Grant and contribution program
Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Indigenous organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues - Designated Communities
Office of Infrastructure of Canada · Housing, infrastructure and transport
In fiscal year 2024–25, Office of Infrastructure of Canada paid out $392 million under Contributions to not-for-profit organizations, individuals, municipal governments, Band/tribal councils and other Indigenous organizations, public health and educational institutions, Régies régionales, for-profit enterprises, research organizations and research institutes to support activities to help alleviate and prevent homelessness across Canada and to carry out research on homelessness to help communities better understand and more effectively address homelessness issues - Designated Communities, down from $415 million in 2023–24. That is $13.08 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$392M
Down $23.4M from $415M 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 | $415M |
| 2024–25 | $392M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux | Quebec, Quebec | $62.7M | $2.09 |
| City of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $52.3M | $1.74 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Services | Quebec, Quebec | $34.5M | $1.15 |
| Lu'Ma Native Bch Housing Society | Vancouver, British Columbia | $33.6M | $1.12 |
| Calgary Homeless Foundation | Calgary, Alberta | $23.0M | $0.77 |
| Homeward Trust Foundation | Edmonton, Alberta | $19.8M | $0.66 |
| City of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | $17.5M | $0.58 |
| Regional Municipality of Peel | Brampton, Ontario | $13.6M | $0.45 |
| End Homelessness Winnipeg Inc. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $11.3M | $0.38 |
| City of Hamilton | Hamilton, Ontario | $10.7M | $0.36 |
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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