Grant and contribution program
Contribution Program in support of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness · Public safety, policing and justice
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$5.1M
$0.17per tax filer$0.12per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Crisis Technology Inc. | Ottawa, Ontario | $451K | $0.02 |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Antigonish, Nova Scotia | $397K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Safe Boating Council | Toronto, Ontario | $375K | $0.01 |
| Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $374K | $0.01 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $352K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Avalanche Association | Revelstoke, British Columbia | $333K | $0.01 |
| Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers | Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan | $310K | $0.01 |
| Payments under $100,000 (9) | Location not stated | $287K | <$0.01 |
| Avalanche Canada | Revelstoke, British Columbia | $241K | <$0.01 |
| University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia | $227K | <$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.