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Clean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement

Program code
BTM01 (NR)
Core responsibility
Innovative and Sustainable Natural Resources Development
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2020-21 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

This program helps lead Canada’s transformation to a low-carbon economy by accelerating innovation and the development of new clean technologies and solutions needed to reduce emissions and promote sustainable growth from the production and use of energy and other natural resources. EICT spurs advances in energy innovation, clean technologies and solutions through supporting scientific research, development and demonstration (up to first commercial installation) (RD&D) projects and initiatives. With strategic investments, collaborations and partnerships, EICT supports the delivery of key federal policy initiatives to address climate change, energy transformation and clean growth.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Clean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement 2018-19: $85.4MClean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement 2019-20: $81.6MClean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement 2020-21: $83.2MClean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement 2021-22: $74.2MClean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement 2022-23: $73.3MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2021-22: $277MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2022-23: $192MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2023-24: $258MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2024-25: $291MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2025-26: $330MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2026-27: $341MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2027-28: $291MEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) 2028-29: $207MClean Energy Technology Policy, Research and EngagementEnergy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT)
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 Energy Technology Policy, Research and EngagementThis program2018-19 – 2022-23$250M
Energy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT)Later program (name match, low confidence)2021-22 – 2028-29$1.02B

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
2019-20Indicators added: Percentage of final knowledge products (print and electronic reports, software tools and databases and presentations) made available to stakeholdersDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2019-20Indicators dropped: Number of print and electronic reports; software tools and databases; presentations made to stakeholdersDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2021-22Appears to be replaced by Energy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT)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

Percentage of final knowledge products (print and electronic reports, software tools and databases and presentations) made available to stakeholders
Expected result: Increased investment by stakeholders in clean energy technology, research, development and demonstration (RD&D) project
100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20100% – 100%2020100%Met
2020-21100% – 100%2021100%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

2018-19: $77.5M2018-19: $85.4M2018-192019-20: $79M2019-20: $81.6M2019-202020-21: $77.6M2020-21: $83.2M2020-212021-22: $74.2M2021-222022-23: $73.3M2022-23
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
2018-19$77.5M$85.4M
2019-20$79M$81.6M
2020-21$77.6M$83.2M
2021-22$74.2M*—
2022-23$73.3M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 4262018-19: 5172018-192019-20: 4662019-20: 5812019-202020-21: 5102020-21: 5682020-212021-22: 4622021-222022-23: 4482022-23
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
2018-19426517
2019-20466581
2020-21510568
2021-22462*—
2022-23448*—

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

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