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Section III - Supplementary Information

Organizational Information

The National Parole Board is an agency within the Public Safety portfolio. The Board works in partnership with portfolio agencies in pursuit of priorities such as safer communities, but the NPB is unique in many ways. It is an independent administrative tribunal responsible for conditional release decisions for federal offenders and for provincial offenders in provinces and territories without their own parole boards, and for pardon decisions and clemency recommendations. Board members work within a legislative framework involving the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Records Act , and related policies, but are independent in their decision-making responsibilities.

Program Accountability

Minister of Public Safety

Chairperson National Parole Board

Executive Vice-Chairperson		Executive Director
Pardons and Clemency	Conditional Release	Corporate Management

Departmental Links to the Government of Canada Outcomes

2008-09
	Budgetary Operating	Total Main Estimates	Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
Program Activity: conditional release decisions	36,065	36,065	-	36,065
Program Activity: c onditional release openness and accountability	8,042	8,042	-	8,042
Program Activity: p ardon decisions/clemency recommendations	1,804	1,804	-	1,804

 

All NPB program activities contribute to the achievement of the Government of Canada's "Safe and Secure Communities" outcome area.

 

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents

($ thousands)	Forecast Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010	Planned Spending 2010-2011
Conditional Release Decisions	33,314	36,065	34,464	38,397
Conditional Release Openness and Accountability	7,954	8,042	8,350	6,945
Pardon Decisions/Clemency Recommendations	1,93	1,804	1,814	1,814
Total Main Estimates	43,199	45,911	44,728	47,156
Adjustments:
Supplementary Estimates
Operating budget carry forward	1,876	-	-	-
Funding related to the transfer of responsibility for parole administration from the Province of British Columbia to the federal government	1,697
Incremental funding for the processing of pardon applications	678	-	-	-
Transfer from Public safety - NIII Interoperability	272
Transfer to Correctional Service - Permanent transfer of the IT function.	(2,900)	-	-	-
Budget 2006 Announcement
Funding for the new federal victims strategy to give victims of crime a more effective voice in the federal corrections system.	450
Other
TB vote 15 - Compensation for Collective bargaining	606	-	-	-
Total Adjustments	2,679	-	-	-
Total Planned Spending	45,878	45,911	44,728	47,156
Less: Non-respendable revenue	800	800	800	800
Plus: Cost of services received without charge	5,790	5,819	5,819	5,819
Total Departmental Spending	50,867	50,930	49,747	52,175
Full-time Equivalents	427	455	455	455

Table 2: Services Received Without Charge

($ thousands)	2008-2009
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada	2,901
Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds). Employer's contribution to employees' insured benefits plans and associated expenditures paid by TBS	2,336
Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by the Department of Justice Canada	579
Worker's Compensation coverage provided by Social Development Canada	2
Total 2008–2009 Services received without charge	5,819

Table 3: Non-Respendable Revenue

($ thousands)	Forecast Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010	Planned Spending 2010-2011
Pardon Decisions/Clemency Recommendations
Pardon user fees	800	800	800	800
Total Non-respendable Revenue	800	800	800	800

 

Table 4: Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations

Subject	Status	Expected Completion Date	Electronic Link to Report
Evaluation of NPB initiatives related to the unique needs and circumstances of Aboriginal offenders, women offenders and ethno-cultural groups of offenders in the context of conditional release	Planned	March 31, 2009	will be provided when available
Evaluation of NPB's Board member training program	Planned	June 30, 2008	will be provided when available
Evaluation of initiatives related to outreach to Aboriginal communities	Planned	March 31, 2009	will be provided when available
Evaluation of the impacts and effects of the strategic framework for citizen engagement, including expansion of the framework for citizen engagement to include rural, Aboriginal and culturally diverse communities	Planned	March 31, 2010	will be provided when available
Audit of NPB practices with respect to procurement and contracts	Planned	March 31, 2009	will be provided when available

 

Table 5: Horizontal Initiatives

The National Parole Board is involved as a partner in the ongoing implementation of Firearms legislation.

Introduction of the Firearms legislation and related changes to the Criminal Code created longer sentences for offences involving the use of a firearm or an imitation firearm. Longer sentences generate the need for more conditional release reviews which, in turn, increase NPB's program delivery costs (salary and non-salary).

As a result, the Board received a permanent increase to its funding base. The increase was incremental, rising from $437,000 in 1999-2000 to $858,000 per year in 2004-2005 and future years, consistent with projected workload growth. Workload data indicate that the Board now carries-out 1,800 to 2,000 reviews annually for offenders with firearms convictions. The estimated total cost for these reviews is $1.6 million, of which $858,000 is covered by funding provided specifically as a result of changes in Firearms legislation.

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