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•	Accountability Statement
•	Introduction
•	Ministry Overview
•	Strategic Context
•	Planning Context
•	Core Business Areas
•	Goals, Objectives and Strategies
•	Performance Measures and Targets
•	Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission
•	Consistency with Government Strategic Plan
•	Resource Summary
•	Summary of Related Planning Processes
•	Appendix — Service Plan Overview of the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection


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2003/04 – 2005/06 SERVICE PLAN
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection

Resource Summary

The Resource Summary outlines the estimated expenditure by core business area linked to the four organizational divisions in the ministry: the Environmental Protection Division, the Environmental Stewardship Division, the Planning, Innovation and Enforcement Division and the Corporate Services Division. The costs of services provided by the Minister’s Office, the Deputy Minister’s Office and the Planning, Innovation and Enforcement Division (other than the Conservation Officer Service), and of the shared services provided by the Corporate Services Division, have been included in Core Business Area: Executive and Support Services. The costs of the Conservation Officer Service operations have been presented as allocated equally between their major client areas of Environmental Stewardship and Environmental Protection.

Core Business Areas	2002/03 Restated Estimates¹	2003/04 Estimates	2004/05 Plan	2005/06 Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Environmental Protection²	48,879	52,081	45,662	45,662
Environmental Stewardship	44,323	39,234	36,016	36,835
Park, Fish and Wildlife Recreation³	18,068	11,305	7,682	6,863
Executive and Support Services	37,288	27,437	23,711	23,711
Totals	148,558	130,057	113,071	113,071


Notes:
1	These amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with the presentation of the 2003/04 Estimates. Schedule A, of the 2003/04 Estimates presents a detailed reconciliation.
2	Includes expenditures funded from the Sustainable Environment Fund (SEF).
3	Beginning in fiscal 2003/04 the ministry will retain all recreation revenue. The annual recreation revenue includes $14M of estimated existing revenue and projected new revenue of $7M – $8M. (The majority of projected new revenue relates to fee changes to implement a new management model for park, fish and wildlife recreation services.) Taking into account the new and existing recreation revenue which the ministry will retain, total anticipated recreation funding for the next three years is $32.6M, $29.5M, and $28.7M respectively. The total anticipated funding available to the ministry is given below:

	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06
Funding available retaining the existing recreation revenue	$162,534	$144,033	$127,047	$127,047
Funding available retaining new and existing recreation revenue		$151,361	$134,875	$134,875

Core Business Areas	2002/03 Restated Estimates¹	2003/04 Estimates	2004/05 Plan	2005/06 Plan
Full-time Equivalents (FTE)
Environmental Protection	335	326	286	286
Environmental Stewardship	407	332	328	336
Park, Fish and Wildlife Recreation	221	193	177	169
Executive and Support Services	177	147	128	128
Totals	1,140	998	919	919
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Environmental Protection	2,862	584	1,167	1,250
Environmental Stewardship²	18,035	80,583	6,167	6,250
Park, Fish and Wildlife Recreation	8,145	4,503	6,836	7,170
Executive and Support Services	512	1,250	2,500	1,250
Totals	29,554	86,920	16,670	15,920


Notes:
1	These amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with the presentation of the 2003/04 Estimates. Schedule A, of the 2003/04 Estimates presents a detailed reconciliation.
2	Environmental Stewardship capital expenditures for 2003/04 include a one-time funding increase for the potential costs associated with acquiring Burns Bog.

Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission¹	2002/03 Restated Estimates²	2003/04 Estimates	2004/05 Plan	2005/06 Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Operating Expenses	1,895	1,895	1,895	1,895
Capital Expenditures (CRF)	65	45	30	30
Full-time Equivalents (FTE)	11	11	11	11


Notes:
1	These agencies operate independently and consequently are not considered a core business area accountable to the ministry. However, their budget vote is the responsibility of the Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection, and therefore they are included in the summary.
2	These amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with the presentation of the 2003/04 Estimates. Schedule A of the 2003/04 Estimates presents a detailed reconciliation.