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Quarterly Financial Report
For the quarter ended June 30, 2016
Statement outlining results, risks and significant changes in operations, personnel and programming
1. Introduction
This quarterly report has been prepared by management as required by section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act and in the form and manner prescribed by the Treasury Board Accounting Standard 1.3. It should be read in conjunction with the Main Estimates. This report has not been subject to an external audit or review.
1.1 Authority, Mandate and Program Activities
Status of Women Canada (SWC) is a federal government agency that promotes equality for women and their full participation in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada.
SWC works to advance equality for women and to remove barriers to women’s participation in society, putting particular emphasis on three priority areas:
- Increasing women's and girls’ economic security and prosperity;
- ending violence against women and girls and;
- supporting the advancement and increased representation of women and girls in leadership and decision-making roles.
SWC is also responsible for providing strategic policy advice and gender-based analysis support, administering the Women’s Program and promoting commemorative events related to women and girls in Canada. The organization also plays an important role in Canada’s efforts to meet its international obligations on gender equality.
Further details on SWC’s mandate, raison d’être, responsibilities and program activities may be found in the organization’s 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities and 2016-17 Main Estimates.
1.2 Basis of Presentation
This quarterly report has been prepared by SWC management using an expenditure basis of accounting. The accompanying Statement of Authorities includes the agency’s spending authorities granted by Parliament and those used by the agency consistent with the Main Estimates for the 2016-17 fiscal year. This quarterly report has been prepared using a special purpose financial reporting framework designed to meet financial information needs with respect to the use of spending authorities.
The authority of Parliament is required before moneys can be spent by the Government. Approvals are given in the form of annually approved limits through appropriation acts or through legislation in the form of statutory spending authority for specific purposes.
The agency uses the full accrual method of accounting to prepare and present its annual departmental financial statements that are part of the departmental performance reporting process. However, the spending authorities voted by Parliament remain on an expenditure basis.2. Highlights of fiscal quarter and fiscal year to date (YTD) results
This section highlights the significant items that contributed to the net increase or decrease in resources available for the year and actual expenditures for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 in comparison to the prior year.
2.1 Significant changes to authorities
As reflected in the Statement of Authorities, SWC received for the first quarter additional budgetary authorities in this fiscal year compared to the previous year for the implementation of the Action Plan to Address Family Violence and Violent Crime Against Aboriginal Women and Girls initiatives and a reprofile of funds from 2015-16 to 2016-17 related to the Women's Program Grants and Contribution.
2.2 Significant changes to expenditures
Overall, the proportion of SWC’s total budgetary expenditures as of June 30, 2016, is comparable to the expenditures as of June 30, 2015 with approximately 16 percent of the authorities available for use expended at the end of the first quarter.
Compared to the previous year, the expenditures at the quarter ending June 30, 2016 have increased by $200,000 (4%) from $4,734,000 to $4,935,000 (Figure 1). This 4 percent increase is primarily due to an increase of $250,000 in personnel costs, a decrease of $207,000 in transfer payments, an increase of $46,000 for transportation and communications, an increase of $94,000 for the acquisition of machinery and equipment and the remaining $17,000 increase incurred amongst the other objects of expenditures.
The majority of the expenditures are for transfer payments and personnel expenditures, which represents 92 percent of the total gross amount spent as of June 30, 2016.
Figure 1 outlines the total authorities available for use and total expenditures for the first quarter.
2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | |
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Authorities Available | $31,736 | $30,488 |
Expenditures | $4,935 | $4,734 |
3. Risks and uncertainties
SWC approaches risk as an integral part of its planning process, recognizing the need for strong risk management in all of its operations, as well as at the corporate level. SWC’s corporate risk profile, review of budgetary challenges, management practices and risk mitigation strategies were all monitored on a regular basis by its senior management.
4. Significant changes in operations, personnel and programs
The agency now has a dedicated Minister for Status of Women as a result of the 2015 federal election. This has a significant impact on internal services operations and personnel in order to provide support to the Minister’s office directly when in the past, these services were provided by another department. Budget 2016 announced total investments of $23.3 million over five years, starting in 2016-17 to increase capacity at Status of Women Canada.
Funding would be used to expand the Agency’s regional presence across Canada to support local organizations working on women’s issues and gender equality. Proposed funding would also ensure more consistent gender-based analysis across the federal government for more informed decision-making, and would support the creation of a dedicated research and evaluation unit within the Agency to provide evidence-based, innovative research with respect to women’s issues. At the end of the first quarter, the funds for this initiative were not yet authorized.
Approval by Senior Officials
Approved by:
Gatineau, Canada
August 24, 2016
Chief Financial Officer
Status of Women Canada
Statement of Authorities (unaudited)
For the quarter ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands of dollars) | Fiscal Year 2016-2017 | Fiscal Year 2015-2016 | |||||
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Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2017Footnote * | Used during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 | Year to date used at quarter-end | Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2016Footnote * | Used during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 | Year to date used at quarter-end | ||
Vote 1 - Operating expenditures | 9,801 | 2,554 | 2,554 | 9,776 | 2,165 | 2,165 | |
Vote 5 - Grants and Contributions | 20,630 | 2,055 | 2,055 | 19,430 | 2,262 | 2,262 | |
Statutory authorities | |||||||
Employee Benefit Plan | 1,305 | 326 | 326 | 1,282 | 307 | 307 | |
Total - Budgetary | 31,736 | 4,935 | 4,935 | 30,488 | 4,734 | 4,734 |
Status of Women Canada
Departmental budgetary expenditures by Standard Object (unaudited)
For the quarter ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands of dollars) | Fiscal year 2016-2017 | Fiscal year 2015-2016 | |||||
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Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2017Footnote* | Used during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 | Year to date used at quarter-end | Total available for use for the year ending March 31, 2016Footnote* | Used during the quarter ended September 30, 2014 | Year to date used at quarter-end | ||
Expenditures | |||||||
Personnel | 8,890 | 2,479 | 2,479 | 8,863 | 2,229 | 2,229 | |
Transportation and communications | 588 | 100 | 100 | 588 | 54 | 54 | |
Information | 123 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 13 | 13 | |
Professional and special services | 1,148 | 150 | 150 | 1,128 | 120 | 120 | |
Rentals | 56 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 42 | 42 | |
Repair and maintenance | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
Utilities, materials and supplies | 62 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 3 | 3 | |
Acquisition of machinery and equipment | 176 | 103 | 103 | 176 | 9 | 9 | |
Transfer payments | 20,630 | 2,055 | 2,055 | 19,430 | 2,262 | 2,262 | |
Other subsidies and payments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Total gross Budgetary expenditures | 31,736 | 4,935 | 4,935 | 30,488 | 4,734 | 4,734 | |
Less Revenues netted against expenditures | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total net budgetary expenditures | 31,736 | 4,935 | 4,935 | 30,488 | 4,734 | 4,734 |
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