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The financial, people management and results data presented in the GC InfoBase are periodically updated as new information becomes available. Due to the nature of varying datasets, not all datasets are updated at the same time or on the same periodic schedule. For example, the Public Accounts of Canada is published every fall, while Departmental Plans, are published on or before March 31 each year. Once published, the data must be prepared in an appropriate format to be integrated into the GC InfoBase.

The quarterly financial report has financial information and a statement accompanying it. The financial information incorporates a statement of authorities and a table of departmental budgetary expenditures by standard object including information on both the quarter and fiscal year-to-date; and comparative financial information for the preceding fiscal year for both the quarter and fiscal year-to-date. The statement accompanying the financial information outlines results, risks, and significant changes in relation to operations, personnel and programs. The three quarterly reports are published within each quarter-end.

The authorities and expenditures data presented in the GC InfoBase principally correspond to two published reports: the Public Accounts of Canada and tabled expenditure authorities (Main Estimates and the Supplementary Estimates). The figures contained in the following datasets generally match those of those of the official reports. Small differences in the aggregate totals may arise due to rounding. In cases where machinery of government changes (such as creating or merging of organizations, or changes to their responsibilities) have occurred, the GC InfoBase datasets may be adjusted to present a more coherent time series.

This table presents planned Full-time Equivalents (FTEs) by Program. This table also aligns planned FTEs with the Whole-of-Government by linking each Program line with its corresponding Government of Canada Spending Area and Activity. Notes:

• Planned FTEs is a measure of the extent to which an employee represents a full person-year charge against the departmental budget for future spending years. Full-time equivalents are calculated as a ratio of assigned hours of work to scheduled hours of work.

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

This table presents planned spending by Program based on Departmental Plans. This table also aligns planned spending with the Whole-of-Government framework by linking each Program spending line with its corresponding Government of Canada Spending and Activity Areas. In order to provide a more complete picture of the government’s overall planned spending, this table also contains planned spending information for organizations that are not required to provide a Departmental Plan, notably: Crown corporations; Parliamentary entities; the International Joint Commission (Canadian Section); the Office of the Governor General’s Secretary; the Canadian Security Intelligence Service; and the Communication Security Establishment. For these organizations, this table reproduces the planned spending information found in the Main Estimates.

Data set containing the budgets submitted each year for the City of Montreal, including certain information concerning the Montreal agglomeration. The data presented in this dataset are forecast budgets; for example, the 2013 budget is tabled at the end of 2012 and presents the planned budget for 2013.

Federal Budget 2019 is a collection of 104 data charts and tables within the Investing in the Middle Class budget plan released on March 19, 2019.

Federal Budget 2018 is a collection of all 98 data tables and charts within the Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class budget plan released on February 27, 2018.

The Versatile Soil Moisture Budget (VSMB) is a soil water budget model that is continuous and deterministic in nature and was developed by AAFC. It is based on the premise that the water available for plant growth is gained by precipitation or irrigation, and lost through evapotranspiration and runoff as well as lateral and deep drainage. The daily net loss or gain is added or subtracted from the water already present in the rooting zone. Water is withdrawn simultaneously, but at different rates, from different soil depths, depending on the potential evapotranspiration, the stage of crop development, the water release characteristics of each soil layer and the available water.