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C-49  

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,  

56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008   

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA  

BILL C-49  

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009  


AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS  
MARCH 12, 2008  

 
  MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,  
 
 Preamble  Whereas it appears by message from Her  
    Excellency the Right Honourable
  Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada,  
  and the Estimates accompanying that message,  
  that the sums mentioned below are required to  
  defray certain expenses of the federal public  
  administration, not otherwise provided for, for  
  the financial year ending March 31, 2009, and for  
  other purposes connected with the federal public  
  administration;  
  May it therefore please Your Majesty, that it  
  may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's  
  Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice  
  and consent of the Senate and House of  
  Commons of Canada, that:  
    
 Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation  
   Act No. 1, 2008-2009.  
 
$23,434,275,693.65   2 . From and out of the Consolidated Revenue  
granted for   Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum not  
 2008-2009   exceeding in the whole twenty-three billion, four  
hundred and thirty-four million, two hundred and   
  seventy-five thousand, six hundred and  
  ninety-three dollars and sixty-five cents towards  
  defraying the several charges and expenses of the  
  federal public administration from April 1, 200 8  
  to March 31, 2009, not otherwise provided for,  
  and being the aggregate of  
( a ) three twelfths of the total of the items 
set out in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Estimates
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009,
except for those items included in  
Schedules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 5
1.5 .....................$14,916,139,069.50 
( b ) eleven twelfths of the total of the items in
the Estimates set out in Schedule
1.1.....................$869,309,833.33
( c ) seven twelfths of the total of the items in 
the Estimates set out in Schedule
1.2.....................$1,520,747,083.33
( d ) six twelfths of the total of the items in 
the Estimates set out in Schedule 
1.3.....................$282,285,500.00
( e ) five twelfths of the total of the items in the
Estimates set out in Schedule
1.4.....................$3,742,192,874.16
( f ) four twelfths of the total of the items in the
Estimates set out in Schedule 
1.5.....................$2,103,601,333.33
Purpose and 3 . The amount authorized by this Act to be
effect of each   paid or applied in respect of an item may be paid
item   or applied only for the purposes and subject to 
any terms and conditions specified in the item,
and the payment or application of any amount 
pursuant to the item has such operation and effect
as may be stated or described in the item.
Commitments 4 . (1) Where an item in the Estimates referred 
section 2 purports to confer authority to
enter into commitments up to an amount stated in
Estimates or increases the amount up to 
commitments may be entered into under
any other Act or where a commitment is to be 
entered into under subsection (2), the
commitment may be entered into in accordance 
with the terms of that item or in accordance with
subsection (2) if the amount of the commitment
proposed to be entered into, together with all 
 previous commitments entered into in 
accordance with this section or under that other
Act, does not exceed the total amount of the
commitment authority stated in that item or 
calculated in accordance with subsection (2).
  Commitments   (2) Where an item in the Estimates referred to  
  in section 2 or a provision of any Act purports to  
  confer authority to spend revenues,  
  commitments may be entered into in accordance  
  with the terms of that item or provision up to an  
  amount equal to the aggregate of  
  ( a ) the amount, if any, appropriated in respect  
      of that item or provision, and  
  ( b ) the amount of revenues actually received  
  or, in the case of an item in the Estimates, the  
  estimated revenues set out in the details related  
  to the item, whichever is greater.  
 
Adjustments in   5. Subject to section 6, an appropriation that is  
the Accounts of   granted by this or any other Act and referred to in  
Canada for   section 2 may be charged after the end of the  
appropriations   fiscal year for which the appropriation is granted  
referred to in   at any time prior to the day on which the Public  
section 2   Accounts for that fiscal year are tabled in  
  Parliament, for the purpose of making  
  adjustments in the Accounts of Canada for the  
  fiscal year that do not require payments out of the  
  Consolidated Revenue Fund.  
 
Adjustments in   6. (1) An appropriation that is granted by this  
the Accounts of   or any other Act and referred to in Schedule 2  
Canada for   may be charged after the end of the fiscal year  
appropriations   that is after the fiscal year for which the  
referred to in   appropriation is granted at any time prior to the  
Schedule 2   day on which the Public Accounts for that second  
  fiscal year are tabled in Parliament, for the  
  purpose of making adjustments in the Accounts  
  of Canada for that second fiscal year that do not  
  require payments out of the Consolidated  
  Revenue Fund.  
 
Order in which   (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of  
the amounts in   this Act, amounts appropriated by this Act and  
Schedule 2 must   set out in items of Schedule 2 may be paid and  
be expended   applied at any time on or before March 31, 2010,  
  so long as every payment is charged first against  
  the relevant amount appropriated under any Act  
  that is earliest in time until that amount is  
  exhausted, next against the relevant amount  
  appropriated under any other Act, including this  
  Act, that is next in time until that amount is  
  exhausted and so on, and the balance of amounts  
  so appropriated by this Act that have not been  
  charged, subject to the adjustments referred to in  
  section 37 of the Financial Administration Act ,  
  lapse at the end of the fiscal year following the  
  fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.  
   
Accounts to be       7. Amounts paid or applied under the  
rendered   authority of this Act shall be accounted for in the  
R.S., c. F-11   Public Accounts in accordance with section 64 of
  the Financial Administration Act.  

SCHEDULE 1.1

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $869,309,833.33, being the eleven twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.   

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

  Total   Amount  
Vote   Main     Granted by  
No.   Service   Estimates   this Schedule  

    $   $  
 
  AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD      
 
  CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION      
40     Canadian Grain Commission - Program expenditures   4,756,000   4,359,666.67  
 
   NATURAL RESOURCES      
 
   ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED      
10     Payments to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for operating and capital      
            expenditures   152,273,000   139,583,583.33  
 
  PARLIAMENT      
 
   LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT      
15     Library of Parliament - Program expenditures, including authority to expend      
            revenues received during the fiscal year arising from the activities of the Library      
            of Parliament    34,971,000   32,056,750.00  
       
  OFFICE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS COMMISSIONER      
20     Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner - Program expenditures .   6,338,000   5,809,833.33  
 
  TREASURY BOARD      
 
  SECRETARIAT      
5     Government Contingencies - Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to      
            supplement other appropriations and to provide for miscellaneous, urgent or      
            unforeseen expenditures not otherwise provided for, including grants and      
            contributions not listed in the Estimates and the increase of the amount of grants      
            listed in these, where those expenditures are within the legal mandate of a      
            government organization, and authority to re-use any sums allotted and repaid to      
            this appropriation from other appropriations   750,000,000   687,500,000.00  


    948,338,000   869,309,833.33  

SCHEDULE 1.2

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $1,520,747,083.33, being the seven twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.  

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

  Total   Amount  
Vote   Main   Granted by  
No.   Service   Estimates   this Schedule  

    $   $  
  CANADIAN HERITAGE      
 
  CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS      
10     Payments to the Canada Council for the Arts under section 18 of the Canada      
            Council for the Arts Act , to be used for the furtherance of the objects set out in      
            section 8 of that Act   180,526,000   105,306,833.33  
 
  NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS COMMISSION      
55     National Battlefields Commission - Program expenditures   8,009,000   4,671,916.67  
  
  HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT      
 
  CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY      
25     Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Program expenditures   3,682,000   2,147,833.33  
 
  TRANSPORT      
 
  OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF CANADA      
55     Office of Infrastructure of Canada - Contributions   2,414,778,000   1,408,620,50000  


    2,606,995,000   1,520,747,083.33  

SCHEDULE 1.3 

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $282,285,500.00, being the six twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.  

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

        Total   Amount  
Vote         Main     Granted by  
No.   Service   Estimates   this Schedule  

            $   $  
 
  INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
25     Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians - Contributions .         21,444,000   10,722,000.00  
 
  JUSTICE      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
1     Justice - Operating expenditures, and, pursuant to section 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial      
            Administration Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal year, and to      
            offset expenditures incurred in the fiscal year, arising from the provision of      
            mandatory legal services to Government departments and agencies and optional      
            services to Crown corporations, non-federal organizations and international      
            organizations provided they are consistent with the Department's mandate 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 .       265,373,000   132,686,500.00  
  
  TRANSPORT      
 
  CANADIAN AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY AUTHORITY      
20     Payments to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority for operating and capital      
            expenditures       277,754,000   138,877,000.00  
 

 
        564,571,000   282,285,500.00  

SCHEDULE 1.4

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $3,742,192,874.16, being the five twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.  

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

  Total   Amount  
Vote   Main   Granted by  
No.   Service   Estimates   this Schedule  

    $   $  
 
  CANADIAN HERITAGE      
 
  NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE CORPORATION      
50     Payments to the National Arts Centre Corporation   49,553,000   20,647,083.33  
  PUBLIC SERVICE LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD      
85     Public Service Labour Relations Board - Program expenditures   5,996,000   2,498,333.33  
 
  CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
5     Citizenship and Immigration - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   884,648,355   368,603,481.25  
 
  ENVIRONMENT      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
10     Environment - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions, contributions to      
            developing countries in accordance with the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal      
            Protocol taking the form of cash payments or the provision of goods, equipment      
            or services   165,065,000   68,777,083.33  
 
  HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
5     Human Resources and Skills Development - The grants listed in the Estimates and      
            contributions   1,675,346,543   698,061,059.58  
 
  INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
10     Indian Affairs and Northern Development - The grants listed in the Estimates and      
            contributions   5,314,881,000   2,214,533,750.00  
 
  INDUSTRY      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
1  

Industry - Operating expenditures, and authority to expend revenue received during  

   
            the fiscal year related to Communications Research, Bankruptcy and      
            Corporations and from services and regulatory processes, specifically pre-merger      
            notification filings, advance ruling certificates, advisory opinions and      
            photocopies, provided under the Competition Act 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   332,903,000   138,709,583.33  
 
  CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY      
35     Canadian Space Agency - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   46,431,000   19,346,250.00  
 
  STATISTICS CANADA      
95  

Statistics Canada - Program expenditures, contributions and authority to expend  

   
            revenue received during the fiscal year   398,872,000   166,196,666.67  
 
  TRANSPORT      
 
  MARINE ATLANTIC INC.      
35     Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc. in respect of      
            ( a ) the costs of the management of the Company, payments for capital purposes      
            and for transportation activities including the following water transportation      
            services pursuant to contracts with Her Majesty: Newfoundland ferries and      
            terminals; and      
            ( b ) payments made by the Company of the costs incurred for the provision of      
            early retirement benefits, severance and other benefits where such costs result      
            from employee cutbacks or the discontinuance or reduction of a service   106,354,000   44,314,166.67  
 
  TRANSPORTATION APPEAL TRIBUNAL OF CANADA      
70     Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada - Program expenditures   1,213,000   505,416.67  


    8,981,262,898   3,742,192,874.16  

SCHEDULE 1.5

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $2,103,601,333.33, being the four twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.   

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

Vote   Total   Amount  
    Main   Granted by  
No.   Service  Estimates   this Schedule  

     $   $  
 
  AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
1  

Agriculture and Agri-Food - Operating expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph  

   
            29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act , authority to expend revenues      
            received from, and to offset expenditures incurred in the fiscal year for,      
            collaborative research agreements and research services, the grazing and      
            breeding activities of the Community Pastures Program and the administration of      
            the AgriStability program; 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 less than a year   530,761,000   176,920,333.33  
 
  CANADIAN HERITAGE      
 
  CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION      
15     Payments to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for operating expenditures   1,020,405,000   340,135,000.00  
 
  PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION      
80   Public Service Commission - Program expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph      
            29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act , authority to expend revenues      
            received in a fiscal year to offset expenditures incurred in that fiscal year arising      
            from the provision of assessment and counselling services and products   84,955,000   28,318,333.33  
 
  ENVIRONMENT      
 
  CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY      
15  

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Program expenditures, contributions  

   
            and authority to expend revenues received during the fiscal year arising from the      
            provision of environmental assessment services including the conduct of panel      
            reviews, comprehensive studies, mediations, training and information      
            publications by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency   31,514,000   10,504,666.67  
 
  FINANCE      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
1     Finance - Operating expenditures 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 and authority to expend revenue received      
            during the fiscal year   89,793,000   29,931,000.00  
 
  HEALTH      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
10     Health - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   1,358,089,000   452,696,333.33  
 
  PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA      
45     Public Health Agency of Canada - The grants listed in the Estimates and      
            contributions   199,617,000   66,539,000.00  
 
  HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT      
 
  CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION      
15     To reimburse Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the amounts of loans      
            forgiven, grants, contributions and expenditures made, and losses, costs and      
            expenses incurred under the provisions of the National Housing Act or in respect      
            of the exercise of powers or the carrying out of duties or functions conferred on      
            the Corporation pursuant to the authority of any Act of Parliament of Canada      
            other than the National Housing Act , in accordance with the Corporation's      
            authority under the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act   2,293,949,000   764,649,666.67  
 
  INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
1     Indian Affairs and Northern Development - Operating expenditures, and      
            ( a ) expenditures on works, buildings and equipment; and expenditures and      
            recoverable expenditures in respect of services provided and work performed on      
            other than federal property;      
            ( b ) authority to provide, in respect of Indian and Inuit economic development      
            activities, for the capacity development for Indian and Inuit and the furnishing of      
            materials and equipment;      
            ( c ) authority to sell electric power to private consumers in remote locations when      
            alternative local sources of supply are not available, in accordance with terms      
            and conditions approved by the Governor in Council; and      
            ( d ) 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 .   665,419,000   221,806,333.33  
 
  INDIAN SPECIFIC CLAIMS COMMISSION      
50     Indian Specific Claims Commission - Program expenditures   3,867,000   1,289,000.00  
 
  VETERANS AFFAIRS      
 
  DEPARTMENT      
5     Veterans Affairs - Capital expenditures   22,862,000   7,620,666.67  
15     Veterans Affairs - Veterans Review and Appeal Board - Operating expenditures   9,573,000   3,191,000.00  


    6,310,804,000   2,103,601,333.33  

SCHEDULE 2

Based on the Main Estimates 2008-2009, the amount hereby granted is $1,185,024,250.00, being the three twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.  

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2009, that may be charged to that fiscal year and the following fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 and the purposes for which they are granted.  

  Total   Amount  
Vote   Main     Granted by  
No.   Service   Estimates   this Schedule  

    $   $  
 
  CANADA REVENUE AGENCY      
 
1     Canada Revenue Agency - Program expenditures and recoverable expenditures on      
            behalf of the Canada Pension Plan and the Employment Insurance Act   2,933,062,000   733,265,500.00  
 
  ENVIRONMENT      
 
  PARKS CANADA AGENCY      
25     Parks Canada Agency - Program expenditures, including capital expenditures, the      
            grants listed in the Estimates and contributions, including expenditures on other      
            than federal property, and payments to provinces and municipalities as      
            contributions towards the cost of undertakings carried out by those bodies   455,025,000   113,756,250.00  
30     Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites Account for the purposes of      
            establishing new national parks, national historic sites and related heritage areas,      
            as set out in section 21 of the Parks Canada Agency Act   500,000   125,000.00  
 
  PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS      
 
  CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY      
10     Canada Border Services Agency - Operating expenditures, contributions and,      
            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      
            related to the border operations of the Canada Border Services Agency: fees for      
            the provision of a service or the use of a facility or for a product, right or      
            privilege; and payments received under contracts entered into by the Agency   1,300,600,000   325,150,000.00  
15     Canada Border Services Agency - Capital expenditures   50,910,000   12,727,500.00  


   4,740,097,000   1,185,024,250.00  

 

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