Innovation, Science and Industry
How Innovation, Science and Industry 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,
$6.56B
was spent by Innovation, Science and Industry
In FY 2018-19,
1.9%
of federal spending was by Innovation, Science and Industry
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $6.2B in FY 2018-19 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Innovation, Science and Industry spend its budget in 2018-19?
Spending by entity, FY 2018-19
Department of Industry
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
National Research Council of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Statistics Canada
Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Tourism Commission
Standards Council of Canada
Copyright Board
$2.28B
$1.33B
$1.15B
$873.1M
$507.7M
$305.7M
$98.7M
$18M
$3.7M
Innovation, Science and Industry’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 ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | Grants and Scholarships | $948,857,432 |
| Grants | Research Support Fund | $397,336,479 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Canada Foundation for Innovation | $362,700,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund | $337,870,606 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Strategic Innovation Fund | $316,748,009 |
| Grants | Grants and Scholarships | $305,904,917 |
| Contributions | Industrial Research Assistance Program—Contributions to Firms | $243,189,459 |
| Grants | Canada First Research Excellence Fund | $137,135,497 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative | $101,788,783 |
| Grants | College and Community Innovation Program | $72,098,820 |
| Grants | Canada Graduate Scholarships | $68,471,205 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Connect to Innovate Program | $68,230,221 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Mitacs Inc. | $64,950,000 |
| Contributions | Contribution to TRIUMF (Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics) | $57,280,490 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology | $55,375,327 |
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Innovation, Science and Industry 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.
