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What Senate spent in fiscal year 2023-24: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.

Spending, 2023-24

Net spending, 2023-24

$118M

spent by Senate, less revenues it kept

Share, 2023-24

0.0%

of the net spending of every federal organization

How did Senate spend its budget in 2023-24?

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, 2023-24

Personnel

Transportation and communications

Professional and special services

Acquisition of machinery and equipment

Rentals

Repair and maintenance

Information

Other subsidies and payments

Utilities, materials and supplies

Transfer payments

$95.8M

$9.4M

$3.8M

$2.6M

$2.2M

$1.3M

$1.1M

$680K

$545K

$481K

Total: $118M.

Spending by program, 2023-24

The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $118M in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.

Workforce, 2023-24

Personnel spending

$95.8M

salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)

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, 2023-24

The grants, contributions and other transfers Senate paid, program by program: $481K in all, against $481K for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).

Contributions to Parliamentary Associations and Group(s)PaymentsContribution$481,206
1 programs$481,206

Senate’s share of federal net spending