Program directory · Environment and Climate Change Canada
Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation
- Department
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Program code
- BGR01 (EC)
- Core responsibility
- Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
The Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation program supports and coordinates the development and implementation of climate change policies, program, plans, regulations and other instruments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollution emissions throughout the Canadian economy. These instruments include broad-based measures, such as carbon pricing and the Clean Fuel Regulations and more targeted measures to accelerate emission reductions from significant sources, such as oil and gas, transportation and electricity generation. This is done through a comprehensive approach which includes climate science, policy, technical and economic analysis; developing, implementing and administering regulations; administering grants and contribution programs to support GHG emissions reductions, and other tools targeting emissions for key sources; engaging with other federal departments, Indigenous partners, provinces and territories, and interested partners and stakeholders; maintaining an inventory of emissions; and making science and data accessible to support regulatory, policy and program development, and performance monitoring.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation | This program | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $2.73B |
| Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation | Later program (name match, high confidence) | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
| Climate Change Adaptation | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
| International Environment and Climate Change Engagement | Later program (name match, low confidence) | 2026-27 – 2028-29 | — |
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Employees (FTEs) 395, against 325 in 2018-19 (+22%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $440M, against $338M in 2019-20 (+30%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: Percentage of each organization’s regions participating at their respective senior-level joint table (with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of each organization’s regions participating at their respective table | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $319M, against $440M in 2020-21 (−27%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 642, against 492 in 2021-22 (+30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 793, against 642 in 2022-23 (+24%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: Black carbon emissions | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Black carbon emissions, as reported in Canada's Black Carbon Emissions Inventory; Percentage of each organization’s regions participating at their respective senior-level joint table (with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $462M, against $308M in 2022-23 (+50%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $579M, against $462M in 2023-24 (+25%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $1.13B, against $579M in 2024-25 (+94%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 542, against 757 in 2025-26 (−28%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $544M, against $1.13B in 2025-26 (−52%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Appears to be split across: Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation; Climate Change Adaptation; International Environment and Climate Change Engagement | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $293M, against $544M in 2026-27 (−46%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 13 Provinces and Territories have in place carbon pricing that meets the benchmark by 2018 or federal backstop applies | 2018 | As of March 31, 2019, all 10 provinces had in place carbon pollution pricing systems that aligned with the benchmark or the federal system. The federal backstop was applied in Nunavut and Yukon beginning July 1, 2019. The Northwest Territories’ carbon pollution pricing system took effect on September 1, 2019. | Met |
| 2019-20 | 13 Provinces and Territories have in place a price on carbon pollution that meets the benchmark or federal system applies. | 2019 | As of March 31, 2019, all 10 provinces had in place carbon pollution pricing that aligns with the federal benchmark (either a provincial system or the federal backstop). The federal backstop applied in Nunavut and Yukon beginning July 1, 2019. The Northwest Territories' carbon pollution pricing sys… | Met |
| 2020-21 | 13 Provinces and Territories have in place carbon pollution pricing that meets the federal benchmark or the federal system applies | 2021 | 13 Provinces and Territories have carbon pollution pricing systems in place that align with the federal benchmark or the federal system applies. ECCC annually verifies provincial and territorial carbon pricing systems continue to meet the minimum national stringency standards. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | 13 Provinces and Territories have in place a price on carbon pollution that meets the benchmark or federal system applies | 2022 | 13 provinces and territories have carbon pollution pricing systems in place that align with the federal benchmark or the federal system applies. ECCC annually verifies provincial and territorial carbon pricing systems continue to meet the minimum national stringency standards. | Met |
| 2022-23 | All provinces and Territories have carbon pollution pricing systems in place that meets the federal benchmark stringency requirements or the federal backstop system applies. | 2022 | 13 Provinces and Territories | Met |
| 2023-24 | All provinces and Territories have carbon pollution pricing systems in place that meets the federal benchmark stringency requirements or the federal backstop system applies. | 2023 | 13 | Met |
| 2024-25 | All provinces and Territories have carbon pollution pricing systems in place that meets the federal benchmark stringency requirements or the federal backstop system applies. | 2025 | 13 Provinces and Territories | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | — Results not yet available. Complete reporting will be available in 2021-22. As of July 2020, of the 9 units required to meet the performance standard by January 1, 2020: 2 have shut down, 3 have until 2021 to provide a report demonstrating compliance with the regulation and 4 are subject to equivalency agreements with specific provinces. | No result reported |
| 2020-21 | 100% – 100% | 2021 | — Results not yet available. | No result reported |
| 2021-22 | 100% – 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | 100% – 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2023-24 | 100% – 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
| 2024-25 | 100% – 100% | 2024 | 100% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 100% – 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | 100% – 100% | 2023 | 88.9% 100% of Inuit and Métis regions are participating in table meetings: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (4/4) Métis National Council (4/4) 80% of First Nations regions (based on 2022-23 AFN regional structure) are participating in table meetings: Assembly of First Nations (8/10) While regional participation in the distinctions-based senior-level joint tables is generally very strong, it should be noted that… | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 100% 100% of their regions are members: Assembly of the First Nations (10/10) Métis National Council (5/5) Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (4/4) | Met |
| 2020-21 | 100% – 100% | 2021 | 100% MNC: 100% ITK: 100% AFN: 100% (May 2021) | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $522M | $281M |
| 2019-20 | $659M | $338M |
| 2020-21 | $787M | $440M |
| 2021-22 | $491M | $319M |
| 2022-23 | $395M | $308M |
| 2023-24 | $778M | $462M |
| 2024-25 | $394M | $579M |
| 2025-26 | $1.13B | — |
| 2026-27 | $544M* | — |
| 2027-28 | $293M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 629 | 325 |
| 2019-20 | 353 | 395 |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 430 |
| 2021-22 | 390 | 492 |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 642 |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 793 |
| 2024-25 | 794 | 838 |
| 2025-26 | 757 | — |
| 2026-27 | 542* | — |
| 2027-28 | 542* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $521,531,007 | $524,377,927 | $527,771,742 | |||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $659,344,583 | $516,724,031 | $377,981,849 | |||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $787,408,066 | $430,454,433 | $74,078,048 | |||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $491,425,675 | $233,854,895 | $206,273,258 | |||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $394,544,417 | $348,910,495 | $143,021,817 | |||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $777,847,583 | $763,386,423 | $708,149,280 | |||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $393,997,740 | $372,112,888 | $375,425,129 | |||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $1,125,920,410 | $543,929,727 | $293,349,251 | |||||||
| Actual | $281,256,193 | $338,441,563 | $439,525,766 | $319,345,904 | $307,687,028 | $461,873,543 | $579,121,158 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
