Supplementary Information - 2014-15 Departmental Performance Report - Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Financial Statements Highlights

The highlights presented in this section are drawn from the Secretariat's financial statements and are prepared on an accrual basis. The financial statements were prepared using Government of Canada accounting policies, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards.

The variance between the figures provided in other sections of this report, which were prepared on an expenditure basis, and the figures that follow, which were prepared on an accrual basis, relates to accrual entries such as the recognition of services without charge received from other government departments and the acquisition of capital assets and related amortization expenses, as well as to accrued liability adjustments.

The Secretariat's total expenses in 2014–15 include approximately $2.9 billion related to public service employer payments for government-wide benefit programs, such as the employer's share of the Public Service Health Care Plan, the Public Service Dental Care Plan, and other insurance and pension programs. Total expenses also include contributions to the Public Service Pension Plan in respect of actuarial deficits. The Secretariat's total net revenues of $10.8 million in 2014–15 mainly include internal support services of $6.2 million that the Secretariat provided to other government departments and the recovery of Public Service Pension Plan administration costs.

The difference of $226 million between 2014–15 and 2013­–14 actual expenses and of $196 million between 2014–15 planned results and 2014–15 actual expenses is mainly due to an increase related to public service employer payments.

The Secretariat's liabilities consist mainly of accounts payable to other government organizations and to claims for benefits under the Public Service Health Care Plan and the Public Service Dental Care Plan. The Secretariat's assets consist mainly of accounts receivable from other government departments and agencies related to employee benefit plans and amounts due from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The increase in total net liabilities resulted mainly from an increase in accounts payable to Public Works and Government Services Canada for actuarial deficits associated with the Public Service Pension Plan and related accounts in the amount of $443 million. This amount is expensed annually by the Secretariat. In 2014–15, the invoice was not received by March 31, and the amount was therefore not expensed during the reporting period—an accounts payable was set up and paid early in 2015–16. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable to other government departments and agencies related to employee benefit plans ($65 million) and a decrease in accrued liabilities to external parties ($54 million).

The increase in total net financial assets resulted from an increase in the due from the Consolidated Revenue Fund ($301 million), which represents amounts that can be paid out from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, including the accounts payable mentioned above, without further charges to the Secretariat's authorities. The increase in total net financial assets also resulted from a rise in accounts receivable from other government departments and agencies related to employee benefit plans ($32 million).

The increase of $9.6 million in the departmental net financial position, which is the difference between the departmental net debt and the total non-financial assets, resulted from an increase in total non-financial assets ($9.9 million) consisting largely of tangible capital assets.

Financial Statements

See the complete Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 2015, which include the Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and its Annex for fiscal year 2014–15.

Supplementary Information Tables

The supplementary information tables listed in the 2014–15 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's website.

• Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy;
• Horizontal Initiatives;
• Internal Audits and Evaluations;
• Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits;
• Status Report on Projects Operating With Specific Treasury Board Approval; and
• User Fees, Regulatory Charges and External Fees.

Tax Expenditures and Evaluations

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures annually in the Tax Expenditures and Evaluations publication. The tax measures presented in the Tax Expenditures and Evaluations publication are solely the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.