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ENVIRONMENT
Ministry Summary
			These Supplementary Estimates
		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date
	Department
1a	Operating expenditures, and
	( a ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of the
	Prairie Provinces Water Board, the Qu'Appelle Basin
	Study Board and the St. John River Basin Study
	Board;
	( b ) authority for the Minister of the Environment to
	engage such consultants as may be required by the
	Boards identified in paragraph ( a ), at such
	remuneration as those Boards may determine;
	( c ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of
	Regional Water Resources Planning Investigations
	and Water Resources Inventories;
	( d ) authority to make recoverable advances not
	exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares
	of the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of the cost
	of regulating the levels of Lake of the Woods and Lac
	Seul;
	( e ) authority to make recoverable advances not
	exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares
	of provincial and outside agencies of the cost of
	hydrometric surveys;
	( f ) pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial
	Administration Act , authority to expend in the current
	fiscal year revenues received during the fiscal year
	arising from the operations of the department funded
	from this Vote; and
	( g ) 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 $5,538,000 from Environment Vote 5,
	$6,654,292 from Environment Vote 10, and
	$1,505,000 from Treasury Board Vote 1,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	662,633,000	13,160,538	36,841,745	712,635,283
5a	Capital expenditures	40,000,000	(5,538,000)	4,000,000	38,462,000
10a	Contributions - To authorize the transfer of $400,000
	from Environment Vote 1, $250,000 from
	Environment Vote 25, $232,810,000 from Treasury
	Board Vote 2, $1,000,000 from Natural Resources
	Vote 10, and $500,000 from Natural Resources
	Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008 for the
	purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount
	of	59,697,000	227,583,116	14,668,792	301,948,908
(S)	Minister of the Environment - Salary and motor car
	allowance	74,522	. . . . .	. . . . .	74,522
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	79,549,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	79,549,000
	Total Department	841,953,522	235,205,654	55,510,537	1,132,669,713
	Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
15a	Program expenditures - To authorize the transfer of
	$37,200 from Environment Vote 1, Appropriation Act
	No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote and to
	provide a further amount of	14,844,000	37,200	5,845,126	20,726,326
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	1,696,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,696,000
	Total Agency	16,540,000	37,200	5,845,126	22,422,326
	National Round Table on the Environment and
	the Economy
20	Program expenditures	4,704,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,704,000
(S)	Expenditures pursuant to paragraph 29.1(1) of the
	Financial Administration Act	20,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	20,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	432,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	432,000
	Total Agency	5,156,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,156,000
	Parks Canada Agency
25a	Program expenditures	497,753,221	(250,000)	12,419,834	509,923,055
30	Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites
	Account	2,300,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,300,000
(S)	Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from
	the conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the
	Parks Canada Agency Act	104,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	104,000,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	46,006,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	46,006,000
	Total Agency	650,059,221	(250,000)	12,419,834	662,229,055
	Total Ministry	1,513,708,743	234,992,854	73,775,497	1,822,477,094

Note: Orders in Council P.C. 2007-0014 and P.C. 2007-0015 transferred the control and supervision of the Toronto Waterfront
Revitalization Initiative, from the Treasury Board Secretariat to the Department of Environment ($234,315,000).

Note: The “Authorities to date” amount for Parks Canada Agency includes $50,731,221 in Vote 25, which was appropriated in 2006-2007 (Vote 30) and will be spent in 2007-2008.

 

ENVIRONMENT
Department
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Environment requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Total
Funding for the implementation of the Species at Risk Act to
continue the stabilization and recovery of wildlife species at risk
in Canada	17,228	. . . . .	8,900	26,128
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal
item )	8,085	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,085
Funding for the Harbourfront Centre to continue its cultural and
recreational programming on the Toronto waterfront	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,000	5,000
Funding to prepare for Canada's participation in International Polar
Year 2007-2008, an extensive international research program in
the Arctic and Antarctic ( horizontal item )	3,819	. . . . .	504	4,323
Funding for Meteorological Service of Canada high priority projects .	. . . . .	4,000	. . . . .	4,000
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of
federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )	3,878	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,878
Funding to improve the performance of the regulatory system for
major natural resource projects that are subject to a
comprehensive study, a panel review or a multijurisdictional
screening under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
( horizontal item )	2,254	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,254
Funding to support the Health of the Oceans initiative to contribute
to the National Water Strategy ( horizontal item )	1,255	. . . . .	30	1,285
Funding in response to the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Powley
to support research, multilateral discussions and capacity
development for Métis organizations ( horizontal item )	705	. . . . .	235	940
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property	658	. . . . .	. . . . .	658
Funding for activities that are essential to the continued
implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act
( horizontal item )	608	. . . . .	. . . . .	608
Funding to fulfill the obligations set out in the Nunavik Inuit Land
Claims Agreement ( horizontal item )	189	. . . . .	. . . . .	189
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all
ongoing grant and contribution programs every five years
( horizontal item )	181	. . . . .	. . . . .	181
Funding for implementation of the action plan to strengthen
Canada's regulatory system and establish a Centre of Regulatory
Expertise within the Treasury Board Secretariat ( horizontal item )	59	. . . . .	. . . . .	59
Gross Voted Appropriations	38,919	4,000	14,669	57,588
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	2,077	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,077
Total Voted Appropriations	36,842	4,000	14,669	55,511
Transfers
Transfer from Treasury Board Secretariat - For the revitalization of
the Toronto Waterfront through investments in infrastructure and
urban development (Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative)
as a result of change of Ministers' portfolio	1,505	. . . . .	232,810	234,315
Transfer from Natural Resources - To support the restoration of
Stanley Park, a National Historic Site in Vancouver, British
Columbia	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,000	1,000
Transfer from Natural Resources ($500) and from Parks Canada
Agency ($250) - To support the ecological restoration of Point
Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia	. . . . .	. . . . .	750	750
Internal reallocation of resources - In support of protecting
Canadians and the environment from toxic substances through a
Chemicals Management Plan	(400)	. . . . .	400	. . . . .
Internal reallocation of resources - To provide sufficient operating
funds to carry out ongoing core functions	12,192	(5,538)	(6,654)	. . . . .
Transfer to Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - For
salary adjustments within the Ministry	(37)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(37)
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - For the
payment of assessed contributions representing Canada's
membership in the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
Consent for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade and in the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants	(42)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(42)
Transfer to Public Service Human Resources Management Agency
of Canada - To support the National Managers' Community	(58)	. . . . .	. . . . .	(58)
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans - To support Aboriginal
involvement in aquatic species at risk activities under the Species
at Risk Act	. . . . .	. . . . .	(723)	(723)
Total Transfers	13,160	(5,538)	227,583	235,205
These Supplementary Estimates	50,002	(1,538)	242,252	290,716

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $2,077,300 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to a realignment of resources between salaries and other operating costs.

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Contributions
Biodiversity is conserved and protected
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives	6,885,000	. . . . .
Habitat Stewardship Contribution Program	4,000,000	. . . . .
	10,885,000	. . . . .
Water is clean, safe and secure
Contributions to support environmental research and development	142,000	. . . . .
Canadians adopt approaches that ensure the sustainable use and management of natural
capital and working landscapes
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives	29,500	. . . . .
Improved knowledge and information on weather and environmental conditions influences
decision-making
Contributions to support environmental research and development	362,292	. . . . .
Risks to Canadians, their health and their environment posed by toxic and other harmful
substances are reduced
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives	400,000	. . . . .
Revitalization of the Toronto Waterfront
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative	232,810,000	. . . . .
Harbourfront Corporation
Contribution to the Harbourfront Centre	5,000,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	249,628,792	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	7,376,884	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	242,251,908	. . . . .

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

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations		Vote 15
Funding to improve the performance of the regulatory system for major natural resource projects that are subject to a
comprehensive study, a panel review or a multijurisdictional screening under the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act ( horizontal item )		2,986
Funding to address a shortfall in the review panel support and one-time funding to lead the evaluation of the Cabinet
Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals		1,870
Funding to lead Aboriginal consultations for fourteen environmental assessment processes as a result of the
Dene Tha' settlement agreement		767
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all ongoing grant and contribution programs every
five years ( horizontal item )		91
Funding to continue implementation of the provision of the Northeastern Quebec Agreement and the James Bay and
Northern Quebec Agreement and to support the Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee		72
Funding for implementation of the action plan to strengthen Canada's regulatory system and establish a Centre of
Regulatory Expertise within the Treasury Board Secretariat ( horizontal item )		59
Total Voted Appropriations		5,845
Transfers
Transfer from Environment - For salary adjustments within the Ministry		37
These Supplementary Estimates		5,882
Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Contributions
Effective and Efficient Environmental Assessment
Contributions for the support of public participation in the environmental assessment
review process - Participant Funding Program	600,000	. . . . .
Contribution to the Province of Quebec - James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement	72,000	. . . . .
Total Transfer Payments	672,000	. . . . .
Note: Figures in the “Explanation of Requirements” may not agree with the “Ministry Summary” due to rounding.

 

Parks Canada Agency
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Parks Canada Agency requests funds for the following items:
Voted Appropriations	Vote 25
Funding for the implementation of the Species at Risk Act to continue the stabilization and recovery of wildlife
species at risk in Canada	9,840
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )	1,921
Funding in response to the Supreme Court decision in R. v. Powley to support research, multilateral discussions and
capacity development for Métis organizations ( horizontal item )	1,096
Funding to support the Health of the Oceans initiative to contribute to the National Water Strategy ( horizontal item )	627
Funding to prepare for Canada's participation in International Polar Year 2007-2008, an extensive international
research program in the Arctic and Antarctic ( horizontal item )	571
Funding to fulfill the obligations set out in the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement ( horizontal item )	325
Funding in support of the Federal Accountability Act to evaluate all ongoing grant and contribution programs every
five years ( horizontal item )	91
Funding for implementation of the action plan to strengthen Canada's regulatory system and establish a Centre of
Regulatory Expertise within the Treasury Board Secretariat ( horizontal item )	60
Gross Voted Appropriations	14,531
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	2,111
Total Voted Appropriations	12,420
Transfers
Transfer to Environment - To support the ecological restoration of Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia	(250)
These Supplementary Estimates	12,170

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 25 : $2,111,311 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to 2006-2007 year-end adjustments associated with Parks
Canada Agency's multi-year spending authority as follows: $933,564 for employee benefit plan requirements and $1,177,747 for
the cost of Department of Justice legal services.

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

 

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