Energy and Natural Resources
How Energy and Natural Resources spent its budget in fiscal year 2023-24, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Energy and Natural Resources is responsible for federal policy and science related to Canada's energy, forestry, and minerals and mining sectors, including geoscience, energy regulation, and nuclear energy research and safety.
In fiscal year 2023-24, Energy and Natural Resources spent $5.1B, or 1.0% of total federal spending.
Most spending flowed through the Department of Natural Resources, with a substantial share also administered by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the Canadian Energy Regulator, and the Northern Pipeline Agency accounted for smaller shares. Its largest transfer payments included payments to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, along with contributions and grants supporting Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects, home energy retrofits, and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.
Department Spending
In FY 2023-24,
$5.1B
was spent by Energy and Natural Resources
In FY 2023-24,
1.0%
of federal spending was by Energy and Natural Resources
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $4.82B in FY 2023-24 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Energy and Natural Resources spend its budget in 2023-24?
Spending by entity, FY 2023-24
Department of Natural Resources
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Energy Regulator
Northern Pipeline Agency
$3.47B
$1.34B
$170M
$113.7M
$336K
Energy and Natural Resources’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 | Payments to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund (Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act) | $637,484,816 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects | $390,149,240 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Home Retrofits | $361,161,070 |
| Grants | Grants in support of Home Retrofits | $330,682,073 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure | $138,321,939 |
| Contributions | Contributions in Support of the Clean Fuels Fund and Codes and Standards Program | $127,012,651 |
| Contributions | Contributions for Growing Canada's Forests—2 Billion Trees | $99,826,502 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Energy Innovation Program | $53,414,846 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities | $47,489,334 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate | $36,625,888 |
| Contributions | Contributions in Support of Electricity Pre-Development Projects | $24,555,646 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program | $21,204,451 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships | $17,550,151 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program | $17,469,591 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency | $16,534,767 |
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Energy and Natural Resources 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.
