Parliamentary Committee Notes: Increase in Operating Expenditures From 2021-2022 Main Estimates to 2022-2023 Main Estimates
Date: February 28, 2022
Classification: Unclassified
Branch / Agency: CMB
Proposed Response:
- The Department of Public Safety is seeking $201.1 million in Operating Expenditures funding through the Main Estimates for 2022-23.
- This represents a $19.9 million or 11 percent increase over the previous year.
- The increase is primarily related to: (i) the re-profiled funding for the accommodations refit and relocation of the Government Operations Centre; (ii) investments in indigenous policing; (iii) funding for the Anti-Money Laundering Action, Coordination and Enforcement Team.
Financial Implications:
- The major items contributing to the increase are:
- $6.1 million in re-profiled funding for the accommodations refit and relocation of the Government Operations Centre;
- $6.0 million in new funding for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program; and
- $4.8 million in new funding for the Anti-Money Laundering Action, Coordination and Enforcement Team.
Background:
2022-2023 Main Estimates
- The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is estimating budgetary expenditures of $883.5 million in 2022-23 which includes $92.5 thousand in statutory forecast (contributions to employee benefit plans and Ministers salary allowance).
- If passed, the 2022-23 Main Estimates would result in a net decrease of $172.0 million or 16.3 percent to the Department’s authorities over the last fiscal year.
| Vote | Vote Description | 2021-22 Main Estimates |
2022-23 Main Estimates |
$ Variance | % Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C= B-A | D= C/A* 100 | ||
| 1 | Operating expenditures | 181,272,861 | 201,130,701 | 19,857,840 | 11% |
| 5 | Grants and contributions | 858,170,860 | 663,745,982 | -194,424,878 | -23% |
| S | Contributions to employee benefit plans | 15,929,430 | 18,503,292 | 2,573,862 | 16% |
| S | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness - Salary and motor car allowance | 90,500 | 92,500 | 2,000 | 2% |
| Total Votes | 1,055,463,651 | 883,472,475 | -s171,991,176 | -16% | |
Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures
- The total Operating Expenditures funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $201.1 million. This represents a $19.9 million increase or 11% over the previous year.
- This increase is primarily attributable to the following major increases:
- $6.1 million in re-profiled funding for the accommodations refit and relocation of the Government Operations Centre;
- $6.0 million in new funding for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program;
- $4.8 million in new funding for the Anti-Money Laundering Action, Coordination and Enforcement Team;
- $3.8 million in new funding for the expansion of the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative;
- $3.6 million in new funding to enhance Canada’s firearm control framework; and
- $2.0 million in new funding to establish the Building Safer Communities Fund.
- These increases are mainly offset by the following decreases:
- $2.6 million for the expiry of the funding to support Canada’s Flood Risk Plan;
- $2.0 million for the expiry of the funding National Strategy for Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Online; and
- $2.0 million for the expiry of the funding for the Advertising Initiatives for the Emergency Preparedness (natural disasters) campaign.
- These programs are currently exploring renewal options.
Contacts:
Prepared by: Valérie Poulin, Senior Financial Analyst, 873-355-9617
Approved by: Patrick Amyot, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Security Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch, (613) 990-2615 (cell) 613-218-8779
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