Section 3: Professional and special services

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The following statement presents the total amount spent in the current fiscal year for each main classification of services allocated by department and agency under each ministry. Amounts reported include both internal and external expenditures. Whereas external expenditures result from transactions between the Government and outside parties, internal expenditures result from transactions involving organizations that are part of the Government of Canada as a reporting entity.

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Table 1Professional and special services
(in dollars)Links to footnote * in table 1

Department and agency Business services Construction services Engineering and architectural services (including research) Health and welfare services Informatics services Interpretation and translation services Legal services Management consulting services Protection services Scientific and research services Special fees and services Temporary help services Training and educational services Other services Total
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 15,312,472 11,646,675 555,377 55,787,094 3,850,844 7,055,914 3,180,203 3,858,940 7,946,480 788,235 3,626,533 20,849,924 134,458,691
Canadian Grain Commission 989,786 3,658 743,143 298,422 300,178 164,712 7,039 43,508 80,848 426,735 218,008 3,276,037
Subtotal 16,302,258 11,646,675 559,035 56,530,237 4,149,266 7,356,092 3,344,915 3,865,979 7,989,988 869,083 4,053,268 21,067,932 137,734,728
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 201,975 50,142 1,100 49,059 200,969 494,227 313,980 17,581 101,634 526,272 181,659 2,138,598
Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage 3,439,701 53,186 30,807 8,094,870 1,319,567 3,226,869 721,059 1,749,345 1,175,850 507,613 83,314 1,369,290 10,146,198 31,917,669
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 408,506 11 10,285 1,316,469 579,468 173,457 1,839,582 75,052 14,733 440,525 62,898 434,705 12,150 5,367,841
Library and Archives of Canada 2,645,393 9,117 2,244,129 247,162 644,652 293,424 1,869,696 224,029 782,525 14,717,141 23,677,268
National Film Board 747,803 96,274 16,718 166,465 34,856 160,078 59 126,300 222,039 8,454 157,572 10,327,733 12,064,351
The National Battlefields Commission 116,227 386,231 4,125 64,517 22,691 141,117 15,144 835,959 39,423 27,883 1,528,971 3,182,288
Subtotal 7,357,630 535,702 54,334 11,736,703 2,335,353 4,220,951 3,029,287 4,530,111 1,316,883 1,433,629 154,666 2,771,975 36,732,193 76,209,417
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 11,161,482 385,139,328 679,268 23,726,657 1,296,183 53,349,748 22,180,971 70,461 9,561,800 489,987 2,657,588 76,264,563 586,578,036
Canadian High Arctic Research Station 1,383,517 151,570 8,825 402,292 95,298 64,427 20,177 597,262 666,008 186,413 98,900 1,317,248 4,991,937
Subtotal 12,544,999 385,290,898 688,093 24,128,949 1,391,481 53,414,175 22,201,148 667,723 10,227,808 676,400 2,756,488 77,581,811 591,569,973
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 92,944 546,326 246,040 618,599 316,212 397,349 108,748 332,751 2,160,698 4,819,667
Employment and Workforce Development
Department of Employment and Social Development 444,291,674 7,473,505 266,391,733 8,072,171 18,521,746 233,585,939 17,053,175 1,846,845 1,243,363 1,003,955 13,614,891 2,607,342 1,015,706,339
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization 605,978 13,005 2,576 221,538 175,988 501,545 1,385,030 21,756 262,258 949,246 4,138,920
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety 419,991 234,016 101,708 55,612 51,402 433,381 1,296,110
Subtotal 445,317,643 7,486,510 266,394,309 8,527,725 18,697,734 234,087,484 17,154,883 3,231,875 1,320,731 1,003,955 13,928,551 3,989,969 1,021,141,369
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment 29,214,926 77,217,084 221,476 36,478,858 7,061,454 10,856,688 9,329,512 5,001,777 38,434,707 1,705,402 901,429 9,471,249 11,832,528 237,727,090
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 971,568 13,297 1,599,708 870,730 2,897,172 726,594 10,000 77,488 118,026 3,000 738,912 294,757 8,321,252
Parks Canada Agency 8,990,489 88,937,378 2,020,573 14,727,648 4,729,521 4,278,604 2,233,736 5,244,194 7,791,279 1,171,560 94,455 3,914,964 48,747,973 192,882,374
Subtotal 39,176,983 166,154,462 2,255,346 52,806,214 12,661,705 18,032,464 12,289,842 10,255,971 46,303,474 2,994,988 998,884 14,125,125 60,875,258 438,930,716
Finance
Department of Finance 2,889,027 94,174 2,713,661 668,445 3,850,148 12,169 693,641 1,129,308 45,377 1,303,681 1,203,714 14,603,345
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 211,909 8,252 5,188,376 320,225 963,221 540 94,273 2,053 387,899 1,373,962 8,550,710
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada 158,004 28,859 3,474,683 557,053 2,075,758 387,661 502,803 246,799 753,935 1,151,979 9,337,534
Office of the Auditor General 2,879,197 83,290 1,036,072 876,047 176,446 215,448 706,405 2,332,319 2,429,914 10,735,138
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions 50,240 263 16,826,642 637,093 1,044,731 508,419 956,811 194,204 2,060,412 8,732,224 31,011,039
Subtotal 6,188,377 214,838 29,239,434 3,058,863 7,933,858 576,276 1,920,851 3,133,596 241,634 6,838,246 14,891,793 74,237,766
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans 190,858,694 678,840,685 781,038 30,606,962 8,169,277 17,282,013 7,063,643 10,992,296 40,732,195 2,001,342 1,867,107 17,767,601 17,272,519 1,024,235,372
Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 47,304,370 49,366,121 1,358,078 64,947,982 5,870,943 28,457,140 46,634,178 68,228,977 2,011,828 12,453,362 16,839,390 22,452,488 19,727,833 385,652,690
Export Development Canada (Canada Account) 216,036,865 216,036,865
International Joint Commission (Canadian Section) 117,473 133,656 24,592 73,105 91,500 27,594 1,381,669 73,244 73,358 283,154 2,279,345
Invest in Canada Hub 63,943 386,777 93,597 11,842 70,902 45,282 1,790,099 136,134 309,746 2,908,322
Subtotal 263,522,651 49,499,777 1,358,078 65,359,351 6,037,645 28,468,982 46,796,580 68,256,571 3,438,779 14,316,705 16,839,390 22,661,980 20,320,733 606,877,222
Health
Department of Health 31,653,571 4,804,081 61,569,536 80,393,250 5,324,604 23,289,425 9,236,081 6,949,097 18,918,382 1,393,890 1,718,162 7,471,384 147,464,169 400,185,632
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 6,301,281 44,401,165 1,584,518 23,746,883 1,942,274 10,729,677 1,054,915 1,748,885 15,937,415 2,485,476 93,325 2,628,534 9,531,279 122,185,627
Canadian Institutes of Health Research 100,477 250,331 392,816 172,464 799,645 282,284 70,121 210,010 30,264 418,062 1,557,881 4,284,355
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board 37,805 13,040 36,638 88,616 93,541 292,070 47,691 166,598 131,046 907,045
Public Health Agency of Canada 77,169,474 495,869 4,777,123 48,199,483 4,404,218 6,097,177 3,258,206 33,833 12,067,399 1,133,310 110,714 4,346,868 84,761,532 246,855,206
Subtotal 115,262,608 49,701,115 67,944,217 152,626,585 12,152,528 40,382,284 14,348,847 9,014,099 47,285,387 5,270,377 1,952,465 15,031,446 243,445,907 774,417,865
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration 736,625,722 17,554 591,632,941 119,157,398 6,289,979 24,424,620 13,204,770 42,358,731 304,148 1,817,177 2,984,206 6,246,756 84,750,625 1,629,814,627
Immigration and Refugee Board 5,325,322 187,811 7,228,195 17,846,009 36,922 469,115 2,888,019 872,823 243,387 1,539,387 3,232,704 39,869,694
Subtotal 741,951,044 17,554 591,820,752 126,385,593 24,135,988 24,461,542 13,673,885 45,246,750 304,148 2,690,000 3,227,593 7,786,143 87,983,329 1,669,684,321
Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services 60,914,823 6,829,150 792,733,488 50,752,777 3,812,703 43,064,882 8,010,414 2,561,660 8,189,281 1,781,010 125,871 9,270,516 45,585,865 1,033,632,440
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario 1,249,749 7,545 144,685 291,458 644,369 3,472 26,925 9,230 73,520 1,653 2,452,606
Subtotal 62,164,572 6,829,150 792,741,033 50,752,777 3,957,388 43,356,340 8,654,783 2,565,132 8,189,281 1,807,935 135,101 9,344,036 45,587,518 1,036,085,046
Infrastructure and Communities
Office of Infrastructure of Canada 3,849,217 2,196,253 185,280 12,452,509 1,481,683 4,184,743 1,774,453 3,844,756 11,160,686 383,222 204,404 1,864,037 1,057,959 44,639,202
Innovation, Science and Industry
Department of Industry 28,311,316 985,054 480,484 96,299,818 5,541,484 16,425,241 10,840,477 2,737,014 38,780,460 1,091,532 286,589 6,782,095 3,716,285 212,277,849
Canadian Space Agency 5,857,629 156,466,057 124,734 3,621,969 710,058 1,115,379 510,083 2,152,669 43,552,843 288,603 34,996 1,482,478 3,315,457 219,232,955
Copyright Board 2,201 8,820 175,114 29,971 4,248 143,773 5,578 17,181 30,653 77,248 117,586 612,373
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 716,510 2,185 2,050,011 153,749 104,782 626,761 49,308 25,000 91,621 476,843 36,750 4,333,520
National Research Council of Canada 29,688,385 11,466,607 386,974 22,885,913 1,029,372 4,924,359 911,604 4,745,706 14,785,726 2,042,769 175,890 3,396,243 114,904 96,554,452
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 83,205 25,128 3,161,822 237,082 6,852 231,714 114,079 98,639 115,796 170,587 495,450 4,740,354
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 49,966 3,232 1,973,510 241,840 217,342 281,194 53,505 144,718 85,957 185,218 556,027 3,792,509
Statistics Canada 7,011,456 8,280,683 9,709,894 1,494,083 187,823 868,328 1,439,461 452,390 3,030,659 642,261 33,117,038
Subtotal 71,720,668 168,917,718 9,312,240 139,878,051 9,437,639 22,986,026 14,413,934 11,297,320 97,144,029 4,227,453 729,881 15,601,371 8,994,720 574,661,050
Justice
Department of Justice 3,746,686 564,776 13,331,345 3,139,165 3,202,546 626,528 3,096,823 500,000 6,523,614 21,095 4,872,106 9,902,530 49,527,214
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada 422,758 74,527 4,632,028 2,231,348 33,469 191,804 288,093 255,323 591,427 1,592,930 10,313,707
Canadian Human Rights Commission 73,003 42,746 933,751 282,070 228,066 623,060 314,610 73,038 111,339 413,574 1,961,821 5,057,078
Courts Administration Service 2,169,231 2,854,578 15,825 2,343,544 4,213,007 166,099 262,778 4,338,926 330,779 576,324 1,170,359 18,441,450
Law Commission of Canada 403,632 23,770 3,317 9,473 4,456 14,570 459,218
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 340,612 505,302 143,234 1,089,314 233,833 11,338 14,989,964 822,111 1,006,735 19,142,443
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 1,014,168 68,430 1,698,425 789,185 35,508,943 3,312 952,448 1,546,558 34,648 705,848 1,448,355 43,770,320
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 795,032 55,822 1,391,573 229,366 787,037 332,267 101,115 202,532 67,224 596,844 544,945 5,103,757
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada 362,612 83,364 115,096 16,670 19,779 1,428,952 259,662 85,338 163,346 510,762 3,045,581
Subtotal 9,327,734 2,854,578 822,126 24,943,102 11,145,788 41,032,144 2,293,361 10,217,695 814,610 24,190,943 319,644 8,746,036 18,153,007 154,860,768
National Defence
Department of National Defence 646,842,544 2,885,512,339 313,724,337 373,474,928 24,196,443 29,876,175 83,463,894 119,308,202 24,940,682 7,636,378 63,978,663 258,779,300 769,850,631 5,601,584,516
Military Grievances External Review Committee 167,595 8,350 98,549 30,107 2,582 33,834 5,971 13,138 4,725 47,433 8,701 420,985
Military Police Complaints Commission 214,069 775 1,702 42,411 111,304 7,016 540 25,237 46,590 246,672 696,316
Subtotal 647,224,208 2,885,512,339 313,733,462 373,575,179 24,268,961 29,990,061 83,504,744 119,314,713 24,940,682 7,674,753 63,983,388 258,873,323 770,106,004 5,602,701,817
National Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency 308,776,265 3,118,031 158,593,254 3,073,032 120,690,181 3,708,983 5,919,290 1,207,335 9,137,934 1,803 22,283,021 10,655,743 647,164,872
Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources 76,010,095 5,666,159 622,791 41,535,109 2,623,156 6,206,973 6,951,050 4,268,863 27,723,877 1,501,562 1,609,428 7,167,287 1,878,404 183,764,754
Canadian Energy Regulator 358,662 163,837 2,065 4,093,059 47,014 122,013 1,760,327 8,518 419,621 683,528 748,094 4,166,893 12,573,631
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 732,477 116,556 125,945 10,317,753 1,555,987 73,625 265,038 615,895 1,287,784 502,441 1,801,898 1,244,306 18,639,705
Northern Pipeline Agency 184,883 15,469 17,659 72,128 290,139
Subtotal 77,286,117 5,946,552 750,801 55,961,390 4,226,157 6,420,270 8,976,415 4,893,276 29,011,661 2,423,624 2,292,956 9,717,279 7,361,731 215,268,229
Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Office of the Governor General's Secretary 196,857 52,587 211,373 444,188 93,852 350 12,514 210,000 39,003 114,657 1,375,381
Parliament
House of Commons 2,226,053 43,130 280,555 14,436,468 739,633 205,205 996,557 407,712 1,021,455 4,017,454 465,575 2,932,021 1,204,410 28,976,228
Library of Parliament 15,399 12,164 70,722 2,975 5,685 448,666 69,856 228,523 294,029 1,148,019
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner 82,906 1,972 678,648 15,000 61,196 19,103 46,993 20,576 926,394
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer 1,822 12,397 276,829 1,625 18,525 78,588 389,786
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer 10,670 47,380 39,665 6,026 650 104,391
Parliamentary Protective Service 545,979 130,832 2,355,556 343,301 403,490 637,996 60,155 430,055 113,533 5,020,897
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians 344,028 564,757 111,420 22,022 25,950 15,254 24,167 2,437 1,110,035
Senate 807,867 60,099 20,599 1,049 342,030 457,040 216,618 614,670 526,537 461,151 256,823 3,764,483
Subtotal 4,034,724 43,130 485,622 18,126,750 867,474 958,601 2,622,247 1,417,025 1,662,075 4,891,577 465,575 4,267,654 1,597,779 41,440,233
Prairies and Canadian Northern Economic Development
Department of Western Economic Diversification 766,729 193,441 28,234 370,171 697,532 8,163 163,038 504,892 2,739,185 5,471,385
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 1,121,943 519,640 113,261 177,242 5,098 240,081 28,278 179,275 584,774 2,969,592
Subtotal 1,888,672 713,081 141,495 547,413 702,630 8,163 403,119 28,278 684,167 3,323,959 8,440,977
Privy Council
Privy Council Office 557,037 8,694,451 3,152,750 9,358,432 258,967 3,113,191 263,403 453,635 64,077 1,691,183 3,950,451 31,557,577
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board 553,134 15,233 85,782 2,425,534 127,916 98,534 331,092 77,851 13,266 67,863 110,610 627,628 54,220 4,588,663
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat 308,594 882 2,034,167 237,540 34,016 175,055 198,960 98,104 394,435 327,186 3,808,939
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner 102,135 760 337,396 47,537 9,325 6,147 1,380 115,132 619,812
Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada 4,637,813 2,206,597 86,676 303,992 258,160 152,291 10,464 194,335 1,194,921 9,045,249
Public Service Commission 375,989 107,792 2,176,444 158,214 1,655,332 543,764 211,896 39,774 37,528 193,275 1,147,780 6,647,788
Subtotal 6,534,702 15,233 195,216 17,874,589 3,810,633 11,450,306 1,567,038 3,611,223 276,669 817,814 222,679 3,102,236 6,789,690 56,268,028
Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 1,563,757 26,941 11,152,200 1,782,845 6,440,137 8,280,569 1,988,891 875,647 619,309 85,075 1,260,768 1,856,418 35,932,557
Canada Border Services Agency 68,580,760 1,277,278 25,789,789 248,253,828 12,805,558 23,734,071 8,948,368 59,115,308 100,638 528,388 100,064 6,678,575 18,979,462 474,892,087
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat 430,473 2,368 96,090 585,840 39,010 31,758 2,745 40,918 389,216 1,618,418
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 35,341 1,360 185,968 148,309 85,696 285,168 11,174 19,000 11,554 55,628 249,585 1,088,783
Correctional Service of Canada 33,843,546 5,509,443 236,343,182 25,440,341 4,643,494 48,520,880 2,735,472 20,758,338 1,210,705 1,383,579 1,009,283 53,977,788 92,038,475 527,414,526
Leaders' Debates Commission 71,543 11,377 6,237 16,677 49,245 155,079
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 3,235,067 98,801 41,049,774 1,049,022 872,568 5,490,462 266,464 348,494 334,147 512,053 1,249,126 3,538,416 58,044,394
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 82,605 6,315 19,651 515,117 393,725 4,202 164,956 38,150 10,365 54,593 74,943 134,067 98,848 1,597,537
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada 158,247 500 97,369 17,475 16,683 483 5,610 28,390 31,650 24,157 49,850 430,414
Parole Board of Canada 176,559 8,683 4,601,038 401,053 1,784,325 194,285 31,874 45,689 150,432 297,871 692,049 8,383,858
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 149,129,999 71,305,841 164,941,232 116,952,673 41,668,299 7,278,063 154,958,663 1,033,282 2,583,721 6,413,981 29,043,880 1,940,906 747,250,540
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee 33,401 7,688 216,300 33,849 8,693 41,763 107,970 94,337 22,750 566,751
Subtotal 257,341,298 78,098,877 427,240,195 448,355,775 22,049,858 123,160,704 33,441,729 237,201,103 3,603,741 5,633,878 8,541,079 93,051,072 119,655,635 1,857,374,944
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services 444,591,043 549,543,320 485,914,833 454,827 261,100,082 55,633,100 23,730,921 140,755,628 34,273,667 2,355,540 2,112,509 1,850,644 12,009,166 600,185,730 2,614,511,010
Shared Services Canada 5,751,147 7,355,014 99,507 273,723,518 2,472,768 1,109,778 119,738,018 8,142,639 1,397,272 256,840 78,817 16,342,501 35,000 436,502,819
Subtotal 450,342,190 549,543,320 493,269,847 554,334 534,823,600 58,105,868 24,840,699 260,493,646 42,416,306 3,752,812 2,369,349 1,929,461 28,351,667 600,220,730 3,051,013,829
Transport
Department of Transport 25,322,631 67,678,241 2,804,962 55,330,072 3,647,152 17,291,632 48,210,502 4,323,407 24,717,265 2,282,198 1,272,672 9,869,387 11,334,054 274,084,175
Canadian Transportation Agency 50,028 705 768,114 234,140 10,781 612,585 271,449 39,000 87,551 244,178 700,161 399,400 3,418,092
Subtotal 25,372,659 67,678,241 2,805,667 56,098,186 3,881,292 17,302,413 48,823,087 4,594,856 24,756,265 2,369,749 1,516,850 10,569,548 11,733,454 277,502,267
Treasury Board
Treasury Board Secretariat 1,866,491 261,744 38,520,775 4,606,025 9,904,074 7,697,103 983,521 658,488 520,407 575,136 6,605,966 109,410,538 181,610,268
Canada School of Public Service 1,983 55,323 4,052,682 699,424 122,998 216,132 5,363 186,705 25,565 1,336,151 845,723 7,548,049
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying 328,263 14,411 737,714 28,319 15,915 145,900 6,184 11,436 21,573 17,107 1,326,822
Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner 496,827 3,185 247,582 34,883 430 33,296 4,488 16,560 8,023 48,536 111,624 1,005,434
Subtotal 2,693,564 334,663 43,558,753 5,368,651 10,043,417 8,092,431 999,556 658,488 735,108 608,724 8,012,226 110,384,992 191,490,573
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs 109,627,057 446,680,829 85,426 1,861,116 5,302,633 172,785 1,106,134 838,510 847,210 2,170,606 14,824,159 583,516,465
Veterans Review and Appeal Board 103,492 250 100,087 58,906 27,008 334,886 93,097 717,726
Subtotal 109,730,549 446,681,079 85,426 1,961,203 5,302,633 172,785 1,165,040 865,518 847,210 2,505,492 14,917,256 584,234,191
Women, Gender Equality and Youth
Department for Women and Gender Equality 532,596 63,658 294,393 549,688 89,628 463,840 55,459 418,993 57,035 120,684 343,057 1,969,996 4,959,027
Total 3,877,794,398 549,543,320 5,053,098,928 2,672,239,335 2,752,707,910 237,837,838 683,718,500 837,842,057 621,841,427 368,427,864 102,918,758 108,443,411 585,935,071 2,319,128,631 20,771,477,448

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