For the year ended March 31 (in dollars)	2009	2008
Equity of Canada, beginning of the year	(2,827,095)	(2,453,062)
Net cost of operations	(16,137,473)	(14,153,814)
Current year appropriations used (Note 3)	12,932,922	11,726,710
Change in net position in the Consolidated Revenue Fund (Note 3)	262,729	(273,018)
Refund of previous year expenditures (Note 7)	(10,455)	(13,638)
Revenue not available for spending (Note 7)	(40)	(146)
Services received without charge (Note 6)	2,853,681	2,339,873
Equity of Canada, end of the year	(2,925,731)	(2,827,095)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.