Grant and contribution program
Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out $31.5 million under Contributions to not-for-profit, for-profit, and Indigenous organizations, municipal, provincial and territorial governments for adult learning, literacy and essential skills, down from $137 million in 2023–24. That is $1.05 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$31.5M
Down $105M from $137M 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 | $137M |
| 2024–25 | $31.5M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Safety Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $5.0M | $0.17 |
| Food Processing HR Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Government of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers | Edmonton, Alberta | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Pinnguaq Association | Lindsay, Ontario | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences | Ottawa, Ontario | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Yukon Literacy Coalition | Whitehorse, Yukon | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| LearnSphere Canada Inc | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Bow Valley College | Calgary, Alberta | $968K | $0.03 |
| Workplace Education Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $959K | $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.
← All education, skills and employment spendingHow the figures are calculated