C-68

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, 2025

First Reading

March 21, 2024, Parliament 44, Session 1

Type

House Government Bill

Full Content

https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-68

Summary

Appropriation Act No. 1, 2024-25 is a bill that allows the government to spend money for the federal public administration. It provides a total of $74,011,525,281 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. This money will be used to pay for different departments and agencies.

The bill divides the total amount into smaller parts for different areas. These areas are listed in schedules, like 1.1, 1.2, and so on. Each schedule has a set amount of money that can be used for certain things. For example, Schedule 1.1 has $9,402,339,421 for specific items in the Main Estimates. Schedule 1.2 has $6,172,164,025 for its listed items, and so on.

The money can only be used for the reasons listed in the bill. The bill also says that some changes can be made to the accounts after the year ends, but these changes cannot involve taking more money out of the government's funds. Some funds allocated in Schedule 2 can be paid out until March 31, 2026, and any remaining amounts will expire after that.

Issues

Economy

• Spending

  This bill allows the government to spend $74,011,525,281 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The money is divided into different amounts for specific departments and agencies, as detailed in the schedules.

Social Services

• Healthcare

  The Department of Health receives funding through this bill, with $2,946,902,738 allocated in Schedule 1.1 for operating expenditures. Additionally, Schedule 1.3 allocates $5,424,597,004 to the Department of Health for grants and contributions.

Environment

• Environmental Protection

  The Department of Environment is allocated $1,382,418,335 in Schedule 1.4 for grants and contributions, including contributions to developing countries through the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

Social Justice

• Reconciliation

  The bill allocates significant funding towards Indigenous services and Crown-Indigenous relations. Schedule 1.2 provides funding to the Department of Indigenous Services, and Schedules 1.6 and 1.7 provide funding to the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and the Department of Indigenous Services. These funds are intended for various expenditures, grants, and contributions related to Indigenous communities.

• Immigration and Integration

  The Department of Citizenship and Immigration receives funding through this bill. Schedule 1.2 includes $1,550,671,102 for operating expenditures and $2,454,878,172 for grants and contributions.

• Gender and Sexuality

  The Department for Women and Gender Equality is allocated $303,970,339 in Schedule 1.3 for grants and contributions.

Security and Defense

• Foreign Aid

  Schedule 1.8 allocates $201,000,000 in loans under the International Financial Assistance Act to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. Schedule 1.9 refers to financial assistance provided to international financial institutions, but does not allocate specific funding.