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SECTION 7 1986-87 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Transfer Payments CONTENTS Page Ministry— Agriculture.................................................................... 7.2 Communications........................................................... 7.5 Consumer and Corporate Affairs................................ 7.7 Employment and Immigration.................................... 7.7 Energy, Mines and Resources........................ ............ 7.27 Environment.................................................................. 7.31 External Affairs............................................................ 7.32 Finance.......................................................................... 7.43 Fisheries and Oceans.................................................... 7.44 Indian Affairs and Northern Development................ 7.45 Justice............................................................................ 7.67 Labour............................................................................ 7.67 National Defence.......................................................... 7.68 National Health and Welfare...................................... 7.69 National Revenue......................................................... 7.75 Parliament..................................................................... 7.75 Privy Council................................................................ 7.76 Public W orks................................................................ 7.76 Regional Industrial Expansion.................................... 7.77 Science and Technology............................................... 7.87 Secretary of State......................................................... 7.95 Solicitor General........................................................... 7.101 Supply and Services...................................................... 7.102 Transport....................................................................... 7.102 Treasury Board............................................................. 7.105 Veterans Affairs............................................................ 7.105 Appendices........................................................................ 7.107 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1986-87 COMMUNICATIONS— Concluded | Contribution to the Inter-American Telecommunications Conference d’architecture Montreal Que $270,000, Musée des Sept-îles Sept- , $13,482. îles Que $52,000, Queen’s University Kingston Ont $57,000, l Wellington County Museum Fergus Ont $171,000; Registration J Contributions to Canada’s share o f the cost o f international radio, Assistance Programme $778,134— Manitoba Museum of Man ! telephone and telegraph organizations: The International Tele­ and Nature Winnipeg Man $86,900, Montreal Museum of Fine communication Union Geneva Switzerland $3,547,792 Arts Montreal Que $93,200, Musée de la Civilisation Quebec I Contributions to Expo’s World Festival of the Performing Arts City Que $98,400, Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage | $1,136,525—Grands Ballets Canadiens Montréal Que $65,000, Foundation Charlottetown PEI $63,100, Western Development | National Ballet of Canada Toronto Ont $62,937, Royal Winnipeg Museum Saskatoon Sask $51,200; Exhibitions Assistance Pro­ ' Ballet Winnipeg Man $65,000, Vancouver Opera Assoc Vancou­ grammes $1,032,950—Art Gallery of Hamilton Hamilton Ont ver BC $209,000, Vancouver Playhouse Assoc Vancouver BC $60,815, Musee du Quebec Quebec City Que $97,400, Museum i $200,000, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver BC of the History of Medicine Toronto Ont $68,200, Oakville Galler­ $107,750, Vancouver Symphony Society Vancouver BC $147,500. ies Oakville Ont $54,000, Royal Ontario Museum Toronto Ont $72,000; Special Activities Assistance Programme $39,200; I Contribution fo r the Regional Administrative Radio Conference o f Training Assistance Programme $745,975—Canadian Museums ¡986 $169,842—International Telecommunications Union Assoc Ottawa Ont $123,200, Ontario Museums Assoc Toronto Geneva Switzerland $169,842. Ont $52,000, University of British Columbia—Museum of Contributions to the Telecommunications Executive Management Anthropology Vancouver BC $77,850, University of Toronto Institute o f Canada $43,275 Toronto Ont $64,410; Conservation Assistance Programme $369,825. National Film Board $359,216 College Art Association o f America $792 Grants in support o f significant film events o f national and/or inter­ national interest held in Canada, as determined by the Board o f CONSUMER AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS Trustees $10,000 $30,034,891 Contribution to the Canadian Screen Institute Edmonton, Alberta to support the film and video program $120,000 Department $30,034,891 Transfer payments to Quebec in respect o f Reciprocal Taxation agreements $229,216 Grants to Consumers’ Association o f Canada $200,000—Consumers’ Association of Canada Ottawa Ont $200,000. National Library $54,440 Grants to consumer organizations $200,000—Consumers’ Association of Canada Ottawa Ont $100,000, The Public Interest Advocacy Grant to the International Federation o f Library Association $11,000 Centre Toronto Ont $100,000. Grant to the International Serials Data Systems $43,440 Movement development grants $141,160—Consumers’ Association of I Canada Ottawa Ont $50,000. National Museums of Canada $8,396,337 Contributions to consumer organizations $1,182,752—Canadian Toy Total assistance to museums and other organizations in Canada for Testing Council Ottawa Ont $52,330, Consumers’ Association of their operations, special projects, training, registration, purchase Canada Ottawa Ont $498,041, Service d’aide au consommateur of equipment and construction of facilities $8,395,545—Public Shawinigan Que $50,000, The Public Interest Advocacy Centre Programming Assistance $4,126,700—Art Gallery of Greater Toronto Ont $257,000. Victoria Victoria BC $91,000, Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto Contributions to Homeowners under Urea Formaldehyde Insulation Ont $214,000, British Columbia Provincial Museum Victoria BC Assistance Program $28,310,979 $144,000, Canadian Museums Assoc Ottawa Ont $175,000, Con­ federation Centre Art Gallery Charlottetown PEI $60,000, Edmonton Art Gallery Edmonton Alta $149,000, Glenbow- Alberta Institute Calgary Alta $144,000, Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature Winnipeg Man $187,000, McCord Museum EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION Montreal Que $150,000, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Mont­ $1,808,242,796 real Que $197,000, Musée d’art contemporain Montreal Que $117,000, Musée du Québec Québec City Que $70,000, Museum Department/Canada Employment and Immigration Commission of Anthropology University of British Columbia Vancouver BC $1,808,242,796 $200,000, New Brunswick Museum Saint John NB $157,000, Newfoundland Museum Historical Research St John’s Nfld $125,000, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery Regina Sask $96,000, EMPLOYMENT AND INSURANCE PROGRAM $1,761,158,570 Nova Scotia Museum Halifax NS $197,000, Provincial Museum Employment creation $1,314,465: of Alberta Edmonton Alta $187,000, Royal Ontario Museum Toronto Ont $176,000, Saskatoon Gallery and Conservatory Sas­ katoon Sask $96,000, Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver BC Quebec Region— $192,000, Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Vancouver BC Assoc des hommes d’affaires de La Tuque La Tuque $99,492, Régie $107,000, Western Development Museum Saskatoon Sask intermunicipale d’alimentation en eau potable Pierreville $1,106,165. $80,000, Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg Man $193,000; Upgrading and Equipment Assistance Programme $1,302,761— Grants to provinces and territories for training institutions to meet the Art Gallery of St Thomas Elgin St Thomas Ont $80,800, Beaver- needs of federal employment related training (Canadian Jobs brook Art Gallery Fredericton NB $52,400, Centre canadien Strategy) $19,141,799: TRANSFER PAYMENTS 7*7 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1986-87 EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION—Continued Newfoundland Region— Campbell’s Bay $253,000, Fonds de relance industrielle et commer­ ciale inc Chambly $220,000, Société Clé Barraute Senneterre Lebel- Newfoundland Exchequer St John’s $861,613; sur-Quévillon Senneterre $165,000, Société Clé Chaudière inc Sainte- Marie $100,000, Société Clé de Beauce Saint-Georges-Ouest Nova Scotia Region— $220,000, Société Clé de Champlain inc Cap-de-la-Madeleine $220,000, Société Clé de l’amiante Thetford-Mines $155,000, Société Minister of Finance Province of Nova Scotia Halifax $911,177; Clé de la région de Matane Matane $220,000, Société Clé de la région de Mégantic Lac Mégantic $235,000, Société Clé de Portneuf inc Quebec Region— Cap-Santé $220,000, Société Clé de Waterloo Waterloo $230,000, Société Clé du Haut-Richelieu inc Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu $128,000, Government of Quebec St Amable $13,100,000; Société du Haut-Yamaska inc Granby $202,000, Société Clé du Kamouraska inc La Pocatière $201,000, Société Clé du Saint-Jérôme Manitoba Region— métropolitain inc Saint-Jérôme $220,000, Société Clé du Témiscouata inc Ville Dégélis $275,000, Société Clé Gesfïpro inc Amos $175,000, Minister of Finance Province of Manitoba Winnipeg $1,014,788; Société Clé Memphrémagog Magog $142,900, Société Clé Mont- Laurier Mont-Laurier $237,000, Société Clé Montmagny-L’Islet Montmagny $177,000, Société Clé Nicolet-Bécancour inc Bécancour Saskatchewan Region— $190,140, Société Clé région des Basques Trois-Pistoles $111,000, Province of Saskatchewan Regina $581,557; Société Clé Val Saint-François Windsor $220,000, Société Clé Ville de la Baie Bas-Saguenay Ville de la Baie $100,000, Société de développe­ ment Bonavignon inc New Richmond $157,000,
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