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Table 3–5: Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs)
1) Name of Transfer Payment Program: Statutory Compensation Payments
2) Start Date: N/A 3) End Date: N/A
4) Description: Compensation payments in accordance with requirements established by regulations under the Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act, and authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act.
5) Strategic Outcomes: To compensate Canadians, in accordance with the appropriate regulations, for animals or plants ordered destroyed for the purpose of disease control.
6) Results Achieved: Over 500 Canadians were compensated for animals and plants ordered destroyed.
($ Millions) 7) Actual Spending 2005–2006 8) Actual Spending 2006–2007 9) Planned Spending 2007–2008 10) Total Authorities 2007–2008 11) Actual Spending 2007–2008 12) Variance(s) Between 9 and 11
13) Animal and Plant Resource Protection            
14) Total Grants 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14) Total Contributions 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14) Total Other Types of Transfer Payments 9.5 3.8 1.5 10.6 10.6 9.1
15) Total Animal and Plant Resource Protection 9.5 3.8 1.5 10.6 10.6 9.1
16) Comment on Variance: Actual compensation payments made to Canadians were $9.1 million higher than the $1.5 million that was earmarked in Planned Spending. This increase is due to Sudden Oak Death $7.1M (Plant Diseases), Chronic Wasting Disease $1.2M (Animal Diseases) and Emerald Ash Borer $0.7M (Plant Diseases).
17) Significant Audit and Evaluation Findings and URL (s) to Last Audit and / or Evaluation: N/A