Canadian Crown Corporation Financial Positions from Public Accounts

Canada's Public Accounts provide annual financial statements for government entities. This dataset offers a multi-year comparative analysis of assets, liabilities, and equity for enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises, grouped into five segments. The data is sourced from Table 9.4 of the Public Accounts of Canada and is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in government-owned enterprise assets based on multi-year comparative data.
• Assess the financial liabilities of Crown corporations segmented by business group.
• Model equity positions for government business enterprises using reported financial data.
• Compare financial performance across different segments of government-owned enterprises.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the official Public Accounts of Canada, providing an authoritative source.
• Includes multi-year comparative analysis, allowing for trend examination.
• Financial figures are reported in thousands of dollars, offering a standardized scale.
• Entities are grouped into five segments, enabling categorical analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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, via the Public Accounts of Canada.

Collection Method

Extracted from Table 9.4 - Financial Position of Enterprise Crown Corporations and Other Government Business Enterprises - Assets, Liabilities and Equity in Volume 1 of the Public Accounts.

Time Range

Multi-year, covering the end of each fiscal year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:35:53.227491; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada.