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Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I suspect I did answer the question, which was about health expenditures. I gave three, and the addition of the three is the sum of the federal health expenditures.
However, once the refugees get here, either immediately or within three months, they come under provincial care. The provincial expenditures are not included in the federal estimates.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, one can break that down by location. In terms of the cost overseas for immigration medical exams, doctors' exams, blood tests, X-rays, etc., it amounts to $6 million. In terms of the health services that may be needed, interim lodging will cost $5.3 million. In terms of supplementary estimates for the interim federal health program itself, that cost is $6 million.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I have no intention of proposing that. The costs that are proposed are clearly enunciated in the estimates. In order to achieve the savings that are mentioned, all branches of government will need to make a contribution of some kind. I have had experience in this kind of exercise myself.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I am told that the security costs for the work done by the CBSA will be included in the supplementary estimates (C).
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I disagree with that premise. We know exactly what the people there are doing. This may not be in exactly the format the member would prefer to see it, but via temporary duty assignments we have set up visa offices overseas to conduct interviews, process cases, and issue visas. That is very clear and exactly what—
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I do not agree with that math because I failed to mention that along with the 72 temporary duty positions for 12 weeks, we also have 48 full-time positions.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, I gave the member what I have, which is 72 temporary duty positions for 12 weeks. Perhaps one could convert those into FTEs. However, that was how it was presented to me.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, the 72 temporary duty positions do not equate to FTEs because an FTE is a full-time equivalent and these are only for 12 weeks.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, we have 72 temporary duty positions for 12 weeks.
Business of Supply December 9th, 2015
Madam Chair, the salaries for the temporary staff are $11.7 million, for the non-salary staff $166.3 million, and the remainder is for grants and contributions.