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AgriInsurance
AgriInvest
Agricultural Disaster Relief Program (ADRP) under AgriRecovery
AgriStability
Agricultural Regulatory Action Plan element of Growing Forward
Memorandum of Understanding between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Co-operative Development Initiative
The Canadian Rural Partnership
Name of Horizontal Initiative: AgriInsurance (statutory)
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead Department Program Activity: Business Risk Management (BRM)
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $1.6 billion
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
AgriInsurance is a statutory program. It is one element of the suite of BRM programs. It provides insurance against production losses for specified perils. The federal government contributes to costs of premiums with provinces and producers, and administration costs with provinces. The agricultural products covered vary by province and provinces continue to expand coverage to
include additional agricultural products.
Shared outcome(s):
Mitigate the financial impacts of production losses by providing affordable insurance protection.
Governance structure(s):
AgriInsurance is a provincial program to which the federal government contributes financially under the federal-provincial-territorial "Growing Forward" Agreement. Governance structure includes various national standards outlined in Canada Production Insurance Regulations and federal-provincial-territorial committees (AgriInsurance and Business Risk Management Working Groups as
well as Policy Assistant Deputy Ministers).
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 | Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. AAFC |
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2.1 Business Risk Management |
a. federal-provincial-territorial delivery partners | $1.6 billion | $410.8 million | Minimize production and asset losses caused by severe but uncontrollable natural hazards like drought, flood, wind, frost, excessive rain, heat, snow, uncontrollable disease, insect infestations and wildlife. |
Total | $1.6 billion | $410.8 million |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable.
Contact Information:
Jody Aylard
Director General
Finance and Renewal Programs Directorate
Farm Financial Programs Branch
613-759-7333
Note:
Planned spending figures represent the amounts included in Main Estimates and approved TB Submission and does not include any additional amounts that may be brought into the Department's reference levels. This program is Statutory and demand-driven, therefore, actual spending could vary. Spending also reflects all costs incurred by the department (salary, operating, transfer
payments). See also the related horizontal initiatives on AgriStability, AgriInvest, and AgriRecovery.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: AgriInvest (Statutory)
Name of lead department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Business Risk Management (BRM)
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 25, 2007
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $1.5 billion over five years.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The AgriInvest program allows producers to self-manage income stabilization on the first 15% of income decline by providing producers the opportunity to deposit money annually into their savings account and receive matching government contributions. In combination with the AgriStability program, it is the successor to the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program. Producers can make withdrawals from the funds they have set aside to help stabilize income shortfalls and pro-actively manage their risks on the farm.
The AgriInvest program is delivered federally in all provinces except Quebec. Program costs, including program payments and administrative costs, are cost shared by the federal government and the provinces/territories on a 60:40 basis, respectively.
The program links to the departmental strategic outcome 'A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk' and the Government of Canada's outcome of 'Strong Economic Growth'.
Shared Outcome(s):
To provide producers with flexibilty in how they choose to manage and/or mitigate small income losses (losses of up to 15% relative to their historical reference margin) through the availability of timely and predictable funds.
Governance Structure(s):
The AgriInvest program is a part of the comprehensive Growing Forward agriculture and agri-food policy framework developed by federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture. The program falls under the Business Risk Management priority.
Like the other BRM programs, the governance structure for the program consists of a number of working groups and committees, including the federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) BRM Working Group, FPT Administrators Working Group and the National Program Advisory Committee (NPAC). These groups examine BRM policy and program issues and, as requested, develop options to be brought forward to senior management, including FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Ministers.
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. AAFC | Business Risk Management | AgriInvest | $1.5 billion | $168.9 million | AgriInvest is fully operational, with accounts held by participating financial institutions and producers can make a deposit to their AgriInvest accounts to receive a matching government contribution. The program helps producers to reduce/ mitigate small income losses (losses of up to 15% of their margin relative to their historical margins). |
Total | $1.5 billion | $168.9 million |
Results to be Achieved by Non-Federal Partners:
Joint planning and execution (federally and provincially) to ensure federal and provincial results are consistent.
Contact Information:
Danny Foster
Director General
Business Risk Management Program Development
Farm Financial Programs Branch
613-715-5044
Note:
Planned spending figures represent the amounts included in Main Estimates and approved TB Submission and does not include any additional amounts that may be brought into the Department's reference levels. This program is Statutory and demand-driven, therefore, actual spending could vary. Spending reflects all costs incurred by the department (salary, operating, transfer payments).
See also the related horizontal initiatives on AgriStability, AgriInsurance, and AgriRecovery.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Agricultural Disaster Relief Program (ADRP) under AgriRecovery (Statutory)
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Business Risk Management (BRM)
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: December 6, 2007
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $440.7 million over four years.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreemnt):
The AgriRecovery disaster relief framework is one of four core pillars of the new BRM suite available to producers under Growing Forward. AgriRecovery facilitates the federal government working with impacted provinces and industries to provide short-term, timely assistance not otherwise provided by other programs to help producers re-establish their income stream and contain the long-term impacts after a natural disaster.
Under AgriRecovery, the ADRP helps focus the coordination effort, providing individual fast-tracked disaster programs of up to $20 million (up to $125 million per fiscal year - however, cannot exceed $440.7 million over four years) in federal funding to assists producers in recovering from disaster situations, quickly resuming business operations and/or reducing/mitigating long-term impacts when disasters occur. Participating provinces-territories are expected to cost-share these initiatives on a 60:40 federal-provincial/territorial basis. For AgriRecovery programming outside the ADRP, funding options are negotiated with the provinces on a case-by-case basis.
This program links to the departmental strategic outcome "A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk" and the Government of Canada's outcome of "Strong Economic Growth."
Shared Outcome(s):
The shared outcomes for the ADRP under AgriRecovery include:
Governance Structure(s):
The AgriRecovery framework, including the ADRP, is a part of the comprehensive Growing Forward agriculture and agri-food policy framework developed by federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture. The program falls under the Business Risk Management priority.
Like the other BRM programs, the governance structure for AgriRecovery and the ADRP consists of a number of working groups and committees, including the federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) BRM Working Group, FPT Administrators Working Group and the National Program Advisory Committee (NPAC). These groups examine BRM policy and program issues and, as requested, develop options to be brought forward to senior management, including FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Ministers. Specific to AgriRecovery and the ADRP are FTP Task Teams, which are initiated on a case-by-case basis when requested to analyze a disaster and its impacts and, if needed, develop options for an individual disaster assistance program to be brought forward to participating FTP Ministers.
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 | Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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AAFC | Business Risk Management | ADRP | $440.7 million ($72.9 million for FY 2007/08 and $122.6 million per year for FYs 2008/09 to 2010/11) | $122.6 million | To continue to help producers affected by natural disasters with timely assistance for extraordinary costs in order to help them quickly resume their business operations or take actions to mitigate the impacts of the disaster. |
Total | $440.7 million | $122.6 million |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Joint planning and implementation (federally and provincially) of initiatives that are consistent with the AgriRecovery framework and the terms and conditions of the ADRP.
Contact Information:
Danny Foster
Director General
BRM Program Development
613-715-5044
Note:
Planned spending figures represent the amounts included in Main Estimates and approved TB Submission and does not include any additional amounts that may be brought into the Department's reference levels. This program is Statutory and demand-driven, therefore, actual spending could vary. Spending also reflects all costs incurred by the department (salary, operating, transfer
payments). See also the related horizontal initiatives on AgriStability, AgriInvest and AgriInsurance.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: AgriStability
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Business Risk Management (BRM)
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $2.6 billion over five years.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The AgriStability program is a margin-based program that helps producers protect their farming operations from larger income declines (more than 15%) due to circumstances beyond their control. In combination with the AgriInvest program, it is the successor to the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program. The AgriStability program commenced with the 2007 program year.
The AgriStability program is delivered by the federal administration in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon and by provincial administrations in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island. Program costs, including program payments and administrative costs, are cost shared by the federal government and the provinces on a 60:40 basis, respectively.
The program links to the departmental strategic outcome 'A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk' and the Government of Canada's outcome of 'Strong Economic Growth'.
Shared Outcome(s):
To mitigate the impacts of larger income losses (losses of over 15% relative to their historical reference margin) with margin-based assistance.
Governance Structure(s):
The AgriStability program is a part of the comprehensive Growing Forward agriculture and agri-food policy framework developed by federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture. The program falls under the Business Risk Management priority.
Like the other BRM programs, the governance structure for the program consists of a number of working groups and committees, including the federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) BRM Working Group, FPT Administrators Working Group and the National Program Advisory Committee (NPAC). These groups examine BRM policy and program issues and, as requested, develop options to be brought forward to senior management, including FPT Assistant Deputy Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Ministers.
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. AAFC | Business Risk Management | AgriStability | $2.6 billion | $644.1 million | AgriStability helps producers protect their farming operations from large income losses (losses of over 15% of their margin relative to their historical margins) due to circumstances beyond their control. |
Total | $2.6 billion | $644.1 million |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Joint planning and execution (federally and provincially) so provincial results are consistent.
Contact Information:
Danny Foster
Director General
BRM Program Development
613-715-5044
Note:
Planned spending figures represent the amounts included in Main Estimates and approved TB Submission and does not include any additional amounts that may be brought into the Department's reference levels. This program is Statutory and demand-driven, therefore, actual spending could vary. Spending also reflects all costs incurred by the department (salary, operating, transfer
payments). See also the related horizontal initiatives on AgriInsurance, AgriInvest, and AgriRecovery.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Agricultural Regulatory Action Plan element of Growing Forward
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Regulatory Efficiency Facilitation
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Proposed start date under the new Growing Forward Framework: April 1, 2009
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Proposed expiry March 31, 2013
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
This program activity targets four specific regulatory issues that were identified by stakeholders, namely: 1) health claims, novel foods, and ingredients; 2) the enforcement of food fortification regulations; 3) the continuation of the Minor Use Pesticides program; and, 4) veterinary drugs. Initiatives under the Facilitating Regulatory Efficiency program activity support the general principles of the Government of Canada's Cabinet Directive on Streamlining Regulation, as they specifically address the development of regulatory frameworks based on the accumulation of sound science, as well as advancing the transparency, timeliness, responsiveness, efficiency, public interest, and government collaboration to minimize regulatory burden for stakeholders.
Shared Outcome(s):
Addressing key regulatory obstacles promotes a competitive and innovative sector, while it protects and advances the public interest.
Governance Structure(s):
AAFC, Health Canada (HC) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have worked to develop a comprehensive governance structure. HC and AAFC Deputy Ministers (DM), as well as the President of the CFIA will oversee the governance process. Three levels of governance have been established by way of the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU):
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 | Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. AAFC | For Health claims, novel foods, and ingredients; and for pesticides, AAFC's PA is Regulatory Efficiency Facilitation | a. Health claims, novel foods, and ingredients; minor use pesticides; and, veterinary drugs | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | An enhanced regulatory environment which promotes sector innovation, investment and competitive-ness |
2. CFIA | For Food fortification, the CFIA PA is Food Safety and Nutrition Risks | b. Food Fortification | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | As above |
3. Health Canada |
For Health claims, novel foods, and ingredients, HC's PA is Food and Nutrition
For Minor Use Pesticides, HC's PA is Pesticide Regulation For Veterinary Drugs, HC's PA is Health Products |
c. Health claims, novel foods, and ingredients; minor use pesticides; and, veterinary drugs | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | As above |
Total | N/A | N/A |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact Information:
Michael Silverman
Assistant Director, Food Regulatory Issues Division
1341 Baseline Road, Tower 5, 2nd Floor, Room 144
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
613-773-0170
silvermanm@agr.gc.ca
Note:
Growing Forward is the new 5-year policy framework that replaces APF programming as of the 2008-09 fiscal year through a transitional continuity framework until the new policy and programs are in place in 2009-10. Only funding for 2008-09 and 2009-10 has been secured through Estimates (along with internal reallocations) with subsequent TB Submissions to follow for each functional
area, spanning the full five years of the Framework. Between the two Frameworks, programming may have been modified to reflect a new strategic direction.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Memorandum of Understanding between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Food Safety and Biosecurity Risk Management Systems
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Original start date under APR: April 1, 2003
Proposed start date under the new Growing Forward Framework: April 1, 2009
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Proposed expiry March 31, 2013
Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): Not available at this time - Program splits not approved by Treasury Board.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The following initiatives will be performed by the CFIA under the MOU:
The operating expenditures of these two initiatives are funded over 4 years via Vote 1 - Operating.
Shared outcome(s):
Program Activity Architecture (PAA) for AAFC
A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk.
Growing Forward Policy Outcomes
A sector that contributes to society's priorities promoting food safety and environmentally responsible agriculture; and
A sector that is proactive in managing risks.
Initiatives Outcomes: short and long-term benefits to Canadians.
Governance structure(s):
The overall administration of the MOU is delegated to the Director General, Agriculture Transformation Programs Directorate, AAFC and the Executive Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate of the CFIA.
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10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. AAFC (work performed by CFIA) |
Food Safety and Biosecurity Risk Management Systems | a. On-Farm and Post- Farm Food Safety Systems Recognition | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Work performed by CFIA |
b. Development of National Biosecurity Standards | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Work performed by CFIA | ||
2. CFIA | Food Safety and Nutrition Risks | a. On-Farm and Post-Farm Food Safety Systems Recognition. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | 1) On-going development of the On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program. 2) Development of options for a Post-Farm Recognition Program. 3) On-going technical review and assessments of On-Farm Food Safety Programs for recognition. 4) Scientific and technical support provided as needed to AAFC and AAFC stakeholders. |
b. Development of National Biosecurity Standards | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | 1) Development and approval of Biosecurity standards for one priority commodity group. 2) Initial Development of Biosecurity standards for up to two other priority commodity groups. |
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Total | N/A | N/A |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact Information:
Linda Parsons
Director General
Agriculture Transformation Programs Directorate
Farm Financial Programs Branch
613-715-5569
Note:
Growing Forward is the new 5-year policy framework that replaces APF programming as of the 2008-09 fiscal year through a transitional continuity framework until the new policy and programs are in place in 2009-10. Only funding for 2008-09 and 2009-10 has been secured through Estimates (along with internal reallocations) with subsequent TB Submissions to follow for each functional
area, spanning the full five years of the Framework. Between the two Frameworks, programming may have been modified to reflect a new strategic direction.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Co-operative Development Initiative
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Rural and Co-operative Development
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Original start date under APR: April 1, 2003
Proposed start date under the new Growing Forward Framework: April 1, 2009
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Proposed expiry March 31, 2013
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
Through the Co-operative Development Initiative, the Co-operatives Secretariat provides advice on policies and programs affecting co-operatives and builds partnerships within the federal government and with industry, provinces, and other key stakeholders in the implementation of initiatives to support the development of co-operatives. The Secretariat manages a grants and contribution program which includes:
Shared Outcome(s):
Access to services across the country creates an enabling environment for co operative development and growth
More and stronger co operatives respond to public policy challenges
Canadians are better able to utilize the co operative model to meet their economic and social needs
Governance Structure(s):
The Co-operatives Secretariat was created as a focal point between Canadian co-operatives and federal departments and agencies. It has instituted mechanisms to raise awareness and inclusion of co-operatives in federal policies and programs. These include dialogue and collaboration with key federal departments as well as with provincial counterparts and the sector.
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Co-operatives Secretariat (AAFC) | Co-operative Development Initiative | Co-operative development | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. |
Innovative co-operative projects are implemented
Access to services across the country creates an enabling environment for co-operative development and growth |
Total | N/A | N/A |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact Information:
Donna Mitchell
Executive Director
Rural and Co-operatives Secretariats
613-759-7113
Note:
Growing Forward is the new 5-year policy framework that replaces APF programming as of the 2008-09 fiscal year through a transitional continuity framework until the new policy and programs are in place in 2009-10. Only funding for 2008-09 and 2009-10 has been secured through Estimates (along with internal reallocations) with subsequent TB Submissions to follow for each functional
area, spanning the full five years of the Framework. Between the two Frameworks, programming may have been modified to reflect a new strategic direction.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: The Canadian Rural Partnership
Name of Lead Department(s): Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Lead department program activity: Rural and Co-operative Development
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Original start date under APF: April 1, 2003
Proposed start date under the new Growing Forward Framework: April 1, 2009
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Proposed expiry March 31, 2013
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Canadian Rural Partnership (CRP) leads an integrated, government-wide approach through which the government aims to co-ordinate its economic, social, environmental, and cultural policies towards the goal of economic and social development and renewal of rural Canada.
Shared Outcome(s):
Governance Structure(s):
The CRP is managed by the Rural Secretariat. It has instituted mechanisms that contribute to raising awareness and inclusion of rural Canada in federal policies and programs. This includes:
These efforts are reinforced by Rural Teams in each province and territory comprised of the federal government in the region, with most teams also including members from the provincial or territorial government and/or sectoral stakeholders.
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Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Rural Secretariat
26 departments and Agencies in the Rural Development Network |
The Canadian Rural Partnership | Rural development | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. | Not available at this time - Program splits not yet approved by Treasury Board. |
Regional and national partnering initiatives are in place to respond to barriers to rural development
Rural stakeholders have access to new and updated/adapted rural development information, expertise and tools that help respond to barriers to innovative development |
Total | N/A | N/A |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact Information:
Donna Mitchell
Executive Director
Rural and Co-operatives Secretariats
613-759-7113
Note:
Growing Forward is the new 5-year policy framework that replaces APF programming as of the 2008-09 fiscal year through a transitional continuity framework until the new policy and programs are in place in 2009-10. Only funding for 2008-09 and 2009-10 has been secured through Estimates (along with internal reallocations) with subsequent TB Submissions to follow for each functional
area, spanning the full five years of the Framework. Between the two Frameworks, programming may have been modified to reflect a new strategic direction.
1. Horizontal Initiative: | 2. Lead Department: | |
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International Business Development Program | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | |
3. Lead Department Program Activity: | ||
Enterprise Development (program sub activity: Trade) | ||
4. Start Date: | 5. End Date: | 6. Total Federal Funding: |
April 11, 2005 | March 31, 2010 | $7.0 million |
7. Description: | ||
The International Business Development Program (IBDP) involves four Atlantic provincial governments and three federal departments: ACOA, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and Industry Canada. The previous International Business Development Agreement (IBDA) was first signed in May 1994 for three years and $3 million. It was extended in March 1997 for a
further three years and $2 million. A second extension, for $8 million, involved the seven partners in international business development for a further four years from 2000 to 2004. The $10‑million IBDP will continue the work of the partners until 2010. Funding for the agreement is shared 70/30 by ACOA and provincial governments. The IBDP’s mandate is to undertake specific measures to optimize regional coordination on a pan‑Atlantic scale, and combine limited resources to coordinate trade‑related activities. The commitment to this IBDP, with the increased funding allocation, attests to both the IBDA’s positive results and its significance for the future of the region’s international business development. see http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/English/ibda/Pages/HomePage.aspx |
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8. Shared Outcomes: | ||
The shared outcomes for the IBDP support ACOA’s priority for trade and are as follows.
Since the original IBDA commenced in 1994, the Agency and its partners have administered over 207 projects involving some 3,500 Atlantic Canadian companies. The IBDA has assisted 182 companies to begin exporting; 380 exporters to increase their export sales; and 259 exporters to expand into new markets. |
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9. Governance Structure: | ||
ACOA is the lead organization for this initiative, and houses the secretariat responsible for administering the agreement. A management committee, comprising a representative from each of the partners, is responsible for the planning and management of the agreement’s programs and the evaluation of projects. | ||
10. Partners involved in each program: | ||
Federal departments and agencies (70% funding)
Provincial governments (30% funding)
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12. Program Name: | 13. Total Federal Allocation: | 14. 2009-2010 Planned Spending: |
International Business Development Program | $7.0 million | $1.1 million |
15. Expected Results: | ||
For the life of the agreement (2005-2006 through 2009-2010) | 2009-2010 | |
Increased number of new exporters | 40 companies | 8 |
Existing exporters reporting sales to new markets | 75 companies | 15 |
Existing exporters reporting increased sales to existing markets | 150 companies | 30 |
16. Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable): | ||
Same as above. | ||
17. Contact Information: | ||
Michel Têtu Director General, Trade and Investment ACOA 644 Main Street, Moncton NB 506-851-6496 Michel.Têtu@acoa-apeca.gc.ca |
1. Horizontal Initiative: | 2. Lead Department: | |
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Team Canada Atlantic | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | |
3. Lead Department Program Activity: | ||
Enterprise Development (program sub-activity: Trade) | ||
4. Start Date: | 5. End Date: | 6. Total Federal Funding: |
April 1999 | July 2010 | $11.14 million |
7. Description: | ||
Team Canada Atlantic (TCA) is a partnership of ACOA and the four Atlantic provinces, with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Industry Canada (IC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (FAITC), and Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation (ECBC). The core of the TCA approach is the trade mission, which enables small and medium-sized businesses from across Atlantic Canada to meet with potential buyers, agents, distributors and strategic partners in the United States. The mission format features a comprehensive program that equips private sector participants with the knowledge, contacts and advice they require to make the best of their international opportunities (especially before, during and after their ventures abroad). Missions also provide the Government of Canada and the Atlantic provincial governments with crucial opportunities to promote the region as an attractive location for foreign investment. The initiative also helps commercialize technology and raise the region’s visibility. See the TCA website at http://www.teamcanadaatlantic.ca/. |
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8. Shared Outcomes: | ||
The TCA trade missions are focused on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Atlantic Canada, and are intended to assist SMEs to increase exports and attract investments in key markets. The mission objectives are to:
As of November 2008, Team Canada Atlantic had completed 14 missions to United States markets, involving 530 companies and more than 3,665 business meetings, and resulting in excess of $45 million in actual sales. |
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9. Governance Structure: | ||
A management committee, comprising senior officials of ACOA, FAITC and provincial governments, is the decision-making body that directs and oversees the coordination and implementation of the TCA missions. The TCA organizing committee is responsible for organizing the missions, and includes representation from the four provincial trade departments in Atlantic Canada, FAITC, AAFC, and the Team Canada Atlantic Secretariat. The secretariat, housed at ACOA, is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the TCA missions. | ||
10. Partners involved in each program: | ||
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12. Program Name: | 13. Total Federal Allocation: | 14. 2009-2010 Planned Spending: |
Team Canada Atlantic |
ACOA $11.14 million AAFC $132,000 |
ACOA $ 0 (G&C) $10,000 (O&M) AAFC $ 0 |
15. 2009-2010 Expected Results: | ||
SMEs that have increased export-readiness | No expected results, as there will be a moratorium on Team Canada Atlantic trade missions for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. | |
New exporters | ||
Exporters developing new markets | ||
Forecasted export sales by SMEs | ||
16. Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable): | ||
There are no expected results for 2009-2010; there will be a moratorium on Team Canada Atlantic trade missions for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The federal partners involved (AAFC and FAITC) will be included in discussions on the renewal of the initiative. The only costs that will be disbursed are for one and two-year-out surveys. | ||
17. Contact Information: | ||
Michel Têtu Director General, Trade and Investment ACOA 644 Main Street, Moncton NB 506-851-6496 Michel.Têtu@acoa-apeca.gc.ca |
Supplementary information on the CBSA's participation in horizontal initiatives can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Web site at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2008-2009/info/info-eng.asp.
Name of lead department(s): Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Lead department program activity: Aquatic Animal Health Management to International Standards
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2005
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $59M (2005-06 to 2010-11) plus $10.33M ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The NAAHP will protect Canada’s aquatic resource productivity by minimizing the risk of introducing infectious diseases of concern to Canada; by removing non-tariff trade barriers imposed by trade partners because Canada does not meet international trade standards for regulatory disease control measures; and by allowing Canada to apply control measures on imports that pose a risk of disease introduction into Canada. The NAAHP is built on the CFIA’s animal health management and legislative framework and on DFO’s laboratory infrastructure and aquatic animal health research expertise. The CFIA provides overall program direction under the authority of the Health of Animals Act and the field operations capability for aquaculture surveillance, emergency response measures, export certification and import controls. DFO performs the surveillance and monitoring activities for wild resources, and delivers and oversees the diagnostic and research support responsibilities. Ongoing funding was obtained through an approved Treasury Board submission.
Shared outcome(s): Sustainable Aquatic Resource Productivity and Internationally Competitive Aquatic Animal Resource Based Industries.
Governance structure(s): The CFIA is the federal lead for delivery of the NAAHP. Respective federal roles and responsibilities are outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding co-signed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). A steering committee was established, consisting of Director General-level officials from both organizations, who are responsible for strategic direction, monitoring and analysis of the program implementation of the NAAHP. The CFIA Director of the Aquatic Animal Health Division and the DFO Director of Aquatic Animal Health Science Branch are also members of the steering committee. Stakeholder input on development of the NAAHP is managed through an Aquatic Animal Health Committee (AAHC), which includes provincial and territorial authorities for aquaculture and wild fisheries resource management, veterinary association representatives, Aboriginal groups and wild and farmed industry stakeholders. Progress with program development and implementation of the NAAHP is reported to the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers CFIA Committee (CFIA-CCFAM), and to the Agriculture Federal/Provincial/Territorial Regulatory ADM committees.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Aquatic Animal Health Management to International Standards | National Aquatic Animal Health Program | $32.13M over 5 years (plus $6.35M ongoing)26 |
$6.35M26 |
Regulatory amendments based on full consultation (FPT, Aboriginal Groups, & WTO); Initiation of discussion on FPT MOUs on Emergency Response & delineation of Domestic Disease Control zones; Priority policies and procedures required to enforce revised regulations; NAAHP integration into priority IMIT systems (SIMS, AIRS, ICTS, IPS, CEMRS) & linkage to DFO LIMS; Training modules for key NAAHP implementation activities. |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Diagnostics and Research | National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Management System | $26.92M over 5 years (plus $3.98M ongoing)26 |
$3.98M26 | Laboratory standards & tracking system that meets international requirements for audit/challenge of export certificates and/or import controls, and ISO 17025 Laboratory Accreditation |
Total | $59.05M | $10.33M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information: Sharon McGladdery, ((613) 221-1487; 613-668-6492)
Stephen Stephen, (613) 990-0292
Name of lead department: Canadian Heritage
Lead department program activity: Official Languages
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $1,110.10 M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality 2008–2013: Acting for the Future (Roadmap) is a Government of Canada policy statement that includes a number of initiatives to strengthen and promote linguistic duality. Thirteen federal institutions have received funds for sectoral programs and activities related to official languages. The Roadmap contributes to the attainment of a strategic outcome for Canadian Heritage (Canadians have a sense of their Canadian identity) and to the Government of Canada’s outcome (A diverse society that promotes linguistic duality and social inclusion).
Another key component of the Roadmap is the implementation of an accountability framework and a coordinated government-wide approach to official languages. The implementation of the Roadmap is a component of the broader Official Languages Program (OLP), as defined and approved by the Committee of Deputy Ministers on Official Languages in December 2004.
Web site: http://www.pch.gc.ca/slo-ols/Shared outcomes:
Three levels of outcomes have been established.
Ultimate outcome: Canadians enjoy the benefits of linguistic duality; live and work in communities that reflect Canadian values with respect to the use of English and French; and have access to government services in the language of choice.
Three intermediate outcomes:
Eight immediate outcomes:
Governance structure: The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages is responsible for the implementation of the Roadmap. The Official Languages Secretariat (OLS) (Canadian Heritage) supports the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. With respect to roles and responsibilities, the OLS is responsible for developing and coordinating the results of the Roadmap. The OLS ensures that all information (financial and non-financial) needed is gathered and that the content of all logic models of the Roadmap’s structure is taken into consideration. The OLS is also responsible for the complete implementation and the accountability framework for the Roadmap. This role was given to the OLS by the partners through the development of a Management Framework for the Roadmap, which outlines the activities and results structure, the governance structure, as well as the roles and responsibilities of departments and different interdepartmental committees, while also identifying the relevant operational issues concerning its horizontal implementation. The OLS will also support the governance of the Official Languages Program through various mechanisms and committees.
A governance structure has been established; the highest level is the Committee of Assistant Deputy Ministers on Official Languages (CADMOL). It acts on behalf of all federal departments, agencies and organizations that are partners in the Roadmap in a variety of ways: it supports the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and all ministers who have responsibilities under the Official Languages Act (OLA); it ensures leadership for managing the OLP, and particularly the Roadmap, by making decisions and overseeing the coordination of partners’ actions; it guides the implementation of the Horizontal Results-based Management and Accountability Framework (HRMAF) and oversees the evaluation of the government strategy regarding official languages (the Roadmap). During CADMOL meetings, departments having specific responsibilities under the OLA (for instance, Canadian Heritage, Justice Canada, and the Canada Public Service Agency) report on achievements that are specific to their mandate and describe the challenges and issues related to these responsibilities.
Three interdepartmental committees support CADMOL’s work by providing recommendations. Firstly, the Interdepartmental Policy Committee (IPC) provides an information-sharing forum between partners in order to present a joint approach to strategic issues regarding the OLP. The Interdepartmental Management Committee for the Official Languages Program (IMCOLP) seeks to ensure that interdepartmental coordination of the OLP is formalized and structured, most notably by assessing the implementation of the OLP and strengthening the accountability process. The Coordinating Committee on Official Languages Research (CCOLR) ensures that official-languages research is coordinated. The committees may create working groups as needed to complete specific projects. For example, the Working Group on the HRMAF Revision (Working Group) was created in the summer of 2008.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Canadian Heritage | Official Languages |
a. Accountability and Coordination Framework Results for the 2008–2013 Roadmap: 1) The Government of Canada has official languages strategies. 2) The partners are supported in the implementation of their official languages initiatives. 3) The results of the research on official languages are communicated to the partners. 4) The Minister of Official Languages is advised on official languages files. 5) The quality of information on results (financial and non-financial) provided by the partners is improved. |
$13.5 M | $2.8 M |
Support to Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and senior officials in elaborating timely documentation and in insisting on quality assurance of given information and strategic advice.
Implementation of the Horizontal Results-based Management Accountability Framework (HRMAF). |
Official Languages |
b.1 Minority-Language Education – Component: Support to Second-Language and Minority-Language Education. Results for the 2008–2013 Roadmap:
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$470.0 M | $94 M | Renew the Multilateral Protocol with the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and various agreements containing action plans with the provinces and territories concerning minority‑language education and second-language instruction. | |
Official Languages |
b.2 Minority-Language Education – Component: Official-language Monitors
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$20.0 M | $4.0 M | Implementation of an agreement with the CMEC for Monitors Accent and Odyssee program delivery to support learning in minority area and in second-language classrooms. | |
Official Languages |
b.3 Minority-Language Education – Component: Summer Language Bursaries Results for the 2008–2013 Roadmap:
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$40.0 M |
$8.0 M |
Implementation of an agreement with the CMEC Drench bursary program delivery for young francophones of OLMCs (Destination CLIC) and second-language bursaries (Explore). | |
Official Languages |
c.1 Community vitality – Component: Youth Initiatives.
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$12.5 M |
$12.5 M |
Grants and contributions for the implementation of youth projects and activities in different areas, which allows the use of the language of the minority, the use of the second language and the exposure to the second language. | |
Official Languages |
c.2 Community vitality – Component: Support to Official-language Minority Communities
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$22.5 M |
$4.5 M |
Grants and contributions for the creation, improvement and delivery of activities and services to support life environments fostering the use of the language in minority area. | |
Official Languages |
c.3 Community vitality –Component: Intergovernmental Cooperation.
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$22.5 M |
$4.5 M |
Implementation of agreements with provincial and territorial governments for the delivery of provincial and territorial services in the language of the minority. | |
Official Languages |
c.4 Community vitality –Component: Cultural Development Funds
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$14.0 M |
$3.5 M |
Grants and contributions for the implementation of services, activities and cultural products fostering the development of cultural vitality in OLMCs. | |
Cultural Industries |
d. Musical Showcase Program for Artists from Official-language Communities Result for the 2008–2013 Roadmap: Improved access to cultural expressions of both linguistic groups. |
$4.5 M |
$1.0 M |
Funding agreements are in place with partners who organize showcases and finance the artists.
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Official Languages
Broadcasting Policy and Programs |
e. CTRC Study
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Non- monetary |
N/A |
CRTC report on availability and quality of English- and French-language services in the linguistic minority communities in Canada completed by March 31, 2009. | |
Cultural Industries |
f. National Translation Program for Book Publishing
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$5 M |
$0.75 M |
Funding is allocated to book publishers for eligible translations.
Canadian publishers produce translations of Canadian-authored books in both official languages. |
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2. Justice Canada | Legal Services to Government |
a. 1 Accountability and Coordination Framework
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$2.18 M |
$0.44 M |
Client-focused service delivery.
Effective management of legal risks. |
Internal Services | a. 2 Accountability and Coordination Framework |
$0.15 M |
$0.03 M |
N/A | |
Justice, Policy, Legislation and Programs |
b. 1 Contraventions Act Fund
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$47.46 M |
$9.49 M |
Continued and increased access to justice in both official languages by the implementation of the Contraventions regime in one province. | |
Internal Services | b. 2 Contraventions Act Fund |
$1.92 M |
$0.38 M |
N/A | |
Justice, Policy, Legislation and Programs |
c.1 Initiative of support to access to justice in both languages (new component: justice training)
Result for the 2008–2013 Roadmap: Increased capacity of partners and the Department to implement solutions relating to access to justice in both official languages. |
$38,02 M |
$6.97 M |
Training priorities established following results of the nationwide needs analysis on training needs in both official languages in the area of justice.
Eight financial agreements concluded in terms of core funding from the Support Fund.
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Internal Services | c.2 Initiative of support to access to justice in both languages (new component: justice training) |
$1.89 M |
$0.44 M |
N/A | |
3. Health Canada | Canadian Health System |
Training, Networks and Access to Health Services
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$174.3 M |
$34.8 M |
Elaborate a baseline study to identify gaps in information, to strengthen the database, to systematically collect baseline information on performance indicators, to serve as a reference point, and to measure change over time.
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4. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development |
a. Strengthening NGOs’ means for Early Childhood Development
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$4.0 M |
$0.8 M |
Develop tools for the implementation of the National Framework for Collaboration on Early Childhood Development to enhance the language and culture of minority Francophone communities in Canada:
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Skills and Employment |
b. Family Literacy
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$7.5 M |
$1.8 M |
Initiate four research projects on the specific literacy needs of new groups such as immigrants, fathers, grand-parents, exogamous families, eligible clients, and on ways of integrating family literacy in other areas such as the workplace, sport, and theatre.
Initiate the development, testing and adaptation of six new family literacy models responding to the needs of new groups. Initiate the development of four new promotion and awareness models for partner literacy organizations targeting new groups. Implement a performance and results-based measurement framework. |
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Social Development |
c. Child Care Pilot Project
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$13.5 M |
$2.7 M (Note: aportion of funds for 2009–2010 may be spent on projects to better understand issues around literacy and/or immigration.) |
Conduct child assessments and parent and community surveys in order to add to the collective knowledge of what works to help ensure Francophone minority children have the abilities to succeed when they start school. | |
Skills and Employment |
d. Enabling Fund for Official-Language Minority Communities
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$69.0 M |
$13.8 M |
Sign contribution agreements with 14 organizations responsible for enhancing community economic development and human resources development within official-language minority communities.
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5. Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Integration of French-speaking immigrants |
a. Recruitment and integration of immigrants
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$20.0 M |
$4.5 M |
For 2009–2010, CIC will continue existing activities to foster immigration to Francophone minority communities (FMCs). This period will be used to strengthen implementation of the Strategic plan to Foster Immigration to Francophone Minority Communities.
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6. Public Works and Governmental Services Canada |
Linguistic Services
Linguistic Stewardship |
a. Government of Canada Language Portal
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$16.0 M |
$4.48 M |
Launch of the Government of Canada Language Portal in Fall 2009. |
Linguistic Services
Linguistic Stewardship |
b. Language Industry Initiative
|
$10.0 M |
$1.68 M |
Launch of the Language Industry Initiative in Spring 2009. | |
Linguistic Services
Linguistic Stewardship |
c. University Scholarships Program in Translation
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$8.0 M |
$1.45 M |
Launch of the University Scholarships Program in Translation in Fall 2009. | |
7. Canada School of Public Service |
Foundational learning
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a. Expanding Universities’ Access to Language Learning
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$2.5 M |
$0.9 M |
New partnerships with Canadian universities. |
8. Canada Public Service Agency |
Policy Direction. Partnerships and Integration Program
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a. Centre of excellence
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$17.0 M |
$3.4 M |
Simplified, updated and restructured official languages policy instruments to allow deputy heads to better discharge their responsibilities regarding the implementation of the Official Languages Act.
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Strategic Services Program |
Renewed method of cooperation with champions to encourage stronger leadership on official languages.
Renewed method of cooperation with advisory committees to suggest ideas to them and encourage them to take shared initiatives to improve the overall official languages performance of institutions. |
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Integrity and Sustainability Program |
Monitoring of official languages management practices and controls in the context of conducting risk-based official languages annual reports.
An Annual Report on Official Languages presented to Parliament that gives a strategic picture of the Program in the institutions subject to the Official Languages Act while focusing on a specific theme for the year. |
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9. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Community Development |
a. Support to francophone immigration in New-Brunswick
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$10.0 M |
$2.7 M |
Number of immigration centres opened in OLMCs (2).
Number of immigration awareness sessions to business owners (4). |
Community Development |
b. Economic Development Initiative
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$6.2 M |
$1.8 M |
Number of partnerships in Atlantic Canada with groups representing OLMCs (10).
Number of projects approved (10). |
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10. Industry Canada—FedNor
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) |
Community, Economic and Regional Development
Northern Economy |
a. Economic Development Initiative
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$10.9 M |
$2.7 M |
Industry Canada will hold community consultations at the national level with partners.
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11. Canada Economic Development (CED) for Quebec regions | Community Development |
a. Economic Development Initiative
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$10.2 M |
$2.0 M |
CED will put in place the Economic Development Initiative for English communities of Quebec. The priority will be put on projects, such as local planning, entrepreneurship, creation and development of SME, tourism, integration of targeted groups and attractive funding in order to create an economic environment which helps and attracts the development of enterprises in OLMCs, especially for young people. |
12. Western Economic Diversification Canada | Research and Analysis; Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment; Business Development and Entrepreneurship; Innovation |
a. Economic Development Initiative
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$3.2 M |
$0.8 M |
Improved understanding of western Canadian economic issues, challenges, opportunities and priorities.
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13. National Research Council of Canada | Information Technologies |
Languages Technologies Research Centre
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$10.0 M |
$2.0 M |
Immediate result: Transfer of knowledge and technology. Implementation of a machine translation system PORTAGE in the Translation Bureau (Public Works and Government Services Canada) and, at least, in a translation firm of the private sector. Negotiation of a commercial license for machine translation technology, PORTAGE.
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Total | $1,110.1 M |
$235.61 M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information: Geneviève Postolec (819) 934-9196
Name of lead department(s): Department of Canadian Heritage
Lead department program activity: Sport
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2003–2004
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $654.65M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): To monitor and report on the Government of Canada’s contribution to the 2010 Winter Games, which engage Canadians from across the country; to reflect Canadian values and priorities in the Games’ planning, delivery, and international profile; to promote opportunities to advance public policy goals; and to make strategic investments that support long-term tangible economic benefits and sport, social, cultural and environmental legacies for all Canadians (www.pch.gc.ca).
The Government of Canada is a key partner in the 2010 Winter Games. The 2010 Federal Secretariat within the Department of Canadian Heritage works horizontally to support and promote federal engagement in planning and delivering the Games, which includes providing high quality essential federal services as well as capital and legacy funding. The 2010 Federal Secretariat works with its partners and stakeholders to leverage the Games as an opportunity to advance public policy objectives, establish lasting legacies, and derive maximum benefit for all Canadians (www.canada2010.gc.ca).Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
2010 Federal Games Secretariat
Representative Working Group (RWG)
The 2010 Federal Secretariat, under the leadership of the Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, supports the Framework for Federal Coordination (FFC)—the primary mechanism for promoting horizontal management of the Winter Games. This governance structure consists of three levels:
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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A. Canadian Heritage | Sport |
Sport Hosting Program
2010 Federal Secretariat |
$527.05 M
|
$94 M |
Positive domestic and international exposure.
Canada has established sport, social and cultural legacies. |
B. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Public Safety Canada, Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian Security Intelligence Agency (CSIS), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) |
The goal is to ensure a safe and secure Games through an Integrated Security Model as partners in safety, peace and celebration. | Security and Safety | $87.5 M | Total planned spending is currently being revisited. |
Security and public safety partners at the federal, provincial and municipal levels confirm their level of preparedness and interoperability.
Security and safety operations. |
C. Canada Border Services Agency | Access |
Security
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$15.8 M | $11.2 M |
Finalize/implement plans, processes and policies.
Deliver training and perform accreditation screening. Operational readiness. Delivery of integrated border services. |
D. Citizenship and Immigration | Maximum contribution to Canada’s economic, social and cultural development from migration. | Temporary Resident Program | $5.0 M | $2.7 M | All processing of applications will be completed. |
E. Human Resources and Social Development Canada | Enhanced Canadian productivity and participation through efficient and inclusive labour markets, competitive workplaces and access to learning. | Foreign workers and immigrants |
N/A
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) has not received funding through this mechanism to support its Olympic Process. |
N/A
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) has not received funding through this mechanism to support its Olympic Process. |
HRSDC/Service Canada, in collaboration with CIC/CBSA will develop an end-to-end process to facilitate the entrance of temporary foreign workers, when warranted, for employers to support the 2010 Games. |
F. Health Canada | Reduced health and environmental risks from products and substances, and safer living and working environments. |
Regions and Programs Branch:
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch:
Health Products and Food Branch:
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TB support: $2.6 M |
TB support:
$1.275 M
$0.200 M
$0.200 M
$0.325 M |
Address operational requirements related to the implementation of the health contingency plan for dignitaries and implement the plan.
Identify requirements, develop and implement plans with stakeholders to ensure the health and safety of federal employees working on location during the event, including emergency preparedness and response capacity, and psycho-social health of federal government employees who must meet the challenges of a terrorist attack or disease outbreak. Identify requirements, develop and implement plans with stakeholders to:
HPFB Inspectorate:
Additional funding will be needed to cover:
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G. Environment Canada | Weather and environmental predictions and services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians. | Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influence decision-making. | $9.3 M | $2.3 M | Delivery of weather services in support of Federal Partners, Games operations and for the benefit of the public and visitors to Canada. |
Canada's natural capital is restored, conserved and enhanced. | Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes. | $2.6 M | $0.5 M |
Coordination and communication of 2010 partner initiatives that:
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Environmental Assessment is integral part of program and policy decision-making. | Efficient and effective environmental assessments. | $1.5 M | $0.1 M | Completion of environmental assessment follow-up activities. | |
H. Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Healthy and productive aquatic eco-systems. | Habitat Management | $0.6 M | $0.1 M | Environmental Assessment work conducted as required. |
Total :
$654.65M (Includes $2.7M for PHAC in non-security funding, $26M for CTC and $34.55M for INAC Legacy Grant) |
Total :
$112.9M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
Contact information: Karen Mackarous (613) 949-7816
Name of lead department(s): Department of Finance Canada
Lead department program activity: Economic and Fiscal Policy Framework
Start date of the horizontal initiative: June 2000
End date of the horizontal initiative: 2009-10
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $455,408 (thousands)
Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The National Initiative to Combat Money Laundering (NICML) was formally established in 2000 as part of the government's ongoing effort to combat money laundering in Canada. Legislation adopted that year, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (PCMLA), created a mandatory reporting system for suspicious financial transactions, large cross-border currency transfers, and certain proscribed transactions. The legislation also established the Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) to collect and analyze these financial transaction reports and to disclose pertinent information to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In December 2001, the PCMLA was amended to include measures to fight terrorist financing activities and was renamed the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
The NICML was expanded and is now known as Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing (AML/ATF) Regime. In December 2006, Bill C-25 amended the PCMLTFA to ensure that Canada's legislation remains consistent with international AML/ATF standards as set out by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) and is responsive to areas of domestic risk. Amendments include enhanced client identification requirements, the creation of a registration regime for money services businesses, and the establishment of an administrative and monetary penalties regime to deal with lesser infractions of the PCMLTFA.
Shared outcome(s): To detect and deter money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities and to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing offences
Governance structure(s): Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime is a horizontal initiative composed of both funded and non-funded partners. The funded partners include the Department of Finance Canada, FINTRAC, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)—Immigration and Customs, the Canada Revenue Agency—Charities Directorate, the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS); non-funded partners include Public Safety Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
An assistant deputy minister-level steering committee and an interdepartmental working group, consisting of all partners and led by the Department of Finance Canada, direct and coordinate the government's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing activities. In addition, the Department chairs a public-private sector advisory committee. This is a broad-based advisory committee that includes both public- and private-sector representatives to provide general guidance for Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Department of Finance Canada | Financial Sector Policy |
Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$2,700 | $300 | Effective oversight of Canada Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime (the Regime) |
Undertake a 10-year Treasury Board-mandated evaluation of the Regime to assess effectiveness and access to continued funding | |||||
Monitor the financial sector for money laundering and terrorist financing risks and other emerging illicit financial risks | |||||
Participate in international forums related to combatting money laundering and terrorist financing, in particular the G7 financial experts meetings, the FATF, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, and the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering | |||||
Department of Justice Canada | The National Initiative to Combat Money Laundering | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$7,000 | $100 | The Criminal Division of the Department of Justice Canada plays a significant role in the regime. For 2009-10, it is anticipated that the Criminal Division will use the resources it receives to carry out work related to the FATF, including attending FATF-related international meetings. Resources will also be allocated to ensure the Criminal Division's continued involvement in policy development relating to money laundering and terrorist financing. Finally, the Human Rights Law Section will receive money to deal with any ancillary constitutional issues raised during the prosecutions. |
Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) | Addressing criminal issues to contribute to a safer world for Canada | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$9,200 | $2,300 | The PPSC plays a significant role in the regime. For 2009-10, it is anticipated that information provided to law enforcement by FINTRAC will result in more prosecutorial legal advice being provided to law enforcement. It will also result in additional charges being laid for money laundering and terrorist financing offences and thus result in an increased workload for prosecutors. The PPSC also has responsibilities related to the PCMLTFA. The planned work includes applications for production orders, increases in border seizure and forfeiture work associated with suspected proceeds of crime, and prosecutions related to offences created within the Act. In addition, resources will be used to provide training to law enforcement personnel and prosecutors and for the development and coordination of policy as it relates to money laundering and terrorist financing. Finally, PPSC resources will carry out work related to the FATF, including attending the FATF international meeting. |
Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) | Collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial information | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$269,085 | $37,500 | Produce technology-driven financial intelligence analysis and case disclosures that are widely used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies with a program that fosters compliance by the reporting entities |
Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA) | Security | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$57,008 | $7,727 | CBSA border services officers are responsible for the enforcement of the cross-border currency reporting program, which includes conducting searches, questioning individuals, and seizing non-reported or falsely reported currency and suspected proceeds of crime. In addition, FINTRAC discloses information to CBSA Immigration, which plays a key role in denying the use of Canadian territory to criminals and persons who pose security threats to Canada. |
The CBSA is responsible for administering Part 2 of the PCMLTFA, "Reporting of Currency and Monetary Instruments." The Cross-Border Currency Reporting (CBCR) Program requires that travellers report the importation and exportation of currency and monetary instruments equal to or greater than CAD$10,000. Part 2 also provides for the enforcement element of the CBCR Program, which includes conducting searches, questioning individuals, and seizing non-reported or falsely reported currency and suspected proceeds of crime. | |||||
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) | Charities Directorate | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$7,429 | $4,976 | The CRA has responsibility for administering the registration system for charities under the Income Tax Act. In recognition that the existence of a strong regulatory deterrence against terrorist abuse of charities contributes to suppressing the financing of terrorism in Canada and to protecting and preserving the social cohesion and well-being of Canadians, the CRA's regulatory oversight of charities has been strengthened by the enactment of complementary measures under the Charities Registration (Security Information) Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, and by changes to the Income Tax Act authorizing broader information sharing between AML/ATF agencies. Under these authorities, intelligence provided to the CRA assists in its mandate to protect the integrity of the registration system for charities, and information disclosed by the CRA can be used for investigative purposes. For 2009-10, it is anticipated that the CRA will use the resources it receives to strengthen capacity to identify and respond to cases involving possible links to terrorism through investments in facilities and IT development and an increase in on-going, direct program full-time equivalents. |
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) | Special Enforcement Program | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$21,568 | $2,200 |
The CRA is focussing on the following four pillars:
All disclosures received from FINTRAC are thoroughly reviewed, and those with potential are selected for audit by the Special Enforcement Program. The projected number of audits is 90, with a projected federal tax recovery of $7,000,000. |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP)-Money Laundering Units | Money Laundering Units | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$55,898 | $6,872 | Enhance national and international opportunities for the detection and investigation of money laundering activities |
Develop FINTRAC disclosures and other intelligence to a point where resources from the Integrated Proceeds of Crime Units or elsewhere in the RCMP can be directed towards investigations in an effort to increase seizures. | |||||
The resource level in Canada's three major urban centres (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal) was increased in 2007 and continues to positively affect the investigative capacity in those centres to conduct investigations on leads related to Canada's AML/ATF Regime. | |||||
RCMP—Anti-Terrorist Financing Team (ATFT) | Special Initiatives | Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime |
$22,937 | $5,158 | Through the gathering and analysis of financial intelligence, the Anti-Terrorist Financing Team will focus on converting that intelligence into proactive investigations, thus enhancing the Department's ability to detect and deter terrorist financing activities. |
Total | $453,1251 | $67,133 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information:
Rachel Grasham
Chief, Financial Crimes Section
Phone: 613-943-2883
1. Certain organizations that are partners in the AML/ATF regime are exempt from reporting. Therefore the figures presented in the table may not sum to the total amount allocated.
Name of lead department(s): Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Lead department program activity: Diplomacy and Advocacy
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: Initiated October 2, 2005; operationalized September 18, 2006
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): 1,108.0
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Funded from the Peace and Security Pool of the International Assistance Envelope, the GPSF fills a funding gap by providing dedicated resources for activities that are necessary for a timely response with respect to countries in or at risk of crisis, but that are not properly the responsibility of the Department of National Defence and are outside Canada's traditional official development assistance program. Examples of these activities are supporting peace operations and peace processes, supporting justice and security system reform, enhancing transitional justice and reconciliation, and improving the peace enforcement and peace operations capacities of military and police in Africa and the Americas. Major recipients of funding are Afghanistan, Sudan and Haiti.
The GPSF is both a responsive and directive program, established to provide timely, focused, effective and accountable international assistance in response to critical peace and security challenges. DFAIT works closely with a range of government departments including CIDA, RCMP, DND, CSC, CBSA and Justice Canada. Among other assistance, these partnerships provide critical expertise in the area of justice and security system reform to the civilian components of UN peace operations. In 2007-08, the GPSF entered into arrangements with several major implementing partners from the federal government. DFAIT's contribution of $86.3 million was supplemented by $82.4 million in spending by partners, for total spending of $168.7 million. Of particular note was support to peace operations in Sudan through the Canadian Commercial Corporation and the implementation of stabilization and reconstruction projects in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s): The GPSF is managed by the Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) Secretariat in the context of a whole-of-government approach coordinated through the START Advisory Board. Chaired by the Director General of the START Secretariat and comprising senior officials from across government, the START Advisory Board is responsible for establishing, within the framework of individual departmental authorities, whole-of-government strategic policy as well as priority setting and direction with respect to fragile states and complex emergencies. It is also responsible for providing a platform for information exchange to ensure that program-related activities are complementary and avoid duplication. The START Secretariat is located in the International Security Branch of DFAIT and is accountable to DFAIT, which is responsible for the financial, human and physical resource services for START.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)* | Names of Programs for Federal Partners** | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)*** | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
PA 2: Diplomacy and Advocacy PA 1: Federal and International Operations |
Global Peace and Security Program; Global Peace Operations Program; Glyn Berry Program for Peace and Security | 91.8 | Improved Canadian contribution to peace and security and the safety and well-being of beneficiaries living in targeted areas | |
Canadian Police Arrangement | 11.4**** | Implementation of RCMP international police peacekeeping projects | |||
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) | PA 1: Geographic Programs | N/A | 0 (no GPSF funds to be administered by CIDA in 2009-10) | N/A | |
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) | N/A | Peace Support Operations in Fragile States | 6.5 | Logistical support to Sudan peace operations (AMIS and UNAMID) | |
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | PA 1: Correctional Interventions | Operations in Afghanistan and Stabilization and Reconstruction in Haiti | 2.0 | Supported the deployment of correction advisers to the PRT in Afghanistan | |
Department of Justice | PA 1: Justice policies, laws and programs | N/A | 0 (none identified to date) | N/A | |
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | PA 1: Security | Operations in Afghanistan (Pakistan-Afghanistan border); Canada's support to the Middle East Peace Process; Stabilization and Reconstruction in Haiti | 0 (none identified to date) | Provision of technical assistance | |
Department of National Defence (DND) | PA 1: Contribute to Canada and the international community | Operations in Afghanistan | 10.4 (includes police and corrections issues and the Kandahar Initiatives for Peace and Security) | Support to implementation of projects in Kandahar | |
* Includes grants. ** "Names of programs of federal partners" refers to support to GPSF activities and does not necessarily reflect the name of a department's official program. It is often the case that departments working with the GPSF do not have an official program name. *** Exact figures not known due to definitional ambiguities, in particular inclusion/exclusion dates and Human Security Program (now Glyn Berry Program) carry-over from fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07. **** This represents funding to cover incremental costs to the RCMP for the deployment of civilian police in support of international police peacekeeping operations. Excluded are reference level transfers to the RCMP to support the International Police Program. |
Total $122.1 million |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): The GPSF works with a wide array of implementing partners, including international and regional organizations such as the United Nations and its bodies, the Organization of American States and the African Union, as well as with non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, foreign governments and other legal entities. Further information on GPSF projects can be found in the DFAIT 2007-08 Departmental Performance Report.
Contact information:
Robert Derouin
Director General, START Secretariat
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel.: 613-992-1361
Fax: 613-944-1226
Email: Robert.Derouin@international.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Department of Justice
Lead department program activity: Justice policies, laws and programs
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2007-08
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2011-12 and ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $578.1 millions[1]
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The National Anti-Drug Strategy is built on the former Canada’s Drug Strategy, with a clear focus on illicit drugs and a particular emphasis on youth. Its goal is to contribute to safer and healthier communities through coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency and reduce production and distribution of illicit drugs. It encompasses three action plans: prevention, treatment and enforcement.
The prevention action plan supports efforts to prevent youth from using illicit drugs by enhancing their awareness and understanding of the harmful social and health effects of illicit drug use and to develop and implement community-based interventions & initiatives to prevent illicit drug use. The treatment action plan supports effective treatment and rehabilitation systems and services by developing and implementing innovative and collaborative approaches. The enforcement action plan aims to contribute to the disruption of illicit drug operations in a safe manner, particularly targeting criminal organizations.
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
The governance structure of the Strategy consists of an Assistant Deputy Minister Steering Committee and working groups on policy and performance, prevention and treatment, enforcement, and communications. The governance structure is supported by the Strategic Initiative Unit of the Department of Justice Canada.
The Assistant Deputy Minister Steering Committee (ADMSC), which is chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees the implementation of the Strategy, making decisions necessary to advance the initiative, where required, and ensuring appropriate and timely outcomes for the initiative and accountability in the expenditure of initiative resources. The ADMSC prepares questions for the consideration of Deputy Ministers, where appropriate.
The Prevention and Treatment Working Group, chaired by Health Canada, oversees the development and implementation of the Prevention and Treatment Action Plans. The Enforcement Working Group, chaired by the Department of Public Safety Canada, oversees the development and implementation of the Enforcement Action Plan. The Policy and Performance Working Group, chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees the development and articulation of policy directions and outcomes for the Strategy and the work of the Sub-Committee on Evaluation and Reporting. The communications Working Group, chaired by the Department of Justice Canada, oversees communication of the Strategy including, making decisions necessary to advance communication of the initiative and ensuring coordination of communication.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Department of Justice | A1 - Justice policies, laws and programs | a. Drug Treatment Courts | $16.23M | $3.63M | Reduced drug substances relapse among drug treatment court clients. |
b. Youth Justice Fund - Youth Justice Anti-drug Treatment Component (Treatment Action Plan) |
$6.8M | $1.58M |
Overall results:
Immediate Outcomes:
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c. Justice Canada Lead Role for the National Anti-Drug Strategy | $1.34M | $0.25M |
Effective leadership of the federal response to concerns around illicit drug prevention, treatment and enforcement through:
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C1 - Internal Services | a. Justice Canada Lead Role for the National Anti-Drug Strategy | $1.53M | $0.33M |
Effective leadership of the federal response to concerns around illicit drug prevention, treatment and enforcement through:
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b. National Anti-drug Strategy | $0.25M | $0.05M | |||
Health Canada | N/A |
a. Mass Media Campaign
(Prevention Action Plan) |
$29.8M | $6M | Increased awareness & understanding of illicit drugs & their negative consequences |
3.4.3 Controlled Substances |
b. Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund (DSCIF)
(Prevention Action Plan) |
$59.0M | $11.8M |
Increased awareness & understanding of illicit drugs & their negative consequences
Enhanced uptake of knowledge in communities to address illicit drug use & its negative consequences |
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3.4 Substance Use and Abuse |
c. Drug Treatment Funding Program (DTFP)
(Treatment Action Plan) |
$124.7 M | $30.77M |
Improved collaboration on responses & knowledge of treatment issues
Enhanced capacity to plan/ deliver a range of treatment services & programs to targeted populations Enhanced F/PT commitments to improve treatment systems in targeted areas of need |
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4.1.1.2 First Nations and Inuit Mental Health and Addictions |
d. National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP)
(Treatment Action Plan) |
$36 M | $7.9M | Enhanced capacity to plan/ deliver a range of treatment services & programs to targeted populations | |
3.4.3 Controlled Substances |
e. Office of Controlled Substances
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$12.8 M | $2.66M | Increased capacity to control & monitor controlled substances & precursor chemicals | |
f. Drug Analysis Services
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$ 49.2 M[2]
$ 3.4 M[3] |
$9.44M |
Increased capacity to gather, analyze/share intelligence & analyse evidence
Increased awareness of illicit drug & precursor chemical issues for enforcement officials |
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 1.2 Strategic Priority Research |
Research on Drug Treatment Model
(Treatment Action Plan) |
$4.0M | $0.97M | Improved collaboration on responses & knowledge of treatment issues |
Department of Public Safety Canada | 5 |
a. Crime Prevention Funding and Programming: (Crime Prevention Action Fund & Research and Knowledge Development Fund)
(Prevention Action Plan) |
$20.0M | $5.0M |
Enhanced support for targeted at-risk populations.
Enhanced knowledge in communities to address illicit drug use and its negative consequences. |
3.1 Law enforcement policy |
b. National Coordination of Efforts to Improve Intelligence, Knowledge, Management, Research, Evaluation
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$4.0M | $0.8M | Safer communities and more effective policing through strategic national law enforcement policies | |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 1.1.2.7 |
a. Drugs and Organized Crime Awareness Service (DOCAS)
(Prevention Action Plan) |
$15.1M | $3M | Increased awareness & understanding of illicit drugs & their negative consequences by youth targeted through DOCAS programming. |
3.5.2 Community and Youth Programs |
b. National Youth Intervention and Diversion Program
(Treatment Action Plan) |
$3.6M | $0.745M |
Implementation sites underway in participating RCMP Divisions.
RCMP Divisional representatives selected to assist in local program delivery and data collection. |
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1.1.2.9 |
c. The RCMP Drug Enforcement Program
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$91.4 M | $17.3M |
Increased capacity for the enforcement of illicit drug producers & distributors, in particular, through the dismantling of marihuana and synthetic drug operations.
Increased capacity to gather, analyze and/or share intelligence & analyse evidence, through additional resources in Criminal Intelligence. Change in the level of MGO or Clan Labs investigated and/or disrupted. Continue to maintain the integration, collaboration and capacity between sectors, law enforcement agencies, governments, communities and international partners to address the illicit importation and/or exportation, production and distribution related to MGOs or SDOs. Increase awareness of illicit drug & precursor chemical issues among enforcement officials and first responders. |
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Correctional Service Canada | 3.0 Community Supervision |
Case Preparation and Supervision of Provincial Offenders (Enforcement Action Plan) |
$23.3 M [4] | $6.8M |
Timely case preparation; rate of offenders successfully reintegrated into the community (if legislation regarding mandatory minimum penalties for serious drug offenders is passed) |
National Parole Board of Canada |
Conditional Release
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$7.2 M [5] | $2.2M |
Preparation for implementation of Mandatory Minimum Penalties for serious drug offences.
Following Royal Assent for Mandatory Minimum Penalties for serious drug offences, completion of conditional release reviews for those offenders incarcerated for offences subject to the Mandatory Minimum Penalties. |
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Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 1 - Drug, Criminal Code and Terrorism Prosecution Program |
a. Prosecution and prosecution -related services
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$8.6M | $1.6M | Provision of pre-charge legal advice and litigation support, as well as prosecution of drug offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) in response to the workload generated by the enhanced RCMP dedicated anti-drug teams and criminal intelligence and technical operations support staff. |
b. Prosecution of serious drug offences under the CDSA
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$33.5 M [6] | $0 | Provision of prosecution-related advice and litigation support during police investigations, and prosecution of drug charges under the CDSA resulting from the Minimum Mandatory Penalties, subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent. | ||
3 - Internal Services | Enforcement Action Plan | $1.3M | $0.2 M | ||
Canada Border Services Agency | 1 |
Border Intelligence, Precursor Chemical Diversion, Analysis and Scientific Services
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$12.7M | $2.35M | The resources will be focused on intelligence gathering, information sharing, enforcement activities, assessment capabilities and laboratory support and services. |
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade | 1.2 International Operations and Programs |
Annual Contributions to UNODC and CICAD
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$4.5M | $0.9M |
Improved capacity of UNODC to fulfill its mandate in the fight against drugs and international crime at the global level.
Improved capacity of CICAD to fulfill its mandate in the fight against drugs in the Americas. |
Canada Revenue Agency | 4 Reporting Compliance |
Special Enforcement Program
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$4.2 M | $0.8M |
15 audits of targets involved in marijuana grow operations or illicit drugs generating approximately
$750,000 in federal tax |
Public Works and Government Services Canada | 1.7 Specialized Programs and Services |
Forensic Accounting Management Group (FAMG)
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$1.6 M | $0.2M | To remove financial incentive for engaging in criminal activity |
Financial Transactions and analysis Centre of Canada |
4881
Collection, Analysis and Dissemination of Financial Information |
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
(Enforcement Action Plan) |
$2.5 M | $512,000 |
Enhanced support to Law enforcement
Development of financial intelligence Ensuring compliance in high-risk reporting sectors |
Total | $573 M | $117.8M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Catherine Latimer
General Counsel and Director General
Strategic Initiative Unit
(613) 957-9623
[1] It includes funding to implement MMPs for serious drug offences, which is held in a frozen allotment, to be released subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent.
[2] Original allocation as per RMAF is $62.4M. Variance is a result of internal reallocation to support DAS activities (research, policy, regulatory development).
[3] This funding to implement MMPs for serious drug offences is held in a frozen allotment, to be released subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent.
[4] This funding to implement MMPs for serious drug offences is held in a frozen allotment, to be released subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent. No funding was available for 2007/08.
[5] This funding to implement MMPs for serious drug offences is held in a frozen allotment, to be released subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent.
[6] This funding to implement MMPs for serious drug offences is held in a frozen allotment, to be released subject to the proposed legislation receiving Royal Assent.
2. Name of lead department(s): Environment Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions.
4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: July 2003
5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): No new funds - annual multi-departmental contributions
7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Interdepartmental secretariat established to coordinate Canada's participation in the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO); and advance coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations in Canada, funded through annual interdepartmental transfers and in-kind contributions.
8. Shared outcome(s):
- Enhancing access to global Earth observation data and science to meet Canadian environmental and socio-economic monitoring requirements
- Maximizing the effectiveness of Canadian investments in Earth observation networks, both domestic and international
- Improving evidence-based decision-making in operational and policy domains based on coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable Earth observations
9. Governance structure(s):
- Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADM) Steering Committee (Chair: Assistant Deputy Minister for the Meteorological Service of Canada)
- Directors General (DG) Interdepartmental Coordination Committee
- Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Environment Canada |
PA1
n/a |
a. Weather & Environmental Monitoring | $ not available |
$ 230 salary 140 O&M 38 G&C 25 in-kind |
a) Federal Earth Observation Strategy implemented; b) CGEO Working Committees (Soil Moisture, Arctic, & Data Policy) making active progress; development of a National Earth Observation Strategy initiated; c) CGEO engaged in GEOSS in the Americas initiatives; d) bilateral activities with USA initiated; e) additional federal departments engaged in CGEO; |
2. Natural Resources Canada |
PA1 n/a |
a. Earth Sciences Sector | $ not available | $ to be determined | as above |
b. Canadian Forest Service | $ not available | $ to be determined | as above | ||
3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
PA1 n/a |
a. Science and Technology | $ not available |
$ 20,000 In-kind TBD |
as above |
b. Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration and Environment | $ not available |
$ 20,000 In-kind TBD |
as above | ||
4. Canadian Space Agency |
PA 1 n/a |
a. Earth Observations | $ not available |
$ 40,000 In-kind TBD |
as above |
5. Department of Fisheries & Oceans |
PA 1 n/a |
a. Science & Technology | $ not available | $ to be determined | as above |
6. Health Canada |
PA 1 n/a |
a. Radiation | $ not available | $ to be determined | as above |
7. Statistics Canada |
PA 1 n/a |
a. Agriculture | $ not available | $ to be determined | as above |
8. Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade |
PA 1 n/a |
a. Environment | $ not available | $ not available | as above |
Total | $ not available | $ to be determined |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information: Kenneth Korporal, Coordinator, Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, 373 Sussex Dr. , Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 613-995-2466 kenneth.korporal@ec.gc.ca
2. Name of lead department(s): Environment Canada
3. Lead department program activity: COA Delivery
4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2005 (GLAP IV resources)
5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2010 (expiry of COA and GLAP IV resources)
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $40 million over five years (GLAP IV resources), plus Departmental A-Base.
7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative is Environment Canada's mechanism for coordinating and delivering federal commitments to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, as expressed in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Environment Canada uses the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) to engage other federal departments and Ontario in delivering Canada's Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commitments.
Environment Canada's Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative (GLBEI) reflects Budget 2005 investments targeted at continuing the work under the Great Lakes Action Plan to improve the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. A total of $40 million over five years was allocated in GLAP IV to continue the environmental restoration of key aquatic Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Federal departments also use A-Base resources to support their efforts towards achieving COA results.
8. Shared outcome(s): The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement establishes broad, long term objectives for Canada and the United States in restoring and protecting the Great Lakes. The Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) provides a short-term plan for achieving Canada's Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commitments. Through the COA, federal and provincial agencies are guided by a shared vision of a healthy, prosperous and sustainable Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem for present and future generations. The COA also establishes a common purpose and shared goals, results and commitments in four priority areas: restoration of Areas of Concern; reduction of Harmful Pollutants; achievement of Lake and Basin Sustainability; and coordination of monitoring, research and information.
9. Governance structure(s): Eight federal departments are engaged in delivering GLBEI results under the COA: Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Transport Canada, Infrastructure Canada and Health Canada.
The COA Management Committee is the senior federal-provincial management body responsible for priority setting, establishing strategies to ensure delivery of the COA, and developing common positions and joint action plans for representing Canadian interests and engaging in cooperative initiatives with the United States agencies and the International Joint Commission.
Planning, prioritization and allocation of GLAP IV monies is managed through the federal Great Lakes Executive Committee, which involves the eight federal signatories to COA. The role of Great Lakes Executive Committee is to approve strategic directions and priorities for GLAP IV work activities, and to coordinate federal positions, strategies and initiatives in support of bi-national activities and discussions.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Environment Canada | Sustainable use & management of natural capital and working landscapes | COA | $37.5 Million GLAPIV plus Departmental A-Base. | $2.4 Million GLAPIV plus $2.1 Million Departmental A-Base | All COA Results, except Ann. 2-3.2 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Healthy & Productive Aquatic Ecosystems | COA | $2.5 Million GLAPIV, plus Departmental A-Base | $445.0K GLAPIV plus $5.164M Departmental A-Base | Ann. 1-2.4; Ann. 1-2.6; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-3.1; Ann. 3-3.2; Ann. 3-4.1; Ann. 3-4.2; Ann. 3-5.1; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2. |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Health of the Environment | COA | Departmental A-Base | $8 - 10 million | Ann. 1-1.2; Ann.1-2.2; Ann. 2-2.3; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-2.2; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2 |
Natural Resources Canada |
Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources Ecosystem risk management: Canada understands and mitigates risks to natural resource ecosystems and human health |
Port Hope Long term Low-level Radioactive Waste Mgmt. Project CFS Forest harvesting in riparian zones CFS Pesticides Program |
Departmental A-Base; and C-Base |
$675.0K | Ann. 1-2.3; Ann. 2-3.1; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-2.4; Ann. 3-5.1; Ann. 4-2.2 |
Parks Canada | Conserve heritage resources | COA | Departmental A-Base | $0 | Ann. 3-1.1; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-2.2; Ann. 3-3.2; Ann. 3-3.3; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2. |
Transport Canada | Environmental Protection and Remediation; the Canadian Ballast Water Program | COA | Departmental A-Base | $507.0K | Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-2.1; Ann. 3-4.1; Ann. 3-4.2 |
Infrastructure Canada | Infrastructure funding programs | Building Canada plan and sunsetting programs (CSIF MRIF) | Building Canada plan and sunsetting programs (CSIF MRIF) | TBD* | Ann. 1-2.1; Ann. 3-6.1** |
Health Canada | Healthy Environments & Consumer Safety | COA | Departmental A-Base | No A-Base funding. COA commitments incorporated in CMP initiatives. | Ann. 2-3.2 |
TOTAL: GLAPIV plus Departmental funding |
$2.85M GLAPIV $17.45M Dept'l funding |
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* For INFC, exact figures are not available for Total Allocation and Planned Spending for 2009-2010. Projects that are to be funded may be determined through a competitive, merit-based process, through joint federal-provincial discussions, or the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities may accept an Annual Capital Plan describing these. ** INFC is committed to attaining the objectives of the COA with particular emphasis on Annex items Ann. 1.2-1; Ann. 3-6.1; however, INFC employs its own project selection process to ensure that projects selected for funding meet specific eligibility criteria. Results Anticipated in 2009-10: In 2009-2010 progress toward a healthy and sustainable Great Lakes basin ecosystem will continue on many fronts.
Specific Results by Department: Environment Canada Work will continue to achieve progress in restoration of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Environment Canada anticipates contributing $4.5 million towards numerous projects and initiatives including: · Working with the City of Toronto on the development of a Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (Toronto AOC). · Developing site-specific data and information on submerged aquatic substrates for the development of sediment management options (various AOCs). · Developing indicators to assess efficacy of remedial activities carried out in Areas of Concern (various AOCs). Work will continue to achieve a better understanding of the state and trends in the Great Lakes Ecosystem. Environment Canada will work with universities and other government agencies on many water and wildlife research projects, including: · Fish health effects in Areas of Concern. · Wildlife populations monitoring in Great Lakes Areas of Concern. · Watershed modelling for assessing nutrient loading and water quality.
Work will continue to reduce the release of harmful substances. Environment Canada will work with the Great Lakes community on projects, including: · Participating in the development and implementation of the Municipal Wastewater Effluent Strategy in Ontario. · Encouraging citizens and First Nations peoples to return unused and/or expired pharmaceuticals and personal care products to local drugstores. · Participating in outreach activities during development of a provincial Toxics Use Reduction Strategy.
Fisheries and Oceans Work will continue to conduct science, enhance fish habitats and control the negative impacts of established invasive species, including: · Developing indices of Biotic Integrity and Habitat Productivity to evaluate the diversity and biomass of near shore fish populations (Bay of Quinte). · Developing fish habitat classification schemes to assess the recovery of fish habitat (Bay of Quinte, Hamilton Harbour). · Developing and implementing new sampling methodologies to facilitate the ability of inspectors to collect water samples from ballast tanks, including tanks which contain only residual amounts of water.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Work will continue to improve beneficial agriculture management practices with involvement of the Great Lakes farming community in numerous projects, including: · Improving nutrient management practices. · Improving water use efficiencies. · Improving management of riparian areas including planting of buffers, fencing and alternate watering systems.
Natural Resources Canada Work will continue towards the achievement of sustainable development of Canada's energy, forestry and mineral metals resources within the Great Lakes Basin, including: · Enhancing policies and practices to mitigate forestry impacts on creeks and rivers. · Enhancing accuracy of pesticide applications on forests to reduce impacts on aquatic organisms. · Leading the design of the waste management facilities to manage Port Hope area historic, low-level radioactive wastes, following anticipated licensing decisions by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in 2009 and 2010.
Parks Canada Work will continue to manage parks in the Great Lakes Basin and towards the achievement of a viable protected areas |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Contact information:
Linda Klaamas, Manager, Great Lakes Environment Office, Environment Canada, 416-739-581
Appendix - COA Results Statements
ANNEX 1 - AREAS OF CONCERN
Result 1.1 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from industrial or municipal wastewater to achieve delisting targets in Nipigon Bay and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOCs.
Result 1.2 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural non-point sources to meet delisting criteria in the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOC.
Result 1.3 - Contaminated sediment management strategies developed for the Wheatley Harbour AOC and implemented in the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOC.
Result 1.4 - Plans in place and being implemented to rehabilitate fish and wildlife habitats and populations to meet delisting targets in the Wheatley Harbour and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOCs.
Result 1.5 - Informed, effective collaboration amongst government, communities and individuals to prioritize and complete actions required for delisting and confirming environmental recovery in Nipigon Bay, Jackfish Bay, Wheatley Harbour and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOCs.
Result 1.6 - Environmental monitoring and reporting to document improvements and track environmental recovery.
Result 2.1 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from municipal sewage treatment plants, combined sewer overflows, urban stormwater and industrial wastewater towards delisting targets in St. Mary's River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Toronto and Region, and Bay of Quinte AOCs.
Result 2.2 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural non-point sources towards achieving RAP delisting criteria in St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, and Toronto and Region AOCs.
Result 2.3 - Progress made in developing sediment management strategies to reduce ecological and human health risk from contaminated sediments in Thunder Bay, Peninsula Harbour, St. Mary's River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Port Hope and Bay of Quinte AOCs.
Result 2.4 - Long-term management plans being developed and priority actions for delisting being implemented for rehabilitation and protection of fish and wildlife habitats and populations in St. Mary's River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Toronto and Region, and Bay of Quinte AOCs.
Result 2.5 - Informed, effective collaboration amongst government, communities and individuals to prioritize and complete actions required for delisting and confirming environmental recovery in AOCs.
Result 2.6 - Identify monitoring needs, undertake required studies and evaluate results to assess environmental recovery and support remediation strategies in AOCs.
ANNEX 2 - HARMFUL POLLUTANTS
Result 1.1 - Reduction in releases of Tier 1 substances beyond the 2005 achievements towards the goal of virtual elimination.
Result 2.1 - Reduction in releases of Criteria Air Pollutants.
Result 2.2 - Coordinated activities to reduce releases from municipal wastewater.
Result 2.3 - Develop and initiate a program for the Sound Management of Chemical Substances in the Great Lakes Basin.
Result 3.1 - Improved understanding of the sources, fate and impacts of harmful pollutants in the Great Lakes Basin.
Result 3.2 - Human Health risks from harmful pollutants are understood and addressed in the Great Lakes Basin
ANNEX 3 - LAKE AND BASIN SUSTAINABILITY
Result 1.1 - Increased awareness and appreciation of the Great Lakes and their contributions to social, economic and environmental well-being.
Result 1.2 - Increased stewardship actions that work towards a balance between human well-being and prosperity, and healthy aquatic ecosystems.
Result 1.3 - Sustainable use of land, water and other natural resources to provide benefits from the Great Lakes now and in the future.
Result 1.4 - Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and resources
Result 2.1 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from industrial and municipal wastewater, combined sewer overflows and urban stormwater sources consistent with actions specified in binational Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) and binational lake action plans.
Result 2.2 - Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural sources by undertaking actions specified in the binational Lakewide Management Plans and binational lake action plans.
Result 2.3 - Identification of contaminated sediment and development of sediment management plans to reduce the release and impact of sediment-bound contaminants on the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
Result 2.4 - Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes water quality.
Result 3.1 - Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and habitats are protected, restored and sustained consistent with binational Great Lakes planning.
Result 3.2 - Progress on rehabilitation of Great Lakes native species to restore the health of aquatic ecosystems, consistent with binational Great Lakes planning.
Result 3.3 - Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems, habitats and species.
Result 4.1 - Implementation of the "National Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species" in the Great Lakes.
Result 4.2: Enhanced knowledge about the harmful impacts of aquatic invasive species on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems, food webs and species.
Result 5.1 - The impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes ecosystem composition, structure, and function, including biodiversity (organisms and their habitat), water quality and quantity, human health and safety (including access to clean drinking water), social well being and economic prosperity are understood by governments and the Great Lakes community.
Result 6.1 - The potential risks to Great Lakes drinking water intakes are identified and assessed, and early actions to address risks are undertaken
Result 6.2 - Develop knowledge and understanding of water quality and quantity issues of concern to the Great Lakes as drinking water sources.
ANNEX 4 - COORDINATION OF MONITORING, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Result 1.1 - Responsive and comprehensive monitoring and research programs.
Result 2.1 - Improved reporting on environmental conditions, changes and progress
Result 2.2 - Increased sharing of data and information among governments, organizations and Basin residents.
2. Name of lead department(s): Environment Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Biodiversity is conserved and protected
4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2000
5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing (Current approval of sunsetting resources portion ends in 2011-2012)
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $713 million
7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): 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, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada 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", in 2003 for the "Implementation of the Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada" and in 2007 for "Delivering results under the Species at Risk Act ".
8. Shared outcome(s):
- Implementation of SARA
- Protection of species at risk
- Protection of biodiversity
9. Governance structure(s):
- Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC) - federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for wildlife
- Canadian Wildlife Deputy Ministers
- Canadian Wildlife Directors Committee (CWDC) - federal, provincial and territorial directors responsible for wildlife
- Associate Deputy Ministers Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada)
- Assistant Deputy Ministers Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada)
- Director General Operations Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada and others)
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Environment Canada | PA1 - Biodiversity is conserved and protected | a. Environment Canada Species at Risk Program | $424,000,000 | $59,900,000 |
General administration of SARA, including production of the Annual Report to Parliament Preparation for and participation in Parliamentary five-year review of SARA and as required, Minister's Roundtable Respond to recommendations from the SARA Minister's Round Table (SARA s.127) Finalization and implementation of policies Continued implementation of the SARA evaluation action plan Ongoing administration of contribution funding programs, including: HSP, AFSAR, IRF and ESRF Preparation of ministerial response statements Continued work to finalize bilateral agreements with provinces and territories Consultations on listing and recovery strategies Regulatory initiatives as required, including addition of species to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk Preparation of recovery strategies Development of outreach material, including SARA enforcement and compliance promotion
Responding to legal challenges |
2. Fisheries and Oceans Canada | PA1 | a. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Species at Risk Program | $176,500,000 | $26,000,000 | |
3. Parks Canada |
PA2 Heritage Resources Conservation |
a. Parks Canada Species at Risk Program | $102,500,000 |
$14,100,000 (not including A-base investment of over $2 million) |
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Total | $713,000,000 | $ to be determined |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Assessment and reassessment of species, subspecies and populations by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
Leveraged funding and various public- and private-sector stewardship activities for the protection of species at risk habitat through the Habitat Stewardship Program
Development of recovery strategies by provinces and territories, and with involvement of experts from the academic world and non-governmental organizations
Research and education efforts to recover Canadian species at risk through the Endangered Species Recovery Fund and departmental funding
Protection of important or critical habitat through the Aboriginal Critical Habitat Protection Fund
Contact information:
Mary Taylor
Director
Conservation Service Delivery and Permitting Division
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
819-953-6283
Mary.Taylor@ec.gc.ca
Eleanor Zurbrigg
A/Director
Ontario Region
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
613-949-8262
Eleanor.Zurbrigg@ec.gc.ca
2. Name of lead department(s): Environment Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat
3. Lead department program activity: Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced (EC); Management Policy Development and Oversight (TBS)
4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2003 (FCSAP in effect since April 2005)
5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 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.
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Total Funding Allocated (FCSAAP and FCSAP) - $1,629.1 million
7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): 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 the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
8. Shared outcome(s): 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.
9. 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.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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Federal Partners | Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Research Council, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade. |
Start Date | April 1, 2007 |
End Date | March 31, 2011 |
The Clean Air Agenda (CAA) is the Government's response to achieving tangible improvements in Canada's environment, including reduced air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CAA represents a part of the Government's broader efforts to address the challenges of climate change and air pollution, with a view to building a clean and healthy environment for Canadians.
These efforts will be delivered through two main initiatives:
To support the broader efforts to address the challenges of climate change and air pollution, with a view to building a clean and healthy environment for Canadians, the focus in 2009-2010 will continue to be on reducing emissions of GHGs and air pollutants through the implementation of regulatory measures, and programs and initiatives, including building capacity, knowledge and
strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders such as industry, both domestically and internationally.
Through new or amended regulations, adoption of new energy efficient products, practices and technologies and increasing awareness, it is anticipated that a reduction of both GHGs and air pollutants will result.
Work under the CAA will also support action to help Canadians adapt to climate change through continued work with partners and stakeholders to increase the use of adaptive products, practices and technologies; tools will also be developed to encourage Canadians to adopt more sustainable behaviours. The CAA also supports Canada's on-going participation in the various international
processes focussed at achieving a global agreement and mechanisms to reduce and address international climate change.
Reporting on these efforts serves to demonstrate progress towards the collective goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
The HMARF is governed by a Deputy Ministers Committee, an Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering Committee, and a Directors General Theme Lead Coordinating Committee to ensure successful collective and horizontal management, including accountability and transparency, inclusiveness and decision-making.
The Clean Air Agenda, Results Management Secretariat (CAA-RMS) has been established within Environment Canada to facilitate coordination and collaboration and to support the implementation of the framework.
Each of the eight (8) Clean Air Agenda themes have defined expected achievements in 2009-2010 towards supporting the Agenda's shared outcomes. Theme expected achievements are detailed and specific and are referenced below.
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Agenda-wide programming | Total Approved Spending over the duration of the Clean Air Agenda (2007-2011) |
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$ 464,608,364 | $ 1,891,840,000 |
The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The preliminary expected GHG reductions for the 2010-2011 fiscal year for the Clean Air Agenda include 11.0Mt contributed by Clean Energy, 9.6Mt contributed by Clean Transportation, and less than 1Mt contributed by enabling themes: Indoor Air Quality,
Adaptation, Partnerships, International Actions, and Management and Accountability; as well as reductions from industrial regulations in an amount dependent on the final form and timing of the regulations.
The estimated emissions reductions are based on estimates for the individual CAA programs. Reduction estimates from individual CAA programs have been taken on a case-by-case basis and summed up by theme. Due to interactions and synergies within and among programs and regulations the total emissions impact for a given CAA theme may be less than the sum of the individual CAA
programs.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Health Canada |
CARA is an integrated, nationally consistent approach to reduce emissions of both air pollutants and greenhouse gases, intended to protect the health and environment of Canadians, and to avoid falling further behind our trading partners. The regulations and targets to be pursued under CARA are designed to:
a) substantially reduce GHG emissions (20% reduction from 2006 levels by 2020) and air pollutants from major source sectors;
b) provide industry with the long-term certainty and level playing field needed to make significant, synergistic and cost-efficient investments to reduce emissions;
c) strengthen Canada's ability to engage effectively in international discussions, such as the transboundary flow of air pollutants between Canada and the US and influencing international climate change negotiations; and
d) control emissions from products that release indoor pollutants.
In support of the reduction of air emissions:
In support of a more efficient and cleaner transportation sector:
In support of safer and energy efficient consumer products:
In support of more accurate reporting, as well as easier compliance on air emissions:
Immediate Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
Final Outcome
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 105,343,100 | $347,300,000 | Dependent on the final form and timing of the regulations* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The main achievement of the 2007-2011 period is the development and implementation of the various federal components that will contribute to these reductions. The reductions will progressively begin to be realized to ramp up towards 2020 and to meet the above target. The preliminary estimate of expected GHG reductions from the Industrial Regulations will be calculated from the projected levels (Business as usual) and derived from lower emission-intensities for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Lead Department | Natural Resources Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
Energy production and use is responsible for the majority of Canada's greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions. While mandatory national regulation is the centerpiece of the Government's Clean Air Agenda, there remains a need to address important energy-related sources of emissions and air pollutants that cannot be effectively addressed through regulation.
As part of the Clean Air Agenda, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) are delivering the ecoENERGY Initiatives - a set of measures to promote smarter energy use, increase clean energy supply, and support the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.
The suite of Clean Energy initiatives has been designed to complement the regulatory aspects of the Clean Air Agenda by highlighting existing government work and introducing new measures that immediately address important sources of emissions and that will facilitate the transition to major emissions reductions that will be required by regulation over the longer term.
As the lead department for the Clean Energy theme, NRCan is responsible for collecting, collating and reporting information on the progress of Clean Energy programming.
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$224,862,000 | $877,040,000 | 11.0 MT* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The above represents the preliminary expected GHG reductions for the Clean Energy theme. The estimated emissions reductions are based on estimates for the individual CAA programs. Reduction estimates from individual CAA programs have been taken on a case-by-case basis and summed up by theme. Due to interactions and synergies within and between programs and regulations the total emissions impact for a given CAA theme may be less than the sum of the individual CAA programs.
Lead Department | Transport Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada |
The Clean Transportation Theme program measures will work towards: improved management of sustainable transportation infrastructure in communities; improved efficiency and reduced emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG) from the movement of goods; and improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions from the personal vehicle fleet.
In 2009-2010, the twelve programs under the Clean Transportation Theme will be in their third year of operation. Fully staffed and effective, these programs will contribute to attaining both the immediate and intermediate outcomes under this theme. In a period of volatile fuel prices, these programs will provide continuing strong impetus for the development and application of
emission-reducing technologies, increased public knowledge of emission reducing opportunities, and public engagement in reducing transportation-related emissions. The expected achievements are summarized under the following outcomes:
Informed positions on policies and programs
Immediate Outcome
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$77,565,762 |
$461,600,000 |
9.6 MT* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The above represents the preliminary expected GHG reductions for the Clean Transportation theme. The estimated emissions reductions are based on estimates for the individual CAA programs. Reduction estimates from individual CAA programs have been taken on a case-by-case basis and summed up by theme. Due to interactions and synergies within and between programs and regulations the total emissions impact for a given CAA theme may be less than the sum of the individual CAA programs.
Lead Department | Health Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | National Research Council of Canada |
Health Canada and National Research Council of Canada are responsible for implementation of the Indoor Air theme as an integral element of the government's broader Clean Air Agenda (CAA). This CAA theme consists of two elements; the Indoor Air R&D initiative (National Research Council Canada) and the Radon Program (Health Canada). Together these initiatives will contribute to theme results by supporting the research, development and dissemination of knowledge of indoor air quality risks and ways by which these risks can be managed. By generating and sharing knowledge about indoor air pollutants and how they can be managed, the Indoor Air theme elements will support informed decision-making by governments, industry and consumers on cost-effective means to reduce harmful exposures and, in so doing, reduce health risks. While the findings from these two research-based initiatives can provide useful input to potential regulatory initiatives under the Clean Air Agenda, their utility extends well beyond that, most notably by helping to identify and target non-regulatory measures that address indoor air concerns.
To support improved awareness of public, property managers, and governments on health risks and the causes of reduced indoor air quality and associated strategies, we will:
Immediate Outcomes
Improved awareness by public, property managers, and governments of health risks and causes of reduced indoor air quality and strategies to improve it:
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 5,700,000 |
$ 23,000,000 |
Less than 1MT* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The above represents the preliminary expected GHG reductions for the Indoor Air Quality theme. The estimated emissions reductions are based on estimates for the individual CAA programs. Reduction estimates from individual CAA programs have been taken on a case-by-case basis and summed up by theme. Due to interactions and synergies within and between programs and regulations the total emissions impact for a given CAA theme may be less than the sum of the individual CAA programs.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada |
The Adaptation programs will begin to help all Canadians build their capacity to adapt, by developing knowledge, information, tools and/or collaborative arrangements that they need to take action to successfully reduce their risks. These initiatives differ from many of the programs within the Clean Air Agenda as they do not contribute to reductions of greenhouse gases, but
rather support the critical complementary activity of adaptation to climate change impacts.
About half of the total funding will build capacity to respond to diverse risks across the country and remain relevant to many economic sectors and regions. The other half will be targeted to address three urgent risks: (i) the North , where impacts of a changing climate are already very visible, vulnerability of communities and infrastructure is high, and the federal government
has unique constitutional and land claims obligations toward Aboriginal people and northerners; (ii) human health , which faces particular risks through changing climate conditions and extremes, and the spread of infectious diseases; and (iii) infrastructure , in which governments and firms will invest hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, which must be designed to
endure climate conditions that will differ from those of the past.
Some key results expected in 2009-2010 include:
The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below)
Immediate Outcome
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 33,587,536 |
$ 115,900,000 |
Not applicable* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. While this Theme will not achieve direct emission reduction, it does play an important complementary role through helping Canadians adapt to the effects of climate change, building partnerships for program delivery or knowledge transfer and placing Canada within the important international environmental community.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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Federal Theme Partners | Natural Resources Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Industry Canada |
This theme aims to advance Canada's international action on climate change, improve Canadian air quality and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Funding in the amount of $50M is required to implement the following:
In support of the advancement of Canada's strategic interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality, and alignment of Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies:
Immediate Outcomes
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 13,299,966 |
$50,000,000 |
Not applicable* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. While this Theme will not achieve direct emission reductions, it does act as an enabler for those themes which have committed to reduction targets.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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This program was established by the federal government in support of Turning the Corner: A Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution. The main objective is to improve the capacity of communities and individuals to take positive environmental actions at home, school and in the workplace which
may have lasting benefits.
Its goal is to ensure that all funded projects have measurable results and can be replicated by other groups or organizations. Projects funded through CACP are designed to engage Canadians to take positive environmental action in the following areas: Home and outdoor energy efficiency - Encourage energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and the
replacement or purchase of more energy-efficient products or technologies, including energy-efficient home appliances, lighting, lawn mowers and the purchase of energy from renewable sources; School-based sustainability - Improve the energy efficiency of school operations and facility management by engaging custodians, principals, teachers, students and
parents. The program includes an educational component to engage teachers and students in learning about energy efficiency, water efficiency and waste reduction; and Greening the workplace - Inspire employees to adopt environmentally friendly behaviours at work and to encourage business owners and managers to implement measures to reduce energy
consumption and associated emissions in their daily operations.
This type of activity is important. Exploring complementary and alternative initiatives, both within and outside Environment Canada, to fulfill this role are also being considered as a more cost-effective approach. While there would potentially be an overall reduction in investment in the specific agreements meant to be funded by this program, similar programs will be
maintained to ensure a continuing federal presence to support community funding focussed on energy efficiency and reduced air pollution. The department will continue to reinvest in a variety of alternative program activities aimed at achieving desired results.
A call for proposals will be issued for national, regional, or local projects that encourage Canadians to adopt more sustainable behaviours at home, at school, and in the workplace. Projects focus will include home and outdoor energy efficiency, school-based sustainability and greening the workplace.
Program infrastructure will be developed:
Immediate Outcomes
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 3,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 |
Not applicable* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. While this Theme will not achieve direct emission reductions, it does act as an enabler for those themes which have committed to reduction targets.
Lead Department | Environment Canada |
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The Management and Accountability Theme sets the path for the Clean Air Agenda, Horizontal Management, Accountability and Reporting Framework (CAA-HMARF). This theme facilitates the management and reporting of financial and non-financial performance information at the program level within 8 themes on a consolidated basis (at the theme and agenda levels) across participating departments and agencies. The theme ensures that ongoing monitoring and assessment of progress in achieving objectives and expected outcomes against financial investments are undertaken, and it facilitates the setting of priorities and reallocating of resources, as appropriate, ensuring engagement of the governance structure within the CAA-HMARF.
In support of improved accountability to parliamentarians and Canadians; active engagement of partner departments and agencies; effective and timely collection of performance information; and coherent CAA program architecture:
Immediate Outcomes
Total 2009-2010 Planned Spending for Theme programming | Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme | Expected GHG reductions by 2011 attributable to Theme programming |
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$ 1,250,000 | $5,000,000 |
Not applicable* |
*The Government of Canada has established a national target of an absolute 20% reduction in GHGs relative to 2006 levels by 2020. The Management and Accountability Theme coordinates and supports the implementation of the Clean Air Agenda Framework, acting as an enabler for those themes which have committed to reduction targets.
Department | Environment Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 Clean Air Program |
In 2009-10, through Industrial Sector Regulatory Actions, Environment Canada plans to:
Regulatory Framework: development of a regulatory framework for emissions of air pollutants and GHG emissions from all key industrial sectors and in partnership with all responsible jurisdictions, through an integrated, multi-pollutant approach.
Legal Analysis: regulations are consistent with the authorities in the enabling legislation
Flexible Compliance Mechanisms: providing firms with a variety of options to comply with the regulations there by reducing the economic impact of the regulations.
Air Emissions Targets: development of targets that are consistent with leading environmental standards and are at least as rigorous as those in the US;
Reporting System: a rigorous system to ensure that the targets are met, while minimizing the burden on reporting industries and avoiding duplication, where possible, and allowing for transparency of information.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
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$20,390,000 |
$60,500,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Develop regulations to reduce air pollutant emissions from on-road and off-road vehicles and engines under CEPA, 1999 to maintain alignment with stringent US federal standards as they evolve.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (On and Off Road)
Reduced emissions of air pollutants (NOx, VOC and particulate matter) from vehicles and engines. Emission reductions achieved vary by individual regulations and depend on many factors such as the emission rates of existing products, the stringency of the regulated levels and the attrition rate of particular types of vehicles and engines.
Marine spark-ignition engine and off-road Recreational Vehicles
Total emissions from the in-use fleet of outboard engines, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles will be progressively reduced as cleaner new products replace older, higher emitting vehicles and engines. It is estimated that cleaner marine engines and off-road recreational vehicles will result in a 46% reduction of combined HC+NOx
emissions in 2020, compared to having no regulations. Similarly, CO emissions are expected to be reduced by 30%.
Off-Road Diesel Engines
Amendments to the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations to ensure alignment with more stringent US EPA "Tier 4" emission standards to be phased-in beginning with the 2008 model year will reduce allowable emission levels from individual engines by between 50-95 percent for PM and between 37-85 percent for HC and NOx, depending on the engine power category. By
2020, it is estimated that the introduction of cleaner Tier 4 off-road diesel engines used in off-road applications such as construction, agriculture, mining and forestry equipment will reduce smog forming emissions from the in-use fleet of off-road diesel engines by 54 percent for PM, 39% for NOx, 21% for VOCs and 54% for CO.
Large Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines
New smog-forming emission standards will be introduced for large spark-ignition engines such as those found in forklifts and ice resurfacers. Preliminary estimates suggest that, by the year 2020, the introduction of cleaner large spark-ignition engines will reduce air pollutant emissions from the in-use fleet of these engines by 17% for NOx, 22% for VOCs and 36% for CO.
On-Board Diagnostics Systems for On-Road Heavy-Duty Engines
New regulated requirements for on-board diagnostics (OBD) systems on on-road heavy-duty engines of the 2010 and later model years to align with emerging US requirements. OBD systems monitor emission-related components and detect deterioration or malfunctions and communicate them to the driver and the repair technician, ensuring that the expected air quality benefits from improved
emission control technologies will be fully realized throughout the life of new vehicles. The new requirements will ensure that the emission reductions anticipated from 2010 and later heavy-duty engines will be achieved under in-use conditions.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Ships)
Initial work will determine the potential for emission reductions, to be followed by efforts to establish international standards. The expected outcome is reduced emissions of air pollutants (SO2, NOx and particulate matter) from marine ships. As regulatory development is on-going, the extent of the reductions that will be achieved have not yet been quantified; however,
significant reductions in SO2, NOx and PM emissions are expected to result through the introduction of more stringent international emission standards for engines and marine fuels.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 6,830,000 |
$ 24,200,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 - Policies and programs in support of sustainable development |
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Rail)
The Minister of Transport, with the Minister of the Environment, will continue to support a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Railway Association of Canada that is consistent with the United States (U.S.) air pollution standards and that ensures that the rail industry continues to improve its emission performance during the 2006-2010 period. Once the MOU expires, the
voluntary approach will be replaced with regulatory regime. The Minister of Transport will implement new regulations, under the Railway Safety Act, to take effect in 2011. Consultations with key stakeholders will be undertaken.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Ships)
Transport Canada will develop regulations under the Canada Shipping Act 2001 to implement stricter standards for air pollutants. The department will also support Environment Canada to propose a North American Emission Control Area, in collaboration with the United States. Finally, the department will advance uniform, global measures to reduce greenhouse gases
from ships at the International Maritime Organization.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Motor Vehicles)
As announced in January 2008, Canada will develop regulations that, at a minimum, meet the goal established by the United States (U.S.) congress in the Energy Independence and Security Act . The Act requires a combined car and light truck fleet fuel economy performance of 35 miles per gallon (6.7 litres per 100 kilometres) by 2020. The government continues to work towards
implementation of fuel consumption regulations for 2011 model-year vehicles.
As required by government policy, Transport Canada is conducting a cost-benefit analysis to support the development of Canadian regulations. This assessment includes an analysis of U.S. final corporate average fuel economy standards in a Canadian context. Transport Canada is also conducting a detailed technical analysis of standards proposed by the State of California, in a
Canadian context, for comparative purposes.
The Canadian government has consulted widely to obtain input on the development of Canada's first-ever motor vehicle fuel consumption regulations. This input will be considered as the government moves forward. Proposed regulations on fuel consumption will be designed to ensure Canadians are offered a wide range of vehicle choices, for different needs, with a more fuel-efficient
product mix. The regulations will also take into account the integrated nature of the North American automobile marketplace.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Rail)
The expected outcome is reduced emissions of both air pollutants (NOx) and GHG from railway locomotives. Specific targets will be developed through the regulatory process.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Ships)
Initial work will determine the potential for emission reductions, to be followed by efforts to establish international standards. The expected outcome is reduced emissions of air pollutants (SO2, NOx and particulate matter) from marine ships. As regulatory development is on-going, the extent of the reductions that will be achieved have not yet been quantified; however,
significant reductions in SO2, NOx and PM emissions are expected to result through the introduction of more stringent international emission standards for engines and marine fuels.
Proposed Air Emission Reductions (Motor Vehicle)
A measurable reduction in the fuel consumption, in litres/100 km, of the new light duty vehicle fleet in Canada, beginning in 2011. The program will reduce GHG emissions as more fuel efficient vehicles are introduced into the Canadian fleet each year.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 6,115,500 |
$22,500,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 - Clean Energy |
In 2009/10:
NRCan will continue to lead on the development of the portion of the regulation that addresses vehicle labelling. In collaboration with Transport Canada, NRCan is developing the regulatory criteria outlining content, format, and method for determining values of fuel consumption ratings to appear on the label and to be defined in the regulations to be set under the Motor Vehicle
Fuel Consumption Standards Act. Requirements for the new label need to be defined and agreed on in time for the publication of draft regulations in the Canada in Gazette I.
NRCan will also continue to provide input and expertise in the analysis to establish cost-effective standards for motor vehicles in Canada. Part of the analysis required to fulfill Canada's commitment to benchmark its fuel consumption standard against a dominant North American standards was delayed in the 2008/09 year because of delays in the US regulatory process. In light of
decisions from the new US administration, NRCan will work with Transport Canada in 2009/10 on the final iterations of analysis that will be required to benchmark Canadian standards.
A measurable reduction in the fuel consumption, in litres/100 km, of the new light duty vehicle fleet in Canada, beginning in 2011. Specific reduction targets will be established by 2008. The program will reduce GHG emissions as more fuel efficient vehicles are introduced into the Canadian fleet each year. Regulations aimed at improving vehicle fuel consumption have the potential to reduce air pollution at the tailpipe as well.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 400,000 |
$ 3,200,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
In 2009-2010, through Consumer and Commercial Products Regulatory Actions, Environment Canada plans to finalize and implement the following regulations:
The expected outcome is reduced emissions of air pollutants from consumer and commercial products. Specific targets are being developed as part of the regulatory process. Pollutants of particular concern include VOCs as well as emissions from residential wood combustion.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 3,260,000 |
$ 12,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
In 2009 -10 this program will monitor the implementation of the standards and labelling components of Amendment 10 of the Energy Efficiency Regulations. This Amendment, expected to be approved December 08 will implement 7 new standards for products and increase the stringency for 4 products for which standards are currently prescribed. Labelling provisions for light bulbs will
also be implemented.
The program will also conduct the necessary analysis and consultation to pre publish and publish Amendment 11 of the Energy Efficiency Regulations that will propose 6 new standards and increases in stringency for standards for 7 products already covered by standards.
Compliance and monitoring activities for the entire portfolio of products subject to energy efficiency standards will also be continued.
The Energy Star high performance labelling programs will also be supported with consumer information and stakeholder relations. High performance product demonstrations are expected to be implemented with respect to lighting and commercial heating and analysis of standards and market transformation potentials will be conducted collaboratively with utilities and provinces.
Proposed amendments to the Energy Efficiency Act will continue to be considered by the NRCan.
Energy Efficiency Labelling Program
Estimated annual, aggregate impacts in 2010-2011 are: energy savings of between 13.37 and 14.85 petajoules/yr, which presently convert to annual emission reductions of between 1.4 to 1.6 megatonnes/yr for GHGs and, for air pollutants, the most significant are: 725-1002 tonnes of NOx, 837-3446 tonnes of SO2 , 204-1155 tonnes of PM10.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 8,750,000 |
$32,000,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 - Healthy Environments and Consumer safety |
Indoor Air Quality Management Actions
Health Canada will continue work with stakeholders and provincial/territorial partners to collect information on indoor pollutants, assess sources of exposure and levels of risk in order to determine appropriate guidelines, develop awareness and preventative action programs for the public and health professionals and develop source product regulations, as required, to reduce
exposure to these contaminants.
Indoor Air
Health Canada supports and improves risk management actions to address indoor air quality risks to health, including radon, through the development of indoor air guidelines, awareness and prevention programs, and source product regulations to reduce exposure to indoor contaminants.
To implement regulations, guidelines and other measures to reduce indoor air pollution, yielding health benefits for Canadians. Over four years, to address the most important indoor contaminants in the Canadian residential indoor environment by reviewing and consulting on 20 contaminants or groups of contaminants, with follow up information gathering on up to 10 priorities, and
developing guidelines and, as required, source product regulations to reduce exposure to these contaminants.
To disseminate relevant health information and advice to Canadians in support of implementation of indoor air quality regulations or other pollution reduction measures.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 5,478,000 |
$17,500,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Program 5 Output 1: Air quality objectives and guidelines are based on sound scientific information
Science in Support of Regulatory Activities and Accountability
To identify and address critical environmental and health-related knowledge gaps in order to provide adequate information to carry out responsibilities under the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda.
To apply research findings to the development of proposed regulations and other air pollution reduction measures associated with the Notice of Intent issued in conjunction with the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda.
Monitoring
To provide measurements, data, and models that describe the impact of air pollution sources to inform scientific assessments and the development and implementation of regulations.
To measure and report on air quality progress, improvements in ambient air quality, and health and environmental benefits and economic valuation achieved, resulting from actions taken under the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda, and to inform the choice and development of future regulations and other pollution reduction measures.
Modelling
To develop, modify, and apply air quality modelling techniques to input into the development and implementation of the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda.
Assessments
To provide science-based information and advice to accurately inform Canadians and decision-makers: to determine if emission reductions result in improved ambient air quality, and ecosystem and human health benefits; to assist in determining whether additional measures may be required; and to provide scientific assessments and advice to develop air quality objectives.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 13,566,000 | $ 40,100,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 - Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety |
Health Canada and Environment Canada will collaborate to develop air quality objectives for particulate matter and ozone that will specify a target concentration for ambient air, based on an assessment of the health and environmental effects associated with exposure to these pollutants. The health impacts of new fuels and technologies will be evaluated as they are introduced.
Research activities will improve estimates of the health impacts of air pollution and pollution sources. Models and tools quantifying the health impacts and economic costs of air pollution and the benefits of improved air quality, such as the Air Health Indicator and the Air Quality Benefits Assessment Tool (AQBAT), will be developed further and used to help provide direction in
determining management options to reduce air pollution.
Specific actions/deliverables:
Health Canada supports and improves risk management actions to address outdoor air quality risks to health, and works to identify and address critical environmental and health-related knowledge gaps in order to provide information to carry out responsibilities under CARA.
To provide measurements, data, and models that describe the impact of air pollution sources to inform scientific assessments and to input into the development and implementation of the CARA.
To measure and report on air quality progress, improvements in ambient air quality, and health and environmental benefits and economic valuation achieved, resulting from actions taken under the CARA, and to inform the choice and development of future regulations and other pollution reduction measures.
To provide science-based information and advice to accurately inform Canadians and decision-makers: to determine if emission reductions result in improved ambient air quality, and ecosystem and human health benefits; to assist in determining whether additional measures may be required; and to provide scientific assessments and advice to develop air quality objectives.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 24,304,600 | $71,300,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
The emissions reporting program will ensure:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 10,005,000 |
$ 39,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Trading Program Development: Provide policy advice on design of emission trading systems for greenhouse gases and air pollutants in context of North American cap and trade.
Canada 's Kyoto Protocol National Registry : Develop documentation for users and support staff and train staff on the operation of the system. Launch the National Registry for use by private account holders. Contribute Canada's assessed amount to the operation of the UN International Transaction Log.
Canada 's Domestic Credit Tracking System (DCTS ): Complete design of the manual DCTS and develop policies on privacy and confidentiality. Conduct testing of the system.
Develop documentation for users and support staff and train staff on the operation of the system.
To establish a greenhouse gas and air pollutant (NOx and SO2) domestic emissions trading systems as well as a domestic greenhouse gas offset system and consideration will be given to establishing a parallel offset system for air pollutants.
To provide a foundation should Canada decide to begin negotiations with the U.S. to join their NOx and SOx trading systems.
To encourage emissions reduction technology development and deployment through market driven financial incentives provided by emissions trading systems.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,502,000 | $ 10,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Continued improvements and updates to the Emissions Mapping and Information Tool (EMIT), a mapping software extension that provides a simplified method for extracting detailed air pollutant emissions data down to a municipal scale.
Air flow analysis at several locations across Canada and nearby U.S. sites will be conducted and compared with ambient data to help identify source regions and atmospheric factors that are associated with PM 2.5 and ozone concentrations. This information can be combined with the emissions data above to define airsheds and source regions that contribute to elevated
pollutant levels.
Expansion of previous receptor modelling analysis of Canadian urban PM 2.5 speciation monitoring sites to include an examination of nearby rural PM 2.5 stations. This analysis will be used to help apportion the source contributions of PM 2.5 that come from local source versus those that are transported into (and out of) urban areas.
Examination of the spatial representativeness of the PM 2.5 , ozone and their precursor samplers in the Canadian monitoring network to better estimate how populations are being exposed to them.
A workshop will be held to develop consistent methods for transforming PM 2.5 data to be compatible with measurements from the newer instruments so that data can be used to analyze trends and changes in PM over time.
To produce an annual "State of the Air Report", that will inform Canadians on the current status, trends, and factors influencing the quality of air in Canada.
To establish a benchmark against which to monitor national progress and policy effectiveness.
To ensure that the "enforceability" of proposed regulations in the drafting stages, as well as preparing for enforcement of the eventual regulations through activities such as the training of enforcement officers.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,742,000 | $7,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Development of an updated energy, emissions and economic baseline which will serve as a reference point for future analysis of Canada's climate change agenda.
Economic modeling analysis of key elements of approaches to reduce industrial emissions. The analysis will examine the potential impacts on key parameters such as emission reductions, energy prices and economic growth by sector.
Economic modeling analysis of key mitigation options to achieve Canada's domestic climate change goal of reducing emissions by 20% by 2020 (such as: more stringent passenger vehicle fuel economy standards, more stringent building codes and appliance/equipment standards, East-West grid, carbon capture and storage)
Economic modeling analysis of alternative options for a North American cap-and-trade regime.
Development of economic profiles for key industrial sectors (Pipelines; Pulp and Paper; Chemical; Petroleum Refining; Cement; Lime & Gypsum; Iron and Steel; Aluminum and Smelting; Iron Ore, Potash and Other Mining; Conventional Oil and Gas; Electricity Generation; Oil Sands).
To maintain policy capacity to support decision making within the federal government, by providing sound policy analysis and advice on further elaboration of the clean air/climate change component of the environmental agenda.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
ecoENERGY for Buildings and Houses encourages both the construction and retrofit of more energy-efficient buildings and houses.
In 2009-2010:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 16,100,000 |
$61,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
ecoENERGY Retrofit offers homeowners, along with smaller businesses and organizations, financial support to retrofit their homes, smaller buildings, and industrial processes.
In 2009-2010, for Homes:
Existing Building Initiative (EBI) Extension
It is expected that the extension will result in up to 300 new retrofit projects and energy audits, which will result in reductions in 0.2 Mt of GHGs.
ecoENERGY Retrofit Initiative - Homes
Reduced energy consumption and lower GHG and CAC emissions.
Reductions of up to 30% in energy use and up 4 tonnes of GHG emissions/year/house.
Anticipated energy savings of 6.08 to 6.75 PJ/yr in 2011.
Reductions of fossil fuels use and electricity generated using fossil fuels that presently convert to annual emissions reductions of between 0.4 and 0.5 Mt/yr of greenhouse gas emissions, 296 to 368 tonnes/yr of NOx, 171 to 625 tonnes/yr of SO2, 0.8 to 1.1 kilotonnes/yr of CO, and the following criteria air contaminants: PM10, 163-611 kt/yr; PM2.5, 149-459kt/yr; VOC
141-221kt/yr.
Increased adoption of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, systems & products.
Increased awareness of the potential for, and methods of, reducing energy use and emissions in housing.
Improved air quality as a result of lower energy consumption and consequent reduction in emissions.
ecoENERGY Retrofit Initiative - Small and Medium Organizations
Intermediate Outcomes
Increased activity in small and medium organizations buildings and industry sectors related to energy saving projects.
Final Outcome:
Energy savings that result in reduction of GHG emissions and CACs.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 56,500,000 |
$ 220,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
ecoENERGY for Industry aims to accelerate energy-saving investments and the exchange of best-practices information within Canada's industrial sector.
In 2009-2010:
Intermediate Outcome
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 4,300,000 |
$18,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
Outcomes
Annual production of 14.3 terawatt-hours of electricity or about 4000 MW of capacity depending on the mix of energy sources, by 2011, which presently convert to annual emission reductions of between 6 and 6.7 Mt for greenhouse gases and, for criteria air contaminants (CACs), the most significant are 2 to 3 kilotonnes of NOx, 3 to 12 kilotonnes of SO2, 0.6 to 4 kilotonnes of PM10, and other CACs.
Greater experience in Canada with more low-impact renewable power generation by utilities, independent power producers and other stakeholders.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 74,850,000 | $276,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
Outcomes
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 8,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
Clean Electricity
Outcomes
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 55,222,000 | $226,440,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
Policy:
Policy:
Outcomes
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 6,140,000 |
$24,600,000 |
Department | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | Healthy Northern Communities |
In 2009-2010, the ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities Program will continue to support the efforts of Aboriginal and northern communities in developing their own clean energy projects to help reduce their reliance on diesel fuel, lower their energy costs, contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria air contaminants in Canada, and most importantly,
assume a role in improving the health of their members.
The Program will make funds available to:
Immediate Outcomes
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 3,750,000 |
$15,000,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Financial support
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,803,000 | $8,200,000* |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 4,315,000 | $14,100,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
The major thrust in this initiative relates to the activation of speed limiting devices on large trucks, which falls under provincial and territorial jurisdiction. In 2009, the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, which represents over 60% of the trucking activity in Canada and partially based on the studies and reports completed by Transport Canada in the summer of 2008, will begin regulating the maximum speed of large commercial vehicles through the mandatory activation of a speed limiting setting (max.105 kph) on their vehicle. This requirement will be applicable to all vehicles that operate in the jurisdiction, regardless of their home base of operation. Ontario and Quebec are also developing details of an enforcement educational program that will be implemented in their jurisdictions to allow a "grace" period during the transition. Transport Canada has set aside up to $5 million in Contribution funds to assist jurisdictions in acquiring devices to aid detection and enforcement. Transport Canada also expects to receive a proposal from other provinces who may wish to proceed with mandating speed limiters for large trucks. Financial assistance may be required and Transport Canada is prepared to consider proposals. Transport Canada has provided its findings to all jurisdictions, who are assessing their interest in this area.
This contribution program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,153,000 |
$ 5,400,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Financial support
The contribution program is a direct response to the rapid growth in freight transportation activity, which is predicted to lead to increased emissions.
This contribution program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 3,718,201 | $9,300,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Financial support
The contribution program is a direct response to the rapid growth in freight transportation activity, which is predicted to lead to increased emissions.
This contribution program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 4,109,561 | $9,350,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Partnership and networks. National freight industry:
International Partnerships on Emissions Reductions
The International Partnerships on Emissions Reductions will provide for increased presence at International committees, Working Groups, and other fora that develop international approaches in aviation and marine modes. The result of this activity will be more stringent regulations, standards, best practices or guidelines being developed leading to an overall reduction of GHG
emissions and air pollutants and improved efficiency from the aviation and marine sectors.
Transportation Industry Partnership Initiative
TC will implement and monitor the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Air Transport Association of Canada. TC will also sign, implement and monitor a MOU with the Railway Association of Canada. TC will establish similar partnerships with the marine industry. Program activities will include providing the secretariat function for the various MOU Management
Committees; review of annual and progress reports; and oversight audits. TC will also conduct joint studies and initiatives with industry to foster progress towards the emissions targets and continue to play a facilitator role in helping the industry to address barriers to emissions reduction that are beyond the scope of individual industries. This initiative will lead to
voluntary agreements where modal associations and their members commit to reduce their air emissions.
Efficiency Program for Freight Shippers and Forwarders
TC will draw upon the results of recent focus groups to establish new partnerships directly with users of the freight systems to improve their transportation decision-making and increase the adoption of more sustainable modal choices and practices. TC will conduct studies, benchmarking and other initiatives to identify and produce the information required by shippers and
forwarders to inform their transportation decisions. TC will also work with industry on annual surveys on industry environmental practices and decision-making, and sponsor and/or host conferences, workshops, etc. This program will educate users of the freight systems on the impacts made as a result of their freight transportation selection decisions. With this knowledge, users
will be able to include environmental impacts in the decision making process when selecting between modes and carriers during their freight transportation decisions.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,860,000 |
$ 6,550,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Guidelines and agreements/financial support
The contribution program is a direct response to the rapid growth in freight transportation activity, which is predicted to lead to increased emissions.
This contribution program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,406,000 | $ 5,700,000* |
*Excludes approved spending of $0.3M for 2011-12 due to program extension.
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
Policy/advice/research studies
Under this program, Transport Canada will initiate a number of studies and explore policy options concerning areas of key interest to the department with respect to the environment. This will include developing and launching a climate change data strategy, in collaboration with various stakeholders including key federal departments responsible for climate change policy (e.g.
Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada), provincial and territorial governments, as well as transportation industries and associations, to address major gaps and data needs. The collaboration from provinces and territories is essential to the success of this initiative. The main focus of the studies will be on improving data and tools with respect to freight and urban
transportation, noting that provinces and territories have jurisdiction over these two key components of the transportation sector.
One major study to be launched in 2009-10 will be the development of a greenhouse gas-energy model for the rail sector that, once completed, will enhance Transport Canada's ability to assess various policy and regulatory options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's transportation system. Discussions will be ongoing with provinces and other stakeholders concerning how
to address other data gaps in the transportation freight sector (e.g. trucking) as well as measure to update the 1999 Transportation Climate Change Table.
In addition, work is ongoing on the further development of a light duty vehicle model. This model, once completed, should allow the analysis of fuel consumption regulation targets with and without incentive policies. The model is being designed to allow for the analysis of potential impacts from provincial or national complementary measures.
One major project will be the creation of provincial light duty fleet data in order to assess provincial measures. This data will be developed through the decoding vehicle registration files, which will continue over 2009-10. It is also expected that fuel consumption data will be linked with new/existing light duty vehicle fleet purchases. The success of these projects/
initiatives requires collaboration with provinces/territories.
The overarching goal of this initiative is to help ensure the provision of the analytical and policy expertise necessary to support and further develop research, policies and programs related to the federal priorities of sustainable transportation, clean air and climate change.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 985,000 | $ 4,000,000 |
Department | Transport Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Air from Transportation |
All applications for the ecoAUTO Rebate Program must be received by March 31, 2009. Any applications received before March 31, 2009, but not yet processed by that date, will be processed early Fiscal Year 2009/2010. Therefore, there will be no application activity in 2009-2010 to measure. However, during fiscal year 2009-2010, Transport Canada will implement and complete a client survey which will comprise of Canadian consumers and dealers. The survey will assess the impact of the ecoAuto Rebate Program on the decision-making behaviour of purchasers of light-duty vehicles. EcoAuto will have provided up to $247 million to consumers to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles. The file information and the client survey should provide accurate information on consumers and dealers awareness and acceptance of fuel-efficient vehicles.
The main objective of the ecoAUTO Rebate Program is to provide incentives to encourage the purchase of more fuel efficient personal vehicles, thereby reducing air emissions and energy use in the transportation sector in support of the Government's Clean Air Agenda.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,943,000 | $ 252,700,000* |
*Note that the program ends in 2009-2010
Department | Human Resources and Social Development Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity |
All application for the ecoAUTO Rebate Program must be received by March 31, 2009. Any applications received before March 31, 2009, but not yet processed by that date, will be processed early Fiscal Year 2009/2010 under the 2008/2009 fiscal year using the PAYE process. Therefore, there will be no application activity in 2009-2010 to measure.
However, during fiscal year 2009-2010, Transport Canada anticipates to implement and complete a client survey, which will comprise of Canadian consumers and dealers, providing the baseline to measure the effectiveness and impact of the ecoAUTO Rebate Program.
The file information and the client survey should provide accurate information on consumers and dealers awareness and acceptance of alternative fuel-efficient vehicle .
ecoAUTO Program activities also include receiving and processing applications for rebates to consumers purchasing eligible vehicles, resulting in eligible recipients receiving rebate cheques in a timely manner.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 300,000 |
$11,300,000* |
* Note that the program ends in 2009-2010
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 - Clean Energy |
Output targets for 2009/10
Final Outcome
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 6,050,000 | $ 21,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 - Clean Energy |
Output targets for 2009/10
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 6,000,000 |
$ 22,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Financial support
The Scrappage program will target personal automobiles that are model year 1995 or earlier, in running condition ("live vehicles") and have been registered and insured for at least the past 6 months. Owners of these vehicles will be offered a suite of incentives that could include: a cash incentive; free transit passes; incentives supporting sustainable transportation
alternatives (such as a car sharing membership or rebate on a bicycle); or a rebate on a vehicle of model year 2004 and newer to be provided by manufacturers and/or dealers. There will be regional variations in the type and value of incentives depending on the contribution of local partners such as transit authorities.
By the end of four years, the Program will achieve the following results:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 41,923,000 | $92,000,000 |
Department | National Research Council |
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Departmental Program Activity | 1.1 Research and development |
Assessment of the Impacts of Improved Indoor Air Ventilation and Indoor Air Distribution on Human Health and Indoor Air Quality
Design of interventions (retrofitting with Heat recovery ventilation systems, improving air flows, and increasing air exchange rates) in the Indoor Air Research Laboratory will be completed, including actual measurements of ventilation rates and using modelling tools, with data obtained from Quebec City homes, during the ongoing field study.
As of November 2008, homes of asthmatic children are being investigated with two-field teams. Most of the 120 homes (max.) will have been investigated three times in 2009/10, followed by interventions in 50 % of the homes; the other 50 % will serve as controls. The interventions will start in fall 2009 and through spring 2010.
Evaluation of Indoor Air Quality Technologies and Solutions
An environmental scan on current technologies related to "IAQ Solutions" was conducted to identify candidate technologies for protocol development. More than 40 technologies were ranked and prioritized based on their potential health relevance, measurable impact on health-relevant pollutants, feasibility of assessment by developed protocols, product availability, labelling
support, and time and cost feasibilities criteria. A paper related to these "IAQ Solution" technologies is currently being prepared and will be submitted for peer review by September 2009.
3 to 4 Protocols for technology assessment will be developed, evaluated as well as validated for those prioritized IAQ solution. This task will also include the preparation of research facilities and the preparation of analytical instrumentation required to assess the technology impact. The first IAQ solution technology to be addressed is portable air cleaners. A Technical
Workshop related to scientific, engineering, and technology aspects of this IAQ solution will be held in April 2009. A technical paper on the protocol for this solution will be completed by mid-2009. The related technical test report will be submitted for peer review and publication by the end of FY 2009/10.
Establishment of a National Committee Focusing on Indoor Air
A new national committee on IAQ and buildings will begin work on two best-practice guides for defining acceptable IAQ and for assessing IAQ.
Assessment of the Impacts of Improved Indoor Air Ventilation and Indoor Air Distribution on Human Health and Indoor Air Quality
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer safety |
Mapping
Systematic surveying, mapping and identification of radon hotspots in all major populated areas of Canada that are known or believed to be at risk because of local geological and climatic conditions associated with elevated radon levels.
Health Canada, in collaboration with NRCan, will perform aerial surveys of selected locations in Canada to assess the levels of uranium and other naturally-occurring radioactivity. Radon is produced by the decay of uranium found in soil, rock or water. In FY2009/10 the aerial radiation surveys are expected to include the southern areas of the prairie provinces. As part of the
work, soil gas radon measurements will be made at approximately 500 locations throughout Canada, including 100 major population centres.
All of these efforts will generate key data which are to be integrated into a map of areas with elevated levels of radon.
Education and Awareness
Heightened knowledge, awareness and sensitivity of all key sectors, as well as Canadian consumers and federal employees and building managers, regarding the nature and extent of risks to human health from exposure to radon and of available prevention and mitigation measures to effectively address those risks.
The second phase of a national radon awareness campaign (Phase 1 to be launched in FY2008/09) will be carried out in the fall/winter 2009/2010 targeting Canadian homeowners. The messaging content for Phase 2 will focus on radon health risks and will encourage Canadians to test their homes by providing information on radon testing and mitigation. Advertising media will include
national Canadian magazines, 30 second radio advertisements with national coverage and internet advertisements.
The targeted outcome is a 15% increase in the percentage of Canadian homes tested for radon and an increase in the "informed" awareness of Canadians by 30% over the 2007 level at the end of FY2009/10.
Testing
Systematic on-site testing and screening of approximately 15,000 federal buildings and facilities for actual radon levels and their comparison against the new radon guidelines, such inventory consisting of all federal facilities located in known and/or potential high-risk areas.
Testing of federal buildings which began last year in the National Capital Region, Quebec and Manitoba will continue and the project will be rolled-out to the remaining regions of Canada. Large scale testing projects with the Department of National Defence to test buildings and Personal Married Quarters (PMQs) on Canadian Forces Bases and with First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
(FNIHB) to test federal buildings on reserves across Canada will also continue. The targeted outcome will be to test a minimum of 2000 federal buildings in FY2009/10.
A protocol for radon mitigation in residential homes and large buildings will be completed to aid Canadians in reducing their exposure to radon at home and the workplace. These mitigation protocols will be specific to both Canada's climate and building practices where required. Health Canada will work in collaboration with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to prepare a
case to have the next revision of the Canada Labour Code harmonized with the Canada Radon Guideline to ensure that federal employees are not exposed to high levels of radon in the workplace.
Mapping
Systematic surveying, mapping and identification of radon hotspots in all major populated areas of Canada that are known or believed to be at risk because of local geological and climatic conditions associated with elevated radon levels.
Education and Awareness
Heightened knowledge, awareness and sensitivity of all key sectors, as well as Canadian consumers and federal employees and building managers, regarding the nature and extent of risks to human health from exposure to radon and of available prevention and mitigation measures to effectively address those risks.
Testing
Systematic on-site testing and screening of approximately 15,000 federal buildings and facilities for actual radon levels and their comparison against the new radon guidelines, such inventory consisting of all federal facilities located in known and/or potential high-risk areas.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 3,700,000 | $15,000,000 |
Department | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | Northern Land and Resources |
Northerners and Aboriginal people will have increased their knowledge and resource capacity to adapt to climate change impacts. Program measures are aimed at improving access to information and increasing technical expertise on adaptation to climate change, evaluating climate risks and identifying responses to risks, putting in place collaborative mechanisms to design effective
solutions, and developing adaptation actions by aboriginal and northern communities to address key vulnerabilities. The program supports the distribution of information on tools, best practices and project results to enable communities to integrate climate change risk management in their planning, decision-making and project implementation.
Expected results for 2007/08 (from program's RMAF/RBAF)
Long Term Outcome
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 5,400,000 |
$14,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.2 - Weather and Environmental Prediction Program |
Provision of Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) forecasts and forecast dissemination in additional Census Metropolitan Areas in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Prairies.
Air Quality reports and forecasts will be produced by Environment Canada's regional Storm Predictions Centres, supported by Environment Canada's weather and environmental prediction infrastructure and real-time use of data by federal-provincial air quality monitoring programs.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 5,800,000 | $21,300,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer safety |
Implementation of the AQHI in additional Census Metropolitan Areas in Atlantic Canada, Québec and the prairies.
Within the next four years, the expected outcome is for all 27 census metropolitan areas (communities larger than 100,000), collectively accounting for 80% of the Canadian population in Canada, to receive local AQHI forecasts. The longer-term objective is for full national access to the AQHI in all Canadian communities including the north if the necessary monitoring infrastructure exists to support forecasting.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,200,000 | $8,700,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 2.2 - Weather and Environmental Prediction Program |
Climate Models Year 2: begin development and testing of the next-generation atmospheric model component (focusing on improved representation of the sulphur and carbon cycles); continue development of the global coupled model (particularly, improving the representation of ocean mixing); conduct preliminary historical and future climate change simulations with the latest coupled
model, together with associated analysis of performance; commence development and implementation of improved coupling scheme (required to allow better representation of interaction between atmosphere, ocean and sea ice); continue testing and evaluation of regional climate model; collaborate with OURANOS on analysis of regional climate simulations, with a particular focus on the
representation of snow in Canada.
Scenarios Year 2: Expand CCSN to include regional nodes; incorporate the most recent scientific developments into CCSN; develop guidance and organize training workshops on the use of scenarios and model intercomparisons; develop scenario tools for climate extremes; collaborate with OURANOS with respect to scenario development.
Hazards Year 2: Complete all regional climate hazards websites; develop methodologies to incorporate climate trends and future projections into climate hazards, risk assessments and climatic design information for infrastructure; prioritize upgrading needs and identify methodologies to upgrade existing climatic design information; expand stakeholder consultations.
Accurate climate information and projections are essential to assess impacts and develop robust adaptation strategies and measures. Improved climate change projections and scenarios will be developed by EC particularly on extremes and hazards for vulnerable infrastructure (e.g. bridges and sewers, which require extreme rainfall design information) and for communities across Canada. Key outcomes of this program include: Adaptive decision making, risk reduction and emergency preparedness.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 4,899,641 |
$ 15,000,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 4.1 First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services |
Northern First Nations and Inuit communities/organizations will have increased availability of climate change and health-related adaptation plans as measured by the number of workshops conducted and the number of participants attending as well as through the number of education and awareness tools developed and disseminated from the previous year's community-based
research.
Northern First Nations and Inuit communities/organizations will have increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change on their health as measured by the number of communities/organizations who have applied for funding for climate change and health research projects in 2009-10, based on the criteria developed in the: "Climate Change and Health Adaptation in
Northern First Nations and Inuit Communities Program 2009-10 Funding Application Guide".
Northern First Nations and Inuit communities/organizations will have increased capacity to conduct and apply climate change and health adaptation science as measured by the number of communities/organizations that have met the funding criteria and have received the funding to conduct their research on 2009-10.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,150,000 | $ 7,000,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 1.1 Earth Sciences |
Innovative Risk Management Tools
Innovative Risk Management Tools
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$8,500,000 |
$ 35,000,000 |
Department | Health Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety |
Health Professional Interventions and Training
Canadians and health care professionals will have access to improved knowledge on the health risks of a changing climate in the following key areas:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,150,000 | $ 7,900,000 |
Department | Public Health Agency of Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 1.2 Disease Prevention and Control |
Four pilot communities will have commenced a community-based approach to assessing infectious disease risk relative to climate change and response plans.
Information will be provided to four pilot communities to assist with community adaptation activities relative to climate change and infectious disease threats; they will be better informed of the actions they need to take to protect themselves and their families through development of new outreach products and response systems.
Partnerships will be established with two universities and research activities will begin relative to increasing knowledge and ability to predict areas and sub-populations at increased risk as a result of changes to the incidence, prevalence and spread of specified infectious diseases occurring as a result of a changing climate.
Pilot communities will be provided with evidence based research and risk analysis to assist with the development of mitigation strategies at the local level.
Development of a pilot community-based approach to assessing infectious disease risk and effectiveness of response in up to four communities.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,487,895 | $7,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 4.2 Relations with other governments and partners are managed in support of environmental priorities |
Funding to selected international organizations that play a key role in enhancing the analysis and assessment of options related to the development of a future climate change agreement. This contributes to constructive and active participation in the international climate change discussions through the enhancement of understanding around the main issues comprising a post-2012 climate change agreement currently being negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Payment of financial obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is made.
Payment of membership dues and active participation in international technology partnerships outside the UN will strengthen Canada's credibility and influence discussions on a future climate change agreement. The latter should also help create opportunities for Canadian businesses.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 623,000 | $2,892,000 |
Department | Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 1.3 Global Issues |
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) will ensure that all funding obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be met. Additional voluntary contributions will be made as appropriate to the UNFCCC, in support of Canada's strategic interests with regard to the negotiations.
Where suitable, DFAIT will also provide funding to international organizations in order to advance Canada's interests and strategic objectives, as well as to enhance understanding of the key policy options for a post-2012 agreement. DFAIT will provide strategic direction, intelligence and advice, and work interdepartmentally to develop preliminary, intermediate, and final
negotiating positions. DFAIT will also continue to support strategic bilateral engagement with other countries through its network of Missions abroad, and will promote the integration of climate change issues into foreign policy through the G8, Arctic Council, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Energy Agency, and other multilateral fora.
Canada , in continuing to meet its funding obligations for the UN Climate Change Secretariat, will contribute to its international reputation and the overall functioning of this organization, enabling the Secretariat to continue to organize future meetings.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 477,000 | $1,908,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
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Departmental Program Activity | 4.2.3 Long term global climate change regime |
Continued advancement of Canada's strategic interests related to climate change in multilateral and bilateral fora by working closely with other government departments to develop policy, provide strategic advice, and elaborate positions consistent with the objectives of the Government of Canada on a range of issues relating to the negotiation of a post-2012 agreement under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Continued advancement of Canada's national interests and objectives related to climate change, by attending and actively participating in the UNFCCC negotiations and key international processes that complement these negotiations, including the G8, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the US-led Major Emitters Initiative to advocate Canadian positions and views. Canada's
participation in these international processes is consistent with Canada's domestic climate change policy and promotes national economic and environmental interests.
Given the interdisciplinary and collaborative approach among departments on this component, some expected outcomes of this work are shared across departments. These shared expected outcomes are:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 2,800,000 | $11,400,000 |
Department | Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 1.3 Global Issues |
Given the interdisciplinary and collaborative approach among departments on this component, some expected outcomes of this work are shared across departments. These shared expected outcomes are:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,550,000 | $ 6,400,000 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
The expected outcomes of NRCan's international climate change policy development and continued engagement in international climate change negotiations, both inside and outside the UNFCCC include:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,300,000 | $ 5,200,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 4.2.3 Long-term global climate change regime |
In the first year, Canada was to be in a design phase where APP activities focussed on: 1) obtaining membership; 2) consulting with key domestic industrial sectors, and; 3) developing Canada's governance structure and operational guidelines through the establishment of an APP Secretariat.
Now that Canada's membership has been confirmed, the focus has shifted from program design to implementation. Domestic activities are to shift from promotion and consultation to project selection. Internationally, Canada is to seek to influence the scope and direction of the Partnership to ensure alignment with Canada's interests, while leveraging enhanced bilateral relations to
shape the role of key large emitting countries in a future climate change agreement.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 5,738,166 |
$18,882,700 |
Department | Natural Resources Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
In the first year, Canada was to be in an design phase where APP activities would focused on: 1) obtaining membership; 2) consulting with key domestic industrial sectors, and; 3) developing Canada's governance structure and operational guidelines through the establishment of an APP Secretariat.
Now that Canada's membership has been confirmed, the focus has shifted from program design to implementation. Domestic activities will shift from promotion and consultation to project selection. Internationally, Canada will seek to influence the scope and direction of the Partnership to ensure alignment with Canada's interests, while leveraging enhanced bilateral relations to
shape the role of key large emitting countries in a future climate change agreement.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 211,800 | $ 877,300 |
Department | Industry Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 2.1 Clean Energy |
In the first year, Canada was to be in a design phase where APP activities would focused on: 1) obtaining membership; 2) consulting with key domestic industrial sectors, and; 3) developing Canada's governance structure and operational guidelines through the establishment of an APP Secretariat.
Now that Canada's membership has been confirmed, the focus has shifted from program design to implementation. Domestic activities are to shift from promotion and consultation to project selection. Internationally, Canada will seek to influence the scope and direction of the Partnership to ensure alignment with Canada's interests, while leveraging enhanced bilateral relations to
shape the role of key large emitting countries in a future climate change agreement.
Industry Canada's involvement in the APP is to result in enhanced participation and liaison with key Canadian sectors and key sectors internationally.
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 50,000 |
$ 240,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
Activities to be undertaken for the development of a Particulate Matter Annex to the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement will include :
The negotiations of a PM Annex will result over the longer-term (i.e. by 2011) in:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 550,000 | $ 2,200,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
This type of activity is important. Exploring complementary and alternative initiatives, both within and outside Environment Canada, to fulfill this role are also being considered as a more cost-effective approach. While there would potentially be an overall reduction in investment in the specific agreements meant to be funded by this program, similar programs will be
maintained to ensure a continuing federal presence to support community funding focussed on energy efficiency and reduced air pollution. The department will continue to reinvest in a variety of alternative program activities aimed at achieving desired results.
In 2009-10, the Clean Air Community Partnerships Program will be launched. A call for proposals will be issued for national, regional, or local projects that encourage Canadians to adopt more sustainable behaviours at home, at school, and in the workplace. Projects will focus on home and outdoor energy efficiency, school-based sustainability and greening the workplace.
Program infrastructure will be developed:
Short-term results include
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 3,000,000 |
$ 12,000,000 |
Department | Environment Canada |
---|---|
Departmental Program Activity | 3.3 - Clean Air Program |
In support of improved accountability to parliamentarians and Canadians; active engagement of partner departments and agencies; effective and timely collection of performance information; and coherent CAA program architecture:
The Government has committed to achieving tangible improvements in Canada's environment, including reduced air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It has also committed to implement a more strategic approach to expenditure management in horizontal priority areas. The HMARF will help address the need to improve governance and accountability in the management of
horizontal initiatives that involve a number of departments.
The objectives of the Clean Air Agenda are to improve the health of Canadians and increase environmental benefits by reducing air pollution and GHG emissions. This will be delivered through two main initiatives:
Program's planned spending in 2009-2010 | Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period |
---|---|
$ 1,250,000 | $ 5,000,000 |
Over the next three years, FINTRAC will be involved in the following horizontal initiatives as a partner: |
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For further information on the above-mentioned horizontal initiatives, please see: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estime.asp
Horizontal initiatives are programs or initiatives in which partners from two or more organizations have agreed under a formal funding agreement to work toward the achievement of shared outcomes.
DFO is the lead on one horizontal initiative, Health of the Oceans, which was allocated $61.4 million in federal funds over a five-year period. This initiative is discussed in detail in DFO's Report on Plans and Priorities.
Name of lead department(s): Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Lead department program activity: Oceans Management
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $61.5 million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
This initiative provides funds, as part of the National Water Strategy, over a five year period to support 22 initiatives across five departments and agencies. The goal of the initiative is to achieve progress on the health of the oceans through establishing new marine protected areas, increasing the capacity of government to enforce pollution prevention rules and to respond to environmental emergencies; and through strengthening collaborative oceans arrangements with our partners in the Arctic and in the Gulf of Maine.
Shared outcome(s):
The initiative is targeted to achieve three shared outcomes, as defined by the RMAF, namely:
Governance structure(s):
This initiative is subject to interdepartmental government through the Assistant Deputy Ministers Interdepartmental Committee on Oceans, supported by a shadow Director General Committee. This Governance structure reviews the initiatives on a regular basis including review and approval of annual reports to Ministers on the progress of this initiative.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Fisheries and Oceans | Oceans Management | Federal Marine Protected Areas Strategy Implementation in DFO | 1,250.0 | 250.0 | Advance the creation by 2012 of a Federal Network of Marine Protected Areas that contributes to the health of Canada's oceans, established and managed within an integrated oceans management frame-work. |
Development of a Federal-Provincial-Territorial MPA Network | 2,500.0 | 725.0 | Significant progress in planning and advancement of a National (federal-provincial-territorial) Marine Protected Area Network in Canada's three oceans. | ||
Arctic Council - Ecosystem Projects | 1,000.0 | 275.0 |
A State of the Arctic Basin Report and use of common eco-system monitoring strategies in shared and boundary waters by 2012;
Canada's participation in expert workshops and major conferences on ecosystem approach for advancing EBM concepts and approaches, promoting Canada's leadership in EBM applied to the Arctic, and sharing information and practices with other circumpolar countries, including US; Article on EBM in Canada's Arctic published in expert journals or workshop proceedings;A suite of indicators for monitoring and assessing ecosystem status and trends, socio-economic aspects and governance structures in place in Arctic; and; The Arctic Council's Report on Best Practices in Ecosystem-based Oceans management in the Arctic (key product of the 2009 Ministerial Meeting) |
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Oceans Centres of Expertise (Coastal, Corals, Data Integration, TEK) | 3,000.0 | 700.0 | Establishment of four centres of excellence. Development and implementation of common tools and approaches in the five LOMAs to protect deep sea corals and sponge reefs, incorporate traditional knowledge, develop information management and exchange standards and accelerate progress in addressing coastal management issues. | ||
Collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) | 213.0 | 42.6 | Greater contribution by environmental non-governmental organizations to the Health of the Oceans | ||
Gulf of Maine (at DFO) | 750.0 | 147.5 | This initiative builds on the existing successful trans-boundary collaboration and management of Groundfish stocks through the CA-US Steering Committee, and the excellent cooperation between states and provinces through the Gulf of Maine Council. Based on DFO's national stan-dard, a literature review and project work plan for a joint CA-US Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Overview and Assessment Report was developed as part of the 2005 Oceans Action Plan. | ||
Marine Protected Areas Establishment | 5,250.0 | 1,500.0 | Six new MPAs will be designated by 2012 and a national monitoring and reporting sys-tem will be implemented for all Oceans Act MPAs. | ||
Habitat Management | Integrated Management and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Assessment Tools Linkages | 1,450.0 | 425.0 | Processes and tools developed to support integrated oceans management and promote Health of the Oceans bridged with Canadian Environmental Assessment Act project-specific environmental assessment and strategic environmental assessment to address ecosystem-level cumulative impacts. | |
Science for Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems | Ecosystem Science Support and Advice on Health of the Oceans | 5,500.0 | 1,100.0 | Science advice on Marine Protected Areas and on priority sector-specific impacts and mitigation. | |
Canadian Coast Guard | Spill Capacity and Emergency Response Strategy | 2,260.0 | 750.0 | Canada's spill response capacity in the Arctic assessed, and equipment and systems to respond to the unique risks prepared. | |
Environment Canada | Biodiversity and Corporate services | Federal Marine Protected Areas Strategy - Implementation in EC | 1,250.0 | 250.0 | Advance the creation by 2012 of a Federal Network of Marine Protected Areas that contributes to the health of Canada's oceans, established and managed within an integrated oceans management framework. |
Marine Wildlife Areas Establishment | 2,000.0 | 507.0 | Both the National Wildlife Area at Sable Island and Marine Wildlife Area at Scott Islands will be ready for designation by 2012, and a contribution will have been made to the Federal Marine Protected Area Network building process. | ||
Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influence decision making and Corporate services | Sable Island Weather Station | 4,000.0 | 800.0 |
The risk of loss of life or property due to weather events is reduced for mariners, Canadian citizens and the international community, by producing more accurate weather forecasts and warnings using data from the Sable Island Weather Station.
The understanding of upper atmospheric conditions and the flow of airborne pollutants and greenhouse gases is improved, by enabling scientific research through the continued existence of the Sable Island weather Station infra-structure. The unique and fragile eco-system of Sable Island is conserved by protecting it from human degradation. |
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Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes and Corporate services | Gulf of Maine (at EC) | 751.0 | 148.0 | Increased support for the Gulf of Maine Council and implementation of the joint Canada-US five-year action plan that includes implementation of regional strategies for adaptation to climate change, indicators development, education and engagement and joint monitoring for toxic contaminants in the trans-boundary ecosystem. | |
Parks Canada Agency | Heritage Places Establishment | Federal Marine Protected Area Strategy Implementation in Parks Canada | 1,250.0 | 361.0 | Advance the creation by 2012 of a Federal Network of Marine Protected Areas that contributes to the health of Canada's oceans, established and managed within an integrated oceans management frame-work. |
National Marine Conservation Area in Lancaster Sound | 5,000.0 | 1,250.0 | By 2012, achieve a full understanding of the feasibility of establishing a National Marine Conservation Area in Lancaster Sound with the support of Inuit, Nunavut and key sectoral stakeholders, leading to the conservation of a significant representative component of Canada's marine environment and a clear demonstration of Arctic sovereignty in the Northwest Passage. | ||
Transport Canada | Transportation Safety and Security and Internal Services | Enforcement of Ballast Water Regulations | 4,500.0 | 966.5 | Enforcement of regulations that minimize the risk of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens from being introduced through ship ballast water to waters under Canadian jurisdiction. |
Pollution Prevention - Surveillance | 13,000.0 | 3,181.6 | Enforcement of Canada's pollution prevention regulations in the Pacific, Arctic, East Coast Waters, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence Estuary. | ||
Pollution Prevention - Dash 7 Outfitting | 5,000.0 | 100.0 | Enforcement of Canada's pollution prevention regulations in the Pacific, Arctic, East Coast Waters, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence Estuary. Modernization of the current Dash 7 surveillance aircraft to a standard equal to the Dash 8 surveillance aircraft dedicated for use on the East and West Coast. | ||
Arctic International Marine Shipping Assessment | 550.0 | 50.0 | An assessment of projected shipping activities and the associated environmental, social and economic impacts and risks as reduced sea ice may lead to increased marine transport in the Arctic | ||
Pollution Prevention - Ship Waste Reduction Strategy | 800.0 | 200.0 | Adequate reception facilities for wastes; appropriate legislation and standards | ||
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Northern land Resources | Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment/Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from land-based sources of pollution | 175.0 | 0.0 | An expanded arctic regional program of action on land-based sources of pollution; a greater understanding of Aboriginal Arctic marine resource use; and a greater understanding of the social, economic and environmental impacts from changing shipping patterns on northern and aboriginal communities |
Total | 61,449.0 | 12,480.5 |
Contact information:
W. Moore
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DFO is a partner on the following horizontal initiatives led by other government departments:
Program | Lead Department | DFO Partner | Start Date | End Date of the Horizontal Initiative |
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Building Public Confidence in Pesticide Regulation and Improving Access to Pest Management Products | Health Canada | Yes | 2002-03 | 2008-09 |
Canadian Biotechnology Strategy | Industry Canada | Yes | 1998 | 2010-11 |
Invasive Alien Species Partnership Program | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, DFO, Natural Resources Canada, and EC all lead the Aquatic Invasive Species Partnership Program, but the program is administered by EC. | Yes | 2005 | 2009-10 |
International Polar Year | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Yes | April 1, 2007 | March 31, 2012 |
National Aquatic Animal Health Program | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Yes | 2005 | Ongoing |
Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) and induced oil and gas exploration and development in the NWT | Indian and Northern Affairs | Yes | Budget 2004, Budget 2005, 2004-05 | 2008-09 |
Implementation of the Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada | Environment Canada | Yes | 2000 | Ongoing |
20% Paper Burden Reduction Initiative | Industry Canada | Yes | March 19, 2007 | November 2008 |
Canadian Group on Earth Observations (CGEO) | Environment Canada | Yes | July 2003 | Ongoing; No new funds — annual multi-departmental contributions |
Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative | Environment Canada | Yes | April 1, 2005 | March 31, 2010 |
Name of lead department: Health Canada (HC)
Lead department program activity:
Substance use and abuse
Start date: April 1, 2007
End date: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation: $368.5 million
Description of the horizontal initiative: The FTCS establishes a framework for a comprehensive, fully-integrated, and multi-faceted approach to tobacco control. It is driven by the longstanding commitment of the Government of Canada to reduce the serious and adverse health effects of tobacco for Canadians. It focuses on four mutually reinforcing components: prevention, cessation, protection, and product regulation.
Shared outcomes: The long-term outcome of the FTCS is to reduce tobacco-related disease and death in Canada.
To pursue this long-term outcome, the FTCS will contribute the following tobacco control goal and objectives for April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2011.
Goal: Reduce overall smoking prevalence from 19% (2005) to 12% by 2011.
Objectives:
Governance structures: Resources for the implementation of the FTCS were allocated to a number of departments and agencies. HC is the lead department in the FTCS and is responsible for regulating the manufacture, sale, labelling, and promotion of tobacco products as well as developing, implementing and promoting initiatives that reduce or prevent the negative health impacts associated with smoking.
The partner departments and agencies are:
Federal Partners: | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA): | Names of Programs for Federal Partners: | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date): (Million) |
Planned Spending for 2009–10: (Million) |
Expected Results for 2009–10: |
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HC | Substance use and abuse | FTCS | 287.34 | 57.46 | The FTCS has set a 4-year goal to: Reduce overall smoking prevalence from 19% (2005) to 12% by 2011 . All activities are expected to contribute towards achieving this result. |
PSC | N/A | FTCS | 3.05 | 0.61 | Expected results for 2009-10 will be reported through PSC's departmental Report on Plans and Priorities. |
RCMP | N/A | FTCS | 8.62 | 1.72 | Expected results for 2009-10 will be reported through the RCMP's departmental Report on Plans and Priorities. |
ODPP | N/A | FTCS | 12.22 | 2.44 | Expected results for 2009-10 will be reported through the ODPP's Report on Plans and Priorities. |
CRA | N/A | FTCS | 4.44 | 0.89 | Expected results for 2009-10 will be reported through the CRA's departmental Report on Plans and Priorities. |
CBSA | N/A | FTCS | 52.8 | 10.56 | Expected results for 2009-10 will be reported through the CBSA's departmental Report on Plans and Priorities. |
Total | 368.47 | 73.68 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners: Health Canada works with a variety of partners (e.g. Provinces, Territories, NGOs) to achieve results in reductions in tobacco control.
Contact information :
Cathy A. Sabiston
Director General, Tobacco Control Program
Health Canada
613-941-1977
Name of lead departments: Health Canada
Lead department program activity:
Sustainable Environmental Health
Start date: 2007-2008
End date: 2010-2011
Total federal funding allocation: $299.4 million
Description of the horizontal initiative: The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) is part of the Government's comprehensive environmental agenda and is managed jointly by Health Canada (HC) and Environment Canada (EC). The activities identified in this plan build on Canada's position as a global leader in the safe management of chemical substances and products, and focus upon timely action on key threats to health and the environment.
The CMP will also generate a higher level of responsibility for industry through realistic and enforceable measures, stimulate innovation, and augment Canadian competitiveness in an international market that is increasingly focussed on chemical and product safety.
HC and EC will manage the CMP funding collectively and ensure that it is aligned with human health and environmental priorities.
Shared outcomes: High-level outcomes for managing the CMP include:
Risk assessment and risk management; and informed stakeholders and the Canadian public.
Governance structures: HC shares responsibility with EC in the attainment of objectives and results, in the overall delivery of the CMP. The two departments are individually accountable along their vertical authorities for leading programs, but share collective responsibility for achieving the expected CMP results.
The CMP consists of five inter-related program elements: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Research, Monitoring and Surveillance, and Policy and Program Management, which are delivered and evaluated within the CMP integrated horizontal governance framework.
Under this framework, the Assistant Deputy Ministers Committee (ADM Committee) and the Chemical Management Executive Committee (CMEC) provide strategic direction, oversight, coordination and challenge function for the overall CMP implementation and review of results on CMP-related activities.
Various committees and working groups share information, support integrated program delivery of the key functions of the CMP, and provide advice and information to the CMEC and ADM Committees. Two Advisory Bodies - the Stakeholder Advisory Council and the Challenge Advisory Panel - provide additional input and advice for CMP implementation.
The horizontal governance mechanisms are supported by the Integrated Program Management Office (IPMO) of Health Canada as well as ESB Branch Coordination (Environment Canada). The IPMO provides secretariat support to the operation of governance committee meetings and ensures the implementation of supportive management procedures to facilitate executive oversight, monitoring and analysis of results.
A series of agreed-upon procedures will permit departments to collectively address key issues such as the allocation and re-allocation or reprofiling of resources, data collection on performance and coherence in the reporting of results.
Federal Partners: | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA): | Names of Programs for Federal Partners: | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date): (Million) |
Planned Spending for 2009-10: (Million) |
Expected Results for 2009–10 : |
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HC | Sustainable Environmental Health Chemical Management (PAA Sub-Activity) |
Risk Assessment | 10.0 | 2.5 | Increase level of Canadian public awareness of chemical management issues and actions being taken, including risks related to food chemical contamination, pesticides and consumer products. Risk assessments are conducted and risk management objectives are met for regulations and other control instruments for substances and the products of biotechnology, including risks related to food chemical contamination, pesticides and consumer products. Declining trends in levels of risk, adverse reactions, illnesses and injuries from toxic chemical substances in the environment and their use and/or the risk of exposure to Canadians, including the use of pesticides, consumer products and items regulated under the Food and Drugs Act. Enhanced knowledge of chemical contaminants of environmental origin and their impacts on human health with targeted risk assessment and regulatory decisions to reduce Canadians' exposure to these substances, including risks related to food chemical contamination, pesticides and consumer products. |
Risk Management | 50.1 | 14.0 | |||
Research | 26.6 | 10.9 | |||
Monitoring & Surveillance | 34 | 11.5 | |||
Program Management | 5.4 | 1.4 | |||
Consumer Products | Risk Management | 12.6 | 3.4 | ||
Pesticide Regulation | Risk Assessment | 9.9 | 3.1 | ||
Risk Management | 13.6 | 4.2 | |||
Health Products | Risk Assessment | 3.3 | 0.8 | ||
Risk Management | 12.5 | 4.3 | |||
Research | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
Monitoring & Surveillance | 1.2 | 0.3 | |||
Program Management | 0 | 0.1 | |||
Food and Nutrition | Risk Assessment | 3.8 | 1.2 | ||
Risk Management | 6.2 | 1.9 | |||
Research | 1.2 | 0.3 | |||
EC | Chemicals Management (3.1) | Risk Assessment | 13.1 | 3.1 |
Risks to Canadians and impacts on their environment posed by toxic and other substances of concern are reduced.
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Research /Science | 2.1 | 0 | |||
Monitoring & Surveillance | 26.4 | 7.3 | |||
Risk Management | 64.9 | 19.3 | |||
Sub-Total (Environment Canada) | 106.5 | 29.7 | |||
Sub-Total (Health Canada) | 192.9 | 60.4 | |||
Total | 299.4 | 90.1 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Suzanne Leppinen
Director, Safe Environments Directorate
Health Canada
613-941-8071
Name of lead department: Health Canada (HC)
Lead department program activity:
First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services
Start date: ECD - October 2002.
ELCC - December 2004
End date : ECD Strategy - ongoing
ELCC Single Window - ongoing
Total federal funding: $365 million 2002-03 to 2006-07; Ongoing: $79 million/year ongoing.
ECD: $320 million 2002-03 to 2006-07 ($60 million in 2002-03 and $65 million thereafter). Ongoing: $65 million per year ongoing.
ELCC: $45 million 2005-06 to 2007-08 ($14.5 million in 2005-06; $15.3 million in 2006-07; $15.2 million in 2007-08). Ongoing: $14 million/year ongoing.
Description of the horizontal initiative: The ECD Strategy for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children was announced on October 31, 2002. The strategy provides $320 million over five years to: improve and expand existing ECD programs and services for Aboriginal children; expand ECD capacity and networks; introduce new research initiatives to improve understanding of how Aboriginal children are doing; and work towards the development of a "single window" approach to ensure better integration and coordination of federal Aboriginal ECD programming.
In December 2004, as first phase of a "single window", Cabinet approved an additional $45 million over three years ($14 million ongoing) to improve integration and coordination of two ECD programs-Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve and the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative-beginning in 2005-06.
The objectives of these funds are to increase access to and improve the quality of ELCC programming for First Nations children on reserve, and improve integration and coordination between the two programs through joint planning, joint training and co-location.
Joint planning will also include INAC-funded child/day care programs in Alberta and Ontario.
Shared outcomes: The federal ECD Strategy complements the September 2000 First Ministers F/P/T ECD Agreement. It seeks to address the gap in life chances between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children by improving the developmental opportunities to which Aboriginal children (and their families) are exposed at an early age (0-6 years).
The funding approved in December 2004 for ELCC for First Nations Children Living on Reserve and Working Towards the First Phase of a "Single Window" complements funding released to provinces and territories under the March 2003 Multilateral Framework for Early Learning and Childcare (ELCC) to improve access to ELCC programs and services.
Governance structures: Interdepartmental ECD ADM Steering Committee and Interdepartmental ECD Working Group.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date): ($ millions) |
Planned Spending for 2009–10 ($ millions) |
Expected Results for 2009–10 |
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HC | First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services | Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve (AHSOR) | 107.60 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 21.52/year) 21.52/year ongoing. Committed in 2002. |
21.52 | Program support and enhancement |
24.00 (2005-06 through to 2007-08, 7.50 in 2005-06, 8.30 in 2006-07; 8.20 in 2007-08). 7.50 in 2008-09 and ongoing Committed in 2005 |
7.50 | Increase integration, coordination, access, and quality | |||
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - First Nations and Inuit Component (FASD-FNIC) |
70.00 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 10.00 in 2002-03 and 15.00 thereafter). 15.00/ year ongoing. Committed in 2002. |
15.00 | Complete the Mentoring Project Special Study to guide mentoring projects and to provide further training and support. Support and evaluate FASD Community Coordinator pilot projects towards the development of an evidence-based project framework. Develop strategies to incorporate findings on support for FN/I women with addictions |
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Capacity Building | 5.08 2002-03 through to 2006-07; 1.02/year). 1.02/ year ongoing. Committed in 2002 |
1.02 | Increase capacity with National Aboriginal Organizations Enhance capacity of community ECE practitioners |
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PHAC | Child and Adolescent Health Promotion | a. Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC) | 62.88 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 12.58/ year and ongoing. Committed in 2002. |
12.58 | Enrolment in the AHSUNC program has increased by almost 10%. Program expansion and enhancement will address the increasing special needs requirements of children and provide staff with the tools to address these needs |
Child and Adolescent Health Promotion | Capacity Building | 2.50 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 0.50/year) and ongoing Committed in 2002 |
0.50 | Increased capacity | |
HRSDC | Lifelong Learning– Health Human Resources (HHR) | First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative (FNICCI) | 45.70 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 9.14/year) and ongoing Committed in 2002 |
9,14 and on-going |
Program expansion and enhancement
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21.00 (2005-06 through to 2007-08; 7.00/year). 6.50/ year ongoing. Committed in 2005 |
6,50 and on-going | Increase program integration, coordination, access and quality | |||
Lifelong Learning-HHR | Research and Knowledge | 21.20 (2002-03 through to 2006-07); 4.24/year and ongoing. |
4,24 and on-going | Assessment and implementation of the Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS) and the Aboriginal component of "Understanding the Early Years" (EUY) | |
INAC | The people- social development | Family Capacity Initiatives | 5.05 (2002-03 through to 2006-07; 1.01/year 2007-2008 and ongoing. Committed in 2002 |
1.01 and on-going | Partnerships with other government departments and First Nations to support increased coordination/integration of ECD programs and services |
Total |
ECD: 320.00 (60.00 in 2002-03 and 65.00/year through to 2006-07); 65.00/year ongoing
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ECD: 65.00/year ongoing | |||
ELCC: 45.00 (14.50 in 2005-06; 15.30 in 2006-07; 15.20 in 2007-08); and 14.00/year ongoing |
ELCC: 14.00/year ongoing |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information :
Marcia Armstrong, Program Officer,
ECD Strategy Unit, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
613-946-4621
Name of lead department: The lead is shared between Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada (HC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Lead department program activity:
CIHR: Strategic Priority Research
CFIA: Food Safety
HC: Consumer Products, Pesticide Regulation, Health Products, and Food Safety
PHAC: Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Start date: Fiscal Year 2008-09
End date: 2012-13 and ongoing
Total federal funding allocation: $489.5 million over five years ending in Fiscal Year 2012/2013, and $126.7 million ongoing.
Description of the horizontal initiative : The federal government is responsible for promoting the health and safety of Canadians. A key part of this role is ensuring that the products used by Canadians are safe. Adverse consequences associated with unsafe products impact not only the Canadian public, but also the Canadian economy. The Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan (Action Plan) is a horizontal initiative aimed at modernizing and strengthening Canada's safety system for food, health and consumer products. A number of recent high-profile incidents, such as lead and ingestible magnets in children's toys, foodborne diseases in fresh produce, and the global withdrawal of Vioxx, have underscored the need for government action.
The Action Plan will modernize Canada's regulatory system to enable it to better protect Canadians from unsafe consumer products in the face of current realities and future pressures. The Action Plan will bolster Canada's regulatory system by amending or replacing outdated health and safety legislation with new legislative regimes that respond to modern realities, and by enhancing safety programs in areas where modern legislative tools already exist. We will implement the Action Plan to ensure that Canadians have the information they need to assess the risks and benefits associated with the consumer and health products they choose to use, and to minimize risks associated with food safety.
The Action Plan is an integrated, risk-based plan and includes a series of initiatives that are premised on three key pillars: active prevention, targeted oversight and rapid response. We will focus on active prevention to avoid as many incidents as possible and work closely with industry to promote awareness, provide regulatory guidance, and help identify safety concerns at an early stage. Targeted oversight will provide for early detection of safety problems and further safety verification at the appropriate stage in a product's life cycle. To improve rapid response capabilities and ensure the government has the ability to act quickly and effectively when needed we will work to enhance health risk assessments, strengthen recall capacity, and increase the efficiency in responding and communicating clearly with consumers and stakeholders.
In addition to addressing the concerns outlined above, the Action Plan provides a platform for Canada to actively participate in the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), in particular by supporting recent commitments to increase the safety of imported products within North America. It will also enable Canada to better align with US standards, which will have a positive impact on consumer confidence and the business climate.
Shared outcomes:
Governance structures: The Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have joint responsibility and accountability for results, and for providing information on progress achieved by the Action Plan.
Health Canada's Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (HECSB) and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), along with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), will work together to implement Action Plan activities related to consumer products.
Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) will take primary responsibility for implementing Action Plan activities related to health products with support from Health Canada's Strategic Policy Branch (SPB) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on one initiative.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch and the Public Health Agency of Canada will work together to implement Action Plan activities related to food.
A Governance Framework has been established and endorsed by all of the partner departments/agencies. To facilitate horizontal coordination the following DG/ED level Task Forces have been established: Health Products Task Force, Consumer Products Task Force, Food Task Force, Communications Task Force, and the Legislative and Regulatory Task Force. The Task Forces report to a DG/ED level Coordinating Committee. An ADM/VP level Steering Committee provides direction to the Coordinating Committee. An Oversight Committee of Deputy Heads will facilitate the provision of high level guidance to the Steering Committee. A Secretariat will play an integral role in supporting the ongoing operation and decision-making of the governance committees.
Federal Partners: | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA): | Names of Programs for Federal Partners: | Total Allocation (from 2008-2009 to 2012-2013): (Million $) | Planned Spending for 2009–10 : (Million$) |
Expected Results for 2009–10: |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Food Safety | Active Prevention | 114.2 | 20.1 | Better understanding of food safety risks Increased collaboration with industry to implement effective risk mitigation measures Strengthened standard setting and appropriate regulatory backstops Further engagement with Canadians in food safety decision making |
Targeted Oversight | 77.1 | 13.2 | Enhanced inspection of high risk sectors Enhanced targeted import control measures |
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Rapid Response | 32.2 | 6.0 | Enhanced recall capacity Further targeted consumer risk communication |
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Strategic Priority Research | Targeted Oversight | 27.1 | 2.3 | Increased knowledge of post-market drug safety and effectiveness to inform decisions Increased capacity in Canada to address priority research on post-market drug safety and effectiveness |
Health Canada | Consumer Products | Active Prevention | 41.0 | 3.6 | Increase effective use of standards by industry and improved compliance with product safety obligations Better informed consumers properly selecting and safely using products Responsive and proactive, risk-based product safety regulatory framework |
Targeted Oversight | 15.7 | 2.7 | |||
Rapid Response | 17.9 | 3.4 | |||
Pesticide Regulation | Active Prevention | 6.9 | 1.3 | ||
Rapid Response | 8.0 | 1.0 | |||
Food and Nutrition | Active Prevention | 29.6 | 4.9 | Increased awareness and understanding of food safety risks by consumers and health professionals Increased awareness and understanding of regulatory requirements by industry |
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Rapid Response | 1.3 | 0.2 | Improved ability to respond when unsafe food is identified | ||
Health Products | Active Prevention | 57.6 | 10.8 | Increased awareness and understanding of health products safety risks by consumers and health professionals Increased awareness and understanding of regulatory requirements by industry |
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Targeted Oversight | 34.6 | 3.9 | Improved information, data and knowledge sharing related to health products, and associated adverse health incidents Improved monitoring of products and associated adverse health incidents |
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Rapid Response | Existing Resources | Existing Resources | Improved ability to respond when unsafe health products are identified | ||
Public Health Agency of Canada | Health Promotion | Targeted Oversight | 4.5 | 0.6 | More and better data on unintentional injuries, illnesses and deaths due to consumer products Engagement of risk assessment stakeholders |
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control | Targeted Oversight | 3.5 | 0.4 | ||
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control | Active Prevention | 18.3 | 4.0 | New information and data on enteric disease issues and the impact of interventions on public health | |
Total | 489.5 | 78.4 |
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 3, 2003
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $290.0M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program was initially an $85M initiative beginning in 2003 to 2009 and expanded in 2007 – 2012 with an additional $105M. Budget 2009 announced an additional $100M will be invested over three years in the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program. The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership is targeted at
developing the skills of Canada's Aboriginal workforce, promoting maximum employment for Aboriginal people on major economic developments across the country and providing lasting benefits for Aboriginal communities, families and individuals.
The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program is an opportunity driven initiative that is implemented through formalized partnerships between the private sector and Aboriginal communities (and others such as the provincial governments and training institutions). The partnerships are responsible for jointly developing and managing comprehensive, multi-year skills development plans that will ensure long-term highly skilled sustainable employment as a result of the projects. The comprehensive Aboriginal training-to-employment plan covers a broad continuum ranging from basic skills, literacy and academic upgrading, through job-specific training and apprenticeships to retention counselling and other on-the-job supports. The plan must have a commitment from the employers to provide at least 50 long-term (sustainable) jobs for Aboriginal people. The partnership must also make a significant financial contribution to the training plan and must develop a governance model that will manage and oversee the project.
For more information, please visit: http://www8.hrsdc.gc.ca
Shared outcome(s):
Long term sustainable employment for Aboriginal people on major economic developments.
Governance structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Skills and Employment | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | $292.0 M | $47.3 |
Aboriginal clients served : 7,500
Interventions completed : 6,500 Clients returned to employment following an ASEP intervention: 3,000 |
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | See Department's Report on Plans and Priorities for Expected Results. | |||
Western Economic Diversification | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | ||||
Natural Resources Canada | Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships | ||||
Total | $292.0 M | $47.3M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Not Applicable
Contact information:
Keith Conn
Director General
Aboriginal Affairs Directorate
(819) 997-8551
keith.conn@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 18, 1999
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Youth Employment Strategy supports Canadian youth as they move into the world of work. The Strategy plays a role in developing Canada's workforce by providing young Canadians with access to programs and services to help them gain the skills, knowledge, career information and work experience they need to find and maintain employment and make a successful transition into the
labour force.
The Youth Employment Strategy is designed to respond to labour market challenges facing youth, aged 15 to 30. The Strategy has three program streams: Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience, which includes the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Skills Link provides youth-at-risk with opportunities to develop skills they need to find work or return to school. Career Focus helps post-secondary graduates find work in their area of specialization. Summer Work Experience helps secondary and post-secondary graduates acquire career-related skills and financing for their education through summer jobs.
The Government of Canada's support to young Canadians is a shared responsibility and a partnership effort among many departments and organizations. Human Resources and Skills Development, along with 11 other federal government departments, work cooperatively with other levels of government, Aboriginal organizations, educational institutions, and private sector, not-for-profit and voluntary sector organizations to deliver Youth Employment Strategy initiatives.
For more information, please visit: http://www.youth.gc.ca.
Shared outcome(s):
The shared outcomes of partners for the common key results are:
Governance structure(s):
The Youth Employment Strategy has in place an umbrella Results-based Management and Accountability Framework that represents a commitment among the eleven participating federal departments to undertake ongoing collection of common performance management data to ensure effective overall performance management of the program.
Oversight of the Youth Employment Strategy horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative committee structure. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for facilitating coordination among the departments and agencies funding Youth Employment Strategy activities. As lead of this horizontal initiative, HRSDC chairs and is responsible for the coordination and management of Youth Employment Strategy Interdepartmental Operations Committee and the Youth Employment Strategy Evaluation Sub-Committee. HRSDC is ultimately accountable for attaining the expected results for Youth Employment Strategy and has the ultimate decision making authority for issues related to the overall policy, design and implementation of Youth Employment Strategy.
Youth Employment Strategy initiatives are delivered nationally, regionally and locally using a variety of funding instruments, such as contribution agreements and some direct delivery methods. Transfer payments are provided primarily by participating departments through contribution agreements and service delivery agreements in support of participants’ remuneration and overhead costs.
Youth Protocols for joint planning mechanisms have been signed with Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (with Service Canada) | Skills and Employment | Career Focus | Ongoing | $13.0M |
Projected Range of Results
Clients Served: Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: |
Skills Link | Ongoing | $136.6M |
Service Canada Projected Range of Results Clients Served: Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: |
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Summer Work Experience (Canada Summer Jobs) | Ongoing | $111.6M |
Clients Served: 30,000 – 35,000 Employed or Self-Employed: Return to School: Contribution Agreements: Funds Leveraged: |
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Agriculture and Agri-food Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $1.1M | ||
Canadian International Development Agency | Career Focus | Ongoing | $6.4M | ||
Canadian Heritage | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.9M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | |||
Environment Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $3.3M | ||
Industry Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $9.8M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $7.4M | |||
National Research Council | Career Focus | Ongoing | $5.4M | ||
Natural Resources Canada | Career Focus | Ongoing | $0.6M | ||
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Skills Link | Ongoing | $1.0M | ||
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Skills Link | Ongoing | $18.6M | ||
Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $8.0M | |||
Parks Canada | Summer Work Experience | Ongoing | $2.0M | ||
Total Career Focus | $40.5M | ||||
Total Skills Link | $156.2M | ||||
Total Summer Work Experience | $138,8M | ||||
Total Youth Employment Strategy | $335.4M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Not Applicable
Contact information:
John Atherton, Director General
Active Employment Measures
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-6916
john.atherton@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Skills and Employment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 13, 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program enables Canadian employers to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to meet immediate skills and labour needs when Canadians are not available. The Program is jointly managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (with Service Canada). Employers can recruit workers into any legal profession and from any source country, subject to employers and workers meeting specified criteria. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program includes program streams such as the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the Live-in-Caregiver Program, the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training, and the Arranged Employment Opinion program.
In the province of Quebec, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is administered through a partnership with the Government of Quebec.
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is funded from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/index.shtml
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Skills and Employment and Internal Services program activities | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $32.6M |
Program enhancements, including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures, and more responsive and efficient processes
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Temporary Resident Program | Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Ongoing | $33.2M |
Program enhancements, including strengthened worker protection, program integrity measures:
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Total | Ongoing | $65.8M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information:
Andrew Kenyon, Director General
Temporary Foreign Workers
Skills and Employment Branch
(819) 994-1021
andrew.kenyon@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
NOTE: The June 2007 start date represents the latest authorities for the Temporary Foreign Worker program. The above planned spending figures are for Citizenship and Immigration Canada and HRSDC only. Figures exclude planned spending for other government departments such as DFAIT and PWSGC and therefore do not represent the full Government of Canada costs for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Learning
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: September, 1964
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Ongoing
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The purpose of the Canada Student Loans Program is to promote accessibility to post-secondary education for individuals with demonstrated financial need by lowering financial barriers through the provision of loans and grants and to ensure Canadians have an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills to participate in and contribute to a skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour
force and efficient labour market.
Information for the public on saving, planning and paying for post-secondary studies and specific information for Canada Student Loans Program clients (including information on learning opportunity selection, financial planning, and how to apply for, maintain and repay student loans) can be accessed at: www.canlearn.ca.
Shared outcome(s):
Maintain the Government’s commitment to accessible post-secondary education by:
Governance structure(s):
The Government of Canada has entered into Integration Agreements with four provinces (Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador) in order to create a “one-student-one-loan” service approach. These four integrated provinces accounted for over 60 percent of the Canada Student Loans Program borrowers.
The administration of the current Program is the product of a co-operative effort between Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, participating provinces and the Yukon Territory, a Service Provider, financial institutions and Public Works and Government Services Canada. These agents are responsible for conducting one or more activities during the loan lifecycle. Program documents and communications tools are typically prepared with the input and approval of both federal and participating provincial and territorial governments. Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not participate in the Canada Student Loans Program. These jurisdictions receive an alternative payment to assist in the cost of delivering a similar student financial assistance program.
Effective management of the Program and of relations with third-party agents is the primary responsibility of the Canada Student Loans Program. Program activities include, for example, defining the operational and financial processes for the delivery of the program by the service providers and client relations for escalated cases and comptrollership.
The application and needs assessment for the Program is delivered by provincial student assistance offices, which also administer provincial aid. The participating provinces and the Yukon Territory:
While the Canada Student Loans Program provides the guidance and direction on how the Program is to be delivered, the Service Provider assumes responsibility for managing the loans once the loan agreement is signed and submitted for processing. Responsibilities of the Service Provider include:
Public Works and Government Services Canada is responsible for disbursing loans to the borrowers and to Educational Institutions, for any funds directed to pay for tuition.
Canada Revenue Agency Non-Tax Collection Services is the agent responsible for debt collection. Delinquent guaranteed and risk-shared loans become debts to the Crown when the Government of Canada buys back the debt from financial institutions. Delinquent direct financed loans are returned to government after the Service Provider has attempted collection of a set period of time and the borrower has either not made payments on their loan or is unwilling to repay. These activities may also be conducted by private collection agencies under contract to Canada Revenue Agency. These private collection agencies must abide by Canada Revenue Agency collection guidelines when carrying out the recovery of Crown debts.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Learning | Canada Student Loans Program |
$613.9M
Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act: |
$1005.5M
Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act: $1.8B |
Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from loans and non-repayable in study interest subsidies received (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009) through the Canada Student Loans Program: 455,000a Estimated number of Canadians to benefit from the Canada Student Grant Program (in the 2009 Loan Year beginning August 1, 2009): 245,000b |
Public Works and Government Services Canada | Receiver General Services | ||||
Canada Revenue Agency | Accounts Receivable and Returns Compliance | ||||
Total $ | 613.9M | 1005.5M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Barbara Glover, Director General
Canada Student Loans Directorate
200 Montcalm Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0J9
(819) 997-1094
barbara.glover@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
a Please note that the number is estimated as loans are awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need.
b Please note that the number is estimated as grants are awarded based on client eligibility and demonstrated need.
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Income Security
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 1998
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Statutory
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
Through the National Child Benefit Initiative, the Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments1 to provide income support, as well as benefits and services, for low-income families with children. The initiative also includes a First Nations component.
Shared outcome(s):
The National Child Benefit initiative has three goals:
Annual National Child Benefit Progress Reports include information on the level of spending by all jurisdictions. There is a data collection process to which all participating jurisdictions contribute in order to present comparable information on National Child Benefit initiatives. The data submitted by each jurisdiction is reviewed jointly to ensure consistency in reporting. To obtain the most recent Progress Report or for further information, please visit the federal, provincial and territorial National Child Benefit website: www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.
Federal Spending:The Government of Canada contributes to the National Child Benefit initiative through a supplement to its Canada Child Tax Benefit. In addition to the base benefit of the Canada Child Tax Benefit, which is targeted to both low- and middle-income families, the National Child Benefit Supplement provides extra income support to low-income families with children. Federal spending on the Canada Child Tax Benefit is tracked by the Canada Revenue Agency, which is responsible for the delivery of the National Child Benefit Supplement.
The federal government provided $3.5B through the National Child Benefit Supplement in 2007-2008. By 2008-2009, total annual federal support delivered through the Canada Child Tax Benefit system, including the National Child Benefit Supplement, is projected to reach $9.4B, including a projected $3.6B through the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Provincial and territorial and First Nations Spending:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006, reports that in 2005-2006, provinces, territories, and First Nations spent $873.9M in programs and services in key areas such as child/day care initiatives, child benefits and earned income supplements, early childhood services and children-at-risk services, supplementary health benefits, and youth initiatives. This includes First Nations reinvestments in programs and services which are estimated to be $58.0M in 2005-2006.
Indicators and Impacts:The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006 includes an analysis of both societal level indicators, which measure areas such as low income and labour force attachment and do not infer that any changes are the result of the initiative, and direct outcome indicators, which measure only those changes that are directly attributed to the National Child Benefit initiative.
With respect to societal level indicators, the report shows that the proportion of families with children living in low income has declined significantly since the mid-1900s, decreasing from 17.6 percent in 1996 to 11.6 percent in 2004, based on Statistics Canada's post-tax low-income cut-offs. During this period, the number of children living in low income decreased from 1,304,000 in 1996 to 877,300 in 2004, a decrease of approximately 426,700 children.
Further, the report estimates that in 2004, as a direct result of the National Child Benefit initiative :
In addition, in June 2005, federal, provincial and territorial governments released a synthesis report of a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the National Child Benefit initiative (1988-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001). The evaluation compiled evidence from a number of studies and showed that the National Child Benefit initiative is meeting its goals. In addition, a process to launch further evaluation has begun.
For a complete discussion of indicators, please see Chapters 5 and 6 of the National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2006. For a discussion of evaluation results, please see the Evaluation of the National Child Benefit Initiative: Synthesis Report. These reports are available free of charge on the National Child Benefit website, at: www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.
Governance structure(s):
The National Child Benefit initiative Governance and Accountability Framework outlines the key characteristics of the federal, provincial and territorial partnership: cooperation, openness, flexibility, evolution and accountability. As a co-operative effort among governments, the National Child Benefit initiative combines the strengths of a national program with the flexibility of provincial and territorial initiatives designed to meet the specific needs and conditions within each jurisdiction.
With respect to accountability, under the Governance and Accountability Framework, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services have committed to sharing data on reinvestment initiatives and reviewing results and outcomes achieved in order to identify best practices. Federal, provincial and territorial governments have also agreed to report annually to the public with a primary focus on performance of the initiative. To date, six annual progress reports have been published, as well as a synthesis report on a comprehensive evaluation of the first three years of the initiative.
The Federal Role:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, the Government of Canada provides additional income support to low-income families with children via the National Child Benefit Supplement component of the Canada Child Tax Benefit. Canada Revenue Agency delivers these benefits to families.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is responsible for policy development with respect to the National Child Benefit initiative, and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development represents the Government of Canada in this federal/provincial/territorial initiative.
The Canada Child Tax Benefit (including the National Child Benefit Supplement) is a tax measure, and is administered by Canada Revenue Agency. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada have roles in reinvestments and investments.
The Provincial and Territorial Role:Under the National Child Benefit initiative, provinces, territories and First Nations provide benefits and services that further the goals of the initiative. The initiative is designed so that provinces, territories and First Nations have the flexibility to develop and deliver programs and services that best meet the needs and priorities of their communities. As part of this flexibility, provinces and territories may adjust social assistance or child benefit payments by the full or partial amount of the National Child Benefit Supplement. This approach has resulted in families on social assistance being no worse off in terms of their level of benefits, while providing additional funds for new or enhanced provincial and territorial programs benefiting low-income families with children.
It is important to note that, as the National Child Benefit initiative has matured, the majority of provinces and territories no longer recover increases to the National Child Benefit Supplement. This means that the vast majority of children living in low-income families, including those on social assistance, are currently receiving some or all of the National Child Benefit Supplement.
Under the National Reinvestment Framework, provincial and territorial governments, along with First Nations, have committed to re-allocating available social assistance funds into benefits and services for children in low-income families that further the goals of the initiative. Jurisdictions have focused reinvestments primarily in five key areas:
The federal government is responsible for ensuring programs for First Nations children on reserve are comparable to those available to other Canadian children. Under the National Child Benefit, First Nations have the flexibility to reinvest savings from adjustments to social assistance into programs and services tailored to meet the needs and priorities of individual communities. Some 500 First Nations participate in the National Child Benefit and implement their own programs.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Canada Revenue Agency2 | Administers the National Child Benefit Supplement and delivers income benefits directly to low income families | a. National Child Benefit Supplement | Ongoing | $3.68B (projected) | Continued progress on the goals of the National Child Benefit initiative, as described in the “Shared Outcomes”, above. |
Total $ | N/A | $3.68B |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Shawn Tupper, Director General
Social Policy Directorate
Strategic Policy and Research Branch
HRSDC
(613) 957-9865
1 Le gouvernement du Québec a déclaré qu’il entérine les principes généraux de la Prestation nationale pour enfants mais a décidé de ne pas participer à l’initiative parce qu’il veut être maître du soutien du revenu pour les enfants au Québec; toutefois, il a adopté une démarche semblable à la Prestation nationale pour enfants. Dans le présent texte, les renvois aux positions conjointes fédérales-provinciales-territoriales n’incluent pas le Québec.
2Tandis que Ressources humaines et Développement des compétences Canada est responsable de l’élaboration de politiques relatives à la Prestation nationale pour enfants, la Prestation fiscale canadienne pour enfants (y compris le supplément de la Prestation nationale pour enfants) est une mesure fiscale et est administrée par l’Agence du revenu du Canada. De plus, Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada et Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada prennent part aux investissements et aux réinvestissements
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2009
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $269.6M over two years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy makes strategic investments in community priorities and includes a planning process that encourages cooperation between governments, agencies and community-based organizations to find local solutions for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is designed to provide supports to 61 designated communities and some small, rural and Aboriginal communities to develop community-based measures that assist homeless individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency, thereby contributing to society and the economy. Although the responsibility for homelessness programs falls under Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, most Homelessness Partnering Strategy program components are delivered by regional staff, now part of Service Canada.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy:
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy accomplishes its objectives through a class contribution and class grant program.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has three initiatives:
For more information, please visit the Homelessness Partnering Strategy website: www.homelessness.gc.ca
Shared outcome(s): Income security, access to opportunities and well-being for individuals, families and communities.
Governance structure(s):
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy community-based program is delivered via two models:
In Quebec, unlike other provinces and territories, the Homelessness Partnering Strategy stream known as the Homelessness Partnership Initiatives delivered under a formal Canada-Quebec agreement, in collaboration with the province of Quebec.
The community entity model and the shared delivery model deliver the components of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, specifically the Homelessness Partnership Initiative. In addition, regions are actively involved in setting the agenda of the Homelessness Accountability Network and the delivery of the Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative.
The Homelessness Partnering Strategy recognizes that the prevention and reduction of homelessness requires collaboration among all levels of government, particularly the federal and provincial/territorial governments. Provinces and territories are being invited to enter into bilateral agreements with the federal government to support community efforts to address homelessness. The Canada-Quebec agreement serves as a model that will be adapted for other jurisdictions. Partnering agreements will offer provinces and territories the opportunity to participate in community planning and priority-setting at the outset. Agreements will support the alignment of federal, provincial and territorial investments to enhance linkages between social services and housing as well as to address the operational sustainability of community projects. This partnering approach will ensure that all of the necessary tools and supports are in place for homeless people to secure housing and supports that effectively meet their needs and for those at-risk of homelessness to attain housing stability.
Enhanced collaboration with other federal departments whose policies and programs are linked to homelessness is also essential. Horizontal pilot projects will be developed to facilitate a more coordinated approach to homelessness at the federal level, in recognition that homelessness interacts with an array of factors that relate to other federal program and policy areas, including: housing affordability; mental/physical health; labour market vulnerabilities; skills, education and literacy levels; community and personal safety; barriers facing newcomers; discharged offenders; Aboriginal issues; and others. The key objectives of horizontal pilot projects are to: address common risk factors associated with homelessness and other policy areas; prevent homelessness by addressing its root causes; and reduce the negative outcomes on other policy areas caused by homelessness. These pilot projects test approaches on homelessness, and their results are expected to inform future policy development.
Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative (SFRPHI) provides surplus federal property to community organizations, the not-for-profit sector, and other levels of government for projects to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The SFRPHI is a Homelessness Partnering Strategy program co-managed by Public Works and Government Services Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, with advice and support from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | Homelessness Partnership Initiative | 219.2M | 109.6M |
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Federal Horizontal Project | 5.2M | 2.6M |
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Homelessness Accountability Network (HAN) | 3.7M | 1.85M | Increased knowledge (e.g., best practices, research findings) exchanged among community service providers, researchers, and all levels of government working on issues of homelessness. | ||
Urban Aboriginal Strategy / Homelessness Partnership Initiative | 35.5M | 17.75M | Better coordination and complementarity among Government of Canada policies and programs to address Aboriginal homelessness and other related issues. | ||
PWGSC | Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative | Funding administered by PWGSC $6.0M | Funding administered by PWGSC $3.0M | Enhanced capacity of communities to provide facilities to homeless individuals and families. | |
Total $ | $269.6M | $134.8M |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information:
Jane Weldon, Director General
Homelessness Partnering Secretariat
Place du Portage, Phase II
165 Hotel-de-Ville St.
Gatineau QC
(819) 997-5464
jane.weldon@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $13,050,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overarching objectives of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative are to raise awareness of elder abuse throughout society, particularly among seniors, their families, and key professional groups, and to ensure the availability of appropriate elder abuse-related information, resources and tools.
To address this, new federal elder abuse activities will be coordinated interdepartmentally and will involve the cooperation and collaboration of the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the leadership of HRSDC.
The centrepiece of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative will be a public awareness campaign using various media. Generic information and resource materials for frontline workers (public health, medical, legal, police, and financial professionals, etc.) will be developed to provide key professional groups with the information necessary to identify cases of elder abuse, access the appropriate resources, and take measures to provide assistance to victims.
Shared outcome(s):
To help seniors and others recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and to provide information on what support is available.
Governance structure(s):
The Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (SPPS) within HRSDC is the focal point for Government of Canada activities related to seniors.
The Elder Abuse Task Force within the Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat is leading a working group of officials from partner departments/agencies to coordinate the implementation of Government of Canada initiatives to raise awareness and to develop and disseminate tools and supports for frontline workers. Partner departments/agencies retain responsibility for planning, programming, and budgeting their own resources to implement their activities.
The working group has developed a performance measurement framework, including a logic model, to identify the relationships between departmental/agency activities, outputs, and outcomes, and a suite of performance indicators to measure progress against outputs/outcomes. The working group will coordinate reporting and monitor performance and results over the course of the initiative.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors will provide senior-level oversight and direction for the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative. The Committee will provide a forum to update federal departments on the progress and achievements of the initiative and to identify opportunities to align the initiative with other government initiatives and priorities.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | $10,220,000 | $4,870,000 | 2009-2010 will see partner departments increase awareness about elder abuse through advertising and/or the involvement of key stakeholders on elder abuse. | |
Department of Justice | $1,410,000 | $440,000 | |||
Public health Agency of Canada | $1,420,000 | $470,000 | |||
RCMP | Coming from internal allocations | Coming from internal allocations | |||
Total $ | $13,050,000 | $5,780,000 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Through a call for proposals process, national associations will be supported to develop information materials about elder abuse for their frontline professionals who regularly come in contact with older Canadians.
Contact information:
Dominique La Salle, Director General
Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development
Place Vanier, Tower B
355 North River Road
Ottawa ON
dominique.lasalle@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Lead department program activity: Social Development
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $13,050,000
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overarching objectives of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative are to raise awareness of elder abuse throughout society, particularly among seniors, their families, and key professional groups, and to ensure the availability of appropriate elder abuse-related information, resources and tools.
To address this, new federal elder abuse activities will be coordinated interdepartmentally and will involve the cooperation and collaboration of the Department of Justice Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the leadership of HRSDC.
The centrepiece of the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative will be a public awareness campaign using various media. Generic information and resource materials for frontline workers (public health, medical, legal, police, and financial professionals, etc.) will be developed to provide key professional groups with the information necessary to identify cases of elder abuse, access the appropriate resources, and take measures to provide assistance to victims.
Shared outcome(s):
To help seniors and others recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and to provide information on what support is available.
Governance structure(s):
The Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (SPPS) within HRSDC is the focal point for Government of Canada activities related to seniors.
The Elder Abuse Task Force within the Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat is leading a working group of officials from partner departments/agencies to coordinate the implementation of Government of Canada initiatives to raise awareness and to develop and disseminate tools and supports for frontline workers. Partner departments/agencies retain responsibility for planning, programming, and budgeting their own resources to implement their activities.
The working group has developed a performance measurement framework, including a logic model, to identify the relationships between departmental/agency activities, outputs, and outcomes, and a suite of performance indicators to measure progress against outputs/outcomes. The working group will coordinate reporting and monitor performance and results over the course of the initiative.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors will provide senior-level oversight and direction for the Federal Elder Abuse Initiative. The Committee will provide a forum to update federal departments on the progress and achievements of the initiative and to identify opportunities to align the initiative with other government initiatives and priorities.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | Social Development | $10,220,000 | $4,870,000 | 2009-2010 will see partner departments increase awareness about elder abuse through advertising and/or the involvement of key stakeholders on elder abuse. | |
Department of Justice | $1,410,000 | $440,000 | |||
Public health Agency of Canada | $1,420,000 | $470,000 | |||
RCMP | Coming from internal allocations | Coming from internal allocations | |||
Total $ | $13,050,000 | $13,050,000 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Through a call for proposals process, national associations will be supported to develop information materials about elder abuse for their frontline professionals who regularly come in contact with older Canadians.
Contact information:
Dominique La Salle, Director General
Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat
Income Security and Social Development
Place Vanier, Tower B
355 North River Road
Ottawa ON
dominique.lasalle@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Lead department program activity: Community Infrastructure
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2010
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $735,639,806 for the two years. Of this amount $202,500,000 in each of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 are funded from existing reference levels. New funds of $165,318,143 in 2008-2009 and $165,321,663 in 2009-2010 including employee benefits plans and Public Works and Government Services Canada accommodation requirements are sourced from the Fiscal Framework, as confirmed in Budget 2008.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The prime objective of the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is to support First Nations communities on reserve in bringing their drinking water and wastewater services to a level and quality of service comparable to those enjoyed by other Canadians living in communities of similar size
and location. There are five key activity areas in the FNWWAP: Infrastructure investments; Operations and maintenance; Training; Monitoring and awareness; and Standards.
To meet the objectives of the FNWWAP, several program enhancements have been introduced, including a national engineering assessment of existing water and wastewater facilities, consultations on a new federal legislative framework for safe drinking water, increased training through Circuit Rider training program, modifying existing policies related to small water and septic systems and agreements for water/wastewater services, investment in a National Wastewater Program and waterborne illness procedures.
The FNWWAP was implemented to support government commitments to supporting First Nations access to safe drinking water, in Budget 2008 and the 2007 Speech from the Throne.
The FNWWAP supports INAC’s strategic outcome for “The Economy”: Increased participation of Aboriginal people and Northerners in the Economy. The FNWWAP also supports Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services strategic outcome of Better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians.
More information at these Web sites:
Backgrounder — First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan
Budget 2008, Responsible Leadership — Chapter 4 — Leadership at Home and Abroad
RPP 2007-2008 Health Canada — Health Canada's Regional Operations — An Overview
Shared outcome(s):
The FNWWAP works towards the achievement of four outcomes:
Governance structure(s): The First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan (FNWWAP) is a successor to the joint First Nations Water Management Strategy (2003-2008) and the INAC Plan of Action for Drinking Water (2006-2008). An MOU has been in place between INAC and HC since 2005 regarding data sharing related to drinking water. INAC shares information on the proposed water and wastewater infrastructure investments, the annual inspections of water and wastewater treatment plants, and information on action related to Drinking Water Advisories. Conversely, HC shares information such as drinking water sample results that do not meet the Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines and reasons for having recommended Drinking Water Advisories. At the working level, the Strategic Water Management on Reserve Committee which includes representatives from HC, INAC, Environment Canada (EC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), provides a forum for discussion to share information and coordinate joint action, and to provide leadership in an integrated and coordinated manner to ensure safe drinking water for First Nations communities and implementing FNWWAP. Although this is not a formal decision-making body, it does provide a good venue to promote dialogue and the sharing of information.
Director Generals and ADMs from HC and INAC meet when needed to exchange and coordinate action on all relevant issues related to the FNWWAP.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Community Infrastructure | Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program | $671.0 | $335.3 | Percentage of First Nation communities with acceptable water and wastewater facility risk ratings (i.e., not high risk): 85% of systems will be either low or medium risk |
Health Canada | First Nations and Inuit Health | Drinking Water Safety Program — FNWWAP funding | $54.6 | $27.3 | Number of First Nations communities south of 60° with increased or maintained capacity to monitor their drinking water quality as per the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and reduce health risks associated with drinking water quality and supply |
Drinking Water Safety Program — A-Based funding | $10.0 | $5.0 | |||
Total | $735.6 | $367.6 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
Contact information:
Sébastien Labelle,
Director, Policy
Indian and Northern Affairs
Policy Directorate, Community Infrastructure Branch
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec Canada
K1A 0H4
Telephone: (819) 994-6466
Fax: (819) 953-3321
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Northern Affairs Program
Lead department program activity: Healthy Northern Communities
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1st 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31st 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $150 million over five years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): In order to support Canada’s participation in International Polar Year (IPY), the Government of Canada has invested $150 million over five years. This funding is being used to carry out an innovative and multidisciplinary Arctic science program. The Government of Canada Program for IPY is led by INAC in conjunction with eight lead federal departments and agencies: Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Health, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (on behalf of Industry), Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Canada’s significant involvement and investment in the International Polar Year 2007–2009 contributes to the government’s stewardship of Canada’s Northern Region. The Government of Canada IPY Program is working with Canadian scientists and northern communities in developing and conducting activities such as research, training and capacity building.
Key areas of the Government of Canada Program for IPY include:
The distribution of funds among federal departments and agencies is according to their involvement in the various aspects of the program, including the science and research program, support for logistics, communications and outreach, training, and capacity building. Funding is being provided to support Northern IPY Coordinators who act as points of contact on IPY matters for northern communities and researchers. The Northern IPY Coordinators maintain a regional network to support all aspects of Canada’s IPY Program in four locations across the North. The federal departments and agencies participating in IPY are undertaking research projects, delivering support for logistics and emergency preparedness as well as contributing to projects for training, communications and outreach.
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
The Government of Canada Program for IPY works in conjunction with the Canadian IPY National Committee and the Canadian IPY Secretariat who link to the International Joint Committee for IPY and IPY committees from other participating countries.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Healthy Northern Communities | Government of Canada Program for IPY | $59,694,657 | $16,896,000 | Achieved infrastructure improvements to northern research facilities and search and rescue organizations. Increased of Northerners in Arctic Science activities. |
Health | Sustainable environmental Health | $158,234 | $15,009 | (Amount not significant enough to determine results) | |
Environment | Biodiversity is conserved and protected Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences decision-making Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions |
$11,169,875 | $1,893,101 | Projects funded will enhance and reinforce circumpolar cooperation, strengthening partnerships and environmental protection. Improved weather and environmental forecasting capabilities for Polar regions. |
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Fisheries and Oceans | Oceanography and Climate Aquatic Ecosystem Science | $31,542,477 | $1,970,093 | Improved knowledge about the effects of and adaptability of Arctic aquatic ecosystems and key resource species to Climate Change. Increased knowledge of the circum-Canadian ocean system, from physical to biological domains, and identification of key zones and boundaries to assist supporting historic comparisons and future research and monitoring. |
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Natural Resources | Adapting to a Climate and Hazard Risk Management | $3,063,000 | $532,770 | The impact of climate change on Canada’s landmass and coastal areas is assessed, and strategies are developed to adapt to these changes. | |
Ecosystem Risk Management | Knowledge of Canada's forest ecosystems informs and influences decision making. | ||||
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | $31,290,669 | $5,213,952 | Projects contribute to enhancing knowledge of polar regions environment and identifying mechanism to adapt to these changes. | ||
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Strategic Priority Research | $9,747,988 | $1,403,376 | Building and sustaining healthy resilient northern communities Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Food Safety and Nutrition Risks | $414,500 | $11,250 | Arctic community-based laboratory capacity is developed through training and lab support for two meat-borne parasites of public health concern. | |
Parks Canada Agency | Conserve Heritage Resources | $1,350,000 | $385,000 | Complete terrestrial ecosystem inventory of Wapusk National Park Complete freshwater hierarchical study — Sirmilik National Park Conduct outreach and communication of IPY activities. |
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Public Health Agency of Canada | $617,000 | $95,000 | General knowledge that will support informed decision making addressing health disparities among indigenous populations of the North. | ||
Agriculture and Agri-food | $156,400 | $0 | N/A | ||
Canadian Museum of Civilization | $795,200 | $91,800 | Increase knowledge on the interactions between Inuit, their Tuniit (Dorset culture) predecessors, and early Europeans. | ||
Total | $150,000,000 | $28,507,351 |
Contact information:
Kathleen Fischer
Executive Director
International Polar Year Federal Program Office
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
10 Wellington Street, Room 745
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H4
Tel: 819-934-6085
Fax: 819-934-0584
fischerk@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector
Lead department program activity: Claims Resolution
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: November, 2003
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2013
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $112.038 M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The IRS Resolution Health Support Program component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) ensures that eligible former students, and their families, have access to an appropriate level of health support services so that they may safely address a broad spectrum of mental wellness issues related to the disclosure of childhood abuses. Main program components include: Emotional support services provided by Resolution Health Support Workers (RHSWs); Cultural support services provided by Elders; Professional Counseling; and assistance with the cost of transportation to access counseling, Elder, and/or Traditional Healer services.
Shared outcome(s): Healing for former IRS students and their families as they go through the IRSSA process.
Governance structure(s): INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector is responsible for the overall IRSSA model and is working in partnership with Health Canada to coordinate and provide services for former Indian Residential School students. Various program components of the Resolution Health Support Program will be delivered separately by Health Canada and INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector.
INAC — Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector responsibilities relating to the Resolution Health Support Program include:
Health Canada provides cultural, paraprofessional and professional support for individuals, families and communities, as well as assistance with the cost of transportation, throughout all phases of the Settlement Agreement including the Common Experience Payments, the Independent Assessment Process, the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and Commemorative events.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Health Canada | First Nations and Inuit Health, Community Programs Directorate, Mental Health and Addictions | Resolution Health Support Program | $112.038M | $22.451M | provision of support at IAP, Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events; increase in the number of Elders available to provide Cultural Support; and increase in the number of RHSWs available to provide Emotional Support. |
Total | $112.038M | $22.451M |
Contact information Health Canada:
Kari Nisbet
Manager
IRS Resolution Health Support Program
Contact information:
Patricia Power
A/Director
Policy and Strategic Planning
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
90 Sparks Street, Room 341
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4
Tel: 613-947-4146
ppower@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Indian and Northern Affairs Canada — Lead; Health Canada; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: June 2001
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 2010
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Cabinet approved the LICHS in June 2001 and provided $81 million over three years including: $59 million for INAC; $20 million for Health Canada and $2 million for Solicitor General. The initial LICHS ended March 2004, but was extended for one-year; INAC received a further $15 million to provide basic programs and services; and Health Canada received $5.5 million to continue the work already begun under the LICHS. Cabinet approved a new 5-year strategy for INAC and Health Canada (HC) partners in December 2004. Budget 2005, provided funds of $102.5 M for fiscal years 2005–2006 to 2009–2010 for the continuation of the LICHS.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The LICHS was developed by INAC, HC and former Solicitor General in response to the 2000 gas-sniffing crisis facing the Labrador Innu to help resolve the serious health, social and safety issues in the communities of Davis Inlet and Sheshatshiu. While notable progress has been achieved, many serious issues remain. To address these issues, INAC and HC sought Cabinet approval and funding for the continuation of the LICHS. The proposed approach responded positively to the priorities in the October 2004 Speech from the Throne for addressing the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.
Shared outcome(s): The partners, in consultation with the Innu, developed the following 5-year vision with respect to the continuation of the LICHS. This vision is for the federal government, the Province and the Innu to work in partnership to: advance Innu community healing; build increased Innu capacity for the management and delivery of some government programs; conclude a land claim Agreement-in-Principle; address issues arising from sexual, physical and emotional abuse; achieve improvements in health, education, family and social well-being, economic development, community development, public safety and First Nation governance; and, manage the LICHS in an integrated and effective fashion.
Governance structure(s): The Main Table is chaired by the Chief Federal Negotiator, Labrador Innu file. Membership includes representatives of the Labrador Innu leadership, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and federal partners to the LICHS.
The tripartite sub-committees’ role includes: reserve creation, education, new school at Sheshatshiu, income support, child youth and family services, economic development, health, and evaluation.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Community Infrastructure | Sheshatshiu school design | $0.1 | $0.0 | New school to open September 2009 |
Education | Education | $14.8 | $6.8 | Creation of Innu School; Board and Devolution of education programming to Board | |
Social Development | Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) | $27.9 | $9.1 | Negotiate CYFS tripartite Agreement based on enhanced prevention | |
Social Development | Income Support | $6.1 | $1.5 | Negotiate devolution Income Support to Innu communities | |
Community Infrastructure | Electrification — Natuashish | $6.0 | $3.6 | Electrification for community of Natuashish | |
Community Infrastructure | Airport Agreement — Natuashish | $0.5 | $0.1 | Cost shared with Province of Newfoundland to operate airport at Natuashish | |
Community Infrastructure | Facilities O&M Capacity Building | $3.6 | $0.45 | Facilities Manager to run operations of buildings | |
Community Infrastructure | Housing Capacity Building | $0.6 | $0.0 | N/A | |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | LTS Capacity Building | $1.4 | $0.12 | Training, capacity building | |
Clarity of Title to Land and Resources | Reserve Creation | $0.2 | $0.0 | Reserve Creation Completed | |
Governance and Institutions of Government | Devolution Planning and Transition | $0.75 | $0.15 | Tripartite committees on the devolution of CYFS and Education to hold meetings | |
Education | New Paths (Outpost) | $1.0 | $0.2 | The Innu to travel into the country as an educational community activity and to live in their traditional ways. Innu see this as essential component of healing | |
Education | Strategies for Learning | $2.2 | $0.5 | JTA to act as a resource for the Innu Education Board. Innu Director Education hired to oversee the Critical Path toward devolution and the ongoing implementation of the 61 Philpott Recommendations | |
Governance and Institutions of Government | Planning and Consultation | $0.5 | $0.1 | N/A | |
Social Development | Safe houses | $1.4 | $0.4 | Operate Youth Safehouse in Sheshatshiu and dual purpose safehouse in Natuashish 24 hrs, 7 days per week | |
Health Canada | Addictions/ Mental Health | $31.75 | $2.7 | Treatment programs continue through the Family Treatment (in Sheshatshui) and Healing Lodge (in Natuashish) | |
Maternal/ Child Health | $8.1 | $1.2 | Health promotion programs continue through the Family Resource Center (in Sheshatchui) and Wellness Center (in Natuashish) | ||
Community Health Planning | $3.99 | $351K | Program evaluation information will inform future health programming in both communities | ||
Management and Support | $6.4 | $718K | Ongoing activities by Labrador Health Secretariat staff to support capacity development and program delivery by community staff as they move towards self management of effective health programs and services Improved coordination of health services being achieved through tri-partite projects on integration and adaptation of health services at community and health authority levels |
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Safe houses | $1.65 | $400K | Program delivery, policy, and operations continue | ||
Health Canada Overhead | $1.18 | $137K | N/A | ||
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Safe houses | $0.95 | $0.0 | Construction completed |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Increased collaboration among the parties has emerged.
Contact information:
Stelios Loizides
Senior Policy Analyst
Social Policy and Programs Branch
INAC
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H4
819-997-6717
Name of lead department(s): INAC, Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians (OFI)
Lead department program activity: Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2007
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2012
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $68.5 million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) was developed in 1997 to respond to the needs of Aboriginal people living in urban centres. Through the UAS, the Government of Canada partners with various governments, community organizations and Aboriginal people to support projects that
address local priorities. In 2007, the Government of Canada renewed the UAS by investing $68.5 million over five years to help meet the needs of Aboriginal people living in key urban centres.
Today, the UAS improves co-ordination within federal departments and agencies to maximize the Government of Canada’s investments. The UAS also helps the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians ensure all federal government policies, priorities and expenditures to do with Aboriginal people in key urban centres advance federal objectives, respond effectively to local challenges and opportunities, and result in the integrated delivery of federal, provincial, municipal, Aboriginal and private-sector programs and policy objectives.
DIAND/Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians uses either the Multi-year Comprehensive Funding Arrangement (MCFA) or the Comprehensive Funding Arrangement (CFA) to transfer annual funding to eligible recipients for program delivery under the UAS. Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians may also use a multi-year CFA, which respects provisions in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments as well as the terms and conditions for the Renewal and Enhancement of the UAS Contribution Program. All components of the UAS program are eligible under the UAS Contribution funding authorities.
Shared outcome(s): The aim of the renewed and enhanced UAS program is to promote the self-reliance of — and increase life choices for — Aboriginal people in urban centres. In fact, the UAS program objective directly supports the implementation of Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians’s strategic outcome: Socio-economic conditions of Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal people.
Specifically, the UAS program objectives are to:
To accomplish these UAS program objectives, UAS projects will focus investments strategically in three project priority areas:
Achievement of the UAS objectives will maximize the Government of Canada’s ability to align federal expenditures directed toward urban Aboriginal issues in key urban centres with provincial and municipal programming.
Governance structure(s): All UAS-designated communities have established Community Committees which partner with the private sector and all levels of government to accelerate planning, funding decisions and responses to urban Aboriginal issues. Each Community Committee is composed of a cross section of the Aboriginal community to ensure decisions reflect broad community concerns and priorities.
The UAS takes a community-based approach to the management and delivery of its projects, and uses either a Community Entity Model or a Shared Delivery Model, depending on the initiative. Under both models, project proposals are distributed to federal departments for review. Departments that determine a project to be consistent with their mandate may choose to either: (1) flow funding to DIAND or another lead department through the UAS horizontal terms and conditions, which require a Memorandum of Understanding and an Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement, or (2) negotiate a separate agreement and fund the delivery organization directly.
To maximize federal investments, the UAS horizontal terms and conditions allow for federal co-ordination of Aboriginal programs within signatory departments, as well as programs of general application. This practice has been recognized as a model for federal horizontality, and has led to greater program alignment with provincial and municipal programming. In addition, the National Caucus, an advisory group comprised of representatives from each of the Community Committees, shares national perspectives with the UAS.
Federal Partners | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians | Urban Aboriginal Strategy | $68,500,000 | $13,567,000 | UAS projects will strategically focus investments in three priority areas (improving life skills, promoting job training, skills and entrepreneurship and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families). |
The total federal funding allocation for each federal department over the UAS initiative will vary year over year for the five year authority based on the amount of funding available in the department and the priorities and projects identified by the community. | ||||
Human Resource and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) | Aboriginal Human Resource Development Strategy, (AHRDS) | $137,072 | The UAS and AHRDS will complete three joint projects that will result in the following benefits: In Vancouver, 24 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training and the same individuals moving on to specialized employment or further training. One employment development service created. Report to detail the level of local Aboriginal involvement in the project. In Prince George, 30 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and receiving job/skills development training. |
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Homelessness Partnering Strategy | $1,109,677 | The UAS and Homelessness Partnering Strategy will complete eight joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 50 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects. Summary will detail the benefits and outcomes to the Aboriginal women participants in project. In Winnipeg, 10 Aboriginal individuals moving from homelessness to affordable housing, and three local government partnerships sustained and/or developed with the goal of improving the delivery of programs and services. 104 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects and seven Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. UAS funding will enable one life skill services program to add an Aboriginal element, with five Aboriginal individuals participating in parent/child reunification. 75 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services. 12 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training and two sustainable partnerships created/maintained between urban Aboriginal community organizations. 40 Aboriginal individuals in program and services offered to urban Aboriginal particularly women and children. 9,360 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and through participating in a risk reduction project.[1] |
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Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program | $328,691 | The UAS and Skills Employment Program will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 12 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services, resulting in employment. 12 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and 10 Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. |
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Aboriginal Affairs Directorate | $15,000 | The UAS and HRSDC’s Aboriginal Affairs Directorate will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: A conference in which 250 Aboriginal individuals will participate in targeted wellness projects. An International Indigenous Forum hosted by the Pacific Business and Law Institute will examine current initiatives that are working to promote indigenous culture and traditions around the world.[2] |
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Health Canada | Headstart Program | $36,278 | The UAS and Headstart Program will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 100 Aboriginal individuals moving from homelessness to affordable housing and 300 Aboriginal individuals participating in targeted wellness projects. |
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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) | $30,000 | The UAS and FNIHB will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: Support for the 9th Annual Indigenous Women in Leadership Training Conference, in which 250 Aboriginal individuals will participate in targeted wellness projects. |
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Canadian Heritage | Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Program | $338,943 | The UAS and Urban Multi-Purpose Aboriginal Youth Program will complete seven joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 505 Aboriginal individuals receiving job and/or skills development training. In Calgary, 3000 individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects. 20 Aboriginal individuals receiving life skills services. Four employment development service programs enhanced by UAS funding. In Prince Albert, 120 individuals participating in cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects and participating in a risk reduction project. |
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Service Canada | Youth Awareness Program | $76,763 | The UAS and the Youth Awareness Program will complete two joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 42 Aboriginal individuals served through employment development services. 60 Aboriginal individuals served by urban risk reduction projects. |
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Canada Summer Jobs Student Employment Experience |
$22,672 | The UAS and the Canada Summer Jobs and Student Employment Experience will complete two joint project that will result in the following benefits: 152 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services, and two sustainable partnerships created and/or maintained between urban Aboriginal community organizations. In Saskatoon, 200 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects. |
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Status of Women Canada | Women’s Program | $50,000 | The UAS and Status of Women will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 200 Aboriginal individuals participating in a risk reduction project. A best practices report will flow from this project. |
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Public Safety Canada | National Crime Prevention Strategy | $733,136 | The UAS and National Crime Prevention Center will complete three joint projects that will result in the following benefits: 48 Aboriginal students retained within school as a result of the program and participating in risk reduction projects. 60 Aboriginal individuals participating in a cultural event(s), programs and/or communications projects and receiving skill development and cultural reclamation programming, education, counselling, support and advocacy. 10 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and employment development services participating in a cultural program and receiving job/skills development training. |
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Research | $50,000 | The UAS and Public Safety Research program will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An Urban Aboriginal Study to better understand and effectively document the experiences, aspirations and identities of urban Aboriginal individuals.[3] |
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Public Health Agency of Canada | HIV/AIDS | $143,771 | The UAS, Homelessness Partnering Strategy and HIV/AIDS will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 9,360 Aboriginal individuals served through life skill services and through participating in a risk reduction project.[4] |
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Correctional Service Canada | Policy Unit | $100,000 | The UAS and Corrections Canada Policy Unit will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: 12 Aboriginal individuals receiving job/skills development training. |
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Research | $50,000 | The UAS and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Aboriginal Research Branch will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An Urban Aboriginal Study to better understand and effectively document the experiences, aspirations and identities of urban Aboriginal individuals.[5] |
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Justice Canada | Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio | $20,000 | The UAS and Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio will complete one joint project that will result in the following benefits: An International Indigenous Forum hosted by the Pacific Business and Law Institute will examine current initiatives that are working to promote indigenous culture and traditions around the world.[6] |
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Total | unknown | $16,809,003 |
Footnotes:
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Based on community needs and on a 50:50 basis, the refocused UAS helps co-ordinate federal programs, maximizes the Government of Canada’s investments and aligns national initiatives with provincial and municipal programming.
The UAS strives to significantly improve its horizontal management and shared accountability with federal partners. The UAS’ objectives exemplify how Canada’s government is moving in the right direction to ensure that Aboriginal people living in cities across Canada acquire the skills and experiences they need to gain access to and succeed in urban centres.
Contact information:
Allan MacDonald
Director General
Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
66 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4
Telephone: 613-992-8186
Strategic Outcome
Competitive Businesses are Drivers of Sustainable Wealth Creation
Lead Department: Industry Canada |
Start Date: January 31, 2005 |
End Date: March 31, 2011 |
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Description (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 and territorial 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 and Other Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity | Name of Programs | Total Allocation (start to end) ($000) | Planned Spending 2009–2010 ($000) |
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Industry Canada (Lead) | Entrepreneurial Economy | BizPaL | 15.7 | 3 |
Natural Resources Canada | Management and Oversight (Internal Services) | BizPaL | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Provincial and territorial governments (10)* | Not applicable | BizPaL | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Municipal/local governments (150) | Not applicable | BizPaL | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Total : | 15.7 | 3.0 | ||
Expected Results for 2009–2010: Accelerated expansion of the service to all interested provincial/territorial governments and local government participants within those provinces and territories. |
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Contact Information: Executive Director Service Delivery and Partnerships Small Business and Marketplace Services Sector Industry Canada 613-954-3576 |
* Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Lead Department: Industry Canada |
Start Date: April 1, 1995 (CBSC) April 1, 2000 (BG) |
End Date: March 31, 2009 (CBSC) (pending renewal) March 31, 2006 (BG) |
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Description (including funding agreement):
The Canada Business Network 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 a truly client-centred, integrated information service. |
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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 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), Industry Canada 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 and Other Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity | Name of Programs | Total Allocation (start to end) ($000) | Planned Spending 2009–2010 ($000) |
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Industry Canada (Lead) | Entrepreneurial Economy | Canada Business Network | 98.9 | 6.5 |
ACOA | Enterprise Development | Canada Business Network | 38.7 | 2.6 |
WD | Business Development and Entrepreneurship | Canada Business Network | 53.9 | 4.0 |
CED | Competitiveness of Enterprises | Canada Business Network | 25.1 | 1.9 |
Total : | 216.6 | 15.0 | ||
Expected Results for 2009–2010: SME use of government business-related information, programs and services and facilitated compliance for business. |
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Contact Information: Executive Director Service Delivery and Partnerships Small Business and Marketplace Services Sector Industry Canada 613-954-3576 |
1. Name of horizontal initiative: Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Targeted Project-Based Infrastructure Funding
4. Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2003-04
5. End date of the horizontal initiative: 2012-13
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $4.8 billion
7. Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, which received funding in the 2001 and 2003 federal budgets is a cost-shared contribution program for strategic infrastructure projects. To date, the fund provided federal support to 71 projects.
Investments are directed to projects of major national and regional significance, and are to be made in areas that are vital to sustaining economic growth and supporting an enhanced quality of life for Canadians. The fund is delivered through negotiated agreements with provincial, territorial or local governments, private partners or non-governmental organizations. Contribution agreements are tailored based on the project requirements.
The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Act outlines the prime categories of investments in projects that involve fixed capital assets that are used or operated for the benefit of the public. The categories eligible under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund are:
More information on the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund can be found at: http://www.infc.gc.ca/ip-pi/csif-fcis/csif-fcis-eng.html
8. Shared outcome(s):
The overall planned results Infrastructure Canada expects to achieve through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund are to invest in projects which:
9. Governance structure(s):
All Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. After project selection, Treasury Board approval is sought for each contribution. At the same time, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by the implementing departments/agencies are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.
The fund is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)1 | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-101 | 15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | PA 1 | a. | $152.8 Million | $9.3 Million | The Halifax Harbour project will result in the construction of sewer treatment plants at Dartmouth and Herring Cove which will meet or exceed effluent quality requirements identified by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour. The enhanced primary treatment and the associated UV disinfection of wastewater will greatly reduce the introduction of sewage-related human pathogens into the harbour. The harbour’s water quality and the benthic habitat will be improved, leading to an overall positive impact on the fisheries. Wastewater treatment will remove 75 percent of the sewage-related particles. |
2. Canada Economic Development – Quebec (CED-Q) | PA 1 | a. | $144.5 Million | $43.1 Million | The Rivière Saint Charles Wastewater Project in Québec City will aid in the protection of the river environment by minimizing the quantity of contaminated wastewater that overflows into it and reestablishing the riverbanks natural habitat, making them more suitable for recreational purposes. |
3. Western Economic Diversification (WED) | PA 1 | a. | $655.5 Million | $69.1 Million | |
4. Industry Canada | PA 1 | a. | $398.0 Million | $34.6 Million | The Toronto Soccer Stadium, with a seating capacity of 20,000, is expected to increase tourism as well as the capacity to host soccer events of a world-caliber. |
5. Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) | PA 1 | a. | $41.0 Million | $12.6 Million | The Nunavut Social Housing project is for 182 new housing units with all 25 communities in Nunavut having at least one housing unit built. It will increase the supply of social housing and therefore shortened waiting lists, reduce over-crowding and improve housing quality. |
6. Transport Canada | PA 1 | a. | $3,340.5 Million | $332.6 Million | |
Total $4,732.3 Million | Total $501.3 Million |
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
17. Contact information:
Jocelyne St Jean
Director General of Intergovernmental Operations
(613) 948-8003 jocelyne.stjean@infc.gc.ca
1 Includes $89.1 million for project funding provided under the Building Canada Fund.
1. Name of horizontal initiative: Border Infrastructure Fund
2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Targeted Project-Based Infrastructure Funding
4. Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2003-04
5. End date of the horizontal initiative: 2013-14
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $600 Million
7. Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The Border Infrastructure Fund, which was announced in Budget 2001, is a $600-million cost-shared contribution program. It complements some of the Government of Canada’s other infrastructure programs such as the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund and the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program, a Transport Canada program.
As part of “Canada’s commitment to address land border pressures, such as traffic congestion, and to continue to facilitate the large volume of trade across the Canada – United States border”, the Border Infrastructure Fund contributions are directed at or on routes leading to Canada’s border crossings, with a particular focus on the six largest:
The fund also directs some funding toward smaller and regionally important border crossings throughout Canada. Once completed, projects supported under the Border Infrastructure Fund will help alleviate traffic congestion, increase system capacity and further the Smart Border Declaration (a Canada – US Declaration; see http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/anti-terrorism/declaration-en.asp).
More information on this fund can be found at: http://www.infc.gc.ca/ip-pi/bif-fsif/bif-fsif-eng.html.
8. Shared outcome(s):
The overall planned results that Infrastructure Canada expects to achieve through the Border Infrastructure Fund are to invest in projects that contribute to safe and efficient border crossings. Expected outcomes are to alleviate border congestion and increase border crossing capacity, and to increase security and safety at border crossings, leading to cross border trade efficiencies.
9. Governance structure(s):
All Border Infrastructure Fund projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults with other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. After project selection, public announcements are made by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Treasury Board approval is sought for each contribution. At the same time, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by Transport Canada are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.
The fund is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-10 | 15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Transport Canada | PA 1 | $542 Million | $66.7 Million | The Windsor/VACIS is a joint project with Canadian Pacific Railway and secures the 7.5km CPR rail corridor from Walker Road in Windsor to the United States’ border by protecting that length of track and preparing the site for the installation of a Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System by the United States Government. | |
Total $542 Million | Total $66.7 Million |
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
17. Contact information:
Jocelyne St Jean
Director General of Intergovernmental Operations
(613) 948-8003 jocelyne.stjean@infc.gc.ca
1. Name of horizontal initiative: Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund
2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Targeted Project-Based Infrastructure Funding
4. Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2004-05
5. End date of the horizontal initiative:2009-11
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $1.2 billion
7. Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The $1.2-billion Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund has been structured to provide a balanced response to local infrastructure needs in urban and rural Canada and will ensure that all Canadians, whether they live in large, small or remote communities will share in the benefits of infrastructure investments.
The fund improves and increases the stock of core public infrastructure in areas such as water, wastewater, culture, recreation, and those very things that make our communities vibrant and productive places to live, work and raise families. It targets communities of less than 250,000 residents as well as First Nation communities. Like other infrastructure programs, the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund seeks to ensure that the projects it funds support the goals of the Government of Canada, encourages new and innovative approaches and favours partnerships, including an emphasis on ‘green’ projects which are sustainable and reduce greenhouse gases.
Through the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the Government of Canada continues to work in productive partnerships with provinces, territories, and municipalities, as well as First Nations and the private sector, to invest in local infrastructure projects. These projects will be vital to sustaining economic growth and supporting an enhanced quality of life in Canadian communities.
The fund is cost-shared, with the Government of Canada contributing, on average, one-third of total project eligible costs. Provinces and municipalities contribute the remainder of these costs. In recognition of the unique circumstances of the First Nations and the Territories, where many communities have no tax base, the Government of Canada may contribute a higher percentage of total project eligible costs.
More information on the fund can be found at: http://www.infc.gc.ca/ip-pi/mrif-fimr/mrif-fimr-eng.html.
8. Shared outcome(s):
The overall expected outcomes are:
9. Governance structure(s):
The Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund is based on a federal partnership arrangement between Infrastructure Canada and five federal departments: Western Economic Diversification, Industry Canada (for Ontario projects), Canada Economic Development – Quebec, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. It involves 14 sub-programs, one joint sub-program for each province and territory and a sub-program for First Nations communities. Each of the 14 sub-programs follows the same general conditions, priorities and approaches. Also, recognizing the individual nature of each sub-program, the various agreements reflect the nature of the partnership as it relates to the order of government.
To stimulate expected outcomes, the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund eligible projects must conform to a policy leveraging framework, based on a common baseline, but adapted for each jurisdiction. To ensure broad support and effective, innovative project delivery, partnerships of various types, including public-private partnerships, are encouraged in the formulation and delivery of the fund projects. The program relies on strong input from local and rural municipalities, including the support of the locally elected councils. In addition, municipal representatives are involved in the processes and management of the program in the respective province or territory.
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)1 | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-101 | 15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | PA 1 | a. | $143.4 Million | $37.5 Million |
The City of Bathurst New Brunswick’s Water and Wastewater System Expansion will connect approximately 450 new households to municipal water service. Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s Dominion Sanitary Sewer and Treatment will treat approximately 1,100 households to a higher quality of water and increase the capacity to treat wastewater by approximately 1,360,000 M3 per annum. The Mealy Mountain Auditorium in Newfoundland and Labrador is a cultural facility that should attract approximately 5,000 visitors per annum. The Montague Wellness Centre in Prince Edward Island should attract approximately 15,000 visitors per annum and will be used by approximately 25,000 people per annum. |
2. Canada Economic Development – Quebec (CED-Q) | PA 1 | a. | $241.8 Million | $166.3 Million |
An industrial park in the City of New Richmond is expected to have approximately 7 new businesses and 200 permanent jobs will be created as a direct result of this project. The Maison des jeunes Kekpart will support users by offering workshops and practical training in the arts and multimedia. Once the project has been completed, the building will benefit at least 6,000 young people. The Patro de Lévis Community Centre will be able to better respond to the increasing demand for activities and services for the growing population of Lévis. The repairs to Royal Avenue between the bridge at the Montmorency River and la Côte de l’Église are replacing 1,000 meters of sewer underneath Royal Avenue and will result in 4,500 people having access to a higher standard of drinking water. |
3. Western Economic Diversification (WED) | PA 1 | a. | $286.3 Million | $151.3 Million |
The Drayton Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade will connect approximately 300 new households to municipal wastewater treatment systems and increase the number of industries, commercial establishments and institutions connected to these systems. It will meet the future capacity for the Town of Drayton Valley and surrounding rural areas of Brazeau County
with higher effluent quality release to the environment. Manitoba’s Grand Rapids Sewer and Water Project will connect 140 new households to municipal water service and improve the quality of water to 30 more. The facility should reduce the number of health related water incidents by approximately 20 incidents per annum. The Water System Improvements for the City of Yorkton in Saskatchewan will improve the quality of potable water to 6,800 new households. The Chiliwack-Evans Road Connector in British Columbia will decrease traffic accidents by approximately 20 per annum. It will also reduce congestion, estimated at saving 1.1 million vehicle-hours per year, and save approximately 6,553 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year. |
4. Industry Canada | PA 1 | a. | $373.3 Million | $99.1 Million |
In Ontario, the North Bay Water Filtration Plant will improve the quality of potable water to 22,500 houses while improving the quality of 230,000 meters of pipe within the wastewater distribution system. The upgrading of the Renfrew Wastewater Treatment Plant will connect 395 new houses to municipal wastewater collection and treatment systems while improving quality to 3,460 more. |
5. Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) | PA 1 | a. | $59.1 Million | $29.5 Million |
The Wood Box Utilidor Replacement Program in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, will improve service reliability of wastewater treatment facilities and collection systems. It will also reduce Operations and Management costs and minimize service interruptions. The Pond Inlet Community Centre will provide residents with a new location for meetings and social interactions as well as increasing programming of activities, both educational and recreational for youth and children of the community. |
Total $1,103.9 Million | Total $483.7 Million |
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
17. Contact information:
Jocelyne St Jean
Director General of Intergovernmental Operations
(613) 948-8003 jocelyne.stjean@infc.gc.ca
1 Includes $113.6 million for program funding provided under the Building Canada Fund.
1. Name of horizontal initiative: Infrastructure Canada Program
2. Name of lead department(s): Industry Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Western Economic Diversification Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC). In 2002, Infrastructure Canada was created and assumed the coordination role played, up to then, by the Treasury Board Secretariat.
3. Lead departments program activity: Targeted Project-Based Infrastructure Funding
4. Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2000-01
5. End date of the horizontal initiative: 2010-11
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $2.05 billion
7. Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The Infrastructure Canada Program is a contribution program introduced in 2000 for local municipal infrastructure projects. The Government of Canada matches the provincial/territorial governments’ contribution, providing up to one-third of the cost of each municipal infrastructure project. It is a $2.05-billion program in effect over seven fiscal years. The fund is well underway and projects are ongoing across the country. Most of the funding has either been committed to approved projects or notionally allocated to those that are under review.
The fund’s first priority for funding is “green municipal projects”, i.e. projects with environmental benefits that enhance the quality of the environment or health benefits that enhance the quality of human life. Other priorities include affordable housing, culture, tourism and recreation, rural and remote telecommunication, high-speed access for local public institutions and local transportation. Recognizing that individual communities know their needs best, the program operates in a "bottom-up" fashion, with the flexibility for municipalities and First Nations to identify their own infrastructure priorities. It also includes provisions to ensure an equitable balance of funding between urban and rural communities.
Further information may be obtained at http://www.infc.gc.ca/ip-pi/icp-pic/icp-pic-eng.html.
8. Shared outcome(s):
The overall planned results are that urban and rural municipal infrastructure in Canada is enhanced and Canadians’ quality of life is improved through investments that protect the environment and support long-term community and economic growth.
9. Governance structure(s):
The key roles and responsibilities of partners are as follows:
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-10 | 15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | PA 1 | a. | $188.2 Million | $0 Million |
In Nova Scotia, the Municipality of the County of Victoria –Baddeck, the upgrades to its wastewater treatment system will treat 287 houses to a higher quality of wastewater while connecting 80 more to wastewater treatment systems. The upgrades to New Brunswick’s Village of Dorchester’s water system will allow it to provide potable water to the residences there. The Glenwood-Applewood Sewage Treatment Plant in Newfoundland and Labrador will increase the quality of potable water to 540 houses. |
2. Canada Economic Development – Quebec (CED-Q) | PA 1 | a. | $525.3 Million | $12.4 Million | |
3. Western Economic Diversification (WED) | PA 1 | a. | $568.3 Million | $6.8 Million | |
4. Industry Canada | PA 1 | a. | $693.8 Million | $0 Million | |
5. Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) | PA 1 | a. | $40.0 Million | $0 Million | |
Total $2,015.6 Million | Total $19.2 Million |
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
17. Contact information:
Jocelyne St Jean
Director General of Intergovernmental Operations
(613) 948-8003 jocelyne.stjean@infc.gc.ca
1. Name of horizontal initiative: Building Canada Fund
2. Name of lead department(s): Infrastructure Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Targeted Project-Based Infrastructure Funding
4. Start date of the horizontal initiative: 2007-08
5. End date of the horizontal initiative:2016-17
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $8.8 billion
7. Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement):
The Building Canada Fund focuses on projects that deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits to all Canadians.
The national priorities for funding are core national highway system routes, drinking water, wastewater, public transit and green energy. Other eligible categories include projects that support economic growth and development (short-line rail and short-sea shipping, connectivity and broadband, tourism and regional and local airports), environmental projects (solid waste management), as well as projects that contribute to the ongoing development of safe and strong communities (disaster mitigation, culture, sport, local roads and bridges, and brownfield redevelopment). Funding is used to support public infrastructure owned by provincial, territorial and municipal governments and entities, as well as the non-profit sector and private industry, in certain cases.
Funding is allocated for projects in the various provinces and territories based on their population (as of the 2006 Census). In the provinces, the program operates through two components: the Major Infrastructure Component and the Communities Component. In the territories, in recognition of their very low per capita allocations, the Building Canada funding has been rolled into the Provincial-Territorial Base Funding Program and is managed under the terms of this latter program in each territory.
The Major Infrastructure Component targets larger, strategic projects of national and regional significance. Under this component, two-thirds of national funding is directed to the above-mentioned national priorities. Projects under the Major Infrastructure Component are selected jointly on the basis of merit through a federal-provincial/territorial negotiation process, and all projects are required to meet criteria targeting environmental, economic and quality-of-life objectives. Innovative technologies and partnerships will also be emphasized.
The Communities Component is focused on projects in communities with populations of less than 100,000. Projects will be selected through an application-based process and, like projects under the Major Infrastructure Component, will be evaluated on the extent to which they meet environmental, economic and quality of life objectives. This will significantly help smaller communities address their infrastructure pressures and serve as a complementary instrument to the Gas Tax Fund.
More information on the Building Canada Fund can be found at: http://www.buildingcanada-chantierscanada.gc.ca/funprog-progfin/target-viser/bcf-fcc/bcf-fcc-eng.html
8. Shared outcome(s):
The overall expected outcomes are to deliver results that matter to Canadians—cleaner air and water, safer roads, shorter commutes, and prosperous, liveable communities while supporting the Canada's priorities—a stronger economy, cleaner environment and better communities.
9. Governance structure(s):
All Major Infrastructure Component projects are selected under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Priorities are identified through discussions with provinces, territories, including through the Infrastructure Framework Committees. Prior to selecting projects, the Minister consults other Ministers who have an interest in the region or in the substantive project area. Following due diligence, Treasury Board approval is required for contributions to any projects above the delegated threshold (e.g. $50 million federal contribution). At the same time, incremental operating funds required for project oversight and management by the implementing departments/agencies are identified and sought in the Treasury Board submission.
The Major Infrastructure Component is delivered in partnership involving primarily three sets of key collaborators:
The Communities Component is governed by separate federal-provincial contribution agreements, each of which is managed by an Oversight Committee established by the Infrastructure Framework Committee that includes both federal and provincial senior officials. To support the operation of the Communities Component and Oversight Committees, each jurisdiction has a federal-provincial Joint Secretariat staffed by Federal Delivery Partners and provincial officials.
All project applications under the Communities Component are subject to a competitive, application-based process. This process is administered by the Joint Secretariat, but a material role for the respective provincial municipal association (for those provinces that have municipal associations) may also have been established as part of the application review process. Allowing some implementation flexibility to the Joint Secretariats and Oversight Committees, all competitive processes issue calls for applications (either one open window for applications or multiple shorter windows with set closing dates). Some provinces may limit the number of applications per community within and/or across all intakes.
Joint Secretariats provide the first level of due diligence, including engineering, environmental, and legal review of the applications, and prepare briefing material for the Oversight Committees. The Oversight Committees review and rank the application against the mandatory and additional leveraging criteria established in the Policy Leveraging Framework of the Building Canada Fund. The Oversight Committee presents the recommended list of projects to the Minister or the Federal Delivery Partner Minister for consideration, in accordance with the delegations of authority. After consulting with other Ministers who have a mandate in the substantive project area, the Minister or the Federal Delivery Partner Minister provide feedback on the list of projects to the Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee then performs a final review of the list and makes a recommendation to the appropriate Minister, in accordance with the delegations of authority. Federal funding for projects is announced once final approval has been granted in writing.
The Framework Agreements stipulate that individual federal-provincial contribution agreements govern the Communities Component in each province, and that these agreements are managed by an Oversight Committee, established under the Infrastructure Framework Committee. Each Oversight Committee includes both federal and provincial senior officials, and may also include representatives from provincial municipal associations (where applicable). The federal co-chair of the Oversight Committee is a senior official from Infrastructure Canada appointed by the Minister.
In the federal-provincial contribution agreement, the parties agreed to establish a Joint Secretariat to support the Oversight Committee and administer the Communities Component. This secretariat is staffed by officials from the provincial government and the Federal Delivery Partner.
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-101 | 15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | PA 1 | a. BCF MIC | $12.0 Million | $5.4 Million | Nova Scotia - Design and construction of a 176,000-square-foot multi-purpose athletic facility and space for the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic to provide services to the community and to host the 2011 Canada Winter Games. |
b. CSIF | $26.6 Million | $9.3 Million | St. John’s Harbour. | ||
c. BCF CC | $148.3 Million | $30.0 Million | New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
d. MRIF | $23.2 Million | $8.5 Million | |||
2. Canada Economic Development – Quebec (CED-Q) | PA 1 | a. BCF MIC | $40.0 Million | $11.0 Million | Quartier des spectacles in Montreal. |
b. BCF CC | $210 Million | $0 | Québec | ||
c. MRIF | $39.8 Million | $19.8 Million | |||
3. Transport Canada | PA 1 | a. BCF MIC | $1,517.7 Million | $239.2 Million |
Toronto-York Spadina -Supporting long-term economic prosperity by providing for an efficient, cost-effective, reliable multi-modal transportation system that is integrated with adjacent systems and other jurisdictions. Québec A30 Phase II, BC Highway 1, BC Highway 97, BC Highway 97A, BC Kicking Horse Canyon, NB Highways, Nova Scotia Antigonish Bypass. |
b. CSIF | $100.0 Million | $32.6 Million | NB Highways | ||
4. Western Economic Diversification (WED) | PA 1 | a. BCF MIC | $100.0 Million | $47.4 Million |
Northlands (AB) Exhibition Facility – Will help meet current and forecasted demand for exhibit, conference and catering space; enhance ability to attract international conventions, as well as to compete for regional and national events. AB Banff Centre – Increased number of professional development opportunities in all arts disciplines and resulting heightened enrolment. Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA) – Provide long-term training and competition opportunities and improve opportunities for Canadian athletes to compete for and win Olympic and Paralympics medals by centralizing coaching and supporting excellence. IPSCO Place (formerly Regina Exhibition Park)- Enhances capacity of Saskatchewan’s largest events facility to retain long standing clients and to attract new, large scale events. |
b. CSIF | $170.5 Million | $47.2 Million | Red River Floodway | ||
c. BCF CC | $359.5 Million | $47.5 Million | Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan | ||
d. MRIF | $58.5 Million | $46.0 Million | |||
5. Industry Canada | PA 1 | a. BCF MIC | $50.1 Million | $24.8 Million |
The Ottawa Congress Centre – The new congress centre will be better able to accommodate large events and attract a larger number of visitors to the region. |
b. BCF CC | $362 Million | $35 Million | Ontario | ||
c. MRIF | $64.0 Million | $33.0 Million | |||
6. Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) | PA 1 | a. MRIF | $9.5 Million | $6.3 Million | |
Total $3,399.7 Million | Total $643.0 Million |
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): n/a
17. Contact information:
Jocelyne St Jean
Director General of Intergovernmental Operations
(613) 948-8003 jocelyne.stjean@infc.gc.ca
The National Parole Board became involved as a partner in the ongoing implementation of Firearms legislation in 1999-2000. Introduction of the Firearms legislation and related changes to the Criminal Code created longer sentences for offences involving the use of a firearm or an imitation firearm. Longer sentences generate the need for more conditional release reviews which, in turn, increase NPB’s program delivery costs (salary and non-salary).
As a result, the Board received a permanent increase to its funding base. The increase was incremental, rising from $437,000 in 1999-2000 to $858,000 per year in 2004-2005 and future years, consistent with projected workload growth. Workload data indicate that the Board now carries-out 1,400 to 2,000 reviews annually for offenders with firearms convictions. The estimated total cost for these reviews averages $1.6 million, of which $858,000 is covered by funding provided specifically as a result of changes in Firearms legislation.
The Board will also become involved in the National Anti-Drug Strategy following Royal Assent for legislative proposals calling for introduction of mandatory minimum penalties for serious drug offences. Current plans call for provision of $7.2 million for NPB over four years, including $2.2 million in 2009-10 to manage increased numbers of conditional release reviews as a result of mandatory minimum sentences.
Name of horizontal initiative: Genomics R&D Initiative
Name of lead department(s): National Research Council
Lead department program activity: Research and Development
Start date of the horizontal initiative: 1999-2000
End date of the horizontal initiative: 2010-11 (Note: The current phase of GRDI is from 2008-09 to 2010-11.)
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $ 234,100,000
Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement): The Genomics R&D Initiative was established for the purpose of building and maintaining capacity inside government departments to do genomics research. As an enabling technology, genomics provides powerful tools and precise information to support operational mandates and upon which policy and regulatory decisions can be based. Federal science-based departments and agencies interact with partners, stakeholders and clients and link these enabling tools and technologies to value-added applications that enable Canada to respond to national priorities, deliver on government mandates and support the development of wealth for Canadians.
These applications range from international requirements for genomics enabled testing to support access of exported products; the ability to interpret and assess genomics information submitted with product information for regulatory oversight; the development of assays and products using genomics approaches for enhancing Canadian’s lives (e.g. public health, food safety), the environment and sustainability of human activities; socio-economic and ethical considerations related to the use and integration of genomics in health care, environmental sustainability activities, and consumer and industrial products and applications; as well as facilitating Canadians’ access to accurate and understandable information concerning genome sciences.
Shared outcome(s): A revised RMAF was prepared for the Initiative in 2006-07 based on an ultimate outcome of enhanced quality of life in terms of health, safety, and environment, social and economic development. Long-term outcomes include: improved health care (e.g. diagnostics and treatment, reduced heath and environmental risks, reduced heath costs); reduced environmental impacts (e.g. water quality, healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems, sustainable fisheries, agriculture, forestry and aquaculture); and, improved competitiveness of Canadian Companies (e.g. diversification, improved productivity, cost reductions, sustainable development).
Governance structure(s): An interdepartmental ADM Coordinating Committee has been established to oversee collective management and coordination of the federal Genomics R&D Initiative. The Committee ensures that effective priority setting mechanisms are established within departments, and that government objectives and priorities are addressed.
The Committee also ensures that common management principles associated with Genomics R&D management are implemented and horizontal collaborations between organizations are pursued wherever relevant and possible. The committee includes members from each of the organizations receiving funding, as well as a representative from Industry Canada.
An Interdepartmental Working Group (WG) supports the work of the committee. The mandate of the WG is to provide recommendations and advice to the ADM Coordinating Committee regarding strategic priority setting and overall management of the Genomics R&D Initiative. The WG also supports evaluation and reporting requirements related to the Initiative. NRC is the lead agency for the Initiative and chairs the Coordinating Committee and the Working Group.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Canadian Crop Genomics Initiative | AAFC Canadian Crop Genomics Initiative | $ 71.0 | $ 6.0 | See attachment |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | Genomics and Biotechnology | Aquatic Biotechnology and Genomics R&D | $ 10.6 | $ 0.9 | See attachment |
Environment Canada (EC) | Sustainable Consumption and Production Approaches | Strategic Applications of Genomics in the Environment | $ 12.0 | $ 1.0 | See attachment |
Health Canada (HC) | Health Products and Food Branch – Health Products – Biologics | HC/PHAC Genomics Initiative | $ 46.0 | $ 4.0 | See attachment |
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | Natural Resource and Landmass knowledge for Canadians | NRCan-CFS Genomics R&D Initiative | $ 23.0 | $ 2.0 | See attachment |
National Research Council (NRC) | Research and Development | Genomics and Health Initiative | $ 71.0 | $ 6.0 | See attachment |
Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) | N/A – one time allocation in 1999-00 to assist in creation of Genome Canada Secretariat | N/A | $ 0.5 | $ 0.0 | N/A |
Total | $ 234.1 | $ 19.9 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information:
Gary Fudge, P. Eng.
Director, Life Sciences Horizontal Initiatives
National Research Council Canada
613-949-0542
Expected Results for 2009-10
1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Improving the Performance of the Regulatory System for Major Natural Resource Projects
2. Name of lead department(s): Natural Resources Canada
3. Lead department program activity: Safety, Security and Stewardship – Natural Resource and Landmass Knowledge and Systems
4. Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 1, 2007
5. End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012
6. Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $150 million over 5 years
7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
To respond to the recent growth in the number of major resource projects and move forward on commitments to create a more accountable, predictable and timely regulatory review process, the Government has allocated $150 million over five years to establish the Major Projects Management Office (MPMO) within Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and to increase the scientific and technical capacity of key regulatory departments and agencies.
The MPMO has been created to provide a single point of entry into the federal regulatory system for all stakeholders and to provide overarching management of the federal regulatory process for major natural resource projects. New capacity funding provided through this initiative will ensure key regulatory departments and agencies are positioned to respond to the recent growth in the number of new major resource projects and will better enable departments to meet their legal responsibilities for Aboriginal Crown consultation associated with their regulatory decisions relative to major resource projects.
This initiative will provide the oversight and capacity needed to address the issues affecting the performance of the federal regulatory system. In short, it will lay the foundation for a more predictable and accountable regulatory system that will improve the competitiveness of Canada's resource industries while ensuring careful consideration of environmental standards and technical requirements.
8. Shared outcomes:
Among the more tangible improvements resulting from this initiative will be the timeliness and predictability of the regulatory process. The environmental review and permitting of major resource projects is targeted to be reduced from upwards of four years to an average of about two years.
Other important outcomes from this proposal include:
9. Governance structures:
The Cabinet Directive on Improving the Performance of the Regulatory System for Major Resource Projects has established a new governance framework for federal government departments and agencies to facilitate the effective, coordinated, and concurrent discharge of their statutory duties, functions and obligations related to the regulation of major resource projects. It encourages federal government departments to work together to identify areas where the consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of the federal regulatory system can be improved and to develop and implement system improvements. These activities are intended to improve the accountability, transparency, timeliness and predictability of the federal regulatory system for major natural resource projects.
The Minister of Natural Resources is the lead Minister for the Initiative. In collaboration with her counterparts in other regulatory departments, the Minister of Natural Resources will report biannually to Cabinet on progress made towards achieving the objectives of the initiative, and will report annually to Parliament and the public through NRCan's annual reporting requirements.
A Major Projects Deputy Ministers' Committee has been created to serve as the governance body for the implementation of the initiative. This Committee will provide direction for the resolution of project-specific issues and oversee the application of the Cabinet Directive. Membership on this committee includes the Deputy Minister of NRCan (Chair), the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Deputy Minister of the Environment, the Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Deputy Minister of Transport, the Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, the President of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, the President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Chair of the National Energy Board.
The MPMO has been established to provide overarching management of the federal regulatory system for major resource projects. It will achieve this by working with the federal regulatory departments / agencies to identify areas where the consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of the federal regulatory process can be improved and work with these departments and agencies to implement change. The MPMO will also provide support to the Major Projects Deputy Ministers' Committee, through the provision of data, analysis and other information.
To ensure effective communication with federal regulatory departments on key issues and to facilitate collaboration and cooperation, interdepartmental working groups have been established at the ADM, DG and working levels.
10. Federal Partners | 11. Federal Partner Program Activity | 12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners | 13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)* | 14. Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
15. Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Natural Resources Canada | Natural Resource and Landmass Knowledge and Systems | a. Major Projects Management Office | $13,000,000 | $4,500,000 |
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Total NRCan | $13,000,000 | $4,500,000 | |||
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency | Environmental Assessment Support | $33,824,000 | $8,400,000 |
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Environmental Assessment Development | $3,497,000 | $874,000 |
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Internal Support | $10,004,000 | $2,426,000 |
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Total CEAA | $47,325,000 | $11,700,000 | |||
Environment Canada | Biodiversity is conserved and protected | Wildlife program | $2,352,116 | $466,159 |
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Water is clean, safe and secure | Aquatic ecosystems are conserved and protected | $614,683 | $123,841 |
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Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes | Environmental assessment and ecological monitoring | $4,533,659 | $868,975 |
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Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced | Risk management/ Risk mitigation and implementation | $2,723,837 | $562,122 |
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Relations with other governments and partners are effectively managed in support of environmental priorities | Inter-governmental and stakeholder relations | $596,818 | $122,302 |
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Strategic management support enables the department to meet its objectives | Legal services | $650,739 | $141,844 |
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Internal Services | Core Support Services | $1,028,148 | $214,757 |
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Total EC | $12,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Habitat Management | Habitat Management | $34,041,800 | $6,808,360 |
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Legal Services | Legal Services | $958,200 | $191,640 |
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Total DFO | $35,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |||
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Northern Land and Resources | Northern Affairs Organization | $6,600,000 | $1,320,000 |
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Responsible Federal Stewardship | Lands and Economic Development – Environmental Management | $3,400,000 | $680,000 |
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Total INAC | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
Transport Canada | Transportation Safety and Security | $3,365,555 | $864,421 |
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Transportation Policy Development and Infrastructure Programs | $1,813,090 | $448,991 |
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Sustainable Transportation Development and the Environment | $5,413,592 | $1,341,515 |
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Internal Services | $3,407,763 | $845,073 |
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Total TC | $14,000,000 | $3,500,000 | |||
Total | $131,825,000 | $31,200,000 |
*Totals do not equal the total allocation under the initiative (i.e.; $150 million over five years) due to changes that have occurred in departmental Program Activity Architectures since the beginning of the initiative
16. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
17. Contact information:
Mr. Philip Jennings
Assistant Deputy Minister
Major Projects Management Office
Natural Resources Canada
55 Murray Street, Suite 600
Ottawa, ON K1N 5M3
Over the next three years, the Public Health Agency of Canada will participate in the following horizontal initiatives:
Name of lead department: Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency)
Lead department program activities: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Start date: January 13, 2005
End date: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $84.4 M (ongoing)
The original federal funding allocation of $84.4 M in 2009-2010 is on-going and has been reduced to $72.6 M due to the following: reallocation to the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (-$5.2M), reductions to grants and contributions (-$2.4M) and reductions to operating (-$4.2M).
Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement): The Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada is the Government of Canada's response to HIV/AIDS in Canada. The initiative strengthens domestic action on HIV/AIDS, builds a coordinated Government of Canada approach, and supports the global health response to HIV/AIDS. It focuses on prevention and access to diagnosis, care, treatment and support for those populations most affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada - people living with HIV/AIDS, gay men, Aboriginal people, people who use injection drugs, inmates, youth, women, and people from countries where HIV is endemic. The Federal Initiative also supports and strengthens existing multi-sectoral partnerships to address the determinants of health. It supports collaborative efforts to address factors which can increase the transmission and acquisition of HIV including sexually transmitted infections (STI) and also addresses co-infection issues with other infectious diseases (for example, hepatitis C and tuberculosis) from the perspective of disease progression and morbidity in people living with HIV/AIDS. Gender-based analysis and human rights analysis are fundamental to the approach. People living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS are active partners in shaping policies and practices affecting their lives.
Shared Outcomes:
Immediate Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Long-Term Outcomes:
Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada contributes to the:
Governance Structure:
The Responsibility Centre Committee (RCC) is the governance body for the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada (FI). It comprises representatives of the 10 responsibility centres which receive funding through the FI. Led by the Public Health Agency, the RCC promotes policy and program coherence among the participating departments and agencies, and ensures that evaluation and reporting requirements are met.
The Agency is the federal lead for issues related to HIV/AIDS in Canada responsible for overall coordination, communications, social marketing, reporting, evaluation, national and regional programs, policy development, surveillance and laboratory science.
Health Canada (HC) supports community-based HIV/AIDS education, capacity-building, and prevention for First Nations on-reserve and some Inuit communities; and provides leadership on international health policy and program issues.
As the Government of Canada's agency for health research, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) sets priorities for and administers the extramural research program.
Public Safety Canada, provides health services, including services related to the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, to offenders sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Agency | Infectious Disease Prevention and Control | HIV/AIDS | Ongoing | $28.0M |
Increased knowledge and awareness of:
Enhanced multi-sectoral engagement and alignment. Increased individual and organizational capacity to:
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AIDS Community Action Program (ACAP) | Ongoing | $14.4M |
Increased knowledge and awareness of specific strategies to reach priority populations. Issues of co-infection with Hepatitis C, TB and STIs explored. Increased individual and organizational capacity. Increased awareness of the social and economic factors that create barriers for people at risk and those living with HIV/AIDS. |
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HC | First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) | First Nations in-reserve and Inuit Community Health | Ongoing | $4.0M |
Increased community-based research and surveillance. Increased awareness of the need for HIV testing. Increased access to prevention education, care and support networks, and supportive environments. Cooperation among communities and FNIHB regional health care providers. Contribution to the global response to HIV among indigenous people. Increased access to evidence-based HIV interventions. |
International Affairs Directorate | Global Engagement | Ongoing | $1.4M |
Increased participation in multilateral and international bodies. Strengthened support to developing country health sector responses to HIV by global partners. Policy coherence across the federal government’s global activities. |
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CIHR | Institute of Infection and Immunity | HIV/AIDS Research Projects and Personnel Support | Ongoing | $20.6M |
Funding HIV/AIDS socio-behavioural, biomedical, clinical, clinical trials infrastructure and community-based research. Development of a knowledge translation and partnership strategy. Responsive funding mechanisms. Funding of and participating in HIV/AIDS conferences and workshops. New research funding opportunities for scientists in strategic areas of HIV/AIDS research. Increased capacity building initiatives for researchers. Implementation of CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative Strategic Plan 2008-2013. |
CSC | Health Services | a. Institutional Health Services | Ongoing | $4.2M |
Augmented surveillance and data collection. Analysis of the inmate survey on risk behaviours. Expanded health promotion and education initiatives. Increased information sharing on best practices within the F/P/T/ Heads of Corrections Working Group on Health. Increased co-ordination of discharge planning for federal offenders with ongoing infectious disease needs. Increased support and learning for correctional health care professionals. Enhanced harm reduction programs and measures. Implementation of an infectious disease strategy for women offenders. Development of culturally appropriate health programs and services for Aboriginal offenders in federal correctional institutions. |
Total | $72.6M | ||||
Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners Major non-governmental stakeholders are considered full partners in the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada. Their role is to engage and collaborate with all levels of government, communities, other non-governmental organizations, professional groups, institutions and the private sector to enhance the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada's progress on all outcomes identified above. |
Contact Information: Dr. Howard Njoo 130 Colonnade Road Ottawa ON K1A 0K9 Tel: 613-948-6799 howard_njoo@phac-aspc.gc.ca |
Name of lead department: Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency)
Lead department program activities:
Start date: late 2006
End date: ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $422M for Health Portfolio and $195M for CFIA
Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement): Canada is facing two major, inter-related animal and public health threats: the potential spread of avian influenza virus (H5N1) to wild birds and domestic fowl in Canada and the potential for a human-adapted strain to arise, resulting in human-to-human transmission, potentially triggering a human influenza pandemic. A coordinated and comprehensive plan to address both avian and pandemic influenza is required.
In 2006 the Health Portfolio received $422M over five years to improve preparedness for avian and pandemic influenza. The bulk of the initiatives are ongoing. Initiatives are being launched in the areas of vaccines and antivirals, surge capacity, prevention and early warning, emergency preparedness, critical science and regulation, risk communication, and inter-jurisdictional collaboration. Efforts will also be undertaken to fill gaps in on-reserve planning and preparedness and enhance federal capacity to deal with an on-reserve pandemic.
Under the umbrella of “Preparing for Emergencies”, in 2006 CFIA obtained $195M to be spent over five years to enhance Canada’s state of Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness. Canada’s Avian Influenza Working Group was established in 2006 to update policies, protocols, operating procedures, and systems to enhance Canada’s state of preparedness—through collaborations and partnership— in five pillars of strategies and processes for prevention and early warning, emergency preparedness, emergency response, recovery, and communications.
Shared outcomes: These initiatives will allow the federal government to strengthen Canada’s capacity to prevent and respond to immediate animal health and economic impacts of avian influenza while increasing preparedness for a potential pandemic.
Greater Protection for Canadians will come about with improved vaccines and antivirals, improved emergency preparedness, and increased surge capacity to better address peak periods, as well as through critical science and regulation processes in the area. There will be enhanced on-reserve planning and preparedness and improved federal capacity to deal with an on-reserve pandemic.
Response Speed and Understanding will be enhanced through prevention and early warning measures, risk communication and inter-jurisdictional collaboration.
Governance structure: In January 2008, the Agency, the Health Canada (HC) finalized “The Avian and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Interdepartmental/Agency Governance Agreement”. The primary scope of the Agreement is the management of specific horizontal issues and/or initiatives stemming from the $1B for avian and pandemic influenza preparedness emanating from Budget 2006. Ministerial accountability is not altered by this agreement and departments/agencies maintain their responsibility to manage their mandated areas and the funds entrusted to them.
The Agreement is supported by a structure that falls within the auspices of the Deputy Minister's Committee on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Planning (CAPIP). The implementation of the Agreement is led by the Avian and Pandemic Influenza Assistant Deputy Ministers Governance (API ADM Governance) Committee focussing on the implementation of the initiatives funded through Budget 2006.
The API ADM Governance Committee provides strategic direction and oversight monitoring. It authorizes and facilitates overview reporting to the TBS. Members of this committee ensure support for the pursued initiatives in their departments/agencies. The API ADM Governance Committee keeps the Committee of ADMs under the CAPIP process informed of its activities through cross membership.
An Avian and Pandemic Influenza Operations Directors General (APIO DG) Committee supports the API ADM Governance Committee, makes recommendations to it and oversees the coordination of the exercise. The APIO DG committee keeps the DG Steering Committee under the CAPIP process informed of its activities through cross membership. The APIO DG Committee is chaired by PHAC and CFIA and its members include director general level representatives from HC and CIHR and chairs of established working groups.
Working groups are established for areas that cross departmental/agency activity. Working groups report to the API ADM Governance Committee through the APIO DG Committee.
The Agency provides Secretariat support for the API ADM Governance and APIO DG Committees.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Agency | Infectious Disease Prevention and Control | a. Vaccine readiness and clinical trials | Ongoing | $15.9M |
Clinical trials of a pre-pandemic vaccine undertaken and the relevance of individual trials to Canada’s needs assessed. Pandemic capacity for vaccine adverse event surveillance and effectiveness monitoring improved. |
b. Rapid vaccine development and testing | Ongoing | $1.7M | Progress on the development of different clinical grade commercial H5N1 influenza vaccines. | ||
c. Contribution to National Antiviral Stockpile | Ongoing | $7.4M |
Reduced gap between the outbreak of a pandemic and the availability of a pandemic vaccine. Plans established to replace the antiviral stocks as they reach the end of their shelf-life. |
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d. Capacity for pandemic preparedness | Ongoing | $4.8M |
Minister and senior administrators informed on range of avian and pandemic influenza issues. Improved capacity from increase use of the regional communication systems established over the past 3 years. |
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e. Surveillance | Ongoing | $8.2M | Improved capacity and timeliness to identify and report on human cases of avian flu and pandemic health care incidents of potential interest. | ||
f. Emergency human resources | Ongoing | $0.4M | Updated Human Resources Emergency Response Plan. | ||
g. Winnipeg lab and space optimization | Ongoing | $7.2M |
Design for the renovations of the new lab completed. Planned renovations of the JC Wilt Laboratory completed. Canada's laboratory research and response capacity increased. |
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h. Strengthening the public health lab network | Ongoing | $1.2M |
Federal laboratory liaison technicians in provinces and territories trained, equipped and in place and communications between provinces and territories labs and NML improved, strengthening the national lab capacity. Components of CPIP Annex C in operation. |
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i. Influenza research network | Ongoing | $2.2M |
A Research agenda responds to the needs of avian and pandemic influenza preparedness. Research resources granted under the avian and pandemic influenza preparedness TB decision optimally allocated. |
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j. Pandemic influenza risk assessment and modelling | Ongoing | $0.8M |
Predictive and assessment models used for pandemic preparedness developed and established. More potential learners in university and college settings train as mathematical modellers in order to expand the ranks of the profession. |
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k. Performance and evaluation | Ongoing | $0.6M |
Evaluation Plan for avian and pandemic influenza preparedness implemented. Components of the performance measurement framework in place at the responsibility centre level. Data collection facilitated using a web-based system. Performance monitoring and measurement data and evidence used for management and reporting. |
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l. Pandemic influenza risk communications strategy | Ongoing | $1.8M |
Contributed to the strategy for a three-year pan-Canadian social marketing campaign on influenza and infection prevention to launch in fall 2009. Communications Operational Plan developed to support the Annex K (Communications) of the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan. |
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m. Skilled national public health workforce | Ongoing | $6.0M |
Completion of MOUs with selected placement sites across the country that will host Public Health Officers. More Public Health Officers in place. More CPHS Regional Coordinators in place across Canada. Training modules developed and delivered to those in the field. Competency profiles for Public Health Officers developed. More of public health students recruited for project placements in public health organizations. |
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Emergency Preparedness and Response | a. Emergency preparedness | Ongoing | $6.6M |
A variety of components capable of responding to an avian or pandemic influenza outbreak in place. Laboratories capable of working with influenza strains certified. Further integrated quarantine stations with traditional services at the 3 major Canadian maritime ports. NESS and the Emergency Operations Centre maintained in state of readiness. Plans in place with provincial, territorial departments and NGOs who will be responding to outbreaks. Increased efficiency and effectiveness of regional resources placed to facilitate the flow of information between the federal and provincial/territorial levels. |
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HC | Access to safe and effective health products and food and information for healthy choices | a. Regulatory activities related to pandemic influenza vaccine | Ongoing | $1.5M | Establish WHO lab requirements for release of vaccine lots for international markets. |
b. Resources for review and approval of antiviral drug submissions for treatment of pandemic influenza | Ongoing | $0.3M | Establish review procedures for antivirals submissions, before and during pandemic occurrence. | ||
c. Establishment of a crisis risk management unit for monitoring and post market assessment of therapeutic products | Ongoing | $0.4M | Establish post-market risk management and communication of safety issues related to the use of antivirals and vaccines. | ||
Better health outcomes and reduction of health inequalities between First Nations and Inuit and other Canadians | a. FN/I surge capacity | $1.48M (2007-08 to 2009-10) |
$0.4M | Implement pandemic and infection control education and training initiatives. | |
b. Strengthening federal public health capacity | Ongoing | $0.7M |
Collaborate with PHAC, PSC, and INAC for planning and response. Work on surveillance needs with PHAC. Enhance support for FN communities. Develop/maintain links with EPR program staff nationally/regionally and with provinces and territories. |
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c. First Nations and Inuit emergency preparedness, planning, training and integration | Ongoing | $0.4M | Continued support for testing and revision of community pandemic plans. | ||
Reduced health and environmental risks from products and substances, and healthy sustainable and working environments. | a. Public health emergency preparedness and response on conveyances | Ongoing | $0.3M |
Enhance training in quarantine/EPR as per training needs assessment. Develop and test surge capacity for response capacity. Program evaluation and third party audit of EPR Conveyances Program. Continue ongoing program delivery and adjust to address findings. |
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CIHR | Pandemic Preparedness Research Strategic Initiative | a. Influenza research priorities | $38.2M (2006-07 to 2010-11) | $10.7M |
Peer review and fund research projects. Develop and launch requests for research applications, as needed. Review progress on funded projects and research outcomes. Facilitate uptake of research results and consult on future research needs through reporting and meetings of researchers, stakeholders and decision makers. Chair Research Working Group of Avian and Pandemic Influenza Operations Directors General (APIO DG) Committee. |
CFIA | Disease Prevention and Control | a. Enhanced enforcement measures | Ongoing | $1.5M | Increased capacity to support enhanced screening procedures for live birds or poultry products at Canada's ports of entry with a view to mitigating the risk of future avian influenza outbreaks in Canada. |
b. Avian biosecurity on farms | Ongoing | $2.7M | Implementation of the National Standards for Avian Biosecurity, continuation of public education, communications and outreach programs and development of a governance framework surrounding the standards. | ||
c. Real property requirements | $4.0M (2006-07 to 2007-08) |
$ 0 | No planned expenditures as investments realized in previous fiscal years. | ||
d. Domestic and wildlife surveillance | Ongoing | $3.1M | Enhanced/integrated Canadian surveillance system, supported by a robust systems platform and the analysis and interpretation of the data collected to allow more timely identification of potential outbreaks, and more timely response to avian influenza situations. | ||
e. Strengthened economic and regulatory framework | Ongoing | $0.9M | Strengthened capacity for increased regulatory review including analysis of current legislative/regulatory framework. | ||
f. Performance evaluation | Ongoing | $1.1M | Management and evaluation of CFIA's AI activities, including ongoing performance measurement to monitor results and a formative evaluation. The evaluation will assess the AI Initiative's design, delivery, and management. In addition, it will assess the likelihood of it achieving its objectives, as well as the adequacy of its performance measurement and reporting strategy. | ||
g. Risk communications | Ongoing | $1.6M | National on-farm biosecurity information sessions and maintenance of “Bird Health Basics” outreach campaign. Continued implementation of the “Be Aware and Declare” international border biosecurity outreach campaign. Ongoing media monitoring and training and risk communications related to AI prevention, preparedness and response activities. | ||
Emergency Preparedness and Response | a. Field training | Ongoing | $1.1M |
Continued training that will contribute to a skilled and experienced workforce ready to respond to an AI outbreak. Continued development of training materials (instructor-led and e-learning) in support of emergency response procedures and plans and of trainers in support of end-user training. |
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b. AI enhanced management capacity | Ongoing | $1.0M | Updated electronic capture of the field level efforts of outbreak management and reporting for AI and other foreign animal diseases. | ||
c. Updated emergency response plans | Ongoing | $2.0M | Continued development and updating of emergency response procedures and plans. | ||
d. Risk assessment and modelling | Ongoing | $2.1M | Continued development of avian influenza disease modelling to better understand the spread of AI and the effectiveness of disease control measures. | ||
e. AI Research | Ongoing | $1.5M |
Investment in an improved federal capacity for mathematical modelling, statistical analysis, and operations research on avian influenza issues will allow a better understanding of the spread of influenza and the effectiveness of disease control measures. These investments will allow more timely and evidence-based decision making on avian influenza responses, thus
helping to reducing the risk of transmission to humans and mitigating economic and production losses. Identification of the research gaps related to AI and development, with partners, of effective tools and knowledge to facilitate decision making and policy development. Research projects in the areas of humane euthanasia and effective disposal methodologies to support the need for mass depopulation and disposal. |
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f. International collaboration | Ongoing | $1.6M | Participation in international fora as opportunities are identified to contribute to the global effort related to avian and pandemic influenza. | ||
g. Animal vaccine bank | $1.0M (2006-07 to 2007-08) |
$ 0 | No planned expenditures as investments realized in previous fiscal years. | ||
h. Access to antivirals | Ongoing | $0.1M | Maintenance of access protocols and bank of antivirals to provide appropriate protection to federal employees, ensuring a more timely and effective response to an avian influenza situation and better protection of Canadians. | ||
i. Specialized equipment | $20.8M (2006-07 to 2008-09) |
$ 0 | No planned expenditures as investments realized in previous fiscal years. | ||
j. Laboratory surge capacity and capability | Ongoing | $3.8M | Increased coordination capacity with the creation of an integrated lab network across the country (federal, provincial and university labs). This network will allow for rapid testing, detection and reporting of AI. | ||
k. Field surge capacity | Ongoing | $1.0M | Refinement and enhancement of a viable response plan, including HR capacity and equipment. | ||
l. National veterinary reserve | Ongoing | $0.9M | Continued training of a reserve of professional veterinarians to enhance surge capacity, expertise and rapid response capability for animal disease control efforts. | ||
Total | $105.5M | ||||
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): |
Contact information: Dr. Arlene King 130 Colonnade Road Ottawa ON K1A 0K9 613-948-7929 Email: Arlene_King@phac-aspc.gc.ca |
Name of Lead Department: Public Health Agency of Canada (The Agency)
Lead Department Program Activity: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Start Date: February 20, 2007
End Date: March 2013
Total Federal Funding Allocated (start to end date): $111M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The CHVI, Canada’s contribution to the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, is a collaborative undertaking between the Government of Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to contribute to the global effort to develop a safe, effective, affordable and globally accessible HIV vaccine. This collaboration builds on the Government of Canada’s commitment to a comprehensive, long-term approach to address prevention technologies. Participating federal departments and agencies are the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Agency, Industry Canada (IC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Health Canada (HC). The CHVI’s overall objectives are to: strengthen HIV vaccine discovery and social research capacity; strengthen clinical trial capacity and networks, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs); increase pilot scale manufacturing capacity for HIV vaccine clinical trial lots; strengthen policy and regulatory approaches for HIV vaccines and promote the community and social aspects of HIV vaccine research and delivery; and ensure horizontal collaboration within the CHVI and with domestic and international stakeholders.
Shared Outcome(s):
Immediate (Short-Term 1 - 3 years) Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Long -Term Outcomes:
Governance Structure(s): The Minister of Health, in consultation with the Minister of Industry and the Minister of International Cooperation, will be the lead Minister for the CHVI for the purposes of overall coordination. Communications for the CHVI will be handled jointly.
In support of the Ministers, coordination for the Government of Canada is provided by an Interdepartmental Steering Committee consisting of representatives from the participating federal departments and agencies. The Interdepartmental Steering Committee is responsible for providing strategic directions and priorities and reviewing progress.
Multi-stakeholder advisory committees and working groups, involving governments, the private sector, international stakeholders, people living with HIV/AIDS, researchers and NGOs and other relevant stakeholders, have been, and will continue to be established to inform the CHVI. The role of participating departments and agencies involved in the CHVI are:
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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Agency | Infectious Disease Prevention and Control | Public Health Contributions Program | $27M (2007-08 to 2012-13) | $10.7M |
Completed open and transparent selection process for a Not for Profit Corporation (NPC) to build and operate a pilot scale clinical trial lots manufacturing facility. Negotiation and finalization of a contribution agreement with the successful NPC. New Community Initiatives Fund implemented (in partnership with HC). Evaluation completed. |
HC | International Health Affairs | Grants to eligible non-profit international organizations in support of their projects or programs on health | $1M | $0.2M | New Community Initiatives Fund implemented (in partnership with the Agency). |
IC | Industry Sector- Science and Technology and Innovation | N/A | $13M | $3.2M |
Support provided to (Agency-led) open and transparent selection process for a NPC to build and operate a pilot scale clinical trial lots manufacturing facility. Support provided on the negotiation and finalization of a contribution agreement with the successful NPC. |
CIDA | Institutions - Enhanced capacity and effectiveness of Multilateral institutions and Canadian/ International organizations in achieving development goals | International Development Assistance Program | $60M | $6.2M |
Under the discovery and social research component, and in collaboration with CIHR, successfully completed the Letter of Intent and development grant stages of the Team Grant program to support collaborative teams of Canadian and LMIC researchers. Establishment of a program to support teams of Canadian and LMICs researchers and research institutions to strengthen their capacity to conduct high-quality clinical trials of HIV vaccine and other related prevention technologies. Activities supported to improve regulatory capacity in LMICs, especially those where clinical trials are planned or ongoing. Support provided to (Agency-led) open and transparent selection process for a NPC to build and operate a pilot scale clinical trial lots manufacturing facility. Support provided on the negotiation and finalization of a contribution agreement with the successful NPC. |
CIHR | HIV/AIDS Research Initiative -- Program Activity Architecture Code: 12300 | HIV/AIDS Research Initiative |
$10M | $1.3M |
Canadian researchers, working either independently or in small teams, supported through operating grant and Catalyst grant programs. Under the discovery and social research component, and in collaboration with CIDA, successfully completed the Letter of Intent and development grant stages of the Team Grant program to support collaborative teams of Canadian and LMIC researchers. |
Total | $111M | $21.6M | |||
Results to be achieved by Non-Federal Partners: Non-governmental stakeholders (including research institutions and not-for-profit community organizations) are integral to the success of the CHVI. Their role is to engage and collaborate with participating departments and agencies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other funders to contribute to CHVI objectives and to a significant Canadian contribution towards the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise. |
Contact Information: Steven Sternthal 130 Colonnade Road Ottawa ON K1A 0K9 Tel: 613-952-5120 Steven_Strenthal@phac-aspc.gc.ca |
Name of horizontal initiative: Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Program | |||
Name of lead department(s): Public Safety Canada |
Lead department program activity: Law Enforcement |
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Start date: 2003/2004 | End date: Ongoing | ||
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $ 198,750,000 from 2003-2004 through 2009-2010; $ 40,000,000 per year ongoing | |||
Description of the horizontal initiative (including funding agreement): The IMET program objective is to effectively enforce the law against serious criminal capital market fraud offences in Canada. To achieve this objective, IMET is mandated to investigate serious Criminal Code capital markets fraud offences that are of regional or national significance and threaten investor confidence or economic stability in Canada. | |||
Shared outcome(s): Improved Canadian and international investor confidence in the integrity of Canada’s capital markets. | |||
Governance structure(s): The IMET Executive Council, composed of senior officials from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (co-chair), Finance (co-chair), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice and Public Safety Canada provides strategic oversight for the IMET program. | |||
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) |
Planned Spending for 2009-10 (in dollars) |
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1. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada | Law Enforcement | $ 658,790 | |
2. Justice Canada | Justice, Policies, Laws and Programs | $ 2,596,663 | |
3. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Prosecution of Federal Offences to Protect the Environment, Natural Resources, Economic and Social Health | $ 5,853,337 | |
4. Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Federal and International Operations | $ 30,718,817 | |
5. Finance Canada | Economic and Fiscal Policy Framework | $ 172,393 | |
Total: | $ 40,000,000 | ||
Contact information: Barry MacKillop (613) 991-4281 |
Name of lead department(s): PWGSC
Lead department program activity: PWGSC Special Purpose Allotment
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: May 12, 2004
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2014
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $282 million for PWGSC cost share with the Province of Nova Scotia. (The Province of Nova Scotia's share is up to $120 million for a total project cost of $402 million.) Costs outside of the cost share are: PWGSC federal lead oversight $25.8 million, Environment Canada $7.6 million and Health Canada $5.5 million.
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Remediation of Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens comprises federally and provincially owned land, which were contaminated as a result of a century of manufacturing steel. The project is in support of the federal government's sustainable development initiative, recognizing the environmental, social and economic dimensions of the Sydney area. The project will have long-term benefits for all Canadians. When remediation is complete, Nova Scotia will take ownership of the lands. Any remaining contaminants will be managed and monitored by the Province of Nova Scotia in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The website for the provincial agency is http://www.tarpondscleanup.ca.
Shared outcome(s): The project will result in environmental, economic, and social benefits for Nova Scotians, First Nations Communities and all Canadians. Downtown Sydney will have new land to be developed, which will aid in rejuvenation of the economically depressed area.
Governance structure(s):
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from 2004 to 2014) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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PWGSC Cost Share: PWGSC Operating |
Federal Lead | Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Remediation Project | $282,240 $25,870 |
$43,024 $3,162 |
PWGSC's project team is carrying out its oversight role to ensure the project is complying with the project agreements. |
Environment Canada | Provision of advice to PWGSC on technical issues, historical studies and scientific issues related to contaminated sites. | n/a | $7,640 | $677.6 | Provision of advice to PWGSC on technical issues, historical studies and scientific issues related to contaminated sites. |
Health Canada | Provision of advice to PWGSC on issues related to human health, technical issues and risk assessment. | n/a | $5,500 | $550 | Provision of advice to PWGSC on issues related to human health, technical issues and risk assessment. |
Total | $321,250 | $47,413.6 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): The Sydney Tar Ponds Agency, a single purpose entity, was established by the Province of Nova Scotia to manage and implement the project.
Contact information: Randy Vallis, Director, 295 Charlotte Street, Sydney, NS B1P 6J9 (902) 564-2543
Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs)
Name of lead department(s):
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Lead department program activity:
Federal and International Operations (FIO)
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative:
April 1, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative:
March 31, 2009
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date):
$25.9 Million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The mandate of Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) is to enhance the integrity of the border between Canada and the United States by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national security or are engaged in other criminal activity.
Shared outcome(s):
Enhanced border security and improved international relationships along the shared border by improving information-sharing between Canadian and US law enforcement agencies and conducting intelligence-led investigations. Border-related investigations will be more effective as a result of integrated intelligence collected and shared by all IBET partners. Law enforcement interoperability will improve by linking multiple agencies through the development of a communications technology system. This system will facilitate joint operations, while addressing health & safety concerns for law enforcement officers along the Canada-US border .
Governance structure(s):
Providing program oversight and direction, the International Joint Management Team (IJMT) is composed of senior officials from the five core agencies: RCMP, CBSA, Department of Homeland Security (US Customs Border Protection/Border Patrol, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Coast Guard). Regional Joint Management Teams (JMT) for each of the 15 IBET regions provide joint decision making and direction to the IBET program at a local level. The National Coordination Team (NCT) is comprised of representatives of the five core partners at the Headquarters level and provides policy direction for the participating agencies and the program as well as facilitating the objectives of the Smart Border Accord and the IBET mandate.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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RCMP | Federal and International Operations (FIO) | Integrated Border Enforcement Team program. |
$ 25.9
|
$ 25.9
|
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CBSA |
$0
|
$0
|
|
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Total |
$ 25.9
|
$ 25.9
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Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
The IBET core partners include US Customs Border Protection/Border Patrol, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the US Coast Guard, all part of the Department of Homeland Security. The IBET program contributes significantly to their objective to enhance border integrity between Canada and the United States by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national security or are engaged in other organized criminal activity. These agencies are committed to the IBET program to achieve the Smart Border Accord Plan goal to ensure the: 1. secure flow of people; 2. the secure flow of goods; 3. secure infrastructure; and 4. the coordination and information sharing in the enforcement of these objectives.
Contact information:
Supt. Warren Coons, Director, IBET
Name of Horizontal Initiative:
Investments to Combat the Criminal Use of Firearms (ICCUF)
Name of lead department(s):
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Lead department program activity:
Canadian Firearms Program
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative:
May 2004
End date of the Horizontal Initiative:
Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date):
$49.9 million over 5 years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
The overall aim of the ICCUF is to improve the national collection, analysis and sharing of firearms-related intelligence and information. Funding is distributed within the RCMP to the National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST), Forensic Science and Identification Services (FSIS), Criminal Intelligence (CI), and the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC). The initiative also provides funds to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Public Safety Canada (PSC).
The ICCUF directly supports Government’s objective to tackle violent crime (especially firearms-related offences in relation to organized crime and street gangs), as outlined in the 2008 Speech from the Throne.
Shared outcome(s):
Enhanced RCMP and CBSA capacity to gather, analyze, and share criminal intelligence in order to improve individual investigations, and to increase knowledge of the extent and patterns of smuggling and trafficking of firearms used in crime. These will support the development of an intelligence-led national enforcement strategy.
Governance structure(s):
A Joint Management Team (JMT) coordinates ICCUF efforts. Partners will be heavily involved in JMT meetings. Public Safety Canada will maintain observer status, attending as required and participating in national data collection to the extent required by its research role.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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PSC | Policing and Law Enforcement | ICCUF | Ongoing |
$ .244
|
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RCMP | Canadian Firearms Program | ICCUF |
Ongoing
|
$8.42
|
Valuable criminal intelligence shared in support of firearms crime investigations |
CBSA | ICCUF |
Ongoing
|
$1.23
|
Valuable criminal intelligence shared in support of firearms crime investigations | |
Total |
|
$9.89
|
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
N/A
Contact information:
Supt. Geoffrey Francis, Director, Firearm Support Services Directorate
RCMP Canadian Firearms Program
1450 Meyerside Drive, Suite 415
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2N5
Office: 905-795-5205
Name of Horizontal Initiative:
National Weapons Enforcement Support Teams (NWEST)
Name of lead department(s):
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Lead department program activity:
Canadian Firearms Program
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative:
May 2004
End date of the Horizontal Initiative:
Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date):
$22.5 million over 5 years
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
NWEST is a partnership with Canadian municipal and provincial police services. It supports law enforcement efforts to counter the illegal movement of firearms into and within Canada and their subsequent violent criminal use. NWEST plays an integral role in the fight against organized crime and terrorism in Canada.
The RCMP provides funding for the secondment of police officers from partner police services as well as funds for vehicles and other support equipment; office space is provided by municipal and provincial police services in some areas.
Shared outcome(s):
Governance structure(s):
MOU’s are entered into with other police services for the secondment of officers to the NWEST. The NWEST Advisory Board is made up of senior police officers and other stakeholders.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-2010 |
Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
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RCMP | Canadian Firearms Program | NWEST |
Ongoing
|
$5
|
Operational information to police; enhanced safety for all communities |
Total |
|
$5
|
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
Police services across the country collect intelligence and other information in support of firearms investigations.
Contact information:
Supt. Geoffrey Francis
Director, Firearm Support Services Directorate
RCMP Canadian Firearms Program
1450 Meyerside Drive, Suite 415
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2N5
Office: 905-795-5205
Name of Horizontal Initiative: ecotransport Strategy
Name of lead department(s): Transport Canada (TC)
Lead department program activity: Clean Air from Transportation
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2007-2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2010-2011*
(*ecomobility and Marine Shore Power programs were extended to 2011-2012)
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $461.6 million*
(*As of 2012, total allocation will be $463 million due to a $1.4 million allocation for a one-year extension of the ecomobility ($1.1 million) and Marine Shore Power programs ($0.3))
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The ecotransport Strategy involves a series of initiatives designed to reduce the amount of fuel consumed, improve transportation efficiency and introduce cleaner transportation technologies. Launched as part of the Government’s Clean Air Agenda, this strategy features the ecomobility program; the ecotechnology for Vehicles Program; the ecoenergy for Personal Vehicles Program (Natural Resources Canada); and the ecofreight programs which include Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) ecoenergy for Fleet Program. The ecoauto Rebate Program and the Environment Canada’s (EC’s) Vehicle Scrappage program were introduced separately but are complementary to the programs for personal vehicles (see http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecotransport/index-eng.cfm).
Shared outcome(s): The overall objective of the ecotransport Strategy is to reduce energy use and emissions in the transportation sector. All the specific measures envisioned in the strategy are expected to contribute to reduced fuel consumption and, as a result, the personal vehicle fleet as well as the freight sector will use less energy. Other measures will help to reduce the demand for personal transportation and encourage modal shifts to more sustainable transportation options. The strategy will lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants that contribute to smog, thus protecting the environment and the health of Canadians.
Governance structure(s): Under the ecotransport Strategy, each of the three departments implicated (TC, NRCan and EC) will manage their respective programs in accordance with defined governance structures for the individual programs concerned. Each program is subject to a Results-based Management Accountability Framework (RMAF), which includes committee structures, risk management strategies, and provisions for performance measurement, information management, auditing, evaluation and reporting. In addition, a broader Horizontal Management Accountability and Reporting Framework (HMARF) for the Clean Air Agenda was developed and encompasses, among others, all regulatory and program initiatives for clean transportation, including those of the ecotransport Strategy. The HMARF includes governance structures; financial, measurement, risks and information management strategies; and lines of reporting.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2007-11 |
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1. Transport Canada 1 | Clean Air from Transportation | a) eco-MOBILITY | 9,300* *Includes |
2,803 | Feasibility studies, municipal tools and resources for implementing Transportation demand management (TDM), pilot TDM projects, training materials and learning workshops; and Reduce GHG emissions and reduced air pollutants due to modal shifts towards public transportation, higher occupancy of personal vehicles, and active transportation – all of which are less emissions intensive travel choices. |
Clean Air from Transportation | b) eco- technology for Vehicles |
14,100 | 5,512 | Evaluate and showcase near and long term advanced technologies in the Canadian vehicle market, including more efficient and cleaner gasoline and diesel engines, electric, solar, hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel etc, as well as individual advanced technology components; and Reduce emissions of GHGs and air pollutants as advanced technologies gain market penetration over time. |
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Clean Air from Transportation | c) National Harmonization Initiative for the Trucking Industry | 5,400 | 2,153 | Environmental benefits are reflected in the anticipated technology take-up from activities under the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund and the Freight Technology Incentive Program |
|
Clean Air from Transportation | d) Freight Technology Demonstration Fund | 9,300 | 3,718 | Support technology demonstrations across all transportation modes and stimulate technology take-up in the four freight modes according to the modal distribution of the projects; and Reduce emissions of GHGs and air pollutants as advanced technologies gain market penetration over time. |
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Clean Air from Transportation | e) Freight Technology Incentives Program | 9,350 | 4,110 | Provide cost-shared funding to companies and non-profit organizations in freight transportation to help them to purchase and install proven emission-reducing technologies; and Reduce in emissions of GHGs and air pollutants as advanced technologies gain market penetration over time. |
|
Clean Air from Transportation | f) eco-FREIGHT Partnerships | 6,550 | 1,860 | Build and maintain partnerships within the transportation sector to reduce emissions from freight transportation through fast and flexible voluntary actions that can support the regulatory framework; and Support agreements with industry in all freight modes. |
|
Clean Air from Transportation | g) Marine Shore Power | 6,000* *Includes |
1,406 | Demonstrate the use of shore-based power for marine vessels in Canadian ports to reduce air pollution from idling ship engines in some of Canada’s largest urban centres; and Reduce air pollutants in the downtown areas of major port cities. |
|
Clean Air from Transportation | h) ecoauto Rebate Program 2 | 264,000 includes |
2,243 includes |
Provide consumer rebates to encourage the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles; Couple with a Green Levy to discourage the purchase of fuel-inefficient vehicles (administered by Finance Canada and Canada Revenue Agency); and Reduce fuel consumption, commensurate with GHG emission reductions |
|
Clean Air from Transportation | i) Analytical and Policy Support | 4,000 1 | 1,194 | ||
2. Natural Resources Canada | Clean Energy | a) eco-ENERGY for Personal Vehicles | 21,000 | 6,050 | Provide information to consumers on fuel consumption and decision-making tools such as vehicle labels, guides and information, and undertake partnerships, to encourage more fuel efficient buying, driving and maintenance practices; Administer the GHG Memorandum of Understanding with the vehicle industry; and Reduce fuel consumption with associated reductions in GHG emissions. Air pollutant emissions will also be reduced. |
Clean Energy | b) eco-ENERGY for Fleets | 22,000 | 7,159 | Provide training to professional drivers representing the heavy truck, transit, intercity motor-coach, school bus, urban light and medium vehicle drivers and off-road machinery including mining, construction and farm tractors; Expect fleets to take actions to reduce fuel use/emissions; Expect truck stops to participate in annual idle-free truck stop campaigns; and Expect reductions in fuel consumption with associated reductions in GHG emissions. Air pollutant emissions will also be reduced. |
|
3. Environment Canada | Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment from air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced | a) Scrappage | 92,000 | 41,923 | National program over four years, intended to promote the accelerated scrappage of older vehicles. |
Total | 463,000* |
$80,130 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information: Alain Paquet, Manager, Performance Measurement Unit, Environmental Program, TC : 613- 990-5394
1 As part of ecotransport strategy, $4 million is allocated to analytical and policy capability in support of Transport Canada’s ecotransport strategy programs with the exception of the ecoauto Rebate program.
2 Transport Canada is responsible for the overall objectives of the program while Service Canada is responsible for the program delivery.
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Marine Security
Name of lead department(s): Transport Canada
Lead department program activity: Marine Security
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: Budget 2001
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): Not Applicable
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Marine Security is a horizontal initiative that is linked to the Government’s key priority of “A Safe and Secure Canada”. Its aim is to improve the security of Canada’s marine domain, including territorial waters, and inland waterways, and at Canadian ports. Elements of this initiative include:
Shared outcome(s): The following are planned shared outcomes and activities in marine security.
Key areas include:
Immediate Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Ultimate Outcomes:
Strategic Outcome:
Governance structure(s): The Government of Canada created the Interdepartmental Marine Security Working Group (IMSWG), chaired by Transport Canada, to identify and coordinate federal actions in support of Canada’s objectives with regard to public security and anti-terrorism in the marine domain as well as its international marine security obligations. Under the guidance of the IMSWG, key departments are responsible for the following:
Transport Canada
Leads the Government’s initiatives in marine security enhancements, including:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans/Canadian Coast Guard
Contributor to the enhancement of the level of domain awareness within the Canadian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) through increased surveillance activities and the implementation of shore-based automatic identification system (AIS) infrastructure and the development of a long-range vessel tracking capability. As well, increased its level of on-water capability for providing platform support to respond to marine security incidents.
Also participates in the Marine Security Operations Centres.
Public Safety Canada
Public Safety Canada (PS) is Canada’s lead department for public safety. PS coordinates efforts with portfolio agencies, federal partners, other levels of government (including international allies) and stakeholders in building national policies and programs dealing with national security, emergency management, law enforcement, corrections, crime prevention and border integrity. This includes, for example, the development and implementation of marine-based counter-terrorism exercises.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
CBSA’s mandate is to manage the nation’s borders at ports of entry by administering and enforcing the domestic laws that govern trade and travel, as well as international agreements and conventions. The work of the CBSA includes identifying and interdicting high-risk individuals and goods, working with law enforcement agencies to maintain border integrity and engaging in enforcement activities, which include seizure of goods, arrests, detentions, investigations, hearings and removals.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
The RCMP is responsible for enforcing federal statutes, leading national security and organized crime investigations across Canada both on land and waterside and for maintaining border integrity between ports of entry.
Department of National Defence
Contributes to enhanced domain awareness of the strategic high-traffic coastal area. Leads the Marine Security Operations Centres (MSOCs) on the coasts and participates in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway MSOC.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Transport Canada | Marine Security | a) Marine Security Coordination Fund | 16,200 | 2,000 | Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; Enhanced security measures at ports and marine facilities; Security-conscious culture among stakeholders; and Increased collaboration: internationally, industry partners, multilateral organizations, provinces and municipalities. |
b) Oversight and Enforcement | 54,070 | 11,553 | Enhanced security procedures at ports, marine facilities and Canadian Vessels; Increased stakeholder awareness and understanding; Stakeholder compliance with security regulations; and Security-conscious culture among stakeholders. |
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c) Marine Security Policy and Interdepartmental Coordination | 5,000 | 1,000 | Enhanced security measures at ports and marine facilities; Security-conscious culture among stakeholders; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; and Increased collaboration: internationally, industry partners, multilateral organizations, provinces and municipalities. |
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d) Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program | 11,800 | 2,000 | Increased stakeholder awareness and understanding; Enhanced security measures at ports and marine facilities; and Stakeholder compliance with security regulations. |
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e) Marine Security Contribution Program | 115,000 | 12,500 | Increased ability to meet marine security requirements; Enhanced security measures at ports and marine facilities; Security-conscious culture among stakeholders; and Stakeholder compliance with security regulations. |
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f) Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway Marine Security Operations Centre (design team) | New funding |
1,900 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; Effective domain awareness; and Increased collaboration: internationally, industry partners, multilateral organizations, provinces and municipalities. |
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2. Department of Fisheries and Oceans | Safe and Accessible Waterways | a) Increased On-Water Patrols | 10,000 (annually and ongoing) |
10,000 | Increased on-water presence; and Effective domain awareness. |
b) Automatic Identification System and Long Range Identification and Tracking | 27,500 | 12,000 | Increased volume of vessel traffic data; Increased awareness; and Effective domain awareness. |
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c) Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence Seaway Marine Security Operations Centre (Design Team) | $1,060 (funding sunsets on March 31, 2008) |
$400 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; Effective domain awareness; and Increased collaboration: internationally, industry partners, multilateral organizations, provinces and municipalities. |
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d) Marine Security Enforcement Teams | 18,000 | 4,500 | Increased on-water presence; Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased capability to respond to marine threats; Effective domain awareness; and Rapid and effective response to marine threats and incidents. |
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e) Construction of Mid-Shore Patrol Vessels | 68,500 | 4,000 | CCG will procure MSPV vessels; RCMP will report on the enforcement results of the MSET program. |
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f) Increased Surveillance Flights | 7,000 (annually and ongoing) |
7,000 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; and Effective domain awareness. |
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3. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | Enforcement | a) Radiation Detection Equipment Initiative | 31,670 (over 5 years) |
5,420 | Increased security measures at ports and marine facilities. |
b) Passenger and Crew Screening Initiative | 34,900 | 7,224 | Increased security measures at ports and marine facilities. |
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c) Cruise Ship Inspections | 2,350 annually |
2,350 | Increased security measures at ports and marine facilities. |
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4. Public Safety | Policing and Law Enforcement | a) Marine-Based Counter-terrorism Exercises (sometimes referred to as scenario based training) | 200 $1,000 |
200 | Improved understanding of roles and responsibilities; contribution to the development of robust interdepartmental procedures and thereby enhanced interdepartmental coordination for Port Domain Awareness and Emergency / Consequence Management |
b) Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway Marine Security Operations Centre (Design Team) | 1,600 | 308 | Overall policy coordination for the implementation and direction of the permanent Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Marine Security Operations Centre. Improved domain awareness in the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway region by implementation of a permanent facility. |
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4. Department of National Defence | Generate and Sustain Integrated Forces – Generate and Sustain Forces Capable of Maritime Effects – Operational Units | a) Coastal Marine Security Operations Centres | 165,000 | 22,450 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; and Effective domain awareness. |
b) Interdepart-mental Maritime Integrated Command Control and Communication | 10,000 +7,000 |
135 (for |
Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; and Effective domain awareness. |
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Conduct Operations – Domestic and Continental Operations – Conduct Ongoing Operations and Services to Canadians | c) Increased On-Water Presence/ Coordination (Marlant and JTF(P)) | 5,000 Annual |
5,000 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased on-water presence; and Effective domain awareness. |
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6. Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Marine Security | a) National Ports Project | 1,029 | 1,029 | Safeguarding |
b) National Port Enforcement Teams (NPET) | 4,440 | 4,440 | NPET are integrated, intelligence-led, and conduct federal-statute investigations applicable to Canadian ports; and The enforcement objective is to prevent, detect and interdict organized criminal activity, contraband, and people who may pose a threat to the safety and security of Canada and other countries. |
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c) Marine Security Emergency Response Team Training | 560 | 560 | Increased capability to respond to marine threats; and Rapid and effective response to marine threats and incidents. |
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d) Marine Security Emergency Response Teams Re-profiled funding carried forward to 2007-2008 |
5,630
0 |
5,630
0 |
Increased capability to respond to marine threats; and Rapid and effective response to marine threats and incidents. |
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Forensic Identification | e) Marine Transportation Clearance Program | 180 | 180 | Improved security measures at ports and marine facilities. | |
Marine Security | f) Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway Marine Security Operations Centre (interim) | 2,491 Note: |
2,491 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased cooperation between government departments and agencies involved with marine security; Effective domain awareness; and Increased collaboration: internationally, industry partners, multilateral organizations, provinces, and municipalities. |
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g) National Waterside Security Coordination Team | 839 | 839 | Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; and Effective domain awareness. |
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h) Marine Security Enforcement Teams | 7,432 (recurring) |
7,432 | Increased on-water presence; Increased surveillance and awareness of marine security environment; Increased capability to respond to marine security threats; Effective domain awareness; and Rapid and effective response to marine threats. |
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Total | 600,000+ | 134,541 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable
Contact information: Shannon Lenahan, Chief Planning and Resource Management — Marine Security, Transport Canada; 613- 949-0600; shannon.lenahan@tc.gc.ca
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative
Name of lead department(s): Transport Canada
Lead department program activity: Transportation Policy Development and Infrastructure Programs
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: October 19, 2006
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2014
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $ 1.01 billion
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI) is intended to strengthen Canada’s competitive position in global commerce. It is an integrated package of investment and policy measures that will advance the capacity and efficiency of the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor into North America. It reflects the Government of Canada’s undertaking to work in partnership with provincial governments; private sector leaders and other stakeholders to further develop and exploit the geographic advantage and strong transportation system of Canada’s west coast. The initiative seeks to establish Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor as the best transportation network facilitating global supply chains between North America and Asia.
Shared outcome(s): The following are planned shared outcomes and activities for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative.
Key areas include:
Ultimate Outcome:
Governance structure(s): The Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway is the champion for this initiative, with support in this effort provided by Transport Canada. The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is accountable for the management of resources in the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Transportation Infrastructure Fund. These two ministers are jointly responsible for the APGCI.
The APGCI is horizontal initiative and its development and implementation involve a number of other key federal departments/agencies. While each is ultimately accountable for its own programs/activities and associated resources from the APGCI fund, the implicated federal departments/agencies are also responsible for contributing to the overarching objectives of the initiative. All federal partners are accountable for the day-to-day management of their respective component of the APGCI. Furthermore, each department/agency is expected to provide regular updates to the two lead ministers, via a Director General level Interdepartmental Steering Committee on the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative.
An overall Horizontal Performance Framework has been prepared in collaboration with all the departments /agencies involved in the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative. This framework will provide a sound, coordinated and ongoing performance measurement and evaluation strategy to assess the overall process in implementing the initiative. Partner departments and their role in the initiative are as follow:
Transport Canada
Transport Canada (TC), as the lead department, reports to the Minister for the Pacific Gateway and to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. TC’s Policy Group is responsible for the on-going coordination, management, integration and strategic development and implementation of the Initiative overall. Other federal departments and agencies, the four western provinces and stakeholders from the private sector are consulted and involved in building consensus on decisions related to the Initiative.
TC is also responsible for the management of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Transportation Infrastructure Fund (TIF), whose primary objective is to address capacity challenges facing the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor. The projects funded under TIF will enhance the competitiveness, efficiency and capacity of Canada’s multi-modal transportation network and will be focused specifically on the movement of international commerce between the Asia-Pacific region and North America.
While transportation infrastructure is at its core, the initiative also focuses on interconnected issues that impact on the further development and exploitation of the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor. As part of a fast track planning and consultative process to inform and the development of long-term strategic directions for this initiative, TC is engaged in a number of non infrastructure / competitiveness measures, including:
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Pacific Gateway International Marketing Group is responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of an international marketing strategy in co ordination with all stakeholders. The objective is to promote greater use of the Gateway as Asia-Pacific travel and supply chain route of choice for North American and Asia-Pacific importers, exporters, investors and transportation companies.
This strategy, developed in consultation with stakeholders, includes targeted communication products, outgoing and incoming missions, and showcasing the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor’s advantages at key trade, investment and technology shows, conferences and seminars in Canada, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
Key DFAIT missions abroad are actively engaged in advancing Canada as the gateway and corridor of choice through dialogue with transportation companies, producers, exporters and/or importers in each of their respective regions to showcase the strengths of the Canadian transportation network. These missions encourage investment and technology transfer, play an advocacy role on key APGCI issues such as security and border efficiency, provide intelligence back to Canada to support policy development and help determine what messages resonate in their markets.
DFAIT has established a core group of Trade Commissioners from Asia-Pacific and North American missions who understand the gateway and the opportunities it presents for Canada's economy and are, thereby, able to support the government's objective of establishing Canada as the gateway and corridor of choice between North America and Asia-Pacific.
Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for the implementation of a marine container inspection operation located at the Port of Prince Rupert. The marine container inspection operation will allow CBSA to develop operations to ensure containers arriving from other countries are properly inspected by means of effective processes and state of the art technology.
CBSA’s marine container inspection operation plays a vital and strategic role, integrated within the overall Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative.
Parks Canada Agency
Parks Canada is responsible for the maintenance and recapitalization of highways that pass through national parks, including the Trans Canada Highway (TCH). The TCH is a major pan-Canadian highway that connects the west coast and its Asia-Pacific linkages to the rest of Canada, especially markets in the western provinces.
Parks Canada is in the process of four-laning (twinning) a ten km section of the congested TCH through the Banff National Park of Canada that will result in improved capacity and efficiency. The funding provided by the APGCI will help ensure the timely completion of this section of highway upgrading and hence support the initiative’s objective of improving the movement of goods through the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor.
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) was responsible for two elements of the first phase of the APGCI; a business opportunities and awareness raising initiative entitled “Seizing the Gateway Opportunity: Western Canada and the Asia Pacific Challenge”, and funding dredging work on the Fraser River to maintain a competitive shipping channel.
As part of “Seizing the Gateway Opportunity”, WD supported: research on successful gateway economies and how best to capitalize on the long-term value added economic opportunities presented by rise of the Asia Pacific market; case studies of successful Canadian SMEs in the Asia-Pacific market; a Canadian presence at the China International Fair for Investment and Trade; a study tour of Western Canadian innovation capabilities by Trade Commissioners from Canadian Posts in Asia-Pacific; and an assessment of community level needs in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for doing business in and with Asia.
WD was provided a $4 million grant over two years to the Fraser River Port Authority to support dredging activities on the Fraser River shipping channel. This funding provided the Fraser River Port Authority with the capacity to maintain its existing business and position itself to attract new business, thereby taking advantage of the Asia Pacific Gateway opportunities. This temporary measure enabled the port to accommodate the increasingly large shipping vessels, until a long-term solution is developed that would provide for self-sustaining access to port facilities.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) is responsible for the APGC Skills Table. Modeled on the Sector Council Program, the APGC Skills Table has been established in March 2008 to help address the skills and labour pressure issues related to the APGCI. The development of the APGC Skills Table follows a one-year consultative and planning process designed to inform APGCI’s future policy direction and investment decisions.
HRSDC was provided $3M over 4 years to fund projects prioritized by the APGC Skills Table. These funds will support projects in priority areas identified by the APGC Skills Table. HRSDC is providing an additional $2M to support the establishment and operation of the Skills Table (total federal investment is $5M). The Skills Table acts as a clearinghouse, ensuring sharing of data, projects, timetables, strategies, recruitment and retention practices, and related ideas. It provides a focused forum to identify, coordinate and leverage investments to address APGC-related skills issues.
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Transport Canada | Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative | Transportation Infrastructure Fund(TIF) | 900,150 | 224,605 | Advancement of key strategic APGCI multi-modal infrastructure projects with public and private sector partners |
Coordination, Management | 6,500 | 1,300 | Continued inter-departmental coordination and management of the APGCI | ||
Fast Track Process |
2,300 |
0 |
N/A (completed in 2007-08) | ||
Competitiveness Investment | 12,650 | 5,521 | Identification of opportunities to attract value-added activities and investments in sectors complementary to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Deepened international partnerships Launch of the Public Engagement program |
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2. Foreign Affairs and international Trade | International Commerce - Managing and delivering commerce services and advice to Canadian business | Marketing the APGCI | 7,000 | 2,000 | Increased awareness and usage of Canada’s Pacific Gateway the APGCI among stakeholders in the Asian and North American stakeholders |
3. Canada Border Services Agency | Marine Container Inspection Operation at Port of Prince Rupert | 28,000 | 5,000 | Completed implementation of the Marine Container Inspection Program | |
4. Parks Canada Agency | Throughway management | Banff Trans Canada Highway Twinning | 37,000 | 5,000 | Completed twinning of three kilometres of the Banff Trans Canada Highway |
5. Western Economic Diversification | Business development and entrepreneur-ship | Seizing the Gateway opportunity | 400 | 0 | N/A (completed in 2007-08) |
Dredging the Fraser River |
4,000 |
0 |
N/A (completed in 2007-08) | ||
6. Human Resources and Skill Development | Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Skills Table | Skills and Labour Pressure | 3,000 | 943 | Several projects designed to address skills pressures in Gateway sectors will be launched. |
Total | 1,001,000 | 244,369 |
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not Applicable
Contact information: Stéphanie Arbez, Policy Advisor, Transport Canada; 990-2251; Stephanie.Arbez@tc.gc.ca
Name of lead department(s): Western Economic Diversification
Lead department program activity: Community Economic Development; Business Development and Entrepreneurship; and Innovation
Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 17, 2008
End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2014
Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $100 million
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): WEPAs are four-year, $50 million cost shared agreements between the federal government and each of the four western provinces to promote shared economic development priorities. Approvals may be made up until March 31, 2012, although expenditures on approved WEPA projects may continue until September 2013.
Shared outcome(s): Greater federal-provincial cooperation towards realizing the economic and regional development potential of the West by helping to create innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable communities.
Governance structure(s): Joint Federal Provincial Management Committees
Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Names of Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) | Planned Spending for 2009-10 |
Expected Results for 2009-10 |
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1. Western Economic Diversification 2. Western Economic Diversification 3. Western Economic Diversification |
PA 1 - Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment | Western Diversification Program | $10.0M | $5.1M | Leveraging (from all sources) of $1.21 for every $1 spent |
PA 2 - Business Development and Entrepreneurship | Western Diversification Program | $45.0M | $7.8M | Leveraging (from all sources) of $1.21 for every $1 spent | |
PA 3 - Innovation | Western Diversification Program | $45.0M | $8.1M | Leveraging (from all sources) of $1.21 for every $1 spent | |
Total | $100.0M | $21.0M |
Contact information: Jim Monzer Senior Policy Advisor
(780) 495-6881 jim.monzer@wd-deo.gc.ca
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):
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