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Program directory · Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

Regional Innovation Ecosystem

Program code
BYL02 (FEDNO)
Core responsibility
Economic Development in Northern Ontario
In Departmental Plans
2022-23 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

This program aims to create, grow and develop strong and inclusive regional networks that support business growth and innovation. This includes direct and indirect support through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Transfer Payment Program.

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

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. 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).

2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Regional Innovation Ecosystem 2021-22: $6.6MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2022-23: $10.4MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2023-24: $7.6MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2024-25: $5.9MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2025-26: $14.9MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2026-27: $38.4MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2027-28: $45.6MRegional Innovation Ecosystem 2028-29: $16.5MRegional Innovation Ecosystem
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
Regional Innovation EcosystemThis program2021-22 – 2028-29$30.4M

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

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
2025-26Planned spending $14.9M, against $5.9M in 2024-25 (+152%).Latest Departmental Plan
2026-27Indicators added: Amount of additional support from external sources per dollar invested by FedNor in innovation projectsDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Leverage effect per dollar invested by FedNor in regional innovation projectsDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Planned spending $38.4M, against $14.9M in 2025-26 (+159%).Latest Departmental Plan
2028-29Planned spending $16.5M, against $45.6M in 2027-28 (−64%).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

Leverage effect per dollar invested by FedNor in regional innovation projects
Expected result: Regional Innovation Ecosystems are strong, dynamic and inclusive
$12022-23✓ met$12023-24✓ met$12024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2022-23≥ $12023$1Met
2023-24≥ $12024$1Met
2024-25≥ $12025$1Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Amount of additional support from external sources per dollar invested by FedNor in innovation projects
Expected result: Regional Innovation Ecosystems are strong, dynamic and inclusive
$22026-27

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27≥ $22027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2021-22: $6.6M2021-222022-23: $02022-23: $10.4M2022-232023-24: $9.7M2023-24: $7.6M2023-242024-25: $4.9M2024-25: $5.9M2024-252025-26: $14.9M2025-262026-27: $38.4M2026-272027-28: $45.6M2027-282028-29: $16.5M2028-29
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
2021-22—$6.6M
2022-23$0$10.4M
2023-24$9.7M$7.6M
2024-25$4.9M$5.9M
2025-26$14.9M—
2026-27$38.4M—
2027-28$45.6M*—
2028-29$16.5M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2022-23: 02022-23: 02022-232023-24: 82023-24: 62023-242024-25: 82024-25: 72024-252025-26: 202025-262026-27: 222026-272027-28: 222027-282028-29: 222028-29
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
2022-2300
2023-2486
2024-2587
2025-2620—
2026-2722—
2027-2822*—
2028-2922*—

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

Plan2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29
2022-23 plan$0$0$0
2023-24 plan$9,740,319$10,497,332$11,175,089
2024-25 plan$4,913,979$7,695,956$7,676,410
2025-26 plan$14,852,082$12,778,988$12,774,552
2026-27 plan$38,440,113$45,634,634$16,487,729
Actual$10,358,056$7,600,757$5,901,408

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