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
In fiscal year 2023–24, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness paid out $6.7 million under Contribution program in support of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund. That is $0.22 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$6.7M
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search and Rescue Association of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $920K | $0.03 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $789K | $0.03 |
| University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario | $680K | $0.02 |
| Canadian Safe Boating Council | Toronto, Ontario | $578K | $0.02 |
| Counter Crisis Technology Inc | Ottawa, Ontario | $465K | $0.02 |
| Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador | $422K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Avalanche Association | Revelstoke, British Columbia | $322K | $0.01 |
| Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) | Ottawa, Ontario | $298K | <$0.01 |
| Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers | Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan | $290K | <$0.01 |
| Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs | Ottawa, Ontario | $250K | <$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.
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