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Fisheries and Oceans Canada

What Fisheries and Oceans Canada spent in fiscal year 2018-19: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.

What Fisheries and Oceans Canada does

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for managing Canada's fisheries and aquatic ecosystems, and for the Canadian Coast Guard's marine safety, search and rescue, and navigation services.

Spending, 2018-19

Net spending, 2018-19

$3.28B

spent by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, less revenues it kept

Share, 2018-19

1.2%

of the net spending of every federal organization

How did Fisheries and Oceans Canada spend its budget in 2018-19?

By standard object. Revenues it kept are negative and netted against its spending. Transfer payments are broken into their largest named programs.

Spending by standard object, 2018-19

Personnel

Acquisition of machinery and equipment

Professional and special services

Transfer payments

Acquisition of land, buildings and works

Repair and maintenance

Utilities, materials and supplies

Transportation and communications

Other subsidies and payments

Rentals

Information

Public debt charges

Internal revenues

External revenues

$1.16B

$988M

$393M

$185M

$159M

$149M

$120M

$95.2M

$36.2M

$29.7M

$3.6M

$1K

-$12K

-$41.2M

Total: $3.28B.

Workforce, 2018-19

Full-time equivalents

11,995

the actual FTEs of its programs, as GC InfoBase reports them

Personnel spending

$1.16B

salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)

Personnel spending per FTE

$97K

personnel spending divided by full-time equivalents

A full-time equivalent is a measure of employment, not a headcount: two half-time employees are one FTE. Personnel spending includes benefits and pension contributions, so per FTE it is not an average salary.

Transfer payment programs, 2018-19

The grants, contributions and other transfers Fisheries and Oceans Canada paid, program by program: $185M in all, against $185M for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).

Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreementsPaymentsContribution$62,681,085
Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution ProgramPaymentsContribution$25,137,184
Contributions under the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management ProgramPaymentsContribution$21,121,867
Coastal Restoration FundPaymentsContribution$15,318,881
Contribution Program to support Atlantic Canada's fish and seafood sectorPaymentsContribution$13,707,487
Contribution agreements to permit the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) Associations to carry out authorized activities related to maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, SAR prevention and other safety related activitiesPaymentsContribution$7,455,873
Contributions to support the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships ProgramPaymentsContribution$7,112,509
Grant to Pacific Salmon Endowment FundPaymentsGrant$5,000,000
Contributions to support the Adoption of Clean Technology within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry through the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption ProgramPaymentsContribution$4,085,443
Contributions to support the Community Involvement ProgramPaymentsContribution$3,758,147
Contributions to support the Small Craft Harbours Class Contribution ProgramPaymentsContribution$2,929,441
Indigenous Community-Boat Volunteer ProgramPaymentsContribution$2,730,811
Contribution to Support Establishment and Management of Conservation MeasuresPaymentsContribution$2,632,583
Contribution Program to Support the Nature Legacy for Canada through the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species and Aquatic HabitatPaymentsContribution$2,478,103
Oceans Management Contribution Program to Support Development and Implementation of Oceans Conservation and Management ActivitiesPaymentsContribution$1,878,675
26 programs$185,375,377
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Contracts of $10,000 and under

Contracts this small are not published one by one: Treasury Board publishes each organization's totals, by calendar year, for contracts of $10,000 and under (their original value and their amendments) and for acquisition card purchases. They are the value of contracts entered into, not what was paid in a fiscal year, so they are not part of the net expenditure above, and the years are calendar years.

Calendar yearGoodsServicesConstructionAcquisition cardsTotal
2025$19,201,588$70,929,259$13,993,833$46,814,807$150,939,486
2024$8,944,683$29,746,032$3,473,924$111,947,248$154,111,886
2023$9,435,162$38,040,239$3,500,114$126,526,905$177,502,420
2022$10,800,119$37,549,121$3,351,515$141,223,680$192,924,435
2021$69,126,511$38,280,915$4,514,620$131,027,599$242,949,645
2020$23,542,284$29,476,854$3,652,757$131,027,599$187,699,494
2019$21,871,001$35,761,150$5,399,328$136,059,567$199,091,045
2018$19,696,160$36,591,244$6,038,861$132,833,989$195,160,254
2017$17,656,561$26,874,768$6,988,264$143,249,123$194,768,716

Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s share of federal net spending

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: spending, 2018-19 | Canada Spends