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HONOURABLE CAROLE JAMES
MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY PREMIER
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, 2020;
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, 2020 is $774 000 000;
AND WHEREAS those budget documents include a $500 000 000 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, 2020 to $274 000 000;
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 $47 062 752 000 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, 2020, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2019.
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 $1 116 497 000 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, 2020, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2019.
3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
Schedule 1
2019/2020 Schedule of Voted Expenses
Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 and the purposes for which they are granted
| Vote Number |
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program | $ |
| 1 | Legislative Assembly | 83 015 000 |
| 2 | Auditor General | 18 216 000 |
| 3 | Conflict of Interest Commissioner | 718 000 |
| 4 | Elections BC | 18 151 000 |
| 5 | Human Rights Commissioner | 2 000 000 |
| 6 | Information and Privacy Commissioner | 6 702 000 |
| 7 | Merit Commissioner | 1 365 000 |
| 8 | Ombudsperson | 8 873 000 |
| 9 | Police Complaint Commissioner | 3 822 000 |
| 10 | Representative for Children and Youth | 9 750 000 |
| 11 | Office of the Premier | 11 349 000 |
| 12 | Ministry of Advanced Education Skills and Training – Ministry Operations |
2 329 505 000 |
| 13 | Ministry of Agriculture – Ministry Operations | 80 134 000 |
| 14 | Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Land Commission | 4 873 000 |
| 15 | Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations | 490 716 000 |
| 16 | Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary | 80 984 000 |
| 17 | Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act | 24 500 000 |
| 18 | Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office | 9 400 000 |
| 19 | Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations |
2 064 727 000 |
| 20 | Ministry of Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations | 551 640 000 |
| 21 | Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations | 6 529 945 000 |
| 22 | Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations |
177 038 000 |
| 23 | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Ministry Operations |
192 734 000 |
| 24 | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Environmental Assessment Office |
14 531 000 |
| 25 | Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations | 265 327 000 |
| 26 | Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement | 37 805 000 |
| 27 | Ministry of Finance – BC Public Service Agency | 56 545 000 |
| 28 | Ministry of Finance – Benefits and Other Employment Costs | 1 000 |
| 29 | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Ministry Operations |
508 192 000 |
| 30 | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Fire Management |
101 122 000 |
| 31 | Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations | 20 698 339 000 |
| 32 | Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations |
48 163 000 |
| 33 | Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation – Treaty and Other Agreements Funding |
49 729 000 |
| 34 | Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology – Ministry Operations |
96 933 000 |
| 35 | Ministry of Labour – Ministry Operations | 16 449 000 |
| 36 | Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions – Ministry Operations | 10 067 000 |
| 37 | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Ministry Operations | 318 559 000 |
| 38 | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Housing | 486 365 000 |
| 39 | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations |
770 889 000 |
| 40 | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act | 14 819 000 |
| 41 | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction – Ministry Operations |
3 571 597 000 |
| 42 | Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture – Ministry Operations |
160 544 000 |
| 43 | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Ministry Operations |
925 616 000 |
| 44 | Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt | 1 277 920 000 |
| 45 | Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs | 1 303 500 000 |
| 46 | Various Ministers – Capital Funding | 2 134 111 000 |
| 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 | 1 489 000 000 |
| 50 | Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Auditor General for Local Government | 2 608 000 |
| 51 | Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development – Forest Practices Board |
3 862 000 |
| TOTAL | 47 062 752 000 | |
Schedule 2
2019/2020 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions
Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 and the purposes for which they are granted
| $ | |
| Schedule C – Capital Expenditures | 623 005 000 |
| Schedule D – Loans, Investments and Other Requirements | 493 492 000 |
| TOTAL | 1 116 497 000 |