Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of the AgriAssurance program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food paid out $11.7 million under Contributions in support of the AgriAssurance program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, up from $4.6 million in 2023–24. That is $0.39 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$11.7M
Up $7.1M from $4.6M 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 | $4.6M |
| 2024–25 | $11.7M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Pork Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council | Bracebridge, Ontario | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Dairy Farmers of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Canadian Cattle Association | Calgary, Alberta | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute | Ottawa, Ontario | $845K | $0.03 |
| Pulse Canada | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $809K | $0.03 |
| Payments under $100,000 (16) | Location not stated | $374K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Cattle Identification Agency | Calgary, Alberta | $228K | <$0.01 |
| Organic Federation of Canada | Montréal, Quebec | $220K | <$0.01 |
| Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada | Medicine Hat, Alberta | $196K | <$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