Canadian Government Losses of Public Property by Ministry, Fiscal Years

Losses of public property data from the Public Accounts of Canada, published annually. The dataset details losses due to offences or illegal acts and accidental loss, destruction, or damage, recorded by ministry in dollars. It is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and has been archived as of 2024, with a new combined dataset now available.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in accidental property loss and damage based on ministry-level reporting.
• Investigate patterns of losses due to offences or illegal acts based on fiscal year data.
• Benchmark property loss metrics across government ministries based on the annual Public Accounts.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the official Public Accounts of Canada, Volume 3.
• Losses are categorized by cause (offence/illegal act vs. accidental) and by ministry.

Limitations

• Dataset is archived and no longer updated; a new combined dataset has replaced it.
• 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, based on the Public Accounts of Canada.

Collection Method

Compiled from government-wide financial information published annually in the Public Accounts.

Time Range

Fiscal years covered are not specified; data is published annually.

Freshness

Archived as of 15 Feb 2024; last metadata update was 2026-04-09.

Geography

Canada.