Grant and contribution program
(S)Reimbursement of election expenses to candidates, and payment of subsidies to candidates' auditors for current year by-elections
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer · Government operations and internal services
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$626K
$0.02per tax filer$0.02per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (19) | Location not stated | $427K | $0.01 |
| PAYE Adjustment | Location not stated | $259K | <$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.