WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/78 
15 July 2009 
 (09-3439) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 19 June 2009, is  being 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 2007/2008 .  
  G/AG/N/CAN/78 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007/2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 
1 Aug 2007 – 31 Jul 2008 Subsidised exports Food aid2 Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
($000) Quantity 
(Tonnes) Quantity 
(Tonnes) Outlays 
($000) Quantity 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Wheat and Wheat Flour   0  0 92,242 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains   0  0  26,7813 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds   0  0 0 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils   0  0 12,390 2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes   0  0 0 4,778 216,770 
Butter  0 0 0 11,025 3,500 Skim Milk Powder  31,148 16,404 0 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  15,929 6,230 0 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  22,503 9,079 391 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables   0  0 33,516
4 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,274 N.A. 0 20,276 N.A. 
 
1. The range of products in each  category are those contained in Sc hedule V, Part IV , Section II:  Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay  and Quantity Reduction Commitments , Annex I. 
2. The food aid data covers the period ranging from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.   It includes food aid purchased to all destinations, wi th the range of products in each category defined as 
those in Annex I of Canada's Schedule V, Pa rt IV, Section II.  Food aid data provided by the Canadian International Development  Agency. 
3. Includes maize, maize flour, maize meal, maize seeds, and millet. 
4. Includes peas, split peas, lentils, beans and other pulses. 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
   G/AG/N/CAN/78
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007/2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
($000) Sales of 
stocks 
 
($000) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
($000) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
($000) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
($000) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
($000) Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports 
(Tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and Wheat Flour - - - - - - -  
Coarse Grains - - - - - - -  
Oilseeds - - - - - - -  
Vegetable Oils - - - - - - -  
Oilcakes - - - - - - -  
Butter - - - - - - -  
Skim Milk Powder - - 31,148 - - 31,148 16,404 Canadian Dairy 
Commission (CDC) 
Cheese - - 15,929 - - 15,929 6,230 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 22,503 - - 22,503 9,079 CDC 
Vegetables - -  - - -  - -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,274 - - 20,274 N.A. CDC 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
  
  G/AG/N/CAN/78 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007/2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 2007/2008 Quantity of total exports2 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008 16,269,414 
Coarse Grains 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  8,486,080 
Oilseeds 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  6,736,436 
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  1,366,487 
Oilcakes 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  1,892,754 
Butter 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  1,176 
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  16,246 
Cheese 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  11,073 
Other Milk Products 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  50,231 
Vegetables 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  3,324,481 
Pork 3 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008  1,012,347 
 
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:  Budge tary 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  found in Chapter 2 of the Harmonized System. 
  
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 Page 5Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007/2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
2007 – 2008 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1 :    
Rice1  1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  17,520 
Sorghum2 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  9,475 
Locally Blended Foods 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  3,204 
Bulgur 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  1,479 
Wheat-soy blend 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  113 
Maize-soy blend 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  3,660 
Sugar 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  423 
Salt 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  825 
High Energy Biscuits 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  161 
Unimix Mix 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  287 
Canned Fish 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 75 
Seeds 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  1,243 
Unspecified products 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  174 
Tea 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008  1 
Soy beans 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 243 
 
1. Includes rice seed. 
2. Includes sorghum seed. 
 
Source :  Canadian Internati onal Development Agency. 
 
 
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