ARCHIVED - Supplementary Estimates (B), 2008-09

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NATURAL RESOURCES

Ministry Summary

			These Supplementary Estimates
		Authorities		Adjustments to	Total Estimates
Vote (dollars)		to date	Transfers	Appropriations	to date
	Department
1b	Operating expenditures and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
	Act , authority to expend revenues received during the
	fiscal year from the sale of forestry and information
	products, and fees for research, consultation, testing,
	analysis, and administration services as part of the
	departmental operations 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 $497,333 from
	Industry Vote 55, and $195,500 from National
	Defence Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009
	for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further
	amount of	801,680,604	367,833	17,364,274	819,412,711
5b	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions -
	To authorize the transfer of $125,000 from Economic
	Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of
	Quebec Vote 5, and $50,000 from Transport Vote 10,
	Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009 for the purposes
	of this Vote and to provide a further amount of	446,496,000	(825,000)	4,250,000	449,921,000
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	54,575,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	54,575,000
(S)	Minister of Natural Resources - Salary and motor car
	allowance	76,422	. . . . .	. . . . .	76,422
(S)	Payments to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum
	Resource Revenue Fund	670,750,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	670,750,000
(S)	Payments to the Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue
	Account	407,300,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	407,300,000
(S)	Contribution to the Canada/Newfoundland Offshore
	Petroleum Board	6,000,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	6,000,000
(S)	Contribution to the Canada/Nova Scotia Offshore
	Petroleum Board	2,900,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	2,900,000
(S)	In support of infrastructure costs directly or indirectly
	relating to the exploration, development, production
	or transportation of oil and gas in the offshore area of
	Nova Scotia	500,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	500,000
(S)	Geomatics Canada Revolving Fund	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Total Department	2,390,278,026	(457,167)	21,614,274	2,411,435,133
	Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
10a	Payments to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for
	operating and capital expenditures	452,273,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	452,273,000
	Total Agency	452,273,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	452,273,000
	Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
15b	Program expenditures, the grants listed in the
	Estimates and contributions	83,389,875	. . . . .	3,699,268	87,089,143
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	10,040,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,040,000
(S)	Expenditures pursuant to paragraph 29.1(1) of the
	Financial Administration Act	12,956,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	12,956,000
	Total Agency	106,385,875	. . . . .	3,699,268	110,085,143
	Cape Breton Development Corporation
20	Payments to the Cape Breton Development
	Corporation for operating and capital expenditures	66,239,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	66,239,000
	Total Agency	66,239,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	66,239,000
	National Energy Board
25b	Program expenditures	42,648,577	. . . . .	267,000	42,915,577
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	5,167,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,167,000
	Total Agency	47,815,577	. . . . .	267,000	48,082,577
	Northern Pipeline Agency
30	Program expenditures	256,200	. . . . .	. . . . .	256,200
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	21,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	21,000
	Total Agency	277,200	. . . . .	. . . . .	277,200
	Total Ministry	3,063,268,678	(457,167)	25,580,542	3,088,392,053

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Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)  

Natural Resources requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations	Vote 1	Vote 5	Total
Increase to Grants in support of ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes	. . . . .	20,000	20,000
Funding to provide the public geoscience information needed to encourage
investment in natural resource development in Northern Canada	11,551	250	11,801
Funding to promote Canada's forestry sector internationally as a model for
environmental innovation and sustainability	970	4,000	4,970
Funding for the renewal of the Genomics Research and Development Initiative
( horizontal item )	1,948	. . . . .	1,948
Funding to complete the comprehensive mapping of Canada's seabed in both the
Arctic and Atlantic Oceans and to prepare Canada's submission to the
Commission on the Limits on the Continental Shelf under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea ( horizontal item )	1,631	. . . . .	1,631
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property	634	. . . . .	634
Reinvestment of fees charged for explosives licensing services, training courses, and
certification related to the Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations	380	. . . . .	380
Funding to establish a special project team and to fund associated activities to
complete a full review of the structure of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and
the Chalk River Laboratories	250	. . . . .	250
Gross Voted Appropriations	17,364	24,250	41,614
Funds Available
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote	. . . . .	20,000	20,000
Total Voted Appropriations	17,364	4,250	21,614
Transfers
Transfer from National Research Council of Canada - Return of funding for the
update of the Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings document	497	. . . . .	497
Transfer from National Defence - For public security initiatives related to the
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Research and Technology
Initiative	196	. . . . .	196
Transfer from Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
- To support the Chrysotile Institute in order to help implement the safe and
responsible use of chrysotile internationally	. . . . .	125	125
Transfer from Transport - Funding relating to a contribution agreement for the
student vehicle competition EcoCAR	. . . . .	50	50
Transfer to Industry - To support and coordinate the government response to the
environmental assessment of the Mackenzie Gas Project	(325)	. . . . .	(325)
Transfer to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - To support the
Generation IV Energy Technologies Program whose main focus is the research
and development of the Super-Critical Water-Cooled Reactor	. . . . .	(1,000)	(1,000)
Total Transfers	368	(825)	(457)
These Supplementary Estimates	17,732	3,425	21,157

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 5 : $20,000,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote from contributions in support of ecoENERGY for Biofuels.

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

Transfer Payments (dollars)	Voted	Statutory
Grants
Grants in support of ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes	20,000,000	. . . . .
Grants in support of organizations associated with the research, development and
promotion of activities that contribute to departmental objectives	250,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Grants	20,250,000	. . . . .
Contributions
Contributions in support of the Leadership for Environmental Advantage in Forestry
(LEAF) initiative	4,000,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of organizations associated with the research, development and
promotion of activities that contribute to departmental objectives	125,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of the Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy programs	50,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Contributions	4,175,000	. . . . .
Total Gross Transfer Payments	24,425,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds available within the Vote	20,000,000	. . . . .
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote	1,000,000	. . . . .
Net Transfer Payments	3,425,000	. . . . .

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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 15
Funding to address workload pressures associated with fee-exempt licensees	3,699

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

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National Energy Board

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

National Energy Board requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations	Vote 25
Funding to meet existing demands and forecasted increases in regulatory workload associated with industry growth	267

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

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