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Supplementary Estimates (A), 2008-09

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Department
Canadian International Development Agency

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates

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



	Department
1a	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: 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 $75,000 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 10, $1,778,500 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 30, $984,000
	from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
	Vote 50, $762,800 from Public Safety and Emergency
	Preparedness Vote 10, $450,400 from Public Safety
	and Emergency Preparedness Vote 20, $400,000 from
	Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
	Regions of Quebec Vote 5, $279,900 from Public
	Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 1,
	$200,000 from National Defence Vote 1, and
	$100,000 from Treasury Board Vote 1, Appropriation
	Act No. 1, 2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and
	to provide a further amount of	1,186,472,440	4,823,900	67,274,497	1,258,570,837
5a	Capital expenditures - To authorize the transfer of
	$392,700 from Foreign Affairs and International
	Trade Vote 30, and $396,000 from Public Safety and
	Emergency Preparedness Vote 10, Appropriation Act
	No. 1, 2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and to
	provide a further amount of	140,032,132	727,900	17,668,400	158,428,432
10a	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, Global Peace Operations
	Program, and Glyn Berry 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
	September 2008 - To authorize the transfer of
	$100,000 from Public Safety and Emergency
	Preparedness Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 1,
	2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide
	a further amount of	726,392,000	25,000	88,617,510	815,034,510
15	Passport Canada - Capital expenditures	10,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,000,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	74,513,572	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,513,572
(S)	Minister of Foreign Affairs - Salary and motor car
	allowance	78,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	78,422
(S)	Minister of International Trade and Minister of the
	Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler
	Olympics - Salary and motor car allowance	78,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	78,422
(S)	Passport Office Revolving Fund ( Revolving Funds
	Act R.S. 1985, c. R-8)	24,054,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	24,054,000
(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 (S.C., 2001, c.
	33)	1,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,000,000
(S)	Payments under the Diplomatic Service (Special)
	Superannuation Act (R.S. 1985, c. D-2)	250,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	250,000

	Total budgetary	2,162,870,988	5,576,800	173,560,407	2,342,008,195
(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)	(120,500,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(120,500,000)

	Total non-budgetary	(120,500,000)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(120,500,000)


	Total Department	2,042,370,988	5,576,800	173,560,407	2,221,508,195
	Canadian Commercial Corporation
20	Payments to the Canadian Commercial Corporation	15,191,642	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,191,642

	Total Agency	15,191,642	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,191,642
	Canadian International Development Agency
25a	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 $3,413,904 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 30,
	Appropriation Act No. 1, 2009-10 for the purposes of
	this Vote	203,667,689	3,390,112	1	207,057,802
30a	Canadian International Development Agency - 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 - To authorize the
	transfer of $23,792 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 25, Appropriation Act No. 1,
	2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide
	a further amount of	2,608,224,789	(6,011,312)	142,520,208	2,744,733,685
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	25,955,378	. . . . .	. . . . .	25,955,378
(S)	Minister for International Cooperation - Salary and
	motor car allowance	78,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	78,422
(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	231,336,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	231,336,000

	Total budgetary	3,069,262,278	(2,621,200)	142,520,209	3,209,161,287
L35a The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $227,032,000 ($215,032,000 + $12,000,000)
	in accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , for the
	purpose of contributions to the International Financial
	Institution Fund Accounts	1	. . . . .	1	2

	Total Agency	3,069,262,279	(2,621,200)	142,520,210	3,209,161,289
	International Development Research Centre
40	Payments to the International Development Research
	Centre	161,749,534	. . . . .	. . . . .	161,749,534

	Total Agency	161,749,534	. . . . .	. . . . .	161,749,534
	International Joint Commission
45	Program expenditures - Salaries and expenses of the
	Canadian Section, expenses of studies, surveys and
	investigations by the Commission under International
	References and expenses of the Commission under
	the Canada/United States Great Lakes Water Quality
	Agreement	8,466,739	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,466,739
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	543,986	. . . . .	. . . . .	543,986

	Total Agency	9,010,725	. . . . .	. . . . .	9,010,725
	NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
50	Program expenditures	2,826,947	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,826,947
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	187,500	. . . . .	. . . . .	187,500

	Total Agency	3,014,447	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,014,447

	Total Ministry	5,300,599,615	2,955,600	316,080,617	5,619,635,832

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

Funding for the cost of membership in international organizations on
behalf of the Government of Canada	. . . . .	. . . . .	55,652	55,652
Funding to support enhanced civilian developmental assistance and
security programming in Afghanistan	8,003	30	19,951	27,984
Funding for the Canadian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan	8,390	17,123	. . . . .	25,513
Compensation for inflation on the cost of overseas operations	16,292	. . . . .	. . . . .	16,292
Funding for the establishment of the Consular Services and
Emergency Management Branch	15,999	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,999
Funding for annual allocations from the International Assistance
Envelope (IAE) for leadership development scholarships under
the Emerging Leaders in the Americas program ($2,975), for
peace support operations in Francophone Africa ($1,700) and for
the Crisis Reserve with the Global Peace and Security Fund
($9,000)	326	. . . . .	13,349	13,675
Compensation for the impact of currency exchange fluctuations on
the cost of overseas operations	7,973	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,973
Funding for locally engaged staff salary revisions	7,186	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,186
Funding for the Global Security Reporting Program to cover
incremental costs	2,089	516	. . . . .	2,605
Softwood Lumber Agreement litigation costs	2,254	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,254
Funding for the Global Commerce Support Program to attract
foreign direct investment, increase Canadian innovation and
commercialization opportunities and increase Canadian business
share in foreign markets	. . . . .	. . . . .	422	422
Grants in lieu of taxes on diplomatic, consular and international
organizations' property in Canada	. . . . .	. . . . .	338	338
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment
( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )	179	. . . . .	. . . . .	179

Gross Voted Appropriations	68,691	17,669	89,712	176,072

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	1,417	. . . . .	1,094	2,511

Total Voted Appropriations	67,274	17,669	88,618	173,561

Transfers
Transfer from Canadian International Development Agency
($2,171), Canada Border Services Agency ($1,159), Royal
Canadian Mounted Police ($984), Canadian Security Intelligence
Service ($450), National Defence ($200), and Treasury Board
Secretariat ($100) - To provide support to departmental staff
located at missions abroad	4,276	789	. . . . .	5,065
Transfer from Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
Regions of Quebec - To provide support to the North American
Platform Program Partnership as agreed in the 2008 Governance
Framework Agreement	400	. . . . .	. . . . .	400
Transfer from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - In
support of the Minister's responsibilities for regional
representation of British Columbia	280	. . . . .	. . . . .	280
Transfer from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - For a
joint contribution to the 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 - For the cost of audit and
evaluation for the Global Commerce Support Program	75	. . . . .	(75)	. . . . .
Transfer to Finance - Adjustment to funding previously provided for
departmental staff located at missions abroad	(207)	(61)	. . . . .	(268)

Total Transfers	4,824	728	25	5,577

These Supplementary Estimates	72,098	18,397	88,643	179,138

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $1,417,020 in total authorities is available within the Vote; $349,020 from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures and $1,068,000 as a result of a decrease in inflation on foreign service allowances.

Vote 10 : $1,094,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote as a result of a decrease in the cost of membership in some international organizations.

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 25	Vote 30	Vote L35	Total

Funding to meet Canada's Food Aid Convention commitment to
respond to increasing global food aid requirements and continue
to contribute to the needs of the world's most food-insecure
populations	. . . . .	70,000	. . . . .	70,000
Funding to support Canada's commitment to play an active role in
the Americas, and to deliver on the government's objectives of
prosperity, democracy and security in the region	. . . . .	29,300	. . . . .	29,300
Funding for the Canadian contribution to the World Bank's Climate
Investment Fund pilot program to support climate change
adaptation	. . . . .	15,000	. . . . .	15,000
Funding to advance Canada's contribution to global education goals
and support increased aid effectiveness in education through the
Education for All - Fast Track Initiative	. . . . .	12,000	. . . . .	12,000
Funding for an existing water and sanitation initiative, with the goal
of extending safe water and basic sanitation coverage to 80% of
rural dwellers in Africa by 2015 (Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Initiative)	. . . . .	12,000	. . . . .	12,000
Funding to intensify initiatives underway in African countries related
to economic growth and food security, with an emphasis on the
agriculture sector	. . . . .	8,244	. . . . .	8,244
Funding to expand support to existing multilateral initiatives that
aim to promote international trade opportunities, and support
effective developing country participation in the multilateral
trading system	. . . . .	8,000	. . . . .	8,000
To increase the ceiling for the issuance and payment of non-interest
bearing, non-negotiable demand notes in accordance with the
International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance
Act , for the purpose of supporting Canada's pledge for the
replenishment of the African Development Fund to enable the
African Development Bank to continue to provide interest-free
loans and grants to Africa's poorest countries	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

Gross Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	154,544	. . . . .	154,544

Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	. . . . .	12,000	. . . . .	12,000
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote	. . . . .	24	. . . . .	24

Total Funds Available	. . . . .	12,024	. . . . .	12,024

Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	142,520	. . . . .	142,520

Transfers
Internal reallocation of resources - To cover the cost of a secured
presence in Sudan, and to provide necessary headquarters
support for aid delivery	3,414	(3,414)	. . . . .	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new
appropriations required	(24)	24	. . . . .	. . . . .
Transfer to Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
Regions of Quebec - To provide funding to ensure Canada's
presence at the International Economic Forum of the
Americas/Conference of Montreal	. . . . .	(450)	. . . . .	(450)
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide
support to departmental staff located at missions abroad	. . . . .	(2,171)	. . . . .	(2,171)

Total Transfers	3,390	(6,011)	. . . . .	(2,621)

These Supplementary Estimates	3,390	136,509	. . . . .	139,899

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

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 30 : $12,023,792 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to an increase in the ceiling of the issuance and payment of non-interest bearing, non-negotiable demand notes to enable the African Development Bank to continue to provide interest-free loans and grants to Africa's poorest countries ($12,000,000); and from Vote 25 from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures ($23,792).

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Multilateral Programming: Grants in support of development assistance, humanitarian
assistance or disaster preparedness, including peace building, for global operations,
programs, projects, activities and appeals; as well as in support of programming against
hunger, malnutrition and disease for the benefit of developing countries or territories or
countries in transition	129,000,000	. . . . .

Contributions
Bilateral Programming: Contributions in support of development assistance, including
payments for loan agreements issued under the authority of previous Appropriation
Acts, contributions for cooperation with countries in transition and contributions in
support of regional or country specific development assistance projects, programs and
activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition	25,544,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Transfer Payments	154,544,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	12,000,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	6,035,104	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	136,508,896	. . . . .

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Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Grants in lieu of taxes on diplomatic, consular and international organizations' property in
Canada in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor in Council	338,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Grants	338,000	. . . . .
Contributions
Global Peace and Security Fund	17,160,520	. . . . .
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	12,450,000	. . . . .
Contributions in aid of Academic Relations Program	2,648,627	. . . . .
Contribution for Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program	1,040,000	. . . . .
Global Commerce Support Program	422,363	. . . . .
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission	100,000	. . . . .
Payments of Assessed Contributions to International Organizations:
United Nations peacekeeping operations (US$22,190,177)	23,313,000	. . . . .
United Nations Organization (US$17,253,950)	18,127,000	. . . . .
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - civil administration (2,666,064 Euro)	4,126,000	. . . . .
International Atomic Energy Agency (2,078,056 Euro)	3,216,000	. . . . .
International Labour Organization (1,461,763 Swiss Francs)	1,403,000	. . . . .
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (700,439 Euro)	1,084,000	. . . . .
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (US$78,051)
(366,374 Euro)	649,000	. . . . .
World Health Organization (US$508,281)	534,000	. . . . .
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol
(US$452,123)	475,000	. . . . .
Food and Agriculture Organization (US$419,760)	441,000	. . . . .
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (264,926 Euro)	410,000	. . . . .
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (US$312,203) (25,200 Euro)	367,000	. . . . .
World Trade Organization (271,932 Swiss Francs)	261,000	. . . . .
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (150,566 Euro)	233,000	. . . . .
International Civil Aviation Organization	149,000	. . . . .
International Energy Agency (86,586 Euro)	134,000	. . . . .
Convention on Biological Diversity (US$107,558)	113,000	. . . . .
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (US$99,943)	105,000	. . . . .
Roosevelt Campobello International Park commission (US$94,232)	99,000	. . . . .
World Customs Organization (54,278 Euro)	84,000	. . . . .
World Intellectual Property Organization (63,555 Swiss Francs)	61,000	. . . . .
Peace Implementation Council (38,770 Euro)	60,000	. . . . .
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (31,016 Euro)	48,000	. . . . .