Grant and contribution program
Contributions in Support of Aquatic Species and Aquatic Habitat
Department of Fisheries and Oceans · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$125M
Down $16.9M from $142M in 2023–24.
$4.17per tax filer$3.04per person
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $5.4M | $0.18 |
| Payments under $100,000 (109) | Location not stated | $5.0M | $0.17 |
| Ocean Networks Canada Society | Victoria, British Columbia | $4.8M | $0.16 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $3.7M | $0.12 |
| Kivalliq Inuit Association | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $3.3M | $0.11 |
| Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association | Taloyoak, Nunavut | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Innu Nation | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Joint Secretariat | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Qikiqtani Inuit Association | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $1.6M | $0.06 |
| Nova Scotia Salmon Association | Bedford, Nova Scotia | $1.5M | $0.05 |
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.