Departmental Three-Year Plan for Transfer Payment Programs

Prepared for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012

Name of transfer payment program (fiscal year)Forecast
spending
for 2010-2011
(thousands of dollars)
(Column 2)
Last evaluation or reviewFiscal
year
of planned
completion
of next
evaluation
(Column 5)

Name of
transfer
payment
program
(Column 1)
Fiscal
Year
Last
Approved		Fiscal
year
of last
completed
evaluation
(Column 3)		Approved
decision
as a result of
last evaluation
(Continuation,
Amendment,
Termination,
Pending
or N/A)
(Column 4)
A. Programs with Discrete Terms and Conditions     
Assessed Contribution to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)2010/11              160.00N/AN/A2014/2015
Assessed Contribution to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)2010/11              175.002006/2007N/A2011/2012
Assessed Contribution to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)2010/11            2,167.79N/AN/A2014/2015
Assessed Contribution to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)2010/11              100.00N/AN/ATBD
Grants - Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology 2007/2008          25,000.002009/2010C2014/2015
Grants and Contributions - Montreal Protocol2007/2008            2,000.002006/2007C2012/2013
Contributions - Science Horizons Internship and the International Environmental Youth Corp Program2008/2009            3,069.002007/2008C2013/2014
Contribution - Commission for Environmental Co-operation (CEC)2006/2007            3,400.002007/2008C2011/2012
Contributions - Initiatives of the Action Plan on Clean Water, Freshwater Programs 2007/2008            7,527.45N/AN/A2011/2012
Contributions - National Vehicle Scrappage Program2007/2008            1,200.00N/AN/A2011/2012
Contributions - Habitat Stewardship Program2009/2010          11,769.002009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions - EcoAction 2000 Community Funding Initiative2008/2009            5,054.002009/2010C2012/2013
Contributions - Inuit Activities related to the implementation of the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement  2007/2008            1,390.00N/AN/A2012/2013
      
B. Programs under Umbrella Terms and Conditions     
1) Contributions in support of Biodiversity - Wildlife and Habitat     
Contributions in support of Biodiversity - Wildlife and Habitat2010/114,993.50N/AN/ATBD
Contributions to Establish a Co-operative Wildlife Research Network2010/11200.00N/AN/A2012/2013
Contributions to Biosphere Reserve Coordination2010/111,000.002009/2010C2012/2013
Contributions to Powley (Metis)2010/11235.002009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions - SARA NACOSAR2010/111,000.002009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions to the Fur Institute of Canada2010/11269.552009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions - SARA Natureserve2010/11600.002009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions - Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk (AFSAR)2010/111,650.002009/2010C2011/2012
Contributions - Invasive Alien Species Partnership Program (IASPP)2010/111,000.002009/2010C2013/2014
Contributions - North American Waterfowl Management Program (NAWMP)2010/112,690.52N/AN/A2014/2015
Contribution - Wildlife Habitat Canada FoundationTBD (currently seeking TB Approval)2,200.002010/2011C2014/2015
      
2) Contributions to Support Climate Change and Clean Air     
Contributions to Support Climate Change and Clean Air2010/11920.35N/AN/ATBD
Contributions to Environmental Networking Organizations for Community Support Initiatives2010/11517.50N/AN/ATBD
Contributions - Renewable Fuels2010/1150.00N/AN/A2011/2012
Contributions - Clean Air Regulatory Agenda2010/111,050.002010/2011C2015/2016
      
3. Contributions to Support Substances and Waste Management     
Contributions to Support Substances and Waste Management2010/11345.00N/AN/ATBD
Effective Environmental Law Enforcement2010/11100.00N/AN/ATBD
      
4. Contributions to Support Sustainable Ecosystems     
Contributions to Support Sustainable Ecosystems2010/11251.50N/AN/ATBD
Contribution to the Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Centre2010/11400.00N/AN/A2015/2016
Contributions - Great Lakes Sustainability Fund Ecosystem Initiative (GLAP V)2010/112,900.002010/2011C2014/2015
Contributions - Ecosystem Initiatives2010/114,624.46N/AN/A2014/2015
Contributions - Environmental Indicators2010/11105.002009/2010C2012/2013
      
5. Contributions to Support Water Resources     
Contributions to Support Water Resources2010/11876.39N/AN/ATBD
Contributions - Initiative for the Action Plan on Clean Water (Freshwater) - Lake Winnipeg - Research, Information, and Monitoring2010/11160.00N/AN/A2012/2013
      
6. Contributions to Support Weather and Environmental Services     
Contributions to Support Weather and Environmental Services2010/112,203.10N/AN/ATBD
Grants in support of Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians2010/1144.002010/2011A2015/2016
Total 93,398.11   

1. Environment Canada's 3-Year Plan excludes resources committed through Supplementary Estimates further to Budget 2011.

2. The report does not include EC's statutory programs:  1)  Nature Conservancy of Canada $46.1M, and 2) statutory portion of Canada Foundation of Sustainable Technology $19M.

3. This 3-Year Plan reflects EC's Draft 2011-2012 to 2015-2016 Five-Year Risk-based Evaluation Plan (scheduled to be presented to the Departmental Evaluation Committee for approval and submitted to Treasury Board Secretariat by April 15, 2011). The timing and scope of evaluations planned for each fiscal year covered by the draft Evaluation Plan are subject to final budget allocations.