Quarterly Financial Report of Global Affairs Canada (2017-2018)

Global Affairs Canada's Office of the Chief Financial Officer prepares annual financial statements as of March 31. The statements follow the GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards, based on Public Sector Accounting Board recommendations. They provide an accounting of the department's administration of public financial affairs and resources for both internal and external users.

Use Cases

• Analyzing departmental financial performance based on the annual financial statements mentioned in the description.
• Studying public sector accounting standards application based on the GC 4500 Directive and PSAB recommendations.
• Assessing government resource administration for external reporting purposes as described.

Strengths

• Financial statements are prepared according to the specific GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards.
• Data is produced by the authoritative Office of the Chief Financial Officer of Global Affairs Canada.
• Covers the fiscal years 2017 and 2018, providing a defined time range.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2017-2018 reporting period.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Prepared by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer following departmental accounting guidelines.

Time Range

2017-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-07 17:51:51.909005; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada