Spending program
Support for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
Department of Industry · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Industry spent $156 million on Support for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs, up from $138 million in 2023–24. That is $5.22 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$156M
1.1% of Industry, agriculture and fisheries spending in 2024–25.
Up $17.8M from $138M in 2023–24.
$5.22per tax filer$3.80per 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 | $10.6M |
| 2019–20 | $12.2M |
| 2020–21 | $42.1M |
| 2021–22 | $81.0M |
| 2022–23 | $141M |
| 2023–24 | $138M |
| 2024–25 | $156M |
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