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AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD |
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Ministry Summary | |||||
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These Supplementary Estimates | |||||
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Department | |||||
1a | Operating expenditures and the payment to each | ||||
member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | |||||
who is a Minister without Portfolio or a Minister of | |||||
State who does not preside over a Ministry of State of | |||||
a salary not to exceed the salary paid to Ministers of | |||||
State who preside over Ministries of State under the | |||||
Salaries Act , as adjusted pursuant to the Parliament of | |||||
Canada Act and pro rata for any period of less than a | |||||
year and, pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the | |||||
Financial Administration Act , authority to expend | |||||
revenues received from, and to offset expenditures | |||||
incurred in the fiscal year for, collaborative research | |||||
agreements and research services, the grazing and | |||||
breeding activities of the Community Pastures | |||||
Program and the administration of the Canadian | |||||
Agricultural Income Stabilization program | 605,886,000 | (308,601) | 27,965,451 | 633,542,850 | |
5a | Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of | ||||
$42,000 from National Defence Vote 5, | |||||
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes | |||||
of this Vote and to provide a further amount of | 28,631,000 | 42,000 | 21,927,157 | 50,600,157 | |
10a | The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions - | ||||
To authorize the transfer of $400,000 from Canadian | |||||
Heritage Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 | |||||
for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further | |||||
amount of | 595,783,000 | 400,000 | 99,032,185 | 695,215,185 | |
15 | Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial | ||||
Administration Act , to authorize the Minister of | |||||
Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Her Majesty | |||||
in right of Canada, in accordance with terms and | |||||
conditions approved by the Minister of Finance, to | |||||
guarantee payments of an amount not exceeding, at | |||||
any one time, in aggregate, the sum of | |||||
$1,500,000,000 payable in respect of cash advances | |||||
provided by producer organizations, the Canadian | |||||
Wheat Board and other lenders under the Spring | |||||
Credit Advance Program 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 | 1 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1 | |
20 | Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial | ||||
Administration Act , to authorize the Minister of | |||||
Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Her Majesty | |||||
in right of Canada, in accordance with terms and | |||||
conditions approved by the Minister of Finance, to | |||||
guarantee payments of amounts not exceeding, at any | |||||
time, in aggregate, the sum of $140,000,000 payable | |||||
in respect of Line of Credit Agreements to be entered | |||||
into by the Farm Credit Corporation for the purpose | |||||
of the renewed (2003) National Biomass Ethanol | |||||
Program | 1 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1 | |
(S) | Grants to agencies established under the Farm | ||||
Products Agencies Act | 200,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 200,000 | |
(S) | Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund | 5,000,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,000,000 |
(S) | Contributions in support of Business Risk | ||||
Management Programs under the Agricultural Policy | |||||
Framework - Canadian Agricultural Income | |||||
Stabilization Program | 570,520,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 570,520,000 | |
(S) | Contributions in support of Business Risk | ||||
Management Programs under the Agricultural Policy | |||||
Framework - Production Insurance | 406,970,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 406,970,000 | |
(S) | Payments in connection with the Agricultural | ||||
Marketing Programs Act | 138,732,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 138,732,000 | |
(S) | Loan guarantees under the Farm Improvement and | ||||
Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act | 4,000,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,000,000 | |
(S) | Contributions in support of Business Risk | ||||
Management Programs under the Agricultural Policy | |||||
Framework - Agriculture Policy Initiatives | 4,180,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,180,000 | |
(S) | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food - Salary and | ||||
motor car allowance | 74,522 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 74,522 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 74,344,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 74,344,000 |
(S) | Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving Fund | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
(S) | Grant payments for the Golden Nematode Disaster | ||||
Program | . . . . . | . . . . . | 450,000 | 450,000 | |
(S) | Grants and contributions in support of the Cost of | ||||
Production Benefit | . . . . . | . . . . . | 401,000,000 | 401,000,000 | |
(S) | Grant payments to the Drought Assistance Package | ||||
for Livestock Producers | . . . . . | . . . . . | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |
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Total Department | 2,434,320,524 | 133,399 | 580,374,793 | 3,014,828,716 | |
Canadian Dairy Commission | |||||
25 | Program expenditures | 3,595,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 3,595,000 |
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Total Agency | 3,595,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 3,595,000 | |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency | |||||
30a | Operating expenditures and contributions - To | ||||
authorize the transfer of $255,000 from National | |||||
Defence Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 | |||||
for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further | |||||
amount of | 494,987,000 | (2,237,809) | 24,947,097 | 517,696,288 | |
35 | Capital expenditures | 19,735,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 19,735,000 |
(S) | Compensation payments in accordance with | ||||
requirements established by Regulations under the | |||||
Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act , | |||||
and authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food | |||||
Inspection Agency Act | 1,500,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,500,000 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 71,129,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 71,129,000 |
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Total Agency | 587,351,000 | (2,237,809) | 24,947,097 | 610,060,288 | |
Canadian Grain Commission | |||||
40a | Program expenditures | 30,940,000 | . . . . . | 7,300,000 | 38,240,000 |
(S) | Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund | (127,000) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (127,000) |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 3,919,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 3,919,000 |
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Total Agency | 34,732,000 | . . . . . | 7,300,000 | 42,032,000 | |
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Total Ministry | 3,059,998,524 | (2,104,410) | 612,621,890 | 3,670,516,004 | |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | ||||
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Agriculture and Agri-Food requests funds for the following items: | ||||
Voted Appropriations | Vote 1 | Vote 5 | Vote 10 | Total |
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Funding in support of the implementation of the Agricultural Policy | ||||
Framework | . . . . . | . . . . . | 68,019 | 68,019 |
Funding to facilitate the disposal of tissues that can carry the Bovine | ||||
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease and infect the entire | ||||
food and animal chain | 1,379 | . . . . . | 33,000 | 34,379 |
Funding for investments in sectoral capacity that support the | ||||
transformation and transition of farmers and agri-food and | ||||
agri-bioproduct into new areas of opportunity (New | ||||
Opportunities for Agriculture Initiatives) | 3,174 | . . . . . | 28,513 | 31,687 |
Funding to ensure that agricultural producers have an opportunity to | ||||
invest and participate in the emerging renewable fuels industry | ||||
(ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative) | 1,851 | . . . . . | 28,650 | 30,501 |
Funding to support the establishment, further development and | ||||
operations of bioproducts research networks (Agricultural | ||||
Bioproducts Innovation Program) | 9,575 | 8,600 | 10,500 | 28,675 |
Funding to support the Cover Crop Protection Program in response | ||||
to flood damage * | 2,661 | . . . . . | 22,100 | 24,761 |
Funding to support the Canadian Farm Families Option Program, | ||||
which provides low income farm families with short-term | ||||
financial assistance and access to renewal services to improve | ||||
long-term income | 2,000 | . . . . . | 17,000 | 19,000 |
Funding to support the implementation of the Agricultural Policy | ||||
Framework - Food Safety and Food Quality | . . . . . | . . . . . | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Funding to help control the spread and impact of Porcine Circovirus | ||||
Associated Diseases through the testing and inoculation of hog | ||||
herds in Canada (Initiative for the Control of Diseases in the Hog | ||||
Industry - Circovirus Inoculation Strategy) | 1,020 | . . . . . | 14,250 | 15,270 |
Funding for the continuation of capital renewal and maintenance of | ||||
agricultural facilities across Canada | . . . . . | 13,327 | . . . . . | 13,327 |
Funding in support of organizations to facilitate adaptation and rural | ||||
development within the Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector under | ||||
the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative | 283 | . . . . . | 6,689 | 6,972 |
Funding to increase the tender fruit sector's viability and profitability | ||||
by eradicating the Plum Pox Virus in Canada ( horizontal item ) | 145 | . . . . . | 5,811 | 5,956 |
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property | 4,923 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,923 |
Reinvestment of revenues from sales and services related to | ||||
research, facilities and equipment | 2,927 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,927 |
Funding to assist producers in British Columbia, Alberta, | ||||
Saskatchewan and Ontario with purchasing and hauling feed | ||||
and/or water for animals in an effort to recover from the | ||||
economic impacts of the 2006 drought | 2,639 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,639 |
Funding for activities that are essential to the continued | ||||
implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 2,075 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,075 |
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of | ||||
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item ) | 1,224 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,224 |
Funding in support of the expansion of co-operatives under the | ||||
Co-operative Development Initiative | 209 | . . . . . | 1,000 | 1,209 |
Funding for the Government of Canada Exhibitions Program and the | ||||
Government of Canada Rural Exhibits Program ( horizontal item ) | 500 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 500 |
Funding for pest management controls for the evaluation and | ||||
registration of new low-risk pesticides and increasing the use of | ||||
evidence-based risk assessments ( horizontal item ) | 474 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 474 |
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all | ||||
ongoing grant and contribution programs every five years | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 181 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 181 |
Funding to undertake projects related to the development and | ||||
application of biotechnology (Canadian Biotechnology Strategy) | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 100 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 100 |
Funding for implementation of the action plan to strengthen | ||||
Canada's regulatory system and establish a Centre of Regulatory | ||||
Expertise within the Treasury Board Secretariat ( horizontal item ) | 60 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 60 |
Funding to prepare for Canada's participation in International Polar | ||||
Year 2007-2008, an extensive international research program in | ||||
the Arctic and Antarctic ( horizontal item ) | 41 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 41 |
Funding to assist producers in Quebec, affected by the golden | ||||
nematode, more specifically potato producers, in order to provide | ||||
financial quick relief as well as renewal programming to evaluate | ||||
longer term implications (Golden Nematode Disaster Program) | 25 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 25 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 37,466 | 21,927 | 251,532 | 310,925 |
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Funds Available | ||||
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | 9,500 | . . . . . | 152,500 | 162,000 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | 27,966 | 21,927 | 99,032 | 148,925 |
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Statutory Appropriations | ||||
Funding for the Cost of Production Benefit to assist producers in | ||||
addressing past income declines due to increases in costs of | ||||
production over the last four years | 401,000 | |||
Funding to assist producers in British Columbia, Alberta, | ||||
Saskatchewan and Ontario with purchasing and hauling feed | ||||
and/or water for animals in an effort to recover from the | ||||
economic impacts of the 2006 drought | 30,000 | |||
Funding to assist producers in Quebec, affected by the golden | ||||
nematode, more specifically potato producers, in order to provide | ||||
financial quick relief as well as renewal programming to evaluate | ||||
longer term implications (Golden Nematode Disaster Program) | 450 | |||
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Total Statutory Appropriations | 431,450 | |||
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Total Adjustments to Appropriations | 580,375 | |||
Transfers | ||||
Transfer from Canadian Heritage - For the development of Official | ||||
Language Minority Communities (Interdepartmental Partnership | ||||
with the Official Language Communities) | . . . . . | . . . . . | 400 | 400 |
Transfer from National Defence - For public security initiatives | ||||
( horizontal item ) | . . . . . | 42 | . . . . . | 42 |
Transfer to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency | ||||
of Canada - To support the National Managers' Community | (65) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (65) |
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide | ||||
support to departmental staff located at missions abroad | (244) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (244) |
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Total Transfers | (309) | 42 | 400 | 133 |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 27,657 | 21,969 | 99,432 | 580,508 |
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* | Access to Treasury Board Contingencies Vote was approved to provide temporary funding for this item in the amount of $14,100,000. A summary of Treasury Board Contingencies Vote items can be found at the front of this document. |
Explanation of Funds Available
(dollars)
Vote 1
: $9,500,000 in total
authorities is available
within
the Vote
due to amendments to the Canadian Farm Families Option Program
(the savings from the Program totalled $11,500,000, however
$2,000,000 for the Community Pastures Program was sourced from
these savings leaving a balance of $9,500,000).
Vote 10
: $152,500,000 in total authorities is
available
within
the Vote due to
amendments to the Canadian Farm Families Option Program.
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements”
may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to
rounding.
Transfer Payments (dollars) |
Voted |
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Grants | ||
Business Risk Management | ||
Grant payments for the Cover Crop Protection Program (Funds in the amount of | ||
$14,100,000 were provided from the Treasury Board Contingencies Vote to pay for a | ||
portion of this item) | 22,100,000 | . . . . . |
(S) Grant payments for the Golden Nematode Disaster Program | . . . . . | 450,000 |
(S) Grant payments for the Drought Assistance Package for Livestock Producers | . . . . . | 30,000,000 |
(S) Grants in support of the Cost of Production Benefit | . . . . . | 361,540,000 |
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22,100,000 | 391,990,000 | |
Innovation and Renewal | ||
Grants to organizations to facilitate adaptation and rural development within the | ||
Agriculture and Agri-food Sector | 6,689,167 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Grants | 28,789,167 | 391,990,000 |
Contributions | ||
Environment | ||
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Environment | 45,254,389 | . . . . . |
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Food Safety and Food Quality | ||
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Food Safety and Food | ||
Quality | 38,764,273 | . . . . . |
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Business Risk Management | ||
Contributions in support of facilitating the disposal of Specified Risk Materials | 33,000,000 | . . . . . |
Contribution payments for New Opportunities for Agriculture Initiatives | 28,513,356 | . . . . . |
Contribution payments for the control of diseases in the hog industry - Circovirus | ||
Initiative | 14,250,000 | . . . . . |
(S) Contributions in support of the Cost of Production Benefit | . . . . . | 39,460,000 |
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Innovation and Renewal | ||
Contribution payments for the ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative | 28,650,000 | . . . . . |
Contribution payments for the Canadian Farm Families Options Program | 17,000,000 | . . . . . |
Contribution payments for the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program | 10,500,000 | . . . . . |
Contribution payments for the Plum Pox Eradication Program | 5,811,000 | . . . . . |
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Rural and Co-operatives | ||
Contributions in support of assistance to Rural Canada and Development in the Area of | ||
Co-operatives Framework | 1,400,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Contributions | 223,143,018 | 39,460,000 |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 251,932,185 | 431,450,000 |
Less: Funds available within the Vote | 152,500,000 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | 99,432,185 | 431,450,000 |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | ||
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency requests funds for the following items: | ||
Voted Appropriations | Vote 30 | |
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Funding for the implementation of Enhanced Animal Feed Restrictions to mitigate public health risks associated with | ||
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) | 21,881 | |
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item ) | 2,500 | |
Funding to increase the tender fruit sector's viability and profitability by eradicating the Plum Pox Virus in Canada | ||
( horizontal item ) | 325 | |
Funding to prepare for Canada's participation in International Polar Year 2007-2008, an extensive international | ||
research program in the Arctic and Antarctic ( horizontal item ) | 182 | |
Funding for implementation of the action plan to strengthen Canada's regulatory system and establish a Centre of | ||
Regulatory Expertise within the Treasury Board Secretariat ( horizontal item ) | 59 | |
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Total Voted Appropriations | 24,947 | |
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Transfers | ||
Transfer from National Defence - For public security initiatives ( horizontal item ) | 255 | |
Transfer to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada - To support the National Managers' | ||
Community | (59) | |
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide support to departmental staff located at missions | ||
abroad | (434) | |
Transfer to Western Economic Diversification - For the design and construction of the International Vaccine Centre's | ||
(InterVac) Biosafety Level III Containment Facility in Saskatoon | (2,000) | |
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Total Transfers | (2,238) | |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 22,709 | |
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Contributions | ||
Food Safety and Public Health | ||
Contributions in support of those initiatives that contribute to the improvement, | ||
advancement and promotion of the federal inspection system | 182,300 | . . . . . |
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Canadian Grain Commission |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | |
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Canadian Grain Commission requests funds for the following items: | |
Voted Appropriations | Vote 40 |
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Funding to address operating shortfalls to allow for the continued delivery of mandated services such as grain | |
regulation and quality assurance | 7,300 |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding. |