Section 31: Transfer payments

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Table 1:Transfer payments
(in dollars)Links to footnote * in Table 1

Description Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Main Estimates Supplementary Estimates Adjustments, warrants and transfers Total available for use Used in the current year Variance Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous year
Department of Veterans Affairs
Grants
Pain and Suffering Compensation – 1,585,299,000 819,421,000 10,147,000 2,414,867,000 2,305,747,176 109,119,824 – 1,608,757,205
Income Replacement Benefit – 1,345,789,000 89,362,000 7,854,000 1,443,005,000 1,433,906,543 9,098,457 – 1,260,702,576
Pensions for disability and death, including pensions granted under the authority of the Civilian Government Employees (War) Compensation Order, P.C. 45/8848 of November 22, 1944, which shall be subject to the Pension Act; for former prisoners of war under the Pension Act, and Newfoundland special awards – 990,933,000 – 2,275,000 993,208,000 992,936,662 271,338 – 1,012,069,671
Additional Pain and Suffering Compensation – 353,850,000 – (negative 24,193,500) 329,656,500 327,196,477 2,460,023 – 276,261,939
Housekeeping and Grounds Maintenance – 302,431,000 – 22,569,000 325,000,000 318,962,874 6,037,126 – 291,478,596
Education and Training Benefit – 35,872,000 – (negative 5,350,000) 30,522,000 28,940,536 1,581,464 – 28,961,516
Caregiver Recognition Benefit – 28,945,000 – – 28,945,000 27,767,018 1,177,982 – 22,308,657
Earnings Loss and Supplementary Retirement Benefit – 20,000,000 – (negative 15,223,000) 4,777,000 4,119,779 657,221 – 7,182,831
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – 12,600,000 – 265,000 12,865,000 12,858,930 6,070 – 11,859,340
Last Post Fund – 6,844,000 – – 6,844,000 5,927,212 916,788 – 6,393,536
Grant for Research Funding Program – 5,350,000 944,390 (negative 2,000,000) 4,294,390 4,290,714 3,676 – 2,150,000
Canadian Forces Income Support Allowance – 3,207,000 – 222,000 3,429,000 3,330,857 98,143 – 2,651,436
War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances – 2,548,000 – (negative 76,000) 2,472,000 2,282,970 189,030 – 2,530,615
Critical Injury Benefit – 2,160,000 – (negative 26,000) 2,134,000 1,498,245 635,755 – 1,098,644
Grant for Veterans and Family Well-Being Fund – 2,000,000 2,000,000 (negative 666,937) 3,333,063 3,333,063 – – 5,933,062
Grant for Commemorative Partnerships – 1,450,000 (negative 25,000) (negative 453,746) 971,254 969,648 1,606 – 525,813
Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance – 1,300,000 – (negative 219,000) 1,081,000 1,017,883 63,117 – 802,222
Veterans Emergency Fund – 1,000,000 800,000 100,000 1,900,000 1,604,036 295,964 – 1,647,146
Payments under the Flying Accidents Compensation Regulations – 975,000 – (negative 481,000) 494,000 488,226 5,774 – 480,718
Disability Awards and Allowances – 958,000 – (negative 216,000) 742,000 678,637 63,363 – 705,319
Treatment Allowances – 300,000 – (negative 183,000) 117,000 78,299 38,701 – 145,523
Assistance in accordance with the provisions of the Assistance Fund Regulations – 100,000 – (negative 64,000) 36,000 30,598 5,402 – 39,645
United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea – 70,000 – – 70,000 22,565 47,435 – 22,040
Retirement Income Security Benefit – 50,000 – – 50,000 23,064 26,936 – –
Assistance to Canadian Veterans—Overseas District – 25,000 – (negative 7,000) 18,000 4,582 13,418 – 9,315
Payments of Gallantry Awards – 2,500 – (negative 1,500) 1,000 509 491 – 774
Links to footnote S in Table 1 Veterans Insurance Actuarial Liability Adjustment (Veterans Insurance Act) – 175,000 – (negative 175,000) – – – – –
Links to footnote S in Table 1 Returned Soldiers Insurance Actuarial Liability Adjustment (Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act) – 10,000 – (negative 10,000) – – – – –
Links to footnote S in Table 1 Repayments under section 15 of the War Service Grants Act of compensating adjustments made in accordance with the terms of the Veterans' Land Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. V-4) – 10,000 – (negative 10,000) – – – – –
Links to footnote S in Table 1 Re-establishment Credits under section 8 of the War Service Grants Act (R.S.C., 1970, c. W-4) – 2,000 – (negative 2,000) – – – – –
Items not required for the current year – – – – – – – – 68,986
Total—Grants – 4,704,255,500 912,502,390 (negative 5,925,683) 5,610,832,207 5,478,017,103 132,815,104 – 4,544,787,125
Contributions
Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs – 70,292,000 – 2,508,000 72,800,000 71,707,616 1,092,384 – 65,488,938
Contributions under the Commemorative Partnerships Program, to organizations, institutions and other levels of government, in support of projects related to the health and well-being of the veteran population, and commemoration activities and events – 10,910,172 750,000 553,746 12,213,918 12,213,527 391 – 8,038,034
Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other related mental health conditions – 9,200,000 – – 9,200,000 9,134,525 65,475 – 9,191,941
Contributions for Research Funding Program – 5,161,679 – 2,000,000 7,161,679 7,141,355 20,324 – 7,141,355
Contributions for Veterans and Family Well-Being Fund – 1,000,000 – 666,937 1,666,937 1,666,937 – – 2,066,937
Total—Contributions – 96,563,851 750,000 5,728,683 103,042,534 101,863,960 1,178,574 – 91,927,205
Total Ministry – 4,800,819,351 913,252,390 (negative 197,000) 5,713,874,741 5,579,881,063 133,993,678 – 4,636,714,330

Table 1 notes

Table note *

The dash means that the amount is 0 or is rounded to 0.

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Table note S

Statutory transfer payment.

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