Grant and contribution program
Payments to provinces, territories, municipalities, other public bodies, organizations, groups, communities, employers and individuals for the provision of training and/or work experience, the mobilization of community resources, and human resource planning and adjustment measures necessary for the efficient functioning of the Canadian labour market
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$888M
Down $38.3M from $927M in 2023–24.
$29.65per tax filer$21.58per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (40,614) | Location not stated | $231M | $7.69 |
| Saskatchewan Indian Training Assessment Group Inc | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $28.2M | $0.94 |
| Government of Québec | Québec, Quebec | $27.4M | $0.92 |
| Commission de Développement des Ressources Humaines des Premières Nations du Québec | Kahnawake, Quebec | $22.0M | $0.74 |
| Indspire | Ohsweken, Ontario | $18.9M | $0.63 |
| Universities Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $16.9M | $0.57 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $14.0M | $0.47 |
| Colleges and Institutes Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $12.5M | $0.42 |
| Rupertsland Institute | Edmonton, Alberta | $12.0M | $0.40 |
| Manitoba Métis Federation Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $11.5M | $0.38 |
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.