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What projects is my government investing in Ottawa?
Every tracked government-money announcement directed at Ottawa — themes, programs, levels of government, and the largest verifiable amounts.
Summary
Government money leans toward economic development and security. Economy and industry leads with 154 announcements, defence and security has 97, and health has 41. The spread reflects an institutional city funding jobs, national priorities and essential services at the same time.
WATCH Watch whether announced money turns into visible transport, health and industrial projects.
Themes
Economy Industry
154
Defense Security
97
41Health
40Transport
37Social Welfare
29Urban Housing
26Education
21Energy
18Environment
10Agriculture
6Religion
3Culture Heritage
3Governance
1Water
1Rural Development
Other
113
Money trail — largest place-directed
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2025-03
Other
National
$100 Million
The Canadian federal government announced approximately $100 million in humanitarian aid and governance support for Palestinian territories, including $30…
2026-03
Other
National
$94.5 Million
The Canadian federal government announced a $94.5 million budget allocation over five years to create jobs data forecasts and dashboards for 14 organizations…
2025-05
Economy Industry
Local
$83 Million
The Canadian federal government provided an average of $83 million annually to NACCA through Indigenous Financial Institutions for its Aboriginal…
2026-02
Environment
National
$80 Million
The Government of Canada announced a Greening Government Strategy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 42.5% and approved 25 new projects funded through…
2025-10
Transport
National
$77 Million
Federal budget allocates $77 million over four years to the Canada Revenue Agency to address Tax Inc. misclassification and unfair labour practices in the…
2025-07
Defense Security
National
$77 Million
The Canadian federal government announced $77 million in additional funding for military sexual misconduct prevention and training, with an additional $158…
2026-02
Education
National
$75 Million
Canada's federal budget allocates $75 million to expand the Union Training and Innovation Program for skilled and technical trades training.
2026-02
Agriculture
National
$75 Million
Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced a $75 million investment over five years to expand export activities into new non-traditional markets
2025-10
Other
National
$75 Million
The Canadian federal government announced a $75 million expansion of the Union Training and Innovation Program for Red Seal trades, including plumbing…
2025-07
Environment
National
$67 Million
Federal Liberals and provincial governments agreed to jointly prioritize $67 million in carbon-tax revenues and the Low Carbon Economy Fund for transportation…
Most recent announcements
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2026-06
Economy Industry
National
CAD 470 million
The Government of Canada invested over CAD 470 million in Ericsson Canada's R&D facility in Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal to develop next-generation…
2026-06
Other
National
$50 Million
The Canadian federal government announced an additional $50 million investment in the AI safety institute to create a certified program for reliable AI.
2026-06
Other
National
$755 Million
Canada's federal government announced a $755 million investment over five years to recapitalize the national sport ecosystem and address the structural deficit…
2026-06
Transport
National
$2.275 Billion
Transport Canada reported that Ottawa allocated $2.275 billion toward the EVAP rebate program, with over $2.1 billion available for five years
2026-05
Defense Security
National
Tens of Billions of
Canada's federal government is evaluating two qualified bidders for a large-scale submarine procurement worth approximately tens of billions of dollars
2026-05
Transport
National
$122M
Canadian federal government has reintroduced a new EV rebate program, with over 24,000 claims totaling over $122 million claimed since February
2026-05
Transport
National
$122 Million
Canadian federal government reintroduced the EVAP subsidy program in February, reintroducing a rebate program that had collected over $122 million in subsidies…
2026-05
Transport
National
$122M
Canadian federal government has reintroduced a new EV rebate program, with over 24,000 claims totaling over $122 million claimed since February
2026-05
Other
National
$24 Million
Canada's CIFAR program allocated $24 million from its $162.2 million budget to support 42 professors at nine universities as part of its national AI strategy
2026-05
Transport
National
$2.3-billion
Canada allocated $2.3 billion over five years to reinstate federal consumer incentives for purchasing or leasing battery and fuel cell EVs, with the incentive…
Deeper civic analysis
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Problems vs money in Ottawa
Each theme's share of civic REPORTS vs its share of funding ANNOUNCEMENTS — the gap is where reported harm and public money diverge
Crime, Police & Security
problem 20.8% · money 10.5%
Urban & Infrastructure
problem 5.6% · money 5.0%
Roads & Transport
problem 4.1% · money 7.7%
Public Health
problem 4.5% · money 9.1%
Education & Skills
problem 0.0% · money 4.7%
Environment, River & Water
problem 1.2% · money 6.0%
funds · prism engine
Public money in Ottawa — by theme
2,095 funding announcements naming Ottawa
Economy & Industry
407
announcements
Other
371
announcements
Defence & Security
219
announcements
Social Welfare
215
announcements
Health
190
announcements
Transport
161
announcements
Environment
110
announcements
Urban & Housing
103
announcements
Education
98
announcements
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How the money moves in Ottawa
Budget Allocation
717
type
Grant
564
type
Other
205
type
Contract
136
type
Tax Change
102
type
Stimulus
83
type
Loan
81
type
Subsidy
71
type
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Who funds Ottawa — level of government
National
1,803
announcements
Local
268
announcements
State Province
23
announcements
Supranational
1
announcements
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Largest money directed to Ottawa
Announcements whose location or recipient is this place · headline USD estimate (often scheme-wide) · year in name
Housing Supply Challenge · 2021
$300M
Supplementary Management Processing Investment Fund · 2022
$292M
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund · 2021
$291M
Urban & Housing · 2023
$287M
Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) · 2021
$287M
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Funding announcements naming Ottawa over time
amounts are announcement headlines — shown, never summed