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How is your department planning to meet the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement?

Green procurement has been identified as a key aspect of the CFIA environmental management program. The CFIA Environmental Policy commits the CFIA to working within the federal government framework for greening government operations.
Under the CFIA’s Environmental Management Program, procurement considerations are reflected in plans and strategies for managing other environmental aspects i.e. ozone-depleting substances phase-outs, energy audits, waste reduction initiatives and increasing the hybrid fleet.
One of the current CFIA targets for green procurement is aimed at providing procurement personnel and material managers with the knowledge and awareness to apply green procurement consideration in their day-to-day work tasks.

As well, the CFIA's Contracting Policy now requires competitive requests for proposals to include, where applicable, environmental criteria.

The CFIA continues to progress in meeting the objectives of the Policy on Green Procurement as we become more knowledgeable in this area and as more tools become available such as PWGSC standing offers which incorporate green criteria.

Has your department established green procurement targets?

Yes

Describe the green procurement targets that have been set by your department and indicate the associated benefits anticipated.

Green procurement target # 1 – 100 per cent of material managers and procurement personnel will have attended green procurement training by 2010.

Materiel managers and Procurement Officers will complete the Green Procurement Course (C215) provided by the CSPS by 2009-2010. In order to make sound financial and ethical decisions, it is very important to put in place strategies for successfully incorporating environmental performance considerations into procurement decisions. This online course introduces the Policy on Green Procurement and provides detailed strategies for applying its principles throughout the procurement process. Participants will define requirements, evaluate products and services, identify the major eco-labelling organizations and learn to use life-cycle analysis and other tools when purchasing environmentally preferable products and services.

Name of Horizontal Initiative: National Aquatic Animal Health Program (NAAHP)

Name of lead department(s): Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

Lead department program activity: Aquatic Animal Health Management to International Standards

Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2005

End date of the Horizontal Initiative: Ongoing

Total federal funding allocation (start to end date): $59M (2005-06 to 2010-11) plus $10.33M ongoing

Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The NAAHP will protect Canada’s aquatic resource productivity by minimizing the risk of introducing infectious diseases of concern to Canada; by removing non-tariff trade barriers imposed by trade partners because Canada does not meet international trade standards for regulatory disease control measures; and by allowing Canada to apply control measures on imports that pose a risk of disease introduction into Canada. The NAAHP is built on the CFIA’s animal health management and legislative framework and on DFO’s laboratory infrastructure and aquatic animal health research expertise. The CFIA provides overall program direction under the authority of the Health of Animals Act and the field operations capability for aquaculture surveillance, emergency response measures, export certification and import controls. DFO performs the surveillance and monitoring activities for wild resources, and delivers and oversees the diagnostic and research support responsibilities. Ongoing funding was obtained through an approved Treasury Board submission.

Shared outcome(s): Sustainable Aquatic Resource Productivity and Internationally Competitive Aquatic Animal Resource Based Industries.

Governance structure(s): The CFIA is the federal lead for delivery of the NAAHP. Respective federal roles and responsibilities are outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding co-signed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). A steering committee was established, consisting of Director General-level officials from both organizations, who are responsible for strategic direction, monitoring and analysis of the program implementation of the NAAHP. The CFIA Director of the Aquatic Animal Health Division and the DFO Director of Aquatic Animal Health Science Branch are also members of the steering committee. Stakeholder input on development of the NAAHP is managed through an Aquatic Animal Health Committee (AAHC), which includes provincial and territorial authorities for aquaculture and wild fisheries resource management, veterinary association representatives, Aboriginal groups and wild and farmed industry stakeholders. Progress with program development and implementation of the NAAHP is reported to the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers CFIA Committee (CFIA-CCFAM), and to the Agriculture Federal/Provincial/Territorial Regulatory ADM committees.

($ millions)

Federal Partners	Federal Partner Program Activity (PA)	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2009-10	Expected Results for 2009-10
Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Aquatic Animal Health Management to International Standards	National Aquatic Animal Health Program	$32.13M over 5 years (plus $6.35M ongoing)26	$6.35M26	Regulatory amendments based on full consultation (FPT, Aboriginal Groups, & WTO); Initiation of discussion on FPT MOUs on Emergency Response & delineation of Domestic Disease Control zones; Priority policies and procedures required to enforce revised regulations; NAAHP integration into priority IMIT systems (SIMS, AIRS, ICTS, IPS, CEMRS) & linkage to DFO LIMS; Training modules for key NAAHP implementation activities.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Diagnostics and Research	National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Management System	$26.92M over 5 years (plus $3.98M ongoing)26	$3.98M26	Laboratory standards & tracking system that meets international requirements for audit/challenge of export certificates and/or import controls, and ISO 17025 Laboratory Accreditation
Total			$59.05M	$10.33M

Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A

Contact information: Sharon McGladdery, ((613) 221-1487; 613-668-6492)
Stephen Stephen, (613) 990-0292