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Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited)
As at March 31

Table 1 (in thousands of dollars)

Liabilities

  • Construction in progress—New preservation facility (note 4)
    • 2020: $42,737
    • 2019: $0
  • Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 5)
    • 2020: $12,106
    • 2019: $15,302
  • Vacation pay and compensatory leave
    • 2020: $4,607
    • 2019: $3,586
  • Deferred revenue (note 6)
    • 2020: $1,150
    • 2019: $1,313
  • Employee future benefits (note 7)
    • 2020: $2,932
    • 2019: $3,246
  • Total net liabilities
    • 2020: $63,532
    • 2019: $23,447

Financial assets

  • Due from Consolidated Revenue Fund
    • 2020: $11,881
    • 2019: $15,701
  • Accounts receivable and advances (note 8)
    • 2020: $1,737
    • 2019: $1,067
  • Total net financial assets
    • 2020: $13,618
    • 2019: $16,768
  • Departmental net debt
    • 2020: $49,914
    • 2019: $6,679

Non-financial assets

  • Tangible capital assets (note 9)
    • 2020: $144,182
    • 2019: $95,743
  • Prepaid expenses
    • 2020: $574
    • 2019: $675
  • Collections (note 10)
    • 2020: $1
    • 2019: $1
  • Total non-financial assets
    • 2020: $144,757
    • 2019: $96,419

Departmental net financial position

  • 2020: $94,843
  • 2019: $89,740

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

Table 2 (in thousands of dollars)

Expenses

  • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage
    • 2020 Planned Results: $66,465
    • 2020: $69,695
    • 2019: $65,374
  • Providing access to documentary heritage
    • 2020 Planned Results: $31,108
    • 2020: $36,724
    • 2019: $32,762
  • Internal services
    • 2020 Planned Results: $38,889
    • 2020: $45,120
    • 2019: $43,363
  • Total expenses
    • 2020 Planned Results: $136,462
    • 2020: $151,539
    • 2019: $141,499

Revenues

  • Sales of goods and information products
    • 2020 Planned Results: $400
    • 2020: $185
    • 2019: $198
  • Gain on disposal of non-capital assets
    • 2020 Planned Results: $20
    • 2020: $3
    • 2019: $4
  • Miscellaneous revenues
    • 2020 Planned Results: $130
    • 2020: $1,112
    • 2019: $1,401
  • Total revenues
    • 2020 Planned Results: $550
    • 2020: $1,300
    • 2019: $1,603
  • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
    • 2020 Planned Results: $135,912
    • 2020: $150,239
    • 2019: $139,896

Government funding and transfers

  • Net cash provided by Government of Canada
    • 2020: $137,740
    • 2019: $121,946
  • Change in due from Consolidated Revenue Fund
    • 2020: $–3,820
    • 2019: $3,376
  • Services provided without charge by other government departments (Note 11)
    • 2020: $21,411
    • 2019: $20,736
  • Transfer of assets and liabilities from (to) other government departments
    • 2020:$11
    • 2019: $5
  • Net revenue of operations after government funding and transfers
    • 2020: $5,103
    • 2019: $6,167
  • Departmental net financial position—beginning of year
    • 2020: $89,740
    • 2019: $83,573
  • Departmental net financial position—end of year
    • 2020: $94,843
    • 2019: $89,740

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

Table 3 (in thousands of dollars)

Net revenue of operations after government funding and transfers

  • 2020: $5,103
  • 2019: $6,167

Change due to tangible capital assets (note 9)

  • Acquisition of tangible capital assets
    • 2020: $-53,063
    • 2019: $-9,341
  • Amortization of tangible capital assets
    • 2020: $4,624
    • 2019: $4,624
  • Total change due to tangible capital assets
    • 2020: $-48,439
    • 2019: $-4,717
  • Change due to prepaid expenses
    • 2020: $101
    • 2019: $-225
  • Net increase (decrease) in departmental net debt
    • 2020: increase of $43,235
    • 2019: decrease of $1,225
  • Departmental net debt—beginning of year
    • 2020: $6,679
    • 2019: $7,904
  • Departmental net debt—end of year
    • 2020: $49,914
    • 2019: $6,679

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

Table 4 (in thousands of dollars)

Operating activities

  • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
    • 2020: $150,239
    • 2019: $139,896

Non-cash items:

  • Construction in progress—New preservation facility (note 9)
    • 2020: $42,737
    • 2019: $0
  • Amortization of tangible capital assets (note 9)
    • 2020: $–4,624
    • 2019: $–4,624
  • Services provided without charge by other government departments (note 11)
    • 2020: $–21,411
    • 2019: $–20,736

Variations in Statement of Financial Position:

  • Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable and advances
    • 2020: increase of $670
    • 2019: decrease of $233
  • Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses
    • 2020: decrease of $101
    • 2019: increase of $225
  • Decrease (increase) in Construction in progress—New preservation facility (note 4)
    • 2020: increase of $42,737
    • 2019: $0
  • Decrease (increase) in other liabilities
    • 2020: decrease of $2,652
    • 2019: increase of $1,918
  • Transfer of assets to/from other government departments
    • 2020: $–11
    • 2019: $–5
  • Cash used in operating activities
    • 2020: $127,414
    • 2019: $112,605

Capital investing activities

  • Acquisitions of tangible capital assets (note 9)
    • 2020: $10,326
    • 2019: $9,341
  • Cash used in capital investing activities
    • 2020: $10,326
    • 2019: $9,341
  • Net cash provided by the Government of Canada
    • 2020: $137,740
    • 2019: $121,946

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

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Note 3: Parliamentary authorities
(a) Reconciliation of net cost of operations to current year authorities used

Table 5 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers
    • 2020: $150,239
    • 2019: $139,896

Adjustments for items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities:

  • Services provided without charge by other government departments
    • 2020: $–21,411
    • 2019: $–20,736
  • Amortization of tangible capital assets
    • 2020: $–4,624
    • 2019: $–4,624
  • Decrease (increase) in employee future benefits
    • 2020: decrease of $314
    • 2019: decrease of $133
  • Decrease (increase) in vacation pay and compensatory leave
    • 2020: increase of $1,021
    • 2019: decrease of $119
  • Refund of previous year's expenditures
    • 2020: $252
    • 2019: $159
  • Revenue not available for spending during the fiscal year
    • 2020: $79
    • 2019: $67
  • Other
    • 2020: $75
    • 2019: $–53
  • Total items affecting net cost of operations but not affecting authorities
    • 2020: $–26,336
    • 2019: $–24,935

Adjustments for items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities:

  • Acquisitions of tangible capital assets
    • 2020: $10,326
    • 2019: $9,341
  • Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses
    • 2020: decrease of $101
    • 2019: increase of $225
  • Other
    • 2020: $226
    • 2019: $103
  • Total items not affecting net cost of operations but affecting authorities
    • 2020: $10,451
    • 2019: $9,669
  • Current year authorities used
    • 2020: $134,354
    • 2019: $124,630

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Note 3: Parliamentary authorities
(b) Authorities provided and used

Table 6 (in thousands of dollars)

Authorities provided:

  • Vote 1—Operating expenditures
    • 2020: $116,865
    • 2019: $111,706
  • Vote 5—Capital expenditures
    • 2020: $44,768
    • 2019: $12,827
  • Statutory amounts
    • 2020: $11,897
    • 2019: $10,937

Less:

  • Authorities available for future years
    • 2020: $–3
    • 2019: $–4
  • Lapsed: Operating
    • 2020: $–2,745
    • 2019: $–3,179
  • Lapsed: Capital
    • 2020: $–2,452
    • 2019: $–2,549
  • Lapsed: Frozen allotments
    • 2020: $–33,976
    • 2019: $–5,108
  • Current year authorities used
    • 2020: $134,354
    • 2019 $124,630

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Note 5: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Table 7 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Accounts payable—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2020: $2,352
    • 2019: $2,912
  • Accounts payable—External parties
    • 2020: $9,167
    • 2019: $11,829
  • Total accounts payable 
    • 2020: $11,519
    • 2019: $14,741
  • Accrued liabilities
    • 2020: $587
    • 2019: $561
  • Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    • 2020: $12,106
    • 2019: $15,302

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Note 6: Deferred revenue

Table 8 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Opening balance
    • 2020: $1,313
    • 2019: $2,288
  • Amounts received
    • 2020: $755
    • 2019: $771
  • Revenues recognized
    • 2020: $–918
    • 2019: $–1,746
  • Net closing balance
    • 2020: $1,150
    • 2019: $1,313

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Note 7: Employee future benefits
(b) Severance benefits

Table 9 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Accrued benefit obligation, beginning of year
    • 2020: $3,246
    • 2019: $3,379
  • Expense for the year
    • 2020: $96
    • 2019: $346
  • Benefits paid during the year
    • 2020: $–410
    • 2019: $–479
  • Accrued benefit obligation, end of year
    • 2020: $2,932
    • 2019: $3,246

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Note 8: Accounts receivable and advances

Table 10 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Receivables—Other government departments and agencies
    • 2020: $1,206
    • 2019: $748
  • Receivables—External parties
    • 2020: $527
    • 2019: $314
  • Employee advances
    • 2020: $4
    • 2019: $5
  • Accounts receivable
    • 2020: $1,737
    • 2019: $1,067

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Note 9: Tangible capital assets

Table 11

  • Asset Class: Buildings
    • Amortization Period: 40 years
  • Asset Class: Machinery and equipment
    • Amortization Period: 3–15 years
  • Asset Class: Computer hardware
    • Amortization Period: 2–7 years
  • Asset Class: Computer software
    • Amortization Period: 2–10 years
  • Asset Class: Other equipment
    • Amortization Period: 3–40 years
  • Asset Class: Vehicles
    • Amortization Period: 3–5 years
  • Asset Class: Leasehold improvements
    • Amortization Period: Lesser of the remaining term of lease or useful life of the improvement

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Note 9: Tangible capital assets

Table 12, Cost (in thousands of dollars)

Land

  • Opening Balance: $8,475
  • Acquisitions: $0
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $8,475

Buildings

  • Opening Balance: $111,571
  • Acquisitions: $0
  • Adjustments(1): $4,207
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $115,778

Machinery and equipment

  • Opening Balance: $644
  • Acquisitions: $0
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $644

Computer hardware

  • Opening Balance: $4,638
  • Acquisitions: $59
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $4,697

Computer software

  • Opening Balance: $18,868
  • Acquisitions: $0
  • Adjustments(1): $713
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $19,581

Other equipment

  • Opening Balance: $35,011
  • Acquisitions: $1,146
  • Adjustments 1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $36,157

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: $14,994
  • Acquisitions: $8,336
  • Adjustments(1): $–4,207
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $19,123

Leasehold improvements in progress of construction

  • Opening Balance: $0
  • Acquisitions: $72
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $72

Software under development

  • Opening Balance: $0
  • Acquisitions: $713
  • Adjustments(1): $–713
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $0

Subtotal

  • Opening Balance: $213,944
  • Acquisitions: $10,326
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $224,270

Non-cash item: Construction in progress—New preservation facility

  • Opening Balance: $0
  • Acquisitions: $42,737
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $42,737

Total

  • Opening Balance: $213,944
  • Acquisitions: $53,063
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0

(1) Adjustments include assets under construction of $4,920,551 transferred to other categories upon completion of the assets.

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Accumulated Amortization

Table 13 (in thousands of dollars)

Buildings

  • Opening Balance: $68,612
  • Amortization: $1,863
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $70,475

Machinery and equipment

  • Opening Balance: $593
  • Amortization: $24
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $617

Computer hardware

  • Opening Balance: $3,958
  • Amortization: $117
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $4,075

Computer software

  • Opening Balance: $15,833
  • Amortization: $362
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $16,195

Other equipment

  • Opening Balance: $23,601
  • Amortization: $1,382
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $24,983

Vehicles

  • Opening Balance: $356
  • Amortization: $41
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $397

Leasehold improvements

  • Opening Balance: $5,248
  • Amortization: $835
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $6,083

Total

  • Opening Balance: $118,201
  • Amortization: $4,624
  • Adjustments(1): $0
  • Disposals and Write-offs: $0
  • Closing Balance: $122,825

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Net Book Value

Table 14 (in thousands of dollars)

Land

  • 2020: $8,475
  • 2019: $8,475

Buildings

  • 2020: $45,303
  • 2019: $42,959

Machinery and equipment

  • 2020: $27
  • 2019: $51

Computer hardware

  • 2020: $622
  • 2019: $680

Computer software

  • 2020: $3,386
  • 2019: $3,035

Other equipment

  • 2020: $11,174
  • 2019: $11,410

Vehicles

  • 2020: $207
  • 2019: $248

Leasehold improvements

  • 2020: $13,056
  • 2019:$13,891

Building in progress of construction

  • 2020: $19,123
  • 2019: $14,994

Leasehold improvements in progress of construction

  • 2020: $72
  • 2019: $0

Subtotal

  • 2020: $101,445
  • 2019: $95,743

Non-cash item: Construction in progress—New preservation facility

  • 2020: $42,737
  • 2019: $0

Total

  • 2020: $144,182
  • 2019: $95,743

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Note 11: Related party transactions
(a) Common services provided without charge by other government departments

Table 15 (in thousands of dollars)

Accommodation

  • 2020: $13,675
  • 2019: $14,310

Employer's contribution to the health and dental insurance plans

  • 2020: $7,736
  • 2019: $6,426

Total

  • 2020: $21,411
  • 2019: $20,736

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Note 11: Related party transactions
(b) Other transactions with related parties

Table 16 (in thousands of dollars)

 Expenses—Other government departments and agencies

  • 2020: $31,867
  • 2019: $29,842

Revenues—Other government departments and agencies

  • 2020: $425
  • 2019: $445

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Note 12: Segmented information

Table 17 (in thousands of dollars)

  • Transfer payments 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $2,717
    • Internal Services: $0
    • Total: $2,717
  • Transfer payments 2019
    • Total: $2,482

Operating expenses

  • Salaries and employee benefits 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $41,224
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $27,857
    • Internal Services: $33,843
    • Total: $102,924
  • Salaries and employee benefits 2019
    •  Total: $91,574
  • Accommodation 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $8,101
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $3,294
    • Internal Services: $2,280
    • Total: $13,675
  • Accommodation 2019
    • Total: $14,310
  • Professional and special services 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $6,938
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $1,465
    • Internal Services: $4,318
    • Total: $12,721
  • Professional and special services 2019
    • Total: $11,344
  • Payments in lieu of taxes 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $4,441
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
    • Internal Services: $0
    • Total: $4,441
  • Payments in lieu of taxes 2019
    • Total: $5,147
  • Rental costs 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $992
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $51
    • Internal Services: $3,197
    • Total: $4,240
  • Rental costs 2019
    • Total: $3,657
  • Amortization of tangible capital assets 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $4,102
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $381
    • Internal Services: $141
    • Total: $4,624
  • Amortization of tangible capital assets 2019
    • Total: $4,624
  • Utilities, materials and supplies 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $2,324
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $127
    • Internal Services: $0
    • Total: $2,451
  • Utilities, materials and supplies 2019
    • Total: $2,698
  • Acquisition of machinery and equipment 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $337
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $85
    • Internal Services: $586
    • Total: $1,008
  • Acquisition of machinery and equipment 2019
    • Total: $2,236
  • Repair and maintenance 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $690
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $49
    • Internal Services: $232
    • Total: $971
  • Repair and maintenance 2019
    • Total: $1,258
  • Travel and relocation 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $370
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $343
    • Internal Services: $249
    • Total: $962
  • Travel and relocation 2019
    • Total: $1,192
  • Communications services 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $147
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $294
    • Internal Services: $216
    • Total: $657
  • Communications services 2019
    • Total: $847
  • Other 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $29
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $61
    • Internal Services: $58
    • Total: $148
  • Other 2019
    • Total: $130
  • Total operating expenses 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $69,695
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $34,007
    • Internal Services: $45,120
    • Total: $148,822
  • Total operating expenses 2019
    • Total: $139,017
  • Total expenses 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $69,695
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $34,724
    • Internal Services: $45,120
    • Total: $151,539
  • Total expenses 2019
    • Total: $141,499

Revenues

  • Miscellaneous revenues 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $274
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $838
    • Internal Services: $0
    • Total: $1,112
  • Miscellaneous revenues 2019
    • Total: $1,401
  • Sales of goods and information products 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $168
    • Internal Services: $17
    • Total: $185
  • Sales of goods and information products 2019
    • Total: $198
  • Gain on disposal of non-capital assets 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $0
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $0
    • Internal Services: $3
    • Total: $3
  • Gain on disposal of non-capital assets 2019
    • Total: $4
  • Total revenues 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $274
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $1,006
    • Internal Services: $20
    • Total: $1,300
  • Total revenues 2019
    • Total: $1,603
  • Net cost from continuing operations 2020
    • Acquiring and preserving documentary heritage: $69,421
    • Providing access to documentary heritage: $35,718
    • Internal Services: $45,100
    • Total: $150,239
  • Net cost from continuing operations 2019
    • Total: $139,896

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