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Table 15: Horizontal Initiatives


Horizontal Initiative: An Accelerated Action Plan for Federal Contaminated Sites – FCSAAP (Succeeded by the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP), approved March 2005)*
Lead Departments: Environment Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat
Start Date: April 1, 2003 (FCSAP in effect since April 2005)
End Date: FCSAAP funding to March 31, 2008. Replaced by FCSAP in April 2005, which is expected to be 12 to 15 years. Currently, funding has been approved until March 31, 2010
Total Funding Allocated (FCSAAP and FCSAP): $1,629.1 million
Description: The Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan (FCSAAP) and its successor program, the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP), provide a long-term mechanism to address federal contaminated sites having the highest human health and ecological risks. At the end of March 2004, federal contaminated sites represented a financial liability of approximately $3.5 billion. Although responsibility for the actual management and remediation of federal contaminated sites rests with responsible custodial departments, the overall program is administered jointly by Environment Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat.
Shared Outcomes: Reduce federal financial liability and risks to human health and the environment, including fish habitat. Increase public confidence in the overall management of federal real property through the effective risk management or remediation of individual federal contaminated sites.
Governance Structure for FCSAAP and its successor program, FCSAP: Federal Contaminated Sites Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering Committee is supported by the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group (CSMWG) and the FCSAP Secretariat (Environment Canada), which provides overall program coordination.
Federal Partners Involved in Each Program Total Approved(2003-2010) Planned Spending for 2006-2007 Expected Results for 2006-2007
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 2,022,249 446,000 Remediation and risk management for one project.

Assessment of approximately 40 sites.*
Canada Border Services Agency 1,013,544 214,320 Remediation and risk management for one project.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 183,783 0 Not Available
Correctional Service Canada 2,165,850 247,670 Remediation and risk management for 2 projects.

Assessment of 5 sites.*
Environment Canada 88,937,799 (Includes, secretariat, expert support, and Environment Canada project funds)

 		 11,955,095 Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments, with respect to the ecological risk evaluation of federal contaminated sites.

Provision of ecological risk assessment training and guidance.

Supports for the Assistant Deputy Minister Steering committee and CSMWG, administers non-financial aspects of the program including management of project selection process, and development and maintenance of secure website and reporting.

Remediation and risk management for 6 projects.
Assessment of approximately 120 sites.*
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada 46,325,069 (Includes, expert support and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada project funds) 12,882,103 Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments, with respect to the risk management of federal contaminated sites.

Participation in the project submission process including review of information provided by departments and provision of fish habitat portion of ecological risk evaluation score.

Remediation and risk management for 88 projects.
Assessment of up to 734 sites.*
Health Canada 43,869,533 (Includes expert support and Health Canada project funds) 6,723,032 Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments, with respect to the human health risk management of federal contaminated sites.

Provision of human health risk assessment training and guidance.

Participation in the project submission process including review of human health related information provided by departments and provision of human health risk score.
Remediation and risk management for 5 projects.
Assessment of 12 sites.*
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 372,103,356 102,023,357 Northern Affairs – Care and maintenance of nine abandoned mines and one staging area.

Remediation and risk management for 14 projects.
Assessment of approximately 40 sites.

Indian and Inuit Affairs – Remediation and risk management at 27 projects.
Assessment of approximately 30 sites.*
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated 202,000 130,000 Assessment of 2 sites.*
Department of National Defence 298,843,843 46,048,078 Remediation and risk management for 29 projects.

Assessment of approximately 140 sites.
Natural Resources Canada 1,129,000 306,000 Assessment of six sites.*
National Capital Commission 225,000 225,000 Assessment of 15 sites.*
Parks Canada Agency 6,848,240 2,087,796 Remediation and risk management for 6 projects.

Assessment of approximately 40 sites.*
Public Works and Government Services 11,926,834 (Includes expert support and Health Canada project funds) 3,974,296 Remediation and risk management at 7 projects.

Assessment of approximately 20 sites.*

Development of project management tools, the dissemination of information on innovative technologies and technologies used at individual projects.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 4,148,980 2,150,041 Remediation and risk management for 3 projects.

Assessment of approximately 125 sites.*
Transport Canada 47,942,218 16,270,313 Remediation and risk management for 11 projects.

Assessment of approximately 15 sites.*
Treasury Board Secretariat 2,266,971 482,083 Ensures consistency with Treasury Board policies on management of federal contaminated sites, reviews financial aspects of proposals, administers fund and advises Environment Canada on monitoring of government-wide progress.
Unallocated Program Management Resources 1,000,000 (500,000 in 2008‑2009 and 2009‑2010) 0 Not Available
Accommodation Charges 7,117,071 1,304,029  
TOTAL 1,121,671,128 207,509,213  
*The assessment process includes the first five steps of the ten-step process for addressing a contaminated site as described in A Federal Approach to Contaminated Sites (2000), (e.g. identification, historical review, initial testing, classification, and detailed testing).
Results to be achieved by Non-Federal Partners: Not Applicable
Contact: Approved by: Date Approved:

* The spending results of the FSCAP will become available in the FSCAP 2006-2007 Annual Report.


Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative*
Lead Department: Environment Canada
Start Date: April 2005
End Date: March 2010
Total Federal Funding Allocation: $40 million over five years
Description: The Federal Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative is a model of horizontal integration. Its purpose is to ensure Canada's commitments under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) are met, and to ensure a healthy Great Lakes environment. The GLWQA was first signed in 1972 and subsequently revised in 1978 and amended in 1987. Minor reviews of the Agreement took place in 1992 and 1999. A more comprehensive review of the GLWQA was initiated in 2006, an obligation which was triggered by the release of the International Joint Commission's (IJC) 12th Biennial Report.

The Bi-national Executive Committee is the management mechanism which brings together federal, state and provincial departments from Canada and the U.S. to plan and manage those initiatives pursuant to the GLWQA which require bi-national coordination.

The Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) is the mechanism used to engage Ontario in working with the Government of Canada to meet Canada's commitments pursuant to the GLWQA. COA harmonizes objectives, establishes specific time bounded and measurable commitments, and coordinates actions between federal and provincial departments.

The Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative was first launched in 1989 as the Great Lakes Action Plan, and is in the process of being renewed for a fourth time. The Ecosystem Initiative is led by Environment Canada and currently engages seven federal departments or agencies and provides the federal focal point for cooperation with both Ontario and the U.S. at the federal and state level.

The ecosystem approach employed to restore and maintain environmental quality in the Great Lakes Basin and the bi-national and multi-jurisdictional nature of the resource requires a high degree of horizontal integration of science, policy and program implementation, provided through the Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative.
Shared Outcomes: Through the leadership and horizontal coordination provided by Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative, federal departments, provincial ministries and U.S. federal and state agencies are united around a shared, results-based agenda and a vision for a healthy and prosperous Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. Shared outcomes include a healthy environment, healthy citizens and sustainable communities.
Governance Structures: The current Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative is a partnership of seven Government of Canada departments and one agency: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Transport Canada, and the Parks Canada Agency.

Together with other stakeholders, they have established a shared vision of a healthy, prosperous and sustainable Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. The Government of Canada's role in achieving this vision is one of leadership, stewardship and working cooperatively with partners to ensure past and present environmental problems are addressed and future problems prevented.

Funding for the Government of Canada's Great Lakes Ecosystem Initiative was renewed in 2005 as the 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern. The initiative consists of $40 million over five years ($8 million per year) targeted at continuing the environmental restoration of key aquatic Areas of Concern identified under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In addition, it is estimated that Environment Canada will contribute an additional $40 to $50 million over five years ($8 to $10 million per year) in support of Great Lakes work.

Ontario is a key partner in conserving and protecting human health and environmental quality in the Great Lakes Basin. It is an essential partner in ensuring that Canada's commitments under the GLWQA are met. The provincial Ministries of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the Environment; and Natural Resources along with the eight federal departments or agencies are signatories to the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA), which provides the framework for coordination and cooperation. First signed in 1971, the Agreement has undergone several renewals, the most recent being in the spring of 2002, and has expired in March 2007. Federal-provincial negotiations have been underway to deliver a new three-year COA which will expire on March 31, 2010.

The Great Lakes Executive Committee (GLEC) is the senior federal management body within the Canadian Federal Great Lakes Program. It is responsible for ensuring that Canada's commitments under the GLWQA are met through the effective and efficient delivery of the Great Lakes Program.

The role of GLEC is to: approve strategic directions and priorities for the Great Lakes Program; coordinate federal positions, strategies and initiatives in support of bi-national activities and discussions, and establish direction for and review of annual spending of the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.
Federal Partners Name of Program Total Allocation Planned Spending for 2006–2007 Actual Spending in 2006–2007
Environment Canada Great Lakes Action Plan or 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern $40 million over five years $ 5,824,689 $ 5,824,689
Planned Results for 2006–2007:
  • Restoring environmental quality and beneficial uses in at least two locations, resulting in the removal of the designation "Area of Concern";
  • Completing all required actions for Remedial Action Plans in at least six Areas of Concern (AOCs), and continuing to monitor recovery;
  • Making progress towards rehabilitation of ecological systems in the remaining AOCs;
  • Clearly understanding the environmental problems and causes of ecological impairment;
  •  Reaching consensus on and having broad-based support for direction and priority actions for environmental restoration, protection and conservation;
  • Making progress on habitat restoration, conservation and protection;
  • Coordinated and efficient federal and provincial scientific monitoring;
  • Have in place policies and programs to make progress towards virtual elimination of persistent bio-accumulative toxic substances such as mercury, dioxins, furans and biphenyls (PCBs); and
  • Reduce other harmful pollutants that have a significant environmental impact.
Results Achieved in 2006–2007:
  • Progress towards rehabilitating ecological systems in all AOC's continues to be made. Work plans have been developed and priority actions have been identified;
  • Stage two Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Updates were prepared for the St. Lawrence River and Niagara Rivers AOCs in 2006-2007, which identifies environmental impairments and remedial actions to rectify them;
  • A joint federal-provincial Sediment Decision Making Framework to be used in developing strategies for contaminated sediment management in the Great Lakes was approved for release;
  • The development of the Habitat Strategy for Lake Ontario advanced and will the Strategy should be finalized in 2007;
  • Biennial bi-national Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) updates were produced by Canada and the U.S. for Lakes Superior, Erie and Ontario, and a bi-national Action Plan for Lake Huron was updated in 2006 and distributed in 2006-2007. These updates identified areas of progress and where further work is required. A Canadian technical report assessing environmental conditions and the causes of degradation in Lake St Clair was also produced;
  • The development of a bi-national program for Lake St. Clair is underway;
  • Implementation frameworks in priority AOC's were renewed and strengthened in 2006-2007;
  • Progress has been made on reducing contaminants to the Great Lakes from agricultural sources and will continue to be made through the new Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan, introduced in 2005;
  • Regulatory as well as voluntary measures by the public and industry have resulted in significant reductions to date, including 89% for the destruction of stored high level PCB wastes since 1993 and 70% reduction of PCB's in service in Ontario, 85% for mercury releases to the Great Lakes environment, and an 89% reduction in dioxins and furans emissions since 1988. The variety of programs in place today will yield additional emissions reductions over the next few years; and
  • Reduction successes for other harmful pollutants since 1998 include 52% for benzo (a) pyrene and 73% for hexachlorobenzene.
Other partners include the following:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Parks Canada Agency
Health Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Transport Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Natural Resources Canada
Comments on Variances: Total Allocations were reduced from $40 million ($8 million per year) due to budget reductions.
Planned Spending for Environment Canada is equal to the total amount received (e.g. Total Allocation) less reductions (e.g. budget cuts, levies) throughout the year.
Environment Canada transfers funds to one other federal department – Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. These transferred funds (e.g. Total Allocation) are assumed to be equal to their Planned and Actual Spending – Environment Canada does not keep track of their Planned and Actual Spending amounts.
Results to be achieved by Non-Federal Partners: Not Applicable
Contact:
Alison Kennedy
Acting Manager, Great Lakes Environment Office
416-739-5913		 Approved by: Mike Goffin Date Approved: June 29, 2007

 


Canadian Group on Earth Observation
Lead Department: Environment Canada
Start Date: July 2003
End Date: Ongoing
Total Federal Funding Allocation: No new funds – annual multi-departmental contributions
Description: Inter-departmental Secretariat to: a) coordinate Canada's participation in the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO), b) advance coordinated Earth Observations in Canada
Funded through annual interdepartmental transfer and in-kind contributions.
Shared Outcomes:
  • Enhanced access to global Earth Observation data and science to meet Canadian environmental monitoring requirements;
  • Maximize the effectiveness of Canadian investments in Earth Observation networks – domestic and internationally; and
  • Improved evidence-based decision making in operational and policy domains based on coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable Earth observations.
Governance Structures:
Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Steering Committee (Chair: ADM for Meteorological Services of Canada)
Director General Interdepartmental Coordination Committee
Federal Partners Names of Programs for Federal Partners Total Allocation Planned Spending for 2006-2007 Actual Spending in 2006-2007
Environment Canada Weather and Environmental Services Not Available $ 265,200 $ 265,000
Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Not Available 112,500 112,500
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Science and Technology Not Available 40,000 40,000
Canadian Space Agency Earth Observations Not Available 30,000 30,000
Department of Fisheries and Ocean Science and Technology Not Available 25,000 10,000
Health Canada Radiation Not Available 20,000 20,000
Statistics Canada Agriculture Not Available 41,000 41,400
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Environment Not Available 50,000 50,000
TOTAL     584,000 569,000
Comment on Variances: Figures are direct salary and Operations and Management expenses only and do not include in-kind staff of Operations and Management contributions.
Results Achieved by Non-federal Partners: Not Applicable
Contact Information:
Michael Manore, Director Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat
613-947-4913
mike.manore@ec.gc.ca

 


Interim Strategy on Existing Climate Change Programs
Lead Department: Environment Canada
Start Date: April 1, 2006
End Date: March 31, 2009
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $463.5 million
Description: Canada is committed to addressing climate change. Since Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, strategies to address climate change have evolved and a number of different approaches have been taken. For example, previously funded programs have played a role in addressing climate change domestically and supporting our international efforts by helping to: improve the country's understanding of the challenge and risks associated with climate change; promote technology and innovation; develop policy options for addressing climate change; and take early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In April 2006, Cabinet approved the Interim Strategy on Existing Climate Change Programs. The purpose of the strategy was to avoid immediate program disruptions, while serving as a bridge until new policy directions on climate change had been finalized.
 

The policies and measures in place in 2006-2007 can be categorized into seven streams of activity: mitigation; technology and innovation; public education and outreach; climate science; impacts and adaptation; international and domestic policy.

The Interim Strategy divides these programs into three clusters:
1. Programs (mitigation, international policy, domestic policy, public education and outreach) that will receive funding and policy authority for one year;
2. Programs in three streams (technology and innovation, science, impacts and adaptation) that will receive funding and policy authority for two years; and
3. Programs to be terminated as they had either completed their objectives as set out in their program design or were in the process of finalizing outstanding commitments.

In aggregate, the streams provide a comprehensive approach to reducing greenhouse gases, addressing Canada's influences on climate change and to understanding and addressing the negative effects of climate change on Canadians. The generation of knowledge, development of new technologies and encouragement of informed, effective decision-making in the marketplace also aids improvements in local air quality, economic opportunity and resource productivity.
Shared Outcomes:
  • Mitigation: realize GHG emission reductions and removals within Canada;
  • Technology and innovation: advance climate change mitigation technologies through Research and Development, demonstration and early adoption initiatives;
  • Public education and outreach: individual Canadians taking action on climate change;
  • Climate science: provide science-based information for understanding climate change and managing its risk;
  • Impacts and adaptation: Canada is less vulnerable to a changing climate; and
  • International and domestic policy: negotiation and implementation of international and domestic frameworks and policy approaches.
Governance Structures: The Minister of Environment is the lead minister on the issue of climate change. Nine federal departments and agencies are involved in climate change policy and programs. Coordination of activities is provided through a series of inter-departmental committees established at various levels and for specific functions. The Treasury Board Secretariat continued to lead an effort to set up a horizontal results-based management and accountability framework to enhance inter-departmental coordination.
Name of Stream Federal Partners Total Allocation Planned Spending for 2006–2007
Mitigation Environment Canada $ 500,000 $ 500,000
  Natural Resources Canada 128,800,300 128,800,300
  Transport Canada 7,463,000 7,463,000
  Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 6,000,000 6,000,000
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 3,500,000 3,500,000
Technology and Innovation Natural Resources Canada 105,100,000 53,500,000
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 1,000,000 500,000
  Industry Canada 18,000,000 9,000,000
  National Research Council 2,000,000 1,000,000
International Environment Canada 8,000,000 8,000,000
  Natural Resources Canada 6,000,000 6,000,000
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 160,000 160,000
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade 5,000,000 5,000,000
  Canadian International Development Agency 10,000,000 10,000,000
Domestic Policy Environment Canada 8,000,000 8,000,000
  Natural Resources Canada 3,750,700 3,750,700
Impacts and Adaptation Natural Resources Canada 16,000,000 8,000,000
Climate Change Science Environment Canada 10,000,000 5,000,000
Public Education and Outreach Environment Canada 900,000 900,000
  Natural Resources Canada 900,000 900,000
TOTAL   463,511,400 366,671,400 
For the following information, refer to the "Notes" section:
Actual Spending in 2006–2007
Planned Results for 2006–2007
Results Achieved in 2006–2007
Notes:
Expected Results for 2006 – 2007
In 2006-2007 it is expected that Environment Canada will lead the development of a Treasury Board Submission to seek funds for an Interim Strategy. This Strategy will provide bridge funding for existing climate change programs while a fresh approach is developed in line with new policy direction on climate change and clean air. Environment Canada will work closely with the nine participating departments and agencies, the Department of Finance, the Privy Council Office, and the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). Approval of the Strategy will avoid immediate program disruptions, while maintaining flexibility for the Government in setting new policy direction.

It is also expected that EC and the TBS will collaborate to further develop a Performance Management Framework (horizontal Results-based Management and Accountability Framework) for all climate change programs. Work on the Framework was initiated following approval of Budget 2003 climate change programs.

Actual Results for 2006–2007
In April 2006, Cabinet approved the Interim Strategy on Existing Climate Change Programs.
Over the following months, Environment Canada led the development of the Treasury Board Submission for the Interim Strategy. Treasury Board approved the submission in June 2006.

Also in 2006-2007, Environment Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat and the climate change departments collaborated on the initial design for a framework to manage climate change and clean air resources and to report on results. The Horizontal Management, Accountability and Reporting Framework (HMARF) will facilitate government-wide monitoring and reporting of financial and non-financial performance information at the program level and on a consolidated basis. The initial design was approved by TB Ministers in March 2007 and the framework design will be finalized in 2007-2008.

Actual Spending in 2006-2007
Information on actual spending for 2006-2007 will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
Results Achieved by Non-federal Partners:
Information on federally-funded activities of third-party organizations or foundations can be found as follow:
Contact Information:
Morrie Paul
Deputy Executive Director
Clean Air Agenda – Results Management Secretariat
Environment Canada
613-952-1027

 


Implementation of the Species at Risk Act
Lead Department: Environment Canada
Start Date: 2000
End Date: Ongoing (Treasury Board submission must be prepared to secure funding for 2007-2008 and beyond)
Total Federal Funding Allocation (2000-2001 to 2007-2008): $408 million
Description: This horizontal initiative supports the development and implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and the Species at Risk Act (SARA) that came fully into force in June 2004. Environment Canada (EC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) are the departments and agency responsible for the protection of species at risk under federal jurisdiction. The three departments received funds from Treasury Board in 2000 for the "Implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and their Critical Habitat" and in 2003 for "Implementation of the Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada".
Shared Outcomes: Implementation of SARA, species at risk are protected, biodiversity is protected.
Governance Structures :
  • CESCC (Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council – Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for wildlife)
  • Canadian Wildlife Deputy Ministers
  • CWDC (Canadian Wildlife Directors Committee – Federal, Provincial and Territorial directors responsible for wildlife)
  • Assistant Deputy Ministers Committee (Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada Agency)
  • Director General Operations Committee (Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada Agency and others)
     
Federal Partners Names of Programs Total Allocation
(2000-2001 to 2007-2008)		 Planned Spending for 2006-2007 Actual Spending in 2006-2007
Environment Canada Environment Canada Species at Risk Program $267,045,000 $46,879,000 38,836,483
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fisheries and Oceans Species at Risk Program 97,007,000 17,826,100 17,780,500
(Over $8 million from a-base)
Parks Canada Agency Parks Canada Species at Risk Program 43,948,000 10,295,000 10,411,094
TOTAL   408,000,000 75,000,100 67,028,077
Planned Results for 2006-2007::
  • General administration of SARA
  • 2005 Report to Parliament
  • Minister's Roundtable
  • Policy development
  • Management of Listing process
  • Preparation of Ministerial Response Statements
  • Bilateral agreements
  • Consultations on listing and recovery strategies
  • Regulatory amendments
  • Five year report on wildlife
  • Preparation of recovery strategies
  • Management response to preliminary evaluation of SARA
  • Preparation of memorandum to cabinet and Treasury Board submission
  • Development of outreach material
  • SARA enforcement and compliance promotion
Results Achieved in 2006-2007 (Please see Section II: Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcome for details on these results):
  • General administration of SARA
  • 2005 Report to Parliament
  • Minister's Roundtable
  • Policy development
  • Management of Listing process
  • Preparation of Ministerial Response Statements
  • Bilateral agreements
  • Consultations on listing and recovery strategies
  • Regulatory amendments
  • Five year report on wildlife
  • Preparation of recovery strategies
  • Management response to preliminary evaluation of SARA
  • Preparation of Memorandum to Cabinet and Treasury Board submission
  • Development of outreach material
  • SARA enforcement and compliance promotion
Comments on Variances:
Environment Canada expenditure numbers were extracted based on SARA activities including any authority codes where they were found. The lapsing amount includes $2 million that was redirected towards the ERC levy. Spending does not account for departmental central charges (e.g. corporate services, such as human resources, communications).

Spending by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada does not include the more than $8 million that is re-directed from departmental a-base to support SARA program delivery activities in 2006-2007.
Results Achieved by Non-federal Partners:
In 2006-2007, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada assessed and reassessed 84 species, subspecies, and populations.

Through the Habitat Stewardship Program, the Federal government undertook stewardship activities with various public and private sector partners, leveraged funding from these partners, and protect species at risk habitat.

Provinces and Territories are developing recovery strategies for 260 species. Most of these documents are made available and are being considered for adoption under SARA as Environment Canada documents.

A total of $699,291 (59% from Environment Canada, 41% from World Wildlife Fund Canada) was awarded to 54 projects through the Endangered Species Recovery Fund in 2006. These funds supported research and education efforts by scientists and conservation advocates working to recover Canadian species at risk.

The Aboriginal Critical Habitat Protection Fund in 2006-2007 ($1,752,945) supported 48 projects aiming at the protection of important or critical habitats.
Contact Information:
Resa Solomon-St. Lewis
Acting Director
Population Conservation and Management Division - Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
819-953-6362
resa.solomon@ec.gc.ca		 Paul Kluckner
Director
Canadian Wildlife Service, PYR
604-664-4065
paul.kluckner@ec.gc.ca



Date Modified: 2007-11-01
 
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