Canadian Government Budgetary Authorities by Ministry from Public Accounts

Financial information from the Public Accounts of Canada, published at the end of each fiscal year. The dataset presents the source and disposition of budgetary and non-budgetary authorities by government ministry. It is provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada and was last updated on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze government spending allocation based on ministry-level budgetary authorities.
• Track fiscal year-end financial positions based on the published Public Accounts.
• Compare budgetary versus non-budgetary funding sources and dispositions by ministry.

Strengths

• Data is published annually as part of the official Public Accounts of Canada.
• Provided in multiple machine-readable formats (XML, CSV, HTML).
• Released under the open government license OGL-CA-2.0.

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

Collection Method

Published annually in the Public Accounts of Canada.

Time Range

Annual, at the end of each fiscal year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:34:51.345661; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal government).