The graph shows Canadian Grain Commission planned spending, total authorities, and actual spending over the past several years. For the 2006-07 to 2010-11 periods, total authorities is reflective of all funding sources available to the Canadian Grain Commission including appropriations realized through the full Estimates process and fees generated through the provision of services. Trend analysis is challenging because Canadian Grain Commission revenues and expenditures are dependent on annual grain volumes and crop quality. These factors can fluctuate considerably from year to year and can result in significant variances between Canadian Grain Commission revenue and expenditure projections that are prepared 18 months in advance of a crop being harvested. Planned spending and total authorities have generally increased over time with inflation. There have been no significant program changes in recent years.

Planned spending for 2010-11 reflects only the Canadian Grain Commission’s approved authorities and differs from Main Estimates 2010-11 with respect to non-appropriation funding because planned spending includes respendable revenue of $37.1 million based on projected grain volumes of 50 million tonnes while Main Estimates reflects the authority limit of respendable revenue for 2010-11 of $42.5 million.

Total authorities include additional funding approved subsequent to the publication of the RPP including additional ad-hoc appropriation totalling $26.0 million as well as access to $11.4 million of operating surplus.