Public Safety Portfolio Ministerial Briefing on the 2020-21 Main Estimates

Purpose

• To brief the Minister on the Public Safety Portfolio 2020-21 Main Estimates exercise.
• The Main Estimates support the Government’s request to Parliament for authority to expend through annual appropriations.
• This presentation provides an overview of the Public Safety Portfolio’s requirements in the 2020-21 Main Estimates.

How to Read the Main Estimates

• The financial information for the Department and Agencies will be presented by organization in alphabetical order in the 2020-21 Main Estimates.
• Following the Portfolio Summary (slides 3-7), there is an individual presentation of each organization, made up of three sections:
  • Section 1: Organizational Estimates
  • Section 2: Expenditures by Core Responsibility
  • Section 3: Transfer Payments
• 2020-21 Main Estimates do not include Budget 2020 measures.

Variance between 2019-20 and 2020-21 Main Estimates

• Funding approvals requested in the 2020-21 Main Estimates are approximately $9.7B for the Public Safety Portfolio.
• This represents an overall decrease of ($130.6M) or (1.3%) over the previous year.
• Notable items contributing to this variance are:
• CBSA: $75.0M to implement and maintain CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project.
• CSC: $49.7M increase related to Transforming Federal Corrections (Bill C-83).
• RCMP: A net decrease of ($91.1M) for the Grant to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty.
• PS: A decrease ($148.4M) regarding the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program.

Variance between 2019-20 Estimates to Date and 2020-21 Main Estimates

• When compared to 2019-20 Estimates to Date, the 2020-21 Main Estimates represent a decrease of ($648.8M) or (6.3%) in spending authorities.
• The decrease is attributed to :
  • ($518.2M) for items included in the 2019-20 Supplementary Estimates A and B; and
  • ($130.6M) for year-over-year variances that are described in greater detail throughout the presentation.
• The 2019-20 Estimates to Date amounts do not include Treasury Board Vote Transfers and other adjustments to authorities.

Distribution of Main Estimates by Vote

Statutory Funding includes Employee Benefit Plans, Payments under the RCMP Pension Continuation Act (former pension plan), and Minister’s salary and car allowance.

Variance in Transfer Payments

¹ CSC's Grants and Contributions are included in its Operating Expenditures Vote

• PS, CSC and RCMP are the three Portfolio organizations that have transfer payments in their Main Estimates. The Portfolio has a net decrease of ($123.0M) or (13.8%) in transfer payments in the 2020-21 Main Estimates compared to the previous year.
• The decrease is mainly attributable to the following:
  • RCMP: ($91.1M) for the Grant to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty;
  • PS: ($57.1M) for the National Disaster Mitigation Program,
  • PS: ($25.0M) for a grant to Avalanche Canada Foundation.
• The decrease is mostly offset by the following increases:
  • PS: $25.4M in funding levels for the Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence initiative,
  • PS: $10.6M in funding levels for the First Nations Policing Program,
  • PS: $6.6M for protecting children from sexual exploitation online.

Department/Agency Highlights

Public Safety Canada
Patrick Amyot, CFO

Parole Board of Canada
Anik Lapointe, CFO

Royal Canadian Mounted

Police
Dennis Watters, CFAO

Office of the Correctional Investigator
Nahie Bassett, CFO

Canada Border Services Agency
Jonathan Moor, CFO

RCMP External Review Committee
Julie Brunet, CFO

Canadian Security Intelligence Service
[Redacted]

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
Tim Cogan, CFO

Correctional Service of Canada
Tony Matson, CFO

Public Safety Canada

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $725.5M.
• This represents a net decrease of ($189.4M) or (20.7%) over the previous year.
• The decrease of ($189.4M) represents a decrease of ($31.9M) in Grants and Contributions and ($171.9M) for measures announced in Budget 2019 which is offset by increases of $13.8M in Operating Expenditures and of $0.6M in statutory authorities.

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include:

Increases:

• $25.0M to take action against gun and gang violence;
• $10.6M in additional contribution funding for the First Nations Policing Program;
• $6.3M for the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking; and
• $4.4M for the National Cyber Security Strategy.

Decreases:

• ($148.4M) regarding the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program;
• ($59.7M) for the National Disaster Mitigation Program that ended in 2019-20;
• ($25.0M) for a one-time endowment to Avalanche Canada Foundation in 2019-20; and
• ($6.9M) for Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program that ended in 2019-20.

Canada Border Services Agency

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $2.2B. This represents a net increase of $80.0M or 3.8% over the previous year.
• The net increase of $80.0M represents increases of $272.7M in Operating expenditures, $53.0M in Capital expenditures and $16.1M in statutory expenditures (Employee Benefits Plan). This increase is offset by a decrease of ($261.8M) for measures announced in in Budget 2019.

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include:

Increases:

• $75.0M to implement and maintain CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project;
• $17.3M to enhance the operational response related to Gun and Gang Violence;
• $16.1M in adjustment to employee benefit plan;
• $14.8M increase due to the updated timelines for the National Immigration Detention Framework; and
• $12.3M to implement amendments to the Secure Air Travel Act (SATA) and introduce a framework for the Passenger Protect Program (PPP).

Decreases:

• ($21.0M) reduction for Modernizing Canada’s Border Operations;
• ($17.5M) to support Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan;
• ($10.3M) for the sunsetting of the Postal Modernization Initiative; and
• ($10.0M) reduction of the Agency’s capital base funding.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $649.9M. This represents a net increase of $39.6M or 6.5% from the previous year.
• The net increase of $39.6M represents an increase of $38.8M in Program expenditures and an increase of $0.9M to statutory expenditures as a result of Budget 2019 initiatives and other adjustments associated with Canada’s national security and the safety of Canadians.

Correctional Service of Canada

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $2.5B. This represents a decrease of ($26.3M) or (1.0%) over the previous year.
• The net decrease of ($26.3M) represents a net decrease of ($12.3M) in Operating funding, ($14.0M) in EBP and a net decrease of ($0.01M) in Capital funding.
• The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include:

Increases:

• $49.7M increase related to Transforming Federal Corrections (Bill C-83);
• $24.3M increase in the operating budget due to a conversion of personnel budget to other operating budget; and
• $14.1M increase related to compensation for Collective Agreement increases.

Decrease:

• ($95.0M) decrease for funding approved for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada(Budget 2019);
• ($14.0M) decrease related to the department’s allocation of the employer’s share of the employee benefit plan; and
• ($4.9M) decrease for Fiscal Dividend (Budget 2018).

Parole Board of Canada

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $47.3M. This represents a net decrease of ($0.1M) or (0.1%) over the previous year.
• The net decrease of ($0.1M) represents a decrease of ($0.15M) attributable to employee benefits plan adjustments and an increase of $0.08M attributable to an increase in negotiated salary adjustments.

Office of the Correctional Investigator

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $5.3M. Overall (voted and statutory), total authorities for 2020-21 are consistent with the previous year’s total Main Estimates.
• For the 2020-21 fiscal year, there are no changes to the Main Estimates by Program or Initiative.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $3.5B. This represents a decrease of ($33.4M) or (0.9%) over the previous year.
• The net decrease of $33.4M represents increases of $174.8M in Operating expenditures, $0.6M in Capital costs and $5.4M in the Statutory employee benefits. These increases are offset by decreases of ($91.1M) in Grants and Contributions and ($123.0M) for measures announced in Budget 2019.

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include:

Increases:

1. $56.3M in funding related to Contract Policing Services for all contract jurisdictions;
2. $26.7M in funding in support of renewing the radio system for Ontario, Quebec and the National Capital Region; and
3. $20.9M in funding for enhancements for Federal Cybercrime Enforcement.

Decreases:

1. ($91.1M) for the Grant to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty. The RCMP will be seeking access to additional funding in 20-21 based on best held estimates by Veteran’s Affairs Canada; and
2. ($27.2M) for the International Police Peacekeeping Program.

RCMP External Review Committee

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $3.2M. This represents a decrease of ($0.2M) or (6.0%) over the previous year.
• The net decrease of ($0.2M) in planned spending over the 2020-21 Main Estimates amount is due to a decrease of temporary funding as announced by the Minister of Public Safety in October 2017 (part of a total of $8.1 million in additional funding through 2020-21), to address the backlog of cases with the ERC for review.

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP

• The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2020-21 is $10.2M. This represents a ($0.9M) decrease or (8.4%) from the previous year.
• Independent review of RCMP and Internal Services decreased by approximately 5% from the previous year.

Next Steps

• The President of the Treasury Board will table the 2020-21 Main Estimates in the House of Commons the week of February 24, 2020.
• Should you be invited to appear at the SECU Parliamentary Committee, detailed briefings and documentation will be provided to you by Portfolio officials.
• In addition to asking questions related to specific funding requirements across the Portfolio, Committee Members may enquire about issues related to Public Safety that are outside the scope of the Estimates. Briefing material will be prepared for you accordingly.

Date modified:

2020-09-10