Grant and contribution program
Contributions related to the Canada Community-Building Fund (Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act)
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Housing, infrastructure and transport
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities paid out $2.4 billion under Contributions related to the Canada Community-Building Fund (Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act). That is $79.03 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$2.4B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Municipalities of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $717M | $23.92 |
| Province of Quebec | Quebec, Quebec | $535M | $17.86 |
| Union of British Columbia Municipalities and the Province of British Columbia | Richmond, British Columbia | $313M | $10.45 |
| Government of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $265M | $8.85 |
| City of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $177M | $5.89 |
| Manitoba Strategic Infrastructure Secretariat | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $79.1M | $2.64 |
| Province of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $66.7M | $2.23 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $60.7M | $2.03 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $48.5M | $1.62 |
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $32.1M | $1.07 |
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.
← All housing, infrastructure and transport spendingHow the figures are calculated