Supplementary Estimates (B), 2009-10

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ENVIRONMENT

Department
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Parks Canada Agency

Ministry Summary

						These Supplementary Estimates
				Authorities				Adjustments to		Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)				to date		Transfers		Appropriations		to date
		Department
1b		Operating expenditures, and
		( a ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of the
		Prairie Provinces Water Board, the Qu'Appelle Basin
		Study Board and the St. John River Basin Study
		Board;
		( b ) authority for the Minister of the Environment to
		engage such consultants as may be required by the
		Boards identified in paragraph ( a ), at such
		remuneration as those Boards may determine;
		( c ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of
		Regional Water Resources Planning Investigations
		and Water Resources Inventories;
		( d ) authority to make recoverable advances not
		exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares
		of the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of the cost
		of regulating the levels of Lake of the Woods and Lac
		Seul;
		( e ) authority to make recoverable advances not
		exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares
		of provincial and outside agencies of the cost of
		hydrometric surveys;
		( f ) pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial
		Administration Act , authority to expend in the current
		fiscal year revenues received during the fiscal year
		arising from the operations of the department funded
		from this Vote; and
		( g ) 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 $633,885 from Indian Affairs and
		Northern Development Vote 1, Appropriation Act
		No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of this Vote and to
		provide a further amount of		781,626,082		(1,553,841)		25,497,566		805,569,807
5b		Capital expenditures and authority to make payments
		to provinces or municipalities as contributions
		towards construction done by those bodies and
		authority to make recoverable advances not exceeding
		the amount of the shares of provincial and outside
		agencies of the cost of joint projects including
		expenditures on other than federal property		46,583,240		. . . . .		8,451,500		55,034,740
10b		The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions,
		contributions to developing countries in accordance
		with the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol
		taking the form of cash payments or the provision of
		goods, equipment or services – To authorize the
		transfer of $376,060 from Fisheries and Oceans
		Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the
		purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount
		of		130,929,650		376,060		1,257,625		132,563,335
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		81,899,061		. . . . .		. . . . .		81,899,061
(S)		Minister of the Environment – Salary and motor car
		allowance		78,422		. . . . .		. . . . .		78,422
		Total Department		1,041,116,455		(1,177,781)		35,206,691		1,075,145,365
		Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
15b		Program expenditures, contributions and authority to
		expend revenues received during the fiscal year
		arising from the provision of environmental
		assessment services including the conduct of panel
		reviews, comprehensive studies, mediations, training
		and information publications by the Canadian
		Environmental Assessment Agency		31,084,039		. . . . .		215,250		31,299,289
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		2,849,936		. . . . .		. . . . .		2,849,936
		Total Agency		33,933,975		. . . . .		215,250		34,149,225
		National Round Table on the Environment and
		the Economy
20		Program expenditures		4,968,200		. . . . .		. . . . .		4,968,200
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		401,548		. . . . .		. . . . .		401,548
		Total Agency		5,369,748		. . . . .		. . . . .		5,369,748
		Parks Canada Agency
25b		Program expenditures, including capital expenditures,
		the grants listed in the Estimates and contributions,
		including expenditures on other than federal property,
		and payments to provinces and municipalities as
		contributions towards the cost of undertakings carried
		out by those bodies – To authorize the transfer of
		$177,740 from Indian Affairs and Northern
		Development Vote 1, and $146,666 from Public
		Works and Government Services Vote 1,
		Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of
		this Vote and to provide a further amount of		623,329,852		307,253		3,008,979		626,646,084
30		Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites
		Account for the purposes of establishing new national
		parks, national historic sites and related heritage
		areas, as set out in section 21 of the Parks Canada
		Agency Act		500,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		500,000
(S)		Contributions to employee benefit plans		42,653,777		. . . . .		. . . . .		42,653,777
(S)		Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from
		the conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the
		Parks Canada Agency Act		111,000,000		. . . . .		. . . . .		111,000,000
		Total Agency		777,483,629		307,253		3,008,979		780,799,861
		Total Ministry		1,857,903,807		(870,528)		38,430,920		1,895,464,199

Note: The "Authorities to date" amount for the Parks Canada Agency includes $28,623,816 in Vote 25, which was appropriated in 2008-09 and will be spent in 2009-10.

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Environment requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations		Vote 1		Vote 5		Vote 10		Total
Funding in support of regulatory activities under the Clean Air
Regulatory Agenda, which form part of the Clean Air Agenda
( horizontal item )		23,508		918		750		25,176
Funding to support the modernization of federal laboratories
( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )		1,653		4,710		. . . . .		6,363
Funding to promote energy development in Canada's North through
investments in the Mackenzie Gas Project ( horizontal item )
( Budget 2009 )		4,540		. . . . .		507		5,047
Funding to implement the Canada–U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue		3,083		. . . . .		. . . . .		3,083
Funding for Meteorological Service of Canada high priority projects .		. . . . .		2,824		. . . . .		2,824
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property		454		. . . . .		. . . . .		454
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )		231		. . . . .		. . . . .		231
Funding for the Environmental Damages Fund that supports third
party projects for restoration/remediation of damage to the
environment research and public education		184		. . . . .		. . . . .		184
Gross Voted Appropriations		33,653		8,452		1,257		43,362
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote		8,156		. . . . .		. . . . .		8,156
Total Voted Appropriations		25,497		8,452		1,257		35,206
Transfers
Transfer from Indian Affairs and Northern Development – To
support research activities surrounding the International Polar
Year		634		. . . . .		. . . . .		634
Transfer from Fisheries and Oceans – To support Aboriginal
involvement in activities intended to protect terrestrial species at
risk under the Species at Risk Act		. . . . .		. . . . .		376		376
Transfer to Treasury Board Secretariat – To support the operational
activities of the three national employment equity councils:
National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities,
National Council of Aboriginal Federal Employees, and National
Council of Visible Minorities		(29)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(29)
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans – For investments in search and
rescue coordination initiatives across Canada		(171)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(171)
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade – To provide
support to departmental staff located at missions abroad		(357)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(357)
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans – To continue the environmental
restoration of key aquatic areas of concern identified under the
Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement		(389)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(389)
Transfer to Finance – For the revitalization of the Toronto
Waterfront through investments in infrastructure and urban
development (Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative)		(486)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(486)
Transfer to Natural Resources – To implement the Canada-U.S.
Clean Energy Dialogue		(755)		. . . . .		. . . . .		(755)
Total Transfers		(1,553)		. . . . .		376		(1,177)
These Supplementary Estimates		23,944		8,452		1,633		34,029

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

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $8,155,737 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ($8,112,764) and from rental fees related to the Cape Jourimain Nature Centre ($42,973).

Transfer Payments (dollars)		Voted		Statutory
Contributions
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives		883,185		. . . . .
Contributions to support environmental research and development		750,500		. . . . .
Total Transfer Payments		1,633,685		. . . . .

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations		Vote 15
Funding to promote energy development in Canada's North through investments in the Mackenzie Gas Project
( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )		215

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

Parks Canada Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Parks Canada Agency requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations		Vote 25
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )		5,908
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item )		3,000
Funding to meet the obligations of the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements for Nunavut		717
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )		105
Gross Voted Appropriations		9,730
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote		6,721
Total Voted Appropriations		3,009
Transfers
Transfer from Indian Affairs and Northern Development – To support research activities surrounding the
International Polar Year		178
Transfer from Public Works and Government Services – For Payments in Lieu of Taxes and maintenance and repair
of assets		147
Transfer to Treasury Board Secretariat – To support the operational activities of the three national employment equity
councils: National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities, National Council of Aboriginal Federal
Employees, and National Council of Visible Minorities		(17)
Total Transfers		308
These Supplementary Estimates		3,317

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 25 : $6,721,099 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to: $4,721,099 for employee benefit plan requirements related to 2008-09 year-end adjustments associated with Parks Canada Agency's multi-year spending authority and $2,000,000 related to reduced requirements for government advertising.

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

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