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Spending program

National Science Library

National Research Council of Canada · Research and science

In fiscal year 2024–25, National Research Council of Canada spent $15.9 million on National Science Library, up from $14.5 million in 2023–24. That is $0.53 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$15.9M

0.3% of Research and science spending in 2024–25.

Up $1.4M from $14.5M in 2023–24.

$0.53per tax filer$0.39per 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.

National Science Library, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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National Science Library, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2018–19$16.7M
2019–20$12.5M
2020–21$12.9M
2021–22$12.4M
2022–23$13.0M
2023–24$14.5M
2024–25$15.9M

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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