Environment and Climate Change
How Environment and Climate Change 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,
$3.13B
was spent by Environment and Climate Change
In FY 2020-21,
0.5%
of federal spending was by Environment and Climate Change
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $2.76B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Environment and Climate Change spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of the Environment
Parks Canada Agency
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
$1.75B
$1.31B
$76.9M
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 | $280,907,138 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Canada Nature Fund | $166,613,783 |
| Contributions | Climate Action Support Payments (Climate Action Incentive Fund) (Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1—S.C. 2019, c.29) | $75,871,081 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change | $25,791,807 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Conserving Nature | $25,575,962 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution | $24,049,566 |
| Grants | Climate Action Support Payments (Climate Action Incentive Fund) (Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1—S.C. 2019, c.29) | $19,310,835 |
| Contributions | Contributions 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 | $15,503,350 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals | $15,248,077 |
| Contributions | Payments to support students and youth impacted by COVID-19 pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $11,060,000 |
| Contributions | Support to the Great Trail | $7,500,000 |
| Contributions | Assessed contribution to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation | $6,595,320 |
| Grants | Grant to implement the Impact and Benefit Agreements for Nahanni National Park Reserve | $3,000,000 |
| Grants | Grants in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change | $2,994,273 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy | $2,909,000 |
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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.
