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CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Department


Ministry Summary

These Supplementary Estimates

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





 
 
  Department          
1c   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 - To authorize the transfer of $4,500,000 from          
  Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, $1,000,000 from          
  Justice Vote 1, $243,580 from Public Safety and          
  Emergency Preparedness Vote 10, and $57,500 from          
  Industry Vote 85, Appropriation Act No. 2,          
  2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote and to          
  provide a further amount of   453,088,661   172,580   22,302,790   475,564,031  
5c   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   881,648,355   (4,500,000)   1   877,148,356  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   38,621,001   . . . . .   . . . . .   38,621,001  
(S)   Minister of Citizenship and Immigration - Salary and          
  motor car allowance   76,422   . . . . .   . . . . .   76,422  
     

 
                  Total budgetary   1,373,434,439   (4,327,420)   22,302,791   1,391,409,810  
(S)   Loans to immigrants and refugees to facilitate the          
  arrival of newcomers pursuant to section 88 of the          
  Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2001, c. 27)   1   . . . . .   . . . . .   1  
     

 
                  Total non-budgetary   1   . . . . .   . . . . .   1  
     

 
 
                  Total Department   1,373,434,440   (4,327,420)   22,302,791   1,391,409,811  
  Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada          
10   Program expenditures   106,557,707   . . . . .   . . . . .   106,557,707  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   12,837,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   12,837,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   119,394,707   . . . . .   . . . . .   119,394,707  
     
   
                  Total Ministry   1,492,829,147   (4,327,420)   22,302,791   1,510,804,518  






Note: The “Authorities to date” column includes items brought forward, but not yet approved in 2008-09 Supplementary Estimates (B) at the time of printing this document, as well as permanent allocations from Treasury Board Central Votes.


Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Citizenship and Immigration requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  
 


Additional funding for the Interim Federal Health program which provides temporary        
      health care for refugees   20,090   . . . . .   20,090  
Increase to the Grant for the Canada-Quebec Accord on immigration   . . . . .   10,029   10,029  
Funding related to government advertising programs   3,000   . . . . .   3,000  
Funding to support the implementation of programs that will enhance drivers licences        
      for use as a secure travel document for entry from Canada to the U.S. by land or        
      water ( horizontal item )   372   . . . . .   372  
 


      Gross Voted Appropriations   23,462   10,029   33,491  
 


Funds Available        
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   1,160   10,029   11,189  
 


      Total Voted Appropriations   22,302   . . . . .   22,302  
 


Transfers        
Transfer from Justice - To maintain established practices for the Shared Legal Risk        
      Management Initiative   1,000   . . . . .   1,000  
Transfer from Canada Border Services Agency - To provide support to departmental        
      Migration Integrity Officers located at missions abroad   244   . . . . .   244  
Transfer from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Return of funding        
      which was to support the Centres of Excellence in fostering and funding policy        
      research related to immigration, integration and diversity (Metropolis Project)   58   . . . . .   58  
Internal reallocation of resources - To support increased workload related to        
      permanent and temporary application processing   4,500   (4,500)   . . . . .  
Transfer to Foreign Affairs and International Trade - To provide support to        
      departmental staff located at missions abroad   (5,629)   . . . . .   (5,629)  
 


      Total Transfers   173   (4,500)   (4,327)  
 


These Supplementary Estimates   22,475   (4,500)   17,975  




Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $1,159,575 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to: reduced requirements related to the removal of visa requirements for nationals of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Latvia ($737,000) and the amendment to the Citizenship Act exempting certain adoptees from the immigration process ($173,000); and savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures ($249,575).

Vote 5 : $10,029,000 in total authorities is available within the Vote due to reduced contribution requirements for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada.

Transfer Payments (dollars)

  Voted   Statutory  



Grants      
Grant for the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration   10,029,000                   . . . . .  



Total Gross Transfer Payments   10,029,000                   . . . . .  
Less: Funds available within the Vote   10,029,000                   . . . . .  
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote   4,500,000                   . . . . .  



Net Transfer Payments   (4,500,000)                   . . . . .  



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