Spending program
Community Initiatives
Department of Western Economic Diversification · Northern and regional development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Western Economic Diversification spent $128 million on Community Initiatives, down from $134 million in 2023–24. That is $4.27 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$128M
4.7% of Northern and regional development spending in 2024–25.
Down $6.1M from $134M in 2023–24.
$4.27per tax filer$3.11per 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.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2022–23 | $218M |
| 2023–24 | $134M |
| 2024–25 | $128M |
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