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SECTION 7 1987-88 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Transfer Payments CONTENTS Page Ministry— Agriculture................................................................... 7.2 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency..................... 7.5 Communications........................................................... 7.6 Consumer and Corporate Affairs............................... 7.9 Employment and Immigration.................................... 7.9 Energy, Mines and Resources..................................... 7.30 Environment................................................................. 7.39 External Affairs........................................................... 7.40 Finance.......................................................................... 7.53 Fisheries and Oceans................................................... 7.54 Governor General......................................................... 7.55 Indian Affairs and Northern Development............... 7.55 Justice........................................................................... 7.79 Labour........................................................................... 7.81 National Defence......................................................... 7.81 National Health and Welfare..................................... 7.82 National Revenue......................................................... 7.89 Parliament..................................................................... 7.89 Privy Council................................................................ 7.90 Public W orks................................................................ 7.90 Regional Industrial Expansion.................................... 7.92 Science and Technology............................................... 7.103 Secretary of State......................................................... 7.115 Solicitor General........................................................... 7.122 Supply and Services..................................................... 7.122 Transport....................................................................... 7.123 Treasury Board............................................................. 7.127 Veterans Affairs........................................................... 7.127 Appendices....................................................................... 7.128 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1987-88 CONSUMER AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS $27,078,052 $ S Department $27,078,052 Pictou County Business Opportunities Ltd New Glasgow............ 389,454 Richmond County Development Corp Louisdale.......................... 293,645 Sydney Ventures Ltd Sydney.......................................................... 320,784 Grants to Consumers’ Association of Canada $500,000— Yarmouth Regional Development Corp Yarmouth...................... 320,000 Consumers’ Association of Canada Ottawa O n t........................... 500,000 New Brunswick Region— Grants to consumer organizations $200,000— Adel Kent Leda Buctouche.............................................................. 293,639 Charlotte County Development St Stephen................................... 262,000 Consumers’ Association of Canada Ottawa O nt........................... 100,000 CLE Chaleur LEAD Bathurst........................................................ 108,500 Public Interest Advocacy Centre Toronto O nt.............................. 100,000 Miramichi LEAD Inc Chatham ..................................................... 155,000 Movement Development Grants $200,000— Société d’aide à l’Entreprise Petit Rocher...................................... 98,560 Southeast LEAD Shediac................................................................ 220,000 Consumers' Association of Canada Ottawa O n t........................... 50,000 Southwest Valley Development Corp Harvey................................ 75,000 Public Interest Advocacy Centre Toronto O nt.............................. 50,000 Prince Edward Island Region— Contributions to Consumer Organizations $1,178,052— Eastern Ventures and Development Georgetown.......................... 428,687 Association des Consommateurs du Quebec Montreal Q ue......... 57,590 West Prince Ventures Ltd O’Leary................................................ 200,000 Canadian Toy Testing Council Ottawa O n t.................................. 100,000 Quebec Region— Consumers’ Association of Canada Ottawa O nt........................... 469,250 Clé de l'Amiante Thetford Mines................................................... 445,000 Federation des Associations Cooperatives d’Economie Familale Clé Beauce St-Georges..................................................................... 90,000 du Quebec Montreal Que............................................................. 55,300 Clé Business Développement Centre Val d’O r............................... 75,000 Public Interest Advocacy Centre Toronto O n t.............................. 275,000 Clé Centre d’aide tech d’Artabaska Victoriaville.......................... 350,000 Service d’aide aux consommateurs de Shawinigan Shawinigan Clé Champlain Cap'de la Madeleine.............................................. 405,000 Que................................................................................................. 50,000 Clé Chaudière Ste-Marie de Beauce............................................... 120,000 Transport 2000 Canada Ottawa O nt.............................................. 60,450 Clé Collectivité Senneterre Senneterre........................................... 250,000 Grants to the provinces for research and development relating to Clé Les Basques Trois-Pistoles........................................................ 244,000 medicine $25,000,000— Clé Développement Bonavignon New Richmond.......................... 349,500 Clé Développement Haute Gatineau Maniwaki............................ 90,400 Industry Trade and Technology Winnipeg M an........................... 1,052,675 Clé Développement Papineau Buckingham................................... 170,000 Minister of Finance Victoria BC..................................................... 2,854,319 Clé Développement Touristique des Laurentides St-Jérôme........ 159,000 Minister of Finance Fredericton N B .............................................. 694,921 Clé FRIC Inc Chambly................................................................... 270,000 Minister of Finance Halifax N S ..................................................... 857,457 Clé Haut Yamaska Granby............................................................. 238,000 Ministerj)f Finance Charlottetown PEI......................................... 124,194 Clé Haut Richelieu St-Jean-sur-Richelieu..................................... 272,000 Minister of Finance Regina Sask.................................................... 989,261 Clé Kamouraska La Pocatière......................................................... 492,000 Ministre des Finances Quebec Que................................................. 6,431,755 Clé Katinik Investissement Fund Inc Kuujjuaq............................. 59,200 Newfoundland Exchequer Account St John’s Nfld....................... 554,337 Clé Lac St-Jean Ouest Roberval..................................................... 202,500 Provincial Treasurer Edmonton Alta.............................................. 2,322,323 Clé Memphrémagog Magog............................................................ 297,100 Science Institute of Northwest Territories Yellowknife N W T 50,439 Clé St-Maurice Mont-Laurier......................................................... 194,000 Treasurer of Ontario Toronto Ont.................................................. 9,044,515 Clé Montmagny l’Islet Montmagny............................................... 207,000 Clé Nicolet Bécancour St-Grégoire................................................ 350,860 Clé Portneuf Cap-Santé................................................................... 295,000 Clé Région Mégantic Lac Mégantic............................................... 395,000 Clé Soficar Centre Mauriciertabaska Shawinigan........................ Il 5,000 Clé du St-Jérôme St-Jérôme............................................................ 220,000 Clé Témiscouata Ville Degelis........................................................ 274,000 Clé Val St-François Windsor.......................................................... 220,000 Clé Ville de la Baie La Baie............................................................. 253,000 EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION Clé Waterloo Waterloo...................................................... 200,000 $1,819,848,252 Ontario Region— Atikokan Economie Atikokan......................................................... 160,000 Depart ment/Commission $1,819,848,252 Centre des services Hawkesbury..................................................... 110,000 Chatham Small Products Chatham................................................ 250,000 Collingwood and Area Collingwood............................................... Il 6,740 EMPLOYMENT AND INSURANCE PROGRAM Cornwall BDC Cornwall.................................................................. 87,500 $1,767,694,516 East AIgoma BDC Spragge............................................................. 310,000 Grants to individuals, organizations and corporations to promote Elgin Local Employ Assistance & Development St Thomas........ 213,500 employment opportunities by assisting local entrepreneurial Georgian Traingle Economic Development Corp Collingwood.... 250,000 development
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