Under this strategy, the ministry supports agriculture, food and bio-product sectors through a comprehensive approach. Components of this strategy that contribute to the framework for these sectors include: delivery of farm income stabilization and other assistance programs to the agriculture sector; working with agri-food partners in identifying needs and opportunities, and adopting new technologies; investing in agri-food research; investment attraction and investment retention efforts for the processing sector; and promoting Ontario food and agricultural sales in export and domestic markets.
This strategy also assists rural Ontario in building strong, vital communities with diversified economies and healthy social and environmental climates by working collaboratively with rural communities, municipalities, businesses and organizations to undertake economic development initiatives.
VOTE -ITEM # |
STANDARD ACCOUNT BY ITEM AND SUB-ITEMS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
OPERATING EXPENSE | ||||
108-1 | Economic Development | |||
Salaries and wages | 25,950,500 | |||
Employee benefits | 3,563,500 | |||
Transportation and communication | 2,655,000 | |||
Services | 27,641,300 | |||
Supplies and equipment | 890,700 | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Agriculture Development | 4,610,500 | |||
Branding and Marketing Ontario Foods | 3,500,000 | |||
Growing Forward - Federal - Economic Development | 4,530,000 | |||
Ontario Ethanol Growth Fund | 65,000,000 | |||
Ontario Small Waterworks Assistance Program | 4,600,000 | |||
Orchards and Vineyards Transition Federal | 1,300,000 | |||
Other Assistance Rural | 3,569,000 | |||
Rural Economic Development Program | 24,395,000 | |||
Rural Summer Jobs Program | 4,365,000 | 115,869,500 | ||
Subtotal | 176,570,500 | |||
Less: Recoveries | 14,348,700 | |||
Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 162,221,800 | |||
Statutory Appropriations | ||||
Other transactions | ||||
Statutory | Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act | 5,000 | ||
Statutory | Payments: re: Guaranteed Bank Loans, the Financial Administration Act | 1,000 | ||
108-3 | Research | |||
Salaries and wages | 1,731,500 | |||
Employee benefits | 253,100 | |||
Transportation and communication | 168,900 | |||
Services | 643,000 | |||
Supplies and equipment | 90,000 | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Competitive Research | 1,350,000 | |||
Food Safety Research | 500,000 | |||
Grants in Lieu of Taxes | 550,000 | |||
Growing Forward - Federal - Research | 9,445,700 | |||
Strategic Partnerships | 632,500 | |||
University of Guelph | 59,805,000 | 72,283,200 | ||
Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 75,169,700 | |||
108-4 | Business Risk Management Transfers | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Agricorp | 17,154,900 | |||
AgriInsurance | 30,500,000 | |||
AgriInvest | 25,000,000 | |||
AgriRecovery | 1,000 | |||
AgriStability | 104,524,000 | |||
Other Assistance for Risk Management | 1,606,900 | |||
Provision for Loans Guarantees - Commodity Loan Guarantee Program | 1,000 | |||
Wildlife Damage Compensation - Federal | 720,000 | |||
Wildlife Damage Compensation - Provincial | 1,000,000 | 180,507,800 | ||
Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 180,507,800 | |||
Statutory Appropriations | ||||
Other transactions | ||||
Statutory | Payments: re: Guaranteed Bank Loans, the Financial Administration Act | 1,000 | ||
Statutory | Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act | 15,000 | ||
Total Operating Expense for Strong Agriculture, Food and Bio-product Sectors and Strong Rural Communities | 417,921,300 | |||
OPERATING ASSETS | ||||
108-2 | Economic Development | |||
Deposits and prepaid expenses | ||||
Economic Development - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses | 299,000 | |||
Rural Community Development - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses | 1,000 | 300,000 | ||
Total Operating Assets to be Voted | 300,000 | |||
108-5 | Business Risk Management Transfers | |||
Deposits and prepaid expenses | ||||
Business Risk Management - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses, Agricorp | 1,000 | |||
Business Risk Management - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses, AgriInsurance | 1,000 | |||
Business Risk Management - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses, AgriInvest | 1,000 | |||
Business Risk Management - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses, AgriStability | 4,996,000 | |||
Business Risk Management - Deposits and Prepaid Expenses, Other Assistance for Risk Management | 1,000 | 5,000,000 | ||
Total Operating Assets to be Voted | 5,000,000 | |||
Total Operating Assets for Strong Agriculture, Food and Bio-product Sectors and Strong Rural Communities | 5,300,000 | |||
CAPITAL EXPENSE | ||||
108-7 | Agriculture and Rural Affairs Capital | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Agri-Food and Animal Health Laboratory Infrastructure | 500,000 | |||
Broadband Access Strategy | 6,651,000 | |||
Broadband Infrastructure Fund | 20,400,000 | |||
Broadband Infrastructure Fund - Federal Contribution | 20,000,000 | |||
Building Canada Fund - Communities Component | 156,444,400 | |||
Building Canada Fund - Communities Component - Federal Contribution | 156,444,400 | |||
Building Canada Fund - Communities Component Intake 2 | 140,406,200 | |||
Building Canada Fund - Communities Component Intake 2 - Federal Contribution | 140,406,200 | |||
Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component | 30,617,800 | |||
Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund | 12,031,600 | |||
Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund - Federal Contribution | 12,031,600 | |||
Canadian Strategic Infrastructure Fund | 4,488,600 | |||
Green Infrastructure Fund | 12,522,700 | |||
Infrastructure Stimulus Fund | 813,554,800 | |||
Infrastructure Stimulus Fund - Federal Contribution | 803,658,600 | |||
Research and Education Base Building Investments | 3,000,000 | |||
Research and Education Infrastructure Renewal | 9,250,000 | 2,342,407,900 | ||
Total Capital Expense to be Voted | 2,342,407,900 | |||
Total Capital Expense for Strong Agriculture, Food and Bio-product Sectors and Strong Rural Communities | 2,342,407,900 |