Table 2
Budget Implementation—The Usual Process vs. Budget 2009 Accelerated Approach

Steps in the Process	Usual Process	Accelerated Approach	Time Savings
	Timelines
1. Tabling of Budget	Late February	January 27	1 month
2. Passage of Budget legislation	3-4 months after tabling	1½ months after tabling	1-2 months
3. Cabinet and Treasury Board approval of new initiatives	3-8 months	1-2 months	2-6 months
4. Appropriation of funding for new measures	4-10 months	Part of funding available by April (Main Estimates, Budget Implementation Act, 2009); remaining supply 5 months after the Budget	2-5 months