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NATIONAL DEFENCE  

       
Ministry Summary          





 
      These Supplementary Estimates    



    Authorities     Adjustments to   Total Estimates  
Vote (dollars)   to date   Transfers   Appropriations   to date  





 
 
  Department          
1a   Operating expenditures and authority for total          
  commitments, subject to allotment by the Treasury          
  Board, of $28,349,121,656 for the purposes of          
  Votes 1, 5 and 10 of the Department regardless of the          
  year in which the payment of those commitments          
  comes due (of which it is estimated that          
  $12,302,000,000 will come due for payment in future          
  years), authority to make payments from any of those          
  Votes to provinces or municipalities as contributions          
  toward construction done by those bodies, authority,          
  subject to the direction of the Treasury Board, to          
  make recoverable expenditures or advances from any          
  of those Votes in respect of materials supplied to or          
  services performed on behalf of individuals,          
  corporations, outside agencies, other government          
  departments and agencies and other governments and          
  authority to expend revenue, as authorized by the          
  Treasury Board, received during the fiscal year for the          
  purposes of any of those Votes and 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 $838,685 from Industry Vote 85, and $332,500          
  from Industry Vote 75, Appropriation Act No. 2,          
  2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote and to          
  provide a further amount of   11,848,854,106   20,905   1,191,785,131   13,040,660,142  
5a   Capital expenditures   3,592,868,100   (2,765,499)   366,746,508   3,956,849,109  
10   Grants and contributions   210,451,450   . . . . .   . . . . .   210,451,450  
(S)   Minister of National Defence - Salary and motor car          
  allowance   74,522   . . . . .   . . . . .   74,522  
(S)   Payments under the Supplementary Retirement          
  Benefits Act   7,020,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   7,020,000  
(S)   Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services          
  Pension Continuation Act   1,550,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,550,000  
(S)   Payments to dependants of certain members of the          
  Royal Canadian Air Force killed while serving as          
  instructors under the British Commonwealth Air          
  Training Plan ( Appropriation Act No. 4, 1968 )   90,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   90,000  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans - Members          
  of the Military   957,396,275   . . . . .   . . . . .   957,396,275  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   263,300,325   . . . . .   . . . . .   263,300,325  


  Total Department   16,881,604,778   (2,744,594)   1,558,531,639   18,437,391,823  
  Canadian Forces Grievance Board          
15   Program expenditures   5,830,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   5,830,000  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   599,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   599,000  


  Total Agency   6,429,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   6,429,000  
  Military Police Complaints Commission          
20   Program expenditures   3,139,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,139,000  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   295,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   295,000  


  Total Agency   3,434,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   3,434,000  

  Total Ministry   16,891,467,778   (2,744,594)   1,558,531,639   18,447,254,823  






 

 

NATIONAL DEFENCE  

     
Department        




 
 
 
Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        

 
National Defence requests funds for the following items:        
 
Voted Appropriations   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  



Funding to strengthen the Canadian Forces' independent capacity to defend Canada's        
      national sovereignty and security (Canada First)   860,078   15,098   875,176  
Funding for Canada's military mission in Afghanistan   340,867   . . . . .   340,867  
Funding advanced for major capital equipment projects including airlift capability        
      (strategic and tactical), battle tank replacement, and howitzers   9,344   153,139   162,483  
Funding to acquire main battle tanks for the Canadian Forces   . . . . .   131,000   131,000  
Funding to extend the life of the Halifax Class frigates   . . . . .   49,749   49,749  
Funding to relocate the Joint Task Force 2   . . . . .   24,207   24,207  
Funding to acquire Arctic/offshore patrol ships   . . . . .   14,400   14,400  
Funding related to government advertising programs ( horizontal item )   10,000   . . . . .   10,000  
Funding for activities that are essential to the continued implementation of the Public        
      Service Modernization Act ( horizontal item )   1,851   . . . . .   1,851  
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property   351   . . . . .   351  
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   1,222,731   387,593   1,610,324  



Funds Available        
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   30,946   20,847   51,793  



      Total Voted Appropriations   1,191,785   366,746   1,558,531  



Transfers        
Transfer from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - To support the        
      indirect costs of federally-funded research at the Royal Military College   769   . . . . .   769  
Transfer from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ($333) and Social        
      Sciences and Humanities Research Council ($70) - To support the Canada        
      Research Chairs at the Royal Military College   403   . . . . .   403  
Transfer to Fisheries and Oceans ($744) and to Royal Canadian Mounted        
      Police ($188) - For investments in search and rescue coordination initiatives        
      across Canada   . . . . .   (931)   (931)  
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide support to        
      departmental staff located at missions abroad   (1,150)   . . . . .   (1,150)  
Transfer to Health ($825), Public Health Agency of Canada ($432), Natural        
      Resources ($280), Canadian Food Inspection Agency ($255), and Agriculture and        
      Agri-food ($42) - For public security initiatives ( horizontal item )   . . . . .   (1,834)   (1,834)  



      Total Transfers   22   (2,765)   (2,743)  



These Supplementary Estimates   1,191,807   363,981   1,555,788  





Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $30,946,127 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to the deferral of public
security initiatives ($16,702,000) and the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ($14,244,127).

Vote 5 : $20,847,040 in authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced requirements related to the deferral of public
security initiatives.

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


Estimated   Estimated  
Total  Expenditures
Cost  2007-2008
New Major Capital Projects (Information only) $000s  $000s 
Generate and Sustain Relevant, Responsive and Effective Combat-Capable Integrated Forces
Construction
                                                                                ATLANTIC      
      Nova Scotia - 12 Wing Common Support Facility - 12 Wing Shearwater, Canadian Forces      
            Base Halifax   45,280   14,811  
      Nova Scotia - 12 Air Maintenance Squadron Facility - 12 Wing Shearwater, Canadian      
            Forces Base Halifax   43,269   13,999  
      Nova Scotia - 423 (Maritime Helicopter) Squadron Facility - 12 Wing Shearwater, Canadian      
            Forces Base Halifax   38,938   12,580  
      Nova Scotia - Syncrolift Facility Upgrade - Canadian Forces Base Halifax   17,163   9,277  
      New Brunswick - Replace Fire Hall - 14 Wing Greenwood   5,705   548  
      New Brunswick - Garage for the new fleet of fuel supply vehicles - 14 Wing Greenwood   5,453   583  
                                                                                  QUEBEC      
      Quebec - Rationalize Transport and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Infrastructure -      
            3 Wing Bagotville   26,668   656  
      Quebec - Re-accommodate 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron and 3 Air Maintenance      
            Squadron - 3 Wing Bagotville   20,954   2,692  
      Quebec - Construction of a building to house the Land Force Quebec Area, Command      
            Support Capability - Montreal Garrison   8,339   623  
                                                                                ONTARIO      
      Ontario - Joint Task Force 2 Relocation - Canadian Forces Base Trenton   381,132   24,207  
      Ontario - Reconstruction of taxiways, recapitalization and expansion of the northeast ramp -      
            8 Wing Trenton   29,749   29,749  
      Ontario - Joint Task Force 2 - Special Operations Tactical Training Centre - Canadian      
            Forces Base Petawawa   12,651   9,045  
                                                                                WESTERN      
      Alberta - Upgrade Utilities and Roads - 4 Wing Cold Lake   60,817   7,857  
      British Columbia - Construct Single Quarters - 19 Wing Comox   34,714   781  
      British Columbia - Construct Combined Mess and Kitchen - 19 Wing Comox   25,593   1,270  
Equipment      
                                                                                NATIONAL      
      Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship   3,073,600   14,400  
      Acquisition of main battle tanks for the Canadian Forces   650,000   131,000  
      CF-18 Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite Project   187,706   55,131  
      Land Force Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Omnibus      
            Project - Data Link Communication Sub-project   101,761   32,130  
      Additional Mounted Soldier Survivability Project in Support of Operation ATHENA   97,943   32,835  
      Air Force Omnibus Support Vehicles Replacement Project   80,221   6,030  
      Canadian Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Equipment Project   43,074   11,868  
      Temperate Combat Boot, a sub-project of the Clothe the Soldier Omnibus Project   38,622   24,242  
      Converged Rain Suit, a sub-project of the Clothe the Soldier Omnibus Project   32,968   10,531  
      Expedient Route Opening Capability Project   28,456   9,658  
      Defence Learning Network   27,077   4,009  
      Fragmentation Protective Vest, a sub-project of the Clothe the Soldier Omnibus Project   23,310   2,655  
      Land Force Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance - Lightweight      
            Counter-Mortar Radar Sub-Project   20,681   10,196  
      Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Sensor Integration and Decision Support      
            Project, a sub-project of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence      
            Omnibus Project   17,705   4,281  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability: Crew Vision Enhancement   15,126   8,613  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability : Exposed Crew Protective Equipment   13,511   6,826  
      Combat Vehicle Crew Modular Helmet, a sub-project of the Clothe the Soldier Omnibus      
            Project   10,972   5,697  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability: Non-lethal Laser Dazzler   10,507   10,507  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability: Exposed Crew Protection Kit - Turret   8,965   7,461  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability: Add-on-Armour for the Light Armoured Vehicle Remote      
            Weapon System   7,825   7,825  
      Mobile Aircraft Arrestor System Replacement Project   5,916   300  
      Mounted Soldier Survivability: Exposed Crew Protection Kit - Sentry   5,080   4,113  
      Tactical Vehicles   4,575   4,575  
      Multi-effects Carl Gustaf (84MM) Ammunition   4,476   195  
      Bus Cruisers   4,196   500  
      Truck Maintenance Line Construction Medium Duty   3,800   1,900  
      Command-Wire Detector   3,700   80  
      Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation and Surface Threat Electronic Warfare systems      
            Enhancements   3,315   934  
      Material Handling Equipment (Forklifts)   2,741   2,741  
      Air Transportable Refuelling Supply Vehicles   2,424   770  
      IROQUOIS class Separate track Illuminating Radar Low Elevation Search   2,037   141  
      Very High Frequency (VHF) Transmission System   1,717   454  
      Excavators   1,469   700  
      Highway Cruiser Recapitalization   1,035   1,035  
      Increase of Inventory AN/SQJ 501 Active Shaft Grounding Equipment   1,033   257  
Conduct Operations      
Construction      
                                                                            AFGHANISTAN      
      Construct Semi-Permanent Accommodation for Support Personnel at Kandahar   11,530   9,030  
Equipment      
                                                                                NATIONAL      
      Classified Security Management Infrastructure Project   181,774   15,618  
      Ballistic Curtains - Operation ATHENA   4,362   4,362  
      Tactical Common Data Link Ground Station   1,069   1,069