Department of the Government of Canada
Department of Finance Canada Ministère des Finances Canada Department overview Formed July 1, 1867 Type Department responsible forEconomic and Fiscal Policy Economic Development and Corporate Finance Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Financial Sector Policy International Trade and Finance Tax Policy Corporate Services Jurisdiction Government of Canada Employees 803 (March 2018)[ 1] Annual budget CA$ 94.1 billion (2018–19)[ 2] Minister responsible Department executive Nick Leswick, Deputy Minister of Finance Website fin
TheDepartment of Finance Canada (French :Ministère des Finances Canada ) is a central agency of theGovernment of Canada . The department assists theminister of finance in developing the government's fiscal framework and advises the government on economic and financial issues. A principal role of the department is assisting the government in the development of itsannual budget .[ 3]
The department isresponsible toParliament through theminister of finance (François-Philippe Champagne since March 2025).[ 4] deputy minister of finance (apublic servant ). Nick Leswick was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance on December 19, 2025.[ 5]
The department is headquartered in theJames Michael Flaherty Building in downtownOttawa at the corner of Elgin and Albert.
Branches and sub-agencies [ edit ] The department is divided into several branches:
Economic Policy Branch Fiscal Policy Branch Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch Financial Sector Policy Branch International Trade and Finance Branch Tax Policy Branch Law Branch Corporate Services Branch Consultations and Communications Branch Some of the agencies under the finance portfolio include:
Related legislation [ edit ] Acts and legislations under the Department:
Income Tax Act Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act Customs Act Customs Tariff Act Excise Act Excise Tax Act Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act Payment Clearing and Settlement Act Financial Administration Act Special Import Measures Act Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act ^ "GC InfoBase" .www.tbs-sct.gc.ca . RetrievedNovember 4, 2020 .^ "GC InfoBase" .www.tbs-sct.gc.ca . RetrievedNovember 4, 2020 .^ Smith, Alex (April 23, 2009)."The Roles and Responsibilities of Central Agencies" (Background paper).Library of Parliament . ^ Al Mallees, Nojoud; Duggan, Kyle (December 19, 2024)."Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis" .Toronto Star The Canadian Press .Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. RetrievedDecember 20, 2024 . ^ "Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Department of Finance" .Government of Canada Archived from the original on December 1, 2023.
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