ARCHIVED - 2007-08 Part II - Main Estimates

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Environment

Department
Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Parks Canada Agency

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Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Environment
	Department
1	Operating expenditures	662,633	648,208	14,425
5	Capital expenditures	40,000	33,001	6,999
10	Grants and contributions	59,697	47,070	12,627
(S)	Minister of the Environment - Salary and motor car
	allowance	75	73	2
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	79,549	75,517	4,032
	Total Department	841,954	803,869	38,085
	Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency
	Appropriations not required
-	Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency -
	Program expenditures and payments for the
	acquisition of eligible credits pursuant to the
	Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency	. . . . .	48,682	(48,682)
	Items not required
-	Contributions to employee benefit plans	. . . . .	760	(760)
	Total budgetary	. . . . .	49,442	(49,442)
	Total Agency	. . . . .	49,442	(49,442)
	Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
15	Program expenditures	14,844	15,609	(765)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,696	1,774	(78)
	Total Agency	16,540	17,383	(843)
	National Round Table on the Environment and the
	Economy
20	Program expenditures	4,704	4,722	(18)
(S)	Expenditures pursuant to paragraph 29.1(1) of the
	Financial Administration Act	20	20	. . . . .
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	432	441	(9)
	Total Agency	5,156	5,183	(27)
	Parks Canada Agency
25	Program expenditures	447,022	428,730	18,292
30	Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites Account	2,300	3,000	(700)
(S)	Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from the
	conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the
	Parks Canada Agency Act	104,000	100,000	4,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	46,006	46,324	(318)
	Total Agency	599,328	578,054	21,274

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Department

Strategic Outcome

Canada's natural capital is restored, conserved, and enhanced.

Program Activity Descriptions

Biodiversity is conserved and protected
This program activity consists of the protection and recovery of species at risk; conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of significant habitats; and conservation of migratory birds. A primary vehicle for the achievement of results under this program is the formation of strategic partnerships for integrated management of Canada's natural capital including the sustainable management of landscapes. Key principles in support of results under this program are the use of best available science and the provision of regulatory certainty to stakeholders.

Water is clean, safe and secure
This program activity is designed to provide science and policy leadership on water quality, quantity and use. Science under this program will be focused on monitoring and research to understand what is changing in aquatic ecosystems and why, and on providing science-based tools to empower Canadians to take action. Policy leadership will include developing a national water agenda in partnership with other government departments that identifies benefits and incentives for the sustainable use of water, and ensuring that Canadian water related interests are protected globally. Involvement in transboundary arrangements will focus on ensuring that parties to water sharing agreements benefit from Canada's technical advice and monitoring information, to undertake measures to ensure compliance and meet their obligations.

Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural capital and working landscapes
This program activity is designed to integrate departmental action on ecosystems, by aligning science, policy, and environmental assessment in a nationally consistent inter-jurisdictional approach to ecosystem management. A further feature of this program activity will be multidisciplinary studies assessing the state of priority ecosystems and identifying the required actions for restoration and conservation.

Strategic Outcome

Weather and environmental predictions and services reduce risks and contribute to the well-being of Canadians.

Program Activity Descriptions

Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences decision-making
This program activity consists of environmental science and monitoring activities to detect hazardous conditions, to understand what is changing in the atmosphere (weather, climate, air quality and ultraviolet radiation), hydrosphere (water) and cryosphere (ice and snow) and why. A key benefit of results under this program will be to provide improved knowledge, information, and tools on weather and environmental conditions (e.g. a better understanding of the causes of severe weather, the mechanisms which transport chemicals through the atmosphere, the impacts of human activity on the atmosphere, and atmospheric science-based models). These benefits will support the development of policy as well as the
delivery of environmental services.

Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions
This program activity consists of making available relevant knowledge and information on past, present and future conditions of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere, in response to the needs of Canadians, be they policy/decision makers, business persons or individuals, or others who require this information to deliver on Ministerial or federal responsibilities and obligations (e.g. NAV Canada). Under this program activity, information on the state of the environment is disseminated by means of various services, products and tools allowing Canadians to safeguard themselves and their property against environmental hazards and to help them make better informed socio-economic and environmental decisions. Environmental information and outreach will empower Canadians to take appropriate action on protecting their environment. Partnerships, domestic and international, are critical to the success of these endeavours.

Strategic Outcome

Canadians and their environment are protected from the effects of pollution and waste.

Program Activity Descriptions

Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful substances are reduced
This program activity consists of reducing risks to the environment and to human health posed by pollutant releases related to human activities. Under this program activity, environmental and human health threats posed by toxic substances and other substances of concern are understood in terms of their fate and effects and prevention, reduction, elimination or other management measures are developed as required. These substances may exert a direct toxic effect on animals, plants or humans or, due to the volume, nature and manner of release, may pose a longer term risk to the environment and human health.

Canadians adopt sustainable consumption and production approaches
This program activity provides a focus for the department's longer term efforts to reduce the cost of unsustainable consumption patterns and to shift industry towards more sustainable forms of production. Much of the activity will be centered around large sector-based approaches to enable collaborative and informed decision-making on environmental objectives. Underlying this will be the creation of a clear and predictable environmental protection regime, designed to encourage and enable sustainable production and consumption.

Risks to Canadians, their health, and their environment from air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced
This program activity is critical to protect the health of Canadians from the harmful effects of air pollutants and the environment from the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. This will be achieved through developing an integrated sector-based approach to regulating air pollutants and controlling greenhouse gas emissions; strengthening international cooperation (particularly with the U.S.); and promoting science-based approaches to inform the development of new standards and regulations. Environment Canada will demonstrate federal leadership by implementing a broad federal-provincial-territorial approach to achieve national targets to protect the health of Canadians and the environment.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)			2007-2008 Main Estimates				2006-2007
			Budgetary			Total	Main
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions	Less:		Estimates
				and other	Revenues
				transfer	credited
				payments	to the vote
Biodiversity is conserved and protected	87,133	542	. . . . .	24,312	1,224	110,763	125,263
Water is clean, safe and secure	79,718	2,935	. . . . .	1,630	4,403	79,880	54,901
Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the
sustainable use and management of
natural capital and working landscapes	28,486	266	. . . . .	2,165	141	30,776	71,848
Improved knowledge and information on
weather and environmental conditions
influences decision-making	127,000	13,505	44	225	14,640	126,134	117,600
Canadians are informed of, and respond
appropriately to, current and predicted
environmental conditions	184,030	6,708	. . . . .	9,278	43,344	156,672	151,563
Risks to Canadians, their health and their
environment posed by toxic and other
harmful substances are reduced	169,724	5,834	. . . . .	9,682	4,389	180,851	236,281
Canadians adopt sustainable consumption
and production approaches	23,484	357	. . . . .	2,677	46	26,472	26,632
Risks to Canadians, their health, and their
environment from air pollutants and
greenhouse gas emissions are reduced	110,882	9,853	2,000	7,684	13	130,406	. . . . .
Net emissions of greenhouse gases are
reduced	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	18,479
Canadians understand the impacts of
climate change and adapt to its effects	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,302
	810,457	40,000	2,044	57,653	68,200	841,954	803,869

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2007-2008	2006-2007
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental
conditions influences decision-making
Grants to support environmental research and development	44,000	44,000
Risks to Canadians, their health, and their environment from air pollutants
and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced
Grants for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on substances
that deplete the ozone layer	2,000,000	2,000,000
Total grants	2,044,000	2,044,000
Contributions
Biodiversity is conserved and protected
Contributions to support environmental research and development	1,009,356	1,052,000
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	11,220,666	9,325,435
Contributions to support Canada's international commitments	340,919	779,771
Contributions for the Science Horizons Youth Internship and the
International Environmental Youth Corp programs	540,600	1,116,000
Contribution to the Wildlife Habitat Canada Foundation	2,200,000	2,200,000
Habitat Stewardship Contribution Program	9,000,000	9,500,000
Water is clean, safe and secure
Contributions for the Science Horizons Youth Internship and the
International Environmental Youth Corp programs	277,400	. . . . .
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	1,353,098	494,704
Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and
management of natural capital and working landscapes
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	2,022,541	4,460,789
Contributions for the Science Horizons Youth Internship and the
International Environmental Youth Corp programs	142,000	. . . . .
Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental
conditions influences decision-making
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	68,548	208,708
Contributions for the Science Horizons Youth Internship and the
International Environmental Youth Corp programs	156,000	. . . . .
Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and
predicted environmental conditions
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	2,263,159	429,048
Contributions to support Canada's international commitments	1,970,920	2,062,328
EcoAction 2000 - Community Funding Initiative	5,044,000	5,044,000
Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and
other harmful substances are reduced
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	4,202,856	2,068,016
Contributions to support Canada's international commitments	126,341	132,201
Contributions for the Science Horizons Youth Internship and the
International Environmental Youth Corp programs	1,953,000	1,953,000
Contribution for Canada's share of the Commission of Environmental
Co-operation budget	3,400,000	4,200,000
Canadians adopt sustainable consumption and production approaches
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	2,677,498	. . . . .
Risks to Canadians, their health, and their environment from air pollutants
and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced
Contributions to support environmental research and development	522,644	. . . . .
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development
initiatives	1,120,333	. . . . .
Contributions to support Canada's international commitments	6,041,121	. . . . .
Total contributions	57,653,000	45,026,000
Total	59,697,000	47,070,000

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Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates		2006-2007
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Purchases of domestic credits generated in Canada by the
domestic offsets system	. . . . .	. . . . .	24,721
Purchases of international credits generated in other
countries that are parties to the Kyoto Protocol	. . . . .	. . . . .	24,721
	. . . . .	. . . . .	49,442

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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Strategic Outcome

Environmental assessment is an integral part of program and policy decision-making.

Program Activity Descriptions

Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment
Program costs, including program support overhead for environmental assessment activities. This includes costs incurred in the performance of functions that are not directly involved with service delivery but support service delivery activities. This includes all supervisory, management and policy resources within a program area. These costs may be incurred within the program area at headquarters as well as the regions, but are separate and distinct from corporate and administrative services costs.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2007-2008 Main Estimates			2006-2007
		Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Contributions	Less:		Estimates
		and other	Revenues
		transfer	credited
		payments	to the vote
Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment	17,598	2,443	3,501	16,540	17,383
	17,598	2,443	3,501	16,540	17,383

Transfer Payments

(dollars)			2007-2008	2006-2007
			Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Contributions
Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment
Contribution to the Province of Quebec - James Bay and Northern
Quebec Agreement			173,500		173,500
Contributions to support the promotion, research and development of
environmental assessments			300,000		300,000
Contributions for the support of public participation in the
environmental assessment review process - Participant Funding
Program			1,969,000		1,469,000
Total			2,442,500		1,942,500

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National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Strategic Outcome

Federal policy development on environment and economy issues, and decisions in other key sectors, are influenced by National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy advice on selected issues.

Program Activity Descriptions

Provide advice on environment and economy issues
This program identifies and promotes new information, analysis and recommendations in the area of sustainable development, with an emphasis on the environment and the economy. Advice is provided to clients in the federal government as well as decision makers in other sectors (other levels of government, industry associations, non-governmental organizations).

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2007-2008 Main Estimates		2006-2007
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Provide advice on environment and economy issues	5,156	5,156	5,183
	5,156	5,156	5,183

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Parks Canada Agency

Strategic Outcome

Protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure the ecological and commemorative integrity of these places for the present and future generations.

Program Activity Descriptions

Establish Heritage Places
This program activity covers systems planning; negotiating with stakeholders for inclusion in the national systems, obtaining ministerial approval and establishing national parks, and national marine conservation areas of Canada, and establishing national historic sites, and other heritage places.

Conserve Heritage Resources
This program activity relates to the maintenance or improvement of ecological integrity in national parks; the sustainable use of national marine conservation areas and the protection of unique marine ecosystems; the maintenance and improvement of commemorative integrity in national historic sites managed or influenced by Parks Canada; and the protection and management of cultural resources under the administration of Parks Canada that are not associated with national historic sites.

Promote Public Appreciation and Understanding
Promotion of public appreciation and understanding involves programs and activities that are aimed at reaching Canadians in their communities where they live, work and learn and inviting them to become more involved in the protection and presentation of the nation's natural and cultural heritage. To accomplish this, Parks Canada is investing in carefully targeted outreach opportunities such as the Parks Canada Web site, introducing content into provincial and territorial school curricula, urban discovery centres and the use of mass media programming such as television to showcase national parks and national historic sites. Parks Canada also intends to broaden its base of support by informing and involving stakeholders and encouraging shared leadership in the development and implementation of the Agency's future direction. One key activity is the Minister's Round Table on Parks Canada, which represents the culmination of the Agency's involvement with stakeholders on a biennial basis.

Enhance Visitor Experience
Parks Canada welcomes more than 22 million visitors to the national historic sites, national parks, and national marine conservation areas of Canada. The Agency sets the stage for visitors to enjoy meaningful, high-quality experiences through the provision of information, infrastructure, facilities, programs, services and personnel. The visitor experience is the cumulative outcome of the individual's visit and their interactions with Parks Canada, and its partners. This includes pre and onsite trip planning information, reception and orientation services, interpretation programming, campgrounds, hiking trails and other recreational services, visitor safety programs, and ongoing post visit information.

Townsite Management
This program activity relates to the Parks Canada Agency's management and operation of communities within Canada's national parks. The communities are: important staging areas for visitors' national park and national historic site experiences; home to businesses and residents who are actively involved in providing services to visitors; and administrative centers for Parks Canada operations. The Agency provides municipal service such as drinking water, snow removal, garbage pick-up and disposal, sewage treatment, road and street maintenance, and fire services to support visitors and residents. Parks Canada is directly responsible for managing five townsites in national parks, which have permanent populations ranging from 100 to 1,500, and welcome millions of visitors annually.

Throughway Management
This program activity includes the operation, maintenance and repair of roads, bridges, provincial and inter-provincial highways and waterways that connect communities and pass through national parks and national historic sites.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2007-2008 Main Estimates				2006-2007
		Budgetary			Total	Main
	Operating	Capital	Grants	Contributions		Estimates
				and other
				transfer
				payments
Establish Heritage Places	23,845	781	23	. . . . .	24,649	26,090
Conserve Heritage Resources	170,446	21,781	. . . . .	6,865	199,092	215,622
Promote Public Appreciation and
Understanding	24,853	9,172	. . . . .	189	34,214	68,081
Enhance Visitor Experience	228,851	38,355	. . . . .	. . . . .	267,206	196,804
Townsite Management	8,127	4,532	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,659	12,775
Throughway Management	26,002	35,506	. . . . .	. . . . .	61,508	58,682
	482,124	110,127	23	7,054	599,328	578,054
Transfer Payments
(dollars)				2007-2008	2006-2007
				Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Establish Heritage Places
Grant to the International Peace Garden				22,700		. . . . .
Total grants				22,700		. . . . .
Contributions
Conserve Heritage Resources
Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national
parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and
historic canals				1,865,075		1,680,000
Contributions in support of the Historic Places Initiative				5,000,000		7,000,000
Promote Public Appreciation and Understanding
Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national
parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and
historic canals				189,225		189,226
Total contributions				7,054,300		8,869,226
Items not required
Grants in support of activities or projects related to national parks,
national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and
historic canals				. . . . .		22,700
Contributions in support of the Commercial Heritage Properties
Incentive Fund				. . . . .		9,873,000
Total items not required				. . . . .		9,895,700
Total				7,077,000		18,764,926

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