Advocacy and Industrial Benefits
Description: The information created and captured relates to environmental scanning and the monitoring of the federal government's priorities for linkages and impacts, and alerting and advising government officials on emerging issues. Information may include policy analysis concerning opportunities, needs and impacts of proposals to central agencies and sponsoring departments, engaging regional counterparts, stakeholders and government representatives, and the government's procurement agenda.
Document Types: Acquisitions, Acts of Parliament, agendas, analysis, budget statements, environmental scans, evaluations, guidelines and regulations, memoranda, policies, proposals, reports, statistics, and surveys.
Record Number: ACO PRO 001

Atlantic Canada Opportunities (ACO) Board
Description: The information is used to establish and manage the board, and the appointment process. Records provided may include travel claims, administrative guidelines, financial information, and résumés. The records may also include information about criteria for the identification and selection of members to serve on the board, terms of conditions of appointment including remuneration (e.g. salary, honoraria, per diem rates), roles and responsibilities of the board members, administrative support to the board, meetings (including logistical details).
Document Types: Accounting codes, briefing notes, correspondence, invitation, media clippings, news releases, Order in Councils, record of discussion, résumés.schedules of meetings, thank-you letters, and travel claims.
Record Number: ACO GEN 001

Community Development
Description: The information is used to establish and manage the objectives and expected results that relate to the Community Development directorate. Records may include information pertaining to community investment, community-based business development, community development resources, communities in transition, official language minority communities, Aboriginal communities, economic adjustment and natural disasters. Records provided by third parties may include studies and research papers that are used to gain a better understanding of opportunities and challenges facing the work of ACOA in community development. Records provided may also include information about company profiles, financial information, project descriptions, proposals and supporting information, proof of payments, and verification of contract compliance. Records created and maintained by Agency officials may include information that pertains to committee meetings, information that provides internal policies in program or client service delivery, information on plans and priorities, and report on results obtained.
Document Types: Applications, audit reports, briefing notes, business plans, claims, client monitoring reports, contracts, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, funding guidelines, letters of intent, letters of offer, minutes, policies studies, project summary forms, proposals, question period notes, reports, research papers and statements of work.
Record Number: ACO PRO 003

Enterprise Development
Description: The information is used to establish and manage the objectives and expected results that relate to the Enterprise Development branch. Records may include information about industry tendencies, innovation, entrepreneurship and business skills, trade, investment, financing continuum and access to business information (Canada Business). Records may contain recovery information, proof of payments and financial statements. Records may also include information about consultation with experts and /or other government institutions, records to evaluate the evolution of program delivery, credit checks, meeting minutes, possible media coverage and periodic reports of results achievement.
Document Types: Applications, audit reports, briefing notes, business plans, claims, consultation reports, contracts, credit checks and history, DECKs (Powerpoint presentations), delivery mechanisms, evaluations, financial reports (budget evolution), financial statements from clients in recovery situations, funding guidelines, implementation timelines, initiatives updates, minutes of various meetings, monitoring reports, news clippings, operating plans, policies, procedures, programs manuals, proposals, records of decision, records of repayments received, recovery documents and procedures, correspondence, requests for proposals results reports, studies and work plans.
Record Number: ACO PRO 004

Funding Programs
Description: The information is used to establish and manage the programs relate to the processing of applications for funding from individuals, organizations, corporations and government institutions. Records may include Memorandum of Understanding with partners, information about company profiles, financial information, project descriptions, proposals, recovery information, shareholders information, proof of payments, and verification of contract compliance. Records may also include consultation with other government institutions, credit checks, environmental assessment, information pertaining to committee and board meetings, possible media coverage relating to specific projects, and records of legal opinions. The records may contain information pertaining to funding programs that are no longer available.
Document Types: Applications, audit reports, briefing notes, business plans, claims, client monitoring reports; contracts, credit check reports, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, funding guidelines, letters of intent, letters of offer, marketing plans, Memorandum of Understanding, minutes, news clippings, policies, post-payment audit forms, project summary forms, proposals, question period notes, records of repayments, repayment schedules, reports, request for proposals, résumés and statements of work.
Record Number: ACO PRO 005

Policy Analysis and Research
Description: The information is used to provide research, analysis and advice needed to gain a better understanding of Atlantic Canada's economy, guide ACOA's program activities, back up advocacy efforts and support the Agency's coordination initiatives. Records may include information pertaining to policy research and analysis relating to Atlantic Canada's economy, consultations with client groups, policy-oriented conferences or workshops, presentations on key policy issues for Atlantic Canada, ACOA strategies on key industries in the Atlantic region, notes from internal policy meetings and exchanges of correspondence with key stakeholders.
Document Types: Agendas, analysis, budget statements, environmental scanning, guidelines, memorandums, policies, reports, statistics, studies and surveys.
Record Number: ACO GEN 003

Trade and Investment
Description: The information is used to establish and manage the objectives and expected results that relate to the Trade and Investment Unit. Records may include studies and research papers are used to gain a better understanding of opportunities and challenges facing the work of ACOA in international markets. Records may include information that pertains to committee meetings, information that provides internal policies in program or client service delivery, information on plans and priorities, and reports on results obtained.
Document Types: Audit reports, briefing notes, central agencies reports, correspondence with other government departments, evaluation reports, funding guidelines, letters of agreements, minutes, policies, presentations, publications, question period notes, research papers,studies and Treasury Board Submissions.
Record Number: ACO PRO 006