Financial Statements 2015-2016
Financial Statements 2015-16 (PDF)
Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the accompanying financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016 and all information contained in these statements rests with the management of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC). These financial statements have been prepared by management using the Government's accounting policies, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards.
Management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the information in these financial statements. Some of the information in the financial statements is based on management's best estimates and judgment, and gives due consideration to materiality. To fulfill its accounting and reporting responsibilities, management maintains a set of accounts that provides a centralized record of the ATSSC’s financial transactions. Financial information submitted in the preparation of the Public Accounts of Canada, and included in the ATSSC’s Departmental Performance Report, is consistent with these financial statements.
Management is also responsible for maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) designed to provide reasonable assurance that financial information is reliable, that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are properly authorized and recorded in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and other applicable legislation, regulations, authorities and policies.
Management seeks to ensure the objectivity and integrity of data in its financial statements through careful selection, training and development of qualified staff; through organizational arrangements that provide appropriate divisions of responsibility; through communication programs aimed at ensuring that regulations, policies, standards, and managerial authorities are understood throughout the ATSSC and through conducting an annual risk-based assessment of the effectiveness of the system of ICFR.
The system of ICFR is designed to mitigate risks to a reasonable level based on an ongoing process to identify key risks, to assess effectiveness of associated key controls, and to make any necessary adjustments.
The ATSSC will be subject to periodic Core Control Audits performed by the Office of the Comptroller General and will use the results of such audits to adhere to the Treasury Board Policy on Internal Control.
In the interim, the ATSSC has continued the development of a systemic and multi-year assessment plan to annually undertake a risk-based assessment of the system of ICFR during the year ended March 31, 2016, in accordance with the Treasury Board Policy on Internal Control, and the results and action plan to date are summarized in the annex.
The ATSSC's financial statements have not been audited.
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Marie-France Pelletier
Chief Administrator
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Luc Robitaille
Chief Financial Officer
Ottawa, Canada
September 2, 2016
Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited)
As at March 31 (in dollars) |
2016 | 2015 |
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Liabilities | ||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 4) | 7,895,447 | 8,611,210 |
Vacation pay and compensatory leave | 3,053,480 | 2,194,689 |
Employee future benefits (note 5) | 4,153,319 | 1,852,447 |
Total liabilities | 15,102,246 | 12,658,346 |
Financial assets | ||
Due from Consolidated Revenue Fund | 3,807,095 | 3,547,182 |
Accounts receivable and advances (note 6) | 9,098,997 | 12,338,917 |
Total financial assets | 12,906,092 | 15,886,099 |
Departmental net debt (net financial assets) | 2,196,154 | (3,227,753) |
Non-financial assets | ||
Prepaid expenses | 223,861 | 30,903 |
Tangible capital assets (note 7) | 4,341,495 | 4,948,694 |
Total non-financial assets | 4,565,356 | 4,979,597 |
Departmental net financial position | 2,369,202 | 8,207,350 |
Contractual obligations (note 8)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
____________________
Marie-France Pelletier
Chief Administrator
____________________
Luc Robitaille
Chief Financial Officer
Ottawa, Canada
September 2, 2016
Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position (Unaudited)
(in dollars) | For the year ended March 31, 2016 |
For the 5-month period ended March 31, 2015 |
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Expenses | ||
Tribunal specialized and expert support services | 31,996,089 | 16,331,182 |
Registry services | 17,240,522 | 7,046,004 |
Payments to tribunal chairs and members | 27,207,804 | 10,600,395 |
Internal Services | 21,845,042 | 8,313,349 |
Total expenses | 98,289,456 | 42,290,930 |
Revenues | ||
Revenues Netted Against Expenditures | 24,991,184 | 11,327,707 |
Miscellaneous revenues | 253 | 379 |
Revenues earned on behalf of Government | (253) | (379) |
Total revenues | 24,991,184 | 11,327,707 |
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers | 73,298,272 | 30,963,223 |
Government funding and transfers | ||
Net cash provided by Government | 51,234,868 | 28,928,957 |
Change in due from Consolidated Revenue Fund | 259,913 | 3,547,182 |
Services provided without charge by other government departments (note 9) | 15,969,650 | 5,953,148 |
Transfer of assets and liabilities from other government departments (note 10) | - | 743,409 |
Transfer of the transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears (note 11) | (4,307) | (2,123) |
Net cost (revenue) of operations after government funding and transfers | 5,838,148 | (8,207,350) |
Departmental net financial position - Beginning of year | 8,207,350 | - |
Departmental net financial position - End of year | 2,369,202 | 8,207,350 |
Segmented information (note 12)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Change in Departmental Net Debt (Unaudited)
(in dollars) | For the year ended March 31, 2016 |
For the 5-month period ended March 31, 2015 |
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Net cost (revenue) of operations after government funding and transfers | 5,838,148 | (8,207,350) |
Change due to tangible capital assets | ||
Acquisition of tangible capital assets (note 7) | 751,987 | 544,854 |
Amortization of tangible capital assets (note 7) | (1,359,186) | (802,508) |
Transfer from other government departments (note 10) | - | 5,222,794 |
Net loss on disposal of tangible capital assets including adjustments | - | (16,447) |
Total change due to tangible capital assets | (607,199) | 4,948,693 |
Change due to prepaid expenses | 192,959 | 30,903 |
Net increase (decrease) in net debt | 5,423,908 | (3,227,754) |
Departmental net debt (net financial assets) - Beginning of year | (3,227,754) | - |
Departmental net debt (net financial assets) - End of year | 2,196,154 | (3,227,754) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in dollars) | For the year ended March 31, 2016 |
For the 5-month period ended March 31, 2015 |
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Operating activities | ||
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers | 73,298,272 | 30,963,223 |
Non-cash items: | ||
Amortization of tangible capital assets (note 7) | (1,359,186) | (802,508) |
Loss on disposal of tangible capital assets | - | (16,447) |
Services provided without charge by other government departments (note 9) | (15,969,650) | (5,953,148) |
Transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears (note 11) | 4,307 | 2,123 |
Variations in Statement of Financial Position: | ||
Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable and advances | (3,239,920) | 12,338,917 |
Increase in prepaid expenses | 192,959 | 30,903 |
Decrease (increase) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 715,762 | (8,611,210) |
Increase in vacation pay and compensatory leave | (858,791) | (2,194,689) |
Increase in employee future benefits | (2,300,872) | (1,852,447) |
Transfer of liabilities and non-capital assets from other government departments (note 10) | - | 4,479,386 |
Cash used in operating activities | 50,482,881 | 28,384,103 |
Capital investing activities | ||
Acquisition of tangible capital assets (note 7) | 751,987 | 544,854 |
Cash used in capital investing activities | 751,987 | 544,854 |
Net cash provided by Government of Canada | 51,234,868 | 28,928,957 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Year ended March 31, 2016
1. Authority and objectives
The Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) was established with the coming into force on November 1, 2014, of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act. The ATSSC is responsible for providing support services and facilities to several federal administrative tribunals by way of a single, integrated organization.
The ATSSC provides the full range of support services and facilities required by the tribunals to meet their statutory obligations. These services include the common functions of corporate services (e.g., human resources, financial services, information technology, accommodations and communications); registry services and core mandate support services (e.g., research and analysis, legal and other case-specific work).
The ATSSC has one strategic outcome: Efficient and effective services which support tribunal chairs and members in exercising their statutory responsibilities and ensure that their independence is protected in a manner which promotes Canadians' confidence in the federal tribunal system. According to the approved Program Aligment Architecture (PAA), the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position was detailed by the following programs (business lines):
Tribunal specialized and expert support services
The Tribunal Specialized and Expert Support Services Program provides expert research, analysis, drafting support and advice as well as other support services including investigation and mediation to assist Tribunals in the discharge of their statutory responsibilities. These services are provided by ATSSC employees such as legal counsel, sectoral experts, tribunal assistants and research personnel.
Registry services
The Registry Services Program provides registry services in support of tribunals. The Program works closely with Tribunal Chairs and Members to ensure that matters before the Tribunals are heard and disposed of in a timely, fair, impartial and efficient manner and within statutory obligations. Services provided include: processing tribunal documents; maintaining and safeguarding tribunal records; providing information to the public regarding tribunal procedures; assisting in the scheduling and conduct of tribunal hearings and assisting in communicating tribunal decisions to the parties and the public. The Registry Services Program also is responsible for developing and monitoring service standards, assessing the performance of registry functions and implementing required improvements.
Payments to tribunal chairs and members
The program administers appropriations with respect to tribunal chairs' and members' salaries and other compensation pursuant to the terms of tribunals' enacting legislation and Governor-in-Council appointments.
Internal services
Internal services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across the organization and not those provided specifically to a program. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Corporate Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; and Acquisition Services.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
These financial statements have been prepared using the Government's accounting policies stated below, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards. The presentation and results using the stated accounting policies do not result in any significant differences from Canadian public sector accounting standards.
Significant accounting policies are as follows:
(a) Parliamentary authorities
The ATSSC is financed by the Government of Canada through Parliamentary authorities. Financial reporting of authorities provided to the ATSSC 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 Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and in the 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.
(b) Net cash provided by Government
The ATSSC operates within the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), which is administered by the Receiver General for Canada. All cash received by the ATSSC is deposited to the CRF, and all cash disbursements made by the ATSSC 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 Government.
(c) Due from or to the CRF
Amounts due from or 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 to the CRF include amounts recognized as revenues that have been credited to authorities used, but were not collected and deposited to the CRF at year-end. These amounts include receivables at year-end from other government departments. Amounts due from the CRF represent the net amount of cash that the ATSSC is entitled to draw from the CRF without further authorities to discharge its liabilities.
(d) Revenues
All revenues are accounted for in the period in which the underlying transaction or event that gave rise to the revenue takes place.
Revenues that are non-respendable are not available to discharge the ATSSC's liabilities. While the department head is expected to maintain accounting control, he or she has no authority regarding the disposition of non-respendable revenues. As a result, non-respendable revenues are considered to be earned on behalf of the Government of Canada and are therefore presented in reduction of the entity's gross revenues.
(e) Expenses
Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis:
- Vacation pay and compensatory leave are accrued as the benefits are earned by employees under their respective terms of employment; and
- Services provided without charge by other government departments for accommodation and employer contributions to the health and dental insurance plans are recorded as operating expenses at their estimated cost.
(f) Employee future benefits
- Pension benefits: Eligible employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan, a multiemployer pension plan administered by the Government. The ATSSC’s contributions to the Plan are charged to expenses in the year incurred and represent the total ATSSC obligation to the Plan. The ATSSC’s responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the financial statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan’s sponsor.
- Severance benefits: Employees entitled to severance benefits under labour contracts or conditions of employment earn these benefits as services necessary to earn them are rendered. The obligation relating to the benefits earned by employees is calculated using information derived from the results of the actuarially determined liability for employee severance benefits for the Government as a whole.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)
(g) Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at the lower of cost and net recoverable value. A valuation allowance is recorded for accounts receivable where recovery is considered uncertain.
(h) Tangible capital assets
All tangible capital assets and leasehold improvements having an initial cost of $10,000 or more are recorded at their acquisition cost. The ATSSC does not capitalize intangibles, works of art and historical treasures that have cultural, aesthetic or historical value, or assets located on Indian Reserves and museum collections.
Amortization of tangible capital assets is done on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:
Asset Class | Amortization Period |
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Informatics hardware | 3 years |
Informatics software | 3 years |
Machinery and equipment | 5 years |
Other equipment, including furniture | 10 years |
Leasehold improvements | Lesser of the remaining term of lease or useful life of the improvement |
Assets under construction are recorded in the applicable capital asset class in the year that they become available for use and are not amortized until they become available for use.
(i) Measurement uncertainty
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the financial statements. At the time of preparation of these statements, management believes the estimates and assumptions to be reasonable. The most significant items where estimates are used are the liability for employee future benefits and the useful life of tangible capital assets. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimated. Management’s estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are recorded in the financial statements in the year they become known.
3. Parliamentary authorities
The ATSSC receives its funding through annual parliamentary authorities. Items recognized in the Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position and the Statement of Financial Position in one year may be funded through parliamentary authorities in prior, current or future years. Accordingly, the ATSSC has different net results of operations for the year on a government funding basis than on an accrual accounting basis. The differences are reconciled in the following tables:
(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to current year authorities used
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers | 73,298,272 | 30,963,223 |
Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities: | ||
Services provided without charge by other government departments | (15,969,650) | (5,953,148) |
Amortization of tangible capital assets | (1,359,186) | (802,508) |
Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave | (858,791) | 74,490 |
Increase in employee future benefits | (2,300,872) | (165,742) |
Refunds / Adjustments to previous years' expenses | 64,879 | 298,310 |
Loss on disposal of tangible capital assets | - | (16,447) |
Revenue not available for spending | 3,028,087 | 1,849,896 |
Other | - | (72,170) |
Total items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities | (17,395,533) | (4,787,319) |
Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities: | ||
Acquisition of tangible capital assets | 751,987 | 544,854 |
Increase in prepaid expenses | 192,959 | - |
Transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears | 4,307 | 16,717 |
Total items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities | 949,253 | 561,571 |
Current year authorities used | 56,851,992 | 26,737,475 |
(b) Authorities provided and used
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Authorities provided: | ||
Vote 1 - Program expenditures | 54,777,079 | 28,606,713 |
Statutory – Contributions to employee benefit plans | 8,642,950 | 3,735,378 |
Statutory – Spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets | 123 | - |
Total authorities provided | 63,420,152 | 32,342,091 |
Less: | ||
Lapsed: Operating | (6,568,037) | (5,604,616) |
Authorities available for future years | (123) | - |
Current year authorities used | 56,851,992 | 26,737,475 |
4. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
The following table presents details of the ATSSC's accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Accounts payable - Other government departments and agencies | 826,922 | 2,618,738 |
Accounts payable - External parties | 2,104,910 | 54,977 |
Total accounts payable | 2,931,832 | 2,673,715 |
Accrued liabilities | 4,963,615 | 5,937,495 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 7,895,447 | 8,611,210 |
5. Employee future benefits
(a) Pension benefits
The ATSSC's employees participate in the Public Service Pension Plan (the 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 Plans benefits and they are indexed to inflation.
Both the employees and the ATSSC contribute to the cost of the Plan. Due to the amendment of the Public Service Superannuation Act following the implementation of provisions related to the Economic Action Plan 2012, employee contributors have been divided into two groups – Group 1 relates to existing plan members as of December 31, 2012 and Group 2 relates to members joining the Plan as of January 1, 2013. Each group has a distinct contribution rate.
For the year ended March 31, 2016, expense amounts to $5,957,585 ($2,553,504 in 2014-2015). For Group 1 members, the expense represents approximately 1.25 times (1.41 times for 2014-2015) the employee contributions and, for Group 2 members, approximately 1.24 times (1.39 times for 2014-2015) the employee contributions.
The ATSSC's responsibility with regard to the Plan is limited to its contributions. Actuarial surpluses or deficiencies are recognized in the financial statements of the Government of Canada, as the Plan's sponsor.
(b) Severance benefits
The ATSSC provides severance benefits to its employees based on eligibility, years of service and salary at termination of employment. These severance benefits are not pre-funded. Benefits will be paid from future authorities.
As part of collective agreement negotiations with certain employee groups, and changes to conditions of employment for executives and certain non-represented employees, the accumulation of severance benefits under the employee severance pay program ceased for these employees commencing in 2012. Employees subject to these changes have been given the option to be immediately paid the full or partial value of benefits earned to date or collect the full or remaining value of benefits on termination from the public service. These changes have been reflected in the calculation of the outstanding severance benefit obligation. Information about the severance benefits, measured as at March 31, is as follows:
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year | 1,852,447 | - |
Transfer from other government departments (note 10) | - | 1,884,813 |
Expense for the year | 2,660,593 | 346,510 |
Benefits paid during the year | (359,721) | (378,876) |
Accrued benefit obligation, end of year | 4,153,319 | 1,852,447 |
6. Accounts receivable and advances
The following table presents details of the ATSSC's accounts receivable and advances:
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Accounts receivable - Other government departments and agencies | 4,687,063 | 5,351,558 |
Accounts receivable - External parties | 4,411,934 | 6,987,359 |
Total accounts receivable and advances | 9,098,997 | 12,338,917 |
7. Tangible capital assets
Cost (in dollars) |
Opening Balance April 1, 2015 |
Acquisitions | Adjustments | Disposals and Write-Offs | Closing Balance March 31, 2016 |
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Informatics hardware | 2,768,493 | 145,983 | - | - | 2,914,476 |
Informatics software | 5,500,108 | - | - | - | 5,500,108 |
Leasehold improvements | 2,736,611 | - | - | - | 2,736,611 |
Machinery and equipment | 87,940 | - | - | - | 87,940 |
Other equipment, including furniture | 2,425,949 | - | - | - | 2,425,949 |
Assets under construction | 344,134 | 606,004 | - | - | 950,138 |
13,863,235 | 751,987 | - | - | 14,615,222 |
Accumulated Amortization (in dollars) |
Opening Balance April 1, 2015 |
Amortization | Adjustments | Disposals and Write-Offs | Closing Balance March 31, 2016 |
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Informatics hardware | 1,865,098 | 310,332 | - | - | 2,175,430 |
Informatics software | 3,627,597 | 647,869 | - | - | 4,275,466 |
Leasehold improvements | 1,678,151 | 226,341 | - | - | 1,904,492 |
Machinery and equipment | 64,222 | 3,429 | - | - | 67,651 |
Other equipment, including furniture | 1,679,473 | 171,215 | - | - | 1,850,688 |
8,914,541 | 1,359,186 | - | - | 10,273,727 |
Net Book Value (in dollars) |
Opening Balance April 1, 2015 |
Closing Balance March 31, 2016 |
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Informatics hardware | 903,395 | 739,046 |
Informatics software | 1,872,511 | 1,224,642 |
Leasehold improvements | 1,058,460 | 832,119 |
Machinery and equipment | 23,718 | 20,289 |
Other equipment, including furniture | 746,476 | 575,261 |
Assets under construction | 344,134 | 950,138 |
4,948,694 | 4,341,495 |
8. Contractual obligations
The nature of the ATSSC’s activities can result in some large multi-year contracts and obligations whereby the ATSSC will be obligated to make future payments in order to rent equipment. Significant contractual obligations that can be reasonably estimated are summarized as follows:
(in dollars) | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
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Equipment rental and service contract | 24,677 | 24,677 | 24,677 | 17,822 |
Total | 24,677 | 24,677 | 24,677 | 17,822 |
9. Related party transactions
The ATSSC is related as a result of common ownership to all government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations. The ATSSC enters into transactions with these entities in the normal course of business and on normal trade terms. During the year, the ATSSC received common services which were obtained without charge from other government departments as disclosed below.
(a) Common services provided without charge by other government departments
During the year, the ATSSC received services without charge from certain common service organizations, related to accommodation and the employer’s contribution to the health and dental insurance plans. These services provided without charge have been recorded in the ATSSC’s Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position as follows:
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Accommodation | 11,060,680 | 4,022,043 |
Employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans | 4,908,970 | 1,931,105 |
Total | 15,969,650 | 5,953,148 |
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, such as the payroll and cheque issuance services provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and audit services provided by the Office of the Auditor General are not included in the ATSSC’s Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position.
(b) Other transactions with related parties
(in dollars) | 2016 | 2015 |
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Expenses - Other government departments and agencies | 13,177,276 | 6,073,209 |
Revenues - Other government departments and agencies | 8,019,101 | 4,349,567 |
Expenses and revenues disclosed in (b) exclude common services provided without charge, which are already disclosed in (a).
10. Transfer from other government departments and agencies
Effective November 1, 2014, the ATSSC was transferred the responsibility for providing support services to several federal administrative tribunals in accordance with the Economic Action Plan Act, No. 1 which received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014, including the stewardship responsibility for the assets and liabilities related to these services. Accordingly, the ATSSC received assets and liabilities from the following administrative tribunals on November 1, 2014:
(in dollars) | CART | CIRB | CCPERB | CHRT | CITT | CT | PSDPT | PSLRB | PSST | SST | SCT | TATC | Total |
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Assets | |||||||||||||
Accounts receivable and advances | - | 279,253 | - | 26,310 | 152,218 | 12,004 | 121,213 | 165,803 | 95,025 | 4,350,637 | 32,108 | 36,108 | 5,270,679 |
Prepaid expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60,375 | 34,842 | 7,856 | - | - | - | 103,073 |
Tangible capital assets | - | 848,935 | - | 3,776 | 862,862 | 65,210 | 188,959 | 1,760,862 | 649,944 | 3,652 | 828,258 | 10,337 | 5,222,795 |
Total assets received | - | 1,128,188 | - | 30,086 | 1,015,080 | 77,214 | 370,547 | 1,961,507 | 752,825 | 4,354,289 | 860,366 | 46,445 | 10,596,547 |
Liabilities | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | - | 859,098 | - | 527,672 | 683,310 | 80,582 | 161,502 | 1,325,499 | 591,368 | 1,077,581 | 158,610 | 5,109 | 5,470,331 |
Vacation pay and compensatory leave | - | 417,072 | 30,176 | 128,756 | 486,453 | 40,677 | 17,982 | 508,250 | 131,552 | 656,409 | 45,407 | 35,260 | 2,497,994 |
Employee future benefits | - | 571,763 | 32,855 | 110,385 | 336,082 | 33,528 | 50,225 | - | 142,840 | 546,888 | 53,394 | 6,854 | 1,884,813 |
Total liabilities received | - | 1,847,933 | 63,030 | 766,813 | 1,505,845 | 154,787 | 229,709 | 1,833,749 | 865,760 | 2,280,878 | 257,411 | 47,223 | 9,853,138 |
Adjustment to the departmental net financial position | - | (719,745) | (63,030) | (736,727) | (490,765) | (77,573) | 140,838 | 127,758 | (112,935) | 2,073,411 | 602,955 | (778) | 743,409 |
- Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART)
- Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
- Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (CCPERB)
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
- Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
- Competition Tribunal (CT)
- Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal (PSDPT)
- Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
- Public Service Staffing Tribunal (PSST)
- Social Security Tribunal (SST)
- Specific Claims Tribunal (SCT)
- Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC)
11. Transfer of the transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears
The Government of Canada implemented salary payments in arrears in 2014-15. As a result, a one-time payment was issued to employees and will be recovered from them in the future. The transition to salary payments in arrears forms part of the transformation initiative that replaces the pay system and also streamlines and modernizes the pay processes. This change to the pay system had no impact on the expenses of the ATSSC. However, it did result in the use of additional spending authorities by the ATSSC. Prior to year-end, the transition payments for implementing salary payments in arrears were transferred to a central account administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada, who is responsible for the administration of the Government pay system.
12. Segmented information
Presentation by segment is based on the ATSSC's program alignment architecture. The presentation by segment is based on the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of significant accounting policies in note 2. The following table presents the expenses incurred and revenues generated for the main programs, by major object of expense and by major type of revenue. The segment results for the period are as follows:
For the Year Ended March 31, 2016 | |||||
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(in dollars) | Tribunal specialized and expert support services | Registry services | Payments to tribunal chairs and members | Internal services | Total |
Expenses | |||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 23,790,523 | 13,097,252 | 21,797,441 | 13,592,522 | 72,277,738 |
Accommodation | 3,576,373 | 1,970,436 | 3,461,620 | 2,052,251 | 11,060,680 |
Professional and special services | 3,192,997 | 955,783 | 409,148 | 2,464,450 | 7,022,378 |
Transportation and telecommunications | 570,061 | 497,102 | 1,458,511 | 376,821 | 2,902,495 |
Acquisition of small equipment | 81,457 | 29,414 | 681 | 672,544 | 784,095 |
Rentals | 113,641 | 253,481 | 13,676 | 794,414 | 1,175,212 |
Amortization of tangible capital assets | - | - | - | 1,359,187 | 1,359,187 |
Materials and supplies | 409,525 | 70,516 | 46,801 | 59,579 | 586,421 |
Utilities | - | 48 | - | 42,762 | 42,810 |
Repairs and maintenance | 13,897 | 683 | 846 | 218,670 | 234,096 |
Information | 246,894 | 135,268 | 19,079 | 203,488 | 604,729 |
Other | 721 | 230,539 | 1 | 8,354 | 239,615 |
Total expenses | 31,996,089 | 17,240,522 | 27,207,804 | 21,845,042 | 98,289,456 |
Revenues | |||||
Revenues Netted Against Expenditures | 6,228,613 | 7,191,411 | 11,571,160 | - | 24,991,184 |
Miscellaneous revenues | 30 | - | - | 223 | 253 |
Revenues earned on behalf of Government | (30) | - | - | (223) | (253) |
Total revenues | 6,228,613 | 7,191,411 | 11,571,160 | - | 24,991,184 |
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers | 25,767,476 | 10,049,111 | 15,636,644 | 21,845,042 | 73,298,272 |
13. Comparative Information
As the first future-oriented financial statements for ATSSC were prepared for 2016/17, no comparative information for planned results for 2015/16 is available for presentation in the Statement of Operations and Net Financial Position and the Statement of Change in Net Debt for the year ended March 31, 2016.
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