Appendix D: Lapses in Multiculturalism Program G&Cs
|
Fiscal Year |
Year-End Authorities |
Actual Spending |
Spending as Percentage of Year-end Authorities |
| 1999-00 | $12,923,856 | $12,913,787 | 99.9% |
| 2000-01 | $7,381,921 | $6,525,141 | 88.4% |
| 2001-02 | $7,551,768 | $7,451,281 | 98.7% |
| 2002-03 | $7,201,500 | $7,200,158 | 100.0% |
| 2003-04 | $11,291,755 | $11,208,955 | 99.3% |
| 2004-05 | $12,413,047 | $12,356,212 | 99.5% |
| 2005-06 | $10,771,573 | $10,492,122 | 97.4% |
| 2006-07 | $10,111,061 | $9,255,864 | 91.5% |
| 2007-08 | $8,226,701 | $7,121,785 | 86.6% |
| 2008-09 | $11,053,368 | $4,147,619 | 37.5% |
| 2009-10 | $11,667,999 | $4,205,565 | 36.0% |
| 2010-11 | $10,890,766 | $6,829,468 | 62.7% |
Source: Data taken from table in Question Period House Card, Multiculturalism Program Storyline, 27 January 2011, with 2010-11 data supplemented by CIC Main Estimates and Evaluations of the Multiculturalism Program and Canada’s Action Plan Against Racism (CAPAR). This only refers to core multiculturalism program G&C funding; as part of CAPAR, additional funds were appropriated for multiculturalism G&Cs (enhancement funding of around $5 million, if memory serves me correctly). As it happened, program spending never used any of these ‘enhancement’ funds which were reallocated, largely to meet Canadian Heritage expenditure reduction commitments. Current G&C funding for multiculturalism is $8.6 million (Reports on Plans and Priorities for 2012–2013).
Given that a number of earlier approved projects involved multi-year funding, the impact of the high refusal rates starting in 2007 and continuing on through 2009 only started to impact expenditures in the fiscal year 2008-09. There was a similar lag following the announcement of the new multiculturalism G&C program, Inter-Action, in June 2010.
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