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Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Compensation to Canadian Agencies or Entities Established by an Act of Parliament for Reduction of Debts of Debtor Countries (Vote 5)

Start date: 1991–92

End date: Ongoing

Description: Compensation to Export Development Canada and the Canadian Wheat Board for reduction of debts of debtor countries

Expected results: Payments to Canadian creditors consistent with Government of Canada commitments

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative (Vote 5)

Start date: April 2001

End date: March 31, 2014

Description: The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative is both an infrastructure and an urban renewal investment. The goals of the initiative include positioning Canada, Ontario and Toronto in the new economy, thereby ensuring Canada’s continued success in the global economy. This includes increasing economic growth and development opportunities; recognizing the intrinsic links between economic, social, and environmental health; enhancing the quality of life in Toronto; and encouraging sustainable urban development.

Expected results: Sustainable urban development and infrastructure renewal in Toronto’s waterfront area, including increased accessibility to and use of the waterfront area and a revitalized urban infrastructure.

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Harbourfront Centre Funding Program (Vote 5)

Start date: March 2006

End date: March 31, 2011

Description: The primary objective of the Harbourfront Centre Funding Program has been to provide operational funding to Harbourfront Centre until March 31, 2011. Such support has assisted the Harbourfront Centre in covering its fixed operational costs. The funding program has also facilitated Harbourfront Centre’s ability to leverage funding from other levels of government and to pursue other revenue-generating strategies that allow the organization to provide the general public with continued access to cultural, recreational, and educational programs and activities held in Toronto’s waterfront area.

Expected results: A self-reliant and financially viable organization that supports the economic, social, and cultural development of Toronto’s waterfront area

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Payments to the International Development Association

Start date: 1960

End date: Ongoing

Description: This program provides encashment of demand notes to allow the International Development Association to disburse concessional financing for development projects and programs in the world’s poorest countries.

Expected results: Payments to international organizations consistent with Government of Canada commitments

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Fiscal Equalization (Part I—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 1957

End date: Ongoing

Description: Formula-based Equalization payments are made to eligible provincial governments to enable them to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation. Equalization payments are unconditional.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of Equalization payments to provinces

* Forecast spending for 2010–11 includes a Total Transfer protection payment of $509,503,000.

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

More information on major federal transfers to provinces and territories can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/fedprov-eng.asp.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Territorial Formula Financing (Part I.1—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 1985

End date: Ongoing

Description: Territorial Formula Financing payments are made to territorial governments to provide the resources they need to deliver services comparable to those delivered by provincial governments, taking into account the high costs and unique challenges in the North. Territorial Formula Financing payments are unconditional.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to territories

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

More information on major federal transfers to provinces and territories can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/fedprov-eng.asp.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Canada Health Transfer (Part V.1—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 2004

End date: Ongoing

Description: The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) provides equal per capita support for health care through cash and tax transfers to provincial and territorial governments. The CHT supports the government’s commitment to maintain the Canada Health Act’s national criteria (comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility and public administration), conditions, and prohibitions against user fees and extra-billing.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of CHT payments to provinces and territories

* Forecast spending for 2010–11 includes a Total Transfer protection payment of $15,712,000.

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

More information on major federal transfers to provinces and territories can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/fedprov-eng.asp.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Canada Social Transfer (Part V.1—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 2004

End date: Ongoing

Description: The Canada Social Transfer (CST) provides equal per capita cash support to provincial and territorial governments to assist them in financing social assistance and social services, post-secondary education, and programs for children. The CST gives provinces and territories the flexibility to allocate payments to those areas according to their own priorities and supports the government’s commitment to prohibit minimum residency requirements for social assistance.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of CST payments to provinces and territories

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

More information on major federal transfers to provinces and territories can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/fedprov-eng.asp.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Wait Times Reduction Transfer (Part V.1—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 2004–05

End date: 2013–14

Description: As part of the 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care, the Government of Canada committed to support to provinces and territories to help reduce wait times in the health care system—primarily in support of human resources and tools to manage wait times. A total of $4.25 billion was provided through a third-party trust fund in 2004 and was notionally allocated over 5 years, from 2004–05 to 2008–09. This amount has been paid in full. From 2009–10 to 2013–14, annual funding of $250 million will be provided to provinces and territories through a transfer on an equal per capita basis.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to provinces and territories for targeted support

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

More information on major federal transfers to provinces and territories can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.fin.gc.ca/access/fedprov-eng.asp.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and Other Statutory Authorities)

Start date: 1867

End date: Ongoing

Description: The statutory subsidies provide a source of funding to provinces in accordance with terms of entry into Confederation.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to provinces and territories for targeted support

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Youth Allowances Recovery (Federal-Provincial Fiscal Revision Act, 1964)

Start date: 1964

End date: Ongoing

Description: The Youth Allowances Recovery is a recovery from the Province of Quebec for an additional tax point transfer (three points) above and beyond the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer tax point transfers. In the 1960s, Quebec chose to use the federal government’s contracting-out arrangements for certain federal-provincial programs. Taken together, the Alternative Payments for Standing Programs and the Youth Allowances Recovery are known as the "Quebec Abatement." These arrangements ensure that all provinces and territories are treated the same through cash and tax transfers in support of health and social programs.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to provinces and territories for targeted support

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Alternative Payments for Standing Programs (Part VI—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 1977

End date: Ongoing

Description: The Alternative Payments for Standing Programs is a recovery from the Province of Quebec for an additional tax point transfer (13.5 points) above and beyond the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer tax point transfers. In the 1960s, Quebec chose to use the federal government’s contracting-out arrangements for certain federal-provincial programs. Taken together, the Alternative Payments for Standing Programs and the Youth Allowances Recovery are known as the "Quebec Abatement." These arrangements ensure that all provinces and territories are treated the same through cash and tax transfers in support of health and social programs.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to provinces and territories for targeted support

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Incentive for Provinces to Eliminate Taxes on Capital (Part IV—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 2007–08

End date: 2010–11

Description: Financial incentive to encourage provinces to eliminate provincial capital taxes or restructure an existing capital tax on financial institutions into a minimum tax.

Expected results: Increased competitiveness of Canadian businesses by strengthening Canada’s business tax advantage

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Payment to Ontario Related to the Canada Health Transfer (Budget Implementation Act, 2009)

Start date: 2009–10

End date: 2010–11

Description: Direct payments are made to the Government of Ontario to ensure its per capita cash entitlements in relation to the Canada Health Transfer are the same as for other Equalization-receiving provinces.

Expected results: Timely and accurate administration of payments to provinces and territories for targeted support

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Economic and Fiscal Policy Framework

Name of transfer payment program: Establishment of a Canadian Securities Regulation Regime and a Canadian Regulatory Authority (Budget Implementation Act, 2009)

Start date: 2009–10

End date: 2010–11

Description: In Budget 2009, the Government of Canada committed to move forward quickly with willing provinces and territories to establish a Canadian securities regulator that respects regional interest and expertise as well as constitutional jurisdiction. These funds will be used to compensate participating provinces and territories for matters relating to the transition toward a Canadian securities regulator.

Expected results: A more efficient and streamlined regulatory system that reinforces financial stability, strengthens enforcement, protects investors, and is more accountable

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Debt Payments on Behalf of Poor Countries to International Organizations pursuant to section 18(1) of the Economic Recovery Act (stimulus)

Start date: 2010

End date: 2054

Description: Payments for Canada’s commitment to the G8-led Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative

Expected results: Payments to international organizations and Canadian creditors consistent with Government of Canada commitments

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Transitional Assistance to Provinces Entering into the Harmonized Value-Added Tax Framework (Part III.1—Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)

Start date: 2010

End date: 2011

Description: The Provinces of Ontario and British Columbia decided to enter into the harmonized value-added tax framework and signed Comprehensive Integrated Tax Coordination Agreements. The Government of Canada entered into these Agreements under the authority of Part III.1 of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act. As part of the Agreements, the Government of Canada has committed to providing Ontario with $4.3 billion and British Columbia with $1.599 billion in transitional assistance, to help offset transition costs and to facilitate economic growth and job creation. In 2009–10, British Columbia received $250 million. In 2010–11, Ontario received $3 billion and British Columbia received $769 million. Planned spending for 2011–12 is $1.88 billion: $1.3 billion for Ontario and $580 million for British Columbia.

Expected results: Implementation of the harmonized value-added tax in Ontario and British Columbia

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Subsidy Resources to the International Monetary Fund's Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, Section 8)

Start date: 2010–11

End date: 2010–11

Description: A grant contribution of $40 million is made to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust to support concessional lending to poor countries.

Expected results: To be used, along with other donor and IMF resources, to provide $6 billion in additional concessional lending by the IMF to the world’s poorest countries in order to support their development goals and help them cope with the recent financial and economic crisis.

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Challenge (SME) (Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, Section 8)

Start date: 2010–11

End date: 2010–11

Description: Canada’s contribution toward fulfillment of the commitment made by G20 Leaders to finance the implementation of the best solutions received through the Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Challenge for scaling up private sector financing for growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries.

Expected results: Increased private sector financing for growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises, which will result in economic growth and job creation benefits in developing countries.

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.

Strategic outcome: A strong and sustainable economy, resulting in increasing standards of living and improved quality of life for Canadians

Program activity: Transfer and Taxation Payment Programs

Name of transfer payment program: Fast Start Climate Change Financing (Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act, Section 8)

Start date: 2010–11

End date: 2010–11

Description: Two separate payments are made to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank. The first payment is a grant of $5.83 million for technical assistance grants that developing countries can use to build in-country capacity for evaluating and funding clean energy investments. The second payment is a loan of $285.72 million that will be disbursed as concessional financing to support private sector financing of clean energy projects in developing countries. These payments contribute to meeting commitments made by the Government of Canada during climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, and in the 2010 Speech from the Throne.

Expected results: To be used to assist developing countries in their efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impact of climate change

Link to three-year transfer payment program plan: A summary of the Department of Finance Canada’s three-year plan for transfer payment programs can be found on the Department’s website.