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The President of the Treasury Board tables Supplementary Estimates in the
late fall and spring to obtain the authority of Parliament to adjust the
government's expenditure plan, as reflected in the Estimates for that fiscal
year. Funding for these Estimates is provided for in the federal Budget and is,
therefore, built into the existing fiscal framework.
The Supplementary Estimates serve two purposes. First, they seek authority
for revised spending levels that Parliament will be asked to approve in an
Appropriation Act. Second, they provide Parliament with information on changes
in the estimated expenditures to be made under the authority of statutes
previously passed by Parliament.
Supplementary Estimates (A), 2004-2005 are the first regular supplementary
estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
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