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Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 19th day of May, 2016
Craig James, Clerk of the House
HONOURABLE MICHAEL DE JONG
MINISTER OF FINANCE
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, 2017;
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, 2017 is $614 000 000;
AND WHEREAS those budget documents include a $350 000 000 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, 2017 to $264 000 000;
THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
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 $38 155 598 000 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, 2017, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2016.
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 $778 706 000 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, 2017, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2016.
3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
2016/2017 Schedule of Voted Expenses
Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 and the purposes for which they are granted
| Vote Number |
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program | $ |
| 1 | Legislative Assembly | 69 565 000 |
| 2 | Auditor General | 17 097 000 |
| 3 | Conflict of Interest Commissioner | 701 000 |
| 4 | Elections BC | 9 385 000 |
| 5 | Information and Privacy Commissioner | 5 964 000 |
| 6 | Merit Commissioner | 1 054 000 |
| 7 | Ombudsperson | 7 117 000 |
| 8 | Police Complaint Commissioner | 3 428 000 |
| 9 | Representative for Children and Youth | 8 830 000 |
| 10 | Office of the Premier | 8 998 000 |
| 11 | Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation– Ministry Operations | 39 211 000 |
| 12 | Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation– Treaty and Other Agreements Funding | 41 949 000 |
| 13 | Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations | 1 947 632 000 |
| 14 | Ministry of Advanced Education – Government Communications and Public Engagement | 37 869 000 |
| 15 | Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations | 64 948 000 |
| 16 | Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission | 4 524 000 |
| 17 | Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations | 1 451 160 000 |
| 18 | Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Ministry Operations | 245 937 000 |
| 19 | Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations | 5 571 246 000 |
| 20 | Ministry of Energy and Mines – Ministry Operations | 25 912 000 |
| 21 | Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations | 117 182 000 |
| 22 | Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office | 11 828 000 |
| 23 | Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations | 178 497 000 |
| 24 | Ministry of Finance – Gaming Policy and Enforcement | 19 876 000 |
| 25 | Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency | 50 861 000 |
| 26 | Ministry of Finance – Benefits | 1 000 |
| 27 | Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Ministry Operations | 426 148 000 |
| 28 | Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Fire Management | 63 164 000 |
| 29 | Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations | 17 820 706 000 |
| 30 | Ministry of International Trade – Ministry Operations | 50 291 000 |
| 31 | Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training – Ministry Operations | 196 234 000 |
| 32 | Ministry of Justice – Ministry Operations | 387 157 000 |
| 33 | Ministry of Justice – Judiciary | 71 786 000 |
| 34 | Ministry of Justice – Crown Proceeding Act | 24 500 000 |
| 35 | Ministry of Justice – Independent Investigations Office | 7 552 000 |
| 36 | Ministry of Justice – British Columbia Utilities Commission | 1 000 |
| 37 | Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Ministry Operations | 24 218 000 |
| 38 | Ministry of Natural Gas Development – Housing | 414 598 000 |
| 39 | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations | 666 552 000 |
| 40 | Ministry of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction – Ministry Operations | 3 862 000 |
| 41 | Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation – Ministry Operations | 2 739 239 000 |
| 42 | Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations | 491 997 000 |
| 43 | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations | 843 349 000 |
| 44 | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Emergency Program Act | 14 475 000 |
| 45 | Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt | 1 168 125 000 |
| 46 | Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs | 450 000 000 |
| 47 | Various Ministers – Capital Funding | 1 303 378 000 |
| 48 | Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds | 1 000 |
| 49 | Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts | 1 000 |
| 50 | Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers | 1 039 000 000 |
| 51 | Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development – Auditor General for Local Government | 2 595 000 |
| 52 | Minister of Justice and Attorney General – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission | 2 083 000 |
| 53 | Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – Forest Practices Board | 3 814 000 |
| TOTAL | 38 155 598 000 | |
2016/2017 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions
Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 and the purposes for which they are granted
| $ | |
| Schedule C – Capital Expenditures | 386 599 000 |
| Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements | 392 107 000 |
| TOTAL | 778 706 000 |