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For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013
Departmental management is responsible for these Future-Oriented Consolidated Departmental Financial Statements, including responsibility for the appropriateness of the assumptions on which these statements are prepared. These statements are based on the best information available and assumptions adopted as at February 14, 2012 and reflect the plans described in the Report on Plans and Priorities.
François Guimont, Deputy Minister
Gatineau, Canada
March 26, 2012
Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer
Gatineau, Canada
March 26, 2012
As at March 31
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Assets |
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Financial assets | ||
Due from Consolidated Revenue Fund | 469.8 | 482.6 |
Accounts receivable and advances | 406.0 | 381.3 |
Inventory | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Seized Property Working Capital Account | 15.3 | 14.1 |
896.4 | 883.3 | |
Non-financial assets | ||
Prepaid expenses | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Tangible capital assets (Note 4) | 5,399.9 | 6,124.5 |
5,404.4 | 6,128.8 | |
Total assets | 6,300.8 | 7,012.1 |
Liabilities and Equity of Canada |
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Liabilities | ||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 720.4 | 712.6 |
Other liabilities | 82.3 | 82.7 |
Lease obligations for tangible capital assets | 2,218.1 | 2,651.9 |
Vacation pay and compensatory leave | 49.5 | 44.2 |
Employee future benefits (Note 5) | 153.3 | 140.8 |
Contingent and environmental liabilities (Note 6) | 338.9 | 338.9 |
Lease inducements | 37.6 | 40.1 |
3,600.1 | 4,011.2 | |
Equity of Canada | 2,700.7 | 3,000.9 |
Total liabilities and equity of Canada | 6,300.8 | 7,012.1 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
François Guimont, Deputy Minister
Gatineau, Canada
March 26, 2012
Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer
Gatineau, Canada
March 26, 2012
For the Year Ending March 31
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Expenses |
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Accommodation and Real Property Assets Management | 3,828.7 | 3,745.6 |
Internal Services | 456.5 | 345.9 |
Acquisitions | 322.0 | 322.7 |
Linguistic Management and Services | 224.0 | 218.2 |
Receiver General for Canada | 132.7 | 129.6 |
Federal Pay and Pension Administration | 65.8 | 109.7 |
Specialized Programs and Services | 125.5 | 83.1 |
Procurement Ombudsman | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Total expenses | 5,159.2 | 4,958.9 |
Revenues |
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Accommodation and Real Property Assets Management | 2,086.7 | 2,079.1 |
Acquisitions | 156.2 | 160.0 |
Linguistic Management and Services | 154.0 | 142.3 |
Federal Pay and Pension Administration | 101.0 | 88.2 |
Specialized Programs and Services | 84.1 | 54.3 |
Receiver General for Canada | 21.9 | 18.8 |
Internal Services | 37.2 | 7.3 |
Total revenues | 2,641.1 | 2,550.0 |
Net cost of continuing operations | 2,518.1 | 2,408.9 |
Transferred operations (Note 9) |
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Expenses | 91.9 | 9.4 |
Revenues | 76.8 | - |
Net cost of transferred operations | 15.1 | 9.4 |
Net cost of operations | 2,533.2 | 2,418.3 |
Segmented information (Note 8)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the Year Ending March 31
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Equity of Canada, beginning of year | 2,382.3 | 2,700.7 |
Net cost of operations | (2,533.2) | (2,418.3) |
Net cash provided by Government of Canada | 2,839.2 | 2,652.6 |
Change in amount due from Consolidated Revenue Fund | (45.4) | 12.8 |
Services provided without charge from other government departments (Note 7) | 57.8 | 53.1 |
Equity of Canada, end of year | 2,700.7 | 3,000.9 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the Year Ending March 31
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Operating activities |
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Net-cost of operations | 2,533.2 | 2,418.3 |
Non cash items: | ||
Amortization of tangible capital assets (Note 4) | (502.7) | (520.9) |
Services provided without charge from other government departments (Note 7) | (57.8) | (53.1) |
Net disposals, write-offs and other adjustments to tangible capital assets (Note 4) | (35.0) | - |
Variations in Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Financial Position: | ||
Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable and advances | (51.0) | (24.7) |
Increase (decrease) in inventory | 0.4 | - |
Increase (decrease) in Seized Property Working Capital Account | 6.9 | (1.2) |
Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses | 0.4 | (0.2) |
Decrease (increase) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 139.2 | 7.8 |
Decrease (increase) in other liabilities | (5.9) | (0.4) |
Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave | 4.9 | 5.3 |
Decrease (increase) in employee future benefits | 79.4 | 12.5 |
Decrease (increase) in contingent and environmental liabilities | (1.5) | - |
Decrease (increase) in lease inducements | 2.9 | (2.5) |
Cash used by operating activities | 2,113.4 | 1,840.9 |
Capital investing activities |
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Acquisitions of tangible capital assets (Note 4) | 566.7 | 647.6 |
Cash used by capital investing activities | 566.7 | 647.6 |
Financing activities |
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Payments on lease obligations for tangible capital assets | 159.1 | 164.1 |
Cash used by financing activities | 159.1 | 164.1 |
Net cash provided by Government of Canada | 2,839.2 | 2,652.6 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the Year Ending March 31
The department of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) was established effective June 20, 1996, under the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act. This legislation specifies that PWGSC shall provide common, central and shared services to other government departments and agencies, thereby enabling them to provide programs and services to Canadians. These services are delivered through the following program activities:
The 2011-2012 estimated results presented in the 2012-2013 Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements are different from the ones presented during the 2011-2012 Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements exercise. They have been adjusted to reflect the financial effects of the executive and/or parliamentary expenditure authorities related to the current year (such as Supplementary Estimates A, B and C, reprofiling of funds, carry-forward and earmarked items).
The 2011-12 management estimates have been calculated based on forecasts of PWGSC's activities that are known or expected for the current year.
The Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of the government priorities and the plans of the department as described in the Report on Plans and Priorities.
The main assumptions are as follows:
These assumptions are adopted as at February 14, 2012.
While every attempt has been made to forecast final results for the remainder of 2011-2012 and for 2012-2013, actual results achieved for both years are likely to vary from the forecast information presented, and this variation could be material.
In preparing these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements, the department of PWGSC has made estimates and assumptions concerning the future. These estimates and assumptions may differ from the subsequent actual results. Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Factors that could lead to material differences between the Future-Oriented Financial Statements and the historical financial statements include:
Once the Report on Plans and Priorities is presented, PWGSC will not update the forecasts published in the report for any changes to appropriations or forecast financial information made in ensuing supplementary estimates. Variances will be explained in the Departmental Performance Report.
The Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Treasury Board accounting policies. These accounting policies, stated below, are based on Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for the public sector. The presentation and results using the stated accounting policies do not result in any significant differences from Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Significant accounting policies are as follows:
PWGSC is financed by the Government of Canada through Parliamentary authorities. Financial reporting of authorities provided to the department do not parallel financial reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles since authorities are primarily based on cash flow requirements. Consequently, items recognized in the Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are not necessarily the same as those provided through authorities from Parliament. Note 3 provides a reconciliation between the bases of reporting.
These Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the sub-entities that are under the control of the Department. The accounts of the following sub-entities (revolving funds) have been consolidated with those of the Department and all inter-organizational balances and transactions have been eliminated:
PWGSC operates within the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), which is administered by the Receiver General for Canada. All cash received by PWGSC is deposited to the CRF and all cash disbursements made by PWGSC are paid from the CRF. The net cash provided by Government is the difference between all cash receipts and all cash disbursements including transactions between departments of the federal Government.
Amounts due from/to the CRF are the result of timing differences at year-end between when a transaction affects authorities and when it is processed through the CRF. Amounts due from the CRF represent the net amount of cash that the Department is entitled to draw from the CRF without further parliamentary expenditure authorities to discharge its liabilities.
Revenues are recorded on an accrual basis:
Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis:
Contingent liabilities are potential liabilities which may become actual liabilities when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. To the extent that the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, an estimated liability is accrued and an expense recorded. If the likelihood is not determinable or an amount cannot be reasonably estimated, the contingency is disclosed in the notes to the Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
Environmental liabilities reflect the estimated costs related to the management and remediation of environmentally contaminated sites. Based on management's best estimates, a liability is accrued and an expense recorded when the contamination occurs or when the department becomes aware of the contamination and is obligated, or is likely to be obligated to incur such costs. If the likelihood of the department's obligation to incur these costs is not determinable, or if an amount cannot be reasonably estimated, the contingency is disclosed in the notes to the Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
Tangible capital assets are recorded at their acquisition cost, and the following is the capitalization threshold for tangible capital assets:
Amortization of tangible capital assets is done on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each asset as follows:
Asset class | Amortization period |
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Buildings | 25 years |
Works and infrastructure | 40 years |
Machinery and equipment | 3 to 15 years |
Informatics hardware and software | 3 to 10 years |
Vehicles | 6 to 20 years |
Leasehold improvements | Lesser of the remaining term of the lease or useful life of the improvement |
Assets under construction | Once in service, in accordance with asset class |
Leased tangible capital assets | In accordance with asset class if ownership is likely to transfer to PWGSC; otherwise, over the lease term |
The Seized Property Working Capital Account was established pursuant to section 12 of the Seized Property Management Act. Expenses incurred, and advances made, to maintain and manage any seized or restrained property and other properties subject to a management order or forfeited to Her Majesty, are charged to this account. The Seized Property Working Capital Account is credited when expenses and advances to third parties are repaid or recovered and when revenues from these properties or proceeds of their disposal are received and credited with seized cash upon forfeiture.
The total amount authorized to be charged against the Seized Property Working Capital Account at any time is $50,000,000.
PWGSC receives most of its funding through expenditure authorities provided by Parliament. Items recognized in the Future-Oriented Statements of Operations and Financial Position in one year may be funded through Parliamentary authorities in prior, current or future years.
Accordingly, PWGSC has different net cost of operations for the year on a government authorities requested on a funding basis than on an accrual accounting basis. The differences are reconciled in the following tables:
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Net cost of operations | 2,533.2 | 2,418.3 |
Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities: | ||
Amortization of tangible capital assets (Note 4) | (502.7) | (520.9) |
Services provided without charge from other government departments (Note 7) | (57.8) | (53.1) |
Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave | 4.9 | 5.3 |
Decrease (increase) in employee future benefits (Note 5) | 79.4 | 12.5 |
Decrease (increase) in contingent and environmental liabilities | (1.5) | - |
Other | (28.9) | - |
(506.6) | (556.2) | |
Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities: | ||
Acquisitions of tangible capital assets (Note 4) | 566.7 | 647.6 |
Payments on lease obligations for tangible capital assets | 159.1 | 164.1 |
725.8 | 811.7 | |
Authorities requested | 2,752.4 | 2,673.8 |
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Authorities requested | ||
Vote 1 - Operating expenditures | 2,141.0 | 1,999.5 |
Vote 5 - Capital expenditures | 489.1 | 558.7 |
Vote 10 - Grants and contributions | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Statutory items: | ||
Revolving Funds | 306.7 | 395.3 |
Other | 106.4 | 92.7 |
3,048.4 | 3,051.7 | |
Less: | ||
Authorities available for future years | (296.0) | (377.9) |
Authorities requested | 2,752.4 | 2,673.8 |
Authorities presented reflect current forecasts of statutory items, approved initiatives included and expected to be included in Estimates documents and, when reasonable estimates can be made, estimates of amounts to be allocated from Treasury Board central votes.
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
|
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Opening balance | 5,272.8 | 5,399.9 |
Acquisition of tangible capital assets (including assets under construction) | 566.7 | 647.6 |
Acquisition of capital leases / Public Private Partnership | 98.1 | 597.9 |
Net disposals, write-offs and other adjustments | (35.0) | - |
Amortization | (502.7) | (520.9) |
Net book value | 5,399.9 | 6,124.5 |
PWGSC's employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan, which is sponsored and administered by the Government. Pension benefits accrue up to a maximum period of 35 years at a rate of 2 percent per year of pensionable service, times the average of the best five consecutive years of earnings. The benefits are integrated with Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits and they are indexed to inflation.
Both the employees and the department contribute to the cost of the Plan. The forecast expenses are $107,584,748 in 2011-2012 and $99,195,057 in 2012-2013, representing approximately 1.9 times the contributions by employees.
PWGSC's responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial deficiencies are recognized in the consolidated financial statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan's sponsor.
The department provides severance benefits to its employees based on eligibility, years of service and final salary. These severance benefits are not pre-funded. Benefits will be paid from future authorities and revolving funds. Information about the severance benefits, estimated as at the date of these statements, is as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year | 232.7 | 153.3 |
Expense for the year | 6.6 | 10.3 |
Expected benefits payments during the year | (86.0) | (22.8) |
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year | 153.3 | 140.8 |
Contingent liabilities arise in the normal course of operations and their ultimate disposition is unknown. They are grouped into two categories as follows:
Claims have been made against PWGSC in the normal course of operations. These claims include items with pleading amounts and other for which no amount is specified. At the date of the preparation of these Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements an amount of $22,338,210 has been accrued in these statements and legal proceedings for claims estimated at $10,796,205 are pending. To the extent that the future event is likely to occur or fail to occur, and a reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, an estimated liability is accrued and an expense recorded in the Future-Oriented Consolidated Financial Statements.
Liabilities are accrued to record the estimated costs related to the management and remediation of contaminated sites where PWGSC is obligated or likely to be obligated to incur such costs. At the date of preparation of these Future-Oriented Financial Statements, the department had identified approximately 168 sites where such action is possible and for which a liability of $316,605,366 has been recorded. Of this amount, $174,016,253 is related to environmental remediation activity for the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens remediation project. Additional new sites, changes in the remediation approaches or material changes in amounts accrued or not accrued, are not forecasted for the future years presented in these statements. However, PWGSC's ongoing efforts to assess contaminated sites may result in additional environmental liabilities related to newly identified sites, or changes in the assessments or intended use of existing sites. These liabilities will be accrued by PWGSC in the year in which they become likely and can be reasonably estimated.
PWGSC is related as a result of common ownership to all Government of Canada departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. PWGSC enters into transactions with these entities in the normal course of business and on normal trade terms. During the year, the Department received from, and provided to, other government departments, common services without charge as disclosed below:
During the year PWGSC receives services without charge from certain common service organizations, related to legal services, the employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans and workers' compensation coverage. These services provided without charge have been recorded in PWGSC's Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans (excluding revolving funds) paid by Treasury Board | 49.9 | 44.9 |
Legal services provided by Justice Canada | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Workers' compensation coverage provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | 1.4 | 2.4 |
Total | 57.8 | 53.1 |
The Government has centralized some of its administrative activities for efficiency, cost-effectiveness purposes and economic delivery of programs to the public. As a result, the Government uses central agencies and common service organizations so that one department performs services for all other departments and agencies without charge. The costs of these services are not included in PWGSC's Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations.
As a federal common service provider, PWGSC provides accommodation without charge to other government departments. Throughout the fiscal year, PWGSC forecasts that it will have provided accommodation without charge to other government departments for a total amount of $1,613,875,860. These accommodation services are not recognized as revenues in PWGSC's Future-Oriented Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Presentation by segment is based on the Department's program activity architecture. The presentation by segment is based on the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2.3. The following table presents the forecasted expenses incurred and forecasted revenues generated for the main program activities, by major object of expense and by major type of revenue. The segment results for the period are as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
Estimated Results 2012 |
Accommodation and Real Property Assets Management |
Internal Services |
Acquisitions | Linguistic Management and Services |
Receiver General for Canada | Federal Pay and Pension Administration |
Specialized Programs and Services |
Procurement Ombudsman |
Planned Results 2013 |
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Expenses |
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Transfer payments | ||||||||||
Payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities and other taxing authorities on behalf of other departments |
506.3 | 511.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 511.0 |
Recovery of Payments in lieu of taxes to other departments |
(506.3) | (511.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (511.0) |
Other grants and contributions | 5.2 | - | - | - | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
5.2 | - | - | - | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | 5.5 | |
Operating expenses | ||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 1,074.7 | 285.7 | 251.3 | 181.1 | 152.3 | 37.2 | 77.9 | 51.2 | 3.0 | 1,039.7 |
Repairs and maintenance | 1,054.4 | 989.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.3 | - | 1,005.2 |
Professional and special services | 802.6 | 624.5 | 61.8 | 32.8 | 45.9 | 4.2 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 805.9 |
Rentals | 810.6 | 762.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | - | - | 766.1 |
Amortization of tangible capital assets | 497.0 | 500.1 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 520.9 |
Transportation and communications | 107.3 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 42.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 86.3 |
Utilities, material and supplies | 190.3 | 91.0 | 2.7 | 87.9 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 188.8 |
Payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities | 156.3 | 156.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156.9 |
Interest on capital lease payments | 139.7 | 143.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143.3 |
Land, buildings and works* | 113.6 | 92.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.3 |
Contingent and Environmental liabilities | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Machinery and equipment** | 77.4 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | - | 58.3 |
Other expenses | 115.9 | 30.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 39.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 77.6 |
Information | 12.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.7 | - | 12.1 |
Total Expenses | 5,159.2 | 3,745.6 | 345.9 | 322.7 | 218.2 | 129.6 | 109.7 | 83.1 | 4.1 | 4,958.9 |
Revenues |
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Revenues | 2,641.1 | 2,079.1 | 7.3 | 160.0 | 142.3 | 18.8 | 88.2 | 54.3 | - | 2,550.0 |
Total Revenues | 2,641.1 | 2,079.1 | 7.3 | 160.0 | 142.3 | 18.8 | 88.2 | 54.3 | - | 2,550.0 |
NET COST OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 2,518.1 | 1,666.5 | 338.6 | 162.7 | 75.9 | 110.8 | 21.5 | 28.8 | 4.1 | 2,408.9 |
* These expenses are mainly related to tangible capital assets that are below PWGSC's capitalization threshold. (Note 2.3j) (Return to original *)
** These expenses are mainly related to tangible capital assets that are below PWGSC's capitalization threshold. (Note 2.3j) (Return to original **)
Effective August 4, 2011, Shared Services Canada was created, pursuant to an Order-in-Council PC Number: 2011-0877. Shared Services Canada's mandate is to standardize and consolidate information technology services in the federal government in order to reduce costs, improve services, and leverage capacity in the public and private sectors through pooled resources and greater buying power.
As a result, Public Works and Government Services Canada transferred to Shared Services Canada the control and supervision of operational domains related to email, data centers and network services, including telecommunications for voice and data, along with associated funding.
The operating results, for the period from April 1st to August 3, 2011, related to the transferred activities is a net cost of $15,100,000 for PWGSC. The authorities still pending to be transferred to SSC in 2012-2013 total $9,400,000 and are included in the Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP) figures. Remaining planned spending related to the transferred operations will take place in future Estimates exercises.