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Department
Canadian International Development
Agency
International Development Research Centre
Ministry Summary
Authorities | Adjustments to | Total Estimates | |||
Vote (dollars) | to date | Transfers | Appropriations | to date | |
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Department | |||||
1c | 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 $4,100,000 from Foreign Affairs and | |||||
International Trade Vote 5, $175,000 from Foreign | |||||
Affairs and International Trade Vote 10, $935,524 | |||||
from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 25, | |||||
$3,231,500 from Citizenship and Immigration Vote 1, | |||||
and $115,000 from Public Safety and Emergency | |||||
Preparedness Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, | |||||
2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to | |||||
provide a further amount of | 1,316,816,332 | 7,272,024 | 18,359,892 | 1,342,448,248 | |
5c | Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of | ||||
$9,899,190 from Foreign Affairs and International | |||||
Trade Vote 10, and $2,397,000 from Citizenship and | |||||
Immigration Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, | |||||
2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to | |||||
provide a further amount of | 161,723,219 | 8,196,190 | 12,081,410 | 182,000,819 | |
10c | 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 $975,000 | |||||
from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 1, | |||||
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes | |||||
of this Vote | 778,268,000 | (9,099,190) | 1 | 769,168,811 | |
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 | |
13c | Passport Canada - Operating expenditures | . . . . . | . . . . . | 12,888,000 | 12,888,000 |
(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) | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | |
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Total budgetary | 2,353,325,979 | 6,369,024 | 43,329,303 | 2,403,024,306 | |
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(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 | |
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Total non-budgetary | 88,200,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 88,200,000 | |
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Total Department | 2,441,525,979 | 6,369,024 | 43,329,303 | 2,491,224,306 | |
Canadian Commercial Corporation | |||||
15 | Payments to the Canadian Commercial Corporation | 15,191,642 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 15,191,642 |
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Total Agency | 15,191,642 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 15,191,642 | |
Canadian International Development Agency | |||||
20c | 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 | 235,961,867 | (13,018,492) | . . . . . | 222,943,375 | |
25c | 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 $13,018,492 from Foreign Affairs and | |||||
International Trade Vote 20, Appropriation Act No. 2, | |||||
2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to | |||||
provide a further amount of | 2,767,965,000 | 7,832,968 | 171,329,208 | 2,947,127,176 | |
(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 | |
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Total budgetary | 3,287,648,289 | (5,185,524) | 171,329,208 | 3,453,791,973 | |
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 | . . . . . | . . . . . | ||
(S) | Payments to International Financial Institutions - | ||||
Capital Subscriptions (Non-Budgetary) | 8,004,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 8,004,000 | |
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Total non-budgetary | 8,004,002 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 8,004,002 | |
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Total Agency | 3,295,652,291 | (5,185,524) | 171,329,208 | 3,461,795,975 | |
International Development Research Centre | |||||
35c | Payments to the International Development Research | ||||
Centre - To authorize the transfer of $4,000,000 from | |||||
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 25, and | |||||
$70,000 from Health Vote 40, Appropriation Act | |||||
No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote | 164,700,734 | 4,070,000 | 1 | 168,770,735 | |
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Total Agency | 164,700,734 | 4,070,000 | 1 | 168,770,735 | |
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 | 8,523,997 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 8,523,997 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 548,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 548,000 |
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Total Agency | 9,071,997 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 9,071,997 | |
NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section | |||||
45 | Program expenditures | 2,936,298 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,936,298 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 190,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 190,000 |
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Total Agency | 3,126,298 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 3,126,298 | |
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Total Ministry | 5,929,268,941 | 5,253,500 | 214,658,512 | 6,149,180,953 | |
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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)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations | Vote 1 | Vote 5 | Vote 10 | Vote 13 | Total |
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Funding for the expansion of the Canadian | |||||
Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan | 8,390 | 24,837 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 33,227 |
Funding to compensate foreign currency losses | |||||
incurred at missions | 23,136 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 23,136 |
Funding to support enhanced civilian | |||||
developmental assistance and security | |||||
programming in Afghanistan | 4,407 | 2,237 | 11,665 | . . . . . | 18,309 |
Compensation adjustment for collective | |||||
agreements | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 12,888 | 12,888 |
Funding for the establishment of the Consular | |||||
Services and Emergency Management Branch | 11,765 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 11,765 |
Softwood Lumber Agreement Litigation costs | 2,260 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,260 |
Funding for the Global Security Reporting | |||||
program to cover the incremental costs of | |||||
deploying nine existing positions from | |||||
Headquarters to missions abroad | 1,200 | 239 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,439 |
Funding under the Global Commerce Support | |||||
program to attract foreign direct investment, | |||||
and to increase Canadian innovation and | |||||
commercialization opportunities and Canadian | |||||
business share in foreign markets | . . . . . | . . . . . | 210 | . . . . . | 210 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 51,158 | 27,313 | 11,875 | 12,888 | 103,234 |
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Funds Available | |||||
Less: Spending authorities available within the | |||||
Vote | 32,798 | 5,333 | 11,875 | . . . . . | 50,006 |
Less: Spending authorities available from another | |||||
Vote | . . . . . | 9,899 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 9,899 |
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Total Funds Available | 32,798 | 15,232 | 11,875 | . . . . . | 59,905 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | 18,360 | 12,081 | . . . . . | 12,888 | 43,329 |
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Transfers | |||||
Transfer from Citizenship and Immigration - To | |||||
provide support to departmental staff located | |||||
at missions abroad | 3,232 | 2,397 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,629 |
Transfer from Canadian International | |||||
Development Agency - To provide funding | |||||
for the cost of employees in Kandahar | |||||
(Afghanistan) | 936 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 936 |
Transfer from Public Safety and Emergency | |||||
Preparedness - In support of the Minister's | |||||
responsibilities for regional representation of | |||||
British Columbia | 115 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 115 |
Internal reallocation of resources - To reflect | |||||
funding pursuant to modifications to the | |||||
departmental capital assets policy | 4,100 | (4,100) | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the | |||||
amount of new appropriations required | . . . . . | 9,899 | (9,899) | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - For the | |||||
continuation of existing initiatives to advance | |||||
Canada's Global Peace and Security priorities | (975) | . . . . . | 975 | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - For the Global | |||||
Commerce Support program used to attract | |||||
foreign direct investment, and to increase | |||||
Canadian innovation and commercialization | |||||
opportunities and Canadian business share in | |||||
foreign markets | 175 | . . . . . | (175) | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Transfer to National Defence - In support of the | |||||
Minister's responsibilities for regional | |||||
representation of Nova Scotia and Prince | |||||
Edward Island | (310) | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | (310) |
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Total Transfers | 7,273 | 8,196 | (9,099) | . . . . . | 6,370 |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 25,633 | 20,277 | (9,099) | 12,888 | 49,699 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 1 : $32,798,226 in total authorities is available within the Vote; $32,449,206 from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending and $349,020 from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures.
Vote 5 : $5,332,800 in total authorities is available within the Vote and $9,899,190 is available from Vote 10 due to savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.
Vote 10 : $11,874,810 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.
Transfer Payments (dollars)
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Contributions | ||
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | 11,664,810 | . . . . . |
Global Peace and Security Fund | 975,000 | . . . . . |
Going Global Science and Technology Program | 210,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 12,849,810 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds available within the Vote | 11,874,810 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote | 10,074,190 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | (9,099,190) | . . . . . |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian International Development Agency requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations | Vote 20 | Vote 25 | Total |
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Funding for the Canadian contribution to the World Bank's Climate Investment Fund | |||
pilot program to support climate change adaptation | . . . . . | 85,000 | 85,000 |
Funding for humanitarian assistance and increased support in micronutrient | |||
programming with a particular focus on vulnerable regions such as the Horn of | |||
Africa and the Congo | . . . . . | 65,000 | 65,000 |
Funding to match Canadian public donations to the international response to Cyclone | |||
Nargis in Burma and the earthquake in China | . . . . . | 53,353 | 53,353 |
Funding to advance Canada's contribution to global education goals and support | |||
increased aid effectiveness in education through the Education for All Fast Track | |||
Initiative | . . . . . | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Funding to advance Canada's commitments to double aid to Africa | . . . . . | 8,244 | 8,244 |
Funding for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, in response to the high food | |||
prices and drought crisis | . . . . . | 4,639 | 4,639 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | . . . . . | 228,236 | 228,236 |
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Funds Available | |||
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | . . . . . | 54,249 | 54,249 |
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote | . . . . . | 2,658 | 2,658 |
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Total Funds Available | . . . . . | 56,907 | 56,907 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | . . . . . | 171,329 | 171,329 |
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Transfers | |||
Internal reallocation of resources - To provide funding for humanitarian assistance in | |||
Afghanistan, in response to the high food prices and drought crisis | (10,361) | 10,361 | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new appropriations | |||
required | (2,658) | 2,658 | . . . . . |
Transfer to the Canadian Museum of Civilization - To contribute to the exhibit | |||
entitled “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures” | . . . . . | (250) | (250) |
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide funding for the cost | |||
of employees in Kandahar (Afghanistan) | . . . . . | (936) | (936) |
Transfer to International Development Research Council - To conduct research in | |||
Africa in the areas of private sector development by promoting a better | |||
investment climate and business environment through research and advocacy | |||
($2,000) and, health by supporting the development of health information | |||
capacity in integrated national health systems ($2,000) | . . . . . | (4,000) | (4,000) |
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Total Transfers | (13,018) | 7,833 | (5,185) |
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These Supplementary Estimates | (13,018) | 179,162 | 166,144 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 25 : $56,907,092 in total authorities is available: $54,249,300 from within the Vote; $49,610,000 from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending and $4,639,300 from CIDA's effort towards delivering more efficient international assistance and $2,657,792 from Vote 20; $2,634,000 from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending and $23,792 from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures.
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.
Transfer Payments (dollars)
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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 | 230,353,000 | . . . . . |
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Contributions | ||
Contributions for Bilateral Programming: Contributions in support of development | ||
assistance, including payments for loan agreements issued under the authority of | ||
previous Appropriation Acts, contributions for cooperation with countries in transition | ||
and contributions in support of regional or country specific development assistance | ||
projects, programs and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or | ||
countries in transition | 8,244,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 238,597,000 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds available within the Vote | 54,249,300 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote | 5,185,524 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | 179,162,176 | . . . . . |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
International Development Research Centre requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations | Vote 35 |
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Funding for re-engaging in the Americas supporting democratic development and enhancing private sector | |
development | 6,872 |
Funds Available | |
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | 6,872 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | . . . . . |
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Transfers | |
Transfer from Canadian International Development Agency - To conduct research in Africa in the areas of private | |
sector development by promoting a better investment climate and business environment through research and | |
advocacy ($2,000) and health, by supporting the development of health information capacity in integrated | |
national health systems ($2,000) | 4,000 |
Transfer from Public Health Agency of Canada - For the Global Health Research Initiative to create and share | |
knowledge to strengthen health systems and build global health research capacity in developing countries and in | |
Canada | 70 |
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Total Transfers | 4,070 |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 4,070 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 35 : $6,872,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's ongoing strategic review of departmental spending.
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.