HONOURABLE MICHAEL DE JONG
MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 26 – 2014

SUPPLY ACT, 2014-2015

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, disclose that the most likely forecast of a surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 is $384 000 000;

AND WHEREAS those budget documents include a $200 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that decreases the forecast surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 to $184 000 000;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1  From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $35 737 087 000 as set forth in Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2014.

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2  From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $778 784 000 towards

(a) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, and

(b) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule D of those main Estimates,

as set forth in Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2014.

Commencement

3  This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2014/2015 Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote Number Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislation 69 565 000
2 Auditor General 16 621 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 567 000
4 Elections BC 8 210 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 5 526 000
6 Merit Commissioner 1 039 000
7 Ombudsperson 5 615 000
8 Police Complaint Commissioner 3 124 000
9 Representative for Children and Youth 7 917 000
10 Office of the Premier 9 008 000
11 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations 36 495 000
12 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding 42 454 000
13 Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations 1 935 671 000
14 Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations 64 217 000
15 Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission 3 516 000
16 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations 1 356 419 000
17 Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Ministry Operations 210 718 000
18 Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations 5 350 361 000
19 Ministry of Energy and Mines – Ministry Operations 19 107 000
20 Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations 101 243 000
21 Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office 11 714 000
22 Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations 127 361 000
23 Ministry of Finance – Gaming Policy and Enforcement 19 819 000
24 Ministry of Finance – Public Service Agency 50 807 000
25 Ministry of Finance – Benefits 1 000
26 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Ministry Operations 372 345 000
27 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Direct Fire 63 165 000
28 Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations 16 788 820 000
29 Ministry of International Trade – Ministry Operations 36 135 000
30 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training – Ministry Operations 183 688 000
31 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training – Labour Programs 14 697 000
32 Ministry of Justice – Ministry Operations 1 025 193 000
33 Ministry of Justice – Judiciary 68 109 000
34 Ministry of Justice – Crown Proceeding Act 24 500 000
35 Ministry of Justice – Independent Investigations Office 8 100 000
36 Ministry of Justice – British Columbia Utilities Commission 1 000
37 Ministry of Justice – Emergency Program Act 14 478 000
38 Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Ministry Operations 20 249 000
39 Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Housing 368 691 000
40 Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation – Ministry Operations 2 529 819 000
41 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations 64 213 000
42 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Shared Services BC 425 540 000
43 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Government Communications and Public Engagement 37 255 000
44 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations 812 293 000
45 Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt 1 285 466 000
46 Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 300 000 000
47 Various Ministers – Capital Funding 1 048 243 000
48 Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
49 Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
50 Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers 778 000 000
51 Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Auditor General for Local Government 2 600 000
52 Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Electoral Boundaries Commission 2 500 000
53 Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission 2 075 000
54 Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Forest Practices Board 3 815 000
TOTAL 35 737 087 000

Schedule 2

2014/2015 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule C – Capital Expenditures 401 046 000
Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 377 738 000
TOTAL 778 784 000