Parliamentary Committee Notes: 2022-23 Main Estimates Overview Explanation Note
Ratification by Parliament of these Main Estimates will result in funding approvals of $11.3B for the Public Safety Portfolio for fiscal year 2022-23. On a portfolio-wide basis, total authorities sought in the 2022-23 Main Estimates will result in a net increase of $1.2B or 12.0% over the 2021-22 Main Estimates.
| Dept/Agency (All Votes) |
Main Estimates 2021-22 | Main Estimates 2022-23 | $ Variance | % Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C = B-A | D = C/A*100 | |
| PS | 1,055,463,651 | 883,472,475 | (171,991,176) | -16.3% |
| CBSA | 2,049,476,541 | 2,344,085,908 | 294,609,367 | 14.4% |
| CSIS | 623,940,967 | 648,157,585 | 24,216,618 | 3.9% |
| CSC | 2,793,675,395 | 3,050,727,462 | 257,052,067 | 9.2% |
| PBC | 55,370,723 | 65,495,927 | 10,125,204 | 18.3% |
| OCI | 5,468,720 | 5,478,282 | 9,562 | 0.2% |
| RCMP | 3,439,673,110 | 4,234,203,823 | 794,530,713 | 23.1% |
| ERC | 6,432,998 | 6,442,098 | 9,100 | 0.1% |
| CRCC | 10,425,537 | 10,476,649 | 51,112 | 0.5% |
Summary of Highlights
The most material items affecting funding levels for Public Safety Portfolio organizations in the 2022-23 Main Estimates are listed below:
PS
- ($345.8M) decrease inVote 5 – Grants and Contributions related to the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program (DFAA). This decrease in funding is based on forecasts from provinces and territories for expected disbursements under the DFAA for 2022-23. Due to the unpredictable nature of natural disasters, the DFAA funding levels may be significantly adjusted throughout the course of the fiscal year;
RCMP
- $305.4M net increase for negotiated salary adjustments stemming from the new National Police Federation collective agreement;
- $230.3M increase in Grants and Contributions to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty;
CSC
- $141.6M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to funding for class action lawsuits; and
CBSA
- $107.5M for compensation adjustments.
Portfolio 2022-23 Main Estimates Breakdown by Vote
The table below provides an overview of the 2022-23 Main Estimates broken down by vote structure by department/agency.
| Dept/Agencies | Operating | Capital | G&C | Statutory (Combined) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 201,130,701 | - | 663,745,982 | 18,595,792 | 883,472,475 |
| CBSA | 1,958,648,984 | 173,061,244 | - | 212,375,680 | 2,344,085,908 |
| CSIS | 591,723,683 | - | - | 56,433,902 | 648,157,585 |
| CSC* | 2,578,846,421 | 213,793,715 | - | 258,087,326 | 3,050,727,462 |
| PBC | 58,591,187 | - | - | 6,904,740 | 65,495,927 |
| OCI | 4,880,918 | - | - | 597,364 | 5,478,282 |
| RCMP | 3,016,856,037 | 262,730,335 | 428,273,483 | 526,343,968 | 4,234,203,823 |
| ERC | 5,801,194 | - | - | 640,904 | 6,442,098 |
| CRCC | 9,376,774 | - | - | 1,099,875 | 10,476,649 |
| Total | 8,425,855,899 | 649,585,294 | 1,092,019,465 | 1,081,079,551 | 11,248,540,209 |
| *CSC's Grants and Contributions are included in its Operating Expenditures Vote | |||||
Distribution of Main Estimates - By Vote
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The pie chart shows the Main Estimates breakdown by vote and are illustrated with the following percentages :- Operating Expenditures represents 74% of the Main Estimates;
- Capital Expenditures represents 6% of the Main Estimates;
- Grants and Contributions Expenditures represents 9% of the Main Estimates; and
- Statutory Expenditures represents 10% of the Main Estimates.
Department/Agency Overview
Public Safety Canada
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $883.5M. This represents a net decrease of ($172.0M) or (16.3%) over the previous year.
The net decrease ($172.0M) is primarily due to a decrease of ($194.4M) in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions, an increase of $19.9M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures and an increase of $2.6M in Statutory Expenditures (EBP).
The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include:
- $97.8M increase mainly related to new funding for the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program ($91.8M in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions and $6.0M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures);
- $60.8M increase in new funding to establish the Building Safer Communities Fund ($58.8M in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions and $2.0M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures);
- ($345.8M) decrease in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions related to the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program (DFAA). PS regularly consults with provinces and territories to ensure funding levels meet disbursement requirements under the DFAA legislation and aligns funding levels accordingly. Due to the unpredictable nature of natural disasters, the DFAA funding levels may be significantly adjusted throughout the course of the fiscal year. Given the recent and significant natural disasters in British Columbia and across Canada, PS anticipates seeking additional funding through the Supplementary Estimates in 2022-23 to manage payment requests stemming from these events; and
- ($20.9M) decrease for the expiry of the National Disaster Mitigation Program ($20.0M in Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions and $0.9M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures).
Canada Border Services Agency
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $2.3B. This represents a net increase of $294.6M or 14.4% over the previous year.
The CBSA’s net increase of $294.6M represents an increase of $206.2M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures, an increase of $66.6M in Vote 5 - Capital Expenditures and an increase of $21.8M in Statutory Expenditures (EBP).
The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):
Increases:
- $107.5M for compensation adjustments;
- $95.0M in funding for Program Integrity;
- $60.2M in reprofiled funding for various initiatives to future fiscal years;
- $35.2M in funding for Land Border Crossing Project;
- $21.8M in incremental funding for the statutory employee benefit plan;
- $20.7M in funding for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project; and
- $10.5M in funding for 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plans.
Decreases:
- ($14.0M) reduction towards further centralization of government-wide Information Technology Operations;
- ($8.9M) reduction in funding for National Immigration Detention Framework;
- ($8.4M) reduction related to the sunsetting of cannabis;
- ($8.3M) reduction in sunsetting Postal Modernization Initiative;
- ($6.6M) reduction for Budget 2021 travel allotments; and
- ($5.7M) reduction for Passenger Protect Program.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $648.2M. This represents a net increase of $24.2M or 3.9% over the previous year.
The net increase of $24.2M is primarily attributable to the Collective Bargaining agreement for 2018-2020 and to new funding in support of the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan and the Retail Payment Activities Act.
Correctional Service of Canada
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $3.1B. This represents an increase of $257.0M or 9.2% over the previous year.
The net increase of $257.0M represents a net increase of $219.5M in Operating Expenditures, an increase of $26.0M in Capital Expenditures and a net increase of $11.5M in Statutory Expenditures (EBP).
The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):
Increases:
- $141.6M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to funding for class action lawsuits;
- $48.6M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to compensation for the funded portion of Collective Agreement increases;
- $24.9M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures funding related to Transforming Federal Corrections (Bill C-83);
- $24.7M increasein Vote 5 – Capital Expenditures related to the reprofile of unused 2020-21 funding for the completion of capital projects;
- $14.0M increase in Statutory Expenditures related to the department’s allocation of the employer’s share of the employee benefits plan;
- $13.8M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to funding approved for Support for the Correctional Service of Canada (Budget 2020); and
- $8.1M increase in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to changes in prices and volume of goods and services being procured.
Decreases:
- ($11.8M) decreasein Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to funding tosupport pressures related to COVID-19;
- ($3.6M) decrease in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures related to travel reductions (Budget 2021);
- ($3.1M) decrease in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures to transfer funds to Shared Services Canada for Government IT Operations (Budget 2021); and
- ($2.5M) decrease in Statutory Expenditures resulting from a reduction of the drawdown on the CORCAN revolving fund authority.
Parole Board of Canada
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $65.5M. This represents a net increase of $10.1M or 18.3% over the previous year.
The PBC’s net increase of $10.1M represents an increase of $9.3M in Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures and an increase of $0.8M in Statutory Expenditures.
The net increase of $10.1M is attributable to the following changes in funding levels:
Increases:
- $11.9M increase to reform the pardons process (Budget 2021);
- $1.6M increaseto support core information technology and legal services (Budget 2021); and
- $0.1M for the implementation of the comprehensive EBP rate of 27% for legal services (Budget 2021).
Decreases:
- ($3.9M) decrease for the sunsetting of the two-year funding for operational requirements regarding workload related to increased complexity associated with conditional release decision-making.
Office of the Correctional Investigator
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $5.5M. This represents a $10.0K increase or 0.2% from the previous year. This increase is attributable to:
- An increase of $7.8K for the Independent Oversight of Federal Corrections; and
- An increase of $1.8K for Internal Services.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $4.2B. This represents an increase of $794.5M or 23.1% over the previous year.
The net increase of $794.5M represents increases of $374.1M in Operating Expenditures, $10.8M in Capital Costs, $233.3M in Grants and Contributions and $176.3M in Statutory Appropriations.
The main factors contributing to the changes in funding levels include (but are not limited to):
Increases:
- $305.4M net increase for negotiated salary adjustments stemming from the new National Police Federation collective agreement (increase of $218.9M in Operating vote and $86.5M in Statutory Appropriations);
- $230.3M increase in Grants and Contributions to compensate members of the RCMP for injuries received in the performance of duty;
- $84.3M increase related to Program Integrity – Support for the RCMP Frontlines initiative, to stabilize and strengthen the RCMP core operations within Federal Policing, National Police Services, Information Management, Information Technology, and enabling services (increases of $65.5M in Operating vote, $8.5M in Capital vote and $10.2M in Statutory Appropriations);
- $69.9M increase in Statutory Appropriations - Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) as a result of changes in the attribution of RCMP members and Public Service Employees costs, as well as changes in their respective rates;
- $63.6M increase to provide the national body-worn camera program for frontline officers to improve public transparency and accountability of the RCMP (increases of $59.5M in Operating vote and $4.1M in Statutory Appropriations);
- $40.1M increase to enhance Canada’s firearm control framework, to implement the initiative to combat the unlawful acquisition of firearms and promote safer communities (increases of $26.2M in Operating vote, $7.9M in Capital vote, $3.0M in Grants and Contributions vote and $3.0M in Statutory Appropriations); and
- $34.5M increase for the renewal of the International Peacekeeping and Peace Operations program (increases of $31.0M in Operating vote and $3.5M in Statutory Appropriations).
Decreases:
- ($16.1M) decrease in Operating vote related to the government-wide reduction in travel;
- ($16.0M) decrease in funding due to the sunsetting of the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis initiative (decreases of $14.0M in Operating vote and $2.0M in Statutory appropriations);
- ($13.7M) decrease in Operating votefor a transfer to Shared Services Canada for government information technology (IT) operations, in support of the Government of Canada’s Enterprise Service Model; and
- ($4.5M) decrease in funding due to the sunsetting of the Delivering Better Service for Air Travellers initiative (decreases of $3.7M in Operating vote and $0.8M Statutory Appropriations).
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $6.4M. This represents an increase of $9.1K or 0.1% over the previous year.
There is no significant change in authorities from the previous year.
The ERC’s funding to support the Independent review of RCMP employment matters includes:
- $5.8M in Operating Expenditures ($4.3M in Salaries and $1.5M in Operations and Maintenance); and
- 0.6M in Statutory funding for EPB.
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The total funding sought in Main Estimates for 2022-23 is $10.5M. This represents an increase of $51.0K or 0.5% over the previous year.
The net increase of $51.0K is primarily attributable to increasing negotiated salary adjustments.
Totals throughout may not add up due to rounding.
Contacts:
Prepared by:
Gabriel Rancourt, Senior Policy Analyst, TB Submission Unit, Corporate Management Branch
Tel. no. 343-571-4907
Attested by:
Patrick Amyot, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Security Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch
Tel. no. (613) 990-2615
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