Federal spending by Natural Resources Canada

11,790 records totalling $25,088,527,659.71 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 $5,116,900,484 $4,419,629,197 86.4%
2023-2024 $4,558,971,132 $3,466,610,323 76.0%
2022-2023 $3,939,612,350 $2,540,126,761 64.5%
2021-2022 $3,185,752,995 $2,121,211,426 66.6%
2020-2021 $1,802,302,668 $1,401,833,512 77.8%
2019-2020 $2,587,501,670 $2,454,790,927 94.9%
2018-2019 $1,530,255,241 $1,402,966,977 91.7%
2017-2018 $1,639,167,166 $1,566,252,215 95.6%
2016-2017 $1,474,973,680 $1,357,998,914 92.1%
2015-2016 $1,715,634,089 $1,335,178,669 77.8%

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.

43

of 67 targets met

3

targets not met

21

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets

  • Percentage of innovative mining technologies developed by the Department that move towards being ready for commercial use

    Target: — · Actual: 10.0

  • Number of times the Department’s economic and investment data are accessed

    Target: — · Actual: 219950.0

  • Number of times the Department's products and expertise on adaptation are accessed by Canadians

    Target: — · Actual: 21632.0

ELECTRIFY CANADA INC. $950,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The purpose of this Project is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 10 electric vehicle chargers in Alberta, Nova-...

SONEIL INTERNATIONAL LTD. $950,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 22 electric vehicle chargers in Ontario.

SISA ENERGY LTD $950,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants & Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project is to improve energy efficiency in Canada's commercial/institutional building sector.

CHAMPION IRON SERVICES INC $949,131.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
The Critical Minerals First and Last Mile Fund (previously The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund Program)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support the development of clean energy and/or transportation infrastructure that will enable the development of priority critical mineral projects in Canada.

HYDRO QUÉBEC $949,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
FY 2017-2018
Canada
ASSEMBLY CORP. $948,500.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Construction Through Wood Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Project is to deploy an innovative schematic design and seismic system for a 44,000 ft2 62 unit eight-storey, all-wood, prefabricated, mixed use rental building using a hybrid ma...

PADC MANAGMENT CO LTD C/O PRINCE ALBERT GRAND COUNCIL $946,330.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this project is to increase capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires by supporting prevention and mitigation wildland firefighter training for participants who live in remote...

GOVERNMENT OF YUKON ENERGY BRANCH, DEPT OF ENERGY MINES $945,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Aboriginal Economic Development - Strategic Partnerships Initiative (AANDC)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This initiative is helping strengthen the development of a viable northern forestry industry based on growing markets for wood fuels.

REDBERRY LAKE BIOSPHERE RESERVE ASSOCIATION INC $943,325.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions for 2 Billion Trees
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

AV GROUP NB INC. $943,056.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project is to improve energy efficiency in Canada's industrial sector.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA $941,651.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

To provide a comprehensive assessment of siting, transportation, and containment related to the development of an intermediate level radioactive waste disposal system for small modular reactors in Sas...

COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS $940,007.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
FY 2018-2019
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support an Indigenous Caucus Technical Advisor and Communications Manager for the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Proj...

COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS $940,007.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for Energy Infrastructure Projects (Committees)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support an Indigenous Caucus Technical Advisor and Communications Manager for the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Proj...

CANADA WOOD GROUP $937,839.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
FY 2016-2017
Canada
NEW BRUNSWICK POWER CORPORATION $937,250.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in Support of Clean Fuels, Transportation and Industry
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to redistribute a component of the ZEVIP funding to delivery organizations to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by...

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON $935,542.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

To study the potential degradation of fuel waste forms during dry storage, to develop capacity to assess the impact of aging fuels on materials proposed for storage casks, to conduct a gap analysis on...

GERALDTON COMMUNITY FOREST INC. $933,312.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this project is to increase capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires by supporting opportunities for wildland firefighter training for participants that have faced barriers.

SIOUX LOOKOUT FRIENDSHIP ACCORD $931,500.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this project is to enhance Indigenous participation in the natural resource economy, and support governance, and First Nation, government, and/or industry engagement.

DENESOLINE CORPORATION LTD. $930,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
FY 2018-2019
Canada

The project is mostly related to conducting a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study to focus on the technical requirements as well as financial and regulatory aspects and permitting requiremen...

MOGILE TECHNOLOGIES INC. $930,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

SONEIL INTERNATIONAL LTD. $930,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 26 electric vehicle chargers in Ontario.

NORTH SHORE MI'KMAQ TRIBAL COUNCIL $929,660.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this project is to enhance Indigenous participation in the natural resource economy, and support governance, and First Nation, government, and/or industry engagement.

GOVERNEMENT ON NEW BRUNSWICK $927,140.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is to support New Brunswick bioeconomy with the creation and dissemination of publicly available datasets and maps to provide better estimates of available harvest residu...