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Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Ministry Summary
| Vote | (thousands of dollars) | 2009–10 | 2008–09 | Difference |
| Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |||
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the | ||||
| Regions of Quebec | ||||
| 1 | Operating expenditures | 41,880 | 44,104 | (2,224) |
| 5 | Grants and contributions | 240,435 | 237,959 | 2,476 |
| (S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 5,113 | 5,324 | (211) |
| Total Department | 287,428 | 287,387 | 41 | |
| Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||
Strategic Outcome
Dynamic and revitalized communities that have a better socio-economic outlook and are developing their economic activity base.
Program Activity Descriptions
Development of communities
This program activity enables Quebec regions and communities to maintain and develop their economic activity base by relying on their own assets. It has three underlying objectives. The first, Community mobilization, fosters community development and increased mobilization through the development of visions and large-scale local and regional projects. The second, Local development supports communities through entrepreneurship assistance and the creation and maintenance of viable enterprises. The third, Attractive communities, raises communities’ capabilities to attract tourists and skilled individuals. This program activity mainly targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and non-profit (NPO). Two grants and contributions programs support it, namely the Community Diversification program and the national Community Futures Program.
Infrastructure
This program activity helps improve Quebec’s urban and rural municipal infrastructure and enhance citizens’ quality of life. This is realized by investing in projects that increase environmental quality, support long-term economic growth, upgrade community facilities and modern 21st-century infrastructure through the adoption of better technology, new approaches and best practices. The Government of Canada has implemented various joint infrastructure programs in collaboration with the provinces, territories, municipalities, First Nations and private sector. The Agency has the special mandate to manage the Canada-Quebec Infrastructure Program Agreement. Projects that contribute to meeting the objectives of this program include those that improve water quality, solve problems posed by the release wastewater effluent, promote the safe circulation of persons and merchandise, improve public transportation and enhance citizens’ quality of life through the construction of infrastructure, facilities or buildings with urban or regional economic impact.
This program activity mainly targets municipalities and NPOs and is supported by the Infrastructure Canada Program (contributions program).
Strategic Outcome
Presence of conditions conducive to sustainable growth and the competitive positioning of SMEs and regions.
Program Activity Descriptions
Competitiveness of enterprises
This program activity enables enterprises to improve their performance and competitiveness through higher productivity, earned income and number of jobs in the regions, all of which help create conditions conducive to sustainable growth. Underpinning this program activity are two objectives: the first, Development of enterprises’ skills, fosters an increase in capabilities with respect to management, innovation, adoption of advanced technology, market development, and integration with globalized production chains. Notably, it encourages support for organizations that are dedicated to improving the strategic capabilities of SMEs in order to enhance their performance and facilitate their adjustment. The second objective, Strategic enterprises, supports the establishment and first expansion phases of enterprises in economic activities deemed strategic to a region’s development in order to consolidate the economic base of the regions.
This program activity mainly targets SMEs and NPOs and is supported by two grants and contributions programs, namely the Business and Regional Growth program and the Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program (CANtex).
Competitive positioning of sectors and regions
This program activity improves the international competitiveness of the regions by enhancing their knowledge and competitive advantages on the world stage. It has two objectives. The first, Competitiveness poles, develops and consolidates competitiveness poles by fostering innovation and networking among knowledge players (universities and research institutes and centres, enterprises and groups of enterprises, and technology brokers), the development of a critical mass of knowledge, and the enhancement and transfer of technology. The second objective, International promotion of regions, enhances the international competitiveness of Quebec regions through integrated promotion of locational factors (labour force, market access, infrastructure, costs and political stability), and attraction of direct foreign investment and reinvestment by foreign enterprises already established in Quebec.
This program activity mainly targets SMEs and NPOs and is supported by the Business and Regional Growth grants and contributions program.
Strategic Outcome
Policies, programs and cooperative actions that strengthen the economy of Quebec regions.
Program Activity Descriptions
Policies, programs and initiatives
This program activity enables the regions and communities of Quebec to benefit from adapted, consistent, and effective federal action that produces positive socio-economic repercussions, notably by generating and disseminating regional economic development knowledge that is useful to development stakeholders and by seizing business and development opportunities. This program activity is backed by four objectives: analysis and research; policies and programs; representation and influence; and cooperation and collaboration.
Strategic Outcome
The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.
Program Activity Descriptions
Internal Services
Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.
Program by Activities
| (thousands of dollars) | 2009–10 Main Estimates | 2008–09 | |||
| Budgetary | Total | Main Estimates | |||
| Operating | Grants | Contributions | |||
| and other | |||||
| transfer | |||||
| payments | |||||
| Development of communities | 11,607 | 600 | 108,765 | 120,972 | 128,549 |
| Competitiveness of enterprises | 5,253 | 100 | 66,608 | 71,961 | 80,117 |
| Infrastructure | 1,516 | . . . . . | 44,072 | 45,588 | 27,050 |
| Competitive positioning of sectors and regions | 3,502 | 100 | 19,240 | 22,842 | 44,790 |
| Internal Services | 20,376 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 20,376 | . . . . . |
| Policies, programs and initiatives | 4,739 | 200 | 750 | 5,689 | 6,881 |
| 46,993 | 1,000 | 239,435 | 287,428 | 287,387 | |
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
Transfer Payments
| (dollars) | 2009–10 | 2008–09 |
| Main Estimates | Main Estimates | |
| Grants | ||
| Grants under the Community Diversification Program | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Grants under the Business and Regional Growth Program | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Grants under the Regional Development Research Program | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Total grants | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Contributions | ||
| Contributions under the Business and Regional Growth Program | 82,948,000 | 103,126,000 |
| Contributions under the Community Diversification Program | 76,765,000 | 64,182,000 |
| Contributions to the province of Quebec under the Infrastructure Canada | ||
| Program | 44,072,460 | 24,448,000 |
| Contributions under the Community Futures Program | 32,000,000 | 32,000,000 |
| Contributions under the Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program | 2,900,000 | 2,703,000 |
| Contributions under the Regional Development Research Program | 750,000 | 750,000 |
| Total contributions | 239,435,460 | 227,209,000 |
| Items not required | ||
| Grant to the Quebec Port Authority to commemorate the 400th | ||
| anniversary of Quebec City in 2008 | . . . . . | 9,750,000 |
| Total items not required | . . . . . | 9,750,000 |
| Total | 240,435,460 | 237,959,000 |