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2009-10
Report on Plans and Priorities

Canadian International Development Agency

Supplementary Information (Tables)

Details on transfer payments programs

CIDA grants, contributions and other transfer payments of $2,994 million account for 92.2% of CIDA's 2009-2010 total planned spending, excluding non-budgetary expenditures. Further information is given below.

Grants
	Forecast spending 2008-2009 ($ thousands)	Planned spending 2009-2010 ($ thousands)
Bilateral - Grants for cooperation with other donor countries for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	4,500	3,100
Multilateral - Grants in support of development assistance, humanitarian assistance or disaster preparedness, including peace building, for global operations, programs, projects, activities and appeals; as well as in support of programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	1,931,608	1,651,241
Partnership - Grants for development assistance programs, projects and activities intended to support development and public engagement initiatives or to enhance the awareness, understanding, and engagement of Canadians with respect to development and grants for education and training programs, projects and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	26,472	23,900
Sub-total grants	1,962,580	1,678,241
Contributions
Bilateral - Contributions in support of development assistance, including payments for loan agreements issued under the authority of previous Appropriation Acts, contributions for cooperation with countries in transition and contributions in support of regional or country specific development assistance projects, programs and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	731,669	953,269
Multilateral - Contributions in support of development assistance, humanitarian assistance or disaster preparedness, including peace building, for global operations, programs, projects, activities and appeals; as well as in support of programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	4,375	6,062
Partnership - Contributions for development assistance programs, projects and activities intended to support development and public engagement initiatives or to enhance the awareness, understanding, and engagement of Canadians with respect to development and contributions for education and training programs, projects and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition.	248,503	125,197
Sub-total contributions	984,547	1,084,528
Other transfer payments ¹
(S) Encashment of notes issued to the development assistance funds of the international financial institutions in accordance with the International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act	257,861	231,336
Total	3,204,988	2,994,105

1. Other Transfer Payments exclude non-budgetary forecast expenditures of $8.0 million for 2008-2009.

Green Procurement

1. How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?
CIDA is proceeding with the achievement of its action plan in order to guide the implementation of the Policy on Green Procurement by reviewing procedures and processes, and by setting targets. Green procurement is viewed as an important environmental policy instrument and help minimizing environmental impacts, and in a broader scope, helps achieving sustainable development goals.
2. Has your department established green procurement target?
Yes.
3. Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.
A number of specific strategies and initiatives will be used for implementing green procurement: Refurbishing 50% of existing office furniture and purchasing 25% of new furniture through PWGSC Green Standing Offers. Benefits: Extending life cycle of actual furniture, reducing solid waste from furniture, making use of green tools, reductions in the accommodations cost. Delivering PWGSC training on Green Procurement to credit cards holders (125 employees). Benefits: Better understanding of policy requirements and increase buying through green purchasing standing offers, investing in collective effort to buy green products. Producing reports on green procurement in SAP. Benefits: Better monitoring and reporting of green procurement results and best practices. Applying best practices across branches with the help of project-based Green ambassadors group and a Green Procurement working group. Benefits: Increasing achievements by encouraging collective behaviours in all initiatives such as reducing waste at source, recycling solid waste and buying green products All vehicle fleet is low in CO₂ emissions. Benefits: Complying with the Policy on Green Procurement and with the Alternative Fuel Act.

Sustainable Development Strategy

Federal goal: Communities enjoy a prosperous economy, a vibrant and equitable society, and a healthy environment for current and future generations
CIDA objective 1: Support equitable economic development
Expected results	Performance measurement
Increased productivity, innovation and employment, and income opportunities	Domestic credit to the private sector (% of GDP) Labour productivity (PPP GDP per person employed) Youth (15-24 years old) employment-to-population ratio and youth employment rate Share of women in wage employment in the non-agriculture sector
More effective regulations conducive to investment, business formation and responsible enterprise	Number of administrative and regulatory barriers eliminated to create a favourable environment for doing business
Increased ability of developing countries to benefit from the global trading system	Changes in total merchandise exports from developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Number of persons reached through trade-related technical assistance (TRTA) activities delivered to developing countries and LDCs Satisfaction of the participants with the results of the attended TRTA
CIDA's objective 2: Support social development, with particular emphasis on people living in poverty
Expected results	Performance measurement
Progress on the prevention and control of poverty-linked diseases	Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis
Reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS	HIV prevalence among young people (15-24 years old)
Reduced infant and child mortality rates	Under-five mortality rate Infant mortality rate
Improved sexual and reproductive health and reduced maternal mortality	Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel Maternal mortality rate
Improved food security and nutrition	Number of people undernourished and percentage of total population Agricultural productivity (agricultural value added per worker in dollars) Proportion of vulnerable people identified as requiring food assistance compared with the proportion of food assistance needs met Vitamin A supplement coverage rate (6-59 months): at least one dose (%) and full coverage (%) Percentage of households consuming iodized salt
Strengthened health systems	Access to health services: number of consultations per year per inhabitant Human resources for health: Number of health workers by cadre and by region Equity: coverage in the poorest quintiles of the population
Better access to education for all	Percentage of children enrolled in primary education Percentage of children completing primary schooling
Progress on closing the gender gap in education	Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education in developing countries Ratio of literate women to men 15-24 years old
Strengthened action against HIV/AIDS through education	Number of HIV/AIDS education policies and programs in place
Improved stability and protection for children in emergency settings	Number of girls and boys living in crisis situations that participate in formal and non-formal education programming
Federal goal: Sustainable development and use of natural resources
CIDA's objective 3: Support environment and natural resources management
Expected results	Performance measurement
100 percent compliance regarding the application of these environmental tools to CIDA’s decisions on policies, plans, programmes and projects	Number of CIDA Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) applied to CIDA decisions on policies, plans, programmes and projects using the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act or the Federal Cabinet Directive on SEA, as appropriate
Countries have greater capacity to develop and use natural resources in a sustainable manner	Degree of integration of environmental sustainability into country policies and programs
Operations at headquarters are green	Number of employees in the procurement area trained Number of initiatives for reducing energy and water consumption launched Number of vehicles replaced with hybrid models Percentage of gasoline purchased for CIDA vehicles that is ethanol blended Level of usage of videoconferencing between CIDA headquarters and foreign offices Amount of paper purchased for printers and photocopiers
Federal goal: Strengthen democratic governance to support meaningful and significant sustainable development objectives
CIDA's objective 4: Support progress in democratic governance and human rights
Expected results	Performance measurement
Greater democratization; improved public sector performance and accountability; improved rule of law	Level of democratic governance Proportion of seats held by women in local government bodies
Strengthened human rights institutions, effective civil society initiatives (e.g. human rights education) and inclusive public policies	Level of improvements in human rights

Loans, investments and advances (non–budgetary)

Multilateral, international and Canadian institutions
	Forecast spending 2008–09 (thousands of dollars)	Planned spending 2009–10 (thousands of dollars)
– Capital Subscriptions (S) – Payments to international financial institutions	8,004	…
Total	8,004	0

Sources of non-respendable revenue

Multilateral, international and Canadian institutions
	Forecast revenue 2008-2009 (thousands of dollars)	Planned revenue 2009-2010 (thousands of dollars)
Interests on loans to developing countries	2,259	2,259
Services and commitment charges on loans to developing countries	22	18
Miscellaneous revenues	413	353
Total revenue	2,694	2,630

User Fees

Name of user fee	Fee type	Fee setting authority	Reason for fee introduction or amendment	Effective date of planned change to take effect	Planned consultation and review process
Access to information	Application fee for formal request	Access to Information Act, Section 11.	N/A	N/A	Permanent review of Act by parliementary committee (as per Section 75(1), Access to Information Act)
Access to information	Reproduction fee	Access to Information Act, Section 11.	N/A	N/A	Permanent review of Act by parliementary committee (as per Section 75(1), Access to Information Act)
Access to information	Search and preparation fee	Access to Information Act, Section 11.	N/A	N/A	Permanent review of Act by parliementary committee (as per Section 75(1), Access to Information Act)
Access to information	Programming fee	Access to Information Act, Section 11.	N/A	N/A	Permanent review of Act by parliementary committee (as per Section 75(1), Access to Information Act)