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Spending program

Post-Secondary Education

Department of Indigenous Services · Indigenous services and reconciliation

In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Indigenous Services spent $606 million on Post-Secondary Education, up from $584 million in 2023–24. That is $20.21 per tax filer.

Headline figures

Fiscal year 2024–25

$606M

1.5% of Indigenous services and reconciliation spending in 2024–25.

Up $21.8M from $584M in 2023–24.

$20.21per tax filer$14.71per 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.

Post-Secondary Education, by fiscal year. Latest year highlighted.
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Post-Secondary Education, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpending
2023–24$584M
2024–25$606M

Source and basis

  • GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
  • Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.

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