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Minister’s Message

As Minister of the Environment, I am pleased to present the 2012-2013 Report on Plans and Priorities for Environment Canada. This report outlines the Department’s goals for fiscal 2012-2013 and the plans and activities it will undertake in order to achieve these objectives.

This government remains firmly committed to providing Canadians with the strong leadership necessary to help ensure a clean, safe and sustainable environment in a way that supports our continued economic recovery.

The Government of Canada’s focused and proactive approach towards environmental protection will further our capacity to efficiently and effectively produce results that protect Canada’s environment. In support of this objective, Environment Canada will continue to promote actions that help Canadians address both emerging and longstanding environmental issues that place at risk the health of Canadians and their environment, such as climate change, threats to air and water quality, and exposure to harmful chemicals.

An example of this is the important collaborative work Environment Canada undertakes with its provincial, territorial, municipal and non-governmental partners to achieve Canada’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 607 megatonnes by 2020. The Department is also working constructively with the international community to attain a global climate change agreement that works—one that is inclusive enough to lead to meaningful global greenhouse gas reductions. The Department is similarly exercising leadership as a means to protect and conserve Canada's abundant biodiversity domestically and through international fora.

While, as a leader and collaborator, Environment Canada has a strong role in effecting change, regulations are key components of the Department’s ability to initiate actions. The Department is therefore placing a high value on its commitment to operating as a world class regulator. In the year ahead, it will concentrate on strengthening its regulatory framework to make its regulatory mechanisms as robust, effective, efficient, transparent and adaptable as possible.

Moving forward, the Department will also focus on enhancing valuable services that it delivers. Improvements to Environment Canada’s weather monitoring infrastructure will help to ensure that Canadians continue to receive world class weather forecasts and warnings. Advancements in the Department’s scientific monitoring of changes in the environment will also elevate the Department’s capacity to further protect Canadians. An example of this is the Joint Canada–Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring which will make Canada’s oil sands monitoring stand out as among the best in the world.

These are a few of the initiatives the Department will focus on in the months ahead. I invite you to read this report to learn more about the initiatives that Environment Canada is pursuing in its efforts to protect Canadians and their environment.

 

 

Section I: Organizational Overview

Raison d’être

Environment Canada is the lead federal department for a wide range of environmental issues facing Canadians. The Department also plays a stewardship role in achieving and maintaining a clean, safe and sustainable environment. A science-based department, Environment Canada addresses issues through monitoring, research, policy development, service delivery to Canadians, regulations, enforcement of environmental laws, advancement of clean technologies and strategic partnerships. The Department’s programs focus on a clean environment by minimizing threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution; a safe environment by equipping Canadians to make informed decisions on weather, water and climate conditions; and a sustainable environment by conserving and restoring Canada’s natural environment. The Department’s program focus reflects the increasingly evident interdependence between environmental sustainability and economic well-being.

Responsibilities

A number of acts and regulations provide the Department with its mandate and allow it to carry out its programs. Under the Department of the Environment Act, the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of the Environment extend to and include matters relating to:

• the preservation and enhancement of the quality of the natural environment, including water, air and soil quality;
• renewable resources, including migratory birds and other non-domestic flora and fauna;
• water;
• meteorology;
• the enforcement of any rules or regulations made by the International Joint Commission relating to boundary waters; and
• coordination of the policies and programs of the Government of Canada respecting the preservation and enhancement of the quality of the natural environment.

Beyond those authorities conferred under the Department of the Environment Act, the Minister of the Environment exercises additional authorities provided under other acts and regulations including (but not limited to) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), the new Federal Sustainable Development Act, and several pieces of legislation relating to the protection of biodiversity and water and the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, Environment Canada provides information and analysis to others (as a federal authority) and is also a department with decision-making responsibilities (as a responsible authority).

The Department is a key partner for other federal departments (including its ministerial portfolio partners, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Parks Canada), where statutes provide Environment Canada with secondary or shared responsibility for the successful execution of other federal departments’ mandates. These statutes include, among others, the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act (Transport Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and Natural Resources Canada), the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act (Natural Resources Canada), the Fisheries Act (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) and the Marine Liability Act (Transport Canada).

A wide-ranging role; a solid foundation

The Department supports its stewardship mandate—providing Canadians with a clean, safe and sustainable environment—through an array of diverse programs based on science, technology and strong partnerships. Environment Canada is also a world-class regulator, using a suite of tools for modifying behaviours to achieve specific outcomes.

Environment Canada works for the benefit of Canadians—the Department serves Canadians directly by providing weather and environmental services; and indirectly by protecting fragile ecosystems, promoting compliance with environmental regulations, and cleaning up waters such as those shared by Canada and the United States.

Environment Canada is a science-based department—the Department devotes significant budget and workforce resources to science and technology activities in diverse fields, including biology, chemistry, atmospheric and environmental sciences, hydrology, meteorology, engineering and informatics. Science and technology form the foundation of the Department’s work; they are central to Environment Canada’s capacity to achieve its mandate and legislative obligations. The Department collects and disseminates knowledge to support sound environmental decision-making, and encourages innovation in science and technology.

Environment Canada works collaboratively with many partners—the Department understands that environmental issues have wide-ranging implications for social and economic decisions. Environment Canada works in collaboration with many partners, including other federal government departments, provincial/territorial governments, Aboriginal governments, the governments of other nations, environmental non-governmental organizations, and international organizations. This collaboration enhances the efforts of all partners in working for a clean, safe and sustainable environment.

Environment Canada is a world-class regulator—the Department is one of the federal government’s largest regulators. It works within the broader federal performance-based regulatory system developing, promoting compliance with, and enforcing a wide array of regulations to protect Canadians and their environment. Environment Canada is strengthening its regulatory program to become increasingly evidence-based, effective, efficient, transparent and responsive to change.

Strategic Outcomes and Program Activity Architecture

Environment Canada fulfills its mandate by promoting three Strategic Outcomes, each contributing to the Government of Canada outcome of a clean and healthy environment.

Strategic Outcome 1: Canada’s natural environment is conserved and restored for present and future generations.
This strategic outcome is aimed at ensuring that land, water and biodiversity are sustained so that Canadians can enjoy and benefit from their natural legacy over the long term.

Strategic Outcome 2: Canadians are equipped to make informed decisions on changing weather, water and climate conditions.
Canadians need to have the information and services to be able to respond and adapt to immediate and longer-term change in weather, water and climate conditions that affect their health, safety and economic well-being.

Strategic Outcome 3: Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized.
This strategic outcome reflects the need for Environment Canada to manage substances and waste, and reduce pollution that directly or indirectly harms human health or the environment.

Program Activity Architecture

Nine Program Activities are aligned to support the achievement of the Department’s three Strategic Outcomes. Together, the Program Activities and Strategic Outcomes support progress against the Department’s stewardship mandate of providing a clean, safe and sustainable environment. In addition to conducting these Program Activities, Environment Canada maintains core internal corporate services.

All of the Department’s Strategic Outcomes, Program Activities and internal services activities are illustrated within Environment Canada’s 2012–2013 Program Activity Architecture (PAA) shown below.

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Organizational Priorities

Environment Canada maintains four organizational priorities for 2012–2013:

• a clean environment;
• a safe environment;
• a sustainable environment; and
• enabling transition and alignment of activities and resources.

The plans that will be pursued by Environment Canada programs in achieving the Department’s three environment priorities are set out in the following tables. The Department’s transition management priority is supported by separate plans carried out by programs and internal Departmental services.

The intent of these priorities is unchanged from previous RPPs but they have been recast for 2012–2013 to more closely align to the Department’s stewardship mandate which, in turn, directly supports the Government of Canada’s outcome area of a clean and healthy environment.

A Clean Environment: Manage substances and waste, and reduce pollution that directly or indirectly harms human health or the environment.
 

Type	Links to Strategic Outcome 3:
ongoing (restated)	Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized
Links to Program Activities:
3.1 Substances and Waste Management 3.2 Climate Change and Clean Air 3.3 Compliance Promotion and Enforcement—Pollution
Status
Why this is a priority Harmful substances released into the environment and products that contain toxic substances threaten the health of Canadians and their environment. The application of sound science and clean technologies, as well as a strong regulatory framework, are vital to addressing these threats effectively. Domestic and international activities that affect the environment in Canada call for focused collaboration to make meaningful and lasting progress on achieving a clean environment. Plan for meeting the priority The following actions will be undertaken to meet the Department’s Clean Environment Priority: Deliver on reinvestment in the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) Deliver a sector-by-sector regulatory approach to reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Deliver on federal components of a national Air Quality Management System Participate in international fora to advance Canada’s environmental goals related to climate change and air quality Promote compliance with and enforce regulations—pollution

A Safe Environment: Provide Canadians with relevant information on immediate and long-term environmental conditions.
 

Type	Links to Strategic Outcome 2:
ongoing (restated)	Canadians are equipped to make informed decisions on changing weather, water and climate conditions
Links to Program Activities:
2.1 Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians 2.2 Weather and Environmental Services for Targeted Users
Status
Why this is a priority Canadians rely on Environment Canada’s weather and environmental services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information, including current weather forecasts and warnings and air quality information, helps Canadians make safe decisions in response to changing weather, water and climate conditions. Targeted users (for example, the agricultural sector and the transportation industry) rely on information specific to their safety and/or economic needs in order to reduce their vulnerability to climate change and variability. Current and reliable science-based information supports users in taking precautions and/or avoiding hazardous areas in order to prevent or limit danger and damage. Ongoing research and development enables Environment Canada to increase the timeliness and accuracy of its weather and environmental prediction. Plan for meeting the priority The following actions will be undertaken to meet the Department’s Safe Environment Priority: Deliver first-rate weather and environmental services to Canadians Deliver first-rate weather and environmental services to targeted users

A Sustainable Environment: Ensure that land, water and biodiversity are sustained.
 

Type	Links to Strategic Outcome 1:
ongoing (restated)	Canada’s natural environment is conserved and restored for present and future generations
Links to Program Activities:
1.1 Biodiversity—Wildlife and Habitat 1.2 Water Resources 1.3 Sustainable Ecosystems 1.4 Compliance Promotion and Enforcement—Wildlife
Status
Why this is a priority Maintaining the diversity of living species and ecosystems is the objective of environmental protection and management. Management of Canada’s freshwater and ocean resources is vital, as these represent both recreational and economic assets. Environment Canada’s monitoring plays an important role in helping to sustain these resources; it is dependent on the Department’s robust science base, as well as on its promoting of compliance and enforcement through a strong regulatory foundation. Plan for meeting the priority The following actions will be undertaken to meet the Department’s Sustainable Environment Priority: Ensure the conservation of species (and their habitats) that fall within Environment Canada’s area of responsibility Pursue a collaborative approach to protect and conserve biodiversity at home and abroad, including the development of a National Conservation Plan Advancing work through the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring Implement a comprehensive approach to protecting water and to ecosystem management Promote compliance with and enforce regulations—wildlife

Management Priority: Enabling Transition and Alignment—Activities and resources are aligned to best support delivery of programs and services in a period of fiscal restraint.
 

Type	Links to all Strategic Outcomes:
ongoing (restated)	1, 2 and 3
Links to:
All Program Activities
Status
Why this is a priority In the current era of fiscal restraint, Environment Canada must continue to realign human and financial resources. By refining where resources can best support core services and maintain service levels, the Department will remain agile in the face of an uncertain operating environment and a period of transition. Plan for meeting the priority The following actions will be undertaken to meet the Department’s Management Priority: Develop and implement strategic approaches to human resources management and to financial resources management that are responsive to conditions of the current period of fiscal restraint Sustain management oversight Implement Environment Canada’s Departmental Security Plan (including its Business Continuity Plan) Communicate internally and externally adjustments to programs and services Re-engineer Information Management and Technology operations to support the Shared Services Canada model and ongoing Departmental requirements

Risk Analysis

In view of current economic challenges, Environment Canada faces a number of issues with its programs and priorities. These risks, as drawn from the 2011–2013 Corporate Risk Profile, will be monitored and updated on an as required basis, with adjustments made to Departmental resources or program objectives to support necessary mitigation measures.

Transition: Environment Canada will implement plans and identify core activities to ensure that the Department continues to fulfill its mandate. As well, through this period of fiscal restraint, the Department will be challenged to maintain its investments in key capital assets and its most valuable asset—its workforce. The Department will seek ways to adjust its workforce while maintaining continuity in achieving program and policy results. To manage this risk, Environment Canada will support its workforce so that essential skills, knowledge and experience are maintained and fully developed through cost-effective means.

Engagement: The environment remains an important issue for Canadians. As such, there are high expectations for Environment Canada’s ongoing engagement with its partners and stakeholders in taking measures that help preserve and protect the environment, both at home and internationally. To reduce the risk of not maintaining those connections, the Department will continue to access and implement innovative ways in which to engage and consult with stakeholders through, for example, the use of new technologies. Environment Canada will, as well, retain its focus on fostering key partner and stakeholder relationships (e.g. other jurisdictions, Aboriginal and territorial groups, industry) to best achieve collective progress.

Business Continuity: Environment Canada provides key weather and other environmental information to Canadians and to a host of stakeholders and partners, both domestically and internationally, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To counter the risk that this key service could be interrupted, the Department has developed, and will keep evergreen, a business continuity plan; will negotiate service-level agreements; and will continue to develop professional staff who are experienced in maintaining these key essential services.

In addition, the Department will maintain the capacity to respond to hazards and other environmental emergencies (e.g. extreme weather and climate events). Safeguarding key systems and data is essential to maintaining Environment Canada’s ability to provide the critical services that support the health and safety of Canadians in a timely, coordinated and effective manner.

Skills: Due to transition alignment challenges, the Department risks being unable to stay current with advances in science and technology. In addition, the recruitment and retention of employees who possess the essential and specific skills and knowledge required to support programs and internal services could pose difficulties, in particular due to the current fiscal environment. In response, Environment Canada will take a proactive role in providing a healthy and flexible work environment, while leveraging opportunities through partnerships to allow the development of its workforce.

Planning Summary

Financial Resources ($ millions)*

2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
997.6**	950.1	918.3

*All figures are net of respendable revenues. Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures.

**This figure includes an amount of $25M approved for Canada's Fast Start Financing under the Copenhagen Accord, which does not appear in Main Estimates, but will be reflected in the 2012-2013 Supplementary Estimates (A).

The Department’s planned spending will decrease by a total of $47.5 million in 2013–2014 compared with spending for the previous year, mainly due to the termination of Canada’s Fast Start financing under the Copenhagen Accord and reduction of funding for the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The 2014–2015 planned spending reflects a return to SDTC’s baseline funding level. Any funding extensions for temporary funding programs that are expiring in this current or in future fiscal years will be subject to government decision and would be reflected in future RPPs. Please see “Expenditure Profile” for more information.

Human Resources (Full-Time Equivalent—FTE)**

2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
6,237	6,192	6,128

**Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures. The FTE numbers exclude students and employees on Interchange assignments.

The human resources required to sustain an average level of employment over 12 months are based on a 37.5-hour work week. One FTE equals one person working full-time on a 37.5-hour work week for the year, or any number of part-time employees whose combined hours of work equals one FTE. An average salary was used to calculate FTEs based on the salary planned spending for the 2012–2013, 2013–2014, and 2014–2015 fiscal years. As a result, Environment Canada plans to use 6,237 FTEs in 2012–2013, with slight decreases of FTE utilization in 2013–2014 and 2014–2015.

Planning Summary Table

Strategic Outcome 1: Canada's natural environment is conserved and restored for present and future generations.

Performance Indicators	Targets
Percentage of terrestrial land protected1 as a measure of conservation effort	17% by 2020

Planning Summary Table
($ millions)

Program Activity	Forecast Spending 2011-2012	Planned Spending			Alignment with Government of Canada Outcomes
		2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Biodiversity—Wildlife and Habitat	148.4	89.1	88.6	87.2	A Clean and Healthy Environment
Water Resources	121.5	115.5	117.2	118.0
Sustainable Ecosystems	75.0	62.0	62.3	69.9
Compliance Promotion and Enforcement—Wildlife	19.4	17.3	17.6	17.6
Subtotal	364.4	283.9	285.7	292.7
Less: Respendable Revenues	(18.6)	(20.8)	(21.0)	(21.8)
Total Planned Spending	345.8	263.1	264.7	270.9

*Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures.
Note: For the Biodiversity–Wildlife and Habit Program Activity the decrease in spending from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 is mainly explained by the sunsetting of Species at Risk programming and the inclusion in 2011-2012 of the statutory payment to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Strategic Outcome 2: Canadians are equipped to make informed decisions on changing weather, water and climate conditions.

Performance Indicators	Targets
Weather Warning Index (a weighted index of weather warning timeliness and accuracy)	7.6 on a scale of 0 to 10 by 2015 (improvement of 1.3% from current value)

Planning Summary Table
($ millions)

Program Activity	Forecast Spending 2011-2012	Planned Spending			Alignment with Government of Canada Outcomes
		2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians	190.9	193.7	195.4	193.8	A Clean and Healthy Environment
Weather and Environmental Services for Targeted Users	66.9	73.7	66.9	67.2
Subtotal	257.8	267.3	262.3	260.9
Less: Respendable Revenues	(46.8)	(43.8)	(43.7)	(43.2)
Total Planned Spending	211.0	223.5	218.6	217.7

*Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures.

Strategic Outcome 3: Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized.

Performance Indicators	Targets
Canadian emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide equivalents) in megatonnes	Canada’s national target is a 17% reduction from 2005 levels by 2020 (i.e. 607Mt)
Canadian ambient air quality (fine particulate matter)	To be determined. Targets will be determined with the finalization of the air pollutant management approach

Planning Summary Table
($ millions)

Program Activity	Forecast Spending 2011-2012	Planned Spending			Alignment with Government of Canada Outcomes
		2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Substances and Waste Management	91.0	84.0	81.5	77.9	A Clean and Healthy Environment
Climate Change and Clean Air	156.8	212.2	172.7	139.9
Compliance Promotion and Enforcement—Pollution	49.9	45.6	45.5	45.5
Subtotal	297.7	341.8	299.8	263.3
Less: Respendable Revenues	(3.3)	(3.1)	(3.0)	(2.6)
Total Planned Spending	294.4	338.7	296.8	260.7

*Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures.
Note: For the Climate Change and Clean Air Program Activity, the increase of spending from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 is mainly explained by a transfer of funds from previous years for the Sustainable Development Technology Canada and increase in funding for Fast Start Financing under the Copenhagen Accord.

Planning Summary Table
($ millions)

Program Activity	Forecast Spending 2011-2012	Planned Spending			Alignment with Government of Canada Outcomes
		2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Internal Services	212.8	172.4	170.2	169.2	N/A
Subtotal	212.8	172.4	170.2	169.2
Less: Respendable Revenues	0.0	(0.2)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Total Planned Spending	212.8	172.2	170.0	169.0

*Totals may differ within and between tables due to rounding of figures.

Contribution to the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS)

The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) outlines the Government of Canada’s commitment to improving the transparency of environmental decision-making by articulating its key strategic environmental goals and targets. Environment Canada ensures that consideration of this commitment is integral to its decision-making processes. In particular, through the federal Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process, any new policy, plan or program initiative includes an analysis of its impact on attaining the FSDS goals and targets. The results of SEAs are made public when an initiative is announced, demonstrating the Department’s commitment to achieving these goals and targets.

The Department contributes to the FSDS themes as denoted, in this document, by the visual identifiers below:

These contributions are components of the following Strategic Outcomes:

• Strategic Outcome 1: Canada’s natural environment is conserved and restored for present and future generations.
• Strategic Outcome 2: Canadians are equipped to make informed decisions on changing weather, water and climate conditions.
• Strategic Outcome 3: Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized.

For additional details on Environment Canada’s activities to support sustainable development, please see Section II of this RPP and Environment Canada’s website. For complete details on the FSDS, please see the FSDS website.

Expenditure Profile

For the fiscal year 2012–2013, Environment Canada plans to spend $997.6 million to meet the expected results of its Program Activities and contribute to its Strategic Outcomes. The chart below reflects the allocation of Environment Canada’s planned spending by Strategic Outcome for the 2012–2013 fiscal year. Strategic Outcome 3: “Threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution are minimized”, makes up the largest portion of funding, and includes the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Chemicals Management Plan.

Note: Figures included in the chart are net of respendable (vote-netted) revenues.

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The following graph illustrates Environment Canada’s funding level trend from 2008–2009 to 2014–2015.

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Note: These figures are net of respendable revenues. The “Total Spending + Sunset Programs” spending trend line includes the anticipated renewal of temporary funding initiatives for 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Forecast Spending includes 2011–2012 Main Estimates, 2011–2012 Supplementary Estimates B, anticipated Supplementary Estimates C, as well as collective agreement adjustments.

For the period of 2008–2009 to 2010–2011, actual spending represents the actual expenditures as reported in the Public Accounts. For the 2011–2012 fiscal year, the forecast spending represents the planned budgetary and statutory expenditures as presented in the Estimates documents (Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates). For the period of 2012–2013 to 2014–2015, the planned spending reflects approved funding by Treasury Board to support the Departmental Strategic Outcomes and Program Activities.

Compared to 2008–2009, Environment Canada’s 2009–2010 actual spending decreased by $25.3 million. This decrease is mainly due to reduced payments to foundations such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). These decreases were compensated by increased spending to implement the National Vehicle Scrappage Program and the Action Plan on Clean Water, as well as incremental spending related to Canada’s Economic Action Plan, such as the Modernizing Federal Laboratories Initiatives.

In 2010–2011, Environment Canada’s spending level was $1,089 million, a year-over-year decrease of $6.2 million or 0.6% since 2009–2010. This slight reduction is due to reduced payments to foundations such as the NCC.

The spending trend graph shows a forecast spending decrease of $24.9 million from 2010–2011 to 2011–2012. This planned spending decrease is mainly due to the ending of the Vehicle Scrappage program and a transfer to Shared Services Canada of the control and supervision of certain IM/IT functions.² This decrease was partially compensated by new funding to improve Canada’s weather services to ensure the integrity of the Government of Canada’s weather and environmental monitoring and supercomputing infrastructure, an increase in payment to the NCC, and the payments in lieu of severance pay for the employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

The decreased planned spending from 2011–2012 to 2012–2013 is the result of sunsetting programs³ such as the Species at Risk programming and Lake Winnipeg and Lake Simcoe programs of the Action Plan on Clean Water initiative. The extension or enhanced funding for programs with temporary funding are subject to government decisions, and the outcomes of these decisions will be reflected in the Department’s future Estimates documents (Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates). In addition, the transfer of responsibilities to Shared Services Canada for the entire year and in-year adjustments contribute to the decrease in planned spending. These decreases were partially compensated by a transfer of funds from previous years for SDTC and increased funding for Canada’s Fast start financing under the Copenhagen Accord.

Please refer to the Planning Summary discussion for details on the Department’s planned spending trend from 2012–2013 to 2014–2015.

Estimates by Vote

For information on the organizational appropriations, please see the 2012–2013 Main Estimates.

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