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The NFB reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
The NFB engages in business practices that foster good governance and accountability, and forge a bond of trust with Canadian citizens. The NFB will ensure that all its activities meet or exceed the highest governance and accountability standards. To achieve that goal, the NFB's two highest-level priorities will be to:
a) | Manage resources efficiently and effectively, making appropriate assessments and audits. |
b) | Enhancing accountability, business practices and information systems. |
The NFB is committed to improving its management methods to reflect the new business environment in Canadian public organizations. We have 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.
As a producer and distributor of cultural content involving substantial amounts in royalties and copyright, the NFB has established the Electronic Rights Management Database (ERMD), which was initiated in 2003-2004 and is now operational. We are continuously adding to it by incorporating our historical databases. A Royalties module is at the planning stage, and will be developed over the next few months for incorporation into the system.
We have also enhanced the production, distribution et administration systems in order to meet the organization's goals, which are to produce high-quality audiovisual works and make them available to the widest possible audiences. For example:
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.
The NFB seeks the following outcomes:
RPP 2006-2007
Tables | Titles | Included / NA |
Table 1 | Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents | included |
Table 2 | Program Activities | included |
Table 3 | Voted and Statutory Items listed in Main Estimates | included |
Table 4 | Services Received Without Charge | NA |
Table 5 | Summary of Capital Spending by Program Activity | NA |
Table 6 | Loans, Investments and Advances (Non-Budgetary) | NA |
Table 7 | Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue | included |
Table 8 | Revolving Fund - Statement of Operations | included |
Table 9 | Resource Requirement by Branch or Sector | NA |
Table 10 | User Fees | sans objet |
Table 11 | Major Regulatory Initiatives | NA |
Table 12 | Details on Project Spending | NA |
Table 13 | Status Report on Major Crown Projects | NA |
Table 14 | Details on Transfer Payments Programs | included |
Table 15 | Conditional Grants (Foundations) | NA |
Table 16 | Alternative Service Delivery | NA |
Table 17 | Horizontal Initiatives | NA |
Table 18 | Sustainable Development Strategy | NA |
Table 19 | Internal Audits and Evaluations | NA |
(in $ Thousands) | Forecast Spending 2005-2006 |
Planned Spending 2006-2007 |
Planned Spending 2007-2008 | Planned Spending 2008-2009 |
Budgetary Main Estimates* |
71,848 | 73,374 | 73,557 | 73,557 |
Less : Respendable Revenue | 8,900 | 8,535 | 8,533 | 8,533 |
Total Main Estimates | 62,948 | 64,839 | 65,024 | 65,024 |
Governor General Special Warrant Plus : Operation budget Carry Forward Collective Agreements Compensations Less : Planned procurement savings** TBS Vote 15 Plus : Parental Leaves and Severance Pay |
2,661 1,723 -110 1,000 |
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Sub total | 5,274 | |||
Net Planned Spending Plus Cost of Services received without charge |
68,222 0 |
64,839 0 |
65,024 0 |
65,024 0 |
Net Cost of Program | 68,222 | 64,839 | 65,024 | 65,024 |
Full Time Equivalents |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
* | Reflects the best forecast of total net planned spending to the end of the fiscal year. |
** | This proposed reduction in planned spending due to Procurement savings is as a result of the Budget 2005 announcement. |
2006-2007 | |||||||||||
Budgetary | Non-budgetary | ||||||||||
Program Activity | Operating | Capital | Grants | Contributions and Other Transfer Payments | Gross | Respendable Revenue | Net | Loans, Investments, and Advances |
Total Main Estimates |
Adjustments (Planned Spending not in Main Estimates) | Total Planned Spending |
Production of Audiovisual Works | 49,229 | 3 | 150 | 49,382 | 2,279 | 47,103 | |||||
Distribution of Audiovisual Works | 8,217 | 8,217 | 5,847 | 2,370 | |||||||
Accessibility and Outreach | 11,855 | 7 | 90 | 11,952 | 226 | 11,726 | |||||
Research and Advisory Services | 3,823 | 3,823 | 183 | 3,640 | |||||||
Total | 73,124 | 10 | 240 | 73,374 | 8,535 | 64,839 |
($ thousands)
2006-2007 | |||
Vote or Statutory Item |
Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording |
Current Main Estimates 2006-2007 |
Previous Main Estimates 2005-2006 |
65 | National Film Board Revolving Fund -Operating Expenses | 64,839 | 62,948 |
Reconciliation | Previous Budget 2005-2006 | 62,948 | |
Plus: | Adjustments for collective agreements Adjustments for Employee Benefit Plan |
1,961 130 |
|
Less: | SPARK Program | - | 200 |
64,839 |
Forecast Revenue 2005-2006 |
Planned Revenue 2006-2007 |
Planned Revenue 2007-2008 |
Planned Revenue 2008-2009 |
|
Production of Audiovisual Works | 1,006 | 2,279 | 2,278 | 2,278 |
Distribution of Audiovisual Works | 7,519 | 5,847 | 5,847 | 5,846 |
Accessibility and Outreach | 275 | 226 | 226 | 226 |
Research and Advisory Services | 100 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
Total Respendable Revenue | 8,900 | 8,535 | 8,534 | 8,533 |
($ thousands) | Forecast | Planned | Planned | Planned |
2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | |
Assets | ||||
Cash | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Accounts receivable | 4,125 | 4,125 | 4,125 | 4,125 |
Inventories | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Prepaid expenses | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Equipment (net value) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
15,825 | 15,825 | 15,825 | 15,825 | |
Liabilities | ||||
Accounts payable | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Equity of Canada | 13,825 | 13,825 | 13,825 | 13,825 |
Authority as at April 1, 2006 | 15,000 | |||
Drawdown: | ||||
Projected balance as at April 1, 2006 | 13,825 | |||
Total Estimates (net cash requirement) | ||||
Operations | 64,839 | |||
Appropriation authority in these Estimates | -64,839 | |||
Changes in working capital | 0 | |||
Increase in net book value of fixed assets | 0 | |||
Projected balance as at March 31, 2007 | 13,825 | |||
Unused authority as at March 31, 2007 | 1,175 |
($ thousands) | Forecast Spending 2005-2006 |
Planned Spending 2006-2007 |
Planned Spending 2007-2008 |
Planned Spending 2008-2009 |
Grants
Grants in support of significant film events held in Canada which are of national or international interest as determined by the Board of Trustees |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Contributions
To support non-profit organizations working in the film sector and to help promote Canadian cinematography |
240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
Total | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |