Question Period Note: PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF CANADA 2025 FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA

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Reference number:
PA_007_20260106
Date received:
Oct 10, 2025
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Name of Minister:
Hajdu, Patty (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Jobs and Families

Issue/Question:

Why are
expenditures of $98.9 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 $4.5 billion higher than
expenditures of $94.4 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024?

Suggested Response:

This increase is mainly due to higher Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed
Income Supplement payments.

Background:

Key Fact: Variance in Expenditures for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 versus Expenditures
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (in millions of dollars)
Actual
Expenditures
Vote 1
Operating
Vote 5
Grants and
Contributions
Vote 10
Debt Write-off
Statutory
Items
Total
2024-25 $1,455.7 $10,117.4 $0 $87,334.5 $98,907.6
2023-24 $1,566.7 $9,823.6 $212.5 $82,840.6 $94,443.4
Variance -$111.0 $293.8 -$212.5 $4,493.9 $4,464.2
The 2024-25 actual expenditures of $98,907.6 million were $4,464.2 million higher than the 2023–24
actual expenditures of $94,443.4 million, mainly due to:

Additional Information:

In Volume II of the Public Accounts of Canada 2025, Employment and Social
Development reports budgetary expenditures of $98.9 billion, which is
$4.5 billion higher than budgetary expenditures of $94.4 billion for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2024.