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
Smart Grid Infrastructure Demonstrations Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

LONDON HYDRO INC. $2,500,000.00
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
Smart Grid Infrastructure Demonstrations Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Grants and Contributions in support of the Global Forest Leadership Program
FY 2023-2024
Ghana

The purpose of this agreement is to support the the adoption of climate-smart practices within commodity farming in Ghana with a focus on gender responsive and integrated landscape management approach...

TERRAFIXING INC $2,500,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology research and development.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Project is to deploy renewable energy and grid modernization technologies to support clean energy to the Alberta electricity grid.

INNOTECH ALBERTA $2,500,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Energy Innovation Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

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

This project is mostly related to technology research and development.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The objective of this Project is to deploy renewable energy and grid modernization technologies to support clean energy to the Alberta electricity grid.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in Support of Building and Mobilizing Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this project is to strengthen the participation of Indigenous entities in capturing and sharing wildfire knowledge and developing of tools and resources.

TL'AZT'EN NATION $2,500,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The objective of this project is to enhance Indigenous participation in the natural resource economy, and support governance, and First Nation, government, and/or industry engagement.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
FY 2025-2026
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...

CARBON ALPHA CORP. $2,500,000.00
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

This project will assess opportunities or diversification and optimization in a forest products facility.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to redistribute a component of the ZEVIP funding to delivery organizations to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Zero Emissions Vehicle Infrastructure Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The purpose of this agreement is to redistribute a component of the ZEVIP funding to delivery organizations to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Green Construction Through Wood Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The objective of this project is to increase the number of educational offerings and content related to wood construction education in order to increase the understanding and acceptance of wood as a b...

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Contributions in Support of Building and Mobilizing Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge
FY 2024-2025
Canada

This project aims to strengthen wildland fire risk assessments and develop preventive measures to reduce the impacts of wildfires and protect communities.

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
Green Construction Through Wood Program
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project promotes increased capacity and adoption of wood education 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 research and development.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
IETS - Buildings Infrastructure Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project is mostly related to technology demonstration.

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Deployment Program component
FY 2018-2019
Canada

The purpose of this project is to decrease greenhouse gas emissions through the reduction of diesel use for electricity generation in Canada's remote communities and remote industrial sites.