2001-2002 Estimates
Part III - Report on Plans and Priorities
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The Estimates Documents
Each year, the government prepares Estimates in support of its request to
Parliament for authority to spend public monies. This request is formalized
through the tabling of appropriation bills in Parliament. The Estimates, which
are tabled in the House of Commons by the President of the Treasury Board,
consist of three parts:
Part I - The Government Expenditure Plan provides an overview of
federal spending and summarizes both the relationship of the key elements of the
Main Estimates to the Expenditure Plan (as set out in the Budget).
Part II - The Main Estimates directly support the Appropriation Act.
The Main Estimates identify the spending authorities (votes) and amounts to be
included in subsequent appropriation bills. Parliament will be asked to approve
these votes to enable the government to proceed with its spending plans. Parts I
and II of the Estimates are tabled concurrently on or before 1 March.
Part III - Departmental Expenditure Plans which is divided into two
components:
- Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs) are individual expenditure
plans for each department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). These
reports provide increased levels of detail on a business line basis and
contain information on objectives, initiatives and planned results,
including links to related resource requirements over a three-year period.
The RPPs also provide details on human resource requirements, major capital
projects, grants and contributions, and net program costs. They are tabled
in Parliament by the President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the
ministers who preside over the departments and agencies identified in
Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act. These
documents are to be tabled on or before 31 March and referred to committees,
which then report back to the House of Commons pursuant to Standing Order
81(4).
- Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department
and agency accounts of accomplishments achieved against planned performance
expectations as set out in respective RPPs. These Performance Reports, which
cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are tabled in Parliament in
the fall by the President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the ministers
who preside over the departments and agencies identified in Schedules I, I.1
and II of the Financial Administration Act.
The Estimates, along with the Minister of Finance's Budget, reflect the
government's annual budget planning and resource allocation priorities. In
combination with the subsequent reporting of financial results in the Public
Accounts and of accomplishments achieved in Departmental Performance Reports,
this material helps Parliament hold the government to account for the allocation
and management of public funds.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of
Public Works and Government Services, 2001
Available in Canada through your local bookseller or by mail from Canadian
Government Publishing (PWGSC) Ottawa, Canada K1A 0S9
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Catalogue No. BT31-2/2002-III-60
ISBN 0-660-61491-X
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