Program directory · Environment and Climate Change Canada
International Environment and Climate Change Engagement
- Department
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Program code
- BGR05 (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 International Environment and Climate Change Engagement Program advances international efforts to address environment and climate issues, which have growing economic and human costs for Canadians. It coordinates Canada’s participation in international climate and environment fora and negotiations, ensuring that international efforts to address these issues align with Canada’s interests. The Program works with international partners to promote mutually supportive trade and environment commitments in Free Trade Agreements, advance cooperative activities and share best practices to promote sustainable development and growth.
The Program serves all levels of governments, Indigenous organizations, and the environmental and clean technology sectors.
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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $2.73B |
| International Environment and Climate Action | Earlier program (name match, medium confidence) | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $381M |
| Climate Change Adaptation | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2018-19 – 2027-28 | $712M |
| International Environment and Climate Change Engagement | This program | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Appears to combine earlier programs: Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation; International Environment and Climate Action; Climate Change Adaptation | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
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
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Higher cumulative amounts mobilized in private climate finance, from year to year, reaching overall a ratio of $0.75 in private sector funding from each $1 of public funding invested by Canada | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 70% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 500 | 2051 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 20,000,000 | 2051 | — | Planned |
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $29.8M | — |
| 2027-28 | $24.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $23.9M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 129 | — |
| 2027-28 | 108* | — |
| 2028-29 | 106* | — |
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 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 plan | $29,818,545 | $24,163,602 | $23,925,491 |
| Actual |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
