Grant and contribution program
Strategic Engagement and Research Program
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out $5.4 million under Strategic Engagement and Research Program, up from $4.0 million in 2023–24. That is $0.18 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$5.4M
Up $1.4M from $4.0M 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 | $4.0M |
| 2024–25 | $5.4M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education | Toronto, Ontario | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris, France | $1.3M | $0.04 |
| Engage Nova Scotia Civic Engagement Society | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $388K | $0.01 |
| International Social Security Association (ISSA) | Genève, Switzerland | $339K | $0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (19) | Location not stated | $235K | <$0.01 |
| Brasseurs Numériques inc | Montréal, Quebec | $166K | <$0.01 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $150K | <$0.01 |
| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Toronto, Ontario | $122K | <$0.01 |
| Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $118K | <$0.01 |
| Mental Health Commission of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $110K | <$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.
← All education, skills and employment spendingHow the figures are calculated