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 Ministry 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 or (overexpended) Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous yearLink to footnote 2
2 Agriculture and Agri-Food
Budgetary—Voted – 1,058,723 65,292 53,421 1,177,436 1,089,781 87,655 – 1,032,911
Budgetary—Statutory 152,400 1,451,057 366,400 (negative 330,797) 1,639,060 1,484,822 519 153,719 1,131,167
Subtotal 152,400 2,509,780 431,692 (negative 277,376) 2,816,496 2,574,603 88,174 153,719 2,164,078
Non-budgetary—Statutory 45,714,915 – – 8,371,213 54,086,128 471,360 – 53,614,768 4,519
3 Canadian Heritage
Budgetary—Voted – 3,731,160 104,358 (negative 12,157) 3,823,361 3,726,219 97,142 – 3,554,474
Budgetary—Statutory 5,651 48,866 153 7,880 62,550 52,429 – 10,121 45,261
Subtotal 5,651 3,780,026 104,511 (negative 4,277) 3,885,911 3,778,648 97,142 10,121 3,599,735
4 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 6,913,475 1,249,125 (negative 304,970) 7,857,630 6,176,199 1,681,431 – 4,346,038
Budgetary—Statutory 1,122 97,202 34 (negative 5,579) 92,779 92,332 426 21 110,276
Subtotal 1,122 7,010,677 1,249,159 (negative 310,549) 7,950,409 6,268,531 1,681,857 21 4,456,314
Non-budgetary—Voted 11,857 56,303 – – 68,160 10,768 45,536 11,856 13,530
5 Democratic Institutions
Budgetary—Voted – 43,739 – (negative 43,739) – – – – –
Budgetary—Statutory – 454,127 – (negative 454,127) – – – – –
Subtotal – 497,866 – (negative 497,866) – – – – –
6 Digital Government
Budgetary—Voted – – 258,218 1,890,978 2,149,196 1,877,826 271,370 – 1,756,601
Budgetary—Statutory – – 570 95,200 95,770 95,770 – – 91,208
Subtotal – – 258,788 1,986,178 2,244,966 1,973,596 271,370 – 1,847,809
7 Environment and Climate Change
Budgetary—Voted 475,070 3,248,885 44,067 58,237 3,826,259 2,750,352 882,691 193,216 2,573,434
Budgetary—Statutory 25,980 303,929 112,306 (negative 82,898) 359,317 339,034 – 20,283 327,809
Subtotal 501,050 3,552,814 156,373 (negative 24,661) 4,185,576 3,089,386 882,691 213,499 2,901,243
8 Families, Children and Social Development
Budgetary—Voted – 6,425,859 466,650 87,283 6,979,792 6,292,374 687,418 – 5,453,461
Budgetary—Statutory 5,762 61,009,902 242,635 4,515,385 65,773,684 65,767,203 21 6,460 57,845,688
Subtotal 5,762 67,435,761 709,285 4,602,668 72,753,476 72,059,577 687,439 6,460 63,299,149
Non-budgetary—Statutory – 2,028,609 114,792 108,161 2,251,562 2,251,562 – – 696,178
9 Finance
Budgetary—Voted – 229,766 5,514 13,014 248,294 237,442 10,852 – 235,846
Budgetary—Statutory 135,878 99,045,440 276 (negative 74,351) 99,107,243 98,972,141 – 135,102 94,195,085
Subtotal 135,878 99,275,206 5,790 (negative 61,337) 99,355,537 99,209,583 10,852 135,102 94,430,931
Non-budgetary—Statutory 24,075,000 51,400 – 53,266,629 77,393,029 53,318,029 – 24,075,000 43,877,472
10 Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Budgetary—Voted – 2,838,358 366,149 342,200 3,546,707 2,980,000 566,707 – 3,129,036
Budgetary—Statutory 4,104 155,639 8,513 (negative 9,322) 158,934 156,070 – 2,864 153,875
Subtotal 4,104 2,993,997 374,662 332,878 3,705,641 3,136,070 566,707 2,864 3,282,911
Non-budgetary—Voted 50,000 – – – 50,000 – – 50,000 –
11 Global Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 6,565,571 580,199 235,274 7,381,044 6,911,860 469,184 – 6,762,925
Budgetary—Statutory 22,408 343,432 22,436 85,550 473,826 451,568 – 22,258 462,575
Subtotal 22,408 6,909,003 602,635 320,824 7,854,870 7,363,428 469,184 22,258 7,225,500
Non-budgetary—Voted 20,442 – – – 20,442 1,513 1,362 17,566 (negative 6,834)
Non-budgetary—Statutory 109,238,947 17,000 – (negative 1,663) 109,254,284 3,217,911   106,036,373 6,181,862
Subtotal 109,259,389 17,000 – (negative 1,663) 109,274,726 3,219,424 1,362 106,053,939 6,175,028
12 Health
Budgetary—Voted – 4,726,814 123,924 453,596 5,304,334 5,164,860 139,474 – 4,601,706
Budgetary—Statutory 17,911 347,860 3,629 20,591 389,991 370,766 – 19,225 396,928
Subtotal 17,911 5,074,674 127,553 474,187 5,694,325 5,535,626 139,474 19,225 4,998,634
13 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Budgetary—Voted – 3,139,666 178,060 38,434 3,356,160 3,053,067 303,093 – 2,481,039
Budgetary—Statutory 1,273,074 271,534 1,148 (negative 166,041) 1,379,715 207,940 11 1,171,764 81,179
Subtotal 1,273,074 3,411,200 179,208 (negative 127,607) 4,735,875 3,261,007 303,104 1,171,764 2,562,218
Non-budgetary—Statutory 58,156 – – – 58,156 16,965 – 41,191 6,817
14 Indigenous Services
Budgetary—Voted – 12,150,790 1,070,797 440,253 13,661,840 13,138,728 523,112 – 11,505,570
Budgetary—Statutory 32,881 122,695 186 15,129 170,891 135,821 – 35,070 81,447
Subtotal 32,881 12,273,485 1,070,983 455,382 13,832,731 13,274,549 523,112 35,070 11,587,017
Non-budgetary—Voted 48,517 – – – 48,517 – – 48,517 –
15 Infrastructure and Communities
Budgetary—Voted – 7,487,833 192,407 211,176 7,891,416 5,265,537 2,625,879 – 3,973,854
Budgetary—Statutory – 4,347,889 61,293 345 4,409,527 4,409,527 – – 2,177,696
Subtotal – 11,835,722 253,700 211,521 12,300,943 9,675,064 2,625,879 – 6,151,550
16 Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Budgetary—Voted – 5,788,894 203,671 2,533,720 8,526,285 7,676,039 850,246 – 7,216,056
Budgetary—Statutory 264,401 552,917 1,555 (negative 57,358) 761,515 539,523 82 221,910 509,940
Subtotal 264,401 6,341,811 205,226 2,476,362 9,287,800 8,215,562 850,328 221,910 7,725,996
Non-budgetary—Voted 1,950 800 – – 2,750 – 800 1,950 –
Non-budgetary—Statutory – – – 1,406,000 1,406,000 1,406,000 – – 125,000
Subtotal 1,950 800 – 1,406,000 1,408,750 1,406,000 800 1,950 125,000
17 Justice
Budgetary—Voted – 1,089,603 40,068 82,927 1,212,598 1,155,302 57,296 – 1,121,195
Budgetary—Statutory 44 737,543 834 6,201 744,622 744,532 32 58 714,907
Subtotal 44 1,827,146 40,902 89,128 1,957,220 1,899,834 57,328 58 1,836,102
18 National Defence
Budgetary—Voted – 21,171,159 1,241,862 458,084 22,871,105 21,920,032 951,073 – 20,675,043
Budgetary—Statutory 16,394 1,468,665 45,198 168,446 1,698,703 1,692,048 – 6,655 1,635,764
Subtotal 16,394 22,639,824 1,287,060 626,530 24,569,808 23,612,080 951,073 6,655 22,310,807
Non-budgetary—Voted 70,482 – – – 70,482 1,240 – 69,242 6,579
Non-budgetary—Statutory – – – (negative 4) (negative 4) (negative 4) – – –
Subtotal 70,482 – – (negative 4) 70,478 1,236 – 69,242 6,579
19 National Revenue
Budgetary—Voted 179,375 3,534,992 24,598 125,254 3,864,219 3,556,959 19,818 287,442 3,477,711
Budgetary—Statutory – 967,434 3,937 2,669,881 3,641,252 3,641,252 – – 1,643,402
Subtotal 179,375 4,502,426 28,535 2,795,135 7,505,471 7,198,211 19,818 287,442 5,121,113
20 Natural Resources
Budgetary—Voted – 2,415,146 15,301 77,616 2,508,063 2,035,762 472,301 – 1,893,307
Budgetary—Statutory 11,811 560,897 958,295 13,444 1,544,447 1,533,370 – 11,077 596,153
Subtotal 11,811 2,976,043 973,596 91,060 4,052,510 3,569,132 472,301 11,077 2,489,460
21 Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Budgetary—Voted – 19,919 – 1,039 20,958 20,135 823 – 20,277
Budgetary—Statutory – 3,197 – (negative 151) 3,046 3,046 – – 2,900
Subtotal – 23,116 – 888 24,004 23,181 823 – 23,177
22 Parliament
Budgetary—Voted – 572,556 18,346 137 591,039 562,638 28,401 – 543,422
Budgetary—Statutory – 205,645 152 (negative 10,304) 195,493 195,493 – – 188,177
Subtotal – 778,201 18,498 (negative 10,167) 786,532 758,131 28,401 – 731,599
23 Privy Council
Budgetary—Voted – 294,463 31,058 70,830 396,351 361,037 35,314 – 364,679
Budgetary—Statutory 52 36,600 1,184 526,119 563,955 563,900 4 51 184,340
Subtotal 52 331,063 32,242 596,949 960,306 924,937 35,318 51 549,019
24 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Budgetary—Voted 211,176 8,895,443 504,407 326,300 9,937,326 9,093,902 554,920 288,504 8,951,278
Budgetary—Statutory 10,059 954,254 15,304 980,181 1,959,798 1,957,259 63 2,476 963,569
Subtotal 221,235 9,849,697 519,711 1,306,481 11,897,124 11,051,161 554,983 290,980 9,914,847
Non-budgetary—Voted 44 – – – 44 – – 44 –
25 Public Services and Procurement
Budgetary—Voted – 5,937,928 210,963 (negative 1,680,404) 4,468,487 3,741,513 726,974 – 3,782,742
Budgetary—Statutory 405,042 222,228 2,526 (negative 84,488) 545,308 152,606 – 392,702 118,545
Subtotal 405,042 6,160,156 213,489 (negative 1,764,892) 5,013,795 3,894,119 726,974 392,702 3,901,287
Non-budgetary—Voted 23,469 – – – 23,469 5,217 – 18,252 5,179
Non-budgetary—Statutory 574,902 – – – 574,902 2,715 – 572,187 (negative 896)
Subtotal 598,371 – – – 598,371 7,932 – 590,439 4,283
26 Science
Budgetary—Voted – 2,283,509 – (negative 2,283,509) – – – – –
Budgetary—Statutory – 10,000 – (negative 10,000) – – – – –
Subtotal – 2,293,509 – (negative 2,293,509) – – – – –
27 Transport
Budgetary—Voted – 3,443,680 267,104 77,923 3,788,707 3,012,803 775,904 – 2,498,022
Budgetary—Statutory 4 213,541 932 (negative 317) 214,160 212,809 4 1,347 207,480
Subtotal 4 3,657,221 268,036 77,606 4,002,867 3,225,612 775,908 1,347 2,705,502
Non-budgetary—Voted – – – – – (negative 290,905) 290,905 – –
28 Treasury Board
Budgetary—Voted – 7,102,048 526,968 (negative 3,268,047) 4,360,969 3,015,620 1,345,349 – 3,097,032
Budgetary—Statutory 6,424 55,306 816 (negative 7,338) 55,208 50,295 – 4,913 3,154,991
Subtotal 6,424 7,157,354 527,784 (negative 3,275,385) 4,416,177 3,065,915 1,345,349 4,913 6,252,023
29 Veterans Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 4,391,464 857,443 13,245 5,262,152 4,805,223 456,929 – 4,666,275
Budgetary—Statutory – 39,443 153 (negative 1,748) 37,848 37,848 – – 34,093
Subtotal – 4,430,907 857,596 11,497 5,300,000 4,843,071 456,929 – 4,700,368
Non-budgetary—Statutory 605,000 – – – 605,000 – – 605,000 (negative 2)
30 Women and Gender Equality
Budgetary—Voted – 109,696 2,000 1,886 113,582 110,684 2,898 – 69,309
Budgetary—Statutory – 4,265 – (negative 402) 3,863 3,863 – – 2,837
Subtotal – 113,961 2,000 1,484 117,445 114,547 2,898 – 72,146
  Total Government
  Budgetary—Voted 865,621 125,611,139 8,648,549 1 135,125,310 119,731,894 14,624,254 769,162 109,783,243
  Budgetary—Statutory 2,391,402 174,031,507 1,850,465 7,809,131 186,082,505 183,863,267 1,162 2,218,076 167,057,292
  Subtotal 3,257,023 299,642,646 10,499,014 7,809,132 321,207,815 303,595,161 14,625,416 2,987,238 276,840,535
  Non-budgetary—Voted 226,761 57,103 – – 283,864 (negative 272,167) 338,603 217,427 18,454
  Non-budgetary—Statutory 180,266,920 2,097,009 114,792 63,150,336 245,629,057 60,684,538 – 184,944,519 50,890,950
  Subtotal 180,493,681 2,154,112 114,792 63,150,336 245,912,921 60,412,371 338,603 185,161,946 50,909,404
  Voted 1,092,382 125,668,242 8,648,549 1 135,409,174 119,459,727 14,962,857 986,589 109,801,697
  Statutory 182,658,322 176,128,516 1,965,257 70,959,467 431,711,562 244,547,805 1,162 187,162,595 217,948,242
  Total Government 183,750,704 301,796,758 10,613,806 70,959,468 567,120,736 364,007,532 14,964,019 188,149,184 327,749,939

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