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Ministry Summary
Authorities | Adjustments to | Total Estimates | |||
Vote (dollars) | to date | Transfers | Appropriations | to date | |
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1c | Operating expenditures, upkeep of property, including | ||||
engineering and other investigatory planning | |||||
expenses that do not add tangible value to real | |||||
property, taxes, insurance and maintenance of public | |||||
utilities; to authorize, subject to the approval of the | |||||
Governor in Council, necessary remedial work on | |||||
properties constructed under individual firm price | |||||
contracts and sold under the Veterans' Land Act | |||||
(R.S.C. 1970, c.V-4), to correct defects for which | |||||
neither the veteran nor the contractor can be held | |||||
financially responsible, and such other work on other | |||||
properties as may be required to protect the interest of | |||||
the Director therein 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 | 980,894,741 | (20,000,000) | . . . . . | 960,894,741 | |
5 | Capital expenditures | 22,862,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 22,862,000 |
10c | The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions, | ||||
provided that the amount listed for any grant may be | |||||
increased or decreased subject to the approval of the | |||||
Treasury Board - To authorize the transfer of | |||||
$20,000,000 from Veterans Affairs Vote 1, | |||||
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes | |||||
of this Vote | 2,383,119,001 | 20,000,000 | 1 | 2,403,119,002 | |
15a | Veterans Review and Appeal Board - Operating | ||||
expenditures | 11,755,652 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 11,755,652 | |
(S) | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 40,696,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 40,696,000 |
(S) | Minister of Veterans Affairs - Salary and motor car | ||||
allowance | 76,422 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 76,422 | |
(S) | Veterans Insurance Actuarial Liability Adjustment | 175,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 175,000 |
(S) | Repayments under section 15 of the War Service | ||||
Grants Act of compensating adjustments made in | |||||
accordance with the terms of the Veterans' Land Act | |||||
(R.S.C. 1970, c. V-4) | 10,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 10,000 | |
(S) | Returned Soldiers Insurance Actuarial Liability | ||||
Adjustment | 10,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 10,000 | |
(S) | Re-Establishment Credits under section 8 of the War | ||||
Service Grants Act (R.S.C. 1970, c. W-4) | 2,000 | . . . . . | . . . . . | 2,000 | |
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Total Ministry | 3,439,600,816 | . . . . . | 1 | 3,439,600,817 | |
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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)
Veterans Affairs requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations | Vote 1 | Vote 10 | Total |
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Increase to the grant for Disability Awards and Allowances due to an increase in the | |||
volume of payments | . . . . . | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Funding to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission | . . . . . | 240 | 240 |
Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance - Funding to provide assistance | |||
for higher education for children of certain deceased members of the armed forces | . . . . . | 175 | 175 |
Outreach Program to promote the Atomic Veterans Recognition Program | 154 | . . . . . | 154 |
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Gross Voted Appropriations | 154 | 35,415 | 35,569 |
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Funds Available | |||
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote | 154 | 35,415 | 35,569 |
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Total Voted Appropriations | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . |
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Transfers | |||
Internal reallocation of resources - To address short term requirements related to | |||
grants | (20,000) | 20,000 | . . . . . |
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These Supplementary Estimates | (20,000) | 20,000 | . . . . . |
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Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 1 : $154,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures.
Vote 10 : $35,415,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements for other home care related benefits and services ($22,415,000) and the Earnings Loss Benefit ($13,000,000).
Transfer Payments (dollars) | Voted | Statutory |
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Grants | ||
Disability Awards and Allowances | 55,000,000 | . . . . . |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission | 240,000 | . . . . . |
Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance | 175,000 | . . . . . |
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Total Gross Transfer Payments | 55,415,000 | . . . . . |
Less: Funds available within the Vote | 35,415,000 | . . . . . |
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Net Transfer Payments | 20,000,000 | . . . . . |
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Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding. |