Part A: Ministry of Agriculture and Lands — Continued
Resource Summary 2005/06 — Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
The Resource Summary table below outlines expenditures by core business area. It includes all expenditures for the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Integrated Land Management Bureau and Agricultural Land Commission. The ALC has its own service plan containing a separate resource summary and ILMB's resource summary is included in Part B of this report.
| Core Business Areas | Estimates | Other Authorizations | Total Estimates | Actual | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Expenses ($000) | |||||
| Food Industry Development | 11,716 | 11,716 | 14,201 | 2,485 | |
| Agriculture and Aquaculture Management | 8,562 | 8,562 | 8,484 | (78) | |
| Risk Management (includes Special Account)1,2 | 29,679 | 29,679 | 23,956 | (5,723) | |
| Crown Land Administration | 30,151 | 22,400 | 52,551 | 52,632 | 81 |
| Executive and Support Services | 8,848 | 8,848 | 5,552 | (3,296) | |
| Sub-Total | 88,956 | 22,400 | 111,356 | 104,825 | (6,531) |
| Agricultural Land Commission | 2,068 | 2,068 | 2,030 | (38) | |
| Integrated Land Management Bureau | 61,189 | 61,189 | 55,990 | (5,199) | |
| Crown Land Special Account | 141,820 | (103,276) | 38,544 | 38,544 | 0 |
| Prior Year Accrual | (42) | 42 | |||
| Ministry Total | 294,033 | (80,876) | 213,157 | 201,347 | (11,810) |
| Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs) | |||||
| Food Industry Development | 157 | 157 | 152 | (5) | |
| Agriculture and Aquaculture Management | 86 | 86 | 79 | (7) | |
| Risk Management | 35 | 35 | 33 | (2) | |
| Crown Land Administration | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | |
| Executive and Support Services | 260 | 260 | 252 | (8) | |
| Total | 637 | 637 | 615 | (22) | |
| Agricultural Land Commission | 21 | 21 | 19 | (2) | |
| Integrated Land Management Bureau | 349 | 349 | 329 | (20) | |
| Crown Land Special Account | — | — | — | — | |
| Ministry Total | 1,007 | 1,007 | 963 | (44) | |
| Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000) | |||||
| Food Industry Development | 1,180 | 1,180 | 754 | (426) | |
| Agriculture and Aquaculture Management | 485 | 485 | 131 | (354) | |
| Risk Management | 170 | 170 | 50 | (120) | |
| Crown Land Administration | 63 | 63 | 14 | (49) | |
| Executive and Support Services | 98 | 98 | 7 | (91) | |
| Total | 1,996 | 1,996 | 956 | (1,040) | |
| Agricultural Land Commission | 15 | 15 | — | (15) | |
| Integrated Land Management Bureau | 11,231 | 11,231 | 7,612 | (3,619) | |
| Crown Land Special Account | — | — | — | — | |
| Ministry Total | 13,242 | 13,242 | 8,568 | (4,674) | |
| 1 | This includes a special account totalling $16 million for expenses that can only be accessed for crop insurance indemnity payments and reinsurance premiums. In 2005/06, indemnity payments and premiums were $5.7 million of the $16 million. |
| 2 | Private insurers assume responsibility for a share of the risk in return for a share of premiums paid by producers. |
Expenditures and Variances
Actual spending for the Ministry at the end of 2005 was $104.8 million, resulting in an operating surplus $6.5 million. Less-than-anticipated indemnities (claims) led to a $5.2 million surplus in the Production Insurance Special Account (Risk Management business area), while the Executive and Support Services surplus was derived from Ministry corporate service and overhead costs being less than projected, due mostly to Land and Water BC staff not joining the Ministry until October 2005. Surpluses arising from these areas were used to support achievement of food industry development and competitiveness initiatives, including aquaculture strategies and innovation and extension. An additional $22.4 million was allocated to Crown Land Administration for clean-up of contaminated sites including New Skeena Forest Products and Port Alice.
The ILMB surplus results mostly from final Land and Resource Management Plan recommendations being deferred into fiscal year 2006/07, and in some cases 2007/08. The $38.5 million in the Crown Land Special Account was spent on Free Crown Grants and Nominal Rent Tenures.
The FTE variance results from vacancies that were not filled while the Ministry reorganized and obtained a complete understanding of its budget and responsibilities. Delays in capital projects for systems were the chief cause for the capital budget and expenditure variance. Other spending was also delayed until a fuller understanding of the new ministry's responsibilities was attained.
