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Canadian Grain Commission


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SECTION III - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Organizational information

Organizational Structure of the Canadian Grain Commission

CGC partnerships

The CGC is integral to the functioning of Canada's grain industry. In our role as a neutral, third party regulator and arbiter, the CGC works in partnership with virtually every participant in the industry.


Key partners

Areas of cooperation
Industry
Producers and producers' organizations
Grain Companies
Railways
Processors
Universities' Laboratories
Plant Breeders
Instrument Manufacturing Companies
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian International Grains Institute
Canadian Seed Institute
Canadian Soybean Exporters Association
Grain Exporters
Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board
 Setting grain quality standards
Operation of the grain quality and quantity assurance system
Provide grain shipment and unload data interchange
Dispute resolution for quality and quantity issues
Development and implementation of policies and regulations
Sharing market information
Market development and support
Research and technology transfer
Auditing and certifying industry IP systems

Portfolio departments and agencies
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Dairy Commission
Farm Credit Canada
National Farm Products Council		 Grain data co-ordination
Sharing knowledge Research
Research
Strategic planning
Meeting international tolerances for toxic contaminants in grain
Shared quality and quantity assurance program delivery

Other government departments
International Trade Canada
Statistics Canada
Canadian International Development Agency
Industry Canada
Health Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Transport Canada
Justice Canada		 Sharing knowledge
Facilitating international trade
Publication of grain statistics and funding of international consulting projects
Market development and support
Grain shipment and unload data interchange
Inspection and certification of terminal and transfer elevator scales
Regulation of grain imports

Foreign
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration)
Japanese Food Agency
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
State Administration of Grain (China)
Jilin Grain Bureau (China)
Nanjing University of Economics (China)
China Grain Training Centre
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia (Paraguay)
Camara Paraguaya de Exportadores de Cereales y Oleaginosas (Paraguay)
Federación de Cooperativas de Producción (Paraguay)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (Uruguay)
Central Cooperativa de Granos (Uruguay)
Laboratorio Tecnologico del Uruguay
Ministry of Agrarian Policy (Ukraine)
Ukrainian Futures Exchange		 Shared quality assurance program delivery
Facilitating international trade
Research
Technology training

Table 1: Departmental planned spending and full time equivalents


($ thousands) Forecast spending
2005-2006		 Planned spending
2006-2007		 Planned spending
2007-2008		 Planned spending
2008-2009
Deliver inspection and testing services1 43 974 49 364 31 231 31 231
Deliver weighing services1 13 985  15 996  9 297  9 297
Conduct research to understand and measure grain quality 8 687 9 171 4 156 4 156
Protect producer's rights1 2 143 2 208 1 873 1 873
Budgetary main estimates (gross) 68 789 76 738 46 557 46 557
Non-budgetary main estimates (gross) 0 0 0 0
Less: respendable revenue 41 895 41 516 41 516 41 516
Total main estimates 26 894 35 222 5 041 5 041
Adjustments2
ERC Procurement Savings3 0 (20) 0 0
Governor General Warrants4 711 (4 488) 0 0
Total Adjustments 711 (4 508) 0 0
Total planned spending 27 605 30 714 5 041 5 041
Total planned spending 27 605 30 714 5 041 5 041
Less: non-respendable revenue 0 0 0 0
Plus: cost of services received without charge 396 1 733 366 359
Net cost of program 28 001 32 447 5 407 5 400
Full time equivalents 654 712 432 432

1 Includes Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) revolving fund activities.
2 Adjustments accommodate approvals obtained since Main Estimates and include items such as Budget initiatives, Supplementary Estimates and Governor General Warrants.
3 ERC planned savings (-$20K).
4 Includes carry forward ($962 K), collective agreements ($239 K), advertising ($110 K) and ERC planned savings (-$600 K).

Table 2: Program activities

Table 2: Program activities. This table depicts the projected revenue and costs for each program activity.

Table 3: Voted and statutory items listed in main estimates


2006-2007
Vote or statutory item Canadian Grain Commission Current main estimates Previous main estimates
40 Program expenditures 24 666 5 434
(S) Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund (127) (127)
(S) Contributions to employee benefit plans 10 683 587
  Total department 35 222 5 894

The Voted and Statutory items reflect the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) comparison of approved funding from year to year. The current Main estimates include an additional sunset funding amount of $30 million.

Table 4: Services Received Without Charge


($ thousands) 2006-2007
Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds) Employer's contribution to employees' insured benefits plans and expenditures paid by TBS 1 579
Worker's compensation coverage provided by Social Development Canada 154
2006-2007 Services received without charge 1 733

Table 5: Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity


($ thousands) Forecast spending
2005-2006		 Planned spending
2006-2007		 Planned spending
2007-2008		 Planned spending
2008-2009
Deliver inspection and testing services1 1 615 2 660 1 680 1 680
Deliver weighing services1 524 863 501 501
Conduct research to understand and measure grain quality 401 661 331 331
Protect producer's rights1 80 131 113 113
Total 2 620 4 315 2 625 2 625

1 Includes Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) Revolving Fund activities.

Table 6: Sources of Respendable Revenue


($ thousands) Forecast revenue
2005-2006		 Planned revenue
2006-2007		 Planned revenue
2007-2008		 Planned revenue
2008-2009
Deliver inspection and testing services (RF)1 28 145 31 326 31 326 31 326
Deliver weighing services (RF)1 8 378 9 325 9 325 9 325
Protect producers' rights (RF)1 777 865 865 865
Total Respendable Revenue 37 300 41 516 41 516 41 516

(RF)1 represents Revolving Fund activities.

Table 7: Revolving Fund - Statement of Operations


($ thousands) Forecast
2005-2006		 Planned
2006-2007		 Planned
2007-2008		 Planned
2008-2009
Respendable Revenue 41 895 41 516 41 516 41 516
Expenses
Operating:
Salaries and employee benefits 33 672 31 900 31 900 31 900
Depreciation 1 493 1 411 1 411 1 411
Repairs and maintenance 362 465 465 465
Administrative and support services 4 562 4 691 4 691 4 691
Utilities, materials and supplies 1 533 1 971 1 971 1 971
Marketing 105 135 135 135
41 729 40 573 40 573 40 573
Surplus (Deficit) 166 943 943 943

Statement of Cash Flows


($ thousands) Forecast
2005-2006		 Planned
2006-2007		 Planned
2007-2008		 Planned
2008-2009
Surplus (Deficit) 166 943 943 943
Add non-cash items:
Depreciation/amortization 1 493 1 411 1 411 1 411
Investing activities:
Acquisition of depreciable assets (1 532) (2 227) (2 227) (2 227)
Cash surplus (requirement) 127 127 127 127

Projected Use of Authority


($ thousands) Forecast
2005-2006		 Planned
2006-2007		 Planned
2007-2008		 Planned
2008-2009
Authority 2 381 2 381 2 381 2 381
Drawdown:
Balance as at April 1 12 165 127 254 381
Operating (deficit)/surplus (12 165) 0 0 0
Projected surplus (Drawdown) 127 127 127 127
127 254 381 508
Projected Balance at March 31 2 508 2 635 2 762 2 889

Table 8: Internal Audits and Evaluations


CGC Internal Audit Plan
2006-2007
Scheduled Reviews:
  • User Fees - Review progress of the User Fee Committee (April-May 2006)
  • Section 34 Authorities (HR and other) (May-June 2006)
  • Petty cash and cash float processes (June-August 2006)
  • CIPRS Program (September-October 2006)
  • Use of service standards in Performance Management (IS) (Nov.-December 2006)
  • Project Management Process (PMP) (January-February 2006
2007-2008
Planned Reviews:
  • Employee performance appraisal processes and linkages to CGC strategic outcomes
  • System for calculating the required level of security from licensees
  • Use of service standards in Performance Management (GRL)
  • Management of Return to Work
  • Succession planning efforts
  • Overall use of performance measures in Performance Management
2008-2009
Planned Reviews:
  • Health and Safety Management system
  • Contracting - work performed on behalf of other government departments
  • Contracting - work performed by other government departments CGC's behalf
  • Use of service standards in Performance Management (Enabling Groups)
  • Processes governing the selection, approval, and management of external contractors
  • Adoption of the HR Modernization Framework at the CGC




Date Modified: 2006-09-26
 
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