Program directory · Natural Resources Canada

Energy and Climate Change Policy

Department

Natural Resources Canada

Program code

BTM11 (NR)

Core responsibility

Innovative and Sustainable Natural Resources Development

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Program provides policy advice to and supports activities for the Minister of Natural Resources, senior government officials and key stakeholders to inform decisions and advance initiatives related to energy and climate change, including positioning Canada as a reliable partner and global leader in clean energy. Central to this program is collaboration with other departments, stakeholders such as provinces and territories, and international partners. Key activities include engaging with relevant stakeholders to inform government priorities and actions, facilitating knowledge exchange through networks and partnerships, developing and advancing policy options, fostering international agreements and initiatives that support Canada’s energy priorities, and driving the sector towards a competitive energy future with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Supporting functions include conducting analysis, providing strategic advice, negotiating Canadian positions, undertaking economic research, leading the government’s participation in domestic and international energy and environmental initiatives, and developing and disseminating Canada’s clean energy narrative. The program’s ultimate goal is to serve as the government’s central policy hub for clean energy and climate change mitigation and Canada’s energy transition, work with partners to advance shared energy priorities, and ensure that Canadians have access to clean, reliable and affordable energy to support sustainable and inclusive economic 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).

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

Significant changes in scope and budget

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.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

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.