Grant and contribution program
Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund Grant
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Housing, infrastructure and transport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$5.2M
$0.17per tax filer$0.13per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| City of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| Corporation of the City of London | London, Ontario | $380K | $0.01 |
| Town of Oakville | Oakville, Ontario | $320K | $0.01 |
| The Corporation of the City of Kawaratha Lakes | Kawaratha Lakes, Ontario | $155K | <$0.01 |
| Tourism PEI | Province, Prince Edward Island | $152K | <$0.01 |
| City of Saskatoon | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $127K | <$0.01 |
| Payment under $100,000 (1) | Location not stated | $53K | <$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.