	Foreword
1.	Working For Canadians
2.	The Senate and Legislation
3.	Senate Committees - The Heart of the Senate's Work
4.	Senate Activities
5.	Administering the Senate
6.	Senate Finances to March 31st, 2005
7.	How to Reach Us
	Appendices

6. Senate Finances

"Senate inquiries resemble in some ways royal commissions and task forces, but they take less time, are less expensive and often have more success in gaining adoption of their recommendations."

Paul G. Thomas, Comparing the Lawmaking Roles of the Senate
and the House of Commons, 2003

Senate Finances to March 31st, 2005

The expenditures incurred by the Senate are divided into four main lines:

senators and their offices;
Chamber operations;
committees and associations; and
administrative support.

The statements of expenditures for each of these business lines for the 2004-2005 fiscal year are given below.

Description	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Total
Senators and their Offices	33,835,141	161,541

177,970

34,174,652

Chamber Operations

5,512,886

45,419

5,558,305

Committees and Associations

7,286,716

43,167

364,183

7,694,066

Administrative Support

21,209,880

2,014,719

23,224,599

Total

67,844,623

2,264,846

542,153

70,651,622

2004-2005 Expenditures

Description

2004-2005

2003-2004

Personnel

49,730,525

48,784,433

Transportation and Communications

9,412,319

10,442,751

Information

199,778

124,528

Professional and Special Services

6,339,443

5,783,173

Rentals

194,365

288,045

Purchased Repair and Upkeep

951,329

949,454

Utilities, Materials and Supplies

1,014,005

1,238,110*

Grants and Contributions

542,153

818,485

Other Subsidies and Payments

2,860

8,710

Total Operations

68,386,777

68,437,689

Capital Expenses
Description	2004-2005	2003-2004
Acquisition of Office Machinery and Equipment	2,264,845	3,752,894*
Total Capital	2,264,845	3,752,894
Total Operating and Capital Expenditures	70,651,622	72,190,583