Table 27 - Exploration Plus Deposit Appraisal Expenditures1, by Province and Territory, 2018 - 20212 Annual and 2022 Revised Spending Intentions3
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| Province / Territory | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 20223 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ millions) | (%) | ($ millions) | (%) | ($ millions) | (%) | ($ millions) | (%) | ($ millions) | (%) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 47.1 | 1.9 | 50.3 | 2.2 | 74.3 | 3.4 | 169.3 | 4.5 | 188.4 | 4.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 40.4 | 1.6 | 37.9 | 1.7 | 26.3 | 1.2 | 50.2 | 1.3 | 58.1 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 25.6 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 25.4 | 0.6 |
| Quebec | 564.8 | 22.7 | 503.2 | 22.0 | 534.0 | 24.4 | 990.1 | 26.2 | 936.7 | 21.9 |
| Ontario | 591.4 | 23.8 | 523.2 | 22.9 | 566.2 | 25.8 | 896.7 | 23.7 | 1,082.0 | 25.3 |
| Manitoba | 49.7 | 2.0 | 77.5 | 3.4 | 61.7 | 2.8 | 99.2 | 2.6 | 169.9 | 4.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 261.9 | 10.5 | 277.5 | 12.1 | 158.5 | 7.2 | 281.1 | 7.4 | 370.6 | 8.7 |
| Alberta | 26.6 | 1.1 | 53.2 | 2.3 | 46.6 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 0.5 | 27.1 | 0.6 |
| British Columbia | 427.9 | 17.2 | 388.7 | 17.0 | 513.5 | 23.4 | 898.1 | 23.8 | 905.8 | 21.2 |
| Yukon | 182.3 | 7.3 | 166.2 | 7.3 | 83.6 | 3.8 | 153.9 | 4.1 | 185.1 | 4.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 112.0 | 4.5 | 79.8 | 3.5 | 41.9 | 1.9 | 75.4 | 2.0 | 92.3 | 2.2 |
| Nunavut | 155.6 | 6.3 | 116.4 | 5.1 | 70.7 | 3.2 | 119.2 | 3.2 | 232.4 | 5.4 |
| Total | 2,485.2 | 100.0 | 2,286.5 | 100.0 | 2,191.4 | 100.0 | 3,781.0 | 100.0 | 4,273.9 | 100.0 |
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. See Explanatory Notes for Tables of Mineral Exploration, and Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Tables
Source: Natural Resources Canada, from the federal-provincial/territorial Survey of Mineral Exploration, Deposit Appraisal and Mine Complex Development Expenditures.