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C-50

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 
55-56 Elizabeth II, 2006-07 

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-50  

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008

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AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
MARCH 22, 2007

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	MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
Preamble	Whereas it appears by message from Her
	Excellency the Right Honourable
	Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada,
	and the Estimates accompanying that message,
	that the sums mentioned below are required to
	defray certain expenses of the federal public
	administration, not otherwise provided for, for
	the financial year ending March 31, 2008, and for
	other purposes connected with the federal public
	administration;
	May it therefore please Your Majesty, that it
	may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's
	Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice
	and consent of the Senate and House of
	Commons of Canada, that:
Short title	1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation
	Act No. 1, 2007-2008.
$21,748,026,017.43	2 . From and out of the Consolidated Revenue
granted for	Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum not
2007-2008	exceeding in the whole twenty-one billion, seven
	hundred and forty-eight million, twenty-six
	thousand, seventeen dollars and forty-three cents
	towards defraying the several   charges and
	expenses of the federal public   administration
	from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008, not
	otherwise provided for, and being the aggregate
	of
	( a ) three twelfths of the total of the items
	set out in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Estimates
	for  the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008,
	except  for those items included in
	Schedules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and
	1.6  .......................  $14,174,724,076.50
	( b )  eleven twelfths of the total of the items in
	the Estimates set out in Schedule
	1.1  ....................... $762,664,833.34
	( c )  eight twelfths of the total of the items in the
	Estimates set  out in  Schedule
	1.2  ....................... $120,880,833.33
	( d )  seven twelfths of the total of the items
	in the Estimates set out in Schedule
	1.3  .......................  $22,380,750.00
	( e )  six twelfths of the total of the items in the
	Estimates  set  out in  Schedule
	1.4  ....................... $577,896,000.00
	( f )  five twelfths of the total of the items in the
	Estimates  set  out in  Schedule
	1.5  ....................... $3,586,251,031.26
	( g )  four twelfths of  the total of the items in
	the Estimates set out in Schedule
	1.6  ....................... $2,503,228,493.00
Purpose and	3.   The amount authorized by this Act to be
effect of each	paid or applied in respect of an item may be paid
item	or applied only for the purposes and subject to
	any terms and conditions specified in the item,
	and the payment or application of any amount
	pursuant to the item has such operation and effect
	as may be stated or described in the item.
Commitments	4.   (1)  Where an item in the Estimates referred
	to in section 2 purports to confer authority to
	enter into commitments up to an amount stated in
	the Estimates or increases the amount up to
	which commitments may be entered into under
	any other Act or where a commitment is to be
	entered  into under  subsection (2), the
	commitment may be entered into in accordance
	with the terms of that item or in accordance with
	subsection (2) if the amount of the commitment
	proposed to be entered into, together with all
	previous commitments entered into in
	accordance with this section or under that other
	Act, does not exceed the total amount of the
	commitment authority stated in that item or
	calculated in accordance with subsection (2).
Commitments	(2) Where an item in the Estimates referred to
	in section 2 or a provision of any Act purports to
	confer authority to spend revenues,
	commitments may be entered into in accordance
	with the terms of that item or provision up to an
	amount equal to the aggregate of
	( a ) the amount, if any, appropriated in respect
	of that item or provision, and
	( b ) the amount of revenues actually received
	or, in the case of an item in the Estimates, the
	estimated revenues set out in the details related
	to the item, whichever is greater.
Adjustments in	5. Subject to section 6, an appropriation that is
the Accounts of	granted by this or any other Act and referred to in
Canada for	section 2 may be charged after the end of the
appropriations	fiscal year for which the appropriation is granted
referred to in	at any time prior to the day on which the Public
section 2	Accounts for that fiscal year are tabled in
	Parliament, for the purpose of making
	adjustments in the Accounts of Canada for the
	fiscal year that do not require payments out of the
	Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Adjustments in	6. (1) An appropriation that is granted by this
the Accounts of	or any other Act and referred to in Schedule 2
Canada for	may be charged after the end of the fiscal year
appropriations	that is after the fiscal year for which the
referred to in	appropriation is granted at any time prior to the
Schedule 2	day on which the Public Accounts for that second
	fiscal year are tabled in Parliament, for the
	purpose of making adjustments in the Accounts
	of Canada for that second fiscal year that do not
	require payments out of the Consolidated
	Revenue Fund.
Order in which	(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of
the amounts in	this Act, amounts appropriated by this Act and
Schedule 2 must	set out in items of Schedule 2 may be paid and
be expended	applied at any time on or before March 31, 2009,
	so long as every payment is charged first against
	the relevant amount appropriated under any Act
	that is earliest in time until that amount is
	exhausted, next against the relevant amount
	appropriated under any other Act, including this
	Act, that is next in time until that amount is
	exhausted and so on, and the balance of amounts
	so appropriated by this Act that have not been
	charged, subject to the adjustments referred to in
	section 37 of the Financial Administration Act ,
	lapse at the end of the fiscal year following the
	fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.
Accounts to be	7. Amounts paid or applied under the
rendered	authority of this Act shall be accounted for in the
R.S., c. F-11	Public Accounts in accordance with section 64 of
	the Financial Administration Act.

SCHEDULE 1.1

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $762,664,833.34, being eleven twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	AGAGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
	CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION
40	Canadian Grain Commission - Program expenditures	30,940,000	28,361,666.67
	FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
	CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
L40	Investment contributions pursuant to section 3 of the Canada Fund for Africa Act	19,000,000	17,416,666.67
	PARLIAMENT
	LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT
10	Library of Parliament - Program expenditures, including authority to expend
	revenues received during the fiscal year arising from the activities of the Library
	of Parliament	32,058,000	29,386,500.00
	TREASURY BOARD
	SECRETARIAT
5	Government Contingencies - Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to
	supplement other appropriations for paylist and other requirements and to
	provide for miscellaneous, urgent or unforeseen expenditures not otherwise
	provided for, including grants and contributions not listed in the Estimates and
	the increase of the amount of grants listed in these, where those expenditures are
	within the legal mandate of a government organization, and authority to re-use
	any sums allotted for non-paylist requirements and repaid to this appropriation
	from other appropriations	750,000,000	687,500,000.00
		831,998,000	762,664,833.34

SCHEDULE 1.2

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $120,880,833.33, being eight twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	CANADIAN HERITAGE
	CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
10	Payments to the Canada Council for the Arts under section  18 of the Canada
	Council for the Arts Act , to be used for the furtherance of the objects set out in
	section 8 of that Act	181,321,250	120,880,833.33
		181,321,250	120,880,833.33

SCHEDULE 1.3

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $22,380,750.00, being seven twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	CANADIAN HERITAGE
	NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS COMMISSION
55	National Battlefields Commission - Program expenditures	11,208,000	6,538,000.00
	HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
	CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
25	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Program expenditures	3,560,000	2,076,666.67
	INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
	DEPARTMENT
25	Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians - Contributions .	23,599,000	13,766,083.33
		38,367,000	22,380,750.00

SCHEDULE 1.4

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $577,896,000.00, being six twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
	DEPARTMENT
5	Human Resources and Skills Development - The grants listed in the Estimates and
	contributions	1,155,792,000	577,896,000.00
		1,155,792,000	577,896,000.00

SCHEDULE 1.5

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $3,586,251,031.26, being five twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	CANADIAN HERITAGE
	NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE CORPORATION
50	Payments to the National Arts Centre Corporation	35,215,575	14,673,156.25
	CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
	DEPARTMENT
5	Citizenship and Immigration - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	732,224,000	305,093,333.33
	ENVIRONMENT
	DEPARTMENT
10	Environment - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	59,697,000	24,873,750.00
	INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
	DEPARTMENT
10	Indian Affairs and Northern Development - The grants listed in the Estimates and
	contributions	5,308,772,900	2,211,988,708.33
	INDUSTRY
	CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
35	Canadian Space Agency - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	52,590,000	21,912,500.00
	JUSTICE
	DEPARTMENT
1	Justice - Operating expenditures, and, pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the
	Financial Administration Act , authority to expend revenues received in a fiscal
	year, and to offset expenditures incurred in that fiscal year, arising from the
	provision of mandatory legal services to Government departments and agencies
	and optional services to Crown corporations, non-federal organizations and
	international organizations provided they are consistent with the Department's
	mandate	262,024,000	109,176,666.67
	OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
35	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - Program expenditures, and, pursuant
	to paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act , authority to expend
	revenues received in a fiscal year, and to offset expenditures incurred in that
	fiscal year, arising from the provision of prosecution and prosecution-related
	services to Government departments and agencies and optional services to
	Crown corporations, non-federal organizations and international organizations
	provided they are consistent with the Office of the Director of Public
	Prosecution's mandate	86,275,000	35,947,916.67
	TRANSPORT
	MARINE ATLANTIC INC.
35	Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc. in respect of
	( a ) the costs of the management of the Company, payments for capital purposes
	and for transportation activities including the following water transportation
	services pursuant to contracts with Her Majesty: Newfoundland ferries and
	terminals; and
	( b ) payments made by the Company of the costs incurred for the provision of
	early retirement benefits, severance and other benefits where those costs result
	from employee cutbacks or the discontinuance or reduction of a service	80,980,000	33,741,666.67
	OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF CANADA
55	Office of Infrastructure of Canada - Contributions	1,988,017,000	828,340,416.67
	TRANSPORTATION APPEAL TRIBUNAL OF CANADA
70	Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada - Program expenditures	1,207,000	502,916.67
		8,607,002,475	3,586,251,031.26

SCHEDULE 1.6

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $2,503,228,493.00, being four twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	CANADIAN HERITAGE
	CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
15	Payments to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for operating expenditures in
	providing a broadcasting service	948,321,000	316,107,000.00
	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
80	Public Service Commission - Program expenditures and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act , authority to expend
	revenue received during the fiscal year to offset expenditures incurred in that
	fiscal year from the provision of assessment and counselling services and
	products	90,032,000	30,010,666.67
	PUBLIC SERVICE LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD
85	Public Service Labour Relations Board - Program expenditures	10,617,000	3,539,000.00
	ENVIRONMENT
	CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY
15	Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Program expenditures, contributions
	and authority to expend revenues received during the fiscal year arising from the
	provision of environmental assessment services including the conduct of panel
	reviews, comprehensive studies, mediations, training and information
	publications by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency	14,844,000	4,948,000.00
	FINANCE
	DEPARTMENT
1	Finance - Operating expenditures and authority to expend revenue received during
	the fiscal year	89,343,000	29,781,000.00
	HEALTH
	DEPARTMENT
5	Health - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	1,225,859,499	408,619,833.00
	PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA
40	Public Health Agency of Canada - The grants listed in the Estimates and
	contributions	189,271,000	63,090,333.33
	INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
	DEPARTMENT
1	Indian Affairs and Northern Development - Operating expenditures, and
	( a ) expenditures on works, buildings and equipment; and expenditures and
	recoverable expenditures in respect of services provided and work performed on
	other than federal property;
	( b ) authority to provide, in respect of Indian and Inuit economic development
	activities, for the capacity development for Indian and Inuit and the furnishing of
	materials and equipment; and
	( c ) authority to sell electric power to private consumers in remote locations when
	alternative local sources of supply are not available, in accordance with terms
	and conditions approved by the Governor in Council	647,484,000	215,828,000.00
	INDUSTRY
	STATISTICS CANADA
95	Statistics Canada - Program expenditures, contributions and authority to expend
	revenue received during the fiscal year	388,726,000	129,575,333.33
	NATIONAL DEFENCE
	DEPARTMENT
5	National Defence - Capital expenditures	3,592,868,100	1,197,622,700.00
	PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
	ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
55	Law Enforcement - The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions	70,545,880	23,515,293.33
	TRANSPORT
	CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
25	Canadian Transportation Agency - Program expenditures	22,611,000	7,537,000.00
	OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF CANADA
50	Office of Infrastructure of Canada - Operating expenditures	27,362,000	9,120,666.67
	VIA RAIL CANADA INC.
75	Payments to VIA Rail Canada Inc. in respect of the costs of the management of the
	Company, payments for capital purposes and payments for the provision of rail
	passenger services in Canada in accordance with contracts entered into pursuant
	to subparagraph ( c )()(i) of Transport Vote 52d, Appropriation Act No. 1, 1977	169,001,000	56,333,666.67
	VETERANS AFFAIRS
	DEPARTMENT
5	Veterans Affairs - Capital expenditures	22,800,000	7,600,000.00
		7,509,685,479	2,2,503,228,493.00

SCHEDULE 2

Based on the Main Estimates 2007-2008, the amount hereby granted is $1,087,993,750.00, being three twelfths of the total of the items in those Estimates as contained in this Schedule.

Sums granted to Her Majesty by this Act for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 that may be charged to that fiscal year and the following fiscal year ending March 31 and the purposes for which they are granted.

		Total	Amount
Vote		Main	Granted by
No.	Service	Estimates	this Schedule
		$	$
	CANADA REVENUE AGENCY
	DEPARTMENT
1	Canada Revenue Agency - Program expenditures and recoverable expenditures on
	behalf of the Canada Pension Plan and the Employment Insurance Act	2,607,505,000	651,876,250.00
	ENVIRONMENT
	PARKS CANADA AGENCY
25	Parks Canada Agency - Program expenditures, including capital expenditures, the
	grants listed in the Estimates and contributions, including expenditures on other
	than federal property, and payments to provinces and municipalities as
	contributions towards the cost of undertakings carried out by those bodies	447,022,000	111,755,500.00
30	Payments to the New Parks and Historic Sites Account for the purposes of
	establishing new national parks, national historic sites and related heritage areas,
	as set out in section 21 of the Parks Canada Agency Act	2,300,000	575,000.00
	PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
	CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY
10	Canada Border Services Agency - Operating expenditures and, pursuant to
	paragraph 29.1(2)( a ) of the Financial Administration Act , authority to expend in
	the current fiscal year revenues received during the fiscal year related to the
	border operations of the Canada Border Services Agency: fees for the provision
	of a service or the use of a facility or for a product, right or privilege; and
	payments received under contracts entered into by the Agency	1,242,329,000	310,582,250.00
15	Canada Border Services Agency - Capital expenditures	52,819,000	13,204,750.00
		4,351,975,000	1,087,993,750.00

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