G/AG/N/CAN/109  
 
29 April 2016  
(16-2423)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English/French  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 28 April 2016, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Canada . The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to ES:3) for the 
marketing year 2014/2015.  
 
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- 2 - Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CANADA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2014/2015 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
Description of products1 Marketing year  
1 Aug 2014 – 31 Jul 2015 Subsidised exports Food aid2 Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
($000)  Quantity 
(Tonnes) Quantity 
(Tonnes) Outlays 
($000)  Quantity 
(Tonnes) 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)    (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Wheat and Wheat Flour  0 0 - 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains  0 0 - 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds  0 0 - 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils  0 0 - 2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes  0 0 - 4,778 216,770 
Butter  0 0 - 11,025 3,500 
Skim Milk Powder  30,920 9,412 - 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  10,442 4,329 - 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  19,653 5,975 - 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables  0 0 - 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,175 N.A. - 20,276 N.A. 
1 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. 
2 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 assistance is expressed in 
terms of value. Therefore, information is no longer available on a product by product basis. In 2014, Canada exceeded its $250 million minimum annual contribution commitment under the Convention, 
and provided $374.8 million (estimated) in food assistance. Additional information available here: http://www.foodassistanceconvention.org/downloads/sumrec/fac2014nr.pdf . 
N.A. = not applicable.  
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CANADA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2014/2015 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
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 
 ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  ($000)  (Tonnes)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and Wheat Flour - - - - - - -  
Coarse Grains - - - - - - -  
Oilseeds - - - - - - -  
Vegetable Oils - - - - - - -  
Oilcakes - - - - - - -  
Butter - - - - - - - Canadian Dairy Commission 
(CDC) 
Skim Milk Powder - - 30,920 - - 30,920 9,412 CDC 
Cheese - - 10,442 - - 10,442 4,329 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 19,653 - - 19,653 5,975 CDC 
Vegetables - - - - - - -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,175 - - 20,175 N.A. CDC 
N.A. = not applicable.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CANADA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2014/2015 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports 
Description of products1 Marketing year 2014/2015  Quantity of total exports  
of products from Part IV 
(Section II) of Canada's Schedule Quantity of total exports of products as 
per the List of Significant Exporters 
  (Tonnes)2 (Tonnes)3 
1 2 3  
I. Products from Part IV, Section II of Canada's Schedule    
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 23,999,329  
Coarse Grains 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 5,607,490  
Oilseeds 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 10,092,360  
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 2,478,219  
Oilcakes 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 3,681,073  
Butter 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 1,367  
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 10,466  
Cheese 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 10,163  
Other Milk Products 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 15,427  
Vegetables 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015 5,626,692  
II. Products as per the List  of Significant Exporters    
Pork 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015  1,008,052 
Bovine meat  1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015  310,038 
Live animals  1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015  23,505,1684 
Live swine    5,452,021 
Live poultry   16,672,810 
1 The range of products in each category (except pork) is that which is contained in Canada's Schedule V, Part IV, Section II: Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments, 
Annex I. 
2 Export data from Statistics Canada. 3 As required by G/AG/2/Add.1, Canada is notifying total exports of pork. Trade data for pork includes pork and pork products f ound in Chapter 2 of the Harmoniz ed System. Canada  is voluntarily 
applying Annex 1, Members Having a Share Exceeding 5% in Total World Exports and providing information regarding its exports of  bovine meat and live animals in the format as indicated in Annex 2 
contained in Review of the List of Significant Exporters, Report by the Chairperson (G/AG/W/123). 
4 Live animals are reported in numbers and not tonnes.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: CANADA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2014/2015 
Export Subsidies: Notification of total volume of food aid 
Description of products Marketing year 
2014 – 2015 Quantity of food aid to all destinations1 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1:   
Rice 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Maize-soy blend 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Sorghum-Sorghum/Millet 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Sugar 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Iodized salt 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Faffa 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Mix ready to use supplementary food 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Bulgur 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
High energy biscuits 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Pasta 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Other 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 - 
Source: Global Affairs Canada.  
1 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 assistance is expressed in 
terms of value. Therefore, information is no longer available on a product by product basis. In 2014, Canada exceeded its $250 million minimum annual contribution commitment under the Convention, 
and provided $ 374.8 million (estimated) in food assistance. Additional information available here: http://www.foodassistanceconvention.org/downloads/sumrec/fac2014nr.pdf . 
 
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