Grant and contribution program
Contributions for the Western Diversification Program
Department of Western Economic Diversification · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$113M
Down $24.5M from $138M in 2023–24.
$3.79per tax filer$2.76per 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | The Pas, Manitoba | $34.3M | $1.15 |
| City of Estevan | Estevan, Saskatchewan | $7.8M | $0.26 |
| The Saskatchewan Research Council | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $6.8M | $0.23 |
| Town of Hanna | Hanna, Alberta | $4.2M | $0.14 |
| Town of Coronach | Coronach, Saskatchewan | $4.1M | $0.14 |
| Payments under $100,000 (75) | Location not stated | $3.5M | $0.12 |
| Village of Forestburg | Forestburg, Alberta | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| Special Areas Board | Hanna, Alberta | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Community Futures Pan West Network Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| Community Futures West Yellowhead | Hinton, Alberta | $2.4M | $0.08 |
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.