WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/48/CAN1
9 May 2000
(00-1878)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Updating Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the
GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the SCM Agreement
CANADA
The following communication, dated 27 April 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Canada.
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CONTENTS
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SUBSIDIES...................................................................................................................... .......................1
I. INDUSTRIAL PR OGRAMMES.............................................................................................4
1. Aboriginal Economic Programmes .........................................................................................4
2. Atlantic Enterprise Programme ..............................................................................................43. Bureau de promotion des industries du bois (BPIB) .............................................................5
4. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research ...........................................................................5
5. Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education
(CANARI E) ...................................................................................................................... .........6
6. Communications Technology R&D Incentive Programme ..................................................77. Defence Industry Productivity Programme ...........................................................................7
8. Economic And Regional Development Agreements/General Development
Agreement s (ERDA) .............................................................................................................. ...8
9. Environmental Technology Commercialization Programme ...............................................8
10. Industrial And Regional Development Programme ..............................................................911. National Business Networks Demonstration Programme.....................................................9
12. Northern Ontario Deve lopment Init iatives...........................................................................10
13. Ontario Base Closures Adjustment Programme..................................................................10
                                                     
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14. Ontario Community Futures Programme............................................................................11
15. Sector Campaigns (Sector Co mpetitiveness In itiative s)......................................................11
16. Small Business Loans Act.................................................................................................... ...12
17. Strategic Technologies Programme.......................................................................................12
18. Technology Outrea ch Programme ........................................................................................13
19. Technology Partnerships Programme ..................................................................................13
20. Industrial Research Assistance Programme.........................................................................14
21. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Assistance Programme ........................14
22. Cooperation Programme....................................................................................................... .15
23. Fisheries Alternativ e Programme (FAP) ..............................................................................16
24. PRISOM ...................................................................................................................... ............16
25. PRIEM ....................................................................................................................... ..............17
26. Canada-Quebec Subsidiary Agreement on the Economic Development of
Quebec regions ................................................................................................................. .......17
27. Funds for the development of Montreal ...............................................................................18
28. Western Diversification Programme.....................................................................................19
29. Western Economic Partnership Agreements .......................................................................1930. IDÉE-PME .................................................................................................................... ..........20
31. Community Development Programme (PDC) .....................................................................21
32. Coastal Quebec ............................................................................................................. ..........21
33. Technology Partnerships Canada .........................................................................................22
34. Community Futures Programme - Western Canada ..........................................................2235. Community Futures Programme  - Atlantic Provinces........................................................23
36. Environmental Industry Programme ...................................................................................23
II. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMES...................................................................................24
A. COMPONENTS OF THE FARM INCOME PROTEC TION ACT.........................................24
1. Crop Insurance ............................................................................................................... ........24
2. National Tripartite Stabilization Plan ..................................................................................25
3. Industrial Milk Subsidy...................................................................................................... ....25
4. Province-Based Safety  Net Initia tives ...................................................................................26
B. LIVESTOCK AND PRODUC TS.............................................................................................27
1. Feed Freight Assistance Adjustment Fund...........................................................................27
C. CRO PS........................................................................................................................ ..............27
1. Farm Support and Adjustment Measures I & II.................................................................27
2. Cash Flow Enhancement Programme ..................................................................................28
3. Advance Payments Programme.............................................................................................29G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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4. Western Grain Transition Payments Programme...............................................................30
5. Dehydrated Alfalfa and Compressed Hay Assistance Programme....................................31
6. Freight Cost Pooling Assistance Programme .......................................................................32G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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Introduction
Canada’s notification comprises agricultural and industrial 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, toclarify 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 effects of notified programmes or measures under the  ASCM and GATT 1994.
I. INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMMES
1. Aboriginal Economic Programmes
1. Programme:  The Aboriginal Business De velopment and Joint Venture and Aboriginal
Capital Corporation Programmes.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/1998.3. The objective of these programmes is to increase commercial enterprise activity by
Aboriginal Canadians as a major step towards enhancing their economic self-reliance.  They
provide financial and advisory assistance at various stages and for several aspects of
enterprise development.  It is expected th at 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 growth, 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.
2  T h e
programmes have a number of specific elements, with specific maximum cost-sharing ratiorelated to each.  In 1997/98, the average contribution represented 37 per cent of the project
cost.
6. The programmes provide assistance for business development promotion, and joint ventures
and capital corporations owned by Aboriginal Canadians.
7. Industry Canada disbursed $24,505,075 in  FY 1996/97and $36,282,337  in FY 1997/1998.
8. The programmes were created in 1990.
2. Atlantic Enterprise Programme
1. Programme:  The Atlantic Enterprise Programme (AEP).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/1998.3. The objective of the AEP was to encourage long-term economic growth in the Atlantic region
of Canada through assistance measures  which promote capital investment.
                                                     
2 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 program; 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 program.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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4. The assistance was provided under the legislat ive authority of the Department of Industry,
Science and Technology Act, which has been replaced with the Department of Industry Act.
5. Assistance was provided to business in two forms: non-repayable contributions to reduce
interest costs by up to 6 percentage points; and special loan insurance which covered up to 95per cent of the value of a loan with the concurrence of Minister of Finance (normal maximum
85 per cent).  Loan insurance is subject to an annual insurance fee of 1 per cent payable by the
lender.
6. The AEP is a broadly-based programme that provided financial assistance to businesses in the
Atlantic Canada region across a wide range of industry sectors.  The programme was directed
at the establishment of economically viable facilities as well as expansion or modernizationprojects which could not otherwise be carried out.
7. Industry Canada’s expenditures totalled $1,067,792 in FY 1996/97 and $ nil in FY 1997/98.
For its part, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s expenditures amounted to $4,100 in FY
1996/97 and $ nil in FY 1997/1998.
8. The programme was created in 1986. The last date for government financial commitments
under this programme was 31 December 1990.
3. Bureau de promotion des industries du bois (BPIB)
1. Programme:  Bureau de promotion des industries du bois programme
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to assist in market development activities undertaken by
industry associations so as to broaden the base of overseas markets; to reduce the dependence
of commodity wood products such as lumber, plywood and other wood-based panel products
on the highly cyclical North American market; to improve access in overseas markets; and to
encourage better utilization of resources thr ough the production and export of wood products.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act.
5. Assistance is provided in the form of non-repayable contribution to BPIB, which is a private,
not-for-profit organization, based in Québec.  BPIB’s role is to expand penetration of eastern
Canadian wood producers in offshore markets, particularly Europe.
5. The programme provides assistance to projects that would involve activities intended to
expand the market for commodity and manufactured wood products industries.
6. Programme expenditures totalled $68,000 in FY 1996/97 and $ nil in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was approved in November 1995 and government commitments will be
made until December 1999.
4. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
1. Programme:  The Canadian Institute fo r Advanced Research (CIAR) programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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3. The objectives of the financial assistance under the CIAR programme are for the
enhancement of national productivity in research, development and education, productivity
improvement in the manufacturing and service industries, and the development of future
generations of information technologies.
4. The programme is administered under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act.
5. Financial assistance is granted to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research which is a
non-profit private institution.  From 1986 through 1993, 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 years.  It is currently calculated on the lesserof (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 networks of outstanding researchers across Canada to explore long-
term, complex problems of scientific, social and economic significance.
7. The programme expenditures totalled $3,500,000 in FY 1996/97 and $3,500,000 in FY
1997/98.
8. The programme was established in 1986.
5. Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education
(CANARIE)
1. Programme:  The Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and
Education (CANARIE) Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objectives of this not-for-profit organization are (a) enhancement of national productivity
in research, development and education; (b) productivity improvement in the manufacturing
and service industries; and (c) development of future 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 development and testing of future generations of
information technologies, and the diffusion and application of these technologies acrossindustrial sectors.
7. The expenditures totalled $19,996,303 in FY 1996/97 and $76,778,662 in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was approved in April 1993 and government commitments will be made until
March 1999.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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6. Communications Technology R&D Incentive Programme
1. Programme:  The Communications Technology R&D Incentive Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective was to help businesses in Canada to develop critical mass and unique expertise,
and to encourage them to become leaders in media technologies, electronic data interchange,
and advanced communications.
4. This programme was administered under the legislative authority of the Department of
Industry, Science and Technology Act.
5. The programme has several elements, however, on average the sharing ratio is 50 per cent of
eligible costs.
6. This programme promoted economic growth by helping businesses develop communications
technology and encouraging them to become or remain competitive.
7. The expenditures totalled $978,931 in FY 1996/97 and $47,508 in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was created in 1992 and terminated in February 1995.
7. Defence Industry Productivity Programme
1. Programme:  The Defence Industry Productivity Programme (DIPP).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The primary objective of this programme is to enhance Canada's economic growth through
the promotion of viable defence or defence-related products.  Supporting objectives are to
provide a defence industrial base and to develop and maintain a defence technological
capability.
4. The programme is administered under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry 
Act.
5. Assistance is provided in the form of contributions, repayable contributions or conditionally
repayable contributions, which  represent up to 50 per cent of eligible costs.
6. Assistance is for research and development (defence and defence-related products and
associated technologies), source establishment (qualified Canadian suppliers of defence and
defence-related products), capital assistance (the acquisition of advanced product equipment
and modernization or upgrading of engineering or manufacturing capabilities) and market
feasibility studies (specifications for defence-related products and market characteristics for
products).
7. The expenditures totalled $81,732,102 in FY 1996/97 and $30,783,540 in FY 1997/98.8. DIPP was developed in 1959 and has undergone numerous modifications since that time. No
new financial commitments have been made since 1 March 1995.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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8. Economic And Regional Development Agreements/General Development Agreements
(ERDA)
1. Programme:  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 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of these agreements is to improve the economic and regional development of
each Province and to create an environment in which each Province can achieve its own
economic potential through, in particular, the en hancement of their own competitiveness, the
development and strengthening of enterprises, 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 $39,962,687 in FY 1996/97 and $17,522,016 in
FY 1997/1998.  For its part, Western Diversification Office’s expenditures totalled $15,651 in
FY 1996/97 and $ nil in FY 1997/98.
8. All of the sub-agreements referred to in paragraph 6 were approved at different dates and no
new financial commitments are being made under most of these sub-agreements.
9. Environmental Technology Commercialization Programme
1. Programme:  The Environmental Technology Commercialization (ETC).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective is to provide new solutions to environmental problems and stimulate Canadian
economic activity by sharing the financial risks of developing, demonstrating and
commercializing new technologies through the use of first-time pilot and demonstration
projects.
4. The programme is administered under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry
Act.
5. Maximum contributions for studies are the lesser of 75 per cent of eligible costs or $50,000;
and for development/demonstration projects, the lesser of 50 per cent of eligible costs or $5
million. When the support exceeds $100,000, the assistance is repayable, usually through
profits generated by the commercialization of the technology.
6. The programme provides financial assistance to joint ventures and consortia formed by for-
profit corporations.  The partners may include environmental industry firms, universities andG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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research institutions.  The group must have the capability to successfully demonstrate and
commercialize new environmental technologies.
7. The expenditures totalled $248,573 in FY 1996/97 and $144,776 in FY 1997/98.
8. This programme was created in October 1991, and the last date for new applications was
31 March 1997.
10. Industrial And Regional Development Programme
1. Programme:  The Industrial and Regional Development programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective was to promote regional industrial development through support of projects,
industries and technologies having the greatest potential for economic return, sustained
growth and international competitiveness.
4. The assistance is provided under the Industrial and Regional Development Act.
5. The programme made financial assistance available to business and non-profit organizations
through grants, contributions, repayable contributions, and loan guarantees.  Maximum grants
and contributions varied between 25 per cent and 100 per cent; maximum loan guaranteeswere 90 per cent of principle and interest.
6. The programme provided assistance to a wide variety of projects, including feasibility studies,
product and process innovation, new plant establishment, modernization or expansion of
existing plant facilities and marketing.
7. The Western Diversification Office’s expend itures amounted to $81,044 in FY 1996/97 and $
nil in FY 1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1983.  The last date for government financial commitments
was 30 June 1988.  The expenditures noted above are from commitments made prior to June
1988.
11. National Business Networks Demonstration Programme
1. Programme:  The National Business Networks Demonstration Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of the financial assistance is to help small-and-medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) overcome barriers to the formation of business networks.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act.5. Assistance is provided in the form of non-repayable contributions.  The maximum assistance
is 50 per cent of eligible costs incurred by participating firms.
6. Assistance is provided to the Chamber of Commerce for implementation of the National
Business Networks Demonstration Project to illustrate the benefits to SMEs of forming
business networks.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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7. Expenditures totalled $1,182,861 in FY 1996/97 and $1,602,297 in FY 1997/98.
8. This programme was created in 1994, and no eligible costs may be incurred after 31 March 
1998.
12. Northern Ontario Development Initiatives
1. Programme:  The Business Incentive programme, the Cooperative Tourism Marketing
Initiative and Economic Development Initiative.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objectives are to encourage the growth and diversification of the Northern Ontario
economy by providing financial assistance and other support to small- and medium-sized
private sector enterprises and supporting tourism activities in Northern Ontario.
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 between 35 per cent and 90 per cent.
6. Assistance is provided, directly or indirectly, to small- and medium-sized businesses in
Northern Ontario.  Eligible projects include: research and development; quality, technology
and management development; establishing new businesses; expanding or modernizing
existing businesses; marketing; and feasibility studies.
7. Expenditures totalled $7,861,515 in FY 1996/97 and $12,078,154 in FY 1997/98.
8. The programmes were created in 1987.
13. Ontario Base Closures Adjustment Programme
1. Programme:  The Ontario Base Closures Adjustment Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective is to assist communities 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 development opportunities, and implement economicdevelopment measures.
4. This programme is administered under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry
Act.
5. Assistance is provided in the form of repayable 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 acommunity.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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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 $2,312,242 in FY 1996/97 and $3,427,887 in FY 1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1994 and no government commitments will be made after
31 March 1999.
14. Ontario Community Futures Programme
1. Programme:  Ontario Community Futures programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. 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 entrepreneurial, employment and economic developmentstrategies; developing local economy through the creation of private sector employment; and
delivering a range of business and information 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 expansion capital through repayable loans, equity
financing or loan guarantees to new or expanding businesses, it provides technical andcounselling advice to new or existing small businesses within the community and, by working
with other local partners, it develops and oversees the implementation of a community
economic development plan.
7. Industry Canada’s expenditures totalled $13,618,106 in FY 1996/97 and $13,403,281 in
FY 1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1986, and government commitments will be made on an on-
going basis under this programme.
15. Sector Campaigns (Sector Co mpetitiveness Initiatives)
1. Programme:  The Sector Campaigns Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of the Sector Campaigns was to enhance the international competitiveness of
Canadian industry in selected sectors through cooperation between government and industry.It was to enhance the competitive position of certain industrial sectors through leverage of
increased R&D activity undertaken by companies, suppliers, research institutes and
universities.  It shifted government support away from new capacity or conventional
technology toward increased R&D, innovation and market development.
4. This programme was under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry, Science
and Technology Act.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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5. Assistance was in the form of contributions or repayable contributions.  Maximum
contribution ratios for the various elements varied over the years but were typically 50 per
cent or 75 per cent.
6. The initiatives provided assistance for: consultation, information exchange, advocacy,
innovation projects and studies.  The assistance was provided to the following  industrial
sectors : advanced manufacturing technologies, automotive components, environmental
industries, fashion apparel, furniture, forest products, medical devices, microelectronics,
telecommunications equipment, and software products.
7. Expenditures totalled $6,951,688 in FY 1996/97 and $729,142 in FY 1997/98.8. The programme began in 1988 and was terminated in February 1995.
16. Small Business Loans Act
1. Programme:  The Small Business Loans Act (SBLA).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective is to encourage private sector lenders to increase the availability of loans for the
purpose of the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small businessenterprises.
4. Assistance is provided under the SBLA.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 losses is a ratio of 90:10.  Farming businesses are
not eligible under SBLA.  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.
6. A firm is eligible for consideration for a business improvement loan under the  Act if it
estimates that its gross revenues will not exceed $5 million in the year the loan is approved by
the lender.
7. Expenditures totalled $43,915,705 in FY 1996/97 and $78,306,178 in FY 1997/98.8. The Small Business Loans Act has been in force since January 1961.
17. Strategic Technologies Programme
1. Programme:  The Strategic Technologies programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to enhance the international competitiveness of Canadian
industry through the development, acquisition, application and diffusion of technology.  Theprogramme encourages and supports pre-competitive R&D alliances and technologyG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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application alliances designed to accelerate the transition to building the technology base
essential for competitiveness.
4. The programme is under the legislative authority 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 $9,584,334 in FY 1996/97 and $5,540,666 in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was created in 1988.
18. Technology Outreach Programme
1. Programme:  The Technology Outreach Programme (TOP)
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of TOP was to improve the productivity and competitiveness of Canadian
industry by providing a supporting infrastructure to accelerate the acquisition, developmentand diffusion of technology and critical skills within Canadian industry, especially in the
small- and medium-sized business sector.
4. TOP was administered under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry, Science
and Technology Act.
5. Assistance under TOP was in the form of non-repayable contributions to a maximum of
50 per cent averaged over a five-year period.  Maximum contributions for particular elements
varied over the years between 50 per cent and 90 per cent.
6. TOP provided assistance to foster the development of a more integrated national network of
technology diffusion support in cooperation with industry, universities, provincial researchorganizations and federal agencies operating internal technology centres.
7. Total expenditures under this programme totalled $8,840,183 in FY 1996/97 and $7,691,748
in FY 1997/98.
8. TOP was created in 1986 and was terminated in February 1995.
19. Technology Partnerships Programme
1. Programme:  The Technology Partnerships programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of this programme is to provide support to enable Canadian small and medium-
sized enterprises to enter into partnerships with university laboratories to develop university
research to the point where it can be exploited by industry.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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5. Assistance is provided in the form of grants.
6. The programme provides assistance to universities or university research groups as well as
small and medium sized enterprises.
7. The programme expenditures totalled $2,027,393 in FY 1996/97 and $ nil in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was approved in August 1994 and the last date for government commitments
was 31 March 1997.
20. Industrial Research Assistance Programme
1. Programme:  The Industrial Research Programme (IRAP).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective is to stimulate innovation in Canadian 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 contributions.
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 provided through short-term non-funded technical adviceand non-repayable contributions to approved industrial 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 project requires more
than 2 days of technical assistance then the enterprise is referred to a private consultant or a
technical organization.  The cost incurred by the enterprise is covered in part by the
programme through a non-repayable contribution.
7. Expenditures were $58.5 million in FY 1996/97 and $64.5 million  in FY 1997/98.8. The programme was initiated in 1962, and has undergone various administrative
modifications since that time.
21. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Assistance Programme
1. Programme:  ACOA Action Programme (AAP) and Business Development Programme 
(BDP).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of this programme is to foster the development of entrepreneurship, increase
the rate of new business formation and improve the competitiveness of small and medium-
sized businesses.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Agency Act.
5. Assistance is provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions.  Since 1995,
all assistance to business is in the form of repayable contributions.  The programme has anumber 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 small- 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 has disbursed $ 28.9 million in FY 1996/97 and $11.1 million  in FY 1997/98 under
the Action programme.  It has spent $70.4 million in FY 1996/97 and $113.7 million  in FY
1997/98 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.
22. Cooperation Programme
1. Programme:  The COOPERATION Programm e includes all ACOA cost-shared federal-
provincial agreements.  ACOA COOPERAT ION agreements (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 agreements continue to operate untiltheir respective termination dates.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to improve the environment for economic growth in
Atlantic Canada through cooperation with all levels of government, the private sector and
institutions.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority 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 agreement contains several elements.  The cost-
sharing ratio may vary by programme element.
6. The programme provides assistance to provincial and municipal governments, economic
development and business associations, universities, research institutes and businessesprincipally in five strategic areas, entrepreneurship, innovation and technology transfer, in
human resource development, marketing and trade development, and the environment.
7. ACOA disbursed $70.2 million in FY 1996/ 97 and $49.1 million in FY 1997/98.  These
disbursements include payments to the four Atlantic provinces as well as direct assistance tobusinesses.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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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 December 1998, there were
9 such agreements in effect in Atlantic Canada.
23. Fisheries Alternative Programme (FAP)
1. Programme:  Fisheries Alternative Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to provide 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 downturn in the fishing industry.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Agency Act.
5. The programme’s financial support 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 offers an enhanced level of assistance over what may be available under
existing programmes to eligible projects or activities.  Eligible activities may include theestablishment 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.
7. ACOA has disbursed $1.6 million in FY 1996/97 and $700,000 in FY 1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1990, and terminated in February 1995.
24. PRISOM
1. Programme:  Industrial Rehabilitation Programme for South-West Montreal (PRISOM)
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of the PRISOM programme is to reinforce the local industrial structure, to
diversify the industrial base, to attract new investments and to foster the development of new
enterprises in South-West Montreal.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act and
its predecessors.
5. Financial assistance may be provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions.6. The programme was essentially intended for manufacturing enterprises, for research and
development establishments and for enterprises active in the telecommunications and space
technology sectors.  Financial contributions of up to 35 per cent could be granted for the
development of a new establishment or for the enlargement and modernization of existingenterprises.  Projects for the design or development or new products were also eligible for
contributions covering up to 60 per cent of allowable costs.  Finally, studies carried out byG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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consultants in connection with capital construction projects or innovation projects were also
eligible for financial assistance.
7. Outlays by BFDR(Q) for this programme to talled $1.7 million during the fiscal year
1996-1997 and another $1.7 million during the fiscal year 1997-1998.
8. The programme was terminated on 31 March 1995.
25. PRIEM
1. Programme:  Industrial Rehabilitation Programme for East Montreal (PRIEM).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of the PRIEM programme was to reinforce the local industrial structure, to
diversify the industrial base, to attract new investments and to foster the development of new
enterprises in East Montreal.
4. Assistance is provided under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act and
its predecessors.
5. Financial assistance may be provided in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions.
6. The PRIEM programme essentially provided for contributions to studies by consultants (up to
75 per cent), to projects for the design or development of products (up to 60 per cent), and to
the development of new establishments or the enlargement or modernisation of existing
establishments.  The projects had to be implemented in the designated territory of East
Montreal.
7. Outlays for BFDR(Q) for this programme totalled $1.5 million during the fiscal year
1996/1997 and $1.6 million during the fiscal year 1997/1998, in response to previously
assumed obligations under this programme.
8. The PRIEM programme was terminated on 31 March 1994.
26. 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 Infrastructure, Support Programme for Tourist
Attraction and Infrastructure Projects, Support Programme for Major Regional Facilities,
Support Programme for Technological Devel opment Assistance Centres, Fashion Design
Support Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The Canada-Quebec Subsidiary Agreement on the Economic Development of Quebec regions
was concluded on 9 June 1988 in order to establish a concerted and harmonized programme
of activities to meet the specific needs of the Quebec regions and to agree on a flexible andefficient management and cooperation mechanism to carry out the programme.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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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 Agreement 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, innovation and development, capital construction or
marketing.  Financial aid could also be granted to facilitate the launch 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 aid thus granted represented a percentage ofallowable costs and varied from one programme to another.  However, the average amount of
aid calculated for all of the business development programmes amounts to 24 per cent.
7. Outlays by the BFDR(Q) for these programmes totalled $16.1 million during the fiscal year
1996/97 and $5.05 million during the fiscal year 1997/98.
8. The programmes administered by the BFDR(Q ) in the framework of the Canada-Quebec
subsidiary agreement on the economic development of Quebec regions were terminated on
31 March 1995.
27. Fund for the Development of Montreal
1. Programme:  Fund for the Development of Montreal (FDM).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of the FDM was to intensify efforts by the Federal Government to support the
economic development of Montreal through the implementation of structuring projects in
seven priority areas:  international activities, high technology, finance and international trade,
design, cultural industries, tourism and transport.
4. Assistance was provided under the legislative au thority of the Department of Industry Act and
its predecessors.
5. The FDM programme provided for the grant of repayable or non-repayable contributions as
well as subsidies.  The amount of aid varied according to the project, but the average
calculated for all of the projects authorized was about 25 per cent of allowable costs.
6. The programme was designed to make it possible to offer financial aid to any commercial or
non-commercial enterprise, to the Government of  Quebec, to a municipal corporation or to a
State company implementing an eligible projec t in the territory of the Montreal Urban
Community.  Eligible projects included, inter alia , studies by consultants, research and
development activities, the setting up, modernization or enlargement of public establishmentsand infrastructures capable of acting as a driving force for economic development in the
territory in question.
7. Outlays by the BFDR(Q) for this programme totalled $5.3 million during the fiscal year
1996/97 and $1.5 million in 1997/98.
8. The FDM programme was terminated on 31 March 1995.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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28. Western Diversification Programme
1. Programme:  the Western Diversification Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of the programme is to develop and diversify the western Canadian economy
through support of projects in areas such as research and development, productivity
improvements, marketing, new products or technology development, new markets or
emerging industries, such as ocean industries and medical technologies.
4. The assistance is provided under the Western Diversification Act.5. Until April 1995, the programme provided financial assistance to businesses through
repayable and conditionally repayable contributions.  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/repayment schedule includes a provision for therepayment 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.
6. However, the programme continues to provide assistance to industry organizations and
associations, small business and emerging industries through repayable or conditionallyrepayable or non-repayable contributions.  Contributions are between 25 per cent and
75 per cent of eligible project costs.
7. The programme provides financial assistance to industry organizations and associations to
undertake industry wide initiatives involving projects designed to assist with product researchand feasibility studies, market development, productivity improvement, and projects in
strategic areas of western Canadian economy, su ch as small business and emerging industries.
8. Expenditures totalled $54,013,174 in FY 1996/97 and $42,787,181 in FY 1997/98.9. The programme was established in August 1987.
29. Western Economic Partnership Agreements
1. Programme:  The Western Economic Partne rship Agreements (WEPA) are cost-shared
federal-provincial agreements aimed at crea ting new employment opportunities and boosting
economic growth in western Canada through strategic initiatives in areas of mutual interest.
Agreements are currently in place with Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  BritishColumbia’s WEPA is currently being negotiated.
2. The notification covers the fiscal year 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to create new employment opportunities and boost
economic growth in western Canada through strategic initiatives in areas of mutual interest.
These agreements are intended to focus on those strategic priorities that will enable the West
to take advantage of opportunities and to become a more dynamic, globally competitive
economy.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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4. Assistance is provided under Treasury Board authority by way of approved terms and
conditions for the agreements.  Separate WE PAs are negotiated and approved between WD
and each province.
5. The WEPAs are valued at $160M, with a cost-s haring ratio of 50-50 between the federal and
provincial governments.  The federal share ($80M) is allocated equally among provinces (i.e.
$20M per province).  Assistance is usually provided in the form of a non-repayable
contribution.  Each federal-provincial agreement has its own terms, conditions and
programme components.
6. The programme provides assistance to economic development and business associations,
universities, research institutes and SMEs principally in the key sectors of researchtechnology and telecommunications, economic i nnovation, business development, community
economic development, trade, entrepreneurship and youth.
7. WD dispersed $5,000,000 in FY 1997/98.  Thes e disbursements include payments to two
western provinces:  $2,100,000 in Manitoba and $2,900,000 in Alberta.
8. The WEPAs were approved by the Government of Canada in March 1998.  The agreements
are valid until 31 March 2002.  To date, three agreements totalling $120M have been signed
and announced in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  An agreement with the Province of
British Columbia is under negotiation.
30. IDÉE-PME
1. Programme:  Innovation, Entrepreneurship Enhancement and Exports Programme (IDÉE) for
small and medium-sized enterprises.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of the Programme is to enable Quebec SMEs to increase their business
opportunities and thus participate more actively 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 authority of the Department of Industry Act.5. The assistance is provided in the form of repayable 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.
6. The IDÉE-PME programme provides financial aid to Quebec SMEs for activities in priority
areas.  Financial assistance can also be granted to bodies providing support to SMEs wishingto undertake activities in these priority areas.
7. Outlays by BFDR(Q) for this programme totall ed $33 million during the fiscal year 1996/97
and $54.7 million during the fiscal year 1997/98.
8. The programme entered into force on 1 April 1995.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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31. Community Development Programme (PDC)
1. Programme:  Community Development Programme (PDC).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.
3. The objective of the programme is to create jobs by facilitating the establishment of new
enterprises or the expansion of existing enterprises.  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 provide under the legislative 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 Community Development Corporations (CDEC) in
urban areas.  Financial assistance is also provided to each of the SADCs for establishing aninvestment fund.
6. The programme provides financial assistance to these non-profit-making bodies, which are
managed by volunteer boards of trustees supported by permanent staff.
7. Outlays by the BFDR(Q) for this programme totalled $12.4 million for the fiscal year 1996/97
and $21.4 million for the fiscal year 1997/98.
8. The Community Development Programme has been in force since 1986.
32. Coastal Quebec
1. Programme:  Special Economic Developmen t and Adjustment Fund for Quebec Fishing
Communities (FSQC).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to speed 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.
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 economicdevelopment objectives.  The territorial area covered by the programme is confined to certain
Côte-Nord  (North Coast) municipalities, the Gaspésie  and Ísle-de-la-Madeleine
administrative region, and fishing communities adjoining the Gaspésie affected by fisheries
restructuring.
7. Développement économique Canada  made outlays of $0.9 million for the fiscal year 1996/97
and $2.9 million for the fiscal year 1997/98.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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8. The programme entered into force on 25 July 1995 and outlays under it must be made by
31 March 2000 at the latest.
33. Technology Partnerships Canada
1. Programme:  Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC).
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to invest in pre-market product and process technology
research and development with a view to st imulating economic growth and creating jobs in
Canada.  TPC’s investments are made in research, development, demonstration, and market
development activities on condition of private sector participation and full partnership in keytechnologies, such as environmental technologies, advanced manufacturing, information
technology, biotechnology, aerospace and defence industries, and defence conversion.
4. Investments are made under the legislative authority of the Department of Industry Act.
5. The government’s investment ratio will normally vary between 25 per cent and 30 per cent of
the eligible costs of each project.  Where justified 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 sharing ratio for TPC as a whole is 33 per cent.  The  royalty/repayment schedule
includes a provision for the repayment of the original capital contribution and a return onTPC’s investment.  The TPC’s actual return is a direct function of the project’s market
success.
6. Investments are in entities that can demonstrate their ability to successfully complete the
project, to cause the successful commercial exploitation of the results of the supportedprojects, and thereby to provide for a satisfactory return on government’s investments.
Recipients include private sector companies, partnerships and business associations and
alliances.
7. The Department invested $73,148,952 in FY 1996/97 and $174,248,539 in FY 1997/98.
8. The TPC came into effect on 1 April 1996.
34. Community Futures Programme - Western Canada
1. Programme:  Community Futures Programme.
2. The notification period covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. The objective of this programme is to assist rural communities in western Canada to develop
and diversify their economies through:  assisting communities to formulate economic
development strategies and action plans, delivering a range of business and information
programmes and services to small and medium-sized businesses in non-metropolitancommunities, 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 Diversification Act.
5. Financial assistance is provided in either non-repayable contributions to not-for-profit
corporations or repayable contributions to small businesses.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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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 oncommercial terms.
7. The department of Western Economic Diversification’s expenditures on non-repayable
contributions towards the operating costs of  CFDC’s  totalled $15,211,099 in FY 1996/97
and $16,862,889  in FY 1997/98.  Expenditures on repayable contributions towards the
capitalization of loan funds totalled $16,470,000 in FY 1996/97 and $8,035,000 in FY
1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1986.
35. Community Futures Programme - Atlantic Provinces
1. Programme:  Community Futures Programme.
2. The notification period covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.3. 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 programmesand services to small- and medium-sized businesses; 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 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 $6.1 million in FY 1996/97 and $5.9  million
in FY 1997/98.  Expenditures on non-repayable contributions towards the capitalization of
loan funds totalled $11.1 million in FY 1996/97 and $11.8 million in FY 1997/98.
Additionally, expenditures on Youth Internsh ip programme totalled $1.3 million in FY
1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1986.
36. Environmental Industry Programme
1. Programme:  The Environmental Industry Programme.
2. The notification covers the fiscal years 1996/97 and 1997/98.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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3. The objectives of this programme are to achieve improvement in the competitive position of
the Canadian environmental industry where such  improvement is likely to yield significant
economic payoff in terms of output and employme nt through improved viability, market share
or growth; and to encourage the implementation of concepts of sustainable economic
development and of pollution prevention .
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.  Typically the
assistance would not exceed 50 per cent of eligible costs incurred by eligible commercial
enterprises and 75 per cent of eligible costs in curred by eligible not-for-profit organization.
6. The programmes provide assistance primarily for activities targeted at competitiveness and
productivity; marketing; sector structuring; sustainable development and pollution prevention.
7. Industry Canada disbursed $614,957 in FY 1996/97 and $1,280,496 in FY 1997/98.
8. The programme was created in 1995.
II. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMES
A. COMPONENTS OF THE FARM INCOME PROTECTION ACT
1. Crop Insurance
1. Crop Insurance.
2. Crop years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.3. 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 governments pay premiums into crop insurance
accounts.  Payouts are based on a farmer's average 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, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
and Ontario, the producer share of crop insurance premiums is 50 per cent and the federal andprovincial government shares are 25 per cent each.  For the others (British Columbia, Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland), the level of coverage selected by the producer
determines the cost sharing arrangement (i.e. the higher the level, the less the government
contribution).  The current year’s producer share of crop insurance premiums averages 37 per
cent while the federal and provincial governments share the remaining 63 per cent of thepremium.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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7. Federal Crop Insurance Contributions
Crop Year Total Contributions (millions)* Per Insured Producer
1996-97 $151.02 $1,488
1997-98 $164.03 $1,6441998-99 $180.67 $1,793
Note:
*These figures include the CI premium contributions and waterfowl compensation
payments.
8. The programme was established in 1959 and revised in 1990.  In April 1991, the Crop
Insurance Act was revoked and incorporated into the Farm Income Protection Act.
2. National Tripartite Stabilization Plan
1. The National Tripartite Stabilization Programme (NTSP) for Sugar Beets.
2. Crop years 1995, 1996 and 19973. NTSP payments helped stabilize sugar beet producers' income by reducing the impact of
short-term price disruptions in market conditions.
4. Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 4.5. Contribution.6. The support levels for sugar beets were set at a percentage of the Indexed Moving Average
Price (IMAP).  The IMAP was the provincial average market price, adjusted to account forinflation for the preceding 15 years.  A payment of the difference was made when the
provincial average market price fell below the calculated support price.  The programme cost
was shared equally between the federal govern ment, the province and producers, therefore
government contributions represented two-thirds of total payments.
7.
Year
Total Payment Per Unit (per tonne) Total Amount of Payment
1995-96 $0 $0
1996-97 $0.01 $4,000
1997-98 Terminated Terminated
Note:   The crop year extended from September 1 to the time at which all sugar sales from that
crop are completed.
8. The NTSP for sugar beets was terminated at the end of the 1996-97 crop year.
3. Industrial Milk Subsidy
1. Industrial Milk Subsidy.
2. Dairy years 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.3. The objectives of the federal dairy subsidy are to contribute to a sound, healthy and viable
dairy industry and to provide consumers with a reasonably priced supply of high quality dairyproducts.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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4. Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 12.
5. Contribution.
6. The subsidy is paid directly to producers of industrial milk and cream on their production
within a quota designed to meet Canadian domestic requirements. Domestic milk production
in Canada is restricted through farm level production quotas.  The national supply
management system for industrial milk is governed by a joint federal/provincial agreement
administered by the Canadi an 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
1995-96 $4.62 $186.68 million
1996-97 $3.80 $145.82 million
1997-98 $3.80 (Aug-Jan)
$3.04 (Feb-Jul)$143.18 million
Note:
*  The dairy year extends from 1 August to 31 July.
8. Following reductions announced in the February 1995 Federal Budget, programme
expenditures were reduced by 15 per cent on 1 August 1995 and by another 15 per cent on 1
August 1996 for a total of 30 per cent.
The 1996 Federal Budget announced further reductions to the dairy subsidy which is now
scheduled to decrease by $0.76/hl each 1 February, starting in 1998, such that it will beeliminated by February 2002.
4. Province-Based Safety Net Initiatives
1. Companion Programmes
2. Fiscal years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
3. The Companion Programmes are transitional programmes to assist producers to adapt to
increased responsibility for risk management associated with agriculture.
4. Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA), Section 12
5. Contribution and Grant
6. To address agricultural development in regions, the federal government has allocated funds
for province-based initiatives including research and development activities by industry
groups; adaptation initiatives to help address structural adjustments; and initiatives tocomplement existing programmes.  The subsidy may be in the form of a contribution such as
to a research fund or as a payment to producers.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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7. Total amount of subsidy paid (‘000)
1996-97 $207,724
1997-98 $244,909
1998-99 $157,388
8. Companion programmes came into effect in fiscal year 1996-97 for a four year period ending
in 1999-2000.
B. LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS
1. Feed Freight Assistance Adjustment Fund
1. Feed Freight Assistance Adjustment Fund (FFAAF).
2. Fiscal year 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.3. The FFAAF was established as transitional assistance to contribute to the ability of livestock
farming operations and industries in affected areas to adapt to the loss of the Feed FreightAssistance Programme.
4. Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76).
The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act -  sub-section 4 (a).
5. Grant.6. Payments from the FFAAF were made to provincial farm organizations representing livestock
producers.  These organizations utilized the funds for a combination of direct payments toproducers and payments to specific industry organizations for development initiatives.  The
funds were divided among nine jurisdictions (seven provinces and two territories) on the basis
of their respective average annual use under the FFA Programme over the period from 1990-
91 to 1994-95, inclusive.
Within each jurisdiction, the amount provided through direct payments to producers or to
specific industry organizations was determined by the provincial farm organization, based on
consultation amongst the affected sectors.  Direct payments were to assist livestock producers
to adjust to the loss of the FFA subsidy.
Fiscal Year Payout
1996-97 $24.2 million
1997-98 $14.5 million
1998-99 Terminated
8. The $58.7 million fund was paid out in three instalments.  The final payment was made in the
1997-98 fiscal year.
C. CROPS
1. Farm Support and Adjustment Measures I & II
1. Farm Support and Adjustment Measures I & II (FSAM I & II).G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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2. Fiscal years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
3. FSAM I & II provided financial assistance to horticulture producers for long-term
restructuring and/or development of the horticulture sector.
4. Farm Income Protection Act, Section 12.5. Contribution.6. FSAM I & II provided funds for the management of land, soil and related water resources,
and special measures for the horticulture sector.
7. Amount of Payment
Fiscal year Total Payment  ($'000
)*
1996-97 $989
1997-98 $379
1998-99 Terminated
Note:   *On a cash accounting basis.
Given the variation in the components of FSAM,  average payments per producer or per unit
are not meaningful.
8. FSAM I was established in April 1991, and FSAM II was established in October 1991. FSAM
I & II provided assistance to the horticulture sector until 1998.
2. Cash Flow Enhancement Programme
1. Cash Flow Enhancement Programme (CFEP).
2. Crop years 1995-96 and 1996-97.
3. CFEP provided income assistance through an interest-free benefit on advances up to $50,000,
for advances under the Advance Payments for Crops Act (APCA) and the Prairie Grain
Advance Payments Act (PGAPA).
4. Advance Payments for Crops Act (APCA), Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act (PGAPA).5. Interest Rebate.6. CFEP provided non-taxable rebates for interest paid on the first $50,000 of advances for
participants in the APCA and PGAPA.  The programme was developed in the 1990-91 cropyear and was extended on a year-to-year basis.
APCA was a voluntary programme applying to all storable crops grown in Canada
(except wheat and barley grown in the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) designated area,
which is covered by PGAPA).  It provided guarantees on principal and interest, therebyallowing producer organizations to make cash advances to individual producers up to
$250,000.  Advances were repaid when the crops were marketed.  The commodityG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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secured loan provided producers with financ ial flexibility to defer marketing to a more
favourable time during the year.
PGAPA was a voluntary progra mme applying to wheat and barley grown in the CWB
designated area.  It allowed producers to receive a cash advance prior to cropsales/delivery when sales opportunities were restricted due to delivery and marketing
problems.  The programme was administered by the CWB.  Under the PGAPA, advances
to individual producers were available up to $250,000, minus advances taken under the
Advance Payments for Crops Act, based on crops in storage.  The advances were repaid
as the crops were sold, either by deduction from CWB initial payments or by cash.  The
PGAPA provided a federal guarantee on the funds advanced and associated interest costs.
7. For the 1997-98 crop year, the CFEP programme was replaced with the Advance Payments
Programme (see next programme description).
Cost of Interest Rebate on Advances under CFEP ($millions)
Crop year*
APCA PGAPA
1995-96 $5.7 $12.6
1996-97 $4.4 $11.9
1997-98 Terminated (see Advance Payments Programme)
Average per Participating Producer
Crop year* APCA PGAPA
1995-96 $438 $393
1996-97 $321 $311
1997-98 Terminated (see Advance Payments Programme)
Note:
* The crop year for the PGAPA extended from August 1 to the following 31 July.  The
12 month crop year for the APCA varied according to the crop harvested.
8. CFEP had been extended on a year to year basis since its inception.  APCA was enacted in
1977 and PGAPA was enacted in 1957.  In April 1997, CFEP was amalgamated along with
APCA and PGAPA into the Agricultural Marketing Programmes Act.
3. Advance Payments Programme
1. Advance Payments Programme.
2. Crop year 1997-98.
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 voluntary programme applying to all storable crops
grown in Canada.  It provides guarantees on principal and interest, thereby allowing producer
organizations to make a cash advance to individual producers up to $250,000.  The CanadianGovernment pays the interest on the first $50,000.  Advances are repaid when the crops areG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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marketed.  The commodity secured loan provides producers with financial flexibility to defer
marketing to a more favourable time during the year.
7. For the 1997-98 crop year, 38,000 producers participated in the Programme.
Crop year* Interest Cost (million) Average per Producer
1997-98 $17.0 $447
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, Prairie
Grain Advance Payments Act and the Cash Flow Enhancement Programme.
4. Western Grain Transition Payments Programme
1. Western Grain Transition Payments Programme (WGTPP).
2. Fiscal year 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.3. To assist the grains sector in western Canada in the transition to an unsubsidized
transportation environment, the Government of Canada established the WGTPP.  Under thisadjustment measure, a one-time capital payment of up to $1.6 billion was made to owners of
prairie farmland, as of February 28, 1995, in recognition of the impact on land values that was
expected to result from the termination of the long-standing Western Grain Transportation
Act (WGTA)  freight subsidy.
4. Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76).
Western Grain Transition Payments Act, 1995.
Western Grain Transition Payments Regulations, 1995.
5. Contribution.
6. The one-time $1.6 billion payment was allocated amongst the western provinces on the basis
of their historical shares of the WGTA subsidy over the past 9 years (1985-86 to 1993-94).
The provincial shares reflect historical shipments of WGTA commodities.
The payments to eligible landowners within each of these regions were based on eligible acres
in 1994, land productivity and distance from port.  The acres eligible for payment included all
farmland on which an eligible annual crop of grain was grown in 1994, including summer
fallow, provided that, in the case of summer fallow, an eligible annual crop of grain was
grown on the land in 1993.  Eligible crops were those crops covered under the WGTA.
Ineligible farmland included forage land, natural pasture, land under government grazingleases, uncultivated land, wasteland, yard sites and land that was newly broken in 1994.
Eligible farmland did not include cultivated land that, in 1994, grew an ineligible crop (e.g.
sugar beets, potatoes).  Land productivity was based on provincial crop insurance historical
yield data and regional crop rotations.  In addition, the distance factor used in calculating
individual payments recognized that the WGTA subsidized freight rates were distance-related(the subsidy per tonne provided for under the WGTA increased with distance from port) and,G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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hence, the distribution of the benefit reflected the location of land relative to the west coast
and Thunder Bay.
This programme meets the criteria for exemption from reduction commitments under the
WTO Agreement on Agriculture as decoupled income support consistent with the provisionsof Annex 2, paragraph 6.  A notification, describing the programme in relation to these
criteria, has been provided to the WTO Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/N/CAN/5).
7. Amount of Payment
Fiscal year Total Payment
1996-97 $707.6 million
1997-98 $1.8 million
1998-99 Terminated
Including the final payment made in the 1997-98 fiscal year, the average payment per
landowner was $7,490.
8. The programme was terminated during the 1997-98 fiscal year.
5. Dehydrated Alfalfa and Compressed Hay Assistance Programme
1. The Dehydrated Alfalfa and Compressed Hay Assistance Programme (DACHAP)
2. Fiscal years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.3. DACHAP was created to help alfalfa and hay processing plants adjust their operations and
improve their competitiveness in response to th e termination of transportation subsidies as of
31 July 1995.
4. Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76).5. Grant.
6. A total of $44 million in one-time grants were paid to alfalfa and hay processing plants.  The
total grant was split between the two industries on the basis of historic shares of the Western
Grain Transportation Act subsidy during the crop years 1992-93 to 1994-95.  Payments to
each industry’s individual processing plants in each industry were then allocated based on
actual production during the 1994-95 crop year.
7. Amount of Payment
Fiscal year Payment  ($’000)
1996-97 $43,648
1997-98 $139
1998-99 Terminated
8. The programme terminated at the end of the 1997-98 fiscal year.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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6. Freight Cost Pooling Assistance Programme
1. Freight Cost Pooling Assistance Programme (FCPAP) (Phase I and Phase II)
2. Fiscal years 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
3. FCPAP provided assistance to producers in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan as a result of
changes in the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) freight cost pooling formula which were
announced after the crops were seeded in 1995.  The FCPAP served two functions: (1) Phase
I funds were used to offset the increase in freight costs for that particular year; and (2) Phase
II funds were used to help those same producers adapt their operations to the long term effects
of the new freight cost pooling formula used by the CWB.
4. Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76).
Western Grain Transportation Adjustment Fund
5. Grant.6. Phase I funds to offset the increase in freight costs were paid out based on each producer’s
deliveries of wheat and barley during the 1995-96 crop year.
Phase II funds to assist in the adaptation to the change were distributed in Saskatchewan using
the same method.  In Manitoba, the funds were distributed based on gross farm sales (two
thirds of the payment was based on the gross sales of wheat and barley, one third of the
payment was based on the gross sales of all commodities).
7. Amount of Payment
Fiscal year Payment  ($million)
1995-96 $20.0
996-97 $83.0
997-98 Terminated
8. The programme terminated during the 1997-98 fiscal year.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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Table 1
MILK PRODUCTS – SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Product Dairy
YearBeginning Production Imports Domestic Exports Ending
Aug/Jul Stocks Disappearance Stocks
units 000kg
Creamery 93/94 5,469 85,135 1,036 76,925 2,290 12,424
butter 94/95 13,929 90,600  558 85,565 1,036 18,485
95/96 18,485 96,230 2362  81,690 15,074 20,314
96/97 20,314 90,166 2909 77,783  10,984 24,622
97/98 24,622 86,162 2850 85,041 10,895 17,698
Cheddar 93/94 26,483 119,025 1,227 109,689 5,331 32,076
Cheese 94/95 33,092 114,529 1153 109,963 5,880 32,931
95/96 32,931  117,999 923 118,308 5,209 28,335
96/97 28,335 124,067  2,577 111,410 8,973 34,597
97/98 34,597 128,488 1,619 118,007 11,295 35,332
Variety 93/94 10,902 159,309 16,581 172,475 2,736 11,581
Cheeses 94/95  11,338 164,464 15,970 175,494 4,242 12,036
95/96 12,306 169,463 15,234 178,919 6,928 10,887
96/97 10,887 194,354 17,811 202,241 8,187 12,62497/98 12,624 204,271 18,105 210,320 11,540 13,140
Concentrated 93/94 3,403 47,204 74 38,357 4,923 7,401
Whole milk 94/95 4,003 56,854 59 47,394 9,845 3,678
95/96 3,678 56,280 35 33,908 20,761 5,32496/97 5,324 74,838 909 34,901 35,960 10,210
97/98 10,210 62,526 1,267 19,317 47,366 7,319
Skim milk 93/94 9,045 54,589 6,975 27,020 25,826 17,764
powder 94/95 15,924 67,133 4,107 31,845 41,870 13,449
95/96 13,449 70,800 2,979 31,811 39,290 16,127
96/97 16,127 61,977 1,149 31,505  24,888 22,860
97/98 22,860 65,646 96 32,604 29,884 26,114
Source: "Dairy Review". Catalogue number 23-001, Statistics Canada.
July-September 98, July-September 97, July-September 96, July-September 95.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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Table 2
PORK - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Calendar Beginning Production Imports Total Exports Ending Manufacturing Waste Domestic
Year Stocks for Supply Stocks Disappearance
Consumption
(in metric tonnes)
1993 12,767 1,194,322 22,138 1,229,227 302,952 10,827 27,470 792,432 792,432
1994 10,827 1,229,380 27,251 1,267,458 301,424  15,472 28,276 823,935 823,935
1995 15,472 1,275,755 27,188 1,318,415 357,042 15,204 29,342 102,372 814,766
1996 15,204 1,227,763 38,581 1,281,548 372,216 13,169 28,238 98,221  769,704
1997 13,169 1,256,696 59,630 1,329,495  420,186 19,683 28,904 100,536 760,186
1998 19,683 1,338,236 63,487 1,421,406 431,994 33,367 30,779 107,059 818,207
Source: "Livestock Statistics", May 98 & May 99. Catalogue number 23-603-UPE, Statistics Canada.
Table 3
BEEF - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Calendar Beginning Production Imports Total Exports Ending Domestic
Year Stocks for Supply Stocks Disappearance
Consumption
(in metric tonnes)
1993 14,666 822,309 265,748  1,102,723 187,977 23,311 891,435
1994 23,311 861,862 280,707  1,165,880 216,587 30,088 919,205
1995 30,088 887,913 252,200  1,170,201 215,477 24,024 930,700
1996 24,024 976,080 234,817 1,234,921 282,078 21,551 931,292
1997 21,551 1,034,138 250,057 1,305,746 356,157 22,070 927,519
1998 22,070 1,108,252 236,718 1,367,040 411,870 24,439 930,731
Source: "Livestock Statistics", May 98 & May 99. Catalogue number 23-603-UPE, Statistics Canada.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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Table 4
VEAL - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Calendar Beginning Production Imports Total Exports Ending Domestic
Year Stocks for Supply Stocks Disappearance
Consumption
(in metric tonnes)
1993 643 37,322 3,801 71,766 2,497 647 38,622
1994 647 37,596 5,247 43,490 3,821 1,275 38,394
1995 1,275 40,294 3,578 45,147 4,110 626 40,411
1996 626 40,253 2,517 43,396 4,247 682 38,467
1997 682 42,141 3,064 45,887 4,207 634 41,046
1998 634 42,435 2,707 45,776 4,476 634 40,666
Source: "Livestock Statistics", May 98 & May 99. Catalogue number 23-603-UPE, Statistics Canada.
Table 5
MUTTON & LAMB - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Calendar Beginning Production Imports Total Exports Ending Domestic
Year Stocks for Supply Stocks Disappearance
Consumption
(in metric tonnes)
1993 2,004 10,926 13,520 26,450 79 1,759 24,612
1994 1,759 10,496 14,484 26,739 97 2,800 23,842
1995 2,800 10,228 12,967 25,995 83 2,168 23,744
1996 2,168 10,671 11,264 24,103  78 1,640 22,385
1997 1,640 10,301 12,422 24,363 229  1,880 22,254
1998 1,880 9,813 14,167 25,860 241 1,393 24,226
Source: "Livestock Statistics", May 98 & May 99. Catalogue number 23-603-UPE, Statistics Canada.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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GRAINS AND OILSEEDS - SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Beginning Productio
n Imports Total Exports(b) Food and Other Domestic Total
Crop Years (a) Stocks Supply Industrial Use
(c)Domestic Use Disapearance Ending  Stocks
(in metric tonnes '000)
Durum
1992-93 2,206 3,138 0 5,344 2,279 180 828 1,008 2,057
1993-94 2,057 3,358 8 5,423 2,903 166 652 818 1,703
1994-95 1,703 4,635 0 6,338 4,028 154 693 847 1,463
1995-96 1,463 4,648 5 6,116 3,222 179 743 922 1,973
1996-97  1,973 4,627 0 6,600 4,094 185 817 1002 1,503
1997-98 1,503 4,352 0 5,855 4,228 188 657  845 783
All wheat excluding
durum
1992-93 7,860  26,741 23 34,624 18,049 2,079 4,227 6,306 10,136
1993-94 10,136 23,874 19 34,029 16,401 2,190 6,023 8,213 9,414
1994-95 9,414 17,658 2 27,074  16,743 2,334 4,421 6,755 4,216
1995-96 4,216 20,369 15 24,600 12,976 2,269 4,599 6,868 4,755
 1996-97 4,753 25,174 118 30,045 15,079 2,508 4,724 7,232 7,5441997-98 7,544 19,928 52 27,524 15,579 2,478 4,034 6,512 5,243
All wheat
1992-93 10,066 29,879 23 39,968 20,328 2,259 5,055 7,314 12,193
1993-94 12,193 27,232 27 39,452 19,304 2,356 6,675 9,031 11,1171994-95 11,117 22,293 2 33,412  20,771 2,488 5,114 7602 5,679
1995-96 5,679 25,017 20 30,716 16,198 2,448 5,342 7,790 6,728
1996-97 6,726 29,801 118 36,645 19,173 2,693 5,541  8,234 9,047
1997-98 9,047 24,280 52 33,379 19,807 2,666 4,691 7,357 6,026G/SCM/N/48/CAN
Page 37Barley
1992-93 2,614 11,032 3 13,649 3,013 428 6,937 7,365 3,271
1993-94 3,271 12,972 8 16,251  4,217 375 8,282 8,657 3,376
1994-95 3,376 11,690 8 15,074 3,506 336 9,411 9,747 1,820
1995-96  1,820 13,035 10 14,865 2,336 441 9,850 10,291 1,749
1996-97 1,740 15,562 19 17,321 4,002 379 10,017 10,396 2,9191997-98 2,919 13,527 28 16,474 2,779 325 10,913 11,238 2,457
Corn
1992-93 1,520 4,883 1239 7,642 184 1,347 4,861 6,208 1,250
1993-94 1,250 6,501 561 8,312 493 1,451 5,788 7,239  580
1994-95 580 7,043 1,090 8,713 359 1,493  6,158 7,651 703
1995-96 704 7,271 819 8,794 565 1,490 6,289 7,779 4501996-97 721 7,542 795 9,058 316 1,584 6,187 7,771 970
1997-98 970 7,180 1,472 9,622 118 1,750 6,858 8,608 895
Oats
1992-93 542 2,829 3 3,374 776 114 1,795 1,909 689
1993-94 689 3,549 2 4,240 1,217 100 2,015 2,115 908
1994-95 908 3,638 4 4,550  1,472 133 2,204 2,337 739
1995-96 739 2,858  6 3,603 1,264 113 1,815 1,928 411
1996-97  411 4,361 7 4,779 1,739 239 1,988 2,227 812
1997-98 812 3,485 6 4,303 1,376 224 1,838 2,062 865
Rye
1992-93 193 278 0 471 215 76 100 176 81
1993-94 81 319 0 400 154 67 72 139 102
1994-95 112 399 0 511 187 59 180 239 80
1995-96 85 310 0 395 170 73 108 181 43
1996-97 43 309 0 352 153 60 88 148 521997-98 52 320 0 372 138 48 123 171 62G/SCM/N/48/CAN
Page 38 Total-Coarse Grains (d)
1992-93 3,349 14,139 6 17,494 4,004 618 8,832 9,450 4,041
1993-94 4,041  16,840 10 20,891 5,588 542 10,369 10,911 4,386
1994-95 4,396 15,727 12 20,135 5,165 528 11,795 12,323 2,639
1995-96 2,644 16,203 16 18,863 3,770 627 11,773 12,400 2,203
1996-97 2,194 20,232 26 22,452 5,894 678 12,093 12,771 3,7831997-98 3,783 17,332 34 21,149 4,293 597 12,874 13,471 3,384
Canola
1992-93 734 3,872 112 4,718  1,876 1,913 238 2,151 692
1993-94 692 5,525  23 6,240 3,347 2,196 367 2,563 330
1994-95 330 7,233 42 7,605 3,912 2,513 589 3,102 589
1995-96 589 6,436 97 7,122 2,804 2,753 576 3,329  9201996-97 1,030 5,062 103 6,195 2,519 2,712 402 3,114 503
1997-98 563 6,393 141 7,097 2,964 3,239 559 3,798 334
Flaxseed
1992-93 435 337 0 772 436 N/A N/
A 85 250
1993-94 250 627 0 877 605 N/A N/ A 119 154
1994-95  154 968 1122 2,244 848 N/A N/ A 173 101
1995-96 101 1,105 1 1,207 842 N/A N/ A 175 190
1996-97 190 851 1 1,042 679 N/A 33 258 105
1997-98 105 1,029 1 1,135 918 N/A 41 172 45
Soybeans
1992-93 190 1,455 226 1,871 211 N/A N/ A 1,547 114
1993-94 111 1,851 57 2,019 492 N/A N/ A 1,438 90
1994-95 90 2,251 67 2,408 542 N/A N/ A 1,742 123
1995-96 168 2,293 70 2,531  589 N/A N/ A 1,927 15
1996-97 14 2,170 232 2,416 478 N/A 71 1,858 801997-98 80  2,738 149 2,967 669 N/A 66 2,119 192G/SCM/N/48/CAN
Page 39Total Oilseeds (e)
1992-93 1,359 5,664 338 7,361 2,523 N/A N/ A 3,783 1,056
1993-94 1,053 8,003 80 9,136 4,444 N/A N/ A 4,120  574
1994-95 574 10,452 1,231 12,257 5,302 N/A N/ A 5,017 813
1995-96 858 9,834 168 10,860 4,235 N/A N/ A 5,431 1,125
1996-97 1,234 8,083 336 9,653 3,676 N/A N/ A 5,230 688
1997-98 748 10,160 291 11,199 4,551 N/A N/ A 6,089 571
Total Grains and Oilseeds (f)
1992-93 16,294 54,565 1,606 72,465 27,039 N/A N/ A 26,755 18,540
1993-94 18,537 58,576 678 77,791 29,829 N/A N/ A 31,301 16,657
1994-95 16,667 55,515 2,335 74,517 31,597 N/A N/ A 32,593 9,834
1995-96 9,885  58,325 1,023 69,233 24,768 N/A N/ A 33,400 10,506
1996-97 10,875 65,658 1,275 77,808 29,059 N/A N/ A 34,006 14,488
1997-98 14,548 58,952 1,849 75,349  28,769 N/A N/ A 35,525 10,876
(a) Aug-July crop year except corn and soybeans which are Sept-Aug.
(b) Includes exports of wheat, barley and oat products. Excludes exports of oilseed products.(c) Grand total excludes food and industrial use of oilseeds.
(d) Coarse Grains: Barley, Oats, and Rye.
(e) Total Oilseeds: calculated sum of Canola, Flax, and Soybeans(f) Total Grains and Oilseeds: calculated sum of Total Oilseeds, Coarse Grains, Corn, and All Wheat
Source:   "Cereal and Oilseeds Review". Catalogue number 22-007-XPB, Statistics Canada. February 1999, February 1998, December 1997, December 1996, December
1995.G/SCM/N/48/CAN
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FRESH FRUIT – SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION
Commodity Beginning Production Imports Total Exports Processed  Net End
Stocks Supply Supply Stocks
(in metric tonnes (a))
Apples  1992 191,240 564,080 90,470 845,790 74,540 197,170 325,050 235,500
1993 235,500 483,540 97,040 816,080 95,900 195,080 306,820 235,500
1994 235,500 553,740 102,800 892,040 69,020 191,620 404,610 209,9201995 209,920 598,910 101,670 910,500 89,940 207,190 388,880 208,280
1996 208,280 512,990 103,090 824,360 109,710 152,800 353,730 193,380
 1997 193,380 503,550 114,300 811,230 89,400 199,620 310,020 199,270
1998 199,270 466,200 115,280 780,750 65,010 143,730 377,000 179,300
Cherries 1992 n/a 10,900  9,930 20,820 390 8,200 11,260 n/a
(Sweet & Sour) 1993 n/a 9,460 6,520 15,980 250 6,430 8,560 n/a
1994 n/a 13,110 6,540 19,650 380 7,790 10,560 n/a
1995 n/a 12,700 3,820 16,520 200 6,050 9,460 n/a
1996 n/a 9,100 5,100 14200 170 4,940 8,370 n/a1997 n/a 10,440 7,840 18280 240 6,200  10,890 n/a
1998 n/a 10,290 7,070 17,360 280 5,000 11,110 n/a
Peaches 1992 n/a 39,980 23,190 63,170  n/a 7,570 52,260 n/a
1993 n/a  38,860 21,730 60,590 n/a 5,850 51,450 n/a1994 n/a 43,300 21,440 64,740 n/a 5,060 56,100 n/a
1995 n/a 45,370 20,810  66,180 n/a 8,540 54,180 n/a
1996 n/a 39,870 16,150 56,020 n/a 7,870 45,260 n/a
1997 n/a 28,310 24,590 52,900 n/a 9,260 41,020 n/a
1998 n/a 26,770 20,230 47,000 n/a 9,330  35,410 n/a
Pears 1992 n/a 21,150 47,060 68,210 260 5,920 58,930 n/a
1993 n/a 18,030 51,000 69,030 680 4,050 61,080 n/a
1994 n/a 14,810 59,150 73,960 360  4,200 65,930 n/a
1995 n/a 15,230 57,970 73,200 790 2,250 66,650 n/a
1996 n/a 17,420 58,230 75,650 590 7,020 64,640 n/a
1997 n/a 17,310 65,020 82,330 1,370 9,870 67,530 n/a1998 n/a 17,380 62,970 80,350 710 9,120 66,990 n/aG/SCM/N/48/CAN
Page 41Quinces 1992 n/a n/a 70 70 n/a n/a 70  n/a
1993 n/a n/a 200 200 n/a n/a 190 n/a
1994 n/a n/a 120 120 n/a n/a 120 n/a1995 n/a n/a 100 100 n/a n/a  100 n/a
1996 n/a n/a 210 210 n/a n/a 190 n/a
1997 n/a n/a 210 210 n/a n/a 200 n/a
1998 n/a n/a 130 130 n/a n/a 120 n/a
Plums 1992 n/a 3,150 28,860 32,000 20 120 30,270 n/a
1993 n/a 2,900 25,570 28,460 20 110 26,920 n/a
1994 n/a 3,680 27,460 31,140 60 170 29,370 n/a
1995 n/a  5,270 17,200 22,470 40 50 21,260 n/a
1996 n/a 5,220 25,260 30,480 10 130 28,820 n/a
1997 n/a 3,770 29,020 32,790 20 140 31,000 n/a
1998 n/a 3,970 23,910 27,880 n/a  150 26,340 n/aG/SCM/N/48/CAN
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Table 8
DRY BEANS
Crop Production Imports Exports
Year
(in 000 metric tonnes)
92/93 73.2 16.5 80.4
93/94 130.8 15.3 110.0
94/95 170.7 18.0 129.195/96 200.4 19.1 173.2
96/97 133.0 26.2 124.3
97/98 160.5 19.6 127.0
Source:  Cereals and Oilseeds Review', Catalogue No. 22-007, Statistics Canada  (editions:
February 1999, December 1997, December 1996, December 1995, December 1994)
Dry beans include: HS 0713.31, 0713.32, 0713.33, 0713.39, 0713.50, 0713.90 [mung, black or
green gram beans; small red or adzuki beans; white pea  beans, broad and horse beans; and other drybeans].
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