Grant and contribution program
(S) Contribution payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief program/AgriRecovery (Farm Income Protection Act)
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food paid out $13.6 million under (S) Contribution payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief program/AgriRecovery (Farm Income Protection Act), down from $179 million in 2023–24. That is $0.45 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$13.6M
Down $165M from $179M 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 | $179M |
| 2024–25 | $13.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $5.9M | $0.20 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation | Melville, Saskatchewan | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $627K | $0.02 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $481K | $0.02 |
| Agriculture Financial Services Corporation | Lacombe, Alberta | $218K | <$0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (3) | Location not stated | $97K | <$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.
← All industry, agriculture and fisheries spendingHow the figures are calculated