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AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates

		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date



	Department
1b	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 - To
	authorize the transfer of $43,620,457 from
	Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 10, and $175,000
	from Western Economic Diversification Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote	633,542,850	43,631,457	1	677,174,308
5b	Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of
	$2,174,489 from Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 10,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote	50,600,157	2,174,489	1	52,774,647
10b	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions -
	To authorize the transfer of $550,000 from Natural
	Resources Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote	695,215,185	(45,244,946)	1	649,970,240
12b	To write-off the projected net drawdown authority
	used by the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving
	Fund of up to $500,000 effective March 31, 2008	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1
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	. . . . .	2,000,000	7,000,000
(S)	Contributions in support of Business Risk
	Management Programs under the Agricultural Policy
	Framework - Canadian Agricultural Income
	Stabilization Program	570,520,000	. . . . .	37,000,000	607,520,000
(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
(S)	Grants and contributions for the AgriInvest Kickstart
	Program	. . . . .	. . . . .	561,100,000	561,100,000
(S)	Contribution payments for the AgriInvest Program	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,670,000	1,670,000
(S)	Grant payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief
	Program - AgriRecovery	. . . . .	. . . . .	62,650,000	62,650,000

	Total Department	3,014,828,716	561,000	664,420,004	3,679,809,720
	Canadian Dairy Commission
25	Program expenditures	3,595,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,595,000

	Total Agency	3,595,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,595,000



	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
30b	Operating expenditures and contributions - To
	authorize the transfer of $586,000 from Public Works
	and Government Services Vote 1, Appropriation Act
	No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote and to
	provide a further amount of	517,696,288	558,500	17,241,667	535,496,455
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

	Total Agency	610,060,288	558,500	17,241,667	627,860,455
	Canadian Grain Commission
40a	Program expenditures	38,240,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	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

	Total Agency	42,032,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	42,032,000

	Total Ministry	3,670,516,004	1,119,500	681,661,671	4,353,297,175

AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Agriculture and Agri-Food requests funds for the
following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Vote 12	Total

Funding for the development and implementation
of an IM/IT solution that enables efficient and
effective delivery of AgriInvest, AgriStability
and other future Business Risk Management
programs	13,735	2,174	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,909
Funding to set up a disaster relief framework that
provides a coordinated process for federal,
provincial, and territorial governments to
respond rapidly to agricultural disasters
(AgriRecovery Program)	8,358	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,358
Funding to administer a quicker, more flexible
Business Risk Management tool for dealing
with declines in income	8,102	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,102
Funding that will help transition producers from
the current Business Risk Programming to the
new AgriInvest program	8,025	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,025
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	5,100	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,100
Funding for the Orchards and Vineyards
Transition Program to help alleviate the
financial burden of transitioning to more
competitive stock varieties	300	. . . . .	1,371	. . . . .	1,671

Gross Voted Appropriations	43,620	2,174	1,371	. . . . .	47,165

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the
Vote	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,371	. . . . .	1,371
Less: Spending authorities available from another
Vote	43,620	2,174	. . . . .	. . . . .	45,794

Total Funds Available	43,620	2,174	1,371	. . . . .	47,165

Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

Statutory Appropriation
Funding that will help transition producers from
the current Business Risk Programming to the
new AgriInvest program					561,100
Funding to set up a disaster relief framework that
provides a coordinated process for federal,
provincial, and territorial governments to
respond rapidly to agricultural disasters
(AgriRecovery Program)					62,650
Contributions in support of Business Risk
Management Programs under the Agricultural
Policy Framework - Canadian Agricultural
Income Stabilization Program					37,000
Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund					2,000
Funding to administer a quicker, more flexible
Business Risk Management tool for dealing
with declines in income					1,670

Total Statutory Appropriations					664,420

Total Adjustments to Appropriations					664,420

Transfer from Natural Resources - To support the
BIOCAP Canada Foundation	. . . . .	. . . . .	550	. . . . .	550
Transfer from Western Economic
Diversification - In support of the Minister's
Regional Office in Saskatchewan	175	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	175
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the
amount of new appropriations required	43,620	2,174	(45,794)	. . . . .	. . . . .
Transfer to Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness - In support of the recently
acquired responsibilities related to the
Minister's Regional Office in British
Columbia	(164)	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	(164)

Total Transfers	43,631	2,174	(45,244)	. . . . .	561

These Supplementary Estimates	43,631	2,174	(45,244)	. . . . .	664,981

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $43,620,457 in total authorities is available from Vote 10 due to the reduced contribution requirements related to the
deferral of activities within the following initiatives: $9,650,000 for the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program; $25,161,812
for New Opportunities for Agriculture; and $8,808,645 for ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative.

Vote 5 : $2,174,489 in total authorities is available from Vote 10 due to the reduced contribution requirements related to the
deferral of activities within the ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative.

Vote 10 : $1,370,800 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the reduced contribution requirements related to the
deferral of activities within the ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative.


Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Business Risk Management
(S) Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund	. . . . .	2,000,000
(S) Grant Payments for the AgriInvest Kickstart Program	. . . . .	479,000,000
(S) Grant Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief Program - AgriRecovery	. . . . .	62,650,000

Total Gross Grants	. . . . .	543,650,000
Contributions
Business Risk Management
(S) Contributions in support of Business Risk Management Programs under the
Agricultural Policy Framework - Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program .	. . . . .	37,000,000
(S) Contribution Payments for the AgriInvest Kickstart Program	. . . . .	82,100,000
(S) Contribution Payments for the AgriInvest Program	. . . . .	1,670,000

	. . . . .	120,770,000
Innovation and Renewal
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Science and Innovation	550,000	. . . . .
Contributions under the Orchards and Vineyards Transition Program	1,370,800	. . . . .

	1,920,800	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions	1,920,800	120,770,000

Total Gross Transfer Payments	1,920,800	664,420,000
Less: Funds available within the Vote	1,370,800	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	45,794,946	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	(45,244,946)	664,420,000

Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Canadian Food Inspection Agency requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 30

Funding to relieve pressures due to a one-time retroactive payment for costs arising from the reclassification of meat
inspector positions	16,667
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item )	575

Total Voted Appropriations	17,242

Transfers
Transfer from Public Works and Government Services - To return funding for the relocation of the department's
activities and programs to other custodial facilities	586
Transfer to Canadian Institute of Health Research - To support avian influenza research	(13)
Transfer to Environment - To support improved representation of aboriginal persons in science and technology
careers (Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society)	(15)

Total Transfers	558

These Supplementary Estimates	17,800

Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

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