HONOURABLE MICHAEL DE JONG
MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 28 – 2015

SUPPLY ACT, 2015-2016

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, 2016;

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, 2016 is $534 000 000;

AND WHEREAS those budget documents include a $250 000 000 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, 2016 to $284 000 000;

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

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 $36 749 151 000 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, 2016, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2015.

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 $737 906 000 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, 2016, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2015.

Commencement

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

Schedule 1

2015/2016 Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote Number Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislation 69 565 000
2 Auditor General 16 945 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 567 000
4 Elections BC 11 080 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 5 636 000
6 Merit Commissioner 1 054 000
7 Ombudsperson 5 802 000
8 Police Complaint Commissioner 3 165 000
9 Representative for Children and Youth 8 138 000
10 Office of the Premier 9 028 000
11 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations 38 633 000
12 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding 43 091 000
13 Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations 1 923 282 000
14 Ministry of Advanced Education – Government Communications and Public Engagement 37 324 000
15 Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations 64 823 000
16 Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission 3 406 000
17 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations 1 378 927 000
18 Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Ministry Operations 215 828 000
19 Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations 5 460 832 000
20 Ministry of Energy and Mines – Ministry Operations 25 524 000
21 Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations 118 122 000
22 Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office 11 610 000
23 Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations 144 862 000
24 Ministry of Finance – Gaming Policy and Enforcement 19 872 000
25 Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency 50 957 000
26 Ministry of Finance – Benefits 1 000
27 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Ministry Operations 380 457 000
28 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Direct Fire 63 165 000
29 Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations 17 297 183 000
30 Ministry of International Trade – Ministry Operations 48 521 000
31 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training – Ministry Operations 198 360 000
32 Ministry of Justice – Ministry Operations 1 039 955 000
33 Ministry of Justice – Judiciary 71 118 000
34 Ministry of Justice – Crown Proceeding Act 24 500 000
35 Ministry of Justice – Independent Investigations Office 7 544 000
36 Ministry of Justice – British Columbia Utilities Commission 1 000
37 Ministry of Justice – Emergency Program Act 14 478 000
38 Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Ministry Operations 23 872 000
39 Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Housing 408 393 000
40 Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation – Ministry Operations 2 593 575 000
41 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations 63 971 000
42 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Shared Services BC 428 918 000
43 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations 813 473 000
44 Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt 1 266 645 000
45 Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 350 000 000
46 Various Ministers – Capital Funding 1 001 447 000
47 Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
48 Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
49 Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers 975 000 000
50 Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Auditor General for Local Government 2 600 000
51 Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Electoral Boundaries Commission 2 000 000
52 Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission 2 081 000
53 Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Forest Practices Board 3 818 000

TOTAL 36 749 151 000

Schedule 2

2015/2016 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule C – Capital Expenditures 356 949 000
Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 380 957 000
TOTAL 737 906 000