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2001 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada

December 2001 Report—Chapter 4

Appendix—Planned government-wide spending on voted grants and contributions, 2001-02

Department/Agency

Spending
($ millions)

Purpose

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

4,338.2

Economic development, education and social development, capital facilities and maintenance, administration

Veterans Affairs Canada

1,513.8

Pensions for disability and death, extended health care costs not covered by provincial health programs

Canadian International Development Agency

1,481.9

Development assistance, programs against hunger and malnutrition, humanitarian assistance

Human Resources Development Canada

1,062.8

Training and/or work experience, adults with disabilities, prevention of homelessness, child care initiatives

Health Canada

954.6

Aboriginal health services, provision of health services for young children at risk, health promotion projects, Health Infrastructure Partnership Program, health research, Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

809.4

Economic development, market access and development

Department of Canadian Heritage

797.2

Promotion of official languages; assistance to book publishing industry, Canadian periodical publishers, and magazine publishing industry; Canadian Television Fund; Aboriginal friendship centres

Industry Canada

703.4

Industry sector development including technological innovation, research and development, job creation

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

575.5

Support of research and scholarship

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

408.9

Creation and exchange of new health knowledge

National Defence

402.1

Civil emergency preparedness, support to NATO

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

393.4

International security and co-operation, international business development, export market development

Department of Justice

373.2

Youth justice services, legal aid systems, initiatives for safer communities

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

336.5

Integration of newcomers, language instruction, resettlement assistance

Department of Finance

326.0

Multilateral debt reduction

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

277.1

Regional economic development

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

273.4

Infrastructure Program, Regional Strategic Initiative Program, innovation, entrepreneurship

Western Economic Diversification Canada

223.4

Business development, infrastructure works in Western Canada

Transport Canada

203.5

Airport Capital Assistance Program, TransCanada Highway Agreement-Newfoundland, ferry services, grain transportation

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

146.9

Support of research and scholarship

National Research Council Canada

133.6

Support for research; developing, adopting and exploring technology; TRIUMF project

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

110.3

Joint administration costs of federal and provincial sales taxes

Natural Resources Canada

110.2

Hibernia Interest Assistance, support for research and development, Climate Change Action Fund

Fisheries and Oceans

80.6

Increasing Native participation in commercial fisheries, Fisheries Access Program, support to Great Lakes Water Level Emergency Response, research and development

Environment Canada

70.2

Support for Clean Environment initiatives, support for environmental and sustainable development projects, environmental clean-up

Solicitor General Canada

61.8

Policing for First Nations and Inuit communities

Canadian Space Agency

50.0

Space knowledge, applications, and industry development

Other departments and agencies

67.9

 

Total

16,285.8

 

Source: 2001-02 Part II—Main Estimates