ARCHIVED - RPP 2006-2007
Health Canada

1. Health Canada

RCMP

$4.87M

$8.27M

$2.8M

$15.94M

$5.85M

$5.26M

$11.11M

Increased awareness of the nature, extent and consequences of substance use/abuse within the school, workplace and Aboriginal communities and among youth, professionals and the general public

Improved skills/competencies in the delivery of programs

2. Health Canada

Correctional Services Canada (CSC)

Department of Justice

$173.68M

$31.60M

$2.60M

$207.88M

$87.58M

$19.10M

$3.80M

$110.48M

Enhanced access and motivation to participate in treatment for substance abuse

Reduction in risk behaviours/decisions and overall assessed substance abuse treatment needs

3. Health Canada

PHAC

CSC

$20.38M

$2.90M

$1.50M

$4.10M

$28.88M

$11.04M

$ 1.0M

$ 2.0M

$11.11M

Increased knowledge and understanding of emerging trends and related consequences in the area of substance abuse and what works in preventing and treating substance use/abuse

More evidence-based responses to substance use/abuse

4. Health Canada

Foreign Affairs Canada

PSEPC

$4.20M

$5.00M

$.31M

$9.51M

$15.75M

$2.90M

$.10M

$18.75M

5. Health Canada

PSEPC

$6.42M

$1.25M

$9.51M

$2.96M

$.63M

$3.59M

Increased collaboration/ involvement of stakeholders

Improved coordination/direction of efforts among CDS partners/stakeholders

Enhanced credibility/influence of CDS in setting directions/policies in the area of supply and demand reduction

7. Health Canada

RCMP

$27.22M

$150.17M

$163.80M

$12.10M

$126.44M

$479.73M

$14.26M

$79.07M

$81.90M

$ 5.90M

$64.50M

$235.63M

Improved understanding and knowledge of drugs, related trends, and production and diversion methods

Enhanced ability to detect and respond to the supply of illicit drugs and harmful substances

Description: The Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FCTS) establishes a framework for a comprehensive, fully integrated, and multi-faceted approach to tobacco control. The FTCS is the federal contribution to the national tobacco control plan endorsed in 1999 by all Ministers of Health. It focuses on four mutually reinforcing components: protection, prevention, cessation and harm reduction, supplemented by effective use of public education campaigns to reach all Canadians.

Shared Outcome(s): The FTCS has five 10-year objectives (2001-2011):

• Reduce smoking prevalence to 20% from 25% (level in 1999).
• Reduce the number of cigarettes sold by 30%.
• Increase retailer compliance regarding youth access to tobacco from 69% to 80%.
• Reduce the number of people exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in enclosed public places.

Explore how to mandate changes to tobacco products to reduce health hazards.

Governance Structure(s): Resources for the implementation of the FTCS were allocated to a number of departments and agencies. Health Canada (HC) is the lead department in the FTCS and is responsible for regulating the manufacture, sale, labelling and promotion of tobacco products as well as developing, implementing and promoting initiatives that reduce or prevent the negative health impacts associated with smoking.

The partner departments and agencies are:

• The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) (formerly the Department of the Solicitor General) - administers contribution funding for monitoring activities in connection with determining levels of contraband tobacco activity. The Department also provides policy advice and support on smuggling issues.
• The Department of Justice - prosecutes smuggling offences, as well as offences concerning unlawful manufacture, distribution and possession of contraband tobacco products.
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - is responsible for the enforcement of laws in relation to the international movement of tobacco products (including the illicit manufacture, distribution or possession of contraband tobacco products).
• The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (formerly the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)) - is responsible for ensuring the assessment and collection of tobacco taxes and monitoring tobacco exports.
• The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (previously part of the former Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) - is responsible for monitoring the impact of tax changes on the illegal international movement of tobacco and the national contraband market.

$482.5M

(Note: this original allocation has been affected by several cuts since the FTCS began. The reductions went towards funding other departmental and government priorities, i.e. $47M to CEPA, $32.5M held back as part of the Government Advertising Plan, and $3M, starting in 05/06, reallocated as part the Expenditure Review exercise.)

$58.7M

(TCP: $49M)

(FNIHB: $9.7M)

1. Work with the University of Waterloo and the provincial governments of Prince Edward Island and British Columbia to evaluate a coordinated approach to cessation.
2. Monitor the impact of tobacco control initiatives through the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey.
3. Pursue regulations that would mandate changes to cigarettes that would decrease the number of cigarette-lit fires and their associated harm and deaths.
4. Ratification of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
5. Work with 8 regional offices and partner with several National Aboriginal Organizations across Canada for program delivery and development
6. Survey on current daily smokers (15+ years) in First Nations and Inuit communities.

1. The number of contraband and cigarette related fines has been reduced from 1920 files in 2002 to 920 files as of March 2005 - a reduction of over 76%.
2. The number of fines that were satisfied as of March 2005 was 571 as compared to March 2004 of 303, an increase of over 88%.
3. Analyses of statistics have demonstrated that the most cost efficient methods of recovery are demand letters and phone calls which include negotiations. At year end 2005, demand letters generated over 920 payments totaling $641,9001 and negotiations resulted in 584 payments totaling $318,141*.
4. Incarceration for non payment of fines has decreased from 47 in 2004 to 34 in 2005, a reduction of over 37%.
5. Directives were given to Fine Recovery units to oppose all motions for payment extensions heard at court resulting in a decrease in counsel fees to client departments for said hearings.

1. Regular reports on tobacco situation were provided to Finance and Health Canada. Tobacco analysts attended regular meetings to brief Finance.
2. Improving border security through border alarm which are being monitored regularly.

1. Attended monthly meetings with Dept of Finance and partners to discuss and serve as a reference for questions on tobacco issues.
2. Provided monthly analysis of the national contraband situation by compiling reports received from the Regions. Partnered with RCMP to annual risk assessment of the nature and extent of the tobacco contraband activity. Coordinated the development of tobacco intelligence in the regions.
3. Actively participated in 50 Joint Force Operations with law enforcement partners across the Regions. Co-hosted the Joint US/Canada Tobacco Diversion Workshop 2004 with American and Canadian Agencies. Provided input into the World Customs Organization report on the global analysis - Customs and Tobacco 2004.

AAFC, CFIA, DFO, EC, HC (PMRA), NRCan

1. AAFC

I. Research and Monitoring

(a) Conducting research to support the introduction of minor-use pesticides that pose a reduced risk to the environment.

$8.0M

$2.0M

Following evaluation of research projects, continued funding for some as appropriate. Final reports and next steps for implementation of research results underway for projects completed in March, 2006.

Initiation (in April, 2006)of approximately 20 new projects in Minor Use Research and Biopesticide Initiatives as a result of the November, 2005 Project Call. Results of 1 year of research work on these projects to be reported upon (April, 2007)

Research planning, coordination continues with MOU Research Working Group

Identify food commodities consumed by targeted subgroup (children).

Lab testing of an approximate 1500 samples per year.

Follow-up inspections for non-compliant test sample results.

Publish annual report of the findings of the National Chemical Residues Monitoring Program (NCRMP).

Food recalls, as required, for risk mitigation and removal of hazardous foods from marketplace.

Develop monitoring and surveillance policies and processes to guide and advise operational staff on fertilizer-pesticide combinations and pesticide contaminated fertilizers.

Increase interaction with the PMRA to obtain the most up-to-date pesticide safety and labelling information.

Update the Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides, which contains information regarding registration, guarantees and proper labelling.

Work to develop regulatory changes to facilitate updating of the Compendium more regularly, and, if successful, provide Compendium updates more regularly to the producers of mixtures and to the CFIA's inspection staff.

Advise CFIA Operations on appropriate follow-up procedures and recommendations regarding the significance of sample analytical results.

Sample fertilizer-pesticide combinations to verify guarantees.

Sample fertilizers suspected to be contaminated with pesticides.

Verify fertilizer-pesticide labels.

Conduct investigation and compliance activities (anticipated based on sampling and inspection frequencies).

Analyze samples submitted by inspectors.

DFO will provide the PMRA with final reports on four regional National Fund projects:

1. Impacts of forest spray programs on trout/salmon, Newfoundland-Labrador
2. Effects of pesticides on fish reproduction, Quebec
3. Impacts of pesticides on salmon habitat and on neurological development, Pacific
4. Potential for biological effects from episodic release of pesticides into the aquatic environment, Gulf and Maritimes.

DFO will provide the PMRA with a status report from DFO's Centre for Environmental Research on Pesticides (CERP).

CERP will conduct studies to quantify impacts of exposure to pesticide residues in 2 model systems in Canada; one representative of prairie land use and another indicative of southern Ontario land use pattern. Impacts will be quantified in terms of reproductive success of the native fish populations as well as overall population numbers.

After consultation with the PMRA, DFO will design and initiate new research projects related to the theme "Population Level Impacts of Pesticides on Fisheries Resources".

Contribute to the Formative Evaluation of the Building Public Confidence in Pesticide Regulation and Improving Access to Pest Management Products Horizontal Initiative.

EC will:

• start a new cycle of research and monitoring projects at Environment Canada
• support up to 6 new research and monitoring project themes to determine the environmental concentrations and impacts of in-use pesticides in the environment;
• produce a summary document on highlights of research and monitoring investigations covering the first cycle of work (2003-2006) at Environment Canada
• produce an annual report and make it available to the PMRA;
• provide science advice to meet regulatory data gaps and knowledge deficiency as well as to improve risk assessment methods

EC Leads in specific research and monitoring themes have provided EC's Pesticide Program Coordinating Committee with a document highlighting each of their theme's results for the first three year cycle of work Themes include air and water surveillance; fish, amphibian and multitrophic aquatic effects; and, plant, mammal and bird terrestrial effects. Following three years of research we will obtain answers to questions regarding knowledge generation with highlights of findings, contribution to the initial Pesticide Science Fund (PSF) objectives (e.g., national in scope and linked to regulatory decision-making priority, advanced knowledge of pesticide fate and effects, etc.), contribution to future departmental priorities, links within EC and to other interdepartmental research/monitoring activities, leverage of complementary work and building of partnerships, scientific (or other) publications procuded and finally the theme's top five priorities for PSF (incl. research, monitoring, methods development, risk assessment and modelling).

These documents were used by the Committee to prioritize research and monitoring activities for a second cycle of work beginning fiscal year 2006-07. Environmental priorities will be set according to the fundamentals of detecting change, understanding why it is changing, better understanding of what we can do about it, and using this information to inform decision makers and Canadians. Collected knowledge will be used in the context of EC's Competitiveness and Environmental Sustainability Framework (CESF) and applied to pesticides. This will support decisions related to national competitiveness, to the protection of the health and safety of Canadians as well as to the conservation of ecosystem functions.

In order to better integrate and coordinate EC research with regulation, EC will continue to work with the PMRA in the implementation of the EC/PMRA MOU. The MOU has four components, Science Policy, Knowledge Generation, Issue Management and Compliance Promotion and Enforcement include many initiatives and activities not listed herein. EC will continue working on providing leadership in the development and implementation of a federal, co-ordinated pesticides science strategy for research and monitoring. As well EC will continue to contribute to PMRA's pesticide assessments where appropriate and will continue to provide science/policy advice on key Government of Canada policies as they relate to pesticide management and use in Canada.

Identify PMRA's research and monitoring priorities annually and communicate to 5NR partners through regular meetings and other avenues as needed. Facilitate discussion among the 5NR on identifying actions to address specific priorities, including collaborative research.

Discuss with the 5NR how the results of their research and monitoring are used in regulatory decisions to build better linkages between research and regulation.

Facilitate the two-way communication and coordination between regulation and research between governments within Canada (through PMRA's FPT Committee) and internationally as well as with the private and academic sectors, through presentations linking research and regulation at regional, national and international meetings.(e.g., through SETAC, CSA, IUPAC).

To strengthen the framework in linking pesticide research and monitoring, develop a MOU amongst the 5NR on linking research to regulation.

Improve risk assessment procedures particularly in the area of environmental fate prediction (e.g., water modelling and exposure assessment). Continue to improve and expand the use of probabilistic risk assessments.

Advance the risk assessment methodologies through:

1. Further refinement and application of environmental protection goals;
2. Publication of draft guidance on environmental risk assessment methods;
3. Research to support the harmonization of risk assessment methodology with international partners (e.g., occupational exposure assessment, groundwater modelling, pesticide degradation kinetics).

Facilitate access to reduced risk products, specifically low risk products, through developing, and publishing for external comment, guidance on registration of low risk products.

Continue to develop a database on environmental toxicology and fate to guide decisions, internally and externally, on comparative risk and reduced risk products.

Finalize and publish a Best Management Practices guide to reduce spray drift by applicators. Publish for public comment a document identifying various options to better communicate buffer zones on labels to applicators.

Third and final year of research work for four projects will be completed and results reported in final reports and publications. Provide results to clients/stakeholders and PMRA. The research projects are:

1. Environmental fate and ecological effects of a systemic insecticide for control of exotic wood boring insect pests, completion of second year field research program (GLP study comparing fate of imidacloprid following soil and stem injections);
2. Development of a biological treatment for control of root rot pathogen and impact on microbial biodiversity;
3. Advanced methods for monitoring impacts of pest control products on key microbial communities of forest soils, publish guidelines that demonstrate the use of cutting edge molecular methods to study environmental fate of microbes;
4. Monitoring status of spruce budworm population to improve forest protection programs, integration of information on mortality agents in infestation forecasting and spray decision making for spruce budworm.

Refine research priorities and plan for request for new proposals, January 2007.

AAFC

HC (PMRA)

1. AAFC

II. Developing and implementing commodity specific risk reduction strategies

(a) Commodity based risk reduction strategies.

$19.3

$2.5

Process to engage stakeholders in crop prioritization based on risk and needs assessments developed.

Next wave of about 10 crop profiles to be finalized and published.

Develop up to 5 risk reduction strategies and support implementation of priority projects as established with Technical Working Group/stakeholders.

Fund research and implementation projects from November 2005 call for proposals.

Follow-up from workshop on barriers to grower adoption of IPM practices

Analysis of data from pilot pesticide use survey.

Continued implementation of AAFC/PMRA joint communication plan.

$4.0M

(2.0 for commodity strategies / 2.0 for RR product review)

Planned staffing actions in 2006-2007, indeterminate positions.

Ongoing consultations with stakeholders, Work share with other government departments and 5NRs.

Work on pesticide risk indicator: consult, build and validate database.

Refine, together with AAFC, prioritization criteria for determining priority crops for the program.

Workshare with AAFC on crop profiles.

Risk reduction strategies have been developed for pulse crops and canola. A long term fireblight management strategy has been developed for apples. Steering committee and working groups have been meeting to develop solutions to the identified priorities and implement steps to resolve these issues. Substantial progress has been made in developing strategies and forming steering committees to lead the strategies for a number of other crops, particularly, greenhouse vegetables, grape, peach, potato, strawberry and apple. Pursue risk reduction program for honey, Richardson ground squirrel and develop a work plan for forestry uses and needs.

Consolidate and integrate all information collected with this program into the registration stream of the PMRA.

Continue review of reduced-risk pesticides submitted for registration.

AAFC

HC (PMRA)

NRCan

1. AAFC

III. Generation of data to support the registration of reduced-risk and minor-use pesticides for the agricultural and agri-food sector and reduced-risk pesticides and biopesticides for forestry

(a) Improving access to agricultural minor-use pesticides, and reduced-risk pesticides for agricultural use.

$33.7M

$12.0M Abase

$6.5M

$2.0M Abase

Thirty-six pest-crop combinations will be identified at annual national stakeholder meeting hosted by AAFC.

Manufacturer (registrant) written support will be obtained by July 2006 for each pest-crop pair, then sent to the PMRA for review by October with the majority by August (PSCR 3.1). Subsequently, data requirements (DACO) for each pest-crop pair will be issued by the PMRA to AAFC according to PMRA-established timeline (97 days from receipt)

AAFC will convert DACOs to study plans by January 2007 and assign trials that complete the study plans, to contractors and collaborating AAFC personnel across Canada. Good laboratory practice trials require quality assurance oversight that is provided by contractors and AAFC Headquarters staff.

Data generation from field trials in 2006 and laboratory analysis of residues proceeds to final report stage in the spring-summer of 2007 and are submitted to the PMRA. The PMRA provides a decision on use 247 days later. Total process takes about 36 months.

Product evaluation work--review presubmission proposals from AAFC and provincial coordinators and issue data requirements.

Register new minor crop uses, including minor use and reduced-risk products and uses.

Harmonization work and regulatory projects-- Joint Reviews in collaboration with the U.S. EPA, AAFC and U.S. Department of Agriculture IR-4 Program, further work on crop groupings and on Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) promulgation.

Increase communication and provide feedback to AAFC, to improve the quality and use of scientific rationales.

Review final reports of nine projects funded for three years and plan strategy and priorities for future funding.

NRCan will continue work to integrate and coordinate activities with the other 5NR partners and stakeholders.

The NRCan-CFS Minor Use Advisor hired under this fund will continue to work in collaboration with AAFC to facilitate registration of reduced risk/minor use pest control products against pest on outdoor woody ornamentals and forests. Coordinate and report on six projects for minor use pesticides in Canada.

Support for the 2006 National Forest Pest Management Forum.

Support for forest projects on reduce risk pest control products.

1. Health Canada

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Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve

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Public Health Agency of Canada

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Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities