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2001 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada

December 2001 Report—Chapter 11

Exhibit 11.6—Estimated federal expenditures that address illicit drugs for 1999-2000

Department or agency

Activities

Estimated 1999-2000 expenditures ($ millions)

Supply reduction

Demand reduction

Total

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Promotes drug awareness, harm reduction, effectiveness of programs, and development and exchange of information.

   

1

1

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Intercepts illicit drugs and drug traffickers at the Canadian border.1

14 to 36

-

-

Administers Special Enforcement Program aimed at people profiting from illegal activities.2

(4)

-

10 to 32

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funds research projects on addiction.

 

1

1

Correctional Service Canada

Deals with offenders serving sentences in whole or part for drug-related offences.3

154

 

 

Administers substance abuse programs, including alcohol.

 

8

 

Administers treatment programs (for example, methadone).

 

4

 

Conducts urinalysis testing.

3

 

 

Undertakes security measures to control supply in institutions.

Unknown

 

169

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Manages Canada's international drug activities, including contributions to the United Nations Drug Control Program and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission.

1

1

2

Department of Justice

Prosecutes drug offences.

56

 

 

Provides legal aid and contributions to provinces and territories for juvenile justice services ultimately used for drug cases.

14

 

 

Carries out projects (by its National Crime Prevention Centre) focussed on alcohol and drug abuse.

 

1

71

Health Canada

Provides laboratory analysis services to the police to test suspected seized drugs.

5

 

 

Administers controlled drug legislation, including import-export licence responsibilities.

2

 

 

Makes contributions under the $15.5 million "Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Program" (ADTR). Our estimate of the illicit drug portion is $7 million.

 

7

 

Co-ordinates Canada's Drug Strategy and manages the ADTR program.

 

1

15

National Parole Board

Makes parole decisions on offenders sentenced for serious drug offences.

4

 

4

Public Works and Government Services Canada

Manages assets seized by law enforcement and distributes residual proceeds upon disposal.4

(10)

 

(10)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Federal Policing Services)

Focusses on large-scale trafficking and importation cases involving organized crime, seizure of assets from proceeds of crime, and intelligence and specialized services such as physical and electronic surveillance. Participates in joint force operations that are both ad hoc and permanent.

164

 

 

Administers drug awareness programs.

 

4

168

Solicitor General Canada

Administers policy, conducts research, and co-ordinates enforcement activities.

1

-

1

Total

404 to 426

28

432 to 454

1Because the Agency's illicit drug interdiction work is highly integrated with its other activities, the estimate is presented as a likely range within which the cost of drug interdiction falls. This represents between four and eight percent of its 1999-2000 expenditures totalling $464 million.

2The figure shown is assessed taxes and fines net of investigation costs.

3This estimate covers all aspects associated with drug offenders incarcerated and under community supervision, including both direct and indirect costs.

4The figure shown is the federal government's share of revenue generated from the disposal of assets seized from the drug trade net of costs incurred by the Department to manage the assets. The total federal government's share of revenue net of costs was $10 million. RCMP investigation and Department of Justice prosecution costs, which total over $40 million annually, are not included in this figure.