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SECTION III - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Table 1: Departmental Links to Government of Canada Outcomes

Strategic Outcome: Canada's natural capital is restored, conserved, and enhanced.
	Planned Spending ($ millions)			Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Biodiversity is conserved and protected	141.0	135.9	131.6	Clean and Healthy Environment
Water is clean, safe and secure	94.8	100.7	92.7
Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes	32.9	30.7	29.9
Strategic Outcome: Weather and environmental predictions and services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians.
	Planned Spending ($ millions)			Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences decision-making	130.2	127.9	124.2	Clean and Healthy Environment
Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions	153.0	154.0	149.4
Strategic Outcome: Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste.
	Planned Spending ($ millions)			Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced	198.0	194.2	190.6	Clean and Healthy Environment
Canadians adopt sustainable consumption and production approaches	49.5	50.6	65.2
Risks to Canadians, their health, and their environment from air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced	152.0	156.9	153.5
Strategic Outcome: Sustainable urban development and infrastructure renewal in the Toronto Waterfront area
	Planned Spending ($ millions)			Alignment to Government of Canada Outcome Area
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Revitalization of the Toronto Waterfront	87.1	126.0	16.4	Strong Economic Growth
Harbourfront Corporation	5.0	5.0	5.0	A vibrant Canadian Culture and Heritage

Table 2: Sustainable Development Strategy

Environment Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) 2007-2009 highlights key commitments to be undertaken in support of departmental and federal strategic goals during that three year period. These commitments reflect our overall approach to furthering sustainable development, which centres on strengthening the Department's capacity to integrate social and economic considerations into our decision-making processes and continuing to provide the environmental information, programs and services that enable Canadians to better integrate the true value of the environment into their decision making.

As we continue to implement our strategy, our key area of focus is ensuring that progress toward reaching our sustainable development goals also supports departmental Strategic Outcomes. To this effect, the Sustainable Development Strategy now builds on the departmental Program Activity Architecture and aligns each sustainable development commitment to a departmental Strategic Outcome or to Internal Services supporting the departmental Strategic Outcomes:

1. Strategic Outcome 1	Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste
2. Strategic Outcome 2	Weather and environmental predictions and services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians
3. Strategic Outcome 3	Canada 's natural capital is restored, conserved and enhanced
4. Internal Services	Integration and Enabling Services contribute to achieving departmental Strategic Outcomes

Each of these goals is supported by intermediate and shorter-term outcomes under the Sustainable Development Strategy, as outlined in the logic model that follows. Performance measures are currently in place at the level of activities to support sustainable development commitments. Performance measures at the intermediate and strategic outcome levels will be those established for the departmental Program Activity Architecture.

Each commitment is tagged to one or more of the six federal sustainable development goals (for details, please refer to www.sdinfo.gc.ca/reports/en/sd_guide/c2.cfm#s2_5). This enables us to advance sustainable development at the federal level while concurrently working to achieve departmental Strategic Outcomes.

In response to a recommendation of the 2007 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Environment Canada committed to conduct, in collaboration with other departments, a thorough review to identify means of improving the government's approach to sustainable development strategies. We are therefore acting on our commitment to provide leadership, guidance and coordination of the federal Sustainable Development Strategy process by exploring options to promote greater government-wide coherence and effectiveness in achieving sustainable development.

Logic Model

Attain the highest level of environmental quality as a means to enhance the health and well-being of Canadians, preserve our natural environment, and advance our long-term competitiveness for current and future generations
1. Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste	2. Weather and environmental services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians	3. Canada's natural capital is restored, conserved, and enhanced	4. Integration and Enabling Services contribute to achieving departmental Strategic Outcomes
1.1 Risks to Canadians, their health, and their environment from toxic and other harmful substances, air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced	2.1 Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences decision-making	3.1 Biodiversity is conserved and protected	4.1 Integrated policy advice, communications and information strategies enable effective decision-making
1.2. Canadians adopt sustainable consumption and production approaches	2.2 Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions	3.2 Water is clean, safe and secure	4.2 Relations with other governments and partners are effectively managed in support of environmental priorities
		3.3 Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes	4.3 High quality corporate services and advice enable the Department to meet its strategic objectives
Outcomes and Commitments as outlined in Environment Canada's 2007-2009 Sustainable Development Strategy (please see www.ec.gc.ca/sd-dd_consult/SDS2007/index_e.cfm)

Other Supplementary Tables

The following supplementary tables are available electronically. They can be found on the Treasury Board Secretariat website at www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2008-2009/info/info-eng.asp

• Details of Transfer Payments
• Evaluations
• Foundation (Conditional Grants)
• Green Procurement
• Horizontal Initiatives
• Internal Audits
• Progress Toward the Department's Regulatory Plan
• Services Received without Charge
• Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
• Status Report on Major Crown Projects
• Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity
• User Fees

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