Report on Resources

Each of the core business areas covered in the preceding pages corresponds to a ministry goal. The Resource Summary table below indicates expenditures and resources by core business area and by goal.

In addition to the five core businesses already discussed in this report, several other accounts are included in the table below to make the Resource Summary consistent with the Public Accounts. These accounts represent areas that are funded wholly or partially by the ministry. Three of these are separate organizations that publish their own annual reports; another area — the Judiciary — functions at arm's length from government; and the Crown Proceeding Act account provides for payments as a result of judgments against the government.

Resource Summary by Core Business Area and Ministry Goal

	Estimated1	Other Authorizations2	Total Estimated	Actual	Variance (Actual minus Total Estimated)3
Operating Expenses ($000)
Court Services [Goal 1] Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	136,035 (1,782) 134,253	2,322   2,322	138,357 (1,782) 136,575	137,642 (1,122) 136,520	(715) 660 (55)
Legal Services [Goal 2] Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	60,670 (45,666) 15,004		60,670 (45,666) 15,004	65,844 (49,254) 16,590	5,174 (3,588) 1,586
Prosecution Services [Goal 3] Gross Internal/external recoveries    Net	79,672 (1,720) 77,952	2,760   2,760	82,432 (1,720) 80,712	81,528 (1,872) 79,656	(904) (152) (1,056)
Justice Services [Goal 4] Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	85,491 (2,139) 83,352	2,849   2,849	88,340 (2,139) 86,201	87,311 (2,198) 85,113	(1,029) (59) (1,088)
Executive and Support Services [Goal 5]	60,188	891	61,079	61,692	613
Total Ministry Operations  [Goals 1 – 5] Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	422,439 (51,690) 370,749	8,822 0 8,822	431,261 (51,690) 379,571	434,337 (54,766) 379,571	3,076 (3,076) 0
Treaty Negotiations Office	28,904		28,904	26,033	(2,871)
Judiciary	51,771		51,771	51,199	(572)
Crown Proceeding Act	27,500		27,500	20,569	(6,931)
B.C. Utilities Commission5 Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	4,678 (4,677) 1		4,678 (4,677) 1	4,267 (4,267) 0	(411) 410 1
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C.6 (special account) Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	12,537 (2,095) 10,442		12,537 (2,095) 10,442	12,323 (1,958) 10,365	(214) 137 (77)
Totals Gross Internal/external recoveries   Net	548,659 (59,292) 489,367	8,822 0 8,822	557,481 (59,292) 498,189	549,573 (61,836) 487,737	(7,908) (2,544) (10,452)
Full-time Equivalents (FTEs)
Court Services [Goal 1]	1,288		1,288	1,288	0
Legal Services [Goal 2]	330		330	336	6
Prosecution Services [Goal 3]	719		719	732	13
Justice Services [Goal 4]	163		163	161	(2)
Executive and Support Services [Goal 5]	261		261	281	20
Total Ministry Operations [Goals 1 – 5]	2,761	0	2,761	2,798	37
Treaty Negotiations Office	88		88	102	14
Judiciary	395		395	375	(20)
Crown Proceeding Act	0		0	0	0
B.C. Utilities Commission	26		26	24	(2)
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. (special account)	212		212	210	(2)
Total	3,482	0	3,482	3,509	27
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Court Services [Goal 1]	4,135		4,135	3,226	(909)
Legal Services [Goal 2]	23		23	11	(12)
Prosecution Services [Goal 3]	2,255		2,255	1,040	(1,215)
Justice Services [Goal 4]	260		260	122	(138)
Executive and Support Services [Goal 5]	871		871	718	(153)
Total Ministry Operations [Goals 1 – 5]	7,544	0	7,544	5,117	(2,427)
Treaty Negotiations Office	331		331	2	(329)
Judiciary	402		402	575	173
Crown Proceeding Act	0		0	0	0
B.C. Utilities Commission	12		12	0	(12)
Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. (special account)	794		794	810	16
Total	9,083	0	9,083	6,504	(2,579)
Capital Plan ($000)
Refurbishment (Surrey Courthouse)	2,650		2,650	0	(2,650)
Total	2,650	0	2,650	0	(2,650)
Other Financing Transactions ($000)
Executive and Support Services (Interest on Trusts and Deposits) Receipts Disbursements Net Cash Source (Requirements)	700 (700)   0	0	700 (700)   0	582 (582)   0	(118) 118   0
Treaty Negotiations Office (Treaty Settlement and Implementation Costs) Receipts Disbursements Net Cash Source (Requirements)	0 16,967   (16,967)	0	0 16,967   (16,967)	0 1,692   (1,692)	0 (15,275)   15,275
Total Receipts Total Disbursements Total Net Cash Source (Requirements)	700 17,667      (16,967)	0 0     0	700 17,667     (16,692)	582 2,274     (1,692)	(118) (15,393)     15,275

Operating Expenses — Variance Explanations

• Court Services was essentially on budget, with a year end expenditure variance of less than 0.1 per cent ($55,000).
• Legal Services variance is primarily due to increases in aboriginal litigation expenditures.
• Prosecution Services variance is primarily due to lower than average witness, transcript and ad hoc Crown expenditures, delays in hiring, and lower costs relating to the Eron Mortgage trial.
• Justice Services variance is primarily due to lower demand for exceptional case legal aid and a higher contribution from the Ministry of Human Resources for services provided by the Ministry of Attorney General.
• Executive and Support Services variance is primarily due to a year end adjustment related to the leave liability chargeback from the Public Service Agency.
• Treaty Negotiations Office variance is primarily due to McLeod Lake Band's decision not to harvest timber, reduction in payments for Nisga'a Final Agreement costs, and First Nations choosing not to proceed with previously planned economic development projects, partially offset by increased one-time resources for negotiations announced by the government in September 2004.
• Judiciary variance is primarily due to hiring delays in the Provincial Judiciary.
• Crown Proceeding Act variance is primarily due to unpredictable quantums and the timing of settlement decisions.
• Public Guardian and Trustee was essentially on budget with a year end expenditure variance of less than one per cent ($77,000).

Full-time Equivalents (FTEs) — Variance Explanations

• Legal Services variance is primarily due to increase in service level demands from client ministries.
• Prosecution Services variance is primarily due to staffing requirements for the Air India and Pickton major trials.
• Justice Services variance is primarily due to hiring delays.
• Executive and Support Services variance is primarily due to former employees on paid leave prior to retirement.
• Treaty Negotiations Office variance is primarily due to additional resources utilized to fast-track negotiations as announced by the government in September 2004.
• Judiciary variance is primarily due to hiring lags in the Provincial Judiciary.
• BC Utilities Commission variance is due to hiring lags.
• Public Guardian and Trustee variance is due to hiring lags.

Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) — By Asset Category

• Capital expenditures of $6.504 million include $4.153 million for information systems, $1.621 million for tenant improvements, $0.403 million for vehicles, $0.176 million for specialized equipment and $0.151 million for office furniture and equipment.

Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) — Variance Explanations

• Court Services variance is primarily due to the delay of some large tenant improvement projects in conjunction with a slow down in systems development. Also, capital expenditures relating to the Pickton trial have been delayed due to the trial delay.
• Legal Services variance is primarily due to fewer capital expenditures required.
• Prosecution Services variance is primarily due to the Litigation Management System project capital expenditures being less than budgeted, as well as CITS absorbing some of the capital charges. Also, some tenant improvement projects were delayed.
• Justice Services variance is primarily due to delays in information system projects.
• Executive and Support Services variance is primarily due to savings in information systems projects.
• Treaty Negotiations Office variance is primarily due to capital projects not proceeding as planned.
• Judiciary variance is primarily due to expenditures on various systems projects.
• BC Utilities Commission variance is due to no capital expenditures being required.
• Public Guardian and Trustee approved cost overrun (variance) incurred for the Comet systems project.

Capital Plan — Variance Explanations

• Surrey Courthouse refurbishment was delayed.

Other Financing Transactions — Variance Explanations

• Executive and Support Services variance is primarily due to lower volume of transactions and lower interest rates.
• Treaty Negotiations Office variance is primarily due to a reduced requirement for the acquisition of land for treaty settlements and lower than anticipated payments required for Nisga'a Final Agreement.

2004/05 Net Operating Expenditures by Goal and Other Accounts