Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of the Low Carbon Economy Fund
Department of the Environment · Environment, energy and natural resources
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$192M
Down $45.0M from $237M in 2023–24.
$6.41per tax filer$4.67per person
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $30.6M | $1.02 |
| Government of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $22.2M | $0.74 |
| Gouvernement of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $16.2M | $0.54 |
| Markham District Energy Inc. | Markham, Ontario | $15.7M | $0.53 |
| Government of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $12.5M | $0.42 |
| New Brunswick Power Corporation | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $11.9M | $0.40 |
| Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $7.5M | $0.25 |
| Iron Ore Company of Canada | Sept-Îles, Quebec | $7.4M | $0.25 |
| City of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | $7.0M | $0.23 |
| Kivalliq Alternative Energy Ltd. | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | $5.6M | $0.19 |
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.