. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/CAN/37 
30 March 2010 
 (10-1722) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
Questions Posed by AUSTRALIA Regarding the  
New and Full Notification of CANADA1 
 
  The following communication, dated 29 March 2010, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Australia.    
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Question 1 
 
Structured Financing Facility for New Canadian-built vessels
 
 
 This programme stimulates demand for new Canadian-built vessels produced in existing 
Canadian shipyards by providing financing assist ance to Canadian and foreign buyers/lessees.   
  Can Canada please provide details of the e ligibility criteria and guidelines for expenditure 
under this programme?  Can Canada  please provide the total amount of financial assistance provided, 
the number of Canadian buyers/lessees supported, and the number of foreign buyers/lessees supported 
under this programme for FY2006/2007 and 2007/2008?    
Question 2 
 Northern Ontario Development Programme
 
  This programme encourages the growth, ec onomic diversification, job creation, and 
sustainable, self-reliant communities in Northern Ontario, through a range of initiatives aimed at 
improving business access to capital, information and mark ets.  Assistance is in the form of repayable 
or non-repayable contributions.   
  The programme website (http://www.ic.gc. ca/eic/site/fednor-fednor .nsf/eng/fn02366.html) 
provides that "FedNor is committed to increasing No rthern Ontario's share of international and 
interprovincial trade.  By assisting with trad e skills development, tr ade expansion and export 
development, FedNor helps Northern firms ente r world markets.  FedNor also encourages the 
application of electronic commerce and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises' export capacity as ways for businesses in Northern  Ontario to compete in global trade".   
  Can Canada please provide details of the e ligibility criteria and guidelines for expenditure 
under this programme?  Can Canada  please provide the total amount of expenditure and the number 
                                                     
 
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  of entities assisted under this programme for FY2006/ 07 and 2007/08?  What has been the effect of 
the programme on the value and quantity of exports from Canada?    
Question 3 
 Western Diversification Programme
 
  The objective of the programme is to promot e economic development a nd diversification in 
Western Canada through programme and project  development and implementation to support 
innovation, promote a competitive and expanded bus iness sector in Western Canada and develop 
sustainable communities that improve the comp etitiveness and quality of life in the West.   
  The programme website (http://www.wd.gc. ca/eng/301.asp) provides that, for 2009-2010, 
priorities include projects that, among other things, enhance trade and investment, and that the programme is available to "stimulate trade a nd export opportunities that result in increased 
participation in domestic and international markets".   
  Can Canada please provide details of the e ligibility criteria and guidelines for expenditure 
under this programme?  Can Canada  please provide the total amount of expenditure and the number 
of entities assisted under this programme for FY2006/ 07 and 2007/08?  What has been the effect of 
the programme on the value and quantity of exports from Canada?   
 
Question 4 
 
Book Publishing Industry Development Programme
 
 
 The objective of BPIDP is to ensure that read ers have access to a diverse range of Canadian 
authored books in Canada and abroad.  BPIDP pr ovides repayable contributions.  BPIDP recipients 
are Canadian-owned book publishers, associations and firms representing one or more sectors of the book trade.  One component of BPIDP is Internat ional Marketing Assistan ce, which supports all 
sectors of the Canadian book industry to devel op and increase export sales of Canadian-authored 
books.   
 
 What has been the effect of the Intern ational Marketing Assistance programme on the 
quantity and value of book exports from Canada?     
 
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