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ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/CAN/21 
15 March 2006 
 (06-1159) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures  Original:   English 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
Responses to Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Regarding the New and Full Notification of CANADA2 
 
 
  The following communication, dated 13 March 2006, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada. 
 
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Question 1 on Structured financing facility 
 
 Can Canada please indicate in regard to how many vessels assistance was provided over 
each of the reported years. 
 
Reply
 
 
 Information about all projects funded under the Structured Financing Facility since 2002 can 
be found at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic /internet/insim-cnmi.nsf/en/uv00033e.html.  
  
Question 2 on Regional programmes 
 
 Some of the regional programmes (i.e. Regional Strategic Innovation or ACOA Action 
Programme etc) mention that they provide for assistance for companies as well as non-profit 
organisations.  Can Canada please indicate the a pproximative percentage of the attributions to 
one or the other group of recipients? 
 Reply
 
  In 2003-2004, approximately 61% of the attr ibutions under the Regional Strategic Initiative 
were destined to non-profit or ganisations and 39% to small and medium sized enterprises.   
 
 For the same period of time, approximately 68%  of all attributions provided by ACOA went 
to non-profit organisations and 32% to companies.    
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/Q2/CAN/20 
2 G/SCM/N/123/CAN G/SCM/Q2/CAN/21 
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  Question 3 on Fisheries and aquaculture sector 
 Question 3.1. on Provincial subsidy programmes   According to publicly available information,  the province of Quebec is maintaining a 
whole range of support programmes for fisheries, in  particular in the area of investment (i.e. 
construction of new vessels, modernisation of vessels reduction) or the operational results of 
fishing companies (e.g. reduction of financial char ges and of insurance costs).  Examples of these 
programmes are: « Appui à l'innovation et au  développement du secteur des pêches et de 
l'aquaculture commerciales » « Appui financier à la concertation dans le secteur des pêches et 
de l'aquaculture commerciales » « Programme de financement de la pêche commerciale », 
« Programme conjoncturel d'appui financier aux entreprises de pêche », Allégement temporaire 
du remboursement des prêts aux entreprises de pêche » and « Aquableu : programme d'aide financière aux entreprises piscicoles de salmonidés ».   
 Could Canada confirm the existence of the aforementioned programmes?  
 
Reply
 
  Canada confirms that the af orementioned programmes exist. 
 Question 3.2. on Notification of subsidies   Responding to a question from the Europe an Communities at the last Trade Policy 
Review of Canada, the Canadian authorities st ated that “The Federal Government has been 
engaged in on-going consultations with the Canadian provincial governments regarding subsidy 
notification requirements as set out in Ar ticle 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures (ASCM).  Thus far, the provinces have not advised the Federal 
Government of any fisheries programmes that meet the criteria for the purposes of notification.” (see document WT/TPR/M/112/Add.1 of 16 June 2003 pp. 136-137).   Does the Canada consider that the aforemen tioned programmes do not meet the criteria 
for the purposes of notification as specified in the Agreement on Subsidies and countervailing 
Measures? If, on the contrary, the programmes me et the criteria, could Canada explain why the 
programmes are not included in the latest notification?  
 
Reply
 
 
 Canada agrees that sub-fede ral subsidy programmes that are determined to meet Canada’s 
obligation under Article 25 of the ASCM should be no tified.  We recall that the federal government is 
engaged in on-going consultations with the prov incial governments regarding subsidy notifications 
requirements.  During those consultations, Canadi an provinces did not advise the federal government 
of any provincial programmes (including fisheries programmes) that meet the criteria for the purposes 
of notification. 
  
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