Senate Report on Activities 2009

Financial Report

The Senate's budget is overseen by the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration. Its program activities architecture has four pillars.

Senators and their offices

Senators' sessional indemnities, allowances and contributions for senators' pensions;
senators' travel and communications expenses;
senators' research and office expenses, including staff salaries and operations; and
caucus research funds.

Chamber operations

Salaries for additional duties for officers of the Senate, as well as
salaries and operating costs for their offices; salaries and operating expenses for the offices of the Clerk of the Senate, the Parliamentary Counsel, the Usher of the Black Rod and the Chamber Operations and Procedure Office;
the Senate Page Program;
parliamentary exchanges; and
Journals, reporting of debates and publications service in both official languages.

Committees and associations

Committees' expenditures and support;
parliamentary associations;
reporting of committee debates and publications service; and
broadcasting of committee proceedings.

Administrative support

Administrative support services in such areas as finance; human resources; communications; information technology and services; accommodation planning, maintenance and upkeep of premises; postal, messenger, printing, repair, trades and transportation services; and
Senate precinct security.

Program Activities Architecture
Program activity	Operations	Capital	Transfer payments	Total
Senators and their offices	38,109,466	333,554	42,729	38,485,749
Chamber operations	6,576,341	73,858	0	6,650,199
Committees and associations	8,695,435	27,038	424,537	9,147,010
Administrative support	25,539,303	1,755,782	0	27,295,085
Total	78,920,545	2,190,232	467,266	81,578,043

Total Expenditures, 2008-09: $81,578,045

Budgeted Versus Actual Spending by Standard Object, 2008-09
Operations	Budgeted	Actual
Salaries and wages	61,905,500	59,666,073
Transportation and communications	13,030,200	11,263,631
Information and printing services	280,500	734,183
Professional and special services	9,150,230	5,074,405
Rentals	129,500	118,933
Purchased repair and maintenance services	1,362,600	1,154,368
Utilities, materials and supplies	1,342,280	907,766
Total operations	87,200,810	78,919,359
Capital
Acquisition of machinery and equipment	2,484,190	2,190,232
Total capital	2,484,190	2,190,232
Transfer payments
Grants and contributions	547,000	467,266
Other subsidies and payments	0	1,186
Total transfer payments	547,000	468,452
Total	90,232,000	81,578,043

Senator's Remuneration

Effective April 1, 2008

Sessional allowance	130,400
Supplementary Allowances
Speaker of the Senate	54,400	Government Whip	11,000
Residence allowance	3,000	Opposition Whip	6,500
Car allowance	1,061	Deputy Government Whip	5,600
Speaker pro tempore	22,500	Deputy Opposition Whip	3,100
Leader of the Government	74,400	Chair of Government Caucus	6,500
Car allowance	2,122	Chair of Opposition Caucus	5,600
Leader of the Opposition	35,500	Committee Chair	11,000
Deputy Leader of the Government	35,500	Committee Deputy Chair	5,600
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	22,500

Expenditures by Standard Object
Operations	2007-2008	2008-2009	Variance %
Salaries and wages	57,506,577	59,666,073	2.82
Transportation and communications	11,439,444	11,263,631	-0.23
Information and printing services	244,082	734,183	0.64
Professional and special services	5,563,696	5,074,405	-0.64
Rentals	110,379	118,933	0.01
Purchased repair and maintenance services	949,449	1,154,368	0.27
Utilities, materials and supplies	879,046	907,766	0.04
Total operations	76,692,673	78,919,359	2.90
Capital
Acquisition of machinery and equipment	1,749,253	2,190,232	25.21
Total capital	1,749,253	2,190,232	25.21
Transfer payments
Grants and contributions	459,828	467,266	1.62
Other subsidies and payments	678	1,186	0.11
Total transfer payments	460,506	468,452	1.73
Total	78,902,432	81,578,043	3.39

Expenditures by Program Activity
Program Activity	2007-2008	2008-2009	Variance %
Senators and their offices	37,002,000	38,485,749	1.88
Chamber operations	6,393,177	6,650,199	0.33
Committees and associations	9,055,381	9,147,010	0.12
Administrative support	26,451,874	27,295,085	1.07
Total	78,902,432	81,578,043	3.39

The numbers recorded under "Variance %" in these tables show the extent to which each line item contributed to the total expenditures.

Additional information on the Senate's finances is published in volumes II and III of the Public Accounts of Canada. They can be viewed at www.pwgsc.gc.ca.