Section IV: Supplementary information

On this page

• Supporting information on lower-level programs
• Supplementary information tables
• Federal tax expenditures
• Organizational contact information

Supporting information on lower-level programs

Supporting information on lower-level programs is available on the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) website.^{Footnote 10}

Supplementary information tables

The following supplementary information tables are available on the ESDC website.^{Footnote 11}

• Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy^{Footnote 12}
• Details on Transfer Payment Programs (of $5 million or more)^{Footnote 13}
• Horizontal Initiatives^{Footnote 14}
• Internal Audits and Evaluations^{Footnote 15}
• Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits^{Footnote 16}
• Status Report on Projects Operating With Specific Treasury Board Approval^{Footnote 17}
• Status Report on Transformational and Major Crown Projects^{Footnote 18}
• User Fees, Regulatory Charges and External Fees^{Footnote 19}

Federal tax expenditures

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures annually in the Report of Federal Tax Expenditures.^{Footnote 20} This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Organizational contact information

Head office
140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0J9
Canada

Telephone: 1-800-622-6232
Toll-free: 1-800-622-6232
Website: Employment and Social Development Canada
Email: NC-SPR-PSR-CPMD-DPMG-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca