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Section III: Supplementary Information

3.1 Organizational Information

The NBC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. It is governed by a board, which includes seven Commissioners appointed by the Governor General in Council. The Secretary, who acts as Director General, is responsible for the day-to-day management of all of the Commission's activities, in accordance with its incorporating Act.

Organizational Information

Its structure is divided in accordance with its main activities―development, administration and conservation.

3.2 Financial Tables

Table 1: Commission Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents


(in thousands of dollars)

The National Battlefields Commission

Forecast
Spending
2005-2006

Planned
Spending
2006-2007

Planned
Spending
2007-2008

Planned
Spending
2008-2009

Program Activities

       

Conservation

2,314

2,393

2,409

2,409

Development

1,361

1,436

1,441

1,441

Administration

5,036

5,078

5,085

5,085

Total Main Estimates

8,711

8,907

8,935

8,935

Adjustments **

       

Supplementary Estimates:

       

- Operating budget carry forward

145

     

- Spending pursuant to section 29.1 (1) of the
   Financial Administration Act

150

100

100

100

Budget Announcement:

       

- ERC procurement saving ***

(10)

(10)

(10)

(10)

Other:

       

TB Vote 15

       

Salaries Adjustments

175

     

Employee Benefit Plan (EBP)

35

     

Total Adjustments

495

90

90

90

Total Planned Spending

9,206

8,997

9,025

9,025

         

Total Planned Spending

9,206

8,997

9,025

9,025

Less: Respendable revenue

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

Plus: Cost of services received without charge****

63

65

65

65

Net cost of Program

7,669*

7,462

7,490

7,490

         

Full Time Equivalents

50

50

50

50


* Reflects best forecast of total planned spending to the end of the fiscal year.
** Adjustments are to accommodate approvals obtained since the Main Estimates and include Budget initiatives, Supplementary Estimates, etc.
*** Procurement savings amount is not reflected in any other table.
**** See Table 4.

Table 2: Program Activities


2006-2007

In thousands of dollars

Budgetary

Non-Budgetary

Total Main Estimates

Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)

Total Planned Spending

Program Activities

Operating

Capital

Grants

Contributions and Other Transfer Payments

Gross

Respendable
Revenue

Net

Loans, Investments and Advances

Conservation

1,865

       

528

   

2,393

75

2,468

Development

632

       

804

   

1,436

25

1,461

Administration

4,910

       

168

   

5,078

(10)

5,068

Total

7,407

       

1,500

   

8,907

90

8,997


It is important to note that the amount indicated under “Administration” includes Payments in lieu of taxes in the order of $3,676,000.

Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items listed in Main Estimates

(in thousands of dollars)


2006-2007

Vote or Statutory Item

Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording

Current Main Estimates

Previous Main Estimates

60

Program expenditures

7,006

6,867

(S)

Expenditures pursuant to paragraph 29.1 (1) of the Financial Administration Act

1,500

1,450

(S)

Contributions to employee benefit plans

401

394

 

Total

8,907

8,711


Table 4: Services Received Without Charge


(in thousands of dollars)

2006-2007

Services received by Public Works and Government Services Canada
(Compensation Sector)

Office of the Auditor General of Canada

2006-2007 Services received without charge

65


Table 5: Sources of Respendable Revenue


(in thousands of dollars)

Forecast
Revenue
2005-2006

Planned
Revenue
2006-2007

Planned
Revenue
2007-2008

Planned
Revenue
2008-2009

The National Battlefields Commission

       

Parking lots

970

970

970

970

Educational activities and visitors welcoming

387

387

387

387

Rental of premises

203

203

203

203

Other revenues

40

40

40

40

Total Respendable Revenue

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600


Table 6: Revolving Fund – Statement of Operations


(in thousands of dollars)

Forecast
2005-2006

Planned
2006-2007

Planned
2007-2008

Planned
2008-2009

Respendable Revenue

9,206

8,907

8,935

8,935

Expenses

       

Operating:

       

Grant in lieu of taxes

3,776

3,776

3,776

3,776

Salaries and benefits

3,114

3,103

3,131

3,131

Materials and supplies

829

700

700

700

Professional services

842

721

721

721

Maintenance and repairs

366

350

350

350

Publicity

145

150

150

150

Transport and communication

95

87

87

87

Location

39

20

20

20

Services provided without charge

63

65

65

65

Amortization of capital assets

828

828

828

828

Surplus (Deficit)

(891)

(893)

(893)

(893)


Statement of Cash Flows


(in thousands of dollars)

Forecast
2005-2006

Planned
2006-2007

Planned
2007-2008

Planned
2008-2009

Surplus (Deficit)

(891)

(893)

(893)

(893)

Add non-cash items:

       

Depreciation/amortisation

828

828

828

828

Services provided without charge

63

65

65

65

Cash surplus (requirement)

0

0

0

0


Projected Use of Authority


(in thousands of dollars) Forecast
2005-2006
Planned
2006-2007
Planned
2007-2008
Planned
2008-2009
Authority Line
Drawdown:
Balance as at April 1
Projected surplus (Drawdown)
Projected Balance at March 31 0 0 0 0

Table 7: Resource Requirement by Program Activities


2006-2007

(in thousands of dollars)

Conservation

Development

Administration

Total Planned Spending

The National Battlefields Commission

2,393

1,436

5,078

8,907

Total

2,393

1,436

5,078

8,907


Table 8: Sustainable Development Strategy


The National Battlefields Commission

Points to Address:

Departmental Input

1. How does your department/agency plan to incorporate SD principles and values into your mission, vision, policy and day-to-day operations?

- Part of the Commission’s mandate is to conserve the site. The NBC’s day-to-day activities take into account sustainable development principles and values applicable to a park, particularly considering the need to preserve and protect the site.

2. What Goals, Objectives and Targets from your most recent SDS will you be focusing on this coming year? How will you measure your success?

- Generally, maintain the preservation and conservation of a park and offer the use in complete safety of one of the most prestigious parks in a world;

- More specifically, restore balance between planted and downed trees, make up time lost in the last few years and develop a plan for tree donation in which interested clients can participate and to mark an event;

- Continue developing the project to recover recyclable materials;

- Make compost with the leaves collected in the Park;

- Help raise visitors’ awareness through a public activity on nature, the environment, preservation and sustainable development actions.

The results are measured through an audit of the measures established, the number of actions taken and recording of attendance at public activities.

3. Identify any sustainable Development tools, such as Strategic Environmental Assessments of Environmental Management Systems that will be applied over the next year.

The Commission has not developed any specific sustainable development tools or framework, but it is fully aware of the issues because of its situation, and through its management framework, it:

- minimizes use of pesticides on plants, trees and grass in accordance with environmental protection measures;

- applies the tree management system to carefully monitor the health of its tree population;

- maintains and improves its expertise in site conservation and preservation through training of the staff concerned;

- encourages all users to be more vigilant to protect one of the most prestigious parks in the world.


Section IV: Other Items of Interest

4.1 Other Information

Listing of Statutes and Regulations


Act respecting the National Battlefields at Quebec

1908, 7-8 Edward VII, c 57 and amendments

By-law Amending the National Battlefields Park By-law

SOR/2002-186, 9 May 2002


Web Site

Internet Address: www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca

Resource peoples

Michel Leullier, Commission Secretary
e-mail: michel.leullier@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
Louise Germain, Assistant Secretary
e-mail: louise.germain@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
Anne Chouinard, Executive Assistant
e-mail: anne.chouinard@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
Gérard Boulianne, Financial Officer
e-mail: gerard.boulianne@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca

The National Battlefields Commission
390 de Bernières Avenue
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 2L7

Telephone: (418) 648-3506
Facsimile: (418) 648-3638