Agriculture and Agri-Food
How Agriculture and Agri-Food spent its budget in fiscal year 2021-22, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2021-22,
$3.48B
was spent by Agriculture and Agri-Food
In FY 2021-22,
0.7%
of federal spending was by Agriculture and Agri-Food
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $3.28B in FY 2021-22 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Agriculture and Agri-Food spend its budget in 2021-22?
Spending by entity, FY 2021-22
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian Dairy Commission
$3.46B
$16M
$4.3M
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) | $719,839,291 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the Dairy Direct Payment Program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $460,265,904 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief program/AgriRecovery (Farm Income Protection Act) | $443,726,742 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $217,052,541 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriStability program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $201,679,478 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support Investments in Food Policy Initiatives | $140,331,883 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the AgriInvest program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $135,203,070 |
| 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 | $52,925,998 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the AgriScience program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $44,344,588 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments in support of the Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program under Supply Management Initiatives | $38,418,573 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support Investments in the Dairy Sector | $33,089,852 |
| Contributions | Payments in connection with the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act | $30,726,946 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities program | $30,283,775 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the AgriStability program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $30,072,112 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the AgriInnovate program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $23,765,735 |
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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.
