Health Canada: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Health Canada: grants and contributions: 1,541 agreements; $32.7B value; 931 recipients; 29 programs.

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1,541agreements
$32.7Bvalue
931recipients
29programs

Years

2026101agreements$454Mvalue1departments
2025233agreements$1.7Bvalue1departments
2024138agreements$15.5Bvalue1departments
2023184agreements$3.1Bvalue1departments
2022217agreements$2.0Bvalue1departments
2021138agreements$926Mvalue1departments
2020122agreements$472Mvalue1departments
2019294agreements$3.0Bvalue1departments
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2018101agreements$5.7Bvalue1departments
20176agreements$67.4Mvalue1departments
20163agreements$5.7Mvalue1departments
20152agreements$-770,134value1departments
20141agreements$7.6Mvalue1departments
20131agreements$7.6Mvalue1departments

Programs

Shared Health Priorities Initiative28agreements$15.7Bvalue13recipients
Canadian Health Systems and Programs242agreements$7.0Bvalue170recipients
National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program13agreements$1.4Bvalue13recipients
Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health13agreements$1.2Bvalue13recipients
Contribution to the Canadian Institute for Health Information2agreements$1.2Bvalue1recipients
Universal Access to Contraception and Diabetes Medications and Increased Access to Diabetes Devices and Supplies4agreements$935Mvalue4recipients
Substance Use and Addictions Program408agreements$830Mvalue297recipients
Health Care Policy and Strategies Program145agreements$647Mvalue109recipients
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Contribution to Canada Health Infoway2agreements$586Mvalue1recipients
Contribution to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health3agreements$439Mvalue1recipients
Canada Brain Research Fund Program1agreements$280Mvalue1recipients
Contribution funding to improve health care quality and patient safety2agreements$252Mvalue1recipients
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation Contribution Program1agreements$240Mvalue1recipients
Official Languages Health Program30agreements$212Mvalue29recipients
Health Protection and Promotion103agreements$185Mvalue91recipients
Territorial Health Investment Fund3agreements$175Mvalue3recipients
Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program1agreements$155Mvalue1recipients
Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund141agreements$129Mvalue131recipients
Organs, Tissues and Blood Program6agreements$108Mvalue1recipients
Mental Health Commission of Canada Contribution Program1agreements$78.6Mvalue1recipients
Oral Health Access Fund48agreements$63.9Mvalue31recipients
COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program29agreements$41.2Mvalue25recipients
Substance Use and Addictions Programs207agreements$28.8Mvalue201recipients
Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Canada’s Health Systems Program31agreements$15.9Mvalue29recipients
Climate Change and Health Adaptation Capacity Building Contribution Program13agreements$11.1Mvalue12recipients

Largest recipients

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

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 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

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

Canadian Institute for Health Information3agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
  • Contribution to the Canadian Institute for Health Information

All grants to Canadian Institute for Health Information

Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living14agreements$1.2Bvalue1departments
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Universal Access to Contraception and Diabetes Medications and Increased Access to Diabetes Devices and Supplies
  • 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
  • Official Languages Health Program

All grants to Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living

Canada Health Infoway3agreements$886Mvalue1departments
  • Contribution to Canada Health Infoway

All grants to Canada Health Infoway

Government of Saskatchewan - Ministry of Health9agreements$829Mvalue1departments
  • 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
  • COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program

All grants to Government of Saskatchewan - Ministry of Health

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Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Health and Wellness9agreements$736Mvalue1departments
  • 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
  • Official Languages Health Program
  • Climate Change and Health Adaptation Capacity Building Contribution Program

All grants to Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Health and Wellness

Government of New Brunswick - Department of Health11agreements$677Mvalue1departments
  • 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
  • Climate Change and Health Adaptation Capacity Building Contribution Program

All grants to Government of New Brunswick - Department of Health

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health4agreements$564Mvalue1departments
  • Contribution to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

All grants to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Department of Health and Community Services13agreements$491Mvalue1departments
  • 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
  • COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program
  • Health Protection and Promotion

All grants to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Department of Health and Community Services

Brain Canada Foundation2agreements$275Mvalue1departments
  • Canada Brain Research Fund Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Brain Canada Foundation

Healthcare Excellence Canada2agreements$252Mvalue1departments
  • Contribution funding to improve health care quality and patient safety

All grants to Healthcare Excellence Canada

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation / Partenariat canadien contre le cancer corporation1agreements$240Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation Contribution Program

All grants to Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation / Partenariat canadien contre le cancer corporation

Government of Prince Edward Island - Department of Health and Wellness11agreements$238Mvalue1departments
  • 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
  • COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program

All grants to Government of Prince Edward Island - Department of Health and Wellness

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer1agreements$238Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Mental Health Commission of Canada4agreements$217Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada Contribution Program

All grants to Mental Health Commission of Canada

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse5agreements$186Mvalue1departments
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Government of Manitoba - Department of Health, Healthy Living and Seniors3agreements$178Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • Health Protection and Promotion

All grants to Government of Manitoba - Department of Health, Healthy Living and Seniors

Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc.1agreements$155Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program

All grants to Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc.

Canadian Blood Services8agreements$154Mvalue1departments
  • Organs, Tissues and Blood Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Canadian Blood Services

Government of Nunavut - Department of Health8agreements$154Mvalue1departments
  • Territorial Health Investment Fund
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Health Protection and Promotion

All grants to Government of Nunavut - Department of Health

Government of Yukon - Department of Health and Social Services17agreements$136Mvalue1departments
  • Territorial Health Investment Fund
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Universal Access to Contraception and Diabetes Medications and Increased Access to Diabetes Devices and Supplies
  • COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreements transfer payment program

All grants to Government of Yukon - Department of Health and Social Services

Terry Fox Research Institute1agreements$133Mvalue1departments
  • Health Care Policy and Strategies Program

All grants to Terry Fox Research Institute

Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Health and Social Services11agreements$123Mvalue1departments
  • Territorial Health Investment Fund
  • Shared Health Priorities Initiative
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
  • Health Protection and Promotion

All grants to Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Health and Social Services

Government of Ontario - Ministry of Health3agreements$110Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs
  • Official Languages Health Program

All grants to Government of Ontario - Ministry of Health

Société Santé en français inc.2agreements$72.6Mvalue1departments
  • Official Languages Health Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Société Santé en français inc.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health18agreements$68.4Mvalue1departments
  • Health Care Policy and Strategies Program
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Community Health and Social Services Network / Réseau communautaire de santé et de services sociaux2agreements$62.5Mvalue1departments
  • Official Languages Health Program
  • Canadian Health Systems and Programs

All grants to Community Health and Social Services Network / Réseau communautaire de santé et de services sociaux

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.