Grant and contribution program
Contribution payments for the African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness program
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food paid out $7.6 million under Contribution payments for the African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness program, up from $7.4 million in 2023–24. That is $0.25 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$7.6M
Up $163K from $7.4M in 2023–24.
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
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| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $7.4M |
| 2024–25 | $7.6M |
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| HyLife Ltd | Steinbach, Manitoba | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Cbco Alliance Inc | Lévis, Quebec | $837K | $0.03 |
| Manitoba Pork Council | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $693K | $0.02 |
| Invasive Species Council of British Columbia | Williams Lake, British Columbia | $630K | $0.02 |
| Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board | Guelph, Ontario | $556K | $0.02 |
| Alberta Pork Producer Development Corporation | Edmonton, Alberta | $525K | $0.02 |
| Parks Livestock of Manitoba | London, Ontario | $468K | $0.02 |
| University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $415K | $0.01 |
| Prince Edward Island Hog Commodity Marketing Board | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $326K | $0.01 |
| National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council | Bracebridge, Ontario | $320K | $0.01 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.
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