2018-2019 Financial Statements—Text equivalent

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Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited)
As at March 31

  • Liabilities
    • Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 4)
      • 2019: $15,302
      • 2018: $12,157
    • Vacation pay and compensatory leave
      • 2019: $3,586
      • 2018: $3,705
    • Deferred revenue (Note 5)
      • 2019: $1,313
      • 2018: $2,288
    • Employee future benefits (Note 6)
      • 2019: $3,246
      • 2018: $3,379
  • Total net liabilities
    • 2019: $23,447
    • 2018: $21,529
  • Financial assets
    • Due from Consolidated Revenue Fund
      • 2019: $15,701
      • 2018: $12,325
    • Accounts receivable and advances (Note 7)
      • 2019: $1,067
      • 2018: $1,300
  • Total net financial assets
    • 2019: $16,768
    • 2018: $13,625
  • Departmental net debt 
    • 2019: $6,679
    • 2018: $7,904
  • Non-financial assets
    • Tangible capital assets (Note 8)
      • 2019: $95,743
      • 2018: $91,026
    • Prepaid expenses
      • 2019: $675
      • 2018: $450
    • Collections (Note 9)
      • 2019: $1
      • 2018: $1
  • Total non-financial assets
    • 2019: $96,419
    • 2018: $91,477
  • Departmental net financial position
    • 2019: $89,740
    • 2018: $83,573

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Operations and Departmental Net Financial Position (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended March 31
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Expenses
    • Strategic Outcomes
    • Development of disposition authorizations
      • 2019 Planned Results: $0
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $4,127
    • Collaboration in the management of government records
      • 2019 Planned Results: $0            
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $3,844
    • Documentation of Canadian society
      • 2019 Planned Results: $0
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $15,754
    • Stewardship of documentary heritage
      • 2019 Planned Results: $0
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $36,961
    • Access to documentary heritage
      • 2019 Planned Results: $0
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $42,732
    • Core Responsibilities
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage
      • 2019 Planned Results: $71,868
      • 2019: $65,374
      • 2018: $0
    • Providing access to documentary heritage
      • 2019 Planned Results: $27,656
      • 2019: $32,762
      • 2018: $0
    • Internal services
      • 2019 Planned Results: $38,663
      • 2019: $43,363
      • 2018: $39,516
  • Total expenses
    • 2019 Planned Results: $138,187
    • 2019: $141,499
    • 2018: $142,934
  • Revenues
    • Sales of goods and information products
      • 2019 Planned Results: $215
      • 2019: $198
      • 2018: $190
    • Gain on disposal of non-capital assets
      • 2019 Planned Results: $20
      • 2019: $4
      • 2018: $11
    • Miscellaneous revenues
      • 2019 Planned Results: $270
      • 2019: $1,445
      • 2018: $263
    • Revenues earned on behalf of Government
      • 2019 Planned Results: $-75
      • 2019: $-44
      • 2018: $-59
  • Total revenues
    • 2019 Planned Results: $430
    • 2019: $1,603
    • 2018: $405
  • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
    • 2019 Planned Results: $137,757
    • 2019: $139,896
    • 2018: $142,529
  • Government funding and transfers
    • Net cash provided by Government of Canada
      • 2019: $121,946
      • 2018: $125,997
    • Change in due from Consolidated Revenue Fund
      • 2019: $3,376
      • 2018: $-232
    • Services provided without charge by other government departments (Note 10)
      • 2019: $20,736
      • 2018: $21,155
    • Transfer of assets and liabilities from (to) other government departments (Note 11)
      • 2019: $5
      • 2018: $-320
  • Net cost of operations after government funding and transfers
    • 2019: $-6,167
    • 2018: $-4,071
  • Departmental net financial position—beginning of year
    • 2019: $83,573
    • 2018: $79,502
  • Departmental net financial position—end of year
    • 2019: $89,740
    • 2018: $83,573

Segmented information (Note 12)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Change in Departmental Net Debt (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended March 31
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Net cost of operations after government funding and transfers
    • 2019: $-6,167
    • 2018: $-4,071
  • Change due to tangible capital assets (Note 8)
    • Acquisition of tangible capital assets
      • 2019: $9,341
      • 2018: $11,403
    • Amortization of tangible capital assets
      • 2019: $-4,624
      • 2018: $-4,624
    • Net (loss) gain on disposal and write-off of tangible capital assets including adjustments
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: loss of $575
    • Transfer between government departments
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: $-311
  • Total change due to tangible capital assets
    • 2019: $4,717
    • 2018: $5,893
  • Change due to prepaid expenses
    • 2019: $225
    • 2018: $-151
  • Net increase (decrease) in departmental net debt
    • 2019: decrease of $1,225
    • 2018: increase of $1,671
  • Departmental net debt—beginning of year
    • 2019: $7,904
    • 2018: $6,233
  • Departmental net debt—end of year
    • 2019: $6,679
    • 2018: $7,904

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended March 31
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Operating activities
    • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
      • 2019: $139,896
      • 2018: $142,529
    • Non-cash items:
      • Amortization of tangible capital assets (Note 8)
        • 2019: $-4,624
        • 2018: $-4,624
      • Gain (loss) on disposal and write-off of tangible capital assets
        • 2019: $0
        • 2018: loss of $575
      • Services provided without charge by other government departments (Note 10)
        • 2019: $-20,736
        • 2018: $-21,155
    • Variations in Statement of Financial Position:
      • Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable and advances
        • 2019: decrease of $233
        • 2018: increase of $285
      • Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses
        • 2019: increase of $225
        • 2018: decrease of $151
      • Decrease (increase) in liabilities
        • 2019: increase of $1,918
        • 2018: increase of $1,724
      • Transfer of assets to/from other government departments (Note 11)
        • 2019: $-5
        • 2018: $9
  • Cash used in operating activities
    • 2019: $112,605
    • 2018: $114,594
  • Capital investing activities
    • Acquisitions of tangible capital assets (Note 8)
      • 2019: $9,341
      • 2018: $11,403
  • Cash used in capital investing activities
    • 2019: $9,341
    • 2018: $11,403
  • Net cash provided by the Government of Canada
    • 2019: $121,946
    • 2018: $125,997

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended March 31

Note 3: Parliamentary authorities

(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to current year authorities used
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
    • 2019: $139,896
    • 2018: $142,529
  • Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities:
    • Services provided without charge by other government departments
      • 2019: $-20,736
      • 2018: $-21,155
    • Amortization of tangible capital assets
      • 2019: $-4,624
      • 2018: $-4,624
    • Decrease (increase) in employee future benefits
      • 2019: decrease of $133
      • 2018: increase of $119
    • Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave
      • 2019: decrease of $119
      • 2018: increase of $428
    • Bad debt expense
      • 2019: $-1
      • 2018: $0
    • Refund of previous year's expenditures
      • 2019: $159
      • 2018: $407
    • Revenue not available for spending during the fiscal year
      • 2019: $67
      • 2018: $23
    • Gain (loss) on disposal and write-off of tangible capital assets
      • 2019: $0
      • 2018: loss of $575
    • Other
      • 2019: $-52
      • 2018: $-43
    • Total items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities
      • 2019: $-24,935
      • 2018: $-26,514
  • Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities:
    • Acquisitions of tangible capital assets
      • 2019: $9,341
      • 2018: $11,403
    • Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses
      • 2019: increase of $225
      • 2018: decrease of $151
    • Other
      • 2019: $103
      • 2018: $150
    • Total items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities
      • 2019: $9,669
      • 2018: $11,402
  • Current year authorities used
    • 2019: $124,630
    • 2018: $127,417

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Note 3: Parliamentary authorities

(b) Authorities provided and used
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Authorities provided:
    • Vote 1—Operating expenditures
      • 2019: $111,706
      • 2018: $108,692
    • Vote 5—Capital expenditures
      • 2019: $12,827
      • 2018: $14,398
    • Statutory amounts
      • 2019: $10,937
      • 2018: $10,894
  • Less:
    • Authorities available for future years
      • 2019: $-4
      • 2018: $-11
    • Lapsed: Operating
      • 2019: $-3,179
      • 2018: $-3,072
    • Lapsed: Capital
      • 2019: $-2,549
      • 2018: $-2,821
    • Lapsed: Frozen allotments
      • 2019: $-5,108
      • 2018: $-663
  • Current year authorities used
    • 2019: $124,630
    • 2018 $127,417

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Note 4: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Accounts payable—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2019: $2,912
    • 2018: $2,948
  • Accounts payable—External parties
    • 2019: $11,829
    • 2018: $9,152
  • Total accounts payable 
    • 2019: $14,741
    • 2018: $12,100
  • Accrued liabilities
    • 2019: $561
    • 2018: $57
  • Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    • 2019: $15,302
    • 2018: $12,157

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Note 5: Deferred revenue
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Opening balance
    • 2019: $2,288
    • 2018: $1,099
    • Amounts received
      • 2019: $771
      • 2018: $1,844
    • Revenues recognized
      • 2019: $-1,746
      • 2018: $-655
  • Net closing balance
    • 2019: $1,313
    • 2018: $2,288

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Note 6: Employee future benefits

(b) Severance benefits
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Accrued benefit obligation—beginning of year
    • 2019: $3,379
    • 2018: $3,260
    • Expense for the year
      • 2019: $346
      • 2018: $723
    • Benefits paid during the year
      • 2019: $-479
      • 2018: $-604
  • Accrued benefit obligation—end of year
    • 2019: $3,246
    • 2018: $3,379

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Note 7: Accounts receivable and advances
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Receivables—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2019: $748
    • 2018: $954
  • Receivables—External parties
    • 2019: $314
    • 2018: $341
  • Employee advances
    • 2019: $5
    • 2018: $5
  • Accounts receivable
    • 2019: $1,067
    • 2018: $1,300

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Note 8: Tangible capital assets

Cost
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Asset Class
    • Cost
      • Land
        • Opening Balance: $8,475
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $8,475
      • Buildings
        • Opening Balance: $108,754
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $2,817
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $111,571
      • Machinery and equipment
        • Opening Balance: $644
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $644
      • Computer hardware
        • Opening Balance: $4,481
        • Acquisitions: $157
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $4,638
      • Computer software
        • Opening Balance: $15,981
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $2,887
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $18,868
      • Other equipment
        • Opening Balance: $34,395
        • Acquisitions: $616
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $35,011
      • Vehicles
        • Opening Balance: $604
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $604
      • Leasehold improvements
        • Opening Balance: $19,139
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $19,139
      • Building in progress of construction
        • Opening Balance: $10,640
        • Acquisitions: $7,171
        • Adjustments (1): $-2,817
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $14,994
      • Leasehold improvements in progress of construction
        • Opening Balance: $0
        • Acquisitions: $0
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $0
      • Software under development
        • Opening Balance: $1,490
        • Acquisitions: $1,397
        • Adjustments (1): $-2,887
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $0
      • Total
        • Opening Balance: $204,603
        • Acquisitions: $9,341
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $213,944
    • Accumulated Amortization
      • Buildings
        • Opening Balance: $66,749
        • Amortization: $1,863
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $68,612
      • Machinery and equipment
        • Opening Balance: $569
        • Amortization: $24
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $593
      • Computer hardware
        • Opening Balance: $3,841
        • Amortization: $117
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $3,958
      • Computer software
        • Opening Balance: $15,471
        • Amortization: $362
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $15,833
      • Other equipment
        • Opening Balance: $22,219
        • Amortization: $1,382
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $23,601
      • Vehicles
        • Opening Balance: $314
        • Amortization: $42
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $356
      • Leasehold improvements
        • Opening Balance: $4,414
        • Amortization: $834
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $5,248
      • Total
        • Opening Balance: $113,577
        • Amortization: $4,624
        • Adjustments (1): $0
        • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
        • Closing Balance: $118,201

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Net Book Value
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Land
    • 2019: $8,475
    • 2018: $8,475
  • Buildings
    • 2019: $42,959
    • 2018: $42,005
  • Machinery and equipment
    • 2019: $51
    • 2018: $75
  • Computer hardware
    • 2019: $680
    • 2018: $640
  • Computer software
    • 2019: $3,035
    • 2018: $510
  • Other equipment
    • 2019: $11,410
    • 2018: $12,176
  • Vehicles
    • 2019: $248
    • 2018: $290
  • Leasehold improvements
    • 2019: $13,891
    • 2018:$14,725
  • Building in progress of construction
    • 2019: $14,994
    • 2018: $10,640
  • Leasehold improvements in progress of construction
    • 2019: $0
    • 2018: $0
  • Software under development
    • 2019: $0
    • 2018: $1,490
  • Total
    • 2019: $95,743
    • 2018: $91,026

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Note 10: Related party transactions

(a) Common services provided without charge by other government departments
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Accommodation
    • 2019: $14,310
    • 2018: $14,546
  • Employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans
    • 2019: $6,426
    • 2018: $6,609
  • Total
    • 2019: $20,736
    • 2018: $21,155

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Note 10: Related party transactions

(b) Other transactions with related parties
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Expenses—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2019: $29,842
    • 2018: $29,177
  • Revenues—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2019: $445
    • 2018: $228

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Note 11: Transfer from/to other government departments
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Assets
    • Transfer of an account receivable
      • 2019: $5
    • Total assets transferred to other departments
      • 2019: $5
    • Adjustment to the departmental net financial position
      • 2019: $5

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Note 12: Segmented information
(in thousands of dollars)

  • Transfer payments
    • 2019
      • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
      • Providing access to documentary heritage: $2,482
      • Internal Services: $0
      • Total: $2,482
    • 2018
      • Total: $1,513
  • Operating expenses
    • Salaries and employee benefits
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $36,647
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $23,630
        • Internal Services: $31,297
        • Total: $91,574
      • 2018
        • Total: $93,441
    • Accommodation
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $8,690
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $3,110
        • Internal Services: $2,510
        • Total: $14,310
      • 2018
        • Total: $14,546
    • Professional and special services
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $6,165
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $1,663
        • Internal Services: $3,516
        • Total: $11,344
      • 2018
        • Total: $10,180
    • Payments in lieu of taxes
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $5,147
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
        • Internal Services: $0
        • Total: $5,147
      • 2018
        • Total: $5,743
    • Rental costs
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $421
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $57
        • Internal Services: $3,179
        • Total: $3,657
      • 2018
        • Total: $4,919
    • Amortization of tangible capital assets
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $4,102
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $381
        • Internal Services: $141
        • Total: $4,624
      • 2018
        • Total: $4,624
    • Utilities, materials and supplies
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $2,384
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $206
        • Internal Services: $108
        • Total: $2,698
      • 2018
        • Total: $2,786
    • Acquisition of machinery and equipment
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $477
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $249
        • Internal Services: $1,510
        • Total: $2,236
      • 2018
        • Total: $1,708
    • Repair and maintenance
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $830
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $56
        • Internal Services: $372
        • Total: $1,258
      • 2018
        • Total: $1,367
    • Travel and relocation
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $434
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $407
        • Internal Services: $351
        • Total: $1,192
      • 2018
        • Total: $862
    • Loss on disposal and write-off of tangible capital assets
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
        • Internal Services: $0
        • Total: $0
      • 2018
        • Total: $575
    • Communications services
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $43
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $517
        • Internal Services: $287
        • Total: $847
      • 2018
        • Total: $528
    • Other
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $34
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $4
        • Internal Services: $92
        • Total: $130
      • 2018
        • Total: $142
  • Total operating expenses
    • 2019
      • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $65,374
      • Providing access to documentary heritage: $30,280
      • Internal Services: $43,363
      • Total: $139,017
    • 2018
      • Total: $141,421
  • Total expenses
    • 2019
      • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $65,374
      • Providing access to documentary heritage: $32,762
      • Internal Services: $43,363
      • Total: $141,499
    • 2018
      • Total: $142,934
  • Revenues
    • Miscellaneous revenues
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $280
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $1,121
        • Internal Services: $44
        • Total: $1,445
      • 2018
        • Total: $263
    • Sales of goods and information products
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $198
        • Internal Services: $0
        • Total: $198
      • 2018
        • Total: $190
    • Gain on disposal of non-capital assets
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
        • Internal Services: $4
        • Total: $4
      • 2018
        • Total: $11
    • Revenues earned on behalf of Government
      • 2019
        • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
        • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
        • Internal Services: $-44
        • Total: $-44
      • 2018
        • Total: $-59
  • Total revenues
    • 2019
      • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $280
      • Providing access to documentary heritage: $1,319
      • Internal Services: $4
      • Total: $1,603
    • 2018
      • Total: $405
  • Net cost from continuing operations
    • 2019
      • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $65,094
      • Providing access to documentary heritage: $31,443
      • Internal Services: $43,359
      • Total: $139,896
    • 2018
      • Total: $142,529

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