Since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2020, Canada has committed at least USD 12.09 billion to supporting different energy types through new or amended policies, according to official government sources and other publicly available information. These public money commitments include:
- At least USD 10.05 billion for unconditional fossil fuels through 42 policies (15 policies with the value of support quantified and 27 policies with the value of support unquantified)
- At least USD 1.81 billion for conditional fossil fuels through 3 policies (2 policies with the value of support quantified and 1 policy with the value of support unquantified)
- At least USD 222.78 million for unconditional clean energy through 2 policies (2 policies with the value of support quantified)
- Some public money committed for conditional clean energy (1 policy with the value of public money unquantified)
- At least USD 12.45 million for other energy through 5 policies (1 policy with the value of support quantified and 4 policies with the value of support unquantified)
