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Details on transfer payment programs of $5 million or more
General information
| Name of transfer payment program | Participant Funding Program (PFP) Payments are voted |
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| Start date | 24 June 2010 | ||||||||||||
| End date | Ongoing | ||||||||||||
| Type of transfer payment | Contribution | ||||||||||||
| Type of appropriation | The program is appropriated annually through Estimates. | ||||||||||||
| Fiscal year for terms and conditions | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
| Link to the department’s Program Inventory | Participant Funding | ||||||||||||
| Description | The Participant Funding Program provides funding to facilitate the participation intervenors in hearings held by the National Energy Board with respect to new or abandonment projects or powerlines and Environmental Assessments of designated projects. PFP contributions are non-repayable as they are intended to reimburse the actual costs of participating and are not made to for-profit businesses to generate profits or increase the value of the businesses. The activities funded by PFP result in public participation and information on the public hearing record which is a benefit accrue broadly to the Canadian public rather than to the recipient directly. |
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| Results achieved |
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| Findings of audits completed in 2018–19 | No audit was conducted. | ||||||||||||
| Findings of evaluations completed in 2018–19 | No evaluation was conducted. | ||||||||||||
| Engagement of applicants and recipients in 2018–19 | Applicants have the opportunity to provide feedback on the application form and Recipients can provide feedback on the claim form. Responses are compiled quarterly and reported against DRF measure I4 and N6. |
Financial information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment |
2016–17 Actual spending |
2017–18 Actual spending |
2018–19 Planned spending |
2018–19 Total authorities available for use |
2018–19 Actual spending (authorities used) |
Variance (2018–19 actual minus 2018–19 planned) |
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| Total grants | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total contributions | $794,359 | $2,476,558 | $1,364,067 | $6,354,067 | $5,089,723 | $3,725,656 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total program | $794,359 | $2,476,558 | $1,364,067 | $6,354,067 | $5,089,723 | $3,725,656 |
| Explanation of variances | The Participant Funding Program (PFP) is demand driven and actual spending is a function of the number of hearings, the number of recipients, and when hearings end. These factors are not known when estimates are approved. The NEB requested incremental funding for the TransMountain Reconsideration in 2018–19. Recipients may receive less than the funding amount awarded as PFP is reimbursement-based program. Recipients may spent less or claim for costs that are ineligible (e.g., not related to participating in NEB hearing). These factors are beyond the control of the program. | |||||
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