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General information by commission

The purpose of the following statement is to present general information for each commission involved in a public inquiry or investigation.

**Table 1:General information by commission**^{Links to footnote * in Table 1}
(in dollars)
Department and agency	Members		Other salaries	Other expenditures	Total
Department and agency	Salaries	Travel and living costs^{Links to footnote 1 in Table 1}	Other salaries	Other expenditures	Total
Privy Council
Privy Council Office
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions	–	78,273	2,672,167	16,194,027	18,944,467
This Commission was established by Order in Council (Privy Council (P.C.) 2023-0882 dated September 7, 2023) pursuant to Part I of the Inquiries Act. The mandate is to examine and assess interference by China, Russia and other foreign state or non-state actors, including any potential impacts on the 43rd and 44th general elections at the national and electoral district levels; the flow of information about foreign interference within government and to decision-makers before, during and after those elections; Government's capacity to detect, deter and counter foreign interference; and to make recommendations to better protect federal democratic processes from foreign interference.
Table 1 notes Table note * The dash means that the amount is 0 or is rounded to 0. Return to table note * referrer in Table 1 Table note 1 For details related to current year expenditures, refer to the following statement called "Travel and living costs by commission". Return to table note 1 referrer in Table 1