Supplementary Estimates (B), 2007-2008

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates
		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date
	Department
1b	Operating expenditures, including the payment of
	remuneration and other expenditures subject to the
	approval of the Governor in Council in connection
	with the assignment by the Canadian Government of
	Canadians to the staffs of international organizations
	and authority to make recoverable advances in
	amounts not exceeding the amounts of the shares of
	such organizations of such expenses; authority for the
	appointment and fixing of salaries by the Governor in
	Council of High Commissioners, Ambassadors,
	Ministers Plenipotentiary, Consuls, Representatives
	on International Commissions, the staff of such
	officials and other persons to represent Canada in
	another country; expenditures in respect of the
	provision of office accommodation for the
	International Civil Aviation Organization;
	recoverable expenditures for assistance to and
	repatriation of distressed Canadian citizens and
	persons of Canadian domicile abroad, including their
	dependants; cultural relations and academic exchange
	programs with other countries; and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
	Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal
	year from, and to offset related expenditures incurred
	in the fiscal year arising from the provision of
	services related to: Canadian Business Centres and
	Canadian Education Centres; training services
	provided by the Canadian Foreign Service Institute;
	trade fairs, missions and other international business
	development services; investment development
	services; international telecommunication services;
	departmental publications; other services provided
	abroad to other government departments, agencies,
	Crown corporations and other non-federal
	organizations; specialized consular services; and
	international youth employment exchange programs
	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 - To authorize the
	transfer of $500,000 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 10, $1,000,000 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 15, $227,800
	from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
	Vote 10, $145,000 from Public Safety and Emergency
	Preparedness Vote 45, $123,300 from Citizenship and
	Immigration Vote 1, and $29,700 from National
	Defence Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008
	for the purposes of this Vote	1,219,742,807	(12,063,640)	1	1,207,679,168
5b	Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of
	$9,932,600 from Foreign Affairs and International
	Trade Vote 1, $153,500 from Public Safety and
	Emergency Preparedness Vote 10, $61,000 from
	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 45,
	$45,100 from Citizenship and Immigration Vote 1,
	and $25,700 from National Defence Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	182,385,420	10,217,900	13,617,400	206,220,720
10b	The grants listed in the Estimates, contributions,
	which may include: with respect to Canada's Global
	Partnership Program (under the G8 Global
	Partnership ), cash payments or the provision of
	goods, equipment and services for the purpose of
	assistance to countries of the former Soviet Union;
	with respect to Canada's Counter-Terrorism Capacity
	Building Program, cash payments or the provision of
	goods, services, equipment and technology for the
	purpose of counter-terrorism assistance to states and
	government entities; and, with respect to the Global
	Peace and Security Program, Human Security
	Program, and Global Peace Operations Program, cash
	payments or the provision of goods, services,
	equipment and technology for the purpose of global
	peace and security assistance; as well as the authority
	to make commitments for the current fiscal year not
	exceeding $30,000,000, in respect of contributions to
	persons, groups of persons, councils and associations
	to promote the development of Canadian export sales;
	and, the authority to pay assessments in the amounts
	and in the currencies in which they are levied as well
	the authority to pay other amounts specified in the
	currencies of the countries indicated, notwithstanding
	that the total of such payments may exceed the
	equivalent in Canadian dollars, estimated as of
	October 2006 - To authorize the transfer of
	$3,100,000 from Foreign Affairs and International
	Trade Vote 1, $477,000 from Environment Vote 10,
	and $100,000 from Public Safety and Emergency
	Preparedness Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote	778,981,339	3,177,000	1	782,158,340
12a	To increase, pursuant to subsection 10(3.1) of the
	Export Development Act , the contingent liability of
	the Corporation referred to in paragraph 10(3)(b) of
	that Act from $27,000,000,000 to $30,000,000,000	1	. . . . .	. . . . .	1
(S)	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Atlantic
	Canada Opportunities Agency - Salary and motor car
	allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Minister of International Trade - Salary and motor
	car allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	77,236,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	77,236,000
(S)	Payments under the Diplomatic Service (Special)
	Superannuation Act	250,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	250,000
(S)	Passport Office Revolving Fund	(6,078,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(6,078,000)
(S)	Payments to Export Development Canada to
	discharge obligations incurred pursuant to Section 23
	of the Export Development Act (Canada Account) for
	the purpose of facilitating and developing trade
	between Canada and other countries	6,600,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,600,000
	Total budgetary	2,259,266,611	1,331,260	13,617,402	2,274,215,273
(S)	Payments to Export Development Canada to
	discharge obligations incurred pursuant to Section 23
	of the Export Development Act (Canada Account) for
	the purpose of facilitating and developing trade
	between Canada and other countries
	(S.C., 2001, c. 33) (Non-budgetary)	679,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	679,000,000
	Total non-budgetary	679,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	679,000,000
	Total Department	2,938,266,611	1,331,260	13,617,402	2,953,215,273
	Canadian Commercial Corporation
15b	Program expenditures	16,182,000	(1,000,000)	. . . . .	15,182,000
	Total Agency	16,182,000	(1,000,000)	. . . . .	15,182,000
	Canadian International Development Agency
20b	Operating expenditures and authority to
	( a ) engage persons for service in developing countries
	and in countries in transition; and
	( b ) provide education or training for persons from
	developing countries and from countries in transition,
	in accordance with the Technical Assistance
	Regulations , made by Order in Council
	P.C. 1986-993 of April 24, 1986 (and registered as
	SOR/86-475), as may be amended, or any other
	regulations that may be made by the Governor in
	Council with respect to
	(i) the remuneration payable to persons for service in
	developing countries and in countries in transition,
	and the payment of their expenses or of allowances
	with respect thereto,
	(ii) the maintenance of persons from developing
	countries and from countries in transition who are
	undergoing education or training, and the payment of
	their expenses or of allowances with respect thereto,
	and
	(iii) the payment of special expenses directly or
	indirectly related to the service of persons in
	developing countries and in countries in transition or
	the education or training of persons from developing
	countries and from countries in transition - To
	authorize the transfer of $480,408 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 25,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote	222,701,652	464,581	1	223,166,234
25b	The grants listed in the Estimates, contributions and
	payments to international financial institutions in
	accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , for
	international development assistance, international
	humanitarian assistance and other specified purposes,
	in the form of cash payments or the provision of
	goods, commodities or services	2,522,403,838	(5,280,408)	1	2,517,123,431
(S)	Minister for International Cooperation - Salary and
	motor car allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Encashment of notes issued to the development
	assistance funds of the international financial
	institutions in accordance with the International
	Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act	301,846,063	. . . . .	. . . . .	301,846,063
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	25,009,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	25,009,000
	Total budgetary	3,072,035,075	(4,815,827)	2	3,067,219,250
L30	The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $215,032,000 in accordance with the
	International Development (Financial Institutions)
	Assistance Act , for the purpose of contributions to the
	International Financial Institution Fund Accounts	1	. . . . .	. . . . .	1
L35	The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $1,000,000 in accordance with the
	International Development (Financial Institutions)
	Assistance Act , for the purpose of capital
	subscriptions in International Financial Institutions	1	. . . . .	. . . . .	1
L40a Investment contributions pursuant to section 3 of the
	Canada Fund for Africa Act	45,583,333	. . . . .	. . . . .	45,583,333
(S)	Payments to International Financial Institutions -
	Capital Subscriptions (Non-Budgetary)	3,643,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,643,000
	Total non-budgetary	49,226,335	. . . . .	. . . . .	49,226,335
	Total Agency	3,121,261,410	(4,815,827)	2	3,116,445,585
	International Development Research Centre
45b	Payments to the International Development Research
	Centre - To authorize the transfer of $4,800,000 from
	Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 25,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote	150,441,000	4,800,000	1	155,241,001
	Total Agency	150,441,000	4,800,000	1	155,241,001
	International Joint Commission
50a	Program expenditures	6,697,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,697,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	523,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	523,000
	Total Agency	7,220,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,220,000
	NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
55	Program expenditures	2,802,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,802,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	199,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	199,000
	Total Agency	3,001,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,001,000
	Total Ministry	6,236,372,021	315,433	13,617,405	6,250,304,859

 

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade requests funds for the
following items:
Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Total
Reinvestment of revenues from the sale or transfer of real property
abroad	. . . . .	24,000	. . . . .	24,000
Funding for Contributions to support International Environmental
Programs to meet Canada's United Nations Climate Change
Conference commitments made at the 11 th meeting of the
Conference of the Parties ( horizontal item )	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,100	3,100
Compensation for adjustment to previous year currency exchange
calculation	748	. . . . .	. . . . .	748
Funding to implement Cabinet Directives on streamlining
regulations by strengthening regulatory coordination capacity	59	. . . . .	. . . . .	59
Gross Voted Appropriations	807	24,000	3,100	27,907
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	807	450	. . . . .	1,257
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote	. . . . .	9,933	3,100	13,033
Total Funds Available	807	10,383	3,100	14,290
Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	13,617	. . . . .	13,617
Transfers
Transfer from Canadian Commercial Corporation - To assign the
Corporation's share of the Ministry's Expenditure Review
Committee reductions	1,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,000
Transfer from Canada Border Services Agency ($381), Royal
Canadian Mounted Police ($206), Citizenship and Immigration
($168) and National Defence ($55) - To provide support to
departmental staff located at missions abroad	526	285	. . . . .	811
Transfer from Environment - For Environment's share of the
payment of the assessed contribution to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol	. . . . .	. . . . .	477	477
Transfer from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - For a
joint contribution to Inter-American Drug Abuse Control
Commission (CICAD) and to provide training to hemispheric
law enforcement organizations on specialized investigative
techniques related to major drug cases	. . . . .	. . . . .	100	100
Internal reallocation of resources - Academic Relations contribution
program savings related to the reduction of Canadian studies in
Europe used to offset Expenditure Review Committee reductions
to operating expenditures	500	. . . . .	(500)	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new
appropriations required	(13,033)	9,933	3,100	. . . . .
Transfer to Veterans Affairs - Adjustment to costs previously
provided to support departmental staff located at missions abroad	(37)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(37)
Transfer to Citizenship and Immigration - For the cost increase of
processing applications under the International Youth Program
due to increasing demand by foreign participants	(1,020)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(1,020)
Total Transfers	(12,064)	10,218	3,177	1,331
These Supplementary Estimates	(12,064)	23,835	3,177	14,948
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 5 : $10,382,600 in total authorities is available: $450,000 within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to the deferral of capital expenditures for the Baghdad Embassy; and $9,932,600 from Vote 1 due to reduced requirements related to the deferral of operating expenditures for Hosting the 12 ^th Summit of la Francophonie and due to currency gains realized as a result of the increased value of the Canadian dollar relative to the local currencies purchased for use at missions abroad.

Vote 10 : $3,100,000 in total authorities is available from Vote 1 due to the reduced requirements related to the deferral of operating expenditures for Hosting the 12 ^th Summit of la Francophonie and due to currency gains realized as a result of the increased value of the Canadian dollar relative to the local currencies purchased for use at missions abroad.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Contributions
International Security
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission	100,000	. . . . .
International environmental agreements	477,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support International Environmental Programs	3,100,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	3,677,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	500,000	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	3,177,000	. . . . .

 

Canadian Commercial Corporation
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian Commercial Corporation - No additional funding being requested
Transfers	Vote 15
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To assign the Corporation's share of the Ministry's Expenditure
Review Committee reductions	(1,000)
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

 

Canadian International Development Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian International Development Agency requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations	Vote 20	Vote 25	Total
Funding for additional grants to international organizations for development
assistance, programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease, and
international humanitarian assistance	. . . . .	210,500	210,500
Funding for Contributions to support International Environmental Programs to meet
Canada's United Nations Climate Change Conference commitments made at the
11 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties ( horizontal item )	. . . . .	7,500	7,500
Funding for activities that are essential to the continued implementation of the Public
Service Modernization Act	1,427	. . . . .	1,427
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all ongoing grant
and contribution programs every five years ( horizontal item )	453	. . . . .	453
Gross Voted Appropriations	1,880	218,000	219,880
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	1,400	218,000	219,400
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote	480	. . . . .	480
Total Funds Available	1,880	218,000	219,880
Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Transfers
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new appropriations
required	480	(480)	. . . . .
Transfer to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada - To
support the National Managers' Community	(16)	. . . . .	(16)
Transfer to International Development Research Centre - To conduct health and
environmental research in Latin America in the areas of dengue fever prevention
and the dynamics between poverty and the environment	. . . . .	(4,800)	(4,800)
Total Transfers	464	(5,280)	(4,816)
These Supplementary Estimates	464	(5,280)	(4,816)

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)
Vote 20 : $1,880,408 in total authorities is available: $1,400,000 within the Vote and $480,408 from Vote 25 due to reduced
requirements related to the deferral of operating expenditures for the Canada Fund for Africa.
Vote 25 : $218,000,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the realignment from contributions to grants related
to international assistance.
Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Grants
Fragile States and Countries Experiencing Humanitarian Crisis
Programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease through international development,
research and nutrition institutions; Canadian, international and local non-governmental
organizations; the International Development Research Centre; developing countries,
their institutions, their organizations and their agencies in such countries for the benefit
of recipients in developing countries	137,000,000	. . . . .
Institutions
Development assistance to international development institutions and organizations for
operations, programs and projects, and to international financial institutions	81,000,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	218,000,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	218,480,408	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	4,800,000	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	(5,280,408)	. . . . .
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

International Development Research Centre

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
International Development Research Centre requests funds for the following items:
Transfers	Vote 45
Transfer from Canadian International Development Agency - To conduct health and environmental research in Latin
America in the areas of dengue fever prevention and the dynamics between poverty and the environment	4,800
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

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