Program directory · Natural Resources Canada
Green Mining Innovation
- Department
- Natural Resources Canada
- Program code
- BTM04 (NR)
- Core responsibility
- Innovative and Sustainable Natural Resources Development
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This strategic research and development program is delivered by NRCan’s CanmetMINING laboratories. The program has two key objectives: to reduce the environmental impacts of mining; and to improve Canada’s competitiveness. Strong environmental performance is closely linked to the long-term economic growth of the mining industry and is essential for maintaining public trust in Canada’s development of its mineral resources. In undertaking this work, NRCan focused on three priority areas: critical minerals research and development, efficient mining practices, and climate resilient mining. Several specialized services such as the production of certified reference materials and diesel engine certification are also delivered by the program.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mining Innovation | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $167M |
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.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Spending $29.5M, against $21.4M in 2021-22 (+38%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 121, against 162 in 2025-26 (−25%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned employees (FTEs) 85, against 121 in 2026-27 (−30%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $13.6M, against $22.2M in 2026-27 (−39%). | 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
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 48 | 2021 | 53 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75 | 2022 | 138 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 75 | 2023 | 91 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 75 | 2023 | 110 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75 | 2025 | 110 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 75 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $15.7M | $20.5M |
| 2019-20 | $18.8M | $19.5M |
| 2020-21 | $17M | $20.4M |
| 2021-22 | $15.4M | $21.4M |
| 2022-23 | $34.7M | $29.5M |
| 2023-24 | $26.7M | $28.2M |
| 2024-25 | $28.9M | $27.6M |
| 2025-26 | $27.4M | — |
| 2026-27 | $22.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $13.6M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $12M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 131 | 129 |
| 2019-20 | 133 | 132 |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 130 |
| 2021-22 | 112 | 127 |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 137 |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 135 |
| 2024-25 | 146 | 151 |
| 2025-26 | 162 | — |
| 2026-27 | 121 | — |
| 2027-28 | 85* | — |
| 2028-29 | 78* | — |
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 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $15,713,887 | $16,352,123 | $15,470,283 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $18,825,143 | $17,881,035 | $15,402,615 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $17,012,773 | $14,651,471 | $14,707,813 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $15,444,321 | $14,971,251 | $15,196,411 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $34,700,498 | $26,594,122 | $14,987,353 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $26,705,367 | $15,457,877 | $15,446,181 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $28,893,172 | $30,447,995 | $26,783,041 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $27,373,806 | $23,745,149 | $14,172,407 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $22,210,130 | $13,606,985 | $11,973,409 | ||||||||
| Actual | $20,537,640 | $19,531,624 | $20,412,076 | $21,360,877 | $29,492,197 | $28,246,664 | $27,583,866 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
