Expenditure Estimates for Cabinet Office (2023–24)

The 2023–2024 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Cabinet Office for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023.

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Summary

The Cabinet Office is the Premier's ministry, providing essential strategic advice and analysis to support the Premier and Cabinet to achieve the government's priorities.

Ministry program summary

Vote	Program	Estimates 2023-24	Estimates 2022-23	Difference between 2023-24 and 2022-23	Actual 2021-22
Operating expense
401	Cabinet Office Program	$55,456,800	$49,895,500	$5,561,300	$47,222,494
	Total operating expense to be voted	$55,456,800	$49,895,500	$5,561,300	$47,222,494
	Statutory appropriations	$128,028	$64,014	$64,014	$79,786
	Ministry total operating expense	$55,584,828	$49,959,514	$5,625,314	$47,302,280
	Total Including Consolidation & Other Adjustments	$55,584,828	$49,959,514	$5,625,314	$47,302,280
	Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	$55,584,828	$49,959,514	$5,625,314	$47,302,280

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense	Estimates 2022-23	Actual 2021-22
Total Operating Expense previously published ^{footnote 1[1]}	$42,619,114	$38,919,193
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other Ministries	$7,340,400	$8,496,951
Transfer of functions to other Ministries	-	($113,864)
Restated total operating expense	$49,959,514	$47,302,280

Cabinet Office Program - vote 401

The Cabinet Office acts as a central agency that supports the delivery of government priorities by developing and coordinating strategic policy and communications. The Cabinet Office also supports and monitors the implementation and delivery of the government’s mandate, and drives key initiatives including enterprise marketing services and the adoption of lean principles and practices across the government.

The Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs within the Cabinet Office leads intergovernmental strategies, international relations, and protocol. The Ministry of Red Tape Reduction within the Cabinet Office leads the work of modernizing legislation, regulations, and policies to reduce red tape and make it easier for businesses and individuals to work with government. The Digital Strategy Office within the Cabinet Office leads the development of the OPS Service Strategy, an all-of-government approach to deliver seamless and integrated services to users. Administrative services are also provided to the Office of the Premier, the Office of the Government House Leader and all Ministers’ Offices.

Vote summary

Item number	Item	Estimates 2023-24	Estimates 2022-23	Difference between 2023-24 and 2022-23	Actual 2021-22
Operating expense
1	Main office	$55,128,800	$49,567,500	$5,561,300	$46,900,830
2	Government House Leader	$328,000	$328,000	-	$321,664
	Total operating expense to be voted	$55,456,800	$49,895,500	$5,561,300	$47,222,494
S	Ministers’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act	$95,682	$47,841	$47,841	$34,537
S	Minister without Portfolio’s Salary, the Executive Council Act	-	-	-	$22,378
S	Parliamentary assistants’ salaries the Executive Council Act	$32,346	$16,173	$16,173	$22,871
	Total statutory appropriations	$128,028	$64,014	$64,014	$79,786
	Total operating expense	$55,584,828	$49,959,514	$5,625,314	$47,302,280

Standard account by item and sub-items

Vote- item number	Standard account by item and sub-items	Amount	Amount	Amount
	Operating Expense
401-1	Main office
	Salaries and wages			$43,239,900
	Employee benefits			$5,597,400
	Transportation and communication			$404,800
	Services			$5,613,600
	Supplies and equipment			$269,100
	Transfer payments
	International Disaster Relief		$1,000
	Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat		$1,000
	Grants to Promote Federal - Provincial Relations		$1,000
	Institute of Intergovernmental Relations		$1,000	$4,000
	Total operating expense to be voted			$55,128,800
	Sub-Items:
	Cabinet Office
	Salaries and wages		$32,930,900
	Employee benefits		$4,236,900
	Transportation and communication		$274,600
	Services		$4,427,700
	Supplies and equipment		$198,800	$42,068,900
	Intergovernmental Affairs
	Salaries and wages		$5,378,600
	Employee benefits		$694,900
	Transportation and communication		$31,600
	Services		$939,400
	Supplies and equipment		$21,000
	Transfer payments
	International Disaster Relief	$1,000
	Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat	$1,000
	Grants to Promote Federal - Provincial Relations	$1,000
	Institute of Intergovernmental Relations	$1,000	$4,000	$7,069,500
	Red Tape Reduction
	Salaries and wages		$4,930,400
	Employee benefits		$665,600
	Transportation and communication		$98,600
	Services		$246,500
	Supplies and equipment		$49,300	$5,990,400
	Total operating expense to be voted			$55,128,800
	Statutory appropriations
Statutory	Ministers’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act			$95,682
Statutory	Parliamentary assistants’ salaries the Executive Council Act			$32,346
401-2	Government House Leader
	Salaries and wages			$280,000
	Employee benefits			$31,300
	Transportation and communication			$6,300
	Services			$5,100
	Supplies and equipment			$5,300
	Total operating expense to be voted			$328,000
	Total operating expense for Cabinet Office Program			$55,584,828

Updated: April 20, 2023

Published: April 20, 2023

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph Total operating expense includes statutory appropriations, special warrants and total operating expense to be voted.