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1999 September and November Report of the Auditor General of Canada
September and November 1999 Report—Chapter 23
Appendix D—Delegated Arrangements Examined in the Audit
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Delegated Arrangement
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Description/Purpose
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Federal Departments
Involved
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Federal Funding
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Other
Contributions
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Canadian Adaptation and
Rural Development Fund
- Provincial councils
Established 1995 (Phase 2 started 1999)
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A program intended to increase
the agricultural industry's ability
to adapt and become more
self-reliant in a changing
environment.
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Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada
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$25 million annually
(1995-96 to 2000-01) 1
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None
2
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Canada Millennium
Scholarship Foundation
Established 1998
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An independent body created
through the
Budget
Implementation Act
of 1998 to
manage a federal endowment. It
will grant some 100,000
scholarships each year for the
next decade.
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Human Resources
Development Canada,
Department of Finance
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$2,500 million
(1997-98 to 2009-10) 1
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None
1
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Canada Foundation for
Innovation
Established 1997
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An independent, not-for-profit
corporation created under the
Budget Implementation Act
1997
to provide funding to
universities, colleges, hospitals
and other not-for-profit
institutions to obtain necessary
research infrastructure.
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Industry Canada,
Department of Finance
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$1,000 million
(1996-97 to 2002-03) 1
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$1,500 million in
leveraged funding
from other sources
(1996-97 to 2002-03) 1
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Canadian Health Services
Research Foundation
Established 1997
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A partnership of public and
private health sector
stakeholders that operates as an
independent, arm's-length,
non-profit corporation to fund
research in health services
management and systems.
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Health Canada (Medical
Research Council,
Social Sciences and
Humanities Research
Council)
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$65 million
1
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None
1
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Canadian Television
Fund
Established 1996
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An independent not-for-profit
corporation mandated to support
Canadian television and film
industry production. It replaces
the Canadian Cable Production
Fund.
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Canadian Heritage
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$500 million
(1996-97 to 2000-01) 1
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$500 million
(1996-97 to 2000-01) 1
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The St. Lawrence Seaway
Management Corporation
Established 1998
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An independent corporation
responsible for the
management, operation, and
maintenance of the St.
Lawrence Seaway. It replaces
the St. Lawrence Seaway
Authority, a Crown corporation.
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Transport Canada
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$83 million
(1998-99 to 2000-01) 1
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$36 million
non-interest bearing
promissory note
payable on
termination of
management
agreement
1
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Borderline Arrangement:
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Canadian Institute for
Health Information
Established 1994
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An independent, not-for-profit
corporation given responsibility
for developing and maintaining
Canada's health statistics
information system, in support of
policy, health system
management and public
awareness.
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Health Canada
Statistics Canada
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$110.6 million
(including a one-time grant of $95 million from Health Canada (1994-1999) 2
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$10.5 million
(1994-1999) 2
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Notes:
1 Arrangement documentation, interviews with program officials
2 Office of the Auditor General Survey of New Governance Arrangements