2021-22 Main Estimates Overview Explanation Note

Ratification by Parliament of these Main Estimates will result in funding approvals of $10.0B for the Public Safety portfolio for fiscal year 2021-22. On a portfolio-wide basis, total authorities sought in the 2021-22 Main Estimates will result in a net increase of $320.8M or 3.3% over the 2020-21 Main Estimates.

Summary of Highlights

The most material items affecting funding levels for Public Safety portfolio Organizations in the 2021-22 Main Estimates are listed below:

PS

• $240.8M (Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions) regarding the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program (DFAA). This increase in funding is based on forecasts from provinces and territories for expected disbursements under the DFAA for 2021-22.

CSC

• $140.1M operating increase related to funding approved for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada (Budget 2020);

RCMP

• ($119.9M) decrease in EBP as a result of changes in the attribution of RCMP members and Public Service Employees costs, as well as changes in their respective rates.

CBSA

• ($95.5M) in temporary funding related to Modernizing Canada’s Border Operations.

Portfolio 2021-22 Main Estimates Breakdown by Vote

The table below provides an overview of the 2021-22 Main Estimates broken down by vote structure by department/agency.

Department/Agency Overview

Public Safety Canada

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $1.1B. This represents a net increase of $329.9M or 45.5% over the previous year.

The net increase of $329.9M is primarily due to increases of $292.4M in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions, $37.4M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures and $0.2M in statutory authorities.

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

• $240.8M (Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions) regarding the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program (DFAA). This increase in funding is based on forecasts from provinces and territories for expected disbursements under the DFAA for 2021-22;
• $32.3M (Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures) for the relocation and accommodations for the Government Operations Center (Budget 2016). The majority of this funding will be allotted to Public Services and Procurement Canada for the implementation of the project;
• $20.9M ($20.0M in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions and $0.9M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures) to temporarily extend the National Disaster Mitigation Program;
• $15.0M (Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions) of incremental funding to take action against gun and gang violence;
• $6.9M (Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions) for the renewal of the Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program; and
• $14.0M for lesser value programs and initiatives.

Canada Border Services Agency

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $2.0B. This represents a net decrease of ($157.8M) or (7.1%) over the previous year.

The CBSA’s net decrease of ($157.8M) represents a decrease of ($70.5M) in operating expenditures, a decrease of ($71.3M) in capital expenditures, and a decrease of ($16.0M) in statutory expenditures (EBP).

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):

Increases:

• $37.6M in funding for Irregular Migration;
• $9.5M in compensation adjustments; and
• $8.3M in reprofiled funding for Postal Modernization Initiative (PMI).

Decreases:

• ($95.5M) in temporary funding related to Modernizing Canada’s Border Operations as a result of sunsetting funding;
• ($57.1M) for CBSA’s Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) Project as a result of a planned decrease as the project moves from design to implementation; and
• ($19.6M) for National Immigration Detention Framework, attributable to a change in timelines and a resulting reprofile.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $623.9M. This represents a net decrease of ($26.0M) or (4.0%) over the previous year.

The net decrease of ($26.0M) is a result of one-time project funding associated with Canada’s national security and the safety of Canadians.

  Correctional Service of Canada

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $2.8B. This represents an increase of $239.8M or 9.4% over the previous year.

The net increase of $239.8M represents a net increase of $213.6M  in Operating funding and a increase of $26.2M in Statutory.

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):

Increases:

• $140.1M operating increase related to funding approved for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada (Budget 2020);
• $35.3M operatingincrease related to compensation for Collective Agreement increases;
• $23.9M statutoryincrease related to the department’s allocation of the employer’s share of the Employee Benefit Plans (EBP);
• $22.1M operatingincrease related to Transforming Federal Corrections (Bill C-83);
• $11.8M operatingincrease for critical operating requirements related to Covid-19; and
• $8.8M increase in quasi-statutory funding related to changes in prices and volume of goods and services being procured.

Decreases:

• ($2.5M) operatingdecreaserelated to funding for Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Offenders (Budget 2017); and
• ($2.2M) operating decrease in relation to the fundstransfer to the Parole Board of Canada due to the establishment of an alternative cost recovery mechanism in Correctional Services Canada for the provision of Information Technology and Information Management Services.
  

Parole Board of Canada

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-21 is $55.4M. This represents a net increase of $8.1M or 17.0% over the previous year.

The net increase of $8.1M is attributable to the following changes in funding levels:

Increases:

• $3.9M for the second and last year in funding to support efficient operation of PBC and to address increasing complexity associated with conditional release decision-making, due to years of legislative change and courts cases that have cumulatively increased the rigor and due diligence required in case preparation and decision-making; and
• $2.7M ongoing for the return of funding previously transferred to Correctional Services of Canada in 2007-08 for the Provision of Information Technology and Information Management Services to the PBC by the CSC; and
• $1.9M for negotiated salary adjustments.

Decreases:

• ($0.4M) due to employee benefit plan adjustments.

Office of the Correctional Investigator

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $5.5M. This represents a $0.17M increase or 3.1% from the previous year. This increase is attributable to:

• An increase of $0.16M for the Independent Oversight of Federal Corrections; and
• An increase of $8.3K for Internal Services.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $3.4B. This represents a decrease of ($76.8M) or (2.2%) over the previous year.

The net decrease of ($76.8M) represents increases of $32.0M in operating expenditures and $2.7M in capital costs. These increases are offset by decreases of ($111.1M) in statutory employee benefits and ($0.4M) in grants and contributions.

The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):

Increases:

• $33.0M in compensation adjustments for Public Service Employees and Civilian Members as per the new Collective Agreements;

• $17.1M related to the Foundational Improvement to Federal Policing Investigative Capacity and Capability Initiative, which will enhance Federal Policing capacity and the modernization of its investigative capabilities to better address the most serious threats to the safety of Canadians; and
• $14.9M for the advancement of the Ensuring Security and Prosperity in the Digital age and the implementation of the second phase of the National Cybercrime Solution Information Management/Information Technology Project.

Decreases:

• ($119.9M) in EBP as a result of changes in the attribution of RCMP members and Public Service Employees costs, as well as changes in their respective rates;
•  ($24.0M) in sunsetting funding for the settlement of a class action lawsuit related to harassment and discrimination of female employees in the workplace; and
• ($10.6M) related to sunsetting funding for the Ontario, Quebec and National Capital Region Radio Renewal initiative.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $6.4M. This represents an increase of $3.2M or 100.5% over the previous year.

The net increase of $3.2M in planned spending over the 2020-21 Main Estimates amount is due to an increase to the approval of permanent funding to provide the ERC with additional resources to deliver on its mandate and address the backlog of cases with the ERC for review.

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2021-22 is $10.4M. This represents an increase of $0.2M or 2.3% over the previous year.

The net increase is due to an increase of $0.2M that is primarily attributable to increasing negotiated salary adjustments.

Totals throughout may not add up due to rounding.

Contacts:

Prepared by: Elizabeth Kelly, Tel. no. 343-551-9711
Approved by: Patrick Amyot, CPA, CMA, ADM Corporate Management Branch and Chief Financial Officer, Public Safety Canada, Tel. no. (613) 990-2615

Date modified:

2021-08-16