How to use departmental budget data for winning proposals▼
Departmental budget data from the Public Accounts of Canada shows you exactly how much each federal department spends and where. For BD professionals, this data helps you target the right departments, validate opportunity sizes, and demonstrate domain knowledge in your proposals.
- Department targeting: Identify which departments have the largest budgets in your service area.
- Trend analysis: Spot departments with growing budgets year-over-year for emerging opportunities.
- Proposal writing: Reference specific spending data to demonstrate domain knowledge in proposals.
- Go/no-go decisions: Check if a department's budget supports the contract value before investing in a bid.
- Competitive positioning: Understand where government money is flowing to position your firm strategically.
Department of Finance
$143.3B
Latest year total
Department of Employment and Social Development
$98.9B
Latest year total
Department of National Defence
$33.9B
Latest year total
Department of Indigenous Services
$26.5B
Latest year total
Canada Revenue Agency
$22.2B
Latest year total
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
$14.2B
Latest year total
Treasury Board Secretariat
$11.0B
Latest year total
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
$9.0B
Latest year total
Department of Health
$8.7B
Latest year total
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
$8.0B
Latest year total
Department of Veterans Affairs
$7.6B
Latest year total
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
$6.5B
Latest year total
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
$5.7B
Latest year total
Department of Public Works and Government Services
$5.5B
Latest year total
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
$5.4B
Latest year total
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
$5.2B
Latest year total
Department of Industry
$4.8B
Latest year total
Department of Natural Resources
$4.4B
Latest year total
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
$4.0B
Latest year total
Department of Transport
$3.6B
Latest year total
Correctional Service of Canada
$3.6B
Latest year total
Canada Border Services Agency
$3.0B
Latest year total
Department of the Environment
$3.0B
Latest year total
Shared Services Canada
$2.6B
Latest year total
Department of Canadian Heritage
$2.1B
Latest year total
National Research Council of Canada
$1.7B
Latest year total
Public Health Agency of Canada
$1.5B
Latest year total
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
$1.5B
Latest year total
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
$1.4B
Latest year total
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
$1.4B
Latest year total
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
$1.4B
Latest year total
Parks Canada Agency
$1.4B
Latest year total
Department of Justice
$1.4B
Latest year total
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
$1.3B
Latest year total
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
$1.3B
Latest year total
Communications Security Establishment
$1.1B
Latest year total
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
$1.1B
Latest year total
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
$1.0B
Latest year total
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
$944.2M
Latest year total
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
$878.6M
Latest year total
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
$813.0M
Latest year total
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
$804.2M
Latest year total
Statistics Canada
$734.3M
Latest year total
House of Commons
$644.1M
Latest year total
Canadian Space Agency
$634.7M
Latest year total
Export Development Canada (Canada Account)
$583.2M
Latest year total
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
$400.5M
Latest year total
Department for Women and Gender Equality
$369.0M
Latest year total
Canada Council for the Arts
$364.3M
Latest year total
Department of Western Economic Diversification
$362.7M
Latest year total
Immigration and Refugee Board
$352.9M
Latest year total
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
$337.6M
Latest year total
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
$313.3M
Latest year total
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
$312.9M
Latest year total
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
$258.6M
Latest year total
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
$254.3M
Latest year total
Privy Council Office
$251.7M
Latest year total
Library and Archives of Canada
$212.4M
Latest year total
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
$202.4M
Latest year total
Marine Atlantic Inc.
$195.0M
Latest year total
The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
$189.6M
Latest year total
International Development Research Centre
$160.3M
Latest year total
Telefilm Canada
$158.3M
Latest year total
National Capital Commission
$150.8M
Latest year total
Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
$136.5M
Latest year total
Courts Administration Service
$135.7M
Latest year total
Office of the Auditor General
$132.4M
Latest year total
Canadian Energy Regulator
$131.0M
Latest year total
Senate
$129.9M
Latest year total
Canadian Tourism Commission
$116.0M
Latest year total
Parliamentary Protective Service
$107.8M
Latest year total
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
$104.8M
Latest year total
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
$101.4M
Latest year total
Public Service Commission
$100.1M
Latest year total
Canada School of Public Service
$98.8M
Latest year total
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
$86.0M
Latest year total
Canadian Museum of History
$83.2M
Latest year total
National Film Board
$82.5M
Latest year total
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
$81.0M
Latest year total
Parole Board of Canada
$76.9M
Latest year total
VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc.
$69.8M
Latest year total
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
$64.1M
Latest year total
Library of Parliament
$62.1M
Latest year total
National Arts Centre Corporation
$59.5M
Latest year total
Canadian Transportation Agency
$58.7M
Latest year total
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
$55.3M
Latest year total
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada
$55.0M
Latest year total
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
$51.3M
Latest year total
National Gallery of Canada
$50.0M
Latest year total
Canada Water Agency
$43.2M
Latest year total
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
$43.0M
Latest year total
Canadian Human Rights Commission
$41.6M
Latest year total
National Museum of Science and Technology
$38.4M
Latest year total
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
$36.5M
Latest year total
Canadian Museum of Nature
$36.4M
Latest year total
Invest in Canada Hub
$32.7M
Latest year total
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
$29.6M
Latest year total
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
$28.6M
Latest year total
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
$26.1M
Latest year total
Standards Council of Canada
$25.6M
Latest year total
Canada Post Corporation
$22.2M
Latest year total
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization
$21.4M
Latest year total
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
$21.3M
Latest year total
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$21.3M
Latest year total
The National Battlefields Commission
$18.9M
Latest year total
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat
$18.8M
Latest year total
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
$17.9M
Latest year total
Canadian Grain Commission
$16.9M
Latest year total
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
$16.2M
Latest year total
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
$14.9M
Latest year total
Canadian Commercial Corporation
$13.8M
Latest year total
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
$13.7M
Latest year total
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
$12.1M
Latest year total
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
$10.0M
Latest year total
International Joint Commission (Canadian Section)
$8.9M
Latest year total
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
$8.5M
Latest year total
Military Grievances External Review Committee
$8.4M
Latest year total
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
$8.1M
Latest year total
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
$6.9M
Latest year total
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
$6.8M
Latest year total
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
$6.7M
Latest year total
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
$6.7M
Latest year total
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying
$6.1M
Latest year total
Military Police Complaints Commission
$5.8M
Latest year total
Canadian Dairy Commission
$5.1M
Latest year total
Copyright Board
$5.1M
Latest year total
Law Commission of Canada
$4.0M
Latest year total
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
$3.1M
Latest year total
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner
$2.1M
Latest year total
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer
$1.1M
Latest year total
Leaders' Debates Commission
$669K
Latest year total
Northern Pipeline Agency
$400K
Latest year total
Canada Industrial Relations Board
$0
Latest year total
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Public Service Labour Relations Board
$0
Latest year total
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
$0
Latest year total
Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
$0
Latest year total
Canadian International Development Agency
$0
Latest year total
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
$0
Latest year total
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada
$0
Latest year total
Registry of the Competition Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Registry of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Public Service Staffing Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
PPP Canada Inc.
$0
Latest year total
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
$0
Latest year total
First Nations Statistical Institute
$0
Latest year total
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
$0
Latest year total
Public Appointments Commission Secretariat
$0
Latest year total
Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.
$0
Latest year total
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
$0
Latest year total
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