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Financial Table 1

Summary of Voted Appropriations

This table displays the way Parliament approved resources in the 2003-2004 Estimates Part III Report on Plans and Priorities and shows the changes in resources derived from supplementary estimates and other authorities, as well as how funds were spent.

Financial Requirements by Authority ($ millions)
Vote 2003-2004
Total Main Estimates Total Planned Spending Total Authorities Total Actual Spending
1 Operating expenditures 72.0 72.0 81.3 77.5
5 Grants and Contributions 354.9 354.9 351.2 346.2
(S) Liabilities in Atlantic Canada under the Small Business Loans Act 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2
(S) Liabilities in Atlantic Canada under the Canada Small Business Financing Act 2.1 2.1 3.8 3.8
(S) Liabilities for loan or credit insurance pursuant to the Government Organization Act, Atlantic Canada, 1987 0.4 0.4 - -
(S) Contributions to employee benefit plans 7.3 7.3 7.9 7.9
Total 439.2 439.2 446.4 437.6

The $7.2 million increase from Total Main Estimates to Total Authorities is due to the following:

  • additional resources for the closure of the cod stock fisheries;
  • net resource transfers toward interdepartmental initiatives;
  • compensation for salary increases arising from the renewal of collective agreements;
  • resources for various projects such as policy implementation for audit and evaluation, regional councils, modernization project management and the Joint Career Transition Committee; and
  • increases to statutory provisions for the Small Business Loans Act, the Canada Small Business Financing Act, and contributions to employee benefit plans.


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