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Supplementary Estimates (B), 2007-2008

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates

		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date



	Department
1b	Operating expenditures and authority to make
	recoverable expenditures on behalf of the Canada
	Pension Plan and the Employment Insurance Account
	and, pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial
	Administration Act , authority to spend revenues
	received in the fiscal year arising from the provision
	of Public Access Programs Sector services to offset
	related expenditures incurred in the fiscal year, 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	2,487,878,446	(40,828)	. . . . .	2,487,837,618
5b	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions -
	To authorize the transfer of $80,000 from Canadian
	Heritage Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008
	for the purposes of this Vote	1,240,801,139	(527,350)	1	1,240,273,790
7b	Pursuant to subsection 25(2) of the Financial
	Administration Act , to write off from the Accounts of
	Canada $364,080 in principal and $43,270 in interest
	for 15,473 direct financing and integrated Canada
	Student Loan accounts for the period of
	February 2005 to November 2006 and 32,575 small
	debit balances at service providers for the period of
	November 2004 to November 2006 - To authorize
	the transfer of $407,350 from Human Resources and
	Skills Development Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote	. . . . .	407,350	1	407,351
(S)	Minister of Human Resources and Social
	Development - Salary and motor car allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic
	Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of
	Quebec - Salary and motor car allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Old Age Security Payments	24,093,000,000	. . . . .	(52,000,000)	24,041,000,000
(S)	Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments	7,413,000,000	. . . . .	36,000,000	7,449,000,000
(S)	Allowance Payments	553,000,000	. . . . .	(12,000,000)	541,000,000
(S)	Payments related to the direct financing arrangement
	under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act	366,419,000	. . . . .	(35,296,000)	331,123,000
(S)	The provision of funds for interest payments to
	lending institutions under the Canada Student Loans
	Act	48,000	. . . . .	17,000	65,000
(S)	The provision of funds for liabilities including
	liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the
	Canada Student Loans Act	8,157,000	. . . . .	442,000	8,599,000
(S)	The provision of funds for interest and other
	payments to lending institutions and liabilities under
	the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act	52,867,000	. . . . .	(8,414,000)	44,453,000
(S)	Canada Study Grants to qualifying full and part-time
	students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial
	Assistance Act	136,133,000	. . . . .	17,592,000	153,725,000
(S)	Supplementary Retirement Benefits - Annuities
	agents' pensions	35,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	35,000
(S)	Universal Child Care Benefit	2,460,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,460,000,000
(S)	Civil Service Insurance Actuarial liability adjustments	145,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	145,000
(S)	Payments of compensation respecting government
	employees and merchant seamen	59,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	59,000,000
(S)	Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered
	Education Savings Plans (RESPs) trustees on behalf
	of RESP beneficiaries to support access to
	post-secondary education for children from
	low-income families	25,000,000	. . . . .	3,000,000	28,000,000
(S)	Canada Education Savings grant payments to
	Registered Educations Savings Plans (RESPs)
	trustees on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to encourage
	Canadians to save for post-secondary education for
	their children	540,000,000	. . . . .	42,000,000	582,000,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	233,672,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	233,672,000

	Total budgetary	39,669,304,629	(160,828)	(8,658,998)	39,660,484,803
(S)	Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial
	Assistance Act (Non-Budgetary)	855,695,000	. . . . .	78,437,000	934,132,000

	Total non-budgetary	855,695,000	. . . . .	78,437,000	934,132,000


	Total Department	40,524,999,629	(160,828)	69,778,002	40,594,616,803
	Canada Industrial Relations Board
10	Program expenditures	10,887,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,887,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,550,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,550,000

	Total Agency	12,437,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,437,000
	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
15b	To reimburse Canada Mortgage and Housing
	Corporation for the amounts of loans forgiven, grants,
	contributions and expenditures made, and losses,
	costs and expenses incurred under the provisions of
	the National Housing Act or in respect of the exercise
	of powers or the carrying out of duties or functions
	conferred on the Corporation pursuant to the authority
	of any Act of Parliament of Canada other than the
	National Housing Act , in accordance with the
	Corporation's authority under the Canada Mortgage
	and Housing Corporation Act	2,208,112,000	. . . . .	85,400,000	2,293,512,000
16b	To increase from $350,000,000,000 to
	$450,000,000,000 the limit of the aggregate
	outstanding insured amount of all insured loans by
	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant
	to paragraph 11(b) of the National Housing Act	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1
(S)	EnerGuide for Low-Income Households	141,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	141,000

	Total budgetary	2,208,253,000	. . . . .	85,400,001	2,293,653,001
(S)	Advances under the National Housing Act
	(Non-budgetary)	(258,431,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(258,431,000)

	Total non-budgetary	(258,431,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(258,431,000)


	Total Agency	1,949,822,000	. . . . .	85,400,001	2,035,222,001
	Canadian Artists and Producers Professional
	Relations Tribunal
20	Program expenditures	1,770,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,770,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	170,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	170,000

	Total Agency	1,940,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,940,000
	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
	Safety
25	Program expenditures	3,560,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,560,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,068,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,068,000

	Total Agency	4,628,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,628,000

	Total Ministry	42,493,826,629	(160,828)	155,178,003	42,648,843,804

HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Human Resources and Skills Development requests funds for the
following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 7	Total

Funding for the Enabling Accessibility Fund to construct and
renovate permanent structures and other small projects to be fully
accessible to all Canadians with varying abilities	. . . . .	10,000	. . . . .	10,000
Write-off of debts due to the Crown for unrecoverable student loans	. . . . .	. . . . .	407	407

Gross Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	10,000	407	10,407

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	. . . . .	10,000	. . . . .	10,000
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote	. . . . .	. . . . .	407	407

Total Funds Available	. . . . .	10,000	407	10,407

Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

Statutory Appropriations
Increase of net loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial
Assistance Act mainly due to a reduction in loan repayments by
borrowers				78,437
Increase to the forecast of Canada Education Savings grant payments
mainly due to the enhancements announced in Budget 2007				42,000
Increase to the forecast of Guaranteed Income Supplement benefit
payments based on updated population and average monthly rate
forecasts				36,000
Increase to the forecast of Canada Study Grants to qualifying full
and part-time students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial
Assistance Act mainly due to higher than expected up-take of
Canada Access Grants announced in Budget 2004				17,592
Increase to the forecast of Canada Learning Bond payments due to
higher than anticipated participation rate				3,000
Increase to the forecast of liabilities under the Canada Student Loans
Act mainly due to the increase in Claim Payments				442
Increase to the forecast of interest payments to lending institutions
under the Canada Student Loans Act mainly due to an increase in
the in-study payments				17
Decrease to the forecast of interest payments and other payments to
lending institutions and liabilities under the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act mainly due to revised costs estimates
by the Office of the Chief Actuary				(8,414)
Decrease to the forecast of Allowance benefit payments based on
updated population and average monthly rate forecasts				(12,000)
Decrease to the forecast of payments related to the direct financing
arrangements under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
mainly due to a combination of projected decrease in alternative
payment costs and an increase in debt management measures				(35,296)
Decrease to the forecast of Old Age Security benefit payments based
on updated population and average monthly rate forecasts				(52,000)

Total Statutory Appropriations				69,778

Total Adjustments to Appropriations				69,778

Transfer from Canadian Heritage - For the development of Official
Language Minority Communities (Interdepartmental Partnership
with the Official Language Communities) ( horizontal item )	. . . . .	80	. . . . .	80
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new
appropriations required	. . . . .	(407)	407	. . . . .
Transfer to Indian Affairs and Northern Development - To support
the Yukon Federal Council	(11)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(11)
Transfer to Treasury Board Secretariat - To standardize the
identification and authentication of citizens and businesses across
jurisdictions to recognize the mobility of citizens and businesses .	(30)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(30)
Transfer to Canadian Heritage - To promote the active participation
of young Canadian leaders throughout Canada (Action Canada)	. . . . .	(200)	. . . . .	(200)

Total Transfers	(41)	(527)	407	(161)

These Supplementary Estimates	(41)	(527)	407	69,617


Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 5 : $10,000,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the deferral in implementing activities of the Targeted
Initiative for Older Workers program, which is a program delivered in collaboration with provinces and territories and aims at
reintegrating unemployed older workers into employment.

Vote 7 : $407,350 in total authorities is available from Vote 5 due to the deferral in implementing activities of the Targeted
Initiative for Older Workers program, which is a program delivered in collaboration with provinces and territories and aims at
reintegrating unemployed older workers into employment.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Learning
(S) Canada Study Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada
Student Financial Assistance Act	. . . . .	17,592,000
(S) Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
trustees on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to support access to post-secondary education
for children from low-income families	. . . . .	3,000,000
(S) Canada Education Savings grant payments to Registered Education Savings Plan
(RESP) trustees on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to encourage Canadians to save for
post-secondary education for their children	. . . . .	42,000,000

	. . . . .	62,592,000
Social Investment
(S) Old Age Security Payments	. . . . .	(52,000,000)
(S) Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments	. . . . .	36,000,000
(S) Allowance Payments	. . . . .	(12,000,000)

	. . . . .	(28,000,000)

Total Gross Grants	. . . . .	34,592,000

Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.
Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Contributions
Learning
Contributions to voluntary sectors, professional organizations, universities and
post-secondary institutions and to provincial and territorial governments for adult
learning, literacy and essential skills	80,000	. . . . .
(S) Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act	. . . . .	(43,933,000)
(S) The provision of funds for interest payments to lending institutions under the Canada
Student Loans Act	. . . . .	17,000
(S) The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed
loans under the Canada Student Loans Act	. . . . .	442,000
(S) The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and
liabilities under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act	. . . . .	(8,414,000)

	80,000	(51,888,000)
Social Investment
Payments for the construction or renovations of permanent structures to be fully accessible
to all people with varying abilities	10,000,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions	10,080,000	(51,888,000)
Less: Funds available within the Vote	10,000,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	607,350	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	(527,350)	(17,296,000)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation




Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 15	Vote 16	Total

Funding for the expansion of market-based approaches to on-reserve housing in First
Nations communities through the establishment of the First Nations Market
Housing Fund	150,000	. . . . .	150,000
Authority to increase by $100,000,000,000 the limit of the aggregate outstanding
insured amount of all insured loans by Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

Gross Voted Appropriations	150,000	. . . . .	150,000

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	64,600	. . . . .	64,600

These Supplementary Estimates	85,400	. . . . .	85,400


Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 15 : $64,600,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the deferral of advances under the Residential
Rehabilitation Assistance Programs to better reflect the timing of the projected completion of renovations.

Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

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Supplementary Estimates (B), 2007-2008

HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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