ARCHIVED - Western Economic Diversification Canada

Strategic outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program activity:

• Business Development;
• Innovation;
• Policy, Advocacy and Coordination; and
• Community Economic Development.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Western Diversification Program

Start date: December 3, 1987

End date: Ongoing

Description: This transfer payment program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada, and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.

Expected results: An expanded business sector in Western Canada.

Increase investment in strategic federal/regional economic development priorities that improve the viability, prosperity and quality of life in communities across Western Canada.

A better understanding of Western Canada's needs, opportunities and aspirations inside and outside the region leading to improved programs and services for western Canadians.

Program Activity: Business Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1,645	1,645	1,645	1,645
Total contributions	24,756	12,681	12,186	13,186
Total Transfer payments	26,401	14,326	13,831	14,831

Program Activity: Innovation
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1,880	1,880	1,880	1,880
Total contributions	70,988	50,670	40,429	40,429
Total Transfer payments	72,868	52,550	42,309	42,309

Program Activity: Policy, Advocacy and Coordination
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	0	1,036	1,036	1,036
Total Transfer payments	0	1,036	1,036	1,036

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	1,475	1,475	1,475	1,475
Total contributions	221,810*	182,493*	35,065	22,809
Total Transfer payments	223,285	183,968	36,540	24,284

* Total contributions in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 include the Community Adjustment Fund in the amount of $146,937,000 and $144,053,000 respectively.

Link to three year Transfer Payment Program Plan:
http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/59.asp

 

Strategic outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program activity: Community Economic Development

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC)

Start date: May 11, 2009

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: RInC will be a two-year contribution program aimed at addressing the short-term impacts of the global economic downturn felt in communities across Western Canada. RInC will normally focus on the rehabilitation or repair of existing recreational infrastructure facilities.

Expected results: The focus of RInC is to provide timely, targeted and temporary economic stimulus for local communities and help mitigate the impacts of the global recession by increasing the total amount of construction activity related to recreational infrastructure.

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	62,828	86,203	0	0
Total Transfer payments	62,828	86,203	0	0

Link to three year Transfer Payment Program Plan:
http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/59.asp

 

Strategic outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program activity:

• Business Development; and
• Community Economic Development.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures Program (Voted)

Start date: May 18, 1995 (The program started in 1986 and was previously delivered by Human Resources Development Canada.)

End date: October 2, 2010

Description: This program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada, and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.

Expected results: Strategic community planning: working with communities to assess local problems, establish objectives, plan and implement strategies to develop human, institutional and physical infrastructures, entrepreneurship, employment, and the economy.

Business Services: delivering a range of business, counselling and information services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Access to capital: provide capital to assist businesses or to help entrepreneurs to create new businesses.

Program Activity: Business Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	13,948	12,804	12,804	12,804
Total Transfer payments	13,948	12,804	12,804	12,804

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2009-10	Planned Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13
Total grants	0	0	0	0
Total contributions	13,948	12,804	12,804	12,804
Total Transfer payments	13,948	12,804	12,804	12,804

Link to three year Transfer Payment Program Plan:
http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/59.asp

 

Strategic outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.

Program activity: Community Economic Development

Name of recipient: Primrose Lake Economic Development Corporation

Start date: March 30, 2007

End date: N/A

Description: Create a community-controlled trust fund for economic diversification.

Program Activity: Community Economic Development
($ thousands)

Total Funding	Prior Years' Funding	Planned Funding 2010-11	Planned Funding 2011-12	Planned Funding 2012-13
15,000	15,000	0	0	0

Summary of annual plans of recipient: The focus of the Primrose Lake Economic Development Corporation (PLEDCO) in its first year of operation has been: (i) to establish its governance structure and (ii) to implement the elders program component of the PLEDCO agreement with the Saskatchewan government.

The performance expectations of the PLEDCO are to establish separate funds for income generated by the trust fund and to either re-invest the funds or disburse the funds towards economic development or economic infrastructure projects. On an annual basis, it is expected that approximately $600,000 - $1,000,000 in income will be generated by the trust fund. Projects associated with oilsands, oil and gas, or forestry development could be anticipated in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, although these projects have yet to be identified.

URL of recipient site: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/mr/nr/j-a2007/2-2839-eng.asp

Part A: Green Procurement Capacity Building

Performance Measures for Part A:

Activity	2008-09 Level as %	2010-11 Level as %	Description/Comments
Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff	60%	100%	Basic green procurement information provided as part of WD's in-house “General Procurement: Information for All” training sessions; and Canada School course “Green Procurement-C215” will be mandatory for procurement and material management staff.
Training for Acquisition Cardholders	50%	100%	Basic green procurement information provided as part of WD in-house “General Procurement: Information for All” training sessions; and Canada School course “Green Procurement-C215” will be mandatory for acquisition card holders.
Performance Evaluations	15%	100%	The regional managers, Finance and Corporate Services, the Manager of Corporate Administration and the procurement functional specialists will have GREEN1 performance evaluations; and The number and type of performance evaluations will depend on the individual and how much of his/her work is tied to the procurement process. e.g.  -  The Procurement Services Advisor will coordinate the green procurement training requirements of procurement/material management staff and acquisition cardholders.
Procurement Processes and Controls	n/a	100%	WD Procurement Strategy; Sustainable Development Strategy; Mandatory use of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) GREEN Consolidated Procurement Instruments (CPI); Electronic BidBox; Purchase EnerGuide appliances; Lifecycle management in Asset Management Framework; and Bi-annual staff awareness events on greening government.

COMMENTS: WD continues to contribute to the overall Government of Canada commitment to green government operations through training and awareness, as well as ongoing advice to procurement staff on the latest initiatives and procurement tools for green goods and services.  Increased knowledge leads to improved tracking of green procurement and purchasing.

 

Part B: Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments

Performance Measures for Part B:

Good/Sevice	2008-09 Level		2010-11 Target as %	Description/Comments
	$	%
Paper	$13,049.02	n/a	100%	call-ups from PWGSC “green” CPI
Imaging Devices	$251,461.18	n/a	100%	call-ups from PWGSC “green” CPI
IT Hardware	$368,299.48	n/a	100%	call-ups from PWGSC “green” CPI
Furniture	$21,553.17	n/a	n/a	call-ups from PWGSC “green” CPI
Toner Cartridges	$18,650.00	n/a	60%	call-ups from PWGSC “green” CPI

COMMENTS:

Paper - copy paper is purchased exclusively from the PWGSC GREEN CPI.  Copy paper purchases are paid with the acquisition card and consequently the total dollars spent on paper are difficult to determine as acquisition card purchases are not recorded as call-ups against the CPI.

Imaging Devices – purchased exclusively from the PWSGC GREEN CPI.

IT Hardware – purchased exclusively from the PWGSC GREEN CPI.

Furniture – purchased exclusively from PWGSC CPI.  Corporately, WD has “set-aside” furniture under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB), however purchases furniture that meets the GREEN criteria as set forth by Treasury Board.  Identification of purchases is limited to one category, i.e. GREEN or PSAB and not both.  Most furniture purchases for WD are identified as PSAB.

Toner Cartridges – discussion ongoing with regional offices to encourage purchase of recycled toner cartridges.  Remanufactured toner cartridges are not available for all equipment.

Part C: Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods

Performance Measure For Part C:

COMMENTS:

Consumable use reduction initiatives

• default double-sided printing/copying;
• electronic bid box, reducing paper from suppliers and providing electronic copies (number of paper copies significantly reduced)  e.g. BidBox.AB@wd-deo.gc.ca;
• requesting electronic deliverables from suppliers, and reducing hard copy reports;
• multi-use imaging devices utilized to combine printers, photocopies and scanners; and
• re-purposing furniture.

E-Waste in WD

WD does not generate a large volume of electronic waste, but is very diligent in disposing of electronic waste in an environmentally responsible and cost effective manner.  The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have active and well-regulated not-for-profit recycling associations providing services at a nominal cost. 

• Cellphones/Blackberries, etc.
  • returned to service provider; or
  • donated to charitable organizations.
• Photocopiers/Printers/Scanners/Fax Machines etc.
  • returned to manufacturers;
  • sent to provincial recyclers; or
  • computers for schools.
• Hard drives/VCR tapes/CDs/DVDs/Back-up tapes etc.
  • sent for destruction with various service providers, with environmentally responsible practices.
• Computers/Obsolete Servers/Monitors
  • computers for schools;
  • Crown Assets Disposal (PWGSC); or
  • provincial recyclers.

Other

WD has a shredding contract with an environmentally responsible company.

Name of Horizontal Initiative: Western Economic Partnership Agreements (WEPAs)

Name of lead department: Western Economic Diversification Canada

Lead department program activities: Community Economic Development, Business Development, and Innovation.

Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 17, 2008

End date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2012

Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $100M

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
Western Economic Partnership Agreements (WEPAs) are four-year, $50M cost shared agreements between the federal government and each of the four western provinces to promote shared economic development priorities. Approvals may be made up to March 31, 2012 and claims can be received until March 31, 2014.

Shared outcome:
Greater federal-provincial cooperation towards realizing the economic and regional development potential of the West by helping to create innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable communities.

Governance structures: Joint Federal-Provincial Management Committees.

Planning Highlights: During 2010-2011, WD will work in partnership with the each of the provincial governments in Western Canada to develop projects in line with their respective WEPA priorities. The current round of agreements focus on the following federal priorities:

• Supporting the creation and growth of knowledge-based research and development, business clusters and the commercialization of new products, technologies and services out to market;
• Supporting trade and investment promotion;
• Enhancing business productivity and competitiveness; and
• Increasing value-added production in traditional industries.

Federal Partner: Western Economic Diversification Canada
($ millions)

Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2010-11	Expected Results for 2010-11
PA 1 - Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment	Western Diversification Program	$10.0M	$2.45M	Link 1
PA 2 - Business Development and Entrepreneurship	Western Diversification Program	$45.0M	$11.025M	Link 2
PA 3 - Innovation	Western Diversification Program	$45.0M	$11.025M	Link 3
Total		$100.0M	$24.5M

Expected Results:
Although each of the four provincial agreements is based on joint federal-provincial priorities, these priorities also align with WD's Program Activity Architecture (PAA).  As outlined in the above table, WEPA projects can align with any one of the three stated WD program activities.   Depending on the individual WEPA project focus and which program activity it supports, expected results will match the expected results for that program activity.  As such, projects funded through WEPAs will contribute to achieving the following results:

Community Economic Planning, Development, and Adjustment:
Recipient projects will: increase participation in the local economy by residents who face barriers or are disadvantaged; create more visible and stable local economies; increase the number and effectiveness of collaborative mechanisms that coordinate and plan community development; and, increase the capacity of communities to plan and support economic development.

Business Development and Entrepreneurship:
Recipient projects will: improve productivity; expand/enhance competitive businesses; increase participation in international markets, increase investment in Western Canada; enhance business capacity; and increase skills, knowledge, and competency.

Innovation:
Recipient projects will: increase/expand capacity, awareness, and use of new technologies; increase linkages among systems players; and, increase or strengthen technology clusters.

 

Total Allocation For All Federal Partners (from Start to End Date)	Total Planned Spending for All Federal Partners for 2010–11
$100.0M	$24.5M

Results to be achieved by non-federal partners: Similar to federal results.

Contact information: Myka Pappas-Beckers, 9700 Jasper Avenue, 780-495-8259, Myka.PappasBeckers@wd-deo.gc.ca