Authorities for the spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets

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Appendix 5 provides details, by ministry, of the source and disposition of authorities related to the spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets.

Pursuant to sections 13(2) and 14 of the Surplus Crown Assets Act, departments as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act (excluding the House of Commons, the Senate, the Library of Parliament, the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the Senate Ethics Officer and the International Joint Commission) are authorized to establish a spending authority equal to the proceeds received from the disposal of surplus Crown assets. The proceeds received in any fiscal year that have not been spent in that fiscal year are carried forward to the next fiscal year for use in that fiscal year only. The amount carried forward is however subject to a maximum limit.

Appendix 5
Authorities for the spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets
(in dollars)
Section Department or agency Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets Total available for use Used in current year Lapsed or (overexpended) Available for use in subsequent years
2 Agriculture and Agri-Food
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 5,413,296 4,044,201 9,457,497 4,893,106 520,190 4,044,201
Canadian Grain Commission – 16,366 16,366 16,366 – –
Total Ministry 5,413,296 4,060,567 9,473,863 4,909,472 520,190 4,044,201
3 Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage 4,298 16,134 20,432 14,632 – 5,800
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission – 12,876 12,876 9,366 – 3,510
Library and Archives of Canada 3,546 2,852 6,398 3,546 – 2,852
Total Ministry 7,844 31,862 39,706 27,544 – 12,162
4 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 1,121,518 (negative 432,508) 689,010 689,010 – –
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs – 453,557 453,557 6,337 426,171 21,049
Total Ministry 1,121,518 21,049 1,142,567 695,347 426,171 21,049
6 Digital Government
Shared Services Canada – 18,705 18,705 18,705 – –
Total Ministry – 18,705 18,705 18,705 – –
7 Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment 769,496 1,104,679 1,874,175 1,584,736 – 289,439
Total Ministry 769,496 1,104,679 1,874,175 1,584,736 – 289,439
8 Families, Children and Social Development
Department of Employment and Social Development 52,774 106,222 158,996 55,534 – 103,462
Total Ministry 52,774 106,222 158,996 55,534 – 103,462
9 Finance
Department of Finance 622 51 673 – 622 51
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada – 236 236 236 – –
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada 217 25 242 – 217 25
Office of the Auditor General 674 1,041 1,715 674 – 1,041
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions – 1,055 1,055 1,055 – –
Total Ministry 1,513 2,408 3,921 1,965 839 1,117
10 Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans 4,103,629 2,926,401 7,030,030 4,166,518 – 2,863,512
Total Ministry 4,103,629 2,926,401 7,030,030 4,166,518 – 2,863,512
11 Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 220,047 1,605,494 1,825,541 1,755,463 – 70,078
Total Ministry 220,047 1,605,494 1,825,541 1,755,463 – 70,078
12 Health
Department of Health 30,855 123,164 154,019 30,855 – 123,164
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 318,414 357,868 676,282 645,230 – 31,052
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board – 1,337 1,337 1,337 – –
Public Health Agency of Canada 51,559 52,018 103,577 103,577 – –
Total Ministry 400,828 534,387 935,215 780,999 – 154,216
13 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration 13,492 10,767 24,259 2,207 11,285 10,767
Immigration and Refugee Board – 703 703 703 – –
Total Ministry 13,492 11,470 24,962 2,910 11,285 10,767
14 Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services 389,916 3,151,060 3,540,976 1,141,707 – 2,399,269
Total Ministry 389,916 3,151,060 3,540,976 1,141,707 – 2,399,269
16 Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Department of Industry 204,644 182,235 386,879 215,230 – 171,649
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 40,496 20,204 60,700 – 40,496 20,204
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 22,066 11,159 33,225 – 22,066 11,159
Canadian Space Agency 1,739 11,196 12,935 12,399 – 536
Department of Western Economic Diversification – 446 446 439 – 7
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 155 5,115 5,270 – 155 5,115
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 20,078 13,314 33,392 – 20,078 13,314
National Research Council of Canada 523,489 424,448 947,937 550,000 – 397,937
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council – 1,026 1,026 89 – 937
Statistics Canada – 29,150 29,150 29,150 – –
Total Ministry 812,667 698,293 1,510,960 807,307 82,795 620,858
17 Justice
Department of Justice 434 32,369 32,803 434 – 32,369
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada 1,066 399 1,465 – 1,066 399
Canadian Human Rights Commission 93 – 93 92 1 –
Courts Administration Service 30,233 3,376 33,609 – 30,233 3,376
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada – 23,593 23,593 222 – 23,371
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada 11,775 77 11,852 11,775 – 77
Total Ministry 43,601 59,814 103,415 12,523 31,300 59,592
18 National Defence
Department of National Defence 16,376,309 16,935,959 33,312,268 26,664,442 – 6,647,826
Communications Security Establishment 17,489 6,563 24,052 17,489 – 6,563
Military Police Complaints Commission 50 – 50 – 50 –
Total Ministry 16,393,848 16,942,522 33,336,370 26,681,931 50 6,654,389
19 National Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency – 94,882 94,882 94,882 – –
Total Ministry – 94,882 94,882 94,882 – –
20 Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources 94,195 182,451 276,646 160,237 – 116,409
Canadian Energy Regulator – 790 790 – – 790
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 8,714 70 8,784 8,714 – 70
National Energy Board 108 – 108 – 108 –
Total Ministry 103,017 183,311 286,328 168,951 108 117,269
21 Office of the Governor General's Secretary – 12,843 12,843 12,843 – –
23 Privy Council
Privy Council Office 13,971 (negative 9,997) 3,974 – 3,974 –
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat – 470 470 – – 470
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board 38,151 50,722 88,873 38,152 – 50,721
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer – 666 666 666 – –
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages – 34 34 – – 34
Public Service Commission – 1,569 1,569 1,569 – –
Security Intelligence Review Committee 490 – 490 – 490 –
Total Ministry 52,612 43,464 96,076 40,387 4,464 51,225
24 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 4,712 11,076 15,788 – 4,712 11,076
Canada Border Services Agency 49,085 615,539 664,624 583,367 – 81,257
Canadian Security Intelligence Service 439,017 516,731 955,748 381,025 57,992 516,731
Correctional Service of Canada 847,378 1,103,422 1,950,800 945,014 – 1,005,786
Parole Board of Canada 13,621 16,611 30,232 30,232 – –
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 4,825,466 10,614,698 15,440,164 8,458,616 – 6,981,548
Total Ministry 6,179,279 12,878,077 19,057,356 10,398,254 62,704 8,596,398
25 Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services 189,081 455,289 644,370 242,190 – 402,180
Total Ministry 189,081 455,289 644,370 242,190 – 402,180
27 Transport
Department of Transport 4,423 1,346,585 1,351,008 – 4,423 1,346,585
Canadian Transportation Agency – 772 772 772 – –
Total Ministry 4,423 1,347,357 1,351,780 772 4,423 1,346,585
28 Treasury Board
Treasury Board Secretariat – 907 907 – – 907
Canada School of Public Service – 449 449 – – 449
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying 28 – 28 28 – –
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner – 84 84 – – 84
Total Ministry 28 1,440 1,468 28 – 1,440
29 Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs – 24,866 24,866 24,866 – –
Total Ministry – 24,866 24,866 24,866 – –
30 Women and Gender Equality
Department for Women and Gender Equality 124 166 290 – 124 166
Total Ministry 124 166 290 – 124 166
  Total Government 36,273,033 46,316,628 82,589,661 53,625,834 1,144,453 27,819,374

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