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

London Children’s Museum $25,000.00
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 work with local young people to develop new hands-on exhibit content and programming that will increase their awareness of and the engagement in Canadian space science and technol...

Simon Fraser University $24,360.00
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

This study will examine the physiology of blood clotting in participants in dry immersion (a way of simulating the weightlessness of spaceflight). This information will help us better understand veno...

University of Western Ontario $23,112.00
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 grant will fund a study by UVIT aboard AstroSat of the ultraviolet light emitted by a sample of low surface brightness spiral galaxies, combined with data from other telescopes to understand the...

University of Waterloo $22,800.00
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

This grant will support the analysis of data obtained in Cycle 05 (and GT06) with AstroSat, to study star formation in the Coma cluster of galaxies. AstroSat provides unique, high spatial resolution i...

1474694 B.C. LTD. $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The Vaporization, Distillation, & Oxidation Lunar Water Purification System is a reliable, efficient, and highly integrated process for turning lunar water ice into clean, drinkable water.

Cimbus Inc. $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The LIWARS is a consumable-free and microorganism-free technology, converting lunar ice to clean drinking water while recovering over 90% of removed chemicals.

Canadian Space Mining Corporation $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

LunaPure is an entirely self-sustained system that relies on the controlled application of natural elements of the lunar environment to convert dirty lunar ice into drinkable water.

Lotic Technologies Inc. $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Lotic seeks to contribute its proprietary EC-AOP technology to the challenge, aiming to enhance the clarification of Lunar Water, leveraging our innovative solution for sustainable lunar exploration.

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Taking advantage of the extreme lunar temperatures, filtration occurs through a continuous freezing process forming clean blocks of ice.

Sixpenny Joinery Ltd. $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Lunarwell turns dirty lunar ice into clean water with the help of sunlight and the Moon's vacuum

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

System to zap moon dust with microwaves, freeze out chemicals for future use and collect pure water.

WaterPuris Inc. $22,500.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

A multi-stage lunar water filtration and distillation system that purifies water from shadowed moon regions using heated domes, cold traps, and vapour-based membrane distillation.

The University of Western Ontario $22,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JW...

THEMUSEUM of Ideas Transcending Objects $21,298.00
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

THEMUSEUM’s project "Canadians on the Moon" will target young learners, aged 5-14, with current, relevant content about Canadian participation in and goals for the Artemis missions. Canadians on the M...

Edmonton Space & Science Foundation $20,125.00
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 aim to design a new student experience by building on the strength of an existing School Program that has served the school communities for decades. This renewed classroom program will im...

Darcy Cordell $20,000.00
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

The objective of this Supplements to the NSERC PDF Program AO is to award a grant supplement to postdoctoral researchers who will have been awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship under NSERC’s PDF p...

Travis Gibbons $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this Supplements to the NSERC PDF Program AO is to award a grant supplement to postdoctoral researchers who will have been awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship under NSERC’s PDF p...

Md Imtiaz Alamgir $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this Supplements to the NSERC PDF Program AO is to award a grant supplement to postdoctoral researchers who will have been awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship under NSERC’s PDF p...

Adam Vigneron $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Supplements to the NSERC PDF Program AO is to award a grant supplement to postdoctoral researchers who will have been awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship under NSERC’s PDF p...

Xander Huggins $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Supplements to the NSERC PDF Program AO is to award a grant supplement to postdoctoral researchers who will have been awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship under NSERC’s PDF p...

Science North $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Science North and Laurentian University offer Canada’s first and only program dedicated to training the next generation of science communication professionals. In collaboration with SNOLAB, Canada’s...

Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) University $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This proposal aims to engage post-secondary students from under-represented groups in the Canadian space sector by providing enriching, hands-on learning activities, internship opportunities, and ment...

Queen's University at Kingston $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2025-2026
Canada

With this A0 we will continue our development of whole-learner supports to support participation in research activities by Indigenous undergraduate and graduate learners by implementing new whole-lear...

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre $20,000.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2026-2027
Canada

This project will develop and deliver Indigenous-led space education workshops for Indigenous post-secondary students in British Columbia, combining Indigenous astronomy, cultural knowledge, and moder...

Lakehead University $19,861.00
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The "The Future of Earth from Satellite Images" training program enhances post-secondary students' training in space, spaceborne images, image processing and analysis by providing up-to-date, employme...