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Changes in 2007-2008 Main Estimates

The purpose of this section is to provide a reconciliation of the 2007-2008 Main Estimates with the 2006-2007 Main Estimates in the following four areas:

• Changes to presentation;
• Changes to government organization and structure;
• Changes in authorities (vote and statutory items); and
• Changes to program activity architectures (strategic outcomes and program activity descriptions).

Changes to Presentation:

Although the Main Estimates presentation has remained virtually unchanged, the data capturing system has been automated. As a result, the detail in some tables may not add to the totals due to rounding.

Changes to Government Organization and Structure:

General - During 2006-2007, pursuant to the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, the government announced a series of reorganizations to the structure of certain ministries.

The following structure changes were made through Supplementary Estimates (A), 2006-2007:

	Program/Organization	Moved From	Moved To
1.	Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat	Privy Council	Indian Affairs and Northern
			Development
2.	Borders Task Force	Privy Council	Public Safety and
			Emergency Preparedness
3.	Canadian Firearms Centre	Separate Department within	Royal Canadian Mounted
		Public Safety and	Police within Public Safety
		Emergency Preparedness	and Emergency
		portfolio	Preparedness portfolio
4.	Crown Corporation Secretariat	Office of Infrastructure of	Transport
	relating to the Canada Lands	Canada
	Company Limited and the Queens
	Quay West Land Corporation
5.	Crown Corporation Secretariat	Canada Revenue Agency	Transport
	relating to the Royal Canadian Mint
	and the Canada Post Corporation
6.	Foreign Affairs and International	Foreign Affairs and	Foreign Affairs and
	Trade (International Trade)	International Trade	International Trade
		(International Trade)
7.	National Collection Services and	Human Resources and Skills	Canada Revenue Agency
	Collections Litigation and Advisory	Development
	Services
8.	National Science Advisor Secretariat	Privy Council	Industry
9.	Office of Indian Residential Schools	Canadian Heritage	Indian Affairs and Northern
	Resolution of Canada		Development
10.	Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists	Industry	Treasury Board
11.	Office of the Senior Advisor	Privy Council	Public Service Human
	responsible for Diversity and Special		Resources Management
	Projects		Agency of Canada
12.	Official Languages Secretariat	Privy Council	Canadian Heritage
13.	Policy Research Initiative	Privy Council	Human Resources and Skills
			Development
14.	Regional Offices in the	Privy Council	Treasury Board
	Communications and Consultations
	Secretariat
15.	Regulatory Affairs and Orders in	Privy Council	Treasury Board
	Council Secretariat (except Orders in
	Council Division)
16.	Toronto Waterfront Revitalization	Citizenship and Immigration	Treasury Board Secretariat
	Initiative
17.	Parks Canada Agency	Canadian Heritage	Environment
18.	Canada Emissions Reduction	Environment Canada	This agency is no longer
	Incentives Agency		operational

The following Orders in Council approved those changes:

1.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0119 transfers the control and supervision of the Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, effective April 1, 2006.
2.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0360 transfers the control and supervision of the Borders Task Force from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, effective June 1, 2006.
3.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0388 transfers the control and supervision of Canadian Firearms Centre to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, effective May 27, 2006.
4.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0070 transfers the control and supervision of the Crown Corporation
	Secretariat relating to Canada Lands Company Limited and Queens Quay West Land Corporation from the Office of Infrastructure of Canada to the Department of Transport, effective February 6, 2006.
5.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0069 transfers the control and supervision of the Crown Corporation Secretariat relating to the Royal Canadian Mint and the Canada Post Corporation from Canada Revenue Agency to the Department of Transport, effective February 6, 2006.
6.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0040 transfers the control and supervision of the Department of International Trade to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and combined the two under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective February 6, 2006.
7.	Order in Council P.C. 2005-1354 applies subsection 37.3(1) of the Public Service Employment Act to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Regulations 2005, for the purposes of transferring the National Collection Services and Collections Litigation and Advisory Services. Effective August 1, 2005 P.C. 2005- 1355 transfers the control and supervision of the National Collection Services and Collections Litigation and Advisory Services from the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development to the Minister of National Revenue, effective July 28, 2005.
8.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0354 transfers the control and supervision of the National Science Advisor Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Industry, effective May 8, 2006.
9.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0399 transfers the control and supervision of the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada from the Minister of Canadian Heritage to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, effective May 19, 2006.
10.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0049 amends Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act by designating the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists as a department and P.C. 2006-0050 transfers the control and supervision of the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists from the Minister of Industry to the President of the Treasury Board. As a result the Registrar has been moved to the Treasury Board portfolio, effective February 6, 2006.
11.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0695 transfers the control and supervision of the Office of the Senior Advisor responsible for Diversity and Special Projects from the Privy Council Office to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada, effective August 1, 2006
12.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0086 transfers the control and supervision of the Official Languages Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Canadian Heritage, effective February 6, 2006.
13.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0361 transfers the control and supervision of the Policy Research Initiative from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, effective June 1, 2006.
14.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0363 transfers the control and supervision of the Regional Offices in the Communications and Consultations Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to Treasury Board, effective July 1, 2006.
15.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0362 transfers the control and supervision of the Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat (with the exception of the Orders in Council Division) from the Privy Council Office to Treasury Board, effective July 1, 2006.
16.	Order in Council P.C. 2006-0076 transfers the control and supervision of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative * from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration to the Treasury Board Secretariat, effective February 6, 2006.
17.	Order in Council P.C. 2003-2081 transfers the control and supervision of Parks Canada Agency from the Minister of Canadian Heritage to the Minister of Environment. Residual funding related to policy activities was transferred from Canadian Heritage to Parks Canada.
18.	Order in Council P.C. 2005-1716, fixed October 3, 2005 as the day on which Part 13 ( Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act ) of the Budget Implementation Act, 2005 , being chapter 30 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005, comes into force. The provisions of the Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency Act included the establishment of the Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency. However, the government announced that it would no longer purchase gas emission credits and as a result this Agency is no longer operational.

The following structure changes were made through Supplementary Estimates (B), 2006-2007:

• Order in Council P.C. 2006-0226 amends Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act by designating the Public Appointments Commission Secretariat as a department, effective April 21, 2006.
• Order in Council P.C. 2006-1351 transfers the control and supervision of the Aboriginal Business Canada, First Nations Schoolnet and the Aboriginal Economic Development Board from the Department of Industry to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, effective December 1, 2006.

The following structure changes are reflected in these Main Estimates:

• Order in Council P.C. 2006-0037 transfers the control and supervision of the Department of Social Development to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development and in 2007-2008 the two are combined under the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development to be styled as the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, effective February 6, 2006.
• Order in Council P.C. 2006-0181 states that Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, pursuant to section 155 of An Act to provide for real property taxation powers of first nations, to create a First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Statistical Institute and to make consequential amendments to other Acts , assented to on March 23, 2005, being chapter 9 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005, hereby fixes April 1, 2006 as the day on which that Act comes into force, other than section 154, which came into force on assent March 23, 2005.
• Treasury Board approved transferring five Crown corporations (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., Marine Atlantic Inc. and VIA Rail Canada Inc.) from within Transport's Program Activity Architecture (PAA) to outside Transport's PAA. In addition the Treasury Board approved transferring the Old Port of Montreal Inc. from within the Office of Infrastructure of Canada's PAA to outside the Office of Infrastructure of Canada's PAA.
• The Federal Accountability Act , which came into force on assent, December 12, 2006, established the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions under the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

*	Due to machinery of government changes announced in January 2007, the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative has been transferred to the Department of the Environment. This will be reflected in the next 2007-2008 Estimates document.

On January 4, 2007 the Prime Minister announced the following changes in responsibility:

• The President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada becomes the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification.
• The Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development is to be styled as the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
• The Minister of Justice becomes the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
• The Minister of National Revenue and Western Economic Diversification becomes the Minister of National Revenue.

Changes in Authorities (Vote and Statutory Items):

The Changes in Authorities sub-section details those Votes that contain specific authority that differ from those included in the previous year's Main Estimates as well as new expenditure authorities appearing for the first time. In light of the House of Commons Speaker's rulings in 1981, the government has made a commitment that the only legislation that will be enacted through the Estimates process, other than cases specifically authorized by Statute, will be previous Appropriation Acts.

Agriculture and Agri-Food - Department - Vote 15 wording has been modified by decreasing the payment amount from $1,700,000,000 to $1,500,000,000 and by including the following text to its vote wording “and $1,500,000,000 payable in respect of cash advances provided by producer organizations, the Canadian Wheat Board and other lenders under the Enhanced Spring Credit Advance Program”.

Canada Revenue Agency - The statutory item “Minister of National Revenue and Western Economic Diversification - Salary and motor car allowance” has been changed to “Minister of National Revenue - Salary and motor car allowance”; and a new statutory item was added “Payments to private collection agencies pursuant to section 17.1 of the Financial Administration Act ”.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Department - Vote 1 wording has been modified to include “…Canadian Business Centres and Canadian Education Centres; training services provided by the Canadian Foreign Service Institute; trade fairs, missions and other international business development services; investment development services; international telecommunication services; departmental publications; other services…”. Vote 10 wording has been modified to include, “and, with respect to the Global Peace and Security Program, Human

Privy Council - Department - The statutory item “President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada - Salary and motor car allowance” has been changed to “President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification - Salary and motor car allowance”.

Privy Council - Public Appointments Commission Secretariat - This newly created organization has one new Vote, Vote 25 “Program expenditures”; and one new statutory item “Contributions to employee benefit plans”.

Transport - Canadian Air Transport Security Authority - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one new Vote, Vote 20 “Payments to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority for operating and capital expenditures”.

Transport - Federal Bridge Corporation Limited - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one Vote, Vote 30 “Payments to the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited”.

Transport - Marine Atlantic Inc. - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one new Vote, Vote 35 “Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc. in respect of (a) the costs of the management of the Company, payments for capital purposes and for transportation activities including the following water transportation services pursuant to contracts with Her Majesty: Newfoundland ferries and terminals; and (b) payments made by the Company of the costs incurred for the provision of early retirement benefits, severance and other benefits where such costs result from employee cutbacks or the discontinuance or reduction of a service”.

Transport - Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one Vote, Vote 60 “Payment to the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc. for operating expenditures”.

Transport - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one new Vote, Vote 65 “Payments to the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. to be applied in payment of the excess of the expenditures over the revenues of the Corporation (exclusive of depreciation on capital structures and reserves) in the operation of the Jacques Cartier, Champlain and Mercier Bridges, a portion of the Bonaventure Autoroute, the Pont-Champlain Jetty, and Melocheville Tunnel, Montreal”.

Transport - VIA Rail Canada Inc. - This Crown corporation's new presentation has one Vote, Vote 75 “Payments to VIA Rail Canada Inc. in respect of the costs of the management of the Company, payments for capital purposes and payments for the provision of rail passenger services in Canada in accordance with contracts entered into pursuant to subparagraph (c)(i) of Transport Vote 52d, Appropriation Act No.1, 1977 ”.

Treasury Board - Secretariat - Vote 1 wording has been modified from “Program expenditures…” to “Operating expenditures …”; and in addition Vote 2 “Contributions” has been added.

Treasury Board - Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists - This newly created organization has one Vote, Vote 30 “Program expenditures”; and one new statutory item “Contributions to employee benefit plans”.

Changes to Program Activity Architectures (Strategic Outcomes and Program Activities and Program Activity Descriptions):

Each organization listed in the Main Estimates is described in terms of its strategic outcomes, program activities and program activity descriptions. This sub-section provides a listing of those departments, agencies and Crown corporations with changes to their strategic outcomes, program activities, or program activity descriptions. Unless otherwise noted, when a department undergoes a major change, the old and new structures will be displayed in the Program by Activities table. The 2007-2008 Report on Plans and Priorities, to be tabled later, will provide a detailed crosswalk of major changes between the old and the new structure plus an explanation of why the changes were made.

Departments and Agencies:

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - Department

• Canada Revenue Agency

• Canada School of Public Service

• Canadian Human Rights Commission

• Canadian International Development Agency

• Citizenship and Immigration - Department

• Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

• Environment - Department

• Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Department

• Humans Resources and Skills Development - Department

• Indian Affairs and Northern Development - Department

• Indian Specific Claims Commission

• Justice - Department

• Library and Archives of Canada

• Office of Infrastructure of Canada

• Office of Registrar of Lobbyists

• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

• Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

• Public Appointments Commission Secretariat

• Public Health Agency of Canada

• Public Service Commission

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  

• Transport - Department

• Treasury Board Secretariat

• Veterans Affairs

• Western Economic Diversification

Crown Corporations:

• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

• Canadian Commercial Corporation

• Federal Bridges Corporation Limited

• First Nations Statistical Institute

• International Development Research Centre

• Marine Atlantic Inc.

• Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

• Telefilm Canada

• The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

• VIA Rail Canada Inc.
  

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