Canadian Federal Organization Reference Codes and Names

2026 data provides a standardized reference list of Government of Canada departments and agencies. It includes primary keys and harmonized names to improve data interoperability across government systems.

Use Cases

• Integrate disparate datasets using the GC OrgID as a common primary key for federal entities.
• Filter or analyze organizations by ministerial portfolio or Financial Administration Act schedule.
• Identify active versus inactive organizations using the organization status field.
• Map legacy system codes to the standard GC OrgID using the provided concordance table.

Strengths

• Data is maintained as an official government reference standard by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
• Includes supplementary fields like organization status and end date for filtering and context.
• Last updated in March 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of organizations (rows) and specific column count limits analytical planning.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data structure and values.
• Relies on a concordance table for mapping to legacy systems, which may introduce complexity.

Provenance

Source

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Federal Identity Program.

Collection Method

Compiled from official sources including the Financial Administration Act and Government-wide Chart of Accounts.

Time Range

Current as of 2026; includes end dates for historical context.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-09.

Geography

Government of Canada federal organizations.