3. Departments and numbers for 2021 to 2022

3.1 Introduction

The Receiver General assigns a separate department number to the organizations listed in Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and which are authorized to use the Consolidated Revenue Fund and interface with the central systems operated by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). The department number identifies the organization that is accountable or responsible for the accuracy and completeness of transactions being processed through the central systems.

3.1.1 Departmental systems requirements

Once a department number has been assigned to an organization, it must develop interface with the central systems (Standard Payment System (SPS), Government Banking System (GBS), Phoenix Pay System, Payroll System - General Ledger (PS-GL), Receiver General - General Ledger (RG-GL) and Central Financial Management Reporting System (CFMRS)) and submit a separate trial balance to CFMRS on a monthly basis.

3.2 List of departments and numbers

The department numbers currently assigned to organizations that are authorized to use the Consolidated Revenue Fund and interface with the central systems operated by PWGSC.

The department numbers are also to be used in the codes or accounts suffixed with ddd. In most cases, the ddd would be substituted by your department number; however, in the case of object code 9ddd (used for interdepartmental settlements) the ddd would be substituted by the partnering department number.

List of departments and numbers for 2021 to 2022

3.3 List of release notes for departments and numbers

The Receiver General assigns central accounting department numbers to organizations that are authorized to use the Consolidated revenue fund and to interface with the central systems operated by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). The department number identifies the organization that is accountable or responsible for the transactions being processed through the central systems.

List of release notes for departments and numbers for 2021 to 2022