Resource Summary
Resource Summary Table
| Core Business Area2 | 2007/08 Restated Estimates1 | 2008/09 Estimates | 2009/10 Plan | 2010/11 Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Expenses ($000) | ||||
| Forest and Range Resource Management | 426,332 | 456,713 | 459,954 | 460,224 |
| Pricing and Selling Timber | 232,566 | 264,829 | 231,449 | 240,149 |
| Compliance and Enforcement | 28,426 | 28,903 | 29,334 | 29,334 |
| Executive and Support Services | 53,966 | 56,078 | 57,410 | 57,472 |
| Total | 741,290 | 806,523 | 778,147 | 787,179 |
| Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs) | ||||
| Forest and Range Resource Management | 1,776 | 1,786 | 1,786 | 1,786 |
| Pricing and Selling Timber | 1,047 | 1,073 | 1,086 | 1,099 |
| Compliance and Enforcement | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 |
| Executive and Support Services | 583 | 572 | 572 | 572 |
| Total | 3,698 | 3,723 | 3,736 | 3,749 |
| Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000) | ||||
| Forest and Range Resource Management | 12,367 | 11,651 | 11,651 | 11,651 |
| Pricing and Selling Timber | 1,886 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Compliance and Enforcement | 1,548 | 1,548 | 1,548 | 1,548 |
| Executive and Support Services | 5,671 | 5,672 | 5,672 | 5,672 |
| Total | 21,472 | 20,671 | 20,671 | 20,671 |
| Other Financing Transactions ($000) | ||||
| Pricing and Selling Timber (BC Timber Sales) Disbursements | 50,200 | 19,200 | 52,900 | 44,200 |
| Forest and Range Resource Management Disbursements | 0 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 |
| Total | 50,200 | 24,000 | 57,700 | 49,000 |
| 1 | Amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with Schedule A of the 2008/09 Estimates. |
| 2 | The 2008/09 Core Business Area presentation has changed from 2007/08 presentation to better align with Ministry service and program delivery, and all Core Businesses include funding in support of achieving both goals. The relationship between the revised and previous core businesses is shown in the following table: |
| 2008/09 Revised Core Business3, 4 |
Include the previous 2007/08 Core Businesses |
| Forest and Range Resource Management | Protection Against Fire and Pest Forest Stewardship Range Stewardship and Grazing Forest Investment — Land Based Investment, Forest Sciences and Land Use Planning Programs component Pricing and Selling Timber — Engineering, Tenures and First Nations components |
| Pricing and Selling Timber | Pricing and Selling Timber — Revenue and Competitive Forest Sector components BC Timber Sales Forest Investment — Market and Product Development Programs component |
| Compliance and Enforcement | Compliance and Enforcement |
| Executive and Support Services | Executive and Support Services |
| 3 | All Core Businesses are supported by funding provided by the Ministry Operations Vote. Additional funding to support the Forest and Range Resource Management Core Business is provided by the Direct Fire Vote of the legislature and the Forest Stand Management Fund special account. Funding to support the Pricing and Selling Timber Core Business includes the BC Timber Sales special account. All Core Businesses, except Compliance and Enforcement, are involved in the Mountain Pine Beetle Action Plan. |
| 4 | The Forest Investment Account, overseen by a government-industry Council, provides funding to support sustainable forest management practices, to improve the public forest asset base and promote greater returns from the utilization of public timber. Funding for programs managed under the account are included in the Forest and Range Resource Management Core Business, with the exception of funding that supports Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd., which is in the Pricing and Selling Timber Core Business. |
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