The Government of Canada encourages Crown Corporations to voluntarily disclose certain expenditure information in a manner similar to federal departments and agencies, aligned with the Public Accounts of Canada (PA) Vol. III. Below are CATSA’s relevant10 expenditures, by category, for 2024/25.
Professional and special services
The following table outlines the total expenditures in 2024/25 for each main classification of professional and special services. It includes a listing of payments of $100,000 or more made to individuals or organizations, along with the payee's name, location, and total amount paid. Additionally, it provides the total amount and number of payees for expenses under $100,000 within each service classification.
| Category (in thousands of Canadian dollars) | Total Spending 2024/25: | Aggregate Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Business services | $ 816,386 | - |
|
455,650 | |
|
357,473 | |
|
844 | |
|
382 | |
|
360 | |
|
328 | |
|
269 | |
|
140 | |
|
940 | |
| Training and educational services | $ 12,807 | |
|
6,576 | |
|
3,654 | |
|
1,513 | |
|
295 | |
|
150 | |
|
120 | |
|
499 | |
| Informatics services | $ 688 | |
|
471 | |
|
217 | |
| Legal Services | $ 465 | |
|
225 | |
|
154 | |
|
86 | |
| Management consulting services | $ 327 | |
|
205 | |
|
122 | |
| Other services | $ 121 | |
|
121 | |
| Interpretation and translation services | $ 90 | |
|
90 | |
| Special fees and services | $ 68 | |
|
68 | |
| Total | $ 830,952 | $ 830,952 |
Acquisition of machinery and equipment
The following statement presents the total expenditures in 2024/25 for each main category of machinery and equipment:
| Category (in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
Amount |
|---|---|
| Acquisition of machinery and machinery parts | $ 70,121 |
| Acquisition of informatics equipment and parts | 2,591 |
| Total | $ 72,712 |
Payments of claims against the Crown, ex gratia payments, and court awards
The following statement presents passenger claims (ex gratia payments) and court awards paid in 2024/25. An ex gratia payment is a discretionary payment, made as an act of benevolence in the public interest, free of any legal obligation, whether or not any value or service has been received.
| Category (in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
Amount |
|---|---|
| Passenger claims over $1,000 (40 payments) | 94 |
| Passenger claims under $1,000 (585 payments) | 96 |
| Payments of claims against the Crown (5 payees) | 25 |
| Total | $ 215 |
10 CATSA did not incur expenditures within other categories such as debts, obligations, and claims written off and forgiven, acquisition of land or buildings, transfer payments, and public debt charges.
11 CATSA delivers the mandate of security screening at 89 designated airports across the country through a third-party screening contractor model.