Canadian Government Procurement Spend by Department, 2010-2016

Over 55 departments and agencies contributed annual expenditure data covering about 95 percent of the government's total expenditure on goods and services. The dataset details procurement spend from April 2010 through March 2016, grouped by commodity family, group, category, and subcategory. It was compiled by Public Services and Procurement Canada, but central collection ceased after 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental procurement trends based on annual expenditure data.
• Compare spending across commodity categories and subcategories.
• Track changes in government purchasing over the 2010-2016 fiscal years.

Strengths

• Covers about 95% of the government's total expenditure on goods and services.
• Data aggregated from over 55 departments and agencies.
• Expenditure is broken down by a detailed commodity framework.

Limitations

• Data coverage ends in March 2016; it is not updated beyond that date.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Derived from annual expenditure data submissions from departments and agencies.

Time Range

April 2010 to March 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:38:23.260365; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada