Environment and Climate Change Canada Has Given $500 Million in Grants Since 2022: Report

Published on May 29, 2024

Environment and Climate Change Canada has given out over $500 million in grants and contributions to non-profits, academia, and international non-governmental organizations since 2022, according to recent documents. The department provided a total of $424.7 million to not-for-profit organizations or charities, $22.0 million to academia, and $76.5 million to international organizations since 2022, adding up to a total of about $523 million. The data came from a May 27 access to information request initially submitted by Conservative MP Branden Leslie, who asked for the total amounts of grants and contributions, broken down by category, given out by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) since 2019. The department said that because the tracking of recipient type only came into place on April 1, 2022, data was only collected back to the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year....

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