Disclosure of Transfer Payment Programs Under $5 Million
| Name of transfer payment program | Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development - voted |
|---|---|
| End date | Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Economic Development; Sub-Program 1.1.1: Business Development |
| Main objective | Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development is a project-based contribution programs which aims to strengthen and diversify the key sectors of the territorial economies and to encourage Northerners' participation in the economy. |
| Planned spending for 2016–17 | $1,157,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2013-14 |
| General targeted recipient groups | Eligible recipients include social enterprises, individuals, other levels of government and other non-federal entities, public or private, that have an interest in economic development in the North. |
| Name of transfer payment program | Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program - voted. |
|---|---|
| End date | March 2018 |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Economic Development; Sub-Program 1.1.1: Business Development |
| Main objective | To support projects that rehabilitate, renovate, or enhance community infrastructure for public use or benefit. |
| Planned spending for 2016–17 | $3,200,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | Not applicable – new program. |
| General targeted recipient groups | Municipal or regional governments, territorial governments, Indigenous governments or organizations; and not-for-profit organizations. |
| Name of transfer payment program | Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining - voted |
|---|---|
| End date | March 2017 |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Economic Development; Sub-Program 1.1.1: Business Development |
| Main objective | To support expansion of Yukon College's trades and technical training facilities which support the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining. |
| Planned spending for 2016–17 | $1,123,487 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | Not applicable – new program. |
| General targeted recipient groups | Non-profit organizations (college), Northern persons (receiving training), and mining industry. |
| Name of transfer payment program | Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages (2013-18) - voted. |
|---|---|
| End date | March 2018 |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Economic Development; Sub-Program 1.1.1: Business Development |
| Main objective | Enhance the economic development opportunities of Official Language Minority Communities in the territories. |
| Planned spending for 2016–17 | $80,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2013-14 |
| General targeted recipient groups | Persons and organizations that form part of the Official Language Minority Community. |
| Name of transfer payment program | Certification and Market Access Program for Seals - voted |
|---|---|
| End date | March 2020 |
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution |
| Type of appropriation | Annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Economic Development; Sub-Program 1.1.1: Business Development |
| Main objective | CanNor is involved with the delivery of market access for the Certification and Market Access Program for Seals support efforts by the broader sealing industry to increase domestic and international market access in the territories. |
| Planned spending for 2016–17 | $63,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | Not applicable - new program |
| General targeted recipient groups | Northern Indigenous communities; other Indigenous recipients and organizations; industry-related organizations; municipalities and local organizations; persons; non-profit organizations; and territorial governments. |