Grant and contribution program
Contributions for Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
Department of Justice · Public safety, policing and justice
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Justice paid out $101 million under Contributions for Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid, up from $86.8 million in 2023–24. That is $3.36 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$101M
Up $13.8M from $86.8M 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 | $86.8M |
| 2024–25 | $101M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Aid Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $71.2M | $2.38 |
| Government of Quebec | Québec, Quebec | $13.5M | $0.45 |
| Legal Services Society | Vancouver, British Columbia | $10.9M | $0.36 |
| Government of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | $3.5M | $0.12 |
| Halifax Refugee Clinic Association | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $869K | $0.03 |
| Legal Aid Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $510K | $0.02 |
| New Brunswick Refugee Clinic Inc | Moncton, New Brunswick | $100K | <$0.01 |
| Payment under $100,000 (1) | Location not stated | $55K | <$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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