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Spending program

Regional Innovation Ecosystem

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Northern and regional development

In fiscal year 2024–25, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario spent $68.1 million on Regional Innovation Ecosystem, down from $142 million in 2023–24. That is $2.27 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$68.1M

2.5% of Northern and regional development spending in 2024–25.

Down $73.6M from $142M in 2023–24.

$2.27per tax filer$1.65per 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.

Regional Innovation Ecosystem, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Regional Innovation Ecosystem, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2019–20$69.3M
2020–21$82.3M
2021–22$93.3M
2022–23$114M
2023–24$142M
2024–25$68.1M

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