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Strategic Outcome: Natural resource knowledge, landmass knowledge and management systems strengthen the safety and security of Canadians and the stewardship of Canada's natural resources and lands

Program Activity: Adapting to a changing climate and hazard risk management

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Implementation of the Adaptation Theme in Support of Canada's Clean Air Agenda (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2008

End date: March 31, 2013

Description: The objectives of the program are to generate and effectively deliver knowledge and information needed to understand the range of risks and opportunities from a changing climate; and effectively inform and engage decision-makers across a range of social and economic sectors that have responsibilities to adapt.

Expected results:

• Information and decision-support tools needed for practitioners and decision-makers to understand risks and opportunities from a changing climate, and identify adaptation options are available;
• Practitioners and decision-makers with responsibilities to adapt are aware of regional/sectoral vulnerabilities and are engaged on adaptation;
• Mechanisms to share regional and sectoral information, tools and experiences nationally are created and used.
• Improved capacity to address adaptation issues.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: ecoENERGY for Biofuels (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2008

End date: March 31, 2017

Description: ecoENERGY for Biofuels supports the production of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel and encourages the development of a competitive domestic renewable fuels industry. The program provides an operating incentive to facilities that produce renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel in Canada, based on production volumes. ecoENERGY for Biofuels will invest up to $1.48 billion over 9 years, starting April 1, 2008, in support of biofuels production in Canada.

Expected results: Increased domestic production and development of a competitive domestic renewable fuel industry. The initial program volume is 2.5 billion litres of domestic production by March 2012, with a target of 2 billion litres of renewable alternatives to gasoline and 500 million litres of renewable alternatives to diesel.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: ecoENERGY Renewable Heat Initiative (Clean Air Agenda) (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2007

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: As part of the ecoENERGY Initiative, the ecoENERGY Renewable Heat Program supports non‑emitting renewable thermal energy technologies used for space heating and cooling, and water heating through a mix of deployment contributions, residential pilot program contributions and industry capacity development contributions.

Expected results: It is estimated that by 2011, the ecoENERGY Renewable Heat Program will result in energy savings of 0.35 petajoules, which converts to annual emission reductions of about 20 kilotonnes of GHG, 9.8 kilotonnes of NO_X, and 19 to 32 tonnes of SO₂. For context, total clean energy/heat produced is equivalent to taking approximately 5,100 cars off the road. The total clean energy produced is also equivalent to the energy consumed by approximately 3,000 households. The emission reductions estimates are derived from assumptions regarding the displacement of the fossil fuel based energy used for space and water heating in Canada's building and housing stock based on current energy consumption profiles. Actual emission reductions achieved will be dependent upon project parameters such as: the efficiency of the heating equipment in use, the type of fuel displaced, solar thermal unit output, and the thermal loads being applied to the solar thermal units deployed.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: ecoENERGY Renewable Power Initiative (Clean Air Agenda) (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2007

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: The ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program is investing $1.48 billion over 14 years to increase Canada's supply of clean electricity from renewable sources such as wind, biomass, low-impact hydro, geothermal, solar photovoltaic and ocean energy. It is intended to help position low-impact renewable energy technologies to make an increased contribution to Canada's energy supply and thereby contribute to a more sustainable and diversified energy mix.
Payments of the incentive will be paid over a 10‑year period to qualifying projects.
By 2011, the program will have contributed to the annual generation of 14.3 TWh of electricity or about 4,000 MW of capacity, depending on the mix of energy sources supported under the program. At present, these energy savings convert to annual emissions reductions of between 6 and 6.7 megatonnes of GHGs and related Criteria Air Contaminants (CAC) emissions.

Expected results: During fiscal year 2009-10, it is expected that about 25 renewable power projects, including wind, biomass and low impact hydro, will be commissioned for a total capacity of approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW). By the end of fiscal year 2009-10, about 3,000 MW of renewable power capacity will have been commissioned representing about $900 million of incentive support under the program over 13 years.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: ecoENERGY Retrofit Initiative

Grants in support of ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes (Voted)

Contributions in support of ecoENERGY Retrofit – Small and Medium Organizations (Voted)

Start date: 2007

End date: March 2012

Description: The ecoENERGY Retrofit Initiative is a program to provide financial assistance to Canadian homeowners and small industrial and commercial businesses and institutions to support energy efficiency retrofits. There are three components:

• a home energy efficiency retrofit incentive (grant funding noted in the table below);
• an energy efficiency retrofit incentive to accelerate the implementation of energy retrofit projects for non-regulated industries with less than 500 employees per facility and commercial/institutional buildings less than 20,000 square metres in size (contribution funding noted in the table below); and;
• a one-year extension of the Existing Buildings Initiative, which supported the retrofitting of existing commercial and institutional buildings (contribution funding in 2007‑08 only).

Expected results: Energy savings, which convert to reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and Criteria Air Contaminants from participating houses and small and medium organizations.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: ecoENERGY Technology Initiative (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2007

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: The ecoENERGY Technology Initiative is a $230 million investment in science and technology by the Government of Canada to accelerate the development and market readiness of technology solutions in clean energy. This initiative is directed towards increasing clean energy supplies, reducing energy waste, and reducing pollution from conventional energy.

Expected results: Significant progress in a broad range of R&D projects in the areas of low emission industrial processes, energy efficient built environment, clean transportation systems, distributed power, large scale projects in carbon capture and storage-e (CCS).

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Natural resource sectors are internationally competitive, economically productive, and contribute to the social well‑being of Canadians

Program Activity: Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: The "Investing in Canada's Forest Sector" initiative (Voted)

Start date: March 12, 2009

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: The "Investing in Canada's Forest Sector" initiative consists of two main objectives:

The objective of Promoting Forest Innovation and Investment is to support the goal of sustainable natural resources development by enhancing the long-term economic opportunities for Canada's forest sector as a product of increased investment in forest innovation.

The objectives of Expanding Market Opportunities are to: maintain and grow international wood product markets; expand wood use in the North American non-residential construction market; and improve product opportunities for value added wood manufacturers.

Expected results:

Over the long-term, Promoting Forest Innovation and Investment is expected to contribute to:

• Increased competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector (maximized fibre utilization, product and process innovation, maximized economic fibre yield)
• Greater efficiency and strength in forest innovation and R&D
• A more comprehensive forest innovation system linking universities, FPInnovations and the industry that will address the complete value-chain, from seed to final forest product
• A comprehensive program of work that will develop and commercialize new technologies to help transform the sector
• Opportunities to stimulate new investments by developing revolutionary uses for Canadian forest fibre through technologies such as biotechnology and nanomaterials.

Over the long-term, Expanding Market Opportunities is expected to:

• Create export demand for wood products to assist in the diversification of markets and offer opportunities to offset the impact of the cyclical fluctuations of wood product prices and demand in key markets
• Provide architects, engineers and builders with the knowledge required to design commercial buildings using wood to help grow the demand for wood in North America
• Develop new value-added products and manufacturing processes and transfer this information to secondary wood manufacturers that will serve to enhance the competitiveness of the value-added industry.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Natural resource sectors are internationally competitive, economically productive, and contribute to the social well‑being of Canadians

Program Activity: Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Leadership for Environmental Advantage in Forestry (LEAF) Initiative (Voted)

Start date: June 19, 2008

End date: March 31, 2012

Description: The purpose of this program is to advance Canada's trade interests by promoting the environmental reputation of Canada's forest sector in international markets. Its aim is to defend and promote the Canadian forest sector's environmental record internationally through addressing science and information gaps, supporting market outreach, and monitoring and reporting on trends.

Expected results: LEAF will facilitate environmental acceptance for Canadian forest products in international markets by:

• promoting Canadian forest products as an environmentally responsible choice in international markets
• allowing Canada's forest industry to address international market access barriers related to environmental considerations
• ensuring that key influencers have the information they need regarding the environmental credentials of Canada's forest sector and its products
• supporting the Canadian forest industry in working proactively with international policy decision makers to ensure that their choices are supported by science-based evidence

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: The "Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program" (Voted)

Start date: July 30, 2009

End date: March 31, 2012

Description: The objective of the "Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program" is to improve the environmental performance of Canada's pulp and paper industry, which in turn will contribute to the environmental, and hence commercial, sustainability of the pulp and paper industry.

7. Expected results:

Over the long-term, investments in the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program are expected to contribute to:

• Improved energy efficiency at Canadian pulp and paper mills
• Increased production of renewable energy at Canadian pulp and paper mills
• Improved environmental performance at Canadian pulp and paper mills
• Investments in innovation and technology to contribute to an environmentally and commercially sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Natural resource sectors are internationally competitive, economically productive, and contribute to the social well-being of Canadians.

Program Activity: Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (Statutory)

Start date: 1985-86

End date: Perpetuity

Description: NRCan covers 50% of the operating costs of the Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board. The Province pays the other 50%. This is done pursuant to provisions of the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act.

Expected results: To provide financial support to the Offshore Board to cover its costs for the management of offshore resources on behalf of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Natural resource sectors are internationally competitive, economically productive, and contribute to the social well-being of Canadians

Program Activity: Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund (Statutory)

Start date: April 1987

End date: In Perpetuity

Description: To make payments to the province of NL equivalent to the revenue amounts received by Canada in relation to NL offshore oil and gas activities.

Expected results: Payment to the province of Newfoundland pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act.

Takes into consideration royalties and corporate income taxes related to NL offshore activities. Planned spending is subject to production levels, prices, exchange rates.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Natural resource sectors are internationally competitive, economically productive, and contribute to the social well-being of Canadians

Program Activity: Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Payments to the Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue Account (Statutory)

Start date: 1993-94

End date: Perpetuity

Description: To make payments to the province equivalent to revenue amounts received by Canada in relation to offshore activities.

Expected results: Payments to the province of NS pursuant to provisions of the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act.

Takes into consideration royalties and corporate income taxes related to the Nova Scotia offshore. Planned spending is subject to production levels, prices, exchange rates.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Wind Power Production Incentive Contribution Program (Voted)

Start date: April 1, 2002

End date: March 31, 2007

Note: The program officially ended in 2007. However, allocated funding will be issued to program participants until 2016‑17.

Description: The WPPI Program was set up to help establish wind energy as a full-fledged competitor in the electricity market by providing a financial incentive of about 1 cent per each kilowatt-hour produced from the installation of 1,000 MW of new wind power capacity in Canada by 2007. Eligible recipients claim payment of the incentive over a 10-year period.

NOTE: The total contribution funding for the program is $324 million of which $300 million has been committed to wind projects. Actual spending will be spread out over several years until 2016‑17. The initial WPPI budget was $260 million and an additional $69.9 million was allocated in 2005‑06 to allow the program to continue to support the development of new wind farms.

Expected results: The program contributes to the production of new electricity from wind energy projects. The program has 22 approved wind projects for a total capacity of 924 MW.

In fiscal year 2009-2010, it is expected that the program will meet or exceed its annual production target of 2,550 gigawatt-hours of production.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php

Strategic Outcome: Canada is a world leader on environmental responsibility in the development and use of natural resources

Program Activity: Clean Energy

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Clean Energy Fund (Voted)

Start date: April 23, 2009

End date: March 31, 2014

Description: Clean energy is energy that is produced, transmitted, distributed and used with low or zero greenhouse gas (GHG) and other air emissions. The Government of Canada has committed that Canada's total GHG emissions be reduced by 20 percent from 2006 levels by 2020 and that 90 percent of Canada's electricity be provided by non-emitting sources such as hydro, nuclear, clean coal and wind power by 2020.

In support of these goals, the Clean Energy Fund provides $850 million over five years for the demonstration of promising technologies, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, and renewable energy and clean energy systems demonstrations. It also provides $150 million over five years for clean energy research and development (R&D).

Expected results: Significant progress in the area of large scale CCS demonstration projects (leading to an expected 18MT/year GHG reductions); renewable energy and clean energy systems, for example, marine, wind and solar energy and its increased integration into Canada's electricity system and the built environment; new technologies to address the environmental challenges facing oil sands; hydrogen and fuel cells; and technologies to lower CO₂ capture costs and increase knowledge on CO₂ storage.

Link to 3-year Transfer Payment Program Plan: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/resoress/pubpub-eng.php