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VOTE | PROGRAM | Estimates |
Estimates |
Difference |
Actual |
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OPERATING EXPENSE | |||||
2101 | Ministry Administration Program | 33,467,800 | 33,209,300 | 258,500 | 34,564,788 |
2103 | Natural Resource Management Program | 357,180,000 | 333,947,400 | 23,232,600 | 346,983,176 |
2104 | Public Protection | 103,653,000 | 101,160,900 | 2,492,100 | 239,069,453 |
2105 | Land and Resources Information and Information Technology Cluster Program | 24,840,200 | 25,040,200 | (200,000) | 25,039,200 |
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO BE VOTED | 519,141,000 | 493,357,800 | 25,783,200 | 645,656,617 | |
Statutory Appropriations | 5,167,014 | 5,167,014 | - | 4,510,735 | |
Ministry Total Operating Expense | 524,308,014 | 498,524,814 | 25,783,200 | 650,167,352 | |
Operating Expense Adjustment - Special Purpose Accounts for Fish and Wildlife | 70,000,000 | 70,289,000 | (289,000) | 67,556,431 | |
Operating Expense Adjustment - Special Purpose Accounts for Ontario Parks | 65,063,000 | 64,063,000 | 1,000,000 | 68,313,000 | |
Consolidation Adjustment - Algonquin Forest Authority | 22,179,200 | 21,824,400 | 354,800 | 14,788,000 | |
Consolidation Adjustment - Forest Renewal Trust | 51,245,100 | 43,265,400 | 7,979,700 | 44,678,000 | |
Operating Expense Adjustment - Section 15 Recoveries | - | - | - | 12,711,700 | |
Total Including Consolidation & Other Adjustments | 732,795,314 | 697,966,614 | 34,828,700 | 858,214,483 | |
OPERATING ASSETS | |||||
2103 | Natural Resource Management Program | 501,000 | 1,200,000 | (699,000) | 720,000 |
2104 | Public Protection | 54,800 | 53,600 | 1,200 | 53,565 |
2105 | Land and Resources Information and Information Technology Cluster Program | - | 181,500 | (181,500) | 270,770 |
TOTAL OPERATING ASSETS TO BE VOTED | 555,800 | 1,435,100 | (879,300) | 1,044,335 | |
Ministry Total Operating Assets | 555,800 | 1,435,100 | (879,300) | 1,044,335 | |
CAPITAL EXPENSE | |||||
2103 | Natural Resource Management Program | 41,818,000 | 52,639,200 | (10,821,200) | 53,183,282 |
2104 | Public Protection | 1,643,800 | 1,256,500 | 387,300 | 1,296,994 |
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSE TO BE VOTED | 43,461,800 | 53,895,700 | (10,433,900) | 54,480,276 | |
Statutory Appropriations | 9,958,200 | 12,762,400 | (2,804,200) | 8,648,310 | |
Ministry Total Capital Expense | 53,420,000 | 66,658,100 | (13,238,100) | 63,128,586 | |
Consolidation Adjustment - Algonquin Forest Authority | 66,200 | 150,000 | (83,800) | 198,000 | |
Total Including Consolidation & Other Adjustments | 53,486,200 | 66,808,100 | (13,321,900) | 63,326,586 | |
CAPITAL ASSETS | |||||
2103 | Natural Resource Management Program | 15,470,100 | 19,710,100 | (4,240,000) | 27,009,184 |
2104 | Public Protection | 33,647,500 | 24,089,800 | 9,557,700 | 9,175,699 |
TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS TO BE VOTED | 49,117,600 | 43,799,900 | 5,317,700 | 36,184,883 | |
Ministry Total Capital Assets | 49,117,600 | 43,799,900 | 5,317,700 | 36,184,883 | |
Ministry Total Operating and Capital Including Consolidation and Other Adjustments (not including Assets) | 786,281,514 | 764,774,714 | 21,506,800 | 921,541,069 |