Supporting Documentation: Budgetary Details by Allotment as per the Public Accounts of Canada

General Notes

As of the 2025 release, the following columns were renamed to improve readability and bilingualism:

• FSCL_YR was renamed to Fscl-yr_Ex-fin
• MINC was renamed to Min-code
• MINE was renamed to Min-portfolio_Portefeuille-min_eng
• MINF was renamed to Min-portfolio_Portefeuille-min_fra
• DepartmentNumber-Numéro-de-Ministère was renamed to Dept-nbr_No-min
• DEPT_EN_DESC was renamed to Dept-name_Nom-min_eng
• DEPT_FR_DESC was renamed to Dept-name_Nom-min_fra
• VOTE_NO was renamed to Vote-nbr_No-credit
• VOTE_EN_DESC was renamed to Vote-nbr_No-credit_eng
• VOTE_FR_DESC was renamed to Vote-nbr_No-credit_fra
• BUD_EN_DESC was renamed to Budget-desc_Desc-budget_eng
• BUD_FR_DESC was renamed to Budget-desc_Desc-budget_fra
• ALLOT_AFFECT was renamed to Amt-Allot_Mnt-affecte
• CRNT_YR_USED_AMT was renamed to Net-exp-curr-yr_Dep-nettes-ex-en-cours
• C_LPSD_OVREXP_AMT was renamed to Var-amt_Mnt-ecart
• AVLBL_SBSQT_YR_AMT was renamed to Avail-auth-subs-FY_Aut-disp-EF-ult

2013 data

Notes:

• The budgetary details by allotment are published in Volume III of the Public Accounts of Canada, Section 10 - Other Government-Wide Information.
• The dataset presents a distribution of budgetary appropriations by allotment as approved by Treasury Board and consists of three columns. The first column presents budgetary details by allotment by Ministry and Departments and agencies. The following two columns present the following amounts:
  • Amt-Allot_Mnt-affecte: Amounts allotted by Treasury Board and available for use in the current year.
  • Net-exp-curr-yr_Dep-nettes-ex-en-cours: Alloted amounts that were spent in the current year.

2014 data

Notes:

• Agriculture and Agri-Food (ministry): Order in Council P.C. 2013‑1052 transferred all of the powers, duties and functions under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, except the powers, duties or function under subsection 4(2) of that Act, from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to the Minister of Health, effective October 7, 2013. Prior to the transfer, non-statutory expenditures of approximately $274,084,657 were approved by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Previous year's amounts have been restated by $782,055,725.
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (ministry): Order in Council P.C. 2013‑0872 transferred the control and supervision of the portion of the federal public administration known as the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and to preside over the Agency, from the Minister of Health to the Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, effective July 15, 2013. Prior to the transfer, non-statutory expenditures of approximately $4,159,514 were approved by the Minister of Health. Previous year's amounts have been restated by $52,388,610.
• Office of Infrastructure of Canada (ministry): Order in Council P.C. 2013‑0869 transferred the control and supervision of that portion of the federal public administration known as the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, from the Minister of Transport to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, effective July 15, 2013. Prior to the transfer, non-statutory expenditures of approximately $1,113,557,069 were approved by the Minister of Transport. Previous year's amounts have been restated by $3,752,656,392.
• The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc (department): Order in Council P.C. 2014‑0144 transferred the control and supervision of that portion of the federal public administration in the Department of Transport known as the Unit Responsible for Federal Bridges in the Region of Montreal, from the Department of Transport to the Office of Infrastructure of Canada, effective February 13, 2014.

2015 data

Notes:

• Fiscal year 2015 is the last year the budgetary details by allotment are published in Volume III of the Public Accounts of Canada.
• National Capital Commission (department): Order in Council P.C. 2015‑0194 designated the Minister of Employment and Social Development as the Minister for the purposes of the National Capital Act, effective February 9, 2015.

2016 data

Notes:

• From fiscal year 2016 onward, the budgetary details by allotment are published in Volume II of the Public Accounts of Canada, starting with Section 2, under each ministry.
• The budgetary details by allotment report provides a distribution of budgetary appropriations by allotment as approved by Treasury Board pursuant to section 31 of the Financial Administration Act, together with related current year expenditures.
• The budgetary details by allotment report presents four amount columns:
  • Amt-Allot_Mnt-affecte: Amounts allotted by Treasury Board and available for use in the current year.
  • Net-exp-curr-yr_Dep-nettes-ex-en-cours: Alloted amounts that were spent in the current year.
  • Var-amt_Mnt-ecart: Alloted amounts unused in the current year; usually the allotments minus the expenditures minus the amounts available for use in subsequent years or (the excess of spending over authorities granted).
  • Avail-auth-subs-FY_Aut-disp-EF-ult: Alloted amounts unused in the current year that are carried forward to a subsequent year.

2017 data

Notes:

• Section 4 - Environment and Climate Change: the following amounts have been modified on October 31, 2017 for Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency:
  • Vote 1, Operating budget, Allotments and Lapsed or (overexpended).
  • Vote 1, Less: revenues netted against expenditures, Allotments and Lapsed or (overexpended).
• Section 8 - Global Affairs: the following text has been modified on October 31, 2017 for Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development:
  • Vote 1, Softwood Lumber Legal and Litigation.
• Section 13 - Innovation, Science and Economic Development: the following amounts have been modified on October 31, 2017 for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council:
  • Vote 1, Operating budget, Allotments and Lapsed or (overexpended).
  • Vote 1, Frozen, Allotments and Lapsed or (overexpended).
• Section 16 - National Revenue: the following text has been modified on October 31, 2017 for Canada Revenue Agency:
  • Vote 1, Non-resident Trusts and Offshore Investment Fund Properties.
• Section 21 - Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: the following amounts have been modified on October 31, 2017 for Canada Border Services Agency:
  • Vote 1, Operating budget, Lapsed or (overexpended) and Available for use in subsequent years.
  • Vote 1, Frozen, Lapsed or (overexpended) and Available for use in subsequent years.
  • Vote 5, Capital budget, Lapsed or (overexpended) and Available for use in subsequent years.
  • Vote 5, Frozen, Lapsed or (overexpended) and Available for use in subsequent years.

2020 CSV data file

Notes:

• The French vote description (field "Vote-nbr_No-credit_fra") and the French budgetary description (field "Budget-desc_Desc-budget_fra") have been corrected for the 3 following rows:
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 1 – Operating expenditures: from "Affectations bloquées - Report" to "Dépenses du fonctionnement" and from "Dépenses du fonctionnement" to "Affectations bloquées - Report"
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 1 – Operating expenditures: from "Affectations bloquées - Transfert/réaffectation" to "Dépenses du fonctionnement" and from "Dépenses du fonctionnement" to "Affectations bloquées - Transfert/réaffectation"
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 10 – Advancing Gender Equality: from "Affectations bloquées - Autre" to "Favoriser l'égalité des sexes" and from "Favoriser l'égalité des sexes" to "Affectations bloquées - Autre"

2021 CSV data file

Notes:

• The French vote description (field "Vote-nbr_No-credit_fra") and the French budgetary description (field "Budget-desc_Desc-budget_fra") have been corrected for the 3 following rows:
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 1 – Operating expenditures: from "Affectations bloquées - Report" to "Dépenses du fonctionnement" and from "Dépenses du fonctionnement" to "Affectations bloquées - Report"
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 1 – Operating expenditures: from "Affectations bloquées - Transfert/réaffectation" to "Dépenses du fonctionnement" and from "Dépenses du fonctionnement" to "Affectations bloquées - Transfert/réaffectation"

2022 CSV data file

Notes:

• The fiscal year under field "Fscl-yr_Ex-fin" has been corrected for the 4 following rows:
  • Ministry "22 – Transport", Department "34 – Marine Atlantic Inc.", Vote 1 – Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc., Frozen Allotments–Reprofiled: from "2021/2023" to "2021/2022"
  • Ministry "22 – Transport", Department "34 – Marine Atlantic Inc.", Vote 1 – Payments to Marine Atlantic Inc., Frozen Allotments–Other: from "2021/2024" to "2021/2022"
  • Ministry "23 – Treasury Board", Department "154 – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying", Vote 1 – Program expenditures, Frozen Allotments– Reprofiled: from "2021/2021" to "2021/2022"
  • Ministry "24 – Veterans Affairs", Department "21 – Department of Veterans Affairs", Vote 1 – , Frozen Allotments– Reprofiled: from "2021/2021" to "2021/2022"
• The French vote description (field "Vote-nbr_No-credit_fra") and the French budgetary description (field "Budget-desc_Desc-budget_fra") have been corrected for the following row:
  • Ministry "32 – Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "190 – Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 1 – Operating expenditures: from "Affectations bloquées - Report" to "Dépenses du fonctionnement" and from "Dépenses du fonctionnement" to "Affectations bloquées - Report"
• The fiscal year (field "Fscl-yr_Ex-fin"), the ministry number (field "Min-code"), the department number (field "DepartmentNumber-Numéro-de-Ministère, the French vote description (field "Vote-nbr_No-credit_fra") and the French budgetary description (field "Budget-desc_Desc-budget_fra") have been corrected for the following row:
  • Ministry "Women, Gender Equality and Youth", Department "Department for Women and Gender Equality", Vote 5 – Grants and contributions: from "2021/2023" to "2021/2022"; from "33" to "32"; from "191" to "190"; from "Affectations bloquées - Report" to "Subventions et contributions" and from "Subventions et contributions" to "Affectations bloquées - Report"

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