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Sources: Statistics Canada, Table 36-10-0580-01 National Balance Sheet Accounts for 1990 to 2022, "Federal general government" and "Other levels of general government", "Debt securities" liabilities (book value) for the fourth quarter; and Table 36-10-0534-01 National balance sheet, provincial and local governments, annual, 1961-2011 and Table ...
Level of government Total expenditure Per-capita expenditure Fiscal year Source 1 Canada: Federal 338,500,000,000 2018-19 [1] 2 Ontario: Provincial 158,464,500,000
The bank has a zero book value policy on its balance sheet—matching total assets to total liabilities—and transfers any equity above this amount as a dividend to the Government of Canada. As of 30 December 2015, the Bank of Canada owned C$95 billion in Government of Canada debt. It had a net income in 2014 of $1.039 billion.
Willem Buiter and the IMF argued in 1983 for the use of public sector balance sheets to improve public financial management. [2]Following a financial crisis, the New Zealand government passed its Public Finance Act (PFA) in 1989, introducing accrual budgeting, appropriations and accounting, publishing the world's first public sector balance sheet based on audited accounting records rather than ...
Revenue increases government's net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.
Canadian government debt, also called Canada's public debt, is the liabilities of the government sector. For 2019 (the fiscal year ending 31 March 2020), total financial liabilities or gross debt was $2.434 trillion for the consolidated Canadian general government (federal, provincial, territorial, and local governments combined).
The Ford government subsequently ran a budget deficit of $8.7 billion during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. [25] Due to record spending during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government's budget for 2020-2021 is set for $38.5 billion, setting a new record and plotting no path to balance. [26]
Statistics Canada (StatCan; French: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa. [3]