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Section III - Supplementary Information

Organizational Information

The NPA has been designated as a department for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act. The NPA currently reports to Parliament through the Minister of Natural Resources Canada who is responsible for the management and direction of the NPA. The NPA has one senior officer, a Commissioner appointed by the Governor in Council. The Commissioner is currently the Deputy Minister of NRCan. Its organizational structure is defined by the Act. The Commissioner has appointed the Comptroller as Assistant Commissioner of the Agency.

Given the low level of activity in recent years, arrangements are in place whereby the NPA relies largely on NRCan for administrative and technical assistance.

To further assist the responsible Minister in carrying out the NPA's mandate, there is provision for federally-appointed advisory councils. One of the councils consists of Aboriginal, business and other parties representing communities in Yukon. A similar council was also established for northern British Columbia. Membership in these councils has lapsed over the years in view of the dormant state of Phase II of the pipeline.

As a separate employer, the NPA conforms closely with the principles of personnel administration that apply in the Public Service of Canada.

The figure below provides a schematic of the reporting relationship of the key officers responsible for the NPA's program activity. In recent years, the Agency’s day-to-day responsibilities have been primarily administrative in nature, however this is expected to change.  The Agency receives support from Natural Resources Canada, to assist in delivering its program activity.  The NPA may require additional dedicated employees as the project continues to build momentum.

Organization Chart

*Information shown is the 2007-08 Main Estimates.



1. Voted and Statutory Items displayed in the Main Estimates
($ millions)
Vote or Statutory Item ($ thousands) Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording 2009-10
Main Estimates
2008-09
Main Estimates
30 Program expenditures 244 244
(S) Contributions to employee benefit plans 20 21
Total Agency 265 266



2. Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents
($ thousands) Forecast
Spending
2008-2009
Planned Spending
2009-2010
Planned Spending
2010-2011
Planned Spending
2011-2012
Facilitation of the planning and construction of the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline 266.0 265.0 265.0 265.0
Budgetary Main Estimates 266.0 265.0 265.0 265.0
Total Main Estimates 266.0 265.0 265.0 265.0
Adjustments* 43.5 - - -
Total Planned Spending 309.5 265.0 265.0 265.0
Less: Non-respendable revenue ** 333.5 289.0 289.0 289.0
Plus: Cost of services received
without charge
24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0
Net Cost of Program 0.0 0 0 0
Full Time Equivalents 2 2 2 2

*   Reflects funds carried forward from 2008-2009.
** Reflects the forecast total planned spending to the end of the fiscal year.

3. Non-respendable Revenue

The NPA's Non-Respendable Revenue table can also be found on the Treasury Board Secretariat's website at: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/st-ts-eng.asp

4. Legislation Administered by the Northern Pipeline Agency


The Minister has sole responsibility to Parliament for the following act:

Northern Pipeline Act (R.S.C., 1977-78,c.20,s.1)

The Minister shares responsibility to Parliament for the following regulations:

National Energy Board Cost Recovery
Regulations                                           (SOR/91-7, 1991 Canada Gazette Part II, p.15.)