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Supplementary Estimates (B), 2009-10

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FISHERIES AND OCEANS

Ministry Summary


			These Supplementary Estimates

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


1b	Operating expenditures, and
	( a ) Canada's share of expenses of the International
	Fisheries Commissions, authority to provide free
	accommodation for the International Fisheries
	Commissions and authority to make recoverable
	advances in the amounts of the shares of the
	International Fisheries Commissions of joint cost
	projects;
	( b ) authority to make recoverable advances for
	transportation, stevedoring and other shipping
	services performed on behalf of individuals, outside
	agencies and other governments in the course of, or
	arising out of, the exercise of jurisdiction in
	navigation, including aids to navigation and shipping;
	( c ) authority to expend revenue received during the
	fiscal year in the course of, or arising from, the
	activities of the Canadian Coast Guard; and
	( d ) 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 $730,750 from Transport Vote 1, $659,900
	from Indian Affairs and Northern Development
	Vote 1, and $560,386 from Environment Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for the purposes of
	this Vote and to provide a further amount of	1,255,782,585	545,804		24,151,088	1,280,479,477
5b	Capital expenditures and authority to make payments
	to provinces, municipalities and local or private
	authorities as contributions towards construction done
	by those bodies and authority for the purchase and
	disposal of commercial fishing vessels	384,104,067	(956,000)		45,225,378	428,373,445
10b	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions –
	To authorize the transfer of $942,103 from Fisheries
	and Oceans Vote 1, and $438,000 from Fisheries and
	Oceans Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2009–10 for
	the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further
	amount of	112,329,668	1,004,043		20,500,000	133,833,711
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	120,445,703	. . . . .		. . . . .	120,445,703
(S)	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – Salary and motor
	car allowance	78,422	. . . . .		. . . . .	78,422

	Total Ministry	1,872,740,445	593,847		89,876,466	1,963,210,758

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Fisheries and Oceans requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Total

Funding to provide support to Quebec and Atlantic Canada lobster
harvesters through the Short Term Transitional Measures
program and to enhance economic viability and long term
sustainability through the Atlantic Lobster Sustainability
Measures program*	1,419	. . . . .	20,500	21,919
Funding for the Small Craft Harbour Infrastructure Repair Program
( Budget 2009 )	11,000	9,000	. . . . .	20,000
Funding to support construction of the Pangnirtung Small Craft
Harbour in Nunavut ( Budget 2009 )	2,666	7,454	. . . . .	10,120
Funding for fleet and maritime services provided by the Canadian
Coast Guard	. . . . .	9,021	. . . . .	9,021
Funding for the acquisition of a Polar Icebreaker to support Arctic
science, further Canada's knowledge of the Arctic ecosystem and
provide critical Coast Guard program delivery service to the
Canadian Arctic	. . . . .	7,658	. . . . .	7,658
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )	6,740	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,740
Funding related to the design phase of mid-shore patrol vessels for
marine security	. . . . .	3,774	. . . . .	3,774
Funding for the acquisition of offshore fisheries science vessels	. . . . .	3,457	. . . . .	3,457
Funding to support the modernization of federal laboratories
( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )	. . . . .	3,301	. . . . .	3,301
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property	1,695	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,695
Funding for the Southeast Shoal Lightstation Refurbishment Project .	. . . . .	1,560	. . . . .	1,560
Funding to promote energy development in Canada's North through
investments in the Mackenzie Gas Project ( horizontal item )
( Budget 2009 )	581	. . . . .	. . . . .	581
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment
( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )	50	. . . . .	. . . . .	50

Total Voted Appropriations	24,151	45,225	20,500	89,876

Transfers
Transfer from Transport – For Marine Security Coordination Fund	731	. . . . .	. . . . .	731
Transfer from Indian Affairs and Northern Development – To
support research activities surrounding the International Polar
Year	660	. . . . .	. . . . .	660
Transfer from Environment – 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 from Environment – For investments in search and rescue
coordination initiatives across Canada	171	. . . . .	. . . . .	171
Internal reallocation of resources – To support organizations that
research, develop, manage and promote fisheries and
oceans-related issues	(472)	. . . . .	472	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – For the Small Craft Harbours
Class Contribution Program to support Harbour Authorities in
the Central and Arctic Regions	. . . . .	(438)	438	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – To support divestiture projects
under the grant program for Small Craft Harbours	(225)	. . . . .	225	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – To support fisheries and
conservation enforcement capacity (Aboriginal Aquatic Resource
and Oceans Management Program)	(150)	. . . . .	150	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources – For the support of academic
research and development related to science priorities (Academic
Research Contribution Program)	(96)	. . . . .	96	. . . . .
Transfer to Environment – To support Aboriginal involvement in
activities intended to protect terrestrial species at risk under the
Species at Risk Act	. . . . .	. . . . .	(376)	(376)
Transfer to Human Resources and Skills Development – For
administrative support to the Short Term Transitional Measures
program that provides income assistance to qualified lobster
harvesters in Quebec and Atlantic Canada	(463)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(463)
Transfer to Public Works and Government Services – For
accommodation costs related to Species at Risk Act	. . . . .	(518)	. . . . .	(518)

Total Transfers	545	(956)	1,005	594

These Supplementary Estimates	24,696	44,269	21,505	90,470

* Access to Treasury Board Contingencies Vote was approved to provide temporary funding for this item in the amount of $7,000,000. A summary of Treasury Board Contingencies Vote items can be found at the front of this document.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory

Grants
Short term transitional grants for lobster harvesters in Quebec and Atlantic Canada	14,000,000	. . . . .
Grants to support organizations associated with research, development, management, and
promotion of fisheries and oceans-related issues	308,603	. . . . .
Grant Program for the disposal of small craft harbours	225,000	. . . . .

Total Gross Grants	14,533,603	. . . . .
Contributions
Contributions to support the economic viability and long term sustainability of the Quebec
and Atlantic Canada lobster fishery (Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures)	6,500,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support the Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution Program	438,000	. . . . .
Contributions to support organizations associated with research, development,
management, and promotion of fisheries and oceans-related issues	163,000	. . . . .
Contributions under the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program	150,000	. . . . .
Contribution to support the Academic Research Contribution Program for the support of
academic research and development related to science priorities	95,500	. . . . .

Total Gross Contributions	7,346,500	. . . . .

Total Gross Transfer Payments	21,880,103	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	376,060	. . . . .

Net Transfer Payments	21,504,043	. . . . .

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

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