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HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Department
Canada Industrial Relations Board
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation


Ministry Summary

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





 
 
  Department          
1c   Operating expenditures and          
  ( a ) authority to make recoverable expenditures on          
  behalf of the Canada Pension Plan and the          
  Employment Insurance Account;          
  ( b ) pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial          
  Administration Act , authority to spend revenues          
  received in the fiscal year arising from the provision          
  of Public Access Programs Sector services ; services          
  to assist provinces in the administration of provincial          
  programs funded under Labour Market Development          
  Agreements ; and receiving agent services offered to          
  Canadians on behalf of Passport Canada to offset          
  related expenditures incurred in the fiscal year; and          
  ( c ) 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 $15,586,562 from Human Resources and          
  Skills Development Vote 5, and $1,740,800 from          
  Transport Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 2,          
  2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote   666,230,965   17,126,529   1   683,357,495  
5c   The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions   1,775,171,629   (15,806,562)   . . . . .   1,759,365,067  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   232,693,050   . . . . .   . . . . .   232,693,050  
(S)   Minister of Human Resources and Social          
  Development - Salary and motor car allowance   76,422   . . . . .   . . . . .   76,422  
(S)   Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic          
  Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of          
  Quebec - Salary and motor car allowance   76,422   . . . . .   . . . . .   76,422  
(S)   Old Age Security Payments (R.S., 1985 c. O-9)   25,321,000,000   . . . . .   (368,000,000)   24,953,000,000  
(S)   Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments (R.S.,          
  1985 c. O-9)   7,696,000,000   . . . . .   63,000,000   7,759,000,000  
(S)   Universal Child Care Benefit   2,470,000,000   . . . . .   38,000,000   2,508,000,000  
(S)   Canada Education Savings grant payments to          
  Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) trustees          
  on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to encourage          
  Canadians to save for post-secondary education for          
  their children   588,000,000   . . . . .   32,000,000   620,000,000  
(S)   Allowance Payments (R.S., 1985 c. O-9)   573,000,000   . . . . .   (21,000,000)   552,000,000  
(S)   Payments related to the direct financing arrangement          
  under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act   327,974,000   . . . . .   (18,398,000)   309,576,000  
(S)   Canada Study Grants to qualifying full and part-time          
  students pursuant to the Canada Student Financial          
  Assistance Act   142,868,000   . . . . .   18,414,000   161,282,000  
(S)   Payments of compensation respecting government          
  employees (R.S., 1985 c. G-5) and merchant seamen          
  (R.S., 1985 c. M-6)   43,000,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   43,000,000  
(S)   Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered          
  Education Savings Plan (RESP) trustees on behalf of          
  RESP beneficiaries to support access to          
  post-secondary education for children from          
  low-income families   34,000,000   . . . . .   16,000,000   50,000,000  
(S)   The provision of funds for interest and other          
  payments to lending institutions and liabilities under          
  the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act   24,078,000   . . . . .   8,654,000   32,732,000  
(S)   The provision of funds for liabilities including          
  liabilities in the form of guaranteed loans under the          
  Canada Student Loans Act   6,769,000   . . . . .   752,000   7,521,000  
(S)   Civil Service Insurance actuarial liability adjustments.   145,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   145,000  
(S)   Supplementary Retirement Benefits - Annuities          
  agents' pensions   35,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   35,000  
(S)   The provision of funds for interest payments to          
  lending institutions under the Canada Student Loans          
  Act   22,000   . . . . .   7,000   29,000  
(S)   Wage Earner Protection Program payments to eligible          
  applicants owed wages and vacation pay from          
  employers who are either bankrupt or in receivership          
  as well as payments to trustees and receivers who will          
  provide the necessary information to determine          
  eligibility   31,200,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   31,200,000  
(S)   Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to          
  Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers on          
  behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term          
  financial security of eligible individuals with          
  disabilities   . . . . .   . . . . .   100,000   100,000  
(S)   Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to          
  Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) issuers on          
  behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term          
  financial security of eligible individuals with          
  disabilities   . . . . .   . . . . .   600,000   600,000  
     

 
                  Total budgetary   39,932,339,488   1,319,967   (229,870,999)   39,703,788,456  
(S)   Loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial          
  Assistance Act (Non-budgetary)   906,297,000   . . . . .   (18,550,000)   887,747,000  
     

 
                  Total non-budgetary   906,297,000   . . . . .   (18,550,000)   887,747,000  
     

 
 
                  Total Department   40,838,636,488   1,319,967   (248,420,999)   40,591,535,456  
  Canada Industrial Relations Board          
10c   Program expenditures - To authorize the transfer of          
  $220,000 from Human Resources and Skills          
  Development Vote 5, Appropriation Act No. 2,          
  2008-2009 for the purposes of this Vote   11,772,360   220,000   1   11,992,361  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   1,490,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,490,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   13,262,360   220,000   1   13,482,361  
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation          
15b   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   2,305,049,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   2,305,049,000  
16c   To increase from $450,000,000,000 to          
  $600,000,000,000 the limit of the aggregate          
  outstanding insured amount of all insured loans by          
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant          
  to paragraph 11(b) of the National Housing Act   . . . . .   . . . . .   1   1  
     

 
                  Total budgetary   2,305,049,000   . . . . .   1   2,305,049,001  
(S)   Advances under the National Housing Act          
  (Non-budgetary)   (210,200,000)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (210,200,000)  
     

 
                  Total non-budgetary   (210,200,000)   . . . . .   . . . . .   (210,200,000)  
     

 
 
                  Total Agency   2,094,849,000   . . . . .   1   2,094,849,001  
  Canadian Artists and Producers Professional          
        Relations Tribunal          
20   Program expenditures   1,928,584   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,928,584  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   167,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   167,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   2,095,584   . . . . .   . . . . .   2,095,584  
  Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and          
        Safety          
25   Program expenditures   4,282,571   . . . . .   . . . . .   4,282,571  
(S)   Contributions to employee benefit plans   1,031,000   . . . . .   . . . . .   1,031,000  
     

 
                  Total Agency   5,313,571   . . . . .   . . . . .   5,313,571  
     
   
                  Total Ministry   42,954,157,003   1,539,967   (248,420,997)   42,707,275,973  






Note: Order in Council P.C. 2007-1310 transfers the powers, duties and functions in the administration of the ecoAUTO Rebate Program relating to the processing of individual applications for the rebate from the Minister of Transport to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.

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)

Human Resources and Skills Development requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  
 


Funding to compensate for the reduction in administrative costs charged to the        
      Employment Insurance account   14,911   . . . . .   14,911  
Funding to conduct a national survey on the level of financial literacy of Canadians to        
      assist in identifying required needs and to guide future investor education        
      initiatives   2,000   . . . . .   2,000  
 


      Gross Voted Appropriations   16,911   . . . . .   16,911  
 


Funds Available        
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote   1,324   . . . . .   1,324  
Less: Spending authorities available from another Vote   15,587   . . . . .   15,587  
 


      Total Funds Available   16,911   . . . . .   16,911  
 


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


Statutory Appropriations        
Increase to the forecast of Guaranteed Income Supplement benefit payments based on        
      updated population and average monthly rate forecasts       63,000  
Increase to the forecast of Universal Child Care Benefit based on the demographics        
      and the growth rate of children entitled to the benefit       38,000  
Increase of the forecasted Canada Education Savings Grants payments mainly due to        
      increase in the maximum annual grant pursuant to Budget 2007       32,000  
Increase of the Canada Study Grants payments mainly due to a greater utilization of        
      Low Income and Permanent Disability grants than originally forecasted       18,414  
Increase of the Canada Learning Bond payments due to better communication and        
      increased product knowledge of the target population       16,000  
Increase of the interest payments and liabilities under the Canada Student Financial        
      Assistance Act due an increase in the in-study portfolio combined with more        
      lenient interpretation of legislation following Federal Court of Appeal ruling       8,654  
Increase of Liabilities under the Canada Student Loans Act due to an increase in the        
      projected value of the portfolio       752  
Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan        
      (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial        
      security of eligible individuals with disabilities       600  
Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan        
      (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial        
      security of eligible individuals with disabilities       100  
Increase of the interest payments under the Canada Student Loans Act mainly due to        
      an increase in the projected value of the portfolio       7  
Decrease of payments related to direct financing arrangements under the Canada        
      Student Financial Assistance Act mainly due to a revised fee structure included in        
      the new Canada Student Loans Program Service Provider contract, and decreases        
      in the alternative payment to non-participating provinces as a result of lower net        
      program costs       (18,398)  
Decrease of net loans disbursed under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act        
      as a result of current disbursement trends as well as revised assumptions made by        
      the Office of the Chief Actuary       (18,550)  
Decrease to the forecast of Allowance benefit payments based on updated population        
      and average monthly rate forecasts       (21,000)  
Decrease to the forecast of Old Age Security benefit payments based on updated        
      population and average monthly rate forecasts       (368,000)  
     
      Total Statutory Appropriations       (248,421)  
     
Total Adjustments to Appropriations       (248,421)  




Transfers   Vote 1   Vote 5   Total  
 


Transfer from Transport - For the ecoAUTO Rebate Program which encourages        
      Canadians to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles   1,687   . . . . .   1,687  
Transfer from Transport - To boost Canada's commerce with the Asia-Pacific region,        
      increase the Gateway's share of North America-bound container imports from        
      Asia, and improve the efficiency and reliability of the Gateway for Canadian and        
      North American exports   54   . . . . .   54  
Internal reallocation of resources - To reduce the amount of new appropriations        
      required   15,587   (15,587)   . . . . .  
Transfer to Canada Revenue Agency - For the Canada Disability Savings Program to        
      build the bridge between systems for the exchange of registration information   (201)   . . . . .   (201)  
Transfer to Canada Industrial Relations Board - For funding pressures relating to the        
      relocation of the Vancouver and Montreal regional offices   . . . . .   (220)   (220)  
 


      Total Transfers   17,127   (15,807)   1,320  
 


These Supplementary Estimates   17,127   (15,807)   (247,101)  




Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $16,910,550 in total authorities is available: $1,323,988 from within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures; and $15,586,562 from Vote 5 due to the deferral of resources related to the Foreign Credential Recognition Program to ensure sufficient funds are available in 2009-10 to fund new and existing multi-year projects that respond to the Government of Canada's priorities with respect to foreign credential assessment and recognition and the deferral of resources related to the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program due to delays in the approval and implementation of some projects attributable to the complexity of the projects and the involvement of many partners.

Transfer Payments (dollars)

  Voted   Statutory  



                                                                              Grants      
(S) Guaranteed Income Supplement Payments   . . . . .   63,000,000  
(S) Universal Child Care Benefit   . . . . .   38,000,000  
(S) Canada Education Savings grant payments to Registered Education Savings Plan      
      (RESP) trustees on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to encourage Canadians to save for      
      post-secondary education for their children   . . . . .   32,000,000  
(S) Canada Study Grants to qualifying full and part-time students pursuant to the Canada      
      Student Financial Assistance Act   . . . . .   18,414,000  
(S) Canada Learning Bond payments to Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)      
      trustees on behalf of RESP beneficiaries to support access to post-secondary education      
      for children from low-income families   . . . . .   16,000,000  
(S) Canada Disability Savings Grant payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan      
      (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial      
      security of eligible individuals with disabilities   . . . . .   600,000  
(S) Canada Disability Savings Bond payments to Registered Disability Savings Plan      
      (RDSP) issuers on behalf of RDSP beneficiaries to encourage long-term financial      
      security of eligible individuals with disabilities   . . . . .   100,000  
(S) Allowance Payments   . . . . .   (21,000,000)  
(S) Old Age Security Payments   . . . . .   (368,000,000)  



Total Gross Grants   . . . . .   (220,886,000)  
                                                                      Contributions      
(S) The provision of funds for interest and other payments to lending institutions and      
      liabilities under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act   . . . . .   8,654,000  
(S) The provision of funds for liabilities including liabilities in the form of guaranteed      
      loans under the Canada Student Loans Act   . . . . .   752,000  
(S) The provision of funds for interest payments to lending institutions under the Canada      
      Student Loans Act   . . . . .   7,000  
(S) Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student      
      Financial Assistance Act   . . . . .   (16,012,000)  



Total Gross Contributions   . . . . .   (6,599,000)  



Total Gross Transfer Payments   . . . . .   (227,485,000)  
Less: Funds transferred to another Vote   15,806,562   . . . . .  



Net Transfer Payments   (15,806,562)   (227,485,000)  



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

Canada Industrial Relations Board

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canada Industrial Relations Board requests funds for the following items:

Transfers   Vote 10  
 
Transfer from Human Resources and Skills Development - For funding pressures relating to the relocation of the    
      Vancouver and Montreal regional offices   220  


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


Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - No additional funding being requested    
Voted Appropriations   Vote 16  
 
Authority to increase by $150,000,000,000 the limit of the aggregate outstanding insured amount of all insured loans    
      by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation           . . . . .  


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