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FISHERIES AND OCEANS

Ministry Summary

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



1c	Operating expenditures, and
	( a ) Canada's share of expenses of the International
	Fisheries Commissions, authority to provide free
	accommodation for the International Fisheries
	Commissions and authority to make recoverable
	advances in the amounts of the shares of the
	International Fisheries Commissions of joint cost
	projects;
	( b ) authority to make recoverable advances for
	transportation, stevedoring and other shipping
	services performed on behalf of individuals, outside
	agencies and other governments in the course of, or
	arising out of, the exercise of jurisdiction in
	navigation, including aids to navigation and shipping;
	( c ) authority to expend revenue received during the
	fiscal year in the course of, or arising from, the
	activities of the Canadian Coast Guard; and
	( d ) 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 $2,683,154 from Fisheries and Oceans
	Vote 10, $175,695 from National Defence Vote 5,
	and $144,000 from Environment Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes
	of this Vote	1,284,303,773	1,642,849	1	1,285,946,623
5b	Capital expenditures and authority to make payments
	to provinces, municipalities and local or private
	authorities as contributions towards construction done
	by those bodies and authority for the purchase and
	disposal of commercial fishing vessels	310,916,945	. . . . .	. . . . .	310,916,945
10c	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions -
	To authorize the transfer of $1,360,000 from Fisheries
	and Oceans Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote	99,391,665	(1,323,154)	1	98,068,512
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	118,555,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	118,555,000
(S)	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans - Salary and motor
	car allowance	76,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	76,422

	Total Ministry	1,813,243,805	319,695	2	1,813,563,502

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)

Fisheries and Oceans requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 10	Total

Funding related to the Divestiture of Non-Core Harbours Program	4,875	. . . . .	4,875
Funding for the renewal of the Genomics Research and Development Initiative	900	. . . . .	900
Funding to support the implementation of the Tsawwassen First Nation Final
Agreement and its accompanying side agreements ( horizontal item )	. . . . .	200	200
Funding from revenue received from polluters or the Ship-Source Oil Source
Pollution Fund	113	. . . . .	113

Gross Voted Appropriations	5,888	200	6,088

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	3,205	200	3,405
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote	2,683	. . . . .	2,683

Total Funds Available	5,888	200	6,088

Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

Transfers
Transfer from National Defence ($176) and Environment ($144) - For investments in
search and rescue coordination initiatives across Canada	320	. . . . .	320
Internal reallocation of resources - To support divestiture projects under the class
grant program for Small Craft Harbours	(1,175)	1,175	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To support fisheries and conservation enforcement
capacity (Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program)	(100)	100	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - For the Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution
Program to support Harbour Authorities in the Maritime, Pacific and Gulf regions	(50)	50	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - For the support of academic research and
development related to science priorities (Academic Research Contribution
Program)	(5)	5	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To support organizations that research, develop,
manage and promote fisheries and oceans-related issues	(30)	30	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new appropriations
required	2,683	(2,683)	. . . . .

Total Transfers	1,643	(1,323)	320

These Supplementary Estimates	1,643	(1,323)	320

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $5,887,992 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ($3,148,432) and from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures ($56,406). $2,683,154 from Vote 10 is available due to reduced requirements related to delays of some Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative business development plans.

Vote 10 : $200,000 in authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to delays of some Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative business development plans.

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

Transfer Payments (dollars)

	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Grants to support organizations associated with research, development, management, and
promotion of fisheries and oceans-related issues	30,000	. . . . .
Grant Program for the disposal of small craft harbours	1,175,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Grants	1,205,000	. . . . .
Contributions
Contributions under the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program	100,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support increased Native participation in commercial fisheries,
cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting
Aboriginal fisheries agreements	200,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support the Academic Research Contribution Program for the support of
academic research and development related to science priorities	5,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support the Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution Program	50,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions	355,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Transfer Payments	1,560,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	200,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	2,683,154	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	(1,323,154)	. . . . .

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