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General Information
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Inuksugait Plaza II
Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 1H0
Mandate
Fostering regional economic development in Canada's three territories by delivering programs, building partnerships to leverage investments in the North, and advocating for the interests of Northerners and Aboriginal people.
Objectives
CanNor brings a strategic focus to all federal government economic development activities in the North. The agency delivers funding programs to Northerners and Aboriginal people, provides project management services and advice through the Northern Project Management Office, advocates for Northern economic prosperity and diversification, and engages stakeholders through formal collaboration and grassroots outreach. It undertakes research to support the development of evidence-based policies that contribute to developed and diversified economies in the North.
Responsible for the Implementation of Part VII, Section 41 of OLA
Minister
Leona Aglukkaq
Deputy Minister/President
Nicole Jauvin
Official Languages Champion
Michel Robillard
Vice-President
Ashley Cederwall
Junior Policy Analyst
400 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H4
Telephone: 613-992-5065
Fax: 995-9495
ashley.cederwall@cannor.gc.ca
Bernard Larochelle
Program Officer
2nd Floor, Hougen Centre
305 Main Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5
Telephone: 867-667-3271
Fax: 867-667-3801
bernard.larochelle@cannor.gc.ca
James Pugsley
Resource Development Officer
PO Box 1500
5019 52nd Street
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2R3
Telephone: 867-766-8379
Fax: 867-766-8401
james.pugsley@cannor.gc.ca
Cheri Kemp-Long
Regional Economic Development Advisor
Inuksugait Plaza II
PO Box 40
Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0
Telephone: 867-975-4582
Fax: 867-975-4736
cheri.kemplong@cannor.gc.ca
Summary of the main progress made from 2009–2011
The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) was created in August 2009 and became a designated institution in May 2010, consistent with the Agency's efforts in promoting the development of strong, vibrant, and dynamic Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) in the territories. This report, as the first Report on Results, captures the Agency's activities with respect to Official Languages Act (OLA) section 41 since its debut in 2009.
Since its creation, CanNor supported OLMCs while developing its Official Languages (OL) governance, including an OL Champion, an OL Committee, and mechanisms such as an OL Accountability Framework. In addition, the Agency produced its first multi-year OLA section 41 Action Plan (2011-2016), articulating the initiatives CanNor intends to take to continue to support OLMCs. CanNor's 2011-2016 Action Plan was designed in the context of, and recognizes, the broader and ongoing development of the Agency – as such, the plan will be implemented over a few years, which will ensure progress in addressing OLMCs' needs and realities in the territories, while taking into account CanNor's mandate. The Agency's first Action Plan is seen as a starting point – over time, CanNor will be further established across the territories and increasingly well positioned to support OLMCs. In this context, CanNor's 2011-12 implementation of the Action Plan will include discussions with OLMCs on OLA section 41, which will then, in turn, inform a revised version of CanNor's plan. This is in line with CanNor's approach of keeping its plan evergreen and updating it, over time, in light of new or evolving considerations.
Guiding the Agency's Official Languages actions for section 41 of the OLA is a core Official Languages Team composed of CanNor's OL Champion, National Coordinator, and a Regional Coordinator in each territory. Through 2009-2011, this team was, among other things, involved in CanNor's support to OLMCs, through eight projects totalling an investment of $1.668 million. This funding enabled the OLMCs in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to undertake significant initiatives, in particular in tourism, a sector identified by all three territorial Réseaux de développement économique et d'employabilité (RDÉEs) as a key priority.
For example, the Carrefour Nunavut undertook a project in Cultural Tourism development, to develop community-based Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences in French for visitors to the territory. In addition, to financing the projects, the program funding enabled OLMC organizations in the territories to continue to build their capacity. Among these projects, the 2009-2010 OL Economic Development Initiative (EDI) funding was delivered for a panterritorial initiative by Table 867 , a committee composed of the Association franco-yukonnaise, the Fédération franco-Ténoise and the Association des francophones du Nunavut designed to facilitate a coordinated approach to economic activities across the three territories. This panterritorial approach was also used regarding the EDI funding for the following years, as it fosters collaboration and partnerships across the territories and maximizes benefits for OLMCs.
A. AWARENESS (In-house activities)
[Training, information, orientation, awareness, communication and other activities carried out in-house in order to educate employees and/or senior managers of the federal institution about linguistic duality and the priorities of OLMCs; senior manager performance contracts and recognition programs; consideration of the viewpoints of OLMCs in research, studies and investigations carried out in-house.]
Expected result:Creation of lasting changes in federal institution organizational culture; employees and management are aware of and understand their responsibilities regarding section 41 of the Official Languages Act and OLMCs.
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B. CONSULTATIONS (Sharing of ideas and information with OLMCs)
[Activities (e.g. committees, discussions and meetings) through which the federal institution consults the OLMCs and interacts with them to identify their needs and priorities or to understand potential impacts on their development; activities (e.g. round tables and working groups) to explore possibilities for cooperation within the existing mandate of the federal institution or as part of developing a new program or new policy; participation in consultations with OLMCs coordinated by other government bodies; consultation of OLMCs by regional offices to determine their concerns and needs.]
Expected result: Creation of lasting relationships between the federal institution and OLMCs; federal institution and OLMCs understand each other's needs and mandates.
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Creation and furthering of relationships, mutual understanding and good will
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Dialogue and engagement with the Association Franco-Yukonaise and Carrefour Nunavut | |
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C. COMMUNICATIONS (Transmission of information to OLMCs)
[External communications activities to inform OLMCs about the activities, programs and policies of the federal institution and to promote the bilingual character of Canada; inclusion of OLMCs in all information and distribution lists; use of the federal institution's website to communicate with OLMCs.]
Expected result: OLMC culture reflects a broad understanding of the federal institution's mandate; OLMCs receive up-to-date and relevant information about the federal institution's programs and services.
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D. COORDINATION AND LIAISON (Does not include funding – Internal coordination and liaison with other government institutions)
[Coordination activities (research, studies, meetings, etc.) carried out by the federal institution itself along with other federal institutions or other orders of government; participation in activities organized by other federal institutions, other orders of government, etc.; participation of official languages champions, national and regional coordinators, and others in various government forums.]
Expected result: Co-operation with multiple partners to enhance OLMC development and vitality and to share best practices.
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| Participation in horizontal and intergovernmental committees on Official Languages led by Canadian Heritage | Information and best practices were shared that enabled CanNor to better understand OL and OLMCs | |
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| Participation at interdepartmental OL discussions | Attendance at interdepartmental OL discussions resulted in the building of networks and relationships, acquisition of information related to enhancing OLMC development, and sharing of best practices to support this enhancement | |
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Sharing of best practices between organizations, reporting on EDI, and discussions related to OLMCs and meeting their priorities |
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E. FUNDING AND PROGRAM DELIVERY
[Implementation of the federal institution's programs and delivery of its services; funding, alone or in cooperation with other federal institutions, of OLMC projects; inclusion of the needs of OLMCs in the delivery of the federal institution's programs and services.]
Expected result:OLMCs are part of the federal institution's regular clientele and have adequate access to its programs and services; OLMC needs (e.g. geographic dispersion and development opportunities) are taken into account.
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F. ACCOUNTABILITY
[Activities through which the federal institution integrates its work on the implementation of section 41 of the OLA into departmental planning and accountability mechanisms (e.g. report on plans and priorities, departmental performance report, departmental business plan and status report on implementation of section 41 of the OLA); internal audits and evaluations of programs and services; regular review of programs and services as well as policies by senior managers of the federal institution to ensure implementation of section 41 of the OLA.]
Expected result: Full integration of the OLMC perspective and section 41 of the OLA into the federal institution's policies, programs and services; the reporting structure, internal evaluations and policy reviews determine how to better integrate OLMCs' perspective.
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G. MISCELLANEOU
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[Other activities in support of section 41]
Expected result: Enhanced vitality of OLMCs and their development; and fostering the full recognition and use of both English and French in Canadian society.
Annex
| # | Year approved | Program | Region | Recipient | Project | CanNor investments |
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| 1 | 2009-10 | SINED | NWT, Nunavut, Yukon | Associations des francophones du Nunavut | Table 867: to facilitate coordinated approach to economic activities across 3 territorial Francophone associations | $ 73,000 |
| 2 | 2009-10 | SINED | Yukon | L'Association franco-yukonnaise (L'AFY) | Tourism capacity and Impact: to undertake work to further develop the francophone tourism capacity within Yukon and understand its impact | $ 122,550 |
| 3 | 2009-10 | SINED | Nunavut | Carrefour Nunavut | Cultural Tourism development: to develop community based Inuit tourism for French visitors | $ 170,000 |
| 4 | 2009-10 | SINED | Nunavut | Carrefour Nunavut | Incubator Planning: to plan and design local business incubator | $ 175,000 |
| 5 | 2009-10 | SINED | NWT | Conseil de Développement Economique des Territoires du Nord Ouest | Project activities aims to address three bottlenecks preventing Economic Development: 1) Strengthening population base 2) Increase revenues from tourism industry 3) Attract New investments into the NWT. Year 1 | $ 225,000 |
| 2010-11 | Year 2 | $ 253,000 | ||||
| 6 | 2010-11 | SINED | Yukon | L'Association franco-yukonnaise (L'AFY) | French Business Study | $ 54,500 |
| 78 | Two unannounced projects | $ 165,500 | ||||
| Total fromCanNor specific programming | $ 1,238,550 | |||||
In addition, CanNor administered funds from other federal departments, such as EDI funding, which provided a further $430,000 bringing the total in approved projects to $1,668,550.
List of Acronyms
- CADMOL
- Committee of Assistant Deputy Ministers on Official Languages: horizontal management committee that involves all departments that are part of Canada's Roadmap for Linguistic Duality: Acting for the Future 2008-2013. This committee takes a whole-of-government approach to the official language policy and programming; it is responsible for the promotion of official languages and improved access to Official Languages for Canadians. It receives reports from the Interdepartmental Management Committee on Official Languages (IMCOLP) and other committees involved in the Roadmap's horizontal governance. The committee reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
- EDI
- Economic Development Initiative: source of funding identified by Canada's Roadmap for Linguistic Duality: Acting for the Future 2008-2013 for the economic development of OLMCs. Through CanNor, the Government of Canada provides $400,000 over four years to support the economic development of official language minority communities in the North through this initiative.
- IMPCOLP
- Interdepartmental Management Committee on Official Languages: horizontal management committee that involves all departments that are part of Canada's Roadmap for Linguistic Duality: Acting for the Future 2008-2013. This committee takes a whole-of-government approach to the official language programming. It tracks ongoing federal issues regarding official languages. The committee reports to the Committee of Assistant Deputy Ministers on Official Languages (CADMOL).
- OL
- Official Languages
- OLA
- Official Languages Act
- OLMCs
- Official Language Minority Communities. French-speaking communities living in a territory or province other than Quebec, and English-speaking communities living in Quebec. These are the "English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada" referred to in section 41 of the OLA.
- RDAs
- Regional Development Agencies. Western Economic Diversification (WED), Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agencies (CanNor), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
- RDÉE
- Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité
- SINED
- Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development. CanNor program that focuses on strengthening the driver sectors of the territorial economies, economic diversification and encouraging Northerners' participation in the economy. Projects are prioritized based on five-year territorial investment plans developed with input from territorial stakeholders, and are approved by the Minister of CanNor. Budget 2009, Canada's Economic Action Plan, renewed funding for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 17 SINED program at $90 million over five years (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2014). For each territory, this means potential federal contributions in the order of 25 million dollars over 5 years for the Targeted Investment Program, the Innovation and Knowledge Fund and the Partnership and Advisory Forums. In addition, a new $5 million dollar Pan-Territorial Fund was established for projects impacting more than one territory.
Glossary
- Activities
- actions or work undertaken to produce outputs. What is done to reach results: a direct link.
- EDI Partners
- Group of representatives from Industry Canada (IC) and each regional development agency: Western Economic Diversification (WED), Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agencies (CanNor), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), who collaborate on the delivery of the Economic Development Initiative identified in Canada's Roadmap for Linguistic Duality: Acting for the Future 2008-201.
- Indicators
- elements of meaningful information used to measure progress towards achieving expected results; indicators can be quantitative (resulting from data collection) or qualitative (resulting from the observation of a phenomenon)
- Outputs
- direct products or services resulting from the activities, policies, programs or initiatives of an organization
- Results/progress
- changes or effects directly attributable to the activities, policies, programs or initiatives of an organization
Distribution List
- Clerk of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages
- Clerk of the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages
- Commissioner of Official Languages
- Department of Canadian Heritage
- Community organizations
- Association franco-yukonnaise
- Conseil de développement économique des Territoires Nord-ouest (CDÉTNO)
- Fédération franco-ténoise
- Association des francophones du Nunavut
- Carrefour Nunavut