G/AG/N/CAN/135  
 
5 May  2020 
(20-3437) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  29 April  2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Canada . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Table  ES:1) for the  marketing 
year 2018 . 
 
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- 2 - Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CA NADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR  FROM 1  AUGUST 2018 TO 31  JULY 2019 
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 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX002  Coarse Grains  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX003  Oilseeds  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX004  Vegetable Oils  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX005  Oilcakes  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX006  Butter  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 585 151 - 11,025 905 Tonne s  
CANX007  Skim Milk Powder  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 31,149 18,147 Tonne s  
CANX008  Cheese  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 9,299 4,293 - 16,228 6,041 Tonne s  
CANX009  Other Milk Products  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 89 324 - 22,505 14,189 Tonne s  
CANX010  Vegetables  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 0 - 0 0  
CANX011  Incorporated Products  MY 01-08-18 31-07-19 0 N.A. - 20,276 N.A.  
General notes:  
• Description of products: The range of products in each category are those contained in Schedule V, Part IV, Section II: Export Subsidies: Budgetary Ou tlay 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 January 2013. Canada's minimum annual 
commitment of food assi stance is expressed in terms of value. Therefore, information  is no longer available on a product by product basis.  
• Annual commitments: The Annual Nairobi Commitment levels came into effect as of January 2016. As of 19 December 2015, Canada eliminated export subsidies for wheat, 
grains, vegetable oils, oilcakes, and veg etables. Canada's export subsidies on butter, cheese, skim milk powder and products using dairy ingredients will be eliminated by the 
end of 2020 as per Footnote 4 of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition. The Urug uay Rou nd 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 Urug uay Round export subsidy commitments for dairy products are reported on a dairy year basis whic h runs from 1 August to 31 July.   
 
N.A.: not applicable.  
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CA NADA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR  FROM 1  AUGUST 2018 TO 31  JULY 2019 
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  - - - - - - -   
CANX002  Coarse Grains  - - - - - - -   
CANX003  Oilseeds  - - - - - - -   
CANX004  Vegetable Oils  -  - - - - -   
CANX005  Oilcakes  - - - - - - -   
CANX006  Butter  - - 585 - - 585 151 Tonne s Canadian 
Dairy 
Commission 
(CDC)   
CANX007  Skim Milk Powder  - - - - - - - CDC  
CANX008  Cheese  - - 9,299 - - 9,299 4,293 Tonne s CDC  
CANX009  Other Milk Products  - - 89 - - 89 324 Tonne s CDC  
CANX010  Vegetables  - - - - - - -   
CANX011  Incorporated Products  - - - - - - N.A. CDC  
N.A.: not applicable.  
 
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