Special Warrant — $33.1B for Federal Departments

Summary#

A Special Warrant published in the Canada Gazette on May 31, 2025 authorizes payment of $33,102,676,499 out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, effective May 16, 2025. The notice lists how that total is divided across many federal departments and agencies for the period May 16 to June 29, 2025.

What it does#

• Authorizes the release of $33,102,676,499 to meet departmental requirements between May 16, 2025 and June 29, 2025.
• Breaks the total into $33,099,438,624 (budgetary) and $3,237,875 (non‑budgetary).
• Shows a line-by-line schedule of amounts for many federal organizations, for example:
  • Department of National Defence: $5,927,118,276
  • Department of Employment and Social Development: $5,596,206,630
  • Department of Indigenous Services: $3,337,192,952
  • Department of Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs: $2,225,351,931
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police: $1,565,171,334
  • Treasury Board Secretariat: $1,176,480,198
  • Department of Health: $1,036,385,388
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: $803,512,182
• The warrant cites Order in Council P.C. 2025-467 and subsection 30(1) of the Financial Administration Act as the authority for the payments.

Who's affected#

• The many federal departments and agencies listed in the schedule will receive money or be covered by this authorization.
• People and organizations who rely on services or payments from those departments — for example, veterans, people receiving federal benefits, Indigenous communities, public‑safety and defence stakeholders, and recipients of housing or health programs — could be affected indirectly.
• The Gazette notice gives department names and dollar amounts, but it does not explain in this text exactly which specific programs, contracts, or payments the money will be used for.

Why it matters#

• It provides a large, specific pool of money to keep federal operations running during the mid‑May to late‑June 2025 period.
• When big departments like National Defence, Employment and Social Development, and Indigenous Services receive funding, services those departments deliver are more likely to continue without interruption.
• The document is a key transparency record showing short‑term government cash needs and which parts of the public sector are receiving funds, even though it does not detail the precise uses of each dollar.