Authorities available from previous years

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Appendix 3 provides the detail of authorities (budgetary and non-budgetary) available from previous years, by ministry. The budgetary authorities related to the spending of proceeds from the disposal of surplus Crown assets are excluded from this appendix. Details of such authorities are shown in Appendix 5.

Table 1:Appendix 3
Authorities available from previous years
(in dollars)
Section Vote Department or agency Amount
2   Agriculture and Agri-Food
  Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Link to table note S Farm Products Agencies Act, section 28
Grants to enable the agency to meet initial operating and establishment expenses for each agency. The total authorized limit in accordance with sub-section 28(2) of the Act is $1,000,000 less the total authority used up to the end of the 1993 to 1994 fiscal year of $400,000 600,000
Link to table note S Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Revolving Fund—Revolving Funds Act, section 2
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, the total of which is not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time 9,884,276
  Canadian Dairy Commission
Link to table note S Link to table note LCanadian Dairy Commission Act, section 16
At the request of the Commission, the Minister of Finance may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, make loans to the Commission on such terms and conditions as are approved by the Governor in Council for the purpose of exercising any of the powers of the Commission as described in paragraphs 9(1)(a) and (b) to deal in any dairy product, make payments for price stabilization, investigate production, processing or marketing matters, assist in the promotion and improvement of dairy products, and other acts necessary or incidental to the Commission's power and functions. The total amount of loans outstanding at any time, as last amended by Vote 50a, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1975, shall not exceed $500,000,000 (Net) 497,973,963
  Canadian Grain Commission
Link to table note S Canadian Grain Commission Revolving Fund—Appropriation Act No. 4, 1994-95
To spend for the purposes of the Fund any revenues received in respect of those purposes and the aggregate of expenditures made for the purpose of the Fund shall not at any time exceed by more than $2,000,000 the revenues received in respect of the purpose of the Fund; decrease of authority as per Vote 36b, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2001–2002 146,429,804
  Farm Credit Canada
Link to table note S Link to table note LFarm Credit Canada Act
Subsection 11(1). At the request of the Corporation, the Minister of Finance may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, pay to the Corporation, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $2,500,000,000 and the money paid constitutes part of the capital of the Corporation (Net) 791,667,000
Subsection 12(3). The Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, borrow money by any means, and, at the request of the Corporation, the Minister of Finance may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, lend money to the Corporation on such terms and conditions as are approved by the Governor in Council. The aggregate amount outstanding of the principal amounts borrowed by the Corporation pursuant to subsection (1) and the principal of loans made to the Corporation under subsection (2) shall not at any time exceed twelve times the capital of the Corporation (Net) 64,202,423,000
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 156,914,080
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 65,492,063,963
3   Canadian Heritage
  National Film Board
Link to table note S National Film Board Revolving Fund—Revolving Funds Act, section 12
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, the interim financing of operation costs, the acquisition of capital assets and can record the increase in the net book value of capital assets against the authority, which provides that the aggregate of admissible working capital and net book value of capital assets is not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time; decrease of authority as per Vote 86b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002 11,413,490
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 11,413,490
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
4   Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
  Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Link to table note L40 Appropriation Act No. 3, 1975
Loans to the Government of the Yukon Territory in the current and subsequent fiscal years, in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor in Council for making of second mortgage loans to residents of the Territory for the purchase or construction of houses in the Territory under the National Housing Act. The undisbursed balance of loans authorized is $320,000 (Gross) 305,503
Link to table note L55 Appropriation Act No. 3, 1953
To authorize and provide for a continuing special account to be known as the Inuit loan fund from which loans or investments may be made to or in respect of individual or groups of Inuit to promote the commercial activities thereof as established by Vote 546, Appropriation Act No. 3, 1953. The amount that may be outstanding at any time as last amended by Vote 37b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1995-96 not to exceed $6,633,697 (Net) 6,550,860
Link to table note L81a Appropriation Act No. 4, 1969
To authorize in the current and subsequent fiscal years, in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor in Council, loans for the establishment or expansion of small businesses in the Yukon Territory; and to authorize a special account to be known as the Yukon Territory small business loans account:
  • (a) to which shall be charged all loans and interest payable thereon made under this authority; and,
  • (b) to which shall be credited repayments of principal amounts of loans and interest thereon. The total amount that may be outstanding under this authority at any time not to exceed $5,000,000 (Net)
 5,000,000
  Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Link to table note S Spending of revenue pursuant to section 6(2) of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station Act 569,532
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 569,532
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 11,856,363
6   Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
  Department of Employment and Social Development
Link to table note S Canada Education Savings Act, subsection 12(4)
The Minister may, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, enter into agreements with the government of any province to administer provincial programs consistent with the purpose of this Act. Subject to conditions imposed by the Treasury Board, any amounts received by the Minister for services may be used by the Minister to administer programs referred to in subsection (1) 869,630
  Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Link to table note S Spending of Revenues pursuant to Section 6(1)(g) of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act 9,362,902
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 10,232,532
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
7   Environment and Climate Change
  Parks Canada Agency
Link to table note S Expenditures equivalent to revenues resulting from the conduct of operations pursuant to section 20 of the Parks Canada Agency Act 100,522,161
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 100,522,161
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
8   Finance
  Department of Finance
Link to table note S Financial Institutions Depositors Compensation Act, section 16
Provision of compensation to depositors of Canadian Commercial Bank, CCB Mortgage Investment Corporation and Northland Bank in respect of uninsured deposits. There is hereby appropriated for the purposes of this Act $875,000,000 to be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund from time to time as required 68,571,831
  Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
Link to table note S Link to table note LCanada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, subsection 10.1
At the request of the Corporation, the Minister may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, lend money to the Corporation on such terms and conditions as the Minister may establish 30,000,000,000
  Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Link to table note S Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, sections 16 and 17
The Minister may make expenditures out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to defray the expenses arising out of the operations of the Office. The total authorized limit shall not at any time exceed by more than $40,000,000 the total of the assessments and revenues received and authorized to be spent subject to Treasury Board approval 69,757,514
  Royal Canadian Mint
Link to table note S Link to table note LRoyal Canadian Mint Act, subsection 20(1)
The Mint may, for the attainment of its objects, borrow money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other source, but the aggregate of the amounts loaned to the Mint and outstanding at any time shall not exceed $75,000,000 or such greater amount as may be specified in an appropriation act (Net) 75,000,000
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 138,329,345
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 30,075,000,000
9   Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
  Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
Link to table note L30b This Corporation was incorporated under the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act, 1968-69, to regulate interprovincial and export trade in freshwater fish and to establish the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. For the purpose of enabling the Corporation to carry on its operations under the Act, section 16 provides that the Governor in Council may authorize the Minister of Finance on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon:
  • (a) to guarantee repayment of loans, and interest thereon, made by any bank to the Corporation; and,
  • (b) to make loans to the Corporation
Vote L30b, Appropriation Act No. 1, 1974 and amended in 2006. The aggregate outstanding at any time of the amounts borrowed by the Corporation pursuant to paragraph 7(g) and the amounts lent by the Minister of Finance under the authority of section 16 of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act shall not exceed $50,000,000 (Net) 50,000,000
  Total Ministry—Budgetary –
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 50,000,000
10   Global Affairs
  Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Link to table note S Appropriation Act No. 5, 2009-10
Pursuant to section 24.1 of the Financial Administration Act, to forgive an amount up to $449,533,044 owed by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in relation to loan agreements, subject to the conditions described in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 20, 2006 between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 22,187,530
Link to table note L11 Appropriation Act No. 1, 1971
The amount that may be outstanding at any time against the Working Capital Advance Account for loans and advances to personnel posted abroad shall not exceed $38,200,000 as established by Vote L12c, Appropriation Act No. 1, 1971, and amended by Vote L11, Appropriation Act No. 3, 1989-90 (Net) 16,264,929
Link to table note L12 Appropriation Act No. 2, 1954
The amount that may be outstanding at any time against the Working Capital Advance Account for advances to posts abroad shall not exceed $50,000,000 as established by loans, investments and advances Vote 630, Appropriation Act No. 2, 1954, and amended by Vote L12, Appropriation Act No. 3, 1989-90 (Net) 2,230,176
Link to table note L30 Loans–International Financial Assistance Act
Pursuant to subsection 3(1)(a), subject to the regulations, for the purpose of supporting a federal sovereign loans program, the competent minister may make loans to a foreign state or to any person or entity 214,500,000
Link to table note S Link to table note LExport Development Act, section 11
Payments representing the subscription by the Secretary of State for External Affairs as approved by the Minister of Finance for capital stock in the Corporation under the authority of section 11. The authorized capital of the Corporation is $15,000,000,000 (Gross) 1,666,800,000
Link to table note S Link to table note LExport Development Act, Authority in accordance with terms and conditions prescribed by sections 12, 13 and 14;
Section 14 provides that the aggregate amount of borrowings of the Corporation pursuant to sections 12 and 13 and outstanding shall at no time exceed an amount equal to fifteen times the aggregate of:
  • (a) the paid-in capital of the Corporation from time to time, and,
  • (b) the retained earnings of the Corporation, if any, determined in accordance with the most recent statements of accounts of the Corporation for a financial year that have been audited by the Auditor General of Canada (Net)
 95,383,300,284
  Canadian Commercial Corporation
Link to table note S Link to table note LCanadian Commercial Corporation Act, section 11
The Minister of Finance shall, on the request of the Minister, from time to time, deposit to the credit of the Corporation in the Bank of Canada or in a chartered bank designated by the Minister an amount or amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $10,000,000 to be paid out of unappropriated moneys in the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Net) 10,000,000
  Export Development Canada (Canada Account)
Link to table note S Link to table note LExport Development Act, section 23
Authority in accordance with terms and conditions prescribed by section 23, accounts administered for Canada, the liability for loans and commitments as limited by section 24 shall not at any time exceed $115,000,000,000 (Net)
(In accordance with sections 10, 23 and 24 of the Export Development Act, the authorized limit of $115,000,000,000 is for loans in support of export development. At the time this authority was granted, these loans were accounted for on a non-budgetary basis. Subsequently, the Government changed its accounting policies which resulted in concessional loans being accounted for on a budgetary basis. Therefore, this authority is available for both budgetary and non-budgetary transactions. However, since the authority is for loans it is shown as non-budgetary for reporting purposes.) 50,372,314,179
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 22,187,530
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 147,665,409,568
11   Health
  Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Link to table note S In carrying out its responsibilities, the Agency may spend money from revenues received by it through the conduct of its operations pursuant to section 30 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act 64,972,898
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 64,972,898
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
12   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
  Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Link to table note S Passport Canada Revolving Fund—Revolving Funds Act, section 4
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits. The aggregate of expenditures shall not exceed by more than $1 the sum of revenues received 613,216,624
Link to table note S Link to table note LImmigration Act, 1976, section 119
The Minister of Finance may, from time to time, advance to the Minister out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund such sums as the Minister may require to enable him to make loans to immigrants and such other classes of persons as may be prescribed for the purpose of paying the costs of admission, transportation and reasonable living expenses. The total amount outstanding at any time, as last amended by TB814449 and section 88 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act shall not exceed $126,600,000 (Net) 47,510,077
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 613,216,624
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 47,510,077
13   Indigenous Services
  Department of Indigenous Services
Link to table note S Payment from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of guaranteed loans issued out of the Indian Economic Development Account (authorized limit $60,000,000) 32,490,796
Link to table note L20 Loans and guarantees of loans through the Indian Economic Development Account. Last amended by Vote 7b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1996-97. Limit $48,550,835 (Net) 48,517,156
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 32,490,796
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 48,517,156
14   Innovation, Science and Industry
  Department of Industry
Link to table note S Canadian Intellectual Property Office Revolving Fund—Appropriation Act No. 3, 1993-94, Vote 2b
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, decrease in authority from $15,000,000 to $5,000,000 as per Vote 2b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002 83,452,421
Link to table note L97b Appropriation Act No. 1, 1970
Authority to make advances to regional offices and to employees on posting abroad and to include the charging to the account of advances to employees during service abroad. The balance in the account is not to exceed $1,950,000 at any time (Net) 1,950,000
  Canadian Space Agency
Link to table note S Canadian Space Agency Act, sub-section 5(3)(h)
In carrying out its objects, the Agency may acquire any money, securities or other personal or movable property by gift or bequest and expend, administer or dispose of any such money, securities or property subject to the terms, if any, on which the gift or bequest was made 156,566
  National Research Council of Canada
Link to table note S National Research Council Act, paragraph 5(1)(e)
Unspent amount carried forward from previous year as per the National Research Council Act 126,198,933
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 209,807,920
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 1,950,000
17   National Defence
  Department of National Defence
Link to table note L11b Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002
To authorize, in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Treasury Board, the operation of a National Defence working capital advance account in the current and subsequent fiscal years for the purpose of financing public funds imprest and public funds advance accounts, standing advances, authorized loans and advances to employees posted abroad, and authorized recoverable advances to establish military messes and canteens; the amount outstanding at any one time as established by Vote L20b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1976, and amended by Vote L16c, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1984, Vote L11c of 1991, and Vote L11b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002 shall not exceed $120,000,000 (Net) 73,226,289
  Total Ministry—Budgetary –
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 73,226,289
18   National Revenue
  Canada Revenue Agency
1 Operating expenditures; the balance of money appropriated by Parliament for the use of the Agency that remains unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, after the adjustments referred to in section 37 of the Financial Administration Act are made, lapses at the end of the following fiscal year pursuant to section 60 (1) of the Canada Revenue Agency Act 670,373,788
5 Capital expenditures; the balance of money appropriated by Parliament for the use of the Agency that remains unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, after the adjustments referred to in section 37 of the Financial Administration Act are made, lapses at the end of the following fiscal year pursuant to section 60 (1) of the Canada Revenue Agency Act 43,588,421
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 713,962,209
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
19   Natural Resources
  Department of Natural Resources
Link to table note S Geomatics Canada Revolving Fund—Appropriation Act No. 3, 1993-94
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, the total of which is not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time; decrease of authority as per Vote 3b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002 7,605,667
  Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Link to table note S Spending of revenues pursuant to section 21(3) of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act 4,386,263
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 11,991,930
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
23   Public Safety
  Canada Border Services Agency
1 Operating expenditures and, pursuant to paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, authority to expend in the current fiscal year revenues received during the fiscal year related to the border operations of the Canada Border Services Agency: fees for the provision of a service or the use of a facility or for a product, right or privilege; and payments received under contracts entered into by the Agency 134,778,931
5 Capital expenditures 43,710,612
  Correctional Service of Canada
Link to table note S CORCAN Revolving Fund—Appropriation Act No. 4, 1991-92, Vote 11c
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, the total of which is not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time, as last amended by Vote 10a, Appropriation Act No. 3, 2020-21 13,224,718
Link to table note L14b Appropriation Act No. 1, 1969
To extend the purposes of the Parolees' loan account established by Solicitor General Vote L103b, Appropriation Act No. 1, 1969:
  • (a) to authorize loans to individuals under mandatory supervision; and,
  • (b) to increase from $10,000 to $50,000 the amount that may be outstanding at any time against the said account, as amended by Vote L14b, Appropriation Act No. 3, 1982-83 (Net)
 44,959
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 191,714,261
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 44,959
24   Public Services and Procurement
  Department of Public Works and Government Services
Link to table note S Optional Services Revolving Fund—Revolving Funds Act, section 8
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, capital acquisitions and temporary financing of accumulated operating deficits, the total of which is not to exceed $35,000,000 at any time, as last amended by Vote 6b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002 16,423,979
Link to table note S Translation Bureau Revolving Fund—Appropriation Act No. 4, 1994-95
To make expenditures out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purpose of providing translation and related services, and the authority for the Minister to spend for the purposes of the Fund any revenues received for those purposes; and the aggregate of expenditures made for the purpose of the Fund shall not at any time exceed by more than $10,000,000 the revenues received in respect of the purposes of the Fund; decrease in authority as per Vote 12b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2001–2002; to delete an amount of $13,606,000 representing operating losses incurred during a three year transition period towards self-sufficiency, as last amended by Vote 22b, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1995-96 29,248,529
Link to table note S Real Property Services Revolving Fund—Revolving Funds Act, section 5
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for working capital, the total of which is not to exceed $150,000,000 at any time 251,688,925
Link to table note S Defence Production Revolving Fund—Defence Production Act, section 15
To make payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of financing the stockpiling of defence supplies or strategic materials and permitting initial payments for defence supplies in advance of delivery of goods, the total of which shall not exceed $100,000,000 less loans and advances of the defence production loan account at any time 100,000,000
Link to table note L10b Appropriation Act No. 4, 2018-19
To extend the purposes of Finance Vote L29g, Appropriation Act No. 2, 1967:
  • (a) to replace the words "standing travel advances, advances for petty cash expenditures and imprest bank accounts, and such other accountable advances" immediately following "departments and agencies" with the following words: "imprest funds, accountable advances and recoverable advances", and,
  • (b) to increase from $36,000,000 to $50,000,000 the amount that may be outstanding at any one time for the purposes of this Vote (Net)
 16,627,704
Link to table note S Link to table note LSeized Property Management Act, 1993, section 12, subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4. Limit $50,000,000 (Net) 85,186,978
  Canada Post Corporation
Link to table note S Link to table note LCanada Post Corporation Act, sections 28, 29 and 30
The Minister of Finance, on the application of the Corporation approved by the Minister, may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, lend money to the Corporation from the Consolidated Revenue Fund on such terms and conditions as are approved by the Governor in Council. The aggregate amount outstanding of the principal of loans made to the Corporation shall not exceed $500,000,000 (Net) 500,000,000
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 397,361,433
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 601,814,682
26   Treasury Board
  Canada School of Public Service
Link to table note S Canada School of Public Service Act, subsection 18(2)
Pursuant to subsection 18(2) of the Canada School of Public Service Act and subject to any conditions imposed by the Treasury Board, the revenue from fees received by the School in a fiscal year through the conduct of its operations may be spent by the School for its purposes in that, or the next fiscal year 10,348,817
  Total Ministry—Budgetary 10,348,817
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary –
27   Veterans Affairs
  Department of Veterans Affairs
Link to table note S Link to table note LVeterans' Land Act
There may be advanced out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund such amounts as are required for the purposes of Parts I, II and III, for the Veterans' Land Act Fund. The amount that may be charged at any one time, as last amended by Vote L55, Appropriation Act No. 3, 1970, shall not exceed $605,000,000 (Net) 605,000,000
  Total Ministry—Budgetary –
  Total Ministry—Non-budgetary 605,000,000
    Total Government—Budgetary 2,686,035,558
    Total Government—Non-budgetary 244,672,393,057

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