ENVIRONMENT |
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Ministry Summary | |||||
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These Supplementary Estimates | |||||
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Vote (dollars) | to date | Transfers | Appropriations | to date | |
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Department | |||||
1a | 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; | |||||
( 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; and | |||||
( g ) 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 - To authorize the | |||||
transfer of $5,538,000 from Environment Vote 5, | |||||
$6,654,292 from Environment Vote 10, and | |||||
$1,505,000 from Treasury Board Vote 1, | |||||
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes | |||||
of this Vote and to provide a further amount of | 662,633,000 | 13,160,538 | 36,841,745 | 712,635,283 | |
5a | Capital expenditures | 40,000,000 | (5,538,000) | 4,000,000 | 38,462,000 |
10a | Contributions - To authorize the transfer of $400,000 | ||||
from Environment Vote 1, $250,000 from | |||||
Environment Vote 25, $232,810,000 from Treasury | |||||
Board Vote 2, $1,000,000 from Natural Resources | |||||
Vote 10, and $500,000 from Natural Resources | |||||
Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the | |||||
purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount | |||||
of | 59,697,000 | 227,583,116 | 14,668,792 | 301,948,908 | |
(S) | Minister of the Environment - Salary and motor car | ||||
allowance | 74,522 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 74,522 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 79,549,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 79,549,000 |
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Total Department | 841,953,522 | 235,205,654 | 55,510,537 | 1,132,669,713 | |
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency | |||||
15a | Program expenditures - To authorize the transfer of | ||||
$37,200 from Environment Vote 1, Appropriation Act | |||||
No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote and to | |||||
provide a further amount of | 14,844,000 | 37,200 | 5,845,126 | 20,726,326 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 1,696,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,696,000 |
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Total Agency | 16,540,000 | 37,200 | 5,845,126 | 22,422,326 | |
National Round Table on the Environment and | |||||
the Economy | |||||
20 | Program expenditures | 4,704,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,704,000 |
(S) | Expenditures pursuant to paragraph 29.1(1) of the | ||||
Financial Administration Act | 20,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 20,000 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 432,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 432,000 |
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Total Agency | 5,156,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,156,000 | |
Parks Canada Agency | |||||
25a | Program expenditures | 497,753,221 | (250,000) | 12,419,834 | 509,923,055 |
30 | Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites | ||||
Account | 2,300,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,300,000 | |
(S) | Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from | ||||
the conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the | |||||
Parks Canada Agency Act | 104,000,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 104,000,000 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 46,006,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 46,006,000 |
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Total Agency | 650,059,221 | (250,000) | 12,419,834 | 662,229,055 | |
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Total Ministry | 1,513,708,743 | 234,992,854 | 73,775,497 | 1,822,477,094 | |
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Note: Orders in Council P.C. 2007-0014 and P.C. 2007-0015 transferred the control and supervision of the Toronto Waterfront
Revitalization Initiative, from the Treasury Board Secretariat to the Department of Environment ($234,315,000).
Note: The “Authorities to date” amount for Parks Canada Agency includes $50,731,221 in Vote 25, which was appropriated in 2006-2007 (Vote 30) and will be spent in 2007-2008.
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | ||||
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Environment requests funds for the following items: | ||||
Voted Appropriations | Vote 1 | Vote 5 | Vote 10 | Total |
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Funding for the implementation of the Species at Risk Act to | ||||
continue the stabilization and recovery of wildlife species at risk | ||||
in Canada | 17,228 | . . . . . | 8,900 | 26,128 |
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal | ||||
item ) | 8,085 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 8,085 |
Funding for the Harbourfront Centre to continue its cultural and | ||||
recreational programming on the Toronto waterfront | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,000 | 5,000 |
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 ) | 3,819 | . . . . . | 504 | 4,323 |
Funding for Meteorological Service of Canada high priority projects . | . . . . . | 4,000 | . . . . . | 4,000 |
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of | ||||
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item ) | 3,878 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 3,878 |
Funding to improve the performance of the regulatory system for | ||||
major natural resource projects that are subject to a | ||||
comprehensive study, a panel review or a multijurisdictional | ||||
screening under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 2,254 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,254 |
Funding to support the Health of the Oceans initiative to contribute | ||||
to the National Water Strategy ( horizontal item ) | 1,255 | . . . . . | 30 | 1,285 |
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 ) | 705 | . . . . . | 235 | 940 |
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property | 658 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 658 |
Funding for activities that are essential to the continued | ||||
implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 608 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 608 |
Funding to fulfill the obligations set out in the Nunavik Inuit Land | ||||
Claims Agreement ( horizontal item ) | 189 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 189 |
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all | ||||
ongoing grant and contribution programs every five years | ||||
( horizontal item ) | 181 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 181 |
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 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 59 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 38,919 | 4,000 | 14,669 | 57,588 |
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Funds Available | ||||
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | 2,077 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,077 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | 36,842 | 4,000 | 14,669 | 55,511 |
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Transfers | ||||
Transfer from Treasury Board Secretariat - For the revitalization of | ||||
the Toronto Waterfront through investments in infrastructure and | ||||
urban development (Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative) | ||||
as a result of change of Ministers' portfolio | 1,505 | . . . . . | 232,810 | 234,315 |
Transfer from Natural Resources - To support the restoration of | ||||
Stanley Park, a National Historic Site in Vancouver, British | ||||
Columbia | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Transfer from Natural Resources ($500) and from Parks Canada | ||||
Agency ($250) - To support the ecological restoration of Point | ||||
Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia | . . . . . | . . . . . | 750 | 750 |
Internal reallocation of resources - In support of protecting | ||||
Canadians and the environment from toxic substances through a | ||||
Chemicals Management Plan | (400) | . . . . . | 400 | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - To provide sufficient operating | ||||
funds to carry out ongoing core functions | 12,192 | (5,538) | (6,654) | . . . . . |
Transfer to Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - For | ||||
salary adjustments within the Ministry | (37) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (37) |
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - For the | ||||
payment of assessed contributions representing Canada's | ||||
membership in the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed | ||||
Consent for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in | ||||
International Trade and in the Stockholm Convention on | ||||
Persistent Organic Pollutants | (42) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (42) |
Transfer to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency | ||||
of Canada - To support the National Managers' Community | (58) | . . . . . | . . . . . | (58) |
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans - To support Aboriginal | ||||
involvement in aquatic species at risk activities under the Species | ||||
at Risk Act | . . . . . | . . . . . | (723) | (723) |
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Total Transfers | 13,160 | (5,538) | 227,583 | 235,205 |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 50,002 | (1,538) | 242,252 | 290,716 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 1 : $2,077,300 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to a realignment of resources between salaries and other operating costs.
Transfer Payments (dollars) | Voted | Statutory |
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Contributions | ||
Biodiversity is conserved and protected | ||
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives | 6,885,000 | . . . . . |
Habitat Stewardship Contribution Program | 4,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Water is clean, safe and secure | ||
Contributions to support environmental research and development | 142,000 | . . . . . |
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Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural | ||
capital and working landscapes | ||
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives | 29,500 | . . . . . |
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Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences | ||
decision-making | ||
Contributions to support environmental research and development | 362,292 | . . . . . |
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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 | 400,000 | . . . . . |
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Revitalization of the Toronto Waterfront | ||
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative | 232,810,000 | . . . . . |
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Harbourfront Corporation | ||
Contribution to the Harbourfront Centre | 5,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 249,628,792 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote | 7,376,884 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | 242,251,908 | . . . . . |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of
Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry
Summary” due to rounding.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | ||
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency requests funds for the following items: | ||
Voted Appropriations | Vote 15 | |
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Funding to improve the performance of the regulatory system for major natural resource projects that are subject to a | ||
comprehensive study, a panel review or a multijurisdictional screening under the Canadian Environmental | ||
Assessment Act ( horizontal item ) | 2,986 | |
Funding to address a shortfall in the review panel support and one-time funding to lead the evaluation of the Cabinet | ||
Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals | 1,870 | |
Funding to lead Aboriginal consultations for fourteen environmental assessment processes as a result of the | ||
Dene Tha' settlement agreement | 767 | |
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all ongoing grant and contribution programs every | ||
five years ( horizontal item ) | 91 | |
Funding to continue implementation of the provision of the Northeastern Quebec Agreement and the James Bay and | ||
Northern Quebec Agreement and to support the Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee | 72 | |
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 | 5,845 | |
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Transfers | ||
Transfer from Environment - For salary adjustments within the Ministry | 37 | |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 5,882 | |
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Transfer Payments (dollars) | Voted | Statutory |
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Contributions | ||
Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment | ||
Contributions for the support of public participation in the environmental assessment | ||
review process - Participant Funding Program | 600,000 | . . . . . |
Contribution to the Province of Quebec - James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement | 72,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Transfer Payments | 672,000 | . . . . . |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding. |
Parks Canada Agency |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | |
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Parks Canada Agency requests funds for the following items: | |
Voted Appropriations | Vote 25 |
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Funding for the implementation of the Species at Risk Act to continue the stabilization and recovery of wildlife | |
species at risk in Canada | 9,840 |
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item ) | 1,921 |
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 ) | 1,096 |
Funding to support the Health of the Oceans initiative to contribute to the National Water Strategy ( horizontal item ) | 627 |
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 ) | 571 |
Funding to fulfill the obligations set out in the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement ( horizontal item ) | 325 |
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all ongoing grant and contribution programs every | |
five years ( horizontal item ) | 91 |
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 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 14,531 |
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Funds Available | |
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | 2,111 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | 12,420 |
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Transfers | |
Transfer to Environment - To support the ecological restoration of Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia | (250) |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 12,170 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 25 : $2,111,311 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to 2006-2007 year-end adjustments associated with Parks
Canada Agency's multi-year spending authority as follows: $933,564 for employee benefit plan requirements and $1,177,747 for
the cost of Department of Justice legal services.
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.
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