Grant and contribution program
(S) Alternative Payments for Standing Programs (Part VI - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act)
Department of Finance · General support to provinces and territories
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Finance paid out -$6.2 billion under (S) Alternative Payments for Standing Programs (Part VI - Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act), down from -$5.8 billion in 2023–24. That is -$206 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
-$6.2B
Down $363M from -$5.8B 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 | -$5.8B |
| 2024–25 | -$6.2B |
Largest recipients
The Public Accounts list no named recipients for this program in 2024–25. Payments may be to individuals or below the reporting threshold.
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 general support to provinces and territories spendingHow the figures are calculated