Grant and contribution program
Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (Contributions)
Department of Transport · Housing, infrastructure and transport
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Transport paid out $34.2 million under Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (Contributions), up from $19.6 million in 2023–24. That is $1.14 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$34.2M
Up $14.6M from $19.6M 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 | $19.6M |
| 2024–25 | $34.2M |
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 Nunavut | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $8.7M | $0.29 |
| Government of Northwest Territories | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology | Burnaby, British Columbia | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Nova Scotia Community College | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Innu Nation | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Western Arctic Marine Training Centre | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | $1.6M | $0.05 |
| Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium | Iqaluit, Nunavut | $1.6M | $0.05 |
| Mouawad Consulting Canada Inc | Saint Zotique, Quebec | $1.5M | $0.05 |
| Nanwakolas Council Society | Campbell River, British Columbia | $863K | $0.03 |
| Secretariat of the Haida Nation | Masset, British Columbia | $839K | $0.03 |
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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