This project is mostly about environmental stewardship and Indigenous forest economic development.
Federal spending by Natural Resources Canada
43,823 records totalling $28,959,364,195.82 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$3,870.8M
across 32,033 contracts over $10k
16.6%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (11,118 contracts)
85.1%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (9,673 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 | $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
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Percentage of innovative mining technologies developed by the Department that move towards being ready for commercial use
Target: — · Actual: 10.0
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Number of times the Department’s economic and investment data are accessed
Target: — · Actual: 219950.0
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Number of times the Department's products and expertise on adaptation are accessed by Canadians
Target: — · Actual: 21632.0
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The purpose of this agreement is to support the participation of Indigenous groups on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
The purpose of this agreement is to support the participation of Indigenous groups on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
This project assists Canadian carriers to implement improvements to their fleet to lower fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This project assists Canadian carriers to implement improvements to their fleet to lower fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The objective of this project is to increase capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfire.
This is part of the multi-departmental contract #:23375-250150,CW2372475
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