Parliament
How Parliament spent its budget in fiscal year 2016-17, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2016-17,
$640M
was spent by Parliament
In FY 2016-17,
0.2%
of federal spending was by Parliament
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $605.1M in FY 2016-17 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Parliament spend its budget in 2016-17?
Spending by entity, FY 2016-17
House of Commons
Senate
Parliamentary Protective Service
Library of Parliament
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer
$444.9M
$80.7M
$64.8M
$42.4M
$6.2M
$923K
Parliament’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Payments to Parliamentary and Procedural Associations | $977,354 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Parliamentary Associations | $415,411 |
| Grants | Pensions to Retired Senators | $48,283 |
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Parliament figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
