This paper looks at green budgeting practices in the Government of Canada relative to the OECD Green Budgeting Framework and best practices by OECD Members. It focuses on Canada’s efforts to enhance its reporting of incremental expenditure in the federal budget that is attributable to climate and environmental goals, as well as to enhance the use of green budgeting alongside other strategic budget initiatives in the federal government. The OECD had specific regard for the objectives of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, the Quality of Life Framework, the Gender Results Framework, including the Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) tool, and the 2024 Cabinet Directive on Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment and its supporting tool, the Climate, Nature and Economy Lens.
Green budgeting in the Government of Canada
OECD Papers on Budgeting