Expenditure Estimates for Cabinet Office (2024-25)

The 2024-2025 Expenditure Estimates set out details of the operating and capital spending requirements of the Cabinet Office for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2024.

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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 2024-25 $	Estimates 2023-24 $	Difference between 2024-25 and 2023-24 $	Actual 2022-23 $
Operating expense
401	Cabinet Office Program	61,602,700	53,834,200	7,768,500	50,347,115
	Total operating expense to be voted	61,602,700	53,834,200	7,768,500	50,347,115
	Statutory appropriations	128,028	128,028	-	82,635
	Ministry total operating expense	61,730,728	53,962,228	7,768,500	50,429,750
	Total including consolidation and other adjustments	61,730,728	53,962,228	7,768,500	50,429,750
	Ministry total operating and capital including consolidation and other adjustments (not including assets)	61,730,728	53,962,228	7,768,500	50,429,750

Reconciliation to previously published data

Operating expense	Estimates 2023-24 $	Actual 2022-23 $
Total operating expense previously published^{footnote 1[1]}	55,584,828	42,984,890
Government reorganization
Transfer of functions from other ministries	-	8,142,175
Transfer of functions to other ministries	(1,622,600)	(697,315)
Restated total operating expense	53,962,228	50,429,750

Cabinet Office Program - Vote 401

The Cabinet Office is the central agency that supports the delivery of government priorities by developing, coordinating, and exercising controllership for policy and communications. The Cabinet Office also supports and monitors delivery and implementation of the government’s mandate and drives key initiatives including enterprise marketing services and the adoption of innovation and continuous improvement across the �� Public Service.

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 to meaningfully reduce red tape and build a modern regulatory environment to help businesses and people thrive. 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 2024-25 $	Estimates 2023-24 $	Difference between 2024-25 and 2023-24 $	Actual 2022-23 $
Operating expense
1	Main Office	61,274,700	53,506,200	7,768,500	50,025,490
2	Government House Leader	328,000	328,000	-	321,625
	Total operating expense to be voted	61,602,700	53,834,200	7,768,500	50,347,115
S	Ministers’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act	95,682	95,682	-	49,301
S	Parliamentary Assistants’ Salaries, the Executive Council Act	32,346	32,346	-	33,334
	Total statutory appropriations	128,028	128,028	-	82,635
	Total operating expense	61,730,728	53,962,228	7,768,500	50,429,750

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			49,055,100
	Employee benefits			5,574,400
	Transportation and communication			454,800
	Services			5,917,300
	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			61,274,700
	Sub-Items:
	Cabinet Office
	Salaries and wages		35,314,400
	Employee benefits		4,053,500
	Transportation and communication		274,600
	Services		4,378,100
	Supplies and equipment		198,800	44,219,400
	Intergovernmental Affairs
	Salaries and wages		6,384,000
	Employee benefits		832,700
	Transportation and communication		81,600
	Services		1,272,700
	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	8,596,000
	Red Tape Reduction
	Salaries and wages		7,356,700
	Employee benefits		688,200
	Transportation and communication		98,600
	Services		266,500
	Supplies and equipment		49,300	8,459,300
	Total operating expense to be voted			61,274,700
	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			61,730,728

Updated: April 22, 2024

Published: April 22, 2024

Footnotes

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

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