Agriculture and Agri-Food
How Agriculture and Agri-Food spent its budget in fiscal year 2020-21, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2020-21,
$3.03B
was spent by Agriculture and Agri-Food
In FY 2020-21,
0.5%
of federal spending was by Agriculture and Agri-Food
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $4.28B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Agriculture and Agri-Food spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canadian Dairy Commission
Canadian Grain Commission
$3.04B
$4.6M
-$11.8M
Agriculture and Agri-Food’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 | Contribution payments for the AgriInsurance program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $645,912,746 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the Dairy Direct Payment Program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $459,400,130 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $210,030,334 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriStability program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $189,939,788 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the AgriInvest program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $129,092,905 |
| Contributions | Payments to the Local Food Infrastructure Fund pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $125,000,000 |
| Contributions | Payments for the Emergency Processing Fund pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $62,500,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support Investments in the Dairy Sector | $57,713,268 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities program | $49,857,714 |
| Contributions | Payments for the Surplus Food Purchase Program pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $48,543,048 |
| Contributions | Payments to support temporary foreign workers pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $36,875,444 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the AgriScience program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $36,382,024 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Assist Farmers, Fish Harvesters, and all Food Production and Processing Employers of Temporary Foreign Workers in Addressing COVID-19 Mandatory Isolation Measures | $34,793,144 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the AgriInnovate program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $32,200,000 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriInvest program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $26,338,404 |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food 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.
