General information
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Name of transfer payment program |
Oceans Network Canada – Smart Oceans Contribution Program |
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Start date |
October 3, 2014 |
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End date |
March 31, 2017 |
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Type of transfer payment |
Contribution |
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Type of appropriation |
Appropriated annually through Estimates |
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Fiscal year for terms and conditions |
2014–15 |
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Strategic Outcome |
A clean transportation system |
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Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture |
Program 2.2: Clean Water from Transportation Sub-program 2.2.1: Clean Water Regulatory Framework |
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Description |
The Project supports the recipient’s activities to operate its network of infrastructure in order to deliver data and data products for a wide range of stakeholders for the purposes of marine safety, environmental monitoring and protection, and public safety. |
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Expected results |
Contribute to protect the coastal ocean environment by building a baseline of water quality data, ecosystem health indices, and real-time sound-in-the-sea data in critical coastal areas. Contribute to improve marine safety by collecting data on ocean currents, waves, marine mammals, and ships and developing data products that inform of sea state, marine traffic, and potential marine navigation hazard. |
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Fiscal year of last completed evaluation |
Not applicable |
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Decision following the results of last evaluation |
Not applicable |
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Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation |
2018–19 |
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General targeted recipient groups |
The sole eligible recipient of contribution funding under this program is Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a not-for-profit entity created under the Society Act of the Province of British Columbia. |
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Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients |
Not applicable |
Planning Information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment | Forecast spending 2015–16 | Planned spending | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | ||
| Total grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total contributions | 7,400,000 | 8,400,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total program | 7,400,000 | 8,400,000 | 0 | 0 |