THIRD REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES AND FISCAL POLICY First Session Fifty-eighth Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick May 26, 2015 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Mr. Bernard LeBlanc, Chair Mr. Bourque, Vice-Chair Mr. Albert Mr. Bertrand LeBlanc Ms. LeBlanc Mr. Roussel Mr. Chiasson Mr. Jody Carr Mr. Crossman Mr. Higgs Mr. Wetmore

May 26, 2015 To The Honourable The Legislative Assembly of The Province of New Brunswick Mr. Speaker: Your Standing Committee on Estimates and Fiscal Policy begs leave to submit this, their Third Report. Your Committee met in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on May 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, and 20, 2015, to consider the estimates referred to your Committee by resolutions of the House. Your Committee wishes to report that they have passed all remaining estimates referred to them and outlined in this report. Your Committee recommends that these estimates be concurred in by the House. Bernard LeBlanc, MLA Chair

The following are the items that were passed by the Committee: MAIN ESTIMATES, 2015-2016 RESOLVED, that there be granted to Her Majesty sums not exceeding the following to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2016: Voted ($) ORDINARY ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Corporate and Other Education Services ......................................... 57,958,000 School Districts ................................................................................ 983,910,000 Early Childhood Development ......................................................... 76,755,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 47,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 1,118,576,000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICE Executive Council Secretariat .......................................................... 3,605,000 Corporate Communications . ............................................................ 3,908,000 Office of the Lieutenant-Governor ................................................... 336,000 Women’s Equality Branch ............................................................... 2,744,000 Office of the Chief Information Officer ........................................... 5,186,000 Intergovernmental Affairs ................................................................ 2,349,000 Jobs Board Secretariat ...................................................................... 1,020,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 19,148,000 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Financial Resource Management . .................................................... 14,143,000 Office of the Comptroller ................................................................. 3,139,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 47,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 17,235,000 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Commissions Paid to Collectors of Pari-Mutuel Taxes ................... 350,000 Legislated Pension Plans, Benefit Accruals, Subsidies, and Supplementary Allowances ........................................... 131,470,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 160,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 131,310,000 Provision for Losses ......................................................................... 7,650,000 Revenue Sharing Agreements with First Nations . ........................... 38,000,000 Supplementary Funding Provision ................................................... 72,118,000 2

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Corporate and Other Health Services ............................................... 266,943,000 Medicare . ......................................................................................... 601,363,000 Drug Programs . ................................................................................ 193,115,000 Regional Health Authorities . ........................................................... 1,534,618,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 47,000 Less designated revenue ....................................................... 1,007,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 2,594,985,000 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Administration and Planning . .......................................................... 3,329,000 Court Services .................................................................................. 30,988,000 Legal Aid .......................................................................................... 8,174,000 Less designated revenue ....................................................... 150,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 42,341,000 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Members’ Allowances, Committees and Operations ....................... 8,012,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 4,272,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 3,740,000 Office of the Legislative Assembly .................................................. 3,510,000 Office of the Auditor General . ......................................................... 2,078,000 Offices of Leaders and Members of Registered Political Parties ..... 1,578,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 90,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 1,488,000 Elections New Brunswick ................................................................ 3,166,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 668,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 2,498,000 Office of the Ombudsman ................................................................ 902,000 Office of the Child and Youth Advocate . ........................................ 902,000 Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages ......................... 506,000 Office of the Consumer Advocate for Insurance . ............................ 470,000 Office of the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner . ........................................................ 597,000 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General .............................................................................. 17,975,000 3

OFFICE OF THE PREMIER Administration . ................................................................................ 1,616,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 67,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 1,549,000 OTHER AGENCIES Consolidated Entities . ...................................................................... 254,277,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 254,277,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 0 Council of Atlantic Premiers . .......................................................... 642,000 Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons ...................... 284,000 Voices of New Brunswick Women Consensus-Building Forum ..... 418,000 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Development Projects and Operations ............................................. 65,012,000 SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT Service of the Public Debt . .............................................................. 685,000,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 679,914,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 5,086,000 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Corporate and Other Services . ......................................................... 10,260,000 Child Welfare and Youth Services . ................................................. 123,449,000 Long Term Care . .............................................................................. 604,751,000 Income Security . .............................................................................. 247,119,000 Housing Services . ............................................................................ 86,383,000 Wellness ........................................................................................... 7,281,000 Other Benefits . ................................................................................. 34,450,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 47,000 Less designated revenue ....................................................... 2,000,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 1,111,646,000 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, HERITAGE AND CULTURE Administration . ................................................................................ 2,657,000 Sports and Active Communities . ..................................................... 7,192,000 Culture .............................................................................................. 16,677,000 Tourism and Parks . .......................................................................... 25,856,000 Less amounts authorized by law . ......................................... 47,000 Less designated revenue ....................................................... 925,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 51,410,000 4

CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Public Schools - Capital Equipment . ............................................... 2,395,000 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Public Hospitals - Capital Equipment .............................................. 19,000,000 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Canada-New Brunswick New Building Canada Fund - Small Communities Fund ............................................................... 3,500,000 Economic Development, Innovation and Infrastructure. .................. 5,668,000 Strategic Economic Infrastructure Fund . ......................................... 10,000,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 19,168,000 DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, HERITAGE AND CULTURE Capital Improvements ...................................................................... 2,564,000 LOANS AND ADVANCES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Northern New Brunswick Economic Development and Innovation Fund Loan Program . ................................... 4,000,000 Miramichi Regional Economic Development and Innovation Fund Loan Program . ................................... 1,000,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 5,000,000 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Housing ............................................................................................ 3,224,000 WORKING CAPITAL – MAXIMUM BALANCES 2015-2016 WORKING CAPITAL ADVANCES Education and Early Childhood Development ................................. 350,000 General Government ........................................................................ 100,000 Health ............................................................................................... 1,225,000 Justice ............................................................................................... 10,000 Office of the Attorney General . ....................................................... 5,000 Social Development ......................................................................... 1,900,000 Tourism, Heritage and Culture ......................................................... 500,000 5

PETTY CASH ADVANCES Education and Early Childhood Development ................................. 122,000 Health ............................................................................................... 2,000 Justice ............................................................................................... 20,000 Office of the Attorney General . ....................................................... 4,000 Social Development ......................................................................... 24,000 Tourism, Heritage and Culture ......................................................... 95,000 Other (small advances) ..................................................................... 40,000 INVENTORIES Health ............................................................................................... 8,830,000 Social Development ......................................................................... 100,000 Tourism, Heritage and Culture ......................................................... 500,000 6