2009-10 Government Estimates General Revenue Fund Lottery Fund 2009-10 Government Estimates General Revenue Fund Lottery Fund Presented by the Honourable Lloyd Snelgrove President of the Treasury Board in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta April 7, 2009 ISBN 978-0-7785-5709-8 - Print version ISBN 978-0-7785-5710-4 - Electronic version ISSN 1915-0822 - Print version ISSN 1918-9494 - Electronic version TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Government Organization Changes ................................................................................................................................... 3 Budget Methodology Changes............................................................................................................................................. 3 Department Program Structure............................................................................................................................................ 4 Ministry Entity Structure....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule of Amounts to be Voted....................................................................................................................................... 6 Government Estimates........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Consolidated Expense and Capital Investment by Type..................................................................................................... 10 Consolidation Adjustments - Program Expense.................................................................................................................. 11 Voted Expense and Equipment / Inventory Purchases ....................................................................................................... 12 Voted Expense..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Voted Equipment / Inventory Purchases.............................................................................................................................. 14 Voted Capital Investment..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Credit or Recovery............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Voted Non-Budgetary Disbursements................................................................................................................................. 16 Voted Lottery Fund Payments............................................................................................................................................. 16 Statutory Non-Budgetary Disbursements............................................................................................................................ 16 Statutory Expense ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Statutory Capital Investment................................................................................................................................................ 17 DETAILS OF 2009-10 GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 27 ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 42 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 63 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 81 CULTURE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 105 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 114 EDUCATION Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 129 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 139 TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 147 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 156 ENERGY Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 163 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 169 ENVIRONMENT Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 177 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 186 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 193 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 198 FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 201 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 211 HEALTH AND WELLNESS Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 239 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 247 HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 255 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 261 INFRASTRUCTURE Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 269 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 276 INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 281 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 287 JUSTICE Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 291 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 299 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Amount to be Voted ......................................................................................................................................................