WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
30 March 2004 
 (04-1438) 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1  
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement  
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
 
CANADA 
  
 The following communication, dated 26 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada.  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... ...............4
 
I. INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMMES.............................................................................................4  
1. Aboriginal Economic Programmes .........................................................................................4  
2. Canadian Institute fo r Advanced Research............................................................................4  
3. Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education 
(CANARIE) ...................................................................................................................... .........5  
4. Defence Industry Pro ductivity Programme ...........................................................................5  
5. Economic And Regional Developmen t Agreements/General Development 
Agreements (ERDA) .............................................................................................................. ...6 
6. Northern Ontario Development Fund.....................................................................................7  
7. Ontario Base Closures Ad justment Programme....................................................................7  
8. Ontario Community Futures Programme..............................................................................8  
9. Small Business L oans Programme ..........................................................................................8  
10. Strategic Technologies Programme.........................................................................................9  
11. Industrial Research A ssistance Pr ogramme...........................................................................9  
12. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agen cy (ACOA) Assistance Programme ........................10  
13. Cooperation Programme........................................................................................................11  
14. Fisheries Alternative Programme (FAP) ..............................................................................11  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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 Canada-Quebec Subsidiary Agreement on the Economic Development of 
Quebec Regions ................................................................................................................. ......12  
16. Western Diversification Programme.....................................................................................13  
17. Western Economic Part nership Agreements .......................................................................13  
18. Service Delivery Ne twork Programme .................................................................................14  
19. IDÉE-PME ....................................................................................................................... .......14  
20. Community Developmen t Programme (PDC) .....................................................................15  
21. Coastal Quebec................................................................................................................. .......15  
22. Technology Partnerships Canada .........................................................................................16  
23. Community Futures Programme  - Western Canada ..........................................................16  
24. Community Futures Programme - Atlantic Provinces........................................................17  
25. Western Base Closures Adjustment Programme.................................................................17  
26. Community Economic Adjustment  Initiative Programme .................................................18  
27. Structured Financing Facility................................................................................................18  
28. Genome Canada.................................................................................................................. ....19  
II. OTHER CANADIAN PROGRAMMES (CULTURAL).....................................................19  
29. Book publishing Industry Development Programme ..........................................................19  
30. Loan Programme for Book Publishers .................................................................................20  
31. Publications Assistance Programme .....................................................................................21  
32. Emerging Publisher Grant Programme and Block Grants ................................................21  
33. Grants to Literary and Art Magazines programme ............................................................22  
III. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMES...................................................................................23  
A. COMPONENTS OF FARM INCOME PROTECTION ACT.................................................................23  
34. Crop Insurance ................................................................................................................. ......23  
35. Industrial Milk Subsidy........................................................................................................ ..23 
36. Province-Based Safety Net Initiatives ...................................................................................24  
B.  CROPS ............................................................................................................................... .........24  
37. Advance Payments Programme.............................................................................................24  
38. Spring Credit Advance Programme......................................................................................25  
39. Programme agroenvironnement al de soutien à la Stratégie phytosanitaire .....................26  
IV. FISHERIES PROGRAMMES ..............................................................................................26  
40. Atlantic Groundfish Licence Retirement Programme ........................................................26  
41. Pacific Selective Fishing Programme ....................................................................................27  
42. Pacific Fisheries Development Programme..........................................................................27  
43. Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Programme........................................................28  
44. The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy Early Retirement Programme.....................................28  
45. Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy A llocation Transfer Programme ........................................29   G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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 46. Fisheries Access Programme .................................................................................................29  
TABLE 1........................................................................................................................ .......................30  
TABLE 2........................................................................................................................ .......................31  
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INTRODUCTION 
 Canada’s notification comprises industrial,  cultural, fisheries and agricultural goods 
programmes, including assistance for research and development, shared cost federal/provincial 
assistance and regional development assistance.  The notification process is intended, for the purposes 
of transparency, to clarify the operation of programmes or measures.  In this regard, further to 
Article 25.7 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM), the notification 
does not prejudge the legal status, nature or e ffects of notified programmes or measures under the 
ASCM and GATT 1994.    
 
I. INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMMES 
1. Aboriginal Economic Programmes 
1. The Aboriginal Business Development and Join t Venture and Aboriginal Capital Corporation 
Programmes. 
 
2. The notification covers the fi scal years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of these programmes is to increase commercial enterprise activity by 
Aboriginal Canadians as a major step towards e nhancing their economic self-reliance.  They 
provide financial and advisory assistance at  various stages and for several aspects of 
enterprise development.  It is expected that  Aboriginal Canadians can gain substantial 
advantages from these programmes in the form of  an increase in the rate of enterprise 
formation, as well as greater survival and gr owth, and better performance of enterprises. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 
5. Assistance is provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions.
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programmes have a number of specific elements, with specific maximum cost-sharing ratio related to each.   
 6. The programmes provide assistance for business development promotion, and joint ventures 
and capital corporations owned by Aboriginal Canadians. 
 7. Industry Canada disbursed $32,360,623 in  FY 2000-2001 and $34,069,673 in FY 2001-2002. 
 8. The programmes were created in 1990. 
 
2. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research 
1. The Canadian Institute for A dvanced Research (CIAR) programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objectives of the financial assistance under the CIAR programme are for the 
enhancement of national productivity in researc h, development and e ducation, productivity 
                                                     
 
1 In this notification, a contribution  is a payment made to a for-profit or not-for-profit organization, 
which is made only after the expenses have been incurred for a project or programme; a grant  is a payment 
made to a not-for-profit organization, which may be paid prior to expenses being incurred for a project or programme.  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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 improvement in the manufacturing and service industries, and the development of future 
generations of information technologies. 
 4. The programme is administered under the legisl ative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act. 
 
5. Financial assistance is granted to the Canadi an Institute for Advanced  Research, which is a 
non-profit private institution.  From 1986 through 19 93, assistance was in the form of grants.  
Since 1994, assistance has been in the form of non-repayable contributions.  The formula for calculating federal assistance has varied over the year s.  It is currently calculated on the lesser 
of (a) 50 per cent of eligible costs, (b) 50 per cent of total revenues received by CIAR from all 
non-federal sources, or (c) a fixed amount (approximately $3.5 million). 
 6. The Institute supports networ ks of outstanding researchers across Canada to explore long-
term, complex problems of scientific, social and economic significance.   
 
7. The programme expenditures totalled $3,490, 000 in FY 2000-2001 and $3,490,000 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 8. The programme was established in 1986.  3. Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education 
(CANARIE) 
1. The Canadian Network for the Advancem ent of Research, Industry and Education 
(CANARIE) Programme. 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objectives of this not-for-profit organiza tion are (a) enhancement of national productivity 
in research, development and e ducation; (b) produc tivity improvement in the manufacturing 
and service industries; and (c) development of fu ture generations of information technologies. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of a grant and non-repayable contributions.  Maximum 
assistance is either 50 per cent or 100 per cent of  eligible costs depending on the type of 
project. 
 
6. Financial assistance is provided to CANARIE  Inc., a not-for-profit organization responsible 
for planning, implementation and management  of the CANARIE network for research and 
development projects that address the developm ent and testing of future generations of 
information technologies, and the diffusion and application of these technologies across 
industrial sectors. 
 
7. The expenditure totalled $5,660,000 in FY  2000-2001 and $12,425,000 in FY 2001-2002. 
  8. The programme was approved in April 1993 an d government commitments will be made until 
March 1999. 
 
4. Defence Industry Productivity Programme 
1. The Defence Industry Productivity Programme (DIPP). 
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 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The primary objective of this programme is to enhance Canada's economic growth through 
the promotion of viable defence or defen ce-related products.  Supporting objectives are to 
provide a defence industrial base and to de velop and maintain a defence technological 
capability. 
 4. The programme is administered under the legisl ative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act. 
 
5. Assistance is provided in the form of contri butions, repayable contri butions or conditionally 
repayable contributions, which represent up to 50 per cent of eligible costs. 
 6. Assistance is for research and developmen t (defence and defence-related products and 
associated technologies), source establishment (qua lified Canadian suppliers of defence and 
defence-related products), capital assistance (the  acquisition of advanced product equipment 
and modernization or upgrading of engineer ing or manufacturing capabilities) and market 
feasibility studies (specifications for defence -related products and market characteristics for 
products).  
 7. The expenditures totalled $54,665.94 in FY  2000-2001 and $83,538.50 in FY 2001-2002  
 
8. DIPP was developed in 1959 and has undergone numerous modifications since that time.  No 
new financial commitments have been made since 1 March 1995. 
 
5. Economic And Regional Development Ag reements/General Development Agreements 
(ERDA) 
1. In 1984, a series of framework agreements  were negotiated and signed by the federal 
government with each province.  The programme  is administered as well by a regional 
development agency. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective of these agreements is to im prove the economic and re gional development of 
each Province and to create an environment in which each Province can achieve its own economic potential through, in particular, the enhancement of their own competitiveness, the 
development and strengthening of ente rprises, and the creation of jobs. 
 
4. These agreements were administered under the legislative authority of the Department of 
Industry Act and its predecessors. 
 5. All of the agreements were co-chaired by the Provinces and assistance included grants, non-
repayable and repayable contributions, and loans. 
 
6. Under ERDAs, there were and continue to exist various sub-agreements that provide 
assistance to activities in a number of areas such as industrial development, science and 
technology, communications, tourism, small business development, etc. 
 
7. Industry Canada’s expenditures totalled $4,127,976 in FY 2000-2001 and Nil in FY 2001-
2002. 
 8. All of the sub-agreements referred to in pa ragraph 6 were approved at  different dates and no 
new financial commitments are being ma de under most of these sub-agreements.  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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6. Northern Ontario Development Fund 
1. Northern Ontario Development Fund. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objectives are to encourage the growth and diversification of the Northern Ontario 
economy, contributing to the developmen t of business and job opportunities. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 
5. Assistance is in the form of contributions or repayable contributions.  The programme has a 
number of elements, each with specific maximum sharing ratios, and these have varied over the years, generally between 33 per cent and 90 per cent. 
 
6. Assistance is provided primarily to not-for-p rofit organizations that support small- and 
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and comm unity economic development in Northern 
Ontario, and to third parties that provide fully repayable, commercially-based lending to 
SMEs.  Eligible projects include tourism development, community economic growth/ 
diversification initiatives, entrepreneurial sk ills development, marketing and feasibility 
studies, innovation and applied R&D, loan loss reserves and not-for-profit investment funds, 
aboriginal economic development and in formation and communications technology 
initiatives. 
 7. Expenditures totalled $31,169,234 in FY 2000-2001 and $56,600,000 in FY 2001-2002.  
8. Originally introduced in 1987, the fund was re-engineered in 1996-1997. 
 
7. Ontario Base Closures Adjustment Programme 
1. The Ontario Base Closures Adjustment Programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective is to assist co mmunities affected by the closure of military bases to deal with 
the economic impact of such closure.  The programme will assist communities to undertake 
planning studies, evaluate economic devel opment opportunities, and implement economic 
development measures. 
 
4. This programme is administered under the legi slative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of repa yable and non-repayable contributions.  Maximum 
assistance is either 50 per cent or 90 per cent of  eligible costs depending on the type of 
project. Contributions would be repayable in the circumstances of the successful 
implementation of a commercial project by a private sector, for-profit entity, unless the benefits from the project are primarily derived by a third party or are diffused throughout a community. 
 
6. Financial assistance is provided to projects that address the economic development needs of 
communities affected by military bases closures in Ontario. 
 7. Expenditures totalled $741,785 in FY 2000- 2001 and no expenditures in FY 2001-2002. G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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8. The programme was created in 1994 and no  government commitments will be made after 
31 March 1999. 
 
8. Ontario Community Futures Programme 
1. Ontario Community Futures programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to provide financial support to selected Ontario 
communities to assist them in developing and diversifying their economies by:  organizing 
their resources to assess local problems; developing human, institutional and physical 
infrastructures; implementing entrepreneuria l, employment and economic development 
strategies; developing local economy through the creation of private sector employment; and delivering a range of business and informati on services to the small and medium business 
community in non-metropolitan areas of Ontario. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of repayable contributions.  
6. The programme provides development and expa nsion capital through repayable loans, equity 
financing or loan guarantees to new or e xpanding businesses, it provides technical and 
counselling advice to new or ex isting small businesses within th e community and, by working 
with other local partners, it develops and oversees the im plementation of a community 
economic development plan. 
 
7. Industry Canada’s expenditures totalled $15, 059,987 in FY 2000-2001 and $21,609,987 in 
FY 2001-2002. 
 8. The programme was created in 1986, and gove rnment commitments will be made on an on-
going basis under this programme. 
 
9. Small Business Loans Programme 
1. The Small Business Loans Programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective is to encourage private sector le nders to increase the availability of loans for the 
purpose of the establishment, expansion, mode rnization and improvement of small business 
enterprises. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the Small Busi ness Loans Act and the Canada Small Business 
Financing Act. 
 5. Up to $250,000 can be borrowed in respect of  equipment, land and premises.  The maximum 
term of these business improvement loans is ten years.  Lenders are levied a 2 per cent guarantee fee which is normally passed on to the borrowers in respect of all loans made and 
the government/lender sharing ratio for loan lo sses is a ratio of 90:10.  Farming businesses are 
not eligible under the programme.  All loans made after 31 March 1995, are subject to an 
annual fee of 1.25 per cent calculated on the average amount of loans outstanding and payable by the lender to the government to make the programme cost-recoverable.  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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6. A firm is eligible for consideration for a business improvement loan under the programme if it 
estimates that its gross revenues will not exceed $5 million in the year the loan is approved by 
the lender. 
 
7. Industry Canada’s expenditures totalled $84, 511,421 in FY 2000-2001 and $74,492,537 in 
FY 2001-2002. For their part, Atlantic Canada  Opportunities Agency’s expenditures totalled 
$6,545,279 in FY 2000-2001 and $5,946,783 in FY 2001-2002; Economic Development 
Agency of Canada for the Regions of Queb ec’s expenditures totalled $43,552,002 in FY 
2000-2001 and $27,757,685 in FY 2001-2002; and Western Economic Diversification 
Office’s expenditures totalled $23,515,470 in FY 2000-2001 and $6,137,215 in FY 2001-
2002.  
 8. The Small Business Loans Act came into for ce in January 1961 and was superseded by the 
Canada Small Business Financing Act fo r all loans made after 31 March 1999. 
 
10. Strategic Technologies Programme 
1. The Strategic Technologies programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective of this programme is to enhan ce the international competitiveness of Canadian 
industry through the development, acquisition, ap plication and diffusion of technology.  The 
programme encourages and supports pre-co mpetitive R&D alliances and technology 
application alliances designed to accelerate th e transition to building the technology base 
essential for competitiveness.  
 
4. The programme is under the legislative aut hority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 5. Assistance is in the form of non-repayable contributions to a maximum of 50 per cent of 
eligible costs (25 per cent of special purpose equipment).  
 
6. The assistance is provided to strategic technology fields, namely advanced industrial 
materials, biotechnology, and information technologies.  
 7. Expenditures totalled $559,758 in FY 2000- 2001 and no expenditures for FY 2001-2002. 
 
8. The programme was created in 1988. 
 
11. Industrial Research Assistance Programme 
1. The Industrial Research Programme (IRAP). 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002.  
 
3. The objective is to stimulate innovation in Ca nadian small- and medium-sized enterprises. 
 4. The programme is administered under the legislative authority of the National Research 
Council Act. 
 
5. Assistance to firms is provided through short-term non-funded technical advice and non-
repayable and conditional repayable contributi ons.  Contributions do not exceed 50 per cent 
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6.  The programme has no restrictions as to company ownership, industry sector, region in 
Canada or technical field.  Company-proposed  projects are reviewed and approved according 
to objective criteria.  Assistance is provide d through short-term non-funded technical advice 
and non-repayable contributions to approved indu strial research and development projects.  
Assistance is for technical work only, not fo r capital, commercialization or other business 
expenses. Technical advice is provided as part of the technical services to small and medium-sized enterprises through technical staff located in various regions.  If a technical enquiry 
requires more than 2 days of technical advice then the enterprise is referred to a private consultant or a technical organization.  For f unded projects the cost incurred by the enterprise 
is covered in part by the programme through a non-repayable contribution.  Assistance in the 
form of conditional repayable contributions are in  entities that can demonstrate their ability to 
successfully complete the project, to cause th e successful commercial exploitation of the 
results of the supported projects, and thereb y to provide for a satisfactory return on 
government's investments.  Recipients include private sector companies, partnerships and 
business associations and alliances. 
 7. Expenditures were $991,059 in FY 2000-2001 and $963,499 in FY 2001-2002.  8. The programme was initiated in 1962, and has undergone various administrative 
modifications since that time. 
 
12. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agen cy (ACOA) Assistance Programme  
 
1. ACOA Action Programme (AAP) and Business Development Programme (BDP).  
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to foster  the development of entrepreneurship, increase 
the rate of new business formation and impr ove the competitiveness of small and medium-
sized businesses. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities 
Agency Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of repa yable or non-repayable contributions.  Since 1995, 
all assistance to business is in the form of repayable contributions.  The programme has a 
number of elements, with specific maximum cost -sharing ratio related to each.  Individual 
contribution ranges from 50 per cent to 75 per cent. 
 6.  The programme provides assistance to any sma ll- and medium-sized enterprises in Atlantic 
Canada to start-up, expand, modernize and become more competitive.  Non-profit organizations providing support to the business community may also qualify, and may receive 
assistance, generally in the form of non-repayable contributions. 
 7. ACOA disbursed $227,868 in FY 2000-2001 and $175,293 in FY 2001-2002 under the 
Action programme.  It has spent $115,104,439 in FY 2000-2001 and $118,779,616 under FY 2001-2002 under BDP. 
 
8. The Action programme was created in 1988.  The last date for government financial 
commitments under this programme was 31 March 1995.  BDP replaced the Action 
Programme in 1995.   
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 13. Cooperation Programme 
1. The COOPERATION Programme includes all ACOA cost-shared federal-provincial 
agreements.  ACOA COOPERATION agreemen ts (prior to 1989 known as Economic and 
Regional Development Agreements) have been consolidated into a single, broadly based 
regional economic development agreement in  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince 
Edward Island.  In Newfoundland, existing ag reements continue to operate until their 
respective termination dates.   
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective of this programme is to im prove the environment for economic growth in 
Atlantic Canada through coopera tion with all levels of government, the private sector and 
institutions. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities 
Agency Act. 
 5. Assistance is usually provided in the form of  a non-repayable contribution.  Each agreement 
has its own terms and conditions.  Each agreem ent contains several elements.  The cost-
sharing ratio may vary by programme element. 
 
6. The programme provides assistance to provi ncial and municipal governments, economic 
development and business associations, unive rsities, research institutes and businesses 
principally in five strategic areas, entrepre neurship, innovation and technology transfer, in 
human resource development, marketing and tr ade development, and the environment.  
 
7. ACOA disbursed $28.4 million in FY 2000-2001 and $43.2 million FY 2001-2002.  These 
disbursements include payments to the four Atlantic Provinces as well as direct assistance to businesses.  
 8. The programme was created in 1989.  These multi- year cost-shared agreements are usually in 
effect for a five-year period from the time of  signing.  As of 31 March 2002 there were 
11 such agreements in effect in Atlantic Canada if we include The Atlantic Groundfish 
Strategy (TAGS) and Canadian Fisheries Adjustment and Restructuring (CFAR).   
 9. For FY 2000-2001 and 2001-2002, TAGS e xpenditures were $16.6 million and $7.3 million 
and CFAR expenditures were $31.4 million and $29.5 million for the same period. 
 
14. Fisheries Alternative Programme (FAP) 
1. Fisheries Alternative Programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective of this programme is to provi de financial assistance to projects or activities 
which lead to the long-term diversification of  affected fishery-dependent communities and/or 
to employment for workers displaced by the depletion of gr ound-fish stocks. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities 
Agency Act. 
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 5. The programme’s financial suppor t is available in the form of grants and contributions toward 
eligible costs, loan insurance and interest buy-downs.  The maximum contribution per project 
is 65 per cent.  
 6. This programme offered an enhanced level of assistance over what may have been available 
under existing programmes to eligible projects or activities.  Eligible activities may have 
included the establishment of new businesses, expansion or modernization of existing ones, development of new products or services, and the development of business infrastructure to 
achieve economic diversification or economic expansion in affected fishery-dependent areas 
of Atlantic Canada.  ACOA disbursed $22,264 in FY 2000-2001 and $27,124 in FY 2001-
2002. 
 7. The programme was created in 1990,  and terminated in February 1995. 
 
15. Canada-Quebec Subsidiary Agreement on the Economic Development of Quebec 
Regions 
1. Programmes administered by the BFDR(Q):  Business Development Programme, Programme 
for Boosting Manufacturing Productivity, Programme of Assistance to Depressed Areas, Innovation Assistance Programme, Programme for the Economic Development of Salmon, 
Support Programme for Business Reception Infrast ructure, Support Programme for Tourist 
Attraction and Infrastructure Projects, Suppor t Programme for Major Regional Facilities, 
Support Programme for Technological Developmen t Assistance Centres, Fashion Design 
Support Programme.   
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The Canada-Quebec Subsidiary Agreement on the Economic Development of Quebec regions 
was concluded on 9 June 1988 in order to est ablish a concerted and harmonized programme 
of activities to meet the specific needs of the Quebec regions and to agree on a flexible and 
efficient management and cooperation mechanism to carry out the programme. 
 4. The assistance was provided under the legislativ e authority of the Department of Industry Act 
and its predecessors. 
 5. Assistance was provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions.  6. The programmes under this Subsidiary Agreemen t provided for the grant of financial aid to 
manufacturing or tourist enterprises in all of the regions of Quebec.  The aid was granted to 
projects relating to technological studies, innova tion and development, capital construction or 
marketing.  Financial aid could also be gran ted to facilitate the la unch and development of 
small firms engaged in technological innovation,  to increase the possibilities of recreational 
fishing, and to support the establishment of infrastructure to facilitate the setting up of 
manufacturing or tourism enterprises.  The ai d thus granted represented a percentage of 
allowable costs and varied from one programme to  another.  However, the average amount of 
aid calculated for all of the business developm ent programmes amounts to 24 per cent.  
 7. Outlays by the BFDR(Q) for these programmes were Nil for FY 2000- 2001 and Nil for FY 
2001-2002. 
 
8. The programmes administered by the BFDR (Q) in the framework of the Canada-Quebec 
subsidiary agreement on the ec onomic development of Quebec regions were terminated on 
31 March 1995. 
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 16. Western Diversification Programme 
1.   The Western Diversification Programme. 
 2.  The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3.    The objective of the programme is to pr omote economic development and diversification in 
western Canada; and to advance the interest s of western Canada in national policy, 
programme and project development and implementation.   
4. The assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 
5.   Until April 1995, the programme provide d financial assistance to businesses through 
repayable and conditionally repayable contribut ions.  Contributions were usually between 
25 per cent and 50 per cent of eligible project costs. Conditionally repayable contributions are 
tied to company success.  The royalty/repay ment schedule includes a provision for the 
repayment of the original contribution and, in  the case of a royalty schedule, a return on the 
investment. Financial assistance to businesses was largely eliminated in April 1995.  
However, the programme continues to provide  assistance to industry organizations and 
associations, small business and emerging indus tries through repayable or conditionally 
repayable or non-repayable contributions.  C ontributions are normally between 25 per cent 
and 75 per cent of eligible project costs.  
 
6.    Expenditures totalled $63,015,042 in FY 2000-2001 and $64,435,679 in FY 2001-2002. 
 
7. The programme was established in December 1987. 
17. Western Economic Partnership Agreements 
1.  The Western Economic Partnership Agreemen ts (WEPA) are cost-sha red federal-provincial 
agreements  
 2.         The notification cove rs the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to create new employment opportunities and boost 
economic growth in western Cana da through strategic initiatives in  areas of mutual interest. 
The programme provides assistance to econom ic development and business associations, 
universities, research institutes and SMEs pr incipally in the key sectors of research 
technology and telecommunications, economic i nnovation, business development, community 
economic development, trade, entrepreneurship and youth.  These agreements are intended to 
focus on those strategic priorities that will enab le the West to take advantage of opportunities 
and to become a more dynamic, globally competitive economy. 
4.  The assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided under Treasury Boar d authority by way of approved terms and 
conditions for the agreements.  Separate W EPAs are negotiated and approved between WD 
and each province. 
 
6. The WEPAs were valued at $160M, with a co st-sharing ratio of 50-50 between the federal 
and provincial governments.  The federal share ($80M) was allocated equally among provinces (i.e. $20M per province).  Assistance was usually provided in the form of a non-
repayable contribution.  Each federal-provincia l agreement has its own terms, conditions and 
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7.     Expenditures totalled $13,565,529 in FY  2000-2001 and $19,613,279 in FY 2001-2002.  For 
FY 2000-2001, these expenditures were as follows :  $1,890,319 in Man itoba, $4,577,498 in 
Alberta, $6,011,542 in Saskatchewan and $1,086,170 in British Columbia.  For FY 2001-
2002, they were:  $4,382,274 in Manitoba, $2,283,492 in Alberta, $6,965,846 in 
Saskatchewan and $5,981,667 in British Columbia. 
 8.       The WEPAs were approved by the Gove rnment of Canada in Ma rch 1998.  The agreements 
stipulate that projects may be approved until Ma rch 31, 2002, and that no disbursements will 
be made beyond March 31, 2004.  
 
18. Service Delivery Network Programme 
1.    Service Delivery Network Programme. 
 2.  The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The objective of this programme is to incr ease access to services in Western Canada through 
service delivery agreements with community-bas ed organizations by providing: Business 
Services – Delivering a range of targeted business and information services to small and medium sized businesses. Access to Capital - Providing capital to assist existing businesses or to help entrepreneurs to create new businesses. 
4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 5. Financial assistance is delivered through Service Delivery Organizations such as: the 
Community Futures Development Corporations. 
 
6. Expenditures totalled $7,641,156 in FY 2000-2001 and $10,155,404 in FY 2001-2002. 
 7. The programme was created in 1997 
19. IDÉE-PME 
1. Innovation, Entrepreneurship Enhancement and Exports Programme (IDÉE) for small and 
medium-sized enterprises. 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of the Programme is to en able Quebec SMEs to increase their business 
opportunities and thus participate more activ ely in achieving the regional development 
potential.  Financial assistance may be provided to enterprises to carry out projects in the 
following areas:  innovation, research and development and design; market development; entrepreneurship enhancement and business climate. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Department of Industry Act.   
 
5. The assistance is provided in the form of re payable or non-repayable contributions.  Since 
January 1996, the assistance provided is generally  repayable; only contributions to not-for-
profit organizations are non-repayable.  For the year 1996-97, the average contribution represented 29 per cent of allowable costs for authorized projects. 
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 6. The IDÉE-PME programme provides financial aid to Quebec SMEs for activities in priority 
areas.  Financial assistance can also be gran ted to bodies providing support to SMEs wishing 
to undertake activities in these priority areas. 
 7. Outlays by BFDR (Q) for this programme totalled $50,980,436 in FY 2000-2001 and 
$47,400,928 in FY 2001-2002. 
 8. The programme entered into force on 1 April 1995.    
20. Community Development Programme (PDC) 
1. Community Development Programme (PDC). 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of the programme is to creat e jobs by facilitating the establishment of new 
enterprises or the expansion of existing en terprises.  The programme is based on 
54 Community Development Assistance Companies (SADCs) established in the depressed rural areas of Quebec.  In particular, the SADCs provide SMEs in their area with financing in 
the form of share capital or repayable loans. 
 4. Financial assistance is provided under the legisl ative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act. 
 5. The programme defrays the operating costs of the 54 SADCs and contributes to the financing 
of the operations of eight Economic and Comm unity Development Corporations (CDEC) in 
urban areas.  Financial assistance is also provided to each of the SADCs for establishing an 
investment fund. 
 6. The programme provides financial assistance to these non-profit-making bodies, which are 
managed by volunteer boards of trus tees supported by permanent staff. 
 7. Outlays by the BFDR (Q) for this programme totalled $25,751,853 in FY 2000-2001 and 
$22,402,553 in FY 2001-2002. 
 8. The Community Development Progra mme has been in force since 1986.  
 
21. Coastal Quebec 
1. Special Economic Development and Adju stment Fund for Quebec Fishing Communities 
(FSQC). 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to sp eed up the adjustment and long-term economic 
development of the fishing communities most af fected by the decline of bottom-living fish 
stocks. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 
5. The financial assistance may be provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable 
contributions. 
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 6. The programme provides support for SME investment projects or studies and for the 
organization of various business activities by non-profit-making bodies pursuing economic 
development objectives.  The territorial area covered by the programme is confined to certain Côte-Nord  (North Coast) municipalities, the Gaspésie  and Íle-de-la-Madeleine  administrative 
region, and fishing communities adjoining the G aspésie affected by fisheries restructuring. 
 
7. Développement économique Canada  made outlays of $2,697,310 in FY 2000-2001 and 
$2,936,437 in FY 2001-2002. 
 8. The programme entered into force on 25 July  1995 and outlays under it must be made by 
31 March 2000 at the latest. 
 
22. Technology Partnerships Canada 
1. Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC). 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to inv est in pre-market product and process technology 
research and development with a view to stim ulating economic growth and creating jobs in 
Canada.  TPC’s investments are made in resear ch, development, demonstration, and market 
development activities on condition of private sector  participation and fu ll partnership in key 
technologies, such as environmental technologies, advanced manufacturing, information 
technology, biotechnology, aer ospace and defence industries, and defence conversion. 
 4. Investments are made under the legislative au thority of the Department of Industry Act. 
 
5. The government’s investment ratio will norma lly vary between 25 per cent and 30 per cent of 
the eligible costs of each project.  Where jus tified by the potential economic benefits, the 
maximum sharing ratio may reach 50 per cent if it is essential to the success of the project.  
The overall target / maximum sharing ratio for TPC is 33 per cent.  The royalty/repayment schedule includes a provision for the repayment of the original capital contribution and a 
return on TPC’s investment.  The TPC’s actual return is a direct function of the project’s 
market success.  
 6. Investments are in entities that can demonstr ate their ability to successfully complete the 
project, to cause the successful commercial exploitation of the results of the supported projects, and thereby to provide for a satisf actory return on government’s investments.  
Recipients include private sector companies, partnerships and business associations and 
alliances. 
 7. The Department invested about $262,869,901 in FY 2000-2001 and $319,656,677 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 
8. The TPC came into effect on 1 April 1996. 
 
23. Community Futures Programme - Western Canada 
1. Community Futures Programme. 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to assist  rural communities in western Canada to develop 
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 development strategies and action plans, de livering a range of business and information 
programmes and services to small and me dium-sized businesses in non-metropolitan 
communities, and administering loan programmes to provide assistance to small and medium sized businesses within a Community Futures programme geographical area. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 5. Financial assistance is provided in either  non-repayable contributions to not-for-profit 
corporations or repayable c ontributions to small businesses. 
 
6. Non-repayable contributions are provided to over 90 independent, locally run, not-for-profit 
Community Futures Development Corporations (C FDC’s) to support their administrative and 
business service activities.  Repayable contributions are provided to the CFDC’s to establish capital funds with which to provide small business with loans of up to $125,000 on commercial terms. 
 
7. Expenditures totalled $22,682,237 in FY 2000-2001 and $21,585,212 in FY 2001-2002.  8. The programme was created in 1986.  
24. Community Futures Programme - Atlantic Provinces 
1. Community Futures Programme. 
 2. The notification period covers th e fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to assist rural communities in Atlantic Canada to develop 
and diversify their economies by delivering a range of business and information programmes 
and services to small- and medium-sized busin esses; and administering loan programmes to 
provide assistance to small- and medium-si zed businesses within a Community Futures 
programme geographical area. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act. 
 
5. Financial assistance is provided in the form of non-repayable contributions to not-for-profit 
corporations. 
 6. Non-repayable contributions are provided to 40 independent, locally run, not-for-profit 
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC’s) to support their administrative 
and business service activities.  Non-repayable contributions are provided to the CBDC’s to establish capital funds with which to provide small business with loans of up to $75,000 on 
commercial terms. 
 7. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency ’s expenditures on non-repayable contributions 
towards the operating costs of CBDC’s tota lled $7.2 million in FY 2000-2001 and $8.4 
million in FY 2001-2002.  Expenditures on non-repayable contributions towards the 
capitalization of loan funds totalled $5.0 m illion in FY 2000-2001 and $9.1 million in FY 
2001-2002.   
 
8. The programme was created in 1986. 
 
25. Western Base Closures Adjustment Programme 
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2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective is to assist communities in Western Canada to develop and implement 
economic development strategies to mitigate ag ainst the impacts of the base closures and 
reductions within the affected communities. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided to non-profit organizati ons in the form non-repayable contributions. 
Assistance is provided to small and medium -sized businesses in the form of repayable 
contributions. 
 6. Financial assistance is provided to projects that address the economic development needs of 
communities affected by military bases closures in the West. 
 
7. Expenditures totalled $3,350,000 in FY 2000-2001 and $4,200,000 in FY 2001-2002.  
 
8. The programme was created in 1994 and no government commitments will be made 
after 31 March 2004. 
26. Community Economic Adjustment Initiative Programme 
1. The Community Economic Ad justment Initiative Programme. 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective is to assist fishery-dependent communities and/or to employment for workers 
displaced by the depletion of fish stocks.  The programme will assist communities to 
undertake strategic development and diversifica tion projects that facilitate coastal community 
economic transition from primary reliance on the salmon fishery to alternate economic 
activities. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Western Economic Diversification Act. 
 
5. Assistance is providing loans in the form of  repayable and non-repaya ble contributions up to 
a maximum of $250,000. Contri butions would be repayable in the circumstances of the 
successful implementation of a commercial proj ect by a private sector, for-profit entity, 
unless the benefits from the project are primarily  derived by a third party or are diffused 
throughout a community. 
 6. Financial assistance is delivered trough the Community Futures Development Corporations. 
 7. Expenditures totalled $9,526,240 in FY  2000-2001 and nil in FY 2001-2002.  
 
8. The programme was created in 1998 and no government commitments will be made after 
31 March 2002. 
 
27. Structured Financing Facility  
1. Structured Financing Facility ( SFF) for New Canadian-built Vessels. 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
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 3. The objective of the SFF is to stimulate de mand for new Canadian-built vessels in existing 
Canadian shipyards by providing financial assi stance to Canadian and foreign buyers/lessees.  
 4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
5. The SFF has three elements: a) financing su pport which can provide financing assistance 
within prescribed limits, up to 15 percent of  the purchase price of a new Canadian built 
vessel. The support is in the form of a non-repayable contribution; b) credit (loan / lease) 
insurance which can insure a portion of a loan or lease to acquire Canadian built vessels. The 
cost to the Government for this insurance ca nnot exceed 10 percent of the purchase price of 
the vessel; and c) insurance support which can provide a non-repayable contribution towards private loan/lease insurance within prescribed limits up to 10 percent of the purchase price of 
a new Canadian built vessel.  
6. Financial assistance is deli vered by Industry Canada. 
 
7. Expenditures were nil in FY 2000-2001 and $232,248.00 in FY 2001-2002.  
 
28. Genome Canada   
1. Genome Canada. 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of Genome Canada is to estab lish five affiliated regional genomic centres and 
to develop a Canadian genomics strategy. The five genomics centres will receive as much as 
90 per cent of the funds to ensure that resear chers have access to equipment and facilities to 
undertake large scale research and development projects and train young scientists; and 
increase public awareness of genomics research.   
 4. Assistance is provided under the authority of the Department of Industry Act. 
5. The assistance is in the form of a grant to Genome Canada.   
6. Financial assistance is deli vered by Industry Canada. 
 7.  Expenditures were $140,000,000 in FY 2000-2001 and nil in FY 2001-2002 
   II. OTHER CANADIAN PROGRAMMES (CULTURAL) 
29. Book publishing Industr y Development Programme  
1. Book publishing Industry De velopment Programme (BPIDP) 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. BPIDP was established to help the Canadi an publishing industry produce and promote 
Canadian-authored books. More specifically, the objective of the BPIDP is to ensure choice 
of and access to books written by Canadian aut hors, which reflect Canada's cultural diversity 
and linguistic duality in Canada and abroad. Th e programme seeks to achieve this objective 
by fostering a strong and viable Canadian  book industry that publishes and promotes 
Canadian-authored books. 
 4. Assistance provided under authority of the Department of Canadian Heritage. 
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 5. Grants and contributions 
 6. Publishers, associations, organizations, agen cies and firms representing one or more sector of 
the book trade are eligible for the programme which has four components: funding for publishers: subsidy provided in the form of a c ontribution which is repayable if profits exceed 
10 per cent for a 3 year period following the receipt of funds and funding exceeded $100,000. 
Funding for industry and associations: the ma ximum annual contribution for an individual 
project will normally not exceed 50 per cent of total eligible expenses. Distribution assistance: for projects put forward by a book publisher/distributor, the component will 
provide a maximum contribution of 50 per cent of eligible costs. 
 
7. In 2000-01, the budget of the Aid for publishers’ component was $24.4 million; 213 
publishers were eligible for funding.  The budge t for the Aid to Industry and Associations 
component was $1.9 million; 49 associations/organ izations were funded.  The budget of the 
Distribution Assistance component was $1.5 million; 7 distributors/publishers were funded. 
The Foreign Rights Marketing Assist ance Programme funded 159 publishers. 
  In 2001-2002, the budget of the Aid for publishers’ component was $28.9 million; 217 
publishers were eligible for funding.  The budge t for the Aid to Industry and Associations 
component was 3.1 million; 85 associations/org anizations were funded. The budget of the 
Distribution Assistance component was $2.25 m illion; 24 projects were received. The Foreign 
Rights Marketing Assistance Pr ogramme funded 159 publishers. 
 8. The fund allocation relates to the amount of eligible sales, with a maximum annual 
contribution of $750,000 to indi vidual or affiliated companies. 
 
9. The programme was initially established in 1979.  
 
30. Loan Programme for Book Publishers 
1. Loan programme for book publishers 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. Operating lines of credit being available to Canadian publishers who sometimes have 
difficulty accessing enough capital to meet their cash flow requirements or to finance expansion because traditional lenders tend to  undervalue their knowledge-based assets.  
 
4. Assistance provided under authority of the Department of Canadian Heritage.   
 
5. The Department of Canadian Heritage shares the risk of loans made to Canadian publishers 
by Royal Bank. The lines of credit are made ava ilable at commercial terms (prime plus 2 to 4 
per cent) and reviewed every year. 
 
6. Eligible companies have to be Canadians,  whose prime business is the publishing (but not 
printing) of books, who operate in the private sector with the exception of university presses. 
The applicant's principal activity must be book publishing (for 36 months of operation). The 
applicant's headquarters, (and at least 75 per cen t of employees), must be based in Canada. On 
the date the application is made, the applicant must have published, in print form, a minimum 
of: 15 Canadian-authored trade titles, of which at least four were published in each of the 
three preceding financial years; or 10 Canadian-a uthored educational or scholarly titles, of 
which at least two were published in each of the three preceding financial years. The applicant must have fulfilled all contractual ob ligations with respect to royalty titles. The  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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 applicant must have attained minimum net eligib le sales of $150,000 for the financial year for 
which application is made.   
 7. This pilot project ended as of January 2002, 17 lines of credit were approved for a total of 
$2.7 million.  
 
8. The Department of Canadian Heritage has set aside $2 million in order to share the risk, and 
the bank will lend a total of up to $20 million. 
 9. Established in 1998. 
 
31. Publications Assistance Programme 
1. Publications Assistance Programme 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. The purpose of the subsidy is to encourag e the wide and affordable dissemination of 
Canadian publications to Canadian readers; to  recognize the important role played by small 
community weekly newspapers in rural commun ities; to support the vitality of English and 
French minority communities and of Canada’s cultural diversity through minority official 
language and ethnic weekly newspa pers; and, to make library books available to those whose 
access to public libraries is made difficult by geography or physical limitation. 
 4. Assistance provided under authority of the De partment of Canadian He ritage, in partnership 
with the Canada Post Corporation. 
 
5. PAP offers subsidized mail rates to paid-s ubscription publications under Canadian control and 
ownership mailed in Canada.  
 
6. The programme is designated to help eligib le Canadian publications, including periodicals, 
commercial newsletters, small-community week ly newspapers, and certain other weekly 
newspapers mailed in Canada for delivery in Canada. Postal subsidies are available to 
Canadian-owned and -controlled, paid circulation publications that are accessible to the 
general public, that are published and printed in Canada and that meet certain editorial and 
advertising requirements. All customers are charged the full cost of each mailing through 
their deposit account at Canada Post. Subsidy pa yments for eligible publications are made by 
the Department of Canadian Heritage under th e Publications Assistance Programme, directly 
to the customer's deposit account. 
 7. In 2000-2001, $41.8 million Cana dian dollars where attribut ed, while in 2001-2002, $39.9 
million Canadian dollars where attributed  
 8. The PAP was formally launched in 1997. 
 
32. Emerging Publisher Grant Programme and Block Grants 
1. Emerging Publishers Grant Programme and Block Grants. 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. Financial assistance to Canadian publishers to  offset the costs of publishing Canadian trade 
books that make a significant contribution to  the development of Canadian literature. 
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 4. The Canada Council, which is an indepe ndent, arm's length organization created by the 
Parliament of Canada in 1957 to foster and promote the arts, administers the Writing and 
Publishing Section. 
5. Grants 
 
6. Block Grants provide operating funding to established professional book publishers with an 
ongoing publishing programme that includes at least  16 eligible titles. Participating publishers 
are expected to produce at least three new elig ible titles per year and eight titles over the past 
24 months.  Emerging Publisher Grants assist small or emerging houses that have published 
four to 15 eligible titles. 
 
7. In  2000-2001, contributions distributed were  of  $310 000 for emerging publishers, and $6 
407 300 for established ones. 
  In  2001-2002, contributions distributed we re of  $431 000 for emerging publishers, and $7 
594 318 for established ones.  
 8. Established in 1972.  
33. Grants to Literary and Art Magazines programme  
1. Grants to Literary and Art Magazines programme. 
 
2. The notification covers the fi scal years of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The programme encourages excellence in artistic expression and fosters awareness of the 
contemporary arts and literature in Canada, through support for the publication of literary and 
art magazines.  
 4. The Canada Council, which is an indepe ndent, arm's length organization created by the 
Parliament of Canada in 1957 to foster and promote the arts, administers the Writing and 
Publishing Section. 
 
5. Grant  
 6. Publishers of magazines are eligible if th ey: have developed an appropriate distribution 
method, have a paid circulation of at least 50 pe r cent of the copies printed or maintain at least 
a 25 per cent ratio of revenues earned from paid ci rculation or advertising, respect intellectual 
property. Eligible magazines must: be at least 75 per cent Canadian-owned; be published at 
least twice a year; focus mainly on editorial c ontent written or created by Canadians; have a 
demonstrated editorial capability and financial stability; focus mainly on previously unpublished material; have a prin t-run of at least 500 copies per issue, but not exceed 25,000 
copies per issue (except for electronic magazin es).  The amount of the Canada Council's grant 
is based on the magazine's demonstrated need  for support, the peer assessment committee's 
evaluation of its excellence, the proposed publ ishing programme and the number of issues 
published the previous year. Applicants may also receive a supplementary grant, to a 
maximum of $10,000, for special marketing, distribution or promotion projects. 
 7. In 2000-2001, contributions distributed we re of $2 405 700.  In 2001-2002, contributions 
distributed were of  $2 614 900.  
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 III. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMES  
A. C OMPONENTS OF FARM INCOME PROTECTION ACT 
34. Crop Insurance 
1.  Crop Insurance.  
 
2.  Crop years 2000-01 and 2001-02. 
 3.  Crop Insurance (CI) stabilizes a farmer's income by moderating the economic effects of crop 
losses caused by natural hazards such as drought , flood, hail, frost, excessive moisture and 
insects. 
 
4.  Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 4.  5.  Contribution.  
6.  Producers and federal and provincial gove rnments pay premiums into crop insurance 
accounts.  Payouts are based on a farmer's averag e crop yield and are triggered when a farmer 
suffers a yield loss due to a covered hazard.  FIPA authorizes crop insurance through separate 
crop insurance agreements.  For Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario, the 
producer share of crop insurance premiums is  50 per cent and the federal and provincial 
government shares are 25 per cent each.  For the others (British Columbia, Alberta, 
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Ne wfoundland), the level of coverage selected 
by the producer determines the cost sharing a rrangement (i.e., the higher the level, the less the 
government contribution).  
 7.  Federal Crop Insurance Contributions 
 
Crop Year Total Contributions (million)* Per Insured Producer  2000-2001  $192.7  $1,917 2001-2002  $200.7  $1,959  
Note: * These figures include the CI premium contributions and waterfowl compensation 
payments. 
 8.  The programme was established in 1959 a nd revised in 1990.  In April 1991, the Crop 
Insurance Act was revoked and incorporated into the Farm Income Protection Act. 
 
35. Industrial Milk Subsidy 
1.  Industrial Milk Subsidy. 
 2.  Dairy years 2000-01 and 2001-02.  
3.  The objectives of the federal dairy subsidy we re to contribute to a sound, healthy and viable 
dairy industry and to provide consumers with a reasonably priced supply of high quality dairy 
products. 
 4.  Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 12. 
 
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6.  The subsidy was paid directly to producer s of industrial milk and cream on their production 
within a quota designed to meet Canadian domes tic requirements.  Domestic milk production 
in Canada is restricted through farm level production quotas.  The national supply 
management system for industrial milk is gove rned by a joint federal/provincial agreement 
administered by the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC). 
 7.  The direct subsidy payments by the CDC on industrial milk and cream were:  
Dairy Year* Subsidy Rate (per hectolitre) Total Payments 
 
2000-01   $1.52 (Aug-Jan)  $50.97 million $0.76 (Feb-Jul)   2001-02   $0.76 (Aug-Jan)  $15.17 million $0.00 (Feb-Jul) 
 
Note: * The dairy year extends from August 1 to July 31. 
 8.  This programme was eliminated as of February 2002.  
36. Province-Based Safety Net Initiatives 
1.  Companion Programmes. 
 2.  Fiscal years 2000-01 and 2001-02.  3.  The Companion Programmes are transitional programmes to assist producers to adapt to 
increased responsibility for risk manage ment associated with agriculture. 
 4.  Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 12.  5.  Contribution and Grant.  
6.  To address agricultural development in regi ons, the federal government allocated funds for 
province-based initiatives including research a nd development activities by industry groups; 
adaptation initiatives to help address structural  adjustments; and initiatives to complement 
existing programmes.  The subsidy may be in th e form of a contribution to a research fund or 
as a payment to producers.  
 
7.  Total amount of subsidy paid (‘million).  
Fiscal Year  Expenditures  2000-01      $185 
2001-02      $153 
 8. Companion programmes came into effect in fiscal year 1996-97 and were in effect until 
March 31, 2003. 
 
B.
  C ROPS  
37. Advance Payments Programme 
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2.  Crop year 2000-01 and 2001-02.  3.  The Advance Payments Programme increases a producer’s marketing options by providing 
cash advances to producers at harvest. 
 
4.  Agricultural Marketing Programmes Act.  5.  Loan guarantee and interest rebate.  
6.  The Advance Payments Programme is a volun tary programme for producers of eligible crops, 
fur and maple syrup, harvested in Canada.  The inventory must be in storage in order for the producer to receive an advance.  The Programme provides guarantees on principal and interest, thereby allowing producer organizati ons to make a cash advance to individual 
producers up to $250,000.  The Canadian Government pays the interest on the first $50,000 of 
the advance.  Advances are repaid when the crops are sold.  The commodity secured loan 
provides producers with financial flexibility to defer marketing to a more favourable time 
during the year. 
 7.  For the 2001-02 crop year, 33,699 producers participated in the Programme.  
Crop Year* Interest Cost (million) Average per Producer 
 2000-01   $24.2  $568 2001-02   $  9.5  $281  
Note: * The 12 month crop year for the APP varied according to the crop harvested. 
 8.  The Agricultural Marketing Programmes Act was enacted in April 1997.  The programme 
provisions were previously provided under the Advance Payments for Crops Act, the 
Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act and the Cash Flow Enhancement Programme. 
 38. Spring Credit Advance Programme 
1.  Spring Credit Advance Programme. 
 
2.  Crop year 2000 and 2001. 
 
3.  The Spring Credit Advance Programme was implemented in 2000 to assist producers with 
financing their crop input costs by pr oviding interest-free cash advances. 
 
4.  Loan guarantee and interest rebate. 
 
5.  The Spring Credit Advance Programme is a voluntary programme for producers of eligible 
crops grown in Canada.  The Programme pr ovides guarantees on principal and interest, 
thereby allowing producer orga nizations to make cash adva nces to individual producers 
up to $50,000.  The government pays the in terest on the advances.  Producers have until 
December 31 to repay their advance or to tran sfer the outstanding advance into the Advance 
Payments Programme if inventories are available.  The advances are secured by a producer’s 
participation in Crop Insurance or other programmes providing similar security. 
 
6.  For the 2001 crop year, 33,309 producers participated in the Programme. 
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 Crop Year* Interest Cost (million) Average per Producer 
 2000     $11.2  $357 
 2001     $15.8  $474 
 
 Note: *The information provided is based on a crop year, which is April 1 to December 31. 
 
7. The programme provisions were provided for under the Financial Administration Act and the 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act.  
 
39. Programme agroenvironneme ntal de soutien à la Stratégie phytosanitaire 
1.  Programme agroenvironnemental de soutien à la Stratégie phytosanitaire. 
 
2.  Fiscal year 2000-01 and 2001-02. 
 
3.  The programme aims to protect, preserve and promote the Saint-Lawrence River by 
introducing agricultural environmental pest  management practices and control.  
 
4.   Entente de concertation Canada-Que bec Plan d’action Saint-Laurent Vision. 
 5.  Contribution and Grant. 
 
6.  Supports research and extension activiti es that focus on reducing pesticide amounts and 
environmental risks linked to the use of pestic ides as part of integrated pest management 
control for field crops (grain, corn, soybean), apples and potatoes.  Financial support covers 
80 per cent of the development project costs,  and 90 per cent of the technology transfer 
project costs.  Maximum amounts disbursed are $30,000 for a one-year project or $50,000 for 
a two-year project. 
 7.  The total estimated cost of the programme  is $2.5 million ($500,000/year).  Expenditures 
during fiscal years: 
Fiscal Year  Expenditures 
 
2000-01  $452,923 2001-02  $421,999 
 9. This programme entered into effect of June 8,  1998 and was in effect for five years.  It 
terminated on March 31, 2003. 
 
IV. FISHERIES PROGRAMMES 
40. Atlantic Groundfish Licence Retirement Programme 
1. The Atlantic Groundfish Licence Retirement Programme  
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal  years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to put ha rvesting capacity in balance with resource 
availability and ensure the long-term sustainab ility of the fishing sector on the Atlantic coast. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
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 5. Assistance is provided in the form of contributions to purchase groundfish licenses. 
 6. The programme provides for the purchase and re tirement of groundfish licenses, resulting in 
licence holders leaving the commerc ial fishing industry permanently. 
 
7. The programme expenditures totalled $25,458, 526 in FY 2000-2001 and $22,302,698 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 8. The programme was established in 1998 as part of the Canadian Fisheries Adjustment and 
Restructuring (CFAR) regime, and terminated in 2001, consequently no new applications 
have been considered since that time. 
 
41. Pacific Selective Fishing Programme 
1. Pacific Selective Fishing Programme 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal  years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to acceler ate development of selective fishing in the 
Pacific salmon fisheries. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
 
5. Assistance is provided in the form of contributions to support the programme. 
 6. The programme provides for the development of selective fishing gear and methods for First 
Nations, recreational angles and commercial harvesters. 
 
7. The programme expenditures totalled $1,530,314 in FY 2000-2001 and $655,200 in FY 2001-
2002. 
 8. The programme was established in 1998 as part of the Canadian Fisheries Adjustment and 
Restructuring (CFAR) regime, and terminated in 2001, consequently no new applications 
have been considered since that time. 
 
42. Pacific Fisheries Development Programme 
1. Pacific Fisheries Development Programme 
2. The notification covers the fiscal  years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
3. The objective of this programme is to support fisheries diversification. 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
5. Assistance is provided in the form of contributions to support the programme. 
6. The programme provides for the development of commercial fisheries for underutilized 
species, value-added handling and processing tec hniques, marketing and aquaculture research 
for non-salmon species, in consultation with th e Province of British Columbia, First Nations 
and other partners 
7. The programme expenditures totalled $412,302 in FY 2000-2001 and $114,020 in FY 2001-
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 8.  The programme was established in 1998 as pa rt of the Canadian Fisheries Adjustment and 
Restructuring (CFAR) regime, and terminated in 2001, consequently no new applications 
have been considered since that time. 
43. Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Programme 
1. Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Programme (NCARP) 
 
2. The notification covers the fiscal  years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to assist fish eries workers to cope with the closure of the 
northern cod fishery and to reduce dependency on fisheries. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of income support, mainly in the form of annuity 
payments. 
 
6. This programme provides bridging income support to older fishers and fish workers until they 
reach 65 years of age. 
 7. The programme expenditures totalled $3,891,7 43 in FY 2000-2001 and $2,384,740 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 
8. The programme was established in 1992 and terminated in 1994, consequently no new 
applications have been considered since that time.  Expenditures during fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 consist of a nnuity payments to beneficiar ies approved prior to the 1994 
termination of this programme. 
 
44. The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy Early Retirement Programme 
1.  The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (TAGS) Early Retirement Programme.  
2. The notification covers the fiscal  years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. The objective of this programme is to assist fi sheries workers to cope with the Atlantic 
groundfish crisis and to reduce dependency on fisheries.  
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
 5. Assistance is provided in the form of income support, mainly in the form of annuity 
payments.  
 
6. This programme provides bridging income support to older fishers and fish workers until they 
reach 65 years of age. 
 7. The programme expenditures totalled $2,042,1 12 in FY 2000-2001 and $1,842,491 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 8. The programme was established in 1994 and terminated in 1998, consequently no new 
applications have been considered since that time.  Expenditures during fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 consist of a nnuity payments to beneficiar ies approved prior to the 1998 
termination of this programme. 
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 45. Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy Allocation Transfer Programme 
1. Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy Allocation Transfer Programme 
 2. The notification covers the fiscal  Years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 
3. Following the Sparrow decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1990, DFO launched the 
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS) in 1992, the object of which was to provide a framework for regulation of Aboriginal peoples’ right to fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes.  
The AFS is not rights-based, but rather, as a matter of policy seeks the effective management and regulation of Aboriginal fish eries through negotiated agreements. 
 
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative au thority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
 5. The Allocation Transfer Programme introduced in 1994 facilitates the voluntary retirement of 
commercial licences and the issuance of licences to  eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner 
that does not add to the existing effort on the resources. 
  6. The programmes provides for the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the 
issuance of licenses to eligible Aboriginal groups 
 7. The programme expenditures totalled $14,653, 428 in FY 2000-2001 and $13,688,049 in FY 
2001-2002. 
 8. The programme was established in 1994. 
 
46. Fisheries Access Programme 
1. Fisheries Access Programme 
 2. The notification covers the fi scal years (FY) 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. 
 3. Consistent with the Su preme Court of Canada’s Marshall  decision in 1999, which affirmed 
treaty rights of Mi’kmaq and Maliseet people to fish, hunt, and gather in pursuit of a 
“moderate livelihood”, DFO put in  place a response called the Marshall Response Initiative, 
the objective of which is to increase commercial fishing opportunities available to eligible 
Aboriginal groups. 
 4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Fisheries Development Act. 
 
5. Assistance is provided in the form of retiring commercial licences, vessels and gear, 
constructing new vessels and gear and provi ding training and other skill development 
activities. 
 6. The Fisheries Access Programme (FAP) was est ablished to facilitate the voluntary retirement 
of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner 
that does not add to the existi ng effort on resources.  FAP also facilitates the transfer of 
vessels and gear. 
 7. The programme expenditures totalled $74,0 85,410 in FY 2000-2001 and $58,559,553 in FY 
2001-2002.  
 8. The programme was established in 1999.  G/SCM/N/95/CAN 
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TABLE 1
MILK PRODUCTS – SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION 
       
 
Product  
Dairy Year  
Beginning  
Production 
Imports  
Domestic  
Exports  
Ending 
 Aug/Jul Stocks   Disappearance  Stocks 
units 000k g     
     
Creamery  99/00 26,345 81,281 6301 87,679 1,803 24,445
Butter 00/01 23,544 80,841 7047 82,526 808 28,097
 01/02 28,097 80,030 8328 84,389 1,501 30,565
     
Cheddar 99/00 33,124 132,574 1,055 119,114 9,872 37,767
Cheese 00/01 33,876 124,307 993 111,352 8,634 39,190
 01/02 39,190 118,598 882 113,193 6,052 39,425
     
Variety 99/00 12,975 195,221 22,601 207,025 9,973 13,799
Cheeses 00/01 12,334 199,582 21,520 211,820 8,494 13,123
 01/02 13,123 199,382 19,300 210,576 8,023 13,206
     
Concentrated 99/00 3,876 71,756 23 46,384 25,908 3,363
Whole Milk 00/01 3,363 59,802 32 29,143 31,300 2,753
 01/02 2,753 59,066 24 26,412 31,528 3,904
     
Skim Milk  99/00 29,923 69,968 1,084 44,628 38,841 17,506
Powder 00/01 18,146 85,189 3,390 43,627 41,197 21,901
 01/02 21,901 90,206 1,346 43,677 52,294 17,482
     
Source :  Statistics Canada, Dairy Re view, Catalogue number 23-001 
  July-September 2002, July-September 2000 
  Table 9: Supply and Disposition of Milk Pr oducts and By-products, by Month, Canada 
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TABLE 2 
GRAINS AND OILSEEDS - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION  
   
  
Beginning 
Production  
Imports 
Total  
Exports(b) 
Food and 
Other  
Domestic 
Total 
Crop Years 
(a) Stocks   Supply  Industrial
Use Domestic 
Use Disappear-
ance Ending 
Stocks 
           
 (in metric tonnes '000) 
Durum  
1999-00 1,938 4,341 9 6,288 3,575 263 675 937 1,775
2000-01 1,775 5,709 10 7,494 3,487 255 880 1,134 2,873
2001-02 2,873 2,987 12 5,872 3,627 249 450 700 1,545
  
All wheat excluding durum   
1999-00 5,487 22,600 5 28,092 14,738 2,697 4,732 7,431 5,924
2000-01 5,924 20,827 50 26,801 13,621 2,760 3,626 6,387 6,793
2001-02 6,793 17,581 85 24,459 12,578 2,776 3,922 6,696 5,184
  
All wheat  
1999-00 7,425 26,941 14 34,380 18,313 2,960 5,407 8,368 7,699
2000-01 7,699 26,536 60 34,295 17,108 3,015 4,506 7,521 9,666
2001-02 9,666 20,568 97 30,331 16,205 3,025 4,372 7,396 6,729
  
Barley  
1999-00 2,737 13,196 33 15,966 2,392 393 10,343 10,736 2,838
2000-01 2,838 13,229 40 16,106 2,641 358 10,591 10,949 2,516
2001-02 2,516 10,846 112 13,473 1,770 295 9,363 9,656 2,048
  
Corn   
1999-00 885 9,161 1,023 11,069 226 2,020 7,271 9,291 1,552
2000-01 1,552 6,954 2,872 11,378 115 2,145 8,239 10,383 880
2001-02 880 8,389 3,336 12,606 186 n/a n/a n/a n/a
  
Oats  
1999-00 1,088 3,641 4 4,733 1,532 191 1,888 2,079 1,122
2000-01 1,122 3,403 8 4,533 1,760  88 1,831 1,920 854
2001-02  854 2,691 53 3,598 1,409 148 1,679 1,826 363
  
Rye  
1999-00 166 387 4 557 85 69 242 311 161
2000-01 161 260 5 426 89 68 192 260 77
2001-02 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  
Canola  
1999-00 633 8,798 124 9,555 3,885 2,983 530 3,514 2,157
2000-01 2,157 7,205 224 9,587 4,859 3,013 627 3,640 1,088
2001-02 1,088 4,926 226 6,241 2,524 2,293 174 2,467 1,250
  
Flaxseed  
1999-00 151 1,022 2 1,175 568 N/A 28 221 386
2000-01 386 693 11 1,090 613 N/A 32 218 259
2001-02 259 715 24 998 618 N/A 46 195 185
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 TABLE 2 
GRAINS AND OILSEEDS - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION  
   
  
Beginning 
Production  
Imports 
Total  
Exports(b) 
Food and 
Other  
Domestic 
Total 
Crop Years 
(a) Stocks   Supply  Industrial
Use Domestic 
Use Disappear-
ance Ending 
Stocks 
           
 (in metric tonnes '000) 
  
Soybeans  
1999-00 215 2,781 455 3,451 949 N/A 72 2,250 252
2000-01 252 2,703 431 3,386 747 N/A 72 2,454 185
2001-02 185 1,635 963 2,784 489 N/A 69 N/A N/A
  
  
  
(a)  Aug-July crop year except co rn and soybeans which are Sept-Aug. 
(b)  Includes exports of wheat, barley and oat products. Excludes exports of oilseed products. 
   
Source : Statistics Canada, "Cereal and Oilseed s Review", Catalogue number 22-007-XIB 
 Vol 26, No. 7, July 2003 and Vol 25, No. 7, July 2002 
 
 
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