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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES - Summary
The purpose of the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services is to be a responsive, innovative world leader in customer service, electronic service delivery, and consumer protection by delivering quality products for a fair, safe, dynamic and informed Ontario marketplace.
This purpose is realized by the ministry, its related agencies, and partners through a body of legislation, regulation and practice designed to: set the policy framework, set standards, manage the compliance process, advance shared public/private responsibility and partnership, position the ministry as a source of easily accessible marketplace information and promote consumer self-sufficiency.
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES - Summary
| Accrual 2003-04 Estimates |
PROGRAMS |
Cash 2002-03 Estimates |
Cash 2001-02 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | |
| OPERATING | |||
44,207,446 |
Ministry Administration Program1 | 43,955,440 |
45,222,002 |
52,755,200 |
Registration Program2,3 | 54,884,600 |
56,726,601 |
9,887,300 |
Consumer Protection and Public Safety/Business Standards Program4 | 9,091,600 |
9,790,705 |
36,114,000 |
Alcohol and Gaming Management Program5 | 36,739,200 |
35,388,419 |
35,942,900 |
Integrated Service Delivery Program6 | 29,607,400 |
27,173,616 |
178,906,846 |
Ministry Total Operating | 174,278,240 |
174,301,343 |
81,651,000 |
Less: Special Warrants | 85,135,000 |
- |
65,246 |
Less: Statutory Appropriations | 62,840 |
2,445,477 |
97,190,600 |
< TOTAL OPERATING TO BE VOTED | 89,080,400 |
171,855,866 |
178,906,846 |
Ministry Total Operating | ||
(24,000) |
Adjustments for Bad Debt Expense | ||
178,882,846 |
TOTAL INCLUDING CONSOLIDATION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS |
NOTE: Commencing in 2003-04, Estimates are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Information for 2002-03 and earlier
years is presented on the modified cash basis, and therefore comparison between 2003-04 and earlier year figures may not be
meaningful. Differences between cash and accrual relate to adjustments such as timing of transfer payments and provisions for bad
debts, that would increase or decrease the 2002-03 amounts had they been presented on the accrual basis.
Adjustments for this Ministry, if any, are indicated by superscripted references above and are explained on the page following the Ministry Summary - Reconciliation of 2002-03 Estimates from Cash to Accrual.
RECONCILIATION OF 2002-03 ESTIMATES FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL
VOTE and item |
Cash 2002-03 Estimates |
Adjustments from Cashto Accrual |
Estimates Presented as Accrual |
Estimates on Accrual Basis |
Change from 2002-03 Estimates on Accrual Basis |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$ millions |
$ millions |
$ millions |
$ millions |
$ millions |
||
| OPERATING | ||||||
801 |
Ministry Administration Program | |||||
1 |
Ministry Administration1 | 43.9 |
(0.3) |
43.6 |
44.2 |
0.5 |
S |
Minister’s Salary, the Executive Council Act | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
Parliamentary Assistant’s Salary, the Executive Council Act | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44.0 |
(0.3) |
43.7 |
44.2 |
0.5 |
||
802 |
Registration Program | |||||
1 |
Program Administration2 | 2 |
(0.1) |
2 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
2 |
Registration Services3 | 52.8 |
(1.3) |
51.6 |
50 |
(1.6) |
S |
Crown Contribution re Judges’ Plan, the Registry Act | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
Claims against Land Titles Assurance Fund | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
54.9 |
(1.3) |
53.6 |
52.8 |
(0.8) |
||
803 |
Consumer Protection and Public Safety/Business Standards Program | |||||
1 |
Program Administration | 0.6 |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
2 |
Marketplace Standards and Services4 | 5.8 |
(0.1) |
5.6 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
3 |
Sector Liaison | 1.6 |
- |
1.6 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
4 |
Licence Appeal Tribunal | 1.2 |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
- |
9.1 |
(0.2) |
8.9 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
||
804 |
Alcohol and Gaming Management Program | |||||
1 |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario5 | 36.7 |
(1.1) |
35.7 |
36.1 |
0.4 |
36.7 |
(1.1) |
35.7 |
36.1 |
0.4 |
||
805 |
Integrated Service Delivery Program | |||||
1 |
Integrated Service Delivery6 | 29.6 |
(0.5) |
29.1 |
35.9 |
6.8 |
29.6 |
(0.5) |
29.1 |
35.9 |
6.8 |
||
Ministry Total Operating |
174.3 |
(3.3) |
171.0 |
178.9 |
7.9 |
Adjustments from Cash to Accrual - Commencing in 2003-04, Estimates are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Information for 2002-03 and earlier years was prepared in the Estimates on the modified-cash basis. Information is provided in the followingnotes on the adjustments that increase or decrease the 2002-03 amounts to present them on the accrual basis in this reconciliation. Theaccrual presentation of the 2002-03 Estimates is not an official restatement; it is an approximation reflecting only the significant accrualadjustments as required to allow for a comparison between the 2003-04 and the 2002-03 Estimates on a consistent basis of accounting.(Note: adjustments of less than $0.05 million are not shown )
| $ millions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (0.3) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
| 2. | (0.1) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
| 3. | (1.3) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
| 4. | (0.1) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
| 5. | (1.1) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
| 6. | (0.5) |
adjustment to remove the pension costs related to ministry employees because, commencing in 2003-04, the cost to the Province of all pension benefits earned by employees is reflected in the Estimates for Management Board Secretariat |
(3.3) |
<< Total Adjustments |
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES - Capital Summary
| Accrual 2003-04 Estimates |
PROGRAMS |
Cash 2002-03 Estimates |
Cash 2001-02 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
| CAPITAL |
|||
854,500 |
Registration Program | 509,600 |
- |
854,500 |
Ministry Total Capital | 509,600 |
- |
471,300 |
Less: Special Warrants | 500,000 |
- |
383,200 |
< TOTAL CAPITAL TO BE VOTED | 9,600 |
- |
854,500 |
Ministry Total Capital | ||
854,500 |
TOTAL INCLUDING CONSOLIDATION AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS |
NOTE: Commencing in 2003-04, Estimates are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Information for 2002-03 and earlier
years is presented on the modified cash basis, and therefore comparison between 2003-04 and earlier year figures may not be
meaningful. Differences between cash and accrual relate to adjustments such as timing of transfer payments and provisions for bad
debts, that would increase or decrease the 2002-03 amounts had they been presented on the accrual basis.
Adjustments for this Ministry, if any, are indicated by superscripted references above and are explained on the page following the
Ministry Summary - Reconciliation of 2002-03 Estimates from Cash to Accrual.
RECONCILIATION OF 2002-03 ESTIMATES FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL
| VOTE and item | Cash 2002-03 Estimates | Adjustments from Cash to Accrual | 2002-03 Estimates Presented as Accrual | 2003-04 Estimates on Accrual Basis | Change from 2002-03 Estimates on Accrual Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions | $ millions | $ millions | ||
| CAPITAL | ||||||
| 802 | ||||||
| 3 | Registration Program | |||||
| Accommodation Capital | 0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
||
| Ministry Total Capital | 0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
Note: Amounts are rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand dollars and amounts less than fifty thousand dollars are shown as zero. Totals may not add due to this rounding.
Adjustments from Cash to Accrual - Commencing in 2003-04, Estimates are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Information for 2002-03 and earlier years was prepared in the Estimates on the modified-cash basis. Information is provided in the followingnotes on the adjustments that increase or decrease the 2002-03 amounts to present them on the accrual basis in this reconciliation. The accrual presentation of the 2002-03 Estimates is not an official restatement; it is an approximation reflecting only the significant accrual adjustments as required to allow for a comparison between the 2003-04 and the 2002-03 Estimates on a consistent basis of accounting. (Note: adjustments of less than $0.05 million are not shown )
no adjustments from cash to accrual