Federal spending by National Film Board
2,342 records totalling $110,029,747.16 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$110.0M
across 2,342 contracts over $10k
45.1%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (1,457 contracts)
83.7%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (1,464 reported)
"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.
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 | $98,537,306 | $82,474,995 | 83.7% |
| 2023-2024 | $88,158,136 | $71,606,782 | 81.2% |
| 2022-2023 | $88,286,756 | $72,447,870 | 82.1% |
| 2021-2022 | $84,353,074 | $69,336,699 | 82.2% |
| 2020-2021 | $83,014,122 | $71,749,922 | 86.4% |
| 2019-2020 | $88,869,966 | $75,910,304 | 85.4% |
| 2018-2019 | $83,997,552 | $70,510,134 | 83.9% |
| 2017-2018 | $84,128,555 | $66,354,291 | 78.9% |
| 2016-2017 | $71,481,758 | $63,914,426 | 89.4% |
| 2015-2016 | $68,788,410 | $59,921,189 | 87.1% |
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.
20
of 28 targets met
5
targets not met
3
not yet measurable or unavailable
See missed targets
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Number of interactions between the National Film Board and its online audiences
Target: — · Actual: 6527471.0
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Percentage of digitized works in the total collection
Target: — · Actual: 82.0
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Percentage of production costs allocated to projects by filmmakers and creators from official language minority communities
Target: — · Actual: 14.0
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Number of interactions between the NFB and its online audiences
Target: — · Actual: 6527471.0
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Number of visits to NFB websites by educators and students
Target: — · Actual: 1236940.0
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