Financial Position of Canadian Crown Corporations, Multi-Year Comparative Data

Financial information from the Public Accounts of Canada, published at the end of each fiscal year. The dataset provides a multi-year comparative summary of the financial position of consolidated Crown corporations and other entities, with figures reported in thousands of dollars. It is sourced from Volume 1 of the Public Accounts and is maintained by Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the financial health of government-owned entities based on multi-year comparative data.
• Benchmark the assets and liabilities of different Crown corporations based on summarized financial transactions.
• Model fiscal risk exposure for the public sector based on consolidated entity positions.
• Track year-over-year changes in the financial position of state-owned enterprises.

Strengths

• Data is published annually as part of the official Public Accounts of Canada.
• Provides a multi-year comparative view of financial positions.
• Figures are reported in a standardized unit (thousands of dollars).

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is explicitly noted as not the official record of information; users must verify against the Receiver General or Library and Archives websites.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Public Accounts of Canada, Volume 1.

Collection Method

Summarized from financial transactions reported by consolidated Crown corporations and other entities.

Time Range

Multi-year, covering fiscal years as published in the Public Accounts.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:35:52.749588; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada.