Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)

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Table 7 presents the source and disposition of budgetary and non-budgetary authorities by ministry and by type of authority (voted and statutory). The level of details provided for the source and disposition of authorities is explained in the Introduction to this volume. In addition, detailed information is provided in the "Ministry Summary" statement in each ministerial section of this volume.

The Government submits its spending proposals to Parliament in the annual Estimates. During the year, the Government may request further appropriations. The initial request is called the "Main Estimates" and additional requests are called "Supplementary Estimates". With these Estimates, the Government requests authority for that part of the proposed spending which is not already provided by other statutes. The amounts making up the total of such proposed spending are authorized in Appropriation Acts and are generally referred to as "annual" or "voted" authorities. The balance of the planned spending is made under authority of other statutes which authorize disbursements for specified purposes, and for such amounts and time periods as are set by those acts. The proposed or estimated uses of most of these "statutory" authorities for the current year are included in the Estimates for information purposes; however, they are not included in appropriation acts because they have already been authorized by Parliament.

Voted authorities, with few exceptions, lapse at the end of the year if not used, while statutory authorities, with few exceptions, are carried forward to future years. Those authorities which extend to subsequent years are referred to as "non-lapsing".

Budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for those transactions which enter into the calculation of the annual deficit or surplus of the Government. Non-budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for all transactions which result in the acquisition or disposal of loans, investments and advances. Balances of appropriations brought forward from the previous years are available for spending, together with current increases to such authorities.

The totals of these authorities are reduced by the amount of their current year use to determine the balances which lapse, are overexpended or are carried forward to future years, depending upon the type of authority. In cases where the spending of loan repayments is authorized, the non-budgetary spending is reported net of such repayments.

Table 7
Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)Links to footnote * in Table 7
(in thousands of dollars)

Section Ministry Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Main Estimates Supplementary Estimates Adjustments, warrants and transfersLinks to footnote 1 in Table 7 Total available for use Used in the current year Lapsed or (overexpended) Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous year Links to footnote 2 in Table 7
2 Agriculture and Agri-Food
Budgetary—Voted – 1,539,371 174,655 58,869 1,772,895 1,687,330 85,565 – 1,592,179
Budgetary—Statutory 127,787 2,219,818 45,721 88,139 2,481,465 2,365,205 3 116,257 2,601,958
Subtotal 127,787 3,759,189 220,376 147,008 4,254,360 4,052,535 85,568 116,257 4,194,137
Non-budgetary—Statutory  63,021,786 – – (negative 5,757,000) 57,264,786 98,990 – 57,165,796 (negative 1,446,644)
3 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Budgetary—Voted – 377,086 7,634 (negative 384,720) – – – – –
Budgetary—Statutory 40 8,557 73 (negative 8,670) – – – – –
Subtotal 40 385,643 7,707 (negative 393,390) – – – – –
4 Canadian Heritage Links to footnote 3 in Table 7
  Budgetary—Voted – 4,310,276 353,266 84,856 4,748,398 4,675,566 72,832 – 4,719,282
  Budgetary—Statutory 13,310 56,195 4,094 6,426 80,025 66,250 – 13,775 63,672
  Subtotal 13,310 4,366,471 357,360 91,282 4,828,423 4,741,816 72,832 13,775 4,782,954
5 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
  Budgetary—Voted – 10,913,866 7,006,227 8,877 17,928,970 14,230,802 3,698,168 – 16,345,553
  Budgetary—Statutory 1,300 34,794 4,406 16,579 57,079 55,316 – 1,763 42,485
  Subtotal 1,300 10,948,660 7,010,633 25,456 17,986,049 14,286,118 3,698,168 1,763 16,388,038
  Non-budgetary—Voted  18,505 25,903 – (negative 6,649) 37,759 16,590 9,313 11,856 19,254
6 Democratic Institutions
  Budgetary—Voted – – – 71,744 71,744 67,527 4,217 – 68,199
  Budgetary—Statutory – – – 249,515 249,515 249,515 – – 184,540
  Subtotal – – – 321,259 321,259 317,042 4,217 – 252,739
 7 Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
  Budgetary—Voted – 310,749 18,382 (negative 329,131) – – – – –
  Budgetary—Statutory – 5,440 176 (negative 5,616) – – – – –
  Subtotal – 316,189 18,558 (negative 334,747) – – – – –
8 Employment and Workforce Development
  Budgetary—Voted – 11,509,176 132,949 89,905 11,732,030 11,599,623 132,407 – 11,629,749
  Budgetary—Statutory 8,101 87,255,903 (negative 457,003) 547,633 87,354,634 87,344,255 2 10,377 82,850,233
  Subtotal 8,101 98,765,079 (negative 324,054) 637,538 99,086,664 98,943,878 132,409 10,377 94,479,982
  Non-budgetary—Statutory  – 1,209,884 – 1,643,177 2,853,061 2,853,061 – – 2,100,586
9 Energy and Natural Resources
  Budgetary—Voted – 5,465,914 262,326 88,762 5,817,002 4,949,488 867,514 – 4,236,213
  Budgetary—Statutory 13,034 1,954,635 2,136 (negative 719,548) 1,250,257 1,237,546 25 12,686 859,166
  Subtotal 13,034 7,420,549 264,462 (negative 630,786) 7,067,259 6,187,034 867,539 12,686 5,095,379
10 Environment and Climate Change
  Budgetary—Voted – 3,737,948 67,454 (negative 907,372) 2,898,030 2,733,083 164,947 – 2,240,953
  Budgetary—Statutory 69,703 358,873 4,272 (negative 50,462) 382,386 380,692 – 1,694 218,722
  Subtotal 69,703 4,096,821 71,726 (negative 957,834) 3,280,416 3,113,775 164,947 1,694 2,459,675
11 Finance
  Budgetary—Voted – 311,421 26,965 21,597 359,983 316,920 43,063 – 635,213
  Budgetary—Statutory 126,948 143,292,227 1,912,034 (negative 1,575,678) 143,755,531 143,544,964 – 210,567 135,474,630
  Subtotal 126,948 143,603,648 1,938,999 (negative 1,554,081) 144,115,514 143,861,884 43,063 210,567 136,109,843
  Non-budgetary—Statutory  35,075,000 – 1,933,410 108,159,665 145,168,075 109,093,075 – 36,075,000 76,583,974
12 Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
  Budgetary—Voted – 4,494,368 531,141 269,699 5,295,208 4,990,085 305,123 – 4,309,444
  Budgetary—Statutory 2,037 190,813 6,382 27,846 227,078 224,946 – 2,132 236,618
  Subtotal 2,037 4,685,181 537,523 297,545 5,522,286 5,215,031 305,123 2,132 4,546,062
  Non-budgetary—Voted  50,000 – – – 50,000 – – 50,000 –
13 Global Affairs
  Budgetary—Voted – 8,633,228 283,958 158,445 9,075,631 8,730,084 345,547 – 8,258,096
  Budgetary—Statutory 23,765 386,749 2,848 708,287 1,121,649 1,120,976 – 673 10,952,685
  Subtotal 23,765 9,019,977 286,806 866,732 10,197,280 9,851,060 345,547 673 19,210,781
  Non-budgetary—Voted 14,285 201,000 – (negative 100) 215,185 215,524 – (negative 339) 201,984
  Non-budgetary—Statutory 185,640,199 – – (negative 15,000,000) 170,640,199 18,602,406 – 152,037,793 (negative 30,533,990)
  Subtotal 185,654,484 201,000 – (negative 15,000,100) 170,855,384 18,817,930 – 152,037,454 (negative 30,332,006)
14 Health
  Budgetary—Voted – 12,284,917 918,180 353,232 13,556,329 12,062,945 1,493,384 – 12,705,803
  Budgetary—Statutory 66,802 505,778 13,481 180,126 766,187 699,243 3,903 63,041 1,006,843
  Subtotal 66,802 12,790,695 931,661 533,358 14,322,516 12,762,188 1,497,287 63,041 13,712,646
15 Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
  Budgetary—Voted – 12,652,041 1,412,695 31,355 14,096,091 12,175,199 1,920,892 – 12,163,565
  Budgetary—Statutory 35 2,394,948 2,110 (negative 25,958) 2,371,135 2,371,100 35 – 2,332,197
  Subtotal 35 15,046,989 1,414,805 5,397 16,467,226 14,546,299 1,920,927 – 14,495,762
  Non-budgetary—Statutory  – (negative 194,778) – – (negative 194,778) (negative 194,778) – – (negative 119,839)
16 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
  Budgetary—Voted – 4,320,483 2,173,720 222,698 6,716,901 6,520,922 195,979 – 6,017,403
  Budgetary—Statutory 194,177 208,474 7,393 3,961 414,005 340,493 – 73,512 318,109
  Subtotal 194,177 4,528,957 2,181,113 226,659 7,130,906 6,861,415 195,979 73,512 6,335,512
  Non-budgetary—Statutory  45,702 – – 100,000 145,702 70,893 – 74,809 104,341
17 Indigenous Services
  Budgetary—Voted – 20,980,898 6,638,497 50,252 27,669,647 26,316,135 1,353,512 – 46,321,064
  Budgetary—Statutory 32,936 113,135 46,695 6,654 199,420 166,605 – 32,815 156,178
  Subtotal 32,936 21,094,033 6,685,192 56,906 27,869,067 26,482,740 1,353,512 32,815 46,477,242
  Non-budgetary—Voted  48,517 – – – 48,517 – – 48,517 –
18 Innovation, Science and Industry
  Budgetary—Voted – 11,269,851 740,315 1,631,166 13,641,332 11,899,116 1,742,216 – 11,394,405
  Budgetary—Statutory 236,051 563,174 6,751 17,475 823,451 574,812 5 248,634 593,128
  Subtotal 236,051 11,833,025 747,066 1,648,641 14,464,783 12,473,928 1,742,221 248,634 11,987,533
  Non-budgetary—Voted 1,950 800 – – 2,750 – 800 1,950 –
  Non-budgetary—Statutory – – – (negative 1,400,000) (negative 1,400,000) (negative 1,400,000) – – 350,000
  Subtotal 1,950 800 – (negative 1,400,000) (negative 1,397,250) (negative 1,400,000) 800 1,950 350,000
19 Justice
  Budgetary—Voted – 1,379,907 230,923 281,381 1,892,211 1,791,995 100,216 – 1,533,909
  Budgetary—Statutory 19 932,619 1,902 56,526 991,066 991,019 16 31 913,533
  Subtotal 19 2,312,526 232,825 337,907 2,883,277 2,783,014 100,232 31 2,447,442
20 National Defence
  Budgetary—Voted – 29,783,164 3,348,917 785,967 33,918,048 33,102,112 815,936 – 28,882,347
  Budgetary—Statutory 11,175 1,857,157 10,027 61,616 1,939,975 1,925,395 – 14,580 5,611,322
  Subtotal 11,175 31,640,321 3,358,944 847,583 35,858,023 35,027,507 815,936 14,580 34,493,669
  Non-budgetary—Voted  77,192 – – – 77,192 (negative 3,510) – 80,702 (negative 2,717)
21 National Revenue
  Budgetary—Voted 562,542 4,654,538 245,381 90,570 5,553,031 5,208,726 75,905 268,400 5,464,572
  Budgetary—Statutory – 12,924,917 2,920,677 1,125,003 16,970,597 16,970,597 – – 11,337,358
  Subtotal 562,542 17,579,455 3,166,058 1,215,573 22,523,628 22,179,323 75,905 268,400 16,801,930
22 Office of the Governor General's Secretary
  Budgetary—Voted – 21,989 3,288 1,010 26,287 25,818 469 – 22,509
  Budgetary—Statutory – 3,582 168 63 3,813 3,813 – – 3,907
  Subtotal – 25,571 3,456 1,073 30,100 29,631 469 – 26,416
23 Parks Canada Links to footnote 3 in Table 7
  Budgetary—Voted – – – 1,131,385 1,131,385 1,035,632 95,753 – 1,119,929
  Budgetary—Statutory – – – 379,026 379,026 333,114 – 45,912 332,619
  Subtotal – – – 1,510,411 1,510,411 1,368,746 95,753 45,912 1,452,548
24 Parliament
  Budgetary—Voted – 712,951 44,152 (negative 3,488) 753,615 725,797 27,818 – 665,758
  Budgetary—Statutory – 234,777 1,837 (negative 2,177) 234,437 234,437 – – 261,629
  Subtotal – 947,728 45,989 (negative 5,665) 988,052 960,234 27,818 – 927,387
25 Prairies and Canadian Northern Economic Development
  Budgetary—Voted – 386,114 40,742 (negative 426,856) – – – – –
  Budgetary—Statutory – 6,610 326 (negative 6,936) – – – – –
  Subtotal – 392,724 41,068 (negative 433,792) – – – – –
26 Privy Council
  Budgetary—Voted – 481,494 30,325 (negative 119,636) 392,183 372,904 19,279 – 372,086
  Budgetary—Statutory 17 42,552 2,003 (negative 1,709) 42,863 42,842 – 21 44,183
  Subtotal 17 524,046 32,328 (negative 121,345) 435,046 415,746 19,279 21 416,269
27 Public Safety
  Budgetary—Voted 158,623 12,024,114 2,072,802 942,673 15,198,212 13,305,812 1,717,538 174,862 12,438,520
  Budgetary—Statutory 24,026 1,351,939 110,919 (negative 125,420) 1,361,464 1,334,737 24 26,703 1,215,699
  Subtotal 182,649 13,376,053 2,183,721 817,253 16,559,676 14,640,549 1,717,562 201,565 13,654,219
  Non-budgetary—Voted  45 – – – 45 – – 45 –
28 Public Services and Procurement
  Budgetary—Voted – 7,060,999 936,186 244,570 8,241,755 7,859,739 382,016 – 7,848,655
  Budgetary—Statutory 416,830 320,254 9,421 37,018 783,523 381,895 – 401,628 436,527
  Subtotal 416,830 7,381,253 945,607 281,588 9,025,278 8,241,634 382,016 401,628 8,285,182
  Non-budgetary—Voted 28,605 – – – 28,605 (negative 1,874) – 30,479 (negative 11,740)
  Non-budgetary—Statutory 581,158 – – – 581,158 4,754 – 576,404 (negative 489)
  Subtotal 609,763 – – – 609,763 2,880 – 606,883 (negative 12,229)
29 Transport
  Budgetary—Voted – 6,001,224 1,726,098 96,402 7,823,724 5,614,028 2,209,696 – 4,834,642
  Budgetary—Statutory 6,740 282,775 2,168 17,198 308,881 306,089 – 2,792 263,224
  Subtotal 6,740 6,283,999 1,728,266 113,600 8,132,605 5,920,117 2,209,696 2,792 5,097,866
30 Treasury Board
  Budgetary—Voted – 9,393,352 1,907,269 (negative 4,635,784) 6,664,837 4,651,911 2,012,926 – 4,288,870
  Budgetary—Statutory 8,433 50,802 4,635 6,443,948 6,507,818 6,495,998 – 11,820 68,785
  Subtotal 8,433 9,444,154 1,911,904 1,808,164 13,172,655 11,147,909 2,012,926 11,820 4,357,655
31 Veterans Affairs
  Budgetary—Voted – 6,188,930 1,480,949 88,864 7,758,743 7,600,362 158,381 – 6,017,708
  Budgetary—Statutory – 47,676 1,240 2,086 51,002 50,942 – 60 53,482
  Subtotal – 6,236,606 1,482,189 90,950 7,809,745 7,651,304 158,381 60 6,071,190
  Non-budgetary—Statutory  605,000 – – – 605,000 – – 605,000 –
32 Women, Gender Equality and Youth Links to footnote 3 in Table 7
  Budgetary—Voted – 365,306 4,465 2,707 372,478 362,175 10,303 – 313,031
  Budgetary—Statutory – 6,154 24 609 6,787 6,787 – – 7,868
  Subtotal – 371,460 4,489 3,316 379,265 368,962 10,303 – 320,899
  Total Government
  Budgetary—Voted 721,165 191,565,675 32,819,861 (negative 1) 225,106,700 204,611,836 20,051,602 443,262 216,439,657
  Budgetary—Statutory 1,383,266 257,611,327 4,666,916 7,453,560 271,115,069 269,819,583 4,013 1,291,473 258,441,300
  Subtotal 2,104,431 449,177,002 37,486,777 7,453,559 496,221,769 474,431,419 20,055,615 1,734,735 474,880,957
  Non-budgetary—Voted 239,099 227,703 – (negative 6,749) 460,053 226,730 10,113 223,210 206,781
  Non-budgetary—Statutory 284,968,845 1,015,106 1,933,410 87,745,842 375,663,203 129,128,401 – 246,534,802 47,037,939
  Subtotal 285,207,944 1,242,809 1,933,410 87,739,093 376,123,256 129,355,131 10,113 246,758,012 47,244,720
  Voted 960,264 191,793,378 32,819,861 (negative 6,750) 225,566,753 204,838,566 20,061,715 666,472 216,646,438
  Statutory 286,352,111 258,626,433 6,600,326 95,199,402 646,778,272 398,947,984 4,013 247,826,275 305,479,239
  Total Government 287,312,375 450,419,811 39,420,187 95,192,652 872,345,025 603,786,550 20,065,728 248,492,747 522,125,677

Table 7 notes

General notes:

  • Note: If no amount is shown, either the expenditures were less than $500 or none were reported.
Table note *

The dash means that the amount is 0 or is rounded to 0.

Return to table note * referrer in Table 7

Table note 1

These adjustments, warrants and transfers include items such as:
(a) reserved allotments established to provide payment authority for the overexpenditure of previous year's appropriations which resulted from prior year's payables
(b) adjustments to items displayed in the Estimates on an informational basis to reflect actual spending and of certain authorities carried forward to reflect authorities available
(c) adjustments to authorities granted in statutes other than appropriation acts.

Return to table note 1 referrer in Table 7

Table note 2

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current Government structure. Additional information is provided in the ministerial sections within this volume.

Return to table note 2 referrer in Table 7

Table note 3

As of March 14, 2025, the appropriate Minister for Parks Canada Agency and the Department for Women and Gender Equality is the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Parks Canada and Women, Gender Equality and Youth have been reported under Canadian Heritage in Sections 2 and 3 of Volume I but reflected separately in all other sections of the Public Accounts.

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