Fees Report - Fiscal year 2023–24

Minister's message

I am pleased to present the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) report on fees for 2023–24.

The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through better reporting to Parliament, improves transparency and oversight.

The CSA's mandate, as defined in the CSA Act, is "to promote the peaceful use and development of space, to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians."

To fulfill its mandate, the CSA provides certain services for fees set by contract.

The Service Fees Act enhances the transparency and accountability of fees charged by ISED and its portfolios. I support this reporting regime and I am committed to ensuring that Canadians and Canadian businesses receive quality services that reflect the principles of this Act.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations, and subsection 4.2.9 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees the Canadian Space Agency had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2023–24.

The report covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:

1. Act, regulation or fees notice
   • The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament.
2. Contract
   • Ministers have the authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
3. Market rate or auction
   • The authority to set these fees is fixed pursuant to an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control in determining the fee amount.

No fees under the CSA's authority are set by act, regulation, fees notice, market rate, or auction. This report therefore only covers fees set by contract. It provides total revenue and costs only.

Fees charged by the CSA under the Access to Information Act are not subject to the Service Fees Act and are not included in this report. Information on the CSA's access to information fees can be found in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act.

Remissions

In 2023–24, the CSA was not subject to the requirements in section 7 of the Service Fees Act and had no authority to remit, so this report does not include remission amounts.

Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism

The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees the CSA had the authority to charge in 2023–24, by fee-setting mechanism.