C-44

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, 2024

First Reading

March 22, 2023, Parliament 44, Session 1

Type

House Government Bill

Full Content

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

Summary

This bill, formally known as Appropriation Act No. 1, 2023-24, asks Parliament to approve a total of $89,678,492,027 from the government's main revenue fund. This money is to cover various expenses and charges related to the federal public administration for the fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2024. The bill outlines specific amounts allocated to different government departments and agencies, as detailed in the schedules attached to the bill.

The bill divides the total requested amount into several parts, each representing a fraction (such as three-twelfths, four-twelfths, etc.) of the amounts listed for different items in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. These items are listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Main Estimates. Schedule 2 has a different end date, allowing charges until March 31, 2025.

The bill specifies that the money allocated for each item can only be used for the purposes and under the conditions outlined for that item. It also includes provisions for making adjustments to the accounts of Canada after the fiscal year ends, but before the Public Accounts are presented to Parliament. These adjustments are for accounting purposes and do not involve actual payments from the government's main revenue fund.

In short, this bill is a request for funds to keep the government running, with the money divided among different departments and used for specific reasons. The bill also lays out rules for how the money can be spent and how the government will account for it.

Issues

Economy

• Spending

  This bill approves $89,678,492,027 in spending for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The funds are allocated to various departments and agencies, as detailed in the attached schedules.

Social Services

• Healthcare

  The Department of Health receives funding through this bill, with $344,138,354 allocated for operating expenditures (Schedule 1.1) and $1,429,312,235 for grants and contributions (Schedule 1.3). The Public Health Agency of Canada receives $269,444,812 for grants and contributions (Schedule 1.4) and $2,740,751,730 for operating expenditures (Schedule 1.5), as well as $37,901,417 for capital expenditures (Schedule 1.7).

Social Justice

• Reconciliation

  The bill provides significant funding to Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Indigenous Services Canada receives $11,993,183,612 in grants and contributions (Schedule 1.5) and $4,577,201 in capital expenditures (Schedule 1.5), as well as $21,507,016,194 for operating expenditures (Schedule 1.7). Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada receives $4,042,639,040 in grants and contributions (Schedule 1.6) and $3,892,235,786 for operating expenditures (Schedule 1.7).

• Immigration and Integration

  The Department of Citizenship and Immigration receives $618,151,782 for operating expenditures (Schedule 1.1) and $997,720,790 for grants and contributions (Schedule 1.2).

• Gender and Sexuality

  The Department for Women and Gender Equality receives $131,493,200 in grants and contributions (Schedule 1.4).

Security and Defense

• Defense

  The Department of National Defence receives $293,157,804 in grants and contributions (Schedule 1.7).

• Foreign Aid

  The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is allocated $184,250,000 in loans under the International Financial Assistance Act (Schedule 1.7). The bill also allocates $1 for financial assistance to the International Development Association and $1 for contributions to international financial institutions (Schedule 1.8).