Innovation, Science and Industry
How Innovation, Science and Industry 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,
$8.48B
was spent by Innovation, Science and Industry
In FY 2020-21,
1.3%
of federal spending was by Innovation, Science and Industry
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $7.96B in FY 2020-21 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Innovation, Science and Industry spend its budget in 2020-21?
Spending by entity, FY 2020-21
Department of Industry
National Research Council of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Statistics Canada
Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Tourism Commission
Standards Council of Canada
Copyright Board
$2.85B
$1.65B
$1.49B
$1.42B
$621.3M
$330.4M
$95.7M
$18.6M
$3.9M
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 | $1,092,554,609 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Strategic Innovation Fund | $581,443,572 |
| Grants | Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund | $434,458,507 |
| Grants | Research Support Fund | $414,254,894 |
| Grants | Grants and Scholarships | $359,509,196 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Canada Foundation for Innovation | $324,000,000 |
| Contributions | Industrial Research Assistance Program—Contributions to Firms | $298,924,538 |
| Contributions | Payments for the Industrial Research Assistance Program pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $255,485,393 |
| Contributions | Payments to provide financing support to small and medium-sized businesses pursuant to the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act | $236,863,770 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Innovation Superclusters Initiative | $232,749,527 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology | $174,193,201 |
| Grants | Canada First Research Excellence Fund | $137,135,497 |
| Contributions | Industrial Research Assistance Program—Innovation Assistance Program | $119,958,944 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Mitacs Inc. | $119,000,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Connect to Innovate Program | $106,700,962 |
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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.
