Federal Government Spending
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FY 2024-25 Revenue and Spending
Headline totals are on a Volume I consolidated (accrual) basis. Explore revenue and spending categories below.
Total spending in FY 2024-25
$543.28B
consolidated federal spending (Vol I)
Total revenue in FY 2024-25
$510.95B
consolidated federal revenue (Vol I)
Deficit in FY 2024-25
-$32.33B
revenue minus spending (Vol I)
Spending by ministry, FY 2024-25
Ministry totals are on a Volume II appropriations basis. Select a ministry for its programs, entities, and line items.
$143.86B
$101.73B
$40.83B
$35.37B
$22.67B
$17.01B
$14.57B
$13.01B
$12.12B
$11.15B
$10.55B
$9.91B
$7.65B
$6.87B
$6.2B
$6.02B
$5.26B
$4.85B
$4.1B
$3.31B
$3.19B
$1.58B
$1.37B
$999.4M
$432.5M
$369M
$317M
$29.6M
Government Workforce
Workforce figures are sourced from Treasury Board and PBO demographic data (latest available through 2023–24) and are independent of the Public Accounts fiscal year shown above.
Type of Tenure
80% of employees are in permanent roles
Age
The average employee is 43.3 years old
Sources: PBO, Treasury Board
Salary Distribution
Explore federal employee salary distribution by year and demographic group
Source: Treasury Board
Headline totals use the Volume I consolidated basis; ministry and department figures use the Volume II appropriations basis. These bases differ; see the methodology for the reconciliation and known differences.
