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Sources of Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue
All revenues collected by departments are credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of Canada. The CRF is the account into which taxes and revenue are deposited and from which funds are withdrawn. When a department collects revenues, it has no authority from Parliament to respend those revenues, and the revenues are considered non-respendable revenues. Non-respendable revenues are credited to the CRF and offset the total expenditures approved by Parliament for the government as a whole.
Departments may however seek specific authority from Parliament to apply revenues collected against the program from which they are raised. If Parliament grants such approval, the revenues are considered respendable.
The following table provides the Department's actual revenue by program activity for 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007 2008. The table also presents, for 2007-2008, Main Estimates, Planned Revenue and Total Authorities.
Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue by Program Activity, 2007-2008 ($ millions)
| Program Activity | Actual Revenue 2005-2006 | Actual Revenue 2006-2007 | Main Estimates 2007-2008 | Planned Revenue 2007-2008 | Total Authorities 2007-2008 | Actual Revenue 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respendable Revenue | ||||||
| Canadian Coast Guard | ||||||
| Maintenance Dredging Services Tonnage Fees in the St. Lawrence Shipping Channel | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Marine Navigation Services Fees | 32.1 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 30.7 |
| Coast Guard Radio Tolls | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Employee Deductions for Employee Housing | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Icebreaking Services Fee | 5.8 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 5.2 |
| Canadian Coast Guard College | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | — |
| Sundries | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| Total Respendable Revenue | 43.2 | 41.8 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 41.7 |
| Non-respendable Revenue | ||||||
| Canadian Coast Guard | ||||||
| Aids to Navigation in the Deep Water Channel between Montreal and Lake Erie | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rental of Land, Buildings and Equipment | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Small Craft Harbours | ||||||
| Small Craft Harbour Revenue | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Science - Safe and Accessible Waterways | ||||||
| Sale of Charts and Publications | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Technology Transfer Licences | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Fisheries Management | ||||||
| Commercial Licences | 45.2 | 44.8 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 |
| Recreational Licences | — | — | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Conservation Stamps | — | — | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Rental of Land, Buildings and Equipment | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Science - Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture | ||||||
| Technology Transfer Licences | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| Habitat Management | ||||||
| Rental of Land, Buildings and Equipment | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Science - Healthy and Productive Aquatic Ecosystems | ||||||
| Technology Transfer Licences | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — |
| Sub-total Non-Respendable Revenue | 49.9 | 49.4 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 49.8 |
| Unplanned Revenue | ||||||
| Internal Revenues | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |||
| Return on Investments | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Refunds/Adjustments of Previous Year's Expenditures | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |||
| Sale of Surplus Crown Assets | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |||
| Sale of Garden City | 5.0 | — | — | |||
| Miscellaneous (Seizures and Forfeitures, Fines and Sundries) | 6.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |||
| Sub-total Unplanned Revenue | 16.4 | 10.7 | 11.7 | |||
| Total Non-Respendable Revenue | 66.3 | 60.1 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 61.5 |
| Total Revenues | 109.5 | 101.9 | 95.8 | 95.8 | 95.8 | 103.2 |
Note: Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown. Figures that cannot be presented in millions of dollars are shown as 0.0.
Changes between Planned Revenue and Actual Revenue
Actual respendable revenue in 2007-2008 was $41.7 million, $8.4 million less than planned respendable revenue of $50.1 million. Actual respendable revenue has decreased from 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, when it was $43.2 million and $41.8 million respectively.
The shortfall is primarily due to an $8.6 million shortfall in the Icebreaking Services Fees and a $3.7 million shortfall for the Coast Guard College. The shortfalls were offset by increased collections of $4.1 million in other areas of respendable revenue. Planned revenues for the Icebreaking Services Fees are based on a fee structure that has been implemented only partially, which causes the yearly shortfall.
Actual non-respendable revenues exceeded planned non-respendable revenue by $4.0 million in 2007-2008. The difference is due mainly to the sale of commercial licences under Fisheries Management and the sale of charts and publications and technology transfer licences under Science — Safe and Accessible Waterways.