Annex A: Strategic Planning Framework

 

Annex B: WD Program Activity Architecture

Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Strategic Outcome 1
The western Canadian economy is competitive, expanded and diversified	Business Development & Entrepreneurship	Innovation
	Improve Business Productivity	Technology Adoption & Commercialization
	Market/Trade Development	Technology Linkages
	Industry Collaboration	Technology Research & Development
	Foreign Direct Investment	Community Innovation
	Access to Capital	Technology Skills Development
		Knowledge Infrastructure

 

Community Economic Development
Strategic Outcome 2
Communities in Western Canada are economically viable	Community Economic Planning, Development & Adjustment	Infrastructure
	Community Planning	Green Municipal Infrastructure
	Community Development	Local Transportation Infrastructure
	Community Economic Adjustment	Cultural, Recreational, Tourism, Telecommunications & Affordable Housing Infrastructure

 

Policy, Advocacy & Coordination
Strategic Outcome 3
Policies and Programs that strengthen the western Canadian economy	Collaboration & Coordination	Research & Analysis	Advocacy
Strategic Outcome 4
The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization	Internal Services
	Governance & Management Support
	Resource Management Services
	Asset Management Services

 

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Strategic Outcome
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Annex C: Corporate Risk Profile

Western Economic Diversification Canada's Corporate Risk Profile, 2009-2010

Risk Area	Risk Definition
Results	There is a risk that WD will lack accurate, accessible performance results to evaluate progress achieving WD's mandate and improving internal management.
Partnership	There is a risk that WD's service partners are unable to undertake WD priority activities.
Communications	There is a risk that WD messages will not be communicated effectively and consistently and that this will impact both internal audiences (e.g., within WD and the government) and external audiences (e.g., WCSBN partners, clients, stakeholders, and the public).
Public Service Renewal	There is a risk that program effectiveness may be compromised by not attracting, developing and retaining high calibre staff.
Financial Management	There is a risk that WD will not be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of its financial control framework and there is a risk of inadequate department-wide budget management.
Resources	There is a risk that WD will not secure sufficient resources in future years to effectively deliver on its mandate.
Program Relevance	Programs and policies may not be well designed to meet Western Canada's development and diversification needs and Government of Canada priorities.
Economic Conditions	There is a risk that there will be a major change in the global or domestic economy and WD does not have the policy and financial flexibility to adapt programming and advocacy strategies to respond.
Reputation and stakeholder confidence	There is a risk that western Canadian views are not reflected in the development of new federal initiatives. There is a risk that WD's public reputation could be compromised in situations where our role as delivery agent includes full responsibility for program delivery, but less than full authority to make decisions necessary to effectively address local stakeholder concerns with program delivery.

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Annex D: Departmental Organization Chart

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Annex E: Human Resources Profile

Classification Groups

AS - Administrative Services
CO - Commerce
CR - Clerical & Regulatory
CS - Computer Systems
DM - Deputy Minister
EC - Economics
EX - Executive
FI - Financial Management
IS - Information Services
LS - Library Science
PE - Personnel Administration
PL - Leadership Programs
PL - Leadership Programs

Glossary of Terms

ADT - Authority Delegation Training
ATIP - Access to Information and Privacy
CO-OP - Co-operative Education Student Program
FSWEP - Federal Student Work Experience Program
CAP - Career Assignment Program

WD Workforce - By Employment Type

WD Employee Count

		As of March 31, 2008		As of March 31, 2009		Year Comparison
Indeterminate		395		421		7%
Term		13		24		85%
Casual		15		4	N/A	*
Coop		13		14	N/A	*
FSWEP		9		5	N/A	*
Interchange In		3		1	N/A	*
Secondment In		11		11	Nil	0%
CAP In		0		0	Nil	0%
Total		459		480

* Highly fluctuating number; accurate comparison not applicable.

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WD - Employee Population Comparison 2008-2009

(Indeterminate and Term Only)

By Classification Group

By Gender

WD - Official Languages Representation

(Indeterminate and Term Only)

WD - Employment Equity

As of March 31, 2009

WD - Employee Population

(Indeterminate Only)

Average Age by Classification Group

WD - Eligibility for Retirement Estimate

(Indeterminate Only)

WD - Appointments Made Comparison

WD - New Developmental Opportunities/Appointments Comparison

(Indeterminate and Term Only)

WD - Separations/Departures Comparison

(Indeterminate and Term Only)

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Annex F:

Program Activities by Strategic Outcome ($000s)

		Planned Spending (000's)* and FTEs
	Expected Results	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012	Alignment to Government of Canada Outcomes
Strategic Outcome:	The western Canadian economy is competitive, expanded and diversified (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Program Activity: Business Development and Entrepreneurship	Strong SMEs in Western Canada with improved capacity to remain competitive in the global marketplace.	48,849 67 FTEs	38,989 65 FTEs	38,478 65 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Program Activity: Innovation	A stronger knowledge-based economy.	77,264 56 FTEs	55,036 54 FTEs	49,070 54 FTEs	An Innovative and Knowledge-based Economy
Strategic Outcome:	Communities in Western Canada are economically viable (Community Economic Development)
Program Activity: Community Economic Planning, Development and Adjustment	Communities have increased economic opportunities and capacity to respond to challenges	81,280 68 FTEs	37,389 66 FTEs	36,946 66 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Program Activity: Infrastructure	To maximize economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits to western Canadians through investments in public infrastructure in a coordinated manner with provincial and municipal governments	7,566 13 FTEs	1,040 10 FTEs	574 7 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Strategic Outcome:	Policies and programs that strengthen the western Canadian economy (Policy, Advocacy and Coordination)
Program Activity: Collaboration and Coordination	Better coordinated economic development activities, policies and programs in the West	2,888 21 FTEs	2,789 20 FTEs	2,783 20 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Program Activity: Advocacy	Decisions by other organizations that improve economic policies and programs in the West	3,246 31 FTEs	3,211 30 FTEs	3,213 30 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Program Activity: Research and Analysis	Improved understanding of western Canadian economic issues, challenges, opportunities and priorities	2,666 10 FTEs	2,610 10 FTEs	2,606 10 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth
Strategic Outcome:	Effective and efficient support for the delivery of organizational strategic outcomes
Program Activity: Internal Services		18,7621 35 FTEs	17,7731 31 FTEs	17,7051 31 FTEs	Strong Economic Growth and An Innovative and Knowledge-based Economy
Total Planned Spending		242,521 401 FTEs	158,837 386 FTEs	151,375 383 FTEs

* Planned spending levels include grants and contributions as well as operating and maintenance funding.