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G/AG/N/CAN/91 
30 April 2012 
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Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 30 March 2012 is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada .  The notification concerns new or m odified domestic suppor t measures exempt 
from reduction ( Table DS:2 ). 
 
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 Growing Forward (GF) is a five-year agricultural policy agreement over fiscal years 2008-2009 to 2012-2013.  GF is the successor agricult ural policy agreement to the Agricultural Policy 
Framework (APF).  GF builds on the APF and brings together federal, provincial, and territorial 
governments with a common vision on building a prof itable sector through its three strategic policy 
outcomes:  A Competitive and Innovative Sector;  A Sector that Contributes to Society’s Priorities;  
and A Sector Proactive in Managing Risks.  Many  existing initiatives by the federal and provincial 
governments under the APF have been incorporated  under these three outcome areas, as well as 
several new initiatives provided by the federal and provincial governments. 
  The following notification provides information on all the initiatives under the GF that meet 
the criteria under Annex 2 of the Agreement on Ag riculture.  Initiatives that were notified in 
G/AG/N/CAN/64
* under the previous APF were extended for another fiscal year (i.e., 2008-2009) 
until those of GF came into effect. 
                                                      
* Programme amounts under the APF will continue to be notified in Canada’s 2008 Table DS:1 
notification as domestic support measures exempt from  reduction;  Programme amounts under the GF will be 
notified beginning in Canada’s 2009 Table DS:1 notification. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Initiatives under the policy outcome of A Competiti ve and Innovative Sector of the Growing 
Forward Framework. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
 Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of various initiatives by the fe deral and provincial governments under this 
policy outcome of the Growing Forward Framewor k is to enable the sector to grow new 
opportunities that support innovation and competitiveness from idea to invention to 
consumers.  
 
Innovation Fora (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) –  this initiative is to support the development and 
implementation of coordinated and collaborative science, policy and marketing action plans 
through innovation fora.  An individual i nnovation forum will consist of a series of 
workshops that explore a specific topic (challe nge or opportunity) which will be defined by 
mutual agreement among government, academic and industry decision-makers.  Where an 
individual province or territory wishes to hold a forum, the benefits must be applicable to 
other jurisdictions within Canada to be eligible for sharing.  Fo ra may be national or regional 
in scope depending on the topic and the leve l of interest among government, academic and 
industry participants.  The total estimated co st of the initiative is 4.1 million dollars over 
4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Promoting Agri-Based Innovation Investment Opportunities (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) – 
this initiative is to establish, or to build  on existing national and provincial/territorial 
Innovation Symposia, and to bring agri-based entr epreneurs together with potential investors 
to share information on innovation best prac tices and explore new business opportunities with 
the aim of increasing private sector investment s.  Provincial and territorial governments may 
identify priorities and partners for symposia.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 
28.5 million dollars over 4 y ears (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Science Clusters (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a), (d)) – th is initiative is to encourage the 
development of science clusters which mobilizes  a critical mass of scientific and technical 
capacity to address issues in areas of priority defined by particular industry segments.  The 
clusters will have strong industry leadership a nd participation by fede ral/provincial/territorial 
governments, industry, and academia.  Individual science clusters, encompassing both 
physical centres of science and virtual networ ks of scientists, will have a mandate to 
coordinate nationally the deve lopment and management of an  applied science and technology 
programme focused on a particular industry or market segment, but will also have a regional 
orientation depending on their particular area of  focus.  Provincial and territorial governments  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  may choose which specific Science Clusters to support.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 109.8 million dollars ove r 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Innovation Commercialization Centres (Annex 2, paragraph 2 (a), (d)) – this initiative is to 
support the establishment of new, or the expansion of existing, innovation  commercialization 
centres to:  (i) aid in the focused developm ent and provision of pre-commercialization 
services for business, product  and market development, incubation, and marketing services 
for particular industry or market  segments;  (ii) develop netw orks of service suppliers, and 
provide demonstration and scale-up support, intellectual  property (IP) portfolio management, 
product and market analysis, and commercialization assistance  to these suppliers; and 
(iii) assist in marketing IP and building packag es of IP to facilitate commercialization, and 
assist  entrepreneurs in accessing n ecessary commercialization support services.  The total 
estimated cost of the initiative is 26.3 milli on dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Science to Support Commercialization of New Agri-Based Products (Annex 2, paragraph 
2(a), (d)) –  this initiative is to supplement industry funding to provide access to scientific and 
technical research  support to resolve pre-commerciali zation issues relating to product 
development.  Emphasis will be given  to smaller-scale projects generally not funded through 
existing innovation programming.  The initiative will  support government research partners as 
well as non-government research partners depending on who  is best positioned to conduct the 
research.  Provincial and territorial delivery will be optional.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 90.8 million dollars ove r 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Support for National Organizations (and Business Development) (Annex 2, paragraph 
2(c), (d)) – this initiative is to build awareness of  the benefits and encourage the use of sound 
business management practices, while also enab ling businesses in the sector to be profitable 
and invest where needed to manage the natura l resource base sustainably and to produce and 
market safe food and other products.  In itiatives will provide assistance to business 
management practices and skills that:  (i) st rengthen the capacity of businesses to assess the 
financial implications of bus iness improvements, including the impact of environmental 
plans, food safety systems and innovation projects on their business profitability;  
(ii) strengthen the ability of businesses to mana ge transformation, respond to change and to 
adopt innovation in their business operations;  (iii) expand the capacity of businesses to 
understand their financial situ ation, implement effective action and business management 
plans/practices for farm opera tions, and help producers benchm ark their farm performance; 
and (iv) enhance participation by young or new en trants, First nations clients, and clients in 
specific sectors in transitions.  The total estimat ed cost of the initiative is 176.5 million dollars 
over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Brand Canada International (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) – this  initiative is to strengthen the 
Canada Brand and foster the ability of the sector to benefit from it in  order to better position 
and help differentiate Canadian products in international markets.  The programme  will 
continue to work with industry to encourag e improvements to strengthen the Brand, conduct 
research  to inform industry improvements, foster  Brand membership and utilization, and 
provide Branding  expertise to promote success in export markets.  Elements of the 
programme will include:  (i) a research strate gy including benchmarking industry sub-sectors 
at the national level with  comparisons to international competito rs;  (ii) branding training and 
information materials for stakeholder use and complementary outreach  activities;  
(iii) standardized promotional materials and templates to support the Brand’s "common look 
and feel";  and (iv) identification of, and pa rticipation in, generic international branding 
opportunities in order to raise the industry profile.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 
27.9 million over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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Domestic Branding  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) – this in itiative is to seek to build on the 
"Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" labelling guidelines in linking the qualities and 
attributes of the international branding stra tegy (the ‘Canada Brand’) in the domestic 
marketing context.  Total estimated cost of the initiative is 1.3 million dollars over 4 years 
(FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Market Information and Export Capacity Building (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) – this  
initiative is to conduct market analysis on Canada’s performance in key markets and 
emerging  countries and share resources and market  information among governments in order 
to aid exporting  companies and producers in capitalizi ng on global market opportunities and 
trends.  This will be achieved  by:  (i) identifying, researching, and raising awareness of new 
and emerging trends and changes in cycles  critical to the Canadian industry;  (ii) fostering the 
exchange of information between government departments of agriculture at the federal  and 
provincial levels;  (iii) facilitating the netw orking and partnerships between governments and 
industry associations;  and (iv) advocating and influencing agri-food marketing resources and 
activities such as trade shows and  trade missions.  Initiatives will be to strengthen the capacity 
of the agriculture and food sector to maintain and enter new foreign markets.  Export capacity 
building will consist of a suite of activities, pr ogrammes or information that will contribute to 
the leadership and strategic direction of the sector in improving its position in existing and 
emerging markets.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 20.5 million dollars over 
4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Canadian Agri-Innovation Council (CAIC)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to 
support the creation of the Canadian Agri-I nnovation Council to provide a systematic 
strategic foresight process to enable the sector, governments and academia to anticipate 
challenges and opportunities on the horizon.  CAIC will be composed of high-level 
individuals with broad experience in agricu lture, science, policy and marketing with the 
ability to engage knowledgeab le individuals and decisi on-makers from governments, 
academia and industry to participate in CAIC  Foresight and Innovation Forum activities.The 
total estimated cost of the initiatives is 5. 3 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 
2012/13). 
 
Health Claims and Novel Food Ingredients  (Annex 2, paragraph 2 (a ), (e)) – this initiative 
is to address key regulatory-related barriers through the creation of a facilitation centre, 
whose initial priority will be the novel food  ingredients and health claims regulatory 
submissions process.  The centre will have three main functions:  (i) determination of which 
ingredients/claims hold real safety/efficacy promise;  (ii) science substantiation to fill 
evidence gaps through science collaboration;  and (iii) regulatory process enhancement to 
address bottlenecks in submission evaluation,  provision of guidance to industry on 
submissions requirements, and development of a transparent submissions tracking system.  
The total estimated cost of the initiative is 21.2 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 
2012/13). 
 
Minor Use Pesticides  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) – this initiative is to provide dedicated 
resources to generate required field trial and laboratory data and prepare regulatory 
submissions in order to gain access to new minor uses of pesticides for farmers.  It also provides dedicated resources to review minor  use submissions.  Expanding new uses of 
pesticides contributes to improving the sector’s  competitiveness by increasing the availability 
of newer reduced risk products.  Total estimated  cost of the initiative is 49.5 million dollars 
over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).   G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  Veterinary Drugs  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b) – this initia tive is to increase scientific capacity 
for reviewing veterinary drug submissions and a strategy will be developed for streamlining 
generic drug approvals.  Total estimated cost  of the initiative is 4.6 million dollars over 
4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  
Enabling Research for Competitive Agriculture (ERCA)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – this 
initiative is to enable and to enhance policy research capacity on key policy issues by tapping 
into external research community in Canada a nd abroad and by benefiting from the synergies 
created through collaborative research amongst the members of the policy research community.  Policy research will be undertaken in support of:  (i) developing strategic 
policies to maintain and enhance Canada’s competitiveness vis-à-vis existing and emerging 
global competitors;  (ii) an environmentally sust ainable sector that manages risks proactively 
through the adoption of benefici al management practices;  (iii) a competitive and innovative 
sector that is productive and profitable, a nd supports economic development, on-farm 
innovations, and rural developmen t;  and (iv) meeting new c onsumer demands through the 
development of effective public and private regulatory systems.  Total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 4.3 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  Enhancing Value Chain Round Tables (VCRTs) (Annex 2, paragraph 2( d)) – this initiative 
is to expand both the work of existing VCRT s and the sectors covered by VCRTs.  The 
objective will be for members along value chai ns to identify opportunities and challenges 
faced by specific sub-sectors and develop stra tegies to address them.  Where appropriate, 
wider industry participation will be sought.  Total estimated cost of the initiative is 6.8 million 
dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  Enabling Agricultural Research and Innovation Program (New Brunswick)  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a)) – this initiative is to encourag e the competitiveness, growth and profitability 
of New Brunswick’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-product sectors through innovative 
research, accelerating the pace of innovation and facilitating the adoption of new technology.  
The total estimated cost of the initiatives is 7.2 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 
2012/13).  
Graduate Research Training Program (Nova Scotia)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – this 
initiative is to provide scholarships to hi gh calibre students who are engaged in 
research-based graduate programmes at the N ova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) and 
who are conducting research that will benefit N ova Scotia’s agriculture, agri-food, agri-based 
products sector.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 0.5 million dollars over 4 years 
(FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
4-H Program (Prince Edward Island)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is 
committed to the development of rural youth and their participation in the farm community.  
The commitment is fulfilled with the objectives to develop and improve leadership skills of 
rural youth;  to develop farm business and t echnical skills through projects, workshops and 
conferences;  and to encourage participation is  conferences and special events to increase the 
knowledge and awareness of farm and rural youth on issues.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 1.1 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  
Programme de soutien à l’innovation en  agroalimentaire (Agri-Food Innovation 
Support Program) (Québec)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – th is initiative is to support the 
implementation of applied research, experiment al development or technological adaptation 
projects relating to economic and regional development, food safety, environmental G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  protection and harmonious cohabitation.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 
8.5 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  
Programme d’appui au développement des entreprises agricoles (Support for Renewal 
Initiatives with Sectoral and Regional Round Tables) (Québec)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) 
– this initiative is to help round tables to become independent through professional and 
administrative support to help develop co-opera tion within the sector.  The total estimated 
cost of the initiative is 2.8 million do llars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Programme-cadre d’appui aux services-conseils  aux entreprises agricoles (Framework 
Program to Support Farm Busin ess Advisory Services) (Québec)  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to increase the use of advisory services by a higher number 
of farm businesses;  to improve the performance of  farm businesses;  to diversify the advisory 
services for farm businesses;  and to meet the advisory services needs of farm businesses in a 
given region and incorporate identified government priorities.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 15.5 million dollars ove r 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Northern Agriculture Initiative (Manitoba)  (Annex 2, paragraph 13) – this initiative is to 
increase the production and supply of Northern  produced food and to encourage the more 
frequent consumption of these foods to enhance th e health status of Northern residents.  
Activities include:  agriculture extension support to remote communities;  the development, 
testing, and implementation of new producti on systems including greenhouses to extend 
growing seasons;  and innovative marketing system s that make Northern produced nutritious 
food products more accessible to remote comm unities.  Eligible applicants are Northern 
residents, Northern agriculture producers, pa rtnerships, cooperatives, corporations or Band 
Councils in the area of Manitoba north of the 53rd parallel.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 1.6 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Extension Programming (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to 
provide technical support and transfer of inform ation to farmers, ranchers, and agri-businesses 
from a team of provincial and regional specialists in the areas of crops, livestock, forage, and farm business management.  The total estimated  cost of the initiative is 14.9 million dollars 
over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Youth Initiative Program (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to 
support awareness, education, and agricultu ral activities for young people within the 
agriculture sector in Saskatchewan.  This in cludes support for 4-H, Ag in the Classroom, 
Green Certificate Program, Youth Science Fair s, Career Expos (such as Agribition), and a 
Youth Intern Program.  The total estimated cost  of the initiative is 1.2 million dollars over 
4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Agriculture Development Fund (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – This initiative 
is part of Saskatchewan’s strategy to invest  in four critical areas to support the innovation 
continuum:  support for R&D institutions;  reten tion and attraction of intellectual capacity;  
knowledge creation;  and adoption and commerc ialization of knowledge and technologies.  
The total estimated cost of the initiative is 30.0 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 
2012/13). 
 
Institutional Support (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a), (d)) – this initiative is to 
support state-of-the-art R&D institutions for th e retention and attraction of new talent and 
intellectual capacity.  This initiative provid es support to R&D institutions such as Crop 
Development Centre, Saskatchewan Food Indust ry Development Centre to maintain their  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  effectiveness of the cluster and to enhance their ability to address industry’s R&D needs and 
priorities.  The total estimated cost of th e initiative is 11.1 million dollars over 4 years 
(FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  Agriculture-Applied Research Mana gement (Agri-ARM) (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a), (d)) – this initiative is to connect regional applied research and 
demonstrations sites into a provincial wide netw ork.  This provincial network conducts joint 
research, demonstration, and business development work.  It is a collaborative effort between 
industry, local community, and government a nd it provides positive learning environment 
where producers, governments, researchers, and agri-businesses can converge to discuss 
emerging issues, provide training, and evaluate technology.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 1.4 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
All of these programmes conform to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture and the policy-specifi c criteria under various sub-paragraphs 2(a), 
(b), (c), (d), and (f) of the General Services category, as well as the policy specific criteria 
under Regional Assistance Programmes (parag raph 13).  The support is provided through 
publicly funded government programmes not i nvolving transfers from consumers;  and does 
not have the effect of providing price support to producers.  Support is for research;  pest and 
disease control;  training services;  extension and advisory services;  and marketing and 
promotional services.  Expenditures do not involve direct payments to producers or 
processors.  Support under Regional Assistance Pr ogrammes (paragraph 13) is provided to the 
regions and municipalities that are clearly designated geographical areas and considered 
disadvantaged based on neutral criteria (e.g., acces s to healthy and nutritional foods), and is 
available to all producers in the disadvantaged region. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
See above. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 1, 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
See above. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:   
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Initiatives under the policy outcome of A Sector That Contributes to Society’s Priorities of 
the Growing Forward Framework. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of various initiatives by the fe deral and provincial governments under this 
policy outcome of the Growing Forward Framework is to enable the sector to contribute to 
the priorities of increasingly health-conscious and environmentally aware Canadians.   
 
Food Safety Systems Development  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(c), (e)) – this initiative is to 
support organizations in developing nationa l, government-recognized on-farm and/or 
post-farm Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) or HACCP-based food safety 
systems using a two-phase system.  In Phase 1, the organization will develop a national 
strategy and food safety system and in Phase 2,  the organization will develop and disseminate 
training material and create tools to implement at the national level.  Intended clientele will be 
national non-profit organi zations or regional non- profit organizations that are not represented 
by entities at the national level which can de monstrate the ability to deliver a national 
initiative, and are involved directly in producin g food, or indirectly as an on-farm service 
provider for biosecurity.  The total estimated co st of the initiative is 113.8 million dollars over 
4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) II  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a), (d)) – this initiative comprises three components:  (i) WEBs II will build on, 
clarify, enhance and expand upon the evaluati ons already underway at established WEBs 
sites;  (ii) the national WEBs network will be improved by adding new watershed sites to help 
address identified gaps in the current WEBs ne twork.  This component will be proposal-based 
and consideration may also be given to a ugmenting non-AAFC sites with scientific potential 
that are already in operation;  and (iii) Supplementary/Innovative Studies to Enhance BMP 
Research will fund new and innovative short- term proposals that are complementary to 
longer-term WEBs objectives.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 22.8 million dollars 
over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Supporting On-Farm Sustainable Agricultural Practices  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a), (c), 
(d), and paragraph 12) – this includes two in itiatives:  Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment 
and On-Farm Action.  The Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment will support the 
development and completion of  agri-environmental risk assessments by those in the 
agriculture and agri-food industry to identify areas where environmental performance can be 
enhanced in a sustainable and economic fashion.   In doing so, governments will be guided by  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  the following principles:  (i) an agreed-upon, nationally consistent, base-level, demand-driven 
approach will be used as the foundation for regi onal priorities;  (ii) participation will be 
voluntary and programme access will be made  available to those meeting programme 
eligibility criteria;  (iii) the assessment process will be aimed at covering all environmental 
risks and benefits associated with air, wa ter, soil, biodiversity, and the anthropogenic 
environment.  Plans must undergo a review  process and periodic updating;  (iv) the 
assessment will be compatible with other fe deral and provincial/territorial environmental 
initiatives and programmes, and should remain flexib le in structure and delivery;  and (v) the 
assessment will aim to integrat e environmental considerations  into overall business planning 
(Annex 2 (a), (c), (d)).  The On-Farm Action w ill assist producers in taking concrete steps to 
improve the environmental performance of th eir operations through specific actions in a 
sustainable and economic fashion.  Financial assistance will be provided to support eligible producers or groups of producers to implement specific action.  A menu of options will be 
available for targeted delivery of on-farm ac tion in priority landscapes across Canada:  (i) 
proven approaches to on-farm action, including an increased focus on promoting public 
benefit practices;  (ii) innovative approaches to foster integrated planning and provide tools, 
expertise and enhanced incentives to positiv ely influence stewardship behaviour;  
and (iii) landscape-based planning to provide  access to group farm planning and on-farm 
action funding (Annex 2, paragraph 12).  The to tal estimated cost of the initiatives is 305.7 
million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  
Agri-Environmental Science  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – this  initiative is to provide a sound 
scientific basis for the development and implem entation of beneficial management practices 
by supporting fundamental and applied scientif ic research activities aimed at improving the 
understanding of agriculture’s interaction with  the environment and developing technologies 
and strategies that can improve the agri-e nvironmental performance of the sector in a 
cost-effective manner.  The science activities will focus on the environmental challenges 
related to the identified priorities of the qua lity and use of water, and adaptation to and 
mitigation of climate change.  All research f unding will be allocated through a competitive, 
peer-reviewed process within two streams:  (i) fundamental research on understanding the 
processes by which agricultural production inte racts with the broader environment;  
and (ii) projects on cross-cutting issues.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 
31.2 million dollars over 4 y ears (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Agri-Geomatics  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a), (d)) – this in itiative is to build on the major crown 
projects National Land and Water Informati on Service (NLWIS) started under the APF 
(G/AG/N/CAN/64).  Agri-Geomatics is a seamless transition of NLWIS into a national 
service delivery organization providing ge ographic-based information and knowledge 
disseminated online by Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada to improve agricultural and 
agri-environmental decision making and risk management.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 31.2 million dollars ove r 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 Supporting On-Farm Sustainable Agricultur al Practices – Technical Assistance  (Annex 
2, paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to s upport the agri-environmental risk assessment and 
on-farm action initiatives by providing funding and science-based information and knowledge 
to extension specialists and producers in orde r to improve the awareness and adoption of 
identified beneficial management practices and by  funding strategic projects that enhance the 
understanding of economic, social, and environmenta l benefits of these practices.  It will also 
improve the technical transfer capacity and de livery mechanisms by fostering communication 
between industry, extensions specialists, and researchers to help define emerging 
agri-environmental issues and opportunities a nd develop innovative solutions.  The total 
estimated cost of the initiative is 71.7 milli on dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
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  Supporting On-Farm Sustainable Agricultural Practices – Federal Priority Beneficial 
Management Practices (BMPs)  (Annex 2, paragraph 12) – this initiative is to provide 
additional support for supplemental on-farm action in priority areas, which will be in addition 
to the wider range of activities covered under th e on-farm action initiative.  Actions under this 
initiative will be targeted towards:  (i) ag ricultural components of multi-user water 
infrastructure, which will focus on larger scale infrastructure projects, such as regional water 
pipelines, providing a long-term agricultural water source for a number of water users and 
promoting economic growth in an area or region;  and (ii) funding of BMPs to help producers 
improve riparian area management, grassland- management, protect water quality and reduce 
greenhouse-gas emissions.  Actions such as erosio n control structures, riparian buffers and 
grazing management planning will be supported.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 
22.8 million dollars over 4 y ears (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Environmental Performance Measurement and Reporting  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) – 
this initiative is to develop, enhance and u se agri-environmental indicators, greenhouse gas 
(GHG) accounting systems and economic indicator s to assess the sector’s environment and 
economic sustainability, and assess and report on the collective environmental and economic 
impact of the adoption of sustainable agriculture  practices.  The total estimated cost of the 
initiative is 11 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  Invasive Plant Management Program (British Columbia) (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) – this 
initiative is to work with other provincial agency  partners and external stakeholders for the 
promotion, development and implementation of provincial invasive plant management 
strategies, policies, programmes and practices  throughout British Columbia.  The total 
estimated cost of the initiative is 3.2 milli on dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Alternative Land Use (ALUS) (Prince Edward Island)  (Annex 2, paragraph 12) – this 
initiative is a voluntary environmental programme  for Prince Edward Island’s agriculture 
landscape.  The initiative focuses on ecological  goods and services that benefit society 
through healthy ecosystems.  It includes the valu e of wetlands in purifying water;  the value 
of riparian buffer zones in filtering soil and other contaminates from run-off entering watercourses;  and the value of natural areas in providing fish and wildlife habitat.  The total 
estimated cost of the initiative is 3.1 milli on dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
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Agri-Environmental Assessment Program (SAEA) (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a)) – this initiative is to s upport a science-based approach to identify 
environmental conditions that could be attributab le to agriculture (par ticularly in areas where 
agriculture has been criticized or could be vulne rable in the future) by measuring changes or 
trends in environmental indicators, or to deve lop effective agri-environmental indicators.  The 
total estimated cost of the initiative is 2.5 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 Environmental Review and Technol ogy Transfer Program (Saskatchewan)  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(d)) – this initiative is to provid e technical expertise to enhance regulatory 
protection of surface and ground water resources to ensure the environmental sustainability of 
the intensive livestock industry.  Technology support for agricultural livestock producers and 
agri-businesses by providing environmental servi ces;  engineering extension services;  and 
regional range and forage agrology services th rough extension of research and technology 
development.  The total estimated cost of the initiative is 4.0 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
All of these programmes conform to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture and the policy-specifi c criteria under various sub-paragraphs 2(a),  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  (b), (c), (d), and (e) of the General Services category, as well as the policy specific criteria 
under Environmental Programmes (paragraph 12) .  The support is provided through publicly 
funded government programs not involving transf ers from consumers;  and does not have the 
effect of providing price support to producers.  Support is for research;  pest and disease 
control;  training services;  extension and advisory services;  and inspection services.  
Expenditures do not involve direct payments to producers or processors.  Support under 
Environmental Programmes (paragraph 12) comp ensates for incremental costs of fulfilling 
environmental requirements. 

 (4) Cost of measure:  
 
See above. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 1, 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
See above. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Initiatives under the policy outcome of A Sector Proactive in Managing Risks of the Growing 
Forward Framework. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
 Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of various initiatives by the fe deral and provincial governments under this 
policy outcome of the Growing Forward Framewor k is to enable the sector to manage and 
mitigate risks that impinge on the profitabilit y of enterprises and sectoral prosperity.   
 
Developing National Biosecurity Systems  – this includes two initiatives:  Development of 
National Security Standards and Biosecurity Systems Development.  The Development of 
National Security Standards will be aimed at benchmarking biosecurity practices and 
developing national standards with industry and national commodity groups (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a), (d)).  The Biosecurity System s Development will support organizations in the 
development of biosecurity systems based on natio nal standards.  Eligible recipients will be 
national non-profit organi zations or regional non- profit organizations that are not represented 
by entities at the national level which can de monstrate the ability to deliver a national 
initiative (Annex 2, paragraph (b), (e)).  Th e total estimated cost of the initiatives is 
55.8 million dollars over 4 y ears (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Developing National Traceability Systems  – this includes two initiatives:  Government 
Infrastructure and Industry Infrastructure.  The Government Infrastructure will invest in 
federal/provincial/territorial government infrastru cture to provide an overarching structure to 
and complement industry traceability system co mponents.  The federal government will build 
and operate an internet-based portal to shar e and access traceability data from various 
industry and government databases, manage da ta-sharing protocols, support joint governance, 
and develop a National Agriculture and Fo od Traceability System (NAFTS) regulatory 
structure.  Provincial and territorial government s will ensure that premises registration data 
for priority agricultural and food premises are collected and verified to the extent that 
legislation permits (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a), (d )).  The Industry Infrastructure will invest in 
the development of industry-o wned systems that collect and verify identification and 
movement data, and will accelerate the capacity  currently being developed by industry.  
Actions within this initiative could include client services to aid participants with 
implementation, technology testi ng, and data auditing and verification.  Eligible recipients 
will be organizations and private entities.  F unding will be conditional on consistency with 
NAFTS, and agreement to share data collected (A nnex 2(b), (e)).  The total estimated cost of 
the initiatives is 57.9 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
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  National Animal and Plant Biosecurity Strategy  (Annex 2, paragraph (d)) – this initiative 
will provide for the development of a national animal and plant biosecurity strategy to 
mitigate risk to the animal and plant resour ce base.  It will provide overarching policy 
direction for the development and implementation of national biosecurity systems.  The intent 
is to ensure the full participation of federal,  provincial and territorial governments, national 
and provincial/territorial commodity organizati ons and other important stakeholders in 
consultations to establish a principled approach to priority-setting to address biosecurity risks 
and threats.  The total estimated cost of th e initiatives is 0.7 million dollars over 4 years 
(FY2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
Animal and Plant Scientific Research and Technology Program  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a)) – this initiative will seek long-te rm animal and plant health improvements and 
enhanced risk mitigation in the Canadian agricu ltural sector through investments in scientific 
research and technology development.  Re cognizing the domestic costs and potential 
international reaction of disease outbreaks, fundin g will be provided to prepare the sector to 
address potential threats through funding for scien tific research on potentially costly plant 
diseases, such as Wheat Steam Rust Ug99 and cl ubroot, as well as focusing on animal health, 
through research on pathogens and alternatives to  antibiotics.  Funding will also support a 
national programme to conserve and enhance Ca nada’s animal genetic resources.  The total 
estimated cost of the initiatives is 37.2 million dollars over 4 years (FY2009/10 – 2012/13).  
Programme de traçabilit é (Traceability Program)  (Québec)  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(e)) – 
this initiative is to develop and manage the traceability system by Agri-Traçabilité Québec 
(ATQ), a non-profit organization mandated by MAPAQ.  Particular activities include a 
multi-species traceability database.  The total est imated cost of the initiatives is 12.4 million 
dollars over 5 years (FY2008/09 – 2012/13). 
 
All of these programmes conform to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture and the policy-specifi c criteria under various sub-paragraphs 2(a), 
(b), (d), and (e) of the General Services cate gory.  The support is provided through a publicly 
funded government programme not involving tran sfers from consumers;  and does not have 
the effect of providing price support to produ cers.  Support is for research;  pest and disease 
control;  extension and advisory services;  and inspection services.  Expenditures do no 
involve direct payments to producers or processors.   
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
See above. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 1, 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
See above. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Income Disaster Component of AgriStability Program. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Farm Income Protection Act, Section 4(1) (federal author ity) and relevant provincial 
authorities.  
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The Income Disaster Component of the AgriStability Program compensates producers for 
dramatic income losses (i.e., greater than 30 pe r cent).  It succeeds the Canadian Agricultural 
Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program (G/AG/N/ CAN/64) and operates in the same manner. 
 
To be eligible to participate in AgriStability, producers must have filed an income tax return, 
have been actively farming for at least si x consecutive months, and have completed one 
production cycle during the programme year.  Ag riStability operates on a whole-farm margin 
basis, i.e., based on the margin of all commoditi es on the farm.  The margin is calculated as 
the difference between total eligible sales and other revenues minus expenses directly related 
to production (e.g., commodity purchases, seed, fe rtilizer, pesticides, veterinary expenses).  
Payments are triggered when a producer's marg in in the claim year declines by more than 
30 per cent compared to the average margin of the preceding five years, excluding the highest 
year and the lowest year.  In no case will government compensation exceed 70 per cent of this 
loss. 
 
The Income Disaster Component of AgriStability conforms to the general criteria under 
Annex 2, paragraph 1.  The support is being provided throug h a publicly funded government 
program not involving transfers from consumers and does not have the effect of providing 
price support to producers.  In addition, it me ets the policy-specific criteria under Income 
Insurance and Income Safety-Net Programmes (Annex 2, paragraph 7).  Any producer is 
eligible for a payment when their current margin declines by more than 30 per cent in 
comparison to their historic margin.  The am ount of the payment is based on the loss of 
income (which is based on all activities of the fa rm);  therefore, the amount of the payment is 
not related to prices, production or factors of production employed. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
 The cost will fluctuate depending on inco me declines of agricultural producers. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
Stabilization Year 2007. 
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  (6) Period of application: 
 
On-going. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
AgriMarketing. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The AgriMarketing Program (AMP) is the succes sor to the Canadian Agriculture and Food 
International Program (G/AG/N/CAN/65) and it operates in a similar fashion.  Changes 
include support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affiliated with national 
associations which receive AMP funding, and support for the marketing of innovative 
products.  AMP’s primary objective is to e nhance the Canadian agriculture and agri-food 
sectors’ marketing capacity and competitiveness by assisting industry to identify market 
priorities and to equip itself for success in globa l markets.  AMP is an important vehicle for 
bringing greater cohesion to individual associati ons’ marketing efforts to brand Canada food 
and agriculture as a whole in international markets. 
 
AMP applicants must have a Long Term Intern ational Strategies (LTIS) which lays out the 
context, such as strategic objectives, priorities, precise target markets and rationale.  An LTIS 
should be based on and cite in-depth market  research which clearly demonstrates why 
particular markets are being chosen and how th e products represented by the applicant should 
be strategically positioned in various markets.   AMP provides funding for industry to develop 
and implement an LTIS.  Programme activities include international market development, 
consumer awareness and branding, an d industry-to-industry trade advocacy. 
 
The programme conforms to the general cr iteria under Annex 2, paragraph 1 and the 
policy-specific criteria under the Marketing and Pr omotional Services of the General Services 
category, paragraph 2(f).  The support is pr ovided through a publicly funded government 
program not involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing 
price support to producers.  Support is for ma rketing and promotional services.  There are no 
expenditures that could be used by sellers to  reduce their selling price or confer a direct 
economic benefit to purchasers.  There are also no direct payments to producers or 
processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
 88 million dollars over 4 years (FY 2009/10 – 2012/13). 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 1, 2009.  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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(6) Period of application:  
 
Four years (FY 2009/10-2012/13). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any fish, seafood, agriculture or agri-food product. 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Progr am (CAAP) is the successor to Advancing 
Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (G/AG/N/CAN/ 70) and operates in the similar manner.  
The CAAP will continue to support industry-le d initiatives at the national, regional, and 
multi-regional levels.  
 
The agriculture and agri-food industry is cons tantly changing and it requires flexibility and 
the capacity to address new issues as they emerge.  CAAP funds projects that align with 
priorities identified by industry and/or government by focusing on three objectives.  
Objective I, "Seizing Opportunities" takes advant age of a situation or circumstance to develop 
a new idea, product, niche, or market opportunity  to the benefit of the sector.  Objective II, 
"Responding to New and Emerging Issues" addr esses issues that were not of concern 
previously, or were not known about at all.  Issues vary considerably throughout Canada 
because of soil conditions, climate, and the level of development of the sector.  Objective III, 
"Pathfinding and Piloting Solutions to New and Ongoing Issues" tests ways of dealing with 
new issues, or finds new ways to deal with ex isting issues.  The "Pathfinding" element looks 
at different options to prepare the sector to  face the future and remain competitive.  The 
"Piloting" element tests ideas or approaches to see if they are effective enough to use in 
everyday applications in the sector.  Examples of possible CAAP projects include:  
 Capturing value-added and new market opportunities; 
 Adapting to changing consumer demands; 
 Implementing strategies and processes to address disease outbreaks and other threats; 
 Optimizing processes, developing technologies and conducting feasibility studies for 
products, processes and technologies; 
 Developing the capacity and tools needed to  anticipate and prepare for the future; 
 Testing new ideas and processes on a smaller scale but with potential for future 
larger-scale application;  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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   Prototypes, technical analyses, feasibility st udies, strategic assessments and market 
and venture assessments. 
The programme conforms to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria unde r paragraphs 2(a) and 2(d) of the General 
Services category.  The support is provi ded through a publicly funded government 
programme not involving transfers from cons umers;  and does not have the effect of 
providing price support to producers.  Support is for research and extension/advisory services.  
Expenditures do not involve direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
  163 million dollars over 5 years (2009-2014). 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
June 11, 2009. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Five years. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI) is designed to integrate a 
complimentary and mutually reinforcing set of programmes.  This integrated delivery seeks to 
enable industry to manage risk proactively and effectively respond to demands from 
governments and buyers for demonstrable assuranc es on food safety and biosecurity risks.  
There are two components under this initiative: 
 
Food Safety System Development (FSSD) (Annex 2, paragraph 2 (e)) – the FSSD is built 
upon the previous Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program (G/AG/N/CAN/64) and 
operates in the same manner.  The objective of this component is to support organizations in 
developing national, government-recognized on -farm- and/or post-farm Hazard Analysis 
Critical Control Points (HACCP) or HACCP-bas ed food systems.  Once developed, the 
system will be eligible for Canadian Food Insp ection Agency (CFIA)-led recognition with the 
participation of provinces and territories.  The total estimated cost of the component is 
18.8 million dollars over 4 years (FY 2009/10-2012/13). 
 
Canadian Industry Traceability In frastructure Program (CITIP) (Annex 2, paragraph 2 
(a), (b), (e)) – the objective of this component is to  develop or enhance traceability capacity 
for agriculture and agri-food products through specified stages of production, processing, and 
distribution.  CITIP will invest in the devel opment of industry-led systems that collect and 
verify identification and movement of data, and accelerate and increase industry’s tracking 
and tracing capacity.  The total estimated cost  of the component is 28.4 million dollars over 
4 years (FY 2009/10-2012/13). 
 
All of these components conform to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture and the policy-speci fic criteria under paragraphs 2 (a), (b), 
and (e) of the General Services category.  The support is provided th rough a publicly funded 
government programme not involving transfers fro m consumers;  and does not have the effect 
of providing price support to producers.  Support is for research;  pest a nd disease control;  or 
inspection services.  Expenditures do not involve direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
 The total estimated cost is 47.2 million dollars over 4 years (FY 2009/10-2012/13).   G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  (5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 1, 2009. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Four years (FY 2009/10-2012/13). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
International Pork Marketing Fund. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act , Section 4. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The International Pork Marketing Fund provid es support to Canada Pork International (CPI) 
to bolster market development in critical mark ets and fund activities to capture greater value 
from export markets.  The objective is to undertak e strategic activities to recover markets lost 
due to H1N1;  reposition for sales of higher valued products;  build markets and gain 
recognition for Canadian pork products;  increas e market access for Canadian pork products;  
and enhance export capacity in response to industr y-identified needs.  CPI will deliver a series 
of technical seminars, develop promotional ma terials, implement retail and food service 
promotions, and provide Canadian processors with market information and intelligence. 
 
All of these components conform to the general criteria of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture and the policy-specifi c criteria under the Marketing and Promotion 
Services of the General Services category, para graph 2(f).  The support is provided through a 
publicly funded government programme not invol ving transfers from consumers;  and does 
not have the effect of providing price suppor t to producers.  Support is for marketing and 
promotional services.  There are no expenditures th at could be used by sellers to reduce their 
selling price or confer a direct economic bene fit to purchasers.  There are also no direct 
payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
 The total estimated cost is 17.0 million dollars over 4 years.  
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
June 2009. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Four years (June 2009 to September 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Pork products.  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Ontario Market Investment Fund. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.16. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of the Ontario Market Investment  Fund is to promote consumer awareness of 
Ontario-produced foods and encourage Ontarian s to buy locally.  To develop opportunities 
through trade events, marketing campaigns and in dustry research that foster partnerships and 
collaboration for the promotion of Ontario f oods.  Examples of eligible projects include: 
 
Market Research 
 projects that will improve the understandi ng of, and access to, market opportunities 
for local Ontario foods such as emerging opportunities in developing ethnic markets 
or consumer demand for region-specific products. 
Developing of Market Opportunities 
 creating local food networks linking farmer s, food processors, retailers, institutional 
food service companies, restaurants, culinar y tourism events and consumers that will 
encourage Ontarians to buy locally. 
Communication Initiatives 
 projects that build capacity and develop skills  within local food networks, commodity 
organizations and other stakeholder groups  for the promotion of Ontario foods 
through marketing campaigns. 
Consumer or Trade Events 
 culinary tourism events that build busin ess relationships between the food service 
sector and producers. 
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under the Marketing and Promotion Services of 
the General Services category, paragraph 2(f).  The support is provided through a publicly 
funded government program not involving transf ers from consumers;  and does not have the 
effect of providing price support to producers.   Support is for marketing and promotional 
services.  There are no expenditures that could be  used by sellers to reduce their selling price G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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  or confer a direct economic benefit to purchasers.  There are also no direct payments to 
producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
 The total estimated cost is 12.0 million dollars over 4 years.  
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
July 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Four years (July 2008 – August 2011). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Any product. 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Cull Breeding Swine Program. 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
The Farm Income Protection Act , Subsection 12(5) and Section 19. 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of the Cull Breeding Swine Program  is to help restructure the industry by 
assisting producers to exit the industry or to permanently downsize their operations. 
 
Key components of the programme are as follows: 
 Producers must empty at least one barn and to not restock for a three-year period, 
which will be subject to verification; 
 Breeding swine must be slaughtered in a humane manner and disposed of in 
compliance with jurisdictional e nvironmental requirements;  and 
 Producers are eligible to receive 225 dollars  for each breeding swine slaughtered, as 
well as reimbursement for slaughter and disposal costs. 
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under the structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement programmes (paragraph 10).  The support is provided 
through a publicly funded government programme  not involving transfers from consumers;  
and does not have the effect of providing price support to producers.  Eligibility for a payment 
is determined by reference to clearly defi ned criteria designed to remove livestock from 
marketable agricultural production on its sla ughter or definitive permanent disposal.  
Payments do not require any alternative use of resources involved in the production of 
marketable agricultural products.  Payments are not  related to either the type or quantity of 
production or to the prices applying to  resources remaining in production. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
 Total estimated cost is 50 million dollars.  
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
August 2007. 
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  (6) Period of application:  
 
Breeding swine culled on or after August 1,  2007 and before November 30, 2008. 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Breeding swine. 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
Hog Farm Transition Program. 
(2) Domestic legislation reference: 
The Farm Income Protection Act , Subsection 12(5) and Section 19. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
The objective of the Hog Farm Transition Program  (HFTP) is to help hog producers who wish 
to transition out of the industry.  Under the HFTP, producers are required to submit bids to 
cease hog production and establish a timeline in wh ich their existing herds will be disposed 
of.  A national auction or tendering system is  held that allows producers to propose the 
minimum amount of assistance they are willing to  accept to cease future production.  There is 
an obligation that the facility remains out of production for three years even if the ownership 
of the production facility should be transferred to another owner, which will be subject to 
verification. 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under the structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement programmes (paragraph 10).  The support is provided 
through a publicly funded government programme  not involving transfers from consumers;  
and does not have the effect of providing price support to producers.  Eligibility for a payment 
is determined by reference to clearly defi ned criteria designed to remove livestock from 
marketable agricultural production on its sla ughter or definitive permanent disposal.  
Payments do not require any alternative use of resources involved in the production of 
marketable agricultural products.  Payments are not  related to either the type or quantity of 
production or to the prices applying to  resources remaining in production. 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 The total estimated cost is 72 million dollars 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
All producers who were in hog production as of April 1, 2009 were eligible to register for the 
programme, which entered into effect in October 2009. 
(6) Period of application: 
Two years (FY2009/10-2010/11). 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
Hogs. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Programme d’appui à l’expertise en serriculture  (Support Program for Greenhouse Operation 
Expertise) (Québec). 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Act respecting  the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêch eries et de l’Alimentation (L.R.Q., 
c. M-14). 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of this programme is to support th e development of advanced expertise in the 
greenhouse sector.  Financial assistance for el igible projects includes the transfer of 
engineering expertise;  netw orking and coordination of the greenhouse sector;  monitoring 
technology activities in greenhouse vegetables;  and agronomic support for the technology 
transfer projects in greenhouse vegetables.  
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under paragraph 2(d) of  the General services 
category.  The support is provided through a publicly funded government programme not 
involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing price support 
to producers.  Support is for extension and advisory services.  Expenditures do not involve 
direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
 The total estimated cost is 0.24 million dollars over 4 years. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
February 2009. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Four years (February 2009 to March 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Greenhouse vegetables. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  CANADA  
 
Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Soutien aux essais de fertilis ation des cultures maraîchères (Support for Fertilization Trials 
with Market Garden Crops) (Québec). 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Act respecting  the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêch eries et de l’Alimentation (L.R.Q., 
c. M-14). 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of this programme is to conduct tests of fertilization of vegetable crops in 
partnership with the horticulture sector and indus try stakeholders.  Eligible projects are for 
fertilizer trials for vegetables.  Financial assist ance is provided to agri-environmental advisory 
clubs, technical support clubs, or research organi zations for carrying out the fertilization tests 
of vegetable crops. 
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under paragraph 2(a) of the General services 
category.  The support is provided through a publicly funded government programme not 
involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing price support 
to producers.  Support is for research.  Ex penditures do not involve direct payments to 
producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
The total estimated cost is 0.42 million dollars over 5 years. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
April 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Five years (April 2008 to March 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Horticulture. 
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Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Soutien à la F édération interdisciplinaire de l’horticulture ornementale du Québec (Support 
for the Fédération interdisciplinaire de l’horticulture ornementale du Québec ). 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Act respecting  the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêch eries et de l’Alimentation (L.R.Q., 
c. M-14). 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of this programme is to support the Fédération interdisciplinaire de 
l’horticulture ornementale du Québec  to carry out the five-year development plan in order to 
exploit its full potential in the growth of orna mental horticulture sector.  The main focuses of 
the programme are:  market and promotional de velopment;  strategic issues for competiveness 
and profitability;  and monitoring laws a nd regulations enacted by governments and 
municipalities and analysing the impact. 
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under paragraph 2(f) of the General services 
category.  The support is provided through a publicly funded government programme not 
involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing price support 
to producers.  Support is for marketing and promotional services.  There are no expenditures 
that could be used by sellers to reduce selling price or confer a dir ect economic benefit to 
purchasers.  There are also no direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure:  
 
 The total estimated cost is 2 million dollars over 5 years.  
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
December 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Five years (December 2008 to March 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Ornamental horticulture.  G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Soutien à la Filière biologique du Québec (Support for the Filière biologique du Québec ). 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Act respecting  the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêch eries et de l’Alimentation (L.R.Q., 
c. M-14). 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of this programme is to support the Filière biologique du Québec  to carry out 
the 2009-2013 development plan in order to e xploit its full potential in the growth of the 
organic sector.  The main focuses of the programme  are:  identification of key issues in the 
development of the organic sector;  implementati on of directions and actions for the next four 
years in order to increase sector’s competitiven ess;  representing the Québec industry with 
authorities involved in the Canadian regulatory framework for organic products;  and 
organizing promotional and stra tegic information activities. 
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under paragraph 2(f) of the General services 
category.  The support is provided through a publicly funded government programme not 
involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing price support 
to producers.  Support is for marketing and promotional services.  There are no expenditures 
that could be used by sellers to reduce selling price or confer a dir ect economic benefit to 
purchasers.  There are also no direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
The total estimated cost is 0.25 million dollars over 4 years. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
November 2009. 
 
(6) Period of application: 
 
Four years (November 2009 to March 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
Organic product. G/AG/N/CAN/91 
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Notification under Article 18.3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
(1) Full title of measure: 
 
Programme de soutien aux projets structurant s en region – Transformation Alimentaire  
Québec  (Regional Structuring Projects Support Program  – Quebec Agri-Food Processing). 
 
(2) Domestic legislation reference:  
 
Act respecting  the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêch eries et de l’Alimentation (L.R.Q., 
c. M-14). 
 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria:  
 
The objective of this programme is to support strategic projects related to food processing, 
which will have a significant impact on sectoral or regional economic development.  Eligible 
projects include the establishment of partnershi ps to improve the quality and competitiveness 
in a food processing sector;  preparation of investment projects for industrial activities in a 
sector or a region;  and dissemination of strategic information.   
 
This programme conforms to the general criteri a of Paragraph 1 of Annex 2 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture and the policy-specific criteria under paragraph 2(d) of  the General services 
category.  The support is provided through a publicly funded government programme not 
involving transfers from consumers;  and does not have the effect of providing price support 
to producers.  Support is for extension and advisory services.  Expenditures do not involve 
direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
(4) Cost of measure: 
 
The total estimated cost is 0.66 million dollars over 5 years. 
 
(5) Date of entry into effect: 
 
September 2008. 
 
(6) Period of application:  
 
Five years (September 2008 to July 2013). 
 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)): 
 
 Any product.  
 
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