Global Affairs Canada Quarterly Financial Statements, 2025-2026

Global Affairs Canada's Office of the Chief Financial Officer prepares the Department's financial statements. The statements are prepared annually as of March 31st following the GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards, based on Public Sector Accounting Board recommendations. This data provides 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 prepared to GC 4500 standards.
• Study public sector accounting practices based on adherence to Public Sector Accounting Board recommendations.
• Track government resource administration based on the stated objective of providing an accounting of public financial affairs.

Strengths

• Data is prepared according to the established GC 4500 Directive on Accounting Standards.
• Financial statements are developed using recommendations from the authoritative Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB).
• The dataset has a defined temporal anchor, with statements prepared annually as of March 31st.

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 and institutional bias inherent to a single Canadian government department.

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

2025-2026 (implied by title), with annual statements as of March 31st.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-07 17:51:44.947980

Geography

Canada