ACOA Performance Report - Period Ending March 31, 2005

Section I – Overview

Raison d’être
Operating Environment
Risks, Challenges, Opportunities

Alignment of Outcomes:  ACOA and the Government of Canada
Changes in Reporting Structure

Section II – Analysis of Performance by Strategic Outcome

Program Activity:  Foster SME Development and Growth (Access to Capital)
Program Sub-activity:  Innovation
Program Sub-activity:  Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Development
Program Sub-activity:  Trade
Program Sub-activity:  Investment
Program Sub-activity:  Tourism
Program Sub-activity:  Other Support to SMEs
Program Activity:  Access to Information

Program Activity:  Community Economic Development
Program Sub-activity: Support for Self-sustaining Economically Viable Communities
Program Sub-activity:  Access to Government Business Services
Program Activity:  Special Response Measures
Program Activity:  Infrastructure Programming

Program Activity:  Policy Research
Program Activity:  Advocacy
Program Activity:  Co‑ordination

Section III – Supplementary Information

Organizational Structure
Accountability
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Board
Agency Organization
Program Composition
Corporate Services

Financial Overview
Table 1:  Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (including FTEs)
Table 2:  Use of Resources by Program Activity
Table 3:  Voted and Statutory Items
Table 4:  Net Cost of Agency
Table 5:  Contingent Liabilities
Table 6:  Sources of Non‑Respendable Revenue.
Table 7:  Resource Requirements by Branch or Sector
Table 8:  User Fees
Table 9:  Details on Transfer Payments Programs
Table 10:  Response to Parliamentary Committees, Audits and Evaluations for FY2004‑2005
Table 11:  Sustainable Development Strategies
Table 12:  Service Improvement Initiative
Table 13:  Horizontal Initiatives
Table 14:  Travel Policies

Section IV – Other Items of Interest

Government On‑Line
Modern Comptrollership
Public Service Modernization Act
Federal Regional Councils
Territorial Development Policy Committee - Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
Official Languages Act

ACOA’s Review Services Division and Performance Measurement

Sustainable Development Strategy

Horizontal Initiatives

Subsequent to the tabling in Parliament of the printed copies of ACOA’s 2004-2005 Departmental Performance Report on October 31, 2005, a change was made to footnote #1 on page 5. The footnote should read:

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, The State of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Atlantic Canada – 2005.

Similarly, in the French printed copies, footnote #1 on page 7 should read:

Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique, État de la petite entreprise et de l’entrepreneurship, Canada atlantique – 2005.