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VETERANS AFFAIRS

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates

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



1b	Operating expenditures, upkeep of property, including
	engineering and other investigatory planning
	expenses that do not add tangible value to real
	property, taxes, insurance and maintenance of public
	utilities; to authorize, subject to the approval of the
	Governor in Council, necessary remedial work on
	properties constructed under individual firm price
	contracts and sold under the Veterans' Land Act
	(R.S.C. 1970, c.V-4), to correct defects for which
	neither the veteran nor the contractor can be held
	financially responsible, and such other work on other
	properties as may be required to protect the interest of
	the Director therein 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 - To authorize the transfer of $37,200 from
	Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	948,319,288	37,200	3,153,000	951,509,488
5b	Capital expenditures	23,200,000	. . . . .	3,352,000	26,552,000
10b	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions,
	provided that the amount listed for any grant may be
	increased or decreased subject to the approval of the
	Treasury Board	2,397,619,000	. . . . .	1	2,397,619,001
15b	Veterans Review and Appeal Board - Operating
	expenditures	9,459,000	. . . . .	120,000	9,579,000
(S)	Minister of Veterans Affairs - Salary and motor car
	allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Re-Establishment Credits under section 8 of the War
	Service Grants Act	2,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,000
(S)	Repayments under section 15 of the War Service
	Grants Act of compensating adjustments made in
	accordance with the terms of the Veterans' Land Act	10,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,000
(S)	Returned Soldiers Insurance Actuarial Liability
	Adjustment	10,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,000
(S)	Veterans Insurance Actuarial Liability Adjustment	175,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	175,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	39,648,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	39,648,000

	Total Ministry	3,418,516,810	37,200	6,625,001	3,425,179,011

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Veterans Affairs requests funds for the following
items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Vote 15	Total

Funding for the provision of home care for
Veterans and qualified primary caregivers,
and for intermediate care for Veterans in
community facilities	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,700	. . . . .	15,700
Funding for the capital requirements for Ste.
Anne's Hospital	. . . . .	3,352	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,352
Funding of legal costs associated with a class
action lawsuit concerning the administration
of Veterans' accounts (Authorson litigation)	3,153	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,153
Funding to provide assistance for higher
education for children of certain deceased
members of the armed forces	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,000	. . . . .	1,000
Funding to the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission	. . . . .	. . . . .	652	. . . . .	652
Funding for additional operating requirements to
cover travel and hearing costs	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	120	120

Gross Voted Appropriations	3,153	3,352	17,352	120	23,977

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the
Vote	. . . . .	. . . . .	17,352	. . . . .	17,352

Total Voted Appropriations	3,153	3,352	. . . . .	120	6,625

Transfers
Transfer from Foreign Affairs and International
Trade - Adjustment to costs previously
provided to support departmental staff located
at missions abroad	37	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	37

These Supplementary Estimates	3,190	3,352	. . . . .	120	6,662


Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 10 : $17,352,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to a decline in forecasted requirements for Disability
Pensions.


Transfer Payments (dollars)				Voted	Statutory

Grants
Pensions, Awards, Allowances for Disability and Death; and Financial Support
Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance				1,000,000	. . . . .

Remembrance Programming
Commonwealth War Graves Commission				652,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Grants				1,652,000	. . . . .
Contributions
Health Care and Re-establishment Benefits and Services
Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in
defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs				15,700,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions				15,700,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Transfer Payments				17,352,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote				17,352,000	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments				. . . . .	. . . . .

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

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