Concurrent with the appointment of the Special Advisor to Cabinet on the Intergovernmental Forum as deputy minister for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, the Intergovernmental Forum Secretariat was transferred to the Ministry. This will ensure that Intergovernmental Forum initiatives are coordinated with others being undertaken by the Ministry.
As a result, some of the Department of the Executive's baseline funding will be transferred to Aboriginal Affairs. This includes salary dollars for three persons and O and M and contribution funding totaling $1,148,000.