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Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2010–11	2009–10	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
	Regions of Quebec
1	Operating expenditures	47,083	41,880	5,202
5	Grants and contributions	376,443	240,435	136,008
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	5,634	5,113	522
(S)	Minister of State – Motor car allowance	2	. . . . .	2
	Total Department	429,162	287,428	141,734

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Strategic Outcome

A competitive and diversified economy for the regions of Quebec.

Program Activity Descriptions

Community Development

This program activity enables Quebec regions and communities to maintain and develop their economic activity base by relying on their own assets. It has three underlying objectives. The first, Community Mobilization, fosters community development and increased mobilization through the development of visions and large-scale local and regional projects. The second, Local Development supports communities through entrepreneurship assistance and the creation and maintenance of viable enterprises. The third, Attractive Communities, raises communities' capabilities to attract tourists and skilled individuals. This program activity mainly targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and non-profit organizations (NPO). Two grants and contributions programs support it, namely the Community Diversification Program and the national Community Futures Program.

Special intervention measures

This program activity provides support to communities and regions facing major economic shocks. In such situations, where additional dedicated funding is provided by the Government of Canada, the Agency temporarily institutes special adjustment measures to enable communities to sustain their economic activity and undertake action that will help them regain economic balance or stability.

Enterprise Competitiveness

This program activity enables enterprises to improve their performance and competitiveness through higher productivity, earned income, all of which help create conditions conducive to sustainable growth. Underpinning this program activity are two objectives: the first, Development of Enterprises' Skills, fosters an increase in capabilities with respect to management, innovation, adoption of advanced technology, market development, and integration with globalized production chains. Notably, it encourages support for organizations that are dedicated to improving the strategic capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in order to enhance their performance and facilitate their adjustment. The second objective, Strategic Enterprises, supports the establishment and first expansion phases of enterprises in economic activities deemed strategic to a region's development in order to consolidate the economic base of the regions.

This program activity mainly targets SMEs and non-profit organizations (NPO) and is supported by two grants and contributions programs, namely the Business and Regional Growth Program and the Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program (CANtex).

Infrastructure

This program activity helps improve Quebec's urban and rural municipal infrastructure and enhance citizens' quality of life. This is realized by investing in projects that increase environmental quality, support long-term economic growth, upgrade community facilities and establish modern 21st-century infrastructure through the adoption of better technology, new approaches and best practices. The Government of Canada has implemented various joint infrastructure programs in collaboration with the provinces, territories, municipalities, First Nations and private sector. The Agency has the special mandate to manage the Canada-Quebec Infrastructure Program Agreement. Projects that contribute to meeting the objectives of this program include those that improve water quality, solve problems posed by the release of wastewater effluent, promote the safe circulation of persons and merchandise, improve public transportation and enhance citizens' quality of life through the construction of infrastructure, facilities or buildings with urban or regional economic impact.

This program activity mainly targets municipalities and non-profit organizations (NPO) and is supported by the Infrastructure Canada Program (contributions program).

Competitive positioning of sectors and regions

This program activity improves the international competitiveness of the regions by enhancing their knowledge and competitive advantages on the world stage. It has two objectives. The first, Growth Poles, develops and consolidates growth poles by fostering innovation and networking among knowledge players (universities and research institutes and centres, enterprises and groups of enterprises, and technology brokers), the development of a critical mass of knowledge, and the enhancement and transfer of technology. The second objective, International promotion of regions, enhances the international competitiveness of Quebec regions through integrated promotion of locational factors (labour force, market access, infrastructure, costs and political stability), and attraction of direct foreign investment and reinvestment by foreign enterprises already established in Quebec.

This program activity mainly targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and non-profit organizations (NPO) and is supported by the Business and Regional Growth grants and contributions program.

Policies, programs and initiatives

This program activity enables the regions and communities of Quebec to benefit from adapted, consistent, and effective federal action that produces positive socio-economic repercussions, notably by generating and disseminating regional economic development knowledge that is useful to development stakeholders and by seizing business and development opportunities. This program activity is backed by four objectives: analysis and research; policies and programs; representation and influence; and cooperation and collaboration.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2010–11 Main Estimates			2009–10
		Budgetary		Total	Main Estimates
	Operating	Grants	Contributions
			and other
			transfer
			payments
Community Development	10,808	100	125,904	136,812	120,972
Special intervention measures	3,735	. . . . .	101,436	105,171	. . . . .
Enterprise Competitiveness	6,807	. . . . .	66,952	73,759	71,961
Infrastructure	2,063	. . . . .	51,234	53,298	45,588
Competitive positioning of sectors and regions	3,223	. . . . .	30,317	33,540	22,842
Internal Services	21,312	. . . . .	. . . . .	21,312	20,376
Policies, programs and initiatives	4,771	. . . . .	500	5,271	5,689
	52,719	100	376,343	429,162	287,428

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grants under the Community Diversification Program	100,000	600,000
Total grants	100,000	600,000
Contributions
Contributions under the Community Diversification Program	169,742,905	76,765,000
Contributions under the Business and Regional Growth Program	122,566,000	82,948,000
Contributions under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program	43,889,275	. . . . .
Contributions under the Community Futures Program	32,300,000	32,000,000
Contributions under the program to provide drinking water to the
Municipality of Shannon	7,345,000	. . . . .
Contributions under the Regional Development Research Program	500,000	750,000
Total contributions	376,343,180	192,463,000
Items not required
Contributions to the province of Quebec under the Infrastructure Canada
Program	. . . . .	44,072,460
Contributions under the Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program	. . . . .	2,900,000
Grants under the Business and Regional Growth Program	. . . . .	200,000
Grants under the Regional Development Research Program	. . . . .	200,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	47,372,460
Total	376,443,180	240,435,460

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