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Departmental spending trend
The departmental spending trend graph presents trends in the department's planned and actual spending over time. The data represents actual spending (2015 to 2016 to 2017 to 2018) and planned spending (2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021) broken down between statutory and voted expenditures.
Public Services and Procurement Canada's planned and actual spending trend: Fiscal 2015 to 2016 until fiscal 2020 to 2021 (in millions of dollars)
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This bar graph illustrates the planned and actual spending trend for Public Services and Procurement Canada for 6 fiscal years, between 2015 to 2016, and 2020 to 2021. Financial figures are presented in millions of dollars along the y-axis (vertical), starting at $0, ending at $4,000 million and increasing by $500 million. These are graphed against fiscal years 2015 to 2016 to 2020 to 2021 on the x-axis (horizontal).
There are 2 items identified for each fiscal year: statutory spending and voted spending.
In 2015 to 2016, actual spending was $91 million for statutory items and $2,742 million for voted items. The total is $2,833 million.
In 2016 to 2017, actual spending was $87 million for statutory items and $3,118 million for voted items. The total is 3,205 million.
In 2017 to 2018, actual spending was $132 million for statutory items and $3,529 million for voted items. The total is $3,661 million.
In 2018 to 2019, planned spending is $115 million for statutory items and $3,120 million for voted items. The total is $3,235 million.
In 2019 to 2020, planned spending is $113 million for statutory items and $2,921 million for voted items. The total is $3,034 million.
In 2020 to 2021, planned spending is $114 million for statutory items and $2,602 million for voted items. The total is $2,716 million.
Budgetary performance summary for programs and internal services (in dollars)
| Programs and internal services | 2017 to 2018 Main Estimates | Planned spending | 2017 to 2018 total authorities to date | Actual spending (authorities used) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 to 2018 | 2018 to 2019 | 2019 to 2020 | 2017 to 2018 | 2016 to 2017 | 2015 to 2016 | |||
| Acquisitions | 153,731,765 | 153,731,765 | 117,494,195 | 115,063,705 | 174,252,474 | 176,079,526 | 137,999,617 | 151,557,532 |
| Accommodation and real property services | 2,994,281,729 | 2,994,281,729 | 2,567,574,445 | 2,379,574,752 | 3,076,878,309 | 2,745,566,127 | 2,458,990,334 | 2,112,305,111 |
| Receiver General for Canada | 128,471,892 | 128,471,892 | 107,078,565 | 107,066,542 | 128,611,957 | 104,426,411 | 104,491,576 | 109,908,581 |
| Integrity programs and services | 18,651,926 | 18,651,926 | 17,182,496 | 17,171,989 | 31,907,678 | 22,946,434 | 18,315,360 | 20,273,364 |
| Federal pay and pension administration | 80,895,164 | 80,895,164 | 81,677,624 | 77,941,288 | 208,554,869 | 199,106,710 | 135,402,231 | 128,954,893 |
| Linguistic management and services | 64,762,500 | 64,762,500 | 76,015,435 | 75,340,401 | 73,907,082 | 70,736,668 | 52,946,867 | 51,299,267 |
| Specialized programs and services | 27,562,369 | 27,562,369 | 28,861,883 | 28,926,759 | 43,271,237 | 42,646,061 | 31,466,314 | 24,537,710 |
| Procurement Ombudsman | 4,080,925 | 4,080,925 | 4,109,731 | 4,109,109 | 4,158,062 | 3,776,030 | 3,257,831 | 3,830,009 |
| Subtotal | 3,472,438,270 | 3,472,438,270 | 2,999,994,374 | 2,805,194,545 | 3,741,541,668 | 3,365,283,967 | 2,942,870,130 | 2,602,666,467 |
| Internal services subtotal | 221,643,915 | 221,643,915 | 235,396,731 | 228,627,717 | 324,421,700 | 295,624,358 | 262,556,577 | 230,649,243 |
| Total | 3,694,082,185 | 3,694,082,185 | 3,235,391,105 | 3,033,822,262 | 4,065,963,368 | 3,660,908,325 | 3,205,426,707 | 2,833,315,710 |
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
As part of the present Departmental Results Report, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is informing parliamentarians and Canadians of the budgetary performance achieved for 2017 to 2018. This performance is measured against the planned spending defined in PSPC's 2017 to 2018 Departmental Plan.
The budgetary performance summary table above provides the following:
- Main Estimates and planned spending for 2017 to 2018, as reported in the 2017 to 2018 Departmental Plan
- planned spending for 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020, as reported in the 2018 to 2019 Departmental Plan
- total authorities to date in 2017 to 2018 which reflects the authorities received to date, including carry-forwards and supplementary estimates
- actual spending for 2015 to 2016, 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018 as reported in the Public Accounts of Canada
After the planned spending was submitted as part of the 2017 to 2018 Main Estimates, PSPC received additional funding during the fiscal year, mainly to help stabilize the Phoenix pay system, increase pay service delivery capacity, and to provide accommodation and other services for the 2018 G7 Summit.
The variance of $33 million between actual spending and planned spending in 2017 to 2018 is mainly related to the following factors:
- the revised schedules for engineering assets and adjustments to recalibrate funding to align with planned work for the Parliamentary Precinct rehabilitation, offset by:
- the enhanced measures to help stabilize the Phoenix pay system and increase pay service delivery capacity
- the increased salary rates and payments due to the implementation of newly signed collective agreements
The increase of $828 million in actual spending from 2015 to 2016 to 2017 to 2018 is primarily the result of:
- additional investments made for repairs and maintenance of federal buildings
- the rehabilitation of major public infrastructures, to continue the implementation of the Parliamentary Precinct rehabilitation
- the substantial effort to help stabilize the Phoenix pay system and increase pay service delivery capacity
Finally, while PSPC transitioned to the Departmental Results Framework beginning in 2018 to 2019, the planned spending for 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020 were restated according to the Program Alignment Architecture, to comply with the presentation of this Departmental Results Report.
Actual human resources (full-time equivalents)
| Programs and internal services | 2015 to 2016 actual full-time equivalents (FTEs) | 2016 to 2017 actual FTEs | 2017 to 2018 planned FTEs |
2017 to 2018 actual FTEs | 2018 to 2019 planned FTEs | 2019 to 2020 planned FTEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisitions | 1,712.34 | 1,617.47 | 1,551.00 | 1, 671.95 | 1,542.00 | 1,542.00 |
| Accommodation management and real property services | 3,410.40 | 3,507.19 | 3,509.28 | 3,748.58 | 3,100.44 | 3,040.44 |
| Receiver General for Canada | 319.00 | 308.00 | 307.00 | 304.90 | 307.00 | 307.00 |
| Integrity programs and services | 354.00 | 358.14 | 398.00 | 387.00 | 382.00 | 382.00 |
| Federal pay and pension administration | 1,773.00 | 2,088.71 | 2,022.00 | 2,904.68 | 2,022.00 | 2,022.00 |
| Linguistic management and services |
1,197.00 | 1,149.51 | 1,114.85 | 1,153.70 | 1184.00table 1 note 1 | 1177.00table 1 note 1 |
| Specialized programs and services | 479.65 | 642.63 | 609.00 | 692.63 | 620.00 | 622.00 |
| Procurement Ombudsman | 25.14 | 23.37 | 23.03 | 24.69 | 23.03 | 23.03 |
| Subtotal | 9,270.53 | 9,695.02 | 9,534.16 | 10,895.82 | 9,180.47 | 9,115.47 |
| Internal services subtotal | 2,474.62 | 2,610.71 | 2,801.63 | 2,685.86 | 2,810.43 | 2,811.83 |
| Total | 11,745.15 | 12,305.73 | 12,335.79 | 13,581.68 | 11,990.9 | 11,927.3 |
Table 1 Notes
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The variation in PSPC's actual full-time equivalents (FTEs) is mainly due to:
- increased numbers of FTEs in the following programs:
- Federal pay and pension administration:
- federal pay: due to additional resources dedicated to fix the pay system and improve HR-to-pay business process
- pension administration: due to an increase of 60 FTEs required for the Phoenix data correction project, an influx of 30 FTEs from the Compensation Sector Insurance services, an increase of 17 FTEs for Department of National Defence pension services, and 21 FTEs not accounted for in planning
- Accommodation management and real property services: mainly due to staffing needs given the business volume growth
- Acquisitions: mainly due to the staffing of vacant positions and increased procurement and engagement activities across Canada
- Specialized programs and services: the planned FTEs did not include term employees (111.4), because the renewal of term employees depend on client volumes and that had not been secured at the time of Departmental Plan publishing
- Linguistic management and services: mainly due to additional hiring by the Translation Bureau to meet statutory service demands of the government
- Federal pay and pension administration:
- offset by decreased numbers of FTEs in the following programs:
- Internal services: mainly due to recruiting challenges
- Integrity programs and services: mainly due to employee turnover and delays in staffing
Expenditures by vote
For information on PSPC's organizational voted and statutory expenditures, consult the Public Accounts of Canada 2017 to 2018.
Government of Canada spending and activities
Information on the alignment of the PSPC's spending with the Government of Canada's spending and activities is available in the GC InfoBase.
Financial statements and financial statements highlights
This section presents the information the department's financial statements.
Financial statements
The PSPC unaudited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018 are available on the Consolidated departmental financial statements for year ended March 31, 2018 (unaudited) website.
Financial statements highlights
| Financial information | 2017 to 2018 planned results |
2017 to 2018 actual results |
2016 to 2017 actual results |
Difference (2017 to 2018 actual results minus 2017 to 2018 planned results) | Difference (2017 to 2018 actual results minus 2016 to 2017 actual results) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses | 6,667,425,130 | 6,295,707,170 | 5,745,698,841 | (371,717,960) | 550,008,329 |
| Total revenues | 3,163,492,698 | 3,027,807,677 | 3,029,774,902 | (135,685,021) | (1,967,225) |
| Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers | 3,503,932,432 | 3,267,899,493 | 2,715,923,939 | (236,032,939) | 551,975,554 |
Expenses
Actual over planned
The 2017 to 2018 expenses were $372 million lower than planned (planned: $6,667.4 million; actual: $6,295.7 million). The decrease is mainly attributable to the Accommodation and Real Property Services Program due to:
- business volume lower than anticipated as a result of the scope of other government departments' projects being reduced, postponed to next fiscal year, or cancelled
- revised schedules of rehabilitation of engineering assets and adjustments to recalibrate funding to align with planned work for the Parliamentary Precinct rehabilitation
Actual year over year
The increase in expenses of $550 million (2017 to 2018: $6,295.7 million; 2016 to 2017: $5,745.7 million) is mainly attributable to the Accommodation and Real Property Services Program and Federal Pay and Pension Administration due to:
- increased business volume related to construction and repair work performed as part of the government's commitment to build and renew infrastructure across Canada for other government departments
- an increase in repair and maintenance of federal buildings to provide a safe, healthy and secure workplace
- an increase related to additional funding received to help stabilize the Phoenix pay system and increase pay service delivery capacity
Revenues
Actual over planned
The 2017 to 2018 revenues were $136 million less than planned (planned: $3,163.5 million; actual: $3,027.8 million), and this is due to business volume being lower than anticipated as a result of the scope of other government departments' projects being reduced or postponed to next fiscal year, or cancelled.
Actual year over year
The 2017 to 2018 revenues were comparable with the prior year (2017 to 2018: $3,027.8 million; 2016 to 2017: $3,029.8 million).
| Financial information | 2017 to 2018 | 2016 to 2017 | Difference (2017 to 2018 minus 2016 to 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total net liabilities | 3,843,086,143 | 3,773,661,700 | 69,424,443 |
| Total net financial assets | 1,264,807,911 | 1,091,396,695 | 173,411,216 |
| Departmental net debt | 2,578,278,232 | 2,682,265,005 | (103,986,773) |
| Total non-financial assets | 6,981,232,269 | 6,675,956,804 | 305,275,465 |
| Departmental net financial position | 4,402,954,037 | 3,993,691,799 | 409,262,238 |
Net liabilities
The increase in total net liabilities of $69 million is mainly attributable to an increase in accounts payable as a result of increased business volume for construction and repair work as part of the government's commitment to build and renew infrastructure across Canada for other government departments; offset by a decrease in lease obligations (future payments for leased tangible capital assets) as a result of payments made during the year.
Net financial assets
The increase in total net financial assets of $173 million is mainly due to an increase in the due from Consolidated Revenue Fund which is explained by a timing difference between when a transaction affects the authorities and when it is processed through the Consolidated Revenue Fund. In other words, the increase represents the amount of cash that the department is entitled to, without seeking further authorities, for the purpose of paying its liabilities.
Non-financial assets
The increase in total non-financial assets of $305 million (assets with a physical substance that are used to deliver services and have a useful life extending beyond an accounting period), such as real property, equipment or machinery that have been purchased, built or leased. The increase is mainly attributable to:
- an increase in assets under construction (physical assets that are being constructed) mainly related to the following projects and initiatives:
- Buildings
- rehabilitation of the West Block, Government Conference Centre and Centre Block, as well as the construction of the Visitor Welcome Centre as part of Parliamentary Precinct's Long Term Vision Plan Project
- Works and infrastructure
- Alaska Highway as part of the government's commitment to build and renew infrastructure across Canada
- Buildings
- offset by:
- the amortization of tangible capital assets (physical assets held on a continuing basis)
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