Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of the Celebration and Commemoration Program
Department of Canadian Heritage · Culture, heritage and sport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$4.8M
Down $3.9M from $8.7M in 2023–24.
$0.16per tax filer$0.12per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $500K | $0.02 |
| Payments under $100,000 (9) | Location not stated | $402K | $0.01 |
| The Royal Canadian Geographical Society | Ottawa, Ontario | $346K | $0.01 |
| 11590227 Canada Association | Orangeville, Ontario | $330K | $0.01 |
| La société nationale de l'Acadie Inc | Moncton, New Brunswick | $250K | <$0.01 |
| 1454119 Ontario Ltd | Toronto, Ontario | $240K | <$0.01 |
| Canada Place Corporation | Vancouver, British Columbia | $235K | <$0.01 |
| Fondation canadienne pour Le Dialogue des Cultures | Ottawa, Ontario | $230K | <$0.01 |
| Ottawa University | Ottawa, Ontario | $225K | <$0.01 |
| Opera on the Avalon Inc | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $200K | <$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.