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

See missed targets

  • Number of services offered to Canadians dependent on space data

    Target: — · Actual: 101.0

  • Number of space missions with Canadian Astronauts and/or Canadian content enabled by SEP.

    Target: — · Actual: 14.0

European Space Agency $9,528,325.35
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2016-2017
France

Canada's annual assessed contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) General Budget under the Canada/ESA Cooperation Agreement, for the calendar year 2017.

European Space Agency $9,392,145.95
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2013-2014
France

Canada's annual assessed contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) General Budget under the Canada/ESA Cooperation Agreement, for the calendar year 2014.

European Space Agency $9,280,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2016-2017
France

General Support Technology Program (GSTP): The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Govern...

European Space Agency $8,757,185.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2019-2020
France

The European Earth Watch Programme is an optional program of the European Space Agency (ESA). The contribution has been awarded for the Digital Twin of the Earth element of the programme, which is aim...

European Space Agency $8,713,989.02
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2012-2013
France

Canada's annual assessed contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) General Budget under the Canada/ESA Cooperation Agreement, for the calendar year 2013.

European Space Agency $8,079,339.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2017-2018
France

European Space Exploration Programme AURORA ? Enhanced ExoMars Mission. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation...

European Space Agency $7,228,658.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2013-2014
France

European Space Exploration Programme - AURORA - enhanced ExoMars Mission: The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperati...

European Space Agency $7,033,247.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2017-2018
France

European Exploration Envelope Program (E3P). The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation agreement signed between th...

The Governors of the University of Calgary $4,980,130.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Space Environment Canada is a consortium bringing together the CARISMA, TREx-ASI, AUTUMN, AUGO, SWAN, AuroraX, AuroraMAX, and Aurora Watch projects. This is a ground-based network of magnetometers, mu...

European Space Agency $4,938,755.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2017-2018
France

Earth Watch Program - « Altius » Element. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency Contribution (ESA) Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the G...

The Governors of The University of Calgary $4,885,880.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2023-2024
Canada

To optimize, consolidate, and expand the network of ground-based instruments deployed across Canada in order to make Canada a key partner in international space missions for increased space weather un...

The Governors of the University of Alberta $4,700,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The project is to build and launch a low-Earth orbiting satellite to study the transport of space radiation into the atmosphere, and the subsequent impact on Earth’s climate. The mission will be funde...

European Space Agency $4,650,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2012-2013
France

European Program for Life and Physical Sciences and Applications in Space (ELIPS): The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the C...

European Space Agency $4,568,290.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2014-2015
France

Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Program. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreem...

European Space Agency $4,489,874.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2019-2020
France

The European Earth Watch Programme is an optional program of the European Space Agency. The contribution has been awarded for the ALTIUS Element of the Programme, which is aimed at the development of...

University of Toronto $3,599,880.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2010-2011
Canada

The Research component of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Class Grant and Contribution Program to support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology provides financial support to...

Mission Control Space Services Inc. $3,500,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This low-cost and high-value demonstration of Mission Control’s Spacefarer software platform and a Virtual Reality Camera System will comprise Canada’s first ever commercial rover mission. In partners...

The Governors of the University of Calgary $3,334,748.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2015-2016
Canada

The objectives of the project are to achieve the maximum impact of Canada's participation in the Swarm mission through support of: • Investigation of the effects of the TII image anomaly on data prod...

European Space Agency $3,090,542.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2017-2018
France

Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation agreement signed b...

Mission Control Space Services Inc. $3,042,959.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The objective of this project is to demonstrate software technology and provide ground software and mission operations support in navigation and science for a lunar rover mission. This project will re...

European Space Agency $2,933,216.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2014-2015
France

Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Program. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreem...

University of Waterloo $2,805,235.74
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Human spaceflight dramatically changes the daily exposures of the cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal systems to gravity and physical loading. We will extend our previous observations of increased ar...

European Space Agency $2,744,306.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
FY 2019-2020
France

The European Earth Watch Programme is an optional program of the European Space Agency (ESA). The contribution has been awarded for the CLIMATE-SPACE element of the programme, which aims to perform th...

MPB Technologies & Communications Inc. $2,500,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project aims to develop a space-based optical subsystem (LMU, or Laser Module Unit) for intersatellite communications minimizing size, weight and power (SWAP) while incorporating a booster amplif...

Canadensys Aerospace Corporation $2,498,664.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Situational awareness is a key capability required by most modern exploration missions today. Government and commercially-leveraged missions alike increasingly need more compact, affordable imaging sy...