Supporting Documentation: Object codes list as per the Government-wide Chart of Accounts

For details on a financial coding element such as the object codes, you may refer to the most recent version of the Government-wide chart of Accounts.

Please note that changes to financial coding for the current (or up-coming) fiscal year can occur at any time.

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2018 CSV data file

Release notes ordered by date, of all the object codes changes that occurred in 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Date Code Status Note
2018-01-18 0498 Modify

Description updated as requested by the Treasury Board Secretariat.

2018-01-17 5044 Create New code created for the department 127.
2018-01-08 6059 Modify Description updated to include the Additional Canada Pension Plan initial costs of administration.
2017-07-27 5043 Activated Code created as requested by Treasury Board Secretariat. 
2017-05-26 0265 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0264 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0263 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0262 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0261 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0255 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0254 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0253 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0252 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-26 0251 Modify Title and description modified to align with the new Directive on travel, hospitality, conference and event expenditures, effective since April 1st, 2017.
2017-05-25 3248 Modify 'Court awards' expression has been removed from the description.
2017-05-24 3251 Modify Description modified. 'Court awards' was removed from the description.
2017-02-23 3248 Modify The term 'Système de compensation Phénix' was replaced by 'système de paye Phénix' in the French title and description.
2017-02-15 0186 Modify As requested by TBS, the term "ex gratia payments for employees" has been removed from the description.
2017-01-13 4731 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 47 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 471 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 473 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4719 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4717 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4716 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4715 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4714 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4713 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4712 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4711 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.
2017-01-13 4594 Suspended As of April 1, 2017, departments will have to use the original object code used for the initial transactions when carrying out adjustments to refunds of prior years' expenditures and adjustments to prior years' payables at year end.

2017 CSV data file

Release notes ordered by date, of all the object codes changes that occurred in 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Date Code Status Note
2016-09-19 3248 Activated New code created as a result of the launch of the claims process for Phoenix by TBS.
2016-01-13 3425 Modify Description modified as requested by TBS.
2015-12-29 3299 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 12.
2015-12-29 1299 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 09.
2015-12-29 1399 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 08.
2015-12-29 1199 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 07.
2015-12-29 0699 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 06.
2015-12-29 0599 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 05.
2015-12-29 0899 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 04.
2015-12-29 0399 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 03.
2015-12-29 0299 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 02.
2015-12-29 0179 Create New code created for the reallocation of capital expenditures pertaining to Standard object 01.

2016 CSV data file

Please note that this dataset is final and will not be modified/updated.

Release notes ordered by date, of all the object codes changes that occurred in 2015-2016 fiscal year.
Date Code Status Note
2015-12-10 3041 Modify As per Order in Council 2015-1243, this code is specific to dept 127 as of November 4th, 2015. 
2015-12-10 3009 Modify As per Order in Council 2015-1252, this code is specific to dept 135 as of November 4th, 2015. 
2015-10-29 2449 Modify Added 'and other organizations' as requested by TBS.
2015-09-18 2823 Create New code creted as requested by TBS. The Financial Administration Act (FAA) was amended to allow Treasury Board to make regulations to establish the threshold for low-value amounts (LVA).
2015-06-04 0823 Modify As requested by TBS, the description has been modified to make it consistent with the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events Expenditure.
2015-03-27 4893 Create New object code created to remove a low- value accounts receivable as per Treasury Board Secretariat directives for 2015-2016.
2015-03-27 3254 Create New object code created in order to remove the low-value accounts payable as per Treasury Board Secretariat directives for 2015-2016.
2015-01-28 0187 Modify Object code restricted to the Receiver General
2015-01-12 0881 Activated New object code created for PWGSC

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