PrairiesCan’s 2024–25 Departmental results report: At a glance
This departmental results report details PrairiesCan’s actual accomplishments against the plans, priorities and expected results outlined in its 2024–25 Departmental Plan.
Key priorities
PrairiesCan identified the following key priorities for 2024-25:
- Priority 1: Building a Green Prairie Economy Act - PrairiesCan with nine other federal departments will implement important areas outlined in the Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy.
- Priority 2: New Value and Competitiveness - accelerating economic growth through new sources of value and innovation in traditional sectors.
- Priority 3: Inclusivity – fostering a more equitable and inclusive economy.
Highlights for PrairiesCan in 2024-25
- Total actual spending (including Internal Services): $362,694,148
- Total full-time equivalent staff (including Internal Services): 337
For complete information on PrairiesCan’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of its full departmental results report.
Summary of results
The following provides a summary of the results the department achieved in 2024-25 under its main areas of activity, called “core responsibilities.”
Core responsibility 1: Economic development in the Prairies
Actual spending (excluding Internal Services): $348,775,546
Actual full-time equivalent staff (excludes Internal Services): 233
PrairiesCan’s key accomplishments in 2024-25:
- PrairiesCan met or exceeded targets for all 12 performance indicators at the departmental result level.
- PrairiesCan’s active projects created 12,665 jobs, of which over 7,400 were highly qualified jobs. This included 678 jobs for youth and 425 jobs for Indigenous Peoples, as self-reported on a voluntary basis.
- PrairiesCan continued to support business growth, with clients having reported over $1.3 billion in revenue growth and over $1.0 billion in export sales growth.
- Through its entire suite of Grant and Contribution programs, PrairiesCan’s projects reported assisting almost 8,500 small and medium-sized enterprises as they became more resilient.
- Ongoing investments through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Initiative (REGI) spurred innovation and economic growth in the region. In 2024-25, PrairiesCan invested over $72 million in 55 projects with REGI clients reporting over 7,900 jobs created.
- PrairiesCan continued to implement the Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy, working with nine other federal departments and Prairie partners. In March 2025, PrairiesCan released an update on early accomplishments that highlighted over $4 billion in federal investments towards 19,000 projects across the region since December 2023. This includes over $162 million in new PrairiesCan investments that support nearly 6,000 jobs.
- Following a devastating wildfire in Jasper, Alberta, PrairiesCan responded with rapid and meaningful recovery support to meet the needs of the community. PrairiesCan supported small businesses in the immediate term, helped Tourism Jasper revitalize tourism infrastructure and supported the development of temporary locations for displaced businesses.
- PrairiesCan supported New Flyer Industries’ all-Canadian build facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba will produce low emission transit buses from start to finish entirely in Canada.
- Investments from PrairiesCan in the Port of Churchill are revitalizing Canada’s only Arctic deepwater port that is connected to the national rail network, opening global trade routes and increasing economic opportunity in northern and Indigenous communities. This work is leading to strengthened northern trade corridors.
- PrairiesCan leveraged its pathfinding and advocacy expertise to connect Prairie-based companies and organizations with federal defence procurement and investment opportunities. The department actively promoted Prairie capabilities to international defence contractors with Industrial and Technological Benefits obligations, advocating for their inclusion in major Canadian defence projects across aerospace, land, and marine sectors.
- In response to uncertainty in trade policy, PrairiesCan actively consulted businesses to better understand tariffs and their impact on the Prairie economy. This deeper understanding was fundamental in the department’s work to support and inform the federal response to support affected businesses.
- PrairiesCan also advanced inclusive economic development, including support for Indigenous entrepreneurs, black entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs and other underrepresented groups.
For more information on PrairiesCan’s “Economic Development in the Prairies” core responsibility, read the “Results – what we achieved” section of the departmental results report.