Treasury Board Central Votes - 2023-24 Opening Balances
Vote 5 – Government Contingencies
$750,000,000
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations and to provide for miscellaneous, urgent or unforeseen expenditures not otherwise provided for, including grants and contributions not listed in the Estimates and the increase of the amount of grants listed in these, where those expenditures are within the legal mandate of a government organization, and authority to reuse any sums allotted and repaid to this appropriation from other appropriations.
Vote 10 – Government-wide Initiatives
$71,120,731
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations in support of the implementation of strategic management initiatives in the public service of Canada.
The opening balance includes amounts planned for the following initiatives: Application Modernization Initiative ($41,935,000), claims arising from the Phoenix system ($22,400,000), Regulators' Capacity Fund ($3,000,000), modernization of the Program and Administrative Services (PA) Service Occupational Group ($592,731), and an uncommitted balance ($3,193,000).
Vote 15 – Compensation Adjustments
$0
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations that may need to be partially or fully funded as a result of adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration, including members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Armed Forces, Governor in Council appointees and Crown corporations as defined in section 83 of the Financial Administration Act.
Vote 25 – Operating Budget Carry Forward
$3,000,000,000
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations for the operating budget carry forward from the previous fiscal year.
Vote 30 – Paylist Requirements
$600,000,000
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations for requirements related to parental and maternity allowances, entitlements on cessation of service or employment and adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration including members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Forces, where these have not been provided from Vote 15 – Compensation Adjustments.
Vote 35 – Capital Budget Carry Forward
$750,000,000
Subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, to supplement other appropriations for purposes of the capital budget carry forward allowance from the previous fiscal year.