WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/74 
27 February 2009 
 (09-1025) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 25 February 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 years 2005/2006  and 2006/2007 .  
  G/AG/N/CAN/74 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005/2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 
1 Aug 2005 – 31 Jul 2006 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  0 119,566 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains   0  0 72,0973 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds   0  0 0 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils   0  0 19,192  2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes   0  0 0 4,778 216,770 
Butter  10,995 2,321 0 11,025 3,500 Skim Milk Powder  31,140 9,913 0 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  16,194 6,041 0 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  22,484 10,408 0 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables   0  0 51,193
4 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,269 N.A. 0 20,276 N.A. 
 
1. The range of products in e ach category are those contained in  Schedule 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 2005 to  30 June 2006.  It includes food aid purchased to all destina tions, with 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 meal, maize seeds, and millet. 
4. Includes peas, split peas, lentils, beans and other pulses. 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
   G/AG/N/CAN/74
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005/2006 
 
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 - - 10,995 - - 10,995 2,321 Canadian Dairy 
Commission (CDC) 
Skim Milk Powder  - - 31,140 - - 31,140 9,913 CDC 
Cheese - - 16,194 - - 16,194 6,041 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 22,484 - - 22,484 10,408 CDC 
Vegetables - -  0 - -  0 -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,269 - - 20,269 N.A. CDC 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
  
  G/AG/N/CAN/74 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005/2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 2005/2006 Quantity of total exports2 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006 15,869,198 
Coarse Grains 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  5,712,453 
Oilseeds 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  6,200,412 
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  1,147,946 
Oilcakes 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  1,528,756 
Butter 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  3,341 
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  10,410 
Cheese 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  10,359 
Other Milk Products 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  74,959 
Vegetables 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  3,537,808 
Pork3 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006  990,967 
 
1. The range of products in each category (e xcept 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  found in Chapter 2 of the Harmonized System. 
  
   G/AG/N/CAN/74
 Page 5Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005/2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
2005 – 2006 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1 :    
Rice 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  13,324 
Sorghum 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  298 
Locally Blended Foods 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  2,471 
Soy Beans 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006 215 
Wheat-soy blend 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  38 
Maize-soy blend 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  2,530 
Sugar 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  413 
Canned Fish 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  164 
Unimix Mix 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  339 
Various seeds1 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  1,247 
Other products2 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2006  155 
 
1. Includes mixed seeds and seeds from the following commodities:  rice, beans, groundnuts, sorghum , vegetables, cassava, sweet po tatoes, sunflower seeds, potatoes, and soybeans.   
2. Other products include cassava , and unspecified local foods. 
 
Source :  Canadian Internati onal Development Agency. 
  
  G/AG/N/CAN/74 
Page 6 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006/2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 
1 Aug 2006 – 31 Jul 2007 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  0 114,133 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains   0  0 42,5463 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds   0  0 0 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils   0  0 15,962 2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes   0  0 0 4,778 216,770 
Butter  10,451 2,111 0 11,025 3,500 Skim Milk Powder  31,146 10,264 0 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  15,790 5,852 0 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  22,451 9,133 0 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables   0  0 47,957
4 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,274 N.A. 0 20,276 N.A. 
 
1. The range of products in e ach category are those contained in  Schedule 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 2006 to 30 June 2007.  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 meal, maize seeds, and millet. 
4. Includes peas, split peas, lentils, beans and other pulses. 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
   G/AG/N/CAN/74
 Page 7Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006/2007 
 
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 - - 10,451 - - 10,451 2,111 Canadian Dairy 
Commission (CDC) 
Skim Milk Powder  - - 31,146 - - 31,146 10,264 CDC 
Cheese - - 15,790 - - 15,790 5,852 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 22,451 - - 22,451 9,133 CDC 
Vegetables - -  - - -  - -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,274 - - 20,274 N.A. CDC 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
  
  G/AG/N/CAN/74 
Page 8 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006/2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 2006/2007 Quantity of total exports2 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007 19,283,964 
Coarse Grains 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  5,334,807 
Oilseeds 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  6,487,993 
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  1,303,951 
Oilcakes 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  1,507,579 
Butter 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  2,822 
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  10,545 
Cheese 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  10,326 
Other Milk Products 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  64,735 
Vegetables 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  3,202,757 
Pork 3 1 August 2006 – 31 July 2007  969,874 
 
1. The range of products in each category (e xcept 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  found in Chapter 2 of the Harmonized System.   
 
  
   G/AG/N/CAN/74
 Page 9Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006/2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
2006 – 2007 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1 :    
Rice 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  16,828 
Sorghum 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  1,546 
Locally Blended Foods 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  1,046 
Bulgur 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007 1,723 
Wheat-soy blend 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  157 
Maize-soy blend 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  6,767 
Sugar 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  720 
Salt 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007 966 
High Energy Biscuits 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  225 
Unimix Mix 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  28 
Various seeds1 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  230 
Other products2 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007  18 
   
 
1. Includes mixed seeds and seeds from the following comm odities: rice, ground nuts, sorghum, and soybeans.   
2. Other products include onion, spices, and potatoes. 
 
Source :  Canadian Internati onal Development Agency. 
 
 
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