Grant and contribution program
(S) Distribution of fuel charges (to farming businesses) under section 165 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and section 127.42 of the Income Tax Act
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Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$167M
Up $35.8M from $132M in 2023–24.
$5.59per tax filer$4.07per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $58.8M | $1.96 |
| Province of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $46.4M | $1.55 |
| Province of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $40.8M | $1.36 |
| Province of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $19.0M | $0.63 |
| Province of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $926K | $0.03 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $759K | $0.03 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $586K | $0.02 |
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $103K | <$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.