5th Session, 42nd Parliament

(2024) 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 16th day of May, 2024

Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

HONOURABLE KATRINE CONROY

MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 28 – 2024

SUPPLY ACT, 2024–2025

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, 2025;

THEREFORE HIS 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 $76 833 374 000 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, 2025, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2024 .

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 $1 596 341 000 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, 2025, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2024 .

Commencement

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

Schedule 1

2024/2025

Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote

Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislative Assembly

129 660 000

Auditor General

26 356 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

899 000

Elections BC

94 749 000

Human Rights Commissioner

7 668 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

11 011 000

Merit Commissioner

1 667 000

Ombudsperson

15 081 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

8 296 000

Representative for Children and Youth

12 829 000

Office of the Premier

16 754 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Ministry Operations

95 004 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Agricultural Land Commission

5 453 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

729 324 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

110 671 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

24 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office

12 428 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

2 121 197 000

Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations

705 277 000

Ministry of Education and Child Care – Ministry Operations

9 576 781 000

Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Ministry Operations

79 047 000

Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness – Emergency and Disaster Management Act

36 420 000

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

121 111 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Ministry Operations

188 053 000

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Environmental Assessment Office

17 074 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

413 107 000

Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement

31 660 000

Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency

69 815 000

Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs

1 000

Ministry of Forests – Ministry Operations

413 993 000

Ministry of Forests – Fire Management

232 736 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

32 710 062 000

Ministry of Housing – Ministry Operations

1 033 255 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

59 002 000

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

94 704 000

Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Declaration Act Secretariat

4 567 000

Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation – Ministry Operations

115 278 000

Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations

25 407 000

Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions – Ministry Operations

40 749 000

Ministry of Municipal Affairs – Ministry Operations

273 423 000

Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills – Ministry Operations

3 371 043 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

1 068 431 000

Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations

5 175 972 000

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

180 989 000

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations

1 135 439 000

Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship – Ministry Operations

213 767 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

1 976 474 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies

3 885 000 000

Various Ministers – Capital Funding

6 665 197 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers

3 492 000 000

Minister of Forests – Forest Practices Board

3 991 000

TOTAL

76 833 374 000

Schedule 2

2024/2025

Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to His Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C – Capital Expenditures

647 353 000

Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements

948 988 000

TOTAL

1 596 341 000

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