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Department
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal
Ministry Summary
Authorities | Adjustments to | Total Estimates | |||
Vote (dollars) | to date | Transfers | Appropriations | to date | |
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1c | Operating expenditures, and | ||||
( a ) expenditures on works, buildings and equipment; | |||||
and expenditures and recoverable expenditures in | |||||
respect of services provided and work performed on | |||||
other than federal property; | |||||
( b ) authority to provide, in respect of Indian and Inuit | |||||
economic development activities, for the capacity | |||||
development for Indian and Inuit and the furnishing | |||||
of materials and equipment; | |||||
( c ) authority to sell electric power to private | |||||
consumers in remote locations when alternative local | |||||
sources of supply are not available, in accordance | |||||
with terms and conditions approved by the Governor | |||||
in Council; 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 | 1,205,341,664 | (45,842,027) | . . . . . | 1,159,499,637 | |
5c | Capital expenditures, and | ||||
( a ) expenditures on buildings, works, land and | |||||
equipment, the operation, control and ownership of | |||||
which may be transferred to provincial governments | |||||
on terms and conditions approved by the Governor in | |||||
Council, or to Indian bands, groups of Indians or | |||||
individual Indians at the discretion of the Minister of | |||||
Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and such | |||||
expenditures on other than federal property; and | |||||
( b ) authority to make recoverable expenditures in | |||||
amounts not exceeding the shares of provincial | |||||
governments of expenditures on roads and related | |||||
works | 22,739,000 | (4,985,000) | . . . . . | 17,754,000 | |
7b | To increase from $1,700,000,000 to $2,200,000,000 | ||||
the amount of loans that the Minister of Indian Affairs | |||||
and Northern Development may guarantee pursuant | |||||
to Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 5, | |||||
Appropriation Act No. 3,1972 | 1 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1 | |
10c | The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions - | ||||
To authorize the transfer of $45,842,027 from Indian | |||||
Affairs and Northern Development Vote 1, | |||||
$4,985,000 from Indian Affairs and Northern | |||||
Development Vote 5, and $450,000 from Transport | |||||
Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the | |||||
purposes of this Vote | 5,693,621,186 | 39,972,992 | 1 | 5,733,594,179 | |
15c | Payments to Canada Post Corporation pursuant to an | ||||
agreement between the Department of Indian Affairs | |||||
and Northern Development and Canada Post | |||||
Corporation for the purpose of providing Northern | |||||
Air Stage Parcel Service - To authorize the transfer of | |||||
$10,000,000 from Indian Affairs and Northern | |||||
Development Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2, | |||||
2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote | 46,100,000 | 10,000,000 | 1 | 56,100,001 | |
20b | Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and | ||||
non-Status Indians - Operating expenditures | 9,672,407 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 9,672,407 | |
25c | Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and | ||||
non-Status Indians - Contributions - To authorize the | |||||
transfer of $900,000 from Indian Affairs and | |||||
Northern Development Vote 10, Appropriation Act | |||||
No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote | 29,444,001 | 900,000 | 1 | 30,344,002 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 52,356,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 52,356,000 |
(S) | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern | ||||
Development - Salary and motor car allowance | 76,422 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 76,422 | |
(S) | Grants to Aboriginal organizations designated to | ||||
receive claim settlement payments pursuant to | |||||
Comprehensive Land Claim Settlement Acts | 74,316,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 74,316,000 | |
(S) | Grant to the Nunatsiavut Government for the | ||||
implementation of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims | |||||
Agreement pursuant to the Labrador Inuit Land | |||||
Claims Agreement Act | 17,987,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 17,987,000 | |
(S) | Liabilities in respect of loan guarantees made to | ||||
Indians for Housing and Economic Development | 2,000,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,000,000 | |
(S) | Payments to comprehensive claim beneficiaries in | ||||
compensation for resource royalties | 1,472,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,472,000 | |
(S) | Indian Annuities Treaty payments | 1,400,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,400,000 |
(S) | Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands Mercury | ||||
Disability Board | 15,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 15,000 | |
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Total budgetary | 7,156,540,681 | 45,965 | 3 | 7,156,586,649 | |
L30c Loans to native claimants in accordance with terms | |||||
and conditions approved by the Governor in Council | |||||
for the purpose of defraying costs related to research, | |||||
development and negotiation of claims | 39,903,000 | . . . . . | 2,000,000 | 41,903,000 | |
L35 | Loans to First Nations in British Columbia for the | ||||
purpose of supporting their participation in the British | |||||
Columbia Treaty Commission process | 34,600,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 34,600,000 | |
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Total non-budgetary | 74,503,000 | . . . . . | 2,000,000 | 76,503,000 | |
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Total Department | 7,231,043,681 | 45,965 | 2,000,003 | 7,233,089,649 | |
Canadian Polar Commission | |||||
40 | Program expenditures and contributions | 953,449 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 953,449 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 71,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 71,000 |
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Total Agency | 1,024,449 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,024,449 | |
First Nations Statistical Institute | |||||
45 | Payments to the First Nations Statistical Institute for | ||||
operating expenditures | 4,300,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,300,000 | |
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Total Agency | 4,300,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 4,300,000 | |
Indian Residential Schools Truth and | |||||
Reconciliation Commission Secretariat | |||||
47b | Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation | ||||
Commission Secretariat - Operating expenditures | 58,373,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 58,373,000 | |
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Total Agency | 58,373,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 58,373,000 | |
Indian Specific Claims Commission | |||||
50b | Program expenditures | 5,035,930 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,035,930 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 362,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 362,000 |
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Total Agency | 5,397,930 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 5,397,930 | |
Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of | |||||
Canada | |||||
55b | Operating expenditures | 10,551,752 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 10,551,752 |
60b | Contributions | 232,973 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 232,973 |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 8,969,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 8,969,000 |
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Total Agency | 19,753,725 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 19,753,725 | |
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal | |||||
62c | Program expenditures | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,397,363 | 1,397,363 |
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Total Agency | . . . . . | . . . . . | 1,397,363 | 1,397,363 | |
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Total Ministry | 7,319,892,785 | 45,965 | 3,397,366 | 7,323,336,116 | |
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Notes: 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.
Specific Claims Tribunal Act (Bill C-30) establishes the Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal as a department under Schedule 1.1 of the Financial Administration Act.
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Indian Affairs and Northern Development requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations | Vote 1 | Vote 5 | Vote 10 | Vote 15 | Total |
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Incremental funding to offset fuel price increases | |||||
for the benefit of First Nation and Northern | |||||
communities, under the Capital Facilities | |||||
Maintenance Program | . . . . . | . . . . . | 53,809 | . . . . . | 53,809 |
Incremental funding to address health and safety | |||||
pressures for First Nations communities | . . . . . | . . . . . | 26,377 | . . . . . | 26,377 |
Funding to implement the initiative Justice at | |||||
Last: Implementing Canada's Action Plan on | |||||
Accelerating the Resolution of Specific | |||||
Claims | 11,411 | . . . . . | 2,000 | . . . . . | 13,411 |
Funding to address increased costs of the | |||||
Northern Air Stage Food Mail Program to | |||||
deliver healthy foods to isolated communities | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Funding for the immediate demolition of | |||||
condemned housing on the Tsuu T'ina First | |||||
Nation Reserve in Calgary, Alberta | . . . . . | . . . . . | 6,420 | . . . . . | 6,420 |
Funding to support the implementation of | |||||
Canada's Action Plan to consult First Nations, | |||||
Métis and Inuit groups and, where | |||||
appropriate, accommodate them when | |||||
contemplated Crown conduct may adversely | |||||
affect their established and potential | |||||
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | 1,430 | . . . . . | 3,000 | . . . . . | 4,430 |
Funding to support the implementation of the | |||||
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement | |||||
and its accompanying side agreements | |||||
( horizontal item ) | 75 | . . . . . | 550 | . . . . . | 625 |
Funding related to the assessment, management | |||||
and remediation of federal contaminated sites | |||||
( horizontal item ) | 228 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 228 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 13,144 | . . . . . | 92,156 | 10,000 | 115,300 |
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Funds Available | |||||
Less: Spending authorities available within the | |||||
Vote | 13,144 | . . . . . | 92,156 | . . . . . | 105,300 |
Less: Spending authorities available from another | |||||
Vote | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | 10,000 | 10,000 |
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Total Funds Available | 13,144 | . . . . . | 92,156 | 10,000 | 115,300 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Transfers | Vote 1 | Vote 5 | Vote 10 | Vote 15 | Total |
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Transfer from Transport - For First Nations | |||||
participation in negotiations regarding the | |||||
development of the Prince Rupert Port located | |||||
on their asserted traditional territories | . . . . . | . . . . . | 450 | . . . . . | 450 |
Internal reallocation of resources - Funding | |||||
related to the assessment, management and | |||||
remediation of federal contaminated sites | |||||
( horizontal item ) | (6,327) | . . . . . | 6,327 | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Internal reallocation of resources - To fund | |||||
additional provincial education billings for | |||||
First Nations students, fuel price increases for | |||||
diesel generating plants on-reserve and | |||||
operation and maintenance of Personal Care | |||||
Homes | (39,515) | (4,985) | 44,500 | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Transfer to Natural Sciences and Engineering | |||||
Research Council - For Canada's participation | |||||
in International Polar Year 2007-2008, an | |||||
extensive international research program in | |||||
the Arctic and Antarctic | . . . . . | . . . . . | (404) | . . . . . | (404) |
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the | |||||
amount of new appropriations required | . . . . . | . . . . . | (10,900) | 10,000 | (900) |
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Total Transfers | (45,842) | (4,985) | 39,973 | 10,000 | (854) |
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These Supplementary Estimates | (45,842) | (4,985) | 39,973 | 10,000 | . . . . . |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Voted Appropriations | Vote 25 | Vote L30 | Total |
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Funding to implement the initiative Justice at | |||
Last: Implementing Canada's Action Plan on | |||
Accelerating the Resolution of Specific | |||
Claims | . . . . . | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Funding to support the implementation of | |||
Canada's Action Plan to consult First Nations, | |||
Métis and Inuit groups and, where | |||
appropriate, accommodate them when | |||
contemplated Crown conduct may adversely | |||
affect their established and potential | |||
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | 900 | . . . . . | 900 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 900 | 2,000 | 2,900 |
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Funds Available | |||
Less: Spending authorities available from another | |||
Vote | 900 | . . . . . | 900 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | . . . . . | 2,000 | 2,000 |
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Transfers | |||
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the | |||
amount of new appropriations required | 900 | . . . . . | 900 |
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These Supplementary Estimates | 900 | 2,000 | 2,046 |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 1 : $13,143,849 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to: delays in work on federal contaminated sites resulting from inclement weather conditions ($8,000,000); delays in the launch of International Polar Year affecting timelines of implementation activities and multi-year science projects ($4,927,830); and savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures ($216,019). These funds are being used temporarily to reduce the amount of new appropriations required and will be made available for their intended purposes next fiscal year.
Vote 10 : $92,156,430 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to delays in amending the Cree Naskapi of Quebec Act . These funds are being used temporarily to reduce the amount of new appropriations required and will be made available for their intended purposes next fiscal year.
Vote 15 : $10,000,000 in total authorities is available from Vote 10 due to delays in amending the Cree Naskapi of Quebec Act ($7,843,570) and delays in work on federal contaminated sites resulting from inclement weather conditions ($2,156,430). These funds are being used temporarily to reduce the amount of new appropriations required and will be made available for their intended purposes next fiscal year.
Vote 25 : $900,000 in total authorities is available from Vote 10 due to delays in the launch of International Polar Year affecting timelines of implementation activities and multi-year science projects. These funds are being used temporarily to reduce the amount of new appropriations required and will be made available for their intended purposes next fiscal year.
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 to support First Nations, Inuit, Tribal Councils, Organizations or other levels of | ||
government for the implementation activities as stipulated in the various agreements | 550,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Grants | 550,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions | ||
Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying public services in | ||
capital facilities and maintenance | 85,186,430 | . . . . . |
Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying public services in | ||
education | 16,200,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions to First Nations for the management of contaminated sites | 14,806,527 | . . . . . |
Payments to support Indians, Inuit and Innu for the purpose of supplying public services in | ||
social development | 11,300,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions to beneficiaries and various implementing bodies for implementing | ||
comprehensive land claim agreements | 7,500,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions for the purpose of consultation and policy development | 3,450,000 | . . . . . |
Contributions to Indian bands for land and estates management | 2,440,500 | . . . . . |
Contributions to support the negotiation process for comprehensive, specific, and special | ||
claims and self-government initiatives | 2,000,000 | . . . . . |
Federal Interlocutor's Contribution Program | 900,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Contributions | 143,783,457 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 144,333,457 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds available within the Vote | 92,156,430 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote | 11,304,035 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | 40,872,992 | . . . . . |
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Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars) | |
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Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal requests funds for the following items: | |
Voted Appropriations | Vote 62 |
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Funding to support the operations of the Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal | 1,397 |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding. |