Summary of the Corporate Business Plan 2013-2014 to 2015-2016

[appendices]

[financial tables]

[planning summary]

As illustrated in Figure 1, the total spending amounts include all Parliamentary appropriations (Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates) and revenue sources which have been adjusted to exclude one-time funding for amounts carried-forward from the previous year, as well as maternity and severance payments and disbursements to provinces under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, (2006). Total spending also includes: policy and operational initiatives arising from various Federal Budgets and Economic Statements; transfers from the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada for accommodations and real property services; the commencement of responsibilities related to the administration of corporate tax in Ontario and the harmonization of sales tax in Ontario and British Columbia.

Figure 1: Planned base spending trend (in millions of dollars)

Furthermore, over the period 2009-2010 to 2015-2016, the Agency's Statutory Authorities have fluctuated as a result of adjustments to the Children's Special Allowance payments for eligible children in the care of agencies and institutions as well as adjustments to the rates for the contributions to employee benefit plans and increases to the spending of revenues received through the conduct of operations pursuant to Section 60 of the Canada Revenue Agency Act.

Finally, the period 2012-2013 to 2015-2016 also reflects the gradual implementation of savings measures arising from the Budget 2012 spending review, reaching $196M by 2015-2016.

As depicted in Figure 2, over the same period, the CRA's work volumes, as measured by administrated revenues, number of transactions and benefit payments have been trending upwards.

Figure 2: Administered revenues and benefit payments (millions of dollars)

[CRA planned spending and full-time equivalents]

CRA Main Estimates and planned spending and full-time equivalents

(thousands of dollars)

	Forecast spending 2012-2013	Planned spending 2013-2014	Planned spending 2014-2015	Planned spending 2015-2016
Total Main Estimates	4,374,952	4,276,823	3,871,042	3,851,923
Disbursements to the Provinces under the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement, 2006 (forecast provided for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 only at this time)	(280,000)	(283,000)	-	-
Taxpayers' Ombudsman	(3,124)	(3,098)	(2,967)	(2,970)
Supplementary Estimates
Transfer from Public Works and Government Services Canada - Reduction in Accommodation Requirements	7,600	-	-	-
Transfer to Shared Services Canada - to adjust funding for IT infrastructure services	(4,261)	(6,586)	(6,477)	(6,477)
Extension of funding to administer the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement, 2006 to 2015-2016				10,534
Other Adjustments
Savings arising from the Budget 2012 spending review	(22,202)	-	-	-
Return of funding previously provided for the ongoing administration of the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia	(11,767)	-	-	-
Adjustment to the respendable non-tax revenues	(21,090)	-	-	-
Canada Pension Plan / Employment Insurance administration - adjustment to funding for the associated employee benefits		326	442	442
Planned base spending	4,040,107	3,984,465	3,862,040	3,853,451
Taxpayers' Ombudsman	3,124	3,098	2,967	2,970
Items not yet included in outer years' planned spending		-	-	-
Carry forward from 2011-2012	248,318
Maternity and Severance payments (funding included for 2012-2013 only at this time)	175,000	-	-	-
Statutory disbursements to the Provinces under the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement, 2006 (forecast provided for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 only at this time)	280,000	283,000	-	-
	703,318	283,000	-	-
Total planned spending	4,746,549	4,270,563	3,865,007	3,856,421
Respendable non-tax revenues pursuant to the Canada Revenue Agency Act	(185,679)	(193,779)	(190,792)	(188,659)
Cost of services received without charge	428,027	421,532	412,199	410,307
Total CRA spending (Footnote 1)	4,988,897	4,498,316	4,086,414	4,078,069
Full-time equivalents (planned)	41,144	39,371	38,354	38,209

(Footnote 1) Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

CRA planned spending by program and full-time equivalents

(thousands of dollars)

	Forecast spending 2012-2013 (Footnote 1)	Planned spending 2013-2014 (Footnote 1)	Planned spending 2014-2015 (Footnote 1)	Planned spending 2015-2016 (Footnote 1)
Program
Taxpayer and business assistance	561,868	538,855	245,811	243,702
Assessment of returns and payment processing	641,475	595,735	559,701	575,033
Accounts receivable and returns compliance	478,265	428,029	413,039	410,235
Reporting compliance	1,099,842	1,015,345	988,246	980,097
Appeals	179,149	178,625	173,148	169,228
Benefit programs	383,130	382,510	382,314	385,942
Internal services	1,399,696	1,128,367	1,099,782	1,089,215
Taxpayers' ombudsman	3,124	3,098	2,967	2,970
Total planned spending	4,746,549	4,270,563	3,865,007	3,856,421
Respendable non-tax revenue pursuant to Canada Revenue Agency Act	(185,679)	(193,779)	(190,792)	(188,659)
Cost of services received without charge	428,027	421,532	412,199	410,307
Total CRA spending (Footnote 2)	4,988,896	4,498,316	4,086,414	4,078,069
Full-time equivalents (planned)	41,144	39,371	38,354	38,209

(Footnote 1) The reduction in Forecast/Planned Spending over the planning period (from $4.747B in 2012-2013 to $3.856B in 2015-2016) is primarily attributable to: (a) certain technical adjustments that are reflected only in 2012-2013 – a carry-forward from 2011-2012 ($248M) and funding for maternity and severance benefits ($175M); (b) the fact that Planned Spending in 2014-2015 and 2015-16 does not yet include a forecast of disbursements to the provinces under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 (which amounted to $280M in 2012-2013 and $283M in 2013-2014); and (c) the gradual implementation of savings measures arising from the Budget 2012 spending review, reaching $196M by 2015-2016.

(Footnote 2) Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

[list of tables]

The following tables are available electronically on the CRA's Web site:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/rppe/

Details on Transfer Payment Programs
Greening government operations
Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable revenue
Summary of capital spending by program
Respendable non-tax revenue
Upcoming internal audits and evaluations over the next three fiscal years
User fees

Date modified:

2013-03-28