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Section I: Departmental Overview

Ministers' Messages

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women

Ministre du Patrimoine canadien et de la Condition féminine

I am pleased to present the Department of Canadian Heritage's 2006-2007 Report on Plans and Priorities .

This document outlines the Department's corporate direction for the next fiscal year and illustrates the fundamental role it plays in the lives of all Canadians. It does this by ensuring the development and promotion of arts and culture, sport, national celebrations and citizenship, and industries such as broadcasting, sound recording, publishing, film and new media.

Rapid technological advances are challenging many of our traditional approaches. At the same time, they provide unprecedented access to our culture and heritage. By encouraging innovation, creativity, linguistic duality and cultural diversity, the Department will meet the challenges of the 21st century and contribute to building a country in which all Canadians can express and share their diverse cultural experiences with each other and the world.

It is essential to offer relevant audio and video media content and strong Canadian broadcasting services that Canadians choose in the midst of an increasingly fragmented environment. We must understand the new technologies and the different ways in which Canadians are receiving and consuming their entertainment, information programs and services. We must also ensure that the rights of creators are balanced with the accessibility of their works to Canadians.

At the same time, we must work to increase the important role of our cultural industries —which account for approximately $39 billion in economic activity and employ over 600,000 people—in our social and economic development. This means providing meaningful programs, policies and support, at the best value possible, while being fully accountable for public funds.

Finally, our official languages and our core values, such as openness and inclusion, must continue to be the central pillars of our society, as they are essential elements of our national identity. The Department is committed to recognizing the differing realities of official-language minority communities in our policies and programs.

These are the issues I, along with my colleagues, the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister for Sport, the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, and the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, intend to focus on.

Together we will channel our efforts to achieve these goals, thereby ensuring that the Department of Canadian Heritage is active in building a strong and united Canada.

Beverley J. Oda

Message from the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister for Sport

Sport and physical activity help maintain Canadians' health, strengthen our communities, and, in the case of high‑performance sport, raise the profile of our country and our values on the international scene.

Our government is committed to developing sport in Canada. In 2006-2007, we are investing $57 million in national sport organizations, and other organizations that support the integrity and sustainability of the Canadian sport system, $27 million in direct assistance to high-performance athletes, and $11 million in the Own the Podium initiative in winter sports to achieve our goals of first in medals at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver-Whistler and top 3 in gold medals at the 2010 Paralympics. We will also invest $12 million in enhanced excellence funding for summer sports. Overall, the government is investing a total of $140 million in amateur sport to achieve the objectives of the Canadian Sport Policy of: enhanced excellence, enhanced capacity, and enhanced interaction.

Over the next year, we plan to implement a number of new measures to achieve these objectives. We will implement the Policy on Sport for Persons with a Disability and the Policy on Aboriginal Peoples' Participation in Sport, to make it easier for children of all backgrounds to participate in sport. With provincial and territorial governments, we will develop a revised financial framework for hosting the Canada Games. We will develop a new Federal Policy for Hosting International Sport Events in order to maximize the benefits of sport hosting for sport development and for all communities and all Canadians. We will continue our support of the revised National Coaching Certification Program and, with our national funding partners, permanently establish the Canadian Sport Review Panel.

As President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister for Sport, I look forward to working with my colleagues, our federal partners, provinces and territories, sport organizations, and the private sector to continue to make Canada a leading sport nation.

Michael D. Chong

Message from the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver–Whistler Olympics

It is my pleasure to serve Canadians as the Minister for the Vancouver–Whistler Olympics, under the Department of Canadian Heritage portfolio.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are among the world's largest sport events and one of the most significant international events. In addition to sport, they highlight culture, arts, and are a true unifying force for nations around the world.

The Government of Canada recognizes the tremendous potential of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. With some three billion people from across the globe watching, we will welcome the world and demonstrate some of our nation's greatest attributes, such as openness, diversity, respect, and quality of life.

The Games provide a myriad of opportunities. Economic spin offs, improved infrastructure, cultural and social benefits, and Aboriginal participation will be just some of the legacies that Canadians from across the country will experience long after the games have ended.

Hosting an event of this magnitude is a huge undertaking that requires long-term planning and coordination across government and with our partners. As such, the Government of Canada is pleased to have contributed $497 million to the event, including $235 million to improve and build athletic facilities and operate venues to ensure that Canadian athletes reap benefits before, during, and after the Games.

As a proud and committed partner for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, we look forward to delivering the best possible Games that all Canadians can be proud of.

David Emerson

Message from the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages

Our country is recognized throughout the world for its cultural richness and linguistic duality. The Government of Canada recognizes this richness and is committed to pursuing the ideal of a Canada in which all citizens can live and work in English or French.

Official-language is a horizontal issue which enlists some 200 federal institutions. The Department of Canadian Heritage plays a key role in this area, as the 2006–2007 Report on Plans and Priorities demonstrates. This report outlines what we intend to achieve with respect to promotion of our linguistic duality, second‑language teaching, and support for official-language minority communities. The Department's horizontal coordination activities will be reflected in the 2006–2007 Departmental Performance Report.

The Government of which I am a part is determined to build bridges between Canadians across the country and to encourage mutual understanding. This, in turn, will help build a stronger, more united Canada. To do this, we are committed to strengthening the vitality of official-language minority communities and to promoting linguistic duality. Within this context, I will work in close collaboration with all of my Cabinet colleagues to ensure that linguistic duality is an integral part of the decision-making process and the development of programs and policies.

I am especially pleased to work with my colleague, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women Beverley J. Oda, to encourage the development of English- and French‑speaking communities across Canada. As Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, I see 2006–2007 as an opportunity to breathe new life into efforts to promote and strengthen the Canadian Francophonie, as well as our official languages, one of our country's main assets for today and in the years to come.

Josée Verner

Management Representation Statement

I submit for tabling in Parliament, the 2006–2007 Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP) for the Department of Canadian Heritage.

This document has been prepared based on the reporting principles contained in the Guide for the Preparation of Part III of the 2006–2007 Estimates: Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental Performance Reports.

• It adheres to the specific reporting requirements outlined in the TBS guidance;
• It is based on the Department's approved Program Activity Architecture structure as reflected in its MRRS;
• It presents consistent, comprehensive, balanced and accurate information;
• It provides a basis of accountability for the results achieved with the resources and authorities entrusted to it; and
• It reports finances based on approved planned spending numbers from the Treasury Board Secretariat.

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Judith A. LaRocque Deputy Minister	Date

Operating Environment

Mandate, Roles and Responsibilities

Canadian Heritage is the federal government department responsible for arts, culture, sport, and citizen participation.

The Department and its legislative mandate are established under the Canadian Heritage Act. Other specific Acts fall under the Department.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, is assisted by other ministers with responsibilities related to Canadian Heritage:

• the Honourable Michael Chong, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for Sport;
  
  
• the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics; and
  
  
• the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages.
  
  

The Department ofCanadian Heritage Act sets out the Department's role and responsibilities in the areas of “Canadian identity and values, cultural development, and heritage”. These responsibilities explicitly include:

• the promotion of a greater understanding of human rights, fundamental freedoms and related values;
• multiculturalism;
• the arts, including cultural aspects of the status of the artist;
• cultural heritage and industries, including performing arts, visual and audio-visual arts, publishing, sound recording, film, video and literature;
• the encouragement, promotion and development of amateur sport;
• the advancement of the equality of status and use of English and French and the enhancement and development of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada;
• state ceremonial and Canadian symbols;
• broadcasting, except with respect to spectrum management and the technical aspects of broadcasting;
• the formulation of cultural policy, including the formulation of cultural policy as it relates to foreign investment and copyright;
• the conservation, exportation and importation of cultural property; and
• national museums, archives and libraries.

The Department connects with Canadians through 5 regional offices and 22 points of service located across the country and through a comprehensive Internet site: (http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca). In addition, the Department connects internationally through five Cultural Trade Development Officers located outside the country in strategic areas to stimulate international cultural trade.

Canadian Heritage Portfolio

Canadian Heritage consists of a portfolio in the Government of Canada of 19 organizations, including Crown corporations and the Department. The portfolio agencies and Crown corporations are among the key Canadian institutions that support the creation, promotion and dissemination of cultural and artistic expression, and the preservation of Canadian culture and history.

The 19 organizations under the Canadian Heritage umbrella are:

• the Department of Canadian Heritage (including the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Canadian Heritage Information Network);
• nine Crown corporations: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canada Science and Technology Museum (including the Canada Agriculture Museum and the Canada Aviation Museum), the Canadian Museum of Civilization (including the Canadian War Museum), the Canadian Museum of Nature, the National Gallery of Canada (including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography), the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and the National Arts Centre;
• five agencies: the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (an independent regulatory authority), Library and Archives Canada, the National Battlefields Commission, the National Film Board of Canada and Status of Women Canada;
• three public service organizations: the Public Service Commission of Canada, the renamed Public Service Labour Relations Board (formerly the Public Service Staff Relations Board), and the newly established Public Service Staffing Tribunal; and
• the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, an administrative tribunal for which the Department serves as Secretariat.

The Department and each agency produce an individual Report on Plans and Priorities. The Crown corporations prepare corporate plans, the summaries of which are tabled in Parliament or are subject to the accountability requirements of their enabling legislation.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women is responsible for ensuring that the major orientations of the agencies and Crown corporations within the portfolio support the government's priorities. The Minister is also responsible to Parliament for the resources allocated to all organizations in the Portfolio.

Machinery of Government Changes

In February 2006, the Government of Canada announced changes to the machinery of government that impacted the Department of Canadian Heritage and its portfolio in the following ways:

• the National Capital Commission was transferred from the Canadian Heritage portfolio to the portfolio of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; and
• the Official Languages Secretariat was transferred from the Privy Council Office to Canadian Heritage.

Summary Information

Raison d'être

The Department of Canadian Heritage seeks to contribute to a cohesive and creative Canada in which all Canadians have opportunities to participate in the nation's cultural and civic life. The Department's two interrelated strategic outcomes that support its mission are:

• Canadians express and share their diverse cultural experiences with each other and the world; and
• Canadians live in an inclusive society built on intercultural understanding and citizen participation.

Canadian Heritage's strategic outcomes shape the policies, programs and services it offers to Canadians. The outcomes are intricately linked to the Government of Canada outcomes related to strengthening Canada's social foundations. These are:

• an inclusive society that promotes linguistic duality and diversity; and
• a vibrant Canadian culture and heritage.

Resources of the Department of Canadian Heritage
	2006–2007	2007–2008	2008–2009
Financial resources (in millions of dollars)	1,472.0	1,209.2	1,166.4
Human resources (in full-time equivalents)	2,511	2,518	2,512

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