Quarterly Financial Report for Global Affairs Canada, Q2 2024

Global Affairs Canada's Office of the Chief Financial Officer prepares these general-purpose financial statements. The statements provide an accounting of the department's administration of public financial affairs and resources for external readers. They are prepared annually as of March 31st following the GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards, based on PSAB recommendations.

Use Cases

• Analyze departmental financial performance based on the described accounting of public financial affairs
• Study public sector accounting standards application based on the use of GC 4500 and PSAB guidelines
• Assess government transparency and reporting for external stakeholders based on the stated focus for external readers

Strengths

• Prepared according to the specific GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards
• Developed using recommendations from the authoritative Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB)
• Explicitly designed for a variety of users both within and external to the government

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
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Collection Method

Prepared by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of Global Affairs Canada.

Time Range

Covers the quarter ended June 30, 2024, with annual statements as of March 31st.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-07 17:51:45.877906; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canada