Supporting Documentation: Authority codes list as per the Government-wide Chart of Accounts
For details on a financial coding element such as the authority 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
| Date | Code | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-08 | A149 | Modify | The department 005 has been authorised to use this code in 2017 to 2018. |
| 2018-03-08 | B129 | Modify | The department 005 has been authorized to use this code in 2017 to 2018. |
| 2018-01-30 | G156 | Create | Code created as requested by the Department of Finance. |
| 2018-01-18 | P704 | Modify | Since the department 136 falls under the Health Portfolio, this authority code hierarchy as been modified accordingly. |
| 2018-01-18 | A803 | Modify | This code falls under the Health porfolio and not Agriculture. |
| 2018-01-18 | N333 | Suspended | Code suspended. Not required by the department 014 anymore. |
| 2018-01-18 | A631 | Suspended | Code suspended. Not required by dept 014 anymore. |
| 2017-12-15 | B138 | Create | New code created for department 163. |
| 2017-12-08 | B139 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by the department 022 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-12-08 | B159 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by departments 022 and 042 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-12-08 | B149 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by departments 022 and 042 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-12-08 | B129 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by departments 022 and 042 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-12-08 | A149 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by departments 022 and 042 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-11-23 | B119 | Modify | The department 025 received the approval from the Receiver General to use this code. |
| 2017-11-23 | A149 | Modify | The department 025 received the approval from the Receiver General to use this code. |
| 2017-11-10 | A149 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by department 017 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-11-10 | B119 | Modify | The Receiver General has approved the use of this financial code by department 017 in fiscal year 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017-11-07 | P808 | Create | Specified purpose account created as requested by department 023. |
| 2017-10-30 | N627 | Activated | New specified purpose account created to be used only by the department 027. |
| 2017-10-30 | N612 | Activated | New specified purpose account created to be used only by the department 027. |
| 2017-10-30 | L220 | Activated | New specified purpose account created to be used by the department 027. |
| 2017-10-27 | A167 | Create | Authority code created to be used by the department 061. |
| 2017-10-11 | A153 | Modify | Information added to the description related to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research to support a pan-Canadian artificial intelligence strategy. |
| 2017-09-19 | N627 | Create | New specified purpose account created for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. |
| 2017-09-19 | N612 | Create | New specified purpose account created for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. |
| 2017-09-19 | L220 | Create | New specified purpose account created for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. |
| 2017-09-13 | N211 | Create | Authority code created pursuant to the Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act (Chapter 14 of the Statutes of Canada, 2016) and the Order in Council 2017-0178. |
| 2017-07-07 | A445 | Create | New code created pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No.1, Section 195(1-3). |
| 2017-07-06 | A828 | Create | New authority code created pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, Section 403. |
| 2017-02-10 | D314 | Create | New code created as requested by TBS. |
| 2017-02-08 | H251 | Activated | Code reactivated as requested by the department 033 and approved by the RG. |
| 2017-02-07 | A401 | Modify | Description modified for consistency purposes in the wording used in the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, the Government-wide Chart of Accounts and the Public Accounts of Canada. |
2017 CSV data file
| Date | Code | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-04 | P706 | Create | Specified purpose account specific to the department 001 has been created. |
| 2017-02-10 | D314 | Create | New code created as requested by TBS. |
| 2017-02-09 | A401 | Modify | The Municipal Grants Act was renamed Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. Therefore, the description has been updated accordingly. |
| 2017-02-09 | H251 | Activated | Code H251 reactivated as requested by the department 033 and approved by the RG. |
| 2017-02-03 | A401 | Modify | The Municipal Grants Act was renamed Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. Therefore, the description has been updated accordingly. |
| 2016-07-26 | B269 | Modify | As per Order in Council (2016-0679), designates the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs as the appropriate Minister for PPP Canada Inc. |
| 2016-07-26 | B268 | Modify | As per Order in Council (2016-0679), designates the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs as the appropriate Minister for PPP Canada Inc. |
| 2016-07-19 | F157 | Create | Authority code created as requested by TBS. |
| 2016-07-19 | F152 | Modify | Name and description changed as requested by TBS |
2016 CSV data file
Please note that this dataset is final and will not be modified/updated.
| Date | Code | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-24 | G158 | Suspended | Code suspended since it is not required by Dept 005 anymore. |
| 2015-12-10 | B246 | Modify | As per Order in Council 2015-1237, this code is specific to dept 142. |
| 2015-12-10 | B263 | Modify | As per Order in Council 2015-1243, this code is specific to dept 127. |
| 2015-12-10 | B214 | Modify | As per Order in Council 2015-1252, since November 4, 2015, this authority code is specific to dept 135. |
| 2015-12-10 | B212 | Modify | As per Order in Council 2015-1252, since November 4, 2015, this authority code is specific to dept 135. |
| 2015-04-15 | A163 | Create | New authority code created pursuant to the Section 60.1 to the Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) Act. It is department specific to 014. |
| 2015-01-21 | A127 | Create | New statutory authority code pursuant to section 24(1) of the Financial Administration Act |
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