CIMM - 2020-2021 Main Estimates - Second Interim Supply
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Key messages
- On February 27, 2020, the 2020-2021 Main Estimates were tabled in Parliament.
- When the Main Estimates were tabled in the House, they were referred to various Standing Committees who must report back to the House (no later than May 31), on their review of the Estimates.
- To provide for ongoing operations while the Main Estimates are under review, the Treasury Board Secretariat prepares an Interim Supply Bill (generally referred to as Appropriation Act No. 1).
- The interim supply granted in March 2020 was equal to almost 4/12th of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s Main Estimates.
- Following an agreement in the House of Commons on April 20, 2020, the timeline for House concurrence on the Main Estimates has been extended to December 10, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 situation.
- Ultimately, the Treasury Board Secretariat has advised departments that a second interim supply will be granted in June 2020 pending full supply in December.
- In total, both first and second interim supplies are expected to equal around 11/12th of the Main Estimates up until December 2020 for Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s Votes 1 and 10. This will cover the department’s requirements as Parliament continues to examine the 2020-2021 Main Estimates until December 2020, an extended timeframe due to the COVID-19 situation which was agreed to by the House in April.
Supporting facts and figures
| Budgetary – Vote No. and Description | Full Supply (in $) |
|---|---|
| Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures | 1,053,523,784 |
| Vote 5 – Capital Expenditures | 16,071,270 |
| Vote 10 – Grants & Contributions | 1,533,909,417 |
| Voted Appropriations Total | 2,623,504,471 |
| Statutory Forecasts | 217,675,097 |
| Total Budgetary | 2,841,179,568 |
| First in March 2020 | Second in June 2020 | Interim Supply Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budgetary – Vote No. and Description | Full Supply (in $) | Full Supply (in fractions) | Full Supply (in $) | Full Supply (in fractions) | Full Supply (in $) | Full Supply (in fractions) |
| Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures | 263,380,946 | 3/12 | 702,349,189 | 8/12 | 965,730,135 | 11/12 |
| Vote 5 – Capital Expenditures | 4,017,818 | 3/12 | 8,035,635 | 6/12 | 12,053,453 | 9/12 |
| Vote 10 – Grants & Contributions | 647,462,257 | 5/12 | 776,954,709 | 6/12 | 1,424,416,966 | 11/12 |
| Voted Appropriations Total | 914,861,021 | 4/12 | 1,487,339,533 | 7/12 | 2,402,200,553 | 11/12 |
| Budgetary – Vote No. and Description | Full Supply (in $) | Full Supply (in fractions) |
|---|---|---|
| Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures | 87,793,649 | 1/12 |
| Vote 5 – Capital Expenditures | 4,017,818 | 3/12 |
| Vote 10 – Grants & Contributions | 129,492,451 | 1/12 |
| Voted Appropriations Total | 221,303,918 | 1/12 |
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s 2020-2021 Main Estimates include Voted Appropriations totaling $2.6 billion (excluding Statutory Forecasts).
- First interim supply granted in March 2020 was equivalent to $0.9 billion (4/12th).
- Second interim supply to be granted in June 2020 is equivalent to $1.5 billion (7/12th).
- Full supply to be granted in December 2020 will be equivalent to $0.2 billion (1/12th).
- Based on historical spending trends, around 50% of the Department’s expenditures in Vote 1 – Operating are usually incurred during the last quarter of the fiscal year.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is seeking access to 11/12ths of its Vote 10 request in order to ensure that funding agreements with organizations, including non-governmental organizations, provinces, and municipalities can be effectively managed.
- As such, the available supply for the Department represents low risk as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is able to cash manage its operating requirements until full supply is granted in December 2020.
Background
- The Interim Supply Bill displays amounts of monies departments and agencies require to conduct their operations over a three-month period.
- The Bill is tabled and passed by the House of Commons and referred to the Senate. Once the Senate has completed its review of the Bill, the House and the Senate will gather and a ceremony-like petition will be presented to the Crown to grant Royal Assent. Once Royal Assent is granted the Bill becomes law.
- At the end of the three months the Treasury Board Secretariat prepares a Full Supply Bill which displays the remaining monies to be released.
- Considering the COVID-19 situation, an agreement was reached in the House of Commons on April 20, 2020, to extend the timeline for House concurrence on the Main Estimates until December 10, 2020.
- Ultimately, the Treasury Board Secretariat has advised departments that a second interim supply will be granted in June 2020 pending full supply in December.