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List of legal department names (Government of Canada) (CA-GOV)

List Type: secondary

How to use

The code for this list is
CA-GOV. When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:

Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with CA-GOV.

CA-GOV-[ IDENTIFIER ]

Examples

              
CA-GOV-001
              
CA-GOV-097
              
CA-GOV-124

Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with CA-GOV as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.

Description

"The dataset includes a list of legal department names and their respective numbers. The department number is assigned by the Receiver General to an organization listed in Schedules I, 1.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act authorized to use the Consolidated Revenue Fund and interface with the central systems operated by Public Works and Government Services Canada."

Coverage: CA

Search options

CSV and Excel versions of the list are available for download.

Find and use identifiers

Identifiers are in the "Department_number-Ministère_numéro" column in the downloadable spreadsheet.

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