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Environment and Climate Change

How Environment and Climate Change spent its budget in fiscal year 2019-20, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.

Department Spending

In FY 2019-20,

$3.09B

was spent by Environment and Climate Change

In FY 2019-20,

0.8%

of federal spending was by Environment and Climate Change

On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $2.48B in FY 2019-20 — see the overview and methodology.

How did Environment and Climate Change spend its budget in 2019-20?

Spending by entity, FY 2019-20

Department of the Environment

Parks Canada Agency

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

$1.55B

$1.48B

$63.4M

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.

Transfer payments
CategoryDescriptionAmount
ContributionsContributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund$278,850,099
ContributionsContributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund$98,368,113
ContributionsContributions in support of Conserving Nature$27,450,598
ContributionsContributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change$24,541,789
ContributionsContributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution$21,530,418
ContributionsContributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals$16,939,187
GrantsGrant to the Lutsël K'e Dene First Nation$15,000,000
ContributionsContributions in support of the Science Horizons Youth Internship program under the Career Focus stream under the federal Youth Employment Strategy$14,129,000
ContributionsSupport to the Great Trail$7,500,000
ContributionsContributions to support the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in impact assessment and policy dialogue, and to support the development of Indigenous knowledge and capacity related to impact assessments and related activities—Participant Funding Program, Policy Dialogue Program and Indigenous Capacity Program$3,716,088
GrantsTallurutiup Imanga Inuit Stewardship Program Seed Fund$2,927,088
GrantsGrants for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer$2,769,660
GrantsBenefits Stemming from the Establishment, Development and Operation of the Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve$2,500,000
ContributionsAssessed contribution to the World Meteorological Organization$2,417,056
ContributionsAssessed contribution to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation$2,320,756
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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.