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Section III – Supplementary Information
3.1 Supplementary Information Tables
All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2010-2011 Report on Plans and Priorities can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's web site at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/st-ts-eng.asp. The following tables are available:
- Details on Transfer Payment Programs
- Up-Front Multi-Year Funding
- Green Procurement
- Horizontal Initiatives
- Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations
- Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
3.2 Other Items of Interest
3.2.1 Corporate Business Plan
Western Economic Diversification Canada's (WD) Corporate Business Plan for the three year planning period beginning 2010-2011 will be available on WD's website in 2010. The Corporate Business Plan integrates business planning, human resources planning, and risk management to ensure that WD continues to be well-positioned to achieve the department's strategic outcome and priorities.
3.2.2 Section 41, Official Languages Act
WD recognizes the contribution of Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) to the economy of Western Canada. WD undertakes positive measures through our Results-Based Action Plan for the Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act to enhance the vitality of western Canadian francophone OLMCs, to support and assist them in their development, and to foster the full recognition and use of both English and French in Canadian society.
3.2.3 WD's Strategic Planning Framework for 2010-2011
The framework on the following page depicts the logical relationship between WD's strategic outcome and its program activities. It also demonstrates how WD's 2010-2011 priorities contribute to achieving the department's strategic outcome, and how WD contributes to Government of Canada outcome areas.
1 The department's Economic Action Plan activities are delivered under the Community Economic Development program activity. Forecasted spending for 2009-2010 in this area is 220,845 ($ thousands) and planned spending for 2010-2011 totals 245,022 ($ thousands). The department's Economic Action Plan activities are presented separately in section 2.1.5.
2 The Conference Board of Canada's report “Western Canada: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Potential” (Ottawa: June 2009)
3 Out of 30 leading economies, Canada ranks 26th in terms of labour productivity growth.
4 According to Statistics Canada, Canada's labour productivity was only three-quarters of the American level in 2008.
5 John Baldwin and Wulong Gu: Productivity Performance in Canada, 1961 to 2008: An Update on Long-term Trends; Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division. However, over the period 2000-2008, labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector was also much lower than that of the American business sector. The Canada-US labour productivity growth gap was 1.9 percentage points per year over the period 2000-2008.
6 An objective basis for collecting information related to the intended results of a department and its programs.
7 The Conference Board of Canada, “Canadian Outlook Economic Forecast: Autumn 2009” (Ottawa: 2009) The Bank of Canada, “Monetary Policy Report: October 2009” (Ottawa: 2009), TD Economics, “Long-Term Economic Forecast: June 2009” (Toronto: 2009).
8 The Conference Board of Canada, “Provincial Outlook Economic Forecast: November 2009” (Ottawa: 2009) TD Economics, “Provincial Economic Forecast: November 2009” (Toronto: 2009).
9 The Conference Board of Canada, “Provincial Outlook Economic Forecast: November 2009” (Ottawa: 2009) TD Economics, “Provincial Economic Forecast: November 2009” (Toronto: 2009).
10 The Bank of Canada, “Monetary Policy Report: October 2009” (Ottawa: 2009).
11 These activities are prescribed in the Conference Board of Canada's 2009 report “Western Canada: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Potential”.
12 This allocation was received under the Enhanced Federal Students Program.
13 The variance in Full-time Equivalents (FTEs) between 2010-2011 and future years is due to 13 FTEs being reflected against Canada's Economic Action Plan activities for 2010-2011 as approved in Budget 2009.