Question Period Note: 2021-22 Main Estimates

2021-22 Main Estimates

• The Government of Canada is taking action to advance gender equality and address persistent gender inequalities that affect all Canadians.
• The Department for Women and Gender Equality will receive $125.5M in funding from the 2021-22 Main Estimates, representing a decrease of $4.3M from the previous year Main Estimates.
• The majority of the funding is for Grants and Contributions to support capacity building of women’s organizations and the furthering of women’s participation in Canadian society

The Main Estimates are part of the normal parliamentary approval process to ensure that previously planned Government initiatives receive the necessary funding to move them forward.

The Main Estimates confirm requests for resources that have already been approved by the Treasury Board.

The Department will receive $125.5M in total funding for 2021-22:
o $45.3M Operating expenditures;
o $75.5M Grants and Contributions; and
o $4.7M Statutory funding (Employee Benefit Plan $4.6M, Minister’s salary & car $90.5K).

The following indicates the variance in the funding received from the previous Main Estimates:

Main Estimates 2020-21:
Operating Expenditures - $45.9M
Grants and Contributions - $79.4M
Statutory Authorities - $4.5M
Total - $129.8M

Main Estimates 2021-22:
Operating Expenditures - $45.3M
Grants and Contributions - $75.5M
Statutory Authorities -$4.7M
Total - $125.5M

Varience:
Operating Expenditures - ($0.6M)
Grants and Contributions - ($3.9M)
Statutory Authorities -$0.2M
Total - ($4.3M)

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Commemoration Fund was funded over three years, starting in 2018-19. The end of the Fund in 2020-21 accounts for most of the $4.3M variance.
 

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