C-79

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

December 10, 2024, Parliament 44, Session 1

Type

House Government Bill

Full Content

https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-79

Summary

This bill, known as Appropriation Act No. 4, 2024-25, is a law that allows the government to spend money. It gives the government permission to take $21,632,370,126 from the country's bank account, called the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This money is for paying for the costs of running the government for the year ending March 31, 2025. This bill approves spending that wasn't already approved in other laws.

The bill says that the money can only be used for the things listed in the budget papers, called the Supplementary Estimates (B). It also says that if money is moved from one area to another in the budget, that move is considered okay from April 1, 2024.

The bill includes two schedules that detail how the money will be spent. Schedule 1 lists $21,353,050,122 for various government departments and agencies. Schedule 2 lists $279,320,004 that can be spent in the current year or the following year. These schedules break down the spending by department, vote number, and item.

Some departments and agencies have permission to use money they earn to pay for some of their costs. This bill also has rules about how to adjust the government's accounts after the end of the year. Some adjustments can be made up to when the government's financial report is presented to Parliament. For Schedule 2, money can be used until March 31, 2026. Any money not used by then will go back into the government's account.

Issues

Economy

• Spending

  This bill approves the spending of $21,632,370,126 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The money is allocated to various government departments and agencies, as detailed in Schedules 1 and 2.

Social Services

• Healthcare

  The Department of Health receives $428,333,736. This money will go towards operating costs, some construction costs, grants, and contributions.

Environment

• Energy

  The Canadian Energy Regulator is allocated $1,457,588 for program expenditures, grants, and contributions. The Department of Natural Resources receives $47,724,571 for operating and construction costs, grants, and contributions.

Social Justice

• Reconciliation

  The Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs receives $1,385,445,915 for operating costs, building costs, and grants/contributions. The Department of Indigenous Services is allocated $4,463,320,533 for operating costs, construction costs, and grants/contributions.

• Immigration and Integration

  The Department of Citizenship and Immigration receives $1,222,173,237 for operating costs, building costs, and grants/contributions.

• Gender and Sexuality

  The Department for Women and Gender Equality is allocated $4,464,942 for operating costs and grants/contributions.

• Racism

  The Canadian Race Relations Foundation receives $3,000,000 for its activities.

Security and Defense

• Crime

  The Correctional Service of Canada receives $506,855,428 for operating and construction costs, grants, and contributions. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is allocated $555,105,071 for operating and construction costs, grants, contributions, and benefit program payments.

• Defense

  The Department of National Defence receives $3,300,480,093 for operating and construction costs, and grants/contributions.

• Foreign Aid

  The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is allocated $282,478,335, which includes funds for international humanitarian assistance, international security, international development, and global peace.