Supplementary Information
Financial Information
Figure 1:
Organizational Structure and Departmental Forecast
and Planned Spending for the Estimates Year
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Service Lines
(millions of dollars) |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Budgetary |
Income Security |
26,127.3 |
27,097.7 |
28,083.6 |
EI Income Benefits |
575.5 |
555.0 |
554.9 |
Human Resources Investment |
2,377.8 |
2,492.3 |
2,375.7 |
Labour |
185.2 |
186.6 |
188.6 |
Service Delivery Support |
488.2 |
439.2 |
434.8 |
Corporate Services |
431.6 |
411.1 |
402.7 |
Gross Budgetary |
30,185.5 |
31,181.9 |
32,040.3 |
Respendable revenue |
(1,689.4) |
(1,567.4) |
(1,568.5) |
Net Budgetarya |
28,496.1 |
29,614.5 |
30,471.8 |
Non-Budgetary |
Loans disbursed under Canada
Student Financial Assistance Act |
1,504.0 |
1,526.1 |
1,533.7 |
Specified
Purpose Accounts |
Employment Insurance |
16,655.3 |
17,181.1 |
17,452.0 |
Canada Pension Plan |
21,885.9 |
22,739.0 |
23,735.5 |
Other Specified Purpose
Accounts |
63.0 |
60.5 |
58.0 |
Departmental Employee
Benefit Plan recoverable from EI Account
and CPP |
(159.0) |
(158.5) |
(158.3) |
Total HRDC |
68,445.3 |
70,962.7 |
73,092.7 |
|
Full Time Equivalents |
22,616 |
22,187 |
22,121 |
- The net budgetary increase of $1,118.4M
between the planning spending 2003-2004 and
the forecast 2002-2003 is mainly due to
statutory transfer payments. See figure
4 for additional information.
Note: All financial tables within this report
are expressed in millions of dollars and may not
add due to rounding.
Figure 2: Net Cost of
Program for the Estimates Year
(millions
of dollars) |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Budgetary
Main Estimates |
30,553.2 |
30,763.9 |
31,591.7 |
Less:
Respendable revenuesa |
(1,500.2) |
(1,563.5) |
(1,565.2) |
Total
Main Estimates |
29,053.0 |
29,200.4 |
30,026.5 |
Adjustments to
Planned Spendingb |
(367.7) |
418.1 |
448.6 |
Adjustments to
Respendable Revenuesb |
(189.2) |
(3.9) |
(3.3) |
|
28,496.1 |
29,614.5 |
30,471.8 |
Non-Budgetary
Main Estimates |
1,800.0 |
1,526.1 |
1,533.7 |
Adjustments to
Planned Spendingb |
(296.0) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
1,504.0 |
1,526.1 |
1,533.7 |
Net
Planned Spending |
30,000.1 |
31,140.6 |
32,005.5 |
Specified
Purpose Accounts |
|
Employment Insurancec |
16,655.3 |
17,181.1 |
17,452.0 |
|
Canada Pension Plan |
21,885.9 |
22,739.0 |
23,735.5 |
|
Other Specified Purpose
Accounts |
63.0 |
60.5 |
58.0 |
|
Departmental Employee
Benefit Plan recoverable from EI Account
and CPP |
(159.0) |
(158.5) |
(158.3) |
Total
HRDC Consolidated |
68,445.3 |
70,962.7 |
73,092.7 |
Less:
Non-respendable Revenuesd |
|
Student Loans recovery |
88.2 |
108.5 |
113.0 |
|
Set-offs of income tax
refunds |
44.2 |
35.7 |
35.9 |
|
Others |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
134.1 |
145.9 |
150.6 |
Plus:
Services Received without Charge |
|
Contributions covering
employer's share of employee's insurance
premiums and costs paid by Treasury Board
Secretariat |
22.1 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
|
Salary and associated costs
of legal services provided by the
Department of Justice |
3.5 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
|
25.6 |
25.4 |
25.3 |
Total
Net Departmental Cost |
68,336.8 |
70,842.2 |
72,967.4 |
|
Full Time
Equivalents |
22,616 |
22,187 |
22,121 |
- Respendable Revenues: Revenues netted
against Budgetary expenditures.
- The adjustments for 2002-2003 represent the
items approved through the Supplementary
Estimates. The adjustments to the planned
spending for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 reflect
the impact of the Budget 2003 as well as
approvals to date which are not included in
the Main Estimates. See figure
4 on for additional information.
- Planned Spending for benefits does not
include the 2003 Budget measures.
- Non-Respendable Revenues: Revenues against
Non-Budgetary or loans. These revenues
excludes recoveries associated with the
Employee Benefit Plan recoverable from EI Account
and CPP.
Figure 3: Departmental
Resources by Service Line - Budgetary
(millions of dollars) |
FTEs |
Operating |
Voted Grants and
Contributionsa |
Subtotal: Gross
Expenditures |
Statutory Grants
and Contributions |
Total Gross
Expenditures |
Less: Respendable
Revenues |
Total Net
Expenditures |
Service Lines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Security |
3,833 |
327.3 |
0.0 |
327.3 |
25,800.0 |
26,127.3 |
(201.7) |
25,925.6 |
3,511 |
297.7 |
0.0 |
297.7 |
26,800.0 |
27,097.7 |
(176.2) |
26,921.5 |
3,511 |
300.6 |
0.0 |
300.6 |
27,783.0 |
28,083.6 |
(178.1) |
27,905.4 |
EI
Income Benefits |
7,772 |
575.3 |
0.0 |
575.3 |
0.1 |
575.5 |
(498.6) |
76.9 |
7,597 |
554.9 |
0.0 |
554.9 |
0.1 |
555.0 |
(483.4) |
71.6 |
7,597 |
554.8 |
0.0 |
554.8 |
0.1 |
554.9 |
(483.3) |
71.6 |
Human
Resources Investment |
4,093 |
582.0 |
1,074.6 |
1,656.6 |
721.2 |
2,377.8 |
(289.1) |
2,088.7 |
3,669 |
588.3 |
1,102.4 |
1,690.7 |
801.6 |
2,492.3 |
(274.1) |
2,218.2 |
3,665 |
595.8 |
997.1 |
1,592.9 |
782.8 |
2,375.7 |
(273.5) |
2,102.2 |
Labour |
743 |
182.4 |
2.8 |
185.2 |
0.0 |
185.2 |
(63.0) |
122.2 |
730 |
183.3 |
3.3 |
186.6 |
0.0 |
186.6 |
(64.0) |
122.6 |
726 |
184.8 |
3.9 |
188.6 |
0.0 |
188.6 |
(66.0) |
122.6 |
Service
Delivery Support |
3,162 |
488.2 |
0.0 |
488.2 |
0.0 |
488.2 |
(359.8) |
128.4 |
3,645 |
439.2 |
0.0 |
439.2 |
0.0 |
439.2 |
(315.9) |
123.2 |
3,638 |
434.8 |
0.0 |
434.8 |
0.0 |
434.8 |
(314.4) |
120.5 |
Corporate
Services |
3,013 |
431.6 |
0.0 |
431.6 |
0.0 |
431.6 |
(277.2) |
154.4 |
3,035 |
411.1 |
0.0 |
411.1 |
0.0 |
411.1 |
(253.8) |
157.3 |
2,984 |
402.7 |
0.0 |
402.7 |
0.0 |
402.7 |
(253.2) |
149.4 |
Total |
22,616 |
2,586.8 |
1,077.3 |
3,664.1 |
26,521.3 |
30,185.5 |
(1,689.4) |
28,496.1 |
22,187 |
2,474.5 |
1,105.7 |
3,580.2 |
27,601.8 |
31,181.9 |
(1,567.4) |
29,614.5 |
22,121 |
2,473.4 |
1,001.0 |
3,474.3 |
28,566.0 |
32,040.3 |
(1,568.5) |
30,471.8 |
Legend: |
For each Service
Lines... |
First line |
Forecast 2002-2003 |
Second line |
Planned Spending 2003-2004 |
Third line |
Planned Spending 2004-2005 |
- Excludes Employment benefits and support
measures authorized under Part II of the
Employment Insurance Act.
Figure 4: Summary of
Transfer Payments
(millions
of dollars) |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Income
Security |
(S) |
Old Age Security |
19,869.0 |
20,600.0 |
21,367.0 |
(S) |
Guaranteed Income
Supplement |
5,539.0 |
5,805.0 |
6,008.0 |
(S) |
Allowance payments |
392.0 |
395.0 |
408.0 |
|
25,800.0 |
26,800.0 |
27,783.0 |
Employment
Insurance Income Benefits |
(S) |
Civil Service Insurance
actuarial liability adjustment |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Human
Resources Investment |
(S) |
Canada Education Savings
Grant |
380.0 |
395.0 |
401.0 |
(S) |
Canada Study Grants |
83.9 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
(S) |
Labour Adjustment Benefits |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
(S) |
Direct financing
arrangement under the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act 1 |
75.7 |
175.3 |
199.0 |
(S) |
Interest payments under the
Canada Student Loans Act |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
(S) |
Liabilities under the Canada
Student Loans Act |
39.1 |
31.3 |
16.0 |
(S) |
Interest payments and
liabilities under the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Act |
141.8 |
104.3 |
70.5 |
Grants and
Contributions 1 |
1,074.6 |
1,102.4 |
997.1 |
|
1,795.8 |
1,904.0 |
1,779.9 |
Labour |
Grants,
Contributions and Statutory Payments |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
Total
Transfer Payments |
27,598.7 |
28,707.4 |
29,566.9 |
|
Items from the
Budget 2003 included above:1 |
Canadian
Learning Institute |
|
100.0 |
0.0 |
Canada Student
Loans |
|
27.0 |
32.0 |
Aboriginal
Skills and Employment |
|
10.0 |
15.0 |
Early Learning
and child care |
|
25.0 |
75.0 |
Supporting
Communities Partnership Initiative |
|
135.0 |
135.0 |
|
|
297.0 |
257.0 |
- The operating resources related to these
items have yet to be identified, but will be
funded from the announced levels.
Figure 5: Sources of
Respendable and Non-respendable Revenues
(millions
of dollars) |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Respendable
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Income Security |
201.7 |
176.2 |
178.1 |
|
EI Income
Benefits |
498.6 |
483.4 |
483.3 |
|
Human Resources
Investment |
289.1 |
274.1 |
273.5 |
|
Labour |
63.0 |
64.0 |
66.0 |
|
Services
Delivery Support |
359.8 |
315.9 |
314.4 |
|
Corporate
Services |
277.2 |
253.8 |
253.2 |
Total
Respendable Revenues |
1,689.4 |
1,567.4 |
1,568.5 |
|
Non-respendable
Revenues |
|
Income Security
- Recovery of Employee Benefit Plan (EBP)
costs |
23.1 |
20.3 |
20.3 |
|
EI Income
Benefits - Recovery of EBP |
65.2 |
63.6 |
63.6 |
|
Human Resources
Investment |
|
|
Student loan recoveries |
88.2 |
108.5 |
113.0 |
|
|
Set-offs of income tax
refunds |
44.2 |
35.7 |
35.9 |
|
|
Recovery of EBP |
25.4 |
23.3 |
23.3 |
|
|
|
157.8 |
167.5 |
172.2 |
|
|
Labour -
Service Fees |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
Services
Delivery Support - Recovery of EBP |
23.5 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
|
Corporate
Services - Recovery of EBP |
21.9 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
Total
Non-Respendable Revenues |
293.1 |
304.4 |
308.9 |
Figure 6: Loans -
Non-budgetary
(millions
of dollars) |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Human
Resources Investment |
|
Loans disbursed under the Canada
Student Financial Assistance Act |
1,504.0 |
1,526.1 |
1,533.7 |
Total |
1,504.0 |
1,526.1 |
1,533.7 |
Introduction to
Specified Purpose Accounts
Specified Purpose Accounts (SPA) are
special categories of revenues and expenditures.
They report transactions of certain accounts where
enabling legislation requires that revenues be
earmarked and that related payments and
expenditures be charged against such revenues. The
transactions of these accounts are to be accounted
for separately.
HRDC is responsible for the stewardship of four
such accounts:
- the Employment Insurance (EI) Account;
- the Canada Pension Plan (CPP);
- the Government Annuities Account; and
- the Civil Service Insurance Fund.
The EI Account is a consolidated SPA
and is included in the financial reporting of the
Government of Canada. Consolidated SPAs are used
principally where the activities are similar in
nature to departmental activities and the
transactions do not represent liabilities to third
parties but, in essence, constitute Government
revenues and expenditures.
The CPP is a SPA but is not
consolidated as part of the Government of
Canada financial statements. It is under joint
control of the Government and participating
provinces. As administrator, the Government's
authority to spend is limited to the balance in
the Plan.
The Government Annuities Account is a
consolidated SPA and is included in the
financial reporting of the Government of Canada.
It was established by the Government Annuities
Act, and modified by the Government
Annuities Improvement Act, which discontinued
sales of annuities in 1975. The account is valued
on an actuarial basis each year, with the deficit
or surplus charged or credited to the Consolidated
Revenue Fund.
The Civil Service Insurance Fund is a
consolidated SPA and is included in the
financial reporting of the Government of Canada.
It was established by the Civil Service
Insurance Act. Pursuant to subsection 16(3)
of the Civil Service Insurance Regulations,
the amount of actuarial deficits are transferred
from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the Civil
Service Insurance Account in order to balance the
assets and liabilities of the program.
Employment Insurance Account
Description
The Employment Insurance (EI) Account was
established in the Accounts of Canada by the Employment
Insurance Act (EI Act) to record all
amounts received or paid out under that Act. The EI Act
provides short-term financial relief and other
assistance to eligible workers. The program covers
all workers in an employer-employee relationship.
Self-employed fishers are also included under
special regulation of the EI Act. In 2001,
15.1 million Canadians contributed to the
Program and 2.4 million received benefits.
Employment Insurance provides:
- Income Benefits under Part I
of the EI Act as a temporary
income replacement to claimants, including
self-employed fishers, while they look for
work. This includes work-sharing agreements
for temporary work shortages to allow
employees to receive pro-rated EI benefits
while working for part of a week, thus
avoiding layoffs. EI also provides three types
of special benefits: maternity benefits,
payable to biological mothers for work missed
as a result of pregnancy and childbirth;
parental benefits, payable to both biological
and adoptive parents for the purpose of caring
for a new born or adopted child; and sickness
benefits, payable to claimants who are too ill
to work.
- Employment Benefits under
Part II of the EI Act
through a set of Employment Benefits and
Support Measures that can be tailored to meet
the needs of individuals and local
circumstances. The Government of Canada has
Labour Market Development Agreements with the
governments of most provinces and territories.
These enable provincial and territorial
governments to assume direct responsibility
for the design and delivery of these benefits
or to take part in co-management arrangements
with the federal government.
Employers and workers pay all costs associated
with EI through premiums. Benefits and
administrative costs are paid out of the
Consolidated Revenue Fund and charged to the EI Account.
A surplus in the Account generates interest at a
rate established by the Minister of Finance, which
is currently set at 90% of the three-month
Treasury bill rate.
Financial Summary
The main financial changes expected in
2003-2004 over 2002-2003 are:
- Benefits are expected to reach $15.6 billion,
an increase of $0.6 billion. This
increase is mainly due to an increase of $0.5 billion
in income benefits resulting from an expected
increase in the average weekly benefits (2%)
accompanied by an increase in the number of
beneficiaries (2%), and a relatively unchanged
level of Employment Benefits and Support
Measures.
- Premium revenue is expected to decline to
$18.1 billion, a decrease of $0.4 billion,
as the reduction in premium rates to 2.10%
in 2003 as set by the Governor in Council
and 1.98% in 2004 as announced in
the 2003 Budget is partially offset by
rising employment and earnings.
In 2003-2004, the EI Account is expected
to have a surplus of $2.4 billion, which
would bring the cumulative surplus balance to
$45.6 billion by March 31, 2004.
The following figures summarize trends in total
costs and revenues of the EI Account from
1991-1992 to 2003-2004 and the status of the EI Account
between 2000-2001 and 2003-2004.
EI Account - Cost and Revenues Trend
![Billions of dollars / 1991-1992 Total Costs: 19.35 Total Revenues: 16.53 / 1992-1993 Total Costs:20.33 Total Revenues: 18.03 / 1993-1994 Total Costs:19.38 Total Revenues: 18.75 / 1994-1995 Total Costs:16.51 Total Revenues: 19.43 / 1995-1996 Total Costs: 15.02 Recette: 18.94 / 1996-1997 Total Costs: 13.81 Total Revenues: 20.48 / 1997-1998 Total Costs: 13.21 Total Revenues: 19.55 / 1998-1999 Total Costs: 13.24 Total Revenues: 20.57 / 1999-2000 Total Costs:12.74 Total Revenues: 19.97 / 2000-2001 Total Costs: 12.88 Total Revenues: 20.64 / 2001-2002 Total Costs: 15.61 Total Revenues: 19.59 / 2002-2003 Total Costs: 17.34 Total Revenues: 19.68 / 2003-2004 Total Costs: 16.62 Total Revenues: 20.03](/web/20060120104950im_/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20032004/HRDC-DRHC/org-eiae_e.jpg)
EI Account - Summary
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Expenditures |
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits |
11,444 |
13,686 |
15,036 |
15,626 |
|
Administrative Costs |
1,408 |
1,476 |
1,540 |
1,473 |
|
Doubtful Accounts |
26 |
73 |
79 |
82 |
|
Total Costs |
12,878 |
15,235 |
16,655 |
17,181 |
|
Revenues |
|
Premium Revenue |
18,999 |
18,295 |
18,564 |
18,140 |
|
Penalties |
76 |
65 |
66 |
68 |
|
Interest |
1,565 |
1,087 |
1,040 |
1,408 |
Total
Revenues |
20,640 |
19,447 |
19,670 |
19,616 |
|
Surplus |
|
Current Year |
7,762 |
4,213 |
3,015 |
2,435 |
|
Cumulative |
35,965 |
40,178 |
43,193 |
45,628 |
- The EI premiums reported in the summary
financial statements of the Government of
Canada exclude the premium contributions made
by the Government of Canada as an employer.
- Planned Spending for benefits does not
include the 2003 Budget measures.
Benefit Payments
Benefits in 2003-2004 are expected to reach
$15.6 billion, consisting of $13.4 billion
for Income Benefits and $2.2 billion for
Employment Benefits and Support Measures.
Income Benefits
EI Income Benefits include regular,
special, work sharing and fishers' benefits (For
more details refer to the EI website at http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ae-ei/employment_insurance.shtml).
Major aspects of these benefits are as follows:
Regular Benefits
Amount of Work Required to Qualify for
Benefits
-
Most claimants require 420 to 700
hours of work during their qualifying period,
regardless of whether from full-time or
part-time work, or whether the work is with
one employer or several. The exact number of
hours required is called the "variable
entrance requirement". It is determined
by the rate of unemployment in a claimant's
region at the time he or she applies for
benefits. In general, the higher the rate of
unemployment, the fewer hours of work required
to qualify.
-
People who have just entered the labour
market ("new entrants") and those
returning to the labour force after an absence
("re-entrants") require 910 hours
of work. However, if they worked at least 490 hours
in the preceding 12 months, or received
at least one week of maternity or parental
benefits in the four years before that, they
will be eligible under normal rules the
following year.
-
Claimants who commit EI fraud are
subject to higher entrance requirements. The
degree of violation - minor, serious, very
serious or repeat violation - increases the
minimum number of hours required to establish
a claim to 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 or 2 times
the normal minimum hours of work required.
-
The 2001 Monitoring and Assessment
Report found that 88% of paid employees
would be eligible to collect EI if they lost
their jobs or quit with just cause (For
further information see http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ae-ei/loi-law/eimar.shtml).
Determining the Benefit Rate and
Entitlement
-
Claimants for regular benefits may receive
benefits for 14 to 45 weeks,
depending upon their hours of insurable
employment and the regional unemployment rate.
-
Claimants' weekly benefits are 55% of
their average insurable earnings during the
last 26 weeks. The average insurable
earnings are based on the actual weeks of
work, subject to a minimum 14 to 22
divisor that is tied to the regional rate of
unemployment.
- Claimants with a combined family income of
less than $25,921 and who qualify for the
Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) receive a
Family Supplement based upon:
-
The benefit rate for claimants who receive
a Family Supplement can be increased to a
maximum of 80% of the claimant's average
weekly insurable earnings. However, the actual
weekly amount of benefits cannot exceed the
maximum weekly rate noted below.
-
The maximum weekly benefit rate stays at $413.00
(55% of the maximum weekly insurable
earnings of $750). The Maximum Yearly
Insurable Earnings (MYIE) remain at $39,000
until they are exceeded by 52 times the
projected average weekly industrial wages.
Special Benefits
Claims for sickness, maternity or parental
benefits require 600 hours of work, and are
not affected by the new entrant/re-entrant rule.
All claimants may receive sickness benefits for up
to 15 weeks. Parental benefits of 35 weeks
are available for biological and adoptive parents
in addition to the 15 weeks of maternity
benefits available to biological mothers.
Work Sharing
Claimants may receive benefits while on
work-sharing agreements. These agreements between
HRDC, employees and employers attempt to avoid
temporary layoffs by combining partial EI benefits
with reduced workweeks. They normally last from 6
to 26 weeks.
Fishers' Benefits
Fisher claims have a duration and benefit rate
that depend on the earnings from fishing and the
regional rate of unemployment. All fisher claims
have a 31-week maximum qualifying period and a
maximum entitlement of 26 weeks of benefits.
These can be claimed from October 1st
to June 15th for summer fishers'
benefits and April 1st to December 15th
for winter fishers' benefits.
Benefit rates for fisher claims are determined
by a minimum of 14 to 22 divisor that
depends on the regional rate of unemployment, not
actual weeks worked.
Benefit Repayments
When the net annual income of EI claimants
exceeds 1.25 times the maximum yearly
insurable earnings ("the repayment
threshold"), they have to repay the lesser of 30%
("the repayment rate") of the benefits
received that make up the excess or 30% of
the amount of regular or fishers benefits paid.
This does not apply to claimants who did not
receive EI regular or fishers benefits in the last
10 years, to recipients of special EI benefits
nor to recipients of Employment benefits.
EI Income Benefits - Expenditures
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Income
Benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
Regular |
7,410 |
8,555 |
9,178 |
9,652 |
|
Sickness |
591 |
648 |
684 |
717 |
|
Maternity |
752 |
848 |
859 |
873 |
|
Parental |
502 |
1,311 |
1,930 |
1,961 |
|
Fishing |
264 |
290 |
317 |
325 |
|
Work Sharing |
11 |
48 |
22 |
19 |
|
Benefit Repayments |
(25) |
(99) |
(96) |
(108) |
Total
Income Benefits |
9,505 |
11,601 |
12,894 |
13,439 |
Factors Affecting Income Benefit
|
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
%
change |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Income Benefits ($ million) |
9,505 |
11,601 |
12,894 |
13,439 |
4% |
Average Monthly
Beneficiaries (000) |
654 |
783 |
850 |
868 |
2% |
Benefit Rate ($/week) |
271 |
284 |
294 |
300 |
2% |
Employment Benefits and Support Measures
The Employment Benefits
include Skills Development, Job Creation
Partnerships, Self-Employment and Targeted Wage
Subsidies.
The Support Measures include
Employment Assistance Services, Labour Market
Partnerships and Research and Innovation.
Part II of the EI Act also
authorizes the federal government to make payments
to the governments of the provinces and
territories for implementing programs similar to
Employment Benefits and Support Measures. The
planned federal contribution to provinces and
territories (i.e., New Brunswick, Quebec,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest
Territories and Nunavut) under Labour Market
Development Agreements is $894 million for
2003-2004.
The total planned spending for Employment
Benefits and Support Measures in 2003-2004 is set
at approximately $2.2 billion or 0.6% of
the total estimated insurable earnings of $382.391 billion.
This is below the 0.8% ceiling set under
Section 78 of the EI Act.
Employment Benefits and Support Measures
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spendinga |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
|
Job Creation Partnerships |
54 |
57 |
62 |
|
|
Skills Development |
357 |
424 |
447 |
|
|
Self-Employment |
76 |
82 |
88 |
|
|
Targeted Wage Subsidies |
38 |
43 |
48 |
|
|
Employment Assistance |
260 |
305 |
327 |
|
|
Labour Market Partnerships |
250 |
251 |
245 |
|
|
Research & Innovation |
13 |
28 |
30 |
|
Total
HRDC Programs |
1,048 |
1,191 |
1,247 |
1,293 |
Transfers to
Provinces and Territories |
891 |
893 |
895 |
894 |
Total |
1,939 |
2,084 |
2,142 |
2,187 |
- Breakdown by component is not available, as
spending will be guided by local labour market
needs. Breakdown by provinces/territories is
provided in the EI Part II
- 2003-2004 Expenditure Plan.
Premiums
Premiums are collected from insured employees
and their employers to cover the program costs
over a business cycle, based on a yearly premium
rate and employees' insurable earnings. The
factors affect the premiums are further explained
below:
Premium Rate: As indicated in
the chart, the premium rate has been gradually
reduced from its peak level of 3.07% of
insurable earnings in 1994 to 2.20% in 2002
and 2.10% in 2003, for employees. The
corresponding employer rates at 1.4 times the
employee rate are 3.08% for 2002 and 2.94%
for 2003. In the 2003 Budget, the
Government has proposed that the premium rate for 2004
be further reduced to 1.98% of insurable
earnings for employees and 2.77% for
employers. In addition, the Government will
undertake a review of how premium rates should be
set starting in 2005. The Government's
objective is to develop a more transparent and
sustainable process for setting EI premium
rates. The review process will provide Canadians
with the opportunity to express their views by
June 30, 2003.
Employee Premium Rate Trend (% of
Insurable Earnings)
![1994 - 3.07ÿ% / 1995 - 3.00ÿ% / 1996 - 2.95ÿ% / 1997 - 2.90ÿ% / 1998 - 2.70ÿ% / 1999 - 2.55ÿ% / 2000 - 2.40ÿ% / 2001 - 2.25ÿ% / 2002 - 2.20ÿ% / 2003 - 2.10ÿ% / 2004 - 1.98ÿ%](/web/20060120104950im_/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20032004/HRDC-DRHC/org-trend_e.jpg)
Maximum Yearly Insurable Earnings (MYIE):
Premiums are paid on all employment earnings of
insured employees up to the MYIE. Section 4
of the EI Act provides that the MYIE
will be $39,000 until the projected value of
the average weekly earnings in Canada times 52 exceeds
that threshold. Thereafter, the MYIE will be set
equal to such projected value times 52,
rounded down to the nearest $100. For 2003,
the projected value (times 52) was calculated
to be $35,586 and, therefore, the MYIE was
left at $39,000 (For further information, see
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ae-ei/loi-law/max2002.pdf).
Premium Reduction: Employers
with qualified wage-loss insurance plans are
entitled to premium reductions. They are required
to share this reduction with their employees (For
further information, see http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/prp-prtc/).
Premium Refund:
-
Workers with annual earnings of $2,000
or less can receive a refund of their EI premiums
through the income tax system.
-
EI premiums are refunded to employees
for the amount of premium deducted from their
insurable earnings in excess of the maximum
yearly insurable earnings. This situation
often arises when a person works for several
employers, and the aggregate insurable
earnings exceed $39,000.
Factors Affecting Premium Revenue
|
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
%
change |
|
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Fiscal
Year Factors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premium Revenue ($ million) |
18,999 |
18,295 |
18,564 |
18,140 |
(2%) |
|
|
Total Insurable Earnings ($ million) |
347,592 |
353,310 |
368,398 |
382,391 |
4% |
|
|
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
2004 |
Calendar
Year Factors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee
Premium Ratea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(% of insurable
earnings) |
2.40% |
2.25% |
2.20% |
2.10% |
(5%) |
1.98% |
Maximum
Insurable Earnings ($) |
39,000 |
39,000 |
39,000 |
39,000 |
0% |
39,000 |
Premium
Reduction ($ million) |
(512) |
(515) |
(532) |
(550) |
|
(567) |
Premium Refunds
($ million) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee |
(193) |
(182) |
(173) |
(174) |
|
(164) |
|
Employer (New Hires/Youth
Hires) |
(287) |
(16) |
- |
- |
|
- |
- The employers' portion is 1.4 times the
employee rate.
Note:
- The premium rate reduction from $2.20
to 2.10 for the calendar year 2003
represents a saving of $890 million for
employers and employees. The 2% decrease
between 2002-2003 and the planned revenue for
2003-2004 represents the net impact of the
reduction in the premium rate not fully offset
by the rise in employment and earnings.
Administrative Costs
Section 77 of the EI Act
specifies that the costs of administering the Act
are to be charged to the EI Account.
The Minister of Human Resources Development is
responsible for reporting on the EI Program
to Parliament. However, the Canada Customs and
Revenue Agency (CCRA), which collects
premiums and benefit repayments and provides
decisions on insurability under the Act, shares
the administration of the Program. HRDC, CCRA,
Treasury Board Secretariat and the Department of
Justice all supply services that support
management and delivery of programs under the EI Act.
The administrative costs that provincial and
territorial governments incur to administer
Employment Benefits and Support Measures under the
Labour Market Development Agreements are also
charged to the EI Account.
Administrative Costs
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spendinga |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
|
Federal |
1,320 |
1,395 |
1,459 |
1,392 |
|
Provincial |
94 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
|
Recovery |
(6) |
(10) |
(10) |
(10) |
Total |
1,408 |
1,476 |
1,540 |
1,473 |
The $1,473 million in EI administrative
costs represents the initial requirements for
2003-2004, which are $67 million less than
the forecast for 2002-2003. This variance is
mainly due to resources received for Modernizing
Services for Canadians for 2002-2003 ($48 million).
This initiative is not yet reflected in 2003-2004
Planned Spending.
Canada Pension Plan
Description
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a joint
federal-provincial plan that operates throughout
Canada, except in Quebec, which has its own
comparable plan. The CPP provides for a variety of
benefits based on life changes. Best known for its
retirement pensions, the CPP also provides
disability and death benefits to eligible persons.
As a contributory plan, contributors are
employed and self-employed persons between the
ages of 18 and 70, who earn at least a
minimum amount ($3,500) during a calendar
year. Benefits are calculated based on how much
and for how long a contributor has paid into the
CPP. Benefits are not paid automatically -
everyone must apply and provide proof of
eligibility.
Approximately 12 million Canadians over
the age of 18 currently contribute annually
to the Plan and approximately 3.6 million
Canadians will receive benefits during 2003-2004.
Benefit Payments
Retirement Pensions:
Contributors may begin receiving CPP retirement
pensions as early as age 60 or delay receipt
until age 70. Applicants who are between 60
and 65 must have stopped working or earn
below a specified level when they begin to receive
the retirement pension. Contributors over age 65
need not have stopped working to qualify.
The amount of each contributor's pension
depends on how much and for how long he/she has
contributed and at what age he/she begins to draw
the benefits. Pensions are adjusted by 0.5%
for each month between the date the pension begins
and the month of the contributor's 65th
birthday. Contributors who begin receiving a
retirement pension at age 60 will receive 70%
of the usual amount that would be payable at age 65,
while those who delay receiving a pension until
age 70 will receive 130% of the amount
payable at age 65.
Spouses and common-law partners who are at
least 60 years of age can share their
retirement benefits earned during the period of
cohabitation as long as they remain together.
Disability Benefits:
Disability benefits are payable to contributors
who meet the minimum contributory requirements and
whose disability is "severe and
prolonged", as defined in the legislation.
Such a disability would prevent them from working
regularly at any job in a substantially gainful
manner for a prolonged period of time. In order to
ensure that benefits are only paid to eligible
beneficiaries, reassessments of a sample of cases
are scheduled regularly. A monthly, flat-rate
benefit may also be paid to, or on behalf of, the
child of a recipient of a CPP disability
benefit, if that child is under the age of 18,
or up to age 25 if he or she is attending
school full-time. The monthly children's benefit
amount is not dependent on a parent's past
earnings.
Survivor's Benefits: A
contributor's surviving spouse/common-law partner
may be eligible for a monthly benefit if the
contributor has contributed for a minimum period
and, if at the time of the contributor's death,
the spouse/common-law partner was at least 35 years
old or was under age 35 and either had
dependent children or was disabled. Payments
continue in the event that the surviving
spouse/common-law partner remarries. Monthly
benefits are also payable on behalf of the
children of CPP contributors who die. The
amount is a flat rate and is payable until the
child reaches age 18, or up to age 25 if
he or she attends school or university full-time.
Death Benefits: A lump-sum
benefit is payable to the estate of the deceased
contributor provided the minimum contributory
requirements have been met.
Determining the Benefit Rate
CPP benefits are largely related to
earnings. Benefits are adjusted in January of each
year to reflect increases in the average cost of
living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Benefits such as children's benefits are not
based on earnings; they are a fixed amount.
Disability and survivor benefits contain a
fixed-rate or flat-rate portion in addition to an
earnings-related portion. The CPP has a ceiling on
earnings that changes every year. This ceiling
limits the amount of payments people receive, as
well as the amount of contributions that must be
paid into the Plan.
CPP - Benefit Payments By Category and Type
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spendinga |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Retirement
Pensions |
13,527 |
14,251 |
15,067 |
15,779 |
|
Disability
Benefits |
|
Disability pensions |
2,521 |
2,637 |
2,646 |
2,682 |
|
Benefits to children of
disabled contributors |
233 |
242 |
248 |
254 |
Disability
Benefits Total |
2,754 |
2,879 |
2,894 |
2,936 |
Survivor
Benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
Surviving spouse or common
law partner's benefits |
2,802 |
2,929 |
3,067 |
3,186 |
|
Orphan's benefits |
198 |
204 |
219 |
233 |
|
Death benefits |
213 |
227 |
237 |
254 |
Survivor
Benefits Total |
3,213 |
3,360 |
3,523 |
3,673 |
Total |
19,494 |
20,490 |
21,484 |
22,388 |
Revenues
The CPP is financed through mandatory
contributions from employees, employers and
self-employed persons, as well as from investment
income. Contributions are paid on the portion of a
person's earnings that falls between a specified
minimum (the Year's Basic Exemption) and maximum
(the Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings) amounts.
The minimum remains constant at $3,500, while
the maximum amount is linked to the average
Canadian industrial wage and is adjusted annually.
No contributions can be made once a contributor
begins to receive a CPP retirement pension,
while receiving a disability pension or reaches
the age of 70. Disbursements include the
payment of CPP benefits and administrative
expenditures associated with managing the program.
When it was introduced in 1966, the CPP
was designed as a pay-as-you-go plan, with a small
reserve. This meant that the benefits for one
generation would be paid largely from the
contributions of later generations. However,
demographic and economic developments and changes
to benefits in the 30 years that followed
resulted in significantly higher costs. It became
clear that to continue to finance the program on a
pay-as-you-go basis would have meant imposing a
high financial burden on Canadians in the work
force during those years. Plan administrators
chose instead to change the funding approach of
the Plan to a hybrid of pay-as-you-go and
full-funding, where each generation pays for its
own benefits.
In 1998, the federal and provincial
governments introduced "steady-state"
financing. Under steady-state financing, the
contribution rate increased incrementally, from 5.6%
in 1996, to 9.9% in 2003 and will
remain at that rate. The 9.9% long-term
contribution rate is the lowest that can be
expected to sustain the Plan indefinitely without
further increases.
This approach will generate a level of
contributions between 2001 and 2020 that
exceeds the benefits paid out every year during
that period. Funds not immediately required to pay
benefits will be transferred to the CPP Investment
Board for investment in financial markets. Over
time, this will create a large enough reserve to
help pay the growing costs that are expected as
more and more baby-boomers retire.
Adoption of this diversified funding approach
has made the Canadian retirement income system
less vulnerable to changes in economic and
demographic conditions and a leading edge example
of public pension plan management in the world.
Investment Income: Interest is
earned on the investments and the CPP Account.
The Minister of Finance sets the interest rate for
the CPP Account.
Administrative Costs
Human Resources Development Canada, the
Department of Finance, the Canada Customs and
Revenue Agency, Public Works and Government
Services Canada and the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions supply
services that support the management and delivery
of the CPP and its funds.
Costs incurred by these departments and
agencies in administering the Plan are recoverable
from the Account based on the costing principles
approved by Treasury Board. Essentially, those
principles are that costs must be incurred because
of CPP responsibilities and must be traceable.
Administrative expenses for 2003-2004 are
estimated at $350.7 million, representing a
decrease of 12.6% from the forecast for
2002-2003.
CPP - Administrative Expenses By Department
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spendinga |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Human
Resources Development Canada |
|
Plan administration,
operations, records, and accommodation |
211.8 |
245.0 |
267.4 |
215.5 |
EI
Account |
|
- Refunding of EI Account
in relation to assignment of Social
Insurance Numbers and maintenance of the
central index |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Treasury
Board Secretariat |
|
Insurance premiums and
recoverable contributions to the Employee
Benefit Plan |
28.8 |
31.5 |
36.4 |
32.0 |
Public
Works and Government Services |
|
Cheque issue, EDP services |
12.9 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency |
|
Collection of contributions |
77.7 |
77.6 |
80.4 |
85.9 |
Office
of the Superintendent of Financial
Institutions |
|
Actuarial services |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Finance |
|
Investment services |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Total |
335.2 |
371.1 |
401.5 |
350.7 |
Financial Accountability
The CPP and its resources are divided among
three components:
-
The CPP Account was
established to record the contributions,
interest, pensions and benefits and
administrative expenditures of the Plan. It
consists of an operating balance and a number
of short-term investments. The operating
balance is maintained at a level designed to
cover three months' worth of forecast benefit
payments and administrative charges.
-
The CPP Investment Fund
was established to record investments in the
securities of the provinces, territories and
Canada.
-
The Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board is an independent body
established by a 1997 act of Parliament
and created in 1998 to help the CPP
achieve steady-state funding by investing
funds not required by the CPP to pay current
pensions and earning investment returns on
funds transferred from the CPP Account
(Information about the Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board can be found at http://www.cppib.ca).
The Board is accountable to the public and
governments through regular reports. It is
subject to investment rules similar to other
pension funds in Canada.
Financial Summary
Benefit payments are expected to reach $22.4 billion
in 2003-2004, an increase of $904 million or 4.2%
over 2002-2003. This increase reflects forecasts
of client population and average benefit payments.
In 2003-2004, it is expected that there will be a
net increase in client population of 2.5% and
a net increase in average benefit payments of 1.6%.
The CPP is expected to have an increase of $11 billion,
bringing the cumulative balance to more than $71 billion
by March 31, 2004. At present, the CPP
has a fund equal to almost three years of benefits
and this is expected to grow to about four or five
years of benefits over the next two decades.
The following figures summarize trends in total
revenues and expenditures of the Account and its
status from 2000-2001 to 2003-2004.
CPP - Revenues and Expenditure Trend
![Billions of dollars / 2001-2001 Total Expenditures: 19.8 Total Revenues: 24.3 / 2001-2002 Total Expenditures: 20.9 Total Revenues: 27.1 / 2002-2003 Total Expenditures: 21.9 Total Revenues: 29.9 / 2003-2004 Total Expenditures: 22.7 Total Revenues: 33.4](/web/20060120104950im_/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20032004/HRDC-DRHC/org-cpptrend_e.jpg)
Note 1: CPP - Revenues
and expenditures trend is presented for fiscal
years 2000-2001 to 2003-2004. Records for prior
years were prepared on a modified cash basis of
accounting, while records have been prepared on an
accrual basis since 1998-1999.
CPP - Summary
More information relating to 2001-2002 is
reported in the CPP financial statements which can
be found in the 2001 Public Accounts of
Canada, Volume 1, Section 6, at http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc-e.html)
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
21,407 |
23,533 |
24,942 |
28,373 |
Investment
Income |
|
Canada Pension Plan |
3,700 |
3,260 |
2,722 |
2,693 |
|
CPP Investment Board |
(851) |
305 |
(3,093) |
0 |
Total
Investment Income |
2,849 |
3,565 |
(372) |
2,693 |
Total
Revenue |
24,256 |
27,098 |
24,571 |
31,066 |
|
Expenditures |
|
Benefit payments |
19,494 |
20,490 |
21,484 |
22,388 |
|
Administrative expenses |
335 |
371 |
402 |
351 |
Total
Expenditures |
19,829 |
20,861 |
21,886 |
22,739 |
Increase |
4,427 |
6,237 |
2,686 |
8,327 |
Year-end
Balance |
45,688 |
51,925 |
54,611 |
62,938 |
Note: Canada Pension Plan
Ivestment Board actual amounts are based on their
audited financial statements. The CPP Investment
Board invests mainly in equities. The investment
income is determined by the change in fair values
of these investments. It is defficult to forecast
the fair value and as a result, the December 31, 2002
investment income has been used.
Long-term Forecast
The CPP legislation requires a schedule of
contribution rates with a review every three years
by the federal and provincial finance ministers.
The review determines whether any adjustments to
the schedule are necessary. If so, the adjustments
are implemented through legislation or agreement
among finance ministers, or automatically under a
formula that ensures that the Plan will have a
reserve equal to approximately two years worth of
benefits. Amendments to the rate schedule or the
automatic regulation require the approval of at
least two thirds of the provinces with at least
two thirds of the population of all the provinces.
The following table shows the forecast of
revenues and expenditures affecting the CPP for
the period between December 1, 2005 and
December 1, 2025 based on the Office of
the Superintendent of Financial Institutions' CPP Nineteenth
Actuarial Report as at December 31, 2000
(The Nineteenth Actuarial Report can be found at http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/eng/office/actuarialreports/index.asp).
The Assets/Expenditures Ratio reflects the size of
the year-end assets relative to the expenditures.
Forecast of Revenues and Expenditures
Year |
Contribution |
Investment |
Assets at |
Assets/Expenditures |
Contributions |
Earning |
Expenditures |
Dec. 31 |
Rate% |
$ millions |
Ratio |
2005 |
9.90 |
29,247 |
5,434 |
24,747 |
82,745 |
3.19 |
2010 |
9.90 |
36,414 |
8,853 |
31,945 |
142,253 |
4.21 |
2015 |
9.90 |
46,463 |
14,698 |
42,856 |
223,170 |
4.90 |
2020 |
9.90 |
59,016 |
21,813 |
58,350 |
327,682 |
5.28 |
2025 |
9.90 |
74,064 |
30,206 |
78,865 |
449,134 |
5.38 |
Government Annuities Account
This account was established by the Government
Annuities Act, and modified by the Government
Annuities Improvement Act, which
discontinued sales of annuities in 1975. The
account is valued on an actuarial basis each year,
with the deficit charged or surplus credited to
the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
The purpose of the Government Annuities Act
was to assist Canadians to provide for their later
years, by the purchase of Government annuities.
The Government Annuities Improvement Act
increased the rate of return and flexibility of
Government annuity contracts.
Income consists of premiums received, funds
reclaimed from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for
previously untraceable annuitants, earned interest
and any transfer needed to cover the actuarial
deficit. Payments and other charges represent
matured annuities, the commuted value of death
benefits, premium refunds and withdrawals, and
actuarial surpluses and unclaimed items
transferred to non-tax revenues. The amounts of
unclaimed annuities, related to untraceable
annuitants, are transferred to non-tax revenues.
As of March 31, 2002, there were
5,324 outstanding deferred annuities, the
last of which will come into payment around 2030.
Government Annuities Account -
Receipts and Disbursements
(millions of
dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Expenditures |
|
|
|
|
Actuarial
Liabilities - Balance at beginning of year |
546.1 |
507.9 |
471.5 |
436.4 |
Income |
35.8 |
33.3 |
31.0 |
28.8 |
Payments and other charges |
68.4 |
65.2 |
62.6 |
60.1 |
Excess of Payments and
other charges over income for the year |
32.6 |
31.9 |
31.6 |
31.3 |
Actuarial Surplus |
5.6 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
Actuarial
Liabilities - Balance at end of the year |
507.9 |
471.5 |
436.4 |
402.4 |
Civil Service Insurance
Fund
This account was established by the Civil
Service Insurance Act, under which the
Minister of Finance could contract with permanent
employees in the public service for the payment of
certain death benefits. No new contracts have been
entered into since 1954 when the
Supplementary Death Benefit Plan for the Public
Service and Canadian Forces was introduced as part
of the Public Service Superannuation Act
and the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act,
respectively. As of April 1997, the
Department of Human Resources Development assumed
the responsibility for the administration and the
actuarial valuation of the Civil Service
Insurance Act.
The number of policies in force as of March 31, 2002
was 1,884 and the average age of the policy
holders was 83.9 years. Receipts and
other credits consist of premiums and an amount
(charged to expenditures) which is transferred
from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in order to
balance the assets and actuarial liabilities of
the program. Payments and other charges consist of
death benefits, settlement annuities paid to
beneficiaries and premium refunds.
Pursuant to subsection 16(3) of the Civil
Service Insurance Regulations, any deficit will be
credited to the Account from the Consolidated
Revenue Fund.
Civil Service Insurance Fund - Receipts and
Disbursements
(millions of
dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Opening Balance |
8.3 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
Receipts and other credits |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Payments and other charges |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Excess of payments and
other charges over income for the year |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Closing Balance |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
Employment Insurance Part II
- 2003-2004 Expenditure Plan
Background
Part II of the Employment Insurance (EI) Act
commits the federal government to work in concert
with provinces and territories in designing and
implementing active employment programs that would
be more effective in helping unemployed Canadians
integrate into the labour market. These programs
are called Employment Benefits and Support
Measures (EBSMs).
In accordance with the Government of Canada's 1996
offer to provinces and territories to enter into
bilateral partnerships on labour market
activities, Labour Market Development Agreements
(LMDAs) have been concluded with nine provinces
and the three territories. The LMDAs involve two
types of arrangements:
-
Co-management agreements where Human
Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and
the provinces and one territory jointly assume
responsibility for the planning and design of
EBSMs, while HRDC continues to deliver
programs and services through its service
delivery network. Such agreements have been
concluded with Newfoundland and Labrador,
Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and
Yukon. There is also a strategic partnership
agreement that is a variation of co-management
in Nova Scotia. Furthermore, HRDC delivers
EBSMs in Ontario where there is no LMDA.
-
Transfer agreements where the provinces and
territories assume responsibility for the
design and delivery of active employment
programs similar to EBSMs. Such agreements
have been concluded with New Brunswick,
Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the
Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
In addition to locally and regionally delivered
EBSMs and similar programs, pan-Canadian
activities that are national or multi-regional in
scope or purpose are delivered by HRDC in any of
the provinces through EBSMs.
Employment Benefits and Support Measures
The five Employment Benefits are:
-
Targeted Wage Subsidies -
to encourage employers to hire individuals
whom they would not normally hire in the
absence of a subsidy;
-
Self-Employment - to help
individuals to create jobs for themselves by
starting a business;
-
Job Creation Partnerships
- to provide individuals with opportunities
through which they can gain work experience
which leads to on-going employment;
-
Targeted Earnings Supplements
- to encourage individuals to accept
employment by offering them financial
incentives; and
-
Skills Development - to
help individuals to obtain skills for
employment, ranging from basic to advanced
skills through direct assistance to
individuals, and, where applicable,
contributions to provinces/territories or
provincially/territorially funded training
institutions to cover costs not included in
tuition fees.
It should be noted that of the Employment
Benefits listed above, Targeted Earnings
Supplements has not yet been implemented. Pilot
research projects were conducted to evaluate the
effectiveness of Targeted Earnings Supplements but
HRDC has not yet arrived at a feasible design.
Eligibility to receive assistance under the
Employment Benefits extends to persons who are
insured participants as defined in Section 58
of the EI Act, i.e., active
claimants and former claimants (individuals who
have received regular benefits in the past three
years or maternity or parental benefits in the
past five years).
Part II of the legislation also authorizes
the establishment of Support Measures in support
of the National Employment Service. The three
measures are:
-
Employment Assistance Services
- to assist organizations in the provision of
employment services to unemployed persons;
-
Labour Market Partnerships
- to encourage and support employers, employee
and/or employer associations and communities
to improve their capacity for dealing with
human resource requirements and implementing
labour force adjustments; and
-
Research and Innovation -
to support activities which identify better
ways of helping persons prepare for or keep
employment and be productive participants in
the labour force.
Financial Data
2003-2004 Employment Insurance Plan
(millions of dollars) |
Base |
Re-Investment |
Total Plan |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
57.1 |
73.1 |
130.2 |
Nova Scotia |
50.9 |
30.3 |
81.2 |
New Brunswick |
50.0 |
42.1 |
92.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
15.9 |
10.0 |
26.0 |
Quebec |
350.0 |
248.1 |
598.1 |
Ontario |
340.1 |
184.1 |
524.2 |
Manitoba |
38.1 |
10.2 |
48.3 |
Saskatchewan |
29.1 |
9.9 |
39.0 |
Alberta |
74.7 |
35.9 |
110.7 |
Northwest Territories |
2.1 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
Nunavut |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
British Columbia |
138.2 |
151.7 |
290.0 |
Yukon |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
|
1,150.0 |
800.0 |
1,950.0 |
Pan-Canadian
Responsibilitiesa |
237.2 |
0.0 |
237.2 |
Funds available for
Employment Benefits and Support Measures |
1,387.2 |
800.0 |
2,187.2 |
- Funds earmarked for Pan-Canadian priorities,
such as Aboriginal programming, youth
programming, sectoral and innovations
projects. The amount is net of $12.8M
funds converted into HRDC operating costs.
For 2003-2004, the EI Part II
expenditure authority of $2.2 billion
represents 0.6% of total estimated insurable
earnings of $382.391 billion. This represents
a lower level of expenditures than the 0.8% ceiling
imposed under the Act, which is estimated at
$3.059 billion.
Some of the savings from Part I income
benefits generated by the EI reform are included
in these funds to provide job opportunities and
help Canadians get back to work more quickly. The
amount of re-investment reached maturity at $800 million
in 2000-2001.
Expected Results
It is expected that 356,000 active
claimants will be assisted in 2003-2004. This
target may change, depending on labour market
conditions and agreements achieved with provinces
and territories.
HRDC will carefully monitor the impact of EBSMs
on individuals and communities; the performance of
the economy and job markets; and the ways in which
workers, employers, industries and communities are
affected and adjust.
An accountability framework has been developed
that respects the legal responsibility of the
Minister of Human Resources Development for the EI Account.
Key indicators will measure both the short and
long term outcomes of EBSMs.
EBSM (EI Part II
Activities) |
|
Clients Employed/Self-employed |
Unpaid Benefits ($M) |
Active Claimants Assisted |
Targeted Results 2001-2002 |
214,314 |
$733.4M |
308,762 |
Actual Results 2001-2002 |
187,9381 |
$650.7M1 |
352,7332 |
Targeted Results 2002-2003 |
200,828 |
$658.0M |
299,000 |
Forecasted Results
2002-2003 |
209,0003 |
$797.0M4 |
360,0005 |
Forecasted Results
2003-2004 |
214,000 |
$815.0M |
356,000 |
Notes:
- Exclusive of Employment Information Services
(self-serve) and pan-Canadian results.
- The targeted results for Clients Employed
and Unpaid Benefits for 2001-2002 and
2002-2003 are the totals as submitted by HRDC
regions, provinces and territories. However,
the targets for Active Claimants Assisted are
the result of a combination of targets
received from the regions plus 80% of
Quebec's target of 130,628 Clients
Assisted and 80% of an estimate of
Clients Assisted by New Brunswick derived from
historical data. The historical data for both
of these two regions indicate that slightly
more than 80% of the clients assisted are
active claimants. The LMDAs of these two
provinces do not require an annual target for
Active Claimants Assisted.
- Forecasted results for 2002-2003 are based
on an analysis of historical data and the most
current 2002-2003 reported data.
- The 2003-2004 forecasted results are
national projections developed by HRDC at NHQ
(based on historical client and program data,
expenditure patterns, forecasted labour market
conditions and expected funding levels). A
further target exercise will be undertaken
with provinces/territories and regions once
final data is available for 2002-03. The need
to develop future year targets in this manner
explains the difference between the 2002-2003
targets published in the 2002-2003 EI Expenditure
Plan and those now stated above.
Explanation of Variances:
- Actual results for "Employed" and
"Unpaid Benefits" are lower than
targeted. This variance relates to a slowdown
in the economy during the first three quarters
of 2001-02.
- Active Claimants Assisted exceeded the
established target as a result of an increase
in the number of regular claims when compared
to the previous year. This increase relates to
the slowdown in the economy during the first
three quarters of 2001-02.
- The forecasted Client Employed Results
reflect an increase of 6.6% in the actual
number of Clients Employed as of October 31, 2002
compared to the corresponding period in
2001-02. Clients employed results are higher
than were anticipated based on the data
available at the time of target establishment.
Labour market conditions were strong in 2002
as Canada wound up the year with a record
560,000 jobs created.
- Unpaid Benefits at October 31, 2002
were $111 million (27%) higher than
at the same time in 2001. Unpaid Benefits
are higher than were anticipated at the time
of target establishment. Approximately 35%
of the increase relates to higher than
expected active claimants counts (the source
for unpaid benefits). The remaining 65%
increase stems from factors such as average
benefits rate and the length of claims
established in 2002-03 when compared to
2001-02.
- The number of Active Claimants Assisted is 73%
higher than at the same period last year. This
relates to higher than expected use of
interventions that are service in nature.
These interventions are generally delivered to
clients who are job ready. This increase is
also reflective of better client
documentation.
Of the thirteen formative evaluations scheduled
to take place, twelve are completed. A formative
evaluation of the Nunavut LMDA is planned for
completion in the Spring of 2004. Summative
evaluations of the LMDAs, which will provide
reliable and valid information concerning a
program's impacts and effectiveness are underway
in three provinces, namely British Columbia,
Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec (in Quebec,
the province is leading the evaluation, in
consultation with HRDC). Throughout 2002-2003,
summative evaluations are being started in other
provinces and territories. Completion of these
studies is expected in 2004.
Over the past year, work has been underway in
British Columbia and Alberta on the Medium-Term
Indicator (MTI) pilot projects. The MTI is
designed to test the feasibility of using
operational data to monitor and report on EBSM
effectiveness on an ongoing basis. The pilot is
examining methodologies and indicators that will
best measure the impact of EI Part II
activities. This project continues to support the
department's commitment to monitor and report upon
the effectiveness of EBSM programs delivered under
the LMDAs.
Details on Transfer
Payments
Human Resources Development Canada has a
substantial number of transfer payment programs.
These support individuals, communities, the
private and voluntary sectors, labour, other
orders of government and Aboriginal organizations
in the achievement of shared human development
goals. We are subject to the revised policy on
Transfer Payments, which was introduced on June 1, 2000.
That policy requires departments to report on
those transfer payment programs that are worth at
least $5 million. In so doing, we are helping
to demonstrate sound management of, control over,
and accountability for our transfer payments.
Consistent with this policy, we have developed
descriptive material on each program funded from
the Consolidated Revenue Fund, including stated
objectives, expected results and outcomes, and
milestones for achievement. The following table
provides a list of the active transfer payments
programs. A fact sheet for each program over $5 million
is also provided.
Planned spending figures reflect estimated
program costs and exclude operating resources
necessary to deliver the program.
Non-Statutory Transfer Payments
By Service Line
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $1,105.7 Million ($M))
|
Associated Programs
(Terms and Conditions) |
For more details,
see |
Human Resources
Investment (HRI) |
Grants |
Grants to individuals,
organizations and corporations to assist
individuals to improve their employability
and to promote employment opportunities by
assisting local entrepreneurial
development (Planned: $8.2M) |
Fact Sheet 1 |
|
Youth Employment Strategy |
Grants to voluntary
sectors, professional organizations,
universities and post-secondary
institutions and to provincial and
territorial governments for literacy
(Planned: $28.2M) |
Fact Sheet 2 |
|
National Literacy Program |
Grants to non-profit
organizations for activities eligible for
support through the Social Development
Partnerships Program (Planned: $7.0M) |
Fact Sheet 3 |
|
Social Development
Partnerships Program |
Human Resources
Investment (HRI) |
Contributions |
Payments to provinces,
territories, municipalities, other public
bodies, organizations, groups,
communities, employers and individuals for
the provision of training and/or work
experience, the mobilization of community
resources, and human resource planning and
adjustment measures necessary for the
efficient functioning of the Canadian
labour market (Planned: $575.5M) |
|
|
Opportunities Fund for
Persons with Disabilities |
Fact Sheet 4 |
|
Aboriginal Human Resources
Development Strategy* |
Fact Sheet 5 |
|
Youth Employment Strategy |
Fact Sheet 1 |
|
Social Development
Partnerships Program |
Fact Sheet 3 |
|
Sector Council Program |
Fact Sheet 7 |
|
Older Workers Pilot Projects |
Fact Sheet 9 |
Employability assistance
for people with disabilities - Payments to
provincial and territorial governments, in
accordance with bilateral agreements, for
the provision of a range of measures to
enhance the economic participation of
working age adults with disabilities in
the labour market by helping them to
prepare for, attain and retain employment
(Planned: $192.0M) |
Fact Sheet 6 |
|
Canadian-Provincial-Territorial
Employability Assistance for People with
Disabilities |
Contributions to
organizations, provinces, territories,
municipalities, post-secondary
institutions and individuals to encourage
and support initiatives which will
contribute to the development of a more
results-oriented, accessible, relevant and
accountable learning system (Planned: $3.4M) |
|
Contributions to
organizations, provinces, territories,
municipalities, post-secondary
institutions and individuals to encourage
and support initiatives with respect to
the development, application, use and
diffusion of new learning and training
technologies (Office of Learning
Technology) (Planned: $2.8M) |
|
Homelessness -
Contributions to provinces, territories,
municipalities, other public bodies,
organizations, community groups, employers
and individuals to support activities to
help alleviate and prevent homelessness
across Canada (Planned: $160.4M)** |
Fact Sheet 8 |
|
Homelessness (Supporting
Communities Partnership Initiative); Youth
(Homelessness); Urban Aboriginal Strategy
(Homelessness) |
New Initiatives |
|
|
Canadian Learning
Institute |
|
|
Announced in Budget 2003
(Planned: $100M) |
Budget 2003 |
|
Early Learning and Child
Care |
|
|
Announced in Budget 2003
(Planned: $25M) |
Budget 2003 |
Labour |
Grants |
Canadian Joint Fire
Prevention Publicity Committee (Planned: $0.0M) |
Fire Prevention Canada
(Planned: $0.0M) |
To support activities
which contribute to occupational safety
and health program objectives (Planned: $0.0M) |
To support
Standards-writing associations (Planned: $0.0M) |
Contributions |
Labour-management
Partnerships Program (Planned: $1.6M) |
|
Contribution program
designed to encourage labour-management
cooperation and innovation and to promote
productive, fair and open workplaces |
Labour Commission
(Planned: $1.6M) |
* Resources announced in Budget 2003 for
"Aboriginal Skills and Employment
Partnership" are excluded from Fact Sheet 5 ($10M).
** Resources announced in Budget 2003 for
"Supporting Community Partnership
Initiative" are included in Fact Sheet 8 ($135M).
Fact Sheet
# 1: Youth Employment Strategy
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $252.3M)
|
Objectives |
The objective of the
realigned Strategy will be to assist youth
in enhancing their employability skills,
while increasing the number of skilled
young Canadians in the workforce. |
Expected Results and Outcomes |
The common key results commitments for
all initiatives receiving funding under
the realigned Youth Employment Strategy
over the period 2003-2008 and onward are:
- Participants will gain enhanced
employability skills from work
experience or tailored interventions;
and,
- A portion of youth participants will
return to school to further their
education/skills development and/or
become employed.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
March 2008 |
|
Evaluation Performed (on
previous programs) |
1997: |
Summer Career Placements Summative
Evaluation. |
1998-1999: |
Youth Service Canada Summative
Evaluation. |
Youth Employment Strategy: A
Formative Evaluation of Youth Internship
Canada and Other HRDC Youth Initiatives. |
Interdepartmental Evaluation of the
Youth Employment Strategy (YES). |
2000-2001: |
Youth Service Canada Evaluation (Longitudinal
Study). |
Summative Evaluation of HRDC's Youth
Internship Programs under the Youth
Employment Strategy. |
YES Interdepartmental Evaluation Phase I. |
2001-2002: |
Youth Internship Canada Program
Evaluation Phases II and III. |
YES Interdepartmental Evaluation Phase II
(consolidates YES with other federal youth
programs). |
Evaluation Scheduled |
2004: |
Formative Evaluation |
2006: |
Summative Evaluation |
Fact Sheet
# 2: National Literacy Program
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $28.2M)
|
Objectives |
Provides financial (and technical)
assistance for activities designed to
achieve one or another of the following
overall objectives:
- enable increased understanding of
literacy issues through promotion and
public awareness;
- foster coordination and
information-sharing among all
literacy-related organizations;
- enhance outreach measures and access
activities for community and workplace
literacy programming;
- support the development and exchange
of learning materials, methods and
programs;
- stimulate applied research and
development initiatives which address
the needs of literacy practice and
practitioners;
- encourage innovative developments
and solutions in literacy programming
through community, labour or private
sector demonstration projects;
- develop the capacity of major
organizations and institutions
involved in literacy to represent and
advocate for literacy.
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
- Partner strengthening and support.
- Production of relevant and effective
learning materials.
- Improved public awareness.
- Production of relevant, high quality
research.
- Strengthened coordination and
information sharing.
- Improved access to literacy services
for Canadians in need.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
March 31, 2003 |
Evaluation Performed |
January 2003 Evaluation
Report Completed. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
2007: |
Evaluation of National Literacy
Secretariat Programs. |
Fact Sheet
# 3: Social Development Partnerships
Programa
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $24.2M)
|
Objectives |
The SDPP is a nationally delivered
program that was created in 1998 as a
multi-year research and development
program. The program supports activities
of the social non-profit sector in line
with Human Resources Development Canada's (HRDC)
mandate. These activities are designed to
promote the generation and sharing of
knowledge and strengthen the capacity of
the social non-profit sector to meet the
social development needs of vulnerable
populations.b
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
Qualitative results in the following
areas:
- Increased generation of knowledge on
emerging social issues, innovative
solutions, best practices, tools and
methodologies;
- Increased dissemination of
information and knowledge;s
Strengthened and expanded
partnerships, alliances and networks;
- More effective public dialogue and
consultations on Canada's social
policies and programs; and
- Strengthened capacity of funded
organizations in the social non-profit
sector with respect to governance,
policy and program development,
community outreach, organizational
administration and management.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
New proposed Terms and
Conditions come into effect April 2003. |
Evaluation Performed |
Draft evaluations for SDPP
and CCV programs received by HRDC
2002-2003. Scheduled for submission to
HRDC Audit and Evaluation Committee for
decision 2003-2004. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
Evaluation Scheduled
Evaluation of renewed program scheduled
for 2007-2008. |
- Includes all initiatives using Social
Development Partnerships Program (SDPP)
terms and conditions, these are: Voluntary
Sector Initiative, some of Child Care Visions
and SDPP.
- The SDPP incorporates the former Child Care
Visions (CCV) program under a distinct
Early Childhood Learning and Care stream.
Fact Sheet
# 4: Opportunities Fund For Persons With
Disabilities
(2003-2004 PLANNED SPENDING: $23.8M)
|
Objectives |
- To assist persons with disabilities
in preparing for, obtaining and
keeping employment, or becoming
self-employed, thereby increasing
their economic participation and
independence.
- The objective will be achieved by
working in partnership with
non-government organizations
representing persons with
disabilities, the private sector and
provincial governments in using
innovative approaches that demonstrate
best practices to promoting the
economic integration of persons with
disabilities.
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
- Approximately 3,700 persons
with disabilities will be assisted
annually, of whom 1,900 will find
work.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
March 31, 2004 |
Evaluation Performed |
1998: Formative Evaluation. |
2001: Summative Evaluation. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
2004: Summative Evaluation. |
Fact Sheet
# 5: Aboriginal Human Resources
Development Strategy (AHRDS)
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $252.4M)*
|
Objectives |
To support Aboriginal organizations to
develop and implement labour market, youth
and child care programs that are designed
to address the local and regional needs of
Aboriginal people. This programming will:
- assist Aboriginal individuals to
prepare for, obtain and maintain
employment, thereby resulting in
savings to income support programs;
- assist Aboriginal youth (a person
normally from 15 to 30 years
of age) in preparing for, obtaining
and maintaining employment and in
making a successful transition into
the labour market, thereby resulting
in increased employment; and
- increase the supply of quality child
care services in First Nations and
Inuit communities, thereby raising the
availability of distinct and diverse
services in these communities to a
level comparable to that of the
general population.
|
Expected Results and Outcomesa |
- Assist 50,000 Aboriginal
clients, of whom 18,000 are
expected to find and keep work or
become self-employed, and
approximately 6,000 will return
to school.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
April 1, 2004 |
Evaluation Performed |
None to date |
Evaluation Scheduled |
2001-2002 and 2002-2003 (Evaluation
report by February 2003):
- Portrait of administrative data
reflecting the Strategy.
- Community Case Studies assessing the
impact of the AHRDS with client
follow-up surveys analyzing earnings,
duration of employment, use of skills
and positioning these results within
the community's context.
- Assessment of the Strategy's
partnership, horizontal management and
program integration dimensions.
Final Evaluation to be completed by
March 2004. Evaluation to include
primarily summative elements with minor
formative explorations.
|
- These results and outcomes are based on
total program funding through the Consolidated
Revenue Fund (CRF) and EI Part II.
Specific results derived from the CRF funding
only are unavailable.
* Excludes resources announced in Budget 2003
for "Aboriginal Skills and Employment
Partnerships" ($10M).
Fact Sheet
# 6: Canadian-Provincial/Territorial
Employability Assistance For People With
Disabilities (EAPD)
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $192.0M)
|
Objectives |
To provide funding to provinces and
territories for a range of measures to
enhance the economic participation of
working age adults with disabilities in
the labour market by helping them prepare
for, attain and retain employment. |
Expected Results and Outcomes |
- The key outcome commitment is to
help people with disabilities prepare
for, attain and retain employment.
EAPD emphasizes accountability and the
federal and provincial governments
jointly developed the results
indicators.
- Data on outcomes will be available
in the EAPD national annual report to
be released in spring 2003.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
April 1, 2003 |
Evaluation Performed |
1999-2000: Evaluation Assessment. |
2001-2002: Bilateral evaluations. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
2001-2002: Promising Practices. |
2003-2004: Bilateral evaluations. |
Fact Sheet
# 7: Sector Council Program
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $13.0M)
|
Objectives |
- Increase number of councils and/or
coverage and penetration of the labour
market;
- Focus on results - i.e., having
positive impact on Human Resource (HR)
and skills development issues in
sectors;
- Increasing Department's engagement
and profile with industry players and
post-secondary educational system;
- Stabilizing sector councils with
performance-based support; and
- A better connected sectoral delivery
mechanism.
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
Short Term
- Increased consensus and
understanding of skills, occupational
needs and labour market issues (micro
and macro);
- Enhanced collaboration, action and
investment by industry;
- Increase the availability and use of
products and services to help industry
address their HR issues.
Longer Term
- Increased industry learning and
skills development;
- More informed and responsive
learning system with respect to
industry needs;
- Enhance ability of industry to
recruit, retain and address HR issues.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
March 2007 |
Evaluation Performed |
No formal evaluation as of
this date. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
Interim Evaluation planned
for 2004-2005. |
Formative Evaluation planned
for 2006-2007. |
Fact Sheet
# 8: Homelessness (Supporting Communities
Partnership Iinitiative)
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $160.4M)*
|
Objectives |
- To develop a comprehensive continuum
of supports to help homeless Canadians
move out of the cycle of homelessness
and prevent those at-risk from falling
into homelessness by providing
communities with the tools to develop
a range of interventions to stabilize
the living arrangements of homeless
individuals and families--encouraging
self-sufficiency where possible--and
prevent those at-risk from falling
into homelessness.
- To ensure sustainable capacity of
communities to address homelessness by
enhancing community leadership and
broadening ownership by the public,
non-profit and private sector on the
issue of homelessness in Canada.
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
- Enhanced supports and services
available to meet the needs of
homeless individuals and families and
those at-risk of homelessness by
facilitating integrated community
responses to help improve their living
conditions and to help them access and
maintain secure accommodation.
- Increased knowledge and
understanding of homelessness at the
local, regional and national levels
through data collection, research, the
review and assessment of the
effectiveness of interventions and by
supporting the dissemination and
sharing of this information.
- Broader engagement of partners to
address homelessness by strengthening
partnerships and collaboration with
other federal departments, all orders
of government, and the private and
not-for-profit sectors.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
March 31, 2006.** |
Audit Performed |
Fiscal Year 2000-2001: Implementation
Review: SupportingCommunities Partnership
Initiative (SCPI). |
Audit Scheduled |
Fiscal Year 2002-2003: Compliance Audit. |
Evaluation Performed |
Report on Case Studies for Youth
Homelessness (2001-2002). |
Evaluation of HRDC components of
National Homelessness Initiative (NHI)
completed Fiscal Year 2001-2002. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
SCPI Community Plan Assessments (To be
completed bySeptember 30, 2003). |
* Includes planned spending announced in Budget 2003
for "Supporting Communities Partnership
Initiative" ($135M).
** Pending approval of extended terms and
conditions.
Fact Sheet
# 9: Older Workers Pilot Projects
(2003-2004 Planned Spending: $15.0M)*
|
Objectives |
- To support innovative pilot projects
designed to re-integrate displaced
older workers into sustainable
employment, or maintain in employment
older workers threatened with
displacement.
- This objective supports HRDC's human
resources investment priorities aimed
at helping clients with particular
labour market needs and issues,
broadening partnerships to enhance and
integrate programming and focusing on
prevention.
|
Expected Results and Outcomes |
- Expected Results and Outcomes s
These projects will provide both
levels of government with a better
understanding of what works for this
particular client group and how HRDC
might wish to proceed co-operatively
in advancing eventual policies and
programs for older workers.
|
Milestones for
Achievement: |
Renewal Date |
Program to end on March 31, 2004. |
Evaluation Performed |
Evaluations of pilot
projects are ongoing, with some
evaluations nearing completion. |
Evaluation Scheduled |
Preliminary
evaluations from all the participating
provinces and territories will be
completed by March 31, 2004 with
final evaluations to be received by HRDC
by March 2005. |
* Pending approval of funding.
Consolidated Report on
Canada Student Loans Program
In August 2000, the Canada Student Loans
Program (CSLP) was shifted from the risk-shared
financing arrangements that had been in place with
financial institutions between 1995 and July 2000
to a direct student loan financing plan. (For
further information on the Canada Student Loans
Program, see http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/student_loans/)
This meant that the Program had to redesign the
delivery mechanism in order to directly finance
student loans. In the new arrangement, the
Government of Canada provides the necessary
funding to students and two service providers have
contracts to administer the loans.
It also meant that the Program had to use
interim arrangements in order to ensure
uninterrupted delivery of federal student
financial assistance until the Direct Loans
program could be fully implemented.
Reporting Entity
The entity detailed in this report is the
Canada Student Loans Program only and does not
include departmental operations related to the
delivery of the CSLP. Expenditures in the figures
are primarily statutory in nature, made under the
authority of the Canada Student Loans Act
and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act.
Basis of Accounting
The financial figures are prepared in
accordance with accounting policies and concepts
generally accepted in Canada and as reflected in
the Public Sector Accounting Handbook of
the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Specific Accounting Policies
Revenues
Two sources of revenue are reported: interest
revenue on Direct Loans and recoveries on Direct,
Guaranteed and Put Back Loans. Government
accounting practices require that recoveries from
both sources be credited to the Government's
Consolidated Revenue Fund. They do not appear
along with the expenditures in the CSLP accounts,
but are reported separately in the financial
statements of Human Resources Development Canada
and the Government.
-
Interest Revenue on Direct Loans
- Student borrowers are required to pay simple
interest on their student loans once they
leave full-time studies. At the time they
leave school, students have the option of
selecting a variable (prime + 2.5%)
or fixed (prime + 5%) interest rate.
The amounts in the figures represent the
interest accrued on the outstanding balance of
the Government-owned Direct Loans. Borrowers
continue to pay the interest accruing on the
guaranteed and risk-shared loans directly to
the private lender holding these loans.
-
Recovery of Interest on Direct
Loans - The amounts in the figures
represent the recovery of interest on
defaulted direct loans.
-
Recoveries on Guaranteed Loans
- The Government reimburses the private
lenders for any loans issued prior to August 1, 1995
that go into default (i.e., lenders claim
any amount of principal and interest not
repaid in full). The amounts in the figures
represent the recovery of principal and
interest on these defaulted loans.
-
Recoveries on Put-back Loans
- Under the risk-shared agreements, the
Government will purchase from the
Participating Financial Institutions any loans
issued between August 1, 1995 to
July 31, 2000 that are in default of
payments for at least twelve months after the
Period of Study, that in aggregate, do not
exceed 3% of the average monthly balance
of the lender's outstanding student loans in
repayments. The amount paid is set at 5%
of the value of the loans in question. The
recoveries amounts in the figures represent
the recovery of principal and interest, less
any refund made to participating financial
institutions.
Canada Study Grants
Canada Study Grants improve access to
post-secondary education. Five grant programs
assist:
- students with permanent disabilities in
order to meet disability-related educational
expenses (up to $8,000 annually);
- students with dependents (up to $3,120 annually);
- high-need part-time students with
educational expenses (up to $1,200 annually);
- women in certain fields of Ph.D. studies (up
to $3,000 annually for up to three
years); and
- high-need students with permanent
disabilities (up to $2,000 annually).
Collection Costs
These amounts represent the cost of using
private collection agencies to collect defaulted
Canada Student Loans. The loans being collected
include: risk-shared and guaranteed loans that
have gone into default and for which the
Government has reimbursed the private lender; and
Direct Loans issued after July 31, 2000,
that are returned to HRDC by the third party
service provider as having defaulted.
Interim Arrangements
As noted in the introduction to this section,
interim contracts were entered into with the
former risk-shared loan lenders to disburse
full-time Direct Loans on the Government's behalf
until February 28, 2001. At that time,
the Government reimbursed the lenders 85% of
the loan principal they had advanced during the
interim period. The remaining 15% was
reimbursed to the lenders later. These contracts
also called for remuneration in the form of
transaction fees and the interest on funds
advanced on behalf of the Government. Another
contract was entered into with Canada Post for the
delivery of Direct Loans to part-time students.
The Interest Cost to Financial Institutions (Interim)
and Transition fees to Financial Institutions (Interim)
items identify the cost of these interim
arrangements.
- Interest Cost to Financial
Institutions (Interim) - This
expense represents the interest costs,
calculated at prime, paid by CSLP on a monthly
basis to the lending institutions on the
outstanding advances made to full-time
students with Direct Loans.
- Transition Fees to Financial
Institutions (Interim) - This
expense represents the cost of transaction
fees paid by CSLP during the interim period
for each fully completed full-time loan made
to the student by the participating lending
institutions. Transition fees also include
payments made to Canada Post for each fully
completed part-time loan made during the
interim period. The cost is calculated on the
basis of certificates of eligibility
negotiated by the student.
Service Bureau Costs
As of March 1, 2001, CSLP uses third
party service providers to administer Direct Loans
disbursement, in-study loan management and
post-studies repayment activities. This item
represents the cost associated with these
contracted services.
Risk Premium
Risk premium represents part of the
remuneration offered to lending institutions
participating in the risk-shared program from
August 1, 1995 to July 31, 2000.
The risk premium was 5% of the value of loans
being consolidated (normally the value of loans
issued to students), being calculated and paid at
the time students leave studies and go into
repayment. In return, the lenders assumed risk
associated with non-repayment of these loans.
Put-Back
Subject to the provisions of the contracts with
lending institutions, the Government will purchase
from a lender the student loans that are in
default of payment for at least twelve months and
that, in aggregate, do not exceed 3% of the
average monthly balance of the lender's
outstanding student loans in repayments. The
amount paid is set at 5% of the value of the
loans in question.
Administrative Fees to Provinces and
Territories
Pursuant to the Canada Student Financial
Assistance Act (CSFA Act),
the Government has entered into arrangements with
participating provinces and Yukon to facilitate
the administration of the CSLP. They administer
the application and needs assessment activities
associated with federal student assistance and in
return they are paid an administrative fee.
In-Study Interest Borrowing Expense
The capital needed to issue the Direct Loans is
raised through the Department of Finance's general
financing activities. The cost of borrowing this
capital is recorded in the Department of Finance's
overall financing operations. The amounts in the
figures represent the cost attributed to CSLP in
support of Direct Loans while students are
considered in study status.
In Repayment Interest Borrowing Expense
The capital needed to issue the Direct Loans is
raised through the Department of Finance's general
financing activities. The cost of borrowing this
capital is recorded in the Department of Finance's
overall financing operations. The amounts in the
figures represent the cost of interest while
students are in repayment of their Canada Student
Loan.
In-Study Interest Subsidy
A central feature of federal student assistance
is that student borrowers are not required to pay
the interest on their student loans as long as
they are in study and, in the case of loans
negotiated prior to August 1, 1993, for
six months after the completion of studies. Under
the guaranteed and risk-shared programs, the
Government paid the interest to the lending
institutions on behalf of the student.
Interest Relief
Assistance may be provided to cover loan
interest for borrowers who have difficulty
repaying their loans. The shift from Guaranteed
and Risk-Shared Loans to Direct Loans did not
alter interest relief for loans in distress from
the borrower's perspective; however, the method of
recording associated costs changed. For loans
issued prior to August 1, 2000, CSLP
compensates lending institutions for lost interest
equal to the accrued interest amount on loans
under interest relief. For loans issued after
August 1, 2000, the loans of borrowers
will not accrue interest, but is recognized in the
Bad Debt Expense.
Debt Reduction in Repayment
Debt Reduction in Repayment (DRR) assists
borrowers in severe financial hardship. DRR is a
federal repayment assistance program through which
the Government of Canada reduces a qualifying
student's outstanding Canada Student Loans
principal to an affordable amount after all other
interest relief measures are exhausted. For loans
issued prior to August 1, 2000, CSLP
pays the lending institutions the amount of
student debt principal reduced by the Government
of Canada under DRR. For loans issued after August 1, 2000,
the Government of Canada forgives a portion of the
loan principal.
Claims Paid and Loans Forgiven
From the beginning of the program in 1964
until July 31, 1995, the Government
fully guaranteed all loans issued to students by
private lenders. The Government reimburses private
lenders for any of these loans that go into
default (i.e., lenders claim any amount of
principal and interest not repaid in full, after
which HRDC will attempt to recover these amounts).
The risk-shared arrangements also permitted loans
issued from August 1, 1995 to July 31, 2000
to be guaranteed under specific circumstances.
This item represents the costs associated with
loan guarantees.
Pursuant to the Canada Student Loans Act
and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act,
the Government incurs the full amount of the
unpaid principal plus accrued interest in the
event of the death of the borrower or if the
borrower becomes permanently disabled and cannot
repay the loan without undue hardship.
Bad Debt Expense
Under Direct Loans, the Government owns the
loans issued to students and must record them as
assets. As a result, Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles require a provision be made for
potential future losses associated with these
loans. The provision must be made in the year the
loans are issued even though the losses may occur
many years later. The amounts in the figures
represent the annual expense against the
provisions for Bad Debt, Debt Reduction in
Repayment and Interest Relief on Direct Loans.
Alternative Payments to Non-participating
Provinces
Provinces and territories may choose not to
participate in the CSLP. These provinces and
territories receive an alternative payment to
assist in the cost of delivering a similar student
financial assistance program.
Budget Measures 2003
As a result of measures announced in the
February 2003 Budget, the Canada Student
Loans Program is being strengthened with
approximately $60 million over two years in
direct support to students, through enhancements
to Interest Relief, Debt Reduction in Repayment as
well as income and scholarship exemptions. These
measures will help ensure more Canadians receive
the support they need to access post-secondary
education and help them acquire the learning and
skills they need to succeed, and provide
enhancements to assist borrowers who experience
difficulty in repayment.
Commitments
As at March 31, 2003 the department
will have the following commitments for Service
Provider contracts: $82.7 million. The
current end date for the Service Provider
contracts is February 28, 2004.
Figure 1 : Consolidated Canada Student
Loans Program - Combined Programs
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Revenues |
|
Interest
Revenue on Direct Loans |
0.3 |
44.2 |
50.1 |
89.0 |
135.5 |
|
Recovery of
Interest on Direct Loans |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
|
Recoveries on
Guaranteed Loans |
123.4 |
123.7 |
122.0 |
125.1 |
120.4 |
|
Recoveries on
Put-Back Loans |
2.3 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
Total
Revenues |
126.0 |
172.1 |
177.5 |
222.6 |
266.5 |
Expenses |
Transfer
Payments |
|
Canada Study
Grants |
56.6 |
69.7 |
83.9 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
Total
Transfer Payments |
56.6 |
69.7 |
83.9 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
Loan
Administration |
|
Collection
Costs |
16.8 |
14.3 |
12.9 |
14.7 |
14.2 |
|
Interim
Arrangements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Interest Costs to
Financial Institutions |
41.5 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
- Transition Fees to
Financial Institutions |
25.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Service Bureau
Costs |
1.3 |
27.9 |
33.8 |
82.7 |
95.7 |
|
Risk Premium |
88.1 |
51.0 |
22.0 |
20.3 |
11.3 |
|
Put-Back |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
|
Administrative
Fees to Provinces and Territories |
9.6 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
Total
Loan Administration Expenses |
185.3 |
118.9 |
83.1 |
131.7 |
134.8 |
Cost of
Government Support |
|
Benefits
Provided to Students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In-Study
Interest Borrowing Expense (Class A)a |
0.2 |
118.4 |
121.2 |
142.2 |
163.0 |
|
In Repayment
Interest Borrowing Expense (Class B)a |
0.0 |
0.0 |
52.2 |
93.5 |
140.9 |
|
In-Study
Interest Subsidy |
180.5 |
77.8 |
39.2 |
20.2 |
8.4 |
|
Interest Relief |
107.4 |
85.6 |
66.9 |
56.0 |
41.0 |
|
Debt Reduction
in Repayment |
2.0 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
|
Claims Paid
& Loans Forgiven |
72.2 |
76.0 |
41.1 |
30.0 |
15.1 |
|
Bad Debt
Expensea&b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Relief Expense |
36.8 |
109.8 |
76.9 |
83.2 |
88.2 |
|
|
Debt Reduction in Repayment
Expense |
10.0 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
|
|
Bad Debt Expense |
159.9 |
171.4 |
173.7 |
188.1 |
199.3 |
|
Total
Cost of Government Support Expenses |
569.0 |
653.8 |
589.8 |
632.0 |
676.2 |
|
Total
Expenses |
810.9 |
842.4 |
756.8 |
857.4 |
906.4 |
|
Net
Operating Results |
684.9 |
670.3 |
579.3 |
634.8 |
639.9 |
Alternative
Payments to Non-Participating Provinces |
138.9 |
144.9 |
75.7 |
56.7 |
35.3 |
Final
Operating Results |
823.8 |
815.2 |
655.0 |
691.5 |
675.2 |
- These costs are related to Canada Student
Direct Loans, but accounted for by the
Department of Finance.
- This represents Provisions for Bad Debt,
Debt Reduction in Repayment and Interest
Relief as required under Accrual Accounting.
Note: Excludes resources announced in Budget 2003.
Figure 2 : Consolidated Canada Student
Loans Program - Risk-Shared and Guaranteed Loans
Only
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Revenues |
|
Recoveries on
Guaranteed Loans |
123.4 |
123.7 |
122.0 |
125.1 |
120.4 |
|
Recoveries on
Put-Back Loans |
2.3 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
|
Total
Revenues |
125.7 |
127.9 |
127.1 |
130.3 |
125.4 |
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada Study
Grants |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total
Transfer Payments |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Loan
Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collection
Costs |
16.8 |
14.3 |
12.6 |
13.8 |
12.7 |
|
Risk Premium |
88.1 |
51.0 |
22.0 |
20.3 |
11.3 |
|
Put-Back |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
|
Administrative
Fees to Provinces and Territories |
9.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total
Loan Administration Expenses |
116.6 |
68.0 |
39.0 |
38.1 |
27.6 |
Cost of
Government Support |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits
Provided to Students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In-Study
Interest Subsidy |
180.5 |
77.8 |
39.2 |
20.2 |
8.4 |
|
Interest Relief |
107.4 |
85.6 |
66.9 |
56.0 |
41.0 |
|
Debt Reduction
in Repayment |
2.0 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
|
Claims Paid
& Loans Forgiven |
72.2 |
76.0 |
41.1 |
30.0 |
15.1 |
|
Total
Cost of Government Support Expenses |
362.1 |
243.6 |
155.0 |
113.3 |
72.5 |
|
Total
Expenses |
478.7 |
311.6 |
194.0 |
151.4 |
100.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Statutory Operating Results |
353.0 |
183.7 |
66.9 |
21.1 |
(25.3) |
Alternative
Payments to Non-Participating Provinces |
138.9 |
110.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Final
Statutory Operating Results |
491.9 |
293.7 |
66.9 |
21.1 |
(25.3) |
Note: Excludes resources announced in Budget 2003.
Figure 3 : Consolidated Canada Student Loans
Program - Direct Loans Only
(millions
of dollars) |
Actual |
Forecast |
Planned
Spending |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Revenues |
|
Interest
Revenue on Direct Loans |
0.3 |
44.2 |
50.1 |
89.0 |
135.5 |
|
Recovery of
Interest on Direct Loans |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
|
Total
Revenue |
0.3 |
44.2 |
50.4 |
92.3 |
141.1 |
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada Study
Grants |
56.6 |
69.7 |
83.9 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
|
Total
Transfer Payments |
56.6 |
69.7 |
83.9 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
Loan
Administration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collection
Costs |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
|
Interim
Arrangements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Interest
Costs to Financial Institutions |
41.5 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
- Transition
Fees to Financial Institutions |
25.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Service Bureau
Costs |
1.3 |
27.9 |
33.8 |
82.7 |
95.7 |
|
Administrative
Fees to Provinces and Territories |
0.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
|
Total
Loan Administration Expenses |
68.7 |
50.9 |
44.1 |
93.6 |
107.2 |
Cost of
Government Support |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits
Provided to Students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In-Study
Interest Borrowing Expense (Class A)a |
0.2 |
118.4 |
121.2 |
142.2 |
163.0 |
|
In Repayment
Interest Borrowing Expense (Class B)a |
0.0 |
0.0 |
52.2 |
93.5 |
140.9 |
|
Bad Debt
Expensea&b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Relief
Expense |
36.8 |
109.8 |
76.9 |
83.2 |
88.2 |
|
|
Debt Reduction
in Repayment Expense |
10.0 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
|
|
Bad Debt
Expense |
159.9 |
171.4 |
173.7 |
188.1 |
199.3 |
Total
Cost of Government Support Expenses |
206.9 |
410.2 |
434.8 |
518.7 |
603.7 |
Total
Expenses |
332.2 |
530.8 |
562.8 |
706.0 |
806.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Operating Results |
331.9 |
486.6 |
512.4 |
613.7 |
665.2 |
Alternative
Payments to Non-Participating Provinces |
0.0 |
34.9 |
75.7 |
56.7 |
35.3 |
Final
Operating Results |
331.9 |
521.5 |
588.1 |
670.4 |
700.5 |
- These costs are related to Canada Student
Direct Loans, but accounted for by the
Department of Finance.
- This represents Provisions for Bad Debt,
Debt Reduction in Repayment and Interest
Relief as required under Accrual Accounting.
Note: Excludes resources announced in Budget 2003.
Regulatory Initiatives
Income Security for seniors, persons with
disabilities and heir children, survivors and
migrants
Regulations |
Planned Results |
Old Age Security (OAS)
Regulations and Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
Regulations.
Technical amendments are anticipated to
both the OAS Regulations and the CPP
Regulations, in light of government
initiatives such as Government On-Line and
Modernizing Service for Canadians.
Amendments identified may enable, for
example, a request for a CPP Statement of
Contributions or a change of address under
the OAS program to be done electronically.
|
The proposed amendments will allow for
more efficient program administration. |
Opportunity to fully participate in the
workplace and community
Regulations |
Planned Results |
Debt Reduction in Repayment:
Amendments to the Canada Student
Financial Assistance Regulations and
Canada Student Loans Regulations to
improve the Debt Reduction in Repayment
measure providing additional assistance to
more borrowers.
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Improvement to the Debt Reduction in
Repayment measure will increase its
availability to student loan borrowers
facing financial hardship. It would result
in reduced loan defaults and collection
costs to the Government of Canada. |
Access to Debt Management Measures:
Currently, borrowers with loans in
default and borrowers who have declared
bankruptcy are restricted from receiving
Interest Relief. Amendments to the Canada
Student Financial Assistance Regulations
and Canada Student Loans Regulations would
allow access to Interest Relief for
borrowers whose payments are in arrears up
to 270 days or who are bankrupt.
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Enhancing access to debt management
measures is intended to maximize repayment
and minimize default. This would reduce
the costs of collection activities on
defaulted student loans. |
Part-time Student Financial Assistance:
Regulatory changes are necessary to
improve financial assistance for part-time
students. These include allowing
interest-free periods while in school,
adjusting the maximum loan limits and
amount of grant assistance as well as
increasing the income thresholds that
determine eligibility for a high-need
grant.
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Improvements to student financial
assistance for part-time learners will
increase adult participation in
post-secondary education by allowing more
low- and moderate-income adults to improve
their skills while they work. |
Safe, fair, stable and productive workplaces
Regulations |
Planned Results |
Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Canada Occupational Safety and
Health Regulations.
Violence in the Workplace: Regulations
are being developed as a result of the
recent amendments to Part II.
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The draft wording is to be prepared by
HRDC-Labour Legal Services in preparation
for blue stamping by the Regulations
Section of the Department of Justice, and
for prepublication in Part I of the Canada
Gazette. |
Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Canada Occupational Safety and
Health Regulations.
Prevention Program Regulations are
being developed as a result of the recent
amendments to Part II.
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The proposed regulations are with the
Regulations Section of the Department of
Justice for blue stamping in preparation
for prepublication in Part I of the Canada
Gazette. |
Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Aviation Occupational Safety and
Health Regulations.
Working in concert with a Transport
Canada-sponsored working group to amend
the existing regulations.
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This will bring the existing regulation
up to date, which is part of our ongoing
commitment to regularly review and update
regulations.
The draft wording is with the
Regulations Section of the Department of
Justice for blue stamping in preparation
for prepublication in Part I of the Canada
Gazette.
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Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Onboard Trains Occupational Safety
and Health Regulations.
Working in concert with a Transport
Canada sponsored working group to amend
the existing regulations.
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This will bring the existing regulation
up to date, which is part of our ongoing
commitment to regularly review and update
regulations.
The review of the proposed amendments
by Labour Legal Services is almost
completed.
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Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Marine Occupational Safety and
Health Regulations.
Working in concert with a Transport
Canada-sponsored working group to amend
the existing regulations.
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This will bring the existing regulation
up to date, which is part of our ongoing
commitment to regularly review and update
regulations.
The draft wording is to be prepared by
HRDC-Labour Legal Services in preparation
for blue stamping by Justice, and for
prepublication in Part I of the Canada
Gazette.
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Canada Labour Code, Part II
- Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and
Health Regulations. |
A comprehensive review of this
regulation has been undertaken. A draft is
being finalized in concert with the
National Energy Board. |
A statutory review of the Employment
Equity Act was undertaken by the
Standing Committee on Human Resources
Development and the Status of Persons with
Disabilities, and its report and
recommendations were released on June 14, 2002. |
The Government's response to the
Standing Committee recommendations is
expected to lead to amendments to the Employment
Equity Act.
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