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Employment and Social Development

How Employment and Social Development spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, on a Volume II appropriations basis.

In FY 2020-21 this was reported as Public Accounts of Canada.

Department Spending

In FY 2020-21,

$170.65B

was spent by Employment and Social Development

In FY 2020-21,

27.1%

of federal spending was by Employment and Social Development

How did Employment and Social Development spend its budget in 2020-21?

Spending by entity, FY 2020-21

Department of Employment and Social Development

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

$165.09B

$5.53B

$14.6M

$11.7M

Employment and Social Development’s share of federal spending

Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025

Line items

Complete appropriation (vote/allotment) and transfer-payment lines, in dollars. Search, sort, and download the full table.

VoteDescriptionTotal availableUsedLapsed
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$158,496,272,188$158,494,988,839$1,283,349
Vote 1Operating expenditures$3,589,190,806$3,373,892,713$215,298,093
Vote 5Grants and contributions$3,277,783,411$3,037,668,779$240,114,632
Vote 1Reimbursement under the provisions of the National Housing Act and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act$3,365,462,397$2,876,263,646$489,198,751
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$2,654,236,314$2,654,236,314$0
Vote 15Debt write-off—Canada Student Loans$188,099,201$185,536,473$2,562,728
Vote 1Operating expenditures$10,989,720$8,867,425$2,122,295
Vote 1Program expenditures$7,469,523$6,557,694$911,829
Vote 5Grants and contributions$5,500,000$5,237,602$262,398
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$13,439,217$5,147,959$8,291,258
Statutory amountsStatutory amounts$499,112$499,112$0
Vote 10Debt write-off—Government Annuities Account$25,065$24,904$161
12 line items · all figures in dollars

Employment and Social Development figures are on a Volume II appropriations basis and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.