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Table 3: Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Infrastructure Canada Program

Start date: October 10, 2000

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: This transfer payment program was designed to improve urban and rural community infrastructure in Canada.

Strategic Outcome: Economically viable communities in Western Canada with a high quality of life.

Results Achieved: Improve Canadians' quality of life through investments that enhance the quality of the environment, support long-term economic growth, and improve community infrastructure. Build a 21st century infrastructure through the use of technologies, new approaches and best practices.


Program Activity: Infrastructure
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $80,429 $30,659 $8,700 $13,632 $12,950 $- 4,250
Total Other types of transfer payments $80,429 $30,659 $8,700 $13,632 $12,950 $- 4,250

Comment(s) on Variance(s): Variance is due to the reprofiling of 2007/2008 funds through Supplementary Estimates (B)

Audit completed or planned: An audit of Infrastructure Programs covering the period April 01, 2006 to March 31, 2008, was completed in February 2009.

 

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures Program

Start date: May 1995

End date: October 2, 2010

Description: This transfer payment program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.

Strategic Outcome: SO 1- A competitive and expanded business sector in Western Canada and a strengthened western Canadian innovation system.

SO 2 - Economically viable communities in Western Canada with a high quality of life.

Results Achieved: Strategic community planning: working with communities to assess local problems, establish objectives, plan and implement strategies to develop human, institutional and physical infrastructures, entrepreneurship, employment, and the economy.

Business Services: Delivering a range of business, counseling and information services to small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Access to capital: Provide capital to assist businesses or to help entrepreneurs to create new businesses.


Program Activity: Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $12,950 $13,881 $13,948 $13,948 $18,508 $- 4,560
Total Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment $12,950 $13,881 $13,948 $13,948 $18,508 $- 4,560



Program Activity:
Business Development and Entrepreneurship
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $13,442 $14,429 $13,948 $13,948 $19,274 $- 5,326
Total Business Development and Entrepreneurship $13,442 $14,429 $13,948 $13,948 $19,274 $- 5,326
Total Program Activities $26,392 $28,310 $27,986 $27,986 $37,782 $-9,886

Comment(s) on Variance(s): WD invested at total of $10.0 M in the Community Futures Network Lending & Investment Pools in Alberta and British Columbia

 

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Western Diversification Program

Start date: 1987-1988

End date: On-going (program evaluation scheduled for 2011-2012)

Description: This program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.

Strategic Outcome: SO 1- A competitive and expanded business sector in Western Canada and a strengthened western Canadian innovation system.

SO 2 - Economically viable communities in Western Canada with a high quality of life

SO 3 - Policies and programs that support the development of Western Canada

Results Achieved: - A strengthened western innovation system.

- An expanded business sector in Western Canada.

- Increased investment in strategic federal/regional economic development priorities that improves the viability, prosperity and quality of life in communities across Western Canada.

- A better understanding of Western Canada's needs, opportunities and aspirations inside and outside of the region leading to improved programs and services for western Canadians.


Program Activity: Collaboration and Coordination
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $73 $0 $115 $115 $0 $115
Total Collaboration and Coordination $73 $0 $115 $115 $0 $115



Program Activity:
Research and Analysis
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $472 $514 $578 $586 $923 $-345
Total Research and Analysis $472 $514 $578 $586 $923 $-345



Program Activity:
Advocacy
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Contributions $0 $20 $115 $115 $0 $115
Total Advocacy $0 $20 $115 $115 $0 $115



Program Activity:
Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Grants $15,000 $16,500 $1,475 $0 $0 $1,475
Total Contributions $71,144 $34,194 $46,101 $83,697 $41,774 $4,327
Total Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment $86,144 $50,694 $47,576 $83,697 $41,774 $5,802



Program Activity:
Business Development and Entrepreneurship
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Grants $32,000 $2,000 $1,645 $0 $0 $1,645
Total Contributions $11,898 $19,747 $22,438 $24,252 $21,382 $1,056
Total Business Development and Entrepreneurship $43,898 $21,747 $24,083 $24,252 $21,382 $2,701



Program Activity:
Innovation
($ thousands)
  Actual
Spending
2006-07
Actual
Spending
2007-08
Planned
Spending
2008-09
Total
Authorities
2008-09
Actual
Spending
2008-09
Variance(s)
Total Grants $0 $0 $1,880 $0 $0 $1,880
Total Contributions $51,560 $63,439 $59,885 $78,801 $70,151 $-10,266
Total Innovation $51,560 $63,439 $61,765 $78,801 $70,151 $-8,386
Total Program Activities $182,147 $136,414 $134,232 $187,566 $134,230 $2

Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable

Audit Completed or planned: An audit will be completed in 2009/2010.