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Department of Finance Canada

Department of the Government of Canada

Department of the Government of Canada

FieldValue
agency_nameDepartment of Finance Canada
typeDepartment
nativenameMinistère des Finances Canada
logoFile:FinCan logo.svg
agency_typeDepartment responsible for
jurisdictionGovernment of Canada
employees803 (March 2018)
budgetCA$94.1 billion (2018–19)
minister1_nameFrançois-Philippe Champagne
minister1_pfoMinister of Finance
chief1_nameNick Leswick
chief1_positionDeputy Minister of Finance
formedJuly 1, 1867
website
  • Economic 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 The Department of Finance Canada () is a central agency of the Government of Canada. The department assists the minister 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 its annual budget.

The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of finance (François-Philippe Champagne since March 2025). The day-to-day operations of the department are directed by the deputy minister of finance (a public servant). Nick Leswick was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance on December 19, 2025.

The department is headquartered in the James Michael Flaherty Building in downtown Ottawa at the corner of Elgin and Albert.

Branches and sub-agencies

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:
  • Bank of Canada
  • CPP Investment Board
  • Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
  • Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
  • Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
  • Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Canada Development Investment Corporation
  • Royal Canadian Mint

References

References

  1. "GC InfoBase".
  2. "GC InfoBase".
  3. Smith, Alex. (April 23, 2009). "The Roles and Responsibilities of Central Agencies". [[Library of Parliament]].
  4. (December 19, 2024). "Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis".
  5. (November 14, 2023). "Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Department of Finance".
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