G/AG/N/CAN/139  
 
8 April  2021 
(21-2963) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  30 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Canada . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Table  ES:1) for the  
Marketing  Year 2019/2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES : CANADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING  YEAR FROM 1 AUGUST  2019 TO 31 JULY 2020  
Export subsidies : Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
XSID  Description of products  
(from Section II of Part IV)  Reporting Year  Subsidized exports  Food aid  Annual commitments  
(from Section II of Part IV)  Note  
Type  From  To Outlays  Quantity  Quantity  Outlays  Quantity  
     CAD 
Thousand    CAD Thousand    
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
CANX001  Wheat and Wheat Flour  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX002  Coarse Grains  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX003  Oilseeds  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX004  Vegetable Oils  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX005  Oilcakes  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX006  Butter  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 11,025 905 Tonne s   
CANX007  Skim Milk Powder  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 31,149 18,147 Tonne s   
CANX008  Cheese  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 11,696 4,582 0 16,228 6,041 Tonne s   
CANX009  Other Milk Products  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 37 640 0 22,505 14,189 Tonne s   
CANX010  Vegetables  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0 0 0 0 0  
CANX011  Incorporated Products  MY 01-08-19 31-07-20 0  0 20,276  (1) 
General notes:  
• Description of products: The range of products in each category are those contained in Schedule V, Part IV, Section II: Expor t Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction 
Commitments, Annex I.  
• Food aid: Following the deposit of instruments of ratification, the new Food Assistance Convention entered into force on 1 Ja nuary 2013. Canada's minimum annual commitment 
of food assistance is expressed in terms of value. Therefore, information is no long er available on a product by product basis.  
• Annual commitments: The Annual Nairobi Commitment levels on export subsidies came into effect as of January 2016. As of 19 De cember 2015, Canada eliminated export 
subsidies for wheat, grains, vegetable oils, oi lcakes, and vegetables. Canada's export subsidies on butter, cheese, skim milk powder and products using dairy ingredients wa s 
eliminated at the end of 2020 as per Footnote 4 of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition. The Uruguay Round outlay commitments did not change as a result of 
the Nairobi Decision in respect of products covered by Footnote 4 until their elimination.  
• Canada's Uruguay Round export subsidy commitments for dairy products are reported on a dairy year basis which runs fro m 1 August to 31 July.  
(1) Annual quantity commitment for Incorporated Products is not applicable.  
 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CANADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING  YEAR FROM 1 AUGUST 2019 TO 31 JULY 2020   
Export subsidies : Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
XSID  Description of products  Direct export 
subsidies  Sales of 
stocks  Producer 
financed 
subsidies  Cost 
reduction 
measures  Internal 
transport 
subsidies  Total product 
specific export 
subsidies  Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports  Data Source  Note  
CAD Thousand  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
CANX001  Wheat and Wheat Flour       0 0   
CANX002  Coarse Grains       0 0   
CANX003  Oilseeds       0 0   
CANX004  Vegetable Oils       0 0   
CANX005  Oilcakes       0 0   
CANX006  Butter       0 0 Canadian Dairy 
Commission  (CDC)   
CANX007  Skim Milk Powder       0 0 (CDC)   
CANX008  Cheese    11,696   11,696 4,582 Tonne s  (CDC)   
CANX009  Other Milk Products    37   37 640 Tonne s (CDC)   
CANX010  Vegetables       0 0   
CANX011  Incorporated Products       0  (CDC)  (1) 
(1) Quantity of subsidised exports for Incorporated Products is not applicable.  
 
 
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