey include: income from earnings, market income, total income as well as after-tax income. Incomes from earnings include all wages, salaries and commissions, including those from self-employment situations. Earnings are only one component of market income which typically also includes income from investments. Total income refers to market income plus income from government transfer payments such as the various Child Tax benefits, the HST tax credit, payments from Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), Social Assistance (SA), Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) as well as money from worker’s compensation settlements. After-tax income is total income minus income tax payments. LMAPD Annual Report 2009-2010 20