Illustrates the Agency's spending trend from 2006-07 to 2008-09.

AHRC began operations in February 2007, and spending over its first few months of existence in 2006-07 totalled $134,000. In 2007-08 and 2008-09, AHRC's spending increased to $4.9 million and $5.3 million respectively, as the Agency has been fit up, staff have been hired and the infrastructure necessary to fulfill its mandate has been put in place.