The 2009-10 main estimates totalling $236.1 billion in expenditures were tabled Thursday in the House of Commons by Vic Toews, president of the Treasury Board.

The estimates provide a detailed listing of the resources required by individual federal departments and agencies for the upcoming fiscal year.

“The Government of Canada is moving forward to provide the funding needed for initiatives in Canada’s Economic Action Plan to help stimulate and protect the Canadian economy,” said Toews.

This year’s main estimates also include a special time-limited $3 billion fund to provide departments with funding for ready-to-go projects and initiatives as identified in the most recent federal budget, starting April 1, 2009.

“It is critical that economic stimulus funds flow as soon as possible to have the desired impact on the Canadian economy,” the Treasury Board said in a release.

All monies distributed under the fund will be reported in upcoming supplementary estimates, as well as through regular reporting to Parliament, the Treasury Board added.

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