Supplementary Estimates (A), 2009-10

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AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD

Department
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Grain Commission

Ministry Summary

						These Supplementary Estimates
				Previous
				Estimates				Adjustments to		Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)				to date		Transfers		Appropriations		to date
		Department
1a		Operating expenditures and, pursuant to
		paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
		Act , authority to expend revenues received from, and
		to offset expenditures incurred in the fiscal year for,
		collaborative research agreements and research
		services, the grazing and breeding activities of the
		Community Pastures Program and the administration
		of the AgriStability program; 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		657,850,245		(19,486,304)		29,981,762		668,345,703
5		Capital expenditures		33,957,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		33,957,000
10a		The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions -
		To authorize the transfer of $9,808,304 from
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, Appropriation Act
		No. 1, 2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and to
		provide a further amount of		417,027,316		9,808,304		5,000,000		431,835,620
15		Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial
		Administration Act , to authorize the Minister of
		Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Her Majesty
		in right of Canada, in accordance with terms and
		conditions approved by the Minister of Finance, to
		guarantee payments of an amount not exceeding, at
		any one time, in aggregate, the sum of
		$1,500,000,000 payable in respect of cash advances
		provided by producer organizations, the Canadian
		Wheat Board and other lenders under the Spring
		Credit Advance Program and $1,500,000,000 payable
		in respect of cash advances provided by producer
		organizations, the Canadian Wheat Board and other
		lenders under the Enhanced Spring Credit Advance
		Program		1		. . . . .		. . . . .		1
20		Pursuant to section 29 of the Financial
		Administration Act , to authorize the Minister of
		Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of Her Majesty
		in right of Canada, in accordance with terms and
		conditions approved by the Minister of Finance, to
		guarantee payments of amounts not exceeding, at any
		time, in aggregate, the sum of $140,000,000 payable
		in respect of Line of Credit Agreements to be entered
		into by the Farm Credit Canada for the purpose of the
		renewed (2003) National Biomass Ethanol Program		1		. . . . .		. . . . .		1
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		63,662,478		. . . . .		. . . . .		63,662,478
(S)		Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food - Salary and
		motor car allowance		78,422		. . . . .		. . . . .		78,422
(S)		Contribution Payments for the AgriInsurance
		Program		440,600,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		440,600,000
(S)		Contribution Payments for the AgriStability Program .		369,184,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		369,184,000
(S)		Grant Payments for the AgriStability Program		225,132,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		225,132,000
(S)		Payments in connection with the Agricultural
		Marketing Programs Act (S.C. 1997, c. C-34)		165,020,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		165,020,000
(S)		Grant Payments for the AgriInvest Program		139,400,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		139,400,000
(S)		Grant Payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief
		Program / AgriRecovery		54,200,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		54,200,000
(S)		Contribution Payments for the Agricultural Disaster
		Relief Program / AgriRecovery		54,200,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		54,200,000
(S)		Contribution Payments for the AgriInvest Program		20,089,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		20,089,000
(S)		Canadian Cattlemen's Association Legacy Fund		5,000,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		5,000,000
(S)		Loan guarantees under the Farm Improvement and
		Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act
		(R.S.C. 1985, c. 25 (3rd Supp.))		4,000,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		4,000,000
(S)		Grants to agencies established under the Farm
		Products Agencies Act (R.S.C. 1985, c.F-4)		200,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		200,000
(S)		Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving Fund		(415)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(415)
		Total Department		2,649,600,048		(9,678,000)		34,981,762		2,674,903,810
		Canadian Dairy Commission
25		Program expenditures		3,720,566		. . . . .		. . . . .		3,720,566
		Total Agency		3,720,566		. . . . .		. . . . .		3,720,566
		Canadian Food Inspection Agency
30a		Operating expenditures and contributions		480,632,297		. . . . .		168,679		480,800,976
35		Capital expenditures		22,654,250		. . . . .		. . . . .		22,654,250
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		67,258,355		. . . . .		. . . . .		67,258,355
(S)		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 (S.C. 1997, c. 6)		1,500,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		1,500,000
		Total Agency		572,044,902		. . . . .		168,679		572,213,581
		Canadian Grain Commission
40a		Program expenditures		4,756,000		. . . . .		34,400,000		39,156,000
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		560,831		. . . . .		. . . . .		560,831
(S)		Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund		(120,001)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(120,001)
		Total Agency		5,196,830		. . . . .		34,400,000		39,596,830
		Total Ministry		3,230,562,346		(9,678,000)		69,550,441		3,290,434,787

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Agriculture and Agri-Food requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations		Vote 1		Vote 10		Total
Funding to help agricultural producers address income and production losses, and
develop tools to mitigate the risk of such losses		41,047		5,000		46,047
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment ( horizontal item )
( Budget 2009 )		883		. . . . .		883
Funding to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to assist
industry in equipping itself for success in global and domestic markets (Growing
Forward initiative)		. . . . .		75		75
Gross Voted Appropriations		41,930		5,075		47,005
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote		11,948		75		12,023
Total Voted Appropriations		29,982		5,000		34,982
Transfers
Internal reallocation of resources - To support a profitable and innovative agriculture
and an agri-food and agri-based products industry that seizes opportunities in
responding to market demands and contributes to the health and well-being of
Canadians (Growing Forward initiative)		(9,808)		9,808		. . . . .
Transfer to Health - To protect and promote health while being more responsive to
innovation and industry advances and issues identified by the agriculture and
agri-food sector (Agricultural Regulatory Action Plan)		(9,678)		. . . . .		(9,678)
Total Transfers		(19,486)		9,808		(9,678)
These Supplementary Estimates		10,496		14,808		25,304

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $11,947,953 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced operating requirements related to the deferral of Growing Forward initiatives as a result of delays in reaching agreements with provinces and territories ($1,506,321), from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures ($273,912), and the reduction of funding to cover employee benefit plans ($6,162,255) and accommodation ($4,005,465) as a result of the realignment of resources for the Growing Forward initiative.

Vote 10 : $75,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced contribution requirements as a result of the realignment of funding for the Growing Forward initiative.

Transfer Payments (dollars)		Voted		Statutory
Grants
Grant payments to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development		75,000		. . . . .
Total Gross Grants		75,000		. . . . .
Contributions
Contributions to enhance the Safety and Security of Canada's Food System		6,889,479		. . . . .
Contributions in support of the Private Sector Risk Management Partnerships Program		3,000,000		. . . . .
Contributions to enable Competitive Enterprises and Sectors		2,079,827		. . . . .
Contributions in support of research and pilot initiatives related to the AgriInsurance
Program		2,000,000		. . . . .
Contributions to promote Environmentally Responsible Agriculture		838,998		. . . . .
Total Gross Contributions		14,808,304		. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments		14,883,304		. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote		75,000		. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments		14,808,304		. . . . .
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations		Vote 30
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )		169

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

Canadian Grain Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Grain Commission requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations		Vote 40
Funding to deliver core programming to establish and maintain grain quality standards and regulate grain handling to
support the Canadian grain industry		34,400

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

 

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