Supporting Documentation

Government of Canada Spend Data

Commodity: Goods or services utilized in everyday endeavours, which are identified by contents, physical nature or characteristics.
Non-Sourceable Expenditures: Any expenses wherein the price of goods and services are fixed and non-negotiable. These include fees, licenses, tolls, etc.
Pass -Through Expenditures: Any internal expenses as a result of intermediate of interdepartmental agreements (IDAs), MOUs etc
Sourceable Expenditures: Any expenses wherein the prices of goods and services are negotiable and subject to market forces.
Spend Cube: An interactive Database comprehensive, detailed and consistent spending information. This information is fed by departments and agencies across the government, with the help of the Business Analytics Services Directorate of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Spend Cube Taxonomy: The Spend Cube`s categorization rubric used by the Business Analytics Services Directorate that details the hierarchical classification of expenditures by commodity group, commodity category and commodity subcategory.
Not Classified: Wherein the spend cube taxonomy (Category/Subcategory) has not been in applied to expenditure data.
IDA: Interdepartmental Agreements