Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of Research
Department of Natural Resources · Environment, energy and natural resources
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Natural Resources paid out $7.7 million under Contributions in support of Research, up from $7.0 million in 2023–24. That is $0.26 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$7.7M
Up $653K from $7.0M 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 | $7.0M |
| 2024–25 | $7.7M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Université Laval | Québec, Quebec | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación Y Enseñanza | Turrialba, Costa Rica | $996K | $0.03 |
| HINT.CO GmbH | Hamburg, Germany | $583K | $0.02 |
| The Center for International Forestry Research | Bogor, Indonesia | $573K | $0.02 |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature | Gland, Switzerland | $500K | $0.02 |
| EcoAgriculture International Inc | Oakton, Virginia | $498K | $0.02 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, District of Columbia | $482K | $0.02 |
| Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific | Bangkok, Thailand | $479K | $0.02 |
| Payments under $100,000 (14) | Location not stated | $457K | $0.02 |
| Fundação José Silveira | Salvador, Brazil | $300K | $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.
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