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Spending program

Communication Technologies, Research and Innovation

Department of Industry · Industry, agriculture and fisheries

In fiscal year 2020–21, Department of Industry spent $28.6 million on Communication Technologies, Research and Innovation, down from $28.6 million in 2019–20. That is $1.03 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2020–21

$28.6M

0.3% of Industry, agriculture and fisheries spending in 2020–21.

Down $14K from $28.6M in 2019–20.

$1.03per tax filer$0.75per person

Per tax filer uses 27,855,050 tax filers (2020); per person uses a population of 38,028,638 (2020). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.

Communication Technologies, Research and Innovation, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Communication Technologies, Research and Innovation, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$29.3M
2019–20$28.6M
2020–21$28.6M

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.

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