Grant and contribution program
Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills
Department of Employment and Social Development · Indigenous services and reconciliation
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Employment and Social Development paid out $338 million under Contributions to provincial/territorial governments, band councils, tribal councils, Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement holders, municipal governments, not-for-profit organizations, professional associations, business and private sector organizations, consortia, industry groups, unions, regulatory bodies, ad-hoc associations, public health institutions, school boards, universities, colleges, CEGEPs, sector councils, and cross-sectoral councils to support enhanced productivity and competitiveness of Canadian workplaces by supporting investment in and recognition and utilization of skills, down from $815 million in 2023–24. That is $11.27 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$338M
Down $477M from $815M 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 | $815M |
| 2024–25 | $338M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario | $95.4M | $3.18 |
| La Fédération des chambres de commerce de la province de Québec | Montréal, Quebec | $21.8M | $0.73 |
| TECHNATION Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $21.6M | $0.72 |
| Information and Communications Technology Council | Ottawa, Ontario | $21.3M | $0.71 |
| Riipen Networks Inc | Vancouver, British Columbia | $18.0M | $0.60 |
| Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $18.0M | $0.60 |
| Biotalent Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $15.2M | $0.51 |
| Venture for Canada | Toronto, Ontario | $11.3M | $0.38 |
| Skills Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $9.1M | $0.30 |
| ECO Canada | Calgary, Alberta | $8.1M | $0.27 |
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.
← All indigenous services and reconciliation spendingHow the figures are calculated