Spending program
Community Initiatives
Department of Western Economic Diversification · Northern and regional development
In fiscal year 2021–22, Department of Western Economic Diversification spent $183 million on Community Initiatives, down from $418 million in 2020–21. That is $6.51 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2021–22
$183M
6.7% of Northern and regional development spending in 2021–22.
Down $235M from $418M in 2020–21.
$6.51per tax filer$4.78per person
Per tax filer uses 28,104,130 tax filers (2021); per person uses a population of 38,239,864 (2021). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $72.1M |
| 2019–20 | $41.2M |
| 2020–21 | $418M |
| 2021–22 | $183M |
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 northern and regional development spendingHow the figures are calculated