Recapitulation of external expenses by type

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Table 2a reconciles total ministerial net expenditures (Table 2) with external expenses reported in Table 1 of this section and in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Accumulated Deficit in Section 2 of Volume I. The reconciling items include the expenditures of the consolidated specified purpose accounts, the accrual and other adjustments, the expenses of the consolidated Crown corporations and other entities, the tax credits and repayments and the elimination of internal expenses.

Table 2a
Recapitulation of external expenses by type
(in thousands of dollars)
Description Total ministerial net expenditures Consolidated specified purpose accounts Accrual and other adjustments Consolidated Crown corporations and other entities Tax credits and repayments Internal expenses Total external expenses
Program expenses
Transfer payments
Old age security benefits, guaranteed income supplement and spouse's allowance 69,413,083 – (negative 20,827) – – – 69,392,256
Major transfer payments to other levels of government
Canada health transfer 47,140,657 – – – – – 47,140,657
Canada social transfer 15,938,157 – – – – – 15,938,157
Fiscal arrangements 26,563,419 – 577,000 – – – 27,140,419
Quebec abatement (negative 6,834,101) – (negative 575,544) – – – (negative 7,409,645)
Other major transfers 8,909,346 – (negative 934,784) – – – 7,974,562
Total major transfer payments to other levels of government 91,717,478 – (negative 933,328) – – – 90,784,150
Employment insurance and support measures – 21,835,443 – – – – 21,835,443
Children's benefits (negative 1,480) – 3,676 – 24,551,208 – 24,553,404
COVID-19 income support for workers 24,406 – (negative 3,568,682) – – – (negative 3,544,276)
Canada emergency wage subsidy – – – – (negative 256,715) – (negative 256,715)
Proceeds from the pollution pricing framework returned 6,995,613 – – – – – 6,995,613
Other transfer payments Link to table note 1 81,344,265 188,972 10,179,568 (negative 34,134) 7,520,660 – 99,199,331
Total transfer payments 249,493,365 22,024,415 5,660,407 (negative 34,134) 31,815,153 – 308,959,206
Other expenses
Agriculture and Agri-Food 801,421 – 92,486 170,637 – (negative 12,916) 1,051,628
Canadian Heritage 2,782,546 1 19,220 1,193,755 – (negative 10,405) 3,985,117
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 2,045,649 51 7,715,384 – – (negative 61,181) 9,699,903
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 52,552 – 14,369 – – (negative 551) 66,370
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion 2,725,919 2,170,456 1,370,539 – – (negative 359,123) 5,907,791
Environment and Climate Change 2,415,561 52,390 124,187 – – (negative 121,494) 2,470,644
Finance 1,354,105 – (negative 32,055) (negative 383,248) – (negative 11,604) 927,198
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard 3,374,602 12 (negative 607,558) – – (negative 73,631) 2,693,425
Global Affairs 4,351,604 – (negative 1,190,606) 81,000 – (negative 25,395) 3,216,603
Health 8,477,712 – (negative 165,224) – – (negative 129,169) 8,183,319
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2,694,055 – 335,811 – – (negative 124,043) 2,905,823
Indigenous Services 4,863,831 – 1,298,453 – – (negative 20,688) 6,141,596
Innovation, Science and Industry 3,177,302 – 412,665 4,907 – (negative 40,134) 3,554,740
Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities 5,632,958 – (negative 4,126,633) (negative 371,667) – (negative 9,414) 1,125,244
Justice 1,622,262 – 14,921 – – (negative 15,793) 1,621,390
National Defence 26,482,784 – 4,969,796 – – (negative 197,360) 31,255,220
National Revenue 5,746,541 – 5,323,742 – – (negative 143,238) 10,927,045
Natural Resources 2,228,995 4,373 4,408 (negative 706,906) – (negative 20,383) 1,510,487
Office of the Governor General's Secretary 24,284 – 1,387 – – (negative 132) 25,539
Parliament 827,264 – (negative 12,507) – – (negative 4,225) 810,532
Privy Council 396,564 – 3,840 – – (negative 6,535) 393,869
Public Safety 11,911,939 – 2,702,248 – – (negative 325,421) 14,288,766
Public Services and Procurement 7,140,477 34,215 (negative 533,910) (negative 92,923) – (negative 267,857) 6,280,002
Transport 2,874,133 4,306 48,170 764,883 – (negative 43,155) 3,648,337
Treasury Board 4,261,131 – 637,809 – – (negative 1,625) 4,897,315
Veterans Affairs 1,258,108 – (negative 844,070) – – (negative 5,999) 408,039
Women, Gender Equality and Youth 63,726 – (negative 194) – – (negative 1,310) 62,222
Subtotal 109,588,025 2,265,804 17,576,678 660,438 – (negative 2,032,781) 128,058,164
Provision for valuation and other items – – 1,537,305 – – – 1,537,305
Total other expenses, excluding net actuarial losses 109,588,025 2,265,804 19,113,983 660,438 – (negative 2,032,781) 129,595,469
Total program expenses, excluding net actuarial losses 359,081,390 24,290,219 24,774,390 626,304 31,815,153 (negative 2,032,781) 438,554,675
Public debt charges 31,821,356 – 3,357,194 (negative 223,707) – – 34,954,843
Total expenses, excluding net actuarial losses 390,902,746 24,290,219 28,131,584 402,597 31,815,153 (negative 2,032,781) 473,509,518
Net actuarial losses – – 9,627,103 – – – 9,627,103
Total expenses 390,902,746 24,290,219 37,758,687 402,597 31,815,153 (negative 2,032,781) 483,136,621

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