Grant and contribution program
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Grant Program
Department of National Defence · Defence
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of National Defence paid out $2.9 million under Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Grant Program, up from $2.8 million in 2023–24. That is $0.10 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.9M
Up $130K from $2.8M 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 | $2.8M |
| 2024–25 | $2.9M |
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 (39) | Location not stated | $1.6M | $0.05 |
| Conference of Defence Associations Institute | Ottawa, Ontario | $290K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Global Affairs Institute | Calgary, Alberta | $192K | <$0.01 |
| Atlantic Council of United States | Washington, District of Columbia | $143K | <$0.01 |
| University of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | $138K | <$0.01 |
| Centre for International and Defence Policy | Kingston, Ontario | $114K | <$0.01 |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | $110K | <$0.01 |
| Archipelago of Design | Ottawa, Ontario | $100K | <$0.01 |
| Forum de Defense et de Strategie | Marseille, France | $100K | <$0.01 |
| Nicole Jackson | Vancouver, British Columbia | $100K | <$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.