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| agency_name     = Department of Finance Canada
| type            = Department
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| nativename      = {{lang|fr|Ministère des Finances Canada}}
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| agency_type     = [[Ministry (government department)|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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=GC InfoBase|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#orgs/dept/124/infograph/people|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=www.tbs-sct.gc.ca|language=en}}</ref>
| budget          = [[CA$]]94.1 billion (2018–19)<ref>{{Cite web|title=GC InfoBase|url=https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/edb-bdd/index-eng.html#orgs/dept/124/infograph/financial|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=www.tbs-sct.gc.ca|language=en}}</ref>
| minister1_name  = [[François-Philippe Champagne]]
| minister1_pfo   = [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]]
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| chief1_name     = Chris Forbes
| chief1_position = Deputy Minister of Finance
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| formed          = July 1, 1867
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The '''Department of Finance Canada''' ({{langx|fr|Ministère des Finances Canada}}) is a central agency of the [[Government of Canada]]. The department assists the [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|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 [[Budget|annual budget]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Alex|date=April 23, 2009|title=The Roles and Responsibilities of Central Agencies|url=https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?id=2009-01-eng&op=pdf&app=Library|publisher=[[Library of Parliament]]|type=Background paper}}</ref>

The department is [[Responsible government|responsible]] to [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]] through the [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|minister of finance]] ([[François-Philippe Champagne]] since March 2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Al Mallees |first1=Nojoud |last2=Duggan |first2=Kyle |date=December 19, 2024 |title=Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeaus-fixer-dominic-leblanc-steps-up-for-prime-minister-in-time-of-crisis/article_831d0a9f-b003-5e15-a429-62e9a2caf5eb.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220072903/https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeaus-fixer-dominic-leblanc-steps-up-for-prime-minister-in-time-of-crisis/article_831d0a9f-b003-5e15-a429-62e9a2caf5eb.html |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=[[Toronto Star]] |language=en |agency=[[The Canadian Press]]}}</ref> The day-to-day operations of the department are directed by the [[Deputy minister (Canada)|deputy minister]] of finance (a [[Public Service of Canada|public servant]]). Chris Forbes was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance on September 11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Department of Finance |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/corporate/organizational-structure/bios/deputy-minister.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201044242/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/corporate/organizational-structure/bios/deputy-minister.html |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |website=[[Government of Canada]]}}</ref>

The department is headquartered in the [[Jim Flaherty|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]]

==Related legislation==

Acts and legislations under the Department:
* ''Income Tax Act''
* ''Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act''
* ''[[Customs Act (Canada)|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''

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fin.gc.ca/ Department of Finance Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208224739/http://www.fin.gc.ca/ |date=February 8, 2010 }}

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