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2010-11
Departmental Performance Report
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Supplementary Information (Tables)
Table of Contents
Details of Transfer Payment Programs
- Transfer Payment Program #1 - Community Adjustment Fund (voted)
- Transfer Payment Program #2 - Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED)
- Transfer Payment Program #3 - Aboriginal Economic Development (voted)
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Adjustment Fund (voted)
Start Date: April 23, 2009
End Date: March 31, 2011
Description: The Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) is a two-year national program established under Budget 2009, Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Its objectives are to provide economic stimulus to create or maintain jobs in and around communities affected by the global recession, and to promote economic diversification of those communities. CanNor delivers CAF in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners
Results Achieved: There were 27 active CAF projects in 2010-11 with a total funding expenditure of $18,095M. These 27 projects leveraged $7.3M from other partners.
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Contributions | N/A | 13.964 | 15.585 | 18.223 | 18.096 | 2.51 |
| Total Other Types of Transfer Payments | N/A | |||||
| Total Program Activity(ies) | N/A | 13.964 | 15.585 | 18.223 | 18.096 | 2.51 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The approved re-profiling of unspent 2009-10 G&C funds increased the total 2010-11 authority of this program by $2.638M. Sources of these funds are: $1.611M; $967,250 unspent Aboriginal Business Development Program funds; and $59,550 unspent Community Economic Development funds. The variance of $2.51M is the difference of the increased total authority and the spending by project against the allocation.
Audit Completed or Planned: The OAG conducted audits of the programs under the Economic Action Plan.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: CanNor has provided input into this horizontal initiative.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED)
Start Date: April 1, 2009
End Date: March 31, 2014
Description: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development is a project-based suite of programs to strengthen the driver sectors of the territorial economies; diversifying them; and encouraging Northerners’ participation in the economy. Eligible recipients include social enterprises, individuals, other levels of government and other non-federal entities, public or private, that have an interest in economic development in the North.
Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners
Results Achieved:
Through the implementation of the SINED Investment Plans, CanNor has made progress in all of the following areas:
- strengthened Northern innovation and technology capacity and increased knowledge base
- increased access to funding for northern and Aboriginal entrepreneurs
- increased uptake of economic opportunities in existing, expanding and emerging sectors
- increased capacity through training and business skills development activities of northern individuals and communities to identify and respond to economic development needs and opportunities
- enhanced quality infrastructure for northern communities
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Contributions | N/A | 7.867 | 18.157 | 18.232 | 16.084 | 2.073 |
| Total Other Types of Transfer Payments | N/A | |||||
| Total Program Activity(ies) | N/A | 8.157 | 18.157 | 18.232 | 16.084 | 2.073 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The approved re-profiling of unspent 2009-10 G&C funds increased the total 2010-11 authority of this program by $75,000. Sources of these funds are from an inter-departmental letter of agreement with HRSDC, PCO and AANDC to support the Conference Board of Canada - Centre for the North project. The variance of $2.073M is the difference of the increased total authority and the spending by project against the allocation.
Audit Completed or Planned:
Evaluation Completed or Planned: An evaluation is planned for 2013-14.
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Economic Development (voted)
Start Date: April 1, 2009
End Date: On-going
Description: Aboriginal Economic Development funding is designed to increase Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy. Through community investment, community infrastructure programming, and individual and community business development, CanNor provides funding and other supports to viable and sustainable proposals brought forward by First Nation, Métis and Inuit entrepreneurs in the North, as well as by northern communities, Aboriginal businesses and financial organizations.
Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners
Results Achieved:
Through the Aboriginal Economic Development programming, CanNor’s funding helped to increase northern Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy. The Agency provided funding to support a wide array of viable Aboriginal economic businesses in the three territories. CanNor’s funding also helped to support the development of a skilled Aboriginal workforce.
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Contributions | N/A | 9.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10.169 | 1.631 |
| Total Other Types of Transfer Payments | N/A | |||||
| Total Program Activity(ies) | N/A | 9.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10.169 | 1.631 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance of $1.631 is the difference of the total authority and the spending by project against allocation.
Audit Completed or Planned:
Evaluation Completed or Planned: CanNor will provide input into an evaluation of Aboriginal Economic Development programming planned by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in 2012-13.
Green Procurement
Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building
Performance Measures for Part A
Number of procurement and materiel management staff with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of procurement and materiel management staff.
Number of acquisition cardholders with formal green procurement training (e.g., Canada School of Public Service course C215 or an in-house, tailored alternative) relative to total number of acquisition cardholders.
Number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of performance evaluations of managers and functional heads of procurement and materiel management.
Number of departmental procurement processes and controls that incorporate environmental considerations relative to total number of departmental procurement processes and controls that should address environmental considerations. Alternatively, departments and agencies can report on progress to improve the integration of environmental considerations in management processes and controls relative
to procurement.
| Activity | Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) | Actual Results as % | Description/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff | 100% | 0% | CanNor continues to staff corporate services functions. Staff engaged in providing procurement services will be trained in green procurement practices. In the interim, CanNor obtains procurement services through a Memorandum of Understanding with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. |
| Training for Acquisition Cardholders | 50% | 0% | CanNor continues to staff administrative services functions. Administrative staff who use acquisition cards will be trained in green procurement practices. |
| Performance Evaluations | N/A | N/A | CanNor does not anticipate needing to staff a position of manager or functional head of procurement and material management. Should this change, environmental considerations will be incorporated into the performance evaluation for the position. |
| Procurement Processes and Controls | N/A | N/A | CanNor is still in the process of developing its procurement strategy taking into consideration requirements of the Policy on Green Procurement. As part of that strategy, the Agency has assessed the need to include environmental considerations in its management processes and controls. |
Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments
Performance Measures for Part B
Dollar value of purchases against green consolidated procurement instruments (as designated by Public Works and Government Services Canada [PWGSC]) for a specified good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service.
Dollar value of purchases that incorporate environmental considerations for a good or service relative to total dollar value of purchases for that good or service. (This performance measure applies when a green consolidated procurement instrument, as designated by PWGSC, was not used or was unavailable for the specified good or service.)
| Good/Service | Target as % (as reported in 2010–11 RPP) | Actual Results as % | Description/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper products | 100% | 100% | CanNor purchased paper products using the standing offer list of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) unless there was a conflict with requirements related to the purchase of goods/services under land claims agreements applicable in the territories. |
| Information Technology (IT) Hardware | 100% | 100% | CanNor purchased IT hardware using PWGSC’s standing offer list unless there was a conflict with requirements related to the purchase of goods/services under land claims agreements applicable in the territories. |
Internal Audits and Evaluations
Internal Audits Table
CanNor manages its internal audit and evaluation functions in close collaboration with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) and Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). OCG plays the primary role as CanNor’s auditor – as part of the arrangements for small departments and agencies under TBS’s Policy on Internal Audit.
In 2010-2011, CanNor worked on developing a comprehensive Performance Measurement Framework covering all of its program activities. Implementation of the supporting data gathering system will be a priority in 2011-2012.
The Agency has also been working to develop a detailed corporate risk profile to help guide decisions on where audit projects may be undertaken by the Agency as a supplement to OCG audit activities.
| Name of Internal Audit | Audit Type | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | Planned | July 2012 |
Evaluations Table
| Name of Evaluation and Link to Report | Program Activity | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) – Summative Evaluation | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2013-2014 |
| Community Adjustment Fund – Input to Horizontal Initiative | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2011-2012 |
| Recreational Infrastructure Canada Fund – Input to Horizontal Initiative | Transfer Payment | Planned | 2011-2012 |
| CanNor Support for Northern Federal Councils | Internal Management | Planned | 2012-2013 |
Electronic link to evaluation plan: CanNor will be finalizing an Internal Audit Plan for the Agency in fiscal year 2011–2012, which will be posted to the Agency’s website.