Canadian Federal Government Revenues and Expenses, Two-Year Comparative Analysis

Financial data from the Public Accounts of Canada, published annually by the Receiver General. The dataset presents a two-year comparative analysis of federal revenues, expenses, and the accumulated deficit in millions of dollars. It is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in federal revenue sources based on the described revenue type breakdown.
• Model the relationship between government expenses and the accumulated deficit based on the comparative financial figures.
• Benchmark fiscal performance across years using the two-year comparative analysis structure.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official Public Accounts of Canada, an authoritative government record.
• Provides a two-year comparative analysis, enabling trend observation.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Published annually by the Receiver General of Canada, based on Section 3 of Volume I.

Time Range

Annual fiscal year data; specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:35:58.483588; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal government).