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Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation

Program code
BGR04 (EC)
Core responsibility
Taking Action on Clean Growth and Climate Change
In Departmental Plans
2026-27 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation Program advances Canada’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and fosters a resilient, low-carbon economy. It integrates science, policy, and economic analysis to support the development and implementation of climate policies, regulations and programs. The Program provides horizontal oversight of federal climate policies, activities and measures, and ensures that Canadians and Parliament receive accurate information on results achieved.

The Program engages with federal departments, provinces, territories, Indigenous partners, and stakeholders to ensure decisions are informed by climate science and data, emissions inventories and projections, and technical and policy expertise.

The Program serves all levels of government, Indigenous communities, industry, and Canadians.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in the Departmental Plans in 2026-27. 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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2018-19: $281MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2019-20: $338MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2020-21: $440MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2021-22: $319MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2022-23: $308MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2023-24: $462MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2024-25: $579MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2025-26: $1.13BClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2026-27: $544MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2027-28: $293MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2018-19: $36.7MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2019-20: $27.9MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2020-21: $32.7MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2021-22: $36.7MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2022-23: $78.8MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2023-24: $85MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2024-25: $83.7MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2025-26: $65.9MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2026-27: $24.2MInternational Environment and Climate Action 2027-28: $24.2MClimate Change Adaptation 2018-19: $23.2MClimate Change Adaptation 2019-20: $25.1MClimate Change Adaptation 2020-21: $23.6MClimate Change Adaptation 2021-22: $25.4MClimate Change Adaptation 2022-23: $20.9MClimate Change Adaptation 2023-24: $23.9MClimate Change Adaptation 2024-25: $570MClimate Change Adaptation 2025-26: $42.1MClimate Change Adaptation 2026-27: $37.5MClimate Change Adaptation 2027-28: $34.8MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2026-27: $409MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2027-28: $290MClean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation 2028-29: $152MClean Growth and Climate Change MitigationInternational Environment and Climate ActionClimate Change AdaptationClean Growth and Climate Change Miti…
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Clean Growth and Climate Change MitigationEarlier program (name match, high confidence)2018-19 – 2027-28$2.73B
International Environment and Climate ActionEarlier program (name match, low confidence)2018-19 – 2027-28$381M
Climate Change AdaptationEarlier program (name match, low confidence)2018-19 – 2027-28$712M
Clean Growth and Climate Change MitigationThis program2026-27 – 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.

YearWhat changedSource
2026-27Appears to combine earlier programs: Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation; International Environment and Climate Action; Climate Change AdaptationCanada Spends name match across plans (an inference)
2027-28Planned spending $290M, against $409M in 2026-27 (−29%).Latest Departmental Plan
2028-29Planned spending $152M, against $290M in 2027-28 (−48%).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

No results reported yet.

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of national climate change policies or strategies developed by the Department that integrate the knowledge and perspectives of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
Expected result: Indigenous Peoples are engaged in clean growth and climate change
100%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27100% – 100%2027—Planned
Percentage reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles - combination tractors
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
14%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 14%2027—Planned
Percentage reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles - pick-up trucks and vans
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
10%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 10%2027—Planned
Percentage reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles - vocational vehicles
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
15%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 15%2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

Percentage of new light-duty vehicles offered for sale in Canada that are zero-emission vehicles
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
100%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27100% – 100%2037—Planned
Percentage reduction in Canada’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to 2005 (2035 projections)
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
45%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 45%2036—Planned
Percentage reduction in Canada’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to 2005 (historical data)
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
45%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 45%2038—Planned
Percentage reduction in hydrofluorocarbon emissions
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
85%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 85%2037—Planned
Percentage reduction in methane emissions from the oil and gas sector
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
75%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 75%2033—Planned
Percentage reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation in Canada
Expected result: Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced
100%2026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ 100%2052—Planned
Reduction in emissions intensity of the Canadian economy relative to 2005 (greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per gross domestic product (GDP)) (Mt CO2 eq/$B GDP)
Expected result: Canada moves towards clean growth and a low-carbon intensity economy
Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27Annual downward trend compared to 2005 base year2033—Planned

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2026-27: $409M2026-272027-28: $290M2027-282028-29: $152M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2026-27$409M—
2027-28$290M*—
2028-29$152M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2026-27: 7142026-272027-28: 7022027-282028-29: 6212028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2026-27714—
2027-28702*—
2028-29621*—

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

Plan2026-272027-282028-29
2026-27 plan$408,628,992$290,378,418$151,903,247
Actual

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.