Canadian Heritage: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Canadian Heritage: grants and contributions: 130,471 agreements; $24.6B value; 20,320 recipients; 179 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1D5QCCA0UM · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Canadian Heritage: grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canadian-heritage/

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130,471agreements
$24.6Bvalue
20,320recipients
179programs

Years

20266,609agreements$416Mvalue1departments
20257,576agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
202410,033agreements$2.4Bvalue1departments
202310,379agreements$1.0Bvalue1departments
202212,908agreements$1.6Bvalue1departments
202111,368agreements$1.0Bvalue1departments
202010,809agreements$1.0Bvalue1departments
20199,039agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
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20189,219agreements$961Mvalue1departments
20178,555agreements$981Mvalue1departments
20168,433agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
20156,176agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
20142,159agreements$1.7Bvalue1departments
20132,035agreements$822Mvalue1departments
20122,221agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
20112,206agreements$769Mvalue1departments
20102,343agreements$1.7Bvalue1departments
20092,364agreements$940Mvalue1departments
20082,049agreements$662Mvalue1departments
20072,026agreements$865Mvalue1departments
20061,964agreements$1.9Bvalue1departments

Programs

Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education335agreements$2.5Bvalue47recipients
Development of Official Language Communities Program1,359agreements$598Mvalue524recipients
Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures887agreements$562Mvalue467recipients
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life1,945agreements$479Mvalue614recipients
Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations539agreements$395Mvalue94recipients
Canada Media Fund7agreements$341Mvalue4recipients
Canada Periodical Fund - CPF - Aid to Publishers3,721agreements$291Mvalue1,097recipients
Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives6agreements$287Mvalue2recipients
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Sport Support Program497agreements$278Mvalue147recipients
Sport Support Program - National Multisport Service Organizations227agreements$254Mvalue37recipients
Athlete Assistance Program17,199agreements$243Mvalue249recipients
  • David La Rue
  • Nichelle Prince
  • Andre De Grasse
  • Olivia De Couvreur
  • Vincent De Haître
  • Ana Maria Clara Vulpisi
  • Camille De Serres-Rainville
  • Alexandria Town
  • Christine de Bruin
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund704agreements$227Mvalue552recipients
Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 20263agreements$220Mvalue3recipients
Canada Periodical Fund3,198agreements$203Mvalue1,371recipients
Canada Book Fund - Support for Publishers2,021agreements$181Mvalue317recipients
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund762agreements$174Mvalue617recipients
Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning125agreements$169Mvalue40recipients
Canada Arts Training Fund - Canada Arts Training Fund167agreements$148Mvalue65recipients
Minority Language Education24agreements$146Mvalue10recipients
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support2,334agreements$129Mvalue889recipients
Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives529agreements$125Mvalue322recipients
Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Endowment Incentive767agreements$112Mvalue80recipients
Harbourfront Centre3agreements$106Mvalue1recipients
Canada Book Fund1,092agreements$103Mvalue451recipients
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals4,303agreements$99.7Mvalue1,299recipients

Largest recipients

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO180agreements$2.1Bvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning
  • Second Language Learning
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program

All grants to PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

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

MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC53agreements$1.6Bvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

All grants to MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC

GOUVERNEMENT DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK / GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK107agreements$543Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life

All grants to GOUVERNEMENT DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK / GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK

GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA - PROVINCIAL TREASURER73agreements$463Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA - PROVINCIAL TREASURER

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA36agreements$401Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

All grants to MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 PAN AMERICAN AND PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES4agreements$387Mvalue1departments

All grants to TORONTO ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015 PAN AMERICAN AND PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES

VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES14agreements$377Mvalue1departments

All grants to VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

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CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DE L'EDUCATION (CANADA)12agreements$326Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program

All grants to CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DE L'EDUCATION (CANADA)

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA PROVINCIAL TREASURER63agreements$308Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program

All grants to PROVINCE OF MANITOBA PROVINCIAL TREASURER

FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS (FACTOR)25agreements$276Mvalue1departments
  • Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
  • Canada Music Fund

All grants to FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS (FACTOR)

PROVINCIAL TREASURER, PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA65agreements$221Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education

All grants to PROVINCIAL TREASURER, PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

FONDATION MUSICACTION (LA)25agreements$194Mvalue1departments
  • Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
  • Canada Music Fund

All grants to FONDATION MUSICACTION (LA)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP CENTRES24agreements$187Mvalue1departments
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program
  • Exchanges Canada Program - Youth Forums Canada
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

All grants to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP CENTRES

YMCA OF GREATER TORONTO19agreements$162Mvalue1departments
  • Exchanges Canada Program - Youth Exchanges Canada
  • Exchanges Canada Program
  • Youth Exchanges Canada

All grants to YMCA OF GREATER TORONTO

CORPORATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, CANADA (THE)8agreements$150Mvalue1departments
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program

All grants to CORPORATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, CANADA (THE)

TRÉSORIER PROVINCIAL - GOUVERNEMENT DE LA SASKATCHEWAN43agreements$146Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Minority Language Education
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

All grants to TRÉSORIER PROVINCIAL - GOUVERNEMENT DE LA SASKATCHEWAN

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHICS IN SPORT41agreements$132Mvalue1departments
  • Sport Support Program - National Multisport Service Organizations
  • Sport Support Program

All grants to CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHICS IN SPORT

GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT31agreements$119Mvalue1departments

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT

CANADIAN MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION38agreements$117Mvalue1departments
  • Museums Assistance Program - Youth Employment Strategy-Heritage
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP)
  • Museums Assistance Program - Museum Assistance Program-Collections Management
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Collections Management

All grants to CANADIAN MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE32agreements$116Mvalue1departments
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program
  • Aboriginal Peoples' Program
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - MINISTRY OF TOURISME, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT1agreements$116Mvalue1departments
  • Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 2026

All grants to PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - MINISTRY OF TOURISME, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT

CITY OF TORONTO29agreements$110Mvalue1departments
  • Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 2026
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program
  • Museums Assistance Program - Recovery Fund
  • Celebrate Canada!
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Collections Management

All grants to CITY OF TORONTO

HARBOURFRONT CORPORATION (1990)15agreements$108Mvalue1departments
  • Harbourfront Centre
  • Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

All grants to HARBOURFRONT CORPORATION (1990)

TV5MONDE (SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME)18agreements$105Mvalue1departments
  • TV5
  • TV 5

All grants to TV5MONDE (SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME)

GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR NEWFOUNDLAND EXCHEQUER ACCOUNT26agreements$102Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR NEWFOUNDLAND EXCHEQUER ACCOUNT

ÉCOLE NATIONALE DE THÉÂTRE DU CANADA - NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL OF CANADA29agreements$99.5Mvalue1departments
  • Canada Arts Training Fund - Canada Arts Training Fund
  • Canada Arts Training Fund
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Youth Take Charge -

All grants to ÉCOLE NATIONALE DE THÉÂTRE DU CANADA - NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL OF CANADA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS CANADA36agreements$96.7Mvalue1departments
  • Sport Support Program - National Multisport Service Organizations
  • Sport Support Program

All grants to SPECIAL OLYMPICS CANADA

SWIMMING / NATATION CANADA95agreements$96.6Mvalue1departments
  • Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations
  • Sport Support Program
  • Sport - Hosting Program - International Single Sport Events
  • Sport - Hosting Program

All grants to SWIMMING / NATATION CANADA

GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT27agreements$94.9Mvalue1departments
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Aboriginal Peoples' Program
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program
  • Minority Language Education

All grants to GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT

29,368 agreements worth $968M went to individuals, who are not named.

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.