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Planned Spending (000's) | |||||
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Expected Results | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area | |
Strategic Outcome: | A competitive and expanded business sector in Western Canada and a strengthened western Canadian innovation system (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) | ||||
Program Activity: Business Development and Entrepreneurship | Strong SMEs in Western Canada with improved capacity to remain competitive in the global marketplace | 58,190 | 54,375 | 44,503 | Strong Economic Growth |
Program Activity: Innovation | An increase in knowledge-driven and value added economic activities | 87,226 | 70,893 | 51,135 | An innovative and Knowledge-based Economy |
Strategic Outcome: | Economically viable communities in Western Canada with a high quality of life (Community Economic Development) | ||||
Program Activity: Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment | Communities have increased economic opportunities and capacity to respond to challenges | 112,737 | 73,325 | 44,445 | Strong Economic Growth |
Program Activity: Infrastructure | To maximize economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits to western Canadians through investments in public infrastructure in a coordinated manner with provincial and municipal governments | 10,784 | 3,025 | 930 | Strong Economic Growth |
Strategic Outcome: | Policies and programs that support the development of Western Canada (Policy, Advocacy and Coordination) | ||||
Program Activity: Collaboration and Coordination | Better coordinated economic development activities and programs in the West | 5,866 | 5,866 | 5,866 | Strong Economic Growth |
Program Activity: Advocacy | Decisions by other organizations that improve economic policies and programs in the West | 2,683 | 2,684 | 2,684 | Strong Economic Growth |
Program Activity: Research and Analysis | Improved understanding of western Canadian economic issues, challenges, opportunities and priorities | 4,160 | 4,160 | 4,160 | Strong Economic Growth |
Total Planned Spending | 281,646 | 214,328 | 153,723 |
Business Development and Entrepreneurship - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. For example, through WD's support for the more than 100 offices of the Western Canada Business Service Network, SMEs in Western Canada are able to access capital, business information and advice, training, networking and mentoring. These services contribute to the growth of SMEs in the West, helping them to become more export-ready, more competitive, and more productive.
Innovation - contributes to an Innovative and Knowledge-based Economy in Canada. WD is working to strengthen Western Canada's innovation system. A highly developed innovation system includes: universities, research facilities, industry, government labs, and other knowledge infrastructure. This knowledge infrastructure is key in developing new technologies and a skilled workforce along with encouraging early stage venture capital financing that helps bring technologies to markets. WD will continue to help strengthen and work with industry associations that link the players in the innovation system (i.e. firms capable of developing and adopting new technologies that are connected to local and global markets) thereby supporting a business environment that fosters innovation. WD's assistance is directed to fill gaps in the western Canadian innovation system.
Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. WD addresses the needs of communities by assisting them to collaborate with regional partners to identify economic development opportunities and by supporting projects that attract investment, promote rural diversification, and value-added processing. Building on its knowledge of the western Canadian economy and its contacts with key government, business, community and academic leaders in the West, the department also delivers national programming such as the federal Mountain Pine Beetle Program to assist impacted communities in diversifying their economies.
Infrastructure - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. In the West, WD delivers select Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund projects, which supports large-scale infrastructure projects, the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, which supports smaller scale municipal infrastructure projects, and the Infrastructure Canada Program, which was created in 2000 to enhance infrastructure in Canada's urban and rural communities and to improve quality of life through investments that protect the environment, and support long-term community and economic growth.
Collaboration and Coordination - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. WD takes a leadership and coordinating role both in identifying economic challenges and opportunities for the West and in developing a federal response either through the investment of its own resources or by collaborating with other appropriate federal departments and agencies. For example, WD's Western Economic Partnership Agreements are long-standing federal-provincial agreements in each of the four western provinces that focus on mutual priorities.
Advocacy - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. Specific examples of WD's advocacy efforts include:
Research and Analysis - contributes to the Strong Economic Growth of Canada. WD supports research, consultations, feasibility studies and other related activities to improve understanding of the western Canadian economy. The department also undertakes research and analysis related to specific economic challenges and opportunities in the West. These activities inform the department's policy development activities, support project development and identify immediate or pending issues on which WD will need to consider an advocacy role. Many of WD's policy research activities and outputs foster increased regional collaboration among economic development stakeholders in Western Canada and the development of pan-western perspectives and approaches to policy issues.
Western Economic Diversification's fourth sustainable development strategy (SDS IV) builds on lessons learned from the department's three previous strategies, the recommendations of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD), the findings of a third party assessment of SDS 2004, and input solicited from consultations with staff and partners.
The strategy outlines a streamlined logic model with three strategic outcomes that WD hopes to achieve through the implementation of SDS IV. These are:
SDS IV contributes to elements of each departmental strategic outcome; however, activities in support of the SD strategic outcome "innovation towards sustainable development" are particularly relevant to the department's activities related to Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
SDS Departmental Goal: Innovation Towards Sustainable Development | ||
Federal SD Goal including Greening of Government Operation goals* | Performance Measure from current SDS | Department's Expected Results for 2008–2009 |
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· People use water efficiently · Canada's clean air solutions support long-term competitiveness · Develop and deploy longer term solutions to address climate change · Mitigate and reduce emissions that contribute to climate change · Encourage vibrant, competitive local economies |
· Number of approved projects · Dollars committed to projects · Total dollars leveraged |
Development, commercialization, adoption and/or adaptation of environmental technologies and processes |
No related Federal SD Goal | · Number of approved projects · Dollars committed to projects · Total dollars leveraged |
Capacity building, market development and development of management capacity in the environmental sector |
· Conserve and protect aquatic ecosystems (marine and freshwater) and biodiversity · Increase resilience to a changing climate · Develop and deploy longer term solutions to address climate change |
· Number of approved projects · Dollars committed to projects |
Expanded understanding of the impact of environmental issues on Western Canada through research |
SDS Departmental Goal: Greening of WD Operations | ||
Federal SD Goal including Greening of Government Operation goals* | Performance Measure from current SDS | Department's Expected Results for 2008–2009 |
Organizational structures and processes support meaningful and significant sustainable development objectives | Executive committee briefed semi-annually about the implementation of SDS IV | Senior management is engaged and supported by corporate SD team |
· Number of initiatives that incorporate SD tracking · SD is integrated into Departmental Performance Report (DPR), RPP and regional business plans |
SD planning, tracking and reporting systems incorporated into new and existing initiatives | |
Number of SEAs completed | Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) management system is implemented to ensure early, full and meaningful implementation of the Cabinet Directive | |
· Maintain intranet website on greening · Regular greening tips to staff |
Internal communication on SD | |
Number of contracts with green clauses | Greening clauses are incorporated in departmental goods and services contracts where appropriate | |
Per cent of green office supplies purchased | Purchase green office supplies | |
Per cent of green purchases or leases for office equipment | Purchase or lease green office equipment | |
Number of staff attending training | SD and green training provided to officers | |
Participate in paper, battery, and other recycling programs | Working with facilities management on recycling programs | |
SDS Departmental Goal: External Greening | ||
Federal SD Goal including Greening of Government Operation goals* | Performance Measure from current SDS |
Department's Expected Results for 2008–2009 |
No related Federal SD Goal | · Per cent of federal SD-related $s distributed in Western Canada · Number of applications from Western Canada for federal SD-related programs |
Work with other federal departments and partners to ensure access by western stakeholders to federal SD-related programs |
Number of partners and/or stakeholders recognized | SD excellence in Western Canada recognized | |
· Number of SD communications · Number of WD outreach activities at SD-related events |
Partners provided with information on SD concepts and best practices |
* Projects supported may contribute to one or more of the federal SD goals listed.
For further information on these tables see http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2008-2009/info/info-eng.asp