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Strategic Outcome: Through contribution agreements, the Canadian Language Sector Enhancement Program seeks to support the training of a skilled workforce and strengthen the language sector’s capacity.

Program Activity: Linguistic Management & Services (1.6)

Program Sub-activity: Management of Translation Function (1.6.1)

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canadian Language Sector Enhancement Program

Start date: July 3, 2009

End date: March 31, 2013

Description: PWGSC’s Canadian Language Sector Enhancement Program ($18 million) is an initiative set out in the government’s official languages strategy, the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future. The program has two components, namely, University Scholarships in Translation ($8 million) and the Language Industry Initiative ($10 million).

Eligible recipients of funding act as sponsors in the respective project categories. In the University Scholarships in Translation Component, eligible sponsor organizations include the following:

• Canadian post-secondary institutions and other educational organizations offering educational programs in translation at the college or university level that may lead to a degree in a field of study related to translation. In this document, reference to the terms "translation" and "translation program(s)" refers to all post-secondary programs in translation including interpretation, terminology, localization and language technology integration.

In the Language Industry Initiative Component, eligible sponsor organizations include the following:

• Canadian non-profit organizations or businesses that can demonstrate they have the capacity to coordinate the delivery of projects across Canada for the benefit of the language industry;

• Canadian post-secondary institutions and other educational organizations offering academic programs in translation (i.e. programs at the college or university level that may lead to a degree in a field of study related to translation, including interpretation, terminology, localization and language technology integration).

Expected results: The expected outcomes of the performance measurement strategy are interrelated, as they focus on both developing a skilled workforce and enhancing the capacity of the language sector so that it can become more attractive to potential students and workers, enabling the industry within the language sector to flourish. Ultimately, the Program will help create a language sector with more qualified workers and with the capacity to meet the demand for language services and to contribute to Canada's linguistic duality.

Immediate outcomes:

• University Scholarships in Translation Component: Post-secondary institutions attract and retain more students in translation, interpretation, terminology and localization;

• Language Industry Initiative Component: Increased awareness of the industry and increased collaboration among stakeholders for promotion, workforce development and integration of language technologies.

Intermediate outcome (joint outcome for both components of the Program):

• The language sector employs more students, develops more workers and better integrates language technologies.

Ultimate outcome (joint outcome for both components of the Program):

• Canada's language sector has the capacity to meet the demand for services that support linguistic duality in Canada.

Performance Measures

University Scholarships in Translation Component:

• Increase rate of student graduates in Post-secondary translation programs

• Increase rate of student enrolments in Post-secondary translation programs

Language Industry Initiative Component:

• Increase rate of the language industry capacity

• Increase rate in the participation of businesses and NPO to activities organized by project sponsors for the language industry

Summary of the 3 Year Plan:

The information is available on the website of Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Strategic Outcome: High quality, central programs and services that ensure sound stewardship on behalf of Canadians and meet the program needs of federal institutions.

Program Activity: 1.2 Accommodation & Real Property Services

Program Sub-activity: 1.2.5 Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Start date: 1950

End date: -

Description: This program sub-activity administers the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program on behalf of the Government of Canada by issuing payments to taxing authorities under the authority of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. Local taxing authorities benefit through receipt of payments, which compensate them for the services they provide federal property located in their jurisdictions.

Expected results: Local taxing authorities receive payments on behalf of the Government of Canada, as a contribution to the cost of local government