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1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Canadian Group on Earth Observations

2. Name of Lead Department(s): Environment Canada

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions

4. Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: July 2003

5. End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): No new funds; annual multi-departmental contributions

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Interdepartmental secretariat established to coordinate Canada's participation in the international intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations and advance coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations in Canada. The Canadian Group on Earth Observations is funded through annual interdepartmental transfers and in-kind contributions.

8. Shared Outcome(s)

• Enhancing access to global Earth observation data and science to meet Canadian environmental and socio-economic monitoring requirements
• Maximizing the effectiveness of Canadian investments in Earth observation networks, both domestic and international
• Improving evidence-based decision-making in operational and policy domains based on coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable Earth observations

9. Governance Structure(s)

• Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering Committee (Chair: Assistant Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada)
• Directors General Interdepartmental Coordination Committee
• Canadian Group on Earth Observations working groups and task teams
• Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat

10. Federal Partners	11. Federal Partner Program Activity	12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners	13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	14. Planned Spending for 2008-09	15. Actual Spending for 2008-09	16. Expected Results for 2008-09	17. Results Achieved in 2008-09
Environment Canada	N/A	a) Weather and Environmental Monitoring	Not available	Salary: $230,000 O&M: $140,000 G&C: $38,000 In-kind: $25,000	Salary: $230,000 O&M: $90,000 G&C: $88,000 In-kind: $25,000	a) Federal Earth Observation Strategy initiated; b) CGEO Working Committees (Soil Moisture, Arctic, and Data Policy) making active progress; c) CGEO engaged in GEOSS in the Americas initiatives; d) bilateral activities with U.S.A. initiated	a) Consultations and drafts of the Federal Earth Observation Strategy produced; b) CGEO Working Committees (Soil Moisture, Arctic and Data Policy) continued to be engaged, and concrete outcomes are being achieved; c) CGEO engaged in GEOSS in the Americas initiatives, including organizing symposium in Panama; d) bilateral activities with U.S.A., including bilateral workshop on ice and water
Canadian Space Agency	N/A	a) Earth Observations	Not available	$40,000 + in-kind	$40,000 in-kind not available	As above	As above
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	N/A	a) Science and Technology	Not available	$20,000 + in-kind	$20,000 in-kind not available	As above	As above
		b) Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration and Environment	Not available	$20,000 + in-kind	$20,000 in-kind not available	As above	As above
Natural Resources Canada	N/A	a) Earth Sciences Sector	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
		b) Canadian Forest Service	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	N/A	a) Science and Technology	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
Health Canada	N/A	a) Radiation	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
Statistics Canada	N/A	a) Agriculture	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada	N/A	a) Environment	Not available	Not available	Not available	As above	As above
Total			Not available	Not available	Not available

18. Comments on Variances: N/A

19. Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable): N/A

20. Contact Information: Kenneth Korporal, Coordinator, Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, 373 Sussex Dr., Ottawa ON K1A 0H3, 613-995-2466, kenneth.korporal@ec.gc.ca

For more information: www.cgeo.gc.ca

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative

2. Name of Lead Department(s): Environment Canada

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes

4. Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2005 (Great Lakes Action Plan [GLAP] IV resources)

5. End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2010 (expiry of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem [COA] and GLAP IV resources)

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $40 million over five years (GLAP IV resources), plus departmental A-base

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): Through the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative, Environment Canada coordinates efforts to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and ensures delivery of federal commitments as expressed in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Environment Canada uses the COA to engage other federal departments and Ontario in delivering Canada's Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commitments.

Environment Canada's Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative reflects Budget 2005 investments targeted at continuing the work under GLAP to improve the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. A total of $40 million over five years was allocated in GLAP IV to continue the environmental restoration of key aquatic Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Federal departments also use A-base resources to support their efforts towards achieving COA results.

8. Shared Outcome(s): The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement establishes broad, long-term objectives for Canada and the Unites States in restoring and protecting the Great Lakes. The COA provides a short-term plan for achieving Canada's Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commitments. Through the COA, federal and provincial agencies are guided by a shared vision of a healthy, prosperous and sustainable Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem for current and future generations. The COA also establishes a common purpose and shared goals, results and commitments in four priority areas: restoration of Areas of Concern, reduction of harmful pollutants, achievement of lake and basin sustainability, and coordination of monitoring, research and information.

9. Governance Structure(s): Eight federal organizations are engaged in delivering Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative results under the COA: Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Transport Canada, Infrastructure Canada and Health Canada.

The COA Management Committee is the senior federal-provincial management body responsible for setting priorities, establishing strategies to ensure delivery of the COA, and developing common positions and joint action plans for representing Canadian interests, and engaging in cooperative initiatives with American agencies and the International Joint Commission.

Planning, prioritization and allocation of GLAP IV monies is managed through the federal Great Lakes Executive Committee, which involves the eight federal signatories to COA. The Committee approves strategic directions and priorities for GLAP IV work activities and coordinates federal positions, strategies and initiatives in support of binational activities and discussions.

10. Federal Partners	11. Federal Partner Program Activity	12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners	13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	14. Planned Spending for 2008-2009	15. Actual Spending for 2008-2009	16. Expected Results for 2008-2009 (Please see Appendix for COA Results Statements)
Environment Canada	Sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes	COA	$37.5 million GLAPIV plus departmental A-base.	$8.0 million (GLAPIV) plus departmental A-base	$4.6 million (GLAPIV) plus $2.4 million departmental A-base	All COA results, except Ann. 2-3.2
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems	COA	$2.4 million GLAPIV, plus departmental A-base	$585 000 (GLAPIV) plus $4.8 million departmental A-base	$585 000 (GLAPIV) plus $4.8 million departmental A-base	Ann. 1-2.4; Ann. 1-2.6; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-3.1; Ann. 3-3.2; Ann. 3-4.1; Ann. 3-4.2; Ann. 3-5.1; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Health of the environment	Agriculture Policy Framework and Growing Forward Policy Framework	$80 million under these frameworks from 2005 to 2009-2010	$16 million	$14 million from Growing Forward	Ann. 1-1.2; Ann.1-2.2; Ann. 2-2.3; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-2.2; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2
Natural Resources Canada	Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources Ecosystem risk management: Canada understands and mitigates risks to natural resource ecosystems and human health	Port Hope Long-term Low-level Radioactive Waste Mgmt. Project ESS: Environment and Health Program CFS Forest Harvesting in Riparian Zones ESS: Groundwater Mapping Program CFS Pesticides Program ESS: Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change Program	Departmental A-base	$1.2 million	$1,292,302.00	Ann. 1-2.3; Ann. 2-3.1; Ann. 3-1.4; Ann. 3-2.4; Ann. 3-5.1; Ann. 4-2.1
Parks Canada	Heritage resources conservation Public appreciation and understanding Visitor experience	National Parks National Marine Conservation Areas	Departmental A-base	Figures not available (see note under Variances, below)	Figures not available (see note under Variances, below)	Ann. 3-1.1; Ann. 3-1.2; Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-2.2; Ann. 3-3.2; Ann. 3-3.3; Ann. 4-1.1; Ann. 4-2.2.
Transport Canada	Environmental protection and remediation Canadian Ballast Water Program	COA	Departmental A-base and C-base	$709,000 (A-base and C-base)	$709,000 (A-base and C-base)	Ann. 3-1.3; Ann. 3-2.1; Ann. 3-4.1; Ann. 3-4.2
Infrastructure Canada	Infrastructure funding programs	The Building Canada plan (Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Base Fund, Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, Green Infrastructure Fund and Gas Tax Fund)	Departmental A-base	Figures not available (see note under Variances, below)	Figures not available (see note under Variances, below)	Infrastructure Canada supports the objectives of the COA with particular emphasis on Ann. 1-1.1 and  Ann. 1-2.1. Infrastrucgture Canada has a project selection process in place to ensure that projects selected for funding meet specific eligibility criteria. Projects that are to be funded may be determined through a competitive merit-based process, through joint federal-provincial discussions, or the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities may accept an Annual Capital Plan than could include water and wastewater projects.
Health Canada	Healthy environments and consumer safety	COA	Departmental A-base	Figures not available (see note under Variances, below)	Figures not available (see not under, Variances below)	Ann. 2-3.2
TOTAL GLAPIV (plus departmental funding)				$8.6 million GLAPIV (plus departmental funding)	$5.2 million GLAPIV (plus departmental funding)

17. Results Achieved in 2008-2009

Environment Canada
Work continued to achieve progress in restoration of Great Lakes Areas of Concern, including the following:

• assessing and evaluating contaminated sediments in various Great Lakes Areas of Concern to develop site-appropriate management plans and strategies to address them;
• developing indicators to assess the efficacy of remedial activities carried out in various Areas of Concern; and
• providing technical assistance to the town of Nipigon in the preparation of its funding application to upgrade the town's sewage treatment plant from primary to secondary treatment (Nipigon Bay Area of Concern).

Work continued to achieve a better understanding of the state and trends in the Great Lakes Ecosystem. Environment Canada worked with universities and other government agencies on many water and wildlife research projects, including the following:

• monitoring wildlife populations and assessing wildlife habitat in Great Lakes Areas of Concern;
• implementing cooperative bi-national monitoring programs in support of Lakewide Management Plans; and
• hosting, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the eighth biennial State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference and producing the State of the Great Lakes 2009 Highlights report.

Work continued to reduce the release of harmful substances. Environment Canada worked with the Great Lakes community on projects, including the following:

• carrying out research and monitoring to detect the possible presence of antibiotics and household personal care products in sewage sludge and effluents. This work will lead to a greater understanding of the extent to which these substances are entering the Great Lakes from municipal water treatment facilities. As the understanding of the sources and the extent of the problem deepens, Environment Canada is developing various approaches to addressing this issue, one such approach being education. As a pilot project in the Lake Superior area, posters and flyers providing information on how to properly dispose of these products were distributed to medical and dental clinics, hospitals, seniors' centres, retirement homes and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit network, as well as to 11 Aboriginal communities. In addition, presentations on this topic were made to community organizations, and a series of public information sessions was held to help prevent these products from entering waterways, including the Great Lakes;
• monitoring atmospheric pollutants in the Great Lakes Basin with the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network; and
• setting priorities to reduce toxic substances of emerging concern in the Great Lakes Basin consistent with Environment Canada's Chemicals Management Plan.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Work continued to conduct science, enhance fish habitats and control the negative impacts of established invasive species. Projects included the following:

• development of the Nottawasaga Bay nearshore habitat program, GIS database and mapping overlay on photographic formats, with plant and substrate surveys of selected shorelines and video footage to document current nearshore habitat;
• mapping of larval sea lamprey habitat using the RoxAnn Seabed Classification System, and assessing larval density in the Lower Niagara River to estimate its current and potential contribution to the parasitic population in Lake Ontario and to guide future control efforts;
• mapping of fish habitat along the Moira River, Bay of Quinte, to help Quinte Conservation, so that no net loss of fish habitat occurs in the jurisdictional area (Lake Ontario); and
• risk assessment, research and monitoring projects to reduce the threat of aquatic invasive species.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Work continued to improve beneficial agriculture management practices, with involvement of the Great Lakes farming community in numerous projects, including the following:

• carrying out studies, environmental assessments and infrastructure projects to facilitate the provision of a reliable, good quality supply of water for agricultural operations;
• delivering the Pest Reduction Research Program, which supports registration of low-risk pest control products, improved grower knowledge of best management practices for pesticides, and improved pest management systems through on-farm demonstrations to reduce risks associated with the use of pesticides in the production of priority commodities; and
• improving management of land and water resources used in agricultural production, including setting up buffers, fencing and alternate watering systems in riparian areas, beneficial nutrient management practices and water use efficiency technologies.

Natural Resources Canada
Work continued towards the achievement of the sustainable development of Canada's energy, forestry and mineral metals resources within the Great Lakes Basin, including the following:

• completion and approval of the Port Hope Project environmental assessment, with a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission licensing decision expected in late 2009, and completion of the Port Granby Project environmental assessment (approval pending);
• enhancing policies and practices to mitigate forestry impacts on creeks and rivers; and
• enhancing accuracy of pesticide applications on forests to reduce impacts on aquatic organisms.

Parks Canada
Delivers the National Parks and National Marine Conservation Areas programs, and works to develop and maintain a viable protected areas network in the Great Lakes Basin that is relevant to Canadians. Projects included the following:

• meeting requirements detailed in the Memorandum of Agreement between Parks Canada and the Ontario government leading to the formal establishment and operationalization of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area;
• operating Fathom Five Marine Park (Lake Huron), including protecting and monitoring coastal heritage resources and delivering Great Lakes-focused interpretation and outreach programs;
• operating five coastal National Parks in Ontario on three Great Lakes and in the St. Lawrence River, including monitoring heritage resources, and delivering interpretation, outreach, stewardship, and visitor experience programs related to the Great Lakes; and
• working collaboratively with the Ontario government to establish National Marine Conservation Areas on each of the Great Lakes.

Transport Canada
Work continued to ensure compliance with Canada Shipping Act regulations related to the ecosystem health of the Great Lakes. Transport Canada undertook a wide variety of inspection, monitoring and training programs, including the following:

• boarding vessels to ensure compliance with ballast water regulations;
• assessing the role of the domestic fleet in moving aquatic invasive species; and
• supporting Canadian firms in the development of ballast water technology.

Infrastructure Canada
Work continued towards providing funding to eligible infrastructure projects in support of a cleaner environment, including improved wastewater treatment, among other objectives. Under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund, as well as through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, federal funding has been announced for numerous wastewater infrastructure projects located in communities surrounding the Great Lakes.

Although not approved during the period covered in this report, wastewater infrastructure projects located in the following communities near the Great Lakes were announced in June 2009 as priorities for funding under the Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund: Timmins, Owen Sound, Red Rock, Nipigon, Cornwall, South Dundas and Halton Region.

Health Canada
Work continued to enhance environmental health knowledge within the Great Lakes Basin that can be integrated into policies to address risks to human health by all levels of government. Projects included the following:

• facilitating information sharing among government partners through environmental public health networks regarding environmental risks to human health in the Great Lakes Basin; and.
• continued implementation of activities to address substances identified under Canada's Chemicals Management Plan that are of human health concern.

18. Comments on Variances

Environment Canada: Dedicated Great Lakes funding (GLAP IV) is received only by Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who also each contribute departmental A-base towards achieving results under COA. All other partners (federal and provincial) achieve COA results via departmental funding. Reported spending by Environment Canada of GLAP IV resources was less than expected in 2008-2009 due to changes in departmental resource allocations following a restructuring exercise. As mentioned above, Environment Canada also spends A-base funding to achieve COA results; however, exact figures are not available.

Parks Canada: Figures for planned and actual spending are not available, since Parks Canada financial coding systems are not designed to separate out Great Lakes-specific activities.

Health Canada: Health Canada supports work for the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative through the joint Environment Canada-Health Canada Chemicals Management Plan. Specific resource figures are not available, since this spending is not tracked separately in Health Canada's financial system.

Infrastructure Canada: Exact figures are not available for total approved, and planned and actual spending for 2008-2009.

19. Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable): N/A

20. Contact Information: Alison Kennedy, A/Manager, 416-739-5913

For more information: www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakes/default.asp

Appendix: COA Results Statements

PRIORITY 1: AREAS OF CONCERN
Result 1.1 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from industrial or municipal wastewater to achieve delisting targets in Nipigon Bay and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Areas of Concern (AOC)
Result 1.2 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural non-point sources to meet delisting criteria in the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOC
Result 1.3 Contaminated sediment management strategies developed for the Wheatley Harbour AOC and implemented in the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOC
Result 1.4 Plans in place and being implemented to rehabilitate fish and wildlife habitats and populations to meet delisting targets in the Wheatley Harbour and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOCs
Result 1.5 Informed, effective collaboration among governments, communities and individuals to prioritize and complete actions required for delisting and confirming environmental recovery in Nipigon Bay, Jackfish Bay, Wheatley Harbour and St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) AOCs
Result 1.6 Environmental monitoring and reporting to document improvements and track environmental recovery
Result 2.1 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from municipal sewage treatment plants, combined sewer overflows, urban stormwater and industrial wastewater towards delisting targets in St. Marys River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Toronto and Region, and Bay of Quinte AOCs
Result 2.2 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural non-point sources towards achieving the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) delisting criteria in St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, and Toronto and Region AOCs
Result 2.3 Progress made in developing sediment management strategies to reduce ecological and human health risk from contaminated sediments in Thunder Bay, Peninsula Harbour, St. Marys River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Port Hope and Bay of Quinte AOCs
Result 2.4 Long-term management plans being developed and priority actions for delisting being implemented for rehabilitation and protection of fish and wildlife habitats and populations in St. Marys River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbour, Toronto and Region, and Bay of Quinte AOCs
Result 2.5 Informed, effective collaboration among governments, communities and individuals to prioritize and complete actions required for delisting and confirming environmental recovery in AOCs
Result 2.6 Identify monitoring needs, undertake required studies and evaluate results to assess environmental recovery and support remediation strategies in AOCs

PRIORITY 2: HARMFUL POLLUTANTS
Result 1.1 Reduction in releases of Tier 1 substances beyond the 2005 achievements towards the goal of virtual elimination
Result 2.1 Reduction in releases of Criteria Air Pollutants
Result 2.2 Coordinated activities to reduce releases from municipal wastewater
Result 2.3 Develop and initiate a program for the Sound Management of Chemical Substances in the Great Lakes Basin
Result 3.1 Improved understanding of the sources, fate and impacts of harmful pollutants in the Great Lakes Basin
Result 3.2 Human health risks from harmful pollutants are understood and addressed in the Great Lakes Basin

PRIORITY 3: LAKE AND BASIN SUSTAINABILITY
Result 1.1 Increased awareness and appreciation of the Great Lakes and their contributions to social, economic and environmental well-being
Result 1.2 Increased stewardship actions that work towards a balance between human well-being and prosperity, and healthy aquatic ecosystems
Result 1.3 Sustainable use of land, water and other natural resources to provide benefits from the Great Lakes now and in the future
Result 1.4 Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and resources
Result 2.1 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from industrial and municipal wastewater, combined sewer overflows and urban stormwater sources, consistent with actions specified in binational Lakewide Management Plans and binational lake action plans
Result 2.2 Reduce microbial and other contaminants and excessive nutrients from rural sources by undertaking actions specified in the binational Lakewide Management Plans and binational lake action plans
Result 2.3 Identification of contaminated sediment and development of sediment management plans to reduce the release and impact of sediment-bound contaminants on the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
Result 2.4 Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes water quality
Result 3.1 Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and habitats are protected, restored and sustained consistent with binational Great Lakes planning
Result 3.2 Progress on rehabilitation of Great Lakes native species to restore the health of aquatic ecosystems, consistent with binational Great Lakes planning
Result 3.3 Enhanced knowledge about beneficial and harmful impacts of human activities on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems, habitats and species
Result 4.1 Implementation of the National Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Result 4.2 Enhanced knowledge about the harmful impacts of aquatic invasive species on Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems, food webs and species
Result 5.1 The impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes ecosystem composition, structure and function, including biodiversity (organisms and their habitat), water quality and quantity, human health and safety (including access to clean drinking water), social well-being and economic prosperity, are understood by governments and the Great Lakes community
Result 6.1 The potential risks to Great Lakes drinking water intakes are identified and assessed, and early actions to address risks are undertaken
Result 6.2 Develop knowledge and understanding of water quality and quantity issues of concern to the Great Lakes as drinking water sources

PRIORITY 4: COORDINATION OF MONITORING, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Result 1.1 Responsive and comprehensive monitoring and research programs
Result 2.1 Improved reporting on environmental conditions, changes and progress
Result 2.2 Increased sharing of data and information among governments, organizations and Basin residents

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: Implementation of the Species at Risk Act

2. Name of Lead Department: Environment Canada

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Biodiversity is conserved and protected

4. Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: 2000

5. End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing (Current approval of sunsetting resources portion ends in 2011-2012)

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $713 million

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): This horizontal initiative supports the development and implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and the Species at Risk Act (SARA) that came fully into force in June 2004. Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada are the departments and agency responsible for the protection of species at risk under federal jurisdiction. The three departments received funds from Treasury Board in 2000 for the "Implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and their Critical Habitat", in 2003 for the "Implementation of the Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada" and in 2007 for "Delivering results under the Species at Risk Act".

8. Shared Outcome(s):

• Implementation of SARA
• Protection of species at risk
• Protection of biodiversity

9. Governance Structure(s):

• Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC) - federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for wildlife
• Canadian Wildlife Deputy Ministers
• Canadian Wildlife Directors Committee (CWDC) - federal, provincial and territorial directors responsible for wildlife
• Associate Deputy Ministers Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada)
• Assistant Deputy Ministers Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada)
• Director General Operations Committee (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada and others)

($ millions)

10. Federal Partners	11. Federal Partner Program Activity	12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners	13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	14. Planned Spending for 2008-2009	15. Estimated Actual Spending for 2008-2009	16. Expected Results for 2008-2009	17. Results Achieved in 2008-2009
Environment Canada	Wildlife is conserved and protected	Environment Canada Species at Risk Program	$424,000,000	$50,970,500	$46,454,968	General administration of SARA Annual Report to Parliament Preparation for and participation in Parliamentary five-year review of SARA as required Minister's Roundtable Finalization of supporting policies under the National Framework for Species at Risk Management of listing process Continued implementation of the SARA evaluation action plan Preparation of ministerial response statements Finalization of bilateral agreements with provinces and territories Consultations on listing and recovery strategies Working with COSEWIC to adopt an ecosystem approach to the assessment of species at risk Regulatory amendments Preparation of recovery strategies Development of risk management framework to provide guidance to priority recovery strategies Development of outreach material SARA enforcement and compliance promotion Implementation of recovery strategies	General administration of SARA Annual reports (2006 and 2007) to Parliament Preparation for, participation in and Government response to Parliamentary five-year review of SARA The 2008 Minister's Roundtable was held on December 16, 2008. Recommendations received are being considered. Policies under the National Framework for Species at Risk were developed and primary stakeholder groups were consulted. Management of listing process Progress Report was drafted to show work responding to SARA evaluation action plan Preparation of ministerial response statements Negotiations underway to finalize bilateral agreements with provinces and territories Consultations on listing and recovery strategies Working with COSEWIC to adopt an ecosystem approach to the assessment of species at risk Regulatory amendments to Schedule 1 of SARA published January 17, 2009 Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada prepared a total of 3 proposed recovery strategies (covering 3 species) and 9 final recovery strategies (covering 11 species), which were posted on the SARA Public Registry Development of risk management framework to provide guidance to priority recovery strategies Draft Risk and Priorities Framework developed. Revised SARA Fact sheets. Developed outreach and educational materials. Plans developed for compliance promotion of all changes to List of Wildlife Species at Risk Maintain Species at Risk Public Registry Implementation of activities identified in recovery strategies
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Fisheries Management	Fisheries and Oceans Canada Species at Risk Program	$176,500,000	$24,806,000	$24,193,700
Parks Canada	Heritage Resources Conservation	Parks Canada Species at Risk Program	$102,500,000	$14,100,000	$9,287,000
Total			$713,000,000	$89,257,500	$79,935,668

18. Comments on Variances:

• Environment Canada: The lapsing amount is due to several factors notably staff vacancies and lag time in staffing new positions and shift of A-base SARA funds to support complementary activities in other wildlife programs (including protected areas, migratory bird program).
• Parks Canada: 2008-2009 was a year of transition for providing funding allocations to individual national parks and national historic sites with significant species at risk.  This led to significant underspending in 2008-2009.
• The mechanism for allocating funds has been developed and funds carried forward have been allocated to appropriate national parks and national historic sites in 2009-2010.

19. Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable):

• Assessment and reassessment of species, subspecies and populations by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
• Leveraged funding and various public- and private-sector stewardship activities for the protection of species at risk habitat through the Habitat Stewardship Program
• Development of recovery strategies by provinces and territories
• Research and education efforts to recover Canadian species at risk through the Endangered Species Recovery Fund
• Protection of important or critical habitat through the Aboriginal Critical Habitat Protection Fund

20. Contact information:
Mary Taylor
Director
Conservation Service Delivery and Permitting Division
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
819-953-6283
Mary.Taylor@ec.gc.ca

1. Name of Horizontal Initiative: The Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan (FCSAAP, which was succeeded by the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan [FCSAP], approved March 2005)

2. Name of Lead Department(s): Environment Canada and Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

3. Lead Department Program Activity: Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced (Environment Canada); Management Policy Development and Oversight (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

4. Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: FCSAAP commenced on April 1, 2003; FCSAP has been in effect since April 2005

5. End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: FCSAAP funding to March 31, 2008. Replaced by FCSAP in April 2005, and this funding is expected to continue for 15 years. Currently, funding has been approved until March 31, 2011.

6. Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $1,709.6 million

7. Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): FCSAAP and its successor, FCSAP, are long-term mechanisms in place to address federal contaminated sites having the highest risks for human health and the environment. At the end of March 2004, federal contaminated sites represented a financial liability of approximately $3.5 billion. Although responsibility for the management and remediation of federal contaminated sites rests with the responsible custodial departments, the overall program is administered jointly by Environment Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

8. Shared Outcome(s): Reduce federal financial liability and risks to human health and the environment, including fish habitat. Increase public confidence in the overall management of federal real property through the effective risk management or remediation of individual federal contaminated sites.

9. Governance Structure(s): Federal Contaminated Sites Assistant Deputy Ministers' Steering Committee is supported by the Director Generals' Committee, the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group and the FCSAP Secretariat at Environment Canada, which provides overall program coordination.

10. Federal Partners	11. Federal Partner Program Activity	12. Names of Programs for Federal Partners	13. Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)*	14. Planned Spending for 2008-2009	15. Estimated Actual Spending for 2008-2009**	16. Expected Results for 2008-2009***	17. Results Achieved in 2008-2009
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Enterprise Activities	Asset Management	$5,465,649	$666,320	$621,866 Variance: - $44,434 (reallocated internally)	Remediation and risk management for three projects (three sites) Assessment of approximately 12 sites	On-going remediation of one site Assessment of eight sites
Canada Border Services Agency	Corporate Management and Direction	Infrastructure and Environment	$1,620,212	$211,785	$211,785	Remediation and risk management for one project (one site)	In-situ remediation continued at one site. Human health and environmental risks were actively managed and monitored.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency	N/A	N/A	$183,783	$0	$0	Not applicable	Not applicable
Correctional Service of Canada	Internal Services	Facilities and Asset Management Services	$10,368,094	$1,534,331	$1,605,755   Variance: +$71,424 (additional funds spent were carried forward from previous years)	Remediation and risk management for three projects (three sites)	Three remediations and seven assessments were completed in 2008-2009.
Environment Canada (includes Projects, Expert Support, and FCSAP Secretariat)	Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced	Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are assessed	$ 93,775,119	12,689,636	$9,589,766 Variance: -$3,099,870 (-$1,937,495 lapsed; -$1,162,375 reallocated internally)	Projects Remediation and risk management for eight projects (89 sites) Assessment of approximately 26 projects (125 sites)	Projects Remediation projects: eight projects (for 47 sites) Assessment projects: 32 projects (for 172 sites).
		Risks to Canadians and impacts on the environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are managed				Expert Support Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the ecological risk evaluation of federal contaminated sites Provision of ecological risk assessment training and guidance Participation in the project submission process including review of information provided by departments and provision of ecological risk evaluation score Secretariat Supports the Director General, Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering committees and the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group (CSMWG), administers most aspects of the program, including management of project selection process, program guidance, training, reporting and data management through the development and maintenance of secure website	Expert Support Provided guidance and expert advice to 16 custodial departments for the management of their sites so that risk to the environment is eliminated or minimized Developed and delivered national training to custodial and expert support departments on the application and use of the 2008 Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's Canada-wide Standards for Petroleum Hydrocarbons in soils Reviewed project eligibility requirement documents and provided ecological risk evaluation scores to ensure that remediation and risk management projects are eligible for funding   Secretariat 1.Prepared funding documents for ministerial approval; provided training, coordinated the fall 2008 project submission process and annual reporting 2. Completed and coordinated approval of the FCSAP Formative Evaluation, rolled out of the FCSAP Web portal, provided ongoing secretariat support to the working group and the Federal Contaminated Sites, Director General and Assistant Deputy Minister Steering Committee 3.Developed or updated numerous guidance documents 4.Coordinated the project and funding proposal for the Accelerated FCSAP program announced in Budget 2009 5. Developed a FCSAP Performance Measurement Strategy and Risk Profile
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (includes Projects and Expert Support)	Internal Services	Contaminated Sites: FCSAP projects	$100,102,485	$17,130,722	$16,430,322 Variance: -$700,000 (carried forward)	Projects Assessment of approximately 732 sites Remediation and risk management for 153 sites	Assessment activities were performed at 778 sites, of which 69 sites require no further action and have been closed. Remediation and/or risk management activities were performed at 164 sites, of which 32 sites require no further action and have been closed. Based on a review of historical information, the Department identified an additional 742 sites that require no further action. The Department closed a total of 843 sites in the 2008-2009 fiscal year (742+69+32).
		FCSAP: Expert Support				Expert Support Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the risk management of federal contaminated sites Participation in the project submission process, including review of information provided by departments and provision of fish habitat portion of ecological risk evaluation score	Expert Support Provided scientifically sound guidance and expert advice to custodial departments for the management of federally owned and/or managed contaminated sites so that impacts to fish and fish habitat are eliminated or minimized Reviewed project eligibility requirement documents and provided input into ecological risk evaluation scores to ensure that remediation and risk management projects are eligible for funding
Health Canada (includes Projects and Expert Support)	First Nations and Inuit Health	First Nations and Inuit Health Protection	$51,167,054	$7,355,638	$7,353,158 Variance: -$2,480 (custodian lapsed)	Projects Remediation and risk management for eight projects (eight sites)	Completed two of seven projects; remediation ongoing with five of seven remaining projects
	Contaminated Sites	Healthy Environments, Consumer Safety Branch				Expert Support Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the human health risk management of federal contaminated sites Provision of human health risk assessment training and guidance and the development of soil quality guidelines. Public Involvement and Public Outreach Planning support as well as training in risk communication and other public involvement training courses Participation in the project submission process, including review of human health related information provided by departments and provision of human health risk score	1. PQRAs were peer-reviewed and scored for 51 federal sites, in support of the FCSAP funding process. 2. RA training sessions were conducted in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Montréal, on assessing risks of vapour intrusion. 3. Public Involvement (PI) training sessions were conducted in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montréal and Halifax: Improving Stakeholder Relationships; Selecting and Implementing PI Techniques; Communicating Health Risk Information to Stakeholders. 4. Regional and NCR RA staff provided advice on the remedial plans and related issues on 40 contaminated sites, including Goose Bay, Labrador, Faro Mine, Yukon, Val Cartier Quebec, various sites located on First Nations lands in Ontario, Historic gold mine sites in Nova Scotia, etc. 5. Regional and NCR PI staff provided PI advice relating to 10 federal sites: three in Quebec, three in B.C./Yukon, one in each of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Guidance Development: 1. Revisions to the following previously published (2004) RA guidance documents are now complete or nearly so: PQRA, part 1; PQRA part 2 (TRVs); PQRA part 3 (peer review). 2. RA guidance documents are complete or nearly so for the following: Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQRA) for chemicals; DQRA for radiologicals; Environmental Site Investigation; Writing a Statement of Work for RA contracts; Supplemental guidance on assessing risk of country food contamination; supplemental guidance on airborne contaminants at contaminated sites; Vapour Intrusion. 3. Soil quality guidelines are nearing completion for eight substances: cadmium, nickel, chromium, barium, zinc, beryllium, n-hexane and perchloroethylene. 4. A new PI guidance document, Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Contaminated Sites Management, has been completed. 5. A new 14-minute, bilingual multimedia tool on Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) has been completed that explains the basics of HHRA to stakeholders and emphasizes the role and value of stakeholder participation in the risk assessment process. 6. A new e-learning tool has been completed that teaches the basics of HHRA in a simple web-based module format.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada	Responsible Federal Stewardship	Contaminated Sites Remediation	$833,790,704	$111,753,358	$ 90,830,503 Variances: -$20,922,855 (-$19,023,098; reprofiled; -$1,899,757 lapsed)	Indian and Inuit Affairs Remediation and risk management at 43 projects (81 sites) Assessment of approximately 2745 sites	Remediation and risk management at 43 projects (80 sites) Assessment of approximately 2794 sites
	Northern Land and Resources	Contaminated Sites				Northern Affairs Remediation and risk management for 26 projects (29 sites) Assessment of approximately 113 sites	Northern Affairs Remediation and risk management work carried out on 22 projects (25 sites) Assessment work undertaken at 152 sites, including 114 new sites assessed
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated	Management of federal bridge, highway and tunnel infrastructure, and properties in the Montréal area	N/A	$795,672	$109,734	$59,734 Variance: -$50,000 (carried forward)	Remediation and risk management for one project (one site)	Ongoing remediation and risk management for one project (one site)
Marine Atlantic Inc.	Corporate Management	FCSAP (projects)	$120,000	$0	$0	Not applicable; joined program in 2009	Not applicable; joined program in 2009
National Defence	Contribute to Canada and the international community	Contribute to the international community in accordance with Canadian interests and values	$380,070,345	$65,358,805	$64,720,715 Variance: -$638,090 (lapsed)	Remediation and risk management for 77 projects (144 sites) Assessment of approximately 219 sites	Remediation and risk management for 68 projects (125 sites). Work completed on 13 sites. Assessment for 50 projects (136 sites). Assessment completed on 53 sites.
National Capital Commission	Real Asset Management	Land and real asset management	$8,410,400	$1,619,433	$1,469,600 Variance: -$149,833  (carried forward)	Remediation and risk management for three projects (three sites) Assessment of approximately 54 sites	Remediation and risk management for three projects (three sites) Assessment of 69 sites
National Research Council	Internal Services	Environmental Operations	$4,835,000	$0	$0	Not applicable; joined program in 2009	Not applicable; joined program in 2009
Natural Resources Canada	Corporate Management	The provision of relevant and timely policy analysis and advice for decision-making on government priorities and departmental responsibilities	$27,915,806	$474,000	$466,806 Variance: -$7,194 (carried forward)	Remediation of one project (one site) Assessment of approximately 16 sites	Remediation for one project (one site) Assessment of 10 sites
Parks Canada	Conserve Heritage Resources	Active Management and Restoration	$38,814,369	$4,531,933	$2,885,904 Variance: -$1,646,029 (carried forward)	Remediation and risk management for 20 projects (26 sites) Assessment of approximately 38 sites	Remediation and/or risk management for 14 projects (11 sites) Assessment of approximately 19 sites
Public Works and Government Services Canada (includes Projects and Expert Support)	Federal Accommodation and Holdings	FCSAP (projects)	$31,810,173	$4,893,181	$4,822,181 Variance: -$71,000 (lapsed)	Projects Remediation and risk management at 13 projects (17 sites) Assessment of approximately 41 sites	Projects Remediation and risk management at 14 projects (18 sites) Assessment of approximately 41 sites
		FCSAP (expert services)				Expert Support Development of project management tools, dissemination of information on innovative technologies and technologies used at individual projects	Expert Support Developed project management tools, disseminated information on innovative technologies, and technologies used at individual projects
Royal Canadian Mounted Police	Corporate Infrastructure and Internal Services		$23,100,214	$6,453,020	$2,262,579 Variance: -$4,190,441 (-$2,158,900 carried forward; -$2,031,541 lapsed)	Remediation and risk management for 14 projects (15 sites) Assessment of approximately 647 sites	Remediation and risk management for 14 projects (15 sites) Assessment of approximately 661 sites
Transport Canada	Sustainable Transportation Development and the Environment	Environmental Programs	$150,768,926	$14,475,720	$12,736,200 Variance: -$1,739,520(reprofiled)	Remediation and risk management for 17 projects (17 sites) Assessment of eight sites	Remediation and risk management for 14 projects (14 sites) Assessment of five sites
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat	Management Policy Development and Oversight	Assets and Acquired Services	$2,747,200	$480,804	$480,804	Ensures consistency with Treasury Board policies on management of federal contaminated sites, reviews financial aspects of proposals, administers fund and advises Environment Canada on monitoring of government-wide progress	Advice on the management of federal contaminated sites to custodian departments and to the Environment Canada Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan Secretariat; maintenance of the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory; chaired and coordinated planning for the 2008 Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from April 28 to May 1, 2008
Unallocated program management resources			$0	$0	$0
Accommodation charges			$9,046,626	$1,430,446	$1,430,446
Total			$1,774,907,831	$251,168,866	$217,978,144 Variances: $33,190,722 ($4,712,356 carried forward; $20,762,618 reprofiled; $6,580,363 lapsed; $1,206,809 reallocated internally; -$71,424 funds brought forward from previous years)
Notes: *  Treasury Board approved as of June 11, 2009 ** Based on information provided by custodians in June 2009; does not include custodian cost share. Program reporting for 2008-2009 will not be finalized before the fall of 2009. ***  Note that custodians have flexibility with respect to activities undertaken and often the number of sites actually worked on will vary from what was planned due to unforeseen delays (weather, difficult access to remote locations, etc.) or changes in custodian priorities.

18. Comments on Variances: See comments in column 15.

19. Results to be Achieved by Non-federal Partners (if applicable): N/A

20. Contact Information: FCSAP.PASCF@ec.gc.ca

For more information: www.federalcontaminatedsites.gc.ca/

Clean Air Agenda

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Lead Department Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program
Federal Theme Partners	Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Health Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Research Council, Industry Canada
Start Date	April 1, 2007
End Date	March 31, 2011

Description

The Clean Air Agenda is a fundamental component of the Government of Canada's broader efforts to address the challenges of climate change and air pollution, with a view to building a clean and healthy environment for all Canadians. These challenges are being addressed through:

• Regulatory initiatives in the industrial, transportation, consumer and commercial sectors; and
• A range of program measures to complement the regulatory initiatives, for example, the "ecoACTION" programs, initiatives for adapting to climate change, approaches for improving indoor air quality and participating in international actions.

The 2008-2009 marked the second year of the Clean Air Agenda's four year mandate. This horizontal Agenda involves nine federal partners who deliver on 44 programs aimed at:

• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants;
• Reducing health risks to Canadians due to air pollutants;
• Maintaining Canadian competitiveness and providing economic benefits through innovations to reduce the impacts of climate change;
• Reducing risks of climate change to communities through adaptive actions; and
• Promoting Canada's international action on climate change.

Environment Canada provides federal leadership for the Clean Air Agenda through the coordination of the efforts made by its CAA federal partners, including the responsibility to collectively report to Canadians on the framework.

Clean Air Agenda Long Term Outcomes

• Health, economic and environmental benefits for Canadians have been realized.
• Risks to the health of Canadians and the environment resulting from exposure to air pollution have been reduced.
• Risks to communities, infrastructure and to the health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change have been reduced.
• Innovations related to reducing air pollution and addressing climate change have maintained Canadian competitiveness and provided economic benefits.
• Trans-boundary movement of air pollutants has been reduced.
• Indoor air quality has been improved.
• Canada's emission of air pollutants has been reduced.
• Canada's emission of GHGs has been reduced.
• Canadians and communities have taken actions to reduce their vulnerabilities from and have adapted to predicted impacts of climate change.
• International trends on climate change are consistent with Canada's interests.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

For consolidated Agenda-level results, please refer to Canada's Performance Report 2008-2009 on the TBS website: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/reports-rapports/cp-rc/2008-2009/cp-rc03-eng.asp#clean

For more detailed information on Clean Air Agenda results achieved in 2008-2009, the following tables detail results achieved at the Theme and Program Level.

Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$ 2.2 B	$ 549.7 M	$ 463.4 M

CAA Theme-Level Reporting
CARA Theme
Clean Energy Theme
Clean Transportation Theme
Indoor Air Quality Theme
Adaptation Theme
International Actions Theme
Partnerships Theme
Management and Accountability Theme

Theme: Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA)

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Health Canada

Description of Theme programming

CARA is an integrated, nationally consistent approach to reduce emissions of both air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs), intended to protect the health and environment of Canadians, and to avoid falling further behind our trading partners. The regulations and targets to be pursued under CARA are designed to:

1. Substantially reduce air pollutant and GHG emissions (20% reduction from 2006 levels by 2020) and air pollutants from major source sectors;
2. Provide industry with the long-term certainty and level playing field needed to make significant, synergistic and cost-efficient investments to reduce emissions;
3. Strengthen Canada's ability to engage effectively in international discussions, such as negotiating additional reductions in the transboundary flow of air pollutants from the US and influencing international GHG negotiations; and
4. Improve indoor air quality.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides, and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

In support of the reduction of air emissions:

Progress was made in developing and implementing the Regulatory Framework for Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, including the complementary offset system, and the infrastructure to support the system. The plan to reduce emissions by 20% in 2020 from 2006 levels is on track, however, the economic downturn and the renewed engagement by the new US Administration has required that we fine-tune our approach.

Environment Canada worked intensively, with affected sectors, provinces and non-government organizations, on development of a comprehensive air management system, including an approach to national regulations of industrial emissions of air pollutants consistent with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEPA).

The support of science was very successful as illustrated by the timely delivery of science describing the air quality co-benefits on human and environmental health from proposed GHG emission regulations; assessing the impact of marine emissions in support of the North American application to the International Maritime Organization to establish an emissions control area, and; science to support the development of on- and off-road transportation regulations. Ongoing refinement and use of the Air Quality Benefit Assessment Tool continued in order to estimate health benefits of proposed air pollution reductions: such as the development of methodologies for the analysis of life expectancy and quality-of-life impacts of ozone and particulate matter.

In support of a more efficient and cleaner transportation sector:

The Government increased the efficiency and stringency of its regulations and regulatory approaches by:

• Developing a series of amendments to regulations for on-road, off-road and marine vehicles and engines to reduce emissions;
• Developing Canadian positions and proposals to reduce emissions from ships operating in Canada-U.S. and international waters;
• Initiating a biodiesel fuel assessment on human health, and
• Developing an approach to regulating emissions from light-duty motor vehicles pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, resulting in a new approach to motor vehicles regulations
  

In support of safer and energy efficient consumer products:

The Government published three regulations for 1) architectural paints, 2) auto refinish products and 3) certain consumer products to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds which contribute to the formation of smog.

The Government amended the Energy Efficiency Regulations to include new performance standards for 7 products previously unregulated and increased the stringency of 4 existing standards. Notable standards included those for general service light bulbs and gas furnaces. The amendment also prescribed labelling requirements for the three most commonly used light bulbs. In addition 3 new Energy Star specifications have been introduced in Canada and 14 existing specifications made more stringent to increase energy efficiency.

Numerous initiatives were also conducted to address the issue of residential wood combustion, especially in urban areas, to better scope and design regulatory and non-regulatory instruments such as a collaboration with the Municipality of Whitehorse, Yukon Environment and Yukon Health in the development and implementation of an ambient air quality monitoring study of wood smoke emissions within the city of Whitehorse.

In support of improving air quality in Canadian households and buildings:

The priority list of indoor air contaminants was finalized in consultation with federal, provincial, non-governmental and industry stakeholders, and work on assessments of the first priority substances was initiated. These assessments will form the basis of new Canadian Residential Indoor Air Quality guidelines, which will be used to reduce Canadians' exposure to these substances.

Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for carbon monoxide and ozone were finalized for publication in Canada Gazette, Part I, for public consultation.

Draft indoor air assessments were completed for particulate matter and NO₂; guidelines will be developed and published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for public consultation, in 2009-2010. These guidelines will provide the scientific foundation for developing measures to reduce Canadians' exposure to these two substances.

More than 40 companies across Canada are now certified for radon testing service, providing a better service to the Canadian public; there were none in 2007-2008.

A pilot radon/thoron testing survey was conducted in Winnipeg to assess health risks from exposure to thoron.

In support of more accurate reporting, as well as easier compliance on air emissions:

Instruments were developed to secure effective management of air emissions, such as:

• The (draft) Guide for Protocol Developers for the Offset System;
• Canada's Credit for Early Action Program: Final Program Guide;
• Canada's Kyoto Protocol National Registry;
• The most comprehensive database ever collected by EC on industrial air emissions; and
• The (draft) requirements for regulatory reporting, quantification and verification.

Analysis of the energy, emissions and economic consequences of achieving the Government's proposed greenhouse gas emission reduction target were also conducted, supporting the development of effective regulatory measures.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$347,300,000	$76,006,683	$62,634,047

Theme: Clean Energy

Lead Department	Natural Resources Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Description of Theme programming

Energy production and use is responsible for the majority of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollution emissions. The Government's Clean Air Agenda combines a regulatory agenda for major energy-related sources of emissions with complementary program measures, which encourage action in key areas that cannot be effectively addressed through regulation.

As part of the Clean Air Agenda, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) are delivering the ecoENERGY Initiatives - a set of measures to promote smarter energy use, increase clean energy supply, and support the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.

The suite of Clean Energy initiatives has been designed to complement the regulatory aspects of the Clean Air Agenda by highlighting existing government work and introducing new measures that immediately address important sources of emissions and that will facilitate the transition to major emissions reductions that will be required by regulation over the longer term.

As the lead department for the Clean Energy theme, NRCan is responsible for collecting, collating and reporting information on the progress of Clean Energy programming.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and criteria air contaminants (CACs).
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcome

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

All reporting is for 2008-09 unless otherwise stated.

Immediate Outcomes

Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Since 2007, six provinces have announced changes to their housing codes to achieve the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) 80 level (equivalent to R-2000) by 2012.
• Nearly all provinces and territories (except PEI and NFLD) participate in the Building Energy Code Collaborative (a provincial-territorial-federal committee seeking energy efficiencies in building codes), with 8 provinces having codes or code-related projects.
• Began negotiations for contribution agreements for eight CCS projects, to start in 2009-2010.

Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• 191 companies became Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) leaders by committing to improve energy efficiency, and many other companies are involved in delivering energy efficiency projects through federal programming. CIPEC leaders report annually on energy-efficient measures implemented and results achieved at their company.

Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Signed 11 contribution agreements for residential pilot projects under ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat, which are expected to result in the installation of 6100 solar domestic water heaters by 2010.
• Funded 25 projects in 24 Aboriginal and northern communities (18 renewable energy and 7 energy efficiency).
• Increased low-impact renewable energy to 3 Terawatt hours and by 849 MW.
• The Carbon Budget Model - CBM-CFS3, which is used to calculate forest carbon stocks and stock changes for the past (monitoring) or into the future (projection) - was downloaded more than 500 times by users in 42 countries since its release. A 2008 workshop on the model was attended by 31 trainees from 5 countries, including participants from 3 provinces.

Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.

• 760 Industrial Energy Managers attended Dollars to $ense workshops.
• Opportunities to reduce GHGs have been identified in 130 Aboriginal and Northern off-grid communities.
• Held 77 events and announcements - including the expansion of the ecoENERGY Retrofit-Home program and numerous ecoENERGY Renewable Initiative projects across the country - with Ministers and MPs in support of clean energy and ecoENERGY programs. Made Clean Tech Minutes videos available to satellite TV stations.

Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.

• Conducted analysis to support climate change negotiations on rules for post-2012 international accounting of forests.
• Provided policy support to Environment Canada for the development of the Regulatory Framework for Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
• Undertook policy work - including research, analysis, capacity-building and briefing of senior management - on clean energy technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
• Updated NRCan's MAPLE-C forecasting model. Continued to extend the model's parameters to estimate emissions levels up to the year 2030.

Intermediate Outcomes

Adoption of energy efficiency products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• To date, 94,000 homeowners have received grants in support of energy efficiency upgrades. Grants averaged $1,112 per household.
• In 2008-2009, signed 279 contribution agreements with Small and Medium Organizations for energy efficiency upgrades.
• In 2008-2009, trained more than 4,300 housing professionals, builders, and energy advisors.

Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Installed 297 solar thermal systems in the Industrial/Commercial/Institutional sectors (202 solar air systems, 95 solar water systems).
• Signed 40 new contribution agreements with power production companies representing 1,790 MW of new renewable power capacity in Canada and 5,935 GWh/year of additional production.

Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Made significant progress in a broad range of clean energy Research and Development projects to reduce technical (and other) risks. For example, began initial development in the Canadian Hydrogen Airports Project to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen fuelled vehicles and power generation technologies to significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and urban air pollutants from ground support equipment at airports. Also, developed two new biomass technologies for harvesting propagation material and recovering juvenile woody biomass.

Final Outcomes

Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

• Since 2007, the ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative under the Clean Energy theme has saved an estimated 2.1 Mt of GHGs.
• The ecoENERGY Renewable Initiative saved an estimated 2.14 Mt of GHGs in 2008-2009.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$1,177,040,000	$206,877,000	$202,535,424

Theme: Clean Transportation

Lead Department	Transport Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada

Description of Theme programming

The Clean Transportation Theme program measures will work towards: improved management of sustainable transportation infrastructure in communities; improved efficiency and reduced emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG) from the movement of goods; and improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions from the personal vehicle fleet.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or criteria air contaminants (CAC);
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.
  

Final Outcome

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the twelve programs under the Clean Transportation Theme were in their second year of operation, building upon the organizational groundwork established during the first year. Performance under this theme should still be considered at this point in time in terms of outputs, rather than outcomes, however there are some promising outcomes being achieved in terms of the uptake of new technologies and best practices. Recent changes in general economic conditions may affect the reach of these programs: the moderation of fuel prices reduced consumers' incentives to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles and to drive less; the decline in economic activity reduced investments in new equipment and technologies in the freight industries; and there was a sharp decline in purchases of new vehicles of all types.

Financial incentives and assistance was provided to members of the transport sector to increase uptake of emission-reducing technologies. In 2008-2009, over 117,000 ecoAuto Rebate applications were processed, and almost $120 million was distributed to eligible applicants. $6.9 million was spent during the year to retire 17,000 older vehicles under the National Vehicle Scrappage Program. Six projects, which will receive funding of about $2 million, continue to be implemented under the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund, and an additional nine projects for $3.5 million in funding were selected in January, 2009 and are underway. The two rounds of funding under the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund have allowed an uptake of 1254 pieces of emerging technology equipment across four modes of transportation. Similarly, fifteen projects with funding of $3.7 million are underway under the Freight Technology Incentives Program, and an additional 17 projects, with funding of $3.8 million, were selected in February, 2009. The two rounds of funding under the Freight Technology Incentives Program have allowed an uptake of 1654 pieces of proven technology equipment.

Under the ecoMobility Program, 14 projects worth $3 million were selected, of which three contribution agreements were signed in 2008-2009 and the remainder are under negotiation; proposals for a second round of funding were received on May 1, 2009. Following a competitive process, the Port Metro Vancouver was awarded $3 million in funding (including $2M under the Marine Shore Power Program and $1M under the Western Economic Diversification) to implement marine shore power at Canada Place - the first such initiative in Canada and the third in the world.

Ensuring that businesses and consumers have access to good information about fuel saving technologies and best practices is an important objective of the Clean Transportation theme, as this builds knowledge, awareness and capacity to adopt these strategies. In 2008-2009, a wide range of information services (including guidelines, toolkits, reports, workshops, conferences, awards, webinars, and website presentations) were made available by the transportation programs. There were over 461,000 visits to the ecoAuto Rebate Program website. The ecoTechnology for Vehicles Program provided information to over 50,000 people via its website and outreach activities.

Through training and education efforts, Clean Transportation Programs seek to change people's behaviour in favour of more sustainable transportation options. For example, under the ecoMobility Program, several transportation demand management (TDM) learning events took place over the year to foster implementation and measurement of TDM policies and programs at the municipal level. Almost 112,000 new drivers applied fuel efficient driving practices that they learned from the training materials provided under the ecoEnergy for Personal Vehicles Program. Under the ecoEnergy for Fleets program, the capacity of transportation professionals to reduce emissions was enhanced through training and through the provision of decision-support tools and information materials, including workshops. There were over 35,000 such knowledge transfer opportunities.

The completion and dissemination of research studies is essential to inform government, industry and consumers on matters ranging from program design to the availability and cost-effectiveness of emission-reducing technologies. In 2008-2009, the National Harmonization Initiative for the Trucking Industry completed a number of studies to examine the feasibility of mandating heavy truck speed limiters. These included traffic modeling to better understand the safety effects from differential car-truck speeds on highways, quantifying the environmental benefits from fuel savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and an assessment of the trade and competitiveness impacts of a speed limiter mandate. The ecoTechnology for Vehicles Program evaluated the fuel efficiency, emissions and safety performance of 14 advanced vehicle technologies (including full electric, plug hybrid, clean diesel, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen internal combustion engine and advanced gasoline vehicles), and initiated several studies of the market and regulatory barriers to the introduction of these new technologies. Four research studies and technical reviews (idling, eco-driving, driver training retention, and consumer buying habits) were completed under the ecoEnergy for Personal Vehicles Program and were used to update driver behaviour programs. The National Vehicle Scrappage Program conducted a baseline survey of owners of older vehicles to measure awareness of vehicle scrappage programs and impacts of older vehicles on the environment.

Continuing improvements are being made to the measurement of program outputs and outcomes, so as to ensure that tangible outcomes will be measured as the programs complete their mandates.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$461,716,953	$219,357,630	$160,359,768

Theme: Indoor Air Quality

Lead Department	Health Canada
Federal Theme Partners	National Research Council of Canada

Description of Theme programming

Health Canada and National Research Council of Canada are responsible for implementation of the Indoor Air Quality Theme as an integral element of the government's broader Clean Air Agenda (CAA). This CAA Theme consists of two elements; the Indoor Air Research and Development initiative (National Research Council Canada) and the Radon Program (Health Canada). Together these initiatives will contribute to Theme results by supporting the research, development and dissemination of knowledge of indoor air quality risks and ways by which these risks can be managed. By generating and sharing knowledge about indoor air pollutants and how they can be managed, the Indoor Air Quality Theme elements will support informed decision-making by governments, industry and consumers on cost-effective means to reduce harmful exposures and, in so doing, reduce health risks. While the findings from these two research-based initiatives can provide useful input to potential regulatory initiatives under the Clean Air Agenda, their utility extends well beyond that, most notably by helping to identify and target non-regulatory measures that address indoor air concerns.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Radon Strategy

Immediate Outcomes

Improved awareness by public, property managers, and governments of health risks and causes of reduced indoor air quality and strategies to improve it:

• 20 % of Canadians are aware of specific technical solutions to improve air quality (2010-2011).

Development and support of technological solutions for improved indoor air quality:

• Technically sound infrastructure and knowledge in place to support and assess indoor air quality improvement technologies (2010-2011).

Increased knowledge of health impacts and mitigation strategies related to indoor air pollution:

• One research intervention field study on ventilation, air distribution and health conducted (2011).

Indoor Air Research and Development Initiative

Immediate Outcomes

Increased knowledge of health impacts and mitigation strategies related to indoor air pollutants

• One research intervention field study on ventilation, indoor air quality and health conducted (2010-2011).

Increased knowledge and support for the development of technological solutions for improved indoor air quality

• One common publicly available data set (2010-2011).
• Four papers, published in peer-reviewed journals (two in 2009-2010, and two in 2010-2011).

Results achieved in 2008-2009

Radon Strategy

• In 2008-2009 radon testing was performed in about 600 federal buildings located in the National Capital Region, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia.  The results demonstrated by this activity move towards improved awareness by the public, property managers and governments of health risks and causes of reduced indoor air quality and strategies to improve it.

• During 2008-2009 Health Canada participated in more than 20 stakeholder engagements (for a total of 34+ since the Radon Strategy commenced in 2007-2008) across Canada. The stakeholders have used this information to communicate to Canadians via the inclusion of radon information on their websites and to create communications materials for the public and clients and customers.
  

• Health Canada through a third party contractor completed an engagement campaign to encourage retailers and manufacturers of radon testing devices to increase availability and access to radon test kits for the Canadian public. To date three of the five retailers carry test kits and a fourth retailer has indicated an intention to carry them in 2009-2010.
  

• In 2008-2009 two new radon brochures were created, one for consumers and one for health professionals. In addition a co-branded factsheet was developed with the Canadian Lung Association and distributed to the public.
  

• In 2008-2009 Health Canada proposed amendments to the Canada Labour Code and Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR) to harmonize the radon action level for federal employees referenced in those documents with the Canadian Radon Guideline and provided this information to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The purpose of the proposed changes to the COHSR is to amend the wording to reflect the same radon action level as the Canadian Radon Guideline at 200 Bq/m³.
  

• Health Canada in collaboration with the National Research Council and provincial and industry partners made recommendations for radon resistant technologies to be required in all new home constructions. These recommendations have been accepted by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes for inclusion in the 2010 version of the National Building Code. If all provinces and municipalities include and enforce this requirement, all new homes constructed in Canada would have the capability to allow homeowners to reduce radon levels below the current Canadian Radon Guideline of 200 Bq/m³.
  

• Health Canada in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada, performed aerial surveys of southwestern Ontario and central New Brunswick to assess the levels of uranium and other radioactive precursors of radon gas. The purpose of the map is for use by all levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal) to assist them in prioritizing efforts for educating Canadians to the risks associated with radon exposure and encouraging homeowners to test and remediate their homes.
  

Indoor Air Research and Development Initiative

• Field Study on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation (Activity 1):
  
• • 77 home visits completed (out of the proposed 80-120; with the remaining visits to occur in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011), including collection of 5 questionnaires per home, and parameters analysed. The main results were, that more than 50% of the homes had a moderate to poor air exchange rate, at least in the asthmatic child's bedroom, which will qualify them for interventions (= improvement of ventilation rate or air movement). Also a variety of different heating and ventilation systems were found: information thereof is the key input for modelling and measurements in the Indoor Air Research Laboratory.
  • Indoor Air Research Laboratory (formerly 'Facility'), which will support the field study will be ready to model the interventions by August 2009. the IARL was built in four phases: phase A (called 'site services and building', i.e. mainly the building structure) was completed in FY 2007-2008; phase B (called 'flexible mechanical, electrical and control systems installation', among this different HVAC systems, ductwork etc.) was started in FY 2007-2008 and completed in 2008-2009; phase C ('interior finish, including electrical, painting, communication), was completed in FY 2008-2009; phase D ('finishing works') was started in FY 2008-2009; phase D will be completed in FY 2009-2010 (safety equipment, building sign, etc.).
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (medical partner of field study) finalized, except for the clause concerning the intellectual property. We expect that the MOU will be signed in July 2009.
  • Laboratory capacities and methods upgraded and enhanced to analyse fourteen indoor air quality and four ventilation parameters. Context: because many parameters affect indoor air quality and potentially adversely impact the respiratory health of asthmatic children, a very broad set of indoor air quality parameters was described in the field study protocol. With respect to the Theme's objectives, the more exact and comprehensive we are able to determine the ventilation rates or air flows (as dependent variable of the indoor air quality field study) and the indoor air quality parameters (as independent variables), the better we can associate these parameters with the medical endpoint, in this case the health of asthmatic children, more specifically the number of reported asthma days, and the better we can answer questions related to the health and well-being of Canadians.

• Evaluation of Indoor Air Quality Technologies and Solutions (Activity 2):
  
• • Canadian IAQ Solutions Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) formed and fully functional (inaugural meeting January 2009). The purpose/mandate/goal of TAC is to provide advice, guidance and recommendations for the selection of three "IAQ Solution Technologies" (IAQ-ST), their assessment technology protocols and subsequent reports and support transfer of findings/protocols to public and industry. Results of technology transfer include: publicly available data sets relating to Indoor Air Quality solutions/technologies; publications in peer-reviewed journals; and possible protocols adoption by a standards organization. This activity is important because advice, guidance and recommendations and technology transfer support by TAC will ensure we achieve the desired results.
  • Status of first IAQ solution technology (which will be portable air cleaners): literature and web scan completed; development of criteria and evaluation/ranking systems for prioritizing these technologies completed; first of three protocols developed on the first IAQ-ST assessing the performance of portable air cleaners; adaptation of NRC's Full Scale Chamber as test facility to simulate residential ventilation systems; and adaptation and upgrade of analytical capabilities, specifically regarding the generation of fine and ultra-fine particulates, and the generation of volatile organic compounds (VOC).

• Canadian (formerly 'National') Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Building (CCIAQB; Activity 3):
  
• • Full Committee (FC) formed. The working group became a full committee in November 2008, after sufficient members had been recruited. The CCIAQB's first steps were to develop a business plan, to examine strategies, and to identify areas where further studies are needed. The goal of the Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Buildings is to improve indoor air quality in buildings, and ultimately, the health of occupants, by providing a national forum and clearinghouse for 'best-of-knowledge' information on the design and operations of buildings as they affect indoor air quality.
  • Executive Committee with 6 members formed, for guidance, facilitation of processes, tabling drafts to FC. The Executive Committee's role is to sharpen the focus of the Committee and to ensure a cost-effective management of the committee's business in-between meetings of the Full Committee.
  • Formulation and recommendation of 3 Requests for Proposals to narrow indoor air quality research gaps to FC. It is very important to fill research gaps, as inadequate indoor air quality might adversely affect the health and well-being of Canadians.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$23,000,000	$6,417,000	$6,417,000

Theme: Adaptation

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada

Description of Theme programming

The six Adaptation programs will begin to help Canadians build their capacity to adapt, by developing knowledge, information, tools and/or collaborative arrangements that they need to take action to successfully reduce their risks. These initiatives differ from many of the programs within the Clean Air Agenda as they do not contribute to reductions of greenhouse gases, but rather support the critical complementary activity of adaptation to climate change impacts.

About half of the total funding will build capacity to respond to diverse risks across the country and remain relevant to many economic sectors and regions. The other half will be targeted to address three urgent risks: (i) the North , where impacts of a changing climate are already very visible, vulnerability of communities and infrastructure is high, and the federal government has unique constitutional and land claims obligations toward Aboriginal people and northerners; (ii) human health , which faces particular risks through changing climate conditions and extremes, and the spread of infectious diseases; and (iii) infrastructure , in which governments and firms will invest hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, which must be designed to endure climate conditions that will differ from those of the past.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

While it is early days for the adaptation theme programs, progress is evident, especially with respect to increasing the availability of adaptation and air quality information and products. For example, the Improved Climate Change Scenarios Program completed development of the new Canadian global climate model and began testing the new regional climate model. Model output was disseminated via the Canadian Centre for Modeling and Analysis website and climate scenarios delivery was expanded with the addition of a server at name Yukon type College. The atmospheric hazards network also expanded to include all five regions of Canada.

The Climate Change and Health Adaptation in Northern/Inuit Communities Program developed a climate change application guide that resulted in 14 of 15 project applications for FY 2009-2010 meeting the application criteria. Also in the north, ten aboriginal and northern communities identified key risks and vulnerabilities to climate change impacts through the Program Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities. In addition, 12 adaptation action plans identifying concrete community priorities and the action to manage risks were developed and 9 adaptation tools produced. Finally, eight communities completed climate change risk management strategies.

The Regional Adaptation Collaboratives Program solicited letters of interest from across the country and selected five to develop full proposals. The Innovative Risk Management Tools Program initiated development of adaptation tools in the areas of infrastructure, planning, energy, and risk management.

The national Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and Forecast Program delivered AQHI forecasts on the Weather Office website for 26 locations across Canada. Memoranda of Agreement with provincial and municipal partners were developed to support outreach to Canadians. Enhancements, including improved accessibility, were made to the national AQHI portal web site. Development of an e-learning course for health professionals on the AQHI was begun. As the Index becomes more available across the country and is reported regularly by the media, the final outcomes indicating behaviour change and reduced incidence of air quality related mortality and morbidity will be measurable.

As part of the Climate and Infectious Disease Alert and Response System Program, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) produced tick distribution risk maps. Five proposals for contribution funding from academic institutions were approved. Under the Heat Alert and Response System project, Health Canada developed heat health information products and a heat monitoring system framework. An assessment of the scientific information and methodologies available on heat and human health was conducted. Memoranda of Agreement were signed with three communities to pilot a heat alert and response system and discussions were initiated with a fourth pilot community.

To effectively develop and implement adaptation measures to cope with a changing climate, the adaptation theme programs enhanced collaboration with a variety of partners. The Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities program strengthened existing partnerships that were based on years of collaboration with aboriginal organizations, territorial governments, and federal government departments. New partnerships were established with engineers, planners, and the financial sector, as well as with national and international climate change experts in developing adaptation tools.

Progress was also made in the area of increasing capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science. For example, the program, Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities, funded 21 projects that supported aboriginal and northern capacity building and training initiatives. The Improved Climate Change Scenarios Program regional training sessions on the use of scenarios were well-attended all across Canada. Several adaptation theme programs hosted workshops with their targeted stakeholders.

For more details on the theme results, please refer to the individual program results.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$115,900,000	$26,045,025	$20,348,100

Theme: International Actions

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Natural Resources Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Industry Canada

Description of Theme programming

This theme aims to advance Canada's international action, improve Canadian air quality and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Funding in the amount of $50M is required to implement the following:

1. Engage in the development of a Particulate Matter (PM) Annex and lay the groundwork for a potential cross border emissions trading annex for air pollutants under the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement.
2. Continue to engage across a number of multilateral fora, on behalf of the Canadian Government, in strategic international climate change discussions and negotiations.
3. Undertake actions related to compliance with existing treaty obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, including: payment of assessed contributions, provision of discretionary administrative funding, development of a tradable unit tracking system; and also contribution to other international climate change initiatives.
4. Seek membership in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and research and development opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.

• Prepared Canadian Chief Negotiator as well as Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other senior officials for several departments (NRCan, DFAIT, EC) representing Canada in a range of interdepartmental, bilateral and multilateral meetings related to clean energy and climate change.
• Work towards securing agreement on a post 2012 Framework.
• Represent Canada's interest in on-going and long-term climate change negotiations under the UN.
• Participation in other key multilateral discussions on climate change including OECD, G8, MEP UN.
• To facilitate bilateral engagement process, several training workshops were organised: Net Zero Energy workshop in Australia as well as the workshops for foreign missions in Latin America and in the Caribbean.

Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies & negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.

• Canada and the United States continued discussions in 2008 towards the development of a PM Annex under the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement. Significant analytical work was undertaken to develop and advance Canada's positions on the development of a pollutant emission management area, on pollutants of concern, and on potential emission reductions commitments for mobile sources.

Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.

• Continued to contribute expertise to the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, established under the UNFCCC, with the purpose of analyzing and identifying ways to facilitate and advance technology development, transfer, negotiating and implementation activities.
• Provided leadership on recommendations that advanced the launch of 20 large-scale CCS demonstration projects through the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF).
• Established APP operations including the creation of an APP Secretariat (to coordinate Canada's APP activities at both the national and international levels) and a DG-Interdepartmental Steering Committee (EC, NRCan, Industry Canada and DFAIT to oversee Canada's involvement in APP.
• The APP Secretariat started a consultation process with stakeholders which led to the establishment of public-private domestic working groups for all eight APP Task Forces.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$50,000,000	$10,700,838	$9,741,268

Theme: Partnerships

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Federal Theme Partners	--

Description of Theme programming

This program was proposed by the federal government in support of Turning the Corner: A Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution but has not been launched. The main objective is to improve capacity of communities and individuals to take action on clear air and climate change by stimulating the trial of new actions and purchases, which may have lasting benefits and result in significant reductions over the longer-term, which will lead Canadians to take positive environmental actions at home, school and workplace.

The goal would be to ensure that funded projects have measurable results and can be replicated by other groups or organizations. CACP would fund programs in the following areas: Home and outdoor energy efficiency - Encourage energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and the replacement or purchase of more energy-efficient products or technologies, including energy-efficient home appliances, lighting, lawn mowers and the purchase of energy from renewable sources; School-based sustainability - Improve the energy efficiency of school operations and facility management by engaging custodians, principals, teachers, students and parents. The program includes an educational component to engage teachers and students in learning about energy efficiency, water efficiency and waste reduction; and Greening the workplace - Inspire employees to adopt environmentally friendly behaviours at work and to encourage business owners and managers to implement measures to reduce energy consumption and associated emissions in their daily operations.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• A decision on whether to launch the Clean Air Community Partnerships (CACP) Program is pending.
• If the program is launched:
• • Program materials and tools, including application forms, proposal evaluation tools, project tracking database, and GHG/CAC valuation tools would be developed.
  • An RMAF would be developed for the CACP program, including the development of an evaluation plan, indicators, and performance measures.
  • Promotional materials for the CACP program (including web site) would be developed and distributed to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Proposals for Strategic Investment projects would be approved and contribution agreements would be developed and implemented.
  • An Inter-departmental Advisory Committee would be established for the CACP program.
  • A Proposal Review Committee would be established.
    

Intermediate Outcomes (If launched)

• Community initiatives that provide incentives for Canadians to take action on Clean Air and Climate Change are funded.
• Program Governance Structure is designed and implemented.
• Program Management Systems and Evaluation Tools and are developed.

Final Outcomes (If launched)

• A greater number of Canadians are engaged in protecting our environment, including our air, water, land, climate and nature.
• Communities and individuals are better able to manage and take a lead on environmental issues.

Results achieved in 2008-2009

In preparation for possible launch, program materials and tools, including application forms, proposal evaluation tools, and greenhouse gas / criteria air contaminants valuation tools were developed.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$12,000,000	$3,000,000	$345,217

Theme: Management and Accountability

Lead Department	Environment Canada
Federal Theme Partners	Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Health Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Research Council, Industry Canada

Description of Theme programming

The Management and Accountability Theme sets the path for the Clean Air Agenda, Horizontal Management, Accountability and Reporting Framework (CAA-HMARF) which facilitates management and reporting of financial and non-financial performance information at the program level within 8 themes on a consolidated basis (at the theme and agenda levels) across participating departments and agencies. This then ensures that ongoing monitoring and assessment of progress in achieving objectives and expected outcomes against financial investments is made; and facilitates the setting of priorities and reallocating of resources, as appropriate ensuring engagement of the governance structure within the CAA-HMARF.

Expected achievements in 2008-2009 from Theme programming

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to program expected results.

Expected results from Theme's programming over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for implementing, managing and reporting on CAA activities
• Appropriate balance of departmental and horizontal CAA accountabilities
• Coherent CAA program architecture
• Effective alignment of resources to CAA priorities
• Effective and timely collection and reporting of performance information

Intermediate Outcomes

• Active engagement of partner departments and agencies in horizontal aspects of CAA activities
• Effective decision-making regarding CAA activities
• Improved accountability of federal government to parliamentarians and Canadians for CAA expenditures and activities

Final Outcome

• Increased ability to achieve CAA outcomes

Results achieved in 2008-2009

The Management and Accountability Theme continued to implement the horizontal management, accountability and reporting framework for the 44 programs and 8 Themes of the Clean Air Agenda (CAA), with focus on meeting targeted short term results and ensuring accountability for progress toward longer term CAA outcomes. While the first year of implementation (2007-2008) involved building the institutional context in which federal partners could work collectively, this second year of the four year mandate (2007-2011) saw progress towards more engagement on horizontal issues.

Over 2008-2009, foundational management components were implemented (e.g., CAA Program Activity Architecture, a performance logic model). These provided the basis for an organized, cohesive and methodical approach for the ongoing collection and analysis of performance information and reporting of results. This also supported the development of a database of comprehensive and consistent performance information for use in developing future programming while ensuring continued transparent approaches to horizontal management and accountability were supported and detailed integrated information was made available to Parliament on investments made within the context of the Clean Air Agenda. With respect to the CAA program architecture, there was ongoing support for the overall logic model for the CAA. This was reinforced by additional investments made to the CAA as part of the 2009 Budget Economic Action Plan.

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Total Approved Spending over the 2007-2011 period for Theme	Total 2008-2009 Planned Spending for Theme programming (as adjusted mid-year)	Actual Spending for 2008-2009
$5,000,000	$1,250,000	$1,029,395

Program: Industrial sector regulatory actions

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• GHG elements of the regulations drafted, including common elements, the sector-specific schedules, and quantification and reporting provisions.
• Draft GHG regulations published in the Canada Gazette, Part I with a public comment period.
• Affected sectors and stakeholders consulted.
• Comments from the public, industry and non-governmental organizations responded to following publication of draft regulations.
• Air pollutant elements of the regulatory framework finalized.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Since May 2008, the government worked intensively with affected sectors, provinces and non-government organizations on development of a comprehensive air management system, including an approach to national regulations of industrial emissions of air pollutants consistent with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).

Although substantial elements of the GHG regulations were drafted, the economic downturn and the renewed engagement by the new US Administration has required that we fine-tune our approach.

• Drafting instructions for GHG regulations developed.
• Draft quantification protocols for GHG process emissions developed.
• Analysis of data submitted by industry in response to Dec 2007 CEPA s.71 notice for greenhouse gasses and air pollutants.
• Analysis of air pollutant emissions and sources undertaken.

Consultations with stakeholders were continued through 2008-2009, initially to get feedback on the proposed framework.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$60,500,000	$10,272,000	$10,153,620

Program: Transport sector regulatory actions

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Final regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) for marine spark-ignition engines and off-road recreational vehicles published.
• Proposed regulations under CEPA 1999 for heavy-duty on-road and off-road diesel engines and for off-road large spark-ignition engines published.
• Compliance promotion, regulatory administration, and compliance monitoring and verification activities undertaken for the vehicle and engine emission regulations.
• National marine emissions inventory and forecast, air quality modelling and ecosystems effects analyses completed to support a decision to proceed with a North American SO_x Emission Control Area designation. Evaluation conducted of the benefits and costs of such a designation.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Marine Spark-Ignition Engine and Off-road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations: Progress has been made on the development of the final regulations. Publication of final regulations in Canada Gazette Part II is anticipated in 2009-2010

Amendments to the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations: Development of the proposed amendments to incorporate more stringent U.S. Tier 4 standards is on-going with an anticipated publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I, in 2009-2010.

Amendments to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations: Development of the proposed amendments to incorporate On-Board Diagnostic System requirements for heavy-duty vehicles is on-going with an anticipated publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I, in 2009-2010.

On-going administration of vehicle and engine emission regulations including registering and tracking Notices of Defect; registering and tracking temporary import declarations; and responding to technical inquiries from regulatees seeking clarification regarding elements of the regulations.

National marine emissions inventory and forecast, air quality modelling and ecosystems effects analyses were completed. These analyses supported the decision to proceed jointly with the U.S. to apply for an Emission Control Area designation on March 27, 2009. Additional analyses such as cost effects, traffic assessments were also conducted.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$24,200,000	$4,380,000	$3,088,395

Program: Transportation sector regulatory actions

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	C00 - Sustainable Transportation Development and the Environment

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Motor Fuel Consumption Regulations published by the end of 2008.
• Regulatory development including drafting of regulations, a completed regulatory impact assessment, performance measurement, consultations with stakeholders and cost-benefit analysis.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Note that regulations in the following three areas have not yet been developed. Therefore it is not yet possible to measure impacts even at the immediate outcomes stage. The following are immediate outputs.

Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulations

• Undertook a comprehensive analysis of proposed April 2008 United States fuel economy rulemaking and California emissions regulations in a Canadian context,
• Sustained collaboration with Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, Industry Canada and Finance Canada through regular working group meetings; and
  
• Collaborated with Environment Canada on the development of an alternate approach to regulating emissions from motor vehicles pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, resulting in a new approach to motor vehicle regulations.

Emission Reductions from Rail

• Continued to support the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Railway Association of Canada on emission reductions in the rail sector;
• Commenced preliminary work on the development of rail emission regulations for 2011, including informal consultations with key railway stakeholders (met with the Railway Association of Canada on two occasions and briefed the MOU steering committee);
• Supported publication of the annual Locomotive Emissions Monitoring report for 2007, in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding; and,
• Met with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to discuss potential collaboration on criteria air contaminant and GHG regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency agreed to provide information on the development and implementation of U.S. Rail criteria air contaminates regulations. There was informal agreement to collaborate on GHG regulations.

Emission Reductions from Ships

• Emissions control area (ECA) proposal was developed for marine ships operating in Canadian and United States coastal waters to control air pollution from ships. This proposal is now before the International Maritime Organization for consideration.
• Supported the International Maritime Organization in developing a draft framework to guide the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships - targeted for presentation at the United Nations climate change negotiations at Copenhagen in December 2009.
  
• Continued support, in the context of the International Maritime Organization of Maritime Conventions including one focused on ship air pollution.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$22,500,000	$4,684,500	$2,152,280

Program: Transportation sector regulatory actions

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 - Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Provision of support for regulations implemented for model year 2011 and published in the Canada Gazette by December 2008

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcome: Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.

Results: Ongoing analysis and support has been provided to advance the development of light-duty vehicle fuel efficiency regulations. However, publication in the Canada Gazette has been delayed primarily because of a shift in approach in Canada. Delays were also incurred while waiting for US regulations to be finalized and amendments to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act to be finalized and tabled.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$3,200,000	$1,628,783	$576,109

Program: Consumer and commercial products regulatory actions

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Three volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration regulations for consumer products, architectural paints and auto refinish coatings published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.
• Stakeholders consulted on further VOC reduction initiatives; associated strategies developed.
• Instrument development activities, cost-benefit analysis and other measures (e.g. guidance documents) are initiated for the development of a regulation to control the design of residential wood-burning appliances manufactured, imported for sale, and sold in Canada.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The three VOC Concentration Regulations for certain consumer products, architectural paints and auto refinish products were published in Canada Gazette part I on April 26, 2008.These three regulatory initiatives will reduce emissions of VOCs which contribute to the formation of smog.

Initiated and completed two research studies: Residential Wood Combustion industry socio-economic study; Emissions factor study of certified residential wood appliances. These studies will enhance capacity to conduct cost-benefit analysis and to enhance departmental emissions inventory in support of a future regulation to reduce emissions from residential wood burning appliance products.

Enhanced an understanding of the importance of emissions from residential wood combustion appliances to local air quality which, in turn, will support the rationale for future management action, as well as provide a basis from which to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, such as a product regulation, by:

• Collaborating with the Municipality of Whitehorse, Yukon Environment and Yukon Health in the development and implementation of an ambient air quality monitoring study of wood smoke emissions within the city of Whitehorse.
• Providing expertise and assisting in the development of an ambient air quality pilot study, funded by Health Canada and led by Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (still being implemented). This pilot study focussed on the Montreal area.

Initiated research study to assess the prevalence of outdoor wood boiler use across Canada (ongoing) in order to inform the effective design and use of management instruments to address this product.

Continued review Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B415.1 Performance Testing of Solid-Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances standard. Final publication of the revised standard is anticipated by March 2010. As input for CSA B415.1, a verification testing program of 4 central residential wood heating appliances was completed by March 2009. Participated in review and development of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for solid-fuel burning standards in collaboration with US partners. The CSA and ASTM standards detail product emission limit requirements and testing protocols.

Collaborated with other jurisdictions in order to exchange research and policy expertise in the development and implementation of management instruments to improve residential wood combustion products. Participated in discussions regarding US EPA review of their wood burning appliance regulation; maintained engagement with other Canadian jurisdictions through the Intergovernmental Working Group for Residential Wood Combustion (IGWGRWC)

Initiated drafting of discussion documents detailing regulatory and non-regulatory instruments scope and design of residential wood combustion products.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$12,000,000	$2,875,000	$2,120,372

Program: Consumer and commercial products regulatory actions

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• 10th amendment to the Energy Efficiency Regulations as supported by CARA published in December 24 2008.
• Work on subsequent amendments on track.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The 10^th amendment to the Energy Efficiency Regulations was published December 24, 2008 and contained new performance standards for 7 products previously unregulated and increased the stringency of 4 existing standards. The standards will result in GHG emissions reductions of 9.69 MT per year in 2020 from what would otherwise be the case. Notable standards included those for general service light bulbs and gas furnaces. The amendment also prescribed labelling requirements for the three most commonly used light bulbs. In addition 3 new Energy Star specifications have been introduced in Canada and 14 existing specifications made more stringent.

Amendments to the Energy Efficiency Act were approved by the Senate on March 12, 2009.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$32,000,000	$7,774,000	$6,507,457

Program: Indoor Air Quality Management Actions

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 - Healthy Environments and Consumer safety

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Assessments initiated of the two highest-priority contaminants identified on the priority list of indoor air contaminants.
• Two new guidelines and/or objectives completed for indoor air contaminants (NO₂ and particulate matter).
• Standards for radon testing developed.
• National radon database established to consolidate information and make it available.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• The priority list of indoor air contaminants was finalized in consultation with federal, provincial, non-governmental and industry stakeholders, and work on assessments of the first priority substances was initiated. These assessments will form the basis of new Canadian Residential Indoor Air Quality guidelines, which will be used to reduce Canadians' exposure to these substances.
• Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for carbon monoxide and ozone were finalized for publication in Canada Gazette, Part I, for public consultation
• Draft indoor air assessments were completed for particulate matter and NO₂; guidelines will be developed and published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for public consultation, in 2009-2010. These guidelines will provide the scientific foundation for developing measures to reduce Canadians' exposure to these two substances.
• Supported and promoted training and certification of radon testing service providers to better service the Canadian public - there are now more than 40 companies certified and available across Canada to conduct testing as compared to none in 2007-2008.
• A working group of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Radiation Protection Committee was initiated in January 2009 to develop a common approach and format for mapping radon potential. This Working Group has agreed upon the types of data to be used for mapping and will continue its efforts to finalize a common mapping format to ensure consistency in radon mapping from province to province.
• Revised Health Canada radon web pages to add new information and resources and make the information more current and useful to the public - 50% increase in web traffic and 168% increase in orders of radon information compared to 2007-2008.
• Maintained the National Radon Laboratory in support of federal/provincial radon testing projects by increasing and improving the radon testing equipment available for federal testing projects and by beginning the implementation of a laboratory quality management system to ensure the services and measurements provided by the Laboratory meet or exceed the requirements and specifications for the projects under the radon program.
• Completed a pilot radon/thoron testing survey in Winnipeg to assess health risks from exposure to thoron.
• Twelve radon research papers were published or are in press related to radon testing and mapping in support of the radon risk management program.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$17,500,000	$4,000,000	$3,282,887

Program: Science in support of regulatory activities and accountability

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Ongoing science advice provided in the development and publication of regulations and objectives/guidelines for air pollutants.
• Continued calculation of the predicted outcomes of proposed sectoral emission reductions.
• Continued applications and provision of input from air quality modelling systems to economic and health valuation models, including applications for current and proposed regulatory approaches.
• Publication and communication of results of a multidisciplinary particulate matter (PM) and ozone study.
• Assessment to support the development of ambient objectives for PM and ozone.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Program 5 Output 1: Air quality objectives and guidelines are based on sound scientific information.

• The scientific integrity and scope of the long-term environmental target for acid deposition mitigation in Canada (i.e., zero exceedences of critical loads) was improved through EC's continued effort to update critical load maps for acid deposition with new information from western Canada and updated information for parts of eastern Canada.
• The adequacy of current targets to promote recovery of aquatic ecosystems was assessed through EC's continued efforts to monitor chemical and biological responses of lakes to reductions in acidifying emissions.

Program 5 Output 2: Measurements intended to "set-the-baseline" for tracking the benefits of regulations on the health and environmental effects of air pollutants across Canada.

• EC's capacity to define the air quality, human health and environmental impacts of domestic and international emissions improved as EC continued to add new sites and additional analytical capacity to the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN).
• EC's capacity to define urban air quality and the human health impacts of local emissions improved as EC continued to add new sites and analytical capacity to the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS), the EC-led, federal-provincial air monitoring network.
• Our understanding of population exposure to criteria air pollutants in SW Ontario was increased as a result of the completion of sophisticated analyses of air quality data.
• Our understanding of the factors governing the transport of ground-level ozone and the sources and composition of particulate matter in ambient air were improved as a result of the collection of new measurements.
• Our understanding of population exposure to pollutants from specific sources was improved as a result of new measurements of criteria air pollutants in urban areas.
• Our understanding of the scale and scope of mercury pollution in Canada was improved as a result of the initiation of new field studies.

Program 5 Output 3: Results from an improved air quality model describing future air quality conditions resulting from the implementation of air pollutant regulations.

• New features were added to the EC's air quality model (AURAMS), including a new "self-nesting" capability that will permit urban-scale simulations to be performed. The model execution speed was also increased by 30%.
• The performance of AURAMS was evaluated through model intercomparisons with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's air quality model and several other peer air-quality models.
• A framework was developed to facilitate the linkage between the computationally complex air quality and regional climate models which is the first step towards the creation of a single model capable of predicting air quality in a changing climate.
• The development of the next generation of air quality model (GEM-MACH) is continuing and delivered an initial comprehensive on-line version of the smog component.

Program 5 Output 4: Scientific information to support the development of air quality regulations, targets, objectives and guidelines; scientific support for Canadian positions and strategies during international negotiations.

• The co-benefit on air quality and concomitant human and environmental health benefits from proposed GHG emission regulations was determined using a comprehensive air quality modeling framework.
• EC's comprehensive air quality modeling framework continued to improve through the refinement of linkages between the air quality model outputs and the environmental health benefits valuation modeling components.
• In support of a North American application to the International Maritime Organization to establish an emissions control area (ECA), EC's comprehensive air quality modeling framework was used to determine the impact of marine emissions on human health and mortality and the acidification of the environment.
• In support of the development of transportation regulations, EC's air quality modeling framework was used to determine the contribution of on- and off-road transportation to air quality across Canada.
• In support of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program and the UNEP Chemicals Branch, EC contributed to the Technical Background Report to the Global Atmospheric Mercury Assessment (2008)
• In support of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership, EC contributed to the Interim Report of the Mercury Fate and Transport Partnership Area entitled "Mercury Fate and Transport in the Global Atmosphere: Measurements, Models and Policy Implications" (2008)
• EC continues to actively contribute to the scientific basis of international discussions on air quality through contributions to the AMAP Mercury Assessment (due 2011), NARSTO Assessment of the Technical Feasibility of Implementing a Multi-Pollutant Air Quality Management Framework in North America (due 2009), Subcommittee 2 of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement, the World Meteorological Organisation and the Committees and Working Groups of the UN ECE LRTAP Agreement.

Program 5 Output 5: Domestic scientific assessments of smog, acid deposition, mercury and other air pollutants describing emission sources, trends and the forecasted benefits of regulatory actions under CARA on air quality, human health and the environment.

• The 2009 Canadian Smog Assessment and 2008 Canadian Atmospheric Assessment of Agricultural Ammonia were edited and revised in preparation for publication.
• The process to produce the Canadian Mercury Science Assessment (due 2012-2013) was officially launched.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$40,100,000	$9,685,000	$9,060,100

Program: Science in support of regulatory activities and accountability

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 - Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• The risks and benefits of fuel options in Canada assessed (one for 2008-2009).
• Particulate matter and ozone (smog) assessments completed.
• Ongoing scientific studies on exposure of Canadians to air pollutants completed.
• Air Quality Benefits Assessment Tool (AQBAT) applied to estimate health benefits of air pollution reductions in support of regulatory actions put forward in the timeframe.
• Development and testing of the Air Health Indicator (AHI) finalized by March 31, 2009. Report on AHI in the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators report.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The air quality exposure and assessment studies undertaken will assist in the development of regulations and air quality objectives with a goal of reducing population exposures to air pollutants and improving human health. Science support for the development of the regulatory framework for air emissions is now underway.

• An assessment of 10%-blended ethanol has been finalized, a biodiesel fuel assessment has been initiated, and preliminary work has been undertaken on risk assessment methodology for evaluating proposed greenhouse gas emission reduction and mitigation technologies.
• The comprehensive outdoor air particulate matter and ozone (smog) assessment was developed for public consultation in 2009-2010.
• Scientific studies on the exposure of Canadians to air pollutants were continued in 2008-2009. The collection of baseline data for a range of air pollutants typically found in residences was completed for the Regina Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality Study and data analysis continues. A similar collaborative study was initiated in Eastern Canada. Exposure modeling techniques were studied in order to develop methodologies to estimate the Canadian population's exposure to source-specific air pollutants in a more precise manner. Epidemiological studies were conducted to evaluate the relationship between population exposure to air pollution and mortality, hospital admissions, emergency room visits, and infant health. Epidemiology panel studies were also undertaken, using indoor, outdoor and personal air-pollutant exposure monitoring techniques to assess children's exposure to source-specific pollutants and the relation to their cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes. In addition, new methods of analyzing air monitoring results were investigated which will be used to analyze results from future field studies. These studies will directly support the development of air quality objectives and guidelines to protect health.
• Ongoing refinement and use of the Air Quality Benefit Assessment Tool (AQBAT) continued in order to estimate health benefits of proposed air pollution reductions. Methodologies for the analysis of life expectancy and quality-of-life impacts of ozone and particulate matter were being developed and will be applied to AQBAT. A study was undertaken to develop risk estimates specific to the most highly susceptible segments of the population. New health endpoints, such as pregnancy outcomes, were also studied. Scientific data were collected and are under analysis. These studies provide support for the parameters used in AQBAT to assess the degree to which human health and environmental quality are expected to improve due to proposed or new actions to reduce emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$71,300,000	$15,517,400	$10,679,748

Program: Emissions reporting

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• National emission inventories, trends and projections compiled, published and submitted to comply with the reporting obligations of domestic and international agreements.
• The design of a single-window reporting system to support the sector regulations is completed; development and testing of the system are initiated.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Maintenance of existing institutional capacity to deliver an enhanced monitoring, accounting and reporting system and submission of a UN compliant national GHG inventory system and national inventory report (QA/QC, linking facility data and National Inventory);to meet international reporting obligations under UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (see above 2008-2009 expected results as per HRPP).
• Maintenance of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to ensure compliance with CEPA 1999 and Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions reporting requirements, including integration of S46 and S71 Gazette Notices (done in consultation with Strategic Priorities Directorate).
• Quantification and verification guidance for CARA regulations.
• Information, analysis and advice to support domestic development of GHG regulations under the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions and international negotiations under UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol.
• Publication of the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) air pollutants emissions inventory for 2006, and the 2007 facility level emissions.
• Compilation of the 2007 NPRI air pollutant emissions inventory.
• Technical studies and measurements were undertaken to improve the emission estimates for the steel and the aluminium industry, the electric power generating sector, and transportation vehicles.
• Compilation of emission data files to support air quality modeling in Canada and in the U.S.
• On-going developments to upgrade the NPRI's data collection system named One-Window to National Environmental Reporting System (OWNERS).
• Submission of compliant 2007 national emission summaries for air pollutants to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as required to fulfill the reporting obligations for the protocols that have been ratified by Canada under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP).
• Information analyses and advice provided to support the negotiation of the UNECE LRTAP Gothenburg protocol, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Stockholm Convention, and amendments to the Canada/US Air Quality Agreement.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$39,000,000	$8,950,000	$9,478,437

Program: Emissions trading

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• The emission trading provisions for the GHG regulations are completed, including design of domestic offset system.
• Contribute to design of trading systems for air pollutants that will allow possibility of future cross-border trading with the U.S.
• Participate in International Civil Aviation Organization's work on emission trading for aviation.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x , SO_x , VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Regulatory Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• The Government of Canada published details of its Turning the Corner regulatory framework for industrial greenhouse gas emissions in March, 2008. Drafting of regulations for industrial greenhouse gas emissions, which included provisions for an emission trading system was started.
• The government also published an overview of the Offset System for Greenhouse Gases, including eligibility criteria for offset projects, and an overview of the Credit for Early Action program. Work was undertaken in the spring and summer of 2008 to develop the policy set out in these two documents. For the offset system, this work led to a draft Guide for Protocol Developers, which was released for public comment in August 2008. Work on the Credit for Early Action program resulted inCanada's Credit for Early Action Program: Final Program Guide on June 28, 2008. Phase 1 was completed. Work on Phase 2 has been suspended while the government assesses its approach to greenhouse gas.

National Registry

• In 2008-09, Canada's Kyoto Protocol National Registry was established and tested and found to meet UNFCCC requirements. The National Registry is a legal obligation under the Kyoto Protocol. It is used to show the holding of Canada's Assigned Amount Units, as specified in the Kyoto Protocol and related decisions of the Meeting of the Parties under the protocol.
• Contribution to the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) work on emissions trading for aviation
• Canada co-chairs ICAO's Market-based Measures Task Force (MBMTF), which is identifying market-based options to reduce emissions from international aviation. The task force produced four draft documents on: local air quality impacts associated with aviation; the role of offsets in reducing aviation emissions; the benefits and challenges of linking an aviation emission trading system with other emission trading systems; and voluntary emission trading systems. These documents will be used by ICAO in international discussions related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$10,000,000	$2,480,000	$2,714,133

Program: Enforcement advice and reporting on progress

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Guidance developed on analysis techniques, plus preliminary analysis for a State of the Air report, including emissions information, ambient levels and trends, current vs. projected air quality conditions, impacts on ecosystems, and ecosystem recovery and visibility.
• Enforcement advice provided and incorporated into the regulatory proposals.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x, SO_x, VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

This program pursued the development and the improvements of the information sources fundamental to reporting on the state of the air by:

• Completing a source apportionment analysis of Particulate Matter at Five Canadian Cities using receptor modelling, a technique that examines speciated ambient PM measurements and works backwards to identify which pollutants and which sources are primarily responsible for contributing to the PM_2.5 levels we observe at various locations across the country.
• Continuing with improvements and application of the Emissions Mapping and Information Tool (EMIT), a mapping software extension that provides a simplified method for extracting detailed air pollutant emissions data down to a municipal scale.
• Conducting air flow analysis at several locations across Canada and nearby U.S. sites to compare with ambient data in order to identify source regions and atmospheric factors that are associated with elevated PM_2.5 and ozone concentrations. This information can be combined with emissions data to define airsheds and source regions that contribute to elevated pollutant levels.
• Expanding previous receptor modelling analysis of Canadian urban PM_2.5 speciation monitoring sites to include an examination of nearby rural PM_2.5 stations. This analysis will be used to help apportion the source contributions of PM_2.5 that come from local source versus those that are transported into (and out of) urban areas.

Enforcement advices have been provided in support of the development of regulatory approaches.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$7,000,000	$1,760,000	$405,130

Program: Policy Development, Analysis and Coordination

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Strategic-level policy options developed to support the achievement of the objectives of the federal Clean Air Regulatory Agenda.
• Analysis related to economic impacts of air pollution and GHG mitigation policy options and measures undertaken as the regulation is developed.
• Development of a more robust in-house energy, emission and economy model is initiated.
• Analysis conducted with respect to prospective emissions reduction actions for achieving current and future GHG targets.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Industrial sectors meet emission levels of air pollutants and GHGs to comply with new or amended regulations by required dates.
• Canada's motor vehicles and engines fleet becomes increasingly more fuel efficient and cleaner as a result of new vehicle regulations to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases beginning in 2011 and new emission control standards applied to regulated modes of transportation and engines used and sold in Canada.
• Canadians have access to more environmentally safe and energy efficient products since products sold in Canada are designed and manufactured according to new energy efficiency and environmental regulations.
• Improvement of indoor air quality as new federal guidelines for levels of contaminants in indoor air and a national radon risk management strategy are widely deployed and publicized.
• Improved reporting for regulatees and compliance facilitated, as these processes are streamlined at the national level, with a single window reporting system and the establishment of flexible compliance mechanisms.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's emissions have been reduced from 2006 levels while maintaining competitiveness of Canadian regulated sectors:
• • for targeted air pollutants: mainly PM, NO_x, SO_x, VOCs and some specific such as NH₃ , Hg, benzene, PAHs, fluorides; and
  • for greenhouse gases (as CO₂ equivalent).

Final Outcome

• Human health and environmental quality are improved:
• • Due to reduced emissions of indoor and outdoor air pollutants, and greenhouse gases.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

An updated energy, emissions and economy outlook was developed which served as the baseline for assessing the energy, emissions and economic consequences of the Government's industrial regulatory agenda. This baseline serves as the basic building block for the analytical work.

The energy, emissions and economic consequences of achieving the Government's Turning the Corner greenhouse gas emission reduction target were analyzed. The results served to shape the overall industrial regulatory greenhouse gas emission targets.

Since Government decided to review the GHG regulatory approach set out in Turning the Corner in light of economic circumstances and the opportunity to work with the U.S. Administration, the work in the latter part of 2008/ early part of 2009 focused on further policy analysis of options for aligning with the U.S. approach, and recognizing the current economic circumstances. Consultations with stakeholders were continued through 2008-2009, initially to get feedback on technical elements of the regulations, and later to get feedback on the overall regulatory approach in light of the Minister's commitment to work with the U.S.

In May 2008, the federal government agreed to take more time to finalize the air pollutant regulatory framework, and to work in cooperation with provinces and stakeholders to develop an alternative framework to Turning the Corner. Extensive consultations were held with affected sectors, provinces and non-government organizations on the key elements of the alternative framework. The goals were to develop an alternative framework that was broadly acceptable, achieved the Governments environmental and health goals, and maintained a strong regulatory role for the federal government.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$8,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,415,380

Program: ecoENERGY for Buildings and Houses

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Partnerships with stakeholders developed.
• Communications and marketing products developed.
• Training on software tools and energy-efficient building techniques provided.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcome

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

As part of the ecoENERGY for Buildings and Houses program, NRCan currently maintains 50 agreements at both the provincial and territorial level with a variety of partners (figure represents both the Buildings and Houses subcomponents).

Formation of partnerships in all provinces/territories to reduce energy use; Greater understanding of opportunities and benefits by jurisdictions to adopt more stringent building and housing energy codes and/or other regulatory instruments (Buildings and Houses)

• As of the end of 2008-2009 six provinces have announced changes to their housing codes to achieve the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) 80 level by 2012. In addition, all provinces and territories (except for PEI and NFLD) participate in the Building Energy Code Collaborative, with 8 provinces having codes or code-related projects.

Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.

• Greater knowledge and understanding among all stakeholders regarding opportunities and benefits of energy efficient buildings and houses; Greater awareness and understanding of market transformation through a labelling system (Buildings and Houses)
• • In 2008-2009 the number of program participants increased from the previous year. More than 600 individuals participated in New Housing and Buildings workshops/charettes during this time.
  • In 2008-2009, over 257,000 existing homes and 11,500 new homes were rated and labelled.
  • Seven building labelling pilot projects are currently underway with organizations across Canada. They cover 323 buildings.
  • Labelling provides potential home buyers with information regarding the energy efficiency rating of a house. Providing this information makes energy efficient homes relatively more attractive and steers the market towards increased efficiency.

Intermediate Outcomes

Adoption of energy efficiency products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• 2,750 builders and related professionals trained per year (Buildings and Houses).
• • In 2008-2009 more than 1800 building professionals took part in technical support workshops and over 4300 housing professionals, builders, and energy advisors were trained.

Final Outcomes

Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

• Since program inception, an estimated 1.0 Mt of GHGs were saved as the result of this program
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$61,000,000	$17,420,000	$14,805,030

Program: ecoENERGY Retrofit

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

For homeowners:

• Collaborative agreements with provinces, territories, utilities and other stakeholders signed.
• Incentives provided directly to property owners who implement home energy retrofits.

For small and medium-sized organizations:

• Awareness raised through communications materials.
• Information sessions held.
• Projects received and reviewed.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcome

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Collaboration with provinces/territories, utilities, municipalities, First Nations and other stakeholders (Retrofit: Homes).
• • At the end of 2008-2009, agreements had been signed with nine provinces and two territories.

Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.

• Increased property owner and industry awareness of the potential for, and methods of, reducing energy use and emissions in housing (Retrofit: Homes).
• • As of the end of 2008-2009 48,043 calls to the 1-800-OCanada Line were made, in addition to an unrecorded number of emails to various contact websites.
    

Intermediate Outcomes

Adoption of energy efficiency products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Reduced energy consumption/energy savings from the increased rate of retrofits to low-rise housing (Retrofit: Homes).
• • As of the end of 2008-2009, 94,000 homeowners received grants in support of energy efficiency upgrades that will reduce their annual energy consumption. Grants averaged $1,112 per household. All regions of Canada, except one province and one territory, have matching programs that provide homeowners with seamless access to both orders of government support for home retrofits.
• Small and Medium Organizations implement energy efficiency projects (Retrofit: small/medium organizations).
• • 279 contribution agreements were signed in 2008-2009 with Small and Medium Organizations in support of energy efficiency upgrades (SMOs have fewer than 500 employees or less than 20,000 square metres in their buildings).

Adoptions of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Increased adoption of energy efficient and renewable energy technology, systems and products (Retrofit: Homes).
• • As of the end of 2008-2009, approximately 20% of Retrofit- Homes participants installed water conservation equipment and/or renewable energy technologies.

Final Outcomes

Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

• Energy savings, which convert to reduced energy-related industrial GHG emissions and CACs (Retrofit: small/medium organizations).
• • As of the end of 2008-2009, the ecoENERGY Retrofit program has resulted in an estimated 0.4 Mt of GHG savings (0.32 Mt from Retrofit-Homes; 0.087Mt from Retrofit-SMO).

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$520,000,000*	$93,706,000	$99,774,175

*The ecoENERGY Retrofit: Homes Program was allocated $300 million of additional funding in the 2009 federal budget.

Program: ecoENERGY for Industry

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Leadership networking meetings conducted.
• Policy, program and analytical studies conducted.
• Benchmarking studies, best practices guides and tools developed.
• Energy managers trained.
• New companies engaged.
• New energy assessments funded.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
  

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Involvements by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Industry is committed to reduce energy use (Industry).
• • Ten Energy Assessment Studies are currently underway with the objective of identifying energy-saving opportunities.
  • In fiscal year 2008-2009, 191 companies registered their commitment to improved energy efficiency and became Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) leaders.

Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.

• Industry develops capacity to identify and implement energy saving projects and practices (Industry).
• • In fiscal year 2008-2009, 760 Industrial Energy Managers attended Dollars to $ense workshops. Attending workshops is one facet of CIPEC participation. CIPEC participation has been shown to reduce energy consumption by industrial facilities.
  • Six benchmarking studies, technical guides and other tools were developed in 2008-2009 leading to improved energy efficiency in Canadian Industry.

Intermediate Outcomes

Adoption of energy efficiency products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Industry implements energy efficiency projects and practices (Industry).
• • A survey of 2007-2008 new CIPEC members indicates that approximately 80% of new CIPEC registrants have energy use reduction targets.

Final Outcomes

Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

• Improved industrial energy intensity and energy savings, which convert to reduced energy-related industrial GHG emissions and CACs (Industry).
• • Since program inception, ecoENERGY for Industry has led to an estimated 0.736 Mt of GHG savings.
    

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$18,000,000	$4,300,000	$4,217,508

Program: ecoENERGY for Renewable Power

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Detailed project proposals received and reviewed.
• Contribution agreements signed.
• Capacity of renewable energy increased.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Production of clean electricity from renewable sources such as wind, biomass, hydro and solar energy leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Increased low-impact renewable energy generation to 3 Terawatt hours (includes full yearly production from previous fiscal year and partial production in fiscal year 2008-2009).
• Increased renewable energy capacity in Canada by 849 MW based on projects that were commissioned in fiscal year 2008-2009.

Intermediate Outcomes

Increased production of clean electricity from renewable sources resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• 68 new notices of application were registered between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, for a total of 233 registered projects under the program to date. Projects supported through this program include, for example, wind energy projects larger than 1 MW.
• 40 new contribution agreements with power production companies were signed during the year, representing projects that will generate 1,790 MW of new renewable power capacity in Canada and 5,935 GWh/year of additional production. As of the end of 2008-2009, the program had signed contribution agreements with 52 proponents in total.
• 29 of the 52 projects with signed agreements have been commissioned as of the end of 2008-2009, representing 1,592 MW in generating capacity.

Final Outcomes

Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean electricity production.

• The expected GHG reduction from all 29 commissioned projects is 1.41 MT of CO₂ to date, based on annual production from projects commissioned in 2007-2008 and partial production of projects commissioned in 2008-2009. When all 29 commissioned projects are producing for a full year, the expected annual GHG emission reductions will be about 2.14 MT/year.
• Once all 52 projects are commissioned, the expected GHG emission reductions will be about 4.2 MT/year

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$276,000,000	$39,786,000	$32,417,368

Program: ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Project applications received and reviewed.
• Contribution agreements signed.
• Increased use of renewable energy.
• Contribution to the development of renewable thermal energy capacity, and contribution to clean air by displacing fossil-fuel-based energy use for space heating and cooling and water heating.
• Increased green heating and cooling technology market size through the implementation of 8 pilot projects, installation of 175 units, certification of 2 systems, development of 1 tool and 1 standard, and the administration of 1 annual survey.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Renewable Heat Outcomes

• 195 systems were installed in the Industrial/Commercial/Institutional sectors in 2007-2008 (171 solar air systems, 24 solar water systems).
• 297 solar thermal systems have been installed in the Industrial/Commercial/Institutional sectors in 2008-2009 (202 solar air systems, 95 solar water systems).

The systems installed under the program in 2007-2008 are expected to result in energy savings of 52,236 JG/year and achieve 3.3 kilotonnes of GHG reductions per year. The systems installed in 2008-2009 are expected to result in annual savings of 91,018 GJ of energy and 5.5 kilotonnes of GHGs.

Increased deployment of solar water technology in residential sector market (Renewable Heat).

• 11 pilot projects contribution agreements were signed in 2008-2009. If all of the committed systems are installed, it will result in 6,100 solar domestic water heaters by 2010.
• 96 systems were installed under the Pilot Projects contribution agreements in 2008-2009.

Increased renewable energy industry capacity to meet growing deployment demand (Renewable Heat).

• Development of equipment standards is underway.
• Agreements have been signed with 9 companies for the certification of domestic solar water heating systems. These agreements are intended to defray the costs for these certifications and encourage growth within the industry.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$36,000,000	$8,262,000	$8,695,344

Program: ecoENERGY Technology Initiative

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Technology and knowledge products developed to reduce technical risks of clean energy technologies, with a view to commercial acceptability.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Increased collaboration and capacity within Canada's energy S&T innovation system (Technology).
• • Completion of call for proposals process, followed by proposal assessment and due diligence for large scale projects in carbon capture and storage (CCS) completed. Eight projects selected (in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan, and negotiations for contribution agreements begun, with projects to start in 2009-2010.

Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• Reduced technical risks of clean energy technologies towards commercial acceptability (Technology).
• • Significant progress in broad range of R&D projects to reduce technical (and other) risks in the areas of low emission industrial processes, energy efficient built environment, clean transportation systems, distributed power generation, sustainable bioenergy, and clean coal and CCS. For example:
  • • Development of Community Energy Solutions Roadmap on behalf of the Demand Side Management Working Group of the Council of Energy Ministers. Roadmap on schedule for release in Fall 09.
    • Initial development begun in the Canadian Hydrogen Airports Project to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen fuelled vehicles and power generation technologies to significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and urban air pollutants from ground support equipment at airports.
    • Two new biomass technologies for harvesting propagation material and recovering juvenile woody biomass developed.
    • Six distributed power generation cost-benefit analysis case studies developed, with guidance from an industrial advisory group.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$226,440,000	$32,749,000	$33,631,748

Program: Policy, Communications, Monitoring and Reporting

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Advice, policy options and recommendations developed in support of energy and environment policy.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.

• Decisions related to forest carbon and GHGs reflect the best information and analysis available.
• • Analysis on-going to inform decisions related to negotiations on rules for post-2012 international accounting for forests.

• Canada's international monitoring reporting commitments related to forest carbon and GHGs are met.
• • Provision of forest-related information on areas and GHG emissions for 1990-2007 to Environment Canada for inclusion in the 2009 National Inventory Report.

• Policy, research and advice that supports reductions in GHGs and CACs.
• • Provided timely strategic advice, information, analysis of policy options and recommendations to the Minister and senior officials on climate change and clean air issues in support of policy and program development and decision making.
  • Provided high-quality advice and recommendations that influenced refinements to the Regulatory Framework for Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
  • Continued to expand NRCan's knowledge base and capacity for providing policy advice on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
  • Worked closely with Environment Canada and other federal departments and agencies on climate change modelling activities; reference case development on GHG emissions, and energy production and consumption; and sectoral economic assessments for the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda.
  • Updated NRCan's MAPLE-C forecasting model to the year 2030.

Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.

• CFS carbon knowledge and tools are transferred to governments and stakeholders.
• • Strong interest continued in use of the Carbon Budget Model (CBM-CFS3) with over 500 downloads of the model from 42 countries. A workshop on the model was attended by 31 trainees from 5 countries, including participants from 3 provinces. Joint projects continued with Russia and Mexico on using the model.

Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.

• Improved understanding and modeling of forest carbon dynamics and the impacts of climate change, land-use change and forestry practices.
• • 12 high impact publications in scientific literature, including on the implications of mountain pine beetle on carbon stocks and on the CBM-CFS3. Three of these received extensive national and international attention; two garnered significant media coverage.

• Improved understanding of decision-makers about options for how forests contribute to GHG goals domestically and through international negotiations.
• • Forest-related analysis used to support development of Canadian positions in international climate change negotiations.
  • CFS science and policy experts participated in numerous presentations and discussions in Canada (e.g. to senior federal, provincial, territorial and industry officials).

• Greater understanding among Canadians of the benefits of the federal government's Clean Energy Agenda programs.
• • 77 events and announcements with Ministers and MPs were made in support of clean energy and ecoENERGY programs, including the expansion of the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Home program and numerous ecoENERGY Renewable Initiative projects across the country.
  • A variety of information products were produced for various audiences, including information kits, brochures, videos, news releases and other promotional materials.
  • There were more than 80 media calls relating to the ecoENERGY Initiatives.
  • Clean Tech Minutes videos were made available to satellite TV stations.

Intermediate Outcomes

Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

• Market awareness and acceptance.
• • Helped to recognized industry leaders for achievements in energy efficient practices and products through the ENERGY Star Awards, CIPEC Awards and ecoENERGY for Vehicle Awards. These awards help to increase the profile of Clean Energy programs and associated best practices, and provide smarter consumer options to Canadians.
  • Videos on carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) were created for the G8 Energy Ministers meeting and CEM to highlight Canada's leadership and achievements.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$24,560,000	$6,904,000	$4,938,002

Program: ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities

Department	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.4 Community Infrastructure

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• GHG reduction opportunities identified.
• Funding allocated for up to 25 renewable energy or energy efficiency projects.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Partnerships and collaborative agreements with stakeholders to promote clean energy activities that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Involvement by industry in developing and using energy efficiency products, services, and processes that result in lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Transfer and/or use of clean energy technologies and practices leading to lower emissions of GHGs and CACs.
• Awareness and understanding among stakeholders of the potential for, and methods of, reducing GHGs and CACs through energy production and use.
• Policy and monitoring that supports GHG and CAC reductions.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Adoption of energy efficient products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Adoption of renewable energy products and services, and strengthened infrastructure, resulting in reduced GHGs and CACs.
• Availability of innovative, market-ready energy processes, products and services that result in reduced GHGs and CACs.

Final Outcomes

• Reduced emissions of GHGs and CACs from clean energy activities.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities program, delivered by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), contributes to Government of Canada's commitment of greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions under the Clean Air Agenda (CAA). It equips Aboriginal and northern communities with the knowledge and tools to increase the energy efficiency of community infrastructure, to access renewable energy opportunities and to implement cost effective renewable energy projects. Not only does the Program promote environmentally sustainable communities, but it provides the funding to allow Aboriginal and northern communities to be able to access economic development opportunities that will directly benefit their communities.

In 2008-2009, INAC provided $2.69 million in contributions to 25 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects within 24 of the approximately 650 Aboriginal and northern communities within Canada. Funding contributions were provided for a range of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Examples of projects receiving funding include the installation of photovoltaic systems, wind energy evaluations, small hydro installations, and hydro generation feasibility studies.

The following provides a breakdown of work achieved in 2008-2009:

• 34 applications for renewable energy and energy efficiency funding were received in FY2008-2009, an increase of 13 applications over those received in the first year of the program (2007-2008). Of the 34 applications received, 25 projects were approved and received funding.
• The 25 funded projects include 18 Renewable Energy projects and 7 Energy Efficiency projects.
• 24 Communities benefited from the 25 funded projects.
• Opportunities for GHG reductions have been identified in 130 off-grid communities. An Off-Grid Framework will be developed and used to facilitate implementation of future renewable energy and energy efficiency projects within these 130 communities.

It is projected that the renewable energy and energy efficiency projects supported by the ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities Program in 2008-2009 will result in a reduction of 1.089 MT CO₂e (over a 20-year period) once the projects are commissioned. Once commissioned, these projects will create new sources of renewable power and reduce the reliance of Aboriginal and northern communities' on fossil fuels and therefore result in a decrease of GHG emissions.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$15,000,000	$3,750,000	$4,056,249

Program: ecoMobility

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Project proposals reviewed and contribution agreements for transportation demand management (TDM) initiatives signed and implemented.
• Tools and program modules to support TDM project implementation developed, including guidelines for the measurement of the impact of TDM projects.
• Advisory committee formed to provide resources and coordination for capacity building initiatives to support TDM project implementation.
• TDM learning events to foster ongoing implementation and measurement of TDM policies and programs.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances and increased awareness, knowledge and acceptance of energy efficient transportation technologies and best practices.

The contribution component of the program is intended to support the implementation and performance measurement of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) projects that aim to increase the use of sustainable transportation options such as transit, carpools, cycling and walking and reduced travel through telework. Through the program, the government is helping find ways to meet transportation needs while protecting the environment.

In January 2009, fourteen projects were announced for funding under ecoMOBILITY's first round of contribution agreements. To date, three have been signed and the others are currently being negotiated. The second funding round was announced in March 2009 with a May deadline. First round recipients attended an ecoMOBILITY workshop in February 2009 where they presented their projects, shared information with other recipients and were provided guidance on topics such as performance measurement. During the workshop, recipients were also informed that they would be invited to be part of a new ecoMOBILITY Advisory Committee (EAC) that is being formed to ensure relevance of program to the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) stakeholders and to maximize stakeholders' program inputs.

The ecoMobility Program developed a number of tools to support project implementation of the TDM community. Tools included Standard TDM Impact Measurement Guideline; Sustainable Transportation Options Guide for Small and Rural Communities; Compendium of Canadian Survey Research on Consumer Attitudes and Behavioural Influences Affecting Sustainable Transportation Options; and International Walk to School Week Implementation Kit.

A marketing strategy has being initiated to widely disseminate these tools to the TDM community through the EcoMobility Stakeholder Database, the TDM learning events; the ecoMobility web site; and through the electronic ecoMobility newsletter under development.

Various learning events were organized or sponsored by the ecoMobility program to foster ongoing implementation and measurement of TDM practitioners' activities. Such events included:

• Webinar on Sustainable Transportation Options at Post-secondary Institutions.
• EcoMobility provided workshops to TDM practitioners to set up new nodes: NGO network and the Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) node. The ASRTS experience was so conclusive that a partnership was later developed between the members to join efforts in reaching common goals.
• During the TDM annual summit of the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) Canada, TC provided 2 workshops (performance management guidelines and TDM guidelines) and sponsored speakers (Thinking and Working Like a Social Marketer, TDM Measurement, Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines and Creative Thinking for TDM Professionals).

EcoMobility also sponsored the Association du transport et des routes (AQTR) 2008 conference « Innover pour mieux financer les transports urbains ».

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$9,300,000	$1,778,700	$1,260,893

Program: ecoTechnology for Vehicles

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Fuel efficiency, emissions and safety performance of advanced-technology vehicles evaluated.
• Public-awareness-raising events conducted across Canada (e.g. presentations of advanced-technology vehicles, public exhibitions, demonstrations, ride and drives).
• Information on the program, the technologies, and the vehicles disseminated to the public.
• Barriers to Canadian market penetration of eco-technologies identified through test results and studies of market trends.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances and increased awareness, knowledge and acceptance of energy efficient transportation technologies and best practices.

eTV acquired 14 advanced vehicle technologies in 2008-2009, including full-electric, plug-in hybrid, clean diesel, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen internal combustion engine and advanced gasoline vehicles. eTV evaluated the fuel efficiency, emissions and safety performance of these vehicles and disseminated the results to over 50,000 Canadians by attending 19 public-outreach events throughout 2008-2009; by providing in-depth information via its web site; by producing 5 videos with 15 multimedia animations; by publishing 50 technology articles and 18 technical bulletins and; by releasing its annual report. eTV has also initiated a number of barrier studies in partnership with stakeholders and auto industry to identify market trends, consumer and regulatory barriers in addressing the penetration of emerging advanced technologies. For example, eTV has initiated a study with the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program (VFCVP) to examine the barriers related to parking hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in underground facilities. The study will focus on the potential risks associated with hydrogen leakage in an enclosed environment, and whether vehicle standards and/or building codes are sufficient to mitigate any potential for ignition in this event. Similarly, eTV is fine-tuning plans for a study with the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. The study is a broader examination of potential barriers to the early introduction of hydrogen vehicle fleets, and the mitigation strategies that could be adopted. The focus will be on wider vehicle standards, refuelling standards, and some discussion of the hydrogen refuelling infrastructure required to encourage the deployment of these vehicles in Canada.

eTV staff participated in various industry consultations, work groups, conferences and seminars to share knowledge and best practices with regards to advanced technology vehicles.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$14,100,000	$4,214,230	$2,347,650

Program: National Harmonization Initiative for the Trucking Industry

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Federal, provincial and territorial ministers agree upon a common approach for reviewing whether speed limiters that restrict large trucks to a maximum of 105 km/h should be mandatory. Transport Canada, on behalf of the provinces and territories, conducts a review of the implications of such a requirement from a safety, environmental, economic and operational perspective.
  
• Work plan and project schedule to undertake the necessary assessment of a speed limiter requirement is developed and endorsed.
  
• A federal-provincial steering committee is established to guide the requisite studies.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities and increased awareness, knowledge and acceptance of energy efficient transportation technologies and best practices.

On behalf of the provinces and territories, Transport Canada completed 6 studies initiated in 2007-2008 to examine the feasibility of mandating heavy truck speed limiters. This included traffic modelling to better understand the safety impact from differential car-truck speeds on highways, quantifying the environmental benefits from fuel savings and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and an assessment of the trade and competitiveness impacts of a speed limiter mandate in both the Canadian and North American context. In 2008-2009 the results from these studies confirmed the 2007-2008 preliminary estimates that a national mandate for heavy truck speed limiters would result in estimated annual diesel fuel savings of 228.6 million litres (1.4% of the total diesel fuel consumed by road vehicles in Canada in 2006) and annual GHG savings of 0.64 megatonnes. The studies' reports can be viewed on the following TC web site:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safevehicles/motorcarriers/speedlimiter/index.htm

Two provinces, Ontario and Quebec, have implemented heavy truck speed limiter regulations and one other province (NB) is examining the merits of harmonizing with their regulations. The National Harmonization Initiative for the Trucking Industry (NHITI) is available to applicants to offer co-funding to assist with the development of enforcement capacity for these new requirements. As Transport Canada supports the implementation of heavy truck speed limiters, the NHITI may also assist other provinces investigate the feasibility of speed limiter legislation.

TC continued its involvement in the Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy working group to improve uniformity in regulations governing the weights and dimensions of commercial vehicles operating between provinces and territories. The working group has made progress toward weight and dimensional thresholds that could better accommodate environmental technologies such as wide-base single tires and rear-mounted aerodynamic devices.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$5,400,000	$643,180	$389,025

Program: Freight Technology Demonstration Fund

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Contribution agreements negotiated for technology demonstration projects; and implementation started.
  
• Case studies of previous demonstration program produced and disseminated on Web-based information network.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcome

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Freight Technology Demonstration Fund provides funding for demonstration to test and measure the emissions impact of new and underutilized freight transportation technologies in real world conditions.

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing the uptake technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG and CAC.

Of the 8 projects selected in 2007-2008 for $2.4M in funding as part of the first round of the demonstration program, 6 are underway with contribution agreements in place and final reports expected in 2009-2010.

In January 2009, Transport Canada selected an additional 9 projects for $3.5M in funding as part of the second round of demonstration funding. One contribution agreement was finalized in 2008-2009 and negotiations were well underway for the remaining eight.

The selected portfolio of the above projects for both rounds of funding supports a mix of technologies that include: innovative port crane technologies, ultra low emitting Genset locomotives technology, route and mode optimization software, hybrid electric and advanced electric delivery vehicles, bundled advanced truck technologies (i.e. aerodynamic truck technologies, advanced auxiliary power technologies for trucks, single tire technologies and long combination vehicle options for trucks). Every Canadian region is represented in the selected portfolio.

A majority of the selected projects have started to install and utilize the technology thus beginning to achieve GHG and CAC emission reduction. Those reductions will be quantified and reported in the final report provided by the recipient at the end of the project starting in 2009-2010.

Each recipient will collect and analyze data such as fuel use, time of operation, workload and distance traveled in a predefined methodology. This will allow an accurate calculation of GHG and CAC emissions reduction.

The Demonstration Fund was well subscribed as it received almost 50 applications requesting funding in the second round. The high volume and quality of applications has necessitated the commitment of the remaining contribution funding envelope.

The two rounds of funding have allowed an uptake in technology of 1254 pieces of equipment (see above mix of technology) across four modes of transportation.

24 case studies from previous technology projects supported by TC were published on Transport Canada's ecoFREIGHT website detailing results.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$9,300,000	$2,967,047	$3,020,220

Program: Freight Technology Incentives Program

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Contribution agreements negotiated for technology purchase and installation projects and for the provision of financial incentives.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Freight Technology Incentive Program provides incentives for companies to purchase and install underutilized freight transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas and/or criteria contaminants.

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing the uptake technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG and CAC.

The 15 projects selected in 2007-2008 for $3.7M in funding as part of the first round of the incentives program are underway with contribution agreements in place and final reports expected in 2009-2010.

In February 2009, Transport Canada selected an additional 17 projects for $3.8M in funding as part of the second round of the incentives program. At the end of 2008-2009, negotiations were underway for all the 17 projects.

The selected portfolio of projects for both rounds of funding supports a mix of technologies that include: ultra low emitting Genset locomotives technology, alternative fuel for baggage tractors, refurbishing marine engine with latest fuel efficient technology, bundled advanced truck technologies (i.e. aerodynamic truck technologies, advanced auxiliary power technologies for trucks, single tire technologies and long combination vehicle options for trucks). Every Canadian region is represented in the selected portfolio.

The Incentives Program was well subscribed as it received over 180 applications requesting funding in the second round representing almost a three fold increase of the first round. The high volume and quality of applications has necessitated the commitment of the remaining contribution funding envelope.

The two rounds of funding have allowed an uptake in technology of 1654 pieces of equipment (see above mix of technology) across four modes of transportation. 7 case studies on a range of technologies implemented in Canada were published on Transport Canada's ecoFREIGHT website detailing results of its projects.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$9,350,000	$3,153,563	$2,721,684

Program: ecoFreight Partnerships

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Annual progress reports under voluntary emission reduction MOUs with air and rail industries (signed in 2005 and 2007 respectively) received and approved.
• Voluntary emissions agreement with the marine industry negotiated.
• Conference held in collaboration with industry to support rail emission reductions.
• Workshop or consultation with freight forwarders and shippers to build capacity for more environmentally sustainable decision-making hosted and sponsored.
• One freight shippers' survey on environmental practices sponsored.
• Major study completed on modal emission footprints and development of an emission reduction tool for shippers.
• Freight-related award sponsored.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities and increased awareness, knowledge and acceptance of energy efficient transportation technologies and best practices.

As required under the Terms and Conditions of the Railway Association of Canada Memorandum of Understanding, the 2007 Annual Report for rail emissions was released in early 2009 by the Railway Association of Canada. The 2008 Annual Report for air emissions is expected to be released in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

In addition, the Duty Cycle Project and the Emissions Factors Update Project were funded under the Railway Association of Canada Memorandum of Understanding. The purpose of the Duty Cycle and the Emissions Factors Update Project was to consolidate locomotive emissions data from a variety of reports available in the public domain into a uniform dataset, and then to update the emissions factors pertinent to diesel locomotives types in service on Canadian railways. Using this dataset, average emissions factor values for both individual locomotive types and locomotive mixed-fleet operations were calculated. Updated Emission Factors were used to produce the 2007 Annual Report on Locomotive Emissions Monitoring published according to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Railway Association of Canada, Environment Canada and Transport Canada concerning railway diesel locomotives operating in Canada.

Progress was made on the release of the 2007 Annual Emissions Report for the Air Memorandum of Understanding. The 2007 report was released in spring 2009. The 2008 annual report is expected to be released in fall 2009.

Preliminary discussion has taken place with the marine industry on the development of an approach for a voluntary Memorandum of Understanding to reduce air emissions.

The ecoFREIGHT Partnerships organized a rail conference in May 2008. The conference attracted 115 senior industry delegates from Canada and the United States, including federal and provincial Government representatives, suppliers, manufacturers, as well as many railway operators. The conference participants provided positive feedback on the quality of panellists, the format and the topics covered, and suggested that similar event should be organized every 2 years.

The ecoFREIGHT Partnerships also supported the Research and Development conference as part of the Railway Association of Canada Annual General Meeting in September 2008. This conference was also an opportunity for the industry to learn more about technology and the environment. The ecoFREIGHT Partnerships sponsored "Greening the Supply Chain" event organized by the Trade and Transport Logistics in November 2008.

The ecoFREIGHT Partnerships program sponsored the SCL Green Supply Chain Award. Recipients of this annual award are selected on the basis of strong environmental leadership and their firm commitment to promoting green transportation standards. The Award was presented in May 2008 to XTL Transport Inc.

The program sponsored the environmental section of the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association's (CITA) 2008 survey. CITA submitted a summary report in November 2008. ecoFREIGHT Partnerships have been supporting the environmental section of that survey since 2005. The continuous support provides the department with basic trend information. The 2008 survey indicated an increase in key elements such as the consideration by shippers of environmental issue when selecting a transportation service provider as well as their knowledge of GHG and CAC effects also increased.

Transport Canada is exploring options for the development of relevant tools for shippers and forwarders, including a potential emissions calculator. Some preliminary discussions have been held with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on an emissions calculator model.

Transport Canada officials represented the Government of Canada at the following international events:

• The 2009 Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport, held in Tokyo, Japan.
  
• The 2008 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Transport Forum Global Forum on Sustainable Development: Transport and Environment in a Globalising World in Mexico.
  
• The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Group on Transport meeting in Mexico.
• The 2008 International Transport Forum in Germany, the theme of which was 'Transport and Energy: the Challenge of Climate Change'.
  

The ecoFREIGHT Partnerships information is provided through the ecoFREIGHT Web site, which is updated regularly. The website was enhanced by the posting of 24 case studies that provide information on results and lessons learned for previously funded projects.

Official departmental presentations were provided at the Pollution Probe conference in March 2008, Globe 2008 and the Association of Canadian Port Authorities in February 2009. Those conferences were an opportunity to inform the industry of strategies and technologies that reduce emissions.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$6,550,000	$1,856,510	$1,224,726

Program: Marine Shore Power Program

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Contribution agreements for shore power demonstration selected and negotiated.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing the uptake technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG and CAC.

The Marine Shore Power Program held a first funding Round on August 25, 2008. The program received three applications and selected the application from the Port Metro Vancouver for the Canada Place project. The project was announced on December 17, 2008 and the contribution agreement was signed on February 5, 2009.

The Canada Place cruise ship shore power project is the third cruise ship shore power project in the world and the first of its kind in Canada. The Port Metro Vancouver installed shore power infrastructure at the east and west berths of the Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal in Vancouver harbour, in time of the 2009 cruise ship season. The total cost of this project is $9 million with $2M provided by Marine Shore Power program. Port Metro Vancouver has partnered with Holland America, Princess Cruises and BC Hydro for this endeavour. Transport Canada, Western Diversification Canada and British Columbia Ministry of Transportation are financial contributors to this major initiative. The project is proceeding according to schedule.

Several other port authorities throughout the country have shown interest in the technology and are exploring its potential for their facility.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$6,000,000	$2,302,510	$1,502,547

Program: Analytical and Policy Support

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Policy advice provided to Minister(s) and senior management on sustainable transportation issues.
  
• Information collected and analyzed and analytical frameworks, strategies and policies developed that support sustainable transportation.
  
• Federal and stakeholder coordination on issues related to sustainable transportation improved.
  
• Awareness increased among decision-makers regarding the benefits of sustainable transportation and implementation options.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The following activities will position TC favourably to provide recommendations and advice on policies and programs that influence transportation technologies and practices as well as increasing the uptake of technologies that reduce fuel consumption and GHG emissions and as such support the Program's immediate, intermediate and final outcomes.

Policy advice was provided to Minister(s) and senior management on sustainable transportation issues in relation to Cabinet meetings and for the Minister's participation at the 2008 International Transport Forum.

Information collected and analyzed and analytical frameworks, strategies and policies developed that support sustainable transportation such as:

• An assessment of available federal data and gaps analysis were performed. In addition, discussions were initiated with the Province of Quebec in developing a federal/provincial data strategy and work is proceeding at identifying opportunities for cooperation.
• TC conducted two technology projects aimed at reducing the burden and increasing the quality of data collected from the Canadian Vehicle Survey (use of assisted-GPS cell phones to collect information on vehicle trip data; development of a passive data logger that collects engine performance information, spatial information).

Awareness increased among decision-makers regarding the benefits of sustainable transportation and implementation options such as:

• Progress has been made to develop and launch an online version of the Sustainable Transportation Lens (an educational tool for integrated decision-making) and hold training workshops offered for Transport Canada employees.
  

Federal and stakeholder coordination on issues related to sustainable transportation such as:

• Preliminary discussions were held with U.S. officials and academic community on the data and modelling studies with a view to improve data and modelling capacity.
• Aviation emissions issues addressed at Aircraft Noise and Emissions Committee (ANEC) intradepartmental meetings throughout the year, as well as working group meetings with Marine Policy and Marine Safety Directorates.
• An interdepartmental working group on active transportation was established to develop a Canadian Active Transportation Framework.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$4,000,000	$1,222,890	$712,822

Program: ecoAUTO Rebate Program

Department	Transport Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Air from Transportation

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Website updated and visits tracked.
  
• Specialized displays set up in dealerships.
  
• Pamphlets distributed.
  
• Radio advertisements aired.
  
• Media events held.
  
• Inquiries received and/or responded to (on toll-free line).
  
• Applications received.
  
• Applications recommended for funding.
  
• Accuracy rate of recommendations.
  
• Vehicle identification numbers and registrations validated.
  
• Studies conducted.
  
• Analytical tools developed.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The purpose of this program was to encourage the purchase of new fuel-efficient vehicles by offering rebates to eligible recipients that buy or enter into leases of 12 months or more for an eligible vehicle registered for use in Canada. New 2006, 2007 and 2008 model year vehicles with a Combined Fuel Consumption Rating (CFCR) of 6.5 L/100km or less for new automobiles, 8.3 L/100km or less for new minivans, sport utility vehicles and other light trucks and an E85 rating of 13.0L/100km for new Flex-Fuel vehicles were eligible for a rebate.

The Program was delivered in partnership with Service Canada. SC's responsibilities included processing of mail/applications, responding to client enquiries and making recommendations for payment to Transport Canada (TC). TC has the overall responsibility for the direction of the Program, including overall program design, policy direction and issuing grant payments.

To be eligible under the program applications must have been received before March 31, 2009 and eligible vehicles must have been purchased between March 20, 2007 and December 31, 2008.

In 2008-2009, the program results listed below contributed to increasing the uptake technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG and CAC and Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities.

• over 182, 300 ecoAUTO Rebate applications processed over 2 years (over 117, 300 in 2008-2009)
• $191.2M distributed to eligible applicants over 2 years ($119.9M in 2008-2009)
• ecoAUTO website and application form updated to reflect Program deadlines
• 875,165 web visits over 2 years (461,233 for 2008-2009)
• approximately 34,000 brochures/pamphlets distributed over 2 years (25,000 for 2008-2009)
• the number of eligible vehicle meeting the fuel consumption requirements increased from 21 to 32 in model year 2007 to model year 2008

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$252,700,000	$170,415,000	$121,884,296

Program: ecoAUTO Rebate Program

Department	Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Departmental Program Activity	--

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Website updated and visits tracked.
  
• Specialized displays set up in dealerships.
  
• Pamphlets distributed.
  
• Radio advertisements aired.
  
• Media events held.
  
• Inquiries received and/or responded to (on toll-free line).
• Applications received.
  
• Applications recommended for funding.
  
• Accuracy rate of recommendations.
  
• Vehicle identification numbers and registrations validated.
  
• Studies conducted.
  
• Analytical tools developed.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Service Canada has received:

• 124,500 pieces of mail.
• 54,322 inquiries on the toll-free line.
• 15,286 Website visits from April 1,2008 to August 29, 2008 (Web stats unavailable from September 2008 to March 31, 2009).
  

Service Canada has conducted 129,837 vehicles identification and has validated 128,326 registrations.

The program is a joint responsibility between Transport Canada (TC) and Service Canada. TC will report the result of the other performance criteria.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$11,300,000	$6,000,000	$7,717,322

Program: ecoENERGY for Personal Vehicles

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 - Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Capacity to track the auto industry's progress towards interim targets.
  
• Increased consumer awareness of the impact of vehicle purchase choice and use on fuel efficiency.
  
• Collaborative agreements with the auto industry.
  
• Increased program knowledge of consumer buying and driving habits.
  
• New drivers educated on fuel efficiency.
  
• Collaborative agreements signed with proponents to deliver targeted outreach activities.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices:

• As a result of 4 research studies and technical reviews (idling, eco-driving, driver training retention, consumer buying habits), the program team learned how some key messages could be improved and clarified for program audiences. This information was used to update the Auto$mart program materials and idling campaign materials, as well as to inform the development of further driver behaviour programs and guides for vehicle consumers. Consequently, programs will more efficiently and effectively impart fuel saving information to Canadian drivers.
  

Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities:

• Increased participation in emission reducing activities occurred as a result of 14 new entities committing to engaging in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities in addition to the continuation of activities initiated by 4 entities in 2007-2008.
  

Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances:

• Capacity to address emissions through better driving practices and more efficient vehicle purchases was enhanced through extensive training and through the provision of information materials such as educational media articles. There were over 55 million such knowledge transfer opportunities.
  

Intermediate Outcome

Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC:

• In 2008-2009, 111,746 new Canadian drivers applied best practices for efficient driving as a result of being trained on, retaining, and employing fuel efficient driving techniques.
  

Final Outcome

Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation:

• As of 31 March 2009, a 0.06 MT GHG reduction was estimated to be achieved since the inception of the program in 2007, as a result of program activities such as driver training and campaigns to improve driver habits. The 0.06 MT GHG reduction excludes the impact of the Memorandum of Understanding with the auto industry, for which a measurement methodology is still being finalized. At least 2.4MT of GHG reduction is expected to be reported from the MOU in 2009.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$21,000,000	$5,311,143	$5,643,241

Program: ecoENERGY for Fleets

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 - Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Awareness of program benefits increased through the delivery of 25 training workshops.
• Awareness of benefits of energy-efficient technologies increased through the delivery of eight research projects.
  
• Development and/or implementation of best practices by commercial/institutional transportation industry through delivery of two-day conference.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

Increased capacity to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or greenhouse gas or criteria air contaminants or release of toxic substances:

• The capacity of transportation professionals to address emissions through their decision making was enhanced through training and workshops and through the provision of information materials at conferences, seminars, trade shows, and online. There were over 35,000 such knowledge transfer opportunities.
  

Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices:

• As a result of 3 research studies (on aerodynamics, tires, idle-reduction), the program team became more informed on opportunities for reducing emissions from the trucking sector. This information is being used to plan outreach initiatives, and as a result the program expects to provide more comprehensive messaging for the trucking sector.
  

Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities:

• Increased participation in emission reducing activities occurred as a result of 10 new entities (commercial fleets and research centres) committing to engaging in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities in addition to the continuation of activities initiated by 4 entities in 2007-2008.
  

Intermediate Outcome

Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC:

• An increase in the use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions or criteria air contaminants occurred as a result of 1,446 professional drivers and fleet managers trained in fuel efficiency best practices applying these practices on the road and within fleets in order to secure fuel savings and GHG emission reductions.
  

Final Outcome

Reductions in energy consumption or greenhouse gas or criteria air contaminants from transportation:

• As of March 31 2009, a 0.05 MT GHG reduction was estimated to be achieved since the inception of the program in 2007, as a result of program activities such as education for fleet managers and professional drivers and a campaign to reduce unnecessary idling at truck stops.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$22,000,000	$6,338,862	$5,019,058

Program: Vehicle Scrappage

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Program launched in all provinces.
• Vehicles scrapped.
• Smog-forming emissions reduced.
• Increased awareness of:
• • impact of older vehicles program itself;
  • sustainable transportation options.
• Release of harmful and toxic substances from improper recycling prevented for vehicles scrapped through the program.
• Through incentives, Canadians try more sustainable transportation modes.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Informed positions on policies and programs influencing transportation technologies and practices;
• Increased uptake of technologies that reduce energy consumption, GHG or CAC;
• Increased participation by target audience in emission reducing activities through partnerships and other program activities; and
• Increased capacity by target audience to undertake initiatives that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC or release of toxic substances.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Use of transportation technologies and alternative modes that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC; and
• Use of transportation best practices that reduce energy consumption or GHG or CAC.

Final Outcomes

• Reductions in energy consumption or GHG or CAC from transportation.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Local not-for-profit organizations were supported in six provinces to deliver local vehicle scrappage programs in 2008. In February 2009, the National Vehicle Scrappage Program, called "Retire Your Ride"/"Adieu bazou", was launched in all provinces by Clean Air Foundation, the national not-for-profit organization who is delivering the program with a network of local organizations.
• In 2008-2009, 17,000 old high-polluting vehicles were retired. Canadians choose among a suite of incentives as a reward for retiring their older (model year 1995 and earlier) vehicles, including transit passes, car share memberships, bicycle coupons, new vehicle discounts and $300 cash.
• Advertising and outreach activities by program delivery agents communicated the impacts of old vehicles on the environment and the reasons for Canadians to scrap them.
• A National Code of Practice for responsible recycling of vehicles was developed, printed and distributed to vehicle recyclers, who must adhere to the code to participate in the program.
• A baseline survey of owners of older vehicles was conducted to measure awareness of vehicle scrappage programs and the impacts of old vehicles on the environment.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$92,000,000	$13,154,000	$6,916,284

Program: Indoor Air Research and Development Initiative

Department	National Research Council
Departmental Program Activity	1.1 Research and development

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Test protocol for field study established and validated in pilot study.
  
• Research facility built and equipped with instruments to support research field study on ventilation and health.
  
• Canadian advisory committee on indoor air quality solution technologies.
  
• National committee on indoor air quality established and operational.
  
• Benchmark survey on indoor air quality awareness conducted.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Increased knowledge of health impacts and mitigation strategies related to indoor air pollutants.
• • One research intervention field study on ventilation, indoor air quality and health conducted (2010-2011).
    

• Increased knowledge and support for the development of technological solutions for improved IAQ.
• • One common publicly available data set (2010-2011).
  • Four papers, published in peer-reviewed journals (2 in 2009-2010, and 2 in 2010-2011).
    

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Field Study on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation (Activity 1)

• Study design (= test protocol) completed and approved by Scientific Steering Committee, external scientific reviewers, and Ethic Boards from Centre hospitalier universitaire de Quebec (CHUQ) and NRC.
• Pilot study successfully finished, evaluated and test protocol improved.
• 77 home visits completed, including collection of 5 questionnaires per home, and parameters analysed.
• • Context: The number of homes to be investigated will range from 80 - 120. The target number of investigations per home is 6 (3 times before intervention, and 3 times after the interventions). Please note, that interventions will only be performed in 50 % of the homes. This results in a minimum number of 80 homes x 6 visits (home owners or other conditions permitting) = 480 home visits. The outstanding home visits will be performed in the FYs 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
  • The main results were, that more than 50 % of the homes had a moderate to poor air exchange rate, at least in the asthmatic child's bedroom, which will qualify them for interventions (= improvement of ventilation rate or air movement). Also a variety of different heating and ventilation systems were found: information thereof is the key input for modelling and measurements in the Indoor Air Research Laboratory.
    

• Indoor Air Research Laboratory (formerly 'Facility'), which will support the field study will be ready to model the interventions by August 2009.
• • Context: The Indoor Air Research Facility is a highly complex, world-wide unique and state-of-the-art research facility, consisting of a shell (= exterior walls and roof), interior flexible subdivisions (interior walls, suspended ceilings etc.), different types of ventilation systems to accommodate various situations in the field, and versatile, state-of-the art research equipment (e.g. for ventilation rate measurements, imaging of air flows etc.). Due to a) limited human resources (caused by delayed staffing, which was only completed in November 2008-2009), b) winter conditions, and c) speed up the overall construction process, the IARL was built in four phases: phase A (called 'site services and building', i.e. mainly the building structure) was completed in FY 2007-2008; phase B (called 'flexible mechanical, electrical and control systems installation', among this different HVAC systems, ductwork etc.) was started in FY 2007-2008 and completed in 2008-2009; phase C ('interior finish, including electrical, painting, communication), was completed in FY 2008-2009; phase D ('finishing works') was started in FY 2008-2009; phase D will be completed in FY 2009-2010 (safety equipment, building sign, etc.).
  • The construction and commissioning of the IARL were delayed, as
  • • the duct work was not as airtight as specified; mitigation and resolving issues among the various subcontractors delayed the project for more than 4 months;
    • unanticipated leaks in the building envelope were discovered, which reduced the airtightness of the building, and which had to be sealed; and
    • controls of HVAC and lighting systems were required additional commissioning efforts that were not anticipated.
      

• Memorandum of Understanding between INSPQ (medical partner of field study) finalized, except for the clause concerning the intellectual property.
• • Context: based on a MOU draft from 2007-2008, Principal Investigator from INSPQ and project manager at NRC exchanged a series of revisions, until an agreement was achieved on the content. However, as IP policies at NRC have changed, lawyers at NRC and INSPQ are adapting the IP clauses, until they are acceptable to both organizations. We expect that the MOU will be signed in September 2009.
    

• Laboratory capacities and methods upgraded and enhanced to analyse 14 IAQ and 4 ventilation parameters.
• • Context: because many parameters affect the Indoor Air Quality and potentially adversely impact the respiratory health of asthmatic children, a very broad set of IAQ parameters was described in the field study protocol.
  • Methods for determining the concentration of IAQ parameters were implemented (where necessary), upgraded/ enhanced and validated. New methods were established as well. Some parameters are analysed by direct reading or logging instruments in the field, but some are only sampled and eventually processed in NRC's chemical and microbiological laboratories.
  • With respect to these 'lab' parameters, laboratory capacities had to be adapted, upgraded or enhanced; consequently equipment had to be purchased, commissioned and calibrated.
  • Regarding the ventilation parameters: the ventilation rate and airflow, which is/are the dependent variable(s) in the field study (the results will also drive the design of the interventions) have to be characterised as exactly and comprehensively as possible. Therefore 4 methods related to ventilation and airflow were enhanced and validated as well.
  • With respect to the theme's objectives, the more exact and comprehensive we are able to determine the ventilation rates or air flows (as dependent variable of the IAQ field study) and the IAQ parameters (as independent variables), the better we can associate these parameters with the medical endpoint, in this case the health of asthmatic children, more specifically the number of reported asthma days, and the better we can answer questions related to the health and well-being of Canadians.
    

Evaluation of Indoor Air Quality Technologies and Solutions (Activity 2)

• Canadian IAQ Solutions Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) formed and fully functional (inaugural meeting January 2009).
• • The purpose/mandate/goal of TAC is to provide advice, guidance and recommendations for the selection of 3 "IAQ Solution Technologies" (IAQ-ST), their assessment technology protocols and subsequent reports and support transfer of findings/protocols to public and industry.
  • The TAC includes representatives from Federal Partners (HC, PWGSC, CMHC, NRCan); Provincial agencies (IRSST, BC Centre for Disease Control/National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health); Industry Associations (HRAI, BOMA; NGO (Ontario Lung Association).
  • Definition of mandate completed, including Tech Transfer of research findings and assessment protocols.
  • Results of technology transfer:
  • • Publicly available data sets relating to Indoor Air Quality solutions/technologies (by 2010-2011).
    • Publications in peer-reviewed journals (2 in 2009-2010; 2 in 2010-2011).
    • Possible protocols adoption by a standards organization.
  • This activity is important because advice, guidance and recommendations and technology transfer support by TAC will ensure we achieve the desired results.
    

• Status of first IAQ solution technology, which will be portable air cleaners:
• • Literature and web scan completed (identification of over 40 candidate technologies).
  • Development of criteria and evaluation/ranking systems for prioritizing these technologies completed, based on health relevance, measurable impacts on health-relevant pollutants, assessment protocol development needs, product availability, labelling support, and time/cost feasibility.
  • Protocol developed on the first IAQ-ST assessing the performance of portable air cleaners. The protocol is one of the 3 products to be developed.
  • Adaptation of NRC's Full Scale Chamber as test facility to simulate residential ventilation systems.
  • Adaptation and upgrade of analytical capabilities, specifically re. the generation of fine and ultra-fine particulates, and the generation of volatile organic compounds (VOC).
    

Canadian (formerly 'National') Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Building (CCIAQB; Activity 3).

• Full Committee (FC) formed.
• • Commitment from 16 members from industry, regulation/research and public interest groups.
  • Technical and scientific support to the FC secured through members of HC and NRC.
  • The goal of the Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Buildings is to improve indoor air quality in buildings, and ultimately, the health of occupants, by providing a national forum and clearinghouse for 'best-of-knowledge' information on the design and operations of buildings as they affect indoor air quality.
  • The mandate of the committee is to:
  • • Solicit and review relevant and available information;
    • Identify gaps and unresolved issues;
    • Provide a national discussion forum;
    • Recommend studies, where gaps are identified;
    • Develop "best-of-knowledge" positions and best practices;
    • Disseminate knowledge, based on validated information;
    • Support adaptation of uniform requirements, best practices and guidelines for the design and operation of buildings, where required; and
    • Provide guidance for the evaluation of solutions and technologies, related to IAQ.

• Executive Committee with 6 members formed, for guidance, facilitation of processes, tabling drafts to FC.
• • EC drafted a business plan for discussion and approval by FC. The business plan will focus the committee's priorities in delivering timely and relevant information where it is needed most, i.e. at the level of design professionals and facility managers.
  • The Executive Committee's role is to sharpen the focus of the Committee and to ensure a cost-effective management of the committee's business in-between meetings of the Full Committee. A successful 1st meeting of the Executive took place in March 2009.
  • Formulation and recommendation of 3 Requests for Proposals to narrow IAQ research gaps to FC.
  • The Executive Committee has reviewed several proposals to narrow down research gaps, with the technical support from HC and NRC. The refined proposals will be tabled at the next Full Committee meeting in June 2009.
  • Context: It is very important to fill research gaps, as inadequate Indoor Air Quality might adversely affect the health and well-being of Canadians. Indoor Air Quality is a vast field with some knowns, and many unknowns, reaching from methods for sampling of indoor air contaminants, measurement strategies, low-emitting materials, ventilation systems, to sound IAQ and health studies. Narrowing and closing research gaps will be the basis of relevant, targeted and sound studies, which will allow a better insight into the associations between indoor air quality and adverse health effects, the positive effects of reducing indoor air contamination, and provide more sophisticated knowledge about the impact of systems and technologies designed for the improvement of IAQ.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$8,000,000	$2,717,000	$2,717,000

Program: Radon Strategy

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer safety

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Radon levels assessed in a designated group of Government of Canada buildings; results are shared and risk mitigation measures are discussed.
• Ongoing engagement of key stakeholders, sustaining messages and targeting education and awareness activities.
• Knowledge related to radon increased.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Improved awareness by public, property managers, and governments of health risks and causes of reduced indoor air quality and strategies to improve it:
• • 20% of Canadians are aware of specific technical solutions to improve indoor air quality (2010-2011).
• Development and support of technological solutions for improved IAQ:
• • Technically sound infrastructure and knowledge in place to support and assess IAQ improvement technologies (2010-2011).
• Increased knowledge of health impacts and mitigation strategies related to indoor air pollution:
• • One research intervention field study on ventilation, air distribution and health conducted (2011).

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Radon levels assessed in a designated group of Government of Canada buildings; results are shared and risk mitigation measures are discussed:

• In 2008-2009 radon testing was performed in ~600 federal buildings located in the National Capital Region, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia. The purpose of this testing is to identify buildings where employee exposure to radon exceeds the Canadian Radon Guideline (200 Bq/m³) and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR) (800 Bq/m³) of the Canada Labour Code.  Results for buildings tested have been made available to appropriate departmental representatives and occupational health and safety committees for dissemination to employees. Testing completed to date has shown that approximately 10% of buildings, predominately located in Manitoba, have levels of radon elevated above 200 Bq/m³. The results demonstrated by this activity move towards improved awareness by the public, property managers and governments of health risks and causes of reduced indoor air quality and strategies to improve it.

Ongoing engagement of key stakeholders, sustaining messages and targeting education and awareness activities:

• During 2008-2009 Health Canada participated in more than 20 stakeholder engagements (for a total of 34+ since the Radon Strategy commenced in 2007-2008) across Canada where the National Radon Strategy was presented and discussed with building and real estate industry professionals, radon testing and mitigation service providers, non-governmental organizations, provincial authorities and medical professionals to raise awareness of the risks of radon exposure. The stakeholders have used this information to communicate to Canadians via the inclusion of radon information on their websites (for example the Canadian Lung Association and Canadian Cancer Society and various provincial government sites have included radon information) and to create communications materials for the public and clients and customers.
  
• Health Canada through a third party contractor completed an engagement campaign to encourage retailers and manufacturers of radon testing devices to increase availability and access to radon test kits for the Canadian public. Five major home improvement retailers were engaged to review the objectives of Health Canada's radon outreach activities and to invite them to participate by stocking radon test kits in their stores. To date three of the five retailers carry test kits and a fourth retailer has indicated an intention to carry them in 2009-2010.
  
• In 2008-2009, two new radon brochures were created, one for consumers and one for health professionals. More than 90,000 copies of these new brochures were distributed across Canada. In addition a co-branded factsheet was developed with the Canadian Lung Association and distributed to the public.
  
• In 2008-2009 Health Canada proposed amendments to the Canada Labour Code and Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR) to harmonize the radon action level for federal employees referenced in those documents with the Canadian Radon Guideline and provided this information to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. The current COHSR refers to the old radon guideline of 800 Bq/m³. The purpose of the proposed changes to the COHSR is to amend the wording to reflect the same radon action level as the Canadian Radon Guideline at 200 Bq/m³.
  
• Health Canada in collaboration with the National Research Council and provincial and industry partners made recommendations for radon resistant technologies to be required in all new home constructions. These recommendations have been accepted by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes for inclusion in the 2010 version of the National Building Code. This is an early completion, by 5 years; of this planned activity (the original target had been to have changes approved for inclusion in the 2015 version of the Code). The changes to the Code will require all new homes constructed in Canada to include a rough-in for a radon reduction system which can be activated should the home test high for radon levels following the completion of construction. If all provinces and municipalities include and enforce this requirement, all new homes constructed in Canada would have the capability to allow homeowners to reduce radon levels below the current Canadian Radon Guideline of 200 Bq/m³.
  

Knowledge related to radon increased:

• Health Canada in collaboration with NRCan, performed aerial surveys of south western Ontario and central New Brunswick to assess the levels of uranium and other radioactive precursors of radon gas. This information can be used to predict areas of high indoor radon concentration and will be used to map areas where there is a higher potential for elevated radon levels in homes in Canada. The purpose of the map is for use by all levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal) to assist them in prioritizing efforts for educating Canadians to the risks associated with radon exposure and encouraging homeowners to test and remediate their homes.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$15,000,000	$3,700,000	$3,700,000

Program: Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities

Department	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Departmental Program Activity	Northern Land and Resources

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Pending

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below)

Immediate Outcomes

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) program funded a total of 21 projects. The range of projects funded include climate change risk assessments, climate change information needs and gaps analysis, community/regional adaptation planning, building capacity for adaptation planning, as well as support toward development of scenarios and strategies. The following provides a breakdown of work achieved as a result of the funded projects:

• 10 Aboriginal and northern communities undertook risk assessment, management and communication initiatives; Through these initiatives communities identify key risks and vulnerabilities with regards to climate change impacts and can develop risks management plans to address those risks. Risk management planning is linked to the community planning processes already in place at the community level
• 21 projects supported Aboriginal and northern capacity building and training initiatives; Through projects funded under the program, there is a requirement that Aboriginal and northern communities and governments be involved throughout implementation to retain knowledge and capacity to implement identified courses of action, as well as develop and implement future initiatives at the community level. The program aims at building capacity for conducting risk assessments, developing community plans, connecting science and traditional knowledge in planning exercises, and implementing adaptation actions for managing climate change risks at the community level.
• 12 adaptation action plans identifying concrete community priorities and course of action to manage climate change risks;
• 9 adaptation tools produced; these tools will be made available to Aboriginal and northern communities throughout Canada to support them in assessing key risks and vulnerabilities with regards to climate change and to develop plans to manage those risks. Examples of such tools include a community adaptation planning tool developed in Nunavut through a partnership between the territorial government, the federal government and the Canadian Institute of Planners, and a risk management tool developed by an Aboriginal organization.
• 15 projects (of the 21 funded projects) identified risks and impacts and produced risk management strategies;
• 8 community level climate change risk management strategies.
• INAC has strengthened partnerships established through years of collaboration with territorial governments, other federal departments, Aboriginal governments and organizations, as well as communities. These partnerships constitute a strong basis for developing common priorities for moving forward in addressing Aboriginal and northern communities needs to develop and implement adaptation measures to cope with a changing climate.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$14,000,000	$2,550,000	$2,236,842

Program: National Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecast Program

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.2 - Weather and Environmental Prediction Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) forecasts for 14 locations within British Columbia provided, encompassing four census metropolitan areas (CMAs) where the AQHI implementation will have been completed.
• AQHI forecasts and outreach support for seven CMAs involved in implementation pilots.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Produced and delivered on the Weather Office website twice daily AQHI forecasts and current AQHI values for Toronto and 14 locations in British Columbia implemented in FY 2007-2008. In FY 2008-2009, the AQHI forecasts were added for 11 communities: Brampton ON, Burlington ON, Mississauga ON, Newmarket, ON, Oakville ON, Oshawa ON, Ottawa ON, Saint John NB, Halifax NS, Quebec, QC and Gatineau QC. The province of British Columbia suspended their AQI in favour of the AQHI. There has been some increase in usage; however, the program is still focussed on implementation.
• Produced and delivered the existing program of AQI forecasts and advisories in the provinces of NL, PEI, NS, NB, QC, MB, SK and AB and provided technical and scientific support for the provision of forecasts by Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
• Provided AQHI forecast outreach support in the communities involved in implementation activities. This outreach provided awareness, promotion and education of the AQHI forecast program in the communities involved. In future, we expect this investment in outreach to equip citizens to may better use of the AQHI.
• An AQ2008 Workshop was conducted to bring together the partners (provinces, NGOs, municipalities and academia) to share technical and outreach lessons learned with implementation.
• Enhanced map graphics to improve accessibility of AQHI on the National portal website, (airhealth.ca). National trends in queries regarding AQHI will be determined and analysed through access data obtained from Weather Office and other supporting platforms for AQHI forecast dissemination.
• Inputted to the audit of AQHI development conducted by the Commissioner of Sustainable Development which was publicly released in March 2009 and reflected favourably on the development of the program.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$21,300,000	$5,200,000	$5,033,173

Program: National Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecast Program

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Guidance document completed and provided to seven CMAs and the AQHI introduced in these areas.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (sse below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) provides Canadians with local air quality conditions and forecasts, as well as information to promote healthy behaviour in response to air quality conditions. By the end of FY 2008-2009, the AQHI was available in 26 locations across Canada, including 10 Census Metropolitan Areas (major urban centres with a population over 100,000). These locations include Halifax, Saint John, Quebec City, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Oshawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Abbotsford and other communities in British Columbia.
• In 2008-2009 Memoranda of Agreement were developed with provincial and municipal partners, including the British Columbia Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, Toronto Public Health, Institut national de santé publique du Quebec, Nova Scotia Environment and New Brunswick Department of Health. Through these Memoranda of Agreement, partners at the local and provincial level were able to: develop and disseminate marketing and outreach materials to the public, engage health and environment non-government partners and develop strategies for sustaining the promotion of the AQHI over the long term.
• Through a contract with the University of British Columbia, an e-learning course on the AQHI designed for health professionals was under development in the 2008-2009 fiscal year and will be available in 2009. Other activities included preliminary development of a national marketing campaign, hosting a stakeholders workshop on the AQHI in Niagara Falls in November 2008, and several meetings with stakeholders across the country to prepare for future implementation.
• Throughout the implementation of the index, there has been and will continue to be considerable effort taken in tracking the effectiveness of the communications and outreach materials which will raise awareness of the existence of the index and how to use it. By the end of the four year period we will be able to report on direct outcomes such as increased public availability of the AQHI, dissemination of materials and the level of participation in AQHI outreach. Once the index is available across the country and is reported regularly by media outlets such as the Weather Network and other media, we will be able to measure the awareness level of the availability of the AQHI, the likelihood of Canadians to seek out the AQHI, and the level of knowledge of appropriate actions to take in response to air quality conditions. It is only after these outcomes are shown to have increased that the final outcomes which indicate behaviour change and reduced incidence of air quality related mortality and morbidity will be measurable.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$8,700,000	$2,800,000	$1,741,160

Program: Improved Climate Change Scenarios

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 - Weather and Environmental Prediction Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Pending

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
  
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
  
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Subcomponent 1
Development of the new Canadian global climate model (CanCM4) is complete, and includes a sophisticated representation of the sulphur cycle, improved radiative transfer, cloud physics, and ocean processes. An extension of this model to include the carbon cycle is also complete and a wide range of historical and future simulations have been conducted. An improved version of the carbon cycle version is nearing completion. A new Canadian regional climate model, based on the atmospheric physics package in CanCM4, has been constructed and initial testing is well underway. Global and regional climate model output continues to be disseminated to users via the CCCma web site (www.cccma.ec.gc.ca). These models will be used to provide updated climate change information, based on the latest scientific developments, contributing to the awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change.

Subcomponent 2
Expansion of the Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network (www.cccsn.ca) to regional server nodes was commenced with the addition of a server at Yukon College. The CCCSN is a public access website for global climate change models. A series of regional training sessions on the use of scenarios were held across Canada with over 100 users from other government departments, provinces, territories, municipalities and the private sector. Ongoing technical support for the network was provided, as well as model verification and targeted downscaling in vulnerable areas (e.g. selected Arctic communities).

Subcomponent 3A
The atmospheric hazards web tool (www.hazards.ca) was expanded nationally to all 5 Regions of Canada. A gap analysis was completed on information needs for specific regional nodes. Research was commenced nationally to address gaps identified. An assessment study of how atmospheric hazards are being incorporated into existing community emergency response plans was initiated this year and will be completed in 2009-2010.

Subcomponent 3B
A team of researchers Identified selected key atmospheric hazards for further assessment of the impact of future climate extremes (e.g. wind, rain on snow, snow loads) for codes and standards, as well as inclusion under Subcomponent 3A. Key stakeholder consultations were completed with codes and standards agencies (e.g. Building Code Commission, Canadian Standards Association, Transportation Associations of Canada, Engineers Canada) to investigate incorporation of selected climate change parameters into existing design criteria). Work was commenced on targeted climatic design criteria for inclusion of values in National codes and standards.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$15,000,000	$5,210,730	$3,567,788

Program: Climate Change and Health Adaptation in Northern/Inuit Communities

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	4.1 First Nations and Inuit Health Programming and Services

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2008-2009 at the Theme level; please refer to the program expected results.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Immediate Outcomes

#10 Increased availability/access to adaptation information and products
We developed a climate change application guide in consultation with federal partners and Aboriginal organizations, which is available in print form and electronically on the Assembly of First Nations website and the Arctic Health Research Network website. The application guide was designed to assist communities in developing community-based research projects, writing proposals and budgets. The guide was distributed to northern First Nations and Inuit communities and resulted in 15 project applications for FY 2009-2010, 14 of which met the application criteria. This is the first year for the guide.

#11 Increased capacity (additional resources, tools, knowledge base) to conduct and apply adaptation science
We funded 10 community-based projects across the North (two in the Yukon, three in the Northwest Territories, four in Nunavut and one in Nunatsiavut) that actively hired and trained community members as well as youth and elders. The funding has assisted in the development of a number of resource tools including the development of a publication on the relationship of sea ice to Inuit, on sea ice changes and ice safety from an Inuit perspective.

#12 Greater collaboration to address climate change and health related impacts
The Program has worked closely with our federal partners (Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch of Health Canada, Northern Region of Health Canada, the Public Health Agency, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and Natural Resources Canada) as well as First Nations and Inuit organizations (Assembly of First Nations, Council of Yukon First Nations, Arctic Health Research Network, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Pauktuutit, and Nunavut Research Institute). We delivered over 10 presentations on the program to these partners. The presentations were designed to disseminated information about the links between climate change and health effects, to give examples of these links and ideas on research projects important for northern communities to enable them to think about appropriate research proposals. The audiences includes medical officers of health, health practitioners, environmental experts, community planners and community representatives to ensure we disseminated information to the various players involved in climate change adaptation measures. The presentations and guide resulted in 14 successful community proposals for 2009-2010 being submitted, and many more showing interest.

Intermediate Outcomes

#6 Increased use of adaptation information and products
We produced an application guide tailored for northern communities as well as two posters used at the Health Canada Science forum and the annual ArcticNet conference - Arctic Change. The presentations and guide resulted in 14 successful community proposals for 2009-2010 being submitted, and many more showing interest.

#7 Increased awareness of climate change risks
The Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program has presented at numerous national and international conferences, created posters, visited communities to discuss the many health issues around climate change in the North. We also conducted three community-centered climate change and health workshops to increase awareness around the issues, the funding program and to help community representatives write a proposal. The workshops provided clarity on links between climate change and health, elements of an acceptable research proposal and adequate budgets.

#8 Increased capacity to act on climate change issues among target populations.
The 2008-2009 funding has allowed the 10 northern communities to conduct their own research, learn from this research and disseminate findings on climate change and health to their communities. An example is data to provide valuable information to residents regarding the conditions and safety level of local sea and lake ice, with the potential for reducing accidents, injuries and anxiety relating to the changing ice environment.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$7,000,000	$2,405,000	$1,823,420

Program: Innovative Risk Management Tools / Regional Adaptation Action Partnerships

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 Adapting to a Changing Climate and Hazard Risk Management

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Pending

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008.

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Two phases of Regional Adaptation Action Partnerships program were carried out in 2008-2009:

1. Letter of Interest (LOI) Phase - a) Raised awareness of the program from April to June 2008; b) Received 10 LOIs by August 2008, covering all regions of Canada; c) Evaluation of the LOIs was done by an expert Review Committee in September 2008; d) 5 LOIs were selected for the Proposal Phase e) Funding criteria for the proponents was refined.
2. Proposal Phase - a) Kick-off meeting was held in February 2009; b) Consultation was given on additional funding conditions; c) Introduced an 'Adaptation Continuum' to monitor the progress of Regional Adaptation Collaboratives' Contribution agreement recipients.
   

In the area of Innovative Risk Management Tools, progress was made in the following sectors:

1. Infrastructure and Planning - a) Contribution agreements with Engineers Canada and Canadian Institute of Planners were prepared.
2. Energy Sector - a) In June 2008, co-chaired Council of Energy Ministers (CEM) adaptation working group; b) delivered an adaptation workshop with the energy industry; c) designed a work plan which was approved by CEM in September 2008; d) Started implementation of the work plan with Pembina Institute and in consultation with the Federal Provincial Territorial working group.
   

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$35,000,000	$3,955,400	$2,858,592

Program: Climate and Infectious Disease Alert and Response System to Protect the Health of Canadians

Department	Health Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.1 Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

No expected results for 2008-2009 were defined in the Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
  
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Heat Alert and Response Systems Project

Health Canada worked to raise awareness of the nature of heat as a health risk in communities among key stakeholders, with the aim of identifying local "heat champions." This awareness-raising process resulted in the identification of three communities interested in participating in the pilot heat alert and response systems (HARS) project (Fredericton, Windsor, Winnipeg). One additional community will be identified for the pilot in FY 2009-2010.

Two Advisory Groups have been established and membership includes leading national experts in relevant fields including epidemiology, emergency management, public health, and human physiology. The mandate of the Heat Alert and Response Systems Advisory Group is to provide advice and guidance on the implementation of Health Canada's "Developing Heat Resilient Communities and Individuals in Canada" project. The mandate of the Health Professional Information and Training Advisory Group is to provide advice and guidance on the design, development and distribution of training tools for health care professionals.

A baseline inventory and assessment were conducted of current science in the field of heat and human health, in order to guide future scientific work. Research activities were carried out, including surveys to assess the Canadian public's existing awareness and understanding of the health risks of climate change.

In 2008-2009 (Year 1 of the program), Health Canada assessed existing international state-of-the-art heat monitoring and surveillance techniques and developed an environmental heat monitoring system framework for Canadian communities. A heat monitoring framework has been designed to allow communities to measure four variables impacting heat-related health impacts (temperature, humidity, wind, and solar load) to provide a more accurate assessment of heat as a health risk in communities in Canada. The framework will be piloted in the summer of 2009.

Work conducted this year lays the groundwork for the development of management committees in each community, which will support local collaboration among interested parties in the development, implementation and evaluation of a HARS pilot in each community in subsequent years. Heat-health information products were developed for public distribution during implementation of the pilot studies. A project management framework was developed and approved to guide implementation.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$7,900,000	$2,450,000	$1,848,023

Program: Climate and Infectious Disease Alert and Response System to Protect the Health of Canadians

Department	Public Health Agency of Canada
Departmental Program Activity	1.2 Disease Prevention and Control

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Pending

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

The Air Quality Health Index and Air Quality Forecasting Program of the Adaptation theme received TB approval in 2007-2008, while other programs were not approved until early April 2008 - some results were reported in 2007-2008 (see below).

Immediate Outcome

• Increased availability of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Greater collaboration in place to address adaptation planning and air quality health impacts; and
• Increased capacity to conduct and apply adaptation and air quality science.
  

Intermediate Outcome

• Increased use of adaptation and air quality information and products;
• Increased capacity of Canadians to adapt to climate change and to reduce air quality related health impacts;
  
• Increased awareness and understanding of the risks of climate change and of the impacts of air quality on health and of response strategies; and
  
• Additional approaches to adapt to climate change are developed in targeted areas.
  

Final Outcome

• Reduced vulnerabilities and risks to communities, infrastructure and health and safety of Canadians resulting from climate change; and
• Reduced exposure to health risks due air quality related health risks.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Pilot Infectious Disease Impact and Response System (PIDIRS) program has completed a directed solicitation process with five academic institutions for contribution funding. The proposals received have all been approved by internal and external review processes. The contributions will fund just less than 2 years of research that will provide public health stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary for decision making on surveillance, intervention and control of key infectious diseases with an environmental origin (particularly vector-borne and waterborne infectious diseases).

Four pilot regions across Canada have agreed to participate in the community-based approach to assessing infectious disease risk associated with climate change. Memoranda of agreement have been finalized and pilot community work will commence in June and July 2009 and last for approximately 15 months. When complete, the work of these pilot communities will serve as a template for other jurisdictions across the country to development and implement adaptation strategies relative to the surveillance, intervention and control of key infectious diseases with an environmental origin (particularly vector-borne and waterborne infectious diseases).

Eight national (3) and international (5) professionals with knowledge of climate change, infectious diseases and adaptation have committed to participation as members of the program advisory committee (AC). The AC's mandate is to, via its subject matter knowledge, provide the PIDIRS program with on-going guidance and advice on scientific priority setting, direction and facilitation of strategic linkages.

Data gathering for scientific studies on tick-borne disease distribution data has occurred and risk maps have been published. This initial academic research has directly supported theme outcomes by providing surveillance knowledge to further development of intervention and control of vector-borne diseases.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$7,000,000	$1,473,895	$1,239,102

Program: International Obligations

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	4.2 Relations with other governments and partners are managed in support of environmental priorities

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Kyoto registry established.
  
• Canada's financial obligations respected.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Canada met its international funding obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for 2008-2009 which allows Canada to continue participating in international dialogue on climate change. Canada also made voluntary contributions to the UNFCCC.

Canada continued to provide financial support to non-UN agencies including the OECD, with the goal of enhancing understanding of the international policy options for the development of a future climate change agreement.

Canada participated in bilateral activities including: The Canada-Mexico Partnership (hosted by Canada), the Canada China Working Group on Climate Change (hosted by China) and bilateral meeting in Poznan on the margins of the UNFCCC conference of the parties.

Canada participated in technology-related international partnerships that complemented the UN climate change process in order to promote and support the development of clean technologies needed to reduce GHG emissions and address climate change. These partnerships included the Asia Pacific Partnership, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership and the Methane to Markets Partnership.

Canada established a National Registry to account for its transactions of Kyoto units as required by each Annex I Party in order to facilitate the assessment of compliance and the operation of the Kyoto mechanisms.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$2,892,000	$623,000	$841,250

Program: International Obligations

Department	Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Departmental Program Activity	1.3 Global Issues

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

Canada's financial obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat respected.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.
  

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The provision of these funds is required as part of our Treaty obligations, and has allowed us to remain a participant in good standing. These funds, combined with the contributions of other countries, have enabled the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to conduct four negotiations sessions in 2008-2009 and allowed the secretariat to undertake necessary preparatory work and outreach activities. These efforts are designed to progress towards a successful outcome on an international climate change agreement for the post-2012 period in December 2009.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$1,908,000	$477,000	$477,000

Program: International participation and negotiations

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	4.2.3 Long term global climate change regime

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Canada's interests at international climate change meetings represented.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Canada's interests internationally were supported by the following activities:

• Worked towards securing agreement on a Post-2012 Framework in the short-to-medium term (3-5 years) and contributing to the long term stabilization of global concentrations of GHGs;
• Represented Canada's interests in ongoing climate change negotiations under the UN;
• Participated in other multilateral discussions on climate change, including OECD, G8, MEP
• Harmonized international and domestic policy positions in order to have a consistent approach with respect to climate change
• Provided policy documents and advice to Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other senior officials in support of policy development and decision-making.
• Used Canada's network of Embassies and other Missions to advocate Canadian positions on climate change issues, and gather insight into positions of other Parties.
• Participated in the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, established under the UNFCCC to analyze and identify ways to facilitate and advance technology development and transfer activities.
• Participated in the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), established under the UNFCCC to advise least developed countries on the preparation of national adaptation programs of action (NAPAs).

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$11,400,000	$2,900,000	$4,182,016

Program: International participation and negotiations

Department	Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Departmental Program Activity	1.3 Global Issues

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Canada's interests at international climate change meetings represented.

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) continues to provide substantive analytical and policy input for the formulation and presentation of Canadian views for the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. Provision of timely and substantial input to senior officials has enabled informed participation and engagement in international processes. DFAIT participates actively in the UN process, leads negotiations on adaptation and coordinates negotiations on aspects related to the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, DFAIT advocates Canada's positions within other multilateral processes, e.g., the G8, the Major Economies Forum process, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Arctic Council, Commonwealth, other UN events, and through bilateral channels through DFAIT's network of Embassies and other Missions abroad. DFAIT also participates actively in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) deliberations.

Of particular note, DFAIT:

• Leads the UNFCCC negotiations on adaptation, and the interdepartmental adaptation policy and analysis working group. This group has produced several analytical papers that have influenced Canada's position on adaptation within the UNFCCC negotiations. DFAIT is also an active contributor to the analytical work of the other working groups.
• Coordinates the negotiations under the Kyoto Protocol.
• Organized a successful training workshop for Canada's foreign missions in the Latin American and Caribbean region during 2008-2009 to compliment the workshops held in Europe and Asia in 2007-2008 to facilitate the bilateral engagement process.
• Provides support to Canada's member on the UNFCCC's Least Developed Country Expert Group.
  

In 2008-2009, DFAIT provided contributions to support activities within several organizations (including supplementary funding to the UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Expert Group and inventory development programme; the Organization of American States; the Global Climate Observing System Secretariat and the Center for Clean Air Policy) through which Canada can advance its interests with regard to adaptation in the most vulnerable countries, tracking of greenhouse gas reductions, and climate change policy development.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$6,400,000	$1,650,000	$1,420,060

Program: International participation and negotiations

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy 2.1.2 Domestic and International Clean Energy Policy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Canada's interests at international climate change meetings represented.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Prepared NRCan's Minster, Deputy Minster and other senior officials for representing the department and Canada in a range of strategically selected interdepartmental, bilateral and multilateral meetings related to clean energy and climate change.
  
• Worked closely with Environment Canada to provide analysis and policy input for the development and articulation of Canada's positions and policies on international climate change, both inside and outside the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• Continued to contribute expertise to the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, established under the UNFCCC, with the purpose of analyzing and identifying ways to facilitate and advance technology development, transfer, negotiating and implementation activities.
• Worked closely with DFAIT to provide policy input and specific departmental expertise for the development and articulation of Canada's positions on climate change, including on technology, in preparation for the G8 Summit in Italy, in July 2009.
  
• Provided leadership on recommendations that advanced the launch of 20 large-scale CCS demonstration projects through the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF).
• Monitored, analyzed, and reported on major US and international climate change policy developments, including other countries' negotiating positions.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$5,200,000	$1,514,000	$1,356,403

Program: Asia-Pacific Partnership

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	4.2.3 Long-term global climate change regime

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Governance structure and project approval guidelines for Canadian participants established.
• Canada participates actively in meetings of the Partnership.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Canada has been an active participant in the APP since joining the Partnership, but did not fund any APP projects during 2008-09.

Internal organization

• Canada established APP operations including the creation of an APP Secretariat (to coordinate Canada's APP activities at both the national and international levels) and a DG-level Interdepartmental Steering Committee (EC, NRCan, Industry Canada and DFAIT to oversee Canada's involvement in APP)
• The APP Secretariat started a consultation process with stakeholders which led to the establishment of public-private domestic working groups for all eight APP Task Forces.
• Canada's APP Secretariat engaged all Canadian industrial sectors covered by the APP Task Forces. This engagement covered business and professional associations, their members and individual companies that expressed an interest in APP, including for example: the Cement Association of Canada; the Aluminium Association of Canada; the Canadian Steel Producers' Association, the Net Zero Energy Housing Coalition and industry associations representing renewable energy sectors (wind, solar, etc.). Private sector participants in Canada's APP activities have generally funded their participation, including overseas travel, at their own expense.
  

Project Participation

• Canada participated in and contributed to a number of existing projects including as example:
• • Aluminium Task Force -management of Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Emissions
  • Steel Task Force - Indicators for energy saving and State-of-the-Art Clean Technology Handbook
    

Canadian Leadership

• Canada accepted the role co-Chair of the Cement Task Force.
• Canada accepted the role of Chair of the Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force (REDGTF). Canada nominated an internationally known Environment Canada expert on biofuels, Dr. Terry McIntyre to replace the incumbent Korean Chair.
• Canada successfully hosted in Vancouver the sixth meeting of the APP's governing body, the Policy Implementation Committee Meeting (PIC).
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$18,882,000	$2,738,166	$818,629

Program: Asia-Pacific Partnership

Department	Natural Resources Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Establishment of governance structure and project approval guidelines supported for Canadian participants and their participation in meetings of the Partnership.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Canada hosted the 7th Policy and Implementation committee meeting in Vancouver, October 2008, and took advantage of this venue to advance our strategic interests with respect to climate change and air pollution.
• NRCan was one of three federal departments present at the meeting and promoted Canadian expertise in the clean energy technology field through, in part, bilateral discussions with member countries on possible cooperation in APP projects.
• Canada accepted the Chair of the Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force with NRCan providing technical expertise in support of Canadian activities in the Task Force.
• Through NRCan's initiative, Canada tabled its first APP flagship Project, intended to develop an International Coalition on Net Zero Energy Housing. Private sector participation continues to be significant in this project. Bilateral exchanges between Canada Japan, South Korea and Australia continue to highlight international cooperation in energy efficient technology.
• In addition, over the last year, NRCan has provided expertise to several APP Task Forces, including Buildings and Appliances, Power generation and Transmission, Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation, Coal Mining and Cleaner Fossil Energy. Participation at these task force meetings has formed the basis of NRCan activities over the last year, and has required extensive travel by NRCan's national leads. Attendance allows for the exploration of possible collaboration activities and the promotion of present and future Canadian led projects.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$878,000	$198,672	$198,672

Program: Asia-Pacific Partnership

Department	Industry Canada
Departmental Program Activity	2.1 Clean Energy

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Industry Canada represented at meetings of the Partnership.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

Canada participated in the work of all but one of the APP Task Forces and facilitated the involvement of the Canadian private sector in the work of the APP.

In this context, consultations with key domestic industrial sectors were held.

Relevant departments provided advice and input to the APP Secretariat and inter-departmental working group in developing Canada's governance structure and operational guidelines. Input and advice on potential project selection criteria were also provided.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$240,000	$50,000	$50,000

Program: PM Annex

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Coordination and groundwork in preparation for PM Annex (particulate matter) negotiating sessions with the U.S.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Canadian leaders and senior officials are well-prepared to advance Canada's strategic interests related to climate change and air pollution in multilateral and bilateral fora.
• Canada's domestic and international climate change and air pollution policies and negotiating positions are aligned and reflective of national circumstances.
• Canada's profile as a provider of climate-friendly technologies is enhanced.
  

Intermediate Outcomes

• Canada's interests and objectives related to climate change and air quality are successfully advanced.
• Canadian private sector gains exposure to international markets and R&D opportunities that support the transfer and adoption of technologies and activities that address climate change and air pollution.
  

Final Outcome

• International action on climate change and air pollution is consistent with Canada's interests and contributes to the global advancement of these issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

• Canada and the United States continued discussions in 2008 towards the development of a PM annex under the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement. Significant analytical work was undertaken to develop and advance Canada's positions on the pollutant emission management area, pollutants of concern, and potential emission reductions commitments for mobile sources.
  
• Intercessional work on the PM continued, focusing on exchanging information on emissions and ambient monitoring and reporting obligations in each country and increasing understanding of potential emission reduction commitments for stationary sources.
• EC Officials engaged in consultations in key transboundary regions to build strategic support for Canada's negotiating position. Analysis continued on the impacts and potential benefits of further reducing PM emissions, on the relationship between ammonia emissions and transboundary flows of particles, and on the potential contribution of long range transport to North American particle levels.
  

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$2,200,000	$550,000	$397,238

Program: Clean Air Community Partnerships

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 - Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Program materials and tools, including application forms, proposal evaluation tools, project tracking database, and greenhouse gas / criteria air contaminants valuation tools developed.
  
• Program launched.
  
• Funding of community initiatives to reduce emissions is leveraged.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• A decision on whether to launch the Clean Air Community Partnerships (CACP) Program is pending.
• If the program is launched:
• • An RMAF would be developed for the CACP program, including the development of an evaluation plan, indicators, and performance measures.
  • Promotional materials for the CACP program (including web site) would be developed and distributed to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Proposals for Strategic Investment projects would be approved and contribution Agreements would be developed and implemented.
  • An Inter-departmental Advisory Committee would be established for the CACP program.
  • A Proposal Review Committee would be established.

Intermediate Outcomes (If launched)

• Community initiatives that provide incentives for Canadians to take action on Clean Air and Climate Change are funded.
• Program Governance Structure is designed and implemented.
• Program Management Systems and Evaluation Tools and are developed.

Final Outcomes (If Launched)

• A greater number of Canadians are engaged in protecting our environment, including our air, water, land, climate and nature.
• Communities and individuals are better able to manage and take a lead on environmental issues.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

In preparation for possible launch, program materials and tools, including application forms, proposal evaluation tools, and greenhouse gas / criteria air contaminants valuation tools were developed.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$12,000,000	$3,000,000	$345,217

Program: Management and Accountability

Department	Environment Canada
Departmental Program Activity	3.3 Clean Air Program

Program's expected achievements in 2008-2009

• Regular reporting on finances and results for all Clean Air Agenda (CAA) programs undertaken through existing mechanisms.
  
• Operational governance structure is put in place.
  
• Financial management strategy to provide an integrated view of financial information across the CAA is operationalized.
  
• Performance measures to understand outcomes/results, as well as to support regular measurement of progress at the program, theme and on a consolidated basis are developed.
• Approach to manage risks within the themes and on a consolidated basis is developed.
• Evaluation plan for the program/thematic levels of the CAA is finalized.
  

Program's expected results over the 2007-2011 period

Immediate Outcomes

• Clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for implementing, managing and reporting on CAA activities.
• Appropriate balance of departmental and horizontal CAA accountabilities.
• Coherent CAA program architecture.
• Effective alignment of resources to CAA priorities.
• Effective and timely collection and reporting of performance information.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Active engagement of partner departments and agencies in horizontal aspects of CAA activities.
• Effective decision-making regarding CAA activities.
• Improved accountability of federal government to parliamentarians and Canadians for CAA expenditures and activities.

Final Outcome

• Increased ability to achieve CAA outcomes.

Program's achieved results in 2008-2009

The Management and Accountability Theme implemented the horizontal management, accountability and reporting framework to support accountability for and transparency about progress made on the Clean Air Agenda (CAA) and effective use of federal investments. This work built on the foundation created in 2007-2008 for supporting the CAA for the balance of its mandate.

The activities lead by the Management and Accountability Theme over 2008-2009 included:

• Producing regular reports on finances and performance results for all Clean Air Agenda (CAA) programs through existing mechanisms for public reporting to Parliament. The key reports which provided consolidated financial and performance information on the progress of the CAA were:
• • The CAA Horizontal Performance Report 2007-2008;
  • Report in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Canada's Performance Report 2007-2008; and
  • The CAA Horizontal Report on Plans and Priorities 2009-2010.
• Implementing the governance structure for the horizontal management of the CAA, in particular through frequent meeting of the Directors General Theme Leads, as the senior operational level of governance, to discuss management challenges and priorities for horizontal management and engagement. This also resulted in engagement of all levels of the governance structure for the horizontal management of the CAA in the approval of planned and actual financial and performance results for publication.
• Developing management tools to support an integrated and consolidated view of financial information across the CAA. These tools were used to inform horizontal management discussions and decision-making processes.
• Applying performance measures established for the CAA through the development of foundational and follow up reports. This enabled measuring of progress at the program, theme and agenda levels, on a consolidated and ongoing basis.
• Updating risk management priorities for the CAA. This resulted in ongoing dialogue about risk management.
• Finalizing planning for all the CAA Theme Evaluations which will, in turn, inform management decisions.

Program's approved spending over the 2007-2011 period	Program's planned spending in 2008-2009	Program's actual spending in 2008-2009
$5,000,000	$1,250,000	$1,029,395