Canadian Ministers' Office Expenses by Standard Object Code

Annual expense reports for offices of Canadian government ministers and heads of departments, charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The dataset is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and was last updated in April 2026. Expenses are categorized into ten Standard Object codes covering personnel, transportation, services, rentals, and acquisitions.

Use Cases

• Analyze personnel cost trends based on the SO1 – Personnel expense category.
• Track spending on external services based on the SO4 – Professional and special services category.
• Monitor transportation and communication expenditures based on the SO2 – Transportation and communication category.
• Assess capital acquisitions for offices based on the SO8 – Acquisition of land, buildings and works and SO9 – Acquisition of machinery and equipment categories.

Strengths

• Data is structured using a defined ten-category Standard Object code system.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 open license for reuse.
• Provided in multiple machine-readable formats including XML and CSV.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes statutory expenditures like salaries and termination benefits, providing a partial view of total office costs.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada

Collection Method

Annual report of expenses incurred by ministerial offices and charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:34:30.051912; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Government of Canada.