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Name of Horizontal Initiative: BizPaL

Lead Department: Industry Canada

Lead Department Program Activity: Entrepreneurial Economy

Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: January 31, 2005

End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2011

Total Federal Funding Allocation ($ millions): 15.5

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
BizPaL is a unique collaboration of federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments working together in a new service delivery model to improve access to information on permits and licences needed from all levels of government to start or operate a business.

Integrated into local government websites or portals, BizPaL provides a single point of contact for entrepreneurs, enabling them to quickly learn which permits and licences they will need from municipal, provincial/territorial and federal governments.

Federal funding supports secretariat services, expansion and development of the service and the federal role. None of the participants (provinces/territories/municipalities) receive federal funds for the BizPaL initiative. They provide "in-kind" support in their respective jurisdictions. Provincial participants also contribute funds to a Specified Purpose Account to support basic operating costs in accordance with a cost-sharing formula based on population size.

Shared Outcome(s):

• Increased awareness of and access to business permits and licences from all levels of government
• Increased cost savings for businesses by avoiding involuntary non-compliance
• Support of government efforts to reduce the paperwork burden and red tape that face small business owners and operators

Governance Structure(s):
BizPaL represents a shared governance model that involves participants from the federal, provincial/territorial and local/municipal levels of government. Industry Canada manages the expansion and evolution of the BizPaL service and develops relationships among participating jurisdictions. A Steering Committee has been established with representation from each level of government to provide strategic direction and to ensure business directions and corporate initiatives align with those of the participants. A project managers' committee supports day-to-day operations and executes approved operational plans.

Although governance is shared through various participant committees, Industry Canada is accountable for the federal resources contributed to the BizPaL initiative. In addition, the Department is responsible for enlisting the participation of federal government departments in BizPaL and managing the national BizPaL office.

Performance Highlights:
2 rounds of moderated and 2 rounds of unmoderated usability testing designed to validate the implementation of the transformed BizPaL project, which will be implemented in May 2011, was conducted. The usability testing was successful in validating the project and garnered a 91% success rate of completed tasks among participants.

As a result of the efforts of the BizPaL partnership undertaken during 2010–2011, the net population coverage increased to 57.8%. This represents a 3.3% increase above last year.

Federal Partner	Federal Partner Program Activity	Names of Program for Federal Partner	Total Allocation (from start to end date) ($ millions)	Planned Spending 2010–11 ($ millions)	Actual Spending 2010–11 ($ millions)	Variance(s) ($ millions)
Industry Canada (lead)	Entrepreneurial Economy	BizPaL	15.5	2.7	1.8	0.9
Total			15.5	2.7	1.8	0.9

Comments on Variances:
The task of recruiting municipal partners is the responsibility of the provincial/territorial partners (roles and responsibilities are defined in the signed Memorandum to Cabinet). The net population coverage increased by 3.3% over last year. Provinces and territories will continue to engage and recruit municipalities.

The variance in expenditures is a result of the following:

• Strategic innovation decisions taken by the Steering Committee led to the development of technology shifting away from independent consultants to federal government employees already staffed on the BizPaL team, resulting in significant savings.
• Budget allocated for certain project activities such as public opinion research did not take place due to fiscal restraints on this activity across the federal government.

Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): Not applicable.

Contact information:
Dan Batista
Director, Service Innovation
Small Business Branch 
Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services
613-946-7302

Name of Horizontal Initiative: Canada Business Network
(Amalgamation of Canada Business Service Centres [CBSC] and Business Gateway [BG])

Description: 
In January 2009, Canada's Economic Action Plan announced $15 million per year for 2 years to improve services offered to small and medium-sized business owners through the Canada Business Network (CBN) program.

A-based funding was also secured, ensuring ongoing support for small businesses. The federal partners that deliver CBN are Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Industry Canada and Western Economic Diversification. The 4 managing departments will report on the strategic objectives and performance results of the CBN through their respective Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental Performance Reports.

Name of Horizontal Initiative: G8 Summit and G20 Meeting

Start Date: December 2009

End Date: March 2011

Total Federal Funding Allocation ($ millions): 5.58

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement):
In June 2010 Canada hosted both the G8 Summit and the G20 Meeting in Huntsville, Ontario. Both constituted major events and represented complex undertakings from a security perspective with more than 30 leaders and heads of organizations in attendance. The magnitude of the security requirements included land, air and maritime components and involved multiple security partners. The Department provided 12 spectrum monitoring units and spectrum officers were on site to help address radio interference issues that might disrupt the summit security. The geographical scope of both events included Huntsville, Barrie and Toronto. There were 4 key phases in the security cycle: 1) planning and pre-summit operations; 2) intelligence operations; 3) summit operations; and 4) demobilization. Total funding requested by Industry Canada was $2.8 million, of which a significant portion was attributed to the deployment of new facilities in and around the event areas.

In addition to this, funding from within FedNor's existing reference levels was used to support the G8/G20 meetings. Specifically, FedNor funded 4 grants and contributions projects totalling $2,580,468. All projects met the Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) terms and conditions.

Governance Structure(s):
This horizontal initiative represents a shared governance model that involves participants from the federal, provincial/territorial and local/municipal levels of government. Industry Canada manages the radio frequency spectrum and will ensure spectrum quality by assigning radio frequencies and by providing timely response to incidents of radio interference.

Consultations were undertaken with key federal and provincial agency stakeholders to assess specific radio frequency spectrum access requirements and to plan frequency assignments.

Industry Canada also administers the NODP through FedNor.

Department Program Activity	Total Allocation (from start date to end date)	Planned Spending for 2010–11	Actual Spending for 2010–11	Expected Results for 2010–11	Results Achieved in 2010–11
Industry Canada — Marketplace Frameworks and Regulations for Spectrum, Telecommunications and the Online Economy	$2,827,000	$246,624	$ 246,624	Industry Canada will respond to and help address radio interference issues that might disrupt summit security and safety operations. Given the many protests that were expected to be held, including the threats from radical groups, Industry Canada also had to be prepared to deal with possible deliberate and malicious radio interference that might pose a threat to public safety and security during the summits.	Industry Canada (SITT) investigated 19 cases of radiocommunication interference (6 prior to the summit, and 13 during the summit) and completed 35 Directed Investigations. Industry Canada was able to immediately respond to all reported cases from the Integrated Security Unit  (ISU) agencies.  At least 3 of those cases were very high priority ISU-related cases. 1 of the reports involved difficulties communicating between aircraft and ground crew on the frequencies to be used by aircraft flying in the heads of state and other internationally protected persons (IPPs) on the Thursday night into the Deerhurst Inn in Huntsville. Industry Canada was under significant pressure to find the cause and did so in time for the IPPs to be flown in on schedule that same night.
Industry Canada — Communications Research Centre Canada				The Department will provide the spectrum monitoring tools and equipment.	CRC assisted with the security at both of these summits through the provision of 12 spectrum monitoring units with direction-finding capability for Industry Canada's Ontario region.
Industry Canada — Community, Economic and Regional Development	$2,758,382	$1,221,793	$1,221,793	$2.7 million towards 6 projects	Target met. FedNor provided $2.7 million towards 6 projects in support of the G8 Summit and the G20 meeting in Huntsville.
Total	$5,585,382	$1,468,417	$1,468,417

Comment(s) on Variance(s): Not applicable.

Contact Information:
Lucie Perreault, Director, Corporate Services, FedNor
John Lodge, Research Program Manager, Communications Research Centre
Peter Allen, Manager, Enforcement and Compliance, Spectrum Management Operations Branch