Canadian Ministerial International Travel Expenditures from Public Accounts

International travel expenditures for Canadian ministers, parliamentary secretaries, and their staff are compiled annually from the Public Accounts. The data covers travel required for departmental operational or program purposes, charged to a special fund within the minister's department rather than their office budget. This dataset is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada, with the last update recorded on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in government travel spending based on annual fiscal reporting.
• Benchmark departmental travel expenditures for operational purposes.
• Support accountability and transparency reporting based on official public accounts data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the official Public Accounts of Canada, providing an authoritative source.
• Covers a specific and defined category of government expenditure (international travel for operational purposes).
• Available in multiple formats (XML, CSV, HTML) for accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is not the official record; users must verify against the Receiver General or Library and Archives websites.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from government-wide financial information published in the Public Accounts of Canada at the end of each fiscal year.

Time Range

Annual fiscal years; specific range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:34:30.530426; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal government).