Program Delivery and Marketing [ Program Delivery and Marketing Division ]

NISA Program Delivery Division

Witnesses: From Health Canada: Denis Gauthier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Jerry Lee, Director, Infostructure Systems Management Division, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Mimi Breton, Executive Director, Hepatitis C Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Catherine Stewart, Director, Policy Development and Coordination Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; David Fransen, Director general, Population Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Janet Davies, Director, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs ...[+++] Branch; Joel Weiner, A/Director General, Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Dr. Moe Hussain, A/Director, Branch Planning Bureau, Health Protection Branch; Gérard Séguin, Director, Financial Services, Health Protection Branch; Margaret Hassock, A/Director, Financial Services, Administration Program, Departmental Planning and Financial Administration Corporate Services Branch; Janice L. Pound, Acting Manager, Office of Strategic Planning, Communications and Quality, Therapeutic Products Programme; Paul R. Mayers, Acting Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Greg Hunter, Director, Information Resource Management Division; Hervé Leblanc, Director, Health Canada.

Witnesses: From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Greg Fyffe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development; Brian Grant, Acting Director General, Enforcement Branch; Susan Leith, Director, Investigation and Removal, Enforcement Branch; Neil Cochrane, Director, Case Presentation, Enforcement Branch.

However, expenditure incurred in 1997-99 on projects that began or even finished before 1997 was considered eligible for the 1997-99 period only under the following conditions: (i) a decision to include the project in the program must have been taken; (ii) a legal and financial commitment must have been made, and (iii) the projects must have been divided into distinct financial stages - if possible two physical stages for each programming period - to ensure the transparency of implementation and monitoring and facilitate controls.

However, expenditure incurred in 1997-99 on projects that began or even finished before 1997 was considered eligible for the 1997-99 period only under the following conditions: (i) a decision to include the project in the program must have been taken; (ii) a legal and financial commitment must have been made, and (iii) the projects must have been divided into distinct financial stages - if possible two physical stages for each programming period - to ensure the transparency of implementation and monitoring and facilitate controls.