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Agriculture and Agri-Food

Department
Canadian Dairy Commission
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Grain Commission

Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2009–10	2008–09	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Agriculture and Agri-Food
	Department
1	Agriculture and Agri-Food – Operating expenditures	657,850	530,761	127,089
5	Agriculture and Agri-Food – Capital expenditures	33,957	32,022	1,935
10	Agriculture and Agri-Food – Grants and contributions	417,027	378,993	38,034
15	Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial Administration
	Act , to authorize the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-
	Food, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada,
	in accordance with terms and conditions approved by
	the Minister of Finance, to guarantee payments of an
	amount not exceeding, at any one time, in aggregate,
	the sum of $1,500,000,000 payable in respect of cash
	advances provided by producer organizations, the
	Canadian Wheat Board and other lenders under the
	Spring Credit Advance Program and $1,500,000,000
	payable in respect of cash advances provided by
	producer organizations, the Canadian Wheat Board
	and other lenders under the Enhanced Spring Credit
	Advance Program	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
20	Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial Administration
	Act , to authorize the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-
	Food, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, in
	accordance with terms and conditions approved by the
	Minister of Finance, to guarantee payments of amounts
	not exceeding, at any time, in aggregate, the sum of
	$140,000,000 payable in respect of Line of Credit
	Agreements to be entered into by the Farm Credit
	Canada for the purpose of the renewed (2003) National
	Biomass Ethanol Program	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	63,662	69,236	(5,574)
(S)	Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food – Salary and motor
	car allowance	78	76	2
(S)	Contribution Payments for the AgriInsurance Program	440,600	388,700	51,900
(S)	Contribution Payments for the AgriStability Program	369,184	655,200	(286,016)
(S)	Grant Payments for the AgriStability Program	225,132	. . . . .	225,132
(S)	Payments in connection with the Agricultural Marketing
	Programs Act	165,020	137,500	27,520
(S)	Grant Payments for the AgriInvest Program	139,400	. . . . .	139,400
(S)	Grant Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief
	Program / AgriRecovery	54,200	. . . . .	54,200
(S)	Contribution Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief
	Program / AgriRecovery	54,200	108,400	(54,200)
(S)	Contribution Payments for the AgriInvest Program	20,089	159,489	(139,400)
(S)	Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Legacy Fund	5,000	5,000	. . . . .
(S)	Loan guarantees under the Farm Improvement and
	Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act	4,000	4,000	. . . . .
(S)	Grants to agencies established under the Farm Products
	Agencies Act	200	200	. . . . .
(S)	Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving Fund	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Items not required
–	Contributions in support of the AgriInvest Cost of
	Production Element	. . . . .	100,000	(100,000)
	Total Department	2,649,600	2,569,578	80,022
	Canadian Dairy Commission
25	Program expenditures	3,721	3,672	49
	Total Agency	3,721	3,672	49
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
30	Operating expenditures and contributions	480,632	471,919	8,713
35	Capital expenditures	22,654	34,669	(12,015)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	67,258	67,475	(217)
(S)	Compensation payments in accordance with requirements
	established by Regulations under the Health of
	Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act , and
	authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection
	Agency Act	1,500	1,500	. . . . .
	Total Agency	572,045	575,563	(3,518)
	Canadian Grain Commission
40	Program expenditures	4,756	4,756	. . . . .
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	561	577	(16)
(S)	Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund	(120)	(120)	. . . . .
	Total Agency	5,197	5,213	(16)

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Department

Strategic Outcome

An environmentally sustainable agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector.

Program Activity Descriptions

Environmental Knowledge, Technology, Information and Measurement
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is focused on supporting the sector through initiatives that enable them to use a more systematic management approach to making decisions with respect to environmental risks and help identify suitable corrective actions. AAFC is conducting basic and applied research to improve scientific understanding of agriculture’s interactions with the environment on the key environmental challenges facing Canada and its regions; developing sustainable agricultural practices and validating environmental and economic performance at the farm and landscape levels; and developing, enhancing and using agri-environmental indicators, greenhouse gas accounting systems and economic indicators to assess the sector’s environmental and economic sustainability. This program provides the platform for innovation and discovery of technologies and strategies which are used as the basis for application by the sector in order to improve the agri- environmental performance of the sector.

On-Farm Action

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) supports farmers through direct on-farm programming that identifies environmental risks and opportunities and promotes the continuous growth of the stewardship ethic within the agriculture and agri-food industry. AAFC supports farmers through agri-environmental risk assessment and planning; providing expertise, information and incentives to increase the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices at the farm and landscape levels; investigating and developing new approaches that encourage and support the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices; and increasing the recognition of the value of sustainable agriculture practices. This program supports environmental stewardship and helps reduce the sector’s overall impact on the environment. It contributes to a cleaner environment and healthier living conditions for Canadian people, and a more profitable agriculture sector.

Strategic Outcome

A competitive agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk.

Program Activity Descriptions

Business Risk Management

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has a comprehensive business risk management program to better equip producers with the tools and capacity to manage business risks. This program provides coverage for small income declines, margin-based support for larger income losses, a disaster relief framework for rapid assistance to producers and production insurance to protect farmers against production losses due to uncontrollable natural hazards. In addition, assistance to producers through the provision of financial guarantees facilitates the marketing of producers’ crops when market conditions and prices may be more favourable.

Food Safety and Biosecurity Risk Management Systems

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada supports producers and organizations in the development and implementation of food safety, biosecurity and traceability risk management systems to prevent and control risks to the animal and plant resource base thus strengthening the sector against widespread diseases and losses in domestic and foreign markets. The risk management systems are national, government-recognized on-farm and/or post-farm Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) or HACCP-based food safety systems, National Biosecurity Systems and a National Agriculture and Food Traceability System. These systems also support emergency management to limit the spread of animal and plant diseases, thereby reducing economic, environmental and social impacts of a crisis. A National Animal and Plant Biosecurity Strategy provides overall policy direction ensuring efforts are targeted at the highest possible biosecurity risks. Eligible recipients include national or regional non-profit organizations, producers and industry stakeholders.

Trade and Market Development

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) acts as Canada’s agricultural trade advocate, working to break down trade barriers at home and abroad and expand opportunities for the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector. AAFC assists the sector in identifying new domestic and global opportunities and ways to enhance productivity, competitiveness and prosperity. AAFC also works to distinguish Canadian products under Brand Canada International and the Domestic Branding Strategy to expand and deepen the sector’s strengths in the marketplace.

Regulatory Efficiency Facilitation

There is evidence that, the Canadian agriculture and agri-food industry needs practical support and services for innovation and competitiveness within a science-based regulatory system. However, industry engagement and knowledge transfer are needed to help industry focus its priorities, improve its understanding of the regulatory process, and improve the quality of health-claim, novel-food, and ingredient submissions. Science substantiation is needed to expedite the submissions process for products at the end of the innovation chain to: fill knowledge gaps through targeted studies or data mining from within Canada and from other jurisdictions, make better use of reputable data from equivalent regulatory agencies, help define standards and approval criteria, and develop approval protocols.

National Farm Products Council

Established through the Farm Products Agencies Act (the Act), the National Farm Products Council (NFPC) is a unique quasi-judicial agency reporting to parliament through the minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. This legislation provides for the creation of national marketing agencies and promotion research agencies. The NFPC supervises these agencies by ensuring that they carry on their operations in accordance with the objectives set out in the Act. Working with the agencies it supervises, the NFPC promotes more effective marketing of farm products in interprovincial and export trade.

Strategic Outcome

An innovative agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector.

Program Activity Descriptions

Science, Innovation and Adoption

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada contributes to the competitiveness of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector by supporting innovation designed to improve profitability in new and existing products, services, processes and markets. Coordinated and informed decision-making is supported with strategic foresight, research, and information sharing contributing to integrated planning engaging industry, government and academia. Collaborative action is promoted to accelerate the flow of science and technology along the innovation continuum in support of industry defined strategies for future success. Farmers, agri-entrepreneurs and agri-based small and medium sized enterprises are supported in their efforts to adopt new technologies and commercialize new products and services. Pathfinding and transformational research, help to define future opportunities and prepare the sector for emerging opportunities and challenges.

Agri-Business Development

This program activity builds awareness of the benefits and encourages the use of sound business management practices, while also enabling businesses in the sector to be profitable and invest where needed to manage the natural resource base sustainably and to market and produce safe food and other products. The Agri-Business Development program funds provincial and territorial activities related to business management practices and skills that: strengthen the capacity of businesses in the sector to assess the financial implications of business improvements, including the impact of environmental plans, food safety systems and innovation projects on their business profitability; manage transformation, respond to change and adopt innovation in business operations; help the agri-business owner understand their financial situation, implement effective action and business management plans/practices and provide for enhanced participation by young or new entrants, First Nations clients, and clients in specific sub-sectors in transition.

Rural and Co-operatives Development

The Rural and Co-operatives Development program leads an integrated, government-wide approach, called the Canadian Rural Partnership, through which the government aims to coordinate its economic, social, environmental and cultural policies towards the goal of economic and social development and renewal of rural Canada. It develops partnerships with federal departments, provincial and rural stakeholders in areas such as knowledge building, policy development and the implementation of the government’s rural development strategies. It also offers tools to enable rural communities to use their innovative capacity to capture the value of local amenities, and to achieve greater local or regional economic competitiveness. The program also promotes economic growth and social development of Canadian society through the development of co-operatives. It facilitates the development of co-operatives as an effective self-help tool helping Canadians and communities address their needs and capture economic opportunities. It provides advice across government on policies and programs affecting co-operatives and builds partnerships within the federal government and with the sector, the provinces and other key stakeholders in the implementation of initiatives, such as capacity and knowledge building, to support the development of co-operatives.

Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency

Section 204 of the Criminal Code of Canada designates the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food as the individual responsible for the policy and regulatory functions pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering on horse races. The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is a special operating agency within AAFC that regulates and supervises pari-mutuel betting on horse racing at racetracks across Canada, with the objective of ensuring that pari-mutuel betting is conducted in a way that is fair to the betting public. Costs associated with the activities of the CPMA are recovered through a levy on every dollar bet on horse races in Canada. The levy is currently set at eight-tenths of a cent of every dollar bet. CPMA’s strategic plans are focused on regulating and supervising pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in the most modern, effective and transparent manner.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2009–10 Main Estimates				2008–09
			Budgetary			Total	Main
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions	Less:		Estimates
				and other	Revenues
				transfer	credited
				payments	to the vote
Business Risk Management	61,195	. . . . .	425,832	1,053,093	5,500	1,534,620	1,758,052
Science, Innovation and Adoption	146,850	2,750	999	180,472	14,960	316,112	. . . . .
Internal Services	255,879	26,271	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	282,150	. . . . .
Food Safety and Biosecurity Risk
Management Systems	47,149	. . . . .	. . . . .	94,922	1,540	140,530	61,604
On-Farm Action	76,913	2,000	. . . . .	61,069	19,100	120,882	. . . . .
Trade and Market Development	56,352	. . . . .	5,000	35,457	. . . . .	96,809	96,311
Environmental Knowledge, Technology,
Information and Measurement	59,414	2,936	. . . . .	1,500	5,500	58,350	. . . . .
Agri-Business Development	10,266	. . . . .	. . . . .	28,565	. . .. .	38,832	. . . . .
Regulatory Efficiency Facilitation	37,861	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	37,861	. . . . .
Rural and Co-operatives Development	13,853	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,943	. . . . .	20,796	15,572
National Farm Products Council	2,459	. . . . .	200	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,659	5,043
Innovation and Renewal	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	410,758
Environment	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . .. .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	222,237
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency	13,706	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	13,706	. . . . .	. . . . .
	781,897	33,957	432,031	1,462,021	60,306	2,649,600	2,569,578

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2009–10	2008–09
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
(S) Grant Payments for the Agristability Program	225,132,000	. . . . .
(S) Grant Payments for the AgriInvest Program	139,400,000	. . . . .
(S) Grant Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief Program /
AgriRecovery	54,200,000	. . . . .
Grant payments for the Cover Crop Protection Program	7,100,000	7,100,000
(S) Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Legacy Fund	5,000,000	5,000,000
Agricultural research in universities and other scientific organizations in
Canada	999,000	999,000
(S) Grants to agencies established under the Farm Products Agencies Act	200,000	200,000
Total grants	432,031,000	13,299,000
(S) Contribution Payments for the AgriInsurance Program	440,600,000	388,700,000
(S) Contribution Payments for the AgriStability Program	369,184,000	655,200,000
(S) Payments in connection with the Agricultural Marketing Programs
Act	165,020,000	137,500,000
Contribution payments for the ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative	66,445,500	75,000,000
Contributions to promote Environmentally Responsible Agriculture	62,569,000	. . . . .
(S) Contribution Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief Program /
AgriRecovery	54,200,000	108,400,000
Contribution payments for New Opportunities for Agriculture Initiatives	46,822,850	40,845,762
Contributions to accelerate the Pace of Innovation and Facilitate the
Adoption of New Technologies	45,664,000	. . . . .
Contributions to Transform Canada’s Strengths into Domestic and Global
Success	35,457,000	. . . . .
Contributions to minimize the Occurrence and Extent of Risk Incidents	27,850,000	. . . . .
Contribution Payments for the control of diseases in the hog industry -
Phase 2	22,390,500	. . . . .
Contribution payments for the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation
Program	20,676,090	20,650,000
(S) Contribution Payments for the AgriInvest Program	20,089,000	159,489,000
Contributions to enhance the Safety and Security of Canada’s Food
System	18,581,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of facilitating the disposal of Specified Risk
Materials	17,500,000	38,500,000
Contributions to enable Competitive Enterprises and Sectors	14,879,306	. . . . .
Contributions under the Orchards & Vineyards Transition Program	11,686,070	15,200,470
Contribution payments for the Plum Pox Eradication Program	8,600,000	8,600,000
Contributions for Rural and Co-operatives Development	6,943,000	. . . . .
(S) Loan guarantees under the Farm Improvement and Marketing
Cooperatives Loans Act	4,000,000	4,000,000
Contribution payments for the Canadian Farm Families Options Program	2,000,000	16,000,000
Contributions under the Career Focus Program – Youth Employment
Strategy	864,000	864,000
Total contributions	1,462,021,316	1,668,949,232
Items not required
(S) Contributions in support of the AgriInvest Cost of Production Element	. . . . .	100,000,000
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance –
Environment	. . . . .	45,580,000
Grants to organizations to facilitate adaptation and rural development
within the Agriculture and Agri-food Sector	. . . . .	30,300,000
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance – Food
Safety and Food Quality	. . . . .	24,940,000
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance –
International	. . . . .	24,803,000
Contribution payments for the control of diseases in the hog industry –
Circovirus Initiative	. . . . .	10,750,000
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance – Science
and Innovation	. . . . .	6,852,000
Contributions in support of assistance to Rural Canada and Development
in the Area of Co-operatives Framework	. . . . .	5,907,000
Contributions to facilitate adaptation and rural development within the
Agriculture and Agri-food Sector	. . . . .	3,061,000
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance – Renewal	. . . . .	3,041,000
Total items not required	. . . . .	255,234,000
Total	1,894,052,316	1,937,482,232

Canadian Dairy Commission

Strategic Outcome

To enhance the vitality of the Canadian dairy industry for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Program Activity Descriptions

Administer milk supply management system

Set support prices for butter and skim milk powder. Determine and recommend National quota for industrial milk production. Facilitate within the dairy industry. Administer Domestic Seasonality (supply and demand) Program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2009–10 Main Estimates		2008–09
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Administer milk supply management system	3,721	3,721	3,672
	3,721	3,721	3,672
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Strategic Outcome

Public health risks associated with the food supply and transmission of animal diseases to humans are minimized and managed.

Program Activity Descriptions

Food safety and nutrition risks

Food safety, nutrition risk management programming works with federal, provincial and municipal partners and organizations to improve the overall health of Canadians. A primary contribution to this effort is in minimizing and managing risks, and deliberate threats, to food and food production systems. Consumers are also provided with appropriate information on which to base safe and nutritious food choices. We achieve this by developing and delivering programs designed to verify that food safety and nutrition information is accurate. Programs and services are developed and delivered to protect Canadians from preventable food safety hazards, by managing food safety emergencies effectively, and supporting public awareness of, and the contribution to, food safety, in imported and domestic food.

Zoonotic Risk

Zoonotics risks programs work with federal and provincial partners and organizations to improve the overall health of Canadians. A primary contribution to this effort is in protecting Canadians from the spread of diseases transmissible, or potentially transmissible, from animal populations to humans. Zoonotic risks are managed and minimized through the development and delivery of programs and services focused on the animal health aspect and designed to help prevent and control the spread of zoonotic diseases, support public awareness, conduct inspections, and monitor and test.

Strategic Outcome

A safe and sustainable plant and animal resource base.

Program Activity Descriptions

Plant Health Risks and Production Systems

Protection of the plant resource base is integral to the Canadian food supply and critical to the well-being of all Canadians. Plant health risks and production systems programming plays an important role in minimizing and managing risk by protecting Canada’s plant resource base (crops and forests) from regulated pests and diseases, including deliberate threats to the resource base, and regulation of agricultural products. Programs and services are developed and delivered to protect Canadian plant resources, fertilizers and plant products. Public confidence in plants, production systems and plant products is significantly enhanced by Canada’s reputation for effectively mitigating the risk of serious pests and diseases.

Animal Health Risks and Production Systems

Protection of the animal resource base is integral to the Canadian food supply and critical to the well-being of all Canadians. The animal heath risks and production systems programming plays an important role in minimizing and managing risk by protecting Canada’s animals (including livestock and aquatics) from regulated disease, including deliberate threats to the resource base. Programs and services are developed and delivered to protect Canadian animal resources, feeds and animal products, as well as to manage animal disease emergencies effectively. Public confidence in animals, production systems, animal products and their by-products is significantly enhanced by Canada’s reputation for effectively mitigating the risk of serious diseases.

Biodiversity Protection

Protection of Canada’s biodiversity is critical to the sustainability of Canada’s environment. Biodiversity protection programming plays an important role in minimizing and managing risks to Canada’s environment by developing and delivering programs and risk mitigation strategies to protect Canada’s biodiversity from the spread of invasive species and other pests due to environmental change, and from novel agricultural products, including products of emerging technologies. Programs are developed and delivered to assess and manage environmental safety for the introduction of agricultural products. Through these programs, public confidence in Canada’s ability to assess and manage the risks associated with the introduction of new species and/or new agricultural products is maintained and significantly enhanced.

Strategic Outcome

Contributes to consumer protection and market access based on the application of science and standards.

Program Activity Descriptions

Domestic and International Market Access

Domestic and international market access programming contributes to securing the conditions for an innovative and prosperous economy. It does so primarily by enabling products to enter markets through the implementation and enforcement of an effective and efficient regulatory system that is accessible, understandable and responsive to domestic and international market requirements. Information provided to consumers by producers is verified as truthful and not misleading and Canadian products are verified as meeting high quality and safety standards.

Integrated Regulatory Frameworks

Integrated regulatory frameworks programming enables economic prosperity of Canadians through its contribution to the development and effective implementation of national and international regulatory frameworks for food, animals and plants, and their products that are transparent, science-based, rules-based and mutually reinforcing. By contributing to the development of these frameworks, the ability of different jurisdictions to protect against sanitary and phytosanitary risks and to pursue other legitimate objectives in a manner that is consistent with a fair and competitive market economy is reinforced.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal services

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2009–10 Main Estimates				2008–09
		Budgetary			Total	Main Estimates
	Operating	Capital	Contributions	Less:
			and other	Revenues
			transfer	credited
			payments	to the vote
Food safety and nutrition risks	244,510	8,015	11	32,071	220,466	236,848
Internal services	93,687	14,639	. . . . .	. . . . .	108,326	. . . . .
Zoonotic Risk	75,167	. . . . .	119	2	75,284	124,257
Plant Health Risks and Production Systems	63,989	. . . . .	778	3,414	61,353	77,585
Animal Health Risks and Production
Systems	57,916	. . . . .	847	2,050	56,713	73,498
Domestic and International Market Access	37,149	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,587	24,562	29,711
Integrated Regulatory Frameworks	18,109	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,871	14,238	19,104
Biodiversity Protection	11,468	. . . . .	. . . . .	365	11,103	14,560
	601,996	22,654	1,755	54,360	572,045	575,563
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2009–10	2008–09
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Contributions
(S) Compensation payments in accordance with requirements established
by Regulations under the Health of Animals Act and the Plant
Protection Act , and authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency Act	1,500,000	1,500,000
Contributions in support of those initiatives that contribute to the
improvement, advancement and promotion of the federal inspection
system	136,000	335,000
Contributions to the provinces in accordance with the Rabies
Indemnification Regulations of the Governor in Council of amounts
not exceeding two-fifths of the amounts paid by the provinces to
owners of animals dying as a result of rabies infection	112,000	112,000
Compensation under terms and conditions approved by the Governor in
Council to owners of animals that have died as a result of anthrax	7,000	7,000
Total contributions	1,755,000	1,954,000

Canadian Grain Commission

Strategic Outcome

Canada’s grain is safe, reliable and marketable and Canadian grain producers are protected.

Program Activity Descriptions

Grain Quality Research Program – Appropriations

The Canada Grain Act requires the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to undertake, sponsor and promote research related to grains. The CGC conducts research in support of the grain quality assurance system (GQAS) to address emerging issues and permit the effective marketing of Canadian grain in the interests of producers and the Canadian grain industry. The CGC’s Grain Research Laboratory (GRL) researches methods to measure grain quality, new quality factors, and new grain standards. Grain quality research supports the continual improvement of the GQAS.

Producer Protection Program – Appropriations

The CGC is mandated to serve producer interests by upholding the Canada Grain Act and as such has implemented a number of programs and safeguards to ensure the fair treatment of Canadian grain producers. These include the licensing and security program, allocation of producer cars for producers and producer groups that wish to ship their own grain, and producer liaison measures including a grain grade appeal system. In addition, the CGC collects and updates grain quality data and grain handling information to facilitate producer sales and marketing decisions.

Quality Assurance Program – Appropriations

Canada’s grain quality assurance system (GQAS) assures consistent and reliable grain quality that meets the needs of international and domestic markets. Daily provision of grain inspection and grading services as mandated by the Canada Grain Act as well as strong scientific and technical support programs and services are integral components to the overall delivery of an effective GQAS. Canada’s GQAS is continually adapted to the end-use needs of domestic and international buyers of Canadian grain, and to the ongoing structural changes within the grain industry to maintain Canada’s reputation as a consistent supplier of quality grain. An effective GQAS is a key factor in permitting Canadian exporters to market successfully in competitive international grain markets and is essential for producers in order to realize maximum value from their grain.

Quantity Assurance Program – Appropriations

The Canadian grain quantity assurance system assures the weight of grain loaded into or discharged from conveyances and in storage in the licensed terminal and transfer elevator system to meet the requirements of the grain industry from producers to customers. Daily provision of grain weighing services as mandated by the Canada Grain Act forms a major part of the Quantity Assurance System. To maintain relevancy and to address constantly changing industry demands, ongoing technical support is provided in support of the grain quantity assurance system.

Producer Protection Program – Revolving Fund

Quantity Assurance Program – Revolving Fund

Quality Assurance Program – Revolving Fund

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services – Revolving Fund

Internal Services – Appropriations

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2009–10 Main Estimates			2008–09
		Budgetary		Total	Main Estimates
	Operating	Capital	Less:
			Revenues
			credited
			to the vote
Internal Services – Revolving Fund	7,852	235	. . . . .	8,087	. . . . .
Grain Quality Research Program – Appropriations	3,212	153	. . . . .	3,365	4,542
Internal Services – Appropriations	1,332	34	. . . . .	1,366	. . . . .
Producer Protection Program – Appropriations	574	12	. . . . .	586	791
Quality Assurance Program – Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Quantity Assurance Program – Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Producer Protection Program – Revolving Fund	346	7	493	(140)	(45)
Quantity Assurance Program – Revolving Fund	9,159	214	11,719	(2,346)	(55)
Quality Assurance Program – Revolving Fund	22,790	648	29,159	(5,721)	(20)
	45,264	1,303	41,370	5,197	5,213

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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