Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Building Canada Fund Major Infrastructure Component
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities · Housing, infrastructure and transport
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$42.5M
$1.42per tax filer$1.03per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Quebec, Quebec | $17.9M | $0.60 |
| Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications | Quebec, Quebec | $9.3M | $0.31 |
| Province of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $6.6M | $0.22 |
| Ontario Ministry of Transportation | St. Catharines, Ontario | $4.2M | $0.14 |
| River Valley Alliance | Edmonton, Alberta | $3.6M | $0.12 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $840K | $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.