Annual Service Plan Reports 2004/05 -- Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Report on Resources

The following Resource Summary presents expenditures and resources for 2004/05 by core business area. In addition to the five core business areas already discussed in this report, several other accounts are included to make the Report on Resources consistent with the Public Accounts.

2004/05 Resource Summary by Core Business Areas

	Estimated¹	Other Authori- zations²	Total Estimated	Actual	Variance (Actual minus Total Estimated)³
Operating Expenses ($000)
Corrections	174,169	0	174,169	173,614	(555)⁴
Policing and Community Safety	251,067	11,490⁵	262,557	265,033	2,476⁶
Compliance and Consumer Services	35,496	0	35,496	34,379	(1,117)⁷
Gaming Policy and Enforcement	15,142	0	15,142	14,489	(653)⁸
Liquor Control and Licensing	1	0	1	0⁹	(1)
Executive and Support Services¹⁰	3,016	232¹¹	3,248	3,098	(150)¹²
Statutory and Special Accounts¹³	24,514	6,205¹⁴	30,719	30,080	(639)¹⁵
Transfer from the General Account to the Inmate Work Program	0	(850)¹⁶	(850)	(850)	0
Total	503,405	17,077	520,482	519,843	(639)
Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs)
Corrections	1,735	0	1,735	1,689	(46)¹⁷
Policing and Community Safety	245	0	245	244	(1)
Compliance and Consumer Services	396	0	396	378	(18)¹⁸
Gaming Policy and Enforcement	116	0	116	111	(5)
Liquor Control and Licensing	104	0	104	98	(6)
Executive and Support Services	25	0	25	25	0
Total	2,621	0	2,621	2,545	(76)
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Corrections	2,324	0	2,324	1,992	(332)¹⁹
Policing and Community Safety	1,679	0	1,679	1,810	131²⁰
Compliance and Consumer Services	2,655	0	2,655	1,388	(1,267)²¹
Gaming Policy and Enforcement	320	0	320	52	(268)²²
Liquor Control and Licensing	330	0	330	228	(102)
Executive and Support Services	150	0	150	70	(80)
Statutory and Special Accounts	93	0	93	19	(74)
Total	7,551	0	7,551	5,559	(1,992)
Other Financing Transactions ($000)
Compliance and Consumer Service Receipts Disbursements Net Cash Source (Requirements)	0 1,500 (1,500)	0 0 0	0 1,500 (1,500)	0 0 0	0 (1,500)²³ 1,500
Gaming Policy and Enforcement Receipts Disbursements Net Cash Source (Requirements)	431 0 431	0 0 0	431 0 431		0 0 0
Total Receipts Total Disbursements Total Net Cash Source (Requirements)	431 1,500 (1,069)	0 0 0	431 1,500 (1,069)	431 0 431	0 (1,500) 1,500

The "Estimated" amount corresponds to the Estimates as presented to the Legislative Assembly on February 17, 2004.

"Other Authorizations" includes additional allocations under Supplementary Estimates, Statutory Appropriations, and Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs.

Variance display convention has been changed this year to be consistent with the change introduced in the Public Accounts. Variance is in all cases "Actual" minus "Total Estimated".

⁴

Favourable variance of $555,000 is primarily due to savings in building occupancy costs.

⁵

Other Authorizations of $11,490,000 include $3,400,000 Supplemental Estimates (Police Services) and $8,090,000 from Contingencies ($3,700,000 Police Services, $1,800,000 Victim Services, and $2,590,000 Provincial Emergency Program).

⁶

Unfavourable variance of $2,476,000 is primarily due to Coroners Service costs for high-profile cases, Victim Services transfer payments and entitlement costs, and Provincial Emergency Program grants to provide support for tsunami preparedness.

⁷

Favourable variance of $1,117,000 is primarily due to savings resulting from a delay in the outcome of a human rights decision on drivers' medical exam costs.

⁸

Favourable variance of $653,000 is primarily due to lower than expected contract costs in the Problem Gambling Program.

⁹

This core business area is self-financing, with its operating expenses recovered from liquor licensing applications and fees. For financial reporting, operating expenses are shown as zero.

¹⁰

This business area consists of the offices of the Minister and Deputy Minister, and various agencies, boards and commissions, including salaries, benefits and allowances, and operating expenditures. It also includes the budget for centralized capital acquisitions for the ministry.

¹¹

Other Authorization of $232,000 is from Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs for funding higher than expected employee benefit costs.

¹²

Favourable variance of $150,000 is primarily due to unrealized corporate expenses and delays in recruiting staff.

¹³

This account provides for payments made under the Emergency Program Act, funds services as provided in the Victims of Crime Act, and provides payments for expenditures under the Inmate Work Program Special Account.

¹⁴

Other Authorization of $6,205,000, under the Emergency Program Act, is due to higher than expected costs for disaster recovery.

¹⁵

Favourable variance of $639,000 is primarily due to reduced activities in inmate work programs resulting from the closure or relocation of selected correctional facilities.

¹⁶

Inter-account transfer of $850,000 to Inmate Work Program Special Account to eliminate cross-ministry transactions in the Inmate Work Program.

¹⁷

Favourable variance of 46 FTEs is primarily due to organizational changes.

¹⁸

Favourable variance of 18 FTEs is primarily due to organizational shifts to alternative service delivery in the Residential Tenancy Office.

¹⁹

Favourable variance of $332,000 is primarily due to delays in tenant improvements.

²⁰

Unfavourable variance of $131,000 is primarily due to unanticipated cost increases in the Claims Tracking Systems Development Project related to the Provincial Emergency Program.

²¹

Favourable variance of $1,267,000 is primarily due to lower than expected costs in the Residential Tenancy Office Systems Development Project and delays in the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Systems Development Project.

²²

Favourable variance of $268,000 is primarily due to delays in the Automated Licensing Systems Project.

²³

A $1,500,000 loan to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority planned for 2004/05 for start-up costs was not required.

ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN REPORTS 2004/05 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Report on Resources

2004/05 Resource Summary by Core Business Areas

ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN REPORTS 2004/05
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General