Search

More search criteria
Less search criteria
Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Sustainable fisheries management Grants and direct payments Fisheries Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program
Environment related objective
To catalyze aquaculture industry investment from the private sector, as well as other sectors, that:
(1) Improve the competitiveness of the Canadian aquaculture industry by encouraging an aquaculture sector that continuously develops and adopts innovative technologies and management techniques to enhance its global competitiveness and environmental performance;
(2) Position Canadian aquaculture products as having high value in the marketplace based on their environmental performance, traceability, and other considerations.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program
Companies active in the aquaculture sector
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The AIMAP program ended on 31 March 2013
Keywords
Fish
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Sustainable fisheries management Non-monetary support Fisheries
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries…
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
Environment related objective
To assist Mi'kmaq and Maliseet First Nations (MMFNs) in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gaspé Region of Québec, in the development of sound Fisheries Management and Governance practices for their commercial fishing enterprises moving towards an economically and environmentally sustainable integrated commercial fishery
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI)
MMFNs commercial fishing enterprises
Type of measure
Training and other skill development activities
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program was announced on 7 July 2007 and recently extended until the end of FY 2015/2016.
Keywords
Fish
Environment
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Sustainable fisheries management Grants and direct payments Fisheries Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures (ALSM)
Environment related objective
To assist Canada's lobster fishery ensure its long-term sustainability and economic prosperity; To support industry efforts to maintain healthy lobster stocks in all lobster fishing areas and improve lobster abundance in areas where stocks have declined
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures (ALSM)
Corporations, not for profit organizations, incorporated associations, cooperatives, trade unions and aboriginal groups
Type of measure
Funding (two-stage process. First, Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) obtain approval from the federal government for an LFA-wide Sustainability Plan. Second, commercial harvester organizations propose and carry out specific activities that support conservation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Duration of the subsidy: 2009 - March 2014
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Conservation
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Sustainable fisheries management
Non-monetary support, Other environmental…
Non-monetary support, Other environmental requirements
 Fisheries
Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries…
Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI)
Environment related objective
To achieve a fair, sustainable, integrated commercial fishery on Canada's west coast, in which all commercial participants fish under common and transparent rules; To support higher standards of accountability for all resource users, through enhanced fisheries monitoring and report and strengthened collaboration, and enhanced cooperation amongst fisheries interests
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI)
Aboriginal fishing enterprises
Type of measure
Commercial fishing access acquired through voluntary retirement, vessels and gear, and providing training and other skill development activities
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program was announced in 2007 and was recently extended until the end of FY 2015/2016
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015
Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Loans and financing Energy, Manufacturing Clean Energy Fund (CEF)
Environment related objective
To support the development of the new, cutting-edge energy technologies that are essential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) and other air emissions in energy production, transmission, distribution and use
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Clean Energy Fund (CEF)
For-profit and not-for-profit organizations legally incorporated or registered in Canada; utilities; industry associations; research associations; academic institutions; provincial, territorial and regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies
Type of measure
Conditionally repayable contributions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Duration of the subsidy: January 2009 - 31 March 2015
Keywords
Clean
Energy
Emissions
Climate
Green
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Energy ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Program
Environment related objective
To encourage the deployment of low-impact renewable power in Canada by providing an incentive on the generation of electricity produced at qualifying projects
Measure description Coverage of the measure
ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Program
Owners of renewable energy projects (including wind, solar, biomass and low-impact hydro) feeding electricity to the grid
Type of measure
1 cent per kilowatt-hour incentive on the production of electricity
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program was launched in 2007. All outstanding commitments will be paid by the end 2020 - 21.
Keywords
Renewable
Energy
Bio
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015
Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and…
Air pollution reduction, Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Energy, Manufacturing ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII)
Environment related objective
To support energy technology innovation to produce and use energy in a cleaner and more efficient way; To help in the search for long-term solutions to reducing and eliminating air pollutants from energy production and use
Measure description Coverage of the measure
ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII)
Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada, including electricity and gas utilities, companies, industry associations, research associations, standards organizations, aboriginal and community groups, Canadian academic institutions, and provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies
Type of measure
Non-repayable contributions for R&D projects and conditionally repayable contributions for technology demonstration projects
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program began on 2 August 2011 and is set to expire on 31 March 2016.
Keywords
Energy
Clean
Pollution
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental…
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Grants and direct payments Chemicals, Energy, Forestry, Manufacturing Forest Innovation Program (FIP)
Environment related objective
To support pre-competitive research, development and technology transfer activities in Canada's forest sector; To enable it to participate in niche products areas such as bioenergy, biochemicals, nanotechnology and advanced construction materials
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Forest Innovation Program (FIP)
FPInnovations, the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative, Nipissing University, University of Toronto, the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, and the Friends of the Petawawa Research Forest
Type of measure
Non-repayable contributions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
This program was created on 1 April 2012, and is set to expire on 31 March 2018.
Keywords
Forest
Bio
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental…
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Grants and direct payments Chemicals, Energy, Forestry, Manufacturing
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation…
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program (IFIT)
Environment related objective
To support projects that implement new technologies leading to non-traditional high-value forest products including bioenergy, biomaterials, bio-chemicals and next generation building products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program (IFIT)
Companies that produce forest products and own at least one existing forest product manufacturing facility located in Canada
Type of measure
Non-repayable contributions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program was launched on 2 August 2010, and was extended in 2014 for an additional four years to 31 March 2018.
Keywords
Forest
Bio
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/CAN Canada 2015 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Energy Wind Power Production Incentive
Environment related objective
To encourage the deployment of wind power in Canada by providing an incentive on the generation of electricity produced at qualifying projects
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Wind Power Production Incentive
Owners of wind farms feeding electricity to the grid
Type of measure
1 cent per kilowatt-hour incentive on the production of electricity
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
FY 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
The program was launched in 2002 and expanded in 2005. All outstanding commitments will be paid by the end of FY 2016 - 17.
Keywords
Energy