Canadian Public Money Losses Due to Offences, Illegal Acts, or Accidents

Archived on 15 February 2024, this dataset details losses of public money due to offences, illegal acts, or accidents discovered within a fiscal year. It was published annually by Public Services and Procurement Canada as part of the Public Accounts of Canada. The data has been superseded by a new combined bilingual dataset for all losses of public money or property.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in financial losses due to offences based on annual fiscal reporting.
• Study the frequency and nature of losses from illegal acts as recorded in government accounts.
• Track annual discovery of losses from accidents affecting public funds.
• Benchmark fiscal year impacts of losses that affect appropriations.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Public Accounts of Canada, published annually.
• Provides a specific focus on losses from offences, illegal acts, and accidents.
• Published by Public Services and Procurement Canada, a federal government department.

Limitations

• Dataset is archived and no longer updated as of 15 February 2024.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the annual Public Accounts of Canada financial reports.

Time Range

Annual fiscal year coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:51:08.051604; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada