Frozen Allotments in Voted Authorities for Supplementary Estimates (C), 2020–21

Parliamentary authority typically expires at the end of the fiscal year. For example, authorities approved through all appropriation acts for the fiscal year 2020–21 will expire on March 31, 2021 for most organizations.

During the fiscal year, the government can take decisions to adjust priorities or the implementation of individual initiatives. These decisions are effected by using frozen allotments to constrain appropriated authorities where necessary. At the end of the fiscal year, these frozen allotments are included in the lapse shown in Public Accounts.

For the fiscal year 2020–21, the total amount frozen in voted authorities is $7,975,406,116 as of January 28, 2021. Most of these frozen allotments are due to the planned reprofiling of funds ($7,891,918,192) to future years.

This annex summarizes, by category and department, all permanently frozen allotments included in voted authorities.

Categories of Frozen Allotments

Reprofiled

Reprofiling provides for unused authorities from one fiscal year to be made available in subsequent fiscal years, to reflect changes in the expected timing of program implementation. Unused funds in the current fiscal year are put into a frozen allotment. New Parliamentary authority is required for each future year of planned spending.

Transferred or reallocated

Throughout a fiscal year, organizations may transfer or reallocate funds between votes within their organization and to other organizations. Such adjustments may be effected through frozen allotments.

Reduction

An organization’s authorities are reduced when the funds are no longer available for the original purpose. This could happen because an initiative or program is canceled, or savings are identified to be returned to the fiscal framework.

Other

Other forecasted lapses are largely related to uncommitted authorities in the Treasury Board central votes.

Table 1: Frozen Allotments in Voted Authorities
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
	Reprofiled	Transferred or Reallocated	Reduction	Other	Total
1 – Program expenditures	1,317,600	0	0	0	1,317,600
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Business Continuity Plan.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
5 – Grants and contributions	3,695,000	0	0	0	3,695,000
Reprofiled: Transfer payments to support the Canada Coal Transition Initiative.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
1 – Payments to the corporation for operating and capital expenditures	245,333,124	0	0	0	245,333,124
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures and capital investments to align with updated plans proposed by AECL’s contractor to deliver on AECL’s non-discretionary commitments to discharge Canada’s radioactive waste liabilities and environmental liabilities.
Canada Border Services Agency
1 – Operating expenditures	14,910,397	0	0	0	14,910,397
5 – Capital expenditures	51,019,333	0	0	0	51,019,333
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures related mainly to the Enhanced Passenger Protect Program, the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence and to address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada. Capital investments related mainly to the Border Infrastructure - Lacolle project, the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence, and the Postal Modernization Initiative.
Canadian Human Rights Commission
1 – Program expenditures	600,000	0	0	0	600,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate.
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
5 – Grants and contributions	0	12,500,000	0	0	12,500,000
Transferred or Reallocated: Transfer payments for the Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North initiative.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
1 – Program expenditures	6,100,000	0	0	0	6,100,000
Reprofiled: Investments in federal infrastructure and technology.
Canadian Space Agency
1 – Operating expenditures	7,205,000	0	0	0	7,205,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
Communications Security Establishment
1 – Program expenditures	8,733,633	0	0	0	8,733,633
Reprofiled: Investments in federal infrastructure.
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
10 – Grants and contributions	16,100,231	0	0	0	16,100,231
Reprofiled: Transfer payments for the Agri-Science Program and for the Dairy Farm Investment Program.
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
1 – Operating expenditures	85,463	0	0	0	85,463
10 – Grants and contributions	8,300,000	0	0	0	8,300,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Integrity of Canada’s Borders and Asylum System. Transfer payments for the International Migration Capacity Building Program.
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
10 – Grants and contributions	4,312,720	0	0	0	4,312,720
Reprofiled: Transfer payments to support obligations under the Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreements and to support Ratification of Rights Reconciliation Agreements (RRA) on fisheries and National Parks with First Nations in the Atlantic and Gaspe Region of Quebec, specifically the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations and the Passamaquoddy.
Department of Employment and Social Development
1 – Operating expenditures	0	137,848	0	0	137,848
5 – Grants and contributions	16,899,197	0	0	0	16,899,197
Reprofiled: Transfer payments for the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative, Youth Employment Skills Strategy - National Campaign, Youth Employment Skills Strategy - Goal Getters, and the International Education Strategy. Transferred or reallocated: Operating expenditures for a write-off of unrecoverable accounts receivables.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
5 – Capital expenditures	206,784,930	0	0	0	206,784,930
10 – Grants and contributions	603,167,616	0	0	0	603,167,616
Reprofiled: Capital investments related mainly to vessel acquisition and construction projects and the Oceans Protection Plan initiative. Transfer payments for reconciliation on Indigenous rights and fisheries, the Trans Mountain Pipeline project and the Coastal Restoration Fund.
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
10 – Grants and contributions	400,000	0	0	0	400,000
Reprofiled: Transfer payments for the Study in Canada Scholarship program.
Department of Health
1 – Operating expenditures	4,900,000	0	0	0	4,900,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures to implement a new federal framework for the legalization and regulation of cannabis.
Department of Indigenous Services
1 – Operating expenditures	7,236,222	0	0	0	7,236,222
10 – Grants and contributions	91,464,297	0	0	0	91,464,297
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Income Assistance Program. Transfer payments for the Indigenous Centre of Expertise for Cumulative Effect, First Nation Enhanced Education Infrastructure Fund, and the First Nation Water and Wastewater Enhanced Program.
Department of Industry
10 – Grants and contributions	437,801,885	1,500,000	0	0	439,301,885
Reprofiled: Transfer payments for the Connect to Innovate Program, Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Strategic Innovation Fund. Transferred or Reallocated: Transfer payments from the Strategic Innovation Fund to the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.
Department of National Defence
1 – Operating expenditures	0	0	12,125,376	0	12,125,376
Reduction: Operating expenditures for classified security management infrastructure.
Department of Natural Resources
1 – Operating expenditures	3,638,914	0	0	0	3,638,914
10 – Grants and contributions	58,738,021	0	0	0	58,738,021
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Clean Growth Program and for Green Infrastructure - Phase 2 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration. Transfer payments related mainly to the Impact Canada Initiative, Green Infrastructure for Emerging Renewable Power, Oil Spill Recovery Technology and Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities.
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
5 – Grants and contributions	1,124,769	0	0	0	1,124,769
Reprofiled: Transfer payments to address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada.
Department of Public Works and Government Services
1 – Operating expenditures	14,670,917	2,302,355	70,641	0	17,043,913
5 – Capital expenditures	237,310,271	0	0	0	237,310,271
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for an e-Procurement Solution. Capital investments of the Capital Investment Fund. Transferred or Reallocated: To support regional presence, stabilize and enhance Privy Council Office capacity and the transfer of exempt staff in Ministers’ Regional Offices. Reduction: Operating expenditures for the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking.
Department of the Environment
1 – Operating expenditures	850,000	0	0	0	850,000
5 – Capital expenditures	6,552,640	0	0	0	6,552,640
10 – Grants and contributions	54,092,335	0	0	0	54,092,335
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Adapting Canada’s Weather and Water Services initiative. Capital investments for the Eureka project, Adapting Canada’s Weather and Water Services initiative, and the Revitalization of Canada’s Weather Services initiative. Transfer payments for the Low Carbon Economy Fund.
Department of Transport
1 – Operating expenditures	6,500,000	0	0	0	6,500,000
5 – Capital expenditures	11,635,350	0	0	0	11,635,350
10 – Grants and contributions – Efficient Transportation System	4,837,633	0	0	0	4,837,633
20 – Grants and contributions – Safe and Secure Transportation System	1,000,000	0	0	0	1,000,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Lac Mégantic Rail Bypass Project. Capital investments for the Port Asset Transfer Program and the Strengthening Airport Services initiative. Transfer payments to address the Boat Safety Contribution Program and the Outaouais Road initiative.
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
1 – Program expenditures	74,000	0	0	0	74,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for increased compliance outreach and examinations in the real estate and casino sectors.
Immigration and Refugee Board
1 – Program expenditures	33,000,000	0	0	0	33,000,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for Enhancing the Integrity of Canada’s Borders and Asylum System.
Leaders’ Debates Commission
1 – Program expenditures	350,000	0	0	0	350,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the continuation of the Leaders’ Debates Commission.
Library and Archives of Canada
1 – Operating expenditures	5,562,416	0	0	0	5,562,416
5 – Capital expenditures	7,412,136	0	0	0	7,412,136
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures and capital investments for the Real Property Portfolio.
National Research Council of Canada
10 – Grants and contributions	33,000,000	0	0	0	33,000,000
Reprofiled: Transfer payments to support Canada’s participation in the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
5 – Grants	0	873,173	0	0	873,173
Transferred or Reallocated: Transfer payments for the College and Community Innovation Program.
Public Health Agency of Canada
1 – Operating expenditures	5,504,186,149	0	0	0	5,504,186,149
5 – Capital expenditures	48,000	0	0	0	48,000
10 – Grants and contributions	806,701	0	0	0	806,701
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures and capital investments for Ebola Preparedness and Response initiative, medical research, vaccine development, protective gear and medical equipment. Transfer payments for the Impacts of Climate Change, Opioids Crisis, and Promoting Health Equity initiatives.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
5 – Grants	24,000,000	0	0	0	24,000,000
Reprofiled: Transfer payments to support the Tri-Agency Fund.
Statistics Canada
1 – Program expenditures	16,223,965	0	0	0	16,223,965
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the 2021 Census of Population.
Treasury Board Secretariat
1 – Program expenditures	1,052,267	0	0	0	1,052,267
10 – Government-wide Initiatives	3,885,060	0	0	0	3,885,060
25 – Operating Budget Carry Forward	0	0	0	8,941,144	8,941,144
35 – Capital Budget Carry Forward	0	0	0	45,037,387	45,037,387
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures for the Centralized Enabling Workplace Fund and for the modernization of the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group. Other: Uncommitted authorities in Treasury Board central votes in excess of government wide requirements.
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
1 – Payments to the Corporation	75,000,000	0	0	0	75,000,000
Reprofiled: Capital investments for the New Grade Crossing Regulations.
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
1 – Payments to the Authority	50,000,000	0	0	0	50,000,000
Reprofiled: Operating expenditures and capital investments for the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Total	7,891,918,192	17,313,376	12,196,017	53,978,531	7,975,406,116

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Date modified:: 2021-02-16

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