Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects
Department of Natural Resources · Environment, energy and natural resources
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Natural Resources paid out $224 million under Contributions in support of Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways projects, down from $390 million in 2023–24. That is $7.46 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$224M
Down $167M from $390M 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 | $390M |
| 2024–25 | $224M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Power Inc | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $59.0M | $1.97 |
| Oneida Storage LP | Toronto, Ontario | $24.0M | $0.80 |
| Atco Electric Ltd | Edmonton, Alberta | $13.2M | $0.44 |
| Higgins Mountain Wind Farm LP | Vancouver, British Columbia | $13.0M | $0.43 |
| Wedgeport Wind Farm Limited Partnership | Vancouver, British Columbia | $13.0M | $0.43 |
| WEB Weavers Mountain Wind Limited Partnership | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $11.4M | $0.38 |
| Maritime Electric Company Ltd | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $10.3M | $0.34 |
| TIU Canada Solar Project LP | Calgary, Alberta | $8.4M | $0.28 |
| Town of Antigonish | Antigonish, Nova Scotia | $8.0M | $0.27 |
| Benjamins Mill Wind LP | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $6.3M | $0.21 |
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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