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Supplementary Information (Tables)
Strategic Outcome:
1.0 People - Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada
2.0 Discovery - High quality Canadian-based competitive research in the natural sciences and engineering
3.0 Innovation - Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering
Program Activity: All
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants and Scholarships
Start date: 1978
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on October 31, 2011)
Description: NSERC's class grant Grants and Scholarships program supports university-based basic and project research, college-based project research, provides scholarships and fellowships to young researchers, and facilitates links between universities, colleges, the private sector, and governments.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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PEOPLE | ||||
Program Activity 1.1: Promote Science and Engineering | ||||
Total grants | 6.53 | 5.60 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
Program Activity 1.2: Support Students and Fellows | ||||
Total grants | 100.03 | 94.53 | 96.77 | 90.45 |
Program Activity 1.3: Attract and Retain Faculty | ||||
Total grants | 164.29 | 161.93 | 159.33 | 159.33 |
Total for PEOPLE | 270.85 | 262.06 | 261.58 | 255.26 |
DISCOVERY | ||||
Program Activity 2.1: Fund Basic Research | ||||
Total grants | 359.29 | 350.50 | 347.00 | 346.32 |
Program Activity 2.2: Support for Research Equipment and Major Resources | ||||
Total for DISCOVERY | 398.57 | 387.92 | 382.48 | 371.39 |
INNOVATION | ||||
Program Activity 3.1: Fund Research in Strategic Areas | ||||
Total grants | 121.56 | 131.73 | 133.35 | 133.35 |
Program Activity 3.2: Fund University-Industry-Government Partnerships | ||||
Total grants | 37.86 | 53.17 | 50.57 | 58.99 |
Program Activity 3.3: Support Commercialization | ||||
Total grants | 28.04 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
Total for INNOVATION | 187.46 | 191.11 | 190.14 | 198.56 |
Total Transfer payments | 856.88 | 841.09 | 834.20 | 825.21 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 1.0 People − Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada
Program Activity: 1.2 Support Students and Fellows
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Start date: 2003
End date: No end date
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 56.58 | 56.58 | 42.58 | 42.58 |
Total Transfer payments | 56.58 | 56.58 | 42.58 | 42.58 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 1.0 People − Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada
Program Activity: 1.2 Support Students and Fellows
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Start date: 2008
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on July 31, 2013)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program provides financial support to Canadian and International students who have achieved outstanding success in their studies and will pursue a doctoral program at a Canadian university in the areas of natural sciences and engineering.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 2.80 | 5.55 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
Total Transfer payments | 2.80 | 5.55 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 1.0 People − Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada
Program Activity: 1.2 Support Students and Fellows
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Industrial R&D Internship Program
Start date: 2007
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire November 29, 2012)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Industrial R&D Internship (IRDI) Program provides financial support to eligible, non-for-profit organizations to match graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with private sector organizations for private sector research internships involving expertise in natural sciences and engineering. The interns work on research projects jointly developed by their private sector partner and academic supervisor.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.88 | |
Total Transfer payments | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 1.0 People − Highly skilled science and engineering professionals in Canada
Program Activity: 1.3 Attract and Retain Faculty
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Start date: 2008
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on July 31, 2013)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grants Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) program to attract Canadian and international leaders who can positively contribute to our global competitiveness, future prosperity and well-being, as well as provide deeper understanding of the human dimension of technological change in the areas of natural sciences and engineering.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | - | 12.69 | 17.08 | 17.12 |
Total Transfer payments | - | 12.69 | 17.08 | 17.12 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
* Funds are earmarked in the fiscal framework for the CERC program in the amounts of $12.69M, $17.08M and $17.12M for fiscal years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, respectively. NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR anticipate preparing a joint Treasury Board Submission to access these funds. The amount allocated to each agency will be determined by future competition results. Therefore, estimates have been provided.
Strategic Outcome: 3.0 Innovation − Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering
Program Activity: 3.2 Fund University-Industry-Government Partnerships
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Networks of Centres of Excellence
Start date: 1997
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on September 19, 2013)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Networks of Centres of Excellence program to mobilize Canada's research talent in the academic, private, public and not-for-profit sectors and apply it to the task of developing the economy and improving the quality of life of Canadians.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 |
Total Transfer payments | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 3.0 Innovation − Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering
Program Activity: 3.2 Fund University-Industry-Government Partnerships
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence
Start date: 2007
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on June 13, 2012)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program establishes networks conducting research in priority areas resulting in a long-term competitive advantage to consortia of Canadian firms, supported by networks of academics and government researchers in areas of natural sciences and engineering. This program is included within the class grants Networks of Centres of Excellence program.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 7.41 | 8.41 | 8.41 | - |
Total Transfer payments | 7.41 | 8.41 | 8.41 | - |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 3.0 Innovation − Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering
Program Activity: 3.3 Support Commercialization
Name of Transfer Payment Program: College and Community Innovation Program
Start date: 2007
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire November 29, 2012)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program increases innovation at the community and/or regional level by enabling Canadian colleges to increase their capacity to work with local companies, particularly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in areas of natural sciences and engineering. It supports applied research and collaborations that facilitate commercialization, as well as technology transfer, adaptation and adoption of new technologies, in areas of strategic importance to Canada.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 14.55 | 14.55 | 14.55 | 14.55 |
Total Transfer payments | 14.55 | 14.55 | 14.55 | 14.55 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
Strategic Outcome: 3.0 Innovation − Productive use of new knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering
Program Activity: 3.3 Support Commercialization
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research
Start date: 2007
End date: No end date (Current Terms and Conditions will expire on June 29, 2012)
Description: NSERC's portion of the tri-agency class grant Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program supports the operation of commercialization and/or research Centres that bring together people, services, and infrastructure to maximize the benefits of the government's investments in skills and research and to encourage greater private sector investment in science and technology, in areas of natural sciences and engineering.
Expected results:
Forecast Spending 2009-10 |
Planned Spending 2010-11 |
Planned Spending 2011-12 |
Planned Spending 2012-13 |
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Total grants | 19.12 | 17.80 | 18.02 | 18.75 |
Total Transfer payments | 19.12 | 17.80 | 18.02 | 18.75 |
Summary of the 3 Year Plan: NSERC Three Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs
* Funds are earmarked in the fiscal framework for the CECR program in the amounts of $17.80M, $18.02M and $18.75M for fiscal years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, respectively. NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR anticipate preparing a joint Treasury Board Submission to access these funds. The amount allocated to each agency will be determined by future competition results. Therefore, estimates have been provided.
Name of Internal Audit | Internal Audit Type | Status | Expected Completion Date |
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EAMS – New System Under Development (SUD) Audit | SUD | Planned | 2009-10 |
Audit of Corporate Information Management Practices | Compliance | Planned | 2009-10 |
Electronic link to audit reports: NSERC Internal Audits
In 2008-09, NSERC and SSHRC completed a merger of their internal audit units. The Internal Audit Team is currently developing a multi-year audit plan. |
Name of Evaluation | Program Type | Status | Expected Completion Date |
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Tri-Agency (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs | Transfer Payment Program | In progress | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of Undergraduate Student Research Awards in University and in Industry | Transfer Payment Program | In progress | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of the Strategic Projects | Transfer Payment Program | In progress | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of NSERC Prizes | Transfer Payment Program | In progress | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of the Postdoctoral and Industrial Research and Development Fellowships | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of the Collaborative Health Research Projects | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2010-11 |
Formative Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2010-11 |
Evaluation of PromoScience | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Joint Review of Relevance and Effectiveness for the Strategic Networks and the Tri-Agency Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Evaluation of the Idea to Innovation Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Evaluation of the Chairs in Targeted Areas of Research | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Industrial R&D Internship Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2011-12 |
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Evaluation of NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships Program and the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the College and Community Innovation Program | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Evaluation of the Industrial Research Chairs | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
International Review of Discovery Grants | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Evaluation of Research Partnership Agreements | Transfer Payment Program | Planned | 2012-13 |
Electronic link to evaluation plan: NSERC Program Evaluations
Program Activity | Forecast Revenue 2009-10 |
Planned Revenue 2010-11 |
Planned Revenue 2011-12 |
Planned Revenue 2012-13 |
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Refunds of previous years' expenditures | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Total Non-respendable Revenue | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |