Parliament
How Parliament spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
The Parliament portfolio funds the institutions that support Canada's legislative branch, including the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Library of Parliament, along with bodies such as the Parliamentary Protective Service and independent officers of Parliament like the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
Parliament spent $960.2M in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 0.2% of total federal spending. The largest share was recorded under the House of Commons, followed by the Senate, the Parliamentary Protective Service, and the Library of Parliament, with smaller amounts attributed to the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer.
Transfer payments within the portfolio were limited to payments and contributions to parliamentary and procedural associations and groups.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$960.2M
was spent by Parliament
In FY 2024-25,
0.2%
of federal spending was by Parliament
How did Parliament spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
House of Commons
Senate
Parliamentary Protective Service
Library of Parliament
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Office of the Senate Ethics Officer
$644.1M
$129.9M
$107.8M
$62.1M
$8.5M
$6.7M
$1.1M
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 | $1,470,647 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Parliamentary Associations and Group(s) | $566,625 |
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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.
