Ministerial Expenditures by Standard Object as per the Public Accounts of Canada

At the end of each fiscal year, financial information is published in the Public Accounts. This dataset, based on its Volume II, provides the Ministerial Expenditures (in thousands of dollars) by Standard Object, for each Ministry and Department.

This dataset is from the Public Accounts of Canada and is not the official record of information. The official version of record can be found on the Receiver General website for the most recent fiscal year and the Library and Archives website for historical years.

The expenses of this dataset are broken into the following Standard Object codes:

  • SO1 – Personnel
  • SO2 – Transportation and communication
  • SO3 – Information
  • SO4 – Professional and special services
  • SO5 – Rentals
  • SO6 – Repair and maintenance
  • SO7 – Utilities, materials and supplies
  • SO8 – Acquisition of land, buildings and works
  • SO9 – Acquisition of machinery and equipment
  • SO10 – Transfer payments
  • SO11 – Public debt charges
  • SO12 – Other subsidies and payments

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:10 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:10 (UTC)
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