Receiver General for Canada

As Receiver General for Canada, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada is responsible for the following services to Canadian citizens and businesses:

• Making payments for the Government of Canada
  
  In fiscal year 2007-2008, the Receiver General issued approximately 255 million federal payments, about 70.8 percent by direct deposit.
  
  
• Accepting payments to the Government of Canada
  
  The Receiver General manages arrangements with financial institutions (banks, credit unions, trust companies, caisses populaires) to accept and process payments to the federal government.
  
  
• Preparing the Public Accounts of Canada
  
  The Public Accounts include the annual audited financial statements of the Government of Canada.

Questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section, which deals with:

• changing your address for payments
• signing up for direct deposit or changing your bank account information
• what to do if you've lost your Government of Canada cheque or you believe someone may have stolen it
• cashing a Government of Canada cheque that is more than six months old
• whether there are fees for cashing a Government of Canada cheque
• where to send a cheque to make a payment to the Government of Canada
• how to figure out why you received a bill from the Government of Canada