C-36

Details

Full Title

An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023

First Reading

December 8, 2022, Parliament 44, Session 1

Type

House Government Bill

Full Content

https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-36

Summary

Appropriation Act No. 4, 2022-23 is a law that allows the government to spend money. It sets aside $20,796,964,176 for the federal government to use for various expenses during the year ending March 31, 2023. This money is for things that have not already been paid for through other laws.

The Act says that the money can only be used for the reasons listed in the Act. It also says that some of the money can be used to make changes to the government's accounts, even after the end of the year. These changes are only allowed if they don't require extra payments from the government.

Schedule 1 lists places that are receiving $20,385,294,997. Schedule 2 lists places that are receiving $411,669,179, which may be charged to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, and to the following fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

The bill was approved on December 15, 2022.

Issues

Economy

• Spending

  This bill is about government spending. It sets aside $20,796,964,176 for the federal government to use for different expenses during the year ending March 31, 2023. The money is for things that have not already been paid for through other laws. Schedule 1 lists places that are receiving $20,385,294,997. Schedule 2 lists places that are receiving $411,669,179, which may be charged to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, and to the following fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

Social Services

• Healthcare

  The Department of Health receives $170,395,528 to cover operating expenditures, grants, and contributions.

Environment

• Environmental Protection

  The Department of Environment receives $142,009,534 to cover operating and capital expenditures, as well as grants and contributions.

• Energy

  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is allocated $151,471,268 for operating and capital expenditures.

  The Canadian Energy Regulator is allocated $2,924,280 for program expenditures, grants, and contributions.

Social Justice

• Reconciliation

  The Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs is allocated $6,295,072,424 for operating expenditures, works, buildings, equipment, grants, and contributions.

  The Department of Indigenous Services is allocated $2,220,494,576 for operating and capital expenditures, as well as grants and contributions.

• Immigration and Integration

  The Department of Citizenship and Immigration is allocated $1,181,595,286 for operating and capital expenditures, grants, and contributions.

• Gender and Sexuality

  The Department for Women and Gender Equality receives $14,970,928 for operating expenditures, grants, and contributions.

Security and Defense

• Crime

  The Correctional Service of Canada is allocated $105,017,134 for operating expenditures, grants, and contributions.

• Defense

  The Department of National Defence is allocated $207,292,287 for operating expenditures.

• Foreign Aid

  The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is allocated $1,210,664,263 for operating expenditures, capital expenditures, grants, and contributions related to international affairs.