Chapter 1 · Additional investments - Canada's Investment Supercycle
NRC IRAP Clean Technology renewal
Program spending
$298M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.
The cost line
| Line | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC IRAP Clean Technology renewal | … | 65 | 107 | 126 | – | 298 |
… no change to existing funding or no fiscal implication · – a further extension will be considered later · 0* less than $0.5 million. Positive numbers cost the budget (spending or forgone revenue); negative numbers improve it.
What the budget says
“Funding proposed for the NRC to renew the Industrial Research Assistance Program’s Clean Technology initiative, which supports Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises to develop, demonstrate, and commercialise clean technologies.”
Budget 2026, p. 151 (PDF p. 161)
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