Grant and contribution program
Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, research organizations and institutes, municipal, provincial and territorial governments to help young Canadians gain valuable life and work experience while providing service to communities
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$37.7M
Down $31.6M from $69.3M in 2023–24.
$1.26per tax filer$0.92per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of Friendship Centres | Ottawa, Ontario | $4.3M | $0.15 |
| York Region Education Industry Foundation | Richmond Hill, Ontario | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| Scwist | Vancouver, British Columbia | $1.9M | $0.07 |
| Payments under $100,000 (57) | Location not stated | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Ocean Wise Conservation Association | Vancouver, British Columbia | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| VIDEA Victoria International Development Education Association | Victoria, British Columbia | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Zimbabwe Cultural Society of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $1.1M | $0.04 |
| Taking IT Global Youth Association | Toronto, Ontario | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Council for the Advancement of African Canadians | Edmonton, Alberta | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Shoot for Peace | Toronto, Ontario | $986K | $0.03 |
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.