First

Session, 51st General Assembly

Charles III, 2026

BILL 3

AN ACT GRANTING TO

HIS MAJESTY CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY FOR DEFRAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE

PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2027

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Received

and Read the First Time ................................................................

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Royal

Assent .................................................................................................

HONOURABLE CRAIG

PARDY

Minister of Finance

and President of Treasury Board

Ordered to be printed by

the Honourable House of Assembly

A BILL

AN ACT GRANTING

TO HIS MAJESTY CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY FOR DEFRAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE

PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2027 AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Analysis

Short title

Interim Supply 2026-2027

Transfer of funds

Commencement

Schedule

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR

MAJESTY-

WHEREAS it appears that the sums mentioned

are required to defray certain expenses of the Public Service of Newfoundland

and Labrador for the financial year ending March 31, 2027

and for other purposes relating to the public service:

MAY IT THEREFORE PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY

THAT-

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

Short title

1. This

Act may be cited as the Interim Supply

Act, 2026.

Interim Supply

2026-2027

2. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may be

issued by the Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board sums not

exceeding $3,985,930,500 and the sums

so issued shall be paid and applied by the individual Heads of Expenditure in

respect of the financial year extending from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027

towards defraying the charges and expenses of the Public Service of

Newfoundland and Labrador as set out in the Schedule.

Transfer of funds

(1) Notwithstanding t he Financial Administration Act , the Treasury Board may

transfer sums voted within Consolidated Fund Services, 2.2.01 Ex-Gratia and

Other Payments Non-Statutory, to another Head of Expenditure during the 2026-27

Interim Supply period, to facilitate expenditures for special retirement,

salary, compensation and contract adjustments, employee benefits and other

operating-related payments.

(2) Notwithstanding the Financial Administration

Act , the Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within Executive Council,

3.1.05 Financial Assistance Current and 3.1.06 Financial Assistance

Capital, to another Head of Expenditure during the 2026-27 Interim Supply

period, to facilitate expenditures for current and capital financial

assistance.

(3) Notwithstanding the Financial Administration

Act , the Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within Consolidated Fund

Services, 3.1.01 Contingency, to another Head of Expenditure during the 2026-27

Interim Supply period, to facilitate expenditures that have not been

anticipated and not provided for by the Legislature.

(4) Notwithstanding the Financial Administration

Act , the Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within the Department of

Finance, 2.1.01 Federal Programs, to another Head of Expenditure during the

2026-27 Interim Supply period, to facilitate expenditures where funding has

been provided by the federal government.

(5) Notwithstanding the Financial Administration Act , the Treasury Board may

transfer sums voted within various Heads of Expenditure to other Heads of

Expenditure during the 2026-27

Interim Supply period , to facilitate expenditures for disaster assistance recovery efforts.

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on April 1, 2026.

Schedule

Head

of Expenditure

Amount

Consolidated Fund Services

$150,012,800

Government Services

14,639,300

Executive Council

118,270,400

Finance

38,145,400

Public Procurement Agency

744,000

Public Service Commission

3,606,800

Labrador Affairs

7,829,000

Transportation and Infrastructure

1,034,867,900

Legislature

11,869,700

Environment, Conservation and Climate

Change

35,638,700

Energy and Mines

20,594,000

Fisheries and Aquaculture

3,666,900

Forestry, Agriculture and Lands

47,895,000

Jobs, Growth and Rural Development

100,095,100

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

63,318,600

Social Supports

and Well-Being

175,087,400

Education and Early Childhood Development

499,056,500

Health and Community Services

1,474,269,800

Justice and Public Safety

94,429,000

Municipal and Community Affairs

56,041,600

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing

Corporation

35,109,700

Seniors

$742,900

Total

$3,985,930,500

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