PacifiCan’s 2025–2026 Departmental Plan: Supplementary Information Tables
Table of Contents
- Details on Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of $5 million or more
- Details on Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of less than $5 million
- Gender-based analysis plus
Details on Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of $5 million or more
Community Futures (CF) Program
Start date: 1995 (delivered in British Columbia by Western Economic Diversification (WD) until August 5, 2021 and by Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) since August 6, 2021)
End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2021-22
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Business Services
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The CF Program was designed to help communities develop and implement local solutions to local problems. The program provides financial support to CF organizations, which are incorporated, not-for-profit organizations. CFs provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and undertake community economic development initiatives.
Expected results:
Expected Result: Communities are economically diversified in British Columbia
Indicators:
- Percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises that are majority-owned by women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, visible minorities and persons with disabilities in British Columbia
- Amount leveraged per dollar invested by PacifiCan in community projects
Expected Result: British Columbian businesses have access to advisory services and capital
Indicators:
- Employment growth of PacifiCan supported firms
- Value of loans disbursed
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2019-20
Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2024-25
General targeted recipient groups: CF Organizations and CF Associations
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Eligible applicants for the CF Program are the CF Organizations. PacifiCan has successfully engaged with these organizations to build awareness of the agency's programs among prospective proponents.
| Type of transfer payment | 2024-25 forecast spending | 2025-26 planned spending | 2026-27 planned spending | 2027-28 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 | 10,488,454 |
Lytton Homeowner Resilient Rebuild (LHRR) Program and Lytton Business Restart (LBR) Program
Start date: 2023
End date: Anticipated 2027-28
Type of transfer payment: Contribution and Grants
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2022–23
Link to departmental result(s): Communities are economically diversified in British Columbia
Link to the department’s program inventory: Community Initiatives
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The Lytton Homeowner Resilient Rebuild (LHRR) Program and the Lytton Business Restart (LBR) Program supports the rebuild and economic recovery of the Village of Lytton, that was destroyed by a wildfire on June 30, 2021.
- The LHRR supports eligible homeowners who rebuild to fire-resilient, or fire-resilient and net-zero ready or net-zero standards, as defined by the program.
- The LBR supports eligible businesses re-establish in the community and contribute to Lytton’s economic recovery including those owned and operated by Indigenous peoples, women, youth and other underrepresented groups.
Expected results:
- Number of homes rebuilt to net-zero energy/net-zero energy ready and/or fire-resistant standards
- Number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded
- Jobs created or maintained
- Percentage of homeowners receiving funding under the LHRR Program who are members of underrepresented groups, including: women, youth, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, members of an official language minority community (OLMC), recent immigrants, and 2SLGBTQI+
- Percentage of organizations receiving funding under the LBR Program that are majority-owned by members of under-represented groups, including: women, youth, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, members of an OLMC, recent immigrants, and 2SLGBTQI+
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Not applicable
Decision following the results of last evaluation: Not applicable
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups:
For the LHRR, funding will be provided through a grant to eligible recipients, as determined by the program.
- Owners of homes in the community of Lytton, BC
For the LBR, funding may be in the form of repayable or non-repayable contributions that may be made to:
- Not-for-profit organizations;
- Post secondary institutions;
- Individual or sole proprietorships;
- For-profit organizations;
- Indigenous recipients; and,
- Government.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: PacifiCan will continue to engage homeowners, business owners and others impacted by the Lytton fire on program design and delivery. PacifiCan will also continue to work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders involved in Lytton’s recovery, including other federal departments, other levels of government, Indigenous peoples, and non-governmental organizations.
| Type of transfer payment | 2024-25 forecast spending | 2025-26 planned spending | 2026-27 planned spending | 2027-28 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 472,856 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 153,056 |
| Total contributions | 1,100,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,800,000 | 261,490 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 1,572,856 | 3,800,000 | 4,800,000 | 414,546 |
Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation (REGI)
Start date: 2018 (delivered in British Columbia by WD until August 5, 2021 and by PacifiCan since August 6, 2021)
End date:
REGI: Ongoing
Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund (BEP) – March 31, 2030
Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII): March 31, 2026
Regional Quantum Initiative (RQI): March 31, 2027
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII): March 31, 2029
Type of transfer payment: Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2024-25
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Innovation, Business Growth
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The REGI Initiative builds on the objectives of the Innovation and Skills Plan. The goal is to provide streamlined, nationally coordinated, regionally tailored support for business productivity and scale-up, particularly for SMEs, women and Indigenous entrepreneurs, and other underrepresented groups. REGI assists in the enhancement of regional industrial and technology clusters and regional innovation ecosystems. The initiative provides assistance through two program streams:
- Business Scale-up and Productivity Stream: Funding offered under this stream supports high-growth businesses that are scaling up and producing innovative goods, services, or technologies. It offers interest free repayable funding to incorporated businesses.
- Regional Innovation Ecosystems Stream: Funding offered under this stream helps create, grow, and nurture inclusive regional ecosystems that support business needs and foster an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation, growth, and competitiveness.
REGI also includes temporary funding streams:
- Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund (BEP): The BEP is a partnership between the Government of Canada, Black-led business organizations, and financial institutions. BEP will help Black Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs grow their businesses and succeed now and into the future.
- Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII): The RHII supports the residential homebuilding supply chain and changes the way homes are built in British Columbia by advancing innovative homebuilding solutions and boosting manufacturing efficiency in the homebuilding sector.
- Regional Quantum Initiative (RQI): This fund helps companies and not-for-profit organizations advance and commercialize quantum products and solutions for domestic and global markets.
- Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII): The RAII supports businesses that are commercializing or adopting artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in B.C., and not-for-profit organizations that are supporting AI commercialization or adoption and ecosystem development in B.C.
Expected results:
Expected Result: Businesses are innovative and growing in British Columbia
Indicators:
- Number of high growth firms in British Columbia
- Value of exports of goods from British Columbia
- Value of exports of clean technologies in British Columbia
- Revenue growth rate of firms supported by PacifiCan programs
Expected Result: Businesses invest in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in British Columbia
Indicators:
- Value of business expenditures in research and development by firms receiving PacifiCan program funding
- Percentage of professional, science and technology‑related jobs in British Columbia’s economy
- Percentage of companies engaged in collaborations with higher education institutions in British Columbia
Expected Result: British Columbian businesses are innovative
Indicators:
- Business sales growth resulting from commercialization
- Number of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP, including in science, technology, engineering and mathematics) jobs created
Expected Result: British Columbian businesses are competitive and export their products/services
Indicators:
- Export sales growth
- Number of jobs created
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2023-24 (REGI)
Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028-29 Program Evaluation of REGI
General targeted recipient groups:
- Incorporated for-profit companies;
- not-for-profit organizations;
- industry associations;
- post-secondary institutions;
- Indigenous organizations;
- business accelerators and incubators;
- women-led businesses; angel networks;
- social enterprises;
- group of eligible recipients such as an industry association or consortium;
- municipalities and all other municipal-type organizations;
- federal or provincial crown corporations or organizations or any entities created by the provincial government;
- and others.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: PacifiCan collaborates with its partners and engages key stakeholders in discussions regarding economic development and business growth to ensure that the agency’s investments respond to their needs. Key partners and stakeholders may include other levels of government, community leaders, financial institutions, and private-sector organizations. Information on the REGI initiative and its streams or sub-programs is shared with applicants and recipients through targeted outreach with stakeholders, media strategies and on PacifiCan’s website.
| Type of transfer payment | 2024-25 forecast spending | 2025-26 planned spending | 2026-27 planned spending | 2027-28 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 75,644,022 | 78,661,578 | 70,905,537 | 70,887,509 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 75,644,022 | 78,661,578 | 70,905,537 | 70,887,509 |
Pacific Economic Development Program (PEDP)
Start date: 1987 (delivered in British Columbia by WD until August 5, 2021 and by PacifiCan since August 6, 2021; originally named Western Diversification Program, renamed PEDP effective April 1, 2025)
End date:
PEDP: Ongoing
Tourism Growth Program (TGP): March 31, 2026
Type of transfer payment: Contribution and Grant
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2025–2026
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses, Communities, Technologies
Link to the department’s program inventory: Innovation, Business Growth, Business Services, Community Initiatives
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The PEDP contributes to the agency’s mandate to promote economic development and diversification in B.C. and advance B.C.’s interests in national policy, program and project development and implementation. Contributions to not-for-profit organizations are non-repayable; contributions to western Canadian commercial projects or for-profit organizations may be repayable. The program provides assistance through several program streams, such as:
- The Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) supports initiatives that contribute to economic growth and diversification of communities.
- The Economic Development Initiative (EDI) supports economic development and growth of Francophone businesses and communities with a focus on four themes: trade and investment, immigration, tourism, and capacity building.
- The Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program (EDP) supports entrepreneurs with disabilities, by providing business information, training and development, mentoring and one-on-one counseling services.
- The Francophone Economic Development Organization (FEDO) supports Francophone entrepreneurs and SMEs, by providing training, business and community economic development, access to capital, information services, marketing advice, networking and mentoring.
- The Indigenous Business Development Services (IBDS) provides early-stage entrepreneurship support for new and existing Indigenous entrepreneurs and business organizations in British Columbia.
PEDP also includes a temporary funding stream:
- The Tourism Growth Program (TGP) helps small and medium-sized businesses, tourism organizations, and local communities to grow and develop tourism products and experiences that position B.C. as a destination of choice.
Expected results:
Expected Result: Communities are economically diversified in British Columbia
Indicators:
- Percentage of SMEs that are majority-owned by women, indigenous people, youth, visible minorities and persons with disabilities in British Columbia
- Amount leveraged per dollar invested by PacifiCan in community projects
Expected Result: British Columbian businesses have access to advisory services and capital
Indicators:
- Employment growth of PacifiCan supported firms
- Value of loans disbursed
Expected Result: British Columbian communities have necessary public infrastructure and adjustment support to promote economic growth
Indicators:
- Number of communities benefitting from infrastructure projects
- Number of businesses created, maintained, or expanded
- Number of jobs created or maintained
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2024-25
Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2025-26 Program Evaluation of CEDD
General targeted recipient groups: Contributions and grants may be made to:
- not-for-profit organizations;
- post-secondary institutions;
- small and medium-sized commercial, incorporated, for-profit enterprises;
- hospitals and regional healthcare centers;
- individuals;
- co-operatives;
- Indigenous communities and groups;
- Federal Crown Corporations (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat will be consulted prior to any funding decisions for Federal Crown Corporations);
- Provincial Government Departments, agencies and Crown Corporations; or
- Municipal Governments and organizations created by them.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: Funding requests for the PEDP are through either a continuous intake or a call for proposal process. Engagement of potential applicants and stakeholders is through active outreach, media strategies, and information provided on PacifiCan’s public website.
| Type of transfer payment | 2024-25 forecast spending | 2025-26 planned spending | 2026-27 planned spending | 2027-28 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 16,091,122 | 15,692,191 | 9,526,352 | 9,197,352 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 16,091,122 | 15,692,191 | 9,526,352 | 9,197,352 |
Details on Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of less than $5 million
Pacific Women’s Enterprise Initiative (PWEI)
Start date: 1995 (delivered in British Columbia by WD until August 5, 2021 and by PacifiCan since August 6, 2021; originally named Women’s Enterprise Initiative (WEI), renamed PWEI effective April 1, 2025)
End date: Ongoing
Type of transfer payment: Contribution
Type of appropriation: Appropriated annually through the Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2025-26
Link to departmental result(s): Businesses are innovative and growing in British Columbia
Link to the department’s program inventory: Business Services
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The PWEI provides supports to assist women entrepreneurs to start, scale-up and grow their businesses. It provides services to help women entrepreneurs develop the experience, expertise, assets, and credit record that would enable them to increase both the number and strength of women-owned businesses in British Columbia. It also increases the availability of capital to women-owned enterprises.
Expected results:
Expected Result: Businesses are innovative and growing in British Columbia
Indicators:
- Number of high growth firms in British Columbia
- Value of exports of goods from British Columbia
- Value of exports of clean technologies in British Columbia
- Revenue growth rate of firms supported by PacifiCan programs
- Expected Result: British Columbian businesses have access to advisory services and capital
Indicators:
- Employment growth of PacifiCan supported firms
- Value of loans disbursed
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2013-14
Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups: Women’s Enterprises Society of BC (WeBC)
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients: PacifiCan maintains ongoing dialogue with WeBC and monitors progress and compliance of the contribution agreements with WeBC.
| Type of transfer payment | 2024-25 forecast spending | 2025-26 planned spending | 2026-27 planned spending | 2027-28 planned spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 975,000 | 975,000 | 975,000 | 975,000 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 975,000 | 975,000 | 975,000 | 975,000 |
Gender-based analysis plus
Introduction
In 2018, Parliament passed the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act. The Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports are being used to fulfill the President of the Treasury Board’s obligations to make public, every year, analysis on the impacts of expenditure programs on gender and diversity.
Each department is responsible for conducting their own Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus).
The Policy on Results indicates that Program officials, as designated by Deputy Heads, are responsible for ensuring data collection for meeting policy requirements.
Applicability
All organizations must complete GBA Plus supplementary information tables in departmental plans and departmental results reports on an annual basis.
Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity
Governance
PacifiCan’s GBA Plus Responsibility Centre (the Centre) is the focal point for GBA Plus across the department, working to advance equity and inclusion across all identity factors, including gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability. Through the provision of information, training and guidance, the Centre actively supports and monitors the implementation of GBA Plus across the department.
Capacity
PacifiCan supports implementation of GBA Plus within the department by hosting guest speakers, and providing resources, training and tools on its intranet site. Under its Departmental Results Framework, the department reports on the number of program recipients that are majority led by underrepresented groups and on the number of underrepresented clients served by PacifiCan programming.
Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus
PacifiCan is a small department with 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff dedicated to working on GBA Plus, including the focal point and other staff who conduct research and analyse data to support the implementation of GBA Plus.
Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program
Core responsibility: Economic Development in British Columbia
Program name:
Program goals:
| Program 1.1: Innovation | This program’s assistance seeks to help businesses in British Columbia grow through innovation while creating well-paying jobs for people in underrepresented groups. The outcomes and impacts will be identified through specific performance indicators that reflect GBA Plus. |
|---|---|
| Program 1.2: Business Growth | This program’s assistance seeks to help businesses in British Columbia be competitive and export their products/services while increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in the economy. The outcomes and impacts will be identified through specific performance indicators that reflect GBA Plus. |
| Program 1.3: Business Services | This program’s assistance seeks to help Pacific Business Service Network (PBSN) members provide services to prospective and current entrepreneurs to start, grow, or expand small businesses across British Columbia, including prospective and current entrepreneurs in underrepresented groups. The outcomes and impacts will be identified through specific performance indicators that reflect GBA Plus. |
| Program 1.4: Community Initiatives | This program’s assistance seeks to help communities across British Columbia mitigate the impact of specific challenges (e.g., economic shocks, natural disasters) and provide community funding support that can enhance economic growth and create jobs for all underrepresented groups. The outcomes and impacts will be identified through specific performance indicators that reflect GBA Plus. |
GBA Plus data collection plan
| Program 1.1: Innovation | This program collects sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity. As of 2024-25, PacifiCan will collect data and report on outcomes related to gender and diversity under its new Departmental Results Framework. |
|---|---|
| Program 1.2: Business Growth | This program collects sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity. As of 2024-25, PacifiCan will collect data and report on outcomes related to gender and diversity under its new Departmental Results Framework. |
| Program 1.3: Business Services | This program collects sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity. As of 2024-25, PacifiCan will collect data and report on outcomes related to gender and diversity under its new Departmental Results Framework. |
| Program 1.4: Community Initiatives | This program collects sufficient data to enable it to monitor and/or report program impacts by gender and diversity. As of 2024-25, PacifiCan will collect data and report on outcomes related to gender and diversity under its new Departmental Results Framework. |