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Section 3: Supplementary Information

3.1	Departmental Link to Government of Canada Outcome Areas

The TSB has one strategic outcome: to advance transportation safety, thereby reducing risks to people, property and the environment. This strategic outcome contributes to reach the broader Government of Canada outcome of "safe and secure communities."

3.2 Financial Information

These tables provide a summary of the financial resources allocated to the TSB as well as details on the actual resources utilized for the delivery of the mandate and for the achievement of the above-noted objectives.

The following table explains the way Parliament voted resources to the TSB and in essence replicates the summary table listed in the Main Estimates.

Financial Table 1:

Voted and Statutory Items

(in thousands of dollars)		2007-2008
Vote	Vote Wording	Main Estimates	Planned Spending	Authorities	Actual Spending
	Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
10	Program expenditures	25,415	25,793	28,210	27,104
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	3,557	3,557	3,287	3,287
(S)	Spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets	0	0	39	39
(S)	Re-spendable revenues	0	0	10	10
	Total Department	28,972	29,350	31,546	30,440
Total authorities are Main Estimates plus Treasury Board transfers.

The following table provides a detailed breakdown of the changes to the total authorities during the course of the year.

Authorities	Amount (in thousands of dollars)
Main Estimates	28,972
Adjustments:
- Treasury Board Transfer - Vote 151	954
- Treasury Board Transfer - Vote 222	1,274
- Treasury Board Transfer - Vote 233	567
(S) Year-end adjustment to employee benefits plan	(270)
(S) Spending of proceeds from the disposal surplus Crown assets	39
(S) Respendable revenues	10
Total Authorities	31,546
(1) This adjustment reflects the amounts received to offset the salary increases provided under new collective agreements. (2) This adjustment represents the 2006-2007 operating budget carry forward. (3) This adjustment reflects the amounts received to offset the paylist shortfalls resulting of the payment of severance pay, vacation credits upon termination of employment and some parental benefits.

The following table provides a comparison of the Main Estimates, planned spending, total authorities, and actual spending for the most recently completed fiscal year, as well as historical figures for actual spending by the TSB. In 2007-2008, the TSB used $30,440,000 of the permitted authorities. TSB's audited financial statements are provided in Appendix C.

Financial Table 2: Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (Full-Time Equivalents Included)

Program Activities (in thousands of dollars)	2005-2006 Actual	2006-2007 Actual	2007-2008
			Main Estimates	Planned Spending	Total Authorities	Actual
Safety Investigations	24,865	24,484	23,958	24,271	25,488	24,594
Corporate Services	6,434	6,400	5,014	5,079	6,058	5,846
Total	31,299	30,884	28,972	29,350	31,546	30,440
Plus: Cost of services received without charge	3,303	3,518	3,108	3,108	3,399	3,399
Total departmental spending	34,602	34,402	32,080	32,458	34,945	33,839
Full-time equivalents	234	226	235	235	N/A	216
Total authorities are Main Estimates plus Treasury Board transfers.

Overall, actual expenditures for 2007-2008 were lower than the expenditures in 2006-2007 and 2005-2006. This decrease is attributed to the fact that, over the last two years, the organization was granted additional spending authorities to cover the costs associated with major safety investigations. In addition, this year, a high number of positions were vacant, and for various reasons, the funds allocated to the priority projects have not all been spent. Disregarding this information, the TSB actual spending has not increased in the last four years except to offset the employee salary increases set out in the new collective agreements.

3.3 Other Information

You will find information on the following subjects on the TSB website (www.tsb.gc.ca):

• User Fees
• Service Standard for User Fees
• Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
• Response to Internal Audits
• Travel Policies

3.4 TSB Information and Contacts

You will find on this site the investigation reports that we have published, periodic statistical reports for each of the four transportation sectors and all of the TSB most recent reports to Parliament.

For further information, contact:

Communications Division
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage
4th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 1K8

e-mail: communications@tsb.gc.ca
Telephone: 819-994-3741
Fax: 819-997-2239

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