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Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPP)¹

Community Diversification program (voted item)
Start date: April 1, 2007	End date: March 31, 2012

Description: The Community Diversification program helps Quebec regions maintain and develop their economic activity base. A community’s vitality depends on its ability to develop, grow and thrive by building on its own assets. It has the following three objectives: fostering communities’ development and increasing their mobilization by drawing up visions and projects of local and regional scope; assisting communities through support for entrepreneurship and through creation or maintenance of viable enterprises; and increasing communities’ capability to attract tourists and skilled individuals.

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

Expected results:

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

(in thousands of dollars)	Forecast spending 2008-2009	Planned spending 2009-2010	Planned spending 2010-2011	Planned spending 2011-2012
Program activity: Development of communities
Grants	600	600	600	600
Contributions	70,232	94,303	93,063	95,527
Total transfer payments	70,832	94,903	93,663	96,127

Planned evaluations: An assessment of program implementation is to be completed in 2009, and an impact assessment of the program is to be completed in 2012.

Business and Regional Growth Program (voted item)
Start date: April 1, 2007	End date: March 31, 2012

Description: The Business and Regional Growth Program reinforces conditions conducive to the sustainable growth of regions and SMEs. It aims to help enterprises improve their performance, become more competitive and engage in more innovation to facilitate their sustainable development; support the transfer of technology and research outputs to enterprises; and create the right conditions to attract foreign investment and international organizations.

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

Expected results:

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

(in thousands of dollars)	Forecast spending 2008-2009	Planned spending 2009-2010	Planned spending 2010-2011	Planned spending 2011-2012
Program activity: Competitiveness of enterprises
Grants	100	100	100	100
Contributions	62,360	63,708	69,232	69,232
Activity total	62,460	63,808	69,332	69,332
Program activity: Competitive positioning of sectors and regions
Grants	100	100	100	100
Contributions	37,341	19,240	8,654	8,654
Activity total	37,441	19,340	8,754	8,754
Total transfer payments	99,901	83,148	78,086	78,086

Planned evaluations: An evaluation of program implementation is to be completed in 2009, and an impact assessment of the program is to be completed in 2012.

Community Futures Program (CFP) (voted item)
Start date: May 18, 1995	End date: October 2, 2010

Description: This Canada-wide program provides support for communities in all parts of the country to help them take charge of their own local economic development. In Quebec, the CFP financially supports 57 Community Futures Development Corporations, as well as 14 Community Economic Development Corporations and 10 Business Development Centres.

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

Expected results:

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

(in thousands of dollars)	Forecast spending 2008-2009	Planned spending 2009-2010	Planned spending 2010-2011	Planned spending 2011-2012
Program activity: Development of communities
Contributions	32,000	32,000	29,181	29,181
Total transfer payments	32,000	32,000	29,181	29,181

Planned evaluation: A summative evaluation of the program is to be completed in 2009.

Infrastructure Canada Program (voted item)
Start date: August 22, 2000	End date: March 31, 2011

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

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

Expected result:

• Rural and urban communities have quality public infrastructure.

(in thousands of dollars)	Forecast spending 2008-2009	Planned spending 2009-2010	Planned spending 2010-2011	Planned spending 2011-2012
Program activity: Infrastructure
Contributions	24,448	44,072	—	—
Total transfer payments	24,448	44,072	—	—

Planned evaluation: A summative evaluation of the program is to be completed in 2009.

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