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Spending program

Innovation

Department of Western Economic Diversification · Northern and regional development

In fiscal year 2021–22, Department of Western Economic Diversification spent $101 million on Innovation, up from $89.9 million in 2020–21. That is $3.59 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2021–22

$101M

3.7% of Northern and regional development spending in 2021–22.

Up $11.1M from $89.9M in 2020–21.

$3.59per tax filer$2.64per 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.

Innovation, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Innovation, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$77.4M
2019–20$111M
2020–21$89.9M
2021–22$101M

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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