Grant and contribution program
Contributions for the Hosting Program
Department of Canadian Heritage · Culture, heritage and sport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$67.8M
Up $47.2M from $20.5M in 2023–24.
$2.26per tax filer$1.65per 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 British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $34.1M | $1.14 |
| City of Toronto/Economic Development | Toronto, Ontario | $11.9M | $0.40 |
| 2025 Canada Games Host Society Inc | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $7.6M | $0.25 |
| Société hôtesse des Jeux du Canada 2027 | Quebec, Quebec | $4.5M | $0.15 |
| Canada Games Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Canadian Cycling Association | Ottawa, Ontario | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Whitehorse 2026 Arctic Winter Games Host Society | Whitehorse, Yukon | $800K | $0.03 |
| Payments under $100,000 (14) | Location not stated | $705K | $0.02 |
| Canadian Snowboard Federation | Vancouver, British Columbia | $615K | $0.02 |
| Canadian Amateur Rowing Association | Victoria, British Columbia | $500K | $0.02 |
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.