Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals
Parks Canada Agency · Environment, energy and natural resources
In fiscal year 2024–25, Parks Canada Agency paid out $86.6 million under Contributions in support of activities or projects related to national parks, national marine conservation areas, national historic sites and historic canals, up from $74.7 million in 2023–24. That is $2.89 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$86.6M
Up $11.9M from $74.7M 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 | $74.7M |
| 2024–25 | $86.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans Canada Trail Foundation | Montréal, Quebec | $11.0M | $0.37 |
| Nature Conservancy of Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $7.4M | $0.25 |
| Payments under $100,000 (149) | Location not stated | $5.6M | $0.19 |
| Municipality of Jasper | Jasper, Alberta | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission | Banff, Alberta | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Mushkegowuk Council | Moose Factory, Ontario | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Epekwitk Assembly of Councils Inc. | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Nahanni Butte Band | Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| Innu Nation | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | $1.7M | $0.06 |
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.
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