Grant and contribution program
(S) Payments related to the direct financing arrangement under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$1.2B
Down $202M from $1.4B in 2023–24.
$39.30per tax filer$28.61per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Québec | Québec, Quebec | $927M | $30.93 |
| Payments under $100,000 (96,071) | Location not stated | $239M | $7.98 |
| Government of Nunavut | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $6.3M | $0.21 |
| Government of the Northwest Territories | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $5.4M | $0.18 |
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.