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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FOREIGN AFFAIRS)

Department
Canadian International Development Agency
International Development Research Centre
International Joint Commission

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Ministry Summary

		Previous	Allocation	Special	Total
Vote (dollars)		Estimates	from TB Votes	Warrants	Appropriation
	Department
1	Operating expenditures, including the payment of
	remuneration and other expenditures subject to the
	approval of the Governor in Council in connection
	with the assignment by the Canadian Government of
	Canadians to the staffs of international organizations
	and authority to make recoverable advances in
	amounts not exceeding the amounts of the shares of
	such organizations of such expenses; authority for the
	appointment and fixing of salaries by the Governor in
	Council of High Commissioners, Ambassadors,
	Ministers Plenipotentiary, Consuls, Representatives
	on International Commissions, the staff of such
	officials and other persons to represent Canada in
	another country; expenditures in respect of the
	provision of office accommodation for the
	International Civil Aviation Organization;
	recoverable expenditures for assistance to and
	repatriation of distressed Canadian citizens and
	persons of Canadian domicile abroad, including their
	dependants; cultural relations and academic exchange
	programs with other countries; and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
	Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal
	year from, and to offset related expenditures incurred
	in the fiscal year arising from the provision of
	services related to: Canadian Education Centres;
	training services provided by the Canadian Foreign
	Service Institute; international telecommunication
	services; departmental publications; shared services
	provided to the Department of International Trade;
	other services provided abroad to other government
	departments, agencies, Crown corporations and other
	non-federal organizations; specialized consular
	services; and international youth employment
	exchange programs .......................................................	990,882,000	. . . . .	5,367,631	996,249,631
5	Capital expenditures......................................................	104,992,000	4,806,772	4,127,453	113,926,225
10	Foreign Affairs and International Trade - The grants
	listed in the Estimates, contributions, which may
	include with respect to Canada's Global Partnership
	Program (under the G8 Global Partnership ) cash
	payments or the provision of goods, equipment and
	services for the purpose of assistance to countries of
	the former Soviet Union, and authority to pay
	assessments in the amounts and in the currencies in
	which they are levied, and authority to pay other
	amounts specified in the currencies of the countries
	indicated, notwithstanding that the total of such
	payments may exceed the equivalent in Canadian
	dollars, estimated as of October 2004 which is ............	642,872,579	3,696,000	. . . . .	646,568,579
	Total Department ...........................................	1,738,746,579	8,502,772	9,495,084	1,756,744,435
	Canadian International Development Agency
15	Operating expenditures and authority to
	( a ) engage persons for service in developing countries
	and in countries in transition; and
	( b ) provide education or training for persons from
	developing countries and from countries in transition,
	in accordance with the Technical Assistance
	Regulations , made by Order in Council
	P.C. 1986-993 of April 24, 1986 (and registered as
	SOR/86-475), as may be amended, or any other
	regulations that may be made by the Governor in
	Council with respect to
	(i) the remuneration payable to persons for service in
	developing countries and in
	countries in transition, and the payment of their
	expenses or of allowances with respect
	thereto,
	(ii) the maintenance of persons from developing
	countries and from countries in
	transition who are undergoing education or training,
	and the payment of their expenses
	or of allowances with respect thereto, and
	(iii) the payment of special expenses directly or
	indirectly related to the service of
	persons in developing countries and in countries in
	transition or the education or
	training of persons from developing countries and
	from countries in transition...........................................	204,083,000	. . . . .	8,499,463	212,582,463
20	The grants and contributions listed in the Estimates
	and payments to international financial institutions in
	accordance with the International Development
	(Financial Institutions) Assistance Act , provided that
	the amounts listed for contributions may be increased
	or decreased with the approval of the Treasury Board,
	for international development assistance, international
	humanitarian assistance and other specified purposes,
	in the form of cash payments or the provision of
	goods, commodities or services ....................................	2,256,031,000	195,895,000	. . . . .	2,451,926,000
	Total Budgetary .............................................	2,460,114,000	195,895,000	8,499,463	2,664,508,463
L25	The issuance and payment of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed $193,500,000 in accordance with the
	International Development (Financial Institutions)
	Assistance Act , for the purpose of contributions to the
	International Financial Institution Fund Accounts .......	1	. . . . .	. . . . .	1
L30	Payment not to exceed US$2,827,383 to the African
	Development Bank, notwithstanding that the payment
	may exceed the equivalent in Canadian dollars
	estimated at $4,600,000 on September 2, 2004, and
	the issuance and payments of non-interest bearing,
	non-negotiable demand notes in an amount not to
	exceed CDN $1,000,000, in accordance with the
	International Development (Financial Institutions)
	Assistance Act , for the purpose of capital
	subscriptions in International Financial Institutions .....	4,600,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,600,000
L35	Investment contributions pursuant to section 3 of the
	Canada Fund for Africa Act .........................................	29,000,001	8,000,000	8,000,000	45,000,001
	Total Non-Budgetary .....................................	33,600,002	8,000,000	8,000,000	49,600,002
	Total Agency..................................................	2,493,714,002	203,895,000	16,499,463	2,714,108,465
	International Development Research Centre
40	Payments to the International Development Research
	Centre............................................................................	116,086,000	3,541,000	8,546,500	128,173,500
	International Joint Commission
45	Program expenditures - Salaries and expenses of the
	Canadian Section, expenses of studies, surveys and
	investigations by the Commission under International
	References and expenses of the Commission under
	the Canada/United States Great Lakes Water Quality
	Agreement.....................................................................	6,507,000	. . . . .	100,909	6,607,909
	Total Ministry ................................................	4,355,053,581	215,938,772	34,641,956	4,605,634,309

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Foreign Affairs) requests
funds for the following items:	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Total
Funding to support the destruction of chemical weapons at the
Shchuch'ye chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia ........	285	. . . . .	25,250	25,535
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .......................	20,712	. . . . .	. . . . .	20,712
Funding to promote peace and stability in failed and fragile states
such as Afghanistan, Haiti, and Sudan (Global Peace and
Security Fund).................................................................................	2,728	1,128	8,830	12,686
Funding to support activities related to the protection of civilians,
peace support operations, conflict prevention and public safety
(Human Security Program) .............................................................	. . . . .	. . . . .	8,600	8,600
Funding to enhance security at Canada's missions abroad...................	2,133	5,185	. . . . .	7,318
Grants provided through TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies,
prior to Governor General Special Warrants (see transfer
payment table).................................................................................	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,696	3,696
Funding for the acquisition and implementation of digital facial
recognition technology (Passport Security Strategy)......................	. . . . .	3,287	. . . . .	3,287
Funding to improve security measures related to passport services
and to enhance management capacity within Passport Canada ......	130	2,616	. . . . .	2,746
Funding for a pilot project to produce security-enhanced passports
(e-Passport initiative) ......................................................................	. . . . .	2,201	. . . . .	2,201
Initiatives to support the implementation of a common electronic
infrastructure and multi-channel service delivery strategy
(Government On-Line) ( horizontal item ) .......................................	230	1,554	. . . . .	1,784
Funding to support grants to increase Canada's profile abroad and to
inform Canadians about Canada's place in the world (Public
Diplomacy Program).......................................................................	1,745	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,745
Additional funding for increased staff and forensic activities related
to tsunami disaster relief .................................................................	1,390	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,390
Public security initiatives (National Security Policy) ( horizontal
item ) ................................................................................................	948	57	346	1,351
Funding in support of activities associated with the Commission of
Inquiry into the actions of Canadian officials in relation to Maher
Arar ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................	1,136	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,136
Funding to modernize human resources management in the Federal
Public Service ( Public Service Modernization Act ) ( horizontal
item ) ................................................................................................	535	. . . . .	. . . . .	535
Funding to support activities to address foreign overfishing in the
northwest Atlantic Ocean ( horizontal item )....................................	240	. . . . .	. . . . .	240
Funding for administration of the 2004-2005 conditional grant to the
Forum of Federations......................................................................	100	. . . . .	. . . . .	100
Total Items	32,312	16,028	46,722	95,062
Less Funds Available:
Within the Department..........................................................................	26,944	7,094	43,026	77,064
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies..............................................	. . . . .	. . . . .	3,696	3,696
TB Vote 10 - Government-Wide Initiatives.........................................	. . . . .	4,807	. . . . .	4,807
Sub-total	26,944	11,901	46,722	85,567
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements	5,368	4,127	. . . . .	9,495

Transfer Payments (dollars)

	Voted
Grants
Global and Security Policy
Grants for the Counter Terrorism Capacity Building Program ...............................................................................	2,100,000
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sudan ......................................................................................	1,500,000
	3,600,000
*Transfer payments not specifically allocated
Grants in lieu of taxes on diplomatic, consular and international organizations' property in Canada in
accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor in Council .................................................	96,000
Total Transfer Payments	3,696,000

*This represents the grant programs that cannot be attributed to any one activity.

Canadian International Development Agency

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Canadian International Development Agency requests funds for the
following items:	Vote 15	Vote 20	Vote L35	Total
Grants and contributions provided through TB Vote 5 - Government
Contingencies, prior to Governor General Special Warrants (see
transfer payment table) ...................................................................	. . . . .	195,895	. . . . .	195,895
Funding for contributions to the Canada Investment Fund for Africa
in order to match private sector investments ..................................	. . . . .	. . . . .	16,000	16,000
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )................................	10,014	. . . . .	. . . . .	10,014
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .......................	4,341	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,341
Funding to modernize human resources management in the Federal
Public Service ( Public Service Modernization Act ) ( horizontal
item ) ................................................................................................	771	. . . . .	. . . . .	771
Funding for development assistance projects aimed at engaging
developing countries in climate change activities. .........................	697	. . . . .	. . . . .	697
Total Items	15,823	195,895	16,000	227,718
Less Funds Available:
Within the Agency ................................................................................	7,324	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,324
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies..............................................	. . . . .	195,895	8,000	203,895
Sub-total	7,324	195,895	8,000	211,219
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements	8,499	. . . . .	8,000	16,499

Transfer Payments (dollars)

	Voted
Grants
Multilateral Programs
Development assistance to international development institutions and organizations for operations, programs
and projects, and to international financial institutions .....................................................................................	135,595,000
Programming against hunger, malnutrition and disease through international development, research and
nutrition institutions; Canadian, international and local non-governmental organizations; the International
Development Research Centre; developing countries, their institutions, their organizations and their
agencies in such countries for the benefit of recipients in developing countries .............................................	45,168,566
Total Grants	180,763,566
Contributions
Geographic Programs
Development assistance, including payments for loan agreements issued under the authority of previous
Appropriation Acts, to all levels of developing country and territories governments, including their
institutions, organizations and agencies, and contributions to Canadian, other donor country, international
and regional institutions, organizations and agencies, to all levels of other donor country government and
provincial governments, their institutions, organizations and agencies, and to private-sector firms in support
of regional and country-specific development assistance projects, programs and activities, and to persons
capable of delivering aid activities or actively engaged in development issues...............................................	15,131,434
Total Contributions	15,131,434
Total Transfer Payments	195,895,000

International Development Research Centre

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
International Development Research Centre requests funds for the following items:	Vote 40
Additional funding to establish new and enhance existing research programs ..................................................................	9,000
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................................................	3,088
Total Items	12,088
Less Funds Available:
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies............................................................................................................................	3,541
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements	8,547

International Joint Commission

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
International Joint Commission requests funds for the following items:	Vote 45
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item )..............................................................................................................	367
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) .....................................................................................................	104
Total Items	471
Less Funds Available:
Within the Agency ..............................................................................................................................................................	370
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements	101

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE (INTERNATIONAL TRADE)

Department
NAFTA Secretariat - Canadian Section

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Ministry Summary

		Previous	Allocation	Special	Total
Vote (dollars)		Estimates	from TB Votes	Warrants	Appropriation
	Department
1	Operating expenditures, including the payment of
	remuneration and other expenditures subject to the
	approval of the Governor in Council in connection
	with the assignment by the Canadian Government of
	Canadians to the staffs of international organizations
	and authority to make recoverable advances in
	amounts not exceeding the amounts of the shares of
	such organizations of such expenses; and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration
	Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal
	year from, and to offset related expenditures incurred
	in the fiscal year arising from, the provision of
	services related to: Canadian Business Centres; trade
	fairs, missions and other international business
	development services; investment development
	services and departmental publications ........................	141,405,000	. . . . .	16,234,045	157,639,045
5	The grants listed in the Estimates, contributions and
	authority to make commitments for the current fiscal
	year not exceeding $30,000,000, in respect of
	contributions to persons, groups of persons, councils
	and associations to promote the development of
	Canadian export sales ...................................................	10,910,000	. . . . .	18,300,000	29,210,000
	Total Department ...........................................	152,315,000	. . . . .	34,534,045	186,849,045
	Canadian Commercial Corporation
10	Program expenditures ...................................................	16,399,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	16,399,000
	NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section
15	Program expenditures ...................................................	2,750,000	. . . . .	41,667	2,791,667
	Total Ministry ................................................	171,464,000	. . . . .	34,575,712	206,039,712

Department

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade) requests funds for the
following items:	Vote 1	Vote 5	Total
Funding for litigation costs related to the softwood lumber trade dispute with the U.S.	12,935	. . . . .	12,935
Financial assistance to the softwood lumber industry associations to help offset legal
costs incurred in the softwood lumber trade dispute with the U.S. ...........................	. . . . .	18,300	18,300
Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal item ) ..................................................	3,732	. . . . .	3,732
Initiatives to support the implementation of a common electronic infrastructure and
multi-channel service delivery strategy (Government On-Line) ( horizontal item ) ...	985	. . . . .	985
Funding to be provided to eligible recipients for research and development costs
related to new business technologies (International Science and Technology
Partnerships Program)................................................................................................	162	. . . . .	162
Total Items	17,814	18,300	36,114
Less Funds Available:
Within the Department.....................................................................................................	1,580	. . . . .	1,580
Total Governor General Special Warrant Requirements	16,234	18,300	34,534

NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section

 

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)
NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section requests funds for the following items:	Vote 15
Additional resources to meet official language objectives in the Federal Public Service related to: information
exchange, regional bilingualism needs, learning and language retention, bilingual networks and service delivery
(Official Languages Innovation Program) ( horizontal item ) ........................................................................................	42

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