Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Universal Broadband Fund
Department of Industry · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$257M
Down $31.5M from $289M in 2023–24.
$8.58per tax filer$6.25per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | $23.5M | $0.78 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc | Toronto, Ontario | $22.3M | $0.74 |
| Rock Networks (H&M) LP | Etobicoke, Ontario | $22.2M | $0.74 |
| Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp | Regina, Saskatchewan | $17.6M | $0.59 |
| Telus Communications Inc | Vancouver, British Columbia | $15.2M | $0.51 |
| Matawa First Nations Management Inc | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $13.5M | $0.45 |
| ATG Arrow Technology Group Ltd Partnership | Edmonton, Alberta | $11.8M | $0.39 |
| Nunatsiavut Government | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador | $10.9M | $0.36 |
| Xplore Fibre LP | Markham, Ontario | $9.2M | $0.31 |
| Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Inc | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $9.1M | $0.30 |
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.