TOTAL STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS
Requesting $499,975 in the 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates B
The department is forecasting an increase of $499,975 in planned spending related to contributions to employee benefit plans.
Key Messages:
- The funding is for the employers’ contribution to the government’s Employee Benefit Plan such as health, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage.
- All voted items with a salary budget have an accompanying statutory component equal to 27% of the salary budget to account for the cost of employee benefit plan.
- The EBP cost is for employees working on the Incentives for Zero Emission Vehicles ($221,873), Support for Remote Communities ($69,564), Support in Business Resumption (COVID-19) for federal jurisdiction employers ($32,145), National Trade Corridors Fund ($176,393).
- Forecasts of statutory spending by departments are included in the Estimates to provide additional information on the total estimated expenditures.
- Forecasts of statutory spending by departments are included in the Estimates to provide additional information on the total estimated expenditures.