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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

What Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada spent in fiscal year 2019-20: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.

What Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada does

The Department of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED) is the federal department responsible for fostering economic growth, technological advancement, and scientific research in Canada. It plays a key role in supporting businesses, funding research and development, and shaping policies that aim to enhance innovation, industrial competitiveness, and the prosperity of the Canadian economy.

Spending, 2019-20

Net spending, 2019-20

$2.39B

spent by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, less revenues it kept

Share, 2019-20

0.8%

of the net spending of every federal organization

How did Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada spend its budget in 2019-20?

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, 2019-20

Transfer payments

Personnel

Professional and special services

Rentals

Transportation and communications

Information

Acquisition of machinery and equipment

Other subsidies and payments

Repair and maintenance

Utilities, materials and supplies

Internal revenues

External revenues

$1.82B

$582M

$180M

$24.6M

$15.1M

$11M

$10M

$7.2M

$6.5M

$5.4M

-$41.2M

-$238M

Total: $2.39B.

Workforce, 2019-20

Full-time equivalents

5,342

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

Personnel spending

$582M

salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)

Personnel spending per FTE

$109K

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, 2019-20

The grants, contributions and other transfers Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada paid, program by program: $1.82B in all, against $1.82B for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).

Contributions under the Strategic Innovation FundPaymentsContribution$421,069,258
Contributions under the Canada Foundation for InnovationPaymentsContribution$359,300,000
Contributions to the Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development TechnologyPaymentsContribution$133,750,000
Contributions under the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment FundPaymentsContribution$128,216,653
Contributions under the Innovation Superclusters InitiativePaymentsContribution$97,076,213
Contributions under the Connect to Innovate ProgramPaymentsContribution$90,960,023
Contributions to Mitacs IncPaymentsContribution$74,450,000
Contributions to Genome CanadaPaymentsContribution$71,800,000
Liabilities under the Canada Small Business Financing ActPaymentsContribution$54,686,824
Contributions under the Automotive Innovation FundPaymentsContribution$38,032,169
Contributions to CANARIE IncPaymentsContribution$35,958,824
Contributions under the Technology Demonstration ProgramPaymentsContribution$34,128,816
Contributions under the Digital Research Infrastructure StrategyPaymentsContribution$33,484,727
Contributions under the Northern Ontario Development ProgramPaymentsContribution$31,202,350
Contributions under the CanCode programPaymentsContribution$27,856,306
49 programs$1,823,969,923
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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
2019$1,762,857$4,178,923$19,666$8,504,192$14,465,639
2018$2,150,142$4,676,843$21,736$10,612,889$17,461,609
2017$1,891,463$4,116,989$74,336$9,521,745$15,604,533

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s share of federal net spending