Environment and Climate Change
How Environment and Climate Change spent its budget in fiscal year 2023-24, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Environment and Climate Change is responsible for federal environmental protection, climate change policy, weather and meteorological services, and the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity. Its portfolio includes Parks Canada, which manages the national parks, national marine conservation areas, and national historic sites system, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, which oversees federal environmental assessments of major projects.
In fiscal year 2023-24, Environment and Climate Change spent $3.91B, or 0.8% of total federal spending.
Spending was concentrated in the Department of the Environment, with Parks Canada Agency and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada accounting for the remainder. The department's largest transfer payments supported the Canada Nature Fund and the Low Carbon Economy Fund, along with broader nature conservation contributions, the Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund, and contributions toward national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites, and canals.
Department Spending
In FY 2023-24,
$3.91B
was spent by Environment and Climate Change
In FY 2023-24,
0.8%
of federal spending was by Environment and Climate Change
How did Environment and Climate Change spend its budget in 2023-24?
Spending by entity, FY 2023-24
Department of the Environment
Parks Canada Agency
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
$2.36B
$1.45B
$97.5M
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 Canada Nature Fund | $298,531,158 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund | $237,167,988 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Conserving Nature | $151,362,709 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds Fund | $75,825,140 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals | $74,686,561 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Preventing and Managing Pollution | $47,287,768 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change | $28,199,952 |
| Grants | Grants in support of Canada's International Climate Finance Program | $27,952,293 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Canada's International Climate Finance Program | $22,997,550 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in assessment and policy dialogue, and to support the development of Indigenous knowledge and capacity for assessments and related activities—Participant Funding Component, Policy Dialogue Component and Indigenous Capacity Component | $18,612,486 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy | $18,029,021 |
| Contributions | Assessed contribution to the World Meteorological Organization | $5,319,999 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory System | $4,170,600 |
| Contributions | Work placements through the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy | $3,770,000 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Predicting Weather and Environmental Conditions | $3,509,371 |
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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.
