Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of the CanExport Program
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 $4.6 million under Contributions in support of the CanExport Program, down from $8.9 million in 2023–24. That is $0.15 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$4.6M
Down $4.3M from $8.9M 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 | $8.9M |
| 2024–25 | $4.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (78) | Location not stated | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries | Ottawa, Ontario | $250K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Hydrogen Association | Vancouver, British Columbia | $250K | <$0.01 |
| National Research Council of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | $190K | <$0.01 |
| Languages Canada | Aldergrove, British Columbia | $184K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Dam Association | Markham, Ontario | $183K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts | Mississauga, Ontario | $177K | <$0.01 |
| BIOTECanada | Ottawa, Ontario | $170K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Bureau for International Education | Ottawa, Ontario | $170K | <$0.01 |
| Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada | Mississauga, Ontario | $162K | <$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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