Energy and Natural Resources
How Energy and Natural Resources spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Natural Resources Canada is responsible for federal policy on energy, minerals and metals, and forestry, and works to promote responsible development of Canada's natural resource sectors. The portfolio also includes Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the Canadian Energy Regulator, and the Northern Pipeline Agency.
Energy and Natural Resources spent $6.19B in the 2024–25 fiscal year, representing 1.1% of total federal spending. Most of that spending was recorded under the Department of Natural Resources, with further amounts attributed to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and the Canadian Energy Regulator.
The portfolio's largest transfer program was payments to the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund. Other major transfer payments supported home retrofits, through both contributions and grants, along with contributions for Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects and for the Growing Canada's Forests—2 Billion Trees initiative.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$6.19B
was spent by Energy and Natural Resources
In FY 2024-25,
1.1%
of federal spending was by Energy and Natural Resources
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $6.69B in FY 2024-25 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Energy and Natural Resources spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Department of Natural Resources
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Canadian Energy Regulator
Northern Pipeline Agency
$4.42B
$1.43B
$202.4M
$131M
$400K
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 and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund | $985,000,118 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Home Retrofits | $706,326,675 |
| Grants | Grants in support of Home Retrofits | $331,852,116 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects | $223,559,423 |
| Contributions | Contributions for Growing Canada's Forests—2 Billion Trees | $200,240,997 |
| Contributions | Contributions in Support of Electricity Pre-Development Projects | $153,258,088 |
| Contributions | Contributions in Support of the Clean Fuels Fund and Codes and Standards Program | $102,189,554 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure | $96,468,762 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency | $85,074,518 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Energy Innovation Program | $66,167,241 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate | $61,007,459 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities | $56,314,036 |
| Contributions | Contribution in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program | $43,001,546 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program | $22,076,315 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Technology and Innovation Initiative | $20,535,304 |
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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.
