Environment and Climate Change
How Environment and Climate Change spent its budget in fiscal year 2018-19, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2018-19,
$2.9B
was spent by Environment and Climate Change
In FY 2018-19,
0.8%
of federal spending was by Environment and Climate Change
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $2.32B in FY 2018-19 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Environment and Climate Change spend its budget in 2018-19?
Spending by entity, FY 2018-19
Parks Canada Agency
Department of the Environment
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
$1.46B
$1.39B
$47.6M
Environment and Climate Change’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund | $232,755,371 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund | $25,717,254 |
| Grants | Grant in support of The Natural Areas Conservation Program | $22,500,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Conserving Nature | $18,413,989 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Biodiversity—Wildlife and Habitat | $17,168,621 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change | $15,344,393 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Science Horizons Youth Internship program under the Career Focus stream under the federal Youth Employment Strategy | $14,122,500 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Climate Change and Clean Air | $13,284,838 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals | $13,109,395 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution | $11,959,428 |
| Contributions | Support to the Great Trail | $7,500,000 |
| Contributions | Habitat Stewardship Contribution Program | $6,846,062 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Sustainable Ecosystems | $5,770,707 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in environmental assessment and policy dialogue, and to support the development of Indigenous knowledge and capacity related to environmental assessments and related activities–Participant Funding Component, Policy Dialogue and Indigenous Capacity Component | $4,743,997 |
| Contributions | Assessed contribution to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation | $4,363,559 |
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Environment and Climate Change figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
