The financial statement that follows has been prepared in accordance with the reporting requirements and standards of the Receiver General for Canada, and with significant accounting policies.

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 that contained in this financial statement, unless otherwise indicated. Some of the information included in the financial statement is based on management's best estimates and judgements with due consideration given to materiality.

John Hucker
Secretary General

Mary Walsh
Deputy Secratary General
Corporate Management

Notes on the Statement of Operations

• 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.

• 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:

• Expenditures Recognition

  All expenditures are recorded for all goods and services received or performed up to March 31, 2000, in accordance with the government's payable-at-year-end accounting policies.

• Capital Purchases

  Acquisitions of capital assets are charged to operating expenditures in the year of purchase.

• 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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