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Appendix B: Organizational Expenditures and Full-time Equivalents by Strategic Outcome

Appendix B: Organizational Expenditures and Full-time Equivalents by Strategic Outcome
Strategic Outcome #1 - Financial, Physical and mental well-being of eligible Veterans
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Actual spending $3,303,331,979 $3,170,464,036 $3,376,539,433 $3,561,304,881
Percentage of total departmental spending 96.16% 96.11% 96.18% 96.19%
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees 1,529.6 1,404.4 1,556.5 1,887.2
Percentage of department FTEs 65.36% 64.91% 68.51% 71.59%
Strategic Outcome #2 - Canadians remember and demonstrate their recognition of all who served in Canada's efforts during war, military conflict and peace
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Actual spending $41,150,530 $45,528,370 $50,028,142 $55,553,811
Percentage of total departmental spending 1.20% 1.38% 1.42% 1.50%
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees 90.2 90.2 83.7 91.0
Percentage of department FTEs 3.85% 4.17% 3.68% 3.45%
Strategic Outcome #3 (Veterans Ombudsman) - Veterans' rights to services and benefits that address their needs are considered by the Veterans Affairs Portfolio
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Actual spending $4,953,006 $4,578,484 $4,600,441 $4,630,182
Percentage of total departmental spending 0.14% 0.14% 0.13% 0.13%
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees 35.0 33.4 33.8 32.0
Percentage of department FTEs 1.50% 1.54% 1.49% 1.21%
Internal Services (Communications Division, Human Resources Division, Finance Division, etc.)
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Actual spending $85,846,369 $78,092,980 $79,656,670 $80,792,453
Percentage of total departmental spending 2.50% 2.37% 2.27% 2.18%
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees 685.6 635.6 597.8 626.0
Percentage of department FTEs 29.29% 29.38% 26.31% 23.75%
Department Totals
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Actual spending $3,435,281,884 $3,298,663,870 $3,510,824,686 $3,702,281,327
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees 2,340.4 2,163.6 2,271.8 2,636.2

* For comparison purposes, expenditures and FTEs associated with Ste. Anne's Hospital (SAH) were removed for all years.

Ste. Anne’s Hospital (SAH)
Fiscal Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
SAH expenditures $78,291,005 $78,216,084 $84,209,518 $68,527,414
SAH FTE’s employees 744.6 742.9 737.6 0

Source: VAC Finance Division