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2011-12
Report on Plans and Priorities

Parole Board of Canada

Supplementary Information (Tables)

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Table of Contents

• Horizontal Initiatives
• Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations over the next three fiscal years
• Sources of Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue
• User Fees/External Fees

Horizontal Initiatives

The Board will become involved in the National Anti-Drug Strategy following Royal Assent for legislative proposals calling for introduction of mandatory minimum penalties for serious drug offences. Current plans call for provision of $7.5 million for PBC over four years, including $2.2 million in 2011-12 to manage increased numbers of conditional release reviews as a result of mandatory minimum sentences. This following table illustrates the planned spending and expected results for each of the program activities.

Federal Partner: National Parole Board of Canada

Federal Partner Program Activity	Names of Programs for Federal Partners	Total Allocation (from Start to End Date)	Planned Spending for 2011–12	Expected Results for 2011–12
Conditional Release Decisions	Conditional Release Decisions	$4.4 M	$1.3 M	Note [1]
Conditional Release Decisions Openness and Accountability	Conditional Release Decisions Openness and Accountability	$1.8 M	$0.5M	Note [2]
Internal Services	Internal Services	$1.3 M	$0.4M	Support programs
Total:		$7.5 M	$2.2 M

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[1] Should the proposed legislation receive Royal Assent this funding will provide the PBC the capacity for effective management of its legislated responsibilities for parole decision-making for offenders in relation to the requirements of the new legislation. PBC will collect information and report on workloads and outcomes of parole for provincial offenders incarcerated as a result of new legislative provisions (e.g., the number and proportion of offenders who successfully complete their parole).

[2] Should the proposed legislation receive Royal Assent this funding will provide the PBC the capacity for provision of information and assistance to victims of crime, observers at hearings and individuals who seek access to decision registry in relation to the requirements of the new legislation.  In a similar manner, PBC will report on the extent of involvement of victims, and observers in conditional release processes and the level of satisfaction of these individuals with the information and assistance provided by PBC. Effective management of both these responsibilities will contribute to public safety and reinforce public confidence in the justice system.

Upcoming Internal Audits[1] and Evaluations

Subject	Status	Expected Completion Date	Electronic Link to Report
Evaluation of the initiative in the Prairies in the use of electronic case files	Planned	March 31, 2013	will be provided when available
Horizontal Audit of Integrated Business and HR Planning and Analysis	Planned	June 30, 2012	will be provided when available

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[1] The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) as a small department is covered by the Small Departments and Agencies (SDAs) Initiative of the Office of the Comptroller General. The Treasury Board Policy on Internal Audit requires the Comptroller General to lead horizontal audits in SDAs. Horizontal audits are designed to address risks that transcend individual departments in order to report on the state of governance, controls and risk management across the Government of Canada.

Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable[1] Revenue

($ thousands)

Pardon Decisions/Clemency Recommendations Program	Forecast Spending 2010-11	Planned Spending 2011-2012	Planned Spending 2012-2013	Planned Spending 2013-2014
Pardon Decisions/Clemency Recommendations Pardon user fees - Respendable	648	1,620	1,620	1,620
Total Respendable Revenue	648	1,620	1,620	1,620
Pardon Decisions/Clemency Recommendations Pardon user fees – Non-Respendable	207	180	180	180
Total Non-Respendable Revenue	207	180	180	180
Total Revenue	855	1,800	1,800	1,800

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[1] Non-Respendable revenue represents the portion of the fee $15 per application that PBC collects for the RCMP.

User Fees

Name of User Fee	Fee Type	Authority	Reason for Planned Introduction of or Amendment to Fee	Effective Date of Planned Change	Consultation and Review Process Planned
Processing pardon application	Regulatory Service	User Fee Act	The Criminal Records Act (CRA)authorizes the Board to grant, deny or revoke pardons for convictions under federal acts or regulations. The Minister of Public Safety tabled a proposal to increase the pardon user fee to $150 in both Houses on September 20th, 2010. On November 24, 2010, parliament adopted the fee proposal. The Ministerial Order which is the authority to fix the fee of $150 was signed and registered and came into effect on December 29, 2010. This fee increase from $50 to $150 represented the first step in the Government’s plan to move to full cost-recovery for the pardons program. This was an interim measure designed to provide the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) with increased capacity to manage heavy and ongoing pardon workloads, while addressing important changes in the pardon process as a result of Bill C-23A (which came into force on June 29, 2010), and preparing for implementation for a full cost-recovery approach for pardons. The Government of Canada is now seeking to implement a new fee system that would require users to assume the full cost of processing a pardon application. This model will ensure sustainability for the Parole Board of Canada’s (PBC) pardon program, and secure the resources needed to efficiently and effectively deliver pardon services to users under the revised CRA.	2011-12	Implementation of this proposal, which will be consistent with the requirements of the User Fees Act, will be supported by a series of consultations involving: key federal partners with an interest in the pardon program; national offender advocacy groups representing potential pardon applicants; court organizations; selected police services; and, victim advocates.