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Table: Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
1) Name of program: Community Diversification. This program represents a voted item, except for 2009-2010, for which the funding portion dedicated to Canada’s Economic Action Plan (CEAP) corresponds to a statutory appropriation.
2) Start Date: April 1, 2007
3) End Date: March 31, 2012
4) Description: The Community Diversification program helps Quebec regions maintain and develop their economic activity base. A community’s vitality depends on its ability to develop, grow and thrive by building on its own assets.
This program has three objectives:
- foster communities’ development and increase their mobilization by drawing up visions and projects of local and regional scope
- assist communities through support for entrepreneurship and through creation or maintenance of viable enterprises
- increase communities’ capability to attract tourists and skilled individuals.
This program also leads to intervention for implementation of the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), a temporary CEAP initiative.
5) Strategic Outcome: A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec
6) Results Achieved:
- Communities are pursuing a development vision and implementing resulting initiatives.
- Enterprises are contributing to community economic growth and maintenance.
- Communities are recognized for their distinctiveness, brand image or outreach.
With respect to the CAF:
- number of communities with increased economic opportunities and greater capacity to meet challenges
- enterprises created, maintained and expanded
- jobs created or maintained.
| (in millions of dollars) | 7) Actual expenditures 2007-2008 | 8) Actual expenditures 2008-2009 | 9) Planned spending 2009-2010 | 10) Total authorities 2009-2010 | 11) Actual expenditures 2009-2010 | 12) Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) Program Activity: Community Development | ||||||
| 14) Grants | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,6 | 0,0 | 0,0 | (0,6) |
| 14) Contributions | 75,2 | 67,7 | 94,3 | 90,5 | 86,7 | (7,6) |
| 13) Program Activity: Special intervention measures | ||||||
| 14) Contributions | — | — | — | 78,0 | 78,0 | 78,0 |
| 14) Other types of transfer payments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15) Program activities total | 75,3 | 67,7 | 94,9 | 168,5 | 164,7 | 69,8 |
16) Comments on variance: The variance is attributable to the new funding received during the year for the Community Adjustment Fund.
17) Audits performed or planned: N/A
18) Evaluation performed or planned: Formative evaluation of the Community Diversification program completed in winter 2010. A summative evaluation will be completed in spring 2011.
1) Name of program: Community Futures Program (CFP)
2) Start Date: May 18, 1995
3) End Date: October 2, 2010
4) Description: This Canada-wide program provides support for communities in all parts of the country to help them take charge of their own local economic development. In Quebec, the CFP financially supports 57 Community Futures Development Corporations, as well as 14 Community Economic Development Corporations and 10 Business Development Centres.
5) Strategic Outcome: A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec
6) Results Achieved:
- Communities are pursuing a development vision and implementing resulting initiatives.
- Enterprises are contributing to community economic growth and maintenance.
| (in millions of dollars) | 7) Actual expenditures 2007-2008 | 8) Actual expenditures 2008-2009 | 9) Planned spending 2009-2010 | 10) Total authorities 2009-2010 | 11) Actual expenditures 2009-2010 | 12) Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) Program Activity: Community Development | ||||||
| 14) Grants | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14) Contributions | 40,2 | 41,7 | 32,0 | 42,6 | 42,6 | 10,6 |
| 14) Other types of transfer payments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15) Program activity total | 40,2 | 41,7 | 32,0 | 42,6 | 42,6 | 10,6 |
16) Comments on variance: The variance between planned spending and actual expenditures is attributable to the implementation, in 2009-2010, of two initiatives with the CFDC common fund: the Business Support Fund II and Business Startup and Succession. Since these initiatives comply with the terms and conditions of the CFP and the promoter is an organization eligible for the CFP, that was the program used. In actuality, the funds allocated to these two initiatives come from the Agency’s Base A.
17) Audits performed or planned: Internal audit of the CFP completed in October 2009: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/verif.html
18) Evaluation performed or planned: Summative evaluation of the CFP completed in summer 2009: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/eng/publications/agency/evaluation/155/index.html
1) Name of program: Infrastructure Canada Program (ICP)
2) Start Date: October 2000
3) End Date: March 31, 2011
4) Description: Within the framework of the pan-Canadian Infrastructure Program under Treasury Board Secretariat responsibility, a Canada-Quebec Agreement was signed in October 2000. The objective of this agreement was to upgrade urban and rural municipal infrastructure in Quebec and improve Quebecers' quality of life. The Agency acts on behalf of the Government of Canada as the federal department responsible for implementation in Quebec. This agreement was amended in July 2005 to postpone the deadline for disbursements to March 31, 2011. Since December 2005, under the terms of the agreement, no more new projects may be approved under the program.
5) Strategic Outcome: A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec
6) Results Achieved : Rural and urban communities have quality public infrastructure.
| (in millions of dollars) | 7) Actual expenditures 2007-2008 | 8) Actual expenditures 2008-2009 | 9) Planned spending 2009-2010 | 10) Total authorities 2009-2010 | 11) Actual expenditures 2009-2010 | 12) Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) Program Activity: Infrastructure | ||||||
| 14) Grants | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14) Contributions | 46,0 | 50,0 | 44,1 | 30,6 | 12,0 | (32,1) |
| 14) Other types of transfer payments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15) Program activity total | 46,0 | 50,0 | 44,1 | 30,6 | 12,0 | (32,1) |
16) Comments on variance: The variance between planned spending and actual expenditures is attributable to the fact that actual expenditures depend on progress in completion of infrastructure projects. Under agreements signed with the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec is responsible for management of most infrastructure programs.
17) Audits performed or planned: Internal audit of the ICP completed in July 2010.
18) Evaluation performed or planned: Summative evaluation of the Canada-Quebec Infrastructure Works 2000 program completed in winter 2010.
1) Name of program: Contribution program to supply the Municipality of Shannon with drinking water
2) Start Date: April 1, 2009
3) End Date: March 31, 2011
4) Description: Financial assistance for the water treatment project to supply the Municipality of Shannon, Quebec, with drinking water.
5) Strategic Outcome: A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec
6) Results Achieved: Rural and urban communities have quality public infrastructure.
| (in millions of dollars) | 7) Actual expenditures 2007-2008 | 8) Actual expenditures 2008-2009 | 9) Planned spending 2009-2010 | 10) Total authorities 2009-2010 | 11) Actual expenditures 2009-2010 | 12) Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) Program Activity: Infrastructure | ||||||
| 14) Grants | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14) Contributions | — | — | — | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 |
| 14) Other types of transfer payments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15) Program activity total | — | — | — | 6,4 | 6,4 | 6,4 |
16) Comments on variance: This project was launched during 2009-2010 under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to enable the Municipality of Shannon to obtain a total financial contribution of $13.3 million, of which $6.4 million was paid out in 2009-2010.
17) Audits performed or planned: N/A
18) Evaluation performed or planned: N/A
1) Name of program: Business and Regional Growth
2) Start Date: April 1, 2007
3) End Date: March 31, 2012
4) Description: This program reinforces conditions conducive to the sustainable growth of regions and SMEs, and has three objectives:
- help enterprises improve their performance, become more competitive and engage in more innovation to facilitate their sustainable development
- support the transfer of technology and research outputs to enterprises
- create the right conditions to attract foreign investment and international organizations.
This program also leads to intervention for implementation of the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), a temporary CEAP initiative.
5) Strategic Outcome: A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec
6) Results Achieved:
- Assisted enterprises are using their strategic capabilities.
- Products and services derived from R&D are being commercialized.
- New enterprises and investment in strategic capital assets are consolidating the regions’ economic base.
- Competitiveness poles are being developed and consolidated.
- Clusters and networks of enterprises in the same sector or region are better structured.
- The innovation commercialization process is generating medium- and long-range economic and social spinoffs.
- Competitive regions are attracting foreign direct investment and international organizations.
With respect specifically to the CAF: - number of communities with increased economic activities and greater capacity to meet challenges
- enterprises created, maintained and expanded
- jobs created or maintained.
| (in millions of dollars) | 7) Actual expenditures 2007-2008 | 8) Actual expenditures 2008-2009 | 9) Planned spending 2009-2010 | 10) Total authorities 2009-2010 | 11) Actual expenditures 2009-2010 | 12) Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13) Program Activity: Enterprise Competitiveness | ||||||
| 14) Contributions | 53,6 | 40,4 | 63,7 | 73,7 | 60,7 | (3,0) |
| 13) Program Activity: Competitive positioning of sectors and regions | ||||||
| 14) Contributions | 38,4 | 29,2 | 19,2 | 21,1 | 34,1 | 14,9 |
| 13) Program Activity: Special intervention measures | ||||||
| 14) Contributions | — | — | — | 17,8 | 17,8 | 17,8 |
| 14) Other types of transfer payments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15) Program activity total | 92,0 | 69,6 | 82,9 | 112,6 | 112,6 | 29,7 |
16) Comments on variance:
Enterprise Competitiveness: The variance is attributable to the impact of the economic downturn on projects by enterprises, which had to delay or downsize their investment plans.
Competitive positioning of sectors and regions: The economic downturn has prompted the Agency to increase its level of investment in projects presenting attractive business opportunities in order to revive the international competitiveness of sectors and regions.
Special intervention measures: The Agency has been given the mandate to deliver the Community Adjustment Fund under CEAP.
17) Audits performed or planned: N/A
18) Evaluation performed or planned: Formative evaluation of the Business and Regional Growth program completed in winter 2010. A summative evaluation will be completed in fall 2011.