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Horizontal Initiatives
Over the next three years, Environment Canada will be involved in the following horizontal initiatives either as the lead or as a partner.
2008-2009
- Canadian Biotechnology Strategy
- Canadian Group on Earth Observation
- Canadian Rural Partnership
- Chemicals Management Plan
- Clean Air Agenda
- Ecosystem Initiatives
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan
- Implementation of the Species at Risk Act
- Youth Employment Strategy
For further information on the above-mentioned horizontal initiatives, see: www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/profil_e.asp.
| Horizontal Initiative: | Canadian Group on Earth Observations (CGEO) | |||||
| Lead Department: | Environment Canada | |||||
| Start Date: July 2003 | End Date: Ongoing | |||||
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Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): No new funds - annual multi-departmental contributions |
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| Description: Interdepartmental secretariat established to coordinate Canada's participation in the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and advance coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations in Canada. Funded through annual interdepartmental transfers and in-kind contributions. | ||||||
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| Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from start to end date) | Planned Spending for 2008-2009 | Expected Results for 2008-2009 | |
| Environment Canada | n/a | Weather and Environmental Monitoring | $ not available | $200,000 |
Federal Earth Observation Strategy initiated
Working committees of the Canadian Group on Earth Observations (Soil Moisture, Arctic, and Data Policy) making active progress Canadian Group on Earth Observations engaged in the Americas initiatives of the Group on Earth Observations System of Systems Bilateral activities with the United States initiated |
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| Natural Resources Canada | n/a | Earth Sciences Sector | $ not available | $10,000 | as above | |
| Canadian Forest Service | $ not available | as above | ||||
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | n/a | Science and Technology | $ not available | $20,000 | as above | |
| National Land and Water Information Service | $ not available | $20,000 | as above | |||
| Canadian Space Agency | n/a | Earth Observations | $ not available | $40,000 | as above | |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | n/a | Science and Technology | $ not available | $10,000 | as above | |
| Health Canada | n/a | Radiation | $ not available | $20,000 | as above | |
| Statistics Canada | n/a | Agriculture | $ not available | $10,000 | as above | |
| Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada | n/a | Environment | $ not available | $50,000 | as above | |
| Total: | $ | $380,000 | ||||
| Results to be achieved by non-federal partners: Not applicable | ||||||
| Contact information: Michael Manore, Director, Canadian Group on Earth Observations Secretariat, 588 Booth St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y7 613-947-4913 mike.manore@ec.gc.ca | ||||||
| Horizontal Initiative: | Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative | |||||
| Lead Department: | Environment Canada | |||||
| Start Date: April 1, 2005 | End Date: March 31, 2010 | |||||
| Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $40 million over five years | ||||||
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Description: The 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern is a funding element of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative (GLBEI).
The Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative is a model of horizontal integration. Its purpose is to ensure that Canada's commit ments under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) are met and to ensure a healthy Great Lakes environment. The Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Initiative is led by Environment Canada; the Ecosystem Initiative currently engages seven other federal departments and agencies and provides the federal focal point for cooperation with the Government of Ontario at the provincial level and with the Government of the United States at the federal and state levels. The Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) is the mechanism used to harmonize federal and provincial objectives and to coordinate actions in support of commitments under the GLWQA. The Binational Executive Committee brings together federal, state and provincial agencies from Canada and the United States to plan and manage initiatives developed pursuant to the agreement that require binational coordination. The Ecosystem Approach employed to restore and maintain environmental quality in the Great Lakes basin and the binational and multi-jurisdictional nature of the resource require a high degree of horizontal integration of science, of policy and of program implementation; this integration is provided for through the GLBEI. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem are not funding agreements but cooperative agreements between government entities committed to working together to restore and enhance water quality in the Great Lakes basin. Funding for the GLBEI was first received in 1989 through a Treasury Board submission entitled the Great Lakes Action Plan Phase I, which was renewed twice (in 1994 and 2000) and was extended in March 2005 as the 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern. The 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern is the current formal funding agreement that is relevant to this update. |
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| Shared Outcome(s): Through the leadership and horizontal coordination provided by the GLBEI, federal departments, provincial ministries, and U.S. federal and state agencies are united in a shared, results-based agenda and a vision for a healthy and prosperous Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. Shared outcomes include a healthy environment, healthy citizens and sustainable communities. | ||||||
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Governance Structure(s): The current GLBEI is a partnership of seven Government of Canada departments and one agency: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Transport Canada. They work within the framework
of the Federal Great Lakes Program.
Together with other stakeholders, they have established a shared vision of a healthy, prosperous and sustainable Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. The Government of Canada's role in achieving this vision is one of leadership, stewardship and cooperation with partners to ensure that past and present environmental problems are addressed and future problems averted. Funding for the Government of Canada GLBEI was renewed in 2005 as the 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern. The initiative consists of $40 million over five years ($8 million per year) targeted at continuing the environmental restoration of key aquatic Areas of Concern identified under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. This funding is managed by Environment Canada, and most of the resources remain within Environment Canada with the exception of a small portion that is transferred to Fisheries and Oceans Canada as per five-year work plans that are updated on a yearly basis. Environment Canada also contributes additional resources. In the first year of the Action Plan, the Department contributed an additional $8.9 million. As of 2006-2007, the GLBEI has been unable to track Great Lakes resources as a result of the implementation of a new departmental financial system. It is estimated, however, that an additional $4-5 million per year will be dedicated to Great Lakes work. Ontario is a key partner in conserving and protecting human health and environmental quality in the Great Lakes basin. It is an essential partner in ensuring that Canada's commitments under the GLWQA are met. Along with the eight federal departments/agencies, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources are signatories to the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, which provides the framework for coordinated, cooperative, and integrated efforts in the basin. First signed in 1971, the Canada-Ontario Agreement has undergone a series of renewals, the most recent being in the summer of 2007. The current agreement expires in March 2010. The Great Lakes Executive Committee is the senior federal management body within the Canadian Federal Great Lakes Program. It is responsible for ensuring that Canada's commitments under the GLWQA are met through the effective and efficient delivery of the Federal Great Lakes Program. The role of the committee is to approve strategic directions and priorities for the Federal Great Lakes Program; coordinate federal positions, strategies, and initiatives in support of binational activities and discussions; and establish direction for and review annual spending of resources under the 2005-2010 Great Lakes Action Plan for Areas of Concern via the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund. |
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| Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from start to end date) | Planned Spending for 2008-2009 | Expected Results for 2008-2009 | |
| Environment Canada | $37,618,000 | $7,415,000 |
Continue work to complete priority actions for delisting in four Areas of Concern
Make significant progress towards Remedial Action Plan implementation, environmental recovery and restoration of beneficial uses in the remaining 11 Areas of Concern |
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| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $ 2,382,000 | $585,000 | Continue planned research and monitoring activities to ensure the health of the fishery and of fish habitat in Areas of Concern | |||
| Total: | $40,000,000 |
$8,000,000 |
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Contact information: Alison Kennedy, A/Manager, 416-739-5913
For further information: www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakes/default.asp |
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| Horizontal Initiative: | Implementation of the Species at Risk Act | |||||
| Lead Department: | Environment Canada | |||||
| Program Activity: | Biodiversity is conserved and protected | |||||
| Start Date: 2000 | End Date: Ongoing (Current approval of sunsetting resources portion ends in 2011-2012) | |||||
| Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): $713 million | ||||||
| Description: This horizontal initiative supports the development and implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and the Species at Risk Act (SARA) that came fully into force in June 2004. Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada are the departments and agency responsible for the protection of species at risk under federal jurisdiction. The three departments received funds from Treasury Board in 2000 for the "Implementation of the National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk and their Critical Habitat", in 2003 for the "Implementation of the Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada" and in 2007 for "Delivering results under the Species at Risk Act ". | ||||||
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| Federal Partners | Federal Partner Program Activity (PA) | Programs for Federal Partners | Total Allocation (from start to end date) | Planned Spending for 2008-2009 | Expected Results for 2008-2009 | |
| Environment Canada | Environment Canada Species at Risk Program | $424,000,000 | $50,970,500 |
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| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Fisheries and Oceans Canada Species at Risk Program | $176,500,000 | $24,806,000 | |||
| Parks Canada | Parks Canada Species at Risk Program | $102,500,000 | $13,481,000 | |||
| Total: | $713,000,000 | $89,257,500 | ||||
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Results to be achieved by non-federal partners: Assessment and reassessment of species, subspecies and populations by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Leveraged funding and various public- and private-sector stewardship activities for the protection of species at risk habitat through the Habitat Stewardship Program Research and education efforts to recover Canadian species at risk through the Endangered Species Recovery Fund |
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Contact information: Mary Taylor Paul Kluckner |
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| Horizontal Initiative: | An Accelerated Action Plan for Federal Contaminated Sites - FCSAAP (Succeeded by the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP), approved March 2005) | ||||
| Lead Department: | Environment Canada and Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | ||||
| Start Date: April 1, 2003 (FCSAP in effect since April 2005) | End Date: FCSAAP funding to March 31, 2008. Replaced by FCSAP in April 2005, which is expected to be 12 to 15 years. Currently, funding has been approved until March 31, 2010. | ||||
| Total Funding Allocated (FCSAAP and FCSAP): $1,629.1 million | |||||
| Description: The Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan (FCSAAP) and its successor program, the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP), provide a long-term mechanism to address federal contaminated sites having the highest human health and ecological risks. At the end of March 2004, federal contaminated sites represented a financial liability of approximately $3.5 billion. Although responsibility for the actual management and remediation of federal contaminated sites rests with responsible custodial departments, the overall program is administered jointly by Environment Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. | |||||
| Shared Outcomes: Reduce federal financial liability and risks to human health and the environment, including fish habitat. Increase public confidence in the overall management of federal real property through the effective risk management or remediation of individual federal contaminated sites. | |||||
| Governance Structure for FCSAAP and its successor program, FCSAP: Federal Contaminated Sites Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering Committee is supported by the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group (CSMWG) and the FCSAP Secretariat (Environment Canada), which provides overall program coordination. | |||||
| Federal Partners Involved in Each Program | Total Approved (2003-2010)** | Planned Spending for 2007-2008 | Expected Results for 2007-2008*** | ||
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | $3,446,249 | $1,446,000 | Remediation and risk management for 1 project (1 site) Assessment of approximately 37 sites* |
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| Canada Border Services Agency | $1,363,040 | $341,360 | Remediation and risk management for 2 projects (2 sites) | ||
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | $183,783 | $0 | Not applicable | ||
| Correctional Service Canada | $2,165,850 | $247,670 | Remediation and risk management for 2 projects (2 sites) |
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| Environment Canada |
$83,133,187 (Includes secretariat, expert support, and Environment Canada project funds) |
$16,448,793 | Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the ecological risk evaluation of federal contaminated sites Provision of ecological risk assessment training and guidance Supports the Assistant Deputy Ministers Steering committee and CSMWG, administers non-financial aspects of the program including management of project selection process, and development and maintenance of secure website and reporting Remediation and risk management for 8 projects (174 sites) Assessment of approximately 216 sites* |
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| Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
$61,633,860 (Includes expert support and Fisheries and Oceans Canada project funds) |
$15,665,534 | Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the risk management of federal contaminated sites Participation in the project submission process including review of information provided by departments and provision of fish habitat portion of ecological risk evaluation score Remediation and risk management for 91 projects (130 sites) Assessment of approximately 335 sites* |
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| Health Canada | $44,539,133 (Includes expert support and Health Canada project funds) | $8,011,285 |
Provision of scientific and technical advice to custodial departments with respect to the human health risk management of federal contaminated sites Provision of human health risk assessment training and guidance Participation in the project submission process including review of human health related information provided by departments and provision of human health risk score Remediation and risk management for 10 projects (10 sites) |
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| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | $581,440,541 | $113,137,895 | Northern Affairs - Remediation and risk management for 28 projects (28 sites) Assessment of approximately 39 sites Indian and Inuit Affairs - Remediation and risk management at 33 projects (47 sites) Assessment of approximately 1,042 sites* |
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| Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated | $382,000 | $92,000 | Remediation and risk management for 1 project (1 site) |
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| National Defence | $342,801,458 | $57,514,473 | Remediation and risk management for 48 projects (66 sites) Assessment of approximately 164 sites |
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| Natural Resources Canada | $1,257,000 | $278,000 | Assessment of 6 sites* | ||
| National Capital Commission | $1,551,452 | $800,800 |
Remediation and risk management for 2 projects (2 sites)
Assessment of 69 sites* |
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| Parks Canada | $8,929,060 | $2,452,037 | Remediation and risk management for 10 projects (12 sites) Assessment of approximately 34 sites* |
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| Public Works and Government Services Canada | $19,002,194 (Includes expert support and PWGSC project funds) | $5,196,225 | Remediation and risk management at 16 projects (18 sites) Assessment of approximately 23 sites* Development of project management tools, dissemination of information on innovative technologies and technologies used at individual projects |
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| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | $12,334,580 | $5,429,100 | Remediation and risk management for 12 projects (13 sites) Assessment of approximately 371 sites* |
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| Transport Canada | $69,023,004 | $12,519,948 | Remediation and risk management for 15 projects (18 sites) Assessment of 1 site* |
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| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | $2,266,971 | $481,363 | Ensures consistency with Treasury Board policies on management of federal contaminated sites, reviews financial aspects of proposals, administers fund and advises Environment Canada on monitoring of government-wide progress | ||
| Unallocated program management resources | $1,000,000 ($500,000 in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010) | $0 | Not available | ||
| Accommodation charges | $7,117,071 | $1,367,467 | |||
| TOTAL | $1,243,570,433 | $241,429,950 | |||
| *The assessment process includes the first five steps of the ten-step process for addressing a contaminated site as described in A Federal Approach to Contaminated Sites (2000), (e.g. identification, historical review, initial testing, classification and detailed testing). | |||||
| Results to be achieved by non-federal partners: Not applicable | |||||
| Contact: | Approved by: | Date Approved: | |||
**Approved funding as of June 13, 2007
***The spending results will become available in the FCSAP 2007-2008 Annual Report.
