When Shared Services Canada was created, a calculation was done, a government-wide formula was used. Funds were transferred to cover three aspects, all related to technology infrastructure. The first was everything having to do with telecommunications. The second was everything involving data centres. And the third was everything related to email.
The calculation was done for Public Works and Government Services Canada, and we determined that $113 million had to be transferred. As the numbers were being finalized, however, we realized a few things.
First off, some services were going to be delivered to us on a cost-recovery basis. For instance, Service Canada would provide us with computer support on an optional basis.
But the amount transferred includes two types of expenditures that are being returned to us, and that is the reason for the transfer. First, they are expenditures that were counted but that will be spent in only one year. So they aren't ongoing expenditures. For example, some expenditures are related to the management of the modernization project, which is a project that will be phased out gradually. It's not an ongoing transfer. So that money comes back to us and represents $3.8 million.
Another amount is allocated to MERX, the procurement system. That system does not fall under Shared Services Canada's mandate. So $3.4 million was returned to us for that system.
Lastly, there is $4 million for the service clusters. Public Works and Government Services Canada delivers services to small and medium-sized departments to support technologies such as PeopleSoft and SAP. And $4 million was transferred for that. The amount was returned to us so we could continue to deliver services.
Basically, a readjustment of initial transfers was done.