Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of Conserving Nature
Department of the Environment · Environment, energy and natural resources
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of the Environment paid out $110 million under Contributions in support of Conserving Nature, down from $151 million in 2023–24. That is $3.68 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$110M
Down $41.0M from $151M 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 | $151M |
| 2024–25 | $110M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Parks Foundation | West Vancouver, British Columbia | $14.0M | $0.47 |
| The Nature Trust of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | $11.9M | $0.40 |
| Community Forests International | Sackville, New Brunswick | $7.9M | $0.26 |
| Payments under $100,000 (173) | Location not stated | $7.5M | $0.25 |
| Ducks Unlimited Canada | Stonewall, Manitoba | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| Nature Conservancy of Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| Simpcw First Nation | Barriere, British Columbia | $3.7M | $0.12 |
| Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $3.6M | $0.12 |
| Ontario Land Trust Alliance Inc. | Acton, Ontario | $3.1M | $0.10 |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society | Ottawa, Ontario | $2.9M | $0.10 |
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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