Accountable advances

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Information on accountable advances is required by section 38(3) of the Financial Administration Act.

Table 1:Accountable advances
(in dollars)Links to footnote * in Table 1
Department and agency Advances outstanding as at March 31, 2025 Advances settled in April 2025 Advances outstanding as at April 30, 2025
Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 20 13,825 20 13,825 – –
Canadian Dairy Commission 1 400 – – 1 400
Canadian Grain Commission 3 294 – – 3 294
Subtotal 24 14,519 20 13,825 4 694
Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage 33 68,861 9 1,485 24 67,376
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 37 142,467 – 908Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 37 141,559
Library and Archives of Canada 5 15,303 – – 5 15,303
National Film Board 25 20,705 9 10,583 16 10,122
Subtotal 100 247,336 18 12,976 82 234,360
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 291 534,819 – 1,376 Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 291 533,443
Canadian High Arctic Research Station 22 46,105 – – 22 46,105
Subtotal 313 580,924 – 1,376 313 579,548
Democratic Institutions
Leaders' Debates Commission 1 4,762 – – 1 4,762
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 380 403,885 2 2,253 378 401,632
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians 2 1,218 – – 2 1,218
Subtotal 383 409,865 2 2,253 381 407,612
Employment and Workforce Development
Department of Employment and Social Development 2,985 8,312,344 9 18,212 2,976 8,294,132
Energy and Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources 152 381,384 3 7,013 149 374,371
Canadian Energy Regulator 3 12,890 – – 3 12,890
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 12 19,328 2 5,920 10 13,408
Subtotal 167 413,602 5 12,933 162 400,669
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment 324 551,937 2 2,743 322 549,194
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 17 28,121 – 62Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 17 28,059
Subtotal 341 580,058 2 2,805 339 577,253
Finance
Department of Finance 6 18,940 – – 6 18,940
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 1 2,493 1 2,493 – –
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada 1 1,987 1 1,987 – –
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions 2 2,170 2 2,170 – –
Subtotal 10 25,590 4 6,650 6 18,940
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans 351 586,440 6 20,281 345 566,159
Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 7,132 20,695,437 41 868,989 7,091 19,826,448
International Joint Commission (Canadian Section) 5 12,256 3 1,830 2 10,426
Invest in Canada Hub 4 10,552 – – 4 10,552
Subtotal 7,141 20,718,245 44 870,819 7,097 19,847,426
Health
Department of Health 316 1,065,388 19 12,905 297 1,052,483
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 104 130,929 27 7,060 77 123,869
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board 4 10,094 – – 4 10,094
Public Health Agency of Canada 109 423,880 3 600 106 423,280
Subtotal 533 1,630,291 49 20,565 484 1,609,726
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities 29 57,439 1 7,413 28 50,026
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration 403 864,704 12 22,261 391 842,443
Immigration and Refugee Board 60 176,155 3 5,885 57 170,270
Subtotal 463 1,040,859 15 28,146 448 1,012,713
Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services 774 1,595,661 4 7,396 770 1,588,265
Innovation, Science and Industry
Department of Industry 113 362,162 4 8,634 109 353,528
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 6 1,400 – – 6 1,400
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 4 3,238 – – 4 3,238
Canadian Space Agency 15 67,279 3 2,009 12 65,270
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 1 28,270 – – 1 28,270
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario 3 3,500 1 1,649 2 1,851
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 27 79,645 1 610 26 79,035
Statistics Canada 38 57,076 4 6,017 34 51,059
Subtotal 207 602,570 13 18,919 194 583,651
Justice
Department of Justice 210 8,453,589 7 16,892 203 8,436,697
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada 2 6,750 – – 2 6,750
Canadian Human Rights Commission 16 27,488 1 879 15 26,609
Courts Administration Service 58 69,980 3 766 55 69,214
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 31 223,530 7 13,278 24 210,252
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 42 103,877 1 1,252 41 102,625
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 14 70,806 1 144 13 70,662
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada 4 500 – – 4 500
Subtotal 377 8,956,520 20 33,211 357 8,923,309
National Defence
Department of National Defence 7,063 39,298,325 964 3,613,060 6,099 35,685,265
Communications Security Establishment 191 742,422 96 383,308 95 359,114
Military Grievances External Review Committee 1 2,360 – – 1 2,360
Military Police Complaints Commission 1 3,815 – – 1 3,815
Subtotal 7,256 40,046,922 1,060 3,996,368 6,196 36,050,554
National Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency 414 381,065 27 10,915 387 370,150
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Office of the Governor General's Secretary 5 2,700 – – 5 2,700
Parks Canada
Parks Canada Agency 1,334 2,950,957 149 262,251 1,185 2,688,706
Parliament
House of Commons 339 641,962 18 31,699 321 610,263
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer 1 250 – – 1 250
Parliamentary Protective Service 13 14,825 – 200Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 13 14,625
Senate 9 7,148 2 1,750 7 5,398
Subtotal 362 664,185 20 33,649 342 630,536
Privy Council
Privy Council Office 117 257,053 2 532 115 256,521
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board 5 2,142 – – 5 2,142
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat 2 22,480 – – 2 22,480
Public Service Commission 114 220,638 – 1,312 Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 114 219,326
Subtotal 238 502,313 2 1,844 236 500,469
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 67 175,134 – – 67 175,134
Canada Border Services Agency 838 1,030,669 16 26,085 822 1,004,584
Canadian Security Intelligence Service 225 30,495,580 13 45,309 212 30,450,271
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1 6,576 – – 1 6,576
Correctional Service of Canada 1,066 2,008,527 13 52,434 1,053 1,956,093
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada 3 7,788 – – 3 7,788
Parole Board of Canada 46 55,677 – – 46 55,677
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 2,025 22,870,150 1,468 15,704,196 557 7,165,954
Subtotal 4,271 56,650,101 1,510 15,828,024 2,761 40,822,077
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services 1,353 3,471,389 19 87,863 1,334 3,383,526
Shared Services Canada 206 577,706 13 31,058 193 546,648
Subtotal 1,559 4,049,095 32 118,921 1,527 3,930,174
Transport
Department of Transport 48 134,352 4 24,307 44 110,045
Treasury Board
Treasury Board Secretariat 143 437,836 1 3,285 142 434,551
Canada School of Public Service 77 204,585 – 2,126 Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 77 202,459
Subtotal 220 642,421 1 5,411 219 637,010
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs 141 181,560 1 2,814 140 178,746
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 3 9,817 – 101Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 3 9,716
Subtotal 144 191,377 1 2,915 143 188,462
Women, Gender Equality and Youth
Department for Women and Gender Equality 25 22,097 – 485Links to footnote 1 in Table 1 25 21,612
Total 30,074 152,009,848 3,018 21,362,870 27,056 130,646,978

Table 1 notes

Table note *

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

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Table note 1

Partial settlement.

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