Section 3: Professional and special services

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The following statement presents the total amount spent in the current fiscal year for each main classification of services allocated by department and agency under each ministry. Amounts reported include both internal and external expenditures. Whereas external expenditures result from transactions between the Government and outside parties, internal expenditures result from transactions involving organizations that are part of the Government of Canada as a reporting entity.

The detailed information is available at Detailed information relating to Section 3—Professional and special services. This information includes for each Government program:

A reconciliation of the total amount spent in the current fiscal year as presented in this volume and the total external expenses is available in Table 3a of Volume II.

Table 1:Professional and special services
(in dollars)Links to footnote * in Table 1

Department and agency Business services Construction services Engineering and architectural services (including research) Health and welfare services Informatics services Interpretation and translation services Legal services Management consulting services Protection services Scientific and research services Special fees and services Temporary help services Training and educational services Other services Total
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 14,271,641 17,883,564 520,933 35,186,457 3,203,335 7,456,410 2,421,621 3,888,043 6,670,656 821,564 3,460 3,534,336 19,154,436 115,016,456
Canadian Grain Commission 959,310 896 536,503 331,547 283,117 53,372 99,811 20,036 168,341 384,279 258,803 3,096,015
Subtotal 15,230,951 17,883,564 521,829 35,722,960 3,534,882 7,739,527 2,474,993 3,987,854 6,690,692 989,905 3,460 3,918,615 19,413,239 118,112,471
Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage 3,176,314 102,810 42,482 9,346,545 1,305,277 4,770,057 279,917 1,743,946 1,617,106 468,712 1,184,967 6,887,431 30,925,564
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 210,391 9,662 686,426 502,253 88,712 1,202,195 87,634 18,000 391,965 37,556 763,581 7,084 4,005,459
Library and Archives of Canada 1,737,895 10,575 2,422,768 185,970 531,490 765,499 1,980,863 331,677 546,307 8,097,909 16,610,953
National Film Board 1,537,639 65,863 96,445 124,240 39,650 362,581 93,835 186,098 1,027 137,290 10,341,704 12,986,372
The National Battlefields Commission 96,712 284,594 131,301 24,001 133,133 887,671 54,750 32,961 1,266,459 2,911,582
Subtotal 6,758,951 453,267 62,719 12,683,485 2,141,741 5,563,042 2,610,192 4,700,114 1,728,941 1,433,202 38,583 2,665,106 26,600,587 67,439,930
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 11,036,876 490,144,285 176,818 21,681,444 1,334,109 54,025,188 30,073,115 73,389 9,490,452 369,696 1,929,660 78,188,912 698,523,944
Canadian High Arctic Research Station 627,882 9,089 96,752 352,335 140,012 55,900 576,708 699,950 164,792 176,498 931,661 3,831,579
Subtotal 11,664,758 490,153,374 273,570 22,033,779 1,474,121 54,081,088 30,073,115 650,097 10,190,402 534,488 2,106,158 79,120,573 702,355,523
Democratic Institutions
Leaders' Debates Commission 87,662 12,338 7,560 46,707 500 350 15,577 170,694
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 3,292,473 91,421 49,590,088 1,331,132 1,032,861 8,723,736 580,512 69,695 936,572 663,212 1,278,685 2,467,289 70,057,676
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians 236,793 629,020 94,302 21,485 1,136 28,573 12,789 35,223 30,639 1,089,960
Subtotal 3,616,928 91,421 50,231,446 1,432,994 1,079,568 8,745,221 582,148 98,268 949,711 663,212 1,313,908 2,513,505 71,318,330
Employment and Workforce Development
Department of Employment and Social Development 454,236,219 7,513,917 446,841,219 7,660,732 19,901,474 29,204,169 12,659,029 872,670 1,401,520 431,591 15,645,229 2,166,701 998,534,470
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization 671,251 7,000 5,546 14,787 489,394 103,374 326,701 46,784 1,066,854 53,180 96,563 1,374,565 4,255,999
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety 190,613 232,158 56,377 78,472 83,765 267,489 908,874
Subtotal 455,098,083 7,000 7,519,463 446,856,006 8,382,284 20,004,848 29,530,870 12,762,190 1,939,524 1,533,172 431,591 15,825,557 3,808,755 1,003,699,343
Energy and Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources 69,970,861 6,784,640 520,423 36,240,944 2,310,914 8,685,418 5,016,223 4,953,806 23,996,033 1,507,974 1,284,377 6,119,013 2,134,257 169,524,883
Canadian Energy Regulator 328,981 71,550 230 3,014,092 22,381 99,959 870,609 27,422 414,473 825,249 682,285 4,151,771 10,509,002
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 658,772 445,365 108,472 9,998,060 1,551,025 89,123 252,937 298,939 1,349,427 437,382 183,564 1,926,168 997,266 18,296,500
Northern Pipeline Agency 165,476 15,683 393 12,387 174,633 368,572
Subtotal 71,124,090 7,301,555 629,125 49,268,779 3,884,713 8,886,887 6,139,769 5,280,167 25,345,460 2,359,829 2,293,190 8,727,466 7,457,927 198,698,957
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment 25,104,447 60,022,568 246,238 31,932,815 6,488,098 10,705,072 8,573,126 5,656,238 34,470,840 1,275,708 1,181,736 9,559,878 13,151,828 208,368,592
Canada Water Agency 432,672 272,944 482 36,494 252,789 143,169 111,500 1,005 1,411,022 20,999 132,381 138,697 104,419 3,058,573
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 720,510 27,507 1,514,080 1,247,094 3,765,919 994,566 33,892 434,843 146,864 915,509 375,717 10,176,501
Subtotal 26,257,629 60,295,512 274,227 33,483,389 7,987,981 14,614,160 9,679,192 5,691,135 36,316,705 1,443,571 1,314,117 10,614,084 13,631,964 221,603,666
Finance
Department of Finance 2,141,163 107,845 2,500,333 888,275 4,874,049 73,203 806,536 24,027 1,182,890 8,561 1,593,555 769,200 14,969,637
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 201,349 923 4,267,134 255,630 777,553 300 48,082 31,388 328,651 1,364,221 7,275,231
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada 107,891 11,250 5,210 5,709,198 489,562 2,043,343 25,349 520,790 114,406 492,817 1,627,289 11,147,105
Office of the Auditor General 2,440,855 83,097 1,225,191 489,561 162,756 215,792 651,407 1,286,917 1,734,672 8,290,248
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions 94,638 200 16,411,566 478,971 1,047,836 541,807 1,074,844 174,361 1,642,920 6,883,649 28,350,792
Subtotal 4,985,896 11,250 197,275 30,113,422 2,601,999 8,742,781 261,308 2,085,225 24,027 3,071,629 214,310 5,344,860 12,379,031 70,033,013
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans 180,360,207 1,041,622,812 756,750 25,605,763 7,988,412 18,604,516 6,603,984 11,858,485 35,208,131 1,821,488 1,583,547 15,477,742 11,514,125 1,359,005,962
Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 52,974,470 92,503,837 374,209 62,250,231 5,340,627 32,850,522 32,419,932 78,090,340 2,780,393 12,782,990 17,440,232 22,903,346 20,281,472 432,992,601
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat 386,426 8,063 734,668 131,655 45,366 8,400 3,038 13,410 32,443 413,295 1,776,764
Export Development Canada (Canada Account) 91,602,706 91,602,706
International Joint Commission (Canadian Section) 126,480 143,000 19,980 38,557 75,980 28,974 1,669,996 55,522 71,289 237,147 2,466,925
Invest in Canada Hub 50,908 672 330,829 152,571 7,937 52,700 128,441 242,448 221,456 215,392 1,403,354
Subtotal 145,140,990 92,646,837 374,881 62,609,103 6,266,423 32,858,459 32,680,267 78,164,680 4,587,230 13,083,998 17,453,642 23,228,534 21,147,306 530,242,350
Health
Department of Health 286,783,388 3,171,217 18,049,254 46,959,192 4,028,488 17,720,821 7,261,873 7,587,047 9,968,001 1,169,178 1,368,109 5,625,730 20,819,214 430,511,512
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 6,988,161 39,834,577 1,850,607 17,200,465 1,611,588 8,979,056 787,702 1,260,304 11,892,280 2,321,880 53,173 2,054,787 11,647,324 106,481,904
Canadian Institutes of Health Research 50,202 2,835 360,545 318,357 231,025 316,253 322,424 57,747 132,378 283,994 610,536 2,686,296
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board 49,462 510 3,288 295,611 68,807 206,384 43,148 113,247 117,825 898,282
Public Health Agency of Canada 60,378,852 927,537 2,803,955 37,923,656 3,442,364 5,597,325 2,867,361 450,945 12,563,830 805,799 16,418 4,058,122 64,145,773 195,981,937
Subtotal 354,250,065 43,933,331 22,707,161 102,447,146 9,696,408 32,597,034 11,233,189 9,620,720 34,688,242 4,472,383 1,437,700 12,135,880 97,340,672 736,559,931
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities 3,235,367 3,339,052 16,212 6,187,317 1,333,193 4,250,392 1,012,469 2,811,622 2,767,935 324,926 267,941 1,818,022 868,037 28,232,485
Office of Infrastructure of Canada 100,289 422,452 197,575 1,235,351 128,479 509,463 34,112 762,360 7,062,506 82,240 38,250 246,132 21,517 10,840,726
Subtotal 3,335,656 3,761,504 213,787 7,422,668 1,461,672 4,759,855 1,046,581 3,573,982 9,830,441 407,166 306,191 2,064,154 889,554 39,073,211
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration 619,040,248 896,898,702 134,167,218 4,767,947 31,765,006 4,747,436 26,050,348 132,393 1,667,215 1,951,017 5,855,465 30,532,825 1,757,575,820
Immigration and Refugee Board 5,780,715 202,370 7,576,590 18,383,507 43,411 684,892 2,568,138 383,853 746,417 1,009,691 1,770,012 39,149,596
Subtotal 624,820,963 897,101,072 141,743,808 23,151,454 31,808,417 5,432,328 28,618,486 132,393 2,051,068 2,697,434 6,865,156 32,302,837 1,796,725,416
Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services 19,381,910 6,823,246 876,859,740 37,940,386 2,779,054 45,176,911 6,703,884 2,815,153 7,787,499 1,681,858 761,393 7,173,691 106,214,366 1,122,099,091
Innovation, Science and Industry
Department of Industry 16,541,908 620,349 454,002 72,900,735 5,418,497 13,511,424 5,501,126 3,049,766 42,496,494 1,120,338 14,271 6,300,977 4,256,487 172,186,374
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 103,905 33,836 1,340 54,365 216,161 619,686 331,550 88,580 100,896 3,217 654,605 3,734 2,211,875
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 1,279,592 591,604 97,275 248,296 35,000 116,041 1,043 171,499 470,163 3,010,513
Canadian Space Agency 6,867,950 328,158,544 124,069 2,360,271 717,253 1,399,567 312,680 2,281,167 38,658,867 337,333 90,032 917,910 5,503,109 387,728,752
Copyright Board 29,827 12,267 194,946 20,964 785 100,075 4,623 13,731 33,332 67,329 111,755 589,634
Department of Western Economic Diversification 148,689 203,641 57,841 373,369 422,973 5,523 152,733 389,688 2,451,962 4,206,419
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 65,999 170,957 206,605 571,244 94,638 326,553 89,897 232,176 296,987 2,055,056
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario 706,665 19,074 186,540 231,788 41,787 2,618 44,684 12,345 51,562 13,598 1,310,661
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 817,992 870 1,777,094 135,061 87,796 669,809 54,227 55,964 201,641 15,836 3,816,290
National Research Council of Canada 25,352,363 25,306,875 387,844 25,301,982 1,112,118 4,738,114 767,879 5,056,373 17,394,069 2,151,327 313,170 3,667,348 113,721 111,663,183
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 139,193 162 2,512,754 202,327 14,980 183,593 113,501 140,460 16,084 414,949 415,807 4,153,810
Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada 5,548,726 1,492,328 72,365 292,603 421,901 671 75,485 214,980 496,603 8,615,662
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 55,203 3,775 1,571,015 259,342 111,087 152,014 63,138 248,559 42,564 210,023 451,568 3,168,288
Statistics Canada 4,923,876 8,575,019 9,209,615 1,308,002 301,829 471,461 2,132,133 20,000 419,579 73,361 4,994,927 2,438,897 34,868,699
Subtotal 62,581,888 354,119,604 9,578,422 118,341,307 10,010,351 22,502,568 9,506,486 13,178,873 98,569,430 5,067,027 599,419 18,489,614 17,040,227 739,585,216
Justice
Department of Justice 3,659,614 663,413 14,784,677 2,083,440 3,528,991 436,095 3,550,610 757,369 7,009,352 20,640 4,298,024 6,473,988 47,266,213
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada 344,796 80,545 1,646,214 2,254,343 818,792 196,019 282,843 245,597 81,637 623,486 178,625 6,752,897
Canadian Human Rights Commission 66,408 44,475 794,764 111,016 123,142 155,840 144,169 66,049 241,436 993,365 2,740,664
Courts Administration Service 2,715,025 5,433,686 8,612 3,982,583 2,869,970 224,207 60,137 4,209,819 211,032 469,226 979,643 21,163,940
Law Commission of Canada 316,999 1,040 87,674 22,621 9,414 4,540 57,500 499,788
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 355,799 572,235 84,758 1,471,398 142,403 2,576 17,035,674 403,986 1,196,478 21,265,307
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 2,186,382 294,733 2,830,460 658,812 34,805,535 18,975 1,380,666 1,449,019 320 423,357 239,423 44,287,682
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 825,337 59,787 1,791,555 323,882 155,868 246,806 65,624 9,000 141,384 11,911 576,957 616,894 4,825,005
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada 332,588 9,069 123,470 239,519 35,873 18,097 1,769,097 267,762 156,025 92,240 488,120 3,531,860
Subtotal 10,802,948 5,442,755 1,152,605 26,613,632 8,648,361 41,163,806 1,274,372 11,261,235 910,538 26,435,283 270,533 7,133,252 11,224,036 152,333,356
National Defence
Department of National Defence 775,246,375 3,545,838,238 357,606,927 313,094,489 22,889,472 38,013,628 65,363,503 121,863,586 121,777,654 9,761,911 36,993,546 282,151,974 1,234,632,932 6,925,234,235
Military Grievances External Review Committee 167,268 9,022 50,502 16,932 2,759 22,599 6,207 11,252 79,275 96,973 20,538 483,327
Military Police Complaints Commission 186,221 250 18,256 10,710 48,560 18,547 540 26,067 52,042 164,183 525,376
Subtotal 775,599,864 3,545,838,238 357,616,199 313,163,247 22,917,114 38,064,947 65,404,649 121,870,333 121,777,654 9,799,230 37,072,821 282,300,989 1,234,817,653 6,926,242,938
National Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency 257,728,883 6,508 3,076,315 126,186,022 2,756,282 127,964,740 1,214,454 5,055,623 898,169 8,007,200 3,798 17,671,446 15,422,754 565,992,194
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Office of the Governor General's Secretary 233,601 51,267 160,233 490,865 17,301 17,242 219,293 55,443 147,385 1,392,630
Parks Canada
Parks Canada Agency 13,040,244 79,453,338 3,192,514 14,116,896 4,193,877 4,393,304 1,145,371 5,262,193 5,650,706 1,396,977 95,268 3,619,653 48,935,324 184,495,665
Parliament
House of Commons 2,091,133 149,642 318,602 15,395,291 283,504 271,186 756,571 1,710,859 1,036,209 3,670,738 719,263 2,767,493 2,263,246 31,433,737
Library of Parliament 44,219 4,083 59,464 14,031 64,052 268,463 74,278 201,397 22,334 392,596 1,144,917
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner 57,107 1,794 647,612 300 72,034 25,845 59,731 17,277 881,700
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer 239 37,890 7,172 274,875 1,770 26,998 46,322 395,266
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer 39,116 56,112 33,719 5,868 902 124 135,841
Parliamentary Protective Service 538,119 233,149 2,036,259 150 378,836 806,326 512,739 83,410 382,537 29,232 5,000,757
Senate 799,654 58,914 164,912 1,280 31,035 978,053 85,469 547,821 616,150 458,677 150,464 3,892,429
Subtotal 3,569,587 149,642 616,542 18,341,428 306,437 801,221 3,118,007 2,457,149 1,584,030 4,630,406 741,597 4,108,258 2,460,343 42,884,647
Privy Council
Privy Council Office 924,629 6,918,512 5,158,898 13,286,340 288,499 4,047,403 367,473 676,508 3,611 1,418,180 2,923,531 36,013,584
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board 257,770 90,807 68,413 2,714,017 82,868 374,557 311,500 84,644 4,000 78,101 112,497 591,435 75,687 4,846,296
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat 260,112 2,103,569 155,134 61,688 140,965 35,776 73,297 288,655 522,549 3,641,745
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner 102,300 790 357,750 45,086 7,965 9,114 5,488 86,347 614,840
Public Service Commission 372,776 27,590 2,338,517 192,465 1,734,487 504,530 197,645 51,945 57,178 644,332 1,240,231 7,361,696
Subtotal 1,917,587 90,807 96,793 14,432,365 5,634,451 15,457,072 1,245,494 4,373,433 371,473 888,965 173,286 2,948,090 4,848,345 52,478,161
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 1,836,150 37,933 41,277 15,523,713 1,942,585 7,059,038 11,362,820 2,369,767 1,570,588 640,121 241,003 1,377,298 5,211,354 49,213,647
Canada Border Services Agency 71,488,983 398,069 25,784,094 185,865,208 15,334,132 26,637,877 2,179,023 80,830,053 44,941 423,362 7,459 4,612,809 8,549,438 422,155,448
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 35,220 3,461 58,010 123,525 47,084 204,747 1,622 21,455 35,099 225,166 755,389
Correctional Service of Canada 29,561,487 5,115,969 259,089,338 28,357,011 4,681,633 43,426,636 1,534,034 18,646,475 683,385 1,310,209 398,513 48,094,314 92,655,513 533,554,517
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 125,883 2,760 529,577 439,508 118,278 81,073 58,388 40,234 61,021 80,840 155,631 270,882 1,964,075
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada 137,637 2,927 52,397 38,962 10,588 9,919 23,496 18,157 45,658 132,937 472,678
Parole Board of Canada 249,174 8,232 6,168,987 293,048 1,629,784 25,474 65,475 18,764 29,932 205,302 677,476 9,371,648
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 153,397,231 78,744,516 186,653,282 134,210,618 41,973,954 7,665,199 156,809,315 1,904,663 2,878,155 6,093,289 27,306,114 1,808,242 799,444,578
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee 193,269 177,623 17,189 19,575 224 30,589 133,213 54,979 32,649 659,310
Subtotal 257,025,034 84,296,487 471,585,371 370,765,521 23,031,016 120,909,840 23,082,533 258,791,238 4,243,811 5,407,172 7,037,505 82,077,271 109,338,491 1,817,591,290
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services 434,216,721 749,235,349 529,207,734 569,180 328,711,369 44,345,824 24,440,956 131,798,764 77,679,714 3,982,658 1,646,508 1,191,332 11,524,862 702,504,417 3,041,055,388
Shared Services Canada 6,905,566 1,273,009 81,381 320,669,747 1,906,282 1,075,107 34,034,997 8,690,568 3,448,837 227,474 67,625 17,872,066 9,000 396,261,659
Subtotal 441,122,287 749,235,349 530,480,743 650,561 649,381,116 46,252,106 25,516,063 165,833,761 86,370,282 7,431,495 1,873,982 1,258,957 29,396,928 702,513,417 3,437,317,047
Transport
Department of Transport 23,710,117 103,770,941 2,777,155 40,240,673 2,996,874 16,835,214 20,837,189 4,391,432 22,513,012 2,878,169 491,533 9,189,838 11,966,916 262,599,063
Canadian Transportation Agency 55,409 3,398 112,917 197,088 10,003 226,800 145,976 35,000 73,446 29,610 316,218 197,829 1,403,694
Subtotal 23,765,526 103,770,941 2,780,553 40,353,590 3,193,962 16,845,217 21,063,989 4,537,408 22,548,012 2,951,615 521,143 9,506,056 12,164,745 264,002,757
Treasury Board
Treasury Board Secretariat 1,105,838 254,762 31,028,832 3,975,263 8,085,487 3,029,002 858,100 494,897 1,408,030 19,597 6,297,640 147,231,602 203,789,050
Canada School of Public Service 17,995 77,938 4,198,303 742,493 88,199 169,725 7,722 8,850 207,427 1,093,047 407,011 7,018,710
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying 296,359 15,510 599,692 18,354 1,250 136,375 8,583 13,554 13,011 21,288 1,123,976
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner 474,209 126,038 15,736 45,796 29,636 4,444 28,414 2,743 15,162 122,890 865,068
Subtotal 1,894,401 348,210 35,952,865 4,751,846 8,220,732 3,364,738 878,849 503,747 1,657,425 22,340 7,418,860 147,782,791 212,796,804
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs 154,446,115 14,594 522,934,118 91,971 1,812,368 9,667,899 30,800 1,176,460 770,127 871,910 1,367,116 13,586,304 706,769,782
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 87,600 95,183 51,638 27,442 414,775 96,884 773,522
Subtotal 154,533,715 14,594 522,934,118 91,971 1,907,551 9,667,899 30,800 1,228,098 797,569 871,910 1,781,891 13,683,188 707,543,304
Women, Gender Equality and Youth
Department for Women and Gender Equality 504,285 44,228 607,450 371,482 54,292 307,622 57,025 250,954 66,229 504 286,595 1,044,445 3,595,111
Total 3,926,346,927 749,235,349 6,468,556,909 3,181,306,718 2,786,669,783 217,249,839 718,078,794 449,824,470 685,712,175 439,307,974 104,829,790 78,086,744 584,255,257 2,755,757,585 23,145,218,314

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