The increase is due to additional spending in priority areas to deliver the pan-Canadian framework. This funding increase also reflects the importance of NRCan in helping the government to meet Canada's mission innovation commitment to double the funding to R and D by 2020. Almost $100 million of this $145.5 million increase is devoted to advancing clean energy research and development and demonstration projects through the energy innovation oil and gas clean technology program.
The last budget tapped into the power of clean technology to create jobs, drive innovation, and ensure that the environment and the economy go hand in hand. We have a full suite of measures that will support these types of initiatives.