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ENVIRONMENT

Department
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Parks Canada Agency

Ministry Summary

            These Supplementary Estimates      
       
 
 
        Previous            
        Estimates         Adjustments to     Total Estimates  
Vote (dollars)     to date     Transfers     Appropriations             to date  

 
 
 
 
 
 
    Department                  
1a     Operating expenditures, and                  
    ( a ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of the                  
    Prairie Provinces Water Board, the Qu'Appelle Basin                  
    Study Board and the St. John River Basin Study                  
    Board;                  
    ( b ) authority for the Minister of the Environment to                  
    engage such consultants as may be required by the                  
    Boards identified in paragraph ( a ), at such                  
    remuneration as those Boards may determine;                  
    ( c ) recoverable expenditures incurred in respect of                  
    Regional Water Resources Planning Investigations                  
    and Water Resources Inventories;                  
    ( d ) authority to make recoverable advances not                  
    exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares                  
    of the Provinces of Manitoba and Ontario of the cost                  
    of regulating the levels of Lake of the Woods and Lac                  
    Seul;                  
    ( e ) authority to make recoverable advances not                  
    exceeding the aggregate of the amount of the shares                  
    of provincial and outside agencies of the cost of                  
    hydrometric surveys;                  
    ( f ) 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                  
    arising from the operations of the department funded                  
    from this Vote; and                  
    ( g ) 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 $322,500 from National Defence Vote 5,                  
    $240,380 from Indian Affairs and Northern                  
    Development Vote 10, and $2,938,730 from                  
    Transport Vote 1, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2009-10                  
    for the purposes of this Vote and to provide a further                  
    amount of       736,286,962     3,501,610             9,116,800     748,905,372  
5a     Capital expenditures and authority to make payments                  
    to provinces or municipalities as contributions                  
    towards construction done by those bodies and                  
    authority to make recoverable advances not exceeding                  
    the amount of the shares of provincial and outside                  
    agencies of the cost of joint projects including                  
    expenditures on other than federal property - To                  
    authorize the transfer of $60,000 from Indian Affairs                  
    and Northern Development Vote 10, Appropriation                  
    Act No. 1, 2009-10 for the purposes of this Vote and                  
    to provide a further amount of     44,473,240     60,000             2,050,000     46,583,240  
10a     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     129,845,275     . . . . .     1,060,000     130,905,275  
(S)     Contributions to employee benefit plans     81,899,061     . . . . .     . . . . .     81,899,061  
(S)     Minister of the Environment - Salary and motor car                  
    allowance     78,422     . . . . .     . . . . .     78,422  
           
 
   
                    Total Department     992,582,960     3,561,610     12,226,800     1,008,371,370  
    Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency                  
15a     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     29,199,328     . . . . .     122,211     29,321,539  
(S)     Contributions to employee benefit plans     2,849,936     . . . . .     . . . . .     2,849,936  
           
 
   
                    Total Agency     32,049,264     . . . . .     122,211     32,171,475  
    National Round Table on the Environment and                  
          the Economy                  
20     Program expenditures     4,732,050     . . . . .     . . . . .     4,732,050  
(S)     Contributions to employee benefit plans     401,548     . . . . .     . . . . .     401,548  
           
 
   
                    Total Agency     5,133,598     . . . . .     . . . . .     5,133,598  
    Parks Canada Agency                  
25a     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 - To authorize the transfer of                  
    $35,000,000 from Transport Vote 10, and $511,530                  
    from Indian Affairs and Northern Development                  
    Vote 10, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2009-10 for the                  
    purposes of this Vote and to provide a further amount                  
    of     477,152,422     35,511,530     78,932,003     591,595,955  
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     . . . . .     . . . . .     500,000  
(S)     Contributions to employee benefit plans     42,653,777     . . . . .     . . . . .     42,653,777  
(S)     Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from                  
    the conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the                  
    Parks Canada Agency Act     111,000,000     . . . . .     . . . . .     111,000,000  
           
 
   
                    Total Agency     631,306,199     35,511,530     78,932,003     745,749,732  
           
       
                    Total Ministry     1,661,072,021     39,073,140     91,281,014     1,791,426,175  

 
 
 
 
 

Note: Order in Council P.C. 2008-1730 transfers (a) certain powers, duties and functions under the Mackenzie Gas Project Impacts Act to the Minister of the Environment, and (b) control and supervision over the Mackenzie Gas Project Office to the Department of the Environment, effective October 30, 2008.

Note: The “Previous Estimates to date” column reflects allocations received from Treasury Board Vote 35.

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Environment requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations     Vote 1     Vote 5     Vote 10     Total  
   
 
 
 
Funding for continued development, monitoring and reporting on                  
      priority environmental indicators (Canadian Environmental                  
      Sustainability Indicators initiative) ( horizontal item )                  
      ( Budget 2009 )     5,670     . . . . .     10     5,680  
Funding to support actions on the regulation in Canada of renewable                  
      fuels content in gasoline, diesel and home heating fuels                  
      ( horizontal item )     2,996     50     50     3,096  
Funding for capital investments related to life cycle maintenance and                  
      enforcement capacity     . . . . .     1,560     . . . . .     1,560  
Funding to support Biosphere Reserves in Canada and the Canadian                  
      Biosphere Reserves Association     . . . . .     . . . . .     1,000     1,000  
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment                  
      ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )     555     . . . . .     . . . . .     555  
Funding for high priority Meteorological Service of Canada projects .     . . . . .     440     . . . . .     440  
Funding to support continuing negotiations of comprehensive land                  
      claims and First Nations' self-government in British Columbia                  
      ( horizontal item )     354     . . . . .     . . . . .     354  
   
 
 
 
      Gross Voted Appropriations     9,575     2,050     1,060     12,685  
   
 
 
 
Funds Available                  
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote     458     . . . . .     . . . . .     458  
   
 
 
 
      Total Voted Appropriations     9,117     2,050     1,060     12,227  
   
 
 
 
Transfers                  
Transfer from Transport - For the development and implementation                  
      of regulations related to carbon dioxide emissions from motor                  
      vehicles under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999     2,939     . . . . .     . . . . .     2,939  
Transfer from National Defence - Funding for investments in search                  
      and rescue coordination initiatives across Canada     323     . . . . .     . . . . .     323  
Transfer from Indian Affairs and Northern Development - To                  
      support the implementation of the new Arctic Research                  
      Infrastructure Fund     240     60     . . . . .     300  
   
 
 
 
      Total Transfers     3,502     60     . . . . .     3,562  
   
 
 
 
These Supplementary Estimates     12,619     2,110     1,060     15,789  

 
 
 
 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 1 : $457,675 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures.

Transfer Payments (dollars)     Voted     Statutory  

 
 
                                                                      Contributions          
Contributions to support environmental and sustainable development initiatives     1,000,000     . . . . .  
Contributions to support environmental research and development     60,000     . . . . .  

 
 
Total Transfer Payments     1,060,000     . . . . .  

 
 

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

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency requests funds for the following items:  

Voted Appropriations     Vote 15  
   
Funding to support continuing negotiations of comprehensive land claims and First Nations' self-government in      
      British Columbia ( horizontal item )                 122  

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


  Parks Canada Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)

Parks Canada Agency requests funds for the following items:

Voted Appropriations     Vote 25  
   
Funding related to improvements and upgrades to national historic sites and visitor facilities ( Budget 2009 )     59,587  
Funding for costs associated with upgrading a section of the Trans-Canada Highway from a two-lane undivided      
      highway to a four-lane divided highway in Banff National Park in order to improve public safety and      
      accommodate the increased volume in commercial as well as tourist traffic ( Budget 2009 )     13,400  
Funding to complete the upgrading of the Trans-Canada Highway from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane      
      divided highway in Banff National Park and reach the British Columbia border in order to improve public safety      
      and accommodate the increased volume in commercial as well as tourist traffic ( Budget 2009 )     4,500  
Funding for enhancing federal public service student employment ( horizontal item ) ( Budget 2009 )     583  
Funding related to the assessment, management and remediation of federal contaminated sites ( horizontal item )     527  
Funding to support the implementation of the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement and its accompanying side      
      agreements ( horizontal item )     330  
Funding to support continuing negotiations of comprehensive land claims and First Nations' self-government in      
      British Columbia ( horizontal item )     221  
Funding to support the effect of inflation on various native agreements including final agreements for Tlicho,      
      Inuvialuit, Nunavut, and the Yukon First Nations     18  
   
      Gross Voted Appropriations     79,166  
   
Funds Available      
Less: Spending authorities available within the Vote     234  
   
      Total Voted Appropriations     78,932  
   
Transfers      
Transfer from Transport - For costs associated with upgrading a section of the Trans-Canada Highway from a      
      two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway in Banff National Park in order to improve public      
      safety and accommodate the increased volume in commercial as well as tourist traffic under the Gateways and      
      Border Crossings Fund     35,000  
Transfer from Indian Affairs and Northern Development - To support the implementation of the new Arctic Research      
      Infrastructure Fund     512  
   
      Total Transfers     35,512  
   
These Supplementary Estimates     114,444  

 

Explanation of Funds Available (dollars)

Vote 25 : $233,690 in total authorities is available within the Vote from savings identified as part of the government's reduction of public opinion research expenditures.

Transfer Payments (dollars)     Voted     Statutory  

 
 
                                                                      Contributions          
National Historic Sites of Canada Cost-Sharing Program     4,000,000                     . . . . .  

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