Grant and contribution program
(S) Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and other statutory authorities)
Department of Finance · General support to provinces and territories
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Finance paid out $44.9 million under (S) Statutory Subsidies (Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, and other statutory authorities), up from $44.6 million in 2023–24. That is $1.50 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$44.9M
Up $334K from $44.6M 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.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 | $44.6M |
| 2024–25 | $44.9M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $9.8M | $0.33 |
| Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | $9.7M | $0.32 |
| Province of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $6.0M | $0.20 |
| Province of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $5.1M | $0.17 |
| Province of British Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Province of Manitoba | Winnipeg,, Manitoba | $2.9M | $0.10 |
| Province of Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Province of Saskatchewan | Regina, Saskatchewan | $2.4M | $0.08 |
| Province of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $1.9M | $0.06 |
| Province of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $749K | $0.02 |
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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