Supporting Documentation: Government of Canada—Interdepartmental Settlements
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Please note that any exceptions or precisions to the field definitions provided in the data dictionary that are specific to this dataset are outlined below.
Payments-Initiating-DN_NM-Initiateur-de-paiements
A 3-digit number associated to the department that has initiated the interdepartmental settlement (IS) transaction. An IS is a transfer of funds between any two departments or agencies that operate within the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The “Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements” will determine whether the initiating department is sending or receiving funds.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = CR, then the Payments-Initiating-DN_NM-Initiateur-de-paiements is receiving funds.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = DR, then the Payments-Initiating-DN_NM-Initiateur-de-paiements is sending funds.
Payments-Recipient-DN_NM-Destinataire-de-paiements
A 3-digit number associated to the department that is the recipient of the interdepartmental settlement (IS) transaction. An IS is a transfer of funds between any two departments or agencies that operate within the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The “Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements” will determine whether the recipient department is sending or receiving funds.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = CR, then the Payments-Recipient-DN_NM-Destinataire-de-paiements is sending funds.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = DR, then the Payments-Recipient-DN_NM-Destinataire-de-paiements is receiving funds.
DepartmentNumber-Numéro-De-Ministère
A complete list of legal department names and their respective numbers.
Fiscal-Month-Mois-Fiscal
The Government of Canada uses a fiscal calendar that runs from April to March. The following is a list of fiscal months and their corresponding calendar month.
| Fiscal-Month-Mois-Fiscal | Calendar Month |
|---|---|
| 1 | April |
| 2 | May |
| 3 | June |
| 4 | July |
| 5 | August |
| 6 | September |
| 7 | October |
| 8 | November |
| 9 | December |
| 10 | January |
| 11 | February |
| 12 | March |
Payments-Status-État-de-paiements
There are only two possible statuses for IS transactions. Most are recorded as Issued/Émis. However, if a department questions the transaction its status will change to Questioned/Contesté.
| Payments-Status-État-de-paiements | Description of status |
|---|---|
| Issued/Émis | Normal status representing most transactions. |
| Questioned/Contesté | Transactions which have been questioned or contested by the recipient department. |
Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements
This field identifies the direction of funds transfer between the initiating and receiving departments.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = CR, then Payments-Initiating-DN_NM-Initiateur-de-paiements will be in receipt of funds from the Payments-Recipient-DN_NM-Destinataire-de-paiements.
If the Payments-Transaction-Type-Type-de-transaction-de-paiements = DR, then Payments-Recipient-DN_NM-Destinataire-de-paiements will be in receipt of funds from the Payments-Initiating-DN_NM-Initiateur-de-paiements.
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