The Department of Finance Canada (French: Ministère des Finances 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.^[3]

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Department of Finance Canada

Ministère des Finances Canada
Department overview
Formed	July 1, 1867
Type	Department responsible for 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
Jurisdiction	Government of Canada
Employees	803 (March 2018)[1]
Annual budget	CA$94.1 billion (2018–19)[2]
Minister responsible	Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance
Department executive	Vacant, Deputy Minister of Finance
Website	fin.canada.ca

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The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of finance (Chrystia Freeland since August 2020,^[4] concurrently serving as the deputy prime minister of Canada) and the associate minister of finance (Randy Boissonnault since October 2021, concurrently serving as the minister of tourism). The day-to-day operations of the department are directed by the deputy minister of finance (a public servant). Michael Sabia served as deputy minister until his departure to head Hydro-Québec in May 2023.

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

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 sub-agencies under the Department 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

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