Global Affairs Canada Quarterly Financial Reports (2023-2024)

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

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental financial performance based on annual statements mentioned in the description
• Study public sector accounting standards application based on the GC 4500 directive
• Track government resource allocation and administration based on the stated objectives of the financial statements

Strengths

• Financial statements are prepared following the established GC 4500 Departmental Financial Statements directive.
• Data is produced by the authoritative Office of the Chief Financial Officer of Global Affairs Canada.

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 2023-2024 reporting period.

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Prepared by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer following the Directive on Accounting Standards: GC 4500.

Time Range

2023-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-07 17:51:46.722628; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canada