The ministry of children and family development's recent service plan has once again demonstrated just how little progress has been made on the government's plan to enhance "the capacity of the Aboriginal community to deliver child and family development services." Five years ago, the government promised that, by fiscal 2005/06, 50 percent of the aboriginal children in care served by delegated aboriginal agencies. But, according to the latest plan, just 30.4 percent of aboriginal children in care are served by those agencies. The following is a complete list of those targets since 2003.

Percentage of Aboriginal children in care served by delegated Aboriginal agencies

2003/04-2005/06 Service Plan

Baseline 20% (2002/03 projection)
2002/03 Base 20% (2002/03 projection)
2003/04 Target 46%
2004/05 Target 47%
2005/06 Target 50%

2004/05-2006/07 Service Plan

2003/04 Base 29% (as of Dec. 2003) 46% (Target from 2003/04 Service Plan)
2004/05 Target 40%
2005/06 Target 45%
2006/07 Target TBD

2005/06-2007/08 Service Plan

2004/05 Target/Baseline 20% (revised baseline, 2004/05. Note: 2003/04 baseline was stated in error as 26%; published target was "increase by 20% over baseline)
2005/06 Target 25%
2006/07 Target 30%
2007/08 Target 35%

2005/06-2007/08 Service Plan Update

2004/05 Baseline 30.7%
2005/06 Target 33%
2006/07 Target 36%
2007/08 Target 39%

2006/07-2008/09 Service Plan

2004/05 Baseline 30.7%
2005/06 Target 33%
2006/07 Target 36%
2007/08 Target 39%
2008/09 Target 42%

2007/08-2009/10 Service Plan

2005/06 Actual 30.6%
2006/07 Target 36%
2007/08 Target 36%
2008/09 Target To be determined
2009/10 Target To be determined

2008/09-2010/11 Service Plan

2006/07 Actual 30.4%
2007/08 Target 36.0%
2008/09 Target 32.0%
2009/10 Target 33.0%
2010/11 Target 33.0%