Fisheries and Oceans Canada
What Fisheries and Oceans Canada spent in fiscal year 2020-21: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.
Reports through Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard; the overview shows it in that ministry.
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, 2020-21
Net spending, 2020-21
$3.35B
spent by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, less revenues it kept
Share, 2020-21
0.8%
of the net spending of every federal organization
How did Fisheries and Oceans Canada spend its budget in 2020-21?
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, 2020-21
Personnel
Professional and special services
Transfer payments
Acquisition of machinery and equipment
Repair and maintenance
Acquisition of land, buildings and works
Utilities, materials and supplies
Rentals
Transportation and communications
Other subsidies and payments
Information
Public debt charges
External revenues
$1.4B
$663M
$421M
$341M
$184M
$120M
$119M
$51.2M
$51M
$35.1M
$4M
$125K
-$40.9M
Total: $3.35B.
Spending by program, 2020-21
The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $3.35B in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.
$437M
$309M
$263M
$260M
$218M
$184M
$165M
$155M
$142M
$141M
$136M
$104M
$72.2M
$68.1M
$61.1M
$59.6M
$59.3M
$53.9M
$44.2M
$42.9M
$42.2M
$42M
$41.7M
$30.5M
$26.7M
$23.7M
$20.3M
$16.9M
$16.6M
$15.9M
$14.9M
$13.1M
$10.6M
$8.8M
$8.5M
$7.9M
$7.7M
$6.5M
$6.2M
$4.3M
$4.1M
$1.9M
$1.7M
Workforce, 2020-21
Full-time equivalents
13,257
the actual FTEs of its programs, as GC InfoBase reports them
Personnel spending
$1.4B
salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)
Personnel spending per FTE
$106K
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, 2020-21
The grants, contributions and other transfers Fisheries and Oceans Canada paid, program by program: $421M in all, against $421M for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).
| Grant Program to support self-employed fish harvesters in Canada affected by COVID-19Payments | Grant | $130,363,540 |
| Contributions to support increased Aboriginal participation in commercial fisheries, cooperative fisheries management arrangements and consultations respecting Aboriginal fisheries agreementsPayments | Contribution | $77,454,461 |
| Contribution Program to support Atlantic Canada's fish and seafood sectorPayments | Contribution | $40,970,671 |
| Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution ProgramPayments | Contribution | $27,864,422 |
| Contributions under the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management ProgramPayments | Contribution | $27,486,203 |
| Coastal Restoration FundPayments | Contribution | $22,363,987 |
| Contribution Program to Support the Nature Legacy for Canada through the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species and Aquatic HabitatPayments | Contribution | $17,979,515 |
| Contributions for Indigenous Participation in the Management of Fish and Fish HabitatPayments | Contribution | $15,538,977 |
| Contribution Program to support British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation FundPayments | Contribution | $12,555,771 |
| Contributions to support Aboriginal Reconciliation AgreementsPayments | Contribution | $7,770,257 |
| Contribution agreements to permit the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Associations to carry out authorized activities related to maritime Search and Rescue operations, Search and Rescue prevention and other safety related activitiesPayments | Contribution | $7,038,940 |
| Contribution to Support Establishment and Management of Conservation MeasuresPayments | Contribution | $6,788,025 |
| Contributions to support the Adoption of Clean Technology within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry through the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption ProgramPayments | Contribution | $5,252,643 |
| Contributions For The Community Participation And Co-Development ProgramPayments | Contribution | $4,289,483 |
| Contributions to support the Community Involvement ProgramPayments | Contribution | $3,845,289 |
| 28 programs | $421,263,381 | |
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 year | Goods | Services | Construction | Acquisition cards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Sources
- Public Accounts of Canada 2021, Volume II: Ministerial expenditures by standard object (Table 3)
- Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II: Transfer payments (multi-year open data)
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Spending (programs_spending.csv)
- GC InfoBase – Federal Programs – Actual and Planned Employees (programs_ftes.csv)
- Proactive Publication - Contracts: Aggregated Total - Contracts $10K and under
Department figures are net expenditure (Public Accounts, Volume II), which doesn’t add up to the accrual expenses of the overview’s headline. See the methodology.
