2020-21 Supplementary Estimates “B” Overview Explanation Note

Explanation of Total Authorities To-Date

• To date, Parliament has approved $10.5B in authorities for the PS Portfolio in 2020-21.
• In the SEB, seven PS Portfolio organizations are requesting adjustments that would result in a net increase of $203.2M in authorities, a change of 1.9% over authorities to-date.
• Approval of SEB and inclusion of in-year adjustments would result in PS Portfolio total authorities increasing to $10.7B.
• This increase is explained by the fact that several PS Portfolio organizations have received TB authority to increase their appropriations and have received or made transfers to and from other organizations.
• Seven (7) PS Portfolio organizations are seeking net increased authorities through the current SEB process: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Parole Board Canada (PBC), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee (ERC). Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEP) is seeking a net decrease in authorities through the current SEB process.

Summary of Highlights

Key material highlights of changes to appropriations across the PS Portfolio include:

• $121.7M for operating funding related to Budget 2020 for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada;
• $58.8M for a transfer from PSEP to the RCMP for the First Nations Community Policing Service to pay for the policing services provided by the RCMP in accordance with tripartite agreements with PS, the Provinces/ Territories and First Nations; and
• $14.5M in vote 1 and vote 5 funding for the RCMP to implement and maintain the National Cybercrime Solution (NCS), which will provide the National Cybercrime Unit (NC3) with the required IM/IT functionality to receive, store, analyze and share cybercrime data through three main sub-systems.

Department/Agency Overview

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEP)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is ($47.2M) or (5.7%) of authorities to date.

PSEP is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $16.1M for the following increases:

• $6.9M in Vote 5 funding for the renewal of the Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program;
• $2.3M in Vote 5 funding for the expansion of the Contribution in support of the Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program;
• $2.0M in Vote 1 funding related to government advertising programs (horizontal item);
• $2.0M in Vote 5 funding for the Security Infrastructure Program;
• $1.8M in Vote 1 funding for relocation and accommodations for the Government Operations Centre;
• $1.2M in Vote 5 funding for the Canadian Red Cross to Deliver emergency response measures to Canadians (COVID-19);
• $1.0M resulting from a re-profile of Vote 5 funding from a previous year in support of  infrastructure projects in Indigenous communities;
• $0.1M in funding for the Employee Benefit Plan; and
• ($1.2M) decrease in funding for payments to the Canadian Red Cross pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Act.

PSEP is anticipating to transfer a net amount of ($63.3M) from its appropriations from/to other federal government organizations:

•  ($58.8M) for a transfer to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the First Nations Community Policing Services (Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions); and
•  ($4.5M) for a transfer to the Royal Canada Mounted Police for contracting police services to address drug-impaired driving.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Canada Border Services Agency is $9.9M or 0.4% of authorities to date.

CBSA is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $8.7M for the following increases:

• $6.0M funding for Budget 2019 Measure: Enhancing Integrity of Canada's Borders and Asylum System - IT Systems Interoperability for IT system changes to ensure that CBSA’s case management systems reflect recent changes to Canada’s immigration laws;
• $1.68M funding for Budget 2019 Measure: Protecting People from Unscrupulous and Fraudulent Immigration and Citizenship Consultants to address the legal, regulatory, and disciplinary frameworks governing and overseeing immigration, refugee and citizenship consultants;
• $0.99M related to Employee Benefit Plan; and
• $0.03M funding for the 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan to amend the levels plan for 2020 through targeted adjustments while maintaining admissions so that the overall target for 2020 is 341,000, 2021 is 351,000 and admit 361,000 permanent residents in 2022.

CBSA is anticipating to transfer a net amount of $1.2M from its appropriations from/to other federal government organizations:

• $1.7M transfer from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to Canada Border Services Agency to administer the import requirements of the Firearms Act. The Agency administers border-related provisions of the Firearms Act on behalf of the RCMP;
• $0.4M transfer from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development to Canada Border Services Agency to adjust funding previously provided for departmental staff located at missions abroad;
• $0.2M transfer from the Department of National Defence to Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Department of Health, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), National Research Council of Canada, and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to support the Canadian Safety and Security Program; and
•  ($1.1M) transfer from Canada Border Services Agency to the Treasury Board Secretariat for the Financial Management Transformation (FMT). The contributions will be used towards furthering the FMT initiative and invested in the development of the GCFM solution, the financial management system based on SAP’s next-generation S4/HANA ERP platform.

CBSA is anticipating to receive Treasury Board approval on the internal reallocation of resources for the following items:

• $8.0M resulting from an internal reallocation of resources from Vote 1 - Operating to Vote 5 - Capital to meet Agency vote 5 funding requirements for Rigaud College – replacement of lead piping in residential block; Rigaud College – Energy Performance Contracts; Saskatchewan Water Treatment Facilities; and, Calgary Office – Harry Hayes Building;
• $5.2M resulting from an internal reallocation of resources for Enhancing the Integrity of Canada’s Borders and Asylum System. The purpose of this Supplementary Estimates submission is to request the conversion from Vote 1 - Operating to Vote 5 – Capital funds to support irregular migration in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec and Vancouver, British Columbia; and
• $5.0M resulting from an internal reallocation of resources from Vote 1 - Operating to Vote 5 - Capital to support the redevelopment of the North Portal border crossing, the principal land crossing in Saskatchewan, connecting Canada’s Highway 39 and the U.S.’ Highway 52.

CBSA is also anticipating a $3.0M increase to its Vote Netted Revenue (VNR) as described below:

• $3.0M increase in VNR due to an increase in volumes of existing user fee services of a regulatory nature such as NEXUS program. NEXUS is a bi-national, Canada-United States program for pre-approved, low-risk travellers entering Canada or the United States (U.S.) at designated air, land and marine ports of entry.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is $2.1M or 0.3% of authorities to date

CSIS is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $2.1M for the following increases:

• $1.3M recovery of proceeds from parking fees collected; and
• $0.7M for recovery of costs related to security screening of employees at nuclear power plants and provincial government facilities.

CSIS is anticipating to transfer a net amount of ($0.09M) from its appropriations from/to other federal government organizations:

• $0.2M from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to adjust funding previously provided for departmental staff located at missions abroad; and
• ($0.1M) to the Communication Security Establishment to return funds previously provided for specific media monitoring products.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Correctional Service of Canada is $154.2M or 5.9% of authorities to date.

CSC is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $154.2M for the following increases:

• $121.7M for operating funding related to Budget 2020 for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada;
• $23.6M of statutory funding related to Budget 2020 for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada; and
• $8.8M in funding for quasi-statutory funding related to changes in prices and volume of goods and services being procured.

Parole Board of Canada (PBC)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Parole Board of Canada is $3.9M or 8.0% of authorities to date.

PBC is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $3.9M for the following increases:

• $3.2M for funding for workload capacity. This funding supports efficient operation of PBC and is used to address increasing complexity associated with conditional release decision-making, due to years of legislative change and courts cases that have cumulatively increased the rigor and due diligence required in case preparation and decision-making; and
• $0.7M for funding related to Employee Benefits Plan.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the Royal Mounted Canadian Police is $78.2M or 2% of authorities to date.

The RCMP is anticipating to receive Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $15.1M for the following new programs:

• $7.7M in vote 1 funding to implement and maintain the National Cybercrime Solution (NCS), which will provide the National Cybercrime Unit (NC3) with the required IM/IT functionality to receive, store, analyze and share cybercrime data through three main sub-systems;
• $6.8M in vote 5 funding to implement and maintain the National Cybercrime Solution (NCS), which will provide the National Cybercrime Unit (NC3) with the required IM/IT functionality to receive, store, analyze and share cybercrime data through three main sub-systems; and
• $0.6M for funding related to Employee Benefits Plan.

The RCMP is anticipating to transfer a net amount of $63.2M from its appropriations from/to other federal government organizations:

• $58.8M in vote 1 funding from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEP) for the First Nations Community Policing Service to pay for the policing services provided by the RCMP in accordance with tripartite agreements with PSEP, the Provinces/ Territories and First Nations. These funds are to be placed in a Special Purpose Allotment, “Contract Policing Direct Expenditures”;
• $4.5M from the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness for contracting police services to address drug-impaired driving to help the RCMP build law enforcement training capacity to address drug-impaired driving in Canada initiative;
• $0.7M in vote 5 funding from the Department of National Defense to support the Canadian Safety and Security Program, which provides science and technology solutions, support and advice for responding to the Government of Canada’s public safety and security policy imperatives;
• $0.4M from Transport Canada for policing of the Confederation Bridge in the Northumberland Strait. Funding for policing of the Confederation Bridge is included in the reference levels of Transport Canada and is used to pay for the policing services provided by the RCMP in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between Transport Canada, RCMP and Government of PEI.These funds are to be placed in a Special Purpose Allotment, “Contract Policing Direct Expenditures”;
• $0.3M in vote 1 funding from the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada for the Greening Government Initiative;
• $0.3M in vote 1 funding from Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs Canada) to provide support to departmental staff located at missions abroad; and
• ($1.7M) in vote 1 funding to CBSA to administer the import requirements of the Firearms Act.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee (ERC)

The 2020-21 Fall Supplementary Estimates “B” net total amount for the RCMP External Review Committee is $2.1M or 61.9% of authorities to date.

ERC has received Treasury Board authority to increase its appropriations by $2.1M for the following program:

• $1.8M for funding to support Program capacity and integrity; and
• $0.3M for funding related to Employee Benefits Plan.

 Totals throughout may not add up due to rounding.

Contacts:

Prepared by: Elizabeth Kelly, A/Manager, TB Submission Unit, Telephone no. 343-551-9711

Approved by: all Portfolio Chief Financial Officers

Attested by: Patrick Amyot, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Security Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch, Telephone no. 613-990-2615

Date modified:

2021-03-12