ARCHIVED - 2011-2012 RPPs - Up-Front Multi-Year Funding

Strategic outcome: A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based product sector that proactively manages risk

Program activity: Business Risk Management

Name of recipient: Canada Pork International (CPI)

Start date: June 22, 2009

End date: September 30, 2013

Description:

The Marketing Fund provides support to Canada Pork International (CPI) to assist the sector in adding value to Canadian pork products allowing for greater differentiation from the competition. This funding will be used by CPI to bolster critical market development; undertake strategic activities to capture greater value from export markets; gain recognition for Canadian pork products and building markets; increase market access for Canadian pork products; and enhance capacity that responds to identified industry needs.

($ millions)

Total Funding	Prior Years’ Funding	Planned Funding 2011–12	Planned Funding 2012–13	Planned Funding 2013–14
17.0	17.0	-	-	-

Summary of annual plans of recipient:

CPI's 2010-11 business plan outlines the strategy and tactics to be used in increasing Canadian pork exports to key markets such as Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia, and Mexico.

CPI submitted a strategic marketing plan for 2009-2013 that will serve to guide their market development focus over the length of the program. The plan serves as the base for updates of the annual business implementation plan in the remaining years of the program.

To achieve its market development objectives, CPI will deliver a series of technical seminars, develop promotional materials, implement retail and food service promotions, and provide Canadian processors with market information and intelligence. CPI will also be active in helping to establish wider market access for Canadian pork products.

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Strategic outcome: A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based product sector that proactively manages risk

Program activity: Business Risk Management

Name of recipient: Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI)

Start date: December 14, 2006

End date: March 31, 2022

Description:

The conditional grant for CAPI encourages independent policy research benefitting the Canadian agricultural sector. It will help ensure continued success in building an inclusive and forward looking dialogue on the future of Canadian agriculture, and provide a stable and sustained forum to discuss issues of importance to the industry.

($ millions)

Total Funding	Prior Years’ Funding	Planned Funding 2011–12	Planned Funding 2012–13	Planned Funding 2013–14
15.0	15.0	-	-	-

Summary of annual plans of recipient:

In accordance with article 9 of its funding agreement, CAPI submitted the required plans: Policy Research Plan FY 2010-11, Administrative Activities FY 2010-11, and Business Plan FY 2010-11 in January 2010. The 2011-12 Research and Business Plan is expected by the end of January 2011. An interim performance evaluation of CAPI was done by an independant auditor and submitted by CAPI to AAFC in June 2010.

At its Annual General Meeting in June 2009, the CAPI Board of Directors confirmed the Institute’s three-year objectives and research strategy, after input from its advisory committee and with broad input from consultations with academia, government and the agri-food chain organizations. CAPI's three-year objectives are to shape a national dialogue by addressing the policy models for the emerging agri-food world; to define Canada's advantage through the themes of food and wellness, sustainability, viability, and to develop the policy linkages to improve competitiveness and profitability of the sector.

To meet this target, two projects types have been identified. The first, referred to as Partnership projects, aims to leverage industry and government support to address specific sector challenges and policy issues. The second, referred to as Visionary projects, will explore critical issues in the agri-food sector, identify policy options and engage decision-makers in dialogue.

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Strategic outcome: Canadian artistic expressions and cultural content are created and accessible at home and abroad

Program activity: Heritage

Name of recipient: Trans Canada Trail - Sentier transcanadien

Start date: December 2003

End date: March 2011*

*The agreement with Canadian Heritage terminates March 31, 2011. Agreement closing procedures will take place in 2011-12, including an update of the 2010 evaluation of the fund's performance. Should a portion of the fund remain unexpended on March 31, 2011, it will be returned to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Description: The Trans Canada Trail - Sentier transcanadien leads an initiative, based on widespread voluntary support, to establish a national recreational trail that runs through every Canadian province and territory, linking hundreds of communities. The federal grant for this project was used solely to establish a fund to achieve the following objectives: to administer a program of grants to community-based groups in support of trail-building capital projects (thereby leveraging additional support from other sources); to provide planning for and coordinate development of the Trail; and to establish Trail Pavilions and signage along the route.

The Trail will connect Canadians from all regions of the country with each other, their environment, and Canada's cultural and natural diversity.

($ millions)

Total Funding	Prior Years' Funding	Planned Funding 2011-12	Planned Funding 2012-13	Planned Funding 2013-14
15.0	15.0	N/A