2nd Session, 42nd Parliament

(2021) FIRST READING

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HONOURABLE SELINA ROBINSON

MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 16 – 2021

SUPPLY ACT, 2021–2022

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, 2022;

AND

WHEREAS the budget documents, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, disclose that the most likely forecast of a deficit of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 is $8 698 000 000;

AND

WHEREAS those budget documents include a $1 000 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that increases the forecast deficit of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 to $9 698 000 000;

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

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 $57 188 294 000 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, 2022, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2021 .

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 $1 190 040 000 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, 2022, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2021 .

Voted revenue transfers appropriation

3 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 $1 391 333 000 for disbursements referred to in

Schedule E of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session and as set forth in

Schedule 3, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 4 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2021 .

Commencement

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

Schedule 1

2021/2022

Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote

Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislative Assembly

86 062 000

Auditor General

20 082 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

738 000

Elections BC

21 126 000

Human Rights Commissioner

6 815 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

7 589 000

Merit Commissioner

1 377 000

Ombudsperson

10 802 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

5 460 000

Representative for Children and Youth

10 641 000

Office of the Premier

14 678 000

Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training – Ministry Operations

2 592 081 000

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries – Ministry Operations

81 636 000

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries – Agricultural Land Commission

5 001 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

554 901 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

89 547 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

24 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office

9 093 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Housing

576 465 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

2 392 755 000

Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations

604 304 000

Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations

7 093 293 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation – Ministry Operations

100 597 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Ministry Operations

250 105 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Environmental Assessment Office

15 322 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

307 466 000

Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement

28 338 000

Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency

59 507 000

Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs

1 000

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Ministry Operations

517 715 000

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Fire Management

136 310 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

23 725 698 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

50 740 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding

117 063 000

Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation – Ministry Operations

78 648 000

Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations

17 374 000

Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions – Ministry Operations

12 735 000

Ministry of Municipal Affairs – Ministry Operations

297 530 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

849 613 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act

36 420 000

Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations

4 359 801 000

Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport – Ministry Operations

156 797 000

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations

948 948 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

1 339 774 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs

4 250 000 000

Various Ministers – Capital Funding

3 447 983 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers

1 871 000 000

Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Forest Practices Board

3 861 000

TOTAL

57 188 294 000

Schedule 2

2021/2022

Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C – Capital Expenditures

587 988 000

Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements

602 052 000

TOTAL

1 190 040 000

Schedule 3

2021/2022

Schedule of Voted Revenue Transfers

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule E – Revenues Collected for, and Transferred to, Other Entities

1 391 333 000

TOTAL

1 391 333 000

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