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Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates

	Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
	Regions of Quebec
1	Operating expenditures	42,357	44,693	(2,336)
5	Grants and contributions	346,842	331,165	15,677
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	5,501	5,737	(236)

	Total Department	394,700	381,595	13,105

Strategic Outcome

Vitality of communities - Dynamic and revitalized communities having better socioeconomic outlooks.

Program Activity Descriptions

Community development
Develop a community's capacity in terms of its socioeconomic adaptability and its ability to promote entrepreneurship, create small enterprises, attract tourists and retain qualified persons.

Infrastructures
Renovate and build quality public infrastructure in Quebec's rural and urban communities.

Special response measures
Provide support to communities hard hit by important economic shocks.

Strategic Outcome

Competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and regions - Presence of conditions favourable to sustainable growth and the competitive positioning of SMEs and regions.

Program Activity Descriptions

Enterprise (SME) competitiveness
Stimulate SMEs' growth and competitiveness to increase productivity, earnings and employment in the regions.

Competitive positioning of regions
Improve regions' international competitiveness by enhancing their knowledge and their competitive advantages on the international scene.

Strategic Outcome

Policies, representation and cooperation - Policies, programs and initiatives reflecting the reality of the regions of Quebec.

Program Activity Descriptions

Policies, programs and initiatives
Enhance the department's ability to develop or help formulate policies, programs and initiatives to better meet the needs of the regions of Quebec and the relevance of federal regional development activities in Quebec.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates				2006-2007

	Budgetary			Total	Main

	Operating	Grants	Contributions		Estimates
			and other
			transfer
			payments

Community development	21,910	33,530	107,419	162,859	. . . . .
Infrastructures	2,743	. . . . .	97,358	100,101	. . . . .
Special response measures	1,105	. . . . .	6,973	8,078	. . . . .
Enterprise (SME) competitiveness	9,540	400	62,637	72,577	. . . . .
Competitive positioning of regions	6,472	320	37,705	44,497	. . . . .
Policies, programs and initiatives	6,088	100	400	6,588	. . . . .
Improvement of the economic environment of regions	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	125,417
Improvement of collective infrastructures	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	89,250
Provision of special adjustment measures	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	21,134
Enterprise Development	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	145,794

	47,858	34,350	312,492	394,700	381,595

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates

Grants
Community development
Grants under the Community Diversification Program	1,080,000	. . . . .
Grant to the Sept-Îles Port Authority to expand wharf number 41	2,400,000	. . . . .
Grant to the Quebec Port Authority to commemorate the 400th
anniversary of Quebec City in 2008	30,050,000	16,770,000
Enterprise (SME) competitiveness
Grants under the Business and Regional Growth Program	400,000
Competitive positioning of regions
Grants under the Business and Regional Growth Program	320,000	. . . . .
Policies, programs and initiatives
Grants under the Regional Development Research Program	100,000	. . . . .

Total grants	34,350,000	16,770,000

Contributions
Community development
Contributions under the Community Futures Program	40,304,000	25,994,000
Contributions under the Commnity Diversification Program	67,115,000	. . . . .
Infrastructures
Contributions to the province of Quebec under the Infrastructure Canada
Program	97,358,000	86,662,000
Special response measures
Contributions under the Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries
Program	6,973,000	20,110,000
Enterprise (SME) competitiveness
Contributions under the Business and Regional Growth Program	62,637,000	. . . . .
Competitive positioning of regions
Contributions under the Business and Regional Growth Program	37,705,000	. . . . .
Policies, programs and initiatives
Contributions under the Regional Development Research Program	400,000	. . . . .

Total contributions	312,492,000	132,766,000

Items not required
Contributions under the Regional Strategic Initiative Program	. . . . .	93,703,000
Contributions under the Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and
Access Program for small and medium businesses	. . . . .	86,306,000
Contributions under the Canadian Support Program for the economy of
Gaspé and Îles-de-la-Madeleine	. . . . .	1,320,000
Grants under the Innovation, Development Entrepreneurship and Access
Program for small and medium businesses	. . . . .	300,000

Total items not required	. . . . .	181,629,000

Total	346,842,000	331,165,000

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