Government of Canada Procurement Expenditure Summary by Commodity

Archived, Government of Canada Spend Data is a summary of federal procurement expenditure, derived from annual submissions by 55 departments and grouped by commodity. The data covers approximately 95 percent of the government's total expenditure on goods and services. It was published by Public Services and Procurement Canada and has been archived, with related data available for fiscal years 2010/2011 to 2016/2017.

Use Cases

• Analyzing government spending trends by commodity type based on the grouped expenditure data.
• Benchmarking departmental procurement allocations based on the annual submissions from 55 departments.
• Studying the evolution of commodity classification frameworks based on the note about structural changes over time.

Strengths

• Covers approximately 95 percent of the government's total expenditure on goods and services.
• Aggregates data from 55 departments, providing a consolidated government-level view.
• Data is structured by commodity, allowing for categorical analysis of spending.

Limitations

• The dataset is archived and no longer updated.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Comparisons with newer datasets may show discrepancies for specific fiscal years due to re-calculated commodity frameworks.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Derived from expenditure data submitted annually from 55 departments.

Time Range

Covers fiscal years up to 2016/2017, with specific data for FY2010/2011 to FY2013/2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:38:44.241696; freshness should be verified as the dataset is archived.

Geography

Canada (federal government level).