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Supplementary Information (Tables)
1. How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?
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2. Has your department established green procurement targets?
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3. Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.
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SDS Departmental Goal
To promote the full and meaningful application of a results-oriented federal environmental assessment framework. |
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Federal SD Goal Including Greening Government Operations (GGO) Goals
Governance for Sustainable Development: Federal SD Goal VI |
Performance Measure from Current SDS | Department's Expected Results for 2009-2010 |
Improved understanding of how the various components of an effective and efficient environmental assessment framework should work together, and of the strengths and weaknesses of the current framework in supporting integrated decision making | Contributions towards the advancement of the science and practice of strategic environmental assessment and of regional-scale environmental assessment (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1, 2 and 3*) | |
A timelier, coordinated, and consistent approach to the environmental assessment process of major projects is applied | Promotion and implementation of initiatives that improve the coordination among stakeholders in federal project environmental assessments (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1 and 2*) | |
Improved knowledge across government of how to engage the public, including Aboriginal groups, in high-quality environmental assessments | Continued work towards building knowledge and capacity internally and throughout the federal government in the area of public and Aboriginal groups' engagement in environmental assessments (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1, 2 and 3*) | |
Regular and consistent training in sustainable development tools for planners and analysts across the Government of Canada | Collaboration with other federal departments and agencies to increase awareness and application of the principles of sustainable development and the sustainable development tools (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1, 2 and 3*) | |
Identification of areas requiring improvement in the application of the Cabinet Directive and the Act | Completion of the evaluation on the effectiveness of the SEA and project environmental assessment processes (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1, 2 and 3*) | |
Identification of opportunities to better integrate the project review process across jurisdictions | Continuing examination of how the Agency can move toward better integration of the project review process at the national level (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1 and 2*) | |
Themes of research and development reflect issues and needs addressed in the Agency's sustainable development strategies | Encouragement of research areas consistent with, and supportive of, the goals and objectives set out in the Agency's sustainable development strategies (consistent with Agency Operational Priorities 1 and 3*) |
* In this table, the Agency's operational priorities 1, 2 and 3 refer to the following:
For additional information on how the 'Performance Measures from current Sustainable Development Strategies' and its associated 'Departmental Expected Results' were derived, please refer to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's 2007-2009 Sustainable Development Strategy (http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=EB9E8950-1&toc=show).
The Agency works closely with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada, in partnership with the community of federal small departments and agencies (SDA), to design, develop and implement its internal audit capacity. Horizontal audits of SDAs are scheduled by the OCG for planning period. |
Name of Evaluation | Evaluation Type | Status | Expected Completion Date |
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Participant Funding Program | Formative | In progress | Spring 2009 |
Evaluation of the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals | Formative/Summative | Preparatory work done | Spring 2009 |
Research and Development Contribution Program | Formative | Preparatory work done | Fall 2009 |
Program Activity | Respendable revenue | Forecast Revenue 2008-2009 | Planned Revenue 2009-2010 | Planned Revenue 2010-2011 | Planned Revenue 2011-2012 |
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Environmental Assessment Support Program | Cost recovery for environmental assessment services | 4,850 | 7,751 | 7,751 | 7,751 |
Cost recovery for publications, training and education materials (federal) | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Cost recovery for publications, training and education materials (external) | 76 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
Total Respendable Revenue | 5,023 | 8,001 | 8,001 | 8,001 |
Note: Cost recovery of environmental assessments review panel costs is dependent on the level of panel activity that is eligible for cost recovery and may therefore fluctuate.
Name of User Fee | Fee Type | Fee-Setting Authority | Reason for Planned Introduction of or Amendment to Fee | Effective Date of Planned Change | Consultation and Review Process Planned |
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Amendments to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel Service Charges Order | Regulatory Service | Financial Administration Act | Update to reflect current costs and range of services provided | 2009-2010 | A consultation document was published in April 2008 for broad stakeholder consultations undertaken until June 2008, most notably with industry sectors whose projects may be subject to review panels and with the Minister of the Environment's multi-stakeholder Regulatory Advisory Committee. Consultation input and comments are being reviewed in order to prepare a proposal under the User Fees Act for tabling in Parliament as well as the subsequent regulatory amendments. |