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Directive on Transfer Payments

Table of Contents

1. Effective date 2. Application 3. Context 4. Definitions 5. Directive statement 5.1 Objective 5.2 Expected results 6. Requirements 6.1 Terms and conditions 6.2 Determination of funding level 6.3 Funding agreements with recipients 6.4 Cash management 6.5 Recipient reporting, monitoring and auditing 6.6 Up-front multi-year funding 6.7 Transfer payments to other orders of government 6.8 Transfer payments to foreign recipients 6.9 Transfer payments to Aboriginal recipients 6.10 Monitoring and reporting requirements 7. Consequences 8. Enquiries 9 Appendices Appendix A: Definitions Appendix B: Core Design Elements Appendix C: Total Canadian Government Funding and Stacking Limits Appendix D: Terms and Conditions for Grants Appendix E: Terms and Conditions for Contributions Appendix F: Funding Agreement Provisions for Grants Appendix G: Funding Agreement Provisions for Contributions Appendix H: Funding Agreement Provisions for Up-Front Multi-Year Funding Appendix I: Transfer Payments to Other Orders of Government Appendix J: Transfer Payments to Foreign Recipients Part 1: Assessed contributions to international organizations Part 2: Transfer payments, other than assessed contributions, to foreign recipients Appendix K: Transfer Payments to Aboriginal Recipients Part 1: Additional contribution funding approaches for transfer payments to Aboriginal recipients Part 2: Terms and conditions for transfer payment programs for Aboriginal people Part 3: Funding agreement provisions