Grant and contribution program
Research and Knowledge Initiative
Office of Infrastructure of Canada · Housing, infrastructure and transport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$2.7M
$0.09per tax filer$0.07per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia | $517K | $0.02 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $382K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Urban Institute | Toronto, Ontario | $300K | $0.01 |
| Government of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $288K | <$0.01 |
| Ouranos | Montreal, Quebec | $259K | <$0.01 |
| Dalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $244K | <$0.01 |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $177K | <$0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (2) | Location not stated | $160K | <$0.01 |
| New Brunswick Environmental Network | Moncton, New Brunswick | $125K | <$0.01 |
| Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario | $119K | <$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.