2017-18 Departmental Results Report

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Analysis of trends in spending and human resources

Actual expenditures

Departmental Spending Trend

In 2017-18, Infrastructure Canada's total spending was over $4.3 billion. Departmental spending experienced a significant increase compared to the previous two years. This trend can be attributed to an increase in spending for the new Champlain Bridge Corridor project to cover the first significant milestone payment, increased spending on contributions for new programs including the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, and an increase in operating expenditures related to the overall increase in FTEs.

The *Voted spending was increased significantly in 2017-18 with Infrastructure Canada's implementation of new programming approved as part of the government's long-term infrastructure program.

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Despite an increase in spending, Infrastructure Canada's reported unspent funds remain high at $2.8 billion. Unused funds at year end is not new for infrastructure programs; the practice is to re-profile amounts to future years when required. Funds remain in place to support approved programs and projects, and no projects are cancelled or unfunded as a result of the re-profile.

Of the $2.8 billion left unspent, $2.7 billion was re-profiled from 2017-18 into future years as announced in Budget 2018. This Budget updated the funding profile for a number of transfer payment programs to better align with when funding recipients plan to submit their payment claims. This ensures that infrastructure funding is available when it is needed. The total federal contribution to projects remains the same.

Infrastructure Canada will continue to work with provinces, territories and central agencies on the timely recording of expenses.

Budgetary performance summary for Programs and Internal Services (dollars)

Programs and Internal Services	2017-18 Main Estimates	2017-18 Planned Spending	2018-19 Planned Spending	2019-20 Planned Spending	2017-18 Total Authorities Available for Use	2017-18 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)	2016-17 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)	2015-16 Actual Spending (Authorities Used)
Financement des priorités provinciales et territoriales	56,608,537	56,608,537	59,312,122	0Footnote 16	31,608,537	22,500,000	3,064,280	25,078,120
Financement permanent et souple de l’infrastructure publique	2,074,765,524	2,074,765,524	2,173,015,976	2,173,015,976	2,074,732,375	2,072,595,796	2,102,832,309	1,974,387,706
Investissements dans les priorités liées aux infrastructures nationales	3,058,211,074	3,058,211,074	1,787,661,698	3,267,878,874	3,157,667,575	729,280,490	164,694,236	139,119,440
Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments	1,026,254,190	1,026,254,190	1,003,492,163	1,323,797,227	951,296,925	627,976,150	703,602,026	787,479,954
Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas	162,625,742	162,625,742	332,060,472	249,232,038	177,188,196	177,099,875	157,116,165	92,993,364
New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project	590,744,529	590,744,529	737,952,527	535,333,680	704,693,188	639,731,575	28,165,895	40,687,967
Subtotal	6,969,209,596	6,969,209,596	6,093,494,958	7,549,257,795	7,097,186,796	4,269,183,886	3,159,474,911	3,059,746,551
Internal Services	42,454,205	42,454,205	57,324,059	53,314,070	57,414,906	57,113,123	48,291,361	36,135,562
Total	7,011,663,801	7,011,663,801	6,150,819,017	7,602,571,865	7,154,601,702	4,326,297,009	3,207,766,272	3,095,882,113

Actual human resources

Human resources summary for Programs and Internal Services (full time equivalents)

Programs and Internal Services	2015-16 Actual	2016-17 Actual	2017-19 Planned	2017-18 Actual	2018-19 Planned	2019-20 Planned
Funding for Provincial-Territorial Priorities	3	3	1	1	1	0
Permanent and Flexible Infrastructure Funding	22	15	22	15	15	15
Investments in National Infrastructure	27	34	46	69	92	102
Large-Scale Infrastructure Investments	68	75	84	86	84	80
Infrastructure Investments in Small Communities and Rural Areas	32	17	15	15	14	14
New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project	44	47	89	64	56	3
Subtotal	196	191	257	250	262	214
Internal Services	161	194	158	179	258	212
Total	357	385	415	429	520	426

Expenditures by vote

For information on the Infrastructure Canada's organizational voted and statutory expenditures, please consult the Public Accounts of Canada 2017-18.^xii

Government of Canada spending and activities

Information on the alignment of Infrastructure Canada's spending with the Government of Canada's spending and activities is available in the GC InfoBase^xiii.

Financial statements and financial statements highlights

Financial statements

The Infrastructure Canada's financial statements (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2018, are available on the Department's website^xiv.

Financial statements highlights

Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2018 (dollars)

Financial information	2017-18 Planned results	2017-18 Actual	2016-17 Actual	Difference (2017-18 actual minus 2017-18 planned)	Difference (2017-18 actual minus 2016-17 actual)
Total expenses	6,496,331,468	3,765,188,733	3,193,050,577	(2,731,142,735)	572,138,156
Total revenues	-	-	-	-	-
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers	6,496,331,468	3,765,188,733	3,193,050,577	(2,731,142,735)	572,138,156

Condensed Statement of Financial Position (unaudited) as at March 31, 2018 (dollars)

Financial Information	2017-18	2016-17	Difference (2017-18 minus 2016-17)
Total net liabilities	2,011,212,737	1,371,502,173	639,710,564
Total net financial assets	580,523,443	147,457,552	443,065,891
Departmental net debt	1,430,689,294	1,224,044,621	206,644,673
Total non-financial assets	2,144,924,585	1,371,707,995	773,216,590
Departmental net financial position	714,235,291	147,663,374	566,571,917

Footnotes

Footnote 16

There is no planned spending for this program in 2019-20 as this program is anticipated to end.

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