Under this strategy, the ministry delivers farm income stabilization and other assistance programs to the agriculture sector, and promotes agri-food sector business development. The ministry also works with farmers, agri-businesses, municipalities, and other partners in the agriculture and rural sectors to identify needs and opportunities, adopt new technologies, and make sound business decisions. The ministry is responsible for promoting Ontario food and agricultural sales in export and domestic markets, and for providing support to the processing industry through investment attraction, investment retention and sector development. It also encompasses agriculture and food research, education and laboratory services and the administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/University of Guelph Agreement.
VOTE -ITEM # |
STANDARD ACCOUNT BY ITEM AND SUB-ITEMS | |||
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OPERATING EXPENSE | ||||
105-1 | Agri-Food Sector including Business Risk Management | |||
Salaries and wages | 18,643,400 | |||
Employee benefits | 3,220,700 | |||
Transportation and communication | 1,605,400 | |||
Services | 24,692,500 | |||
Supplies and equipment | 727,500 | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization | 119,000,000 | |||
Production Insurance and Other Assistance | 35,599,500 | |||
AgriCorp | 11,982,000 | |||
Ontario Ethanol Growth Fund | 23,000,000 | |||
Provision for Loans Guarantees - Commodity Loan Guarantee Program | 380,000 | |||
Other Assistance for Risk Management | 4,515,900 | |||
University of Guelph | 54,800,000 | |||
Competitive Research | 450,000 | |||
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies | 1,203,000 | |||
Leadership Development | 776,000 | |||
Strategic Partnerships | 632,500 | |||
Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. | 400,000 | |||
Grants in lieu of taxes | 357,000 | |||
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association | 142,000 | |||
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | 140,000 | |||
Farm Safety Association | 120,000 | |||
Farmers' Markets Ontario | 90,000 | |||
Feeder Cattle Assistance | 45,000 | |||
Enhanced BSE Feed Ban | 11,865,000 | |||
Other Assistance for Agriculture, Research and Technology Transfer | 6,650,000 | 272,147,900 | ||
Subtotal | 321,037,400 | |||
Less: Recoveries | 618,500 | |||
Total Operating Expense | 320,418,900 | |||
Statutory Appropriations | ||||
Other transactions | ||||
Statutory | Bad Debt Expense, the Financial Administration Act | 5,000 | ||
Statutory | Payments: re: Guaranteed Bank Loans, the Financial Administration Act | 1,000 | ||
Total Operating Expense for Agri-Food Sector including Business Risk Management | 320,424,900 | |||
OPERATING ASSETS | ||||
105-2 | Agri-Food Sector including Business Risk Management | |||
Deposits and prepaid expenses | 3,000,000 | |||
Total Operating Assets | 3,000,000 | |||
Total Operating Assets for Agri-Food Sector including Business Risk Management | 3,000,000 | |||
CAPITAL EXPENSE | ||||
105-3 | Agri-Food Sector | |||
Services | ||||
Education Research and Laboratories | 500,000 | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
Research and Education Infrastructure Renewal | 1,000,000 | |||
Research and Education Base Building Investments | 3,250,000 | 4,250,000 | ||
Total Capital Expense | 4,750,000 | |||
Total Capital Expense for Agri-Food Sector including Business Risk Management | 4,750,000 |