2014-15 Report on Plans and Priorities
Section III: Supplementary information
Future-Oriented Statement of Operations
The future-oriented condensed statement of operations presented in this subsection is intended to serve as a general overview of the Department of Justice Canada's operations. The forecasted financial information on expenses and revenues are prepared on an accrual accounting basis to strengthen accountability and to improve transparency and financial management.
Because the future-oriented statement of operations is prepared on an accrual accounting basis and the forecast and planned spending amounts presented in other sections of this report are prepared on an expenditure basis, amounts will differ.
A more detailed future-oriented statement of operations and associated notes, including a reconciliation of the net costs of operations to the requested authorities, can be found on the Department of Justice Canada's website.
| Estimated Results 2013-14 |
Planned Results 2014-15 |
$ Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses | 1,130,466 | 1,081,002 | (49,464) |
| Total revenues | 350,097 | 345,132 | (4,965) |
| Net cost of operations | 780,369 | 735,870 | (44,499) |
Total expenses will decrease from $1,131 million to $1,081 million (decrease of $50 million) primarily due to:
- a decrease due to the sunsetting of the following initiatives:
- the Supporting Families Experiencing Separation or Divorce Initiative ($23.92 million)
- a portion of the legal aid contributions funding to the provinces and territories for the delivery of immigration and refugee legal aid and for the management of Court-Ordered Counsel in Federal Prosecutions ($14.43 million)
- the Aboriginal Justice Strategy ($11.00 million)
- comprehensive land claims and self-government negotiations in British Columbia ($3.03 million)
- a decrease of $6.12 million for the third reduction following the Deficit Reduction Action Plan as announced in Budget 2012;
- a decrease of $4.23 million to reflect a reduction in the employee benefit plan rate; and
- a forecasted decrease of $11.82 million to reflect the variance in the Operating Budget Carry Forward.
These decreases were partially offset by:
- an increase of $6.52 million for various collective agreements; and
- unspent 2013-14 funds of $20.19 million.
The decrease in revenues from $350 million to $345 million (decrease of $5 million) is related to the last year of implementation of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan where Justice has committed to reduce its legal practitioners by an additional 50 FTEs in 2014-15. This affects the forecast for revenues related to the provision of legal services to government only.
List of Supplementary Information Tables
The supplementary information tables listed in the 2014-15 Report on Plans and Priorities can be found on the Department of Justice's website:
- Details on Transfer Payment Programs;
- Greening Government Operations;
- Horizontal Initiatives; and
- Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations over the next three fiscal years.
Tax Expenditures and Evaluations
The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals, and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures annually in the Tax Expenditures and Evaluations publication. The tax measures presented in the Tax Expenditures and Evaluations publication are the sole responsibility of the Minister of Finance.
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