2003/04 -- 2005/06 Service Plan -- Public Safety and Solicitor General

Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Performance Measures, Targets and Expenditures — Continued

Core Business Area: Gaming Policy and Enforcement
Goal:	Sound regulatory and enforcement framework governing gaming
Objective:	Ensure gaming is well-regulated and illegal activity is addressed
Strategies:	• Develop and implement comprehensive gaming policies and industry-wide public interest standards • Eliminate unnecessary requirements on service providers and participants • Develop and implement comprehensive illegal gaming strategy • Investigate incidents at gaming facilities and support police investigations
Goal:	Sound management and distribution of government gaming revenues
Objective:	Establish coordinated approach to support community organizations’ funding requirements and responsibilities
Strategies:	• Complete review and restructuring of grant programs (Direct Access and Bingo Affiliation) • Implement sanctions for organizations that don’t comply with grant program terms and conditions
Goal:	Public and stakeholder confidence in government’s management of gaming
Objective:	Improve public and stakeholder awareness and increase satisfaction with government’s management of gaming
Strategies:	• Develop and implement Responsible Gambling Framework, including the Problem Gambling Program • Monitor public and stakeholder satisfaction with management of gaming

Performance Measures:	2001/02 Base Data	2002/03 Estimate	2003/04 Target	2004/05 Target	2005/06 Target
Output Measures
Gaming Control Act and regulations	Draft Act approved	New legislation passed	Legislation fully implemented	n/a	n/a
Outcome Measures
Public satisfaction rate with government management of gaming	Data not available	Establish base rate	Improvement over 2002/03 rate	Improvement over 2003/04 rate	Improvement over 2004/05 rate
Efficiency Measures
Maximum time to process charities’ complete applications for gaming proceeds	6 months	12 weeks	11 weeks	10 weeks	10 weeks

Expenditures for Core Business Area: (With the exception of FTEs, all figures are expressed in thousands of dollars)	2002/03 Restated Estimates	2003/04 Estimates	2004/05 Plan	2005/06 Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Operating Expenditures	9,566¹	15,393	15,505	15,391
Consolidated Capital Plan (CCP) ($000)
Capital Expenditures (CPP)	0	0	0	0
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Capital Expenditures (CRF)	1,219	20	20	20
Full-time Equivalents (FTE)
FTEs direct	120	117	117	117
Other Financing Transactions ($000)
Financing Transactions	0	0	0	0


1	Does not include the cost to regulate horse racing ($1.878 million in 2002/2003), or the cost of the Problem Gambling Program ($4.0 million in 2002/2003). Resources to offset the cost of these programs have been included in the operating budget, beginning in 2003/2004.