Observing and resolving the complex interactions that occur between the solar wind, the ionosphere and the neutral atmosphere are critical to understanding the role of the upper atmosphere and space w...
Federal spending by Canadian Space Agency
1,614 records totalling $1,580,590,589.19 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $741,978,670 | $634,726,541 | 85.5% |
| 2023-2024 | $629,892,502 | $450,747,209 | 71.6% |
| 2022-2023 | $615,431,241 | $498,235,495 | 81.0% |
| 2021-2022 | $491,550,506 | $368,108,149 | 74.9% |
| 2020-2021 | $451,451,551 | $330,409,653 | 73.2% |
| 2019-2020 | $441,838,138 | $324,436,091 | 73.4% |
| 2018-2019 | $421,138,439 | $305,745,600 | 72.6% |
| 2017-2018 | $421,006,569 | $353,457,987 | 84.0% |
| 2016-2017 | $459,348,646 | $388,298,278 | 84.5% |
| 2015-2016 | $501,568,928 | $412,799,058 | 82.3% |
Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)
Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.
7
of 9 targets met
2
targets not met
0
not yet measurable or unavailable
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Number of services offered to Canadians dependent on space data
Target: — · Actual: 101.0
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Number of space missions with Canadian Astronauts and/or Canadian content enabled by SEP.
Target: — · Actual: 14.0
Title: Improving Space-Based Radar Reflectometry for Better Ocean State and Target Monitoring Using Advanced Data Processing Improve the performance of space-based radar reflectometry for ocean-sur...
The need for ionospheric measurement is especially important in Auroral and Polar regions where the ionosphere is turbulent and contains unique features to be studied. An ionosonde is a radar designed...
The objective is project to advance the use of radar data over agricultural areas to provide timely and more precise soil moisture information.
Coastal areas are of paramount importance for global economic and social development. Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services and are among the most productive habitats and ef...
Astrobiology is focused on detecting evidence of life beyond the Earth and so answering the age old question ""Are we alone in the Universe?"" Yet, to date there is very limited data from othe...
Balloon-borne visible and near-UV telescopes can achieve a resolution over a wide field much better than can be achieved on the ground, and comparable only with space telescopes. The resolution achie...
Title: Development of Multi-Source Analysis Ready Data based on the fusion of Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and NorthStar-like hyperspectral data Use advances in multi-source date fusion and machine learn...
The goal of this project is to better constrain the formation of clay minerals on Mars through Mars analogue missions deployed at three clay-bearing terrestrial field sites with two comparable EMRF (E...
Title: Space-Enabled Reservoir Slope Management Toolkit Update the approach to support quantitative risk management decisions by BC Hydro and other operators as part of structures and reservoir slo...
A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is an airborne or space-borne radar enabling the generation of high-resolution remote sensing imagery. The project's overall purpose is to develop a novel ground and a...
Human space exploration is dangerous at all levels. The overall goal of this project is to test and deploy the infrastructure needed for a swarm of robots to collaborate in the exploration and mapping...
To clearly map small and distant objects in space, such as black holes in nearby galaxies, astronomers point radio telescopes from all over the world at the same location in the sky. Later, they combi...
NASA has stated the goal of sending humans to the Martian surface by the mid-2030s, and so reconnaissance of potential landing zones needs to be complete before a first landing site can be chosen. Wat...
This project aims to develop innovative approaches using Earth observation data for modeling and mapping floods, the most frequent and damaging natural disaster in Canada. By integrating optical and r...
The objective of this project is to develop multi-sensor radar products to help monitor change across several applications: urban; permafrost; geohazards; seasonal land movement, etc.
The recent observation of a blood clot forming in the neck vein of an astronaut on the International Space Station could have been related to low or stagnant blood flow in the vein as astronauts no lo...
The OSIRIS-REx mission will return a sample from asteroid Bennu. The analysis of this sample will help determine this asteroid’s history. This mission will enable detailed and coordinated laboratory...
This project will leverage Canadian expertise to develop new methods to identify and characterize novel loud gravitational-wave transients and mitigate LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) missio...
Title: Combining deep learning techniques with cloud computing and big remote sensing data towards a better situation understanding Develop a new cloud-based solution to process a high volume of re...
Musculoskeletal health decline is common in older adults and in astronauts returning from extended space missions. The main purpose of this project is to assess whether wireless blood flow restriction...
The objective of this project is to develop more accurate and robust estimations of forest heights and biomass, and a cost-effective solution for monitoring remote forest areas.
Title:Urban monitoring using satellite data, ground, and mobile crowdsensing for hydrological modelling and change detection events Develop a short- and long-term urban monitoring system, with a fo...
With this project, the company will turn its prototype satellite-derived bathymetry into an operational product. Hydrographic survey companies can use maps of water depth to plan their surveys and avo...
The advanced growth chambers at the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF) at the University of Guelph can simulate conditions equivalent to those found on the Moon and Mars and will...