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PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Ministry Summary
      These Supplementary Estimates    



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





 
 
1b   Operating expenditures for the provision of          
  accommodation, common and central services          
  including recoverable expenditures on behalf of the          
  Canada Pension Plan , the Employment Insurance Act          
  and the Seized Property Management Act , and          
  authority to spend revenues received during the fiscal          
  year arising from accommodation and central and          
  common services in respect of these services 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 $5,660,259 from Public Works and          
  Government Services Vote 5, Appropriation Act          
  No. 2, 2007-2008 for the purposes of this Vote   2,029,107,190   3,220,959   1   2,032,328,150  
5b   Capital expenditures including expenditures on works          
  other than federal property and authority to reimburse          
  tenants of federal property for improvements          
  authorized by the Minister of Public Works and          
  Government Services - To authorize the transfer of          
  $1,380,673 from Public Works and Government          
  Services Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008          
  for the purposes of this Vote   348,115,749   (4,279,586)   1   343,836,164  
(S)   Minister of Public Works and Government Services -          
  Salary and motor car allowance   74,522   . . . . .   . . . . .   74,522  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   82,321,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   82,321,000  
(S)   Real Property Disposition Revolving Fund   (8,000,000)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (8,000,000)  
(S)   Optional Services Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Consulting and Audit Canada Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Translation Bureau Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities and other          
  taxing authorities   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Real Property Services Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Telecommunications and Informatics Common          
  Services Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  
(S)   Defence Production Revolving Fund   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  






                  Total Ministry   2,451,618,461   (1,058,627)   2   2,450,559,836  






Note: Order in Council P.C. 2007-1296 transferred activities related to the Organizational Readiness Office from Public Works and  
Government Services to the Treasury Board Secretariat ($158,400).        


Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)        

 
Public Works and Government Services requests funds for the following items:        
 
Voted Appropriations   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  



Funding for the estimated cost of additional office accommodation requirements        
      provided to government departments and agencies   24,497   . . . . .   24,497  
Funding for the retrofit of the Galleria building in Regina, the remediation of the        
      Argentia Naval Base in Newfoundland, and the fit-up of the Dominion Public        
      building in Charlottetown   . . . . .   17,132   17,132  
Funding to proceed with capital and health and safety projects on the Old Port of        
      Montreal site   . . . . .   7,100   7,100  
Funding to complete the fit-up at 131 Queen (swing space) for occupancy during the        
      West Block and Wellington Building renovation projects   6,026   . . . . .   6,026  
Funding to pursue post-sponsorship activities such as the recovery of sponsorship        
      funds, criminal investigations and related lawsuits   5,458   . . . . .   5,458  
Funding to vacate, restore and renovate the West Block building, as part of the West        
      Block Renovation Program   5,437   . . . . .   5,437  
Funding to implement the Real Property Business and Systems Transformation        
      project which consists of significant changes to business processes and systems as        
      well as the associated internal capacity building   . . . . .   3,085   3,085  
Funding for the Laniel Dam reconstruction in the Temiscamingue region of Quebec   . . . . .   2,869   2,869  
Funding for organizing and hosting the 12 th Summit of la Francophonie in Quebec        
      City in 2008   2,500   . . . . .   2,500  
Funding to respond to the increase in translation and interpretation services to        
      Parliament   1,997   . . . . .   1,997  
Reinvestment of revenues from the sale or transfer of real property   . . . . .   1,408   1,408  
Funding for inspections and deck repairs of the Alexandra Bridge between Ottawa,        
      Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec   . . . . .   110   110  



      Gross Voted Appropriations   45,915   31,704   77,619  



Funds Available        
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   40,255   31,704   71,959  
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote   5,660   . . . . .   5,660  



      Total Voted Appropriations   . . . . .   . . . . .   . . . . .  



Transfers        
Internal Reallocation of Resources - For the sale and leaseback of office complexes        
      and lands   (1,381)   1,381   . . . . .  
Internal Reallocation of Resources - To reduce the amount of new appropriations        
      required   5,660   (5,660)   . . . . .  
Transfer to Indian Affairs and Northern Development - To support the Yukon        
      Federal Council   (11)   . . . . .   (11)  
Transfer to the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada -        
      To support the National Managers' Community   (112)   . . . . .   (112)  
Transfer to Treasury Board Secretariat - For the Organizational Readiness Office   (158)   . . . . .   (158)  
Transfer to Indian Affairs and Northern Development - To provide more effective,        
      responsive and integrated development and delivery of federal programs and        
      services in regions through Federal Regional Councils (Nunavut Federal Council).   (191)   . . . . .   (191)  
Transfer to Canadian Food Inspection Agency - To return funding for the relocation        
      of the department's activities and programs to other custodial facilities   (586)   . . . . .   (586)  



      Total Transfers   3,221   (4,280)   (1,059)  



These Supplementary Estimates   3,221   (4,280)   (1,059)  




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

 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)      
 
Vote 1 : $40,254,698 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the following: $2,130,000 for the deferral of activities  
within the Homelessness Partnering Strategy initiative; $25,919,000 for the deferral of activities within the 3000 Merivale  
initiative; $3,500,000 for the repayment of a loan for the Information Technology Shared Services Proof of Concept project;  
$3,521,720 due to the sale of seven (7) properties rather than the anticipated nine (9) properties as originally approved; $3,000,000  
for the deferral of activities within the Sydney Tar Ponds initiative; $2,183,978 for the deferral of activities within the Procurement  
Ombudsman initiative. $5,660,259 available from Vote 5 due to the reduced requirement for the following initiatives: $61,338 for  
the renovation of the Government of Canada Building at 120 Cedar Street in Timmins, Ontario, $3,950,000 for the renovation of  
the Government of Canada Building at 11 Station Street in Belleville, Ontario, and $1,648,921 for the renovations of the St. John's  
Data Tax Centre in Newfoundland.      
 
Vote 5 : $31,703,662 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to the following: $6,605,000 for the deferral of activities  
within the Information Technology Infrastructure Rust-Out initiative and $22,000,000 for the deferral of activities within the  
Skyline Complex initiative; and $3,098,662 for the deferral of activities within the Renovation at 120 Cedar St., Timmins, Ontario  
initiative.      



 
  Estimated   Estimated  
      Total   Expenditures  
      Cost   2007-2008  


  $000s   $000s  
New Major Capital Projects (Information only)      

                                                                                  QUEBEC      
      King Edward dock repair               6,225   380  
      Sewer reconstruction of the Old Port of Montreal               3,400   2,744  
      Reconstruction Berri Tunnel Bridge               1,962   1,350  
                                                                        NATIONAL CAPITAL      
      Chiller replacement - Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building               2,715   1,765  
      Domestic water system - M.G. Pearkes Building               2,605   1,008