B.1
Exempt staff*
A.
|
Ministers
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
|
Budget for annual salaries
|
from 409,390 to 975,760**
|
from 410,870 to 978,150**
|
B.
|
Ministers with regional representation budgets
|
|
|
|
Budget for annual salaries
|
179,250
|
179,670
|
C.
|
Ministers with a parliamentary secretary
|
|
|
|
Additional budget for annual salaries (per parliamentary secretary)
|
72,530
|
72,920
|
** Note: Budgets are set through written communication based on the Prime
Minister's instruction. The ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, Human Resources and Social Development, Indian
Affairs and Northern Development, and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and
Non-Status Indians and Finance have received exempt staff salary budgets in
excess of the figures indicated above. These range from $1,075,760 to
$1,575,760 for 2006-07 and $1,078,150 to $1,578,150 for 2007-08.
Departmental staff*
A.
|
Ministers
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
|
Budget for annual salaries
|
from 146,070 to
460,860
|
146,820 to
462,630
|
Operating
Budgets*
A.
|
Ministers
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
|
Annual operating budget
|
from 200,000 to 505,000
|
from 200,000 to 505,000
|
B.
|
Ministers with regional representation budgets
|
|
|
|
Annual operating budget
|
from 100,000 to 200,000
|
from 100,000 to 200,000
|
C.
|
Ministers with a parliamentary secretary
|
|
|
|
Operating budget for additional overhead costs (per parliamentary
secretary)
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
Student Budget*
A.
|
Ministers
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
|
Budget for annual salaries
|
from 0 to 29,000
|
from 0 to 29,000
|
Total Budgets*
|
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
A.
|
Ministers
|
from 755,460 to
1,970,620
|
from 757,690 to
1,974,780
|
B.
|
Ministers with regional representation
|
from 279,250 to
379,250
|
from 279,670 to
379,670
|
C.
|
Ministers with a parliamentary secretary
|
82,530
|
82,920
|
* Budgets are set through written communication.
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 them via written communication (see Part
2, "Financial Management," section 4.2, "Transferring
Funds").
B.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:
(a) salaries (includes pay while on leave);
(b) vacation pay for unused vacation leave on termination of employment or
paid out at the end of the fiscal year; and
(c) 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:
(a) gifts, travel, hospitality, and other services;
(b) conference and training costs for exempt staff;
(c) relocation of exempt staff (on appointment only);
(d) office furniture and furnishings for ministers and their private
secretaries that are over and above normal departmental standards;
(e) fees for professional outplacement services;
(f) cost of professional and temporary help services; and
(g) 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.
B.3 Total budgets
A.
|
Ministers' total budgets*
|
2006-07
$
|
2007-08
$
|
|
Budget for exempt staff salaries
|
between 409,390
and
975,760
|
between 410,870
and
978,150
|
|
Operating budget
|
between 200,000
and
505,000
|
between 200,000
and
505,000
|
|
Budget for departmental staff salaries
|
between 146,070
and
460,860
|
between 146,820
and
462,630
|
|
Students
|
between 0 and
29,000
|
between 0 and
29,000
|
|
Total
|
between 755,460
and
1,970,620
Transfer limits between
50,000 and 100,000
|
between 757,690
and
1,974,780
Transfer limits between
50,000 and 100,000
|
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 them via written communication (see Part
2, "Financial Management," section 4.2, "Transferring
Funds").
B.
|
Ministers with regional representation budgets*
|
2006-07
$ |
2007-08
$ |
|
Budget for exempt staff salaries
|
179,250 |
179,670 |
|
Operating budget
|
between 100,000
and 200,000 |
between 100,000
and 200,000 |
|
Total
|
between 279,250
and 379,250 |
between 279,670
and 379,670 |
C.
|
Ministers with a parliamentary secretary* |
2006-07
$ |
2007-08
$ |
|
Budget for exempt staff salaries
|
72,530 |
72,920 |
|
Operating budget
|
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
Total
|
82,530 |
82,920 |
* Budgets are set through written communication.
|