Details on Transfer Payments Programs
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Western Diversification Program
Start Date: 1987-1988
End Date: On-going
Description: This program was designed to promote economic development and diversification in Western Canada and advance the interests of Western Canada in national policy, program and project development and implementation.
Strategic Outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.
Results Achieved:
- A strengthened western innovation system.
- An expanded business sector in Western Canada.
- Increased investment in strategic federal/regional economic development priorities that improves the viability, prosperity and quality of life in communities across Western Canada.
- A better understanding of Western Canada's needs, opportunities and aspirations inside and outside of the region leading to improved programs and services for western Canadians.
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Contributions | $369 | $317 | $1,322 | $1,322 | $35 | $1,287 |
Total Policy, Advocacy and Coordination | $369 | $317 | $1,322 | $1,322 | $35 | $1,287 |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Grants | $0 | $1000 | $1,475 | $500 | $500 | $975 |
Total Contributions | $173,717 | $185,742 | $19,148 | $18,673 | $6,042 | $13,106 |
Total Community Economic Development | $173,717 | $186,742 | $20,623 | $19,173 | $6,542 | $14,081 |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Grants | $0 | $0 | $1,654 | $0 | $0 | $1,654 |
Total Contributions | $21,459 | $23,372 | $22,345 | $24,545 | $25,445 | $(3,100) |
Total Business Development | $21,459 | $23,372 | $23,990 | $24,545 | $25,445 | $(1,455) |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Grants | $0 | $0 | $1,880 | $0 | $0 | $1,880 |
Total Contributions | $82,687 | $73,270 | $62,299 | $65,074 | $62,092 | $207 |
Total Innovation | $82,687 | $73,270 | $64,179 | $65,074 | $62,092 | $2,087 |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Western Diversification Program Grants & Contributions | $278,232 | $283,701 | $110,114 | $110,114 | $94,114 | $16,000 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): The variance in Community Economic Development and overall WDP is primarily due to transfer of a $16.0M commitment for Alberta/Saskatchewan Centenaries to future years.
Audit Completed or Planned: No audit is planned at this time.
Previous WDP audit was completed September 2009.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: The program authority will be evaluated in four separate evaluations, all of which will be completed by 2014-15.
Previous evaluation completed October 2008.
Engagement of applicants and recipients:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Community Futures Program
Start Date: May 18, 1995
End Date: On-going
Description: This program was designed to provide funding for a network of Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) across Canada with WD as the delivery department for the west. CFDCs are volunteer-led, non-profit organizations that lead strategic economic planning, and provide advice and commercial loans to local entrepreneurs, which foster economic development.
Strategic Outcome: The western Canadian economy is developed and diversified.
Results Achieved:
- Strategic community planning: Working with communities to assess local problems, establish objectives, plan and implement strategies to develop human, institutional and physical infrastructures, entrepreneurship, employment, and the economy.
- Business Services: Delivering a range of business, counseling and information services to small and medium sized enterprises.
- Access to capital: Provide capital to assist businesses or to help entrepreneurs to create new businesses.
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Contributions | $14,154 | $14,594 | $14,227 | $14,227 | $13,779 | $448 |
Total Program Activity | $14,154 | $14,594 | $14,227 | $14,227 | $13,779 | $448 |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Contributions | $17,800 | $14,651 | $14,227 | $14,227 | $13,779 | $428 |
Total Program Activity | $17,800 | $14,651 | $14,227 | $14,227 | $13,779 | $428 |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Community Futures Program - Contributions | $31,954 | $29,245 | $28,454 | $28,454 | $27,578 | $876 |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): n/a
Audit completed or planned: No audit is planned at this time.
Evaluation completed or planned: Next evaluation will be conducted in 2013-14.
Last evaluation completed in 2008.
Engagement of applicants and recipients:
Name of Transfer Payment Program: Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (RInC)
Start Date: May 11, 2009
End Date: October 31, 2011
Description: RInC is a contribution program aimed at addressing the short-term impacts of the global economic downturn felt in communities across Western Canada. RInC will normally focus on the rehabilitation or repair of existing recreational infrastructure facilities.
Strategic Outcome: Communities in Western Canada are economically viable
Results Achieved: The focus of RInC is to provide timely, targeted and temporary economic stimulus for local communities and help mitigate the impacts of the global recession by increasing the total amount of construction activity related to recreational infrastructure.
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
2011-12 Planned Spending |
2011-12 Total Authorities |
2011-12 Actual Spending |
Variance(s) | |
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Total Contributions | $43,228 | $91,086 | $0 | $14,492 | $12,438 | $(12,438) |
Total Program Activity | $43,228 | $91,086 | $0 | $14,492 | $12,438 | $(12,438) |
Comment(s) on Variance(s): This program was announced in Budget 2009 as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan. In December 2010, the Government of Canada announced that this program would be extended to October 31, 2011 (previous program end date was March 31, 2011). WD requested the authority to transfer $14.5 M of unspent funds from 2010-11 funding through the 2011-12 Supplementary Estimates to meet contractual obligations. Upon final accounting from all recipients, $2.1M was identified as surplus funding.
Audit Completed or Planned: No audit is planned at this time.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: No evaluation is planned at this time.
Engagement of applicants and recipients:
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