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Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Adjustment Fund (voted)

Start Date: April 23, 2009

End Date: March 31, 2011

Description: The Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) is a two-year national program established under Budget 2009, Canada’s Economic Action Plan.  Its objectives are to provide economic stimulus to create or maintain jobs in and around communities affected by the global recession, and to promote economic diversification of those communities.  CanNor delivers CAF in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners

Results Achieved: There were 27 active CAF projects in 2010-11 with a total funding expenditure of $18,095M.  These 27 projects leveraged $7.3M from other partners.

Program Activity: Community Development
($ millions)

	2008-09 Actual Spending	2009-10 Actual Spending	2010-11 Planned Spending	2010-11 Total Authorities	2010-11 Actual Spending	Variance(s)
Total Grants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Contributions	N/A	13.964	15.585	18.223	18.096	2.51
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	N/A
Total Program Activity(ies)	N/A	13.964	15.585	18.223	18.096	2.51

Comment(s) on Variance(s): The approved re-profiling of unspent 2009-10 G&C funds increased the total 2010-11 authority of this program by $2.638M.  Sources of these funds are: $1.611M; $967,250 unspent Aboriginal Business Development Program funds; and $59,550 unspent Community Economic Development funds.  The variance of $2.51M is the difference of the increased total authority and the spending by project against the allocation.

Audit Completed or Planned: The OAG conducted audits of the programs under the Economic Action Plan.

Evaluation Completed or Planned: CanNor has provided input into this horizontal initiative.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED)

Start Date: April 1, 2009

End Date: March 31, 2014

Description: Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development is a project-based suite of programs to strengthen the driver sectors of the territorial economies; diversifying them; and encouraging Northerners’ participation in the economy.  Eligible recipients include social enterprises, individuals, other levels of government and other non-federal entities, public or private, that have an interest in economic development in the North.

Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners

Results Achieved:
Through the implementation of the SINED Investment Plans, CanNor has made progress in all of the following areas:

• strengthened Northern innovation and technology capacity and increased knowledge base
• increased access to funding for northern and Aboriginal entrepreneurs
• increased uptake of economic opportunities in existing, expanding and emerging sectors
• increased capacity through training and business skills development activities of northern individuals and communities to identify and respond to economic development needs and opportunities
• enhanced quality infrastructure for northern communities

Program Activity: Community Development and Business Development
($ millions)

	2008-09 Actual Spending	2009-10 Actual Spending	2010-11 Planned Spending	2010-11 Total Authorities	2010-11 Actual Spending	Variance(s)
Total Grants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Contributions	N/A	7.867	18.157	18.232	16.084	2.073
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	N/A
Total Program Activity(ies)	N/A	8.157	18.157	18.232	16.084	2.073

Comment(s) on Variance(s): The approved re-profiling of unspent 2009-10 G&C funds increased the total 2010-11 authority of this program by $75,000.  Sources of these funds are from an inter-departmental letter of agreement with HRSDC, PCO and AANDC to support the Conference Board of Canada - Centre for the North project.  The variance of $2.073M is the difference of the increased total authority and the spending by project against the allocation.

Audit Completed or Planned:

Evaluation Completed or Planned: An evaluation is planned for 2013-14.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Economic Development (voted)

Start Date: April 1, 2009

End Date: On-going

Description: Aboriginal Economic Development funding is designed to increase Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy.  Through community investment, community infrastructure programming, and individual and community business development, CanNor provides funding and other supports to viable and sustainable proposals brought forward by First Nation, Métis and Inuit entrepreneurs in the North, as well as by northern communities, Aboriginal businesses and financial organizations.

Strategic Outcome: Developed and diversified territorial economies that support prosperity for all Northerners

Results Achieved:
Through the Aboriginal Economic Development programming, CanNor’s funding helped to increase northern Aboriginal participation in the Canadian economy.  The Agency provided funding to support a wide array of viable Aboriginal economic businesses in the three territories.  CanNor’s funding also helped to support the development of a skilled Aboriginal workforce.

Program Activity: Community Development and Business Development
($ millions)

	2008-09 Actual Spending	2009-10 Actual Spending	2010-11 Planned Spending	2010-11 Total Authorities	2010-11 Actual Spending	Variance(s)
Total Grants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Contributions	N/A	9.6	11.8	11.8	10.169	1.631
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	N/A
Total Program Activity(ies)	N/A	9.6	11.8	11.8	10.169	1.631

Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance of $1.631 is the difference of the total authority and the spending by project against allocation.

Audit Completed or Planned:

Evaluation Completed or Planned: CanNor will provide input into an evaluation of Aboriginal Economic Development programming planned by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in 2012-13.