Public Accounts Volume 3 — Supplementary Information For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 Public Accounts Volume 3 — Supplementary Information For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 The Public Accounts Volume 3—Supplementary Information is produced in accordance with the Finance Act, which requires an annual reporting of all sums paid from the Province’s General Revenue Fund during the fiscal year. In this publication, payments are reflected on a cash basis and include Tangible Capital Asset Acquisitions. Salaries includes wages as well as Public Service Awards paid on retirement. In 2015, government announced its intention to phase out the Public Service Award, an allowance given on retirement, and committed to honouring service amounts accumulated up to that point. The Service Payout was a one-time option to receive a lump-sum payment during 2018-19 in place of the Public Service Award. In accordance with the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act, total Salaries disclosed in this publication for each individual also includes the Service Payout payments. Accounts Payable, Tangible Capital Assets, and other adjustments are indicated to reconcile cash payments with the accrued charges to departmental expense appropriations. The appropriations are prepared on a gross basis with no netting of General Revenue Fund revenues, recoveries, or fees and other charges. Transfers to (or from) other Accounts indicate that a portion of the payments have been charged to other accounts/departments. Accumulative payments to individuals and suppliers within the fiscal year are reported as follows: Salaries – $25,000 and over; Travel – $3,500 and over; and All other payments – $5,000 and over. © Crown copyright, Province of Nova Scotia, 2019 Published in conventional and electronic form by Communications Nova Scotia ISBN 978-1-55457-978-5 ISSN 0702-8148 (Print) ISSN 1916-9612 (Online) Public Accounts Volume 3 - Supplement to the Public Accounts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 Contents Departments of - Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Business ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Communities, Culture and Heritage ....................................................................................................... 16 Community Services .............................................................................................................................. 35 Education and Early Childhood Development ....................................................................................... 100 Energy and Mines .................................................................................................................................. 115 Environment ........................................................................................................................................... 119 Finance and Treasury Board .................................................................................................................. 128 Finance and Treasury Board-Debt Servicing Costs ............................................................................... 132 Fisheries and Aquaculture ...................................................................................................................... 133 Health and Wellness .............................................................................................................................. 137 Internal Services .................................................................................................................................... 150 Justice .................................................................................................................................................... 169 Labour and Advanced Education ........................................................................................................... 203 Labour and Advanced Education-Assistance to Universities ................................................................. 234 Lands and Forestry ................................................................................................................................. 235 Municipal Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 251 Pension Valuation Adjustment ............................................................................................................... 257 Public Service Aboriginal Affairs ...................................................................................................................... 258 Communications Nova Scotia .................................................................................................... 259 Elections Nova Scotia ................................................................................................................ 263 Executive Council Council of Atlantic Premiers ........................................................................................... 264 Executive Council Office ................................................................................................ 264 Office of Strategy Management ...................................................................................... 265 Government Contributions to Benefit Plans ............................................................................... 266 Human Rights Commission ........................................................................................................ 266 Intergovernmental Affairs .......................................................................................................... 267 Legislative Services Legislative Expenses ....................................................................................................... 268 Ministers' Salaries and Expenses ..................................................................................... 274 Contents (Continued) Office of the Legislative Counsel .................................................................................... 275 Office of the Speaker ....................................................................................................... 275 Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Restorative Inquiry ................................................... 276 Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner .......................................................................... 277 Nova Scotia Securities Commission .......................................................................................... 277 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board ...................................................................................... 278 Office of Immigration ................................................................................................................ 278 Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness ............................................................. 280 Office of the Auditor General .................................................................................................... 280 Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia ...................................... 282 Office of the Ombudsman .......................................................................................................... 282 Public Prosecution Service ......................................................................................................... 283 Public Service Commission ....................................................................................................... 288 Service Nova Scotia ................................................................................................................... 292 Refundable Tax Credits ......................................................................................................................... 305 Restructuring Costs ................................................................................................................................ 306 Seniors ................................................................................................................................................... 307 Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal ............................................................................................ 309 Department of Agriculture Salaries: Devine, Lisa .............................................................................. 69,853.26 Dodge, Jody ............................................................................... 55,252.60 Amyot, Beth .............................................................................. $67,822.07 Dorn Kouwenberg, Danielle ...................................................... 70,215.08 Andrews, Denise ....................................................................... 31,161.08 Dunn, M Frank .......................................................................... 191,789.26 Archibald, Susan ....................................................................... 65,076.96 Esau, Carl .................................................................................. 113,845.46 Arnfast, Paul .............................................................................. 84,104.86 Flemming, Julia Anne ..............................................................