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Industry Canada is involved in a number of horizontal initiatives, working in partnership with other federal departments, other levels of government, non-governmental organizations and private sector organizations. Industry Canada’s involvement in these initiatives contributes to the department’s achievement of its strategic outcomes.
Industry Canada is the lead department for the following significant horizontal initiatives. More detailed information can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Horizontal Results Database.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: BizPaL |
Name of Lead Department(s): Industry Canada |
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Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: January 31, 2011 |
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011 | Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $15,743,758 | ||
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): BizPaL is a unique collaboration of federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments working together in a new service delivery model to improve access to information on permits and licences needed from all orders of government to start or operate a business. Integrated into local government websites or portals, BizPaL provides a single point of contact for entrepreneurs, enabling them to quickly learn which permits and licences they will need from municipal, provincial/territorial and federal governments. Federal funding supports secretariat services, expansion and development of the service and the federal role. None of the participants (provinces/territories/municipalities) receive federal funds for the BizPaL initiative. They provide "in-kind" support in their respective jurisdictions. Provincial participants also contribute funds to a Specified Purpose Account to support basic operating costs in accordance with a cost-sharing formula based on population size. |
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Shared Outcomes:
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Governance Structure: BizPaL represents a shared governance model that involves participants from the federal, provincial/territorial and local/municipal levels of government. Industry Canada manages the expansion and evolution of the BizPaL service and develops relationships among participating jurisdictions. Although governance is shared through various participant committees, Industry Canada is accountable for the federal resources contributed to the BizPaL initiative. In addition, Industry Canada is responsible for enlisting the participation of federal government departments to BizPaL and managing the National BizPaL Office. |
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Federal/Provincial Partner(s) | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for the Federal Partner(s) | Total Allocation from Start to End Date | Planned Spending for 2008–2009 |
Federal Partner: Industry Canada (lead) |
Small Business and Marketplace Services and Regional Operations Sector — Economic Development | BizPaL | $15,743,758 | $3,000,000 |
Federal/Provincial/Territorial/Municipal/Local Government Participants 1 federal government (NRCan) 7 provincial/territorial governments (Yukon, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia) |
N/A | BizPaL | N/A | N/A |
110 municipal/local governments | ||||
Total | $15,743,758 | $3,000,000 | ||
Horizontal Initiatives Expected Results for 2008–2009: Accelerated expansion of service to all interested provincial/territorial governments and local government participants within those provinces and territories. |
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Contact Information: Marcie Girouard, Executive Director, Service Delivery and Partnerships |
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Canada Business Network (CBN) (Amalgamation of Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) and Business Gateway (BG)) |
Name of Lead Department(s):
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Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: CBSC: April 1, 1995 BG: April 1, 2000 |
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 2009 March 31, 2006 |
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $211 million (since 1995) $6.79 million (since 2000) $217.79 million (Total) |
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Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Canada Business was established to improve service to small business and start-up entrepreneurs by providing a comprehensive first stop for information on government services, programs and compliance requirements from federal and provincial/territorial levels of government. On behalf of the Government of Canada and its partners, Canada Business delivers a host of information products and resources through a variety of channels across Canada (web, in-person, telephone). Through its collaboration with the provinces and territories, information products and resources are supplemented by jurisdictionally relevant content — providing truly client-centred and integrated information services. |
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Shared Outcomes:
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Governance Structure: The Canada Business Network is managed on behalf of the federal government by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec (QCED), Industry Canada (IC) and Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). The lead organizations are responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal policies affecting program delivery in a collaborative environment, particularly policies on topics such as official languages, accessibility, access to information and privacy, federal identity, and alternative service delivery. |
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Federal Partner(s) | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for the Federal Partner(s) | Total Allocation from Start to End Date | Planned Spending for 2008–2009 |
1 IC | Small Business and Marketplace Services and Regional Operations — Economic Development | Canada Business Network | $92,416,000 | $6,504,000 |
2 ACOA | Fostering the development of institutions and enterprises, with emphasis on those of small and medium size | Canada Business Network | $36,016,000 | $2,641,000 |
3 WD | Business Development and Entrepreneurship | Canada Business Network | $49,964,000 | $3,977,000 |
4 QEDQ | Competitiveness of SMEs | Canada Business Network | $23,184,000 | $1,878,000 |
Total | $201,580,000 | $15,000,000 | ||
Horizontal Initiatives Expected Results for 2008–2009: SME use of government business-related information, programs and services and facilitated compliance for business |
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Contact Information: Marcie Girouard, Executive Director, Service Delivery and Partnerships |
Industry Canada is working closely with other federal departments to reduce the paper burden small business by 20 percent by November 2008.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: 20% Paper Burden Reduction Initiative |
Name of Lead Department: Industry Canada |
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Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Budget announcement: March 19, 2007 |
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: November 2008 | Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): not applicable | ||
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): This is an initiative to reduce paper burden borne by business by 20 percent. Thirteen key regulatory departments and agencies have established an inventory of administrative requirements and information obligations they impose on business that existed as of November 2006. The objective of this baseline count is to establish a benchmark on which the 20-percent reduction will be based. Partner departments and agencies are reviewing obligations and requirements for which they are responsible and, where appropriate, introduce changes towards the goal of eliminating some 80 000 requirements and obligations by November 2008. There is no funding attached to this initiative. Funding is dealt with in the context of existing programs and initiatives. |
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Strategic Outcomes: Improving how businesses comply with federal rules and regulations will improve regulatory efficiency and help businesses, particularly small businesses, focus their resources and efforts more on innovating and running a successful enterprise and less on complying with a regulatory or administrative burden. |
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Governance Structure: Through the Small Business Policy Branch, Industry Canada is responsible for:
Departments and agencies are responsible for reporting on and implementing necessary actions for reducing, by at least 20 percent, their baseline count of requirements and obligations by November 1, 2008. Departments and agencies are also responsible for implementing complementary initiatives that, although they may not contribute to reducing the count of regulatory requirements, will reduce burden on businesses, especially small businesses. The Minister of Industry and the Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) are the government’s lead spokespersons for the initiative. |
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Federal Partner(s) | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Name of Programs for the Federal Partner(s) | Total Allocation from Start to End Date($000) | Planned Spending for 2008–2009 |
Agriculture and Agri-food Portfolio | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Canada Border Services Agency | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Environment Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Finance Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Canada Revenue Agency | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Health Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Human Resources and Social Development Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Industry Canada | Small Business and Marketplace Services and Regional Operations Sector — Economic Development | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Natural Resources Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Statistics Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Transport Canada | Not available | 20% Paper Burden Reduction | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Total | Not applicable | Not applicable | ||
Horizontal Initiatives Expected Results for 2008–2009 Some 80 000 requirements stemming from the statues, regulations, policies and forms from the 13 key regulatory departments and agencies will be eliminated by November 2008. |
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Contact Information: John Connell, Director General, Small Business Policy Branch |