The purpose of the project is to raise the profile of the mining sector, to increase awareness of career opportunities and attract students to related college/university programs, and to increase the...
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
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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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