Evidence of meeting #56 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was program.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Bob Hamilton  Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources
Kami Ramcharan  Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management and Services Sector, Department of Natural Resources

5:15 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management and Services Sector, Department of Natural Resources

Kami Ramcharan

Yes. Maybe what I can say is it goes all the way to 2018-19, and it's roughly about $3.2 million a year after. Last year it was a little bit smaller because it was the beginning, but since that point in time it will ramp up to about $3.2 million per year and it will sunset on 2018-19.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Kelly Block Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

Thank you.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Thank you, Ms. Block.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hamilton, deputy minister for the Department of Natural Resources, and Kami Ramcharan, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer, corporate management and services sector.

Members, we'll go through the voting procedure here for the main estimates. We're dealing with the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. That's vote 1, under Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; vote 1 under the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission; vote 1 under the National Energy Board; votes 1, 5, and 10 under Natural Resources; and vote 1 under the Northern Pipeline Agency.

The committee has the option to either carry, reject, or reduce, but not to increase spending.

ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED

Vote 1—Payments to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for operating and capital expenditures..........$102,143,000

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION

Vote 1—Program expenditures, the grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$ 38,921,080

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

Vote 1—Program expenditures and contributions..........$68,636,080

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$654,814,321

Vote 5—Capital expenditures..........$14,700,394

Vote 10—The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$306,608,750

(Votes 1, 5, and 10 agreed to on division)

NORTHERN PIPELINE AGENCY

Vote 1—Program expenditures and contributions..........$701,215

(Vote 1 agreed to on division)

Shall the chair report the main estimates for 2015-16, less the amounts voted in interim supply, to the House?

5:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5:20 p.m.

An hon. member

On division.

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Okay, thank you all very much for your cooperation. I'll see you at the meeting at the same time on Thursday.

The meeting is adjourned.