Allocations from Treasury Board Central Votes for Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021-22

Funding to advance LGBTQ2 Equality (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $5,000,001 to the Department for Women and Gender Equality to make timely grant payments of up to $3,500,001 and contribution payments of up to $1,500,000 through the “Equality for Sex, Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program”.

This funding will support LGBTQ2 communities and organizations overcome barriers such as accessing mental health and employment supports.

Funding to the Government of the Northwest Territories to support the transition of Aurora College to a polytechnic university (Budget 2021)

This allocation allowed the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs to provide timely payments through the grant entitled “Grants and Contributions to Promote Social and Political Development in the North and for northerners” to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

This funding will support the transition of Aurora College into a polytechnic university and will be used for planning and engagement activities, infrastructure upgrades and research programs. These investments will help increase access to post-secondary education for northerners and advance research to benefit northern communities.

Funding to implement the digital services tax (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $1,269,215 to the Department of Finance to complete legislative and policy work required to implement a new tax on digital services.

The digital services tax would ensure that revenue earned by large businesses using data and content contributions from Canadian users is subject to Canadian tax. This tax is intended to be an interim measure until a multinational approach is established.

Funding for the national security components of the Retail Payment Activities Act (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $1,486,406 to the Department of Finance to implement the national security elements of the Retail Payment Activities Act.

The Act requires currently unregulated payment service providers to identify and mitigate operational risks, safeguard end-user funds and register with the Bank of Canada. This funding will support the implementation of the Act through the development of regulations, governance procedures, decision-making frameworks and information technology solutions.

Funding for operational resource requirements

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $4,818,633 to the Department of Finance to support department-wide analytical and operational capacity. This funding will support the Department of Finance to manage sustained workload increases and continue work to advance the government’s tax, environmental and fiscal priorities.

Funding for the procurement of additional rapid test kits (COVID‑19)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $660,000,000 to the Department of Health to ensure the timely procurement and distribution of additional COVID‑19 rapid test kits to provinces and territories.

Funding to improve access to justice through Indigenous engagement on justice-related issues and the Reconciliation Secretariat (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $3,000,000 to the Department of Justice to provide timely grant payments through the “Indigenous Justice Program”. This funding will support the participation of Indigenous groups in the collaborative development of a strategy to address systemic racism and overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system.

Funding to extend the Incentive for Zero Emission Vehicles Program

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $59,000,000 to the Department of Transport to provide timely grant payments through the “Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program”. This funding will help manage the significant uptake for this program and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of incentive payments to automotive dealerships.

Funding for the Clean Transportation Initiatives

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $442,540 to the Department of Transport to provide timely grant payments through the “Clean Transportation Program”. This funding will support projects to improve air quality and reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.

Funding to reform the pardons process (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $4,879,235 to the Parole Board of Canada to implement reforms to the pardons program. These reforms aim to reduce pardon application fees, increase access to pardons for those facing pre-existing barriers and modernize the program through the creation of an online application process.

Funding to support core information technology and legal services (Budget 2021)

The Treasury Board authorized an allocation of up to $1,393,464 to the Parole Board of Canada to cover incremental costs for information management, information technology and legal services. These investments will support the Parole Board of Canada’s ongoing mandate to make fair and informed conditional release and record suspension decisions for offenders.

Funding from the Regulators’ Capacity Fund to promote an innovative and competitive regulatory framework

This funding will help regulators improve their capacity to incorporate economic and competitive considerations in the design and implementation of regulations.

This allocation will fund research on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in licensed nuclear activities and evaluate potential challenges for effective regulatory oversight of AI.

Funding from the Regulators’ Capacity Fund to promote an innovative and competitive regulatory framework

This funding will help regulators improve their capacity to incorporate economic and competitive considerations in the design and implementation of regulations.

This allocation will fund research to inform the development of regulatory incentive models for the implementation of a new pediatric provision in the Food and Drug Regulations. These incentives will supplement broader regulatory reforms aimed at improving the development and availability of pediatric medicines in Canada.

Funding for the Application Modernization Initiative

This allocation allowed Statistics Canada to assess their inventory of legacy applications and build technical capacity to support their migration into more secure modern data centres or cloud services.