2009-10 - Supplementary Estimates (C)

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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
1c	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 $2,126,730 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 5, $4,498,327 from Foreign
	Affairs and International Trade Vote 10, $307,000
	from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 30,
	$147,500 from Canadian Heritage Vote 1, and
	$47,900 from Public Safety and Emergency
	Preparedness Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide
	a further amount of	1,386,067,734	7,127,457	92,475,041	1,485,670,232
5c	Capital expenditures – To authorize the transfer of
	$1,873,750 from Citizenship and Immigration Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of
	this Vote and to provide a further amount of	162,662,000	(252,980)	35,013,675	197,422,695
10c	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 and the Anti-Crime Capacity
	Building Program , cash payments or the provision of
	goods, services, equipment and technology for the
	purpose of counter-terrorism and anti-crime
	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	824,842,430	(8,498,327)	83,014,479	899,358,582
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 – Salary and motor
	car allowance	78,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	78,422
(S)	Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas) –
	Motor car allowance	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,000	2,000
(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	2,483,546,580	(1,623,850)	210,505,195	2,692,427,925
L12c	To increase from $22,500,000 to $38,200,000 the
	amount that may be outstanding at any time against
	the Working Capital Advance Account for loans and
	advances to personnel working or engaged abroad
	established by Vote L12c, Appropriation Act No. 1,
	1971 ; additional amount required	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,700,000	15,700,000
(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)	12,300,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,300,000,000
	Total non-budgetary	12,300,000,000	. . . . .	15,700,000	12,315,700,000
	Total Department	14,783,546,580	(1,623,850)	226,205,195	15,008,127,925
	Canadian Commercial Corporation
20	Payments to the Canadian Commercial Corporation	15,745,091	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,745,091
	Total Agency	15,745,091	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,745,091
	Canadian International Development Agency
25c	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	230,803,228	(45,000)	. . . . .	230,758,228
30c	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 $4,000,000 from Foreign Affairs and
	International Trade Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2,
	2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and to provide
	the furthur amount of	2,971, 045,393	3,693,000	90,592,208	3,065,330,601
32c Pursuant to section 24.1 of the Financial
	Administration Act, to forgive an amount up to
	$449,533,044 owed by the Government of the Islamic
	Republic of Pakistan, in relation to loan agreements,
	subject to the conditions described in the
	Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 20,
	2006 between the Government of Canada and the
	Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan	. . . . .	. . . . .	449,533,044	449,533,044
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	25,955,378	. . . . .	. . . . .	25,955,378
(S)	Minister of 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	3,459,218,421	3,648,000	540,125,252	4,002,991,673
L35b The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $264,532,000 ($227,032,000 + $37,500,000)
	in accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , for the
	purpose of contributions to the International Financial
	Institution Fund Accounts	3	. . . . .	. . . . .	3
	Total non-budgetary	3	. . . . .	. . . . .	3
	Total Agency	3,459,218,424	3,648,000	540,125,252	4,002,991,676
	International Development Research Centre
40c	Payments to the International Development Research
	Centre – To authorize the transfer of $129,606 from
	Health Vote 25, and $75,000 from Health Vote 50,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of
	this Vote	171,091,395	204,606	1	171,296,002
	Total Agency	171,091,395	204,606	1	171,296,002
	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	9,097,126	. . . . .	. . . . .	9,097,126
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	543,986	. . . . .	. . . . .	543,986
	Total Agency	9,641,112	. . . . .	. . . . .	9,641,112
	NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
50	Program expenditures	2,929,177	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,929,177
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	187,500	. . . . .	. . . . .	187,500
	Total Agency	3,116,677	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,116,677
	Total Ministry	18,442,359,279	2,228,756	766,330,448	19,210,918,483

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	Vote L12	Total
Funding for the cost of membership in
international organizations on behalf of the
Government of Canada	. . . . .	. . . . .	71,977	. . . . .	71,977
Funding for the assessment and potential litigation
under the North American Free Trade
Agreement Chapter 11	50,750	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	50,750
Funding for the site acquisition and development
of permanent staff quarters in Kabul,
Afghanistan	. . . . .	18,251	. . . . .	. . . . .	18,251
Increase in DFAIT's Working Capital Advance
Account for loans and advances to enable
Canada's representation abroad	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	15,700	15,700
Funding for the acquisition, by a perpetual lease,
of a parcel of land and for the installation of
12 armoured modular housing units in
Islamabad	. . . . .	14,500	. . . . .	. . . . .	14,500
Canada's initial response to the earthquake in
Haiti ( horizontal item )	11,538	1,366	450	. . . . .	13,354
Funding for legal costs related to the Softwood
Lumber Agreement	12,354	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,354
Funding to deliver the Anti-Crime Capacity
Building Program that builds capacity abroad
to ensure the security of Canadians and
Canadian interests	1,291	. . . . .	8,591	. . . . .	9,882
Funding related to expenditure fluctuations arising
from international operations for allowances
provided to Canadians working at diplomatic
missions abroad	7,825	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,825
Additional operating requirements related to
national security	5,027	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,027
Increased funding for payments in lieu of taxes on
certain foreign diplomatic properties in
Canada	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,996	. . . . .	1,996
Funding to compensate foreign currency losses
incurred at missions	1,856	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,856
Funding for strengthening Canada's
Representation Abroad: the Domestic
Dimension	1,684	39	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,723
Funding for the construction of an Emergency
Watch and Response Centre in the Lester B.
Pearson Building, Ottawa	. . . . .	858	. . . . .	. . . . .	858
Funding for international actions to support
Canada's Clean Air Agenda	. . . . .	. . . . .	477	. . . . .	477
Funding to improve financial systems and to
support financial decision-making in the
Government of Canada ( horizontal item )	150	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	150
Gross Voted Appropriations	92,475	35,014	83,491	15,700	226,680
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the
Vote	. . . . .	. . . . .	477	. . . . .	477
Total Voted Appropriations	92,475	35,014	83,014	15,700	226,203
Statutory Appropriations
Funding for the motor car allowance for the
Minister of State of Foreign Affairs
(Americas)					2
Transfer from Citizenship and Immigration – To
provide funding for the costs related to the
renovation of a building in Tunis	. . . . .	1,874	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,874
Transfer from Canadian International
Development Agency – For the Official
Development Assistance portion of the foreign
services allowances increased costs	307	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	307
Transfer from Canadian Heritage ($147) and
Canada Border Services Agency ($48) – To
provide support to departmental staff located
at missions abroad	195	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	195
Internal reallocation of resources – Funding for
hosting and organizing the 2010 G20 summit	4,263	. . . . .	(4,263)	. . . . .	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – To support
Foreign Services Directive expenditures	2,127	(2,127)	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – To support the
management of the Investment Cooperation
Program	235	. . . . .	(235)	. . . . .	. . . . .
Transfer to Canadian International Development
Agency – To adjust funding for the
Investment Cooperation Program that
provides incentives to Canadian firms to study
the commercial viability of projects in
developing countries	. . . . .	. . . . .	(4,000)	. . . . .	(4,000)
Total Transfers	7,127	(253)	(8,498)	. . . . .	(1,624)
These Supplementary Estimates	99,602	34,761	74,516	15,700	224,581

 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 10 : $477,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to a realignment of the expenditure profile for Canada's Clean Air Agenda.

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

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	1,995,901	. . . . .
Grants for Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program	700,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Grants	2,695,901	. . . . .
Contributions
Payments of Assessed Contributions to International Organizations:
United Nations Organization (US$25,867,599)	27,176,500	. . . . .
United Nations Missions in the Central African Republic and Chad (US$11,438,712)	12,017,511	. . . . .
United Nations Mission in Sudan (US$9,601,593)	10,087,434	. . . . .
African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur (US$6,907,630)	7,257,156	. . . . .
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (US$6,190,765)	6,504,018	. . . . .
United Nations Support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (US$4,759,185)	5,000,000	. . . . .
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (US$1,109,863)	1,166,022	. . . . .
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (US$1,058,455)	1,112,013	. . . . .
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (US$951,837)	1,000,000	. . . . .
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Western Sahara (US$532,926)	559,892	. . . . .
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol (US$454,026)	477,000	. . . . .
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (US$92,528)	97,210	. . . . .
Contributions for the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program	7,890,822	. . . . .
Global Peace and Security Fund	450,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Contributions	80,795,578	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	83,491,479	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	477,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	8,498,327	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	74,516,152	. . . . .

 

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 32	Total
To forgive a debt due by the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan in return for a commitment by Pakistan to invest in
specified education sector programming	. . . . .	. . . . .	449,533	449,533
Canada's initial response to the earthquake in Haiti ( horizontal item ).	. . . . .	90,592	. . . . .	90,592
For currency fluctuations related to programming in Bangladesh	. . . . .	200	. . . . .	200
Gross Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	90,792	449,533	540,325
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	. . . . .	200	. . . . .	200
Total Voted Appropriations	. . . . .	90,592	449,533	540,125
Transfers
Transfer from Foreign Affairs and International Trade – To adjust
funding for the Investment Cooperation Program that provides
incentives to Canadian firms to study the commercial viability of
projects in developing countries	. . . . .	4,000	. . . . .	4,000
Transfer to Privy Council – For the creation and operations of an
advisory group on the establishment of a Canadian democracy
promotion agency whose mandate is to provide support to fragile
and emerging democracies abroad	(45)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(45)
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade – For the Official
Development Assistance portion of the foreign services
allowances increased costs	. . . . .	(307)	. . . . .	(307)
Total Transfers	(45)	3,693	. . . . .	3,648
These Supplementary Estimates	(45)	94,285	449,533	543,773

 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 30 : $200,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to a realignment from contributions to grants related to international assistance.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Grants
Grants for 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	90,592,208	. . . . .
Grants for Bilateral Programming: Grants for cooperation with other donor countries for
the benefit of developing countries or territories or countries in transition	200,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Grants	90,792,208	. . . . .
Contributions
Contributions for Partnership Programming: Contributions for development assistance
programs, projects and activities intended to support development and public
engagement initiatives or to enhance the awareness, understanding, and engagement of
Canadians with respect to development and contributions for education and training
projects, programs and activities for the benefit of developing countries or territories or
countries in transition	4,000,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Contributions	4,000,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	94,792,208	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	200,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	307,000	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	94,285,208	. . . . .
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 40
Transfer from Canadian Institutes of Health Research – For the Global Health Research initiative to develop new
knowledge to strengthen health systems and build global health research capacity in the developing countries and
in Canada	130
Transfer from Public Health Agency of Canada – To support the research and publication on the global impact of
chronic disease	75
These Supplementary Estimates	205

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

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