Report of the committee
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to present its
THIRTEENTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 15, 2016, to study the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN EVA DYCK
Chair
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
Study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2019
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, December 15, 2016:
The Honourable Senator Dyck moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report on a new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, including, but not limited to:
(a) the history of the relationship between indigenous people and newcomers;
(b) the main principles of a new relationship; and
(c) the application of these principles to specific issues affecting indigenous people in Canada.
That the committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2018 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Charles Robert
Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity 1: Western Arctic | $ | 237,640 | ||
| Activity 2: British Columbia | $ | 195,400 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 433,040 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Présidente du Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones LILLIAN EVA DYCK Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples | |
| Date | Président du Comité permanent de la régie interne, des budgets et de l’administration LARRY W. CAMPBELL Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE SPECIAL STUDY
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(2) of the Senate Administrative Rules.
Expenses for fiscal year 2017-18: $212,224
Expenses for fiscal year 2018-19: $434,940
Estimate of the total cost of the special study: $650,000
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES
Study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2019
| ACTIVITY 1: Western Arctic | ||||||
| FACT-FINDING and PUBLIC HEARINGS | ||||||
| 18 participants: 8 senators, 10 staff | ||||||
| (1 clerk, 2 analysts, 2 communications officer, 1 logistics officer, 1 administrative assistant, 3 interpreters) | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| HOSPITALITY | ||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 1,000 | ||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 2. | Interpreters (0444) | 5,000 | ||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 3. | Reporting/transcribing (0403) | 3,500 | ||||
| (1 day, $3,500/day) | ||||||
| 4. | Transcript editing services (0143) | 2,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $11,500 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 65,000 | ||||
| 8 senators x $5,000 (0224) | ||||||
| 10 staff x $2,500 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 22,500 | ||||
| 8 senators, $250/night, 5 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 10 staff, $250/night, 5 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 14,040 | ||||
| 8 senators, $130/day, 6 days (0221) | ||||||
| 10 staff, $130/day, 6 days (0225) | ||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 10,000 | ||||
| 5. | Taxis | 3,600 | ||||
| 8 senators x $200 (0223) | ||||||
| 10 staff x $200 (0232) | ||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 4,000 | ||||
| (4 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 7. | Charter flight (0233)(Sole Source) | 90,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $209,140 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| RENTALS | ||||||
| 2. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 5,000 | ||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 3. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 12,000 | ||||
| (1 day, $12,000/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $17,000 | |||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $237,640 | |||||
| ACTIVITY 2: British Columbia | ||||||
| FACT-FINDING and PUBLIC HEARINGS | ||||||
| 18 participants: 8 senators, 10 staff | ||||||
| (1 clerk, 2 analysts, 2 communications officer, 1 logistics officer, 1 administrative assistant, 3 interpreters) | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| HOSPITALITY | ||||||
| 1. | Hospitality - gifts (0424) | 1,000 | ||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 2. | Interpreters (0444) | 5,000 | ||||
| (5 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 3. | Reporting/transcribing (0403) | 3,500 | ||||
| (1 day, $3,500/day) | ||||||
| 4. | Transcript editing services (0143) | 2,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $11,500 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 56,000 | ||||
| 8 senators x $4,500 (0224) | ||||||
| 10 staff x $2,000 (0227) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 22,500 | ||||
| 8 senators, $250/night, 5 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 10 staff, $250/night, 5 nights (0226) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 10,800 | ||||
| 8 senators, $100/day, 6 days (0221) | ||||||
| 10 staff, $100/day, 6 days (0225) | ||||||
| 4. | Working meals (travel) (0231) | 10,000 | ||||
| 5. | Taxis | 3,600 | ||||
| 8 senators x $200 (0223) | ||||||
| 10 staff x $200 (0232) | ||||||
| 6. | Charter bus (0228) | 4,000 | ||||
| (4 days, $1,000/day) | ||||||
| 7. | Charter flight (0233)(Sole Source) | 65,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $171,900 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 1,000 | ||||
| RENTALS | ||||||
| 2. | Rental office space (meeting rooms) (0540) | 7,500 | ||||
| (5 days, $1,500/day) | ||||||
| 3. | Rental - interpretation equipment (0504) | 3,500 | ||||
| (1 day, $3,500/day) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $12,000 | |||||
| Total of Activity 2 | $195,400 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 433,040 | |||||
The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.
| Date | Blair Armitage, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller, Finance and Procurement Directorate |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 31, 2018
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, for the purpose of its special study on the new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, December 15, 2016. The approved budget is as follows:
| Activity 1: Western Arctic | $ | 237,640 | ||
| Activity 2: British Columbia | $ | —- | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 237,640 | ||
(includes funds for public hearings and a fact-finding mission, as well as approval for sole source for charter flight; includes funds for 8 senators to travel - decision on Activity 2 deferred)
The budgets approved by the Senate for each travel activity are the maximum amount that can be spent for that activity;
Budgets normally include funds for the full membership of the committee to travel;
In general, a reduced delegation actually travels and efforts are made to find additional savings;
Therefore, actual expenditures are expected to be considerably below the approved budget, and they will be reported to the Senate;
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In keeping with the claw back process that is already in effect, any unexpended funds allocated in this budget for travel will be returned to the central committees’ budget at the end of October 2018, to ensure that funds are not tied up unnecessarily. These funds will be made available for redistribution to all committees for travel in the Fall of 2018, upon application to the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration.
Any funds remaining at the conclusion of a travel activity will be clawed-back and can be made available for allocation to committees for other activities.
Respectfully submitted,
LARRY W. CAMPBELL
Chair