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VETERANS AFFAIRS

Ministry Summary

		Previous	Allocation	Special	Total
Vote (dollars)		Estimates	from TB Votes	Warrants	Appropriation



	Veterans Affairs
1	Operating expenditures, upkeep of property, including
	engineering and other investigatory planning
	expenses that do not add tangible value to real
	property, taxes, insurance and maintenance of public
	utilities; to authorize, subject to the approval of the
	Governor in Council, necessary remedial work on
	properties constructed under individual firm price
	contracts and sold under the Veterans' Land Act
	(R.S.C. 1970, c.V-4), to correct defects for which
	neither the veteran nor the contractor can be held
	financially responsible, and such other work on other
	properties as may be required to protect the interest of
	the Director therein .......................................................	788,406,000	. . . . .	43,759,271	832,165,271
5	Capital expenditures......................................................	32,351,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	32,351,000
10	The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions,
	provided that the amount listed for any grant may be
	increased or decreased subject to the approval of the
	Treasury Board..............................................................	1,986,807,000	4,000	. . . . .	1,986,811,000
15	Veterans Review and Appeal Board - Operating
	expenditures ..................................................................	8,660,000	. . . . .	1,209,094	9,869,094

	Total Ministry ................................................	2,816,224,000	4,000	44,968,365	2,861,196,365

Explanation of Requirements (thousands of dollars)


Veterans Affairs requests funds for the following
items:	Vote 1	Vote 5	Vote 10	Vote 15	Total

Compensation for salary adjustments ( horizontal
item ) .....................................................................	19,703	. . . . .	. . . . .	462	20,165
Administration costs in preparation for the
implementation of the new Veterans' Charter
and the programs and services targeted
specifically for members and Veterans of the
Canadian Forces and their families......................	14,672	. . . . .	. . . . .	300	14,972
Operating budget carry forward ( horizontal item ).....	8,815	. . . . .	. . . . .	447	9,262
Funding to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the
end of the Second World War and the Year of
the Veteran ...........................................................	7,160	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	7,160
Funding to strengthen existing commemorative
initiatives and assist communities in restoring
cenotaphs and monuments (Canada
Remembers Program) ..........................................	5,000	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	5,000
Funding of legal costs associated with a class
action lawsuit concerning the administration
of Veterans' accounts (Authorson litigation).......	4,905	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	4,905
Critical capital for the renovations for Ste. Anne's
Hospital and the restoration and rehabilitation
of Canada's World War I European
Monuments ..........................................................	. . . . .	1,665	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,665
Funding to extend, for life, to qualified primary
caregivers those Veterans Independence
Program housekeeping and/or grounds
maintenance services provided to Veterans at
the time of their death or admission to a health
care facility, from April 7, 1981 forward.............	1,048	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,048
Funding related to government advertising
programs ( horizontal item ) ..................................	400	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	400
Initiatives to support the implementation of a
common electronic infrastructure and
multi-channel service delivery strategy
(Government On-Line) ( horizontal item ) ............	175	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	175
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 ) ..................................	30	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	30
Grants provided through TB Vote 5 -
Government Contingencies, prior to Governor
General Special Warrants (see transfer
payment table)......................................................	. . . . .	. . . . .	4	. . . . .	4

Total Items	61,908	1,665	4	1,209	64,786

Less Funds Available:
Within the Department...............................................	18,149	1,665	. . . . .	. . . . .	19,814
TB Vote 5 - Government Contingencies...................	. . . . .	. . . . .	4	. . . . .	4

Sub-total	18,149	1,665	4	. . . . .	19,818

Total Governor General Special Warrant
Requirements	43,759	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,209	44,968

Transfer Payments (dollars)		Voted


	Grants
Canada Remembers
Canadian Veterans Association of the United Kingdom .........................................................................................		4,000

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