Government-wide Chart of Accounts: Canadian Federal Program Codes

Program codes list from the Government-wide Chart of Accounts, detailing the alphanumeric codes used by Canadian federal departments to track resources for government objectives. The dataset is maintained by Public Services and Procurement Canada and was last updated on July 16, 2026. It covers codes from at least the 2019-2020 fiscal year onward, following the implementation of the new Departmental Results Framework.

Use Cases

• Mapping government expenditures to specific programs based on the described 5-digit alphanumeric code structure.
• Analyzing the structure of federal departmental core responsibilities and program inventories as per the Policy on Results.
• Validating or standardizing program codes in financial datasets that interface with Canadian government accounting systems.

Strengths

• Codes follow a defined 5-digit alphanumeric format (3 letters + 2 numbers) as described.
• Dataset is associated with an official government source (Public Services and Procurement Canada).
• Provides a direct link to the authoritative source for the latest codes for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.

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.
• A synchronization issue noted in the description means the dataset files may not reflect the latest master list as of the noted update date.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Official government accounting and reporting system.

Time Range

From at least fiscal year 2019-2020 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 13:42:16.578207; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal government)