Grant and contribution program
Grant for Settlement Program
Department of Citizenship and Immigration · Immigration, refugees and citizenship
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Citizenship and Immigration paid out $18.5 million under Grant for Settlement Program, down from $18.9 million in 2023–24. That is $0.62 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$18.5M
Down $373K from $18.9M 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 | $18.9M |
| 2024–25 | $18.5M |
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 | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Payments under $100,000 (10) | Location not stated | $741K | $0.02 |
| Catholic Centre for Immigrants | Ottawa, Ontario | $689K | $0.02 |
| University Of Western Ontario | London, Ontario | $671K | $0.02 |
| DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society | Surrey, British Columbia | $659K | $0.02 |
| Regional Municipality of Waterloo | Kitchener, Ontario | $650K | $0.02 |
| Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique | Vancouver, British Columbia | $585K | $0.02 |
| Centre for Newcomers | Calgary, Alberta | $555K | $0.02 |
| Jewish Vocational Services of Metropolitan Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | $545K | $0.02 |
| Catholic Crosscultural Services | Toronto, Ontario | $542K | $0.02 |
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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