Financial overview – Estimates of Environment and Climate Change Canada: appearance before the Standing Committee (November 4, 2020)

Issue

• With the funding received in Main Estimates, Environment and Climate Change Canada will continue to provide national leadership to reduce Canadian greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutant emissions; engage Indigenous people in clean growth and climate change; prevent pollution in ecosystems, water and air; conserve and protect Canada’s wildlife and habitat, recover species at risk; and, provide weather and environmental information to make decisions on health and safety.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Main Estimates total funding represent $1,983.0 million. The increase of $154.9 million or 8% in total funding from the 2019-20 Main Estimates is mostly due to new funds to support the Climate Action Incentive Fund, permanent salaries based on renewed collective agreements, the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy and the Low Carbon Economy Fund. Details are provided below in the section 2020-21 Main Estimates in comparison to the 2019-20 Main Estimates.
• This excludes funding approved after the Main Estimates deadline that will appear in supplementary estimates. The total appropriations for Environment and Climate Change Canada including Supplementary Estimates B total $2,028.8 million
• See page proofs attached.

Voted vs statutory

• Voted: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s voted spending authority totals $1,778.0 million (90%) and consist of $858.3 million in operating expenditures, $89.8 million in capital expenditures and $829.9 million in grants and contributions.
• Statutory: The statutory amount of $205.0 million (10%) primarily consists of $109.1 million in statutory grants and contributions to support the Climate Action Incentive Fund, $95.7 million for contributions to employee benefit plans.

Grants and contributions overview

• Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2020-21 Main Estimates include $829.9 million in voted grants and contributions composed of $10.8 million in grants and $819.1 million in contributions, and $109.1 million in statutory grants and contributions.

Below are the details for each line item:

• Voted Grants - Total $10.8 million including:
  • Grants in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change ($3,000,000):
    • These grants support engagement with municipalities, provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, other stakeholders to assist and coordinate the implementation of the PCF on Clean Growth and Climate Change; work to reduce Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; drive clean growth; develop regulatory instruments; support businesses and Canadians to adapt and become more resilient to climate change; and contribute to international climate change actions to increase global benefits.
  • Grant under the Innovative Solutions Canada program ($2,987,700):
    • This grant supports the Innovative Solutions Canada program dedicated to supporting the scale up and growth of Canada’s innovators and entrepreneurs by having the federal government act as a first customer. Twenty participating federal departments and agencies are setting aside a portion of funding to support the creation of innovative solutions by Canadian small businesses. By funding proposed solutions, the program is supporting the development of early-stage, pre-commercial innovations. ECCC has issued “challenges” in support of the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy.
  • Grant for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ($2,800,000):
    • The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. This grant enables Canada to meet up to 20 per cent of its annual obligation to the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to support projects that assist developing countries comply with their commitments under the Montreal Protocol.
  • Grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund ($2,000,000):
    • These grants leverage Canadian ingenuity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate clean growth in support of Canada’s clean growth and climate action plan as part of the Low Carbon Economy Fund.
  • Grants in support of Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians ($44,000):
    • This grant supports the continued research and the development of highly qualified experts in the scientific areas related to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s mandate, such as atmospheric study and climate change.
• Voted Contributions - Total of $819.1 million including:
  • Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund ($605,153,546):
    • These contributions leverage Canadian ingenuity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate clean growth in support of Canada’s clean growth and climate action plan as part of the Low Carbon Economy Fund. The Leadership stream is providing funding to provinces and territories. The partnerships stream is limited to Indigenous communities and organizations, small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profit organizations and small municipalities. The Champions stream is open to provinces and territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities and organizations, for-profit organizations and not-for-profit organizations.
  • Contributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund ($109,175,597):
    • These contributions support the progress in reaching Canada’s goals for protected and conserved areas, protecting and recovering species at risk, and maintaining biodiversity.
  • Contributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution ($32,491,141):
    • These contributions support the collaboration with provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples and others to develop and administer environmental standards, guidelines, regulations and other risk management instruments to reduce releases and monitor levels of contaminants in air, water and soil; and promote and enforce compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
  • Contributions in support of Conserving Nature ($29,545,797):
    • The purpose of these contributions is to advance conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development.
  • Contributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change ($27,235,765):
    • These contributions support engagement with municipalities, provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, other stakeholders to assist and coordinate the implementation of the PCF on Clean Growth and Climate Change; work to reduce Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; drive clean growth; develop regulatory instruments; support businesses and Canadians to adapt and become more resilient to climate change; and contribute to international climate change actions to increase global benefits.
  • Assessed contribution to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) ($3,460,777):
    • This contribution enables the CEC to cover its operating and programming costs, allowing the organization to address environmental concerns; help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts; and promote the effective enforcement of environmental law in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
  • Contributions in support of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy ($3,069,000):
    • Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Science Horizons Youth Internship Program (Science Horizons) falls under the Youth Employment and Skills Program led by Employment and Social Development Canada. The objective of Science Horizons is to develop opportunities for youth with post-secondary education by providing eligible employers with wage subsidies to hire youth with a post-secondary education and who are eligible to work in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) linked to the green economy.
  • Contributions in support of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory System ($3,060,400):
    • The purpose of contributions made under these terms and conditions is to advance the implementation of a new Impact Assessment System in Canada and an approach to addressing Cumulative Effects.
  • Contributions in support of Predicting Weather and Environmental Conditions ($2,935,128):
    • This contribution encourages and supports international capacity building activities to enable access, understanding and use information on changing weather, water, air quality and climate conditions.
  • Assessed contribution to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ($2,167,785):
    • Canada is an active participant in the generation and exchange of information of weather, water and climate according to internationally agreed to standards. Canada is an integral part of the global communications network and undertakes specific tasks on behalf of WMO.
  • Assessed contribution to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) ($206,140):
    • Canada is a Party to the Convention on Wetlands, known more widely as the Ramsar Convention. The Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the sustainable use of all of the wetlands in their territories.
  • Assessed contribution to the Minamata Convention on Mercury ($200,000):
    • Canada is a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a multi-lateral environmental treaty under the United Nations Environmental Programme with the objective of protecting human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury.
  • Assessed contribution to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ($190,000):
    • The CITES aims to ensure international trade does not threaten species survival. Canada is a Party to CITES and the contribution goes towards supporting the CITES core program, as agreed by the Conference of the Parties, including support for the Secretariat and meetings of the CITES bodies.
  • Assessed contribution to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ($121,214):
    • The contribution enables the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to carry out harmonization of international approaches to the implementation of legislation for the assessment and control of toxic substances with special regard to environmental chemicals.
  • Assessed contribution to the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) ($38,000):
    • Canada is a member state of INBAR. This contribution supports the core costs of the organization’s Secretariat. A portion of the funds supports activities and projects studying the important role of bamboo and rattan in environmental sustainability. The focus of INBAR’s work is wide-ranging and includes best practices for soil, water and biodiversity conservation, rehabilitation of degraded lands and carbon sequestration, conservation of bamboo and rattan species and economically viable environmental services.
• Statutory Grants and Contributions - Total of $109.1 million including:
  • The Climate Action Support Payments, supporting the Climate Action Incentive Fund, includes $35.9 million in statutory grants and $73.2 million in statutory contributions, for a total of $109.1 million in new funding for 2020-21.
    • This funding will be used to return a portion of the fuel charge revenues to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick by providing funding support to small and medium-sized enterprises, municipalities, universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations to reduce energy usage, achieve cost savings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
      

2020-2021 Main estimates in comparison to the 2019-2020 main estimates

• The increase of $154.9 million or 8% in total funding from the 2019-20 Main Estimates is primarily attributable to:
  • An increase of $109.1 million to support the Climate Action Incentive Fund;
  • An increase of $18.9 million related to permanent salaries based on renewed collective agreements;
  • An increase of $17.3 million supporting the National Zero Waste Plastic Strategy;
  • An increase of $16.9 million supporting the Low Carbon Economy Fund;
  • An increase of $11.3 million for Protecting Canada's Nature, Parks and Wild Spaces;
  • An increase of $8.7 million supporting the Trans Mountain Expansion Project; and,
  • An increase of $6.1 million for Adapting Canada's Weather and Water Services to Climate Change.
• Offset by:
  • A decrease of $21.8 million for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan;
  • A decrease of $9.4 million for Strong Artic and Northern Communities; and
  • A decrease of $4.0 million for Implementing the Federal Carbon Pollution Pricing System.

Summary

	Variation amounts	Totals
2019-2020 Main Estimates	-	$1,828.1M
Variations	-	-
Year over year variation of funding (including sunsetting items)	$(162.8)M	-
Increase - Reprofiles	$175.2M	-
New initiatives	$144.2M	-
Other adjustments*	$(1.7)M	-
Sub-total variations	-	$154.9M
2020-21 Main Estimates	-	$1,983.0M

*Other adjustments include transfers with other organizations and other technical adjustments.

Annotated copy of 2020-2021 Main Estimates

Department of the Environment

Raison d’être

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for this organization.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is the lead federal department for a wide range of environmental issues, including taking action on clean growth and climate change. The Department is also engaged in activities aimed at preventing and managing pollution, conserving nature, and predicting weather and environmental conditions. The Department addresses these issues through various actions including the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework on clean growth and climate change, engaging with our strategic partners including provinces, territories and Indigenous peoples, monitoring; science-based research, policy and regulatory development, and through the enforcement of environmental laws.

The Department’s program focus reflects the interdependence between environmental sustainability and economic well-being.

Additional information can be found in Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Departmental Plan.

Organizational Estimates

Organizational Estimates

-	2018–19 Expenditures	2019–20 Main Estimates	2019–20 Estimates to date1	2020–21 Main Estimates1
Budgetary
Voted
1 Operating expenditures	819,039,469	837,298,834	856,843,947	858,313,855
5 Capital expenditures	81,320,972	82,322,680	82,322,680	89,793,534
10 Grants and contributions	402,863,651	787,558,681	791,462,951	829,881,990
– Items voted in prior Estimates	0	26,345,401	26,345,4012	0
Total Voted	1,303,224,092	1,733,525,596	1,756,974,979	1,777,989,379
Total Statutory	90,130,600	94,569,422	206,017,525	204,984,083
Total Budgetary	1,393,354,692	1,828,095,0183	1,962,992,504	1,982,973,4623

Notes

¹ The total budgetary increase from 2019-20 Estimates to date to 2020-21 Main Estimates of $20.0M is mainly due to funding received for the permanent salaries based on renewed collective agreements, as well as an increase in funding for the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy, the Low Carbon Economy Fund, and for Protecting Canada's Nature, Parks and Wild Spaces. This is offset by a decrease in funding for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan.

² The decrease in Items voted in prior Estimates of $26.3M is related to the Budget Implementation Votes included in 2019-20 Main Estimates.

³ The total budgetary increase from 2019-20 Main Estimates to 2020-21 Main Estimates of $154.9M is mostly due to new funds to support the Climate Action Incentive Fund, permanent salaries based on renewed collective agreements, the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy, the Low Carbon Economy Fund, for Protecting Canada's Nature, Parks and Wild Spaces, and for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. This is offset by a decrease in funding for the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan.

2020–21 Main Estimates by Purpose (dollars)

-	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions1	Total
Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change	86,627,507	6,170,712	752,495,289	0	845,293,508
Preventing and Managing Pollution	321,655,388	22,595,453	37,209,355	(21,042,723)	360,417,473
Conserving Nature	174,958,738	5,085,553	142,177,934	(2,965,012)	319,257,213
Predicting Weather and Environmental Conditions	245,689,074	55,904,816	7,146,913	(53,258,061)	255,482,742
Internal Services	205,986,822	37,000	0	(3,501,296)	202,522,526
Total	1,034,917,529	89,793,534	939,029,491	(80,767,092)	1,982,973,462

Notes

¹ The revenues and other reductions represent vote-netted revenues, which include:

• Preventing and Managing Pollution
  • Revenues are mainly related to the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands and the permit system to control the disposal of non-hazardous substances into the sea and to protect the marine environment.
• Conserving Nature
  • Revenues are mainly related to the Migratory Bird Hunting Permits.
• Predicting Weather and Environmental Conditions
  • Revenues are mainly related to Hydrometric Agreements for water quantity monitoring services, for aviation weather services provided to NAV Canada, for weather services in support of military operations for the Department of National Defense and for ice and marine monitoring forecasts and services to the Canadian Coast Guard.
• Internal Services
  • Internal Services receive a portion of the revenues collected as they support services upon which revenues are received.

Listing of the 2020–21 Transfer Payments (dollars)

-	2018–19 Expenditures	2019–20 Main Estimates	2020–21 Main Estimates
Grants
Grants in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change	1,818,203	3,000,000	3,000,000
Grant under the Innovative Solutions Canada program	600,000	50,000	2,987,7001
Grant for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	2,674,630	2,800,000	2,800,000
Grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund	0	43,750,000	2,000,0002
Grants in support of Weather and Environmental Services for Canadians	25,000	44,000	44,000
Total Statutory	0	0	35,946,3333
Contributions
Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund	232,755,371	554,668,574	605,153,5462
Contributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund	25,717,254	101,909,177	109,175,597
Contributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution	11,959,428	19,494,259	32,491,1414
Contributions in support of Conserving Nature	18,413,989	29,358,460	29,545,797
Contributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change	15,344,393	17,443,265	27,235,7655
Assessed contribution to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)	4,363,559	3,460,777	3,460,777
Contributions in support of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy	14,122,500	3,069,000	3,069,000
Contributions in support of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory System	800,000	2,560,400	3,060,400
Contributions in support of Predicting Weather and Environmental Conditions	480,200	3,027,628	2,935,128
Assessed contribution to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)	2,464,922	2,167,785	2,167,785
Assessed contribution to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)	200,000	206,140	206,140
Assessed contribution to the Minamata Convention on Mercury	171,469	200,000	200,000
Assessed contribution to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	235,025	190,000	190,000
Assessed contribution to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	111,753	121,214	121,214
Assessed contribution to the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)	35,899	38,000	38,000
Total Statutory	0	0	73,201,1683

Listing of Statutory Authorities (dollars)

Budgetary	2018–19 Expenditures	2019–20 Estimates to date	2020–21 Main Estimates
Climate Action Support Payments (Climate Action Incentive Fund) (Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 - S.C. 2019, c. 29)	0	109,147,502	109,147,5013
Contributions to employee benefit plans	88,915,538	96,782,323	95,747,282
Minister of Environment and Climate Change – Salary and motor car allowance (Salaries Act and Parliament of Canada Act)	86,000	87,700	89,300

Notes

¹ Increase in grants is due to a transfer from existing contributions to grants to meet program requirements, as well as new funding for the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy.

² Decrease in grants is due to a transfer from existing grants to contributions in order to meet the Low Carbon Economy Fund program requirements. Increase for the contributions is mainly due to the reallocation of funds between years.

³ Total Statutory is related to the Climate Action Incentive Fund payments announced in Budget 2019. The statutory funding totalling $109.1M will be used to return a portion of the fuel charge revenues to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick by providing funding support to small and medium-sized enterprises, municipalities, universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations to reduce energy usage, achieve cost savings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This authority was obtained through the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No.1 in order to allow the implementation of the program in early 2019-20.

⁴ The increase in contributions is due to new funding for the National Zero Plastic Waste Strategy and Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

⁵ The increase in contributions is due to new funding for Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation and to a reallocation of existing funds to support the Pan Canadian Framework Expert Panel.

Overview of ECCC’s 2020-21 supplementary estimates (B)

Issue

• Environment and Climate Change Canada is proud to account for its management of public funds, and to ensure that all relevant legislation, guidelines, regulations and policies are strictly followed.
• These Supplementary Estimates (B) allow us to update our budget allocations and adjust our Main Estimates to deliver on Programs that are important to Canadians.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Supplementary Estimates amounts to a net increase of $5.2 million, bringing the department’s total authorities to $2,028.8 million. This update includes:
  • $1.3 million to protect Canada’s nature, parks and wild spaces;
  • $0.5 million for government advertising programs;
  • $0.6 million to implement British Columbia agreements (including $0.1 million related to the increase in employee benefit plans);
  • $0.1 million for the reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property.
  • $11.4 million to support students and youth (including $0.1 million in Operating expenditures - Vote 1 and $11.3 million under the Payments to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19 pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act);
• This is offset by transfers with other organizations totaling a net decrease of $8.7 million.

Voted vs statutory

• Voted: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s voted spending authority sought in these Supplementary Estimates total $2.4 million, including $1.1 million in operating expenditures and $1.3 million in grants and contributions. This new funding is offset by net transfers of $8.7 million, including a decrease of $0.5 million in operating expenditures, an increase of $0.5 million in capital expenditures and a decrease of $8.7 million in grants and contributions. The net voted requirements represent a decrease of $6.3 million.
• Statutory: The statutory amount of $11.5 million consists of $11.4 million for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy to support students during COVID-19. A total of $128.7 million in 2020-21 was announced by the Government for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy to fund programs serving high-demand sectors such as agriculture, technology, health, and essential services, including $11.4 million for ECCC. The statutory funding for this measure in 2020-21 is provided through the statutory appropriation contained in the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act. The statutory amount also includes $0.1 million for contributions to employee benefit plans.

Voted grants and contributions

• These Supplementary Estimates include an increase of $0.5 million in grants listing and $1.3 million in contributions listing.
• Grants: an internal reallocation of resources from contributions to grants of $0.5 million in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund. This increase is required in order to ensure the implementation of the Pan Canadian Framework and Canada's efforts to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement.
• Contributions: $1.3 million in funds carried over from 2019-20 to protect Canada’s nature, parks and wild spaces (Canada Nature Fund). This reprofile is required in order for ECCC to meet international land and wildlife conservation targets; transitions the species at risk program from recovery planning to protection and recovery actions; and contributes to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples while delivering conservation outcomes.

Supplementary information

Transfer from other government departments (-$0.9 million)

Transfer of $0.5 million in Operating expenditures - Vote 1 from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to ECCC to respond to Indigenous concerns on the overall health of the Salish Sea;

• ECCC will support DFO in the implementation of a regional cumulative effects management plan. ECCC’s involvement will focus on research and monitoring of air and water quality which will leverage data and research networks of existing ECCC and Government of Canada initiatives and programs. The plan includes the development and enhancement of environmental baseline information related to air and water quality to determine the overall health of the Salish Sea, which will aid in understanding how the effects of development projects can accumulate and negatively affect the environment.

Transfer of $0.5 million in Capital expenditures - Vote 5 from the Treasury Board Secretariat to ECCC for innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in government operations;

• The transfer to ECCC will support a project to green its shuttle service by replacing the existing gasoline-powered vans with Canadian made electric mini-buses. This innovation initiative will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while introducing a more sustainable and accessible mass transit solution to departmental operation requirements.

Internal transfers

Internal reallocation of resources from contributions ($0.5 million) to grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund.

• The increase in grants would be funded within Low Carbon Economy Fund contributions funding.
• As several Provinces/Territories (PTs) were delayed in submitting proposals to access the funding notionally allocated to them through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, there was less spending than anticipated in 2018-19. This delay caused a ripple effect and many PTs were not able to initiate their approved programs until well into 2019-20, lowering their capacity to spend what was anticipated for 2019-20 and 2020-21.
• The increases to grants is required in order to ensure the implementation of the PCF and Canada's efforts to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement. If the grant is not approved, this could jeopardize potential greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, Canada's efforts to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets and Canada's credibility in the international fight against climate change. The increases to grants is also required to respect the funding agreements signed with the partners who accessed funds under the Low Carbon Economy Fund and to meet our federal funding commitments.

Transfer to other government departments (-$9.6 million)

Transfer of $1.0 million in Operating expenditures - Vote 1 from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to continue the environmental restoration of projects under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;

• DFO is leading a multi-department strategy to bring forward the next phase of the Great Lakes Action Plan. This transfer from ECCC to DFO in the 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (B) would be used to improve the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes ecosystem by continuing the environmental restoration of key aquatic areas of concern such as Hamilton Harbour and the Bay of Quinte. DFO would be conducting habitat research and assess fish populations in support of the rehabilitation of the areas of concern.

Transfer of $3.4 million in Grants and Contributions - Vote 10 from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources for the 50 Million Tree Program under the Low Carbon Economy Fund.

• ECCC and NRCan have a history of collaborating in the delivery of programs, and share responsibility for delivering on each other’s mandate. ECCC has committed a portion of unallocated Ontario Leadership Fund resources of the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support NRCan to enter a funding agreement with Forests Ontario to deliver the 50 Million Tree Program project. This project consist of purchasing approximately 3 million existing seedlings and planting of new seedlings as well as developing a long-term, self-sustaining, large-scale tree planting program that will result in positive impacts such as an increase in forest cover and ensuring healthy forests.
• An initial MOU for the project “50 Million Tree Program - Forests Ontario” was signed between ECCC and NRCan to transfer up to $4,911,000 for the first year of the project commencing June 4, 2019, and terminating March 31, 2020. The initial MOU only covered one fiscal year because NRCan’s Forest Innovation Program terms and conditions expired on March 31, 2020, and required renewal.

Transfer of $5.3 million in Grants and Contributions - Vote 10 from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs ($0.3 million) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ($5 million) to develop plastics science in support of the Canada-wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste;

• ECCC is collaborating with federal Granting Agencies to increase priority investments in research to initiate implementation of Canada's Plastics Science Agenda. Funds are to launch a call for research proposals to target academic research aligned with knowledge gaps identified in the Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution, as well as the first two pillars of Canada's Plastics Science Agenda, with a specific emphasis on priority knowledge gaps on methods and standards development for detection of plastics and assessing impacts.

Annotated copy of 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates B

Environment and Climate Chanage Canada

Organization Summary (dollars)

-	Authorities to date	These Supplementary Estimates - Transfers2	These Supplementary Estimates - Adjustments1	Proposed Authorities to date
Budgetary
Voted
1b Operating expenditures	886,416,572	(490,240)A	1,135,207D	887,061,539
5 Capital expenditures	102,290,045	453,215B	0	102,743,261
10b Grants and contributions	829,881,990	(8,613,000)C	1,272,715E	822,541,705
Total Voted	1,818,588,608	(8,650,025)	2,407,922	1,812,346,505
Total Statutory	204,984,083	0	11,455,508F	216,439,591
Total Budgetary Expenditures	2,023,572,691	(8,650,025)1	13,863,4301	2,028,786,096

Note: Additional details by organization are available on the Treasury Board Secretariat website.

¹ Total Supplementary Estimates B: $5,213,405

Explanation of Requirements (dollars)

-	Vote No.	Amount ($)
Budgetary
Voted Appropriations
Funding to protect Canada's nature, parks and wild spaces	Vote 10bE	1,272,715
Funding for government advertising programs (horizontal item)	Vote 1bD	500,000
Funding to implement British Columbia agreements	Vote 1bD	492,318
Reinvestment of royalties from intellectual property	Vote 1bD	92,314
Funding to support students and youth (COVID-19)	Vote 1bD	50,575
Total Voted Appropriations		2,407,922
Total Statutory Appropriations		11,455,508F
Transfers
Transfers from Other Organizations
From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to various organizations to respond to Indigenous concerns on the overal health of the Salish Sea	Vote 1bA	454,760
From the Treasury Board Secretariat to various organizations for innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in government operations	Vote 5b	453,215B
Internal Transfers
Internal reallocation of resources from contributions ($500,000) to Grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund	Vote 10bC	0
Transfers to Other Organizations
From the Department of the Environment to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to continue the environmental restoration of projects under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	Vote 1bA	(945,000)
From the Department of the Environment to the Department of Natural Resources for the 50 Million Tree Program under the Low Carbon Economy Fund	Vote 10bC	(3,363,00)
From the Department of the Environment to the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to develop plastics science in support of the Canada-wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste	Vote 10bC	(5,250,000)
Total Transfers		(8,650,025)
Total Budgetary		5,213,405

Notes

A

• Includes an increase of$0.5M related to a transfer from DFO to respond to Indigenous concerns on the overall health of the Salish Sea; and
• Decrease of $1M related to a transfer to DFO for projects under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

B Increase of $0.5M related to a transfer from TBS to support innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in government operations

C

• Transfers to various organizations: $5.0M to NSERC and $0.3M to CIRNA to develop plastics science and $3.4M to NRCan for the 50 Million Tree Program under the Low Carbon Economy Fund; and
• Reallocation of funds of $0.5M from contributions to grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund

D

• Includes $0.5M for the Government advertising programs, specifically to generate awareness and engagement in key nature conservation issues (horizontal item);
• $0.5M to implement B.C. agreements;
• $0.1M for reinvestments of royalties from intellectual property; and
• $0.1M to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19

E $1.3M in funds carried over from 2019-20 to protect Canada’s nature, parks and wild spaces (Canada Nature Fund)

F

• Includes $11.3M for Payments to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19 pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act; and
• $0.1M increase in Employee Benefit Plans

Listing of Transfer Payments (dollars)

	Estimates to date	These Supplementary Estimates	Revised Estimates
Grants
Grant in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund	2,000,000	500,0001	2,500,000
Contributions
Contributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund	109,175,597	1,272,715	110,448,312

¹ $0.5M increase from an internal reallocation of resources from contributions to grants in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund. The increases to grants is required in order to ensure the implementation of the Pan Canadian Framework and Canada's efforts to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement. The increases to grants is also required to respect the Funding Agreements signed with the partners who accessed funds under the Low Carbon Economy Fund and to meet our federal funding commitments.

Listing of Statutory Authorities

Budgetary	Authorities to date	These Supplementary Estimates	Proposed Authorities
Contributions to employee benefit plans	95,747,282	116,998	95,864,280
Payments to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19 pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act	0	11,338,5101	11,338,510

¹ This funding supports the government’s announcement for “Supporting Students During COVID-19 through Expanded Youth Employment and Job Skills Programming”.

A total of $128.7 million in 2020-21 was approved for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy to fund programs serving high-demand sectors such as agriculture, technology, health, and essential services. ECCC was approved for $11.4 million for 2020-21. Funding of $11.3 million for this measure in 2020-21 is provided through the statutory appropriation contained in the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act and $0.1M is sought under Vote 1 in these Estimates.

Horizontal Items

The items listed in this table are horizontal initiatives and other jointly funded items. Both types of horizontal items involve two or more organizations with a formal finding 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).

Funding for government advertising programs

Organization	Amount (dollars)
Department of the Environment Operating expenditures to generate awareness of and engagement in key nature conservation issues	500,000

This funding of $500K has been approved for 2020-21 only and will be used to support ECCC’s Nature Legacy campaign.