Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)

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Table 7 presents the source and disposition of budgetary and non-budgetary authorities by ministry and by type of authority (voted and statutory). The level of details provided for the source and disposition of authorities is explained in the Introduction to this volume. In addition, detailed information is provided in the "Ministry Summary" statement in each ministerial section of this volume.

The Government submits its spending proposals to Parliament in the annual Estimates. During the year, the Government may request further appropriations. The initial request is called the "Main Estimates" and additional requests are called "Supplementary Estimates". With these Estimates, the Government requests authority for that part of the proposed spending which is not already provided by other statutes. The amounts making up the total of such proposed spending are authorized in Appropriation Acts and are generally referred to as "annual" or "voted" authorities. The balance of the planned spending is made under authority of other statutes which authorize disbursements for specified purposes, and for such amounts and time periods as are set by those acts. The proposed or estimated uses of most of these "statutory" authorities for the current year are included in the Estimates for information purposes; however, they are not included in appropriation acts because they have already been authorized by Parliament.

Voted authorities, with few exceptions, lapse at the end of the year if not used, while statutory authorities, with few exceptions, are carried forward to future years. Those authorities which extend to subsequent years are referred to as "non-lapsing".

Budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for those transactions which enter into the calculation of the annual deficit or surplus of the Government. Non-budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for all transactions which result in the acquisition or disposal of loans, investments and advances. Balances of appropriations brought forward from the previous years are available for spending, together with current increases to such authorities.

The totals of these authorities are reduced by the amount of their current year use to determine the balances which lapse, are overexpended or are carried forward to future years, depending upon the type of authority. In cases where the spending of loan repayments is authorized, the non-budgetary spending is reported net of such repayments.

Table 7
Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)
(in thousands of dollars)
Section Department or agency Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Main Estimates Supplementary Estimates Adjustments, warrants and transfersLink to footnote 1 Total available for use Used in the current year Lapsed Overexpended Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous year
2 Agriculture and Agri-Food
Budgetary—Voted – 954,242 78,129 58,559 1,090,930 1,020,635 70,295 – – 1,325,741
Budgetary—Statutory 140,308 1,305,841 670 (negative 330,793) 1,116,026 965,223 184 – 150,619 1,272,369
Subtotal 140,308 2,260,083 78,799 (negative 272,234) 2,206,956 1,985,858 70,479 – 150,619 2,598,110
Non-budgetary—Statutory 41,824,697 – – 1,843,109 43,667,806 3,342 – – 43,664,464 42,135
3 Canadian Heritage
Budgetary—Voted – 3,760,191 81,482 81,172 3,922,845 3,862,831 60,014 – – 3,544,757
Budgetary—Statutory 4,249 46,563 1,310 (negative 1,163) 50,959 45,719 – – 5,240 45,147
Subtotal 4,249 3,806,754 82,792 80,009 3,973,804 3,908,550 60,014 – 5,240 3,589,904
4 Environment and Climate Change
Budgetary—Voted 257,559 2,192,055 314,986 99,592 2,864,192 2,282,013 238,505 – 343,674 1,949,879
Budgetary—Statutory 18,659 218,216 4,408 20,752 262,035 239,649 – – 22,386 286,370
Subtotal 276,218 2,410,271 319,394 120,344 3,126,227 2,521,662 238,505 – 366,060 2,236,249
5 Families, Children and Social Development
Budgetary—Voted – 5,162,298 979,019 107,018 6,248,335 6,057,321 191,014 – – 5,872,216
Budgetary—Statutory 3,423 55,004,436 71,112 (negative 461,908) 54,617,063 54,613,323 1 – 3,739 53,605,811
Subtotal 3,423 60,166,734 1,050,131 (negative 354,890) 60,865,398 60,670,644 191,015 – 3,739 59,478,027
Non-budgetary—Statutory – (negative 286,027) 835,484 617,561 1,167,018 110,265 1,056,753 – – (negative 129,504)
6 Finance
Budgetary—Voted – 204,437 36,265 22,389 263,091 256,079 7,012 – – 232,233
Budgetary—Statutory 138,065 90,218,062 (negative 211,235) 376,452 90,521,344 90,384,837 15 – 136,492 88,492,153
Subtotal 138,065 90,422,499 (negative 174,970) 398,841 90,784,435 90,640,916 7,027 – 136,492 88,724,386
Non-budgetary—Voted – – – – – – – – – –
Non-budgetary—Statutory 15,075,000 – 53,400 42,955,032 58,083,432 43,008,432 – – 15,075,000 52,023,329
Subtotal 15,075,000 – 53,400 42,955,032 58,083,432 43,008,432 – – 15,075,000 52,023,329
7 Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Budgetary—Voted – 2,081,151 418,141 229,489 2,728,781 2,488,035 240,746 – – 2,234,714
Budgetary—Statutory 3,811 119,806 17,219 (negative 5,294) 135,542 132,429 – – 3,113 117,964
Subtotal 3,811 2,200,957 435,360 224,195 2,864,323 2,620,464 240,746 – 3,113 2,352,678
Non-budgetary—Voted 50,000 – – – 50,000 – – – 50,000 –
8 Global Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 5,781,873 875,695 148,485 6,806,053 6,321,010 485,043 – – 6,003,244
Budgetary—Statutory 86,752 369,008 12,695 49,055 517,510 453,879 2,058 – 61,573 422,426
Subtotal 86,752 6,150,881 888,390 197,540 7,323,563 6,774,889 487,101 – 61,573 6,425,670
Non-budgetary—Voted 16,340 – – – 16,340 2,732 – – 13,608 5,120
Non-budgetary—Statutory 106,943,862 39,860 600 2,127,781 109,112,103 (negative 1,841,483) – – 110,953,586 (negative 75,069)
Subtotal 106,960,202 39,860 600 2,127,781 109,128,443 (negative 1,838,751) – – 110,967,194 (negative 69,949)
9 Health
Budgetary—Voted – 6,292,344 449,273 (negative 868,489) 5,873,128 5,579,960 293,168 – – 6,178,265
Budgetary—Statutory 13,555 349,069 17,224 29,234 409,082 364,113 6 – 44,963 411,545
Subtotal 13,555 6,641,413 466,497 (negative 839,255) 6,282,210 5,944,073 293,174 – 44,963 6,589,810
10 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Budgetary—Voted – 1,852,474 371,331 64,248 2,288,053 2,197,196 90,857 – – 1,936,148
Budgetary—Statutory 1,022,561 (negative 78,430) 10,767 155,776 1,110,674 (negative 148,255) 10 – 1,258,919 (negative 220,598)
Subtotal 1,022,561 1,774,044 382,098 220,024 3,398,727 2,048,941 90,867 – 1,258,919 1,715,550
Non-budgetary—Statutory 61,551 – – 16,600 78,151 13,178 – – 64,973 1,894
11 Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 9,924,495 1,179,315 (negative 2,805,147) 8,298,663 7,891,862 406,801 – – 8,980,227
Budgetary—Statutory 34,411 153,890 3,257 (negative 29,644) 161,914 159,088 1,575 – 1,251 168,144
Subtotal 34,411 10,078,385 1,182,572 (negative 2,834,791) 8,460,577 8,050,950 408,376 – 1,251 9,148,371
Non-budgetary—Voted 60,374 25,903 30,400 (negative 48,517) 68,160 44,040 12,263 – 11,857 38,322
12 Indigenous Services
Budgetary—Voted – – 291,195 4,091,019 4,382,214 4,238,320 143,894 – – –
Budgetary—Statutory – – – 82,032 82,032 49,479 – – 32,553 –
Subtotal – – 291,195 4,173,051 4,464,246 4,287,799 143,894 – 32,553 –
Non-budgetary—Voted – – – 48,517 48,517 – – – 48,517 –
13 Infrastructure and Communities
Budgetary—Voted – 5,803,733 170,737 31,085 6,005,555 2,617,285 3,388,270 – – 1,758,100
Budgetary—Statutory – 2,078,124 1,220 (negative 1,202) 2,078,142 2,078,142 – – – 2,077,303
Subtotal – 7,881,857 171,957 29,883 8,083,697 4,695,427 3,388,270 – – 3,835,403
14 Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Budgetary—Voted – 7,150,631 403,881 247,122 7,801,634 7,081,765 719,869 – – 6,840,785
Budgetary—Statutory 302,564 495,428 10,493 (negative 1,621) 806,864 507,736 16,790 – 282,338 555,563
Subtotal 302,564 7,646,059 414,374 245,501 8,608,498 7,589,501 736,659 – 282,338 7,396,348
Non-budgetary—Voted 1,950 800 – – 2,750 – 800 – 1,950 –
15 Justice
Budgetary—Voted – 955,959 55,184 70,051 1,081,194 1,030,860 50,334 – – 983,219
Budgetary—Statutory 36 682,018 1,321 (negative 9,304) 674,071 674,041 11 – 19 655,465
Subtotal 36 1,637,977 56,505 60,747 1,755,265 1,704,901 50,345 – 19 1,638,684
16 National Defence
Budgetary—Voted – 18,041,836 1,790,503 911,202 20,743,541 20,037,903 705,638 – – 17,693,304
Budgetary—Statutory 18,036 1,229,685 79,525 2,171,436 3,498,682 3,474,886 1 – 23,795 1,515,820
Subtotal 18,036 19,271,521 1,870,028 3,082,638 24,242,223 23,512,789 705,639 – 23,795 19,209,124
Non-budgetary—Voted 71,881 – – – 71,881 (negative 5,180) – – 77,061 9,262
17 National Revenue
Budgetary—Voted 203,651 3,232,747 64,183 403,934 3,904,515 3,766,470 12,830 – 125,215 3,453,313
Budgetary—Statutory – 930,153 8,061 3,083 941,297 941,297 – – – 936,635
Subtotal 203,651 4,162,900 72,244 407,017 4,845,812 4,707,767 12,830 – 125,215 4,389,948
18 Natural Resources
Budgetary—Voted – 1,959,400 113,107 87,149 2,159,656 1,942,680 216,976 – – 1,729,469
Budgetary—Statutory 15,412 568,857 2,249 124,893 711,411 699,335 – – 12,076 634,660
Subtotal 15,412 2,528,257 115,356 212,042 2,871,067 2,642,015 216,976 – 12,076 2,364,129
19 Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Budgetary—Voted – 19,706 – 1,189 20,895 20,489 406 – – 19,834
Budgetary—Statutory 1 3,038 – (negative 71) 2,968 2,968 – – – 2,829
Subtotal 1 22,744 – 1,118 23,863 23,457 406 – – 22,663
20 Parliament
Budgetary—Voted – 499,626 55,737 2,074 557,437 510,619 46,818 – – 458,820
Budgetary—Statutory – 204,477 3,767 10,509 218,753 218,753 – – – 181,130
Subtotal – 704,103 59,504 12,583 776,190 729,372 46,818 – – 639,950
21 Privy Council
Budgetary—Voted – 213,977 74,113 16,695 304,785 278,042 26,743 – – 223,755
Budgetary—Statutory 45 104,198 2,470 14,709 121,422 121,390 – – 32 93,062
Subtotal 45 318,175 76,583 31,404 426,207 399,432 26,743 – 32 316,817
22 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Budgetary—Voted 209,398 7,820,392 813,984 600,682 9,444,456 8,336,154 888,813 – 219,489 7,825,444
Budgetary—Statutory 15,776 916,019 61,897 (negative 95,509) 898,183 880,626 40 – 17,517 1,103,044
Subtotal 225,174 8,736,411 875,881 505,173 10,342,639 9,216,780 888,853 – 237,006 8,928,488
Non-budgetary—Voted 45 – – – 45 1 – – 44 1
23 Public Services and Procurement
Budgetary—Voted – 5,314,294 224,052 348,238 5,886,584 5,345,160 541,424 – – 4,813,561
Budgetary—Statutory 413,413 211,054 14,028 (negative 15,395) 623,100 221,540 148 – 401,412 171,269
Subtotal 413,413 5,525,348 238,080 332,843 6,509,684 5,566,700 541,572 – 401,412 4,984,830
Non-budgetary—Voted 1,677 – 14,000 – 15,677 1,029 – – 14,648 34
Non-budgetary—Statutory 570,354 – – – 570,354 (negative 3,652) – – 574,006 (negative 2,177)
Subtotal 572,031 – 14,000 – 586,031 (negative 2,623) – – 588,654 (negative 2,143)
24 Transport
Budgetary—Voted – 2,004,709 672,071 74,011 2,750,791 2,260,721 490,070 – – 2,175,085
Budgetary—Statutory 3,015 234,057 6,015 (negative 21,063) 222,024 221,844 – – 180 257,462
Subtotal 3,015 2,238,766 678,086 52,948 2,972,815 2,482,565 490,070 – 180 2,432,547
25 Treasury Board
Budgetary—Voted – 6,247,077 2,509,690 (negative 4,049,005) 4,707,762 3,513,768 1,193,994 – – 2,773,948
Budgetary—Statutory 7,950 382,228 2,195 1,823 394,196 379,146 5,304 – 9,746 381,905
Subtotal 7,950 6,629,305 2,511,885 (negative 4,047,182) 5,101,958 3,892,914 1,199,298 – 9,746 3,155,853
26 Veterans Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 4,669,648 203,132 27,237 4,900,017 4,751,003 149,014 – – 3,742,814
Budgetary—Statutory – 32,543 254 943 33,740 33,740 – – – 38,230
Subtotal – 4,702,191 203,386 28,180 4,933,757 4,784,743 149,014 – – 3,781,044
Non-budgetary—Statutory 604,998 – – – 604,998 – – – 604,998 –
Total Government
Budgetary—Voted 670,608 102,139,295 12,225,205 (negative 1) 115,035,107 103,688,181 10,658,548 – 688,378 92,748,875
Budgetary—Statutory 2,242,042 155,778,340 120,922 2,067,730 160,209,034 157,714,928 26,143 – 2,467,963 153,205,708
Subtotal 2,912,650 257,917,635 12,346,127 2,067,729 275,244,141 261,403,109 10,684,691 – 3,156,341 245,954,583
Non-budgetary—Voted 202,267 26,703 44,400 – 273,370 42,622 13,063 – 217,685 52,739
Non-budgetary—Statutory 165,080,462 (negative 246,167) 889,484 47,560,083 213,283,862 41,290,082 1,056,753 – 170,937,027 51,860,608
Subtotal 165,282,729 (negative 219,464) 933,884 47,560,083 213,557,232 41,332,704 1,069,816 – 171,154,712 51,913,347
Voted 872,875 102,165,998 12,269,605 (negative 1) 115,308,477 103,730,803 10,671,611 – 906,063 92,801,614
Statutory 167,322,504 155,532,173 1,010,406 49,627,813 373,492,896 199,005,010 1,082,896 – 173,404,990 205,066,316
  Total Government 168,195,379 257,698,171 13,280,011 49,627,812 488,801,373 302,735,813 11,754,507 – 174,311,053 297,867,930

Table notes

The dash means that the amount is 0 or is rounded to 0.
Note: If no amount is shown, either the expenditures were less than $500 or none were reported.

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