Grant and contribution program
(S) Compensation payments in accordance with requirements established by regulations under the Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act, and authorized pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Canadian Food Inspection Agency · Health
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$73.0M
Down $37.3M from $110M in 2023–24.
$2.44per tax filer$1.77per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Cole Ducks Limited | Stouffville, Ontario | $6.4M | $0.22 |
| Twin Maple Produce Ltd | Chilliwack, British Columbia | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| Rainbow Poultry Ltd | Chilliwack, British Columbia | $4.1M | $0.14 |
| Cuddy Farms, A Division of Hendrix | Strathroy, Ontario | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| Ferus Inc | Calgary, Alberta | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Legendary Trophy Whitetails Ltd | Rimbey, Alberta | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Payments under $100,000 (106) | Location not stated | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Etegra Services Ltd | Chilliwack, British Columbia | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Oranya Farms Ii Holdings Inc | Aldergrove, British Columbia | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| Schlegel Poultry Inc | Kitchener, Ontario | $1.4M | $0.05 |
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.