Public Safety Canada Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2023

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

This quarterly financial report for the period ending June 30, 2023 has been prepared by management as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act, in the form and manner prescribed by Treasury Board.  The report should be read in conjunction with the Main Estimates.

This quarterly financial report has not been subject to an external audit or review.  However, it has been reviewed by the Departmental Audit Committee prior to approval by the Deputy Minister.

Information on the mandate, roles, responsibilities and programs of Public Safety Canada can be found in the 2023-24 Departmental Plan and the 2023-24 Main Estimates.

1.1 Basis of Presentation

This quarterly report has been prepared using an expenditure basis of accounting. The accompanying Statement of Authorities table includes the Department’s spending authorities granted by Parliament, or received from Treasury Board Central Votes, and those used by the Department consistent with the Main Estimates for the 2023-24 fiscal year. This quarterly report has been prepared using a special purpose financial reporting framework designed to meet the information needs concerning the use of spending authorities.

The authority of Parliament is required before funds can be spent by the Government.  Approvals are given in the form of annually approved limits through Appropriation Acts or through legislation in the form of statutory spending authority for specific purposes.

Public Safety Canada uses the full accrual method of accounting to prepare and present its annual departmental financial statements that are part of the departmental performance reporting process. However, the spending authorities voted by Parliament remain on an expenditure basis, as do the expenditures presented in this report.

2.0 Highlights of Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year-to-Date (YTD) Results

The following graph provides a comparison of the net budgetary authorities and expenditures as of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 for the Department’s combined:

Budgetary Authorities and Expenditures Comparison

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Budgetary Authorities and Expenditures Comparison

Starting from the left hand side, the “first” column in the graph indicates that the Department authorities are at $2,646.8 million for fiscal year 2023-24. The year-to-date expenditures of $90.3 million reported at the end of the first quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year are shown under the “second” column. The “third” column in the graph depicts the 2022-23 authorities which were at $1,707.1 million at the end of June 2022. The 2022-23 year-to-date expenditures of $187.6 million reported at the end of the first quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year are shown under the “fourth” column.

2.1 Significant Changes to Authorities

For the period ending June 30, 2023, the authorities provided to the Department include Main Estimates.  The 2022-23 authorities for the same period included the Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (A). The Statement of Authorities table presents a net increase of $939.7 million (55.0 percent) compared to those of the same period of the previous year (from $1,707.1 million to $2,646.8 million).    

Operating Expenditures authorities have increased by $3.4 million (1.7 percent) (from $201.1 million to $204.5 million), which is primarily attributable to:

These increases are primarily offset by the following decrease:

Grants and Contributions (G&C) authorities have increased by $934.4 million (62.8 percent) (from $1,487.4 million to $2,421.8 million), which is primarily attributable to:

These increases are primarily offset by the following decrease:

Budgetary Statutory authorities haveincreased by $1.9 million (10.3 percent) in 2023-24 primarily attributable to the Employee Benefits Plan associated with new salary funding received in Main Estimates.

2.2 Significant Variances from Previous Year Expenditures

First Quarter Expenditures

Compared to the previous year, expenditures used during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 have decreased by $97.3 million (51.9 percent) (from $187.6 million to $90.3 million) as reflected in the Departmental Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object table.

3.0 Risks and Uncertainty

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements

The Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) contribution program presents a greater level of uncertainty than other PS grants and contributions programs given that it represents a significant portion of the PS budget and that it is subject to unforeseen events. The DFAA contribution program was established in 1970 to provide a consistent and equitable mechanism for federal sharing of provincial and territorial costs for natural disaster response and recovery where such costs would place an undue burden on a provincial or territorial economy.

There are currently 73 active natural disasters for which Orders in Council (OiC) have been approved, authorizing the provision of federal financial assistance under the DFAA, and for which final payments have not yet been made. Public Safety’s total outstanding share of liability under the DFAA with regards to these 73 events is $4.8 billion, the majority of which is expected to be paid out over the next five years.

DFAA liability has increased by $0.1 billion from $4.7 billion in the third quarter of 2022-23 to $4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2023-24. Variations in the DFAA liability are mainly attributable to:

The following are the most significant events within Public Safety Canada’s DFAA liability:

Updates to the DFAA liability as a result of changes to the estimates of the existing natural disasters, are completed and approved twice a year with the last update having been conducted in Winter 2022-23 and is reflected in the current Quarterly Financial Report.

4.0 Significant Changes in Relation to Operations, Programs and Personnel

On March 27, 2023, Patrick Boucher was appointed as the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the National and Cyber Security Branch.

5.0 Approval by Senior Officials

Approved as required by the Policy on Financial Resource Management, Information and Reporting:

Shawn Tupper
Deputy Minister
Public Safety Canada
Ottawa (Canada)

Date: August 21, 2023

John McKinley, CPA, MBA for
Patrick Amyot, CPA, CMA
Chief Financial Officer
Public Safety Canada
Ottawa (Canada)

Date: August 18, 2023

6.0 Statement of Authorities (unaudited)

Fiscal year 2023-24 (in dollars)
Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2024Footnote 1 Used during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 Year to date used at quarter-end
Vote 1 - Net Operating Expenditures 204,526,475 48,951,713 48,951,713
Vote 5 - Grants and Contributions 2,421,776,944 36,120,442 36,120,442
Employee Benefit Plans (EBP) 20,444,116 5,162,457 5,162,457
Minister's Salary and Motor Car Allowance 94,700 23,700 23,700
Total Authorities 2,646,842,235 90,258,312 90,258,312

Fiscal year 2022-23 (in dollars)
Total available for use for the year ended March 31, 2023Footnote 2 Used during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 Year to date used at quarter-end
Vote 1 - Net Operating Expenditures 201,130,701 41,773,950 41,773,950
Vote 5 - Grants and Contributions 1,487,384,143 141,185,796 141,185,796
Employee Benefit Plans (EBP) 18,503,292 4,625,823 4,625,823
Minister's Salary and Motor Car Allowance 92,500 23,100 23,100
Total Authorities 1,707,110,636 187,608,669 187,608,669

7.0 Departmental budgetary expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)

Fiscal year 2023-24 (in dollars)
Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2024Footnote 3 Expended during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 Year to date used at quarter-end
Expenditures:
Personnel 155,039,582 44,724,662 44,724,662
Transportation and communications 1,700,385 515,719 515,719
Information 8,386,536 870,544 870,544
Professional and special services 27,394,529 5,800,351 5,800,351
Rentals 7,322,908 604,008 604,008
Repair and maintenanceFootnote 4 1,501,713 9,697 9,697
Utilities, material and supplies     605,202     59,475      59,475
Acquisition of land, buildings and works 18,893,082  0   0
Acquisition of machinery and equipment 4,072,578    754,968    754,968
Transfer payments    2,421,776,944     36,120,442    36,120,442
Public debt charges   0  0   0
Other subsidies and payments 2,848,776    1,264,566    1,264,566
Total gross budgetary expenditures 2,649,542,235    90,724,432 90,724,432
Less Revenues netted against expenditures:
Interdepartmental Provision of Internal Support Services 2,700,000 466,120 466,120
Total net budgetary expenditures 2,646,842,235    90,258,312 90,258,312
Fiscal year 2022-23 (in dollars)
Planned expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2023Footnote 5 Expended during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 Year to date used at quarter-end
Expenditures:
Personnel       141,951,074  37,718,703  37,718,703
Transportation and communications 2,806,975         257,731         257,731
Information 5,212,494 280,043 280,043
Professional and special services 22,864,997 6,642,167 6,642,167
Rentals 5,913,641     1,265,665     1,265,665
Repair and maintenanceFootnote 6 1,902,952         6,578         6,578
Utilities, material and supplies    536,954        45,870        45,870
Acquisition of land, buildings and works 34,314,444 0 0
Acquisition of machinery and equipment 4,195,126 209,093 209,093
Transfer payments 1,487,384,143 141,185,796 141,185,796
Public debt charges   0     0     0
Other subsidies and payments 2,727,836 69,024 69,024
Total gross budgetary expenditures 1,709,810,636 187,680,670 187,680,670
Less Revenues netted against expenditures:
Interdepartmental Provision of Internal Support Services 2,700,000         72,000 72,000
Total net budgetary expenditures 1,707,110,636 187,608,670  187,608,670
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