2018-19 Departmental Plan
Supplementary information

Corporate information

Organizational profile

Appropriate minister: The Honourable Navdeep Bains, PC, MP

Institutional head: Mr. Francis P. McGuire, President

Ministerial portfolio: Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Enabling instrument: Part I of the Government Organization Act, Atlantic Canada 1987, R.S.C., 1985, c. 41 (4th Supp.), also known as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act. See the Department of Justice Canada website for more information.

Year of incorporation: 1987

Raison d’être, mandate and role

“Raison d’être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do” is available on ACOA’s website.

Operating context and key risks

Information on operating context and key risks is available on ACOA’s website.

Reporting framework

ACOA’s Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory of record for 2018-19 are shown below.

Departmental Results Framework	Core Responsibility: Economic development in Atlantic Canada		Internal Services
	Departmental Result: Communities are economically diversified in Atlantic Canada	Indicator: Percentage of Atlantic Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are majority owned by women, Indigenous people, youth, visible minorities and persons with disabilities
		Indicator: Percentage of professional, science and technology-related jobs in Atlantic Canada’s economy
		Indicator: Amount leveraged per dollar invested by ACOA in community projects
	Departmental Result: Businesses invest in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in Atlantic Canada	Indicator: Value of Business expenditures in research and development (BERD) by firms receiving ACOA program funding in dollars
		Indicator: Percentage of businesses engaged in collaborations with higher education institutions in Atlantic Canada
	Departmental Result: Businesses are innovative and growing in Atlantic Canada	Indicator: Number of high growth firms in Atlantic Canada
		Indicator: Value of export of goods (in dollars) from Atlantic Canada
		Indicator: Value of exports of clean technologies (in dollars) from Atlantic Canada
		Indicator: Revenue growth rate of firms supported by ACOA programs
Program Inventory	Program:  Inclusive Communities
	Program:  Diversified Communities
	Program:  Research and Development, and Commercialisation
	Program:  Innovation Ecosystem
	Program:  Business Growth
	Program:  Trade and Investment
	Program:  Policy Research and Engagement

Concordance between 2018-19 Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory, and 2017-18 Program Alignment Architecture

2018-19 Core Responsibility and Program Inventory	2017-18 Program Alignment Architecture (PAA) Sub-program	Percentage of PAA Sub-program dollars corresponding to the new Program in the Program Inventory
Core Responsibility: Economic development in Atlantic Canada
Program: Inclusive Communities	1.1.2  Productivity and Growth	16
	1.2.2  Community-based Business Development	100
Program: Diversified Communities	1.2.1  Community Investment	100
Program: Research and Development, and Commercialization	1.1.1  Innovation and Commercialization	50
Program: Innovation Ecosystem	1.1.1  Innovation and Commercialization	50
Program: Business Growth	1.1.2  Productivity and Growth	84
Program: Trade and Investment	1.1.3  International Business Development	100
Program: Policy Research and Engagement	1.3.1  Policy	100
	1.3.2  Advocacy	100
	1.3.3  Coordination	100

Supporting information on ACOA’s Program Inventory

Supporting information on planned expenditures, human resources, and results related to the Agency’s Program Inventory is available in the GC InfoBase.

Supplementary information

The following supplementary information is available on the Agency’s website:

• Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy
• Details on transfer payment programs $5 million or more
• Disclosure of transfer payment programs under $5 million
• Gender-based analysis plus
• Internal audits for 2018-19
• Planned evaluation coverage over the next five fiscal years

Federal tax expenditures

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures. This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Organizational contact information

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency P.O. Box 6051 Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 9J8

Courier address: 644 Main Street Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 1E2

General inquiries: 506-851-2271 Toll free (Canada and the United States): 1-800-561-7862 Facsimile: 506-851-7403 Secure Facsimile: 506-857-1301 TTY: 1-877-456-6500 Access to Information/Privacy: 506-851-2271 https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities.html