Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million
Atlantic Policy Research Initiative – Voted
End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to department’s program inventory: Policy, Advocacy and Coordination (Policy)
Main objective: The Atlantic Policy Research Initiative is the primary funding instrument by which ACOA supports policy research.
Planned spending in 2017-18: $600,000
Fiscal year of the last completed evaluation: 2014-15
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: not applicable
General targeted recipient groups:
- industry-related groups (e.g., for-profit businesses, airport authorities, specific industry sectors)
- international organizations and foreign countries (e.g. for-profit or non-profit organizations, international organizations and international conventions)
- municipalities and local organizations (e.g. municipal and regional governments, cities)
- non-profit organizations (e.g. foundations, NGOs, universities, research institutions, health-related entities)
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation portfolio
End date: March 31, 2017
Type of transfer payment: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Link to department’s program inventory: Enterprise Development (Innovation and Commercialization, Productivity and Growth, International Business Development), Community Development (Community Investment)
Main objective: To ensure final payouts of contribution agreements previously approved by the former Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation (ECBC) to promote and coordinate economic development throughout Cape Breton Island and a portion of mainland Nova Scotia in and around the town of Mulgrave.
ECBC was dissolved on June 19, 2014. All new community economic development activities will be continued through ACOA’s regular programming.
Planned Spending for 2017-18: $126,793
Fiscal year of the last completed evaluation: not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation (if applicable): not applicable
General targeted recipient groups:
- industry-related groups (e.g. for-profit businesses, specific industry sectors)
- non-profit organizations (e.g. foundations, NGOs, universities, research institutions, health-related entities)
- municipalities and local organizations (e.g. municipal and regional governments) that are former ECBC recipients in the area of community economic development
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