Program directory · Natural Resources Canada
Energy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT)
- Department
- Natural Resources Canada
- Program code
- BTM13 (NR)
- Core responsibility
- Innovative and Sustainable Natural Resources Development
- In Departmental Plans
- 2021-22 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
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 (RD&D) projects and initiatives (up to first commercial installation). 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 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).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | $250M |
| Energy Innovation Program | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2018-19 – 2022-23 | $231M |
| Energy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT) | This program | 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.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Appears to combine earlier programs: Clean Energy Technology Policy, Research and Engagement; Energy Innovation Program | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $192M, against $277M in 2021-22 (−31%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Renamed from “Energy Innovation and Clean Technology” to “Energy Innovation and Clean Technology (EICT)”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2023-24 | Spending $258M, against $192M in 2022-23 (+34%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2028-29 | Planned spending $207M, against $291M in 2027-28 (−29%). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 50% | 2024 | 68% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 50% | 2025 | 60% | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | At least 1:1 ratio of partner investment to NRCan investment | 2022 | 2.5 | No result reported |
| 2022-23 | At least 1:1 ratio of partner investment to NRCan investment | 2023 | Ratio of partner investment to government spending in NRCan-funded energy innovation projects is 2.5:1 | Met |
| 2023-24 | At least 1:1 ratio of partner investment to NRCan investment | 2024 | 2.6: 1 | Met |
| 2024-25 | 1:1 | 2025 | 2.3:1 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 60% | 2027 | — | Planned |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1.5:1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $228M | $277M |
| 2022-23 | $225M | $192M |
| 2023-24 | $247M | $258M |
| 2024-25 | $322M | $291M |
| 2025-26 | $330M | — |
| 2026-27 | $341M | — |
| 2027-28 | $291M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $207M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 636 | 714 |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 782 |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 830 |
| 2024-25 | 872 | 907 |
| 2025-26 | 834 | — |
| 2026-27 | 877 | — |
| 2027-28 | 798* | — |
| 2028-29 | 723* | — |
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 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 plan | $228,004,159 | $153,644,043 | $141,329,917 | |||||
| 2022-23 plan | $225,492,241 | $217,179,675 | $213,202,644 | |||||
| 2023-24 plan | $247,325,662 | $239,887,043 | $214,858,941 | |||||
| 2024-25 plan | $322,381,229 | $319,518,806 | $246,270,490 | |||||
| 2025-26 plan | $330,137,930 | $256,685,769 | $234,238,372 | |||||
| 2026-27 plan | $341,499,726 | $291,252,795 | $206,617,273 | |||||
| Actual | $277,386,294 | $192,352,941 | $257,657,793 | $291,495,994 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
