Grant and contribution program
Grant under the Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program
National Research Council of Canada · Industry, agriculture and fisheries
In fiscal year 2024–25, National Research Council of Canada paid out $36.6 million under Grant under the Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program, up from $35.3 million in 2023–24. That is $1.22 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$36.6M
Up $1.3M from $35.3M 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 | $35.3M |
| 2024–25 | $36.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario | $3.3M | $0.11 |
| University of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.1M | $0.11 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $2.9M | $0.10 |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Payments under $100,000 (58) | Location not stated | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| McGill University | Montréal, Quebec | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Carleton University | Ottawa, Ontario | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Concordia University | Montréal, Quebec | $904K | $0.03 |
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