Global Affairs Canada
What Global Affairs Canada spent in fiscal year 2012-13: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.
Reports through Foreign Affairs and International Trade; the overview shows it in that ministry.
What Global Affairs Canada does
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is the federal department responsible for managing Canada's diplomatic relations, international trade, and development assistance. Established in 1909 as the Department of External Affairs, it oversees Canada's engagement in global affairs, negotiates international agreements, administers trade policy, and provides humanitarian aid. It also supports Canadian businesses expanding abroad, maintains ties through multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and NATO, and assists Canadian citizens overseas during emergencies.
Spending, 2012-13
Net spending, 2012-13
$2.39B
spent by Global Affairs Canada, less revenues it kept
Share, 2012-13
1.1%
of the net spending of every federal organization
How did Global Affairs Canada spend its budget in 2012-13?
By standard object. Revenues it kept are negative and netted against its spending. Transfer payments are broken into their largest named programs.
Spending by standard object, 2012-13
Personnel
Transfer payments
Professional and special services
Rentals
Acquisition of land, buildings and works
Transportation and communications
Utilities, materials and supplies
Acquisition of machinery and equipment
Repair and maintenance
Information
Other subsidies and payments
Internal revenues
External revenues
$1.11B
$673M
$268M
$201M
$175M
$144M
$77.2M
$50.5M
$32M
$12.8M
$4.8M
-$7M
-$349M
Total: $2.39B.
Spending by program, 2012-13
The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $2.39B in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.
$941M
$716M
$220M
$188M
$161M
$92.4M
$54.5M
$23.1M
Workforce, 2012-13
Full-time equivalents
12,383
the actual FTEs of its programs, as GC InfoBase reports them
Personnel spending
$1.11B
salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)
Personnel spending per FTE
$90K
personnel spending divided by full-time equivalents
A full-time equivalent is a measure of employment, not a headcount: two half-time employees are one FTE. Personnel spending includes benefits and pension contributions, so per FTE it is not an average salary.
Transfer payment programs, 2012-13
The grants, contributions and other transfers Global Affairs Canada paid, program by program: $673M in all, against $673M for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).
| Payments of assessed contributions to International Organizations: United Nations peacekeeping operations (US$232,685,888)Payments | Contribution | $196,952,437 |
| United Nations Organization (US$106,959,209)Payments | Contribution | $82,242,793 |
| Global Peace and Security FundPayments | Contribution | $51,051,372 |
| Contributions under the Global partnership program for the destruction, disposal and securing of weapons and materials of mass destruction and related expertisePayments | Contribution | $49,623,800 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) — Civil administration (19,634,335 Euro)Payments | Contribution | $24,418,035 |
| Grants in support of the Global Peace and Security Fund and its sub‑programmesPayments | Grant | $21,763,386 |
| Food and Agriculture Organization (US$7,991,349) (6,144,177 Euro)Payments | Contribution | $15,841,940 |
| World Health Organization (US$14,894,880)Payments | Contribution | $14,847,216 |
| International Organization of La Francophonie (9,836,209 Euro)Payments | Contribution | $13,990,720 |
| Canada Fund for Local InitiativesPayments | Contribution | $13,766,422 |
| International Atomic Energy Agency (8,509,297 Euro) (US$2,399,913)Payments | Contribution | $13,384,582 |
| Grants in lieu of taxes on diplomatic, consular and international organizations' property in Canada in accordance with terms and conditions approved by the Governor in CouncilPayments | Grant | $12,788,830 |
| Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (8,520,055 Euro)Payments | Contribution | $11,948,703 |
| International Labour Organization (11,609,123 Swiss Francs)Payments | Contribution | $11,764,251 |
| Contributions for the Anti‑crime capacity building programPayments | Contribution | $10,454,595 |
| 65 programs | $672,515,065 | |
Contracts of $10,000 and under
Contracts this small are not published one by one: Treasury Board publishes each organization's totals, by calendar year, for contracts of $10,000 and under (their original value and their amendments) and for acquisition card purchases. They are the value of contracts entered into, not what was paid in a fiscal year, so they are not part of the net expenditure above, and the years are calendar years.
| Calendar year | Goods | Services | Construction | Acquisition cards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,990,578 | $6,473,063 | $1,200,567 | $32,076,684 | $45,740,893 |
| 2024 | $6,854,705 | $7,945,694 | $1,453,973 | $22,447,636 | $38,702,007 |
| 2023 | $6,692,122 | $9,324,320 | $1,587,381 | $8,959,645 | $26,563,468 |
| 2022 | $6,701,869 | $10,601,870 | $1,870,797 | $8,500,154 | $27,674,691 |
| 2021 | $7,721,639 | $11,185,260 | $2,074,518 | $7,651,156 | $28,632,573 |
| 2020 | $8,847,239 | $11,977,142 | $1,925,744 | $11,838,839 | $34,588,965 |
| 2019 | $11,157,972 | $20,021,867 | $3,744,666 | $11,917,607 | $46,842,113 |
| 2018 | $12,287,067 | $20,020,943 | $3,757,775 | $11,286,233 | $47,352,018 |
| 2017 | $10,080,650 | $16,883,822 | $3,143,055 | $7,876,395 | $37,983,923 |
Global Affairs Canada’s share of federal net spending
Other organizations in Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Sources
- Public Accounts of Canada 2013, Volume II: Ministerial expenditures by standard object (Table 3)
- Public Accounts of Canada 2013, Volume II: Transfer payments, by ministry
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Spending (programs_spending.csv)
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Employees (programs_ftes.csv)
- Proactive Publication - Contracts: Aggregated Total - Contracts $10K and under
Department figures are net expenditure (Public Accounts, Volume II), which doesn’t add up to the accrual expenses of the overview’s headline. See the methodology.
