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Name of Transfer Payment Program: Southern Ontario Development Program

Start date: October 2, 2009

End date: March 31, 2014

Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: 2009-10

Strategic Outcome: A competitive southern Ontario economy

Program Activity: Technological innovation

Description: The SODP was established on October 2, 2009 as a core program to support the southern Ontario economy. It builds on the assets and strengths of communities to create an environment where businesses can thrive and maximize southern Ontario's potential to succeed in and innovative economy. This program has evolved into the Southern Ontario Advantage (SOA) which has targeted the objectives of accelerating innovation and improving productivity and competitiveness of local businesses and communities. The SOA consists of seven initiatives, many of which contribute to the technological innovation program activity: Youth STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics); Scientists and Engineers in Business, Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC), Technology Development Program and Graduate Enterprise Internship.

Expected results: Southern Ontario will have a strong innovative economy; a factor measured by an increase in the amount of investment in research and development by Ontario businesses and an increase in the number of employees in southern Ontario considered "highly skilled and qualified personnel" (defined by Statistics Canada as "individuals with university degrees at the bachelor level and above").

	($ millions)
	Forecast Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14	Planned Spending 2014-15
Total Contributions	26.0	48.7	59.1	—
Total Transfer Payments	26.0	48.7	59.1	—

Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: N/A

Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation (Continuation, Amendment, Termination, Pending, or N/A): N/A

Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: 2014–15

General Targeted Recipient Group: Targeted recipients include not-for-profit organizations, post-secondary institutions and small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: Agency representatives participate in outreach activities, including conferences and meetings with stakeholder groups to engage potential applicants and work closely with recipients to complete applications and reporting requirements and to ensure timely progress. Social media outlets provide further avenues to engage applicants and recipients. For example, the Agency introduced a pilot online virtual collaboration site with recipients of the ARC initiative to facilitate dialogue between the Agency and recipients as well as among recipients.

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Name of Transfer Payment Program: Southern Ontario Development Program

Start date: October 2, 2009

End date: March 31, 2014

Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: 2009-10

Strategic Outcome: A competitive southern Ontario economy

Program Activity: Business development

Description: The SODP was established on October 2, 2009 as a core program to support the southern Ontario economy. It builds on the assets and strengths of communities to create an environment where businesses can thrive and maximize southern Ontario's potential to succeed in an innovative economy. This program has evolved into the Southern Ontario Advantage (SOA) which has the objectives of accelerating innovation and improving the productivity and competitiveness of local businesses and communities. The SOA consists of seven initiatives, two of which contribute to the business development program activity: the Prosperity Initiative, which promotes productivity enhancement, regional diversification, and building a competitive advantage for southern Ontario, and Investing in Business Innovation, which encourages angel and venture capital investment in start-up businesses.

Expected results: Southern Ontario businesses will be able to respond to future economic challenges. Performance indicators for this result include increases in business investment in machinery and equipment in Ontario, real hourly wages in southern Ontario, and labour productivity in Ontario businesses.

	($ millions)
	Forecast Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14	Planned Spending 2014-15
Total Contributions	100.0	114.3	103.8	—
Total Transfer Payments	100.0	114.3	103.8	—

Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: N/A

Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation (Continuation, Amendment, Termination, Pending, or N/A): N/A

Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: 2014–15

General Targeted Recipient Group: This program activity is directed at not-for-profit organizations, including angel investor networks; post-secondary institutions; and small- and medium-sized enterprises, including start-up businesses.

Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: Agency representatives participate in outreach activities, including conferences and meetings with stakeholder groups to engage potential applicants and work closely with recipients to complete applications and reporting requirements and to ensure timely progress. Social media outlets provide further avenues to engage applicants and recipients.

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Name of Transfer Payment Program: Eastern Ontario Development Program

Start date: October 12, 2004

End date: March 31, 2014

Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: 2011-12

Strategic Outcome: A competitive southern Ontario economy

Program Activity: Community Economic Development

Description: The Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) is an economic development initiative aimed at addressing economic challenges in eastern Ontario and taking advantage of innovative opportunities in the region. The program is delivered through eastern Ontario's 15 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs). Applications are solicited and assessed by each CFDC based on their potential to stimulate local economic development and create jobs. CFDCs will consider project proposals in the following two areas: business development, which supports projects that will lead to the growth of new and existing businesses within rural eastern Ontario communities, and community innovation, which enables community-led economic development activities that enhance and diversify local economies.

Expected results: Eastern Ontario communities will have strong economies able to respond to future economic challenges. Success will be measured through the number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded and the number of jobs created or maintained in eastern Ontario communities participating in EODP, as well as the ratio of funds raised from other sources to federal EODP investments.

	($ millions)
	Forecast Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14	Planned Spending 2014-15
Total Contributions	2.4	12.9	13.2	—
Total Transfer Payments	2.4	12.9	13.2	—

Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: 2010-11

Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation (Continuation, Amendment, Termination, Pending, or N/A): Continuation. EODP was renewed for a three-year period and streamlined to improve program delivery by focusing on outcomes that align with the Agency's approach to promoting the development of a strong and diversified southern Ontario economy.

Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: 2012-13

General Targeted Recipient Group: This program is directed at the 15 CFDCs located in eastern Ontario.

Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: The Agency engages with the CFDCs through active project monitoring by program officers, regular meetings with individual CFDCs, the Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporations (OACFDC), and the two regional networks. Furthermore, funding is provided to encourage communities, including urban communities to work together through collaborative projects.

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Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures Program

Start date: 1986

End date: N/A (ongoing program)

Fiscal Year for Ts & Cs: 2010-11

Strategic Outcome: A competitive southern Ontario economy

Program Activity: Community economic development

Description: The Community Futures Program (CFP) supports 37 CFDCs in southern Ontario to help rural communities develop and implement local solutions to local problems with a focus on community economic development and small business growth.

Expected results: Rural communities in southern Ontario will have strong economies to help respond to future economic challenges. Success will be measured through the number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded and the number of jobs created or maintained in rural southern Ontario communities, as well as the ratio of funds raised from other sources to CFP investments.

	($ millions)
	Forecast Spending 2011-12	Planned Spending 2012-13	Planned Spending 2013-14	Planned Spending 2014-15
Total Contributions	12.5	12.5	12.5	—
Total Transfer Payments	12.5	12.5	12.5	—

Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation: 2009–10

Decision following the Results of Last Evaluation (Continuation, Amendment, Termination, Pending, or N/A): Continuation

Fiscal Year of Planned Completion of Next Evaluation: 2013–14

General Targeted Recipient Group: The Community Futures Program serves the 37 CFDCs located in rural eastern and southwestern Ontario.

Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients: The Agency engages with the CFDCs through active project monitoring by program officers, regular meetings with individual CFDCs, the Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporations (OACFDC), and the two regional networks.

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Disclosure of TPPs under $5 million

Name of TPP	Main Objective	End Date	Type	Forecast Spending 2012-13	Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation	General Targeted Recipient Group
Economic Development Initiative	This initiative supports the development of new expertise through innovation, diversification of economic activities, partnerships and increased support of small businesses in the region's Francophone communities. The Economic Development Initiative is part of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013: Acting for the Future, the Government of Canada's strategy for official languages.	March 31, 2013	C	0.6	2011–12	Official language minority communities, including not-for-profit organizations, sector associations and municipalities that serve the Francophone community, and post-secondary institutions offering full-time programs of study in French.

Strategies / Comments

1. FedDev Ontario plans to continually improve procurement planning through the maturation of key management processes and controls. These will ensure consistent and appropriate use of the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments, including paper, imaging devices, information technology (IT) hardware, furniture and toner cartridges.
2. FedDev Ontario will undertake an education campaign around green workplace behaviour, including:
   1. Appropriate power consumption behaviours
   2. Reduction of reliance on consumables (paper)
   3. Identifying key individuals within procurement services and ensure that necessary training on green procurement is provided.
3. FedDev Ontario will undertake a complete assessment of existing policy instruments and engage senior management on the inclusion of green procurement objectives into employee performance metrics.
4. FedDev Ontario remains an active participant in the Government of Canada Digital Office Initiative and expects to significantly reduce the reliance on paper products through this initiative. The main expected benefit of this modernized approach to recordkeeping would be the increased use of electronic records in areas formerly dominated by paper. This will be accomplished through a combination of updated policies, use of modern IT systems and user education on green recordkeeping practices.