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Name of Recipient: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

Start Date: June 18, 1998

End Date: July 4, 2010

Total Funding:

Description: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation was established with an endowment in 1999 for a ten-year period, with the objective of increasing access to post-secondary education so that Canadians can acquire the skills needed to participate in a changing economy and society. It provided scholarships to students who were in financial need and who demonstrated merit.

The endowment was managed in accordance with the Funding Agreement between the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the Government of Canada, as represented by the Ministers of Finance and Human Resources and Skills Development.

The Foundation was not renewed beyond its 10 year mandate. As a result, the CMSF entered into its liquidation period on January 5, 2010 to dispose of all of its property and discharge all of its liabilities as required pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 1998. The liquidation period came to an end on July 4, 2010. The balance of the proceeds of the liquidation, $121.3M, was transferred to the Government of Canada's Consolidated Revenue Fund. The final financial statements for the CMSF can be found online at:
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/index.html

Since January 1, 2010, HRSDC has taken over the administration of the remaining payments of to the Millennium Excellence Awards to eligible students and will continue to do so until December 31, 2013.

Strategic Outcome(s): A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market

Summary of annual plans of recipient:

• Approximately 100,000 students with demonstrated financial need benefited from Millennium Bursaries annually through loan remissions or award bursaries averaging $3,000.
• Approximately 21,000 additional students from low-income families who have demonstrated financial need benefited from Millennium Access Bursaries annually (beginning in 2005-2006) with award bursaries averaging $2,000.
• Distributed Millennium Entrance Awards to over 1,800 post-secondary students and In-course Excellence Awards to up to 1,200 post-secondary students, valued at $4,000 or $5,000 depending on the type of award, to students who demonstrated exceptional merit and community service.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

• Awarded 96,117 bursaries under the Millennium Bursary Program for a total of $ 300 million
• Awarded 28,353 bursaries under the Millennium Access Bursaries for a total of 50.1 million
• Awarded 3,258 bursaries under the Millennium Excellence Awards for a total of $16.5 million.

Note: Results and figures are based on the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation which runs on a calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

Program Activity: Learning
($ millions)

	Actual Spending 2007-08	Actual Spending 2008-09	a) Planned Spending 2009-10	Total Authorities 2009-10	b) Actual Spending 2009-10	Variance(s) between(s) a) and b)
Conditional Grants	358.0	341.2	365.0	N/A	381.5	(16.5)
Administration	24.8	29.3	26.7	N/A	33.5	(6.8)

Comments on Variance(s): The CMSF ceased operations on July 5, 2010. The variance is mainly related items pertaining to the shutdown of the Foundation, including:

• $16.8 million in scholarship commitments payable subsequent to end of the CMSF fiscal year
• expenses incurred for the provision of administrative support to students until March 15, 2010;
• expenses to comply with the requirements for shutdown of operations.

Significant Evaluation findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: Not applicable

Significant Audit findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: Not applicable

Name of Recipient: Canadian Council on Learning

Start Date: March 30, 2004

End Date: March 31, 2010

Total Funding:

Description: To promote and support evidence-based decision making in all areas of lifelong learning by informing Canadians regularly on Canada's progress on learning outcomes, and promoting knowledge and information exchange among learning partners.

Note: A one-time grant was provided to the Canadian Council on Learning in fiscal year 2004-2005. All funds are to be dispersed by March 31, 2009. The mandate was extended to March 31, 2010 with no additional funding.

Strategic Outcome(s): A skilled, adaptable and inclusive labour force and an efficient labour market

Summary of annual plans of recipient:

• At arm's length from government, the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) mandate had been to improve the overall stage of knowledge and information on lifelong learning by focusing on the thematic areas of: Aboriginal Learning, Adult Learning, Early Childhood Learning; Health and Learning; Structured Learning; and Work and Learning;
• CCL continued to support public/stakeholder awareness through annual progress reports on state of learning in Canada; knowledge mobilization activities; and conduct of and support for research on policy and program issues in the area of learning;
• CCL published its major reports - Annual State of Learning in Canada report and the Composite Learning Index; and
• CCL continued its applied research activities on issues of importance for learners, educators and decision-makers, including joint research projects or commissioned studies with provincial/territorial and federal government departments, and other learning-related agencies and organizations.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

In support of its mandate to promote knowledge exchange and inform Canadians on learning issues and outcomes, the Canadian Council on Learning accomplished the following in 2009/10:

Informing Canadians

• Released its annual "State of Learning" report -- encompassing chapters on learning in early childhood, secondary and post-secondary school, through adulthood, in the workplace and for Aboriginal Peoples, with a special feature on literacy;
• Published the pan-Canadian Composite Learning Index (CLI), which tracks progress in learning at the community and national levels;
• Published The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada: A Holistic Approach to Measuring Success.
• Published Securing Prosperity through Canada’s Human Infrastructure: The State of Adult Learning and Workplace Training in Canada; and
• Increased the accessibility of information on learning by using new media technologies, such as a regular electronic publication, Lessons in Learning, as well as an e-bulletin, The Learning Link.

Knowledge Mobilization and Exchange

• Sponsored national and provincial knowledge exchange initiatives (symposia, conferences, roundtables, workshops) on key learning issues;
• Maintained the on-line peer-reviewed journal: Journal of Applied Research on Learning (JARL). http://www.ccl-cca.ca/ccl/Reports/Journal.html
• Fostered the development of knowledge on learning through its adjudication and support of research projects, the establishment of a research-in-residence program, and publication of a catalogue of provincial/territorial data on learning as a resource for research; and
• Supported its five national Knowledge Centres, which brought together leading academics, practitioners and stakeholders to engage in knowledge exchange and dissemination of exemplary practices in the following areas: Aboriginal Learning, Adult Learning, Early Childhood Learning; Health and Learning; and Work and Learning. CCL stopped supporting its five Knowledge Centres in July 2009 in an effort to reduce costs.

Program Activity: Learning
($ millions)

Actual Spending 2007-08	Actual Spending 2008-09	a) Planned Spending 2009-10	Total Authorities 2009-10	b) Actual Spending 2009-10	Variance(s) between(s) a) and b)
Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

Comments on Variance(s):

Significant Evaluation findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: N/A

Significant Audit findings by the recipient during the reporting year and future plan: N/A

URL of recipient site: http://www.ccl-cca.ca