Quarterly financial report, for the quarter ended June 30, 2018

• Introduction
  • Basis of Presentation
• Highlights of Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year to Date (YTD) Results
  • Significant Changes to Authorities
  • Explanation of Significant Variances from Previous Year Expenditures
• Risks and Uncertainties
• Significant Changes in Relation to Operations, Personnel and Programs
• Statement of Authorities (unaudited)
• Organizational Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)

This quarterly report has been prepared by management of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act and in the form and manner prescribed by the Treasury Board. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the Main Estimates. This report has not been subject to an external audit or review.

The purpose of the federal correctional system, as defined by law, is to contribute to the maintenance of a just, peaceful and safe society by carrying out sentences imposed by courts through the safe and humane custody and supervision of offenders; and by assisting the rehabilitation of offenders and their safe reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens through the provision of programs in penitentiaries and in the community (Corrections and Conditional Release Act, s.3). A summary description of CSC’s program activities can be found in Part II of the Main Estimates.

This quarterly report has been prepared by management using an expenditure basis of accounting. The accompanying Statement of Authorities includes CSC’s spending authorities granted by Parliament and those used by the organization, consistent with the Main Estimates for which full supply was released on June 21, 2018 ^{Footnote 1}. This quarterly report has been prepared using a special purpose financial reporting framework designed to meet financial information needs with respect to the use of spending authorities.

The authority of Parliament is required before money can be spent by the Government. Approvals are given in the form of annually approved limits through appropriation acts, or through legislation in the form of statutory spending authority for specific purposes.

CSC uses the full accrual method of accounting to prepare and present its annual departmental financial statements that are part of the departmental reporting process. However, the spending authorities voted by Parliament remain on an expenditure basis.

CSC has an active Revolving Fund (CORCAN) which is included in the statutory authorities of the enclosed Statement of Authorities. CORCAN's purpose is to aid in the safe reintegration of offenders into Canadian society by providing employment and training opportunities to offenders incarcerated in federal penitentiaries and, for brief periods of time, after they are released into the community. CORCAN has a continuing non-lapsing authority from Parliament to make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, the total of which is not to exceed $5.0 million at any time.

Highlights of Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year to Date (YTD) Results

The following graph provides a comparison of the total budgetary authorities and net budgetary expenditures as of June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 for CSC’s combined operating, capital and budgetary statutory authorities.

Budgetary Authorities and Net Budgetary Expenditures
(in thousands of dollars)

This graph depicts the net budgetary authorities as $2,444,874 thousand and the year to date net expenditures as $548,663 thousand for the first quarter ending June 30, 2018. In 2017-2018, the net budgetary authorities were $2,401,367 thousand for the first quarter ending June 30, 2017 and the year to date net expenditures were $471,222 thousand.

As reflected in the Statement of Authorities for the period ending June 30, 2018, CSC has seen an increase in total authorities of $43.5 million or 1.8 % for the current fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal year.

CSC’s Operating Vote increased by $64.3 million or 3.3 % compared to the authorities at the end of June 2017, which is attributed to the net effect of the following items:

• An increaseof $31.4 million related to compensation for the funded portion of Collective Agreement increases;
• An increaseof $18.9 million related to funding for Vulnerable Offenders, an item of Budget 2017;
• An increase of $9.7 million related to cover incremental expenditures due to changes in offender population volumes and price fluctuations;
• An increase of $4.7 million related to a transfer from capital to operating funding is an internal reallocation of resources to support operating requirements; and
• A decrease of $0.4 million for miscellaneous items.

CSC’s Capital Vote decreased by $19.8 million or 9.5% compared to the authorities at the end of June 2017 which is attributed to the net effect of the following items:

• A decrease of $15.1 million due to reduced funding associated with the completion of capital projects; and
• A decrease of $4.7 million related to a transfer from capital to operating funding is an internal reallocation of resources to support operating requirements.

CSC’s budgetary statutory authorities decreased by $1.0 million or 0.4% mainly due to a decrease in the rate of the employer’s contribution to the Employee Benefit Plan from 15.7% in the previous year to 15.2% in the current year, as directed by the Treasury Board Secretariat, as well as a decrease in the proceeds from the disposal of surplus of Crown assets.

Compared with the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, total net budgetary expenditures increased by $77.5 million or 16.4% due to the following factors:

• Personnel expenditures increased by $51.2 million mainly due to:
• An increase of $20.5 million due to the retroactive payments being processed during the first quarter of 2018-2019 following the signing and implementation of various collective agreements after the first quarter of 2017-2018;
• An increase of $27.3 million due to increased rates of pay for salaries in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter as a result of the signing and implementation of various collective agreements after the first quarter of 2017-2018; and
• An increase of $3.4 million for other salary expenses including increased payments to casual and part-time staff.

• Professional and special services increased by $3.2 million mainly due to:
• An increase of $1.8 million for training and correctional fees as a result of increased responsibilities for training related to the management of farms and indigenous employment;
• An increase of $0.6 million in expenditures for physicians and surgeons, mainly due to timing differences of invoicing and an increase in hours worked for these professionals; and
• A net increase of $0.8 million in other professional services due to timing of invoices being received in the first quarter instead of the second quarter.

• Utilities, materials and supplies expenditures decreased by $5.4 million mainly due to:
• A decrease of $6.3 million as a result of increased inventory levels of Hepatitis C medication at the end of 2017-18. Therefore, less medication was purchased in the first quarter compared to the same period in the prior year; and
• A net increase of $0.9 million in the expenditures for footwear, protective wear and uniforms for correctional officers.

• Acquisition of land, buildings and works increased by $6.3 million mainly due to:
• An increase of $1.5 million in costs for the continuation of a project for a sewage lagoon at Stony Mountain Institution started after the first quarter in the prior year;
• An increase of $1.7 million to upgrade the electrical system at the regional reception centre in Quebec;
• An increase of $0.9 million for HVAC upgrades at Matsqui Institution;
• An increase of $0.8 million to build increased capacity at Joliette Institution; and
• The remaining increase of $1.4 million can primarily be attributed to an increase in general construction in the current period compared to the same period in the prior year.

• Acquisition of machinery and equipment expenditures increased by $4.0 million mainly due to purchasing replacement vehicles as part of increased vehicle lifecycle management.
• A net decrease of $12.3 million in CORCAN’s revenues mainly due to:
• A decrease of $17.6 million due to the earlier invoicing by CORCAN of the correctional and training fees in the prior year;
• An increase of $3.5 million due to timing of orders for goods sold and construction projects managed by CORCAN; and
• An increase of $1.8 million in correctional and training fees training and correctional fees as a result of increased responsibilities for training related to the management of farms and indigenous employment.

CSC’s Departmental Plan 2018-2019 identifies the current risk environment and CSC’s key risk areas to the achievement of its strategic outcomes.

In the 2013 Speech from the Throne, the Government of Canada announced it would freeze the overall federal operating budget. Consequently, CSC would have to fund the increases in salary resulting from collective agreements that took effect during the freeze period (2014-2015 and 2015-2016), and for the ongoing impact of those adjustments. Given that salaries represent a significant portion of CSC’s expenditures, this freeze and other government-wide spending reduction exercises have resulted in significant financial pressures.

CSC continues to review its operations to address the budgetary constraints resulting from the operating budget freeze and is undertaking a comprehensive review, over a two-year period, to identify potential efficiencies and reallocation opportunities, make further investments to mitigate operational and financial risks, ensure resource levels are sufficient for CSC to meet its legislated mandate and continue to deliver results for Canadians, and subsequently stabilize its financial position into the future.

CSC continues to experience ongoing issues related to the Phoenix Pay System. Given the complexity of our workforce coupled with the operational nature of our organization, CSC has experienced a significantly high number of pay related issues. CSC is continuously working internally and with external stakeholders to resolve these issues.

CSC’s specific risks, as outlined in CSC’s Operating context and key risks, are the increasingly diverse and evolving profile of the offender population, the maintenance of required levels of operational safety and security in institutions and the community, the inability to implement its mandate and ensure the financial sustainability of the organization, the potential loss of partners delivering critical services and providing resources for offenders and the need to sustain results related to violent reoffenders.

CSC has put in place risk mitigation strategies to address the stated potential risks. The integrated approach allows CSC to handle risk-related challenges, ensure operational sustainability and fulfill its mandate. This includes receiving program integrity funding in the last quarter of 2017-2018 along with additional anticipated funding in the future until such time as the comprehensive review is completed.

There have been the following significant changes since April 1, 2018:

• Tony Matson has undertaken the duties of Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services Sector and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 18, 2018 replacing Denis Bombardier who left CSC as effective June 1, 2018.
• Anne Kelly was appointed as Commissioner of CSC effective July 30, 2018.

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* Includes only Authorities available for use and granted by Parliament at quarter-end.

* These are mainly Vote 5 (Capital) expenditures

**Amounts re-classified to conform to current quarter presentation.