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Strategic Outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program Activities:

• Business Development
• Innovation
• Community Economic Development
• Policy, Advocacy and Coordination

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Western Diversification Program (WDP) (Voted)

Start date: December 3, 1987

End date: Ongoing

Description: The WDP will contribute to the achievement of the department’s mandate to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada and advance the West’s interests in national policy, program and project development and implementation.

Expected results: The WDP focuses on developing and diversifying the western economy through business development, innovation, community economic development and research. Measurable results are demonstrated under each activity through indicators detailed in WDP’s Performance Measurement Strategy (PMS). A complete and current list of indicators is maintained in the PMS, however, examples of indicators for performance measurement under each activity include:

• Business Development: jobs created or maintained, businesses created or maintained, the value of trade financing, partnerships and strategic alliances;
• Innovation: patents filed or issued, prototypes developed, technologies adopted or brought to market, spin-off companies;
• Community Economic Development: community involvement, community stability, people trained, public-private partnerships, businesses created, maintained or expanded;
• Policy, Advocacy and Coordination: program or policy decisions influenced by research.

Program Activity: Business Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	1,645	1,645	1,645	1,645
Total Contributions	19,332	21,739	21,739	22,241
Total Transfer Payments	20,977	23,384	23,384	23,886

Program Activity: Innovation
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	1,880	1,880	1,880	1,880
Total Contributions	60,973	57,799	57,799	57,550
Total Transfer Payments	62,853	59,679	59,679	59,430

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	1,475	1,475	1,475	1,475
Total Contributions	191,498	19,148	6,892	2,971
Total Transfer Payments	192,973	20,623	8,367	4,446

Program Activity: Policy, Advocacy and Coordination
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	-	-	-	-
Total Contributions	358	1,322	1,322	1,286
Total Transfer Payments	358	1,322	1,322	1,286

All Program Activities
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Total Contributions	272,161	100,008	87,752	84,048
Total Transfer Payments	277,161	105,008	92,752	89,048

Summary of the Three-Year Plan: www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/59.asp

Strategic Outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program Activities:

• Business Development
• Community Economic Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures (CF) Program (Voted)

Start date: May 18, 1995 (Program started in 1986 and was previously delivered by Human Resources Development Canada).

End date: Ongoing

Description: The CF Program was designed to help communities develop and implement "local solutions to local problems." The program provides financial support to CF organizations (CFs), which are incorporated, non-profit organizations that, in collaboration with other partners and stakeholders, develop strategies to provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to undertake appropriate community economic development initiatives.

Expected results:

• Improved business practices and increased entrepreneurship;
• Improved access to capital and leveraged capital through loans, loan guarantees and equity investments to SMEs;
• Strengthened community capacity for socio-economic development.

Program Activity: Business Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	-	-	-	-
Total Contributions	14,227	14,227	14,227	14,227
Total Transfer Payments	14,227	14,227	14,227	14,227

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	-	-	-	-
Total Contributions	14,227	14,227	14,227	14,227
Total Transfer Payments	14,227	14,227	14,227	14,227

Program Activity: All Program Activities($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14
Total Grants	-	-	-	-
Total Contributions	28,454	28,454	28,454	28,454
Total Transfer Payments	28,454	28,454	28,454	28,454

Summary of the Three-Year Plan: www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/59.asp