HONOURABLE CAROLE JAMES
MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY PREMIER

BILL 35 – 2018

SUPPLY ACT, 2018-2019

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, 2019;

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, 2019 is $569 000 000;

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, 2019 to $219 000 000;

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 $43 138 106 000 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, 2019, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2018.

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 $903 429 000 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, 2019, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2018.

Commencement

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

Schedule 1

2018/2019 Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote
Number
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislative Assembly 77 408 000
2 Auditor General 17 666 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 718 000
4 Elections BC 13 846 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 6 252 000
6 Merit Commissioner 1 141 000
7 Ombudsperson 6 893 000
8 Police Complaint Commissioner 3 615 000
9 Representative for Children and Youth 9 418 000
10 Office of the Premier 11 305 000
11 Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training – Ministry Operations 2 211 614 000
12 Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations 75 359 000
13 Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission 4 584 000
14 Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations 470 469 000
15 Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary 79 254 000
16 Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act 24 500 000
17 Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office 8 756 000
18 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations 1 792 612 000
19 Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations 524 149 000
20 Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations 6 302 620 000
21 Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations 58 015 000
22 Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Ministry Operations 133 949 000
23 Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Environmental Assessment Office 11 902 000
24 Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations 172 581 000
25 Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement 35 384 000
26 Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency 56 268 000
27 Ministry of Finance – Benefits 1 000
28 Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Ministry Operations 473 452 000
29 Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Fire Management 63 986 000
30 Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations 19 606 664 000
31 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations 43 914 000
32 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding 46 438 000
33 Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology – Ministry Operations 104 769 000
34 Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations 12 638 000
35 Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions – Ministry Operations 9 983 000
36 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Ministry Operations 196 910 000
37 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Housing 453 988 000
38 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations 755 457 000
39 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act 14 728 000
40 Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations 3 363 727 000
41 Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture – Ministry Operations 140 681 000
42 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations 890 092 000
43 Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt 1 275 907 000
44 Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 550 000 000
45 Various Ministers – Capital Funding 1 772 046 000
46 Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
47 Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
48 Minister of Finance – Tax Transfers 1 246 000 000
49 Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Auditor General for Local Government 2 600 000
50 Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Forest Practices Board 3 845 000
TOTAL 43 138 106 000

Schedule 2

2018/2019 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule C – Capital Expenditures 502 932 000
Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 400 497 000
TOTAL 903 429 000