Financial Statement The financial statement that follows has been prepared in accordance with significant accounting policies and with the requirements and standards for reporting established by the Receiver General for Canada.
The management of the Canadian Human Rights Commission is responsible for developing and maintaining a system of internal controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that all transactions are accurately recorded, that they comply with the relevant authorities, and that the financial statements on the Commission's results of operations are safeguarded. Financial information included in the ministerial statements, in the Report on Plans and Priorities, and elsewhere in the Public Accounts of Canada is consistent with this financial statement, unless otherwise indicated.
John Hucker
Secretary General
Joanne Baptiste
Director, Corporate and Personnel Services
Statement of Operations for the Canadian Human Rights Commission
For the Year Ending March 31, 1999
In Thousands of Dollars
Service Line
Promotion of Human Rights
1998-99 Actual: 3,699
1999-2000 Forecast: 2,980
Complaints
1998-99 Actual: 7,584
1999-2000 Forecast: 9,969
Employment Equity Audits
1998-99 Actual: 1,929
1999-2000 Forecast: 2,161
Corporate and personnel Services
1998-99 Actual: 2,909
1999-2000 Forecast: 3,274
Total use of appropriation
1998-99 Actual: 16,121
1999-2000 Forecast: 18,384*
Add: Cost of services provided by government departments
1998-99 Actual: 1,799
1999-2000 Forecast: 1,794
Total
1998-99 Actual: 17,920
1999-2000 Forecast: 20,178
* The 1999-2000 forecast was developed as of January 31, 2000, and includes contributions to employee benefit plans, amounting to $1.9 million.
Notes on the Statement of Operations
These notes form an integral part of the Statement of Operations.
1. Authority, Mandate and Operations
The Canadian Human Rights Commission was established in 1977 under Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act in accordance with the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The mandate of the Canadian Human Rights Commission is to discourage and reduce discriminatory practices by dealing with complaints of discrimination on the prohibited grounds in the Canadian Human Rights Act; conducting audits of federal departments and agencies and federally regulated private companies to ensure compliance with the Employment Equity Act; conducting research and information programs; and working closely with other levels of government, employers, service providers, and community organizations to promote human rights principles.
The Commission's expenditures are funded by an annual appropriation from Parliament.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
This statement of operations has been prepared in accordance with the requirements and standards for reporting established by the Receiver General for Canada. The most significant accounting policies are as follows:
a) Expenditures Recognition All expenditures are recorded for all goods and services received or performed up to March 31, 1999, in accordance with the government's payable-at-year-end accounting policies.
b) Capital Purchases
Acquisition of capital assets are charged to operating expenditures in the year of purchase.
c) Services Provided without Charge by Government Departments
Estimates of amounts for services provided without charge from government departments are included in the operating expenditures. They mainly consist of accommodation costs and payments to employee insurance plans.
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