Appearance Overview

Appearance Details

Date:

21 November 2024

Location:

TBD

Time:

08h15AM – 10h15AM
(Minister Blair to depart at 9h15)

Witnesses:

The Honorable Bill Blair
Minister of National Defence

Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

Stefanie Beck
Deputy Minister

Lieutenant-General Stephen Kelsey
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

Jonathan Moor
Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance)

Nancy Tremblay
Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel)

Communications Security Establishment Canada

Caroline Xavier
Chief, Communications Security Establishment Canada

Hughes St-Pierre
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer

Page Proofs – National Defence

Statutory Forecasts (dollars)
Budgetary
	Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates - Transfers	These Supplementary Estimates - Adjustments	Proposed Authorities To Date
Voted
1b Operating expenditures	20,954,326,630	(21,978,238)	792,570,108	21,724,918,500
5b Capital expenditures	7,216,407,948	(1,279,691)	1,747,202,986	8,962,331,243
10b Grants and contributions	893,526,093	0	760,706,999	1,654,233,092
15 Payments in respect of the long-term disability and life insurance plan for members of the Canadian Forces	446,727,532	0	0	446,727,532
Total Voted	29,510,988,203	(23,257,929)	3,300,480,093	32,788,210,367
Total Statutory	1,791,840,873	0	9,404,885	1,801,245,758
Total Budgetary Expenditures	31,302,829,076	(23,257,929)	3,309,884,978	34,589,456,125

Explanation of Requirements (dollars)
Budgetary
	Vote No.	Amount ($)
Voted Appropriations
Funding for the Future Aircrew Training Program	Vote 5b	659,116,167
Funding for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project	Vote 5b	561,000,000
Funding for military aid to Ukraine	Vote 1b	29,000,000
Funding for military aid to Ukraine	Vote 10b	414,800,000
Total		443,800,000
Funding for military aid to Ukraine (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	625,250
Funding for military aid to Ukraine (Budget 2024)	Vote 10b	319,103,249
Total		319,728,499
Funding for the Joint Support Ship project	Vote 1b	5,356,470
Funding for the Joint Support Ship project	Vote 5b	309,970,610
Total		315,327,080
Funding for the sustainment of the Halifax-class frigates (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	270,799,390
	Vote 5b	28,390,000
Total		299,189,390
Funding for science and technology research to modernize the North American Aerospace Defence Command	Vote 1b	107,510,294
	Vote 5b	74,885,913
	Vote 10b	26,803,750
Total		209,199,957
Funding for the National Procurement Program (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	202,080,000
Funding for a number of previously approved defence investments funded through the Capital Investment Fund	Vote 1b	43,491,769
	Vote 5b	84,434,715
Total		127,926,484
Funding for the acquisition of Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles	Vote 1b	109,292,500
	Vote 5b	256,600
Total		109,549,100
Funding for the Logistics Vehicle Modernization project	Vote 1b	1,060,525
Funding for the Logistics Vehicle Modernization project	Vote 5b	29,148,981
Total		30,209,506
Funding for the Interim Auxiliary Oiler replenishment vessel service agreement (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	15,279,780
Funding for the Electronic Health Record Platform project (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	5,640,886
Funding for initiatives to address gender-based violence	Vote 1b	1,490,006
Funding for compensation and benefits for the Canadian Armed Forces	Vote 1b	943,238
Total Voted Appropriations		3,300,480,093
Total Statutory Appropriations		9,404,885
Transfers
Transfers from Other Organizations
From the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to the Department of National Defence to support the costs associated with managing their research enterprise at the Royal Military College of Canada	Vote 1b	875,198
From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to the Department of National Defence to support the Canada Research Chairs at the Royal Military College of Canada	Vote 1b	305,000
From the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of National Defence and the National Capital Commission for projects under the 2 Billion Trees Program	Vote 1b	200,000
From the Treasury Board Secretariat to various organizations to support projects which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in federal government operations	Vote 1b	150,000
	Vote 5b	30,000
Total		180,000
Internal Transfers
Internal reallocation of resources for the Logistics Vehicle Modernization project	Vote 1b	(711,424)
	Vote 5b	711,424
Total		0
Internal reallocation of resources for the Joint Support Ship project	Vote 1b	(3,432,236)
	Vote 5b	3,432,236
Total		0
Internal reallocation of resources for previously approved defence investments funded through the Capital Investment Fund	Vote 1b	(1,855,992)
	Vote 5b	1,855,992
Total		0
Transfers to Other Organizations
From various organizations to the Department of Industry to maintain the Shirleys Bay Campus in the National Capital Region	Vote 5b	(269,506)
From the Department of National Defence to the Department of Veterans Affairs for research projects related to military members, Veterans and their families	Vote 1b	(972,722)
From the Department of National Defence to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency for the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship	Vote 1b	(1,489,887)
From the Department of National Defence to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Interdepartmental Maritime Command, Control and Communications program	Vote 1b	(2,085,790)
From the Department of National Defence to various organizations to support the Canadian Safety and Security Program	Vote 5b	(2,929,680)
From the Department of National Defence to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for research scholarships and grant projects	Vote 1b	(3,227,717)
From the Department of National Defence to the Department of Natural Resources for the Polar Continental Shelf Program in Resolute, Nunavut	Vote 1b	(3,962,497)
From the Department of National Defence to the Communications Security Establishment for information management and information technology support services	Vote 1b	(5,770,171)
	Vote 5b	(4,110,157)
Total		(9,880,328)
Total Transfers		(23,257,929)
Total Budgetary		3,286,627,049

Listing of Transfer Payments (dollars)
Contributions
	Estimates to Date	These Supplementary Estimates	Revised Estimates
Contributions in Support of the Military Training and Cooperation Program	322,189,000	733,903,249	1,056,092,249
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program	24,000,000	26,803,750	50,803,750

Listing of Statutory Authorities - Budgetary - (dollars)
Budgetary	Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates	Proposed Authorities
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,427,471,426	264,107	1,427,735,533
Contributions to employee benefit plans	363,660,847	9,140,778	372,801,625

Items for inclusion in the Proposed Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Bill (for the financial year ending March 31, 2025)
Vote No.	Items	Amount ($)	Total ($)
1b	Operating expenditures Authority for total commitments, subject to allotment by the Treasury Board, of $74,200,898,576 for the purposes of Votes 1, 5 and 10 of the Department regardless of the year in which the payment of those commitments comes due (of which it is estimated that $45,516,020,917 will come due for payment in future years) Authority, subject to the direction of the Treasury Board, to make recoverable expenditures or advances in respect of materials supplied to, or services performed on behalf of, individuals, corporations, outside agencies, other federal departments and agencies and other governments Payments in respect of pension, insurance and social security programs or other arrangements for employees locally engaged outside of Canada; and in respect of the administration of such programs or arrangements, including premiums, contributions, benefit payments, fees and other expenditures made in respect of such employees and for any other persons that the Treasury Board determines Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset related expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year, including from the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act The payment to each member of the King’s Privy Council for Canada who is a minister without portfolio, or a minister of State who does not preside over a ministry of State, of a salary — paid annually or pro rata for any period less than a year — that does not exceed the salary paid under the Salaries Act, rounded down to the nearest hundred dollars under section 67 of the Parliament of Canada Act, to ministers of State who preside over ministries of State	792,570,108	3,300,480,093
5b	Captial expenditures	1,747,202,986
10b	The grants listed in any of the Estimates for the fiscal year and contributions, which grants and contributions may include monetary payments or, in lieu of payment made to a recipient, the provision of goods or services, or the provision of the use of facilities; and the contributions that may be approved by the Governor in Council in accordance with section 3 of The Defence Appropriation Act, 1950 for the provision or transfer of defence equipment, for the provision of services for defence purposes, or for the provision or transfer of supplies or facilities for defence purposes	760,706,999

Organization Summary (dollars)
Budgetary
	Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates (dollars)	Proposed Authorities
Contributions to employee benefit plans – Members of the military	1,427,471,426	264,107	1,427,735,533
Contributions to employee benefit plans	363,660,847	9,140,778	372,801,625
Payments under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act	500,000	-	500,000
Payments under Parts I-IV of the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. D-3)	110,000	-	110,000
Minister of National Defence – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	98,600	-	98,600
Total Budgetary	1,791,840,873	9,404,885	1,801,245,758

Expenditures by Purpose
Budgetary (dollars)
	Estimates to Date	These Supplementary Estimates - Operating	These Supplementary Estimates - Capital	These Supplementary Estimates - Transfer Payments	These Supplementary Estimates - Revenues and other reductions	These Supplementary Estimates - Total	Revised Estimates
Procurement of Capabilities	6,245,203,819	54,176,291	1,649,670,125	-	-	1,703,846,416	7,949,050,235
Operations	2,280,404,320	29,842,662	-	733,903,249	-	763,745,911	3,044,150,231
Ready Forces	11,304,585,891	594,982,037	28,646,600	-	-	623,628,637	11,928,214,528
Future Force Design	865,727,609	103,788,753	71,956,233	26,803,750	-	202,548,736	1,068,276,345
Defence Team	4,212,785,688	2,507,119	-	-	-	2,507,119	4,215,292,807
Sustainable Bases, Information Technology Systems and Infrastructure	4,490,063,164	(5,281,088)	(4,349,663)	-	-	(9,630,751)	4,480,432,413
Internal Services	1,186,033,463	(19,019)	-	-	-	(19,019)	1,186,014,444
Total	30,584,803,954	779,996,755	1,745,923,295	760,706,999	-	3,286,627,049	33,871,431,003
Total Budgetary	30,584,803,954	779,996,755	1,745,923,295	760,706,999	-	3,286,627,049	33,871,431,003

Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object
	Personnel	Transportation and communications	Information	Professional and special services	Rentals	Purchased repair and maintenance	Utilities, materials and supplies	Acquisition of land, buildings and works	Acquisition of machinery and equipment	Transfer payments	Public debt charges	Other subsidies and payments	Less: Revenues and other reductions	Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Less: Revenues and other reductions	Total
Total	44,202,854	28,088,022	32,475,097	618,825,297	5,975,424	126,433,400	14,609,433	110,793,522	1,544,497,963	760,706,999	-	19,038	-	3,286,627,049

Page Proofs – Communications Security Establishment

Organization Summary
Budgetary		Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates		Proposed Authorities To Date
Budgetary		Authorities To Date	Transfers	Adjustments	Proposed Authorities To Date
Voted		(dollars)
1b	Program expenditures	1,003,641,041	9,873,765	48,436,903	1,061,951,709
Total Voted		1,003,641,041	9,873,765	48,436,903	1,061,951,709
Total Statutory		64,061,482	-	622,076	64,683,558
Total Budgetary		1,067,702,523	9,873,765	49,058,979	1,126,635,267

Explanation of Requirements (dollars)
Budgetary
	Vote No.	Amount ($)
Voted Appropriations
Funding to invest in Canada as an effective cyber power (Budget 2024)	Vote 1b	48,436,903
Total Voted Appropriations		48,436,903
Total Statutory Appropriations		622,076
Transfers
Transfers from Other Organizations
From the Department of National Defence to the Communications Security Establishment for information management and information technology support services	Vote 1b	9,880,328
From Shared Services Canada to the Communications Security Establishment for the operation of the Secure Communications for National Leadership Program	Vote 1b	3,094,584
Transfers to Other Organizations
From various organizations to the Department of Employment and Social Development to support Policy Horizons Canada	Vote 1b	(150,000)
From the Communications Security Establishment to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development for administrative support to departmental staff located at liaison offices abroad	Vote 1b	(737,845)
From the Communications Security Establishment to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development in support of cyber security services	Vote 1b	(2,213,302)
Total Transfers		9,873,765
Total Budgetary		58,932,744

Listing of Statutory Authorities
-	Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates	Proposed Authorities
Budgetary	-	-	-
Contributions to employee benefit plans	64,061,482	622,076	64,683,558

Items for inclusion in the Proposed Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Bill (for the financial year ending March 31, 2025)
Vote No.	Items	Amount ($)	Total ($)
1b	Program expenditures Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year from its operations, including the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act	-	48,436,903
-	-	-	48,436,903

Statutory Forecasts
-	Authorities To Date	These Supplementary Estimates	Proposed Authorities
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Communications Security Establishment
Contributions to employee benefit plans	64,061,482	622,076	64,683,558
Total budgetary	64,061,482	622,076	64,683,558

Expenditures by Purpose
-	Estimates to Date	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total	Revised Estimates
Budgetary	(dollars)
Communications Security Establishment
Defend and advance Canada’s interests and values in and through cyberspace, and through foreign intelligence	1,041,683,002	59,932,744	-	-	(1,000,000)	58,932,744	1,100,615,746
Total	1,041,683,002	59,932,744	-	-	(1,000,000)	58,932,744	1,100,615,746

This table shows the forecast of total expenditures by Standard Object, which includes the types of goods or services to be acquired, or the transfer payments to be made and the funds to be credited to the vote.

Definitions of standard objects available on the Object codes webpage.

Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object
-	Personnel	Transportation and communications	Information	Professional and special services	Rentals	Purchased repair and maintenance	Utilities, materials and supplies	Acquisition of land, buildings and works	Acquisition of machinery and equipment	Transfer payments	Public debt charges	Other subsidies and payments	Less: Revenues and other reduction	Total
-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	-	-
Communications Security Establishment	3,786,676	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56,146,068	1,000,000	58,932,744
Total	3,786,676	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56,146,068	1,000,000	58,932,744

Horizontal Items

The items listed in this table are horizontal initiatives and other jointly funded items. Both types of horizontal items generally involve two or more organizations with a formal funding agreement (e.g. Memorandum to Cabinet or Treasury Board submission). Through horizontal initiatives, the organizations work in partnership toward the achievement of shared outcomes. In jointly funded items, organizations receive incremental funding, and each independently contributes to the realization of the stated objective(s).

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