Federal general government net lending or net borrowing, SAAR, quarterly data tables

Canada · quarterly · dollars · Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

Published issuer series; native reference periods are retained. Missing observations remain missing. National/provincial Economic Accounts, calendar-year or quarterly basis. Current-dollar flows; annual rates are not cash collected during the quarter. Components and totals share accounting definitions. Exact issuer dimensions: Geography: Canada; Seasonal adjustment: Seasonally adjusted at annual rates; Levels of government: Federal general government; Estimates: Equals: net lending or net borrowing.

Countability page snapshot: 2026-11-11. Issuer observations retain their published precision after conversion to the stated base units; no interpolation or missing-value replacement.

Published Countability table. Adapted from Statistics Canada — Revenue, expenditure and budgetary balance - General governments (36-10-0477-01); reference periods 1991 Q3 to 2026 Q2. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Statistics Canada — Revenue, expenditure and budgetary balance - General governments. Input captured: 2026-10-04. Table release: 2026-08-28.

Archived table metadata captured with the data; not a per-observation revision date.