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AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD

Department
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Ministry Summary

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



	Department
1c	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	713,896,199	(3,610,000)	4,248,642	714,534,841
5c	Capital expenditures	53,153,874	. . . . .	1,435,000	54,588,874
10c	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	570,339,832	. . . . .	121,212,285	691,552,117
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)	152,080,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	152,080,000
(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	. . . . .	2,000,000	7,000,000
(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	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
(S)	Grants in support of the Cull Breeding Swine
	Program	12,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,000,000

	Total Department	2,991,771,329	(3,610,000)	128,895,927	3,117,057,256
	Canadian Dairy Commission
25	Program expenditures	3,778,963	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,778,963

	Total Agency	3,778,963	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,778,963
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
30c	Operating expenditures and contributions - To
	authorize the transfer of $1,010,000 from Agriculture
	and Agri-Food Vote 1, and $350,000 from National
	Defence Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009
	for the purposes of this Vote	548,599,180	1,360,000	1	549,959,181
35a	Capital expenditures	44,395,952	. . . . .	. . . . .	44,395,952
(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	661,970,132	1,360,000	1	663,330,133
	Canadian Grain Commission
40a	Program expenditures	31,680,629	. . . . .	. . . . .	31,680,629
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	577,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	577,000
(S)	Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund	(120,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(120,000)

	Total Agency	32,137,629	. . . . .	. . . . .	32,137,629

	Total Ministry	3,689,658,053	(2,250,000)	128,895,928	3,816,303,981

Note: The “Authorities to date” column includes items brought forward, but not yet approved in 2008-09 Supplementary Estimates (B) at the time of printing this document, as well as permanent allocations from Treasury Board Central Votes.

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 facilitate the transition of Ontario flue-cured tobacco
producers to exit the industry (Tobacco Transition Program -
Buyout Element)	1,051	. . . . .	287,895	288,946
Funding for the non-Business Risk Management Elements of
Growing Forward policy framework	13,112	1,435	43,653	58,200
Funding to implement a new suite of Business Risk Management
programs for Canadian producers	1,949	. . . . .	5,000	6,949
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )	138	. . . . .	. . . . .	138

Gross Voted Appropriations	16,250	1,435	336,548	354,233

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	12,002	. . . . .	215,336	227,338

Total Voted Appropriations	4,248	1,435	121,212	126,895

Statutory Appropriations
Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund				2,000

Total Adjustments to Appropriations				128,895

Transfers
Transfer to Health ($2,600) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency
($1,010) - For program continuity in the implementation of the
Growing Forward policy framework	(3,610)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(3,610)

These Supplementary Estimates	638	1,435	121,212	125,285

Department

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $12,001,858 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to: $273,912 from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures; and $11,727,946 from delays in the Business Risk Management Suite Delivery Project.

Vote 10 : $215,335,815 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to: $117,500,000 resulting from the permanent conversion of funding associated with the Safety Net program to statutory funding for the Business Risk Management programs; $1,806,420 from delays in the Orchards and Vineyards Transition Program; $13,385,325 from delays in the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program; $17,500,000 from delays in the Facilitating the Disposal of Specified Risk Material Initiative; $20,130,000 from delays in the Initiative for the Control of Diseases in the Hog Industry, Phase II; and $45,014,070 from delays in the ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative.

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

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
(S) Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund	. . . . .	2,000,000

Total Gross Grants	. . . . .	2,000,000
Contributions
Contributions for the Tobacco Transition Program	287,895,000	. . . . .
Contributions to enable Competitive Enterprises and Sectors	9,882,000	. . . . .
Contributions to promote Environmentally Responsible Agriculture	9,715,000	. . . . .
Contributions to minimize the Occurrence and Extent of Risk Incidents	7,202,100	. . . . .
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Environment	5,700,000	. . . . .
Contributions to enhance the Safety and Security of Canada's Food System	5,254,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of the Private Sector Risk Management Partnership Program	3,000,000	. . . . .
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Renewal	2,900,000	. . . . .
Contributions to accelerate the Pace of Innovation and Facilitate the Adoption of New
Technologies	2,300,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of research and pilot initiatives related to the AgriInsurance
Program	2,000,000	. . . . .
Contributions for Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Assistance - Science and Innovation	700,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions	336,548,100	. . . . .

Total Gross Transfer Payments	336,548,100	2,000,000
Less: Funds available within the Vote	215,335,815	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	121,212,285	2,000,000

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency requests funds for the following items:

Transfers				Vote 30

Transfer from Agriculture and Agri-Food - For program continuity in the implementation of the Growing Forward
policy framework				1,010
Transfer from National Defence - For public security initiatives related to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and
Nuclear Research and Technology Initiative				350

These Supplementary Estimates				1,360

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

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