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Notes
1 | A more detailed organization chart is available on the Agency’s Web site at: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/asp/APropos/Organigramme.asp?LANG=EN |
2 | FTE: Full-time equivalent |
In 2006-2007, the Agency will have the equivalent of 408 full-time employees in its
business offices across Quebec, its office in Gatineau ensuring liaison with the federal government, and its Head Office in Montréal.
($ thousands)
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Forecast spending 2005-2006
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Planned spending 2006-2007
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Planned spending 2007-2008
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Planned spending 2008-2009
|
Enterprise development |
118,569
|
145,794
|
138,939
|
141,848
|
Improvement of the economic environment of regions |
84,688
|
125,417
|
124,691
|
110,569
|
Improvement of community infrastructure |
229,631
|
89,251
|
2,785
|
2,548
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Provision of special adjustment measures |
11,202
|
21,133
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11,160
|
3,306
|
Total Main Estimates1 |
444,090
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381,595
|
277,575
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258,271
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Adjustments | ||||
Governor General’s warrants2 |
8,677
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TB Vote 5 - Contingencies3 |
3,833
|
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Procurement savings |
---
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(290)
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Collective agreements |
43
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
Total adjustments |
12,553
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(266)
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24
|
24
|
Net Planned Spending |
456,643
|
381,329
|
277,599
|
258,295
|
Less: Non-respendable revenue4 |
(42,500)
|
(36,000)
|
(42,000)
|
(47,000)
|
Plus: Cost of services received without charge |
4,874
|
5,515
|
5,534
|
5,529
|
Net Cost for the Agency |
419,017
|
350,844
|
241,133
|
216,824
|
Full-time Equivalents |
385
|
408
|
408
|
408
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Notes
1 | The smaller budget in 2007-2008 is attributable to the different mode of operation of the next infrastructure program. The Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund contribution budgets will remain under the authority of the Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and funds will be advanced to the Agency at the appropriate time. The even smaller budget in 2008-2009 is attributable to a reduction in the grant to the Québec Port Authority in the context of the 400th anniversary of Québec. |
2 | A Governor General’s warrant is the official instrument used to obtain appropriations when Parliament has been dissolved pending a general election. |
3 | The contingencies vote serves to supplement other appropriations so as to provide the Government with sufficient flexibility to meet urgent or unforeseen expenditures. |
4 | Details concerning non-respendable revenue are presented in table 3.2.5. |
Spending - Program Activities
($ thousands) |
2006-2007
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Budgetary
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Adjus-tments |
Total Planned Spending
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Operating1
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Grants and contributions
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Gross Spending
|
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Enterprise development |
27,939
|
117,855
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145,794
|
(141)
|
145,653
|
Improvement of the economic environment of regions |
18,879
|
106,538
|
125,417
|
(111)
|
125,306
|
Improvement of community infrastructure |
2,589
|
86,662
|
89,251
|
(11)
|
89,240
|
Provision of special adjustment measures |
1,023
|
20,110
|
21,133
|
(3)
|
21,130
|
Total |
50,430
|
331,165
|
381,595
|
(266)
|
381,329
|
Note
1 | Including contribution to employee benefit plans. |
Vote or statutory item |
Vote or statutory wording
($ thousands) |
Current Main Estimates1
|
Previous Main Estimates
|
1 |
Operating expenditures2
|
44,693
|
34,128
|
5 |
Grants and contributions
|
331,165
|
405,814
|
(S) | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec – Salary and car allowance |
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70
|
(S) |
Contribution to employee benefit plans
|
5,737
|
4,078
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Total for the Agency |
381,595
|
444,090
|
Notes
1 | The 2006-2007 Main Estimates of $381.6 million are $62.5 million down compared with 2005-2006. This discrepancy is primarily attributable to: (1) a $140.4 million decrease under the Infrastructure Canada Program; (2) a budget increase, as follows: $43.6 million following the permanent increase in the budget for promotion of innovation and the knowledge economy, $17 million to support organization of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Québec in 2008, and $9.9 million for strategic investment in order to increase enterprises’ competitiveness and the vitality of communities in the regions of Quebec. |
2 | Operating budgets have been increased to permit delivery of these new initiatives. |
($ thousands)
|
2006-2007
|
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada |
3,070
|
Employer’s contribution to employees’ insurance premiums and expenditures paid by the Treasury Board Secretariat |
2,415
|
Salary and associated expenditures for legal services provided by Justice Canada |
30
|
Total services received without charge |
5,515
|
Non-respendable revenue
($ thousands) |
Forecast revenue 2005-20061
|
Planned revenue 2006-2007
|
Planned revenue 2007-2008
|
Planned revenue 2008-2009
|
Promotion of the economic development of the regions of Quebec | ||||
Enterprise development |
41,000
|
35,000
|
41,000
|
45,000
|
Improvement of the economic environment of regions |
1,500
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
2,000
|
Improvement of community infrastructure |
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|
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|
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|
---
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Provision of special adjustment measures |
---
|
---
|
---
|
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Total non-respendable revenue2 |
42,500
|
36,000
|
42,000
|
47,000
|
Notes
1 | The exceptional amount of $42.5 million is primarily attributable to the sums billed during the year to applicants who were in contractual default and whose contribution from the Agency must be repaid immediately. |
2 | This refers to reimbursements of repayable contributions to be billed over the next few years. The Agency’s contribution budgets increased from 2002-2003 following the transfer of Canada Jobs Fund credits from Human Resources Development Canada. Consequently, since repayable contributions will begin to come due in 2006-2007, revenue in the next few years will increase accordingly. |
Programs
($ thousands) |
Forecast spending 2005-2006
|
Planned spending 2006-2007
|
Planned spending 2007-2008
|
Planned spending 2008-2009
|
Grants
Innovation, development of entrepreneurship and access program for SMEs (IDEA-SME) |
300
|
300
|
300
|
300
|
Grant to Québec Port Authority |
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|
16,770
|
21,755
|
4,700
|
Total grants |
300
|
17,070
|
22,055
|
5,000
|
Contributions
Innovation, development of entrepreneurship and access program for SMEs (IDEA-SME) |
82,035
|
86,306
|
76,888
|
80,068
|
Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) program |
94,654
|
93,703
|
93,345
|
95,320
|
Community Futures Program (CFP) |
18,500
|
25,994
|
26,355
|
26,808
|
Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program (CATIP) – CANtex component |
2,757
|
20,110
|
10,112
|
2,703
|
Canadian Support Program for the Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Economy |
2,438
|
1,320
|
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Infrastructure Canada Program Canada–Quebec Agreement 2000 |
218,082
|
86,662
|
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Total Contributions |
418,466
|
314,095
|
206,700
|
204,899
|
Total |
418,766
|
331,165
|
228,755
|
209,899
|
In 2006-2007, the Agency will pursue the commitments it made in the Sustainable Development Strategy 2003-2006, as described in the action plan below. The Agency will foster the development and integration of innovation strategies, both within enterprises and in terms of production of green products and technology. More specifically, the Agency intends to develop SMEs’ environmental innovation capability and encourage the adoption of green technology with a view to enhancing their productivity and eco-efficiency. As to the in-house component, the Agency will focus its efforts on greening by reducing its paper use in particular. Results will be measured by the level of paper use and the level of recycling through a diagnosis the Agency will perform during the year.
In December 2006, the Agency will table its fourth Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), for 2006-2009. This strategy will present to Canadians the commitments made by the Agency for the next three years to support its sustainable development objectives.
The Agency aims, in drawing up this fourth SDS, to align its sustainable development objectives with the strategic directions for 2006-2011. These directions adopt an integrated development approach, that is, an approach which takes the economic, social, cultural and environmental dimensions into consideration from the program and policy design stage. These directions and this integrated approach are described in Section 1.
The strategic goals anticipated for this fourth SDS concern both the Agency’s external and its in-house activities. With respect to its external activities, it intends to help Quebec’s SMEs, regions and communities position themselves favourably in the 21st-century green economy and enhance the quality of life of their respective milieus. With regard to its in-house activities, the Agency intends to apply the principles of sustainable development in its decision-making processes and to be a highly dynamic and responsible organization in terms of taking environmental best practices on board.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Action Plan 2003-2006 |
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1. INTERNAL COMPONENT
Goal To make the Sustainable Development Strategy a tool for change within the organization to further integrate sustainable development concerns in day-to-day operations. Objectives
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2. EXTERNAL COMPONENT
Goal To play a strategic role in advancing understanding and taking ownership of the principles of cost-effective sustainable development within SMEs and the regions of Quebec, and with the Agency’s different partners, both private and public, in a perspective of financial, economic and social viability. Objectifs
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3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDS — PARTNERSHIPS
Objectif To reinforce existing partnerships and better coordinate Agency efforts with the different partners in Quebec. |
The Sustainable Development Strategy – Action Plan 2003-2006 may be consulted at: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/Complements/Publications/Strategie-EN/SDD_2003-2006_en.pdf?action=click&pid=PDF&uid=SiteWeb |
In 2005-2006, the Agency completed by far the majority of the internal audit and evaluation exercises in its five-year (2001-2006) review plan. During FY 2006-2007, backed by the results of a new exercise to determine the main departmental risks, it will draw up a new multi-year plan for internal audits and evaluations that will meet the information requirements of corporate managers and government management and reporting requirements, as expressed, for instance, in the Treasury Board Secretariat Management Accountability Framework.
This new plan, in its first year of implementation, will include work to benchmark planned results in several areas of intervention. Among other things, this work will enable the Agency to:
The following table presents some reviews that should be completed in 2006-2007. As soon as the Agency has adopted its new multi-year plan, other reviews will be added to this list.
Internal audit exercises
Audit of the Social Economy Initiative in Quebec
In the context of implementation of this initiative in Quebec, the Agency has undertaken to conduct an audit in 2006-2007 to examine the controls associated with management of the contribution program put in place to reinforce social economy capabilities. Audit of the Infrastructure Canada Program
Audit of the Canada Business Service Centres initiative
Audit of application of the Official Languages Act within the framework of the Community Futures Program
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Evaluation exercise
National formative evaluation of the capacity-building component of the Social Economy Initiative
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