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
Program for Energy Research and Development
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project is mostly related to increased knowledge and collaboration with stakeholders and/or international organizations.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2022-2023
Switzerland

The purpose of the grant agreement is to support the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Long-term European Timber Trends and Prospects Research Project which will help NRCan gain knowled...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project is mostly related to increased knowledge and collaboration with stakeholders and/or international organizations.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this Project is to conduct studies to reform the Canada Lands Surveyors regulations and by-laws to align with the proposed amendments to Bill S-6 An Act respecting regulatory moderniz...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this project is to educate and enhance local contractor understanding of heat pumps, to encourage the implementation of the technology within the residential sector.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project is mostly related to increased knowledge and collaboration with stakeholders and/or international organizations.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project will test the ability of ultra-high resolution mass spectroscopy of dissolved molecules in water to detect forest change, while facilitating the creation of student-led research and colla...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project is mostly related to the organization and hosting of a workshop.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project will improve our ability to remotely sense soil moisture in organic forest soils of the Northern Boreal forest and identify methods to incorporate these remotely sensed data into fire dan...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this Project is to fund research and engage Indigenous partners and stakeholders to develop the Future Minerals Initiative (FMI).

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project will promote and accelerate the dissemination of information in smart, sustainable, and responsible mining practices and policies with a focus on the proper closure of mine sites. This pr...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on Regional Tables with the Government of Canada.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Economic Development
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is mostly about the use and management of forest resources and Indigenous participation in the forest industy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this project is to promote awareness of sustainable use of natural resources including sustainable forest management principles, practices, technological advances, as well as the hist...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Freight Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project assists Canadian carriers to implement improvements to their fleet to lower fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is mostly related to the organization and hosting of a workshop.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative
FY 2025-2026
United States

Organize conference sessions, workshops and fieldtrips to promote and disseminate latest research on critical minerals in CMMI member countries.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is to implement a secure hosted bilingual centralized online platform for all Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS) activities and data, streamli...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Small Scale Research
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective is to establish plots for real-time monitoring of flow and forest dynamics (growth, mortality, transpiration, carbon flux, leaf phenology, regeneration, etc.) in maple groves used for ma...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is to maintain a sustainable and responsible development of Canada's natural resources via participation into engagement activities.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is to enhance and expand the reach of the Mining Careers Map by refining and updating its content, translating it into French, and conducting engagement activities to pro...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on the proposed Indigenous Ministerial Arrangement Regulations (IMARs).

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on the proposed Indigenous Ministerial Arrangement Regulations (IMARs).

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on the proposed Indigenous Ministerial Arrangement Regulations (IMARs).

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations (IMARs)
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on the proposed Indigenous Ministerial Arrangement Regulations (IMARs).