Federal spending by Natural Resources Canada

11,788 records totalling $25,088,484,272.29 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

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project promotes energy independence and creates jobs and economic development opportunities in a Canadian rural or remote community. The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emi...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project promotes energy independence and creates jobs and economic development opportunities in a Canadian rural or remote community. The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emi...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project promotes energy independence and creates jobs and economic development opportunities in a Canadian rural or remote community. The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emi...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project promotes energy independence and creates jobs and economic development opportunities in a Canadian rural or remote community. The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emi...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Bioheat Program component
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project promotes energy independence and creates jobs and economic development opportunities in a Canadian rural or remote community. The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emi...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Fuels Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to conduct a FEED study in Ontario to assess and prepare plans to define the development of a renewable distillates facility, primarily focused on the production of su...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2024-2025
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 116 electric vehicle chargers in British Col...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2024-2025
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 116 electric vehicle chargers in British Col...

TOURMALINE OIL CORP $4,141,500.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
The Emissions Reduction Fund
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The objective is to support onshore upstream and midstream oil and gas sector to lower or eliminate routine venting of methane rich natural gas from conventional, tight and shale oil and gas operation...

HYDRO-QUÉBEC $4,140,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2023-2024
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 814 electric vehicle chargers in Quebec.

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.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Smart Grid Infrastructure Demonstrations Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Construction Through Wood Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project is a demonstration of innovative solid wood products and building systems in the high-rise construction sector.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Construction Through Wood Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project is a demonstration of innovative solid wood products and building systems in the high-rise construction sector.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The project is mostly related to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions through the demonstration of technologies to reduce fossil fuel use for heat and/or power generation in Canada's remote communities...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The project is mostly related to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions through the demonstration of technologies to reduce fossil fuel use for heat and/or power generation in Canada's remote communities...

RCRES LP. $4,081,259.00
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 1206 electric vehicle charging stations in Bri...

RCRES LP. $4,081,259.00
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 1212 electric vehicle charging stations in Bri...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This project will install innovative technology in a forest products facility in Canada.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Growth in the Natural Resources Sectors Innovation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The objective of this project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the deployment of renewable energy and grid modernization technologies

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The objective of this project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the deployment of renewable energy and grid modernization technologies