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ENVIRONMENT

Department
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Parks Canada Agency


Ministry Summary

 
    Previous   Allocation   Special           Total  
Vote (dollars)   Estimates   from TB Votes   Warrants   Appropriation  





 
 
  Department          
1   Operating expenditures, and          
  ( a ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of the          
  Prairie Provinces Water Board, the Qu'Appelle Basin          
  Study Board and the St. John River Basin Study          
  Board;          
  ( b ) authority for the Minister of the Environment to          
  engage such consultants as may be required by the          
  Boards identified in paragraph ( a ), at such          
  remuneration as those Boards may determine;          
  ( c ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of          
  Regional Water Resources Planning Investigations          
  and Water Resources Inventories;          
  ( d ) authority to make recoverable advances not          
  exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares          
  of the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of the cost          
  of regulating the levels of Lake of the Woods and Lac          
  Seul;          
  ( e ) authority to make recoverable advances not          
  exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares          
  of provincial and outside agencies of the cost of          
  hydrometric surveys; and          
  ( f ) pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial          
  Administration Act , authority to expend in the current          
  fiscal year revenues received during the fiscal year          
  arising from the operations of the department funded          
  from this Vote ...............................................................   671,527,000   . . . . .   76,807,367   748,334,367  
5   Capital expenditures and authority to make payments          
  to provinces or municipalities as contributions          
  towards construction done by those bodies and          
  authority to make recoverable advances not exceeding          
  the amount of the shares of provincial and outside          
  agencies of the cost of joint projects including          
  expenditures on other than federal property .................   31,240,000   . . . . .   2,582,100   33,822,100  
10   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions ....   55,654,000   . . . . .   13,596,340   69,250,340  


                  Total Department ...........................................   758,421,000   . . . . .   92,985,807   851,406,807  
 
  Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency          
15   Program expenditures, contributions and authority to          
  expend revenues received during the fiscal year          
  arising from the provision of environmental          
  assessment services including the conduct of panel          
  reviews, comprehensive studies, mediations, training          
  and information publications by the Canadian          
  Environmental Assessment Agency .............................   15,744,000   . . . . .   1,722,946   17,466,946  
 
  Parks Canada Agency          
20   Program expenditures, including capital expenditures,          
  the grants listed in the Estimates and contributions,          
  including expenditures on other than federal property,          
  and payments to provinces and municipalities as          
  contributions towards the cost of undertakings carried          
  out by those bodies .......................................................   375,528,321   . . . . .   53,866,120   429,394,441  
25   Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites          
  Account for the purposes of establishing new national          
  parks, national historic sites and related heritage          
  areas, as set out in section 21 of the Parks Canada          
  Agency Act ....................................................................   1,800,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,800,000  


                  Total Agency..................................................   377,328,321   . . . . .   53,866,120   431,194,441  


 
                  Total Ministry ................................................   1,151,493,321   . . . . .   148,574,873   1,300,068,194  

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)          

 
Environment requests funds for the following items:   Vote 1   Vote 5   Vote 10   Total  




Funding to support Canada's hosting of the first Meeting of the          
      Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, in conjunction with the eleventh          
      session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations          
      Framework Convention on Climate Change ( horizontal item ).......   32,699   . . . . .   7,056   39,755  
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )................................   29,384   . . . . .   . . . . .   29,384  
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .......................   28,054   . . . . .   . . . . .   28,054  
Funding to continue, and in some cases complete, federal actions          
      required for environmental restoration to meet Canada's          
      obligations under the Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality          
      Agreement.......................................................................................   7,269   . . . . .   . . . . .   7,269  
Funding for the development of and reporting on environmental          
      indicators related to clean air, clean water and greenhouse gas          
      emissions ( horizontal item ).............................................................   3,933   2,132   490   6,555  
Funding to implement the Partnership Fund, a component of the          
      2005 Climate Change Plan for Canada that engages the provinces          
      and territories in developing projects that reduce greenhouse gas          
      emissions.........................................................................................   . . . . .   . . . . .   5,000   5,000  
Funding to increase federal, regional and science capacity in order to          
      respond to the Mackenzie Gas Project and related resource          
      development (Mackenzie Gas Project) ( horizontal item ) ...............   1,627   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,627  
Funding for the environmental clean-up of the Sydney Tar Ponds          
      and Coke Oven Sites in the Muggah Creek Watershed          
      ( horizontal item ) .............................................................................   1,351   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,351  
Funding in support of initiatives associated with the 2010 Olympic          
      and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler,          
      British Columbia ( horizontal item ).................................................   620   450   . . . . .   1,070  
Funding to support the implementation of a strategy designed to          
      protect Canada's natural resources through early detection of          
      unknown diseases or pests (Invasive Alien Species Strategy for          
      Canada) ( horizontal item ) ...............................................................   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,000   1,000  
Funding to undertake or participate in feasibility studies concerning          
      the introduction of a shared service approach to the government's          
      internal financial, human resource and material systems and          
      services ( horizontal item )................................................................   1,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,000  
Funding to continue the Government's plan to establish core          
      genomics research and development capacity ( horizontal item ) ....   961   . . . . .   . . . . .   961  
Funding to undertake projects related to the development and          
      application of biotechnology (Canadian Biotechnology Strategy)          
      ( horizontal item ) .............................................................................   942   . . . . .   . . . . .   942  
Funding to ensure the sustainable development and management of          
      Canada's oceans (Oceans Action Plan) ( horizontal item ) ..............   790   . . . . .   50   840  
Initiatives to support the implementation of a common electronic          
      infrastructure and multi-channel service delivery strategy          
      (Government On-Line) ( horizontal item ) .......................................   664   . . . . .   . . . . .   664  
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property ( horizontal          
      item ) ................................................................................................   565   . . . . .   . . . . .   565  
Funding to modernize human resources management in the Federal          
      Public Service ( Public Service Modernization Act ) ( horizontal          
      item ) ................................................................................................   518   . . . . .   . . . . .   518  
Initial funding to create the Canada Emission Reduction Incentives          
      Agency as a permanent institution to purchase greenhouse gas          
      reduction and removal credits on behalf of the Government of          
      Canada ............................................................................................   426   . . . . .   . . . . .   426  
Funding for monitoring water quality and living organisms in waters          
      diverted from Devils Lake (North Dakota) into Canadian water          
      systems............................................................................................   313   . . . . .   . . . . .   313  
Interim funding in response to the Supreme Court decision in R. v.          
      Powley to support research, multilateral discussions, and capacity          
      development for Métis organizations ( horizontal item )..................   289   . . . . .   . . . . .   289  





      Total Items   111,405   2,582   13,596   127,583  




Less Funds Available:          
Within the Department..........................................................................   34,597   . . . . .   . . . . .   34,597  




Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   76,808   2,582   13,596   92,986  





Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)    

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency requests funds for the following items:   Vote 15  

Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................................................   748  
Funding to increase federal, regional and science capacity in order to respond to the Mackenzie Gas Project and    
related resource development (Mackenzie Gas Project) ( horizontal item )...................................................................   570  
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )..............................................................................................................   374  
Funding related to the reform and modernization of Canada's regulatory system in order to respond better to the    
needs of citizens and to enable business innovation and growth ( horizontal item )......................................................   81  

      Total Items   1,773  

Less Funds Available:    
Within the Agency ..............................................................................................................................................................   50  

Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   1,723  


Parks Canada Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)    

 
Parks Canada Agency requests funds for the following items:   Vote 20  

Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................................................   23,726  
Funding to reduce the risk of the permanent loss of cultural assets of national significance and to ensure public and    
      staff safety.....................................................................................................................................................................   11,000  
Funding for the continuing implementation of the Historic Places Initiative which aims to conserve and celebrate    
      Canada's historic places................................................................................................................................................   10,650  
Funding for costs related to the suppression of forest fires ................................................................................................   4,566  
Funding to enhance the ability to manage ecological integrity in Canada's national parks...............................................   4,279  
Funding for the settlement of litigation claims ...................................................................................................................   2,400  
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item ) ..........   1,203  
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item ) ............................................................................   1,121  
Funding to support the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City in 2008.....................   972  
Interim funding in response to the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Powley to support research, multilateral    
      discussions, and capacity development for Métis organizations ( horizontal item ) ......................................................   300  
Funding for a settlement agreement with the Deh Cho First Nation that provides direction for land, resource and    
      governance negotiations under the Deh Cho Process and which cooperatively resolves issues related to the review    
      of the Mackenzie Gas Project ( horizontal item ) ...........................................................................................................   234  
Funding to ensure the sustainable development and management of Canada's oceans (Oceans Action Plan)    
      ( horizontal item ) ...........................................................................................................................................................   170  
Funding to increase federal, regional and science capacity in order to respond to the Mackenzie Gas Project and    
      related resource development (Mackenzie Gas Project) ( horizontal item )...................................................................   125  
Funding for the settlement and implementation of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement ( horizontal item )...........   25  
Additional resources to meet official language objectives in the Federal Public Service related to: information    
      exchange, regional bilingualism needs, learning and language retention, bilingual networks and service delivery    
      (Official Languages Innovation Program) ( horizontal item ) ........................................................................................   23  

      Total Items   60,794  

Less Funds Available:    
Within the Agency ..............................................................................................................................................................   6,928  

Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   53,866