Spending program
Bridging Digital Divides
Department of Industry · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Industry spent $324 million on Bridging Digital Divides, down from $372 million in 2023–24. That is $10.81 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$324M
2.2% of Industry, agriculture and fisheries spending in 2024–25.
Down $47.8M from $372M in 2023–24.
$10.81per tax filer$7.87per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $106M |
| 2019–20 | $132M |
| 2020–21 | $149M |
| 2021–22 | $485M |
| 2022–23 | $338M |
| 2023–24 | $372M |
| 2024–25 | $324M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.
← All industry, agriculture and fisheries spendingHow the figures are calculated