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HEALTH

Department
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ministry Summary

    Previous   Allocation     Special           Total  
Vote (dollars)   Estimates   from TB Votes   Warrants   Appropriation  
 
 
  Department          
1   Operating expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph          
  29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act ,          
  authority to spend revenues to offset expenditures          
  incurred in the fiscal year arising from the provision          
  of services or the sale of products related to health          
  protection, regulatory activities and medical services ..   1,552,761,475   . . . . .   48,953,551   1,601,715,026  
5   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions ....   1,201,793,555   45,915,000   . . . . .   1,247,708,555  
                  Total Department ...........................................   2,754,555,030   45,915,000   48,953,551   2,849,423,581  
 
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research          
10   Operating expenditures .................................................   37,910,000   . . . . .   1,992,083   39,902,083  
15   The grants listed in the Estimates .................................   734,660,000   34,320,000   . . . . .   768,980,000  
                  Total Agency..................................................   772,570,000   34,320,000   1,992,083   808,882,083  
 
  Hazardous Materials Information Review          
  Commission          
20   Program expenditures ...................................................   2,897,000   . . . . .   177,879   3,074,879  
 
  Patented Medicine Prices Review Board          
25   Program expenditures ...................................................   3,848,000   . . . . .   1,233,000   5,081,000  
 
  Public Health Agency of Canada          
30   Operating expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph          
  29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act ,          
  authority to spend revenues to offset expenditures          
  incurred in the fiscal year arising from the sale of          
  products.........................................................................   234,719,000   . . . . .   59,164,660   293,883,660  
35   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions ....   164,009,000   15,415,000   645,000   180,069,000  
                  Total Agency..................................................   398,728,000   15,415,000   59,809,660   473,952,660  
 
                  Total Ministry ................................................   3,932,598,030   95,650,000   112,166,173   4,140,414,203  

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        
 
Health requests funds for the following items:   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  
Grants provided through TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies, prior to Governor        
      General Special Warrants (see transfer payment table).............................................   . . . . .   45,915   45,915  
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) ..................................................   41,363   . . . . .   41,363  
Additional funding in support of Aboriginal health further to the Special Meeting of        
      First Ministers and Aboriginal Leaders on September 13, 2004 ...............................   5,637   19,842   25,479  
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )...........................................................   14,147   . . . . .   14,147  
Additional funding for initiatives related to the 10-year plan to strengthen health care,        
      such as wait times reduction, internationally educated health care professionals        
      and improved reporting to Canadians on the progress made in strengthening        
      health care ..................................................................................................................   508   10,165   10,673  
Funding to enhance early learning and childcare programs for First Nations on        
      reserve ( horizontal item ) ............................................................................................   . . . . .   6,050   6,050  
Funding to deliver federal programs and services, including health, in two Labrador        
      Innu communities (Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy) ( horizontal        
      item ) ...........................................................................................................................   425   3,516   3,941  
Funding to ensure the safety of therapeutic products, including enhanced clinical        
      trials oversight, monitoring of drugs and medical devices in the marketplace, and        
      the implementation of new regulations for blood transfusion and organ        
      transplantation ( horizontal item )................................................................................   2,559   . . . . .   2,559  
Additional funding for health risk assessments and protection measures related to the        
      Canadian Environmental Protection Act ...................................................................   1,696   . . . . .   1,696  
Activities to mitigate the impact of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)        
      crisis ( horizontal item ) ...............................................................................................   1,067   . . . . .   1,067  
Additional funding for the Access to Medicines Program which provides affordable        
      access to Canadian patented pharmaceuticals for the treatment of HIV/AIDS,        
      malaria, tuberculosis and other epidemics, in the least developed and developing        
      countries.....................................................................................................................   658   . . . . .   658  
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal        
      contaminated sites ( horizontal item )..........................................................................   642   . . . . .   642  
Funding to strengthen initiatives in support of the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS in        
      Canada ( horizontal item ) ...........................................................................................   233   150   383  
Funding to improve the capacity to detect and the readiness to respond to a potential        
      avian or pandemic influenza outbreak including emergency preparedness,        
      antiviral stockpiling and rapid vaccine development technology ( horizontal item )..   378   . . . . .   378  
Funding to launch an integrated public health strategy to reduce the impact of chronic        
      disease by promoting healthy living including specific initiatives to combat        
      diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease ( horizontal item ) ..................................   239   . . . . .   239  
Funding to undertake projects related to the development and application of        
      biotechnology (Canadian Biotechnology Strategy) ( horizontal item ) .......................   219   . . . . .   219  
Funding to continue the Government's plan to establish core genomics research and        
      development capacity ( horizontal item ).....................................................................   158   . . . . .   158  
Funding for the development of and reporting on environmental indicators related to        
      clean air, clean water and greenhouse gas emissions ( horizontal item ) ....................   153   . . . . .   153  
Funding for the environmental clean-up of the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Oven        
      Sites in the Muggah Creek Watershed ( horizontal item )...........................................   102   . . . . .   102  
Funding for the delivery of federal programs and services, including health, to the        
      O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation ( horizontal item ).....................................................   . . . . .   50   50  
      Total Items   70,184   85,688   155,872  
Less Funds Available:        
Within the Department.....................................................................................................   21,230   39,773   61,003  
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies.........................................................................   . . . . .   45,915   45,915  
      Sub-total   21,230   85,688   106,918  
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   48,954   . . . . .   48,954  

Transfer Payments (dollars)   Voted  
 
Grants    
Health Policy, Planning and Information    
Grants to eligible non-profit international organizations in support of their projects or programs on health .......   815,000  
Grant to the Canadian Institute for Health Information...........................................................................................   15,000,000  
  15,815,000  
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety    
Grants to eligible non-profit international organizations in support of their projects or programs on health .......   100,000  
First Nations and Inuit Health    
Nunavut Medical Travel Fund ..................................................................................................................................   10,200,000  
Northwest Territories Medical Travel Fund.............................................................................................................   3,200,000  
Yukon Medical Travel Fund .....................................................................................................................................   1,600,000  
Government of Yukon for the Territorial Health Access Fund and Operational Secretariat .................................   6,333,333  
Government of Northwest Territories for the Territorial Health Access Fund ......................................................   4,333,333  
Government of Nunavut for the Territorial Health Access Fund ............................................................................   4,333,334  
  30,000,000  
Total Transfer Payments   45,915,000  

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        
 
Canadian Institutes of Health Research requests funds for the following items:   Vote 10   Vote 15   Total  
Grants provided through TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies, prior to Governor        
      General Special Warrants (see transfer payment table).............................................   . . . . .   34,320   34,320  
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) ..................................................   1,014   . . . . .   1,014  
Funding to foster social and economic advancement through the support of research,        
      knowledge dissemination and the commercialization of initiatives (Strengthening        
      Research and Innovation) ( horizontal item ) ..............................................................   500   . . . . .   500  
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )...........................................................   374   . . . . .   374  
Funding to strengthen initiatives in support of the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS in        
      Canada ( horizontal item ) ...........................................................................................   164   . . . . .   164  
      Total Items   2,052   34,320   36,372  
Less Funds Available:        
Within the Agency ...........................................................................................................   60   . . . . .   60  
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies.........................................................................   . . . . .   34,320   34,320  
      Sub-total   60   34,320   34,380  
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   1,992   . . . . .   1,992  

Transfer Payments (dollars)   Voted  
 
Grants    
Fund health research    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   21,321,000  
Fund health researchers and trainees    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   4,159,000  
Fund research resources, collaboration and other grants to strengthen the health research community    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   2,936,000  
Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and    
      priority-setting    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   351,000  
Inform research, clinical practice and public policy on ethical, legal and social issues related to health and    
      health research    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   117,000  
Support activities on knowledge translation, exchange, use and strategies to strengthen the health system    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   3,585,000  
Support national efforts to capture the economic value for Canada of health research advances made at    
      Canadian institutions    
Grants for research projects and personnel support .................................................................................................   1,851,000  
Total Transfer Payments   34,320,000  

Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)    
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission requests funds for the following items:   Vote 20  
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................................................   94  
Funding to refund fees collected in prior years from businesses that have since withdrawn their claims for exemption    
      to regulatory requirements of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System ............................................   84  
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   178  

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)    
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board requests funds for the following items:   Vote 25  
Funding for work under the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System and for the reporting of    
      non-patented drug prices in Canada under the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy .....................................................   1,233  

Public Health Agency of Canada

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        
 
Public Health Agency of Canada requests funds for the following items:   Vote 30   Vote 35   Total  
Funding to improve the capacity to detect and the readiness to respond to a potential        
      avian or pandemic influenza outbreak including emergency preparedness,        
      antiviral stockpiling and rapid vaccine development technology ( horizontal item )..   28,251   . . . . .   28,251  
Grants provided through TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies, prior to Governor        
      General Special Warrants (see transfer payment table).............................................   . . . . .   15,415   15,415  
Funding to launch an integrated public health strategy to reduce the impact of chronic        
      disease by promoting healthy living including specific initiatives to combat        
      diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease ( horizontal item ) ..................................   14,000   . . . . .   14,000  
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )...........................................................   8,524   . . . . .   8,524  
One-year extension to Hepatitis C Prevention, Support and Research Program.............   4,031   1,200   5,231  
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) ..................................................   4,300   . . . . .   4,300  
Funding to strengthen initiatives in support of the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS in        
      Canada ( horizontal item ) ...........................................................................................   3,095   600   3,695  
Activities to mitigate the impact of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)        
      crisis ( horizontal item ) ...............................................................................................   744   . . . . .   744  
Funding to ensure the safety of therapeutic products, including enhanced clinical        
      trials oversight, monitoring of drugs and medical devices in the marketplace, and        
      the implementation of new regulations for blood transfusion and organ        
      transplantation ( horizontal item )................................................................................   183   200   383  
      Total Items   63,128   17,415   80,543  
Less Funds Available:        
Within the Department.....................................................................................................   3,963   1,355   5,318  
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies.........................................................................   . . . . .   15,415   15,415  
      Sub-total   3,963   16,770   20,733  
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements   59,165   645   59,810  

Transfer Payments (dollars)   Voted  
 
Grants    
Population and Public Health    
Grant to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Terry Fox    
      Marathon of Hope ...............................................................................................................................................   10,000,000  
Grants to persons and agencies to support health promotion projects in the areas of community health, resource    
      development, training and skill development and research...............................................................................   5,415,000  
Total Transfer Payments   15,415,000  



Date Modified: 2008-10-06
 
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