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
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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

OGUT GESMBH $20,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2024-2025
Austria

The objective of this project is to provide administrative, communication, and dissemination support services to the Equality in Energy Transitions Initiative.

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

This Project aims to facilitate connections between Chilean mining companies and Canadian innovative suppliers to find solutions to common challenges by organizing an mining innovation summit.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants & Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is to analyze and identify housing in the Northwest Territories (NT) that would qualify for retrofit measures under the Canada Greener Homes Affordability program to support the developm...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants & Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of the Project is to build capacity to support the development of Nunavut's proposal under the federal Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program (CGHAP), with a view to improving reside...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

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

GBT INC. $20,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Green Freight Program
FY 2025-2026
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
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants in Support of Offshore Wind Predevelopment
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this Project is engagement with Indigenous and coastal communities related to the development of offshore wind energy.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2026-2027
United States

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

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The purpose of this project is to undertake deeper consultations with potentially impacted Indigenous groups on federally-regulated pipeline projects and to support their participation in consultation...

AECOM LTD $19,972.24
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Program for Energy Research and Development
FY 2023-2024
United Kingdom

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 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of the project is to explore the impacts of insect defoliation on stream macroinvertebrate communities through alteration to their microbiomes.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Outreach and Engagement
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This research project will generate a report analyzing the current level of information sharing by the Canadian mining industry on procurement practices, including efforts to procure locally, and due...