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Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures Program
Start date: May 18, 1995
End date: Terms and Conditions expire October, 2, 2010 (Renewal underway)
Description: This program was designed to provide funding for a network of Community Futures (CF) organizations across Canada with WD as the delivery department for the west. CF organizations are volunteer-led, non-profit organizations that lead strategic economic planning, and provide advice and commercial loans to local entrepreneurs, which foster economic development.
Strategic Outcomes: Communities in Western Canada are economically viable and the Western Canadian economy is competitive, expanded and diversified.
Results Achieved:
- Strategic community planning: Working with communities to assess local problems, establish objectives, plan and implement strategies to develop human, institutional and physical infrastructures, entrepreneurship, employment, and the economy.
- Business Services: Delivering a range of business, counseling and information services to small and medium sized enterprises.
- Access to capital: Provide capital to assist businesses or to help entrepreneurs to create new businesses.
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $13,881 | $18,508 | $14,219 | $13,948 | $14,154 | $65 |
| Total Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment | $13,881 | $18,508 | $14,219 | $13,948 | $14,154 | $65 |
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $14,429 | $19,274 | $14,219 | $13,948 | $17,800 | $(3,581) |
| Total Business Development and Entrepreneurship | $14,429 | $19,274 | $14,219 | $13,948 | $17,800 | $(3,581) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Additional access to capital funding provided in 2009-10 to Manitoba and Saskatchewan Community Future associations.
Audit completed or planned: Audit completed April 2009.
Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation was completed in November 2008.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Western Diversification Program (WDP)
Start date: 1987-1988
End date: Ongoing
Description: This program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.
Strategic Outcome:
- SO 1- The western Canadian economy is competitive, expanded and diversified.
- SO 2 - Communities in Western Canada are economically viable
- SO 3 - Policies and programs that strengthen the western Canadian economy
Results Achieved:
- - A strengthened western innovation system.
- - An expanded business sector in Western Canada.
- - Increased investment in strategic federal/regional economic development priorities that improves the viability, prosperity and quality of life in communities across Western Canada.
- - A better understanding of Western Canada's needs, opportunities and aspirations inside and outside of the region leading to improved programs and services for western Canadians.
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $73 | $0 | $0 | $115 | $173 | $(173) |
| Total Collaboration and Coordination | $73 | $0 | $0 | $115 | $173 | $(173) |
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $514 | $923 | $1,035 | $770 | $196 | $839 |
| Total Research and Analysis | $514 | $923 | $1,035 | $770 | $196 | $839 |
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $20 | $0 | $0 | $115 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Advocacy | $20 | $0 | $0 | $115 | $0 | $0 |
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | $16,500 | $0 | $1,475 | $0 | $0 | $1,475 |
| Total Contributions | $34,194 | $41,774 | $61,849 | $223,285 | $173,716 | $(1,867) |
| Total Community Economic Planning, Development, and Adjustment | $50,694 | $41,774 | $63,324 | $223,285 | $173,716 | $(110,392) |
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | $2,000 | $0 | $1,645 | $0 | $0 | $1,645 |
| Total Contributions | $19,747 | $21,382 | $20,864 | $26,401 | $21,459 | $(595) |
| Total Business Development and Entrepreneurship | $21,747 | $21,382 | $22,509 | $26,401 | $21,459 | $(1,050) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Additional access to capital funding provided in 2009-10 to MB and SK CF organizations.
Audit completed or planned: Audit completed April 2009.
Evaluation completed or planned: WD agreement requires that an evaluation be completed by March 2012.
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | $0 | $0 | $1,880 | $0 | $0 | $1,880 |
| Total Contributions | $63,439 | $70,151 | $68,368 | $72,868 | $82,687 | $(14,319) |
| Total Innovation | $63,439 | $70,151 | $70,248 | $72,868 | $82,687 | $(12,439) |
| Grand Total for WDP | $136,414 | $134,230 | $157,116 | $323,554 | $278,231 | $(121,115) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Actual spending includes funding spent for the Community Adjustment Fund, program of CEAP .WD has re-profiled $25,200K from 2009-10 to future years for Alberta Saskatchewan Centenaries.
Audit completed or planned: A WDP audit covering the period August 14, 2003 to March 31, 2008 started in 2008-09 and was completed September 2009
Evaluation completed or planned: Evaluation completed October 2008.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Infrastructure Canada Program
Start date: October 10, 2000
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: This transfer payment program was designed to improve urban and rural community infrastructure in Canada.
Strategic Outcome: Communities in Western Canada are economically viable
Results Achieved: Improve Canadians’ quality of life through investments that enhance the quality of the environment, support long-term economic growth, and improve community infrastructure. Build a 21st century infrastructure through the use of technologies, new approaches and best practices.
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | 30,659 | $12,950 | $5,901 | $6,583 | $3,725 | $2,176 |
| Total Infrastructure | 30,659 | $12,950 | $5,901 | $6,583 | $3,725 | $2,176 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not Applicable
Audit completed or planned: An Audit of Infrastructure Programs covering the period April 01, 2006 to March 31, 2008 was completed in February 2009.
Evaluation completed or planned: No evaluation planned at this time. Any future evaluation of the Infrastructure program will be led by Infrastructure Canada and conducted nationally.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC)
Start date: April 23, 2009
End date: March 31, 2011
Description: RInC is a two-year contribution program aimed at addressing the short-term impacts of the global economic downturn felt in communities across Western Canada. RInC will normally focus on the rehabilitation or repair of existing recreational infrastructure facilities.
Strategic Outcome: Communities in Western Canada are economically viable
Results Achieved: The focus of RInC is to provide timely, targeted and temporary economic stimulus for local communities and help mitigate the impacts of the global recession by increasing the total amount of construction activity related to recreational infrastructure.
| Actual Spending 2007-08 |
Actual Spending 2008-09 |
Planned Spending 2009-10 |
Total Authorities 2009-10 |
Actual Spending 2009-10 |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $62,828 | $43,228 | $(43,228) |
| Total Infrastructure | $0 | $0 | $0 | $62,828 | $43,228 | $(43,228) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): This program was announced in Budget 2009 as part of the Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The unspent funding will be transferred to year two of the program.
Audit completed or planned: Audit completed September 2009. A follow up audit is planned for 2010-11.
Evaluation completed or planned: An evaluation is planned for 2011-12 after completion of the program.