A new innovative advanced digital radar, ICEBEAR, makes detailed observations of the lowest portion of the ionosphere, the E-region, which is the first ionized layer above the neutral atmosphere. The...
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
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