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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates
		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date
	Department
1b	Operating expenditures, including the payment of
	remuneration and other expenditures subject to the
	approval of the Governor in Council in connection
	with the assignment by the Canadian Government of
	Canadians to the staffs of international organizations
	and authority to make recoverable advances in
	amounts not exceeding the amounts of the shares of
	such organizations of such expenses; authority for the
	appointment and fixing of salaries by the Governor in
	Council of High Commissioners, Ambassadors,
	Ministers Plenipotentiary, Consuls, Representatives
	on International Commissions, the staff of such
	officials and other persons to represent Canada in
	another country; expenditures in respect of the
	provision of office accommodation for the
	International Civil Aviation Organization;
	recoverable expenditures for assistance to and
	repatriation of distressed Canadian citizens and
	persons of Canadian domicile abroad, including their
	dependants; cultural relations and academic exchange
	programs with other countries; and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
	Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal
	year from, and to offset related expenditures incurred
	in the fiscal year arising from the provision of
	services related to: training services provided by the
	Canadian Foreign Service Institute; trade fairs,
	missions and other international business
	development services; investment development
	services; international telecommunication services;
	departmental publications; other services provided
	abroad to other government departments, agencies,
	Crown corporations and other non-federal
	organizations; specialized consular services; and
	international youth employment exchange programs
	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 $2,100,000 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 5, $398,700 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 25, $831,400
	from Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 30, and
	$700,000 from Economic Development Agency of
	Canada for the Regions of Quebec Vote 5, $671,700
	from National Defence Vote 1, $507,600 from Public
	Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 10,
	$500,000 from Industry Vote 55, $248,800 from
	Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, $203,700 from
	Transport Vote 1, $182,700 from Public Safety and
	Emergency Preparedness Vote 1, and $182,700 from
	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 1,
	$147,700 from Transport Vote1, $58,900 from
	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 50,
	and $56,000 from Transport Vote5, Appropriation
	Act No.2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote
	and to provide a further amount of	1,292,650,632	(3,694,783)	14,176,681	1,303,132,530
5b	Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of
	$1,851,300 from Foreign Affairs and International
	Trade Vote 25, and $434,100 from Public Safety and
	Emergency Preparedness Vote 10, Appropriation Act
	No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to
	provide a further amount of	132,860,200	(149,600)	29,012,619	161,723,219
10b	The grants listed in the Estimates, contributions,
	which may include: with respect to Canada's Global
	Partnership Program (under the G8 Global
	Partnership ), cash payments or the provision of
	goods, equipment and services for the purpose of
	assistance to countries of the former Soviet Union;
	with respect to Canada's Counter-Terrorism Capacity
	Building Program, cash payments or the provision of
	goods, services, equipment and technology for the
	purpose of counter-terrorism assistance to states and
	government entities; and, with respect to the Global
	Peace and Security Program, Global Peace Operations
	Program and Glyn Berry Program, cash payments or
	the provision of goods, services, equipment and
	technology for the purpose of global peace and
	security assistance; as well as the authority to make
	commitments for the current fiscal year not exceeding
	$30,000,000, in respect of contributions to persons,
	groups of persons, councils and associations to
	promote the development of Canadian export sales;
	and, the authority to pay assessments in the amounts
	and in the currencies in which they are levied as well
	the authority to pay other amounts specified in the
	currencies of the countries indicated, notwithstanding
	that the total of such payments may exceed the
	equivalent in Canadian dollars, estimated as of
	October 2007 - To authorize the transfer of
	$9,940,000 from Foreign Affairs and International
	Trade Vote 1, $335,000 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 5, and $100,000 from Public
	Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 5,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	682,338,000	10,375,000	85,555,000	778,268,000
11b	Passport Canada - Capital expenditures	. . . . .	. . . . .	13,515,583	13,515,583
12b	To increase, pursuant to subsection 10(3.1) of the
	Export Development Act , the contingent liability of
	the Corporation referred to in paragraph 10(3)(b) of
	that Act from $30,000,000,000 to $33,000,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	78,400,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	78,400,000
(S)	Minister of Foreign Affairs - Salary and motor car
	allowance	76,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	76,422
(S)	Minister of International Trade and Minister of the
	Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler
	Olympics - Salary and motor car allowance	76,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	76,422
(S)	Payments to Export Development Canada to
	discharge obligations incurred pursuant to Section 23
	of the Export Development Act (Canada Account)
	for the purpose of facilitating and developing trade
	between Canada and other countries
	(S.C., 2001, c. 33)	4,200,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,200,000
(S)	Payments under the Diplomatic Service (Special)
	Superannuation Act (R.S. 1985, c. D-2)	250,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	250,000
(S)	Passport Office Revolving Fund ( Revolving Funds
	Act R.S. 1985, c. R-8)	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Total budgetary	2,190,851,676	6,530,617	142,259,884	2,339,642,177
(S)	Payments to Export Development Canada to
	discharge obligations incurred pursuant to Section 23
	of the Export Development Act (Canada Account)
	for the purpose of facilitating and developing trade
	between Canada and other countries
	(S.C., 2001, c. 33) (Non-budgetary)	88,200,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	88,200,000
	Total non-budgetary	88,200,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	88,200,000
	Total Department	2,279,051,676	6,530,617	142,259,884	2,427,842,177
	Canadian Commercial Corporation
15	Payments to the Canadian Commercial Corporation	15,185,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,185,000
	Total Agency	15,185,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,185,000
	Canadian International Development Agency
20	Operating expenditures and authority to
	( a ) engage persons for service in developing countries
	and in countries in transition; and
	( b ) provide education or training for persons from
	developing countries and from countries in transition,
	in accordance with the Technical Assistance
	Regulations , made by Order in Council
	P.C. 1986-993 of April 24, 1986 (and registered as
	SOR/86-475), as may be amended, or any other
	regulations that may be made by the Governor in
	Council with respect to
	(i) the remuneration payable to persons for service in
	developing countries and in countries in transition,
	and the payment of their expenses or of allowances
	with respect thereto,
	(ii) the maintenance of persons from developing
	countries and from countries in transition who are
	undergoing education or training, and the payment of
	their expenses or of allowances with respect thereto,
	and
	(iii) the payment of special expenses directly or
	indirectly related to the service of persons in
	developing countries and in countries in transition or
	the education or training of persons from developing
	countries and from countries in transition	235,034,700	. . . . .	. . . . .	235,034,700
25b	The grants listed in the Estimates, contributions and
	payments to international financial institutions in
	accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , for
	international development assistance, international
	humanitarian assistance and other specified purposes,
	in the form of cash payments or the provision of
	goods, commodities or services - To authorize the
	transfer of $2,000,000 from Finance Vote 5,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	2,762,915,000	(2,950,000)	8,000,000	2,767,965,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	25,784,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	25,784,000
(S)	Minister for International Cooperation - Salary and
	motor car allowance	76,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	76,422
(S)	Encashment of notes issued to the development
	assistance funds of the international financial
	institutions in accordance with the International
	Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act	257,861,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	257,861,000
	Total budgetary	3,281,671,122	(2,950,000)	8,000,000	3,286,721,122
L30a The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $227,032,000 ($215,032,000 + $12,000,000)
	in accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , for the
	purpose of contributions to the International Financial
	Institution Fund Accounts	2	. . . . .	. . . . .	2
(S)	Payments to International Financial Institutions -
	Capital Subscriptions (Non-Budgetary)	8,004,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,004,000
	Total non-budgetary	8,004,002	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,004,002
	Total Agency	3,289,675,124	(2,950,000)	8,000,000	3,294,725,124
	International Development Research Centre
35b	Payments to the International Development Research
	Centre - To authorize the transfer of $2,700,000 from
	Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 25,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	149,995,000	2,700,000	12,000,000	164,695,000
	Total Agency	149,995,000	2,700,000	12,000,000	164,695,000
	International Joint Commission
40b	Program expenditures - Salaries and expenses of the
	Canadian Section, expenses of studies, surveys and
	investigations by the Commission under International
	References and expenses of the Commission under
	the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality
	Agreement	8,188,050	. . . . .	216,503	8,404,553
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	548,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	548,000
	Total Agency	8,736,050	. . . . .	216,503	8,952,553
	NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
45	Program expenditures	2,923,100	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,923,100
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	190,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	190,000
	Total Agency	3,113,100	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,113,100
	Total Ministry	5,745,755,950	6,280,617	162,476,387	5,914,512,954

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Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)  

Foreign Affairs and International Trade requests funds for the
following items:
Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Total
Funding to conduct activities under the Global Partnership Program
Phase III, including destruction of chemical weapons,
dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines, improving
nuclear and radiological security, re-employing former weapons
scientists in peaceful research, and promoting biological
non-proliferation	13,298	75	55,555	68,928
To provide transitional peace operations support, to the United
Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur in support of Canada's
Global Peace and Security priorities	. . . . .	. . . . .	30,000	30,000
Reinvestment of revenues from the sale or transfer of real property
abroad	. . . . .	24,085	. . . . .	24,085
Funding for the purchase of generators and equipment at the Pearson
Building in Ottawa	. . . . .	2,000	. . . . .	2,000
Funding for fit-up of office and/or staff accommodations for regional
positions in Canada and positions abroad established in relation
to priorities set out in the Global Commerce Strategy	. . . . .	1,443	. . . . .	1,443
Funding related to the acquisition of staff quarters in London,
England	. . . . .	1,410	. . . . .	1,410
Funding for the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian
Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati
and Muayyed Nureddin and resources to permit departments to
support the work of the Inquiry ( horizontal item )	583	. . . . .	. . . . .	583
Funding to complete the comprehensive mapping of Canada's
seabed in both the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans and to prepare
Canada's submission to the Commission on the Limits on the
Continental Shelf under the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea ( horizontal item )	296	. . . . .	. . . . .	296
Total Voted Appropriations	14,177	29,013	85,555	128,745
Transfers
Transfer from Canadian International Development Agency
($2,250), Canada Border Services Agency ($941), Canadian
Food Inspection Agency ($831), National Defence ($672),
Agriculture and Agri-Food ($249), Transport ($204), Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness ($183), and Royal Canadian
Mounted Police ($59) - To provide support to departmental staff
located at missions abroad	3,104	2,285	. . . . .	5,389
Transfer from Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
Regions of Quebec ($700) and National Research Council of
Canada ($500) - To provide support to the North American
Platform Program Partnership	1,200	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,200
Transfer from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - For a
joint contribution to the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control
Commission (CICAD) and to provide training to hemispheric
law enforcement organizations on specialized investigative
techniques related to major drug cases	. . . . .	. . . . .	100	100
Internal reallocation of resources - For the continuation of existing
initiatives and the implementation of new initiatives under the
Global Partnership Program for the destruction, disposal and
securing of weapons and materials of mass destruction and
related expertise	(3,100)	. . . . .	3,100	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - For the continuation of existing
initiatives and the implementation of new initiatives to advance
Canada's Global Peace and Security priorities	(6,000)	(335)	6,335	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To realign funding requirements
for the Aid of Academic Relations Program	(840)	. . . . .	840	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To transfer excess capital funding
to address short term operational requirements in Afghanistan	2,100	(2,100)	. . . . .	. . . . .
Transfer to Canadian Security Intelligence Service - Adjustment to
funding previously provided for departmental staff located at
missions abroad	(53)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(53)
Transfer to National Defence - To support the final phase of the
delivery of generic job descriptions and the implementation of
new work descriptions across all departments by the Human
Resources Council	(106)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(106)
Total Transfers	(3,695)	(150)	10,375	6,530
These Supplementary Estimates	10,482	28,863	95,930	. . . . .
Voted Appropriations		Vote 11	Vote 12	Total
Funding related to Passport Canada's strategy to address the
increased demand for passports		13,516	. . . . .	13,516
To increase, pursuant to subsection 10(3.1) of the Export
Development Act , the contingent liability of Export Development
Canada from $30,000,000,000 to $33,000,000,000		. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
These Supplementary Estimates		13,516	. . . . .	148,791
Transfer Payments (dollars)			Voted	Statutory
Contributions
Contributions under the Global Partnership Program for the destruction, disposal and
securing of weapons and materials of mass destruction and related expertise			58,655,000	. . . . .
Global Peace and Security Fund			36,335,000	. . . . .
Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations			840,000	. . . . .
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission			100,000	. . . . .
Total Transfer Payments			95,930,000	. . . . .

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

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 Canadian International Development Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)  

Canadian International Development Agency requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations	Vote 25
Funding for additional grants to international organizations for development assistance, programming against hunger,
malnutrition and disease, and international humanitarian assistance	292,299
Funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in Afghanistan	8,000
Gross Voted Appropriations	300,299
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	292,299
Total Voted Appropriations	8,000
Transfers
Transfer from Finance - To support the World Bank's new Debt Management Facility for Low-Income Countries	2,000
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide support to departmental staff located at missions
abroad	(2,250)
Transfer to International Development Research Centre - For the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas program
that encourages the equitable use of information and communication technology in order to improve democratic
governance and to promote social and economic development in the Americas region	(2,700)
Total Transfers	(2,950)
These Supplementary Estimates	5,050

 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 25 : $292,299,000 in authorities is available within the Vote due to the realignment from contributions to grants related to international assistance.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Grants
Grants for Multilateral Programming: Grants in support of development assistance,
humanitarian assistance or disaster preparedness, including peace building, for global
operations, programs, projects, activities and appeals; as well as in support of
programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease for the benefit of developing
countries or territories or countries in transition	302,299,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	302,299,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	292,299,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	4,950,000	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	5,050,000	. . . . .

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

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 International Development Research Centre

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

International Development Research Centre requests funds for the following items

Voted Appropriations	Vote 35
Funding to help deliver on Canada's G8 commitment to double aid to Africa; to expand programming in the areas of
environment, economic growth and health with the emphasis in the Americas ($6 million) and information
technologies for development, economic growth, stability and the environment ($6 million)	12,000
Transfers
Transfer from Canadian International Development Agency - For the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas
program that encourages the equitable use of information and communication technology in order to improve
democratic governance and to promote social and economic development in the Americas region	2,700
These Supplementary Estimates	14,700

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

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International Joint Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)  

International Joint Commission requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations	Vote 40
Funding for the Upper Great Lakes Study and execution of Canadian Government priorities related to boundary and
transboundary water management and Canada-United States relations	217

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

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