2020 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 41st Parliament

THIRD READING

The following electronic version is for informational purposes only.

The printed version remains the official version.

Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 14th day of August, 2020

Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

HONOURABLE CAROLE JAMES

MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY PREMIER

BILL 25 – 2020

SUPPLY ACT, 2020–2021

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, 2021;

AND

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the Supplementary Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain additional expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021;

AND

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the Supplementary Estimates No. 2 accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain additional expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021;

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, 2021 is $527 000 000;

AND

WHEREAS those budget documents include a $300 000 000 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, 2021 to $227 000 000;

AND

WHEREAS exceptional circumstances arose after the budget documents were laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session and the fiscal forecast of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 will be updated in the first quarterly report for that fiscal year;

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 $55 220 431 000 as set forth in the Schedule, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 2), 2020 .

Commencement

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

Schedule

2020/2021

Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislative Assembly

85 014 000

Auditor General

18 575 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

734 000

Elections BC

18 801 000

Human Rights Commissioner

5 500 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

6 942 000

Merit Commissioner

1 365 000

Ombudsperson

9 366 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

4 092 000

Representative for Children and Youth

10 471 000

Office of the Premier

11 334 000

Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training – Ministry Operations

2 366 498 000

Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations

77 261 000

Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission

4 943 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

524 557 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

83 572 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

24 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office

9 075 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

2 228 446 000

Ministry of Citizens’ Services – Ministry Operations

551 650 000

Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations

6 657 927 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations

110 935 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Ministry Operations

188 132 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Environmental Assessment Office

21 482 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

267 491 000

Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement

28 326 000

Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency

54 381 000

Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs

1 000

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

489 126 000

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

136 310 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

22 042 385 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

47 124 000

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

39 442 000

Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness – Ministry Operations

93 116 000

Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations

17 185 000

Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions – Ministry Operations

9 712 000

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Ministry Operations

120 978 000

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Housing

505 858 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

800 352 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act

36 527 000

Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations

3 682 820 000

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture – Ministry Operations

155 323 000

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations

928 920 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

1 196 835 000

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

1 066 042 000

Various Ministers – Capital Funding

2 789 336 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers

1 686 000 000

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Auditor General for Local Government

1 806 000

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

3 861 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries): Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery – Supplementary Estimates

5 000 000 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries): Federal and Provincial Pandemic Support – Supplementary Estimates No. 2

1 000 000 000

TOTAL

55 220 431 000

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