C.1 Exempt staff
A.
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Ministers
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Budget for annual salaries
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from $322,000 to $875,000*
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B.
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Ministers with regional representation budgets
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Budget for annual salaries
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$175,000
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C.
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Ministers with a parliamentary secretary
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Additional budget for annual salaries (per parliamentary secretary)
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$71,140
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Departmental
staff
A.
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Ministers
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Budget for annual salaries
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from $203,000 to $511,000*
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Operating
Budgets
A.
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Ministers
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Annual operating budget
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from $200,000 to $505,000*
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B.
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Ministers with regional representation budgets
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Annual operating budget
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$100,000
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C.
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Ministers with a parliamentary secretary
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Operating budget for additional overhead costs (per parliamentary secretary)
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$10,000
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Student Budget
A.
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Ministers
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Budget for annual salaries
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$29,000
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* Budgets are set through written communication.
C.2 Description of budgets
A. Exempt staff salary budgets
Only direct personnel costs, such as the following, can be charged to the exempt staff salary budget:
- salaries (includes pay while on leave);
- vacation pay for unused vacation leave on termination of employment or paid out at the end of the fiscal year; and
- salary for the 30 days' employment to which persons are entitled when a minister ceases to be a minister.
B. Ministers' operating budgets
A minister's operating budget covers all operating expenditures related to the conduct of portfolio or other official government business, whether incurred by exempt
staff or departmental staff in the minister's office. Expenditures include:
- gifts, travel, hospitality, and other services;
- conference and training costs for exempt staff;
- relocation of exempt staff (on appointment only);
- office furniture and furnishings for ministers and their private secretaries that are over and above normal departmental standards;
- fees for professional outplacement services;
- cost of professional and temporary help services; and
- all other expenses.
C. Departmental staff salaries budget
Salaries including overtime, equalization pay, and bilingual bonuses for departmental staff in the minister's office will be charged to the department's salary
budget.
D. Other costs related to exempt staff
Other costs related to exempt staff including maternity leave payments (Supplemental Employment Benefit) and severance pay will be funded centrally, as they are for
public service employees.
C.3 Total budgets
A. Ministers' total budgets
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$
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Budget for exempt staff salaries
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between 322,000 and 875,000
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Operating budget
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between 200,000 and 505,000
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Budget for departmental staff salaries
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between 203,000 and 511,000
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Students
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29,000
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Total
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between 725,000 and 1,920,000
Transfer limits between $50,000 and $100,000
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NOTE: Ministers may transfer between $50,000 and $100,000 from the budget for exempt staff salaries to the operating budget or vice versa in
proportion to the size of the budget granted to the minister via written communication (see Part 2, Financial Management, section 4.2, Transferring Funds).
B. Ministers with regional representation budgets
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$
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Budget for exempt staff salaries
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175,000
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Operating budget
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100,000
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Total
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275,000
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C. Ministers with a parliamentary
secretary
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$
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Budget for exempt staff salaries
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71,140
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Operating budget
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10,000
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Total
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81,140
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