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Section III – Supplementary Information
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights presented within this Departmental Performance Report are intended to serve as general overview of OCL's financial position and operations. OCL's unaudited financial statements can be found on OCL's website at: http://www.ocl-cal.gc.ca
| Condensed Statement
of Financial Position At End of Year (March 31) |
% Change | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Total Assets | (4%) | 2,044 | 2,125 |
| Total | (4%) | 2,044 | 2,125 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | 16% | 799 | 687 |
| Equity | |||
| Total Equity | (13%) | 1,245 | 1,438 |
| Total | (4%) | 2,044 | 2,125 |
| Condensed Statement
of Operations For the year ended (March 31) |
% Change | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses | |||
| Total Expenses | 40% | 5,070 | 3,618 |
| Revenues | |||
| Total Revenues | (100%) | - | 1 |
| Net Cost of Operations | (40%) | 5,070 | 3,617 |
The year-over-year increase in total liabilities is mainly due to the increase in employee future benefits. This reflects the severance pay liability rate increase from 23.27% in 2007-08 to 26.92% in 2008-09, and a slight increase in staff.
The year-over-year increase in expenses is largely due to a loss on disposal of a tangible capital asset. Another impact was the settlement of the Public Service Alliance of Canada Collective Agreement.
The year-over-year decrease in revenues is due to the fact that following the implementation of the changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act contained in the Federal Accountability Act, the Lobbyists Registration and Service Fees Schedule enacted under the Department of Industry Act are no longer applicable to the registration of lobbyists under the Lobbying Act. Therefore, since July 2, 2008, the OCL is no longer charging user fees under the Lobbyists Registration and Service Fees Schedule.
Supplementary Information Tables
All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2008-09 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada's website at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2008-2009/index-eng.asp.
- Table 1: Sources of Non-Respendable Revenue
- Table 2-A: User Fees Act
- Table 2-B: Policy on Service Standards for External Fees
- Table 3: Green Procurement
- Table 4: Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Other Item of Interest
In 2008-09, the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying established an independent Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) as required by the Treasury Board's policy on Internal Audit.
The Departmental Audit Committee is composed of three external members, and the Commissioner of Lobbying is an ex-officio member.
This past year, an orientation meeting was held to brief the external members on the mandate and priorities of the office.
1 The Lobbying Act and the requirement for monthly communication reporting came into force on July 2, 2008. The period of verification was therefore from July 2, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
