Personnel Costs (Salaries, Other Allowances and Benefits)

The CCRA's personnel costs (salaries, other allowances and benefits) increased by some 13% or $379 million over 2001-2002. Of this amount, $77 million results from a 3.8% increase in the Full-Time Equivalent utilization; $123 million relates to higher rates of pay mainly from collective agreements, economic increases, movement of employees in the pay scales, etc. The remaining $179 million of the $379 million increase relates to other allowances and benefits, and is directly linked to the increase in the salaries noted above. For example, employee benefit plans increased by $112 million (including $56 million from the understatement by Treasury Board Secretariat of the real amount for 2001-2002); $29 million for employee severance benefits; $20 million for other allowances and benefits such as vacation, maternity benefits and performance pay; and $18 million for health insurance.

Date modified:

2003-10-29