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 or business experience, the mobilization of community resources and human resource planning and adjustment measures necessary for the social development of Canadians and other participants in Canadian life
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out $41.6 million under Payments to provinces, territories, municipalities, other public bodies, organizations, groups, communities, employers and individuals for the provision of training and/or work or business experience, the mobilization of community resources and human resource planning and adjustment measures necessary for the social development of Canadians and other participants in Canadian life, down from $70.8 million in 2023–24. That is $1.39 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$41.6M
Down $29.3M from $70.8M 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 | $70.8M |
| 2024–25 | $41.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Business Initiative Society | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $4.5M | $0.15 |
| The Tropicana Community Services Organization | Scarborough, Ontario | $4.2M | $0.14 |
| Groupe 3737 | Montréal, Quebec | $4.0M | $0.14 |
| Canadian African Canadian (CAFCAN) Social Services | Toronto, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Centre for Equitable Library Access | Bloomfield, Ontario | $3.0M | $0.10 |
| Centre Culturel Afro-Canadien de Montréal | Montréal, Quebec | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| Council for the Advancement of African Canadians | Edmonton, Alberta | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| BC Libraries Cooperative 2009 | Victoria, British Columbia | $2.1M | $0.07 |
| Prosper Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| LIFT Philanthropy Partners | Vancouver, British Columbia | $1.4M | $0.05 |
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