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Fiscal Transparency Laws — Canada

13 provinces & territories with fiscal transparency laws.

National Law

Canada

Government of Canada Federal Fiscal Transparency Framework

Budget
✓ Required
Expenditure
✓ Required
Audit
✓ Required
Contracts
✓ Required
Beneficial Ownership
No
Fiscal Score
Fiscal Transparency: 74/100 (good)
74
out of 100

Canada's federal fiscal framework is anchored in the Financial Administration Act (RSC 1985 c F-11), which governs the Consolidated Revenue Fund, annual appropriations, Public Accounts tabling by 31 December, and Crown corporation financial planning. The Auditor General (Auditor General Act RSC 1985 c A-17) is an Officer of Parliament with a non-renewable 10-year term, conducting financial and value-for-money audits. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (Parliament of Canada Act, independent from 2017) provides independent fiscal analysis. Whistleblower protections are statutory via the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2005. IBP OBS 2023 transparency score: 74/100.

Provinces & Territories

Jurisdiction Budget Expenditure Audit Contracts Beneficial Ownership Debt Reporting Revenue Assets Citizen Budget Enforcement Score
Alberta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 68/100 (good)  68
British Columbia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 70/100 (good)  70
Manitoba ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 65/100 (good)  65
New Brunswick ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 64/100 (good)  64
Newfoundland and Labrador ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 65/100 (good)  65
Nova Scotia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 64/100 (good)  64
Northwest Territories ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 59/100 (moderate)  59
Nunavut ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 59/100 (moderate)  59
Ontario ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 73/100 (good)  73
Prince Edward Island ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 64/100 (good)  64
Quebec ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 63/100 (good)  63
Saskatchewan ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 60/100 (good)  60
Yukon ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ Score: 59/100 (moderate)  59

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