Canadian Crown Corporation Borrowings from Public Accounts, in Thousands of Dollars

Financial summaries of borrowing transactions by consolidated agent Crown corporations, enterprise Crown corporations, and other government business enterprises on behalf of the Canadian government. The data is derived from Sections 4 and 9 of Volume I of the Public Accounts of Canada and is published annually by the Receiver General. This is a non-official record; the official versions are available from the Receiver General and Library and Archives Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual borrowing trends for government business enterprises based on the fiscal year summaries.
• Model financial liabilities of Crown corporations based on the reported borrowing transactions.
• Compare borrowing activities between different types of government enterprises (consolidated agent vs. enterprise Crown corporations).

Strengths

• Data is derived from the official Public Accounts of Canada, an authoritative government financial report.
• Values are presented in thousands of dollars, providing a standardized monetary unit.
• Published annually, suggesting a consistent time-series structure.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• This is a non-official record; users must verify against official sources for critical work.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada, derived from the Public Accounts of Canada.

Collection Method

Summarized from tables in Sections 4 and 9 of Volume I of the Public Accounts.

Time Range

Annual fiscal year data; specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:35:51.738800; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada