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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Table 9: Foundations (Conditional Grants)

Name of Recipient: Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI)

Start Date: December 14, 2006

End Date: March 31, 2022

Total Funding: $15.0M

Description: To encourage independent policy research benefitting the Canadian agricultural sector. The conditional grant for CAPI will ensure continued success in building an inclusive and forward looking dialogue on the future of Canadian agriculture, and provide a stable and sustained forum to discuss issues of importance to the industry.

Strategic Outcome: Security of the Food System

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: CAPI submitted their Business and Research Plans in 2007/2008 but the annual report containing information on the results achieved relative to the Business Plan and Research Plan is due July 31, 2008 under the agreement.


  2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
$ millions Actual Spending Actual Spending Planned Spending Authorities Actual Spending Variance(s) between
Actual and Planned
Program Activity: Business Risk Management 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -

Comment on Variance(s): The CAPI agreement was signed on March 31, 2007 and the full amount was paid to the client in the 2006/2007 fiscal year in the form of an endowment to be drawn down at the rate of $1 million per year for 15 years.

Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation: A Performance Evaluation will be done in 2010.

Significant Audit Findings and URL to Last Audit: The annual audit will be submitted to us by July 31, 2008.

URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.capi-icpa.ca

URL to Recipient's Annual Report: Will be available after July 31, 2008.

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Canadian Heritage

Table 7: Foundations (Conditional Grants)

1. Name of recipient:   Endowment Fund—Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities
2. Start date:
2001–2002
3. End date:
Perpetual
4. Total funding:
$10 million
5. Description: Thanks to an endowment funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities was created in March 2002 for the purpose of becoming a national centre of expertise to better for understand the challenges that official-language minority communities face and the trends in their environment. Although it is housed at the Université de Moncton, it has a national mission. It carries out activities related to official-language minority communities through revenues generated by the Endowment Fund and other revenues.

The goal of the Institute is to increase research on issues related to minority official-language communities. More and improved research will ensure that leaders of minority-language communities and officials responsible for developing public policy will have a better understanding of the issues that affect the development of Canada's Francophone and Anglophone minority communities.
6. Strategic Outcome: Canadians live in an inclusive society built on intercultural understanding and citizen participation.
7. Summary of results achieved by the recipient:  The Institute contributes significantly to promoting and disseminating fundamental and applied research on Canada's linguistic minorities to the academic community, governments, community organizations, and the general public. In addition to being the architect of several research projects, the Institute also strives to create the conditions that will stimulate research on linguistic minorities. The Institute's annual report and its publications are accessible on its website. Two publications of interest were published during the 2007–08 fiscal year: "Analyse des tendances migratoires des anglophones au Québec" [Trends Analysis of Anglophone Migration in Quebec] and "Les Centre scolaires communautaires (CSC):  Relation entre des espaces institutionnels et le vécu langagier d'ayants droits francophones" ["School Community Centres (SCC): A Relationship Between Institutional Spaces and the Language Experience of Francophone Rights Holders"].
  8.
Actual
Spending
2005–06
9.
Actual
Spending
2006–07
10.
Planned
Spending
2007–08
11.
Total
Authorities
2007-08
12.
Actual
Spending
2007-08
13.
Variance(s)
Between
10 and 12
14. Program activity
Community Development and Capacity-Building
 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
15. Comments on variance(s):
n/a
16. Significant evaluation findings and URL(s) to last evaluation(s):  A formative evaluation is currently being conducted and will be finalized in fall 2008. 
17. Significant audit findings and URL(s) to last audit(s):
n/a
18. URL to the recipient's site:
http://www.icrml.ca
19. URL to the recipient's annual report: http://www.icrml.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=141
 
1. Name of Recipient : Global Centre for Pluralism
2. Start Date: 
2006–2007
3. End Date:
Perpetual
4. Total Funding: 
$30 million
5. Description: The Global Centre for Pluralism is a not-for-profit organization, founded by the Aga Khan Development Network, which addresses a global gap in institutions that advocate pluralism as a foundation for new governance, peace, and human development. 
6. Strategic Outcome: Canadians live in an inclusive society built on intercultural understanding and citizen participation.
7. Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

In December 2007, a lease agreement was signed by the Global Centre for Pluralism and the Government of Canada (represented by the National Capital Commission) to rent 330 Sussex Drive.

The Corporate Plan for 2008–2009 was submitted in February 2008.  
  8.
Actual
Spending
2005–06
9.
Actual
Spending
2006–07
10.
Planned
Spending
2007–08
11.
Total
Authorities
2007–08
12.
Actual
Spending
2007–08
13.
Variance(s)
Between
10 and 12
14. Program Activity: Participation in Community and Civic Life  $ $30.0 M $
15. Comments on Variance(s)
n/a
16. Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans
The Global Centre for Pluralism will carry out an evaluation no less frequently than every five years.
17. Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans 
The Global Centre for Pluralism will carry out an independent (value-for-money) audit to ensure the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness with which funds have been used, no less than every five years.
18. URL to Recipient's Site  
http://www.pluralism.ca
19. URL to Recipient's Annual Report 
The Annual Report for 2007–2008 will be submitted July 31, 2008.
 
1. Name of recipientGrant to the 2010 Games Operating Trust
2. Start date:
2004–2005
3. End date:
Perpetual
4. Total funding:
$55 million
5. Description:
In accordance with Multi-Party Agreement (MPA) the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia each contributed $55 million to the Legacy Endowment Fund, which is managed by the 2010 Games Operating Trust.  The 2010 Games Operating Trust Society is the legal entity that oversees the business activities of the 2010 Games Operating Trust.  The Legacy Endowment Fund supports the maintenance and operating expenses of specific 2010 Winter Games sporting venues and to charitable and not-for-profit organizations conducting high performance amateur sport and coach development programming at those venues and elsewhere in Canada.  The three legacy facilities receiving the funds are the Richmond Oval (Richmond, BC), Whistler Olympic Park and the Whistler Sliding Centre (Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC).  This commitment by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia ensures that Canadians will continue to use the venues and benefit from sport programming well beyond 2010.(http://www.vancouver2010.com)

The Board of Directors of the 2010 Games Operating Trust Society consists of eight representatives from the signatories to the MPA (Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), the City of Vancouver, the City of Richmond, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler). The 2010 Games Operating Trust Society will oversee and manage this Trust until an agreed upon future date or until the end of the Monarchy.

Sustainable social, economic, cultural and sports benefits for Canadians are the overall strategic goal for hosting the Olympic Games. Beyond maintaining and operating the three principle venues, the 2010 Games Operating Trust will provide the needed funding to continue high performance programming for Canadian athletes at these venues and elsewhere in Canada.
6. Strategic Outcome:  Canadians live in an inclusive society built in intercultural understanding and citizen participation
7. Summary of results achieved by the recipient: The growth of the Legacy Endowment Fund since its creation in 2004–2005 will ensure continued use of the venues and will support sport programming leaving a sustainable legacy for all Canadians beyond 2010.  The interest earned on this investment since 2004-2005 has been used to re-capitalize on the fund.  During 2007, Whistler Olympic Park officially opened and with the other two venues deemed substantially complete, the 2010 Games Operating Trust Society approved distributions for the operational costs from the Legacy Endowment Fund to the venue owners/operators as follows:

  December 2007 June 2008
City of Richmond $2.192 million $1.950 million
VANOC $2.192 million $1.950 million
The value of the Legacy Endowment Fund as of March 31, 2008, is $128.9 million.

For more information see: http://www.canada2010.gc.ca/finance-fra.cfm

Press Release, Canadian Heritage, May 22, 2007:  http://www.pch.gc.ca/newsroom/index-eng.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=CDE070377
  8.
Actual
Spending
2005–06
9.
Actual
Spending
2006–2007
10.
Planned
Spending
2007–2008
11.
Total
Authorities
2007–2008
12.
Actual
Spending
2007–2008
13.
Variance(s)
Between
10 and 12
14. Program activity
Participation in community and civic life
 $0 $0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $0
15. Comments on variance(s): : n/a
16. Significant evaluation findings and URL(s) to last evaluation(s): n/a
17. Significant audit findings and URL(s) to last audit(s):
http://files.newswire.ca/726/GOT_2008_AFS_Signed_ENG.pdf
http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/10/c2355.html
18. URL to the recipient's site:
http://www.vancouver2010.com
19. URL to the recipient's annual report:

1. Name of recipient: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
2. Start date:
2003–2004
3. End date:
2009–2010
4. Total funding:
$22 million
5. Description: The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) promotes the development and education of Aboriginal peoples and their professional advancement in Canadian society. In 2003–2004 Canadian Heritage provided a $12 million endowment for the establishment of an Aboriginal Post-Secondary Scholarship Program. An additional endowment of $10 million was approved in March 2007. The endowment's investment revenues are used to award scholarships and bursaries to Aboriginal post-secondary students.

This endowment fund encourages Aboriginal Canadians to achieve higher levels of education to gain the skills and knowledge needed to contribute fully to the economic life of their communities and to Canadian society. More specifically, the scholarship program assists Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Métis, and Inuit post-secondary students engaged in fields of study that support and contribute to Aboriginal self-government and self-reliance.
6. Strategic Outcome: Canadians live in an inclusive society built on intercultural understanding and citizen participation.
7. Summary of results achieved by the recipient:
Investment revenues from the endowment provided funding for 185 bursaries to Aboriginal post-secondary students.
  8.
Actual
Spending
2005–06
9.
Actual
Spending
2006–07
10.
Planned
Spending
2007–08
11.
Total
Authorities
2007–08
12.
Actual
Spending
2007–08
13.
Variance(s)
Between
10 and 12
14. Program activity
Participation in community and civic life
 $ $10 M $
15. Comments on variance(s):
n/a
16. Significant evaluation findings and URL(s) to last evaluation(s):
The evaluation is the responsibility of the NAAF. The Department of Canadian Heritage is working with the NAAF on an evaluation, which was originally scheduled for completion by March 31, 2008. The evaluation will take approximately six months, finishing early in 2009.
17. Significant audit findings and URL(s) to last audit(s):
There is no audit scheduled for this foundation until 2009–2010.
18. URL to the recipient's site:
http://www.naaf.ca
19. URL to the recipient's annual report:
http://www.naaf.ca/docs/e/NAAF_AR_2007.pdf

1. Name of recipient:The Trans Canada Trail Foundation
2. Start date:
December 2003
3. End date:
March 2010
4. Total funding:
$15 million
5. Description: The Trans Canada Trail Foundation leads an initiative, based on widespread voluntary support, to establish a national recreational trail that runs through every Canadian province and territory, linking hundreds of communities. The federal grant for this project is used solely to establish a fund to achieve these objectives: to administer a program of grants to community-based groups in support of the trail-building capital projects (thereby leveraging additional support from other sources); to provide planning for and coordinate development of the Trail; and to establish Trail Pavilions and signage along the route.

The Trail will connect Canadians from all regions of the country with each other, with their environment, and with Canada's cultural and natural diversity.
6. Strategic Outcome:  Canadians express and share their diverse cultural experiences with each other and the world
7. Summary of results achieved by the recipient: (within overall departmental results achieved):

The path of the Trans Canada Trail is within 30 minutes of 80 percent of the Canadian population. 13 852 km is completed of the 20 790 km, which represents 67 percent of the distance:
  • Québec is 99 percent completed;

  • Prince Edward Island is 100% completed;

  • The Government of Ontario has set completion target of 2010 in their Trail Strategy;

  • Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia are70 percent completed and are targeting 2010 for completion.
  8.
Actual
Spending
2005–06
9.
Actual
Spending
2006–07
10.
Planned
Spending
2007–08
11.
Total
Authorities
2007–08
12.
Actual
Spending
2007–08
13.
Variance(s)
Between
10 and 12
14. Program activity
Access and participation in Canada's cultural life 
 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
15. Comments on variance(s):
The total grant of $15 million was paid to the Foundation in 2003–2004. No variance.
16. Significant evaluation findings and URL(s) to last evaluation(s):
Not applicable
17. Significant audit findings and URL(s) to last audit(s):
Not applicable
18. URL to the recipient's site:
http://www.tctrail.ca/home.php?l=en
19. URL to the recipient's annual report:
Financial statements of the Foundation are available on the Trans Canada Trail website at http://www.tctrail.ca/Financial_Statements.php

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Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Table 8.1: Foundations (Conditional Grants)


1) Name of Recipient: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
2) Start Date: March 31, 2005 3) End Date: N/A 4) Total Funding: $50 million
5) Description: The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, created by an Act of Parliament in 1984, is an independent, not-for-profit think tank on Canada’s relations with Asia. The Foundation functions as a knowledge broker, bringing together people and knowledge to provide current and comprehensive research, analysis and information on Canada’s trans-Pacific relations. It promotes dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, fostering informed decision making in the Canadian public, private and non-governmental sectors. The Foundation also provides grants to support policy research and informed discussion on Canada’s relations with Asia. The Foundation is funded primarily by the proceeds of an endowment of $50 million from the Government of Canada.
6) Strategic Outcome: CANADA’S INTERESTS ARE ADVANCED INTERNATIONALLY: In partnership with Canadians, Canada and its values are projected to the world, Canada’s interests are pursued abroad and Canadians are better able to interpret the world.1

Canada’s support of the Foundation aims to enhance Canada’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region, and helps to influence public policy and foster informed decision making in the Canadian public, private and non-governmental sectors.

7) Program Activity: Bilateral Relations 2
8) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: On the Asia Pacific Gateway, the Foundation undertook a series of activities to keep the broader vision of the Gateway under public discussion and to identify specific areas where comprehensive thinking can stimulate innovation and community benefit. On transnational migration, the Foundation pursued a policy research agenda to bring together interests from across a range of government departments and organizations (including at the provincial level, where education and healthcare benefits are pertinent), while also maintaining a holistic view of Canadians abroad and their long-term significance to the country. The Foundation attempted to connect the issue of Canadians abroad with immediate government priorities, especially where economic issues such as international competitiveness, innovation and productivity are concerned. It consulted with government departments, private sector organizations and funding agencies on strategies and options for a comprehensive study on Canadians abroad - one that is both forward-looking and policy-focused. On global Asia and its impact on Canada, the Foundation undertook a multi-sector study of the Canada-India relationship and next-generation educational partnerships. The Foundation continued to work on Canada-China two-way investment and held discussions with potential funding partners about further research and policy development. It conducted a national survey of Canadian opinions about Asia, with a special focus on issues related to product safety, perceptions of India, and perceptions of China in the Olympic Games year.
($ millions)

See
footnote 3
9)
Actual
Spending
2005-
2006
10)
Actual
Spending
2006-
2007
11)
Planned
Spending
2007-
2008
12)
Total
Authorities
2007-
2008
13)
Actual
Spending
2007-
2008
14)
Variance
Between
11) and 13)
50.0 - - - - -
15) Comment on Variance: N/A
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: As per the Conditional Grant Agreement, an evaluation of the Foundation, at the expense of DFAIT, will be conducted in the last quarter of 2008-2009, including but not limited to a review of its corporate governance, management, transparency and accountability activities and successes.
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans: As per the Conditional Grant Agreement, and to ensure compliance with that agreement, a compliance audit of the Foundation, at the expense of DFAIT, will be conducted in the last quarter of 2008-2009. The audit will include environmental effects, a review of effectiveness and of the adequacy of internal controls, verification of performance information, propriety, and compliance with this agreement and the Act.

The Foundation will also undertake an independent audit as part of its annual reporting cycle. Results will be available later in 2008.

18) URL to Recipient’s Site: www.asiapacific.ca
19) URL to Recipient’s Annual Report: www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/index.cfm#35

1. This strategic outcome relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA, which was used for the 2007-2008 RPP. Under the current PAA, approved by Treasury Board on June 7, 2007, the strategic outcome for this table is CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA–The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.
2. This program activity relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA. Under the current PAA, the program activity for this table is Diplomacy and Advocacy.
3. A dash ( - ) indicates that there were no actual or planned transfers from DFAIT to the Foundation, or there were no authorities to make a payment for the particular time period. Foundations receive initial funding and then are self-sustaining, so funds are not necessarily advanced to them in subsequent years.

Table 8.2: Foundations (Conditional Grants)


1) Name of Recipient: Forum of Federations
2) Start Date: March 29, 2001 3) End Date: March 31, 2011 4) Total Funding: $30 million 1
5) Description: The grant provided by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) to the Forum of Federations (the Forum) provides concrete assistance to the organization in its efforts to promote mutual cooperation and develop best practices in countries with federal systems of government, provide expertise and promote exchanges with other countries interested in federal approaches, and assume an international leadership role on work related to federal political systems. The Forum’s independence, and its ability to draw on both Canadian experiences and international resources, is the best existing mechanism internationally to provide this exploration of federalism. This grant also covers Canada’s annual $50,000 contribution as a member of the Forum’s Strategic Council, an advisory body to the Forum’s Board of Directors consisting of partner governments that have signed a framework arrangement with the Forum.

Funding of its activities reaffirms Canada’s commitment to the Forum, thus encouraging other governments to partner with the organization and further promoting its internationalization. At the same time, the drawdown nature of the grant anticipates and encourages an increase in funding from other partner governments, with Canada’s financial commitment diminishing over time. Internationalization will help to further the Forum’s reputation and expertise by integrating a broader base of federal experiences and continuing to attract high-quality international personnel.

On the domestic front, the Forum plays to a core value of our national political identity: Canada’s commitment to open federalism. Now that it has established its credibility on the international stage, we anticipate that the Forum’s neutral status and expertise could continue to pave the way for further activities in the domestic arena, including as a source of ideas on open federalism through its Canada Program.

6) Strategic Outcome: CANADA’S INTERESTS ARE ADVANCED INTERNATIONALLY: In partnership with Canadians, Canada and its values are projected to the world, Canada’s interests are pursued abroad and Canadians are better able to interpret the world.2

Canada’s support of the Forum of Federations aims to enhance Canada’s influence internationally by allowing dialogue on the principles and practice of federalism among key opinion leaders and decision makers and by promoting democratic governance in fragile states, predisposing other countries to Canadian values and interests. In doing so, the Government of Canada also seeks the participation of provinces and territories in Strategic Council meetings, thus promoting a federalism of openness and collaboration, and further enhancing the Canadian model internationally.

7) Program Activity: Strategic Policy and Planning 3
8) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: The Forum continues to evolve as an organization, expanding its network to foster exchanges on federal governance and to diversify its funding base, directly in line with the Grant Agreement. In October 2007, Germany officially became the Forum’s ninth partner government, joining Australia, Austria, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Nigeria and Switzerland. Other potential partnerships were explored with Argentina and Brazil, as were associations with Spain and South Africa. Partnership arrangements between the Forum and certain partner governments, including Canada, expired at the end of 2007-2008. Work has been undertaken to renew Canada’s agreement, including consultations with the provinces and territories.

In terms of its programs, the Forum is now active in governance programming in 17 countries, with the number of activities having increased from nearly 20 in 2004-2005 to 70 in 2007-2008. The Forum’s global programs, including the International Conferences, Young Professionals and Global Dialogue, remain building blocks for the Forum to enhance mutual learning among practitioners of federalism, and disseminate knowledge and technical advice to existing and emerging federations.

Of note, the Fourth International Conference on Federalism was held in New Delhi, India, in November 2007, bringing together 1,300-plus practitioners of federalism, academics, government officials and representatives of non-governmental organizations from 116 countries. The Canadian delegation was led by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Rona Ambrose and included government officials, young professionals and provincial representatives. The Forum worked closely with the Government of India to identify advisers, develop the conference themes and format, and produce the pre- and post-conference publications.

Public information and education tools prepared by the Forum, including its website, Federations magazine and other publications continue to play a key role in efforts to educate a broad audience on federalism and to make comparative perspectives on federalism accessible to the public. Key among the materials prepared in 2007-2008 was the release of a primer on federalism entitled Federalism: An Introduction, as well as translation into Arabic of numerous documents, including the primer and federalism course materials.

($ millions)

See
footnote 4
9)
Actual
Spending
2005-
2006
10)
Actual
Spending
2006-
2007
11)
Planned
Spending
2007-
2008
12)
Total
Authorities
2007-
2008
13)
Actual
Spending
2007-
2008
14)
Variance
Between
11) and 13)
- - - - - -
15) Comment on Variance: N/A
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: As per the Grant Agreement, the Forum agreed to carry out an independent third-party evaluation of activities funded through the grant by March 31, 2008. PGF Consultants Inc. was contracted to undertake the evaluation, which was to measure the overall performance of the Forum in achieving the outcomes outlined in the Agreement, and to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of the grant and the fund as a longer-term financing mechanism. The terms of reference were shared with DFAIT as required and on time. Due to the postponement of the Forum’s Board of Directors meeting, however, the release of the report was delayed until June 2008; the results will therefore be reported in the 2008-2009 DPR.

Given the timing of this independent evaluation, DFAIT is not planning to conduct a formative evaluation. DFAIT will, however, conduct a summative evaluation at the end of the Agreement.

17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans: As outlined in the Grant Agreement, a compliance audit to assess the Forum’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant was conducted by DFAIT in 2007 and finalized in 2007-2008. The audit found the Forum to be in compliance with the majority of the Agreement clauses. More specifically, the audit concluded:
  • that the Forum had segregated the grant funds as required under the Agreement;
  • that the funds had been invested and managed according to the Agreement;
  • that the grant funds had been used to support the Forum's programs and activities and that these activities were consistent with the objectives of the Forum's mission statement;
  • that the Forum was making efforts to secure funding from other sources;
  • that grant funds used to support the Forum's overhead costs did not exceed the limitations set out in the Agreement;
  • that the financial audit requirements of the Agreement were being adhered to; and
  • that the Forum had met most of its reporting requirements to DFAIT.

In consultation with the Office of the Inspector General, the DFAIT Intergovernmental Relations and Domestic Outreach Bureau of the Strategic Policy and Planning Branch has determined that an audit to verify the status of the recommendations will not be required in 2008-2009. This will give both DFAIT and the Forum time to put into practice the mechanisms identified in the 2007-2008 audit report, as well as the Accountability, Risk and Audit Framework.

18) URL to Recipient’s Site: www.forumfed.org
19) URL to Recipient’s Annual Report: www.forumfed.org/en/about/annualreports.php

1. The initial conditional grant of $10 million to the Forum of Federations was made in March 2001. The long-term fund was renewed in March 2005 (FY 2004-2005) for an additional $20 million, bringing total funding to $30 million.
2. This strategic outcome relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA, which was used for the 2007-2008 RPP. Under the current PAA, approved by Treasury Board on June 7, 2007, the strategic outcome for this table is CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA–The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.
3. This program activity relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA. Under the current PAA, the program activity for this table is Diplomacy and Advocacy.
4. A dash ( - ) indicates that there were no actual or planned transfers from DFAIT to the Foundation, or there were no authorities to make a payment for the particular time period. Foundations receive initial funding and then are self-sustaining, so funds are not necessarily advanced to them in subsequent years.

Table 8.3: Foundations (Conditional Grants)


1) Name of Recipient: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
2) Start Date: January 30, 2003 3) End Date: N/A 4) Total Funding: $30 million
5) Description: CIGI supports world-leading research in the area of global governance, particularly in the area of global economic and financial governance, and furthers Canada’s interest in having a stable and well-governed global economic system by bringing together academics, policy analysts and researchers from around the world to discuss and carry out research on current topics and trends.
6) Strategic Outcome: CANADA’S INTERESTS ARE ADVANCED INTERNATIONALLY: In partnership with Canadians, Canada and its values are projected to the world, Canada’s interests are pursued abroad and Canadians are better able to interpret the world.1
7) Program Activity: Strategic Policy and Planning 2
8) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: Although results are still being solidified, CIGI has produced 24 working papers dealing directly with global economic and financial issues and book-length publications that bear on global governance. CIGI also hosted 26 conferences and other events in 2007-2008. Most event participants felt that CIGI research was addressing the most important issues, and some have used information from policy development documents for policy creation.
($ millions)

See
footnote 3
9)
Actual
Spending
2005-
2006
10)
Actual
Spending
2006-
2007
11)
Planned
Spending
2007-
2008
12)
Total
Authorities
2007-
2008
13)
Actual
Spending
2007-
2008
14)
Variance
Between
11) and 13)
- - - - - -
15) Comment on Variance: N/A
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: A draft evaluation was completed on March 31, 2008, and is under review.
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans: N/A
18) URL to Recipient’s Site: www.cigionline.org
19) URL to Recipient’s Annual Report: www.cigionline.org/community.igloo?r0=community&r0_script=/scripts/folder/view.script&r0_pathinfo=%2F%7B7caf3d23-023d-494b-865b-84d143de9968%7D%2Faboutusv%2Fannualre&r0_output=xml&s=cc

1. This strategic outcome relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA, which was used for the 2007-2008 RPP. Under the current PAA, approved by Treasury Board on June 7, 2007, the strategic outcome for this table is CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA–The international agenda is shaped to Canada's benefit and advantage in accordance with Canadian interests and values.
2. This program activity relates to DFAIT’s interim PAA. Under the current PAA, the program activity for this table is Diplomacy and Advocacy.
3. A dash ( - ) indicates that there were no actual or planned transfers from DFAIT to the Foundation, or there were no authorities to make a payment for the particular time period. Foundations receive initial funding and then are self-sustaining, so funds are not necessarily advanced to them in subsequent years.

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Environment Canada

Foundations (Conditional Grants)


Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS)*
Start Date: February 2000 End Date: 2010 Total Funding: $110 million
Description: The Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) is the main funding body for university-based research on climate and on atmospheric and related oceanic work in Canada. CFCAS provides research grants through a competitive (peer-reviewed) process from a total budget of $110 million. Its mandate extends to March 2011.
Strategic Outcomes: To increase Canada's intellectual resources in climate and atmospheric sciences through the training and retention of researchers, helping to generate and disseminate relevant new knowledge, increasing the transfer of scientific findings to stakeholders, and raising Canada's scientific profile internationally. Benefits include improved information to support policy development, operational forecasting, adaptation to climate changes and more effective management of climate-related risks.
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: Findings on the results achieved by the recipient are available in the recipient's annual report, available at http://www.cfcas.org/sitemap_e.html .
Comments on Variances: Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation: CFCAS conducted its second interim evaluation in 2006-2007. The evaluation, which assessed the CFCAS management accountability framework and procedures, and the CFCAS program outputs, was completed in February 2007. The evaluation concludes that the current management structure of CFCAS is effective, and that CFCAS research has been conducted in a cost effective manner. Key recommendations include the following: dedicate additional resources to ensure communications are effective; disseminate research results in a format suitable to policy makers, as well as educate policy makers as to the policy implications of the research; systematically collect information on results and impacts for use in the subsequent evaluation (in 2010). A URL is not available.
URL to Foundation's Website: http://www.cfcas.org/index_e.html .
URL to Foundation's Annual Report: http://www.cfcas.org/sitemap_e.html

*The financial contributions to this Foundation will not be reported for 2004-2007 as the most recent payment of $50 million from the Government of Canada to the CFCAS was made in 2003-2004.


(Statutory) Grant to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology
Start Date: March 26, 2001 End Date: June 30, 2015 Total Funding: $1.05 Billion (Environment Canada $525 Million)
Description: The Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is an arm's length foundation established by an Act of Parliament which received Royal Assent in June 2001. The Foundation is registered as a not-for-profit, non-share-capital-corporation consisting of its Members and Directors under the Canada Business Corporations Act .

The Foundation is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources Canada. The terms and conditions for SDTC's operations are stated in the founding legislation and are further specified in the Funding Agreement #3 (signed by both the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Natural Resources Canada). Treasury Board Secretariat and Privy Council Office are the key central agencies involved in setting the conditions stated in the Funding Agreement. Other federal departments, such as Industry Canada, are engaged on issues relevant for them.

The objective of the Foundation is to fund the accelerated development and demonstration of collaborative projects which address the issues of climate change, air quality, clean water, and clean soil. SDTC's mission is to act as the primary catalyst in building a sustainable development technology infrastructure in Canada. The Foundation does more than just fund technologies. SDTC works with a network of stakeholders and partners to build the capacity of Canadian clean-technology entrepreneurs, helping them form strategic relationships, formalize their business plans, and build a critical mass of sustainable development capability in Canada.

SDTC operates two funds aimed at the development and demonstration of innovative technological solutions. The $550 million SD Tech Fund™ supports projects that address climate change, air quality, clean water, and clean soil. The $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund™ supports the establishment of first-of-kind large demonstration-scale facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels.

Strategic Outcome: Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste.
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: The main purpose of the SDTC Fund is to develop and demonstrate new Sustainable Development technologies related to climate change, clean air, clean water, and clean soil in order to make progress towards Sustainable Development.

In 2007, approximately $255 million in publicly disclosed financing went to 15 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with projects funded by SDTC, up from $156 million in 2006. Investments represented a mix of venture capital, public equity, and debt financing.

By leveraging project consortia and private-sector contributions, SDTC ensures that its funding represents no more than 33 percent of total project value averaged across its entire portfolio. However, SDTC leveraged private-sector and public-sector support brings its overall investment level for the portfolio to 29.7 percent.

SDTC and Leveraged Funding for 2007


SDTC Investment Industry Leveraged Funding Other Funding from Government and Academia Total Eligible Project Value
$77,844,184 $141,644,621 $27,348,223 $246,837,028
31.5% 57.4% 11.1% 100.0%

SDTC and Leveraged Funding - Total


SDTC Investment Industry Leveraged Funding Other Funding from Government and Academia Total Eligible Project Value
$299,875,134 $579,002,406 $131,663,819 $1,010,541,357
29.7% 57.3% 13.0% 100.0%

The Foundation continues to seek and investment level of at least 67 percent from project participants across all projects so that every dollar it invests is matched by more than two dollars of leveraged funding.

SDTC and Consortium Leveraged Funding by Economic Sector: Allocations in 2007

In 2007, there was an increase in funding in transportation-related projects, with the largest share of allocated funding in this sector. Waste Management projects also attracted a significantly increased share of funding in 2007 compared to 2006, with a doubling of the size of this part of the portfolio.


Sector Investment SDTC Leveraged Funding Consortium Total Eligible Project Value
Energy Exploration

and Production

$11,912,379 $32,022,333 $43,934,712
Power Generation $14,994,160 $27,948,508 $42,942,668
Energy Utilization $13,870,164 $30,553,332 $44,423,496
Transportation $17,642,745 $36,572,963 $54,215,708
Agriculture $6,931,000 $12,880,500 $19,811,500
Forestry, Wood Products and

Pulp & Paper Products

$800,000 $1,640,000 $2,440,000
Waste Management $11,693,736 $27,375,208 $39,068,944
Total $77,844,184 $168,992,844 $246,837,028

Applications Received

Under the SD Tech Fund™, SDTC is required to issue one call for funding application each year. There are referred to as statements of interests, or SOIs. In reality, SDTC has made a practice of issuing two calls for submissions each year.

SD Tech Fund™ Statement of Interests


Round 11 70
Round 12 101
Total SOIs received in 2007 171
Total SOIs since inception 1420

Under the NextGen Biofuels Fund™, SDTC is required to issue one call for applications for funding each year. During 2007, one Application for Funding (AFF) was received.

SDTC Asset Allocations

SDTC invests its undisbursed funds in eligible securities in accordance with the guidelines of its Funding Agreements.

SDTC's Grant Investment Portfolio of Eligible Securities as of December 31, 2007


Rating Current % Maximum Available %
Government AAA 32.7% No Limit No Limit
Government AA 13.7% No Limit No Limit
Government A 2.7% No Limit No Limit
Other AAA 10.8% 80% of portfolio 69.2%
Other AA 24.5 % 70% of portfolio 45.5 %
Other A 9.5% 20% of portfolio 10.5%
Money Market Securities 6.0 % No Limit No Limit

There were 47 rounds specifically approved in 2007 and 7 seven SD Tech Fund™ projects were completed in that same year. As of December 31, 2007, no projects have been approved for funding under the NextGen Biofuels Fund™.

($ millions) Actual Spending 2005-2006 Actual Spending 2006-2007 1) Planned Spending 2007-2008 Total Authorities 2007-2008 2) Actual Spending 2007-2008 Variance(s) between 1) and 2)




2 2 2
Planned Evaluations: TBD
Planned Audit: TBD
URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.sdtc.ca/
URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/news/annual_reports.htm



Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) formerly known as the Green Municipal Enabling Fund (GMEF) and the Green Municipal Investment Fund (GMIF)
Start Date: 2000 End Date: In perpetuity Total Funding: $550 million (Environment Canada Funding: $275 million)

Description: The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), a not-for-profit non-governmental organization, operates the $550 million Green Municipal Fund (GMF) through an arms-length-agreement with Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada. Created in 2000 with two arms-length funding agreements totalling $125 million, the GMF were doubled in 2002 with an additional $125 million. The latest Funding Agreement (2005) added another $300 million to the funds collapsed the two funds into one fund, the Green Municipal Fund.

The GMF is equally funded by Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada who co-manages the fund at arms' length, creating a strong partnership between the FCM and the Government of Canada. The FCM Board of Directors, formally designated as the decision making body for the funds, is advised by a 15 member council with five federal appointees. The Council plays a key role, supported by the FCM secretariat and the GMF Peer Review Committee.

This fund supports grants, loans and loan guarantees and is consistent with the purpose and intent of the original agreements. $150 million dollars of this fund is to be used exclusively to provide loans for the remediation and redevelopment of municipal contaminated sites (Brownfields). The new agreement contains some significant revisions which aim to substantially increase the environmental, social, and economic benefits of the GMF by increasing their size, flexibility, and clarity.
The amount of GMF financing available to municipalities is directly related to the environmental benefits and/or innovation of the projects undertaken, with grant or loan combinations of up to 80% of eligible costs available for projects with exceptional environmental benefits.

Strategic Outcomes: The GMF stimulates municipal investment in environmental technologies and infrastructure projects and practices to reduce manage and prevent pollution of Canada's air, water, soil or climate and provide tools to support risk management and Sector Sustainability Tables (SST) decision-makers.

Since 2000, the GMF has supported more than 590 projects and studies resulting in over $318 million in investments in municipal sustainability. FCM estimates that these initiatives will reduce emission of over 1,200 tonnes of nitrogen and sulphur oxides and 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents.

GMF's goal is to improve air, water and soil quality, protect the climate, and have a positive impact on the health and the quality of life of Canadians by:

1. Encouraging local environmental action in key sectors including: Energy and energy services; Water; solid waste management; sustainable transportation services and technologies; sustainable community planning; and integrated community projects.

2. Leveraging private sector contributions to make cities and towns across Canada more energy efficient, at the same time reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Improving the environmental efficiency and cost-effectiveness of municipal infrastructure.

Summary of results achieved by the recipient:
Findings on the results achieved by the recipient are available in the recipient's annual report, available at http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/About_Us/Annual_Reports/
 
($ millions) Actual Spending 2005-2006 Actual Spending 2006-2007 1) Planned Spending 2007-2008 Total Authorities 2007-2008 2) Actual Spending 2007-2008 Variance(s) between 1) and 2)
Conditional Grant(s) 150 - -  
 
-
Significant evaluation findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans:
GMF was one of the foundation case studies of a recently completed report evaluating the use of foundations as instruments of public policy. This evaluation study was conducted by KPMG LLP on behalf of the Government of Canada as a commitment to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance and Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The results of the report are available on the Treasury Board site: Evaluation of Foundations: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/orp/2007/ef-fe/ef-fe_e.asp
No other evaluations were planned or conducted by either Environment Canada or Natural Resources Canada during the past year.
URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/About_Us/Annual_Reports/
URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/About_Us/Annual_Reports/


Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT)*
Start Date: 2000 End Date: Ongoing Total Funding: $12 Million (Environment Canada funding in-kind)
Description: The CBT grant created an endowment fund for the CBT-the cornerstone of the Clayoquot Sound United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve. The CBT uses the income from the endowment fund to support local research, education and training in the Biosphere Reserve region.
Strategic Outcomes: Canada 's natural capital is restored, conserved and enhanced.
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

In 2007, the allocation of funds for community-based research, education, training, capacity building and cultural projects resulted in 33 projects:

West Coast Recreation Center Business Plan - Long Beach Recreation Society;

West Coast Trades and Apprenticeship Program - School District 70;

Youth Activity Worker: Cultural, Education and Recreation - Ahousaht Cultural Youth Centre;

Young Naturalists Program - Raincoast Education Society;

Sustainability Camp - Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation;

Tla-o-qui-aht Language and Traditional Knowledge Multi-media Project - Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation;

Living our Ahousaht Language - Ahousaht Cultural Youth Centre;

Ahousaht Clean Harbour Project - Celina Tuttle - Make it Happen;

Integrating fisheries culture into the local elementary school curriculum - Hesquiaht First Nation Fisheries;

Wetland Surveys for Breeding Amphibians - Wetland Stewards of the Clayoquot Biosphere Reserve Region.

Carnivore Diet Component of the WildCoast Project - Predators, Prey and People - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.

Wild Pacific trail Interpretive Signs Initiative - Wild Pacific Trail Society.

Outdoor Leadership Program - Ucluelet Secondary School ;

CALL Program 2006 - Wickaninnish Community School;

Nuu-chah-nulth Language Center - Central Region Nuu-chah-nulth Language Group;

Nism'a Project - Outdoor Education for Youth - Nism'a Project Society;

Canopy Study - Biology Department, University of Victoria;

Stellar Sea Lions - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada;

Community Participation in Whale Studies - Pacific Wildlife Foundation;

The Truth about Fundraising - Westcoast Community Resources Society & Community Development Committee;

WCRS Engaging Community - Westcoast Community Resources Society;

1st Annual Yu-cluth-aht Holistic Celebration of Health - Ucluelet First Nation;

Whales on the Walls - Pacific Rim Whale Festival Society;

Hospice Educators in Training - Pacific Rim Hospice Society;

UVic Geography 490 Directed Studies
Land Use Practices
Ecological Integrity
Sustainability Indicators
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture - University of Victoria;

Orthographic Photos - Terrestrial Committee;

Scope of Change: New Forest Managers, New Management Ideas in Clayoquot Sound - Friends of Clayoquot Sound;

HERA Project - Tonquin Foundation;

First Nations Component of 2007 Arts Festival - Pacific Rim Arts Society;

Historical Interests Dinner & Morpheus Island trip - CBT Culture Committee;

Living our Ahousaht Language - Ahousaht Cultural Youth Centre;

Ahousaht Aboriginal Days - Ahousaht First Nation;

Impacts of Recreation on the Tofino Mudflats - Raincoast Education Society.

Comments on Variances: Fund is administered by the Foundation.
URL to Recipient's site: http://www.clayoquotbiosphere.org/
* Environment Canada does not report on the financial activities of this Trust.


(Statutory) Nature Conservancy of Canada
Start Date: March 2007 End Date: In perpetuity Total Funding: $225 million
Description:

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a land conservation organization. It is a private, non-profit group that partners with corporate and individual landowners to achieve the direct protection of Canada's natural resources through land donation, purchase, and conservation easement. NCC also secures mineral rights and timber rights on properties.

The NCC works to ensure the long-term protection of biodiversity by placing funds into a stewardship endowment to support the ongoing management and restoration of habitat and the recovery of species at risk. The NCC focuses on working with private landowners to secure ecologically significant lands that have been identified as priorities for conservation action. To that effect, NCC acquires and preserves land through one of four methods: land purchase, land donations, conservation easements or relinquishment of rights.

Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to conserve close to 2 million acres (809,371 hectares) of ecologically significant land nationwide.

Strategic Outcome: Canada's natural capital is restored, conserved, and enhanced.
Summary of results achieved by the recipient:
Findings on the results achieved by the recipient are available in the recipient's annual report, available at http://www.natureconservancy.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=ncc_media_pubs
 
($ millions) Actual Spending 2005-2006 Actual Spending 2006-2007 1) Planned Spending 2007-2008 Total Authorities 2007-2008 2) Actual Spending 2007-2008 Variance(s) between 1) and 2)
 
- - - 70 70 70
 
Planned Evaluations: TBD
Planned Audit: TBD
URL to Recipient Site: http://www.natureconservancy.ca/
URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.natureconservancy.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=ncc_media_pubs

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Table 7: Conditional Grants (Foundations)

1) Name of Foundation: Canada Health Infoway Inc. (Infoway)

2) Start Date: March 9, 2001

3) End Date: N/A

4) Total Funding: $1.6 B*

*Infoway received $1.2 B as lump-sum grants between 2001 and 2004. The $400 M allocated in 2007 was subject to new conditions - these funds flow to Infoway on an as-needed basis.

5) Description

Canada Health Infoway Inc. (Infoway) is a federally funded, independent, not-for-profit corporation with a mandate to foster and accelerate development and adoption of electronic health information communication technologies with compatible standards on a pan-Canadian basis.

Funding has been allocated to Infoway on four occasions: $500 million in 2001 in support of the September 2000 First Ministers' Action Plan for Health System Renewal to strengthen a Canada-wide health infostructure (with the electronic health record - EHR - as a priority); $600 million in the First Ministers' Health Accord of February 2003, to accelerate implementation of the EHR and Telehealth; $100 million as part of Budget 2004 to support development of a pan-Canadian health surveillance system; and $400 million as part of Budget 2007 to support continued work on EHRs and wait times reductions.

It is anticipated that Infoway's approach, where federal, provincial and territorial (F/P/T) governments participate as equals, toward a goal of modernizing the health information system, will reduce costs through coordination of effort and avoidance of duplication. Infoway estimates that preferred pricing agreements and other procurement efforts have helped save between $135 and $165 million to date.

6) Strategic Outcome:

Strengthened knowledge base to address health and health care priorities

7) Summary of Results Achieved:

Investment Strategy - Infoway is a strategic investor, with a funding formula covering up to 100% of territorial and 75% of provincial project development and implementation costs. Infoway provides a portion of system development costs and supports project oversight while P/T partners are responsible for actual system development, implementation and overall funding, including ongoing operational costs. Infoway approved $311.5 million in new projects, bringing its cumulative value of investments to $1.457 billion. By the end of the year, 99 projects had been completed and 155 were under way, for a total of 254 projects since Infoway's inception.

Electronic Health Records - Infoway's goal for EHRs, endorsed by all jurisdictions, was expanded to include mention of health information systems, and to specify a year for 100% population coverage: "By 2010 every province and territory and the populations they serve will benefit from new health information systems that will help transform their health care systems. Further that by 2010, 50% of Canadians and by 2016, 100% of Canadians will have their electronic health record available to their authorized health professionals."

Key components of an EHR include: Diagnostic Imaging, Drug Information and Laboratory Information Systems, as well as Client and Provider Registries, all of which will ultimately be connected by Interoperable EHR systems. These component systems are being rolled out by P/Ts. Infoway reported the following rates of population coverage for EHR components: 71% for Client Registries, 29% for Provider Registries, 64% for Diagnostic Imaging Systems, 24% for Drug Information Systems, and 30% for Laboratory Information Systems. An estimated 7% of the population was covered by an EHR.

Telehealth - Infoway's goal is that by 2010, Canadians residing in northern, rural, remote and official language communities, in all jurisdictions, will benefit from telehealth solutions. There has been acceleration on telehealth by P/Ts working with Infoway to improve access for citizens living in remote and rural communities. Telehealth strategic plans are in place in most jurisdictions, with the goal of implementation by all jurisdictions by December 31, 2009. Infoway continued to invest in telehealth initiatives, with a focus on Aboriginal, official language minority, and northern and remote communities. Infoway had over 40 telehealth projects under way, representing a cumulative investment of $78.2 million.

Public Health Surveillance - Infoway continues to support development and implementation of a pan-Canadian Public Health Surveillance System (Panorama). Panorama will facilitate identification, management and control of infectious diseases that pose a threat to the public's health, by providing public health professionals with software tools to manage cases, outbreaks, immunization, materials/vaccine inventories, notifications and workload. The goal is that by 2010, Canadians in every jurisdiction will benefit from public health surveillance solutions. Progress was made on Panorama development, public health surveillance standards and jurisdictional implementation planning. Infoway approved a cumulative total of $122.7 million for surveillance projects.

Patient Access to Quality Care - As a result of the 2007 budget, Infoway created a new, $50 million investment program. Patient Access to Quality Care is intended to support management of wait times, primarily through funding demonstration projects featuring information management systems. Projects are expected to begin in 2008-2009.


  8) Actual Spending 2005-06* 9) Actual Spending 2006-07* 10) Planned Spending 2007-08 11) Total Authorities 2007-08 12) Actual Spending 2007-08* 13) Variance between 10) and 12)
14) Program Activity 0 0 $38.7 M $38.7 M $38.7 M 0

15) Comment(s) on Total Authority and Variance:

The federal government has invested $1.6 billion in Infoway to date, $1.2 billion of which was provided as lump-sum grants between 2001 and 2004. As part of Budget 2007, $400 million was earmarked in the fiscal framework for 2006-2007. These funds were payable on passage of the Budget Implementation Act 2007 and Royal Assent, authorizing the Minister of Health to make a statutory payment directly from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Payment is made on an as-needed basis, on receipt of Infoway's annual Cash Flow Statement. In 2007-2008, one payment was made for $38.7 million out of the $400 million.

* The pace at which funding is expended is at the discretion of Infoway and is largely driven by the rate of progress of its P/T partners. Annual spending is as follows:

  • $117.8 M in 2005-2006
  • $174.6 M in 2006-2007
  • $271.7 M in 2007-2008

16) Significant Audit and Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Audit and/or Evaluation:

Financial and compliance audits were completed by independent third parties. Financial auditor Ernst and Young stated that the financial statements fairly represented Infoway's financial position, and the results of its operations and cash flows. The annual compliance report was carried out by Mallette and the auditor stated that Infoway complied with the main terms and conditions of funding agreements. As well, Health Canada's Audit and Accountability Bureau began an internal audit and results will be finalized in 2008-2009.

17) URL to Foundation:

http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/Home/home.aspx

18) URL to Foundation's Annual Report:

http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/Admin/Upload/Dev/Document/Infoway_Annual_Report_2007-2008_Eng.pdf?ireff=13

1) Name of Foundation: Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)

2) Start Date: 1996-1997

3) End Date: N/A

4) Total Funding: $151.5 M

5) Description:

Total federal funding for the CHSRF is as follows (CHSRF's programs also receive funding from other sources):

  • 1996-2001 - $66.5 M endowment (received over five years) to establish the Foundation;
  • 1999 - $25 M for a 10-year program to develop capacity for research on nursing recruitment, retention, management, leadership and issues emerging from health system restructuring: Nursing Research Fund (NRF); and $35 M to support the Foundation's participation in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR);
  • 2003 - $25 M grant to enhance the skills of health system managers in using research to increase evidence-based decision-making: Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) over a 13-year period.

CHSRF's mission is to support evidence-informed decision-making in the organization, management and delivery of health services through funding research, building capacity and transferring knowledge.

Strategic objectives:

  • create high-quality new research that is useful for health service managers and policy makers (especially in the Foundation's priority theme areas: managing for quality and safety; management of the health care workplace; primary health care; nursing leadership, organization and policy; and managing and adapting to change);
  • increase the number and nature of applied health services and nursing researchers;
  • get needed research into the hands of health-system managers and policy makers in the right format, at the right time, through the right channels; and
  • help health-system managers, policy makers and their organizations to routinely acquire, appraise, adapt and apply relevant research in their work.

6) Strategic Outcome:

CHRSF's work contributes to Health Canada's objective of strengthening the knowledge base to address health and health care priorities.

7) Summary of Results Achieved:

Research granting and commissioned research

In 2007, the CHSRF held two successful research competitions: the 2007 Research, Exchange and Impact for System Support (REISS) program grants and the 2007 Postdoctoral Awards. The CHSRF also completed six commissioned research projects (e.g. primary health care, knowledge transfer training needs, work-life environments and public reporting of health care quality). Three commissioned research projects were initiated on: a competency framework for health leaders, deliberative processes; and governance for quality and safety. One synthesis project was completed in 2007 on managing continuity, and another synthesis project was initiated on interprofessional teams and primary health care.

The third Listening for Direction consultations were undertaken in spring 2007, resulting in identification of 11priority health services research themes. There were eight national funding partners in this round (two more than for LfD II in 2004). In addition to the five regional and one national consultation workshops, Health Canada provided funding to conduct workshops in the territories for the first time - in Whitehorse, Iqaluit and Yellowknife. Key findings were incorporated into the national report; a separate report on the northern dialogues was prepared. The two reports will be published in 2008.

In 2007, the CHSRF identified four of the LfD priority themes to guide its research and knowledge exchange programming over the next three to five years: change management; values-based decision-making; quality and safety; and health care work force and work environment.

With respect to the NRF, in 2007, the Fund contributed:

  • $300,000 to one program of research funded under the Foundation's "nursing leadership, organization, and policy" priority theme as part of the 2007 REISS competition;
  • $195,000 in matching funds for two successful projects in the 2007 Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) competition administered by CIHR; and
  • $535,000 to the Nursing Care Partnership Fund for research on nursing care, administered by the Canadian Nurses Foundation. The Nursing Care Partnership also continued to leverage existing funding by creating new partnerships that support research on nursing care issues. Each Nursing Care Partnership dollar spent leveraged $1.85 in partnership funding.

Building research capacity

The NRF sponsored two nursing-related postdoctoral students, continued to support five nursing-specific CHSRF/CIHR chairs and two nursing-related chairs (10-year awards), and two CHSRF/CIHR Regional Training Centres (10-year awards).

The CHSRF/CIHR Regional Training Centres collaborated on a special issue of the Healthcare Policy Journal on the training centres (released in spring 2008). The CHSRF/CIHR Chairs launched a major book project in 2007 that will be completed in 2008-2009. The aim is to collectively document the experience, contributions and impact of the Chairs' training programs and various approaches to capacity development in applied health services and policy research.

The CHSRF signed the Healthy Healthcare Leadership Charter from the Quality Worklife-Quality Healthcare Collaborative in December 2007, and provided leadership and guidance to the Knowledge Exchange Working Group.

Decision maker capacity building, knowledge exchange and transfer

In 2007, the EXTRA Program saw a noticeable increase in requests for applications (96 in 2007, up from 61 in 2006). CHSRF enrolls 24 senior fellows annually in the two-year EXTRA training program. In 2007, a decision was made to admit up to four fellows from policy environments, on a marginal cost-recovery basis. The Merit Review Panel selected the first organizational application (three "linked" fellows) - a program stream incorporated into the 2007 call. The CHSRF also formalized a Community of Practice for the post-program fellows. In addition, in 2007, the EXTRA Program was formally accredited by the Université de Montréal and Royal Roads University. Accreditation discussions are under way with the University of Toronto and a curriculum module of the EXTRA program was developed by the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico.

In 2007, the CHSRF produced and released four Mythbusters publications and published these in the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy . As well, the CHSRF developed the Mythbusters Teaching Resource for university academics interested in using Mythbuster s to teach graduate-level students in health service administration and nursing how to deliver plain-language research summaries that increase the uptake of evidence. The CHSRF also produced and released four Evidence Boost summaries under the new Evidence Boost for Quality sub-series, focusing on patient decision aids for "grey zone" decision-making (e.g. self-management education for the chronically ill; lay health workers; and visiting-specialist services for isolated populations). CHSRF launched a new series, Insight and Action , which attempts to link people undertaking knowledge exchange with evidence-informed resources. Tools to Help Organizations Create, Share and Use Knowledge was launched with 47 resources and another 70 new resources are under review. In addition, the Promising Practices in Research Use inventory has grown to include 16 stories about organizational innovation in this area. Five of the articles showcased intervention projects by fellows in the EXTRA program. Other targeted dissemination activities included production of four columns in Healthcare Quarterly , three special journal issues featuring a 28 articles on EXTRA intervention projects, and the launch of two Electronic Video Documentaries (EVD).

In the area of knowledge exchange, the NRF funded development of Stories for Safety: Sharing the evidence about nursing and patient safety electronic video documentary (EVD) on nurse staffing and patient safety, a Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety Knowledge Exchange in Charlottetown, and participation in various conferences.

In 2007, the CHSRF continued to provide opportunities for researchers and decision makers to dialogue on health systems issues, including funding five exchanges bringing together researchers and decision makers around issues such as knowledge transfer, new practices in nursing, translating information into action and healthy workplaces; launching "Researcher on Call," a one-hour series that links participants by teleconference with researchers and decision makers who are making progress in improving health care; and hosted Research Use Week (Northeastern Ontario) in Sudbury, Ontario. Eight organizations partnered with CHSRF to co-sponsor the event, providing $32,000 in sponsorship support.

Leveraging of federal investments

The total amount of CHSRF funds spent on partnership-eligible programming in 2007 was $4.9 million. This includes payments towards ongoing multi-year activities as well as new activities for which 2007 payments were made. The total amount of partnership contributions on these same activities was $9.16 million. In other words, for every $1 of Foundation funding, $1.87 was contributed by partners. Considering that total CHSRF program spending was $23.7 million, and partner contributions were $9.2 million, the CHSRF's net draw on the endowment of $9.5 million yielded a leveraged ratio of 1:2.49; that is, $2.36 was spent on the Foundation's objectives for every $1 spent from the Foundation's capital in its endowment.

In 2007, the CHSRF partnered with 50 direct partners and entered into 42 new partnership agreements, with an additional nine under negotiation at the end of the year.

For the second year in a row, the CHSRF was named by Canadian Business magazine as one of the "Best Workplaces in Canada," recognizing the organization's commitment to a healthy work-life balance and family-friendly policies that promote a work environment that focuses on quality of work done, positive performance management, and a culture of respect.


  8) Actual Spending 2005-2006 9) Actual Spending 2006-2007 10) Planned Spending 2007-2008 11) Total Authorities 2007-2008 12) Actual Spending 2007-2008 13) Variance(s) between 10) and 12)
14) Program Activity: 0 0 0 0 0 0

15) Comments on Variance(s) :

The conditional grant was paid to CHSRF in instalments prior to the 2005-2006 reporting period.

16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans:

The second five-year international review of the CHSRF was completed in 2007

[ http://www.chsrf.ca/about/ga_accountability_impact_ol_e.php ] and findings were discussed by the Board of Trustees. Actions to respond to the findings will be undertaken in consultation with the research and decision maker communities, and under the leadership of the incoming President and Chief Executive Officer, in 2008.

An overall evaluation of the components of the Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation (CADRE) in Health Services and Nursing Program was undertaken and the final report was completed in 2007. Recommendations were addressed by CADRE awardees and by CHSRF staff.

A team has been commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the NRF to determine the lessons and consequences of investments made through the NRF since its inception in 1999 to the end of 2007. The evaluation was commenced in 2007 and will be completed in 2008.

The evaluation report on the second EXTRA cohort revealed a continued high level of satisfaction from fellows, and confirmed that the program is highly valued by the fellows and their organizations.

Copies of these reports are available upon request.

17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans:

The second compliance audit report of funded programs and projects, completed in March 2007, revealed that all files selected were in compliance with grants, awards, partnership, and finance policies and procedures, and that the recommendations from the first compliance audit had been implemented. Additional recommendations from the second compliance audit are to be implemented in 2008.

A three-month and a six-month evaluation of the managed payroll system were conducted in 2007 to ensure that the system addressed segregation of duties and other related objectives.

A preliminary 2007 external financial audit was completed in October 2007 and showed no major concerns. The full external financial audit was conducted in February/March 2008.

The Foundation's pension plan was audited in February 2007 and showed no major concerns. The going concern liability in the January 2006 valuation report was funded by the CHSRF to ensure the pension plan can meet its forward commitments.

Copies of these reports are available upon request.

In late 2007, CHSRF participated in a Health Canada compliance audit. This audit was part of Health Canada's Multi-Year Risk-Based Audit Plan. The audit report will be shared with CHSRF in 2008.

2007 Audited Financial Statements:
http://www.chsrf.ca/about/documents/CanadianHealthServicesResearchFoundation-english-fs07.pdf
http://www.chsrf.ca/about/documents/CanadianHealthServicesResearchFoundation-french-fs07.pdf

18) URL to the Foundation site:

www.chsrf.ca

19) URL to the Foundation's Annual Report:

http://www.chsrf.ca/other_documents/annual_reports/documents/WEB2011354_chsrf_ar_e_final.pdf
http://www.chsrf.ca/other_documents/annual_reports/documents/WEB2011354_chsrf_ar_f_final.pdf

http://www.chsrf.ca/nursing_research_fund/documents/NursingReport_E_rev3_FINAL.pdf
http://www.chsrf.ca/nursing_research_fund/documents/NursingReport_Fr_rev4_FINAL.pdf

http://www.chsrf.ca/extra/documents/EXTRAReport_E_rev3_FINAL.pdf
http://www.chsrf.ca/forces/documents/EXTRAReport_Fr_rev3_FINAL.pdf

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Human Resources and Social Development Canada

TABLE 7: Foundations (Conditional Grants)

During fiscal year 2007-2008, Human Resources and Social Development Canada was involved in the following Foundations.


  • Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
  • Canadian Council on Learning
  • The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation


 
Name of Foundation: Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
Start Date:
March 31, 2003
End Date:
March 31, 2008
Total Funding:
$5 million1
Description:

The purpose of this foundation is to provide one-time funding and a vehicle for corporations and private citizens, who supported Peter Gzowski's work on literacy, to make donations in his name.

Strategic Outcome :

Enhance Canadian productivity and participation through efficient and inclusive labour markets, competitive workplaces and access to learning.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
  • national coordination of the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournaments for Literacy which raise funds to support literacy initiatives;
  • literacy activities which support the raising of funds and public awareness for literacy at the local level; and
  • literacy activities that support the promotion of literacy and leverage funds for literacy throughout Canada.
$ Million
  Actual
Spending
2005-2006
Actual
Spending
2006-2007
Planned
Spending
2007-2008 (A)
Total
Authorities
2007-2008
Actual
Spending
2007-2008 (B)
Variance(s)
Between
(A) and (B)
Program Activity : Learning Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Comments on Variance(s) :
N/A
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans
N/A
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to last Audit(s)/Future Plans
N/A
URL to Recipient's Site
http://www.abc-canada.org/pgi_tournaments/
URL to Recipient's Annual Report
N/A
Note: 1The amount of $5 million was paid in 2003-2004. No further funding will be provided to the Foundation. Negotiations are almost complete to amend reporting obligations in order to meet the Office of the Auditor General and Treasury Board guidelines


 
Name of Foundation: Canadian Council on Learning
Start Date:
March 31, 2004
End Date:
March 31, 20101
Total Funding:
$85 million1
Description:

To support and promote evidence-based decision making in all areas of lifelong learning by regularly informing Canadians about Canada's progress on learning outcomes, and encouraging knowledge exchange among learning partners.

Strategic Outcome :

Enhance Canadian productivity and participation through efficient and inclusive labour markets, competitive workplaces and access to learning.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

In support of its mandate to promote knowledge exchange and inform Canadians on learning issues and outcomes, the Canadian Council on Learning in 2007/08 accomplished the following:

Informing Canadians

  • Released its second State of Learning Report, encompassing chapters on learning in early childhood, secondary and post-secondary school, through adulthood, in the workplace and for Aboriginal Peoples, with a special feature on literacy.
  • Published an extensive survey of Canadian Attitudes Towards Learning (SCAL).
  • Issued a report on Health Literacy in Canada, relying on data from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS)
  • Released the second edition of the internationally recognized pan-Canadian Composite Learning Index (CLI), which tracks progress in learning at the community and national levels.
  • Published a report on Redefining How Success is Measured in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Learning that proposes three holistic lifelong learning models for these groups.
  • Released the second issue of their comprehensive report on the Post Secondary Education (PSE) sector.
  • Increased the accessibility of information on learning through innovative use of new media technologies, such as a regular electronic publication, Lessons in Learning, as well as an e-bulletin (The Learning Link), serving a rapidly growing audience as measured by internet traffic and document downloads from the Canadian Council on Learning website.

Knowledge Mobilization and Exchange

  • Supported the five national Knowledge Centres, which brings together leading academics, practitioners and stakeholders to engage in knowledge exchange and dissemination of exemplary practices in the following areas: Aboriginal Learning, Adult Learning, Early Childhood Learning; Health and Learning; and Work and Learning.
  • Sponsored national and provincial knowledge exchange initiatives (symposia, conferences, roundtables, workshops) on key learning issues.
  • Maintained the on-line peer-reviewed journal: Journal of Applied Research on Learning (JARL). [ URL: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/Journal/Journal.htm ]
  • Fostered the development of knowledge on learning through its adjudication and support of research projects, the establishment of a research-in-residence program, the release of State-of-the-Field Reviews identifying effective practices, gaps and strategies in each field of learning, and publication of a catalogue of provincial/territorial data on learning as a resource for research.
$ Million
  Actual
Spending
2005-2006
Actual
Spending
2006-2007
Planned
Spending
2007-2008 (A)
Total
Authorities
2007-2008
Actual
Spending
2007-2008 (B)
Variance(s)
Between
(A) and (B)
Program Activity:
Learning
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Comments on Variance(s) :

N/A

Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans

The summative evaluation of the Canadian Council on Learning is planned to be completed in Fall 2008.

When published the report will be posted at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/publications_resources/evaluation/index.shtml

Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to last Audit(s)/Future Plans
URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.ccl-cca.ca
URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/?Language=EN
1A one-time grant was provided to CCL in fiscal year 2004/05. The authorities in the original funding agreement between HRSDC and CCL have been extended for an additional year. The original grant of $85 million remains unchanged. All funds are to be dispersed by March 31, 2010.


 
Name of Foundation: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Start Date:
2000
End Date:
2010
Total Funding:
$2.5 billion
Description:

The Budget Implementation Act, 1998, provides for the creation of the Canada Millennium Scholarship foundation. The Act establishes that the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development is responsible for tabling the Foundation's annual report before Parliament and provides for the $2.5 billion endowment made to the Foundation in 1998. As announced in Budget 2008, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation will not be renewed after its mandate expires in 2010.

The endowment is managed in accordance with the Funding Agreement between the Foundation and the Government of Canada, as represented by the Ministers of Finance and Human Resources and Social Development.

The objective of the foundation is to increase access to post-secondary education so that Canadians can acquire the skills needed to participate in a changing economy and society by granting scholarships to students who are in financial need and who demonstrate merit.

Strategic Outcome :

Enhanced Canadian productivity and participation through efficient and inclusive labour markets, competitive workplaces and access to learning.

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
  • Awarded 101,165 bursaries averaging $3,000 to post-secondary students based on financial need.
  • In 2007, 3,135 millennium excellence entrance and national in-course excellence awards were awarded, valued at $4,000 or $5,000, depending on the type of award.
  • Continued implementation of program improvements recommended as a result of the Foundation's mid-term review. In 2007, some 28,431 access bursaries were awarded with a cumulative value of $48.2 million.
  • Research program into the determinants of access to higher education and the effect of current student financial assistance programs on students' behaviour - completed the following in 2007:
    • Continuation of Millennium Research Series and other publications (12 publications issued in 2007);
    • Implementation of six Millennium Pilot Projects (longitudinal research projects on means to improve access and persistence) including one new project agreed to in 2007.

Note: Results and figures are based on the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's fiscal year which runs from January 1 to December 31.

$ Million
  Actual
Spending
2005-2006
Actual
Spending
2006-2007
Planned
Spending
2007-2008 (A)
Total
Authorities
2007-2008
Actual
Spending
2007-2008 (B)
Variance(s)
Between
(A) and (B)
Conditional Grant(s) 299.9 330.1 348.0 N/A 358.0 (10.0)
Administration 21.0 22.5 26.2 N/A 24.8 1.4
Comments on Variance(s) :

The variance between (A) and (B) is a result of carryovers in annual allocations to the bursary program in specific provinces, which were produced as a result of student withdrawals from full-time studies or other terms and conditions of payment not being met. This results in a cash rollover from the previous year's to future years' allocation. 2007-2008 spending was above planned spending because unspent funds from previous years were reallocated.

Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:

Interim first year results of the evaluation of the Canada Student Loans Program indicate that there are interactions with other Postsecondary education programs that are not well understood. In particular, under certain circumstances, every dollar paid out by the Millennium Foundation, or saved using an registered Education savings plan, results in a one dollar reduction in the student loan. Thus, the net-impact of these programs (or that of the CSLP) is reduced due to their interaction with CSLP.

Significant Audit Findings and URL to last Audit(s) / Future Plans:

The Foundation's annual audit has been conducted in the first quarter of 2007-2008, and program reviews and audits of granting processes will be conducted in three provinces.

The Office of the Auditor General conducted an audit of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and of the Canada Student Loans Program. They found that the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's bursary programs are well managed and that the Foundation has the necessary controls in place to ensure that eligibility for bursaries is assessed correctly and that payments are issued in the right amounts to the right people. They also found that the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation obtains reasonable assurance that the provinces and territories are fulfilling their responsibilities in delivering the programs. Furthermore, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation was found to collect adequate information to report its achievements against objectives and meet its obligation to report the results of its activities to Parliament.

URL to Auditor General
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/aud_ch_oag_200705_2_e_17477.html

URL to Treasury Board Evaluation of Foundations:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/orp/2007/ef-fe/ef-fe_e.asp

URL to Foundation site:

http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca

URL to Foundation's Annual Report containing audit results:

http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/aboutus/AnnualReport.asp


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Industry Canada

Table 5: Foundations (Conditional Grants)

Industry Canada is responsible for administering funding agreements with the following foundations. Further information on these projects can be found at www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/dpr1/06-07/index_e.asp.

An Innovative Economy

  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
  • CANARIE Network (formerly CANARIE–CA*net 5)
  • Council of Canadian Academies
  • Genome Canada
  • Trudeau Foundation
  • Perimeter Institute
  • Precarn Incorporated, Phase 4
  • Seven Centres of Excellence

Competitive Industry and Sustainable Communities

  • Canadian Youth Business Foundation

An Innovative Economy


Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Start Date: April 25, 1997 End Date: 2012 Total Funding: $4.24 billion
Description:
The CFI funds infrastructure investment to strengthen the capability of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and other not-for-profit institutions to carry out world-class research.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
CFI-funded infrastructure projects are located in 64 municipalities across Canada. Increasingly, researchers from elsewhere in the host province and abroad are using this infrastructure, which serves as a magnet for investment and talent. The CFI supports national S&T objectives and strengthens Canada's capacity for innovation by:
  • Supporting economic growth and job creation, as well as health and environmental quality through innovation
  • Increasing Canada's capability to carry out important world-class scientific research and technology development
  • Expanding research and job opportunities for young Canadians
  • Promoting productive networks and collaboration among Canadian post-secondary educational institutions, research hospitals, and the private sector
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending
2005–06
Actual Spending
2006–07
Planned
Spending
2007–08
Total Authorities
2007–08
Actual Spending
2007–08
Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation 26,700 26,700 26,700
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
CFI has scheduled the following evaluation activities for 2008–09:
  • Overall Performance Evaluation to commence in 2008
  • Need for New/Renewal of Research Infrastructure to begin in 2009 (Special Study)
  • International Comparison Study to be finalized by March 2009 (Special Study)
  • Six to nine Outcome Measurement Study visits to be completed by March 2009
Other evaluation activities include:
  • Annual analysis of project reports from more than 3,000 projects
  • Evaluation of New Opportunities Fund (NOF) conducted in June 2007
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
CFI has scheduled the following audit activities for 2008–09:
  • Value-for-Money (Performance) Audit to start in 2008
  • Financial statement audit (annually)
  • Contributions Audits – CFI-funded projects (annually)
Recipient's Website:
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Recipient's Annual Report:
www.innovation.ca/en

 


Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Start Date: April 1, 2002 End Date: March 31, 2012 Total Funding: $50 million
Description:
CIFAR is a not-for-profit corporation that supports networks of some of the best Canadian and international researchers in conducting long-term research on scientific, social and economic issues of vital importance to Canada.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
A new funding agreement was signed between CIFAR and the Minister of Industry in 2007, fulfilling the 2007 Budget commitment to provide CIFAR with an additional $10 million over two years. This funding allows CIFAR to continue supporting research across its 12 innovative research programs with their 266 program members. These programs include quantum information processing, genetic networks and integrated microbial biodiversity.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending
2005–06
Actual Spending
2006–07
Planned
Spending
2007–08
Total Authorities
2007–08
Actual Spending
2007–08
Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation 5,000 5,000 (5,000)
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
An evaluation was not conducted in 2007–08.

However, the unique and strategic nature of CIFAR and its impressive track record were confirmed in an independent evaluation completed by BearingPoint in March 2005. The evaluation concluded that CIFAR is a successful, well-managed organization and that it has contributed to strengthening Canada's innovation system through the development of linkages between researchers and potential users of research knowledge, by raising the awareness of key players in the innovation system of the importance of research and through strengthening Canada's base of highly qualified researchers.

The next program evaluation is due to the Minister by June 30, 2010.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
CIFAR provides to the Minister an annual report that contains audited financial statements. It met its obligations under the previous Funding Agreement.
Recipient's Website:
CIFAR
Recipient's Annual Report:
CIFAR Annual Report

 


CANARIE Network
Start Date: April 1, 2007 End Date: March 31, 2012 Total Funding: $120 million
Description:
CANARIE Inc. operates and develops Canada's advanced, high speed backbone network that facilitates the development and use of next-generation technologies. In partnership with advanced research networks in every province, it connects research facilities, educational institutions, hospitals and other science facilities to each other and to their international peers. It is an essential tool for researchers and scientists engaged in collaborative work.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
Achievements included the transition to a new backbone network and the launch of the Infrastructure Extension Program and the Network-Enabled Platforms Program. These programs support CANARIE Inc. objectives to expand and upgrade the advanced research network and to develop, demonstrate and implement next-generation technologies. CANARIE Inc. continued to work with partners such as provincial networks, federal labs, academia, the private sector, as well as international peer networks, to promote network development and innovation, identify technology and policy issues and facilitate collaboration.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned
Spending 2007–08
Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunication Sector – S&T and Innovation 24,000 24,000 15,000 15,000 9,000
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
The $15 million payment is the second instalment of the $120 million conditional grant for CANARIE's Advanced Network.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
Industry Canada, in collaboration with the CANARIE Board of Directors, has commissioned a study to review the key issues and possible options on the future evolution of CANARIE Inc., based on potential changes to its mandate, funding support, financing and organizational models.

A program evaluation and performance audit will be undertaken by CANARIE Inc. prior to the end of the program.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
At the request of Industry Canada, a compliance audit of the CANARIE Inc. grant began in January 2008 and will be completed by June 30, 2008.
Recipient’s Website:
CANARIE
Recipient’s Annual Report:
CANARIE 2007–2008 Annual Report

 


Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)
Start Date: July 2005 End Date: 2015 Total Funding: $30 million
Description:
The Council of Canadian Academies is an arm’s length, not-for-profit organization that was established to assess the state of scientific knowledge underpinning key public policy issues. Its founding members are the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Government of Canada provided a $30 million one-time conditional grant in July 2005 from Budget 2005, which entitles the government to five assessments per year at no additional cost. Each assessment will likely take 18 months to two years to complete.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
The CCA released the assessment report Influenza Transmission and the Role of Personal Protective Respiratory Equipment: An Assessment of the Evidence in December 2007. This assessment will be used to update the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector. The report has been noted by provincial health care organizations (notably in British Columbia and Ontario) and received media coverage in specialized publications in Canada and abroad (Europe).

CCA assessments are under way on the following topics: groundwater in Canada; gas hydrates as an energy source; potential risks of nanotechnology; private sector innovation in Canada; strengths and weaknesses of the university-based research community in the areas of management, business and finance.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation 30,000
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
None
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
A compliance audit of the Funding Agreement with the CCA was conducted in the summer of 2007, covering the period from the date of the signing of the agreement to March 31, 2007. The CCA was found to be in compliance with most of the requirements of the Funding Agreement. Areas of opportunities for improvement were identified. Industry Canada worked with the CCA in developing a Management Response and an Action Plan to respond to these recommendations.
Recipient’s Website:
Council of Canadian Academies
Recipient’s Annual Report:
CCA Annual Report 2007/2008

 


Genome Canada
Start Date: March 2000 End Date: March 2013 Total Funding: $840 million
Description:
Genome Canada is an independent corporation with six regional genomics centres across Canada. Genome Canada, the primary funding and information resource concerned with genomics and proteomics in Canada, is enabling Canada to become a world leader in key areas of genomics research such as agriculture, environment, fisheries, forestry, health and new technology development, as well as ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social issues related to genomics.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
In 2007–08, the projects funded through Genome Canada’s Applied Genomics Research in Human Health Competition were successfully completed, as were the international Bovine Sequencing Project and the Genome Canada/Genome Spain Joint Project in Human Health, Plants and Aquaculture and projects supported to respond to the emerging C. difficile issue. Workshops in Swine Genomics and GE3LS and the 2nd Genome Canada International Conference were also completed.

Genome Canada’s New Technology Development competition announced new funding for 11 large-scale projects, and position papers in applied genomics research in agricultural crops, Bioenergy and Bioproducts were identified and will be supported from funds received in Budget 2008.

Researchers at Memorial University have discovered the gene responsible for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a deadly genetic heart condition that is highly predominant in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ARVC is one of 28 genetic conditions being studied as part of the Atlantic Medical Genetics and Genomics initiative, a project focused on identifying genetic mutations underlying familial disorders arising in populations and communities throughout the Atlantic provinces. This project was made possible through Genome Canada's Competition III funding.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Industry Sector – S&T and Innovation 165,000 6,700 6,700 (6,700)
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
No evaluations were completed in 2007–08.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
No audits were completed in 2007–08. A Performance Audit is scheduled for 2008–09. 
Recipient’s Website:
Genome Canada
Recipient’s Annual Report:
Genome Canada 2007–08 Annual Report

 


Trudeau Foundation5
Start Date: March 31, 2002 End Date: Ongoing Total Funding: $125 million
Description:
The goal of the Trudeau Foundation is to support research and the dissemination of research findings in the humanities and human sciences, such as Canadian studies, history, international relations, journalism, law, peace and conflict studies, philosophy, political economy, political science, sociology and urban and community studies.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
As required by the Funding Agreement, the Trudeau Foundation provided nine mentorships, 15 scholarships and five fellowships. In addition, under its Public Interaction Program, the Foundation hosted events designed to facilitate knowledge dissemination, such as the Annual Trudeau Conference on Public Policy and the Mentors-Scholars Retreat.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
Although not required, the Foundation chose to undertake a preliminary evaluation in 2005 to ensure that it was meeting its objectives under the Funding Agreement. The evaluation was very thorough and many of its recommendations have already been implemented. The Summative Evaluation is due March 31, 2009.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
The Trudeau Foundation provides an annual report to the Minister that contains audited financial statements. It has met its obligations under the Funding Agreement.
Recipient’s Website:
Trudeau Foundation
Recipient’s Annual Report:
Trudeau Foundation Annual Report

5 Previously referred to as the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.


Perimeter Institute
Start Date: 2007 End Date: 2012 Total Funding: $50 million
Description:
The Perimeter Institute is an independent, resident-based research institute devoted to foundational issues in theoretical physics at the highest levels of international excellence.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
In 2007–08, the Perimeter Institute continued to offer a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment with maximum research freedom, collaboration opportunities, and growing scientific programs. It has increased its research activities, expanded its educational programs and products reaching for students, teachers and the general public.
  • Researchers in the Institute’s six research programs contributed 128 new publications that received 326 citations.
  • 16 post-doctoral fellows from the world’s leading institutions were selected to join the Institute.
  • A new Sabbatical Leave Program was launched, enticing 15 leading researchers to spend leaves of absence at the Institute.
  • The Institute hosted 22 conferences, workshops and summer schools and presented over 190 scientific talks.
  • The Institute developed PIRSA (Perimeter Institute Recorded Seminar Archive) as a leading international archive resource for recorded seminars.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation 10,543 10,543 (10,543)
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
No evaluations relative to this funding have yet been conducted. However, an evaluation will be completed by March 31, 2011.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
No audits relative to this funding have yet been conducted. However, a performance audit will be conducted by June 30, 2010.
Recipient’s Website:
Perimeter Institute
Recipient’s Annual Report:
Not Available

 


Precarn Incorporated, Phase 4
Start Date: April 1, 2005 End Date: March 2010 Total Funding: $20 million
Description:
Precarn Inc. is Canada’s national organization for the development and commercialization of intelligent systems and robotics. To commercialize R&D, Precarn Inc. employs a partnership model with a private sector technology developer that enters into a collaborative relationship with both an end-user of the technology and a university or research institute.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
In 2007–08, Precarn Inc. funded 12 new pre-competitive R&D projects in the fields of intelligent systems and advanced robotics across the country for a total of $4.4 million. In 2007, over 400 private sector researchers and staff were actively engaged in Precarn Inc. projects.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector – S&T and Innovation 20,000
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Precarn Inc. was given a conditional lump sum grant of $20 million for the five-year period 2005–10, with no indication of expected annual expenditures for individual years within that period. Precarn Inc. reports its financial activities according to its Phase 4 Funding Agreement, which includes an Evaluation and Audit Plan.
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
Summative evaluation to the Minister to be completed by March 31, 2010.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
Precarn Inc.’s annual audit for 2007–08 has been reviewed by Precarn’s Board of Directors, final publication pending official release by auditors.
Recipient’s Website:
Precarn Incorporated
Recipient’s Annual Report:
Not Available

 


Seven Centres of Excellence
Centre of Excellence:
  1. University of British Columbia (Brain Research Centre)
Start Date:

April 2008

End Date:

March 2012

Total Funding:

$15 million

      2. St. Michael’s
          Hospital (Li Ka
          Shing Knowledge
          Institute)
January 2008 March 2011 $15 million
      3. Dalhousie
          University (Life
          Sciences
          Research
          Institute)
January 2008 March 2011 $15 million
      4. Canada School of
          Energy and
          Environment
April 2008 March 2010 $15 million
      5. Heart and Stroke
          Foundation of
          Ontario (Heart
          and Stroke
          Foundation Centre
          for Stroke
          Recovery)
April 2008 March 2012 $15 million
      6. National Optics
          Institute
April 2008 March 2011 $15 million
      7. McGill University
          (Montreal
          Neurological
          Institute)
April 2008 March 2010 $15 million
Description:
The federal government announced a total of $105 million in 2007–08 to Seven Centres of Excellence in areas where Canada has potential to be a world leader, such as energy, environmental technologies, information technologies and health sciences.
Strategic Outcome:
An innovative economy
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
As Centres received their funding in April 2008, there are no results to report yet relative to 2007–08.
(in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Policy Sector – Science and Technology (S&T) and Innovation 10,500 10,500 (10,500)
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
No evaluations relative to this funding have been conducted and none are yet planned.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
No audits relative to this funding have been conducted and none are yet planned.
Recipient’s Website:
  1. Brain Research Centre
  2. Li Ka Shin Knowledge Institute
  3. Life Sciences Research Institute
  4. None
  5. Heart and Stroke Foundation
  6. INO
  7. Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Recipient’s Annual Report:
  1. Brain Research Centre - Annual Report 2007
  2. St. Michael's Hospital - 2005 Annual Report
  3. Not Available
  4. Not Available
  5. Heart and Stroke Foundation - Annual Report 2007
  6. www.ino.ca/en/library/promotional-publications/
  7. Not Available

 

Competitive Industry and Sustainable Communities


Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
Start Date: April 1, 2002 End Date: September 2009 Total Funding: $17.5 million
Description:
The goal of CYBF is to support and develop youth entrepreneurship. The youth business program provides loans, mentorship support and an interactive website to entrepreneurs between 18 and 34 years of age.
Strategic Outcome:
Competitive industry and sustainable communities
Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:
Two lump sum payments of $7.5 million 2002–04 and $10 million 2005–09 (in thousands of dollars) Actual Spending 2005–06 Actual Spending 2006–07 Planned Spending 2007–08 Total Authorities 2007–08 Actual Spending 2007–08 Variances Between Planned Spending and Actual Spending
Program Activity: Operations Sector – Economic Development 10,000
Comment(s) on Variance(s):
Not Applicable
Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s) / Future Plans:
The formative evaluation has indicated that CYBF is cost effective and efficient. There will be a final evaluation in the fall of 2009.
Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s) / Future Plans:
The compliance audit report demonstrated that CYBF is meeting the majority of the Funding Agreement requirements.
Recipient’s Website:
CYBF
Recipient’s Annual Report:
CYBF – 2006 Annual Report

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Natural Resources Canada

9. Foundations (Conditional Grants)


1) Name of Recipient: Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF)
2) Start Date: Budget 2000 3) End Date: In perpetuity 4) Total Funding: $550M*
5) Description:

The Government of Canada endowed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), a non-profit organization, with $550 million to establish the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to provide a long-term, sustainable financing for municipal governments and their partners. The GMF invests in plans, studies and projects that provide the best examples of municipal leadership in sustainable development and that can be replicated in other Canadian communities.

The intent of the GMF is to encourage investment in environmental municipal infrastructure. Specifically, the priorities of the fund are to have a positive impact on the health and the quality of life of Canadians by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improving local air, water and soil quality and promoting renewable energy by supporting environmental studies and projects within the municipal sector. Additional considerations include the potential for economic and/or social benefit.

Under the GMF agreement, the Government of Canada (represented by NRCan and Environment Canada) participates in governance of this revolving fund, along with representatives from the public and private sectors, including municipal officials and technical experts, through a Peer Review Committee and an advisory Council. The FCM Board of Directors approves projects based on the Council's recommendations.

6) Strategic Outcome(s): Canadians derive sustainable social and economic benefits from the assessment, development and use of energy, forest and mineral resources, and have the knowledge to mitigate environmental impact and respond effectively to natural and man-made hazards.
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient:

As of March 31, 2008, the GMF had approved over $375 million of GMF funding for 690 plans, studies and projects for a total project value of $2.2 billion.

 
(in millions of $) 8) Actual Spending 2005–2006 9) Actual Spending 2006–2007 10) Planned Spending 2007–2008 11) Total Authorities 2007–2008 12) Actual Spending 2007–2008 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Program Activity 150.0          
15) Comments on Variance(s)
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans
18) URL to Recipient's Site: http://sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/About_Us/Annual_Reports

* NRCan's share is $275M

 


1) Name of Recipient: Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for the NextGen Biofuels Fund™
2) Start Date: April 1, 2007 3) End Date: Agreement ends Sept 30, 2027; last disbursement of funds to SDTC by March 31, 2015 4) Total Funding: $500,000,000 *
5) Description:

SDTC is managing the NextGen Biofuels Fund™, which will support up to 40% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $200M per project for the establishment of first-of-kind, large-scale demonstration next-generation renewable fuel production facilities to encourage the future sustainability and success of renewable fuels. Next-generation renewable fuels are derived from non-traditional renewable feedstocks, such as forest biomass, fast-growing grasses, and agricultural residues, and are produced with non-conventional conversion technologies.

Since next-generation technologies are capital equipment intensive, they constitute a greater debt financing risk. The support provided by the NextGen Biofuels Fund™ will encourage the retention and growth of technology expertise and innovation capacity for next-generation renewable fuels production in Canada.

Of the $500M in total funding, $200M is statutory and the remaining $300M is appropriated funding. The appropriated funding starts in 2008–09.

6) Strategic Outcome(s): Canadians derive sustainable social and economic benefits from the assessment, development and use of energy, forest and mineral resources, and have the knowledge to mitigate environmental impact and respond effectively to natural and man-made hazards.
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: Funding agreement approved, signed and announced with SDTC September 12, 2007. Funds administered and first payment made.

SDTC Corporate Plans for each year released in October of preceding year. Executive summaries posted on website below.

 
(in millions of $) 8) Actual Spending 2005–2006 9) Actual Spending 2006–2007 10) Planned Spending 2007–2008 11) Total Authorities 2007–2008 12) Actual Spending 2007–2008 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Program Activity: Energy       1.6 1.6 1.6
15) Comment(s) on Variance(s): The NextGen Biofuels Fund was announced in Budget 2007 and was not included in the 2007–08 Report on Plans and Priorities. NRCan spent $1.6M in statutory funding, as identified in Supplementary Estimates "B".
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL(s) to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans:

Three interim evaluations will be performed by an independent 3rd party (Nov 30, 2012, Nov 30, 2017 and Nov 30, 2022); a final evaluation by Sept 30, 2027. Canada may choose to evaluate the Foundation at any time over the life of the agreement to determine whether it is fulfilling its objectives

17) Significant Audit Findings and URL(s) to Last Audit(s)/Future Plans:

The agreement with SDTC requires the Foundation to hire an auditor to audit the accounts and financial statements and appoint an Audit Committee to oversee the financial management of the Foundation. It also stipulates that Canada or the Auditor General may undertake a compliance audit at any time over the life of the Fund.

18) URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/index.htm
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/news/annual_reports.htm

* The funding is equally divided between NRCan and Environment Canada.

 


1) Name of Recipient: Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
2) Start Date: April 2002 3) End Date: June 2015 4) Total Funding: $275M
5) Description: To stimulate the development and demonstration of Canadian technologies aimed at climate change, clean air, clean water and clean soil.
6) Strategic Outcome: Canadians derive sustainable social and economic benefits from the assessment, development and use of energy, forest and mineral resources, and have the knowledge to mitigate environmental impacts and respond effectively to natural and man-made hazards.
7) Achieved results or progress made (within departmental overall plans):

Since 2001, SDTC's mandate has been expanded twice, and the foundation now manages two separate funds. The original fund, called the Clean Tech Fund, received a total federal endowment of $550M to provide funding for the development and demonstration of technologies focussing on climate change, clean air, water and soil (of which at least $50M will be directed at hydrogen technologies and $50M at clean fossil fuel projects). In 2007, a new $500M NextGen Biofuels Fund was established to provide capital support for next-generation renewable fuel facilities.

NRCan is not responsible for reporting specifically on SDTC progress and results. However, as the designated minister under the SDTC Act, the Minister of NRCan tables the SDTC annual report in Parliament. This report is available at the SDTC website at http://www.sdtc.ca/en/index.htm. The following is a general summary of SDTC accomplishments. Further details will be available once the 2007 Annual Report is published.

In 2007, SDTC announced 33 projects for funding from the Clean Tech Fund, with SDTC providing $78M (32%), private sector participants providing $139M (56%) and other government programs providing $25M (12%), for a total project value of $242M. Latest information on projects will be available from the 2007 Annual Report once it becomes available.

(in millions of $) 8) Actual Spending 2005–06 9) Actual Spending 2006–07 10) Planned Spending 2007–08 11) Total Authorities 2007–08 12) Actual Spending 2007–08 13) Variances
14) Program Activity: Energy* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15) Comments on Variances: In total, $275M expended by NRCan ($50M was incurred in 2001–02)
16) Significant Audit and Evaluations Findings and URL to last audit and/or evaluation:
17) URL to recipient's site: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/index.htm
18) URL to recipient's annual report: http://www.sdtc.ca/en/news/annual_reports.htm

* NRCan share only

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Public Health Agency of Canada

Canada Health Infoway Inc. (Infoway) is an independent not-for-profit corporation with a mandate to foster and accelerate the development and adoption of electronic health information systems and compatible standards and communications technologies across Canada. Infoway is also a collaborative mechanism in which the federal, provincial and territorial governments participate as equals, toward a common goal of modernizing Canada’s health information systems. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s portion under this collaboration is the Health Surveillance Program, because the Agency provided Infoway a one-time conditional grant of $100 million in 2004-05 for this purpose.

Information on both Health Canada’s and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s conditional grants to Infoway is combined in supplementary information to Health Canada’s Departmental Performance Report.

Further information on this Conditional Grant can be found at: link http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estime.asp

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Public Works and Government Services Canada

Table 10: Foundations (Conditional Grants)

PWGSC is not responsible for administering conditional grant funding agreements.

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Western Economic Diversification Canada

Table 6: Foundations (Conditional Grants)


1) Name of Recipient:  Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Inc.
2) Start Date: February 25, 2004 3)End Date: N/A 4) Total Funding: $27,000,000
5) Description: Establishment of a museum for human rights in Winnipeg
6) Strategic Outcome: Community Economic Development
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: Planning and development of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights ( CMHR ), with an estimated total capital cost of $265 million and containing roughly 5,600 square meters of permanent exhibition space. It will examine the development of human rights in a historical and global context, focusing on the experience of Canadians, and teaching respect for human rights, as well as the consequences of not respecting them. It will place a major emphasis on the history and development of Aboriginal rights in Canada, and will be the first major Canadian Museum to do so. It will also showcase human rights successes and the heroic responses to challenge by leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Finally, through interactive displays, multi-media activities, and educational programming, it will work to build commitment to a better future. The museum will be a major new tourist attraction for Winnipeg. 
The grant of $27.0 million was paid to the Recipient in 2003/04. Under the terms of the funding agreement,  it has been kept by the Recipient in an investment account, with total drawdowns for eligible expenses of $4,787,247. A Definitive Agreement has been reached by the Recipient, Canadian Heritage, Manitoba, Winnipeg and the Forks Renewal Corporation. It stipulates the financial obligations of all the parties and obligates the federal government to create a new national museum to own and operate the CMHR. Parliament unanimously approved the bill creating this new museum, which received Royal Assent on March 13, 2008. A new Museum Corporation is currently being established by Canadian Heritage to take over development of the CMHR. Subject to a final drawdown for further design work, the remaining amount of the grant will be returned to the Museum Corporation to be part of the federal government contribution of $100 million for the cost of the museum building.
($ thousands) 8) Actual Spending 2005-06 9) Actual Spending 2006-07 10) Planned Spending 2007-08 11) Total Authorities 2007-08 12) Actual Spending 2007-08 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment           $0
TOTAL $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
15) Comment(s) on Variance(s):  Not appliable.  Grant issued in fiscal year 2003-2004.
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: The WD funding agreement requires an independent evaluation of the museum within 5 years of its completion. Project not yet completed therefore no evaluation conducted to date.
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL to Last Audits(s)/Future Plans: The WD funding agreement requires the submission of audited financial statements from the recipient. No WD initiated audits conducted to date. 
18) URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com/
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com/

 


1) Name of Recipient:  Primrose Lake Economic Development Corporation
2) Start Date: March 30, 2007 3)End Date: March 31, 2027 4) Total Funding: $15,000,000
5) Description: Create a community controlled trust fund for economic development
6) Strategic Outcome(s): Community Economic Development
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: Over the past year the Board was active at getting organized and completing the research and payout of the Elders component of the parallel agreement with the Province.  In total, 178 Elders or their estates were recognized through this process.  The Board was also busy building Board capacity, establishing financial accounts and addressing the issue of changing Board membership.  All interest earned in the trust was re-invested in the trust at year-end or directed towards outstanding legal obligations associated with the establishment of the non-profit corporation and negotiations with the federal government.
($ thousands) 8) Actual Spending 2005-06 9) Actual Spending 2006-07 10) Planned Spending 2007-08 11) Total Authorities 2007-08 12) Actual Spending 2007-08 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment $0 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
TOTAL $0 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
15) Comment(s) on Variance(s): not applicable
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: WD agreement requires that an evaluation be completed by March 2012.
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL to Last Audits(s)/Future Plans: Audit by the recipient is due by July 2008.
18) URL to Recipient's Site: not applicable
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report: not applicable

 


1) Name of Recipient:  Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA)
2) Start Date: October 6, 2005 3)End Date: July 31, 2008 4) Total Funding: $30,000,000
5) Description: Develop a three (3) crane container terminal at the existing Fairview break bulk terminal at Prince Rupert, BC
6) Strategic Outcome(s): Entrepreneurship and Innovation (previously Business Development and Entrepreneurship)
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: The PRPA and its private partners CN Rail and Maher Terminals of Canada Corp. have proposed a two-phased container terminal construction project. In phase one, the Fairview general cargo terminal in Prince Rupert will be converted to a specialized state-of-the-art container facility capable of handling 500,000 TEUs per year. The terminal is now operational, having its first vessel dock on October 30, 2007.  The direct impact so far has been job creation in the areas of longshoremen, Canada Border Service Agency, container examination facility jobs etc.  One ship per week at present is docking at the terminal and this will increase to 2 to 3 ships per week in 2009.
($ thousands) 8) Actual Spending 2005-06 9) Actual Spending 2006-07 10) Planned Spending 2007-08 11) Total Authorities 2007-08 12) Actual Spending 2007-08 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Entrepreneurship and Innovation $0 $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
TOTAL $0 $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
15) Comment(s) on Variance(s): not applicable
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: Evaluation findings can be found on the recipient's website: http://www.rupertport.com/
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL to Last Audits(s)/Future Plans: Audited Financial Statements for December 31, 2007 have not yet been released.  Unqualified audit opinion on the December 31, 2006 financial statements.  The $6 Million disbursement by WD in fiscal 2007 was selected by the department for audit by Audit Services Canada.  The audit will take place in fiscal year 2009.
18) URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.rupertport.com/
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report:  http://www.rupertport.com/

 


1) Name of Recipient:  Flood Risk Structural Mitigation in British Columbia
2) Start Date: March 16, 2007  3) End Date: March 31, 2008 4) Total Funding: $16,500,000
5) Description: Improve physical structures to reduce flood risk in British Columbia.
6) Strategic Outcome(s): Community Economic Development
7) Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: In anticipation of serious spring flooding, the Government of British Columbia, in partnership with local municipal governments, identified a package of urgent structural mitigation projects. These projects added, upgraded, or reinforced existing floodwater structural mitigation works in several watersheds, increasing the level of protection and minimizing the potential for floodwater damage in communities within watersheds throughout the Fraser River Basin, including Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley communities along the lower Fraser River. As of April 2007, the projects were on-track for completion in mid-May. Please see http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2007OTP0051-000501.pdf for project description of the 87 projects.
($ thousands) 8) Actual Spending 2005-06 9) Actual Spending 2006-07 10) Planned Spending 2007-08 11) Total Authorities 2007-08 12) Actual Spending 2007-08 13) Variance(s) Between 10) and 12)
14) Community economic planning, development and adjustment $0 $0 $0 $16,500 $16,500 -$16,500
TOTAL $0 $0 $0 $16,500 $16,500 -$16,500
15) Comment(s) on Variance(s): TB Submission approved and funding provided through Supplementary Estimates (A) in fiscal year 2007-2008.
16) Significant Evaluation Findings and URL to Last Evaluation(s)/Future Plans: No evaluations performed to date.
17) Significant Audit Findings and URL to Last Audits(s)/Future Plans: No audits performed to date. Date for an audit in the future has not yet been identified.
18) URL to Recipient's Site: http://www.pep.gov.bc.ca/emerg_mgmt_bc/emerg_mgmt_bc.html
19) URL to Recipient's Annual Report: http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/Annual_Reports/2006_2007/