Grant and contribution program
Contributions for the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development · International affairs and development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development paid out $5.3 million under Contributions for the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative, up from $5.0 million in 2023–24. That is $0.18 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$5.3M
Up $251K from $5.0M 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 | $5.0M |
| 2024–25 | $5.3M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $905K | $0.03 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $657K | $0.02 |
| Yukon Development Education Centre | Whitehorse, Yukon | $635K | $0.02 |
| Yukon University | Whitehorse, Yukon | $447K | $0.01 |
| University of the Arctic | Rovaniemi, Finland | $438K | $0.01 |
| Arctic Frontiers | Tromso, Norway | $372K | $0.01 |
| Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna | Akureyri, Iceland | $306K | $0.01 |
| Arctic Athabaskan Council Canada | Whitehorse, Yukon | $244K | <$0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (5) | Location not stated | $242K | <$0.01 |
| Laval University | Québec, Quebec | $219K | <$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.
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