Fake overtime and expense claims, theft, fraud, vandalism and violent acts of nature add up to nearly $175 million dollars in unexpected losses from the federal government's coffers discovered in the last fiscal year, newly released accounting records have revealed.

The documents, tabled by the government in Parliament, reveal a pattern of losses in each government department ranging from stolen petty cash, taxi vouchers and security uniforms to BlackBerrys and other government property.

In total, the federal government says it will lose about $1.29 million worth of public money and $1.39 million worth of government assets or property discovered missing in the last year due to illegal or suspicious activity.

It is also writing off about $17.89 million in losses from the same year due to accidents or acts of nature such as storms.

But the records show that the government is recovering or expects to recover about 90 per cent of the $175 million in unexpected losses that were reported in the newly released records.

Accidents involving government vehicles and lost equipment from a variety of government offices made up a substantial portion of the losses that will not necessarily be recovered for the taxpayer.

Environment Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development and the RCMP were among the top government funded organizations with multimillion-dollar losses.

Within the environment portfolio, Parks Canada suffered $9 million in losses due to storms and water damage, on top of about $190,000 in losses for the agency as well as Environment Canada for damage to vehicles from accidents.

The RCMP is also writing off more than $2.3 million in damages from more than 1,000 accidents within its fleet of vehicles.

The records also show numerous cases of suspicious or illegal activity plaguing many departments across the government.