




12. Administrative Expenses
| For the years ended December 31 ($ millions) | 2010 | 2009 | |||
| Salaries and benefits | $ | 11.0 | $ | 11.0 | |
| Information technology | 2.5 | 2.2 | |||
| Professional and administrative services | 2.4 | 1.9 | |||
| Office premises and operations | 2.2 | 2.3 | |||
| Communications | 0.6 | 0.7 | |||
| TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | $ | 18.7 | $ | 18.1 |
Audit expenses for the Plan were $0.3 million in 2010 (2009 - $0.4 million). Non-audit fees comprising tax and risk management services paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditor of the Plan, were $38 thousand in 2010 (2009 - $0.4 million). Total fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2010 were $0.3 million (2009 - $0.8 million). Actuarial expenses paid to Buck Consultants, the Plan actuaries, were $0.8 million in 2010 (2009 - $0.9 million). Included in administrative expenses are amounts reimbursed to the Trustees for out of pocket business expenses, which totaled $55 thousand in 2010 (2009 - $42 thousand).