2016–17 Departmental Results Report

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Analysis of trends in spending and human resources

Actual expenditures

Budgetary Financial Resources (dollars)
2016–17 Main Estimates	2016–17 Planned Spending	2016–17 Total Authorities Available for Use	2016–17 Actual Spending (authorities used)	Difference (actual minus planned)
3,869,509,257^{Footnote 19}	3,322,632,827	5,349,161,397^{Footnote 20}	3,207,766,272	(114,866,555)

Human Resources (Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs))
2016–17 Planned	2016–17 Actual	2016–17 Difference (actual minus planned)
380	385	5

Departmental Spending Trend

In 2016-17 Infrastructure Canada's total spending is over $3.2 billion. Departmental spending has been increasing slowly for the past three years, and in 2016-17, the Department started to implement the new programs under the Investing in Canada Plan Phase 1. The approval process for new programs under the Investing in Canada Plan Phase 2 also started in 2016-17, obtaining approval in June 2017. The implementation of these new programs is starting in 2017-18, with funding being obtained through 2017-18 Supplementary Estimates processes.

After peaking in 2011-12 to over $4.5 billion in spending, the departmental spending had continued to rise until 2013-14 at over $3.5 billion, but it started to decline in 2014-15. Even though the new programs under the New Building Canada Fund were approved and implementation had started in 2014-15, departmental spending reached a record low in six years, as many of the existing programs were approaching completion.

In 2016-17, the Department introduced the transfer of funding from older federal infrastructure programs (Voted spending) through the Gas Tax Fund to ensure that funds were directed towards municipal infrastructure priorities in the near term. This was funding that had not been prioritized for projects by provinces and territories by March 31, 2016.

*Statutory spending includes some operating expenses, and the federal Gas Tax Fund program which became permanent in 2014-15. In 2016-17, $30,155,357 in Voted spending flowed to provinces and territories through the federal Gas Tax Fund, as legacy funding was transferred from sunsetting programs to the federal Gas Tax Fund. The transfer of legacy funding (Voted spending) through the federal Gas Tax Fund ensures that funds are directed towards municipal infrastructure priorities in the near term.
**Sunset Programs are time-limited programs that do not have an ongoing funding nor policy authority.
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Infrastructure Canada provides funding for large and complex public infrastructure projects, and in 2016-17 there were large variances for Program 1.3 Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities and Program 1.4 Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments. For these programs as well as for Program 1.6 New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project, after construction has started, a number of factors beyond the control of funding recipients can result in lower spending than anticipated. These factors range from lower than anticipated project costs, to project delays as a result of inclement weather, and technical and other construction-related complexities. It is also important to note that federal funding does not actually flow to recipients until they have submitted their claims for actual costs incurred.

Over the years, Infrastructure Canada's annual spending lapse has been relatively high. In 2016-17, the Department lapsed over $2.14 billion in spending authorities. However, lapsed authorities are re-profiled to the future and the funding remains committed to the infrastructure programs. The re-profiling of funds is necessary as projects are not completed on a yearly appropriated schedule and partners do not submit their claims in a given fiscal year as expected, which leads to federal funding not always flowing as planned.

Budgetary performance summary for Programs and Internal Services (dollars)
Programs and Internal Services	2016-17 Main Estimates	2016-17 Planned Spending	2017-18 Planned Spending	2018-19 Planned Spending	2016-17 Total Authorities Available for Use	2016-17 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)	2015-16 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)	2014-15 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)
Funding for Provincial-Territorial Priorities	97,380,082	97,380,082	56,608,537	27,826,737	97,327,297^{Footnote 21}	3,064,280^{Footnote 22}	50,036,481	25,078,120
Permanent and Flexible Public Infrastructure Funding	2,074,601,337	2,074,601,337	2,074,765,524	2,173,390,051	2,103,972,917^{Footnote 23}	2,102,832,309^{Footnote 24}	1,974,079,201	1,974,387,706
Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities	174,342,089^{Footnote 25}	49,588,756	3,058,211,074	2,627,519,290	1,646,617,194^{Footnote 26}	164,694,236	84,854,656	139,119,440
Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments	1,269,427,535^{Footnote 27}	751,990,832	1,026,254,190	1,130,874,062	1,151,636,243^{Footnote 28}	703,602,026	887,432,688	787,479,954
Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas	131,922,508	227,236,114^{Footnote 29}	162,625,742	199,623,092	167,041,506^{Footnote 30}	157,116,165	88,141,483	92,993,364
New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project	91,859,300	91,859,300	590,744,529	740,219,869	134,274,879^{Footnote 31}	28,165,895^{Footnote 32}	66,281,311	40,687,967
Subtotal	3,839,532,851	3,292,656,421	6,969,209,596	6,899,453,101	5,300,870,036	3,159,474,911	3,150,825,820	3,059,746,551
Internal Services	29,976,406	29,976,406	42,454,205	43,012,828	48,291,361	48,291,361	39,615,936	36,135,562
Total	3,869,509,257	3,322,632,827	7,011,663,801	6,942,465,929	5,349,161,397	3,207,766,272	3,190,441,756	3,095,882,113

Actual human resources

Human resources summary for Programs and Internal Services (full time equivalents)
Programs and Internal Services	2014–15 Actual	2015–16 Actual	2016–17 Planned	2016–17 Actual	2017–18 Planned	2018–19 Planned
Funding for Provincial-Territorial Priorities	2	3	1	3	1	1
Permanent and Flexible Infrastructure Funding	18	22	23	15	22	23
Investments in National Infrastructure	24	27	24	34	46	51
Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments	57	68	72	75	84	81
Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas	25	32	16	17	15	15
New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project	37	44	74	47	89	89
Subtotal	163	196	210	191	257	260
Internal Services	170	161	170	194	158	155
Total	333	357	380	385	415	415

Expenditures by vote

For information on the Infrastructure Canada's organizational voted and statutory expenditures, please consult the Public Accounts of Canada 2017.ⁱⁱ

Alignment of spending with the whole-of-government framework

Alignment of 2016-17 actual spending with the whole-of-government frameworkⁱⁱⁱ (dollars)
Program	Spending area	Government of Canada activity	2016–17 Actual spending
Funding for Provincial-Territorial Priorities	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	3,064,280
Permanent and Flexible Public Infrastructure Funding	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	2,102,832,309
Investments in National Infrastructure Priorities	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	164,694,236
Large-Scale Infrastructure Priorities	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	703,602,026
Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	157,116,165
New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project	Economic Affairs	Strong Economic Growth	28,165,895

Total spending by spending area (dollars)
Spending area	Total planned spending	Total actual spending
Economic affairs	3,292,656,421	3,159,474,911

Financial statements and financial statements highlights

Financial statements

Infrastructure Canada's financial statements (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2017, are available on the Departmental website.

Financial statements highlights

Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2017 (dollars)
Financial information	2016–17 Planned results	2016–17 Actual	2015–16 Actual	Difference (2016–17 actual minus 2016–17 planned)	Difference (2016–17 actual minus 2015–16 actual)
Total expenses	3,322,632,000	3,193,051,000	3,142,678,000	(129,581,000)	50,373,000
Total revenues	-	-	-	-	-
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers	3,322,632,000	3,193,051,000	3,142,678,000	(129,581,000)	50,373,000

Condensed Statement of Financial Position (unaudited) as at March 31, 2017 (dollars)
Financial Information	2016–17	2015–16	Difference (2016–17 minus 2015–16)
Total net liabilities	1,371,502,000	767,084,000	604,418,000
Total net financial assets	147,458,000	188,880,000	(41,422,000)
Departmental net debt	1,224,045,000	578,204,000	645,841,000
Total non-financial assets	1,371,707,000	641,447,000	730,260,000
Departmental net financial position	147,662,000	63,243,000	84,419,000

Footnotes

Footnote 19

The 2016-17 Main Estimates was higher than the 2016-17 Planned spending as it included $546,876,430 in funding that Infrastructure Canada had determined it would not spend in 2016-17.

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Footnote 20

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use were increased in 2016-17 as additional funding was obtained through 2016-17 Supplementary Estimates, including new programs under the initial phase of the Investing in Canada plan.

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Footnote 21

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this Program was lower than the 2016-17 Main Estimates as the operating amount was readjusted for 2016-17.

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Footnote 22

The 2016-17 Actual spending under this Program was lower than anticipated, as the Department received fewer claims for completed projects than expected.

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Footnote 23

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this Program were higher than the 2016-17 Main Estimates as funding authorities were transferred from older federal infrastructure programs to flow through the federal Gas Tax Fund to provinces and territories in accordance with Budget 2016. This transfer of funding authorities (Voted spending) ensures that funds will be directed towards municipal infrastructure priorities in the near term.

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Footnote 24

Funding under this program typically represents statutory spending. However the 2016-17 Actual Spending also includes Voted spending, which is the transfer of funding from older federal infrastructure programs to provinces and territories through the federal Gas Tax Fund. The transfer of Voted spending through the federal Gas Tax Fund ensures that funds will be directed towards municipal infrastructure priorities in the near term.

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Footnote 25

As stated in the 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities, the 2016-17 Main Estimates was higher than the 2016-17 Planned Spending under this Program as it included funding that Infrastructure Canada had determined it would not spend in the fiscal year. As such, funding from 2016-17 will be re-profiled to future years and remains committed for infrastructure projects. This applies largely to the following transfer payment programs: Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, Clean Water and Wastewater Fund and New Building Canada Fund-National Infrastructure Component.

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Footnote 26

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this program were increased as additional funding was obtained for the first phase of the Investing in Canada plan through 2016-17 Supplementary Estimates.

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Footnote 27

As stated in the 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities, the 2016-17 Main Estimates was higher than the 2016-17 Planned spending under this Program as it included funding that Infrastructure Canada had determined it would not spend in 2016-17. As such, funding from 2016-17 will be re-profiled to future years and remain committed for infrastructure projects in the future. This applies to the following transfer payment programs: New Building Canada Fund-National and Regional Projects and Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component. This also includes funding for the Department's direct costs to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.

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Footnote 28

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this program were increased, as additional funding was obtained through 2016-17 Supplementary Estimates for two projects under the first phase of the Investing in Canada plan.

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Footnote 29

As stated in the 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities, the planned spending was higher than the Main Estimates under this program as it included additional funding that Infrastructure Canada had determined it would spend in 2016-17.

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Footnote 30

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this Program were higher than the 2016-17 Main Estimates as for the territories, flexibility was provided to transfer funds between the New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National Research Priorities and the New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-Small Communities Fund.

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Footnote 31

The 2016-17 Total authorities available for use under this Program was higher than the 2016-17 Main Estimates and 2016-17 Planned spending as additional funding was obtained through 2016-17 Supplementary Estimates.

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Footnote 32

The 2016-17 Actual spending under this program was lower than anticipated, and funding will be re-profiled to future years.

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Date modified:: 2017-11-09

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