2007-08 Government Estimates General Revenue Fund Lottery Fund 2007-08 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 19, 2007 ISSN 0842-4810 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Government Organization Changes ................................................................................................................................ 5 Budget Methodology Change........................................................................................................................................... 5 Department Program Structure........................................................................................................................................ 6 Ministry Entity Structure................................................................................................................................................... 7 Schedule of Amounts to be Voted.................................................................................................................................... 8 Government Estimates..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Overview - Consolidated Expense and Capital Investment by Type............................................................................... 12 Overview - Consolidation Adjustments - Program Expense............................................................................................ 13 Voted Expense and Equipment / Inventory Purchases ................................................................................................... 14 Voted Expense................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Voted Equipment / Inventory Purchases.......................................................................................................................... 16 Voted Capital Investment................................................................................................................................................. 16 Credit or Recovery........................................................................................................................................................... 17 Voted Non-Budgetary Disbursements.............................................................................................................................. 18 Voted Lottery Fund Payments.......................................................................................................................................... 18 Statutory Non-Budgetary Disbursements......................................................................................................................... 18 Statutory Expense ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Statutory Capital Investment............................................................................................................................................ 19 DETAILS OF 2007-08 GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Amounts to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 32 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD Amount to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................... 43 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 51 CHILDREN'S SERVICES Amount to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................... 61 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 68 EDUCATION Amounts to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................. 91 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 101 EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION AND INDUSTRY Amount to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................... 109 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 118 ENERGY Amount to be Voted ................................................................................................................................................... 125 Supplementary Financial Information......................................................................................................................... 131 TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued ENVIRONMENT Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 139 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 148 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 153 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 158 FINANCE Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 161 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 171 HEALTH AND WELLNESS Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 199 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 207 INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 215 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 225 INTERNATIONAL, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 231 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 238 JUSTICE Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 243 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 251 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 257 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 266 SENIORS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 277 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 284 SERVICE ALBERTA Amount to be Voted ....................................................................................................................................................... 297 Supplementary Financial Information............................................................................................................................. 306 SOLICITOR GENERAL AND PUBLIC SECURITY Amounts to be Voted ..................................................................................................................................................... 311 Lottery Fund Estimates.................................................................................................................................................