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AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD  

       
 
Ministry Summary          





 
      These Supplementary Estimates    



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





 
 
  Department          
1a   Operating expenditures 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 AgriStability program; 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 $275,000 from          
  Western Economic Diversification Vote 1,          
  Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009 for the purposes          
  of this Vote and to provide a further amount of     530,761,000         (6,501,700)       139,183,207           663,442,507  
5a   Capital expenditures       32,022,000                   . . . . .               860,000             32,882,000  
10a   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions     378,993,232                   . . . . .       157,497,000           536,490,232  
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)   Contributions to employee benefit plans       69,236,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .             69,236,000  
(S)   Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food - Salary and          
  motor car allowance               76,422                   . . . . .                   . . . . .                     76,422  
(S)   Contribution payments for the AgriStability Program .     655,200,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           655,200,000  
(S)   Contribution payments for the AgriInsurance Program     388,700,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           388,700,000  
(S)   Contribution payments for the AgriInvest Program     159,489,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           159,489,000  
(S)   Payments in connection with the Agricultural          
  Marketing Programs Act (S.C. 1997, c. C-34)     137,500,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           137,500,000  
(S)   Contribution payments for the Agricultural Disaster          
  Relief Program / AgriRecovery     108,400,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           108,400,000  
(S)   Contributions in support of the AgriInvest Cost of          
  Production Element     100,000,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .           100,000,000  
(S)   Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund           5,000,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               5,000,000  
(S)   Loan guarantees under the Farm Improvement and          
  Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act          
  (R.S.C. 1985, c. 25 (3rd Supp.))           4,000,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               4,000,000  
(S)   Grants to agencies established under the Farm          
  Products Agencies Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-4)             200,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .                   200,000  
(S)   Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving Fund                   . . . . .                   . . . . .                   . . . . .                       . . . . .  


                  Total Department   2,569,577,656         (6,501,700)       297,540,207       2,860,616,163  
  Canadian Dairy Commission          
25   Program expenditures         3,672,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               3,672,000  


                  Total Agency         3,672,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               3,672,000  
  Canadian Food Inspection Agency          
30a   Operating expenditures and contributions     471,919,000                   . . . . .         37,458,117           509,377,117  
35a   Capital expenditures       34,669,000                   . . . . .           5,556,000             40,225,000  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans       67,475,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .             67,475,000  
(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 (S.C. 1997, c. 6)         1,500,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               1,500,000  


                  Total Agency     575,563,000                   . . . . .         43,014,117           618,577,117  
  Canadian Grain Commission          
40a   Program expenditures         4,756,000                   . . . . .         26,500,000             31,256,000  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans             577,000                   . . . . .                   . . . . .                   577,000  
(S)   Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund           (120,000)                   . . . . .                   . . . . .               (120,000)  


                  Total Agency         5,213,000                   . . . . .         26,500,000             31,713,000  

                  Total Ministry   3,154,025,656         (6,501,700)       367,054,324       3,514,578,280  


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         Total  




Funding to assure program continuity in the implementation of the          
      Growing Forward Policy Framework       126,850               860                 157,497             285,207  
Funding to set up a disaster relief framework that would provide a          
      coordinated process for federal, provincial, and territorial          
      governments to respond rapidly to agricultural disasters          
      (AgriRecovery Program)         11,857           . . . . .                     . . . . .               11,857  
Funding for the Government of Canada Exhibitions Program and the          
      Government of Canada Rural Exhibits Program ( horizontal item )               476           . . . . .                     . . . . .                     476  




      Total Voted Appropriations       139,183               860                 157,497             297,540  




Transfers          
Transfer from Western Economic Diversification - In support of the          
      Minister's responsibilities for regional representation of          
      Saskatchewan               275           . . . . .                     . . . . .                     275  
Transfer to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - In support          
      of the Minister's responsibilities for regional representation of          
      British Columbia             (275)           . . . . .                     . . . . .                   (275)  
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide          
      support to the North American Platform Program (NAPP)          
      Partnership as agreed in the 2008 Governance Framework          
      Agreement         (1,000)           . . . . .                     . . . . .               (1,000)  
Transfer to Health ($3,500) and to Foreign Affairs and International          
      Trade ($2,002) - For program continuity in the implementation          
      of the Growing Forward Policy Framework         (5,502)           . . . . .                     . . . . .               (5,502)  




      Total Transfers         (6,502)           . . . . .                     . . . . .               (6,502)  




These Supplementary Estimates       132,681               860                 157,497             291,038  





 
Transfer Payments (dollars)       Voted   Statutory  




                                                                      Contributions          
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Environment       93,320,000                   . . . . .  
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Science and Innovation     26,040,000                   . . . . .  
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Food Safety and Food        
      Quality         17,060,000                   . . . . .  
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - International       10,000,000                   . . . . .  
Contributions in support of assistance to Rural Canada and Development in the Area of        
      Co-operatives Framework           5,677,000                   . . . . .  
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Renewal         5,400,000                   . . . . .  




Total Transfer Payments       157,497,000                   . . . . .  





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


AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD  

     

Canadian Food Inspection Agency  

     




 
 
 
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        

 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency requests funds for the following items:        
 
Voted Appropriations   Vote 30   Vote 35     Total  



Funding to strengthen and modernize Canada's safety systems for health, consumer        
      and food products to protect the health of Canadians, through program        
      investments and legislative amendments ( horizontal item )           14,347             5,556         19,903  
Funding to support the extension of sunsetting elements of the Bovine Spongiform        
      Encephalopathy program           18,276             . . . . .         18,276  
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item )             4,000             . . . . .           4,000  
Funding for initiatives in support of the five Security and Prosperity Partnership        
      priorities announced by North American leaders at their August 2007 Summit in        
      Montebello ( horizontal item )                 835             . . . . .               835  



These Supplementary Estimates           37,458             5,556         43,014  




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

Canadian Grain Commission  

     




 
 
 
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        

 
Canadian Grain Commission requests funds for the following items:        
 
Voted Appropriations      

Vote 40  


Funding to deliver core programming to achieve its mandate of establishing and maintaining grain quality standards    
      and regulating grain handling to support the Canadian grain industry             26,500  




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