Canadian Government External Revenues by Source from Public Accounts

Public Accounts of Canada Table 4a provides a recapitulation of external revenues by source for each ministry and department. The dataset reconciles ministerial revenues with consolidated statements, including reconciling items like revenues from specified purpose accounts and Crown corporations. Data is published annually by the Receiver General of Canada, with the most recent update processed on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Analyze revenue composition across government departments based on the recapitulation of external revenues.
• Reconcile reported ministerial revenues with consolidated statements based on the described reconciling items.
• Track fiscal year revenue trends for ministries based on the annual Public Accounts data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the official Public Accounts of Canada, providing a structured government source.
• Includes reconciling items such as revenues from Crown corporations and specified purpose accounts.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.

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

Public Services and Procurement Canada, via the Public Accounts of Canada.

Collection Method

Published annually by the Receiver General of Canada in the Public Accounts, Volume 2, Table 4a.

Time Range

Annual fiscal year data; specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:35:38.597683; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal government).