Canada: grants and contributions register

Updated 12 October 2026 · all countries

Canada: grants and contributions register: 988,810 agreements; $640B value; 51 departments; 442 ridings.

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Every grant and contribution agreement the Government of Canada has published, 2005 to 2026. Open a department, a year, a province or a recipient.

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988,810agreements
$640Bvalue
51departments
442ridings

Departments

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada39,659agreements$76.1Bvalue32,958recipients
Indigenous Services Canada6,116agreements$76.0Bvalue2,551recipients
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities2,034agreements$75.3Bvalue1,306recipients
Global Affairs Canada14,420agreements$52.2Bvalue7,123recipients
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada13,241agreements$49.4Bvalue2,864recipients
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada4,584agreements$33.4Bvalue2,344recipients
Health Canada1,541agreements$32.7Bvalue931recipients
Veterans Affairs Canada2,244agreements$30.8Bvalue1,377recipients
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Employment and Social Development Canada313,673agreements$24.8Bvalue113,882recipients
Canadian Heritage130,471agreements$24.6Bvalue20,320recipients
Transport Canada47,335agreements$19.0Bvalue5,948recipients
Canadian Institutes of Health Research42,156agreements$16.6Bvalue371recipients
Natural Resources Canada9,168agreements$16.6Bvalue4,571recipients
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada55,728agreements$13.2Bvalue7,242recipients
Public Safety Canada3,149agreements$12.4Bvalue1,685recipients
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada104,572agreements$10.4Bvalue11,904recipients
National Research Council Canada65,670agreements$10.0Bvalue25,322recipients
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada16,298agreements$8.1Bvalue9,065recipients
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions14,391agreements$7.6Bvalue8,809recipients
Environment and Climate Change Canada8,527agreements$7.0Bvalue3,517recipients
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency25,523agreements$6.6Bvalue8,611recipients
Department of Justice Canada4,517agreements$6.3Bvalue1,560recipients
Fisheries and Oceans Canada15,228agreements$5.2Bvalue5,290recipients
Western Economic Diversification Canada11,079agreements$4.7Bvalue8,113recipients
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario4,394agreements$4.4Bvalue3,150recipients
National Defence1,103agreements$2.5Bvalue657recipients
Royal Canadian Mounted Police388agreements$2.4Bvalue206recipients
Public Health Agency of Canada3,365agreements$2.4Bvalue1,601recipients
Prairies Economic Development Canada2,509agreements$2.2Bvalue1,994recipients
Women and Gender Equality Canada2,036agreements$1.7Bvalue1,379recipients
Canadian Space Agency1,611agreements$1.5Bvalue392recipients
Pacific Economic Development Canada1,110agreements$897Mvalue924recipients
Parks Canada2,546agreements$734Mvalue1,097recipients
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario1,201agreements$599Mvalue718recipients
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency1,670agreements$500Mvalue1,213recipients
Department of Finance Canada137agreements$254Mvalue99recipients
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada4,430agreements$211Mvalue1,357recipients
Canada Water Agency241agreements$66.1Mvalue191recipients
Polar Knowledge Canada491agreements$62.0Mvalue190recipients
Accessibility Standards Canada116agreements$60.3Mvalue79recipients
Correctional Service of Canada304agreements$58.7Mvalue212recipients
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission1,090agreements$46.3Mvalue264recipients
Status of Women Canada142agreements$34.5Mvalue126recipients
Canada Revenue Agency7,170agreements$33.8Mvalue2,728recipients
Canada Energy Regulator746agreements$31.9Mvalue278recipients
Privy Council Office92agreements$27.1Mvalue81recipients
  • National Indian Brotherhood/Assembly of First Nation / Fraternité des indiens du Canada/Assemblée des Primières Nations
  • Russian Canadian Democratic Alliance
  • Symes Street & Millard on behalf of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada / Symes Street & Millard au nom de Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
  • Chinese Canadian Concern Group on the Chinese Party's Human Rights Violations
  • Catherine L. Dunn on behalf of Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. for the MMIWG Coalition - Manitoba
  • Cain Lamarre LLP au nom de Regroupement Mamit Innuat Inc.
  • Cain Lamarre LLP on behalf of Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mani-Uteman ("ITUM'')
  • Symes Street & Millard on behalf of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
  • Fraser Advocacy on behalf of Families for Justice

All grants from Privy Council Office

Library and Archives Canada375agreements$15.3Mvalue258recipients
Canadian Food Inspection Agency50agreements$10.8Mvalue38recipients
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat68agreements$8.6Mvalue42recipients

All grants from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada97agreements$4.7Mvalue69recipients
Statistics Canada4agreements$264Kvalue2recipients

All grants from Statistics Canada

Years

202631,040agreements$28.3Bvalue43departments
202582,788agreements$49.8Bvalue46departments
2024108,912agreements$77.3Bvalue47departments
2023102,417agreements$68.3Bvalue47departments
2022100,435agreements$40.0Bvalue47departments
2021108,285agreements$43.2Bvalue48departments
2020107,495agreements$52.7Bvalue47departments
201989,148agreements$80.7Bvalue45departments
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201881,492agreements$73.2Bvalue47departments
201738,276agreements$24.0Bvalue45departments
201623,388agreements$24.0Bvalue36departments
201517,563agreements$13.4Bvalue32departments
201412,678agreements$13.0Bvalue29departments
201313,182agreements$7.4Bvalue26departments
201213,589agreements$7.2Bvalue21departments
201110,593agreements$7.0Bvalue24departments
201012,286agreements$8.0Bvalue19departments
200913,063agreements$8.5Bvalue15departments
20087,338agreements$5.1Bvalue15departments
20077,927agreements$4.0Bvalue13departments
20066,863agreements$4.1Bvalue13departments
200536agreements$221Mvalue3departments

Provinces and territories

Ontario81,550agreements$80.6Bvalue132ridings
Quebec50,211agreements$16.3Bvalue81ridings
British Columbia31,379agreements$10.7Bvalue44ridings
Alberta20,375agreements$5.9Bvalue38ridings
Other7,684agreements$3.1Bvalue68ridings
Manitoba7,001agreements$2.5Bvalue15ridings
Saskatchewan5,567agreements$2.0Bvalue15ridings
Nova Scotia8,084agreements$1.5Bvalue13ridings
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Prince Edward Island2,574agreements$1.2Bvalue7ridings
Newfoundland and Labrador5,448agreements$1.1Bvalue12ridings
Northwest Territories1,109agreements$1.1Bvalue2ridings
Nunavut608agreements$1.1Bvalue2ridings
New Brunswick7,156agreements$1.0Bvalue12ridings
Yukon1,238agreements$919Mvalue1ridings

Largest recipients

NEXTSTAR ENERGY INC.2agreements$15.1Bvalue1departments
  • Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
  • SIF Stream 3 - Attraction

All grants to NEXTSTAR ENERGY INC.

PowerCo Canada Inc.2agreements$13.9Bvalue1departments
  • Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
  • SIF Stream3- Attraction

All grants to PowerCo Canada Inc.

Government of Quebec30agreements$11.0Bvalue5departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
  • Contributions in Support of Home Retrofits
  • New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects
  • New Building Canada Fund-National Infrastructure Component
  • Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund

All grants to Government of Quebec

Government of Ontario9agreements$10.4Bvalue3departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
  • Contributions to Ensure Air Services to Remote Communities
  • Road Safety Transfer Payment Program / Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program
  • Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure, Technology and Research Component

All grants to Government of Ontario

MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC70agreements$9.3Bvalue3departments
  • Canada-Québec Accord Grant
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Funding to support the asylum seekers in Quebec
  • Interim Housing Assistance Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program

All grants to MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC

Government of Ontario - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care8agreements$8.6Bvalue1departments
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
  • Health Protection and Promotion
  • Health Care Policy and Strategies Program

All grants to Government of Ontario - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Ontario24agreements$8.5Bvalue4departments
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)
  • (COV19) Supporting the Readiness of the Canadian Red Cross for Urgent Relief Efforts Related to Covid-19 and Upcoming Flood and Fire Seasons
  • (BCACP) Biological Casework Analysis Contribution Program
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

All grants to Ontario

First Nations Health Authority14agreements$8.3Bvalue8departments
  • Supplementary Health Benefits, Tripartite Health Governance
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Primary Care
  • Tripartite Health Governance
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Health System Capacity
  • Advancing Accessibility Standards Research

All grants to First Nations Health Authority

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Canada Foundation For Innovation5agreements$7.5Bvalue2departments
  • Canada Foundation For Innovation
  • CND FOUNDATION INNOV
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach Initiative

All grants to Canada Foundation For Innovation

Province of Ontario220agreements$6.0Bvalue9departments
  • Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province
  • Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province
  • Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
  • (GGVAF) Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund

All grants to Province of Ontario

Gouvernement du Québec - Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux13agreements$5.8Bvalue1departments
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
  • Health Care Policy and Strategies Program

All grants to Gouvernement du Québec - Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux

Government of Alberta23agreements$4.5Bvalue10departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
  • Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province
  • Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province
  • AgriRecovery- Business Risk Management
  • Contributions for 2 Billion Trees

All grants to Government of Alberta

Government of British Columbia27agreements$4.2Bvalue6departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • New Building Canada Fund-National Infrastructure Component
  • AgriRecovery- Business Risk Management
  • Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate
  • Contributions in Support of the Resilient Communities Through FireSmart program
  • Targeted Initiative for Older Workers

All grants to Government of British Columbia

Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Health13agreements$4.1Bvalue1departments
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • Universal Access to Contraception and Diabetes Medications and Increased Access to Diabetes Devices and Supplies
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
  • Health Protection and Promotion

All grants to Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Health

WFP - World Food Programme181agreements$3.6Bvalue1departments
  • International Development Assistance Program
  • Grants - Multilateral Programming
  • P008798001 & P008798002: International Development Assistance Program
  • International Development Assistance program
  • Grants Sub-multilateral Prog-CP-QRM
  • P006667001 & P006667002: International Development Assistance Program

All grants to WFP - World Food Programme

CITY OF TORONTO375agreements$3.0Bvalue13departments
  • Reaching Home
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Interim Housing Assistance Program
  • Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
  • RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity

All grants to CITY OF TORONTO

Metrolinx7agreements$2.8Bvalue2departments
  • GO Transit Expansion Project
  • Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund
  • Building Canada Plan / Building Canada Fund
  • Rail Safety Improvement Program / Rail Safety Improvement Program: Infrastructure Technology and Research Component

All grants to Metrolinx

Government of Alberta - Ministry of Health10agreements$2.7Bvalue1departments
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
  • Health Care Policy and Strategies Program
  • COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program

All grants to Government of Alberta - Ministry of Health

IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank59agreements$2.4Bvalue1departments
  • International Development Assistance Program
  • International Development Assistance program
  • P006167001, P006167002, P006167003 & P006167004: International Development Assistance Program
  • Grants - Multilateral Programming
  • P001287001 & P002033001: International Development Assistance Program
  • P001433001 & P001433003: International Development Assistance Program

All grants to IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

MINISTRY OF CHILDREN, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES3agreements$2.3Bvalue2departments
Province of British Columbia77agreements$2.3Bvalue11departments
  • Strategic Investment Fund - Funding to Province
  • Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
  • Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Funding to Province
  • Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
  • New Building Canada Fund-National Infrastructure Component
  • New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects

All grants to Province of British Columbia

Ontario Ministry of Transportation8agreements$2.2Bvalue3departments
  • Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
  • Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component
  • New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects
  • Road Safety Transfer Payment Program / Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program
  • General Class Contribution Program

All grants to Ontario Ministry of Transportation

CITY OF OTTAWA170agreements$2.2Bvalue11departments
  • Building Canada Plan / Building Canada Fund
  • Zero Emission Transit Fund
  • Reaching Home
  • (NCEPCP) Nations Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program
  • (PDPP) Parliamentary District Policing Program
  • New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects

All grants to CITY OF OTTAWA

SIKSIKA NATION BAND4agreements$2.1Bvalue2departments
  • Treaties and Aboriginal Government
  • CIRNAC - Governance and Institutions of Government, CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Resolution, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Individual Affairs, Land Management, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Social Development
  • Social Development, Education, Community Infrastructure, Indian Government Support, CIRNAC - Indian Registration, CIRNAC - Land Management, CIRNAC - Economic Development

All grants to SIKSIKA NATION BAND

GOVERNMENT OF YUKON122agreements$2.0Bvalue13departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • National Trade Corridors Fund
  • New Building Canada Fund - National Infrastructure Component
  • Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
  • Northern Affairs
  • Yukon Gathering Place

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF YUKON

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT108agreements$2.0Bvalue11departments
  • Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
  • National Trade Corridors Fund
  • Northern Affairs
  • New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects
  • Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (PPCCW) / High Arctic Community Harbour Infrastructure Contribution Program
  • Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT

LAC LA RONGE BAND6agreements$1.8Bvalue2departments
  • CIRNAC - Northern Affairs, CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Individual Affairs, Land Management, NFR - Grant, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development, Supplementary Health Benefits
  • Treaties and Aboriginal Government
  • Community Infrastructure
  • Supplementary Health Benefits
  • Supplementary Health Benefits, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Public Health Protection, Primary Care

All grants to LAC LA RONGE BAND

Ministère De La Santé Et Des Services Sociaux11agreements$1.7Bvalue2departments
  • Reaching Home
  • RH-Designated Communities-Shared Delivery
  • RH - Distinctions based approaches - Contr
  • RH - Community Capacity and Innovation - Contr
  • Homelessness Partnering Strategy-Designated Communities-Shared Delivery
  • HPS-Designated Communities-Shared Delivery

All grants to Ministère De La Santé Et Des Services Sociaux

CANADA MEDIA FUND CORPORATION21agreements$1.7Bvalue1departments
  • Canada Media Fund
  • Canada Media Fund - Canada Media Fund
  • Canada Media Fund - Changing Narratives Fund

All grants to CANADA MEDIA FUND CORPORATION

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund142agreements$1.7Bvalue1departments
  • International Development Assistance Program
  • Grants - Multilateral Programming
  • P007054001 & P007054002: International Development Assistance Program
  • P000925001 & P000925003: International Development Assistance Program
  • P007018001 & P007018002: International Development Assistance Program
  • Peace and Stabilization Operations

All grants to UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

219,031 agreements worth $32.2B went to individuals, who are not named. 399 batch reports of small grants carry $34.8B.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.