Status of Women committee  Yes, there is the department responsible for gender analysis, research, policy analysis, communications and consultations. You know, we can review our budget and try to see where we can realize certain savings. I believe that in our individual areas, we can all find ways of tightening our belts.

Status of Women committee  Program administration per se costs $3.8 million. As a result, the cuts being asked of us by the government will affect something other than program delivery. The Minister is convinced that she will be able to find that $5 million by enhancing efficiency and rationalizing our activities.

Status of Women committee  Managing the Women's Program costs $3.8 million, but we are not talking only about program delivery. The branch that looks after that is the branch responsible for the Women's Program and Regional Operations.

Status of Women committee  In order to carry out all those activities, we have an operating budget of $11.5 million.

Status of Women committee  As I mentioned, we're looking at all our operations. We can't leave anything off the table, given the magnitude of the cuts, so we're looking at everything. We're looking at streamlining and looking for efficiencies. We're looking at identifying if someone else can give the service instead of us.

Status of Women committee  I have heard your entreaty.

Status of Women committee  If you read the following sentence, you'll see that the Minister points out that the Women's Program, which has a budget of $10.8 million under Grants and Contributions, will not be affected in any way. What that means is that the Women's Program has received, and will continue to receive, $10.8 million, under Grants and Contributions.

Status of Women committee  Status of Women Canada is not limited to the Women's Program. We have one branch that deals with policy and provides advice on gender-based policy. We also have a research branch, and a gender-based analysis branch. In addition, we have Corporate Services, Communications Services, a department that looks after consultations and communications, and we have the instigators—or promoters, if you prefer—of Women's History Month, International Women's Day, and the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Status of Women committee  Yes. As you know, a lot of the funding goes to that kind of activity. Perhaps Jackie can be more clear as to the new terms and conditions and what they will mean.

Status of Women committee  We were spending 6% of our operations budget on research, which was $1.5 million. Of that, $1.17 million went to the policy research fund and $370,000 went to direct costs like FTEs, staff, printing, translating, and distribution of the research reports. At this point it's too early to tell what research will remain and what will not.

Status of Women committee  If you look at the estimates and vote 110, which is the operating expenditures, the reduction of $5 million that begins to apply next fiscal year will be taken out of the $11.5 million that's there. So $11.5 million is the total operating budget of Status of Women Canada, and you take $5 million out of that.

Status of Women committee  The $5 million is a significant cut out of the $11.5 million. We have to look at everything that Status of Women Canada does. Vote 115 on the grants and contributions is not touched. The process will be internal to Status of Women. We will be looking for administrative cuts. Given the magnitude of the cuts we will be looking at what we do, and ensure that we make the best possible decisions and present the minister with the best options so we can continue to improve the lives of women and bring results to Canadians.

Status of Women committee  That's a question you should put to the Minister.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for your questions. The $5 million budget cut will be effective in the 2007-2008 fiscal year. That cut is spread over a year and all subsequent years, as opposed to only two years. Status of Women Canada will have to absorb the $5 million cut beginning next April 1st.

Status of Women committee  You'd have to put that question to the Minister.