Canadian Government Claims Payments of $1,000 and Over from Public Accounts

Public Accounts of Canada Volume III provides a detailed listing of payments for claims against the Crown of $1,000 and over for each fiscal year. The dataset is published by Public Services and Procurement Canada, with the most recent official record available on the Receiver General website. Claims under $1,000 are aggregated by department, and recipient names may be withheld for non-disclosure.

Use Cases

• Analyze government liability and compensation patterns based on reported claims payments.
• Track departmental spending on claims over time using the annual fiscal year data.
• Identify aggregate trends for small claims (under $1,000) based on the reported total amounts and counts per department.

Strengths

• Lists individual payments of $1,000 and over, providing transaction-level detail.
• Published annually with a consistent structure as part of the government's Public Accounts.
• Includes aggregated totals and counts for smaller claims (under $1,000) by department.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Recipient names may be withheld, potentially limiting analysis of payee patterns.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada, from Volume III of the Public Accounts of Canada.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:34:45.147734; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada