Grant and contribution program
Contributions for the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program
Department of Canadian Heritage · Culture, heritage and sport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$16.8M
Down $6.7M from $23.5M in 2023–24.
$0.56per tax filer$0.41per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (60) | Location not stated | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (Ocasi) | Toronto, Ontario | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Dalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $572K | $0.02 |
| Moncton Boys and Girls Club Inc | Moncton, New Brunswick | $400K | $0.01 |
| Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (Bcs) | Toronto, Ontario | $324K | $0.01 |
| Corporation Wapikoni Mobile | Montreal, Quebec | $277K | <$0.01 |
| Equitas - Centre International d'éducation aux droits humains | Montreal, Quebec | $271K | <$0.01 |
| The University of British Columbia | Kelowna, British Columbia | $255K | <$0.01 |
| Level.Changing Lives Through Law | Toronto, Ontario | $250K | <$0.01 |
| Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $250K | <$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.