Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program
Department of Western Economic Diversification · Northern and regional development
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Western Economic Diversification paid out $178 million under Contributions under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program, up from $169 million in 2023–24. That is $5.94 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$178M
Up $9.1M from $169M 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 | $169M |
| 2024–25 | $178M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saskatchewan - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $36.7M | $1.23 |
| Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation, The Governors of the University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $32.8M | $1.09 |
| Parkland County | Parkland County, Alberta | $18.5M | $0.62 |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | $5.0M | $0.17 |
| Alberta Innovates | Edmonton, Alberta | $4.9M | $0.16 |
| NFI Group Inc | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Kuva Canada Inc | Calgary, Alberta | $2.9M | $0.10 |
| The Governors of the University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| The University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Red River College Polytechnic | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $1.8M | $0.06 |
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 northern and regional development spendingHow the figures are calculated