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Section 3 – Supplementary Information
3.1 Organizational Information
The reporting structure to the Minister of the Environment is shown in the figure below.
Planned Spending: $16,540K with 155 FTEs
3.2 Agency link to the Government of Canada Outcomes
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2007-2008
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| Strategic Outcome: Environmental assessment is an integral part of program and policy decision-making | ||||||||||
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($ thousands)
Program Activity
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Budgetary
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Non-Budgetary
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Operating
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Capital
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Grants and Contributions
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Gross
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Respendable Revenue
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Net
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Loans, Investments and Advances
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Total Main Estimates
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Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)
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Total Planned Spending
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| Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment |
17,598
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-
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2,443
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20,041
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(3,501)
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16,540
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-
|
16,540
|
-
|
16,540
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| Total |
17,598
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-
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2,443
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20,041
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(3,501)
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16,540
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-
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16,540
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-
|
16,540
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Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full-Time Equivalents
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($ thousands)
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Forecast Spending
2006-2007 |
Planned Spending
2007-2008 |
Planned Spending
2008-2009 |
Planned Spending
2009-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient and Effective Environmental Assessment |
20,884
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20,041
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19,541
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19,400
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| Less Respendable revenue |
(3,501)
|
(3,501)
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(3,501)
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(3,501)
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| Total Main Estimates |
17,383
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16,540
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16,040
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15,899
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| Adjustments: Supplementary Estimates |
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Carry Forward of 2005-2006 Eligible Lapsing Funds |
430
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Northern Energy Development – transfer from Natural Resources Canada for the Participant Funding |
167
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Northern Energy Development – transfer from Environment Canada for the Participant Funding |
650
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Re-profiling of funds to 2006-2007 for the Participant Funding |
37
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|
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Transfer from Environment Canada for compensation for collective bargaining |
169
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| Compensation for Collective Agreements |
(500)
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| Re-profiling of funds to 2007-2008 for the Participant Funding |
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| Total Adjustments |
1,120
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0
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0
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0
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| Total Planned Spending (note) |
18,503
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16,540
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16,040
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15,899
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Total Planned Spending |
18,503
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16,540
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16,040
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15,899
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| Plus: Cost of services received without charge |
3,264
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3,316
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3,365
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3,416
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| Net Cost of Program |
21,767
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19,856
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19,405
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19,315
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| Full-Time Equivalents |
157
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155
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155
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155
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Note: The funding decrease in Total Planned Spending over the planning horizon is mainly explained by reduced funding for initiatives such as Sydney Tar Ponds and Northern Gas Pipeline Project as well as the British Columbia Treaty Negotiation Process sunsetting in 2008-09.
Table 2: Voted and Statutory Items Listed in Main Estimates
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2007-2008
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| Vote or Statutory Item | Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording |
Current
Main Estimates ($ thousands) |
Previous
Main Estimates ($ thousands) |
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15
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Program expenditures |
14,844
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15,609
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(S)
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Contributions to employee benefit plans |
1,696
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1,774
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Total Agency |
16,540
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17,383
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Table 3: Services Received Without Charge
| ($ thousands) |
2007-2008
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| Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) |
1,660
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| Contributions covering employers’ share of employees’ insurance premiums and expenditures paid by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds); Employer’s contribution to employees’ insured benefits plans and expenditures paid by TBS |
642
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| Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by Justice Canada |
1,014
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| 2007-2008 Services Received Without Charge |
3,316
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Note: The Agency obtains certain financial, material management, informatics as well as compensation and benefits services under a shared services agreement with Environment Canada.
Table 4: Sources of Respendable Revenue
| ($ thousands) |
Forecast Revenue
2006-2007 |
Planned Revenue 2007-2008
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Planned Revenue
2008-2009 |
Planned Revenue
2009-2010 |
| Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment | ||||
| Cost recovery for environmental assessment services |
7,295
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3,351
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3,351
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3,351
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| Cost recovery for publications, training and education materials (federal) |
103
|
75
|
75
|
75
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| Cost recovery for publications, training and education materials (external) |
175
|
75
|
75
|
75
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| Total Respendable Revenue |
7,570
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3,501
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3,501
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3,501
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Note: The revenue derived from recovery of environmental assessments review panel costs is dependent on the level of panel activity that is eligible for cost recovery and may therefore fluctuate.
Table 5: User Fees
| Name of User Fee |
Fee Type
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Fee-setting
Authority |
Reason for Planned
Amendment to Fee |
Effective Date of
Planned Change |
Consultation and Review Process Planned
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Table 6: Major Regulatory Initiatives
The following table outlines the Agency’s major and significant regulatory initiatives scheduled for submission for legal examination, approval or for implementation during the planning period.
| REGULATORY INITIATIVES |
EXPECTED RESULTS
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|---|---|
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Amendments to the Exclusion List Regulations: New entries will be added to these regulations to prescribe new classes of projects to be excluded from environmental assessment and to modify thresholds of certain existing entries. |
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Federal Coordination Regulations will be amended to take into account changes brought about in 2003 by the renewed Act. |
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Amendments to Canada Port Authority Environmental Assessment Regulations: In accordance with changes brought about by the renewed Act in 2003, amendments to these regulations are needed to ensure the comprehensiveness, consistency, transparency and overall quality of port authorities’ environmental assessment processes. |
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Airport Authority Regulations: In accordance with changes brought about by the renewed Act, these regulations will close a gap in the Act by requiring airport authorities to conduct an assessment of the environmental effects of projects located on the federal land over which those authorities have administration, management or other specified rights or interests. |
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Environmental Assessment Review Panel Service Charges Order The Order will be updated to reflect the current costs of providing review panel services and the range of services provided, as well as to incorporate an inflation factor. |
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Table 7: Sustainable Development Strategy
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1. SDS Departmental Goal: To promote the full and meaningful application of a results-oriented federal environmental assessment framework. |
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2. Federal SD Goal including GGO goals Governance for Sustainable Development: "Federal SD |
3. Performance Measure from current SDS Improved understanding of how the various components of an effective and efficient environmental assessment framework should work together, and of the strengths and weaknesses of the current framework in supporting integrated decision making. A timelier, coordinated, and consistent approach to the environmental assessment process of major projects is applied. Improved knowledge across government of how to engage the public, including Aboriginal peoples, in high-quality environmental assessments. Regular and consistent training in sustainable development tools for planners and analysts across the government of Canada. Identification of areas requiring improvement in the application of the Cabinet Directive and the Act. Identification of opportunities to better integrate the project review process across jurisdictions. Themes of research and development reflect issues and needs addressed in the Agency’s sustainable development strategies. |
4. Department’s Expected Results for 2007-08 Advance the science and practice of strategic environmental assessment. Promote, and ensure the implementation of initiatives that improve the coordination among stakeholders in federal project environmental assessments. Gain a greater understanding of the effectiveness of the Agency and its supporting legislative and policy tools in achieving coordination among stakeholders. Build knowledge and capacity internally and throughout the federal government in the area of public and Aboriginal peoples’ engagement in environmental assessments. Collaborate with other federal departments and agencies to increase awareness and application of the principles of sustainable development and the sustainable development tools. Evaluate the effectiveness of the SEA and project environmental assessment processes. Examine how the Agency can move toward better integration of the project review process at the national level. Ensure that the research areas promoted and encouraged by the Agency are consistent with, and supportive of, the goals and objectives set out in the Agency’s sustainable development strategies. |
Table 8: Internal Audits and Evaluations
| 1. Name of Internal Audit/Evaluation |
2. Audit Type / Evaluation Type
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3. Status
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4. Expected Completion Date
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5. Electronic Link to Report
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the Brunswick substitution pilot |
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Preparatory work done
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Spring 2007
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| Participant Funding Program client satisfaction survey |
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Late 2007
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