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
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Economic Development
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly about business and operational planning and permitting for Indigenous forest economic development opportunities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is the development and implementation of dynamic forest vegetation algorithms within the Raven hydrologic modelling platform.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2019-2020
Canada

To build on input received at the 2019 workshop entitled Responding to Change; The Evolving Boundaries of Practice with a contribution from land managers from Europe. Show to the International commun...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2019-2020
South Africa

The purpose of this project is to summarize existing knowledge of the polyphagous shot hole borer and its fungal symbiont examine it potential impact in Canada.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2019-2020
Canada

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A NATIONAL WORKSHOP OF CADASTRAL MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO INITIATE A PAN-COMMUNITY AND PAN-NATIONAL DIALOGUE TOWARD A STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE EVOLUTION OF CADASTRAL SYSTEMS I...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Impact Canada Initiative
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to capacity building and training for northern and remote communities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase cumulative effects knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Wildland Fire Resilience
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The objective of this Project is to support resilient communities, and enhanced response to natural disasters and provide support for advocacy and facilitation activities related to policies, programs...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
FY 2020-2021
Canada

To facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues, increase cumulative effects knowledge and support improved understanding of impacts of resource development.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is the continued development, evaluation and implementation of dynamic forest vegetation algorithms within the Raven hydrologic modelling platform.

DIANA STALEY $25,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Climate Change Adaptation
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is to examine the economic impacts of a changing climate and the costs and benefits of adaptation action.

MTCC 1104 $25,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is to improve energy efficiency in Canada's small and medium-sized enterprises, municipalities, universities, schools and hospitals.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The purpose of this grant is to support the development of a traceability system for battery-grade spherical purified graphite at the location of Nouveau Monde Graphite, from mineral extraction to to...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to continue the development and implementation of the dynamic forest vegetation algorithms within the Raven hydrologic modelling platform. The project builds on outpu...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Climate Change Adaptation
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This project is revise and update the Coastal Community Adaptation Toolkit to support adaptation decision-making in Atlantic Canada.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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

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

The purpose of the Project is to support an event facilitating technology transfer, knowledge exchange and collaboration among forest sector stakeholders supporting adoption of innovative technologies...