Annex B - Financial Performance

Financial Performance Overview & Tables

This section provides an overview of PCO’s financial performance, described using various financial tables. The format of these tables is standard throughout the federal government. All figures reported under "Planned Spending," "Total Authorities" and "Actual" columns of the financial Tables correspond to amounts published in the 2001-2002 Main Estimates and in the 2001-2002 Public Accounts.

In 2001-2002, only the following financial tables were applicable to PCO’s operations:

1. Summary of Voted Appropriations
2. Comparison of Total Planned Spending to Actual Spending
3. Historical Comparison of Total Planned Spending to Actual Spending
5. Revenue
7. Transfer Payments

Financial Table 1 - Summary of Voted Appropriations

Note: Total authorities are Main Estimates plus Supplementary Estimates plus other authorities.

Financial Table 2 - Comparison of Total Planned to Actual Spending

* Formerly "Revenues Credited to the Vote". In some cases, respendable revenues can also include the statutory item "Expenditures pursuant to Section 29.1(1) of the AA".

** Formerly "Revenues Credited to the General Government Revenues" (GGR).

Financial Table 3 - Historical Comparison of Total Planned to Actual Spending

*Total Authorities are Main Estimates plus Supplementary Estimates plus other authorities.

Explanation of variance between Planned Spending and Total Authorities.

During 2001-2002, additional unding of $23.2 million was obtained for the ollowing items:

• $7.4 million or the operation of the Commission of the future of Health Care in Canada;
• $4.4 million related to salary issues such as compensation or collective bargaining, Bill C-28 and employee beneits plans;
• $3.9 million to support the Task orce on Modernizing HR Management;
• $3.4 million or costs associated with enhancing analysis, foreign intelligence and security;
• $2.8 million or various items such as the operating budget carry forward and the Public Works and Government Services Canada Accommodation Incentive. These resources were used to alleviate internal workload pressures; and
• $1.3 million to support the Policy and Communication communities.

Financial Table 5 - Revenue

The Privy Council Office has very little sources of revenues and generally, the non-tax revenues represent adjustments to prior's years expenditures. Fiscal year 2001-2002 was unusual as, about 50% of the non-tax revenues came from prior years' expenditures while the other half were revenues generated by the Policy Research Initiative Annual conference.

In order to alleviate additional expenses generated by this conference, PCO's spending authority was increased by an amount equivalent to the monies collected ($453,703).

The Privy Council Office has few sources of revenue and, generally, non-tax revenues represent adjustments to prior years’ expenditures. Fiscal year 2001-2002 was unusual as about 50% of the non-tax revenues came from prior years’ expenditures while the other 50% were revenues generated by the Policy Research Initiative’s Annual conference. In order to alleviate additional expenses generated by this conference, PCO’s spending authority was increased by an amount equivalent to the monies collected ($453,703).

Financial Table 7 - Transfer Payments

The grant was paid to the Institute of Intergovernmental Aairs, Queen's University ($53,000).

Contributions were allocated as ollows: Forum of Federations ($500,000), Aboriginal self-government negociations ($1,652,147) and Gathering stength: Canada's Aboriginal action plan ($2,277,312).

The Federal Interlocutor or Métis and Non-Status Indians, through PCO, provided $3.9 million in contributions or eligible Métis and non-status Indian groups and organizations to assist them in realizing economic, social and political self-suiciency, and to enable them to participate fully in Canadian society. Speciically contributions were made to:

The balance of the $4.4 million in PCO’s contributions ($0.5 million) went to the International Forum of Federations.