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Table 5: Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPP)

1) Program activity: Development of communities

2) Name of program: Community Diversification (voted item)

Description:

This program helps Quebec regions maintain and develop their economic activity base. A community’s vitality depends on its ability to develop, grow and thrive by building on its own assets.

This program has three objectives:

• foster communities’ development and increase their mobilization by drawing up visions and projects of local and regional scope
• assist communities through support for entrepreneurship and through creation or maintenance of viable enterprises
• increase communities’ capability to attract tourists and skilled individuals.

3) Start date: April 1, 2007

4) End date: March 31, 2012

5) Strategic outcome: Dynamic and revitalized communities that have a better socio-economic outlook and are developing their economic activity base

6) Results achieved:

• Communities are pursuing a development vision and implementing resulting initiatives.
• Enterprises are contributing to community economic growth and maintenance.
• Communities are recognized for their distinctiveness, brand image and outreach.

(in thousands of dollars)	7) Actual expenditures1 2006-2007	8) Actual expenditures 2007-2008	9) Planned spending 2008-2009	10) Total authorities 2008-2009	11) Actual expenditures 2008-2009	12) Variance between 9) and 11)
13) Program activity: Development of communities
14) Grants	—	60	600	288	22	(578)
14) Contributions	—	75,160	64,182	67,685	67,685	3,503
15) Program activity total	—	75,220	64,782	67,973	67,707	2,925

16) Comments on variance:
The variance between planned spending and total authorities is primarily attributable to the funding received during the year for the Social Economy Initiative in Quebec ($2.9 million).

17) Significant audit findings and URL to latest audit(s):
Audit of compliance with contractual linguistic obligations by designated Business Development Centres and Community Futures Development Corporations.

Electronic link: www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/audit/115/about.html

Management audit of Canada Economic Development business offices
Electronic link: www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/index.html

Note:

1 This table is presented in line with the new Program Activity Architecture. Actual revenue from 2006-2007 has not been categorized.

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1) Program activities:
Competitiveness of enterprises (SMEs)
Competitive positioning of sectors and regions

2) Name of program: Business and Regional Growth (voted item)

Description:

This program reinforces conditions conducive to the sustainable growth of regions and SMEs, and has three objectives:

• help enterprises improve their performance, become more competitive and engage in more innovation to facilitate their sustainable development
• support the transfer of technology and research outputs to enterprises
• create the right conditions to attract foreign investment and international organizations.

3) Start date: April 1, 2007

4) End date: March 31, 2012

5) Strategic outcome: Presence of conditions favourable to sustainable growth and the competitive positioning of SMEs and regions

6) Results achieved:

• Assisted enterprises are using their strategic capabilities.
• Products and services derived from R&D are being commercialized.
• New enterprises and strategic capital investments are consolidating the economic base of the regions.
• Competitiveness poles are being developed and consolidated.
• Clusters and networks of enterprises in the same sector or region are better structured.
• The innovation commercialization process is generating medium- and long-range social and economic spinoffs.
• Competitive regions are attracting direct foreign investment and international organizations.

(in thousands of dollars)	7) Actual expenditures 1 2006-2007	8) Actual expenditures 2007-2008	9) Planned spending 2008-2009	10) Total authorities 2008-2009	11) Actual expenditures 2008-2009	12) Variance between 9) and 11)
13) Program activity: Competitiveness of enterprises (SMEs)
14) Grants	—	—	100	100	—	(100)
14) Contributions	—	53,642	64,960	40,432	40,432	(24,528)
15) Program activity total	—	53,642	65,060	40,532	40,432	(24,628)
13) Program activity: Competitive positioning of sectors and regions
14) Grants	—	—	100	100	—	(100)
14) Contributions	—	38,431	38,166	29,191	29,191	(8,975)
15) Program activity total	—	38,431	38,266	29,291	29,191	(9,075)
15) Program activities total	—	92,073	103,326	69,823	69,623	(33,703)

16) Comments on variance:
The variance between planned spending and actual expenditures is attributable to the fact that, in the economic downturn, enterprises put their investment projects on hold, using fewer program resources than expected. It was decided to reallocate the funding for Competitiveness of enterprises (SMEs) and Competitive positioning of sectors and regions. Thus, additional investment was made in infrastructure projects and economic diversification of communities.

17) Significant audit findings and URL to latest audit(s):

Management audit of Canada Economic Development business offices Electronic link: www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/index.html

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1) Program activity: Development of communities

2) Name of program: Community Futures Program (CFP) (voted item)

Description:

This Canada-wide program provides support for communities in all parts of the country to help them take charge of their own local economic development. In Quebec, the CFP financially supports 57 Community Futures Development Corporations, as well as 15 Community Economic Development Corporations and ten Business Development Centres.

3) Start date: May 18, 1995

4) End date: October 2, 2010

5) Strategic outcome: Dynamic and revitalized communities that have a better socio-economic outlook and are developing their economic activity base

6) Results achieved:

• Communities are pursuing a development vision and implementing resulting initiatives.
• Enterprises are contributing to community economic growth and maintenance.

(in thousands of dollars)	7) Actual expenditures 2006-2007		8) Actual expenditures 2007-2008	9) Planned spending 2008-2009	10) Total authorities 2008-2009	11) Actual expenditures 2008-2009	12) Variance between 9) and 11)
13) Program activity: Development of communities
14) Grants	—		—	—	—	—	—
14) Contributions	34,263		40,206	32,000	41,733	41,733	9,733
15) Program activity total	34,263		40,206	32,000	41,733	41,733	9,733

16) Comments on variance:

The variance between planned spending and actual expenditures is attributable to the fact that additional investment was made under this program, including the establishment of the Business Support Fund, making it possible to continue catering to SMEs’ needs in these hard economic times.

17) Significant audit findings and URL to latest audit(s): N/A

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1) Program activity: Infrastructure

2) Name of program: Infrastructure Canada Program – Canada-Quebec Agreement 2000 (voted item)

Description:

Within the framework of the pan-Canadian Infrastructure Program under Treasury Board Secretariat responsibility, a Canada-Quebec Agreement was signed in October 2000. The objective of this agreement was to upgrade urban and rural municipal infrastructure in the province and improve Quebecers’ quality of life. The Agency acts on behalf of the Government of Canada as the federal department responsible for implementation in Quebec. This agreement was amended in July 2005 to postpone to March 31, 2009 the deadline for disbursements. Since December 2005, under the terms of the agreement, no more new projects may be approved under the program.

3) Start date: October 2000

4) End date: March 31, 2011

5) Strategic outcome: Dynamic and revitalized communities that have a better socio-economic outlook and are developing their economic activity base

6) Result achieved:

• Rural and urban communities have quality public infrastructure.

(in thousands of dollars)	7) Actual expenditures 2006-2007	8) Actual expenditures 2007-2008	9) Planned spending 2008-2009	10) Total authorities 2008-2009	11) Actual expenditures 2008-2009	12) Variance between 9) and 11)
13) Program activity: Infrastructure
14) Grants	—	—	—	—	—	—
14) Contributions	91,117	46,032	24,448	50,018	50,018	25,570
15) Program activity total	91,117	46,032	24,448	50,018	50,018	25,570

16) Comments on variance:

The variance between planned spending and actual expenditures is attributable to the fact that actual expenditures depend on progress in completion of infrastructure projects. The Government of Quebec is responsible for management of infrastructure projects.

17) Significant audit findings and URL to latest audit(s):

Internal audit of the Infrastructure Canada Program
Electronic link: www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/index.html

External audit of Canada-Quebec Agreement relative to the Infrastructure Program
Electronic link: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/index.html

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1) Program activity: Development of communities

2) Name of program: Grant to the Qu�bec Port Authority for the 400th anniversary of Qu�bec in 2008 (voted item)

Description:

The project is the Government of Canada’s legacy to Qu�bec in commemoration of its 400th anniversary in 2008. It includes three major initiatives:

• developing the Baie de Beauport nautical park with a view to reinforcing its vocation as a year-round activity site while preserving and enhancing the quality of the environment
• redeveloping Pointe-�-Carcy with a view to improving the port interface and developing the site’s public spaces and waterfront
• developing Brown Basin into a public park with a view to highlighting the traces of the past and improving access to the river.

3) Start date: November 1, 2005

4) End date: September 30, 2008

5) Strategic outcome: Dynamic and revitalized communities that have a better socio-economic outlook and are developing their economic activity base

6) Result achieved:

• Communities are recognized for their distinctiveness, brand image and outreach.

(in thousands of dollars)	7) Actual expenditures 2006-2007	8) Actual expenditures 2007-2008	9) Planned spending 2008-2009	10) Total authorities 2008-2009	11) Actual expenditures 2008-2009	12) Variance between 9) and 11)
13) Program activity: Development of communities
14) Grants	10,350	25,000	9,750	9,750	9,750	—
14) Contributions	—	—	—	—	—	—
15) Program activity total	10,350	25,000	9,750	9,750	9,750	—

16) Comments on variance: No variance

17) Significant audit findings and URL to latest audit(s): N/A

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Note:

1 This table is presented in line with the new Program Activity Architecture. Actual revenue from 2006-2007 has not been categorized.

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