Federal spending by Privy Council Office
3,163 records totalling $665,377,804.09 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$630.7M
across 3,028 contracts over $10k
26.5%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (1,681 contracts)
83.8%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (1,362 reported)
"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $262,949,577 | $251,744,189 | 95.7% |
| 2023-2024 | $251,720,134 | $243,972,129 | 96.9% |
| 2022-2023 | $249,586,041 | $242,937,156 | 97.3% |
| 2021-2022 | $217,057,895 | $203,615,363 | 93.8% |
| 2020-2021 | $202,811,772 | $202,293,324 | 99.7% |
| 2019-2020 | $193,652,104 | $185,349,690 | 95.7% |
| 2018-2019 | $233,994,243 | $214,277,265 | 91.6% |
| 2017-2018 | $225,152,820 | $202,940,898 | 90.1% |
| 2016-2017 | $159,809,230 | $154,240,941 | 96.5% |
| 2015-2016 | $127,214,934 | $123,119,021 | 96.8% |
Did it deliver? (2023-2024 results report)
Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.
3
of 14 targets met
5
targets not met
6
not yet measurable or unavailable
See missed targets
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Percentage of Cabinet Ministers satisfied with service and advice from the Privy Council Office
Target: Note: As part of the 2023–24 Departmental Plan process, PCO conducted a thorough and comprehensive review of all its current departmental re... · Actual: 78.0
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Percentage of positions that are filled through an open, transparent, and merit based process (managed by either PCO or department)
Target: — · Actual: 95.0
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Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO
Target: — · Actual: 78.0
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Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO
Target: — · Actual: 78.0
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Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO
Target: 80% or more · Actual: 78%
For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount proactively disclosed, dependent...