In the 200506 financial year, 83% of expenditure was on land acquisition, equipment, and conservation management, 12% was on fund-raising, with 5% for administration costs.
Furthermore, the single cost-sharing formula was adopted, where the federal government and provinces each pay 25% of total premiums and 50% of administration costs.
Councillors were to receive payment for their services, as it was felt that local representatives often made considerable financial sacrifices, and there was no allowance for secretarial or administration costs.