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EPA Administration

A federal-provincial management committee administers the EPA with representation from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade (ETT). The management committee establishes strategic priorities and administrative guidelines for the application, review, assessment, approval and implementation of projects, as well as to ensure appropriate program reporting and evaluation.

Projects are selected based on an extensive proposal-based review process.

Canada
Canada's Minister of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is the federal minister responsible for the EPA. Investments in EPA, provided through WD, are intended to create new employment opportunities, support economic infrastructure, and promote entrepreneurship.

An outline of other WD programs and services is available on the WD website:
www.wd.gc.ca

Manitoba
Manitoba's Minister of Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade (ETT) is the provincial minister responsible for the EPA. Provincial administration is through the Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Secretariat with project funding provided through ETT.

Under the EPA, Manitoba cost-shares priorities supportive of the Action Strategy for Economic Growth, current and renewed, developed by the Premier's Economic Advisory Council, Manitoba Budget 2009, Manitoba's Innovation Framework and the Northern Development Strategy.

More information on these strategies can be found on the Government of Manitoba website at:
www.gov.mb.ca and www.gov.mb.ca/finance/budget09