Public Services and Procurement Canada
2023 to 2024 Fees Report

Minister's message

I am pleased to present Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) report on fees for 2023 to 2024.

The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.

The report lists fees that support the effective operation of government in delivering services to Canadians, such as procurement, real property management and official languages.

In 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in demand for immunization programs not related to COVID-19, such as the Shingrix vaccine. In addition, due to the easing of pandemic restrictions and the return to offices by public servants across the country, various revenues associated with building occupancy have increased.

I am honoured to present this information on behalf of PSPC in accordance with the provisions of the Service Fees Act.

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, PC, MP

Minister of Public Services and Procurement

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low-materiality Fees Regulations and subsection 4.2.9 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees PSPC had the authority to set in 2023 to 2024 including any that were collected by another departmentFootnote 1.

The report covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees must be categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are 3 mechanisms:

  1. Act, regulation or fees notice:
    • the authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament
  2. Contract:
    • ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions
    • in some cases, that authority may also be provided by act of Parliament
  3. Market-rate or auction:
    • the authority to set these fees is pursuant to an act of Parliament or regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control over the fee amount

For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. For fees set by contract, the report provides totals only. Public Services and Procurement Canada did not have fees set by market rate or auction.

Fees charged by Public Services and Procurement Canada under the Access to Information Act were subject to the Service Fees Act and they are not included in this report. Information on PSPC's access to information fees can be found in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act, which is posted on our web page: Annual reports on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Remissions

Service Fees Act authority

In 2023 to 2024, PSPC was subject to the requirements to issue remissions under section 7 of the Service Fees Act and subsection 4.2.4 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities to remit a fee, in whole or in part, to a fee payer when a service standard was deemed not met. PSPC’s remission policy and procedures, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, are on the following web page: Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Policy on Remissions.

Financial Administration Act authority

In 2023 to 2024, Public Services and Procurement Canada issued remissions under the Financial Administration Act. These remissions may have been for reasons other than not meeting a service standard.

The Adjustment of Certain Fees in Respect of Publication in the Canada Gazette for the 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021 fiscal years remission order provides the authority to remit and was issued on March 1, 2024.

The other sections of this report provide detailed amounts for Public Services and Procurement Canada’s remissions for 2023 to 2024.

Overall totals, by fee setting mechanism

The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that PSPC had the authority to set in 2023 to 2024, by fee-setting mechanism.

Table 1: Overall totals for 2023 to 2024, by fee-setting mechanism (in dollars)
Fee setting mechanism Revenue Cost Remissions
Fees set by contract 346,735,215.71 341,404,153.03table 1 note 1 Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice 11,219,094.32 15,779,820.34 7,670.07
Total 357,954,310.03 357,183,973.37 7,670.07

Table 1 Note

Table 1 Note 1

The difference between the revenues and the costs for fees set by contract is mainly explained by the fact that the department has no mechanism for tracking costs associated with parking fees.

Return to table 1 note 1 referrer

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to set for those activities.

This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that PSPC had the authority to set in 2023 to 2024 that are set by any of the following:

Canada Gazette insertion fees fee grouping: Totals for 2023 to 2024

Table 2: Revenue, cost and remissions for the Canada Gazette insertion fees fee grouping (in dollars)
Revenue Cost Remissions
101,193.02 199,003.01 7,670.07

Canada Gazette (1978) Special Issue Regulations fee grouping: Totals for 2023 to 2024

Table 3: Revenue, cost and remissions for the Canada Gazette (1978) Special Issue Regulations fee grouping (in dollars)
Revenue Cost Remissions
0.00 0.00 0.00

Esquimalt Graving Dock fee grouping: Totals for 2023 to 2024

Table 4: Revenue, cost and remissions for the Esquimalt Graving Dock fee grouping (in dollars)
Revenue Cost Remissions
11,117,901.30 15,580,817.33 0.00

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on each fee that PSPC had the authority to set in 2023 to 2024 and that was set by any of the following:

Canada Gazette insertion fees

Fee grouping

Canada Gazette insertion fees.

Fee

Fee-setting authority

Year fee-setting authority was introduced
1996.

Last year fee-setting authority was amended
2017.

Service standard

The Canada Gazette directorate strives for the highest level of client service by maintaining an accuracy rating of over 99% of documents published in part I and part II of the Canada Gazette.

Performance result

Maintaining an accuracy rating of over 99% of documents published in part I and part II of the Canada Gazette: results 99.87%.

Application of Low-materiality fees regulations

Table 5: Canada Gazette Insertion Fees: 2023 to 2024 fee amount, total fee revenue and total remissions issued for the fee; and 2025 to 2026 fee adjustment date and fee amount (in dollars)
Fee 2023 to 2024 fee amount (per page) 2023 to 2024 total fee revenue 2023 to 2024 total remissions issued for the fee Fee adjustment date in 2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 fee amount (per page)
Crown Corporations: Part 1, per page 461.84 48,677.93 3,596.46 April 1, 2025 495.00
Crown Corporations: Part 2, per page 140.16 3,968.45 675.34 April 1, 2025 150.00
Non-federal clients: Part 1, per page 461.84 28,772.54 2,858.54 April 1, 2025 495.00
Non-federal clients: Part 2, per page 140.16 4,779.46 34.12 April 1, 2025 150.00
Federal Departments and Agencies: Part 1, per page 406.70 11,280.40 505.61 April 1, 2025 435.75
Federal Departments and Agencies: Part 2, per page 159.69 3,714.24 0.00 April 1, 2025 170.75

Canada Gazette (1978) Special Issue Regulations

Fee grouping

Canada Gazette (1978) Special Issue Regulations.

Fee

Sale of volume of special issuePart 2.

Fee-setting authority

Year fee-setting authority was introduced
1979.

Last year fee-setting authority was amended

Not applicable.

Service standard

Not subject to a service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.

Performance result

Not subject to a service standard requirement, pursuant to the Service Fees Act.

Application of Low-materiality Fees Regulations

Low-materiality (< $51): Sale of volume of special issue—Part 2.

Table 6: Canada Gazette (1978) Special Issue Regulations: 2023 to 2024 fee amount, total revenue and total remissions issued for the fee; and 2025 to 2026 fee adjustment date and fee amount (in dollars)
Fee 2023 to 2024 fee amount 2023 to 2024 total fee revenue 2023 to 2024 total remissions issued for the fee Fee adjustment date in 2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 fee amount
Sale of volume of special issue—Part 2 34.50 0.00 This fee was not subject to remissions Not applicable 34.50

Esquimalt Graving Dock

Fee grouping

Esquimalt Graving Dock.

Fee

Fee-setting authority

Year fee-setting authority was introduced
2009.

Last year fee-setting authority was amended
2018.

Service standardFootnote 2

PSPC is the federal department responsible for managing the dock. The department will provide, in a reasonable manner:

Performance result

The department reports annually on the measurement of the following performance standards:

Application of Low-materiality fees regulations

Table 7: Esquimalt Graving Dock: 2023 to 2024 fee amount, total revenue and total remissions issued for the fee; and 2025 to 2026 fee adjustment date and fee amount (in dollars)
Fee 2023 to 2024 fee amount 2023 to 2024 total fee revenue 2023 to 2024 total remissions issued for the fee Fee adjustment date in 2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 fee amount
Booking 6,369.48 273,887.64 0.00 April 1, 2025 6,929.66
Draining, per section 6,369.48 133,542.50 0.00 April 1, 2025 6,929.66
Berthage, per metre, per day 7.44 648,008.51 0.00 April 1 ,2025 8.09
Rail mounted crane per hour - with light hook 584.81 1,805,690.74 0.00 April 1, 2025 636.24
Rail mounted crane, per hour - with main hook, up to 50-tonne lift 844.72 95,223.60 0.00 April 1, 2025 919.02
Rail mounted crane, per hour - with main hook, over 50-tonne lift 1,299.59 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 1,413.88
Mobile crane, per hour - 9-tonne crane 162.45 45,796.71 0.00 April 1, 2025 176.74
Mobile crane, per hour - 20-tonne crane 207.94 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 226.23
Mobile crane, per hour - 30-tonne crane 253.42 101,447.28 0.00 April 1, 2025 275.71
Mobile crane per hour - Forklift 123.46 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 134.32
Mobile crane, per hour -Tower crane 207.93 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 226.21
Air compressor (first), per manifold hour 142.95 1,566,892.50 0.00 April 1, 2025 155.52
Air compressor (second), per manifold hour 136.46 341,695.84 0.00 April 1, 2025 148.46
Air compressor (wheeled), per manifold hour 71.48 276.20 0.00 April 1, 2025 77.76
Motorized vessel, per hour 236.27 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 257.05
Fresh water, per cubic metre 1.64 58,560.22 0.00 April 1, 2025 1.79
Electric power, per kilowatt hour 0.20 1,182,972.16 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.22
Tie-up or letting go 1,033.76 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 1,124.68
Overtime labour services, dry dock employee, per hour 126.43 518,980.97 0.00 April 1, 2025 137.55
Security services, per vessel, per day 584.81 254,034.33 0.00 April 1, 2025 636.24
Dockage, 1 section, per day 3,821.69 1,153,760.53 0.00 April 1, 2025 4,157.80
Dockage, 2 sections, per day 12,738.97 1,171,985.24 0.00 April 1, 2025 13,859.33
Dockage, 3 sections, per day 17,834.54 722,119.69 0.00 April 1, 2025 19,403.04
Dockage per day: under 5,000 gross tonnage 0.00 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.00
Dockage per day: 5,000 – 34,999 gross tonnage, per the vessel’s gross tonnage 0.14 156,214.66 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.16
Dockage per day: 35,000 – 69,999 gross tonnage, per the vessel’s gross tonnage 0.13 257,161.06 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.15
Dockage per day: 70,000 – 89,999 gross tonnage, per the vessel’s gross tonnage 0.11 100,802.68 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.12
Dockage per day: over 89,999 gross tonnage, per the vessel’s gross tonnage 0.10 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.10
Sewer discharge, per litre 0.01 75,072.31 0.00 April 1, 2025 0.01
Vacuum loader 84.47 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 91.90
Mobile crane, 16-tonne crane, per hour 191.68 958.40 0.00 April 1, 2025 208.54
Mobile crane, 25- tonne shuttlelift, per hour 207.94 24,529.85 0.00 April 1, 2025 226.23
Mobile crane, 80-tonne, per hour 365.95 151,078.28 0.00 April 1, 2025 398.14
Rail Standby, per hour 199.49 209,031.62 0.00 April 1, 2025 217.04
Mobile Standby, per hour 99.74 36,105.88 0.00 April 1, 2025 108.51
Dust Boss, per day 117.35 18,071.90 0.00 April 1, 2025 127.67
Road Sweeper, per hour 117.35 0.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 127.67
Boom Deployment and Retrieval, per use 1,000.00 12,000.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 1,000.00
Boom Maintenance Fee, per 30 days of use 2,000.00 2,000.00 0.00 April 1, 2025 2,000.00

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