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The NFB reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
The National Film Board was established in 1939 through an Act of Parliament. The NFB is governed by the Film Act and a series of other statutes, including the Financial Administration Act, which sets out the government's financial administration structure and process, and the Access to Information Act, Privacy Act and Official Languages Act.
As a cultural agency of the federal government, the NFB reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who has vested in the NFB Board of Trustees the authority to oversee the organization's general operations. The NFB Board of Trustees is responsible for the organization's affairs and plays an essential role in ensuring that federal government policy is properly applied on behalf of the Government of Canada. The Board of Trustees provides leadership and guidance for the organization, offers well-considered, detailed and timely advice, and establishes the organization's general and strategic policy. The Government Film Commissioner is also the NFB's Chairperson. Six members of the Board, representing a cross-section of the Canadian population, bring their expertise to bear in assisting the Board. The Director General of Telefilm Canada is an ex-officio Board member.
The NFB has an internal auditor who reports directly to the NFB Board of Trustees, while the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) acts as the NFB's external auditor. Once a year, the OAG examines the NFB's financial statements to ensure they are accurate and in compliance with authorizations.
The NFB subscribes to the principles of good governance, responsible management and accountability, and plans to ensure that all its activities meet or exceed the highest standards in these areas. To achieve the above outcomes, the NFB has established the following priorities:
The NFB has established a modern corporate culture, and we believe that transparency, good governance and accountability in all sectors of the organization are essential to efficient and effective management.
The NFB is making every effort to keep administrative costs as low as possible. In recent years, those costs have successfully been maintained at approximately 10% of the total budget.
Again this year, the NFB made conscientious use of public funds, in line with the highest standards of transparency, good governance and accountability. We ensured that all our activities generate maximum value for Canadians.
National Film Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-8 (most recently amended in 2002)
Head Office: Ottawa
Operational Headquarters: Montreal
Canadian distribution
International distribution
English production centres
French production centres
Luisa Frate
Director, Administration, c.a.
(514) 283-9050
l.fratte@nfb.ca
Deborah Drisdell
Director, Strategic planning and Government relations
(514) 283-3242
d.drisdell@nfb.ca
Tables | Titles | Included / NA |
Table 1 | Comparison of Planned to Actual Spending (including Full-time Equivalents) | Included |
Table 2 | Resources by Program Activity | Included |
Table 3 | Voted and Statutory Items | Included |
Table 4 | Services Received Without Charge | NA |
Table 5 | Loans, Investments, and Advances (Non-budgetary) | NA |
Table 6 | Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue | Included |
Table 7 | Revolving Funds (Statement of Operations, Statement of Cash Flows and Projected Use of Authority) | Included |
Table 8 | Resource Requirements by Branch or Sector | NA |
Table 9 |
User Fees
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NA |
Table 10 | Progress Against the Department's Regulatory Plan | NA |
Table 11 | Details on Project Spending | NA |
Table 12 | Status Report on Major Crown Projects | NA |
Table 13 | Details on Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs) | Included |
Table 14 | Conditional Grants (Foundations) | |
Table 15 | Financial Statements of Departments and Agencies (including Agents of Parliament) and Revolving Funds Financial Statements | Included |
Table 16 | Response to Parliament, Audits and Evaluations | NA |
Table 17 | Sustainable Development | NA |
Table 18 | Procurement and Contracting | NA |
Table 19 | Citizen-Centred Service | NA |
Table 20 | Horizontal Initiatives | NA |
Table 21 | Travel Policies | NA |
Table 22 | Storage Tanks | NA |
($ thousands) | 2004-2005 Actual | 2005-2006 Actual | 2006-2007 | |||
Main Estimates | Planned Spending | Total Authorities | Actual | |||
Production | 46,891 | 47,337 | 47,103 | 47,103 | 50,890 | 45,847 |
Distribution | 1,913 | 1,171 | 2,370 | 2,370 | 2,391 | 3,134 |
Accessibility and Outreach | 12,325 | 12,660 | 11,726 | 11,726 | 14,284 | 12,608 |
Research and Advice | 3,781 | 3,943 | 3,640 | 3,640 | 3,656 | 6,847 |
Total | 64,910 | 65,111 | 64,839 | 64,839 | 71,221 | 68,436 |
Less: Non-respendable revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plus: Cost of services received without charge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Departmental Spending | 64,910 | 65,111 | 64,839 | 64,839 | 71,221 | 68,436 |
Full-time Equivalents | 498 | 498 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 486 |
($ thousands)
2006-2007 | |||||||||
Program Activity | Budgetary | Plus: Non-budgetary | Total | ||||||
Operating | Capital | Grants | Contributions and Other Transfer Payments | Total: Gross Budgetary Expenditures | Less: Respendable Revenue | Total: Net Budgetary Expenditures | Loans, Investments, and Advances | ||
Production | |||||||||
Main Estimates | 49,231 | - | - | 151 | 49,382 | 2,279 | 47,103 | - | 47,103 |
Planned Spending | 49,231 | - | - | 151 | 49,382 | 2,279 | 47,103 | - | 47,103 |
Total Authorities | 52,993 | - | - | 176 | 53,169 | 2,279 | 50,890 | - | 50,890 |
Actual Spending | 46,508 | - | - | 170 | 46,678 | 831 | 45,847 | - | 45,847 |
Distribution | |||||||||
Main Estimates | 8,217 | - | - | - | 8,217 | 5,847 | 2,370 | - | 2,370 |
Planned Spending | 8,217 | - | - | - | 8,217 | 5,847 | 2,370 | - | 2,370 |
Total Authorities | 8,238 | - | - | - | 8,238 | 5,847 | 2,391 | - | 2,391 |
Actual Spending | 8,385 | - | - | 6 | 8,391 | 5,257 | 3,134 | - | 3,134 |
Accessibility | |||||||||
Main Estimates | 11,853 | - | - | 99 | 11,952 | 226 | 11,726 | - | 11,726 |
Planned Spending | 11,853 | - | - | 99 | 11,952 | 226 | 11,726 | - | 11,726 |
Total Authorities | 14,374 | - | - | 136 | 14,510 | 226 | 14,284 | - | 14,284 |
Actual Spending | 12,934 | - | - | 136 | 13,070 | 462 | 12,608 | - | 12,608 |
Research | |||||||||
Main Estimates | 3,823 | - | - | - | 3,823 | 183 | 3,640 | - | 3,640 |
Planned Spending | 3,823 | - | - | - | 3,823 | 183 | 3,640 | - | 3,640 |
Total Authorities | 3,839 | - | - | - | 3,839 | 183 | 3,656 | - | 3,656 |
Actual Spending | 6,927 | - | - | - | 6,927 | 80 | 6,847 | - | 6,847 |
($ thousands)
Vote or Statutory Item | Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording | 2006-2007 | |||
Main Estimates | Planned Spending | Total Authorities | Actual | ||
75 | Revolving Fund - National Film Board | 64,839 | 64,839 | 71,221 | 68,436 |
Total | 64,839 | 64,839 | 71,221 | 68,436 |
($ thousands) | 2004-05 Actual | 2005-06 Actual | 2006-2007 | |||
Main Estimates | Planned Revenue | Total Authorities | Actual | |||
1. Production | 2,467 | 960 | 2,279 | 2,279 | 2,279 | 831 |
2. Distribution | 5,260 | 7,173 | 5,847 | 5,847 | 5,847 | 5,257 |
3. Accessibility | 321 | 534 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 462 |
4. Research | 189 | 215 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 80 |
Total - Respendable Revenues | 8,237 | 8,882 | 8,535 | 8,535 | 8,535 | 6,630 |
($ thousands) | 2004-05 Actual | 2005-06 Actual | 2006-2007 | ||
Planned Revenue | Total Authorities | Actual | |||
Revenues (Parliamentary appropriation) | 64,910 | 65,111 | 64,839 | 71,221 | 68,436 |
Net expenditures | (64,910) | (65,111) | (64,839) | (71,221) | (68,436) |
Surplus (Deficit) | - | - | - | - | - |
Add non-cash items: | - | - | - | - | - |
Depreciation/amortization | (3,541) | (3,021) | (2,000) | (2,000) | (2,729) |
Investing activities: | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisition of depreciable assets | 1,856 | 2,018 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,145 |
Cash surplus (requirement) | (1,685) | (1,003) | - | - | 416 |
Authority:cumulative (drawdown) | 11,937 | 10,934 | 13,825 | 13,825 | 11,350 |
Contributions and other Payment Program | ||||||
($ thousands) | 7) Actual Spending 2004-2005 | 8) Actual Spending 2005-2006 | 9) Planned Spending 2006-2007 | 10) Total Authorities 2006-2007 | 11) Actual Spending 2006-2007 | 12) Variance(s) Between 9) and 11) |
Production | - | 5 | - | - | 6 | (6) |
Distribution | - | 5 | - | - | 6 | (6) |
Accessibility | 149 | 162 | 99 | 136 | 136 | (37) |
Research | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 295 | 287 | 250 | 312 | 312 | (62) |
The NFB prepares an annual report that is tabled in Parliament and includes financial statements that are available electronically by the time the DPR's are tabled in the House of Commons at the following address:
www.onf.ca/publications/en/annualreports/rep2006-2007/ONF_Annual R_06-07.pdf
1 Treasury Board, Canada's Performance 2006: The Government of Canada's Contribution, Ottawa, 2006, p.41
2 Canadian Heritage, Report on Plans and Priorities, Ottawa, 2006, p. 12
4 Garry Sears, William Murray and Deborah Drisdell, Status of Digital Production in Canada, 2006, p. 9.
5 Nordicity Group, Profile 2007: An Economic Report on the Canadian Film and Television Production Industry, Ottawa, February 2007.
6 Note: Including the Canadian Memory Fund, Learn Alberta and World War I.