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Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners

Program Activity: Business Development and Community Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) (voted)

Start date: April 1, 2009

End date: March 31, 2014

Description: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development is a project-based suite of programs to strengthen the driver sectors of the territorial economies; diversify them; and encourage Northerners’ participation in the economy. Eligible recipients include social enterprises, individuals, other levels of government and other non-federal entities, public or private, that have an interest in economic development in the North.

Expected results:

• Strengthened northern innovation and technology capacity
• Increased access to funding for northern and Aboriginal entrepreneurs
• Increased uptake of economic opportunities in existing, expanding and emerging sectors
• Increased capacity through training and business skills development activities of northern individuals and communities to identify and respond to economic opportunities
• Enhanced quality infrastructure for northern communities

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	18.157	18.157	18.157	18.157
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total transfer payments	18.157	18.157	18.157	18.157

Summary of the three-year plan: The first preliminary phase of a summative evaluation of SINED was conducted in 2010–2011. No specifically focused evaluations or audits are planned for this program in 2011–2012. (A fully finalized summative evaluation is planned for 2013–2014)

Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners

Program Activity: Community Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Economic Development (voted)

Start date: April 1, 2009

End date: Ongoing

Description: Aboriginal Economic Development funding is designed to increase Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy. Through community investment, community infrastructure programming, and individual and community business development, CanNor provides funding and other supports to viable and sustainable proposals brought forward by First Nations, Métis and Inuit entrepreneurs in the North, as well as by northern communities, Aboriginal businesses and financial organizations.

Expected results:

Northern and Aboriginal communities ready to benefit from economic development opportunities

• Viable Aboriginal economic businesses
• A skilled Aboriginal workforce

($ millions)

	Forecast Spending 2010–11	Planned Spending 2011–12	Planned Spending 2012–13	Planned Spending 2013–14
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Total other types of transfer payments	0	0	0	0
Total transfer payments	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8

Summary of the three-year plan: Program renewal for these programs is being led by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. No evaluations or audits are planned for 2011–2012.